Its on honor for us here in nashville before jonathan speaks i been asked to mention a few things. First, the book festival is free, but if you like to contribute to the cause, you can do that at the headquarters for the book festival outside or online and also remind you that after his remarks jonathan will head over to the signing tent next to the parnassus tent on the main plaza, so you can have them sign your book over there. Jonathans regard is one of the countries top riders of narrative nonfiction, which is my favorite style, fantastic author. In addition to writing for bestselling books including two i have read on luke garrick and chomsky Robinson Jonathan has written for the New York Times , the new yorker, esquire and the Washington Post and today he is a contribute writer for the wall street journal. His biography of mohammed ali is one of the most anticipated books of the fall and if you check out reviews, probably the most highly rated book of the fall as well. Theres als
And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Jonathan eig is one of my favorite writers etch hes a New York Times bestselling author. His latest is a biography called ali a life. Ali is the only guy who could put his face on the cover of a book, and you aint got to say nothing else. I know. The photo the cover literally has a photo of the guy, only ali. Heres a clip from a 1971 conversation with journalist and talk show host michael parkinson. What did you think about the other black athletes like them who in their time have had influence or would have been in a position to have influenced people, their own people and sort of thing about their attitude which is certainly slightly less moderate than yours . Slightly more moderate than yours . They go down in history just as athletes. Im im given more praise and credit for what im doing now, coming here and beating the 5yearold english champion. Right now black people, when you show them home jumping, home s
And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Jonathan eig is one of my favorite writers etch hes a New York Times bestselling author. His latest is a biography called ali a life. Ali is the only guy who could put his face on the cover of a book, and you aint got to say nothing else. I know. The photo the cover literally has a photo of the guy, only ali. Heres a clip from a 1971 conversation with journalist and talk show host michael parkinson. What did you think about the other black athletes like them who in their time have had influence or would have been in a position to have influenced people, their own people and sort of thing about their attitude which is certainly slightly less moderate than yours . Slightly more moderate than yours . They go down in history just as athletes. Im im given more praise and credit for what im doing now, coming here and beating the 5yearold english champion. Right now black people, when you show them home jumping, home s
Dividing your party . We fought the fight. We didnt win. Five justices of the Supreme Court agree its constitutional. We have an opportunity to defund obama care. We fought the fight. We didnt win. Major donors are backing away. Their Approval Ratings are tanking. As long as we stay focused were going to be fine. Paul rand will lay out his plan in january. I think i would have known about that. Paul ryan comes up with this plan that doesnt exist. Ill let you talk to paul about that. What is the bigger political problem in washington . The larger issue is health care. Having spent three years trying to destroy the Affordable Care act republicans have now moved to distressed pathos. As long as we stay focused i think were going to be fine. Today john boehner held his First Press Conference since the Government Shutdown and quickly reminded us they will be able to do that whole thing again in january. We fought the fight but we didnt win. We lived to fight another day. And the fact is tha
Whats worse . A website that doesnt work . The website doesnt work. Or a Government Shutdown. Americans hated the shutdown. People have turned their focus. If you put fan in the gas tank can you blame the dealer . Ask the g. O. P. Is the Tea Party Strategy dividing your party . We fought the fight. We didnt win. Five justices of the Supreme Court agree its constitutional. We have an opportunity to defund obama care. We fought the fight. We didnt win. Major donors are backing away. Their Approval Ratings are tanking. As long as we stay focused were going to be fine. Paul rand will lay out his plan in january. I think i would have known about that. Paul ryan comes up with this plan that doesnt exist. Ill let you talk to paul about that. What is the bigger political problem in washington . The larger issue is health care. Having spent three years trying to destroy the Affordable Care act republicans have now moved to distressed pathos. As long as we stay focused i think were going to be f