hill. i m patrick murphy. in president obama s 2011 state of the union address, he called on america s colleges to open their doors to rotc programs and military recruiters. for some this wasn t an easy sell. the nation had been in a decade of controversial wars. don t ask, don t tell had recently been repealed. but now rotc programs are back. even at traditionally liberal elite universitys that once so forcefully opposed them. schools like columbia harvard, brown, and uc berkeley. joining me now is tommy sowers a visiting assistant professor at duke university, his alma mater, and now the ceo of solo. thanks so much for joining us. good to see you. you are a member of the duke
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system and new offices that deal with the 21st century. i will take you up on that, provided you let me ask questions without a minder. i would make that agreement with anybody in a foreign country. i will make that deal with you. deal. tommy sowers. you have a hard job. i appreciate you being here. thank you. we will be right back. [ male announcer ] rocky had no idea why dawn was gone for so long.
represented by lawyers rather than the kind of values ladened defense why the federal government shouldn t recognize same-sex marriage. pete williams, outside supreme court. we appreciate your insight. we are lucky to have you with us. the best in the business. eugene robinson, thank you. we will be reading your column at thewashingtonpost.com. we are lucky to have justice john heilemann here today. he is very good, isn t he? very impressive. just an incredible thing that picture we started. 13 years later, david boise an ted olson. remarkable thing. tommy sowers with a response to the serious backlog many
we ll end the backlog in 2015. last remark from the current secretary of veterans affairs, eric shinseki, who has not talked much to the national press. maybe that is changing. but i am, for one, delighted to talk to anyone from the v.a. which has been next to impossible for us as a show as we have covered this issue for years now. the agency would not give us anybody to talk to about this, until tonight. joining us tonight for the interview, tommy sowers. prior to being nominated by the president, he served two tours in the war iraq. really nice to see you, not out of politeness, i really am glad you are here. thank you for your focus on this issue. i know you are a daughter of a veteran and i appreciate your focus. i don t want to look a gift horse in the mouth, but why has