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i think it's a big question right now because obviously know in during barack obama and barack obama was president and when was elected we had an electorate that was very strongly polarized on grounds. you know he he was somebody who represented a demographic generational change in the country we not have that dynamic in this election at all in any way. so it's a very different political dynamic what than what we're used to. i think ultimately question of of young voters is is one you can't really separate from the racial dynamics because, you know, frankly, you've got a majority of american youth or close a majority of american you americans under 40 who are nonwhite. we've almost reached the point where the majority of births in the united states are nonwhite. so at the same time, you have an older generation that is predominantly white. so think that this if if trump better among voters of color in this election that's almost certainly going to mean he will have done better among younger and there was some evidence and particular that those are the voters really up for grabs in bo
i think it's a big question right now because obviously know in during barack obama and barack obama was president and when was elected we had an electorate that was very strongly polarized on grounds. you know he he was somebody who represented a demographic generational change in the country we not have that dynamic in this election at all in any way. so it's a very different political dynamic what than what we're used to. i think ultimately question of of young voters is is one you can't...
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he made me miss barack obama. barack obama did lots of things i disagreed with. there's lots of things i disagreed with about barack obama, but when it came to immigration, obama by and large followed the law and in particular deported millions of people. they called him the deep order in chief. we've never seen a president of the united states do what joe biden is doing, which is utterly clouding the law. not only is mayorkas not trying to secure the border, he is trying to accelerate illegal immigration. he wants to 10.4 million illegal immigrants to become 20 million, 30, 40 million because he used all his future democratic votes and so this is different from saying he's not very good at his job. this is openly defying the law and aiding and abetting mexican criminal cartels, human and drug traffickers that have become billionaires because of these open border policies. >> a final comment because i want to disagree with senator cruz. president obama sparked this invasion on the childhood arrivals memorandum. there was a lawless act that caused all of this and
he made me miss barack obama. barack obama did lots of things i disagreed with. there's lots of things i disagreed with about barack obama, but when it came to immigration, obama by and large followed the law and in particular deported millions of people. they called him the deep order in chief. we've never seen a president of the united states do what joe biden is doing, which is utterly clouding the law. not only is mayorkas not trying to secure the border, he is trying to accelerate illegal...
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two years later, barack obama had discovered twitter. he was the first president to do so on his wife's 55th birthday, he posted a picture of himself as a young man with michelle, and he recorded he tweeted this message. i knew it way back then and i'm convinced of it today. you're one of a kind at michelle obama. happy birthday. so anyway, comments or questions? yeah. let's turn the audience. please do wait for the microphone. but if you have questions, we would love to hear them. you had questions before? yes. the lady in the green shirt. yeah. yes. i'm sorry. oh, thank you. yeah, i had just been interested to know how you obtained these letters. how did you get to them to be able to incorporate them book. well, go ahead. it took quite a while. but, you know, the presidential library and of course, we live in new york city. they have lots of the columbia library, the new york city library, and doing a lot of phone work and a little bit of travel. we we managed we managed to do it. it was fun to do it. certainly interesting to read lett
two years later, barack obama had discovered twitter. he was the first president to do so on his wife's 55th birthday, he posted a picture of himself as a young man with michelle, and he recorded he tweeted this message. i knew it way back then and i'm convinced of it today. you're one of a kind at michelle obama. happy birthday. so anyway, comments or questions? yeah. let's turn the audience. please do wait for the microphone. but if you have questions, we would love to hear them. you had...
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i remember barack obama, the first president to do a daytime and it was barack obama on the view. and when they teach him about it, he said, i wanted to do a show that michelle watch. very, very true switching. and one of the abc producers once told me that the view was a money making machine. and one thing to remember about barbara walters and another part of her legacy from her father, she kept a piece of that. she kept she she was owner of powerwall production letters for wall productions. so was to her great financial benefit as well. and she would tell women in broadcasting, get something yourself, don't just get paid a salary, get a stake in it, because that is where you can achieve real financial security. and i think that's a pattern in american networks. now, very often you'll see good morning america anchor has her own production. some male anchors have their own production companies and they've that that barbara walters and when she did this as with many things some in journalism were aghast. you know, she hired a pr agency early on to get her name out there and was som
i remember barack obama, the first president to do a daytime and it was barack obama on the view. and when they teach him about it, he said, i wanted to do a show that michelle watch. very, very true switching. and one of the abc producers once told me that the view was a money making machine. and one thing to remember about barbara walters and another part of her legacy from her father, she kept a piece of that. she kept she she was owner of powerwall production letters for wall productions....
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they went forward with her because the president's advisors and certainly former president barack obama did a lot to defend kamala harris even though he made sure that it was joe biden's choice to make. host: nate in tallahassee, florida, independent. caller: good morning. host: good morning. caller: i only seem 0 get on when you are on. i just listened to the young man, to your right there. it seems to me that for some reason c-span is making this program today into an extension of fox news. this man has nothing to say positive. though i will admit i would not support kamala as president if she ran singularly, i believe that this man has a problem with her and you are this morning it seems i turned on fox news for no particular reason except for a political hit job. host: nate, i addressed this before, nate, in that we have all different viewpoints on this program. as a long-time watcher, you know that. charlie spiering, respond to what he had to say. guest: nate, i think that you correctly said that if she does run for president you would not vote for her. but i think that a big reaso
they went forward with her because the president's advisors and certainly former president barack obama did a lot to defend kamala harris even though he made sure that it was joe biden's choice to make. host: nate in tallahassee, florida, independent. caller: good morning. host: good morning. caller: i only seem 0 get on when you are on. i just listened to the young man, to your right there. it seems to me that for some reason c-span is making this program today into an extension of fox news....
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obama for president and ohio supported barack obama for president starting in 2016 things changed and the area that really changed was that upper right corner of ohio. now what's up there in that upper right corner? what cities are there, one of the big cities is the one i teach in, not that large a city but historically a significant city, youngstown ohio. that's where the change took place. you look at the county map and suddenly these longtime democratic voters i will tell you as a political analyst we were all stunned. the republican party did not exist in that part of ohio. the person who actually hired me started teaching at youngstown was the former chair of the local republican party and used to joke that they could be a phone booth because it doesn't really exist and it had existed if you go back to herbert hoover back in the 1920s, 1930s, that area was republican. it became democratic in the 1930s under roosevelt. it was labour that broke the democratic party in. organized labor because what did youngstown do, youngstown makes the deal, that is what they were known for. when
obama for president and ohio supported barack obama for president starting in 2016 things changed and the area that really changed was that upper right corner of ohio. now what's up there in that upper right corner? what cities are there, one of the big cities is the one i teach in, not that large a city but historically a significant city, youngstown ohio. that's where the change took place. you look at the county map and suddenly these longtime democratic voters i will tell you as a political...
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he make me miss barack obama. listen, barack obama, the thoughts of things i disagreed with, there are lot of things they disagreed with aboutgs bark obama, but when it came to immigration, obama by and large follow the law pick any particular obama deported millions of people. member for the left mad at obama. i called him the deported in chief. we've never seen a president of the united states do what joe biden is doing which is utterly flouting the law. that'll is mayorkas not trying to securer, the border, he's trying to accelerate illegal immigration. he wants the 10.4 million illegal immigrants to become 29, 30,000,000 to 40,000,000 because he viewsws them all a suture democrat votes. so votes. so this is different from saying he's never good at his job. thisis is openly defined the la, and this is aiding and abetting mexican criminal cartels, cumin and drug traffickers that have become deca- billionaires because of these open border policies. >> one phyla, because i want to disagree with senator cruze. it w
he make me miss barack obama. listen, barack obama, the thoughts of things i disagreed with, there are lot of things they disagreed with aboutgs bark obama, but when it came to immigration, obama by and large follow the law pick any particular obama deported millions of people. member for the left mad at obama. i called him the deported in chief. we've never seen a president of the united states do what joe biden is doing which is utterly flouting the law. that'll is mayorkas not trying to...
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and then think in contrast about barack obama, who said that with just a slight in our priorities, we could help all who needed help. those two worldviews dominated american politics before the age of trump at westminster. reagan gave us was a coherent, ideological definition of the world. that said democracy works and authoritarian systems don't. he gave us a narrative of moving toward greater freedom, and he embraced a set values that was consistent the narrative and consistent with the ideal. and i want to begin by talking about the ideological worldview, which really is you had to boil it down to a sentence. it was would be that democracy, say, works and soviet authoritarianism totalitarianism doesn't. after speaking of the danger of nuclear war, reagan said, at the same time, there are a threat posed to human freedom by the enormous power of the modern state. history teaches the dangers of a government that overreaches political control taking precedent over free economic growth. seek replace mindless bureaucracy, all combining to stifle individual excellence and personal freedom
and then think in contrast about barack obama, who said that with just a slight in our priorities, we could help all who needed help. those two worldviews dominated american politics before the age of trump at westminster. reagan gave us was a coherent, ideological definition of the world. that said democracy works and authoritarian systems don't. he gave us a narrative of moving toward greater freedom, and he embraced a set values that was consistent the narrative and consistent with the...
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he at the time trump banging on about, you know, barack obama's certificate. and he wasn't really born in the u.s. and and romney found all of that embarrassing but the way he rationalized was, you know he's not a serious political figure. he's a ridiculous celebrity. you know, every politician accepts endorsements from ridiculous celebrities. why can't i? that was his his theory. although it is funny. i'll just say as an aside, you go back, i write about it in the book, but the moment he actually had to go up and accept the endorsement on stage in las vegas, it's really funny because you trump goes up and speaks first and he's basking in all the attention. there's reporters there. he's about how great as hotel is everything and romney then now romney's turn to talk and he goes up to the microphone and and he looks kind of just like shell shocked and he says there are some things in life you just can't imagine happening to you. this is one of them. so you know what he says is that once donald trump started running for president and shot to the top of the polls
he at the time trump banging on about, you know, barack obama's certificate. and he wasn't really born in the u.s. and and romney found all of that embarrassing but the way he rationalized was, you know he's not a serious political figure. he's a ridiculous celebrity. you know, every politician accepts endorsements from ridiculous celebrities. why can't i? that was his his theory. although it is funny. i'll just say as an aside, you go back, i write about it in the book, but the moment he...
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the harris runs the white house or barack obama runs the white house and i think that has an effect. >> i also think it right wing media is essentially ideological propaganda machine for the republican party and donald trump. the largest platforms for right wing media. even the most democratic party like msnbc and the "new york times" or passage of america they would still have to comment on some of the gaffes if he was elderly at the right wing media it would likely never comment on anything trump did an error. the democratic party coalition still has some standards of like reporting on the news and holding accountable. compared to fox news, with the cult newsmax and these other places. they don't really criticize their own party leader that also shapes perceptions. >> the 2020 messaging is coming back to bite him bided a bit. he very much of framed himself as a bridge in canada. this is a one turn i'm going to step off the stage that a new generation take over and now it's like i'm still here. >> they say they should never have said there they did it mean to say it. [laughter] [ina
the harris runs the white house or barack obama runs the white house and i think that has an effect. >> i also think it right wing media is essentially ideological propaganda machine for the republican party and donald trump. the largest platforms for right wing media. even the most democratic party like msnbc and the "new york times" or passage of america they would still have to comment on some of the gaffes if he was elderly at the right wing media it would likely never...
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so, for example, when barack obama runs for president in 2008, he is opposed to same sex marriage. he says that he believes that marriage is between one man and one woman. now, by the end of his eight years later, not only has obama become a full throated supporter of same sex marriage, but also the supreme court of the united states has to legalize same sex marriage nationally and any evangelical or christian who in 2016 holds the view that barack obama held in 2008 is now regarded a bigot or worse and they are not welcome in polite company. they are they are a deplorable they are an irredeemable. they are someone who is on the wrong side of history and that they are part of the sort of demographic death spiral that once we get rid of them, we will be able to move into a new, enlightened era in america. and i think that as one example of many has fueled this sense of persecution, of marginalization and a feeling that these people, as donald trump likes to say in his speeches, he talks to evangelical audiences that they are under siege, that barbarians are at the gates and i think
so, for example, when barack obama runs for president in 2008, he is opposed to same sex marriage. he says that he believes that marriage is between one man and one woman. now, by the end of his eight years later, not only has obama become a full throated supporter of same sex marriage, but also the supreme court of the united states has to legalize same sex marriage nationally and any evangelical or christian who in 2016 holds the view that barack obama held in 2008 is now regarded a bigot or...
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barack obama. but they can support donald. well, i think i would just say two things. first of all, i think your first point illustrates kind of why the word white is in the subtitle, which is, as we were discussing, people's experience deeply shapes, their political views, even if they may share a theology on paper as, far as as a southern baptist sex abuse scandal goes. you know, i haven't done a lot of reporting on that. i'm aware of that story. and i can say that that was a theme, one of many themes that came up in my reporting was just this idea that sometimes, sadly, churches are places where abuse. and it's not just evangelical churches, of course, but i think there's there's a whole chapter about trauma. and one of the things that people have told me is that when a traumatic event happens like abuse in a religious environment. there's a special of trauma, or there can be, because this was not only a traumatic, but a place that was supposed to be a place of safety. well, it's like the family. i mean, we use that my church family. so it is in some ways like havin
barack obama. but they can support donald. well, i think i would just say two things. first of all, i think your first point illustrates kind of why the word white is in the subtitle, which is, as we were discussing, people's experience deeply shapes, their political views, even if they may share a theology on paper as, far as as a southern baptist sex abuse scandal goes. you know, i haven't done a lot of reporting on that. i'm aware of that story. and i can say that that was a theme, one of...
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you know, charlie lived the birth of a nation to barack obama. talk about social. he lived from a women weren't allowed to vote when he was in high school. he lived to see, you know, women leading nations leading corporations, all of this sort of change. i realized he had experience that he had had to reinvent his career. and so on and so forth. and that that made him the perfect role model for. young people facing the 21st century. so being to convey what that arc of time is in such a short period there, when he looked back described kind of like what his early was like and how that informed his views as he made his way through that 109 years. what were some of those early experiences that were particular really influential on the development of his character or worldview? well, the most influential was the fact that and i don't know if all mothers were like this. in 1910, but charlie's she didn't really give a much of a flip what he was doing all day and. i realize you know my kids might i'm sure they would have preferred it if i'd been that way. but they have be
you know, charlie lived the birth of a nation to barack obama. talk about social. he lived from a women weren't allowed to vote when he was in high school. he lived to see, you know, women leading nations leading corporations, all of this sort of change. i realized he had experience that he had had to reinvent his career. and so on and so forth. and that that made him the perfect role model for. young people facing the 21st century. so being to convey what that arc of time is in such a short...
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that biden is senile and not up to the job, you know, that kamala harris actually runs white house or barack obama runs the white house, anything that has an effect. >> i also think like right-wing media is essentially an ideological propaganda machine for the republican party and donald trump, like the largest platforms for white wing media. center and centerleft media, even like the most democratic party aligned media like msnbc and the "new york times" or pod safe america, like there was still have to comment on some of biden's gas if he was elderly in which the right-wing media would likely never, on anything that trump did that was an error. so the democratic party coalition and the media ecosystem still has some standards of like reporting on the news and holding politicians accountable compared to fox news, breitbart news. what's it called, newsmax and these are the places where you don't really criticize their own party later that also shapes perceptions. >> i think in this model but also the 2020 messaging is coming back to bite i did it because he very much famous up as like i'm a
that biden is senile and not up to the job, you know, that kamala harris actually runs white house or barack obama runs the white house, anything that has an effect. >> i also think like right-wing media is essentially an ideological propaganda machine for the republican party and donald trump, like the largest platforms for white wing media. center and centerleft media, even like the most democratic party aligned media like msnbc and the "new york times" or pod safe america,...
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and you're particularly concerned about the way in which the election of barack obama and his presidency beginning in 2009 seemed to sap much of the democratic spirit of the very period in the 6050s, sixties and seventies, in which those young people took to the streets to make change in america. so just talk a little bit about that tension. it's a word you used to describe people who who pick up on obama's success as the embodiment of that era. you call them black moralists. and so i want i want those watching this conversation to get an appreciation for what what you are particularly concerned about. you know, part of what i'm trying to work my way through in that moment, kahlil, and thank you for for pointing it out. is this kind of relationship we have to what i take to be the greatest generation america ever produced? what i think about those persons who risked everything in the mid-twentieth century to bring about the second reconstruction to to to tear down the walls of jim crow, to open up possibilities to make you and me possible. they are i mean, they are stunningly courageous,
and you're particularly concerned about the way in which the election of barack obama and his presidency beginning in 2009 seemed to sap much of the democratic spirit of the very period in the 6050s, sixties and seventies, in which those young people took to the streets to make change in america. so just talk a little bit about that tension. it's a word you used to describe people who who pick up on obama's success as the embodiment of that era. you call them black moralists. and so i want i...
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attorney for the eastern district of michigan, appointed by barack obama. and she was the first woman to serve in that position. while you may know, you may know barbara best from tv legal commentary. you not know that earlier in her career she worked as a sportswriter and copy editor. that may explain why she's told me her dream job would be to play shortstop for the detroit tigers. barbara has authored attack from within how disinformation is savvy tarnishing america. released just a few weeks ago and already number three on the new york times bestseller. it's a it's road map of how we got into our disinformation mess and how just maybe we might get ourselves out of it. cashmere is a journalist at the new york times. where she about the looming tech dystopia and how we can try to avoid it. cashmere got her start in journalism 2008 as a writer for the legal blog above the law. the next year, while getting her masters in magazine journalism at nyu, she created her own blog called the not so private parts. it was it was supposed to be a one year project, but
attorney for the eastern district of michigan, appointed by barack obama. and she was the first woman to serve in that position. while you may know, you may know barbara best from tv legal commentary. you not know that earlier in her career she worked as a sportswriter and copy editor. that may explain why she's told me her dream job would be to play shortstop for the detroit tigers. barbara has authored attack from within how disinformation is savvy tarnishing america. released just a few...
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obama. she lost job in donald trump's purge of. u.s. attorneys in 2017 for her. earlier in her career was a sportswriter. she's currently a legal for nbc and msnbc a co-host of co-host of in law podcast. and a big fan of michigan football. and michigan in the crowd go blue. charges repel attack from within as well. thank so much. i can't tell you how what a good time i'm having here. i have never been to this event before. i'm a maize. it's wonderful and i be happier to be here. i was outside books earlier this morning and somebody me something called a sonoran hot dog know that delicious. thank you. hit the spot and. you know, i'm a little fair skinned and i didn't expect that. the bright sun sitting out while and so somebody brought me a hat which i'm delighted to wear so ordinarily it's only and blue for me but today i am a wildcat so thank you. thank you, all of you, for being here. i'll tell you a little bit about my i spent most of my career as a national security prosecutor starting r
obama. she lost job in donald trump's purge of. u.s. attorneys in 2017 for her. earlier in her career was a sportswriter. she's currently a legal for nbc and msnbc a co-host of co-host of in law podcast. and a big fan of michigan football. and michigan in the crowd go blue. charges repel attack from within as well. thank so much. i can't tell you how what a good time i'm having here. i have never been to this event before. i'm a maize. it's wonderful and i be happier to be here. i was outside...
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barack obama used to turn joe biden into the punchline of in the white house. he would roll his eyes. biden would start to tell the and that just kind of played on biden sense of insecurity. but what i saw over time was that there was this different kind of wisdom he possessed that i didn't fully appreciate coming in, which is that that there's he respects being a politician is just so fundamental to who is that in the politician is kind of cultural punchline for a lot of the first joke i learned when i was a kid was a guy walks into a used shop and the most expensive belongs to a politician. and he says, why is that? and he said, well, because it was hardly ever used. and we think of the politician as this kind of artificial theatrical character, who's always trying to pull one over on us and what i saw with joe biden was he was trying to save democracy by proving that politics by deal making, horse trading, persuasion in was still the best way to get things done. sorry, i just got on a roll. i know i'm aways brian. we'll keep going. we'll keep going. well, ke
barack obama used to turn joe biden into the punchline of in the white house. he would roll his eyes. biden would start to tell the and that just kind of played on biden sense of insecurity. but what i saw over time was that there was this different kind of wisdom he possessed that i didn't fully appreciate coming in, which is that that there's he respects being a politician is just so fundamental to who is that in the politician is kind of cultural punchline for a lot of the first joke i...