Passed president putins choice for Prime Minister a day after the surprise resignation of the entire russian government the move has left the world one drink putins plan. Im frugal welcome to the program. We begin with historic proceedings on capitol hill as the u. S. Senate formally opens the impeachment trial against President Trump House Democrats kicked off the proceedings by reading the charges this is just the 3rd impeachment trial in u. S. History and its happening during an election year. With President Trump seeking a 2nd term as House Speaker nancy pelosi ahead of the Senate Proceedings every day that were involved in this impeachment is a sad day for america and yesterday was one when we were given no choice but to send to the senate 2 articles of impeachment against donald trump the president of the United States for his president necessitated this by his abuse of power and the direction of congress and his actions which undermined our national security. Violated his oath o
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Well, thank you very much, robert. Its a real pleasure to be here today at transylvania. Want to thank president kerry and transylvania for hosting me here today. Happy to be veterans day here as well. I also want to acknowledge my good friend ben chandler. He and his family of course are descendants of one of the people im going to be talking about today. Kentucky has been extremely well served with ben as the executive director of the Kentucky Humanities Council and i want to thank him for sharing some of the anecdotes im going to use today. Finally, i want to thank chris mosher, all of whom have contributed in one way or another not only to the remarks today, but speeches ive been giving to prominent kentucky senators over the past few years. Two of these three men helped define kentucky politics for much of the 20th century. Both served as governor and as senator. Both were intensely ambitious men. Both rose from modest origins. Both were democrats born in western kentucky. Both we
Politicians who served as governors and the senate. Senator mcconnell argues that the competition between Happy Chandler and Earle Clements led to the election of Thruston Morton. Well, thank you very much, robert. Its a real pleasure to be here today at transylvania. Want to thank president kerry and transylvania for hosting me here today. Happy to be veterans day here as well. I also want to acknowledge my good friend ben chandler. He and his family of course are descendants of one of the people im going to be talking about today. Kentucky has been extremely well served with ben as the executive director of the Kentucky Humanities Council and i want to thank him for sharing some of the anecdotes im going to use today. Finally, i want to thank chris mosher, all of whom have contributed in one way or another not only to the remarks today, but speeches ive been giving to prominent kentucky senators over the past few years. Two of these three men helped define kentucky politics for much
Later, congress and the 1965 heart seller immigration and nationality act. Next on American History tv, Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell gives a lecture on the rivalry between two kentucky politicians who served as governors and the senate. Senator mcconnell argues that the competition between Happy Chandler and Earle Clements led to the election of Thruston Morton. Well, thank you very much, robert. Its a real pleasure to be here today at transylvania. Want to thank president kerry and transylvania for hosting me here today. Happy to be veterans day here as well. I also want to acknowledge my good friend ben chandler. He and his family of course are descendants of one of the people im going to be talking about today. Kentucky has been extremely well served with ben as the executive director of the Kentucky Humanities Council and i want to thank him for sharing some of the anecdotes im going to use today. Finally, i want to thank chris mosher, all of whom have contributed in one