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Panthers were on a ped stool for the left, and if i thought they murdered this woman, they would have attacked me as a cia agent, and a racist, so that was a very unpleasant experience, but its, you know, its motivated the next half of my life. That was 40 years ago, and i spent the rest of my life atoning for what i did as a radical and what i was a part of, and that is what you see today. I know you [inaudible] just say come to the next e poe say of the teaching. Youll enjoy it. David, thank you so much. Everybody, lets give david another round of applause. [applause] thank you, all, for coming today. Id like to remind you that books are available for purchase and custom signature in the lobby, and for those of you that prepurchased your books, they are out there waiting for you. Thank you, this concludes our program. Please come to the next event when announced. Thank you. [applause] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] welcome to booktvs live coverage from the campus
Today we know that these three writers are gifts to the english language. This morning, the first author that i will be introducing nonother than dave barry. Lets give him a round of applause before he comes out. [applause] we all know that you cannot do justice to his talents and there he is. [applause] you just cant do justice by reading has lengthy biography or saying that his new work, insane city, his first adult novel in more than a decade. He is an individual for over 25 years have appeared in 25 newspapers, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and its pretty cool. Like every other kid in the 305, i grew up relishing reading him and today we are hearing from a hometown favorite in dave barry. In our next author is roy blount. Come on out and lets give him a round of applause. [applause] a master of language and the humorist to boot. He has authored 22 books in a wide range from robert ely to the Pittsburgh Steelers if you are an npr nerd, and you may also know him as a regular panelist
Care doctor at memorial. He was there for the five days . He certainly was. And he felt it was the right thing to do but there were others who didnt. Can you say that the doctors at memorial were euthanizing patients . Well, the book, five days at memorial life and death in a stormravaged hospital, takes you into debt by euthanasia they hasten the death by euthanasia or medicines, order can be called death by murder. He arrested several because a yearlong investigation took place and some of the staff who felt like, according to medical ethics and the laws of the land, according to the will of the family members who are present in some cases, that we dont do this. That there is a tradition in medicine the goes back to the time of hippocrates the doctors should not be in the role of hastening death and that is something that our medical codes in the United States are very against and they say they are not allowed. There are few places where euthanasia is allowed, but only with the conse
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