Was a great introduction from an earlier panel so for me this is a real honor and a personal privilege to introduce our gas ambassador throughout her career she has really represented the best of the values that we promote at the womens foreignpolicy group. We all know her from her public life in the Clinton Administration seat she served as one of the youngest secretary of state ever. And in the national then the National Security advisor. In her terrific new book. She gives a clear eyed insight into these and other top National Security moments. Susan was in the room at the table and the product crosshairs of a mobile not justn policy discussion but hert justn personal story which is just as fascinating and captivating as the situation room. She sums it up best to share what i have learned along the way the importance of doing your best picking yourself up and dusting yourself off and driving down the court to maintain grace under fire. That susan. [applause]. There is no one better
Thank you, thank you, thank you. I told the senator, i said i know that eyes and the back of your head. My mother had them. Every damn thing i i did she caught me doing. [laughing] its so great to see it all. What a wonderful, wonderful crowd. Let me begin by just saying the obvious. Every four years democracy begins in iowa. Its not hyperbole. Democracy begins in iowa. You are the one who has the starting gun to do with one to decide and have Significant Impact on who is likely to be the nominee in the democratic party. For that matter, Republican Party when theres not an incumbent president. And it matters a lot. Because of the values you will bring to the process are real. I want to talk a little bit today about values. You know, folks, im running forward, i decided, jill and i decided we are going to run this time for three basic reasons. Most important one was is we have to literally notte figuratively restore the soul of this country. Were in trouble. Were in trouble. [applause]
Please welcome to thestage Michael Bennett. Hello, iowa. You are a Patient Group of people. I didnt know how patient. And i want to thank you for allowing all of us to impose on you. I want to particularly thank you for the kindness youve shown me and my family as we travel the state of iowa. And i want to thank my friend tom parton, my chairman was right here. Tom, thank you for your leadership and thank youfor your friendship. Ive been in the senate as condos for 10 years. Its hard for me to believe that its been a decade. We served on two committees together. But tonight i want to talk to you not as a senator but as the only superintendent of schools who has ever run for president of the United States. I worked for the kids in the Denver Public schools before i went to the senate. Its a School District got about 1 billion budget. For reference, thats about three times the size of a certain municipality in the state of indiana. Im just saying. It has 95,000 children in it. Most of wh
Because somebody there brought up on the internet. That second plane flew into the building for quite will never forget that image because we didnt know what happened with the first. We knew what happened with the second. Recently over summer break i took a trip to israel. All of the preparedness and the evil that lurks around the world to see it up close where it always makes you wonder how can you live like that go how can you be prepared when you know there are always individuals and countries out there just like 1941 and 2001. Imagine living in a countryer where your entire border surrounded by a fence or a wall to keep people out. There is another barrier. Or a dirt berm. Shows how important it is to be prepared and always be strong when it comes to defending this c country for the freedoms that we all enjoy every day. We never thought it could happen in 1841 or 2001 it can happen again because thats the world we live in. As us senator i was the most important thing this body shou
Who lost their lives tragically 18 years ago, and to make sure that we never forget what happened then. I vividly remember that morning in my own office in jasper, indiana. Didnt have tv. Somebody there brought it up on the internet. That second plane flew into the building. Happened know what with the first one. We knew what happened with the second. Center rick scott and i recently over thep summer break took a trip to israel. All of that went into preparedness, the evil that lurks around the world. I see it begin up close to where it always makes you wonder, how can you live like that . How can you be prepared when you know thereno are always individuals, countries out there just like in 1941, just like in 2001. Imagine living in a country where the entire border, surrounded by a fence or wall, to keep people out. And in the really tough places theres another barrier. And in the really tough places, a dirt berm. That drove home again how important it is to be prepared and to always