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and of course al smith was a classic northeastern immigrants. but more conservative on some other issues. those were all things at the convention in new york, believe it or not, the texas delegation burned a cross out in front of madison square garden. and according to mcabee, savas prohibition reporters were drunk at the end. and they're all kinds of stories of what went on there. and walter lippman wrote a very interesting column about the results of that. any talk about how that convention brought out the worst in human nature. the worst in a political party and the worst in everything. but somehow when the party almost went over the edge, they somehow pull themselves together and nominated a great man, john davis, which was an interesting one. and i think he made the comment that davis nomination was morcheeba to his personality. it wasn't, to your point, wasn't an indication they decided they wanted to be as conservative as davis. they just looked over the edge and said we'd better get somebody who's a good candidate and his credible or we'
and of course al smith was a classic northeastern immigrants. but more conservative on some other issues. those were all things at the convention in new york, believe it or not, the texas delegation burned a cross out in front of madison square garden. and according to mcabee, savas prohibition reporters were drunk at the end. and they're all kinds of stories of what went on there. and walter lippman wrote a very interesting column about the results of that. any talk about how that convention...
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it is with great science to welcome gene edward -- jean edward smith. [applause] >> thank you very much. it's a pleasure to speak at the frankly d. roosevelt library and as cynthia mentioned, i think this is my 25th visit back to the library. my first time here as a speaker, and i'm honored. my remarks today might be entitled, franklin d. roosevelt, liberalism without apology. if there's a subtitle, it would be a nuance look add fdr60 years afterward. i intend to be provocative. for more than a generation, americans have been told that government is the problem, not the solution. on college campuses and think tanks across the country, libertarian scholars got the urge to remove government from our lives. this thinking has led to the privatization of vital government functions, the appointment to regulatory commissions, of members at odds with the regulations they are sworn to enforce, and the surrender of the government's management of military operations to profit seeking contractors. a look back at franklin d. roosevelt's time reveals how differently
it is with great science to welcome gene edward -- jean edward smith. [applause] >> thank you very much. it's a pleasure to speak at the frankly d. roosevelt library and as cynthia mentioned, i think this is my 25th visit back to the library. my first time here as a speaker, and i'm honored. my remarks today might be entitled, franklin d. roosevelt, liberalism without apology. if there's a subtitle, it would be a nuance look add fdr60 years afterward. i intend to be provocative. for more...
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patti smith, who was new york like in the late '60s, early '70s? for me coming from rural south jersey, new york city went freedom. it was a very democratic city. it was a bit down and out. the police were very forgiving. it was filled with young creative people. it was very easy to get employment and the subway cost 20 cents. i loved new york city when i came. there was so much culture and so much possibility. and i felt very safe there as well. even though it had, you know, a more sinister reputation, i've always felt very safe in new york. >> how did you get to know robert maple thorp? >> i just met him by chance in brooklyn. i went over to pratts looking for some friends that i knew, hoping to get a place to stay. i accidently met robert. then we met a couple of other times, and he rescued me from a precarious situation. and we never separated. >> well, your book, "just kids" is about your relationship with mr. maple thorp. how did you recall all of the events from so long ago? >> robert always liked me to recount the story. it's the story so r
patti smith, who was new york like in the late '60s, early '70s? for me coming from rural south jersey, new york city went freedom. it was a very democratic city. it was a bit down and out. the police were very forgiving. it was filled with young creative people. it was very easy to get employment and the subway cost 20 cents. i loved new york city when i came. there was so much culture and so much possibility. and i felt very safe there as well. even though it had, you know, a more sinister...
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patty smith, "just kids. published by echo, imprint of harper publishers. justin spring, secret historian, the life and times of sam mule stuart -- samuel stuart, published by jerard. this year's national book award for nonfiction goes to patty smith, "just kids." [cheers and applause] [applause] >> thank you. [cheers and applause] thank you, everybody. i, of course, would like to thank my publisher, echo, dan helpburn and all at echo and most of all betsy lerner. i've always loved books all my life. when i was a clerk at a bookstore, i dreamed of having a book of my own, of writing one that i could put on the shelf, and when i would have to unpack and put up the national book award winners, i used to wonder what it would feel like to -- sorry, to be a national book award winner, so thank you for letting me find out. [applause] and please -- [applause] publishers, there is nothing more beautiful than the book the paper, the font, the cloth, please, no matter how we advance technology, please never abandon the book. there is nothing in our material world mor
patty smith, "just kids. published by echo, imprint of harper publishers. justin spring, secret historian, the life and times of sam mule stuart -- samuel stuart, published by jerard. this year's national book award for nonfiction goes to patty smith, "just kids." [cheers and applause] [applause] >> thank you. [cheers and applause] thank you, everybody. i, of course, would like to thank my publisher, echo, dan helpburn and all at echo and most of all betsy lerner. i've...
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and, of course, they were very anti-catholic, so they couldn't stand smith. the other big hot button issue was prohibition, and many of the prohibitionists were also populist progressives, and, of course, al smith was a classic northeastern immigrant but more conservative on some other issues. those were all tangled up, and at the convention in new york, believe it or not, the texas delegation burned a cross out in front of the madison square garden, and according to mackadoo, some of his best prohibitionist supporters were drunk at the end of -- [laughter] and there are all kind of stories about what went on there. and walter lippman wrote a, i think, a very interesting column about the result of that, and he talked about how that convention brought out the worst in human nature, the worst in a political party, the worst in everything. but somehow when the party almost went over the edge, they somehow pulled themselves together and nominated a great man, john davis. which was an interesting, you know? and i think he made the comment that davis' nomination wa
and, of course, they were very anti-catholic, so they couldn't stand smith. the other big hot button issue was prohibition, and many of the prohibitionists were also populist progressives, and, of course, al smith was a classic northeastern immigrant but more conservative on some other issues. those were all tangled up, and at the convention in new york, believe it or not, the texas delegation burned a cross out in front of the madison square garden, and according to mackadoo, some of his best...
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sadie smith was my grandmother. >> i don't know if you read today's "new york times," an article writ was -- where it was black voters are poised in 2010 to have a strategic impact and quotes the center for political and economic studies. to make the point that they can do this because there are many of them -- men blacks still reside in the areas in district in states that have the most contentious elections. can we, given the premise of your book, speak that way of black voters, and if not, how do we politically plan? >> i think politics and voting is the one area in which, yes, we can speech meaningfully and confidently about black voters in terms of who they will vote for, especially right now. for some time, black voters have been overwhelmingly in support of the democratic party. i believe that one reason is that the republican party hasn't made a serious play for the black vote, and until they do that, i don't think it's going to change. i also think that, you know -- i would put a whole lot of money on the prop proposition that when president obama runs again, he is going to g
sadie smith was my grandmother. >> i don't know if you read today's "new york times," an article writ was -- where it was black voters are poised in 2010 to have a strategic impact and quotes the center for political and economic studies. to make the point that they can do this because there are many of them -- men blacks still reside in the areas in district in states that have the most contentious elections. can we, given the premise of your book, speak that way of black...
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sadi smith was my grandmother. that's where it comes from. >> i don't know if you read "the new york times," charles globe's article. he said black voters are posed in 2010 to have a strategic impact. he quoted the center for political and economic -- >> yeah. >> to make the point they can do this because many blacks still reside in the areas and districts and states that have most contested or contention elections. can we given the premise of your book speak meaningfully in the way of black voters? if so, how do we strategically and politically plan? >> i think politics and voting is the one area in which, yes, we can speak meaningfully and confidently about black voters. at least in terms of who they will vote for. especially right now. for some time -- black voters have been overwhelmingly in the support of the democratic party. i believe that one reason is the republican party hasn't made a very serious play to the black vote. until they do that, i don't think it's going to change. i also that, you know, i woul
sadi smith was my grandmother. that's where it comes from. >> i don't know if you read "the new york times," charles globe's article. he said black voters are posed in 2010 to have a strategic impact. he quoted the center for political and economic -- >> yeah. >> to make the point they can do this because many blacks still reside in the areas and districts and states that have most contested or contention elections. can we given the premise of your book speak...
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smith says no, i am sorry that intent was for coleman the der making a porch eating or anything. they're just good, hard-working honest minnesota officials. it's kind of like the nfl is what mark alias and i say, you need industry evidence to overturn a challenge. and in most cases, just keep track of what's going on at the table. so, with that in mind, the franken team set up these virtual offices that went out to every counting place. 106 sites and the employed with the call a pony express to get all their data back to headquarters in st. paul as quickly as possible. early on the lawyers from out of town said what don't we get all the ballots, schaenman, turn them into pds, send them over a broadband from worthington or dilute and the line of peterson is in franken's office and said okay, guys, there is no broadband in this county area. we can't just shoot up 2.9 million votes chest like that. [laughter] thus, the pony express came about, and i won't read it, but there was a guy on the franken campaign named dusty trice, and he was enlisted to assemble these 106 self-contained
smith says no, i am sorry that intent was for coleman the der making a porch eating or anything. they're just good, hard-working honest minnesota officials. it's kind of like the nfl is what mark alias and i say, you need industry evidence to overturn a challenge. and in most cases, just keep track of what's going on at the table. so, with that in mind, the franken team set up these virtual offices that went out to every counting place. 106 sites and the employed with the call a pony express to...
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he speaks with fellow historian and author, richard norton smith. >> host: nigel hamilton, author of american caesars. you have spent a lifetime thinking about and practicing the art of biography. this book is among other things may be grouped biography of the last 12 american presidents. when you think a buyer for both his substitute? >> guest: the first thing he does is true. also, i think he owes -- or she, a degree of curiosity. i think it's fatal for the biographer to go into a project with the said opinion. i think the biographer needs to have an open mind and clearly you need some driving interest of curiosity. but i think you've got to be willing to change your mind if they found some of the documents to the g2 a character. and that happened several times in american caesars. >> does the biographer of his subject and the? and i mean by that the majority of quarters. i mean that a biographer is engaged in the almost godlike presumptuous that every creed and life. and if you're going to explain another human being's carried her, motivations, presumably you need to try to step i
he speaks with fellow historian and author, richard norton smith. >> host: nigel hamilton, author of american caesars. you have spent a lifetime thinking about and practicing the art of biography. this book is among other things may be grouped biography of the last 12 american presidents. when you think a buyer for both his substitute? >> guest: the first thing he does is true. also, i think he owes -- or she, a degree of curiosity. i think it's fatal for the biographer to go into a...
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smith says no i'm sorry, the intent was for coleman that they're making enough for cheating or anything. just good honest hard-working minnesota officials. it's kind of like the nfl. you need indisputable evidence to overturn a challenge. and in most cases just keep track of what's going on at the table. so with that in mind, the franken team set up these virtual offices that would have to every county place. 106 sites and they employed what they call a pony express to get all their data back to headquarters in st. paul as quickly as possible. early on the lawyer's monotone said when we get all the ballots, scan them in, turn into pdf, send them to broadband from worthington ordered that it will do it peterson said hey guys, there's no broadband. [laughter] we can't just shoot at 2.9 million votes just like that. us, the pony express came about. am i won't read it, but there was a guy in the franking campaign named trace, dusty trace. and he was enlisted to assemble these 106 self-contained mini offices in my cardboard cardboard banker's boxes. each side had a rented laptop, a cell mode
smith says no i'm sorry, the intent was for coleman that they're making enough for cheating or anything. just good honest hard-working minnesota officials. it's kind of like the nfl. you need indisputable evidence to overturn a challenge. and in most cases just keep track of what's going on at the table. so with that in mind, the franken team set up these virtual offices that would have to every county place. 106 sites and they employed what they call a pony express to get all their data back...
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he's interviewed by presidential his story richard norton smith this weekend on booktv on c-span2. >> every weekend booktv brings you 48 hours of history, biography and public affairs. here's a portion of one of our programs. >> in addition to a questionnaire that covered a wide variety of background items, the member were asked to imagine the nation's history from 1966 to the end of the century. in other words, the year 2000. and so they were looking ahead for 34 years and imagining what they perceived or what they were viewing as what would happen to our country for the remainder of the century. and the graduate student who was doing this study, richard bromguard, was surprised by what he described as the belief of yaf members that a continued rift to socialism and moral decay would be reversed in the near future by an awakening of the american people resulting and moving the train of events back to common sense. he also surveyed members of students for a democratic society which was the leading new left or left i organization -- leftist organization on campuses of the '60s and the
he's interviewed by presidential his story richard norton smith this weekend on booktv on c-span2. >> every weekend booktv brings you 48 hours of history, biography and public affairs. here's a portion of one of our programs. >> in addition to a questionnaire that covered a wide variety of background items, the member were asked to imagine the nation's history from 1966 to the end of the century. in other words, the year 2000. and so they were looking ahead for 34 years and...
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he speaks with fellow historian and author richard norton smith. >> host: nigel hamilton, author of "american caesars." you have spent a lifetime thinking about and practicing the art of biography. this book is, among other things, maybe a group biography of the last 12 american presidents. what do you think a biographer owes his summit? subject? >> guest: i think the first thing he owes is truth. also i think he owes -- or she -- a degree of curiosity. i think it's fatal for the biographer to go into a project
he speaks with fellow historian and author richard norton smith. >> host: nigel hamilton, author of "american caesars." you have spent a lifetime thinking about and practicing the art of biography. this book is, among other things, maybe a group biography of the last 12 american presidents. what do you think a biographer owes his summit? subject? >> guest: i think the first thing he owes is truth. also i think he owes -- or she -- a degree of curiosity. i think it's fatal...
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smith says no, i'm sorry, that intent was for coleman, that they're making it up or they're cheating or anything. they're just good, honest, hard working, minnesota officials. it's kind of like the nfl is what mark elias says, you need indisputable evidence to overturn a challenge and in most cases, just keep track of what's going on at the table. so with that in mind, are the franken team set up these virtual offices really that went out to every counting praise, 106 sites and they employed what they call a pony express to get all their data back to st. paul as early as possible. the lawyers said why don't we get the ballots, scan them in, send them over pdf and we'll do is and peterson was in elias' office and said there's no broadband in this county, we just can't just shoot up 2.9 million votes. thus, the pony express came about and i won't read it, but there was a guy in the franken campaign named trice, dusty trice and he was enlisted to assemble the 106 self-contained mini offices in white cardboard bankers offices. each set of boxes had a laptop, a cell modem, two staplers, f
smith says no, i'm sorry, that intent was for coleman, that they're making it up or they're cheating or anything. they're just good, honest, hard working, minnesota officials. it's kind of like the nfl is what mark elias says, you need indisputable evidence to overturn a challenge and in most cases, just keep track of what's going on at the table. so with that in mind, are the franken team set up these virtual offices really that went out to every counting praise, 106 sites and they employed...
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he's interviewed by presidential historian richard norton smith this weekend on booktv on c-span2. >> history, biography and public affairs. you're watching booktv on c-span2. tonight on booktv: >> every weekend booktv brings you 48 hours of history, biography and public affairs. here's a portion of one of our programs. >> hi. who do you think would be the best choice for our next republican candidate for president? [laughter] with a real chance to win and even though i think john mccain's a good american, would make the best candidate? >> i, i really, you know, i have this thing on my show called the duck of the day, and i know my producers are rolling on c-span, and they're going to get me with the duck of the day. i don't know who the best person is right now, but here is my answer. i'm not worried about that yet. i know everyone wants the next, you know, the next reagan to walk in the room, the next, you know, figure who's going to lead us, you know, out of the darkness. i'm not worried about it. i truly believe, and i've been in how many cities? fifteen cities, now, in just a lit
he's interviewed by presidential historian richard norton smith this weekend on booktv on c-span2. >> history, biography and public affairs. you're watching booktv on c-span2. tonight on booktv: >> every weekend booktv brings you 48 hours of history, biography and public affairs. here's a portion of one of our programs. >> hi. who do you think would be the best choice for our next republican candidate for president? [laughter] with a real chance to win and even though i think...
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first the introduction is entitled the carters and the smiths. and i had a huge battle with my editor to keep as much of the ancestry in it that is still in it. and i won about half of the battle. about half of it got lost. but the interesting part was kept in it. the carter family, of course, the carter ancestor, the original one in america showed up in colonial virginia as an indentured servant. gradually they moved down into georgia and the three male ancestors right before jimmy carter's father -- they either murdered somebody or they got murdered. so on the georgia frontier you had all of this violence and the family was known for its temper. and i guess it's safe for me to tell you that jimmy carter also has a very, very strong temper. he has occasionally said that's why he follows the religion he does because that helps him follow his temper and we've seen it even a little bit recently with his recent public comments about ted kennedy. anyway, jim's father, mr. earl was a young child. when his father was murdered and his mother brought him
first the introduction is entitled the carters and the smiths. and i had a huge battle with my editor to keep as much of the ancestry in it that is still in it. and i won about half of the battle. about half of it got lost. but the interesting part was kept in it. the carter family, of course, the carter ancestor, the original one in america showed up in colonial virginia as an indentured servant. gradually they moved down into georgia and the three male ancestors right before jimmy carter's...
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what i want to do is contrast result with say, john block or adam smith. and other than those, the locking, scottish and lightly view our rights come from god, not from government. we are captives of ourselves that we're individuals within all right. and rousseau is completely the reverse, that we are not send -- we are not sinful creatures. we are born >> we are born as noble and wonderful things. he has this line, man is free but born in chains. society is corrupt, and people are good. and the conservative vision or the classical liberal flash conservative vision is the opposite. is that because of our sinful nature, you need to have a society that checks our ambition against each other. that's what the federalist papers and all the rest are about. and russo's ideas fairly or unfairly -- and i have these arguments with lots of people and i'm willing to be agnostic about it inspired in many ways the revolutionary tradition which begins with the french revolution. the french revolution -- i argue in the book was essentially the first fascist revolution. it
what i want to do is contrast result with say, john block or adam smith. and other than those, the locking, scottish and lightly view our rights come from god, not from government. we are captives of ourselves that we're individuals within all right. and rousseau is completely the reverse, that we are not send -- we are not sinful creatures. we are born >> we are born as noble and wonderful things. he has this line, man is free but born in chains. society is corrupt, and people are good....
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you know, he needs somebody just like eisenhower during world war ii a general per delle smith as they say kick to. but you have to have someone who is the backup to your good cop. so, i think bill clinton is a wonderful example of how a president can lose the midterm election. and yet, as a set of bill clinton, once he got there his friends, cit is not a member of congress. president of the united states, as commander-in-chief. and the whole world looks to him. it's not just the elect are it or electing senators and congress. the whole world, especially the democratic world, looks are him as global ships. as we look at bill clinton, the way he brought peace to bosnia. but even in domestic terms, how he dealt with the oklahoma city bombing, the fact there was terrorism coming from within the united states. it wasn't only those people out there. >> host: clinton brilliantly still a bond of republican quotes. he basically corrected the center. weather was welfare reform are balancing the budget or santa government is over. does that exist for this president and this incredibly polarized
you know, he needs somebody just like eisenhower during world war ii a general per delle smith as they say kick to. but you have to have someone who is the backup to your good cop. so, i think bill clinton is a wonderful example of how a president can lose the midterm election. and yet, as a set of bill clinton, once he got there his friends, cit is not a member of congress. president of the united states, as commander-in-chief. and the whole world looks to him. it's not just the elect are it...
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he speaks with fellow historian and author, richard norton smith. >> host: nigel hamilton come author of "american caesaers," you have spent a lifetime thinking about and practicing the art of biography. this book is among other things maybe he group biography of the last 12 american presidents. what do you think a biographer owes his subject? >> guest: if the first thing he always is truth. also i think he knows, or she knows, a great degree of curiosity. i think it is fatal for the biographer to going to be project with a set opinion and i think a biographer needs to have an open mind and clearly you need some new driving interest but i think you've got to be willing to change your mind of the facts in the documents for the interviews you do lead you to a different view of the character, and it happens several times in "american caesaers." >> host: does a biographer also zero sympathy? and i mean by that that's a word that has become almost a pejorative in some quarters in this town. i mean a biographer is engaged in the almost godlike presumptuous act of recreating a life and if yo
he speaks with fellow historian and author, richard norton smith. >> host: nigel hamilton come author of "american caesaers," you have spent a lifetime thinking about and practicing the art of biography. this book is among other things maybe he group biography of the last 12 american presidents. what do you think a biographer owes his subject? >> guest: if the first thing he always is truth. also i think he knows, or she knows, a great degree of curiosity. i think it is...
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he needs somebody, just like eisenhower during world war ii had general adel smith who they say kicked as but you have to have someone who is the bad cop to your good cop. so i think bill clinton is a wonderful example of how it resident can lose the midterm election and yet once as they said of bill clinton once he got through he-- he is not a member of congress. he is in this unique role as president of the united united , as commander-in-chief and the whole world looks to him. it is not just the electorate or electing senators and congressman. the whole world, specially the democratic world looks to him for global leadership and if you think of bill clinton, the way he actually brought peace to bosnia, but even in domestic terms how he dealt with the oklahoma city bombing, the fact that there was terrorism coming from within the united states. >> host: clinton brilliantly, through triangulation, stole a lot of republicans close. he basically co-opted the center weather was welfare reform or balancing a budget are saying the-- is over. does that option exists for this president in th
he needs somebody, just like eisenhower during world war ii had general adel smith who they say kicked as but you have to have someone who is the bad cop to your good cop. so i think bill clinton is a wonderful example of how it resident can lose the midterm election and yet once as they said of bill clinton once he got through he-- he is not a member of congress. he is in this unique role as president of the united united , as commander-in-chief and the whole world looks to him. it is not just...
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he needs somebody like eisenhower during world war ii had general but -- bidell smith good cop or a bad cop. so i think bill clinton is a wonderful example of how a president can't lose the midterm election and yet once as i said of bill clinton once he got through his house -- his funk he is in this was president of the united states has commander in chief, and the whole world looks to him. it's not just of the electorate electing the senator said koln chris. the whole world especially the space world looks to him for a global leadership, and if you think of bill clinton in the ways he brought peace to bosnia, but even in domestic terms how he dealt with the oklahoma city bombing and the fact there was terrorism coming from within the united states. it wasn't only those people -- >> host: the argument is made quite brilliantly through triangulation stole a lot of republicans. he basically closed up the center. there was a welfare reform, balancing the budget savings the big government is over. to that option exist for this president in this incredible polarized, ideologically driven po
he needs somebody like eisenhower during world war ii had general but -- bidell smith good cop or a bad cop. so i think bill clinton is a wonderful example of how a president can't lose the midterm election and yet once as i said of bill clinton once he got through his house -- his funk he is in this was president of the united states has commander in chief, and the whole world looks to him. it's not just of the electorate electing the senator said koln chris. the whole world especially the...
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a brutal dictator, but for this, this, and this reason you cannot go in and expect to have to stay smith takeover. and so, when i look back thinking all the things i've read about japan and all the places the people in the bush administration are saying here is our plan. eager is planned a. we are going to go in, topple iraq and get out quickly to get in quickly come out quickly, leave a small footprint and the existing government will take over. >> there is no plan be. i have extensively in everything we can get. there will never be a u.s. investigation of iraq the way there was after per alarm. we will never get all those documents. but i have read and could a lot has come out to live there was no plan be so it's just like the general who so we are going to go and get in and out of china and for years. the joke was plan a is to get in and out quickly, plan b is to help plan a works. it is close to what is suggested. >> yet at relatively high levels there were two very thoughtful individuals who knew better in all a lot of these problems coming well in advance and i would like to compar
a brutal dictator, but for this, this, and this reason you cannot go in and expect to have to stay smith takeover. and so, when i look back thinking all the things i've read about japan and all the places the people in the bush administration are saying here is our plan. eager is planned a. we are going to go in, topple iraq and get out quickly to get in quickly come out quickly, leave a small footprint and the existing government will take over. >> there is no plan be. i have extensively...
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he is interviewed by richard norton smith this weekend on book tv on c-span2. >> the c-span network to provide coverage of politics, public affairs in american history all available on television, radio, on line, and social media networking sites. find our content any time. and we take c-span of the road with our digital bus and local content vehicle. it is washington your way now available in more than 100 million homes created by cable, provided as a public service. >> the next three hours is your chance to participate in a discussion with all of author and columnist jonah goldberg. a syndicated column carried by newspapers nationwide. the pulitzer prize nominee is a columnist is author of new york times best-seller liberal fascism and editor of proud to be right. >> you write that fascism is a religion of the state. what do you mean? >> guest: nice to be here. what i mean by that is that it is -- i did much of my thinking from the philosopher who believes that all of the progressive totalitarianisms of the 20th century, progressivism, fascism, socialism, fabianism, go down the list,
he is interviewed by richard norton smith this weekend on book tv on c-span2. >> the c-span network to provide coverage of politics, public affairs in american history all available on television, radio, on line, and social media networking sites. find our content any time. and we take c-span of the road with our digital bus and local content vehicle. it is washington your way now available in more than 100 million homes created by cable, provided as a public service. >> the next...