I apologize for that, scared some people. We have to get to the news. Late last week it went down. The white house on the defense over a new smoking gun benghazi email. Some are calling a smoking gun. The smoking gun. Jon smoking gun. [ laughter ] its one of worst kinds of guns. [laughter] a gun that smokes. Its a terrible influence. [laughter] all the other guns that just having a good time. They are not smoking, not drinking and then that gun walks in. Come on, all the cool guns are doing it. [ laughter ] now we went into iraq because we didnt want the smoking gown be in the form of a mushroom cloud. What was this gun smoking . The conservative watch dog group obtained internal white house emails that it claims reveal more about the effort to get u. N. Ambassador susan rice to assert on the sunday morning talk shows that the attack on the u. S. Consulate was the result of a demonstration over an internet video and not a failure of administration policy. Jon huh. That is different. Th
Even harder thats why we are providing lower income students access to affordable internet so homework can just be homework. I have the pleasure of introducing charles love the executivehe director of seeking excellence, seeking Educational Excellence a notforprofit his mission is to end power, students to reach their full potential. He is the host of the charles love show and cohost of the cut the bull podcast. A scholar at the 1776 contributing writer and author of now. Three books the latest comes out on tuesday. His work has been featured in the new york post, nuclear politics, newsweek and on the Rush Limbaugh show. Hes appearedsm on fox news and various radio programs, podcasts and local tv shows. He writes frequently on race, politics, Current Events and cultural issues and is passionate about Solutions Rather than political partisan bickering. Its my pleasure to introduce charles love. [applause] i apologize in advance because i speak a little fast. Is that better . ,seeing wha
Kqed newsroom. Im thuy vu. California democrats gather in los angeles this weekend for the states partys convention. While its not quite as glamorous as last weekends academy awards, there is a lot riding on this Election Year. Scott shafer leads our analysis of what the party faces as it gears up for november. In many ways, its the best of times for california democrats. The party holds both u. S. Senate seats and every statewide office from governor on down, while the Republican Party struggles to rebrand itself. Still, theres plenty for democrats to worry about, starting with political scandals that have cost them their twothirds majority in the state senate. Joining me to discuss what challenges may be ahead are democratic strategist chris lehane and scott detrow, Sacramento Bureau chief for kqed joining us from los angeles, where hes covering the convention. And scott, let me start with you. What impact are these scandals, including the investigation of senator ronald caldron of s
Kqed newsroom. Im thuy vu. California democrats gather in los angeles this weekend for the states partys convention. While its not quite as glamorous as last weekends academy awards, there is a lot riding on this Election Year. Scott shafer leads our analysis of what the party faces as it gears up for november. In many ways, its the best of times for california democrats. The party holds both u. S. Senate seats and every statewide office from governor on down, while the Republican Party struggles to rebrand itself. Still, theres plenty for democrats to worry about, starting with political scandals that have cost them their twothirds majority in the state senate. Joining me to discuss what challenges may be ahead are democratic strategist chris lehane and scott detrow, Sacramento Bureau chief for kqed joining us from los angeles, where hes covering the convention. And scott, let me start with you. What impact are these scandals, including the investigation of senator ronald caldron of s
Kqed newsroom. Im thuy vu. California democrats gather in los angeles this weekend for the states partys convention. While its not quite as glamorous as last weekends academy awards, there is a lot riding on this Election Year. Scott shafer leads our analysis of what the party faces as it gears up for november. In many ways, its the best of times for california democrats. The party holds both u. S. Senate seats and every statewide office from governor on down, while the Republican Party struggles to rebrand itself. Still, theres plenty for democrats to worry about, starting with political scandals that have cost them their twothirds majority in the state senate. Joining me to discuss what challenges may be ahead are democratic strategist chris lehane and scott detrow, Sacramento Bureau chief for kqed joining us from los angeles, where hes covering the convention. And scott, let me start with you. What impact are these scandals, including the investigation of senator ronald caldron of s