It is a great pleasure to have you all here this morning. I want to start by thanking the Abraham Lincoln institute, the Illinois State society in washington, d. C. , and all our presenters and speakers for making today possible. Lets give them a round of applause. [applause] i am standing here on the set of our current production of ragtime of ragtime, a musical based on the wonderful novel of the same name. On the inside of your program, there is a special Discount Code to be used for this evenings performance. If anyone would like to come and see the show, is at 7 30 this evening. If you cant make it tonight, the production is playing through may 20. It really is spectacular, and i hope you all come and see that. The other side of what we do here at fords theater. A few housekeeping things for the day. No food or drink in the theater. I think they allow bottle water and that is it. Your wristband that you have on will serve as your ticket for the full day admission. It will also gra
Honor to me to introduce Jason Silverman. He is the junior professor of history at winthrop university, where he has taught for 33 years. I wanted to find out a little bit more about him, i went to no better source than ratemyprofessors. Com. If that site is any indication of how students feel about him i , can tell he is well loved, heres a few comments. One wrote that he is an amazing professor in his class, he lectures but they are far from boring. You will need to read for the test because he does not cover everything from the book. You also have to attend class because every day is something new. Another one wrote that this class is not easy, but you can talk to him and he will tell you to take notes. He is very helpful. [laughter] remarknumber of students that he always begins with a joke. Someone wrote most are dirty, but funny. I want to warn you the audience, you have to be careful when you ask questions because that i wouldrote kill for this man, literally. So do not at go af
Bob dole i have a written statement which should be available any time, but i listened to the majority leader and i think he announced what , many of us have known for some time. I guess starting back when congressman gephardt and senator mitchell went down to the white house several weeks ago to tell him that their plan was dead, so i dont know what happened then. The democrats didnt have the votes for it. I know that senator mitchell of course blames republicans for everything except for the plane that crashed into the white house, and that may come yet. But in any event, ive said weeks ago that i was prepared to sit down with the leadership, the four leaders, and work out as a bill, and that was rejected. So i dont think it comes to any surprise to anybody in the media or the American People that health care for this year is behind us. Its a matter of time. And there must have been four or five members who had last minute bills that they would like to work on in those last few days,
Out about jason, so i went to rate my professors. Com. Indicatione is any about how the students feel about him, i can tell he is well loved. Im going to review a few comments. One student wrote, dr. Silverman is an amazing professor. He lectures, but they are far from boring. You will need to read for the test because he doesnt cover everything for the book. You also have to attend class, because every day is something new. Another wrote, this class is not easy, but if you are struggling, go talk to him and he will tell you to take notes. He is very helpful. [laughter] a number of students remarked that he always begins class with a joke. One of the students wrote, most are dirty, but funny. , youve gotrn you to be careful when you ask questions during the queue and day, because one student wrote, i would kill for this man, literally. ,nd finally, a few years ago one student called him the best professor at winthrop. For a 52yearold man, he is too. Damn hot, welcomingjoin me in dr. Ja
Bob dole i have a written statement which should be available any time, but i listened to the majority leader and i think he announced what , many of us have known for some time. I guess starting back when congressman gephardt and senator mitchell went down to the white house several weeks ago to tell him that their plan was dead, so i dont know what happened then. The democrats didnt have the votes for it. I know that senator mitchell of course blames republicans for everything except for the plane that crashed into the white house, and that may come yet. But in any event, ive said weeks ago that i was prepared to sit down with the leadership, the four leaders, and work out as a bill, and that was rejected. So i dont think it comes to any surprise to anybody in the media or the American People that health care for this year is behind us. Its a matter of time. And there must have been four or five members who had last minute bills that they would like to work on in those last few days,