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The private sector. Why would a team not want their team expose the product, the brand exposed to tens of thousands of people . So, we think that the blackout rule is obsolete and the fcc took the first move and they will vote, finally at the end of this year but we believe theyll follow suit. It tries to address concerns over carriage rules, over retransmission consent, basically giving people a level footing when it comes to being able to negotiate with broadcast and being able to negotiate with the providers and the people who are trying the delivery. Trying to deliver that media. To the consumer, so, it puts people on a level Playing Field when it comes to those kinds of negotiations. Republican representative bob latta from ohio, new York Democratic representative Brian Higgins and colorado republican representative ....
Me to be here. I hopelly because what we are going to discuss tonight is one of the most critical questions of our time. You are not going to know it because i did not turn on the microphone. [laughter] well, where is the button here, jay . Well, the green light, right . [indiscernible] light. Ssic green [laughter] why the United States assumed the role of world defender. This was after world war ii, and the question is if we should continue this role indefinitely. This question springs from my new book, which i hope is available outside, but also fr om and op ed that i published last year in the New York Times entitled come home, america. In the essay, i observe that everybody talks about getting out of iraq and afghanistan. But what about germany and japan . I am tryingce, what to raise here, is a very fundamental question where do we go from here . At some basiclook changes ....
With new york they pioneered steel frame construction. Then they set limits on skyscrapers. I believe there should be limits on skyscrapers. This was a little too early in the game on that. The gang life in chicago is what it is portrayed stereo typically. It seems as, the new york gangsters really mistrusted people like capone because he was too quick with a gun and a machine gun. And they took care of people like that, even costello. Im not trying to present him as, you know, a man of unalloyed purity. But he never carried a gun, and madden rarely carried a gun either. They had their own enforcers, but it wasnt part of the persona, and they were knit more closely into the city. And i think what gave new york city more stability was tram am actually. And chicagos politics are rampant and wild and mercurial. They form and disappear, and theres never one consistent political machine that can stay in the city. This creates fodder for socialists and reformists and its a stew. Its a boilin ....
For six, seven, eight trials and you could really go after these guys like that. So you have court testimony. You have confessions. And you have terrific crime reporters. Some of the best reporters in the city were crime reporters. So theres a lot of evidence you can compile about the life of criminals, and despite, you know, without reading these ghost written, you know, auto biographies that supposedly luciano penned himself and things like that. And i think unless you do crime was so interwoven in new yorks history, in chicagos history, in detroits history that its impossible to do politics without crime and do it right. And i think historians make a big mistake by not jumping into that territory and looking for those kinds of connections, and it still is that way. Gw bridge. We can talk about that side of it. Anybody else . Yes, sir. First skyscraper built in the United States, and when, where was it built and when . Generally, ....
Vietnam height of the war. Saigon is based from falling any citibank assistant manager, a man who couldve been anyone of us us is given a choice. Go home and never looked back or risk your life to save others. What would you have done. Ill tell you what john riordan did. He risked his life to rescue more than 100 friends and colleagues of what would certainly be described as great danger. It was a daring mission. The details will astound you and if you havent already, you need to read the book. Hang on. Im not done yet. Because one courageous men risked his life more than 100 lives were saved. They are now here in america with their children, grandchildren all thanks to this man. Today we are lucky enough to be joined by some of the people whose lives shown forever changed in a moment we will hear stories. First, an honor to introduce a real hero someone who embodies the real ideals to inspire all of us. Showing. [applause] true great determination and selfless actions, we couldnt be m ....