Book came earlier in the year when i the press coverage of sara palin unfold and she to be on the National Stage i was amazed at some of the exaggeration and distortions or been told about her and some of our most established news media. People said that she was a supporter of pappy cannon, she wasnt. People said she was a supporter of the Alaskan Independence Party, she was not a member. Rumors about the paternity of her youngest child were circulated on the web. [inaudible] all of these rumors and lies i decided we should catalog them to show not only the fact that all of these myths were propagated, but also try to ask for the question of why. I think the question of why it isnt a way more interesting question. Sara palin has this unerring ability to summon up the worst feelings in her opponents. It is really quite amazing. What is that quality . Why is that quality they are invited to have the effect it had . Of personal thing she represents most of the things that the left in this
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Joining me a director for the defense studies and ned ryun the american majority ceo. It feels like eventually the war of words becomes a war. And we are moving at such an exponentially rapid pace it feels like it could be imminent. I never thought i would hear the day when the North Koreans would be offering up they would be test an atmosphere for iek weapon in the pacific. The fallout and radioactive dust could be catastrophic. The North Koreans could be bluffing like they did alleging they were going to fire a missile near guam. They could test an icbm and drop it off the coast of northern california. Charles rebecca last week you were on this show and there was a communal kay out of north korea and there was a communique and you interprtd it as them blinking. Certainly they are not doing that anymore. They sound belligerent but they will have to find a way out at some point. What rocketman understands if he does Hydrogen Bomb launch, a Missile Launch or threatens us oral allies wel
Instagram booktv is our handle. Were kicking off today with an author discussion on Eleanor Roosevelt with emily wilson and National Book Award Finalist Patricia Bell scott. This is booktv on cspan2. Its live coverage of the southern festival of books. [inaudible conversations]. Since this session is being taped live, if you please use the microphone if we have time for questions at the end of the session, the microphone is over there, we will need the to end the session at 12 50. After that we will head to the book and author signing area where you will have an opportunity to meet the authors and have them sign your books. We cannot linger in this room. Thank you for your assistance. Professor of women studies at the university of georgia. She is a former contributor to miss magazine and cofounder to have National Women studys association. Her most recent book, the fire brand and the first lady, portrait of friendship, Paulie Murray, ellen nor roosevelt and struggle for social justice
[inaudible conversations] hello, welcome to this afternoon session. I am matt holloway, director of collections at the Tennessee State museum. Its a pleasure to welcome you to the 29th annual southern festival of books. As you know, this all sessions in the entire program is free of charge. If youre interested in helping out in the future, you can make a donation to the Tennessee Humanities Council either facebook or on site here or on their web page. After this session is over, our authors will be at the signing table, and we invite you if you haventha already acquired a coy of their book to do so and be there where they can sign the books. My remarks here are going to be very brief because weve got a lot to cover in one hour. I will, first, introduce Kathy Farnell who is, grew up in montgomery, alabama. Actually, cloverdale, near montgomery. And her wonderful book is duck and cover a nuclear family, and its about that area in the 1950s and 1960s which was an time. And 1960s which was