i think we are getting closer to that. somebody said do you think there will be a president by that time if young enough maybe. thank you very much, barney frank. [applause] it s a hard thing to believe that the united states of america is spending nearly 1 billion per week in iraq and here in new orleans, the united states we are being neglected. why do we have to beg and plead when our president, our congressman, our elected leaders when we tell them we need help when it s on the media everyday. [applause] this is the united states of america. the young lady mentioned earlier that we rebuilt japan after destroying japan. this is new orleans, a very specific cultural society. i love new orleans. we have purchased a total of 107 trailers on four different sites but when you walk across the street here you will see 42 of them set out for teachers and their staff members and that was the only way especially back in november that i could get a staff of the school to teach
[applause] thank you and welcome barney frank. first i ll ask some questions and then we ll go to questions from the audience which i have one of these cards, so i will access or reject them. [applause] i was hoping you can say a little bit about the two stories that you tried to tell, the political stories that you tried to tell in this book which is about your life and also political work. it s as i start writing that there are two things. i was a normal teenager, my father, working programs. [inaudible] so these hearings were fascinated to me. i also decided something i have to get into politics. i was debating and arguing as i was a kid. better than some adults. [laughs] i could do that. at the same time i realized [inaudible] so i began to say, i want to be influential, but i never will be because i m gay. by the time i retired there was a disparity from being gave and politics, but the order has reversed. [laughs] i get married. i wa
thrilled to be partnering with politico. all the events and activities that are happening this week. the state dinner is great but it also about substance. bilateralns in the discussion. we are very excited. be the first state visit with a hashtag. we looking forward to a terrific week. you can follow the conversation on twitter. you can tweak questions for the moderators. i would like to welcome politicos editor susan glasser. susan: good afternoon. i m delighted that you are all here. we have such a terrific panel. those people who have labored in the vineyards of u.s. canada policy issues. people are at paying attention. senator amy klobuchar. has been working on this issue for 10 years. john iversen who is a columnist for the national post. he is a political expert. delighted to have him with us. i can t think of a better group of people. please join me in welcoming them. we already have jumped right into our conversation backstage. a lot of panel discussions. most of the
The famed soprano will lead an arts health discussion Tuesday and then perform a sold-out recital Wednesday with La Jolla Music Society music director Inon Barnatan