That you have. We do this out of respect for our panel and each other. We do not want these things going off in the middle of our meeting. I am when to start by introducing our four panelists in the order in which they will speak. On this, socided there is no significance to be read into the order in which they will speak. Our first speaker is to my immediate left, david bender. He is well known to many Conference Attendees for his involvement in public issues and political activities. He also has been a broadcaster and an author. One of the things you may not know about david is that his interest in politics goes way, way back. And he, in seventh grade, took a leave of absence to participate in bob kennedy, Robert Kennedys president ial campaign. So [applause] [laughter] it is called truancy. [laughter] i was trying to be diplomatic, here. Leave of absence. Second is mary hughes. Mary is a seasoned political strategist and author, who has focused her efforts on increasing the number o
And he, in seventh grade, took a leave of absence to participate in bob kennedy, Robert Kennedys president ial campaign. So [applause] [laughter] it is called truancy. [laughter] i was trying to be diplomatic, here. Leave of absence. Second is mary hughes. Mary is a seasoned political strategist and author, who has focused her efforts on increasing the number of women in congress and state legislatures, especially california. [applause] fromhould know that 19842008, in the nine bay area counties in california, they sent six women to the house of representatives, 2 to the u. S. Many of us know, celebrated the selection of nancy pelosi as speaker of the house. Mary had a hand in many of those campaigns, and she continues to be involved in working on an urging women to run and win. Escalchi,have daniel od a known voice and face to many who attend the conference. He is a political consultant and campaign strategist. He has worked in many emerging countries and tradition in transitioning co
Hello. Im bonnie erbe. Welcome to to the contrary, a discussion of news and social trends from diverse perspectives. Up first, political gaffes. The last days of the president ial race have become a pitch battle for swing voters in battleground states. And women are the coveted swing voters of 2012. Theyre called waitress moms, described as a rung or two down the economic ladder from the soccer moms of the more prosperous 1990s. Meanwhile that prickly issue of abortion detonated once more this week when richard mourdock, the gop Senate Candidate in indiana talked about rape and pregnancy during the latest debate. Life is a gift from god. When it begins in the horrible situation of rape, that is something that they intended to happen. Gop candidate mitt romney distanced himself from the remark. But despite objections from womens Rights Groups romney didnt pull this campaign ad. I hope you will join me in supporting richard murdoch. This, of course, after freshman House Republican joe wa
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