Stories like that that wraps the anecdotal around a kind of analytical strands so the book is the bright continent breaking rules and making change in modern africa, dayo olopade, thank you for being here today. Is a brilliant book. If you want to understand the continent better, you will buy it. Thank you, good to be here. [applause] thank you for attending todays session. Thank you to our moderator, doug foster and our great author, dayo olopade. Ebook the bright continent breaking rules and making change in modern africa on sale now in the main lobby. She will be signing copies just outside the auditorium for anyone interested. Thank you very much, enjoy your afternoon with the bit fast. Cspan2 providing live coverage of the u. S. Senate floor proceedings and keep Public Policy events and every weekend booktv, for 15 years the only Television Network devoted to nonfiction books and authors. Cspan2 created by the cabletv industry and brought to you as a Public Service by a local, cab
Essentially they are getting paid more money by some of these companies then some of the American People. You end up with this dilemma that they are essentially working more and more for the companies and for the independent parties, whoever is funding them, then they are for the American People. Who is paying the more . That is a major problem and has been and it shows more and more in our laws and regulations that are coming out. Host you have a couple of big races in georgia. Which way are you leaning as far as support for canada . Caller its hard to say. I dont get into republicans and democrats and i dont believe in the twoparty system. A try to have faith in the individual person and so far, i have not seen anyone i have a whole of faith and. Its tough to decide on that. Host i apologize but we are out of time. We will take you live now to the brookings institution, their International Leaders forum is holding a conversation with the president of somalia who has been in town for
Iraq is our topic. We want your reaction on what the president had to say. Www. Cspan. Org, 202 5853881 for republicans. 202 5853880 for democrats, 202 5853882. ,ry social media, cspanwj facebook as well, facebook. Com cspan. Email, journal cspan. Org. Here is usa today, obama authorizes airstrikes in iraq. A significant escalation of involvement in the growing iraqi crisis. Obama attempted to assure the American Public it would not lead to u. S. Involvement in a ground war there. He added the military made an initial airdrop to thousands of civilians. The aircraft safely exited the region after conducting a lowlevel flight. Saying over the area for 15 minutes. Obama said u. S. Aid would turn to airstrikes, which would develop the conflict in order to prevent militants from reaching erbil, the capital of the and come to u. S. Consulate. The airstrikes depend on whether the area is threatened by the militants. Reuters. N is with how wellknown was the planning on this . Was this a surpri
Down in my home state of south cackalacky. More on that shortly. But first lets get to the primary. Newt gingrich crushed mitt romney on saturday. After disappointing showings in iowa and New Hampshire, newts campaign looked terminally ill which is generally when he moves on to something better. laughter now newt, newt triumphs with 40 of the vote to mitt romneys 28 . A gap so wide you could fit newts head in it. laughter and gingrich sealed his victory in last weeks debate by going after americas most dangerous enemy, debate moderators. First on monday he laid the smackdown on juan williams. Speaker, gingrich, you recently said black americans should demand jobs, not food stamps. Cant you see that this is viewed at a minimum as insulting to all americans but particularly to black americans. No. I dont see that. Stephen whooo no. He doesnt see that, juan williams. Which you would understand if you and your homeboys werent so high from smoking food stamps. Then, i said t i know. Then at
Matt taibbi talks about the divide between the rich and the poor in the United States and the problems that grow from the level of wealth inequality that exists now. Thats next on booktv. [applause] wow, thank you. It is a big crowd. I was actually at a, i did a speech for a law firm in new york about a month ago and, the crowd was way bigger than i expected and, i was about to take, go up to the podium and i asked the partner at the firm, i said, how did you get so many people to come to this thing . He said, that was easy. We told them you were ben bernanke. [laughing] so i dont know who they told you was coming to night but my name is matt taibbi. Im a reporter formerly of Rolling Stone magazine. Now with first look media. I will explain i guess, myself. What that is later but first i obviously want to thank all the folks who brought me here. Kay and burt and her husband and craig from the library and everybody who had a hand helping me come here today. [inaudible] okay. Is that bet