Now, tonights program is unlike any other president ial debate in history were making history now and its pretty exciting. An independent polling firm has selected an audience of 209 uncommitted voters from this area. The candidates will be asked questions by these voters on a topic of their choosing anything they want to ask about. My job as moderator is to, you know, take care of the questioning, ask questions myself, if i think there needs to be continuity and balance, and sometimes i might ask the candidates to respond to what another candidate may have said. Now, the format has been agreed to by representatives of both the republican and democratic campaigns. And there is no subject matter that is restricted anything goes, we can ask anything. After the debate, the candidates will have an opportunity to make a closing statement. So, president bush, i think you said it earlier, lets get it on. Pres. Bush lets go. Ms. Simpson and i think the first question is over here. Yes, id like
Republican nominee, president george bush. The independent, ross perot. And governor bill clinton, the democratic nominee. My name is Carol Simpson and i will be the moderator for tonights 90minute debate which is coming to you from the campus of the university of richmond in richmond, virginia. Now tonights program is unlike any other president ial debate in history. Were making history now and its pretty exciting. An independent polling firm has selected an audience of 209 uncommitted voters from this area. The candidates will be asked questions by these voters on a topic of their choosing, anything they want to ask about. My job as moderator is to, you know, take care of the questioning, ask questions myself if i think there needs to be continuity and balance and sometimes i might ask the president to respond to what another candidate may have said. The format has been agreed to by representatives of both the republican and democratic campaigns. And there is no subject matter that i
Good morning to all the wonderful members who have joined us and i want to take a moment to send a message to michigan, to our subcommittee, this is our first hearing with our subcommittee and we are delighted to have you join us. Want toe begin today, i play a video that will set the stage for the discussion we are about to have. Please play the video. [video clip] permeatesupremacy every order of society and every institution. Whomever is engaged in those groups, wherever that might outed a number of Law Enforcement officers who have connection to White Supremacy. Primarily, we have discovered that through social media accounts. It is a good day for a chokehold. Sise that this piece of dealt with quickly. Or, f these muslims. Bad in any situation. What if i told you that all those inflammatory words were posted by former or Current Police officers . They are just a sampling found ofthe plainview project, officers using social media woment muslims, blacks, in eight jurisdictions of va
The discussion now on the 25th amendment. Our guest inn a law professor at Michigan State university. You wrote on friday morning that the law is clear about handling president ial illness but it can get murky fast. Talk about what is clear. The 25th amendmenter gives procedures for transferring power from the president to the Vice President things get murky if the president contests thein cabinet and things get really problematic if the president and Vice President are both incapacitated because then we have a lot of gaps in the law. You watch this unfold since friday. What concerns you the most . I think again there is an area where the president might think that he is able and its hard to know how the president is doing and what the side effects of the medication might be. Still not incapacitated enough that the 25th amendment was necessary going to kick in. But theres a potential were the president has been paired but not incapacitated and that is what worries me most now when we m
On full display. Its also a moment where the resiliency of our institutions will be tested, as one that highlights the critical importance of medical sciencebased guidance and research. 7. 3 million infected americans and those who have lost their lives, i spent some time every morning in contemplation and prayer for all of them. I turned to the entire first family. They are in my thoughts and prayers this morning and i hope you will join me in wishing them a quick and full recovery in the midst of these challenging moments. And now today gathering, as part of our brookings series, this conference is part of a greater effort to empower voters with factbased, datadriven nonpartisan information to better understand the policy matters discussed by candidates running for office in 2020. The importance cannot be overstated, especially considering the theme of todays event. As witnessed in the lead up to the 2016 election when russian agents launched a Misinformation Campaign against america