tonight s angle. now, how often have we seen the press try kind of pretend that religious americans are part of a fringe movement? liberals warn of christian nationalism and even link the faithful to domestic terrorism. now, these same elites relish seeing headlines like this. christianity in the u.s. is quickly shrinking and they re gleeful to report that millennials are turning against organized religion. and if you are someone who offers thoughts and prayers after tragedies, well, they assume you re just a fraud. we are not going to give them thoughts and prayers, which to me is just the rhetoric that we ve used. the thoughts and prayers that you just referred to . it has done nothing to stop the epidemic of gun violence. a liberal high school administrators, let s not forget about them. they felt threatened by public displays of religion for decades. now, remember, joe kennedy, a beloved football coach at bremerton high school in washington state? he lost his job for
With this deal, the two candidates have shunned the commission on president ial debate, proposing three gatherings in the fall. This morning, we would like to get your reaction to the development in campaign 2024, democrats, 202 7488000. Republicans, 202 7488001. Independents, 202 7488002. You can also join us with a text with your first name, city and state at 202 7488003. Or on facebook. Com cspan and also in a post on x with the handle cspanwj and welcome to the washington journal this morning. We start with the New York Times reporting, they say the public back and forth began over the debate started wednesday morning after bidens Campaign Chair sent a letter to the commission on president ial debates notifying the group that mr. Biden would not be participating in a free general election debate, scheduled for september 16, october 1 and october 9. Then President Biden later posted this video with his offer to debate the former president and what he would like to see the format loo
North carolina edging out kentucky with this gamewinning shot. South carolina upsetting florida. They join gonzaga and oregon in the final four and this morning al is catching the college spirit, storming right into the madness with rokerthon 3 this morning. Matt lauer and savannah guthrie. Live fro live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everybody, welcome to today on a monday morning. The stage is set, the competition is intense. Its rokerthon 3. The most exciting time of the year. We also have the final four to talk about but al roker told us he would not do unless it could surpass 1 and 2. So, al, how have you done that . [ cheers and applause ] whoa hey, guys hows that for an entrance . Thats a good one. Ive got to tell you, im not going to get down from here because it would be embarrassing. We are here at the university of oklahoma, the boomer sooners, baby. Thats it. And we are going to attempt a Guinness World record where we form the largest human weather symb
While we desegregated in 19 623, in 1963, we did not integrate. That took a long time, going even beyond 1970. But this is when the University Went in a new direction. Once segregation was out of the way, once all that energy that had gone to trying to maintain an illegal and certainly immoral way of doing things, after all that energy could be sent in another direction, the university of alabama begin to turn itself away from a regional Football Party school toward becoming a Major National academic institution. That is what it has become, but it was a long journey in the 1960s that sent us that direction. There were a lot of changes going on at the beginning of the 1960s. But really, it stems from 1956. At the first effort of desegregation, which failed horribly, caused riots. A student for three days. Desegregation is desegregation. We were under the same court order in 1963, but officially we had been desegregated that the although she was expelled, not for anything she did but bec
Though i do cover that in the first chapter. I want to take it through the rest of the 1960s. While we desegregated in 1963, we did not integrate. That took a long time, going even beyond 1970. But it is in this period that the University Went in a new direction. Once segregation was out of the way, once all that energy that had gone to trying to maintain and actually illegal and certainly immoral way of doing things, after all that energy could be sent in another direction, the university of alabama began to turn itself away from a regional Football Party school and warning itself and turning itself toward becoming a Major National academic institution. That is what it has become, but it was a long journey in the 1960s that sent us that in that direction. There were a lot of changes going on at the beginning of the 1960s. But really, it stems from 1956. At the first effort of desegregation, which failed horribly, accompanied by riots. This girl was a student for three days, but desegr