12 years. Raise your hand. [applause] Lynn Ron Berg for 13 years. We believe [applause] and thank you to all the other members tonight. Didnt want to name absolutely everyone but to have been giving since before we opened so is a special thing. I think occlusion of tonights q a, we invite you to the book signing which will be downstairs in the library. Joining us tonight is blumenthal and jamie to discuss his new book, all the powers of first. The third volume on his series. Hes the acclaimed author of a selfmade man in wrestling with his angel. The first two in his biography. The political life of lincoln. Hes been a National Reporter for the Washington Post and washington editor and writer for the new york. Bestselling clinton from authorize of the establishment and permanent campaign. Born and raised in illinois, he is in washington d. C. Congressman jamie probably represents the eighth Congressional District in the u. S. House of representatives. [applause] the district includes mo
Um, lets start with something simple. Youre a dispassionate chunk of driftwood whos never broken a sweat in his life. Youre a monster who thinks no one else but himself. When you close your eyes, no one else exists. Perfect. Something different, youre a thoughtful, compassionate leader intent on helping the country and hes gone. Announcer its the late show with Stephen Colbert tonight the shutdown is shutdown. Plus stephen welcomes james corden and ann curry, featuring jon batiste and stay human. And now live on tape from the ed sullivan theater in new york city, its Stephen Colbert cheers and applause band playing stephen thank you very much hey, folks thanks, everybody, please welcome to the late show. Im your host Stephen Colbert. cheers and applause thank you very much. Youre excited. Im excited. We should all be excited because, as of this taping, america has a government cheers and applause yeah, yeah. Still . Do we still have a okay. Just got to check in every so often because i
Um, lets start with something simple. Youre a dispassionate chunk of driftwood whos never broken a sweat in his life. Youre a monster who thinks no one else but himself. When you close your eyes, no one else exists. Perfect. Something different, youre a thoughtful, compassionate leader intent on helping the country and hes gone. Announcer its the late show with Stephen Colbert tonight the shutdown is shutdown. Plus stephen welcomes james corden and ann curry, featuring jon batiste and stay human. And now live on tape from the ed sullivan theater in new york city, its Stephen Colbert cheers and applause band playing stephen thank you very much hey, folks thanks, everybody, please welcome to the late show. Im your host Stephen Colbert. cheers and applause thank you very much. Youre excited. Im excited. We should all be excited because, as of this taping, america has a government cheers and applause yeah, yeah. Still . Do we still have a okay. Just got to check in every so often because i
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Are good. Capitalism starve the poor . And america poor people struggle. Some of our politicians are confused. Socialism, capitalism, the embargo lessons from cuba. Thats our show tonight. And now, john stossel. John in America Today socialism is hot. These tshirts with a picture of a popular and trendy young people and recently in cuba our president had no problem with posing with his hand on his heart right in front of a giant mural depict in j. The president did at least criticize some of cuban socialist practice. It should be easier to business in cuba. The internet should be available so cubans can connect to the wider world. John those things are chewing a whole bunch of other things which need to change their cubans hope to have the kind of fugitive people deserve. Socialism in cuba has wrecked lives are for 55 years when the president criticized cuba castro pushed back and said americans suffer because we dont enjoy the benefits of socialism and president obama kind of agreed.