And stolen. As of last night, questions about what happens if one candidate is incapacitated. Its important to remember only three days ago, though many of us, it seems like to go, the president alleged to a National Audience and with no evidence that mailin voting to fraud and he refused to say he will accept the results of the election. We say we are bracing ourselves for what happens when the polls close november 3. It is important to say that that does not indicate the results are illegitimate. May be used to learning results hours after the polls closed but in likelihood, that will not happen this year end that is okay so how does this work . What is the law . Does the constitution say . That is what today is about. We are lucky to have four experts who will shine a light on what to expect and what to repair for polls closed november 3. We will have four briefings and then we will take questions from you. Those of you watching us live can submit your questions anytime starting eve
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To discuss this and more im joined by my guest Dmitri Bobbitt in moscow hes a political analyst and editor of you know smee media project and glenn season in oslo hes a professor at the university of southeastern norway as well as author of russias geo Economic Strategy for a greater eurasia original macross up rules in effect that means you can jump any time you want and i was appreciating lets go to oslo 1st glenn we have this pandemic ongoing and we have been in crisis in the Energy Markets and its easy to conflate the 2 and one in the energy situations in the markets has gotten worse as a result of this pandemic but they are very separate things and i would say right off the bat that this is the result of disastrous policies particularly by the United States using a series of tax breaks sanctions and really just unprincipled market behavior to try to. North American Energy companies and its all blown up in their face and a pandemic is made even worse and i dont think theres any rea
A series of tax breaks sanctions and really just unprincipled market behavior to try to support American Energy companies and its all blown up in their face in a pandemic has made it even worse and i dont think theres any really any real road back i mean this is some of the most worse was poorly thought out policies i can imagine and people and average working people are going to pay for it go ahead learn. It well i agree with that assessment because. This has been very much all shared all of the u. S. Media for quite some time and indeed it has been very spectacular that its going to stay to its taken from a huge Energy Importer to become a big exporter and theyre going to trump celebrated america again this Energy Independence which high priority however this was achieved on many things was not just the shale take knowledge of us also. Also able to a large extent to replace the energy or oil coming out of iran and venezuela by sanctioning them and replacing it furthermore since the r
Helped to crash the Energy Markets in the u. S. No one is you know driving flying well producing this thing but at the same time its important to note that the foundation of it was already there flawed so i guess were all celebrating or at least americans were celebrating Energy Independence and this economic a miracle it is worth noting that it. Did not didnt have the most Stable Foundation and of course for the whole thing to fall apart now in the Current Crisis just makes it. A good. Look at me. Now i think there were its criminal intent here ok im not going to be kind about it at all ok i mean using sanctions as a political weapon to prop up your own Energy Companies i mean that is just you know they need that that is just throws in the face of International Law and the entire concept of free trade here i mean this is this is anti free trade i mean to but to point weve never seen before. Or again that is what that is one of the basis of the anti bin is wailin problem policies an an