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A DISCUSSION ON THE FUTURE OF U.S. POLITICS. SOME OF THE TOPICS, PARTIES AND ELECTIONS, POSTED BY... |
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I THINK WE WILL GET STARTED. I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME YOU HERE TO THE NEW AMERICA FOUNDATION THIS MORNING,... |
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GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS PHIL LONGMAN, I AM A SENIOR FELLOW HERE AT THE NEW AMERICA FOUNDATION.... |
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I DID WRITE THAT PAPER, BUT WE FINISHED IT SIX MONTHS AGO AND I AM NOT SURE IF ANY OF IT IS GERMANE... |
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CAN YOU HEAR ME? I WILL JUST ASK YOU A QUICK QUESTION, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS DATA ON HOW YOUNG PEOPLE... |
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WELL, THEY ARE DIFFERENT. COLLEAGUES AND I ENDED UP WRITING A BOOK FOR OXFORD CALLED "A NEW ENGAGEMENT."... |
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ARE YOU SAYING THESE ISSUES WILL PLAY OUT IN THE POLITICAL CULTURE RATHER THAN SPECIFIC DEBATES? HOW... |
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I MEANT TO BE CLEAR, THE POLITICAL CULTURE SERVES AS A PASSIVE RESTRAINT, LIKE A SEAGULL -- SEAT BELT.... |
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ONE MORE QUESTION? |
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I AM WITH THE HISPANIC OUTLOOK ON HIGHER EDUCATION. HAVE YOU LOOK AT NOT ONLY THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT... |
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I DO NOT THINK PARTICULARLY SO. AGAIN, I THINK THAT THERE ARE TWO POINTS. ONE, THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT... |
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH. |
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THANK YOU. |
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WE WILL DO A QUICK CHANGE FOR OUR SECOND PANEL. WE WANT TO GET THE PANELISTS UP, PLEASE JOIN ME IN... |
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THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING TODAY. GLAD YOU ALL COULD BE HERE, GLAD THIS IS A LITTLE BIT MY OWN FANTASY... |
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THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. I WILL TALK ABOUT THREE QUESTIONS WHERE WE MIGHT SEE MORE CONTINUITY AFTER... |
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OK, AND WILL NOT KNOCK IT OVER. I THINK WHEN WE TALK ABOUT POST- PARTISAN AMERICA, WE NEED TO TALK... |
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LET'S TAKE SOME QUESTIONS NOW FROM THE FLOOR. WE HAVE AN OPTIMIST AND A PESSIMIST ON THE PANEL. SPEAK... |
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I AM AL -- I WAS CURIOUS HOW YOU SEE THE POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS, POLITICIANS DEALING WITH MEDICARE... |
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WELL, I THINK A LOT OF IT WILL BE DRIVEN BY THE SHEER COST OF IT. IT WILL BE MORE DIFFICULT FOR THEM... |
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IT WILL BE A GOOD TEST IF WE HAVE SOME CONCRETE CHANGE IN GOVERNING STRUCTURES. IT IS A BIG ISSUE... |
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PART OF BEING PART OF THIS PROJECT IS TO PUT TOGETHER A BROAD PICTURE OF DOMESTIC POLICY, AND EVERY... |
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AS A REPORTER ON IMMIGRATION ISSUES I HAVE BEEN INTERESTED IN WATCHING THE POWER OF THE BLUE DOTS... |
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I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN BAFFLED WHY FOR SO LONG THE DEMOCRATS KEPT HANGING ONTO THE SOUTH AND THE CANNOT... |
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I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT WHAT WE CALL BLUE DOG DEMOCRATS NOW ARE A LOT MORE LIBERAL... |
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WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THE ELECTORATE TAKING BACK -- HOW DO YOU THINK THE SYSTEM WILL CHANGE? WILL WE... |
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I THINK THE CHANGES IN THE INSTITUTION WILL NOT HAPPEN UNTIL YOU HAVE A CHANGE IN THE PERSONALITIES.... |
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IT WILL HAVE TO PLAY OUT SOME HELP IN CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS. IF THE MIDTERMS HAVE HIGH RATES OF... |
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I WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOU TO COMMENT ON SOMETHING OFTEN SAID, THAT AMERICAN ANDSANS PREFER A DIVIDED... |
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THE ONE MODEL OF UNIFIED GOVERNMENT IS TO GO BACK TO THE 1930'S AND 1960'S WERE YOU HAVE INCREDIBLE... |
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WE ARE NOTING THEIR RATES OF 13 OF VOTING TO DESPERATE WHAT IS YOUR PERSPECTIVE ON THAT? |
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I DO NOT KNOW. IT SEEMS THAT THE MOLECULES' VALUES ARE AT ODDS WITH THE DEBATES WE STILL HAVE. --... |
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YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE THEIR VOTER PARTICIPATION GROWING DRAMATICALLY. THERE WAS A BIG INCREASE FROM 2000... |
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IT IS NOT FOR THE NETWORKS. THE 1960'S PROTEST WAS STILL FOR THE NETWORKS. THEY DO NOT NEED THAT ANYMORE.... |
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WHAT YOUR ATTITUDE ABOUT POLITICS WILL BEAT IF YOUR FORMATIVE EXPERIENCE OF PUBLIC LIFE BEGINS SOMETIME... |
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[INAUDIBLE] |
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ALL KINDS OF THINGS. GENERATIONAL LINK, I WAS INTERESTED IN THE CONTROVERSY OVER OBAMA'S COMMENTS... |
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ONE MORE QUESTION? |
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YOU MENTION THAT HEALTH CARE WILL BE A BIG ISSUE. I HAVE SPOKEN TO A LOT OF REGULAR PEOPLE FROM BOTH... |
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BUT IF JOHN MCCAIN IS THE NOMINEE, IT WILL BEAT MUCH LESS OF THE ISSUE IN THE CAMPAIGN. IF YOU'RE... |
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THERE IS SUCH A SPLIT IN BOTH PARTIES ON THAT ISSUE. THERE IS THIS GREAT INCENTIVE NOT TO TALK ABOUT... |
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH. JOIN ME IN THANKING THE PANEL. EXCELLENT DISCUSSION. WE WILL DO A QUICK CHANGE... |
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THANKS AGAIN FOR COMING AND JOINING US TODAY. IBM REI AM REID -- WE WILL BUILD ON THIS DISCUSSION... |
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THANK YOU, REID. ON THE THEORY THAT THERE COULD BE TWO POTENTIAL MOMENT OF BIPARTISANSHIP -- ONE,... |
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THANK YOU. FROM THE FISCAL POLICY PROGRAM HERE. I FOUND MYSELF SO PERSUADED BY MY TWO COLLEAGUES PITCHES... |
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MIGHT L ISEN AND I DO HEALTH POLICY FOR LIVING. I FEEL COMPELLED TO REMIND US OF THE TITLE OF THE SESSION.... |
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I DEFINITELY ENJOY HEARING MY COLLEAGUE SPEAK, BUT LET'S OPEN IT UP FOR QUESTIONS FROM THE FLOOR.... |
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I INTENDED ONE THE LINK UP SHOWS IN HARTFORD, AND I KNOW YOU SUPPORT THE GENERAL MESSAGE. I AM TERRIFIED... |
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I THINK THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION AND I ASSUME GLEN WILL HAVE MANY COMMENT EASE THAT AS WELL. NO QUESTION... |
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I AGREE. THE FIRST QUESTION TO ASK YOURSELF -- CAN KEY AFFORD NOT TO? |
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WHY ARE THE BUSINESS LEADERS CALLING FOR REFORM? BECAUSE THEY SEE THE TRAJECTORIES OF UNCHECKED COSTS... |
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HOW DO YOU HAVE THAT WORK. |
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INFLATE THE COST OF THE ECONOMY AND THE COST OF THE FEDERAL BUDGET? IF I AM WAL-MART, I COULD SEE ... |
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WHICH IS WHY THE WIDEN-BENNETT APPROACH IS SO INTRIGUING IN MY VIEW AND WHY GREG SIGNED ON TO IT. ... |
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THE COUNTER ARGUMENTS IS WE NEED STRONGER PARTNERSHIP UNDER UNIFIED GOVERNMENT TO PUT THROUGH NEW... |
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THE RHETORIC OF BARACK OBAMA AND THE REALITY OF JOHN MCCAIN PLAYS TO THE OPPOSITE OF THAT, THE PARTIES,... |
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I WOULD SAY I ACTUALLY BELIEVE IT FUNDAMENTALLY DEPENDS ON THE ISSUE. SO I COULD SEE FOR TAXES, YOU... |
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YOU HAVE TO SPEAK UP SO WE CAN HEAR YOU UP HERE. |
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YOU MENTIONED THAT YOU NAUGHT GOOD INTENTIONS WERE BEHIND SOME OF THE COST INCREASES PEOPLE SEE IN... |
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RIGHT. I WAS TRYING TO BE CHAIR RIDABLE TOWARD MY FELLOW HUMAN BEINGS. I MEAN, I THINK IT IS TRUE... |
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I AM BOB ROSENBLACK. A LOT OF US WERE FOLLOWING WHAT WAS HAPPENING IN CALIFORNIA, HERE IN WASHINGTON,... |
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THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. AND I COMMEND YOU FOR COMING TO OUR MEETING, COME NEXT FRIDAY WHERE WE WILL... |
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NEXT FRIDAY, NOON TO TWO, IT WILL -- OK, THANKS, ELIZABETH. IN DIRKSON? HART, VERY GOOD. JUST ASK... |
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ONE MORE QUESTION FROM THE AUDIENCE? SURE. |
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IT SEEMS SO SIMPLE IN EUROPE, THE STACKS PAYERS PAY FOR THE UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE, EVEN IN BRITAIN,... |
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WELL, MY FRIEND, PERHAPS ITS TOO SIMPLE FOR US. I DON'T KNOW. I WOULD SUGGEST 100 BUCKS IS JUST A... |
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WE WILL TRANSITION TO THE FINAL PANEL. THANKS TO THE PANELISTS FOR YOUR COMMENTS. WE WILL DO A QUICK... |
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WELCOME TO OUR FINAL SESSION, I HAVE ENJOYED THE WAY WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO INTERWEAVE THE DISCUSSION... |
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THANK YOU, MARK. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HOSPITALITY. THE PHRASE WE ARE MOVING TO A MORE ABSTRACT PRESENTATION,... |
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WE HAD THAT, BEFORE. |
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YOU ARE GRAPPLING HERE WITH QUESTIONS OF THE PARTISANSHIP AND POST PARTISANSHIP AND REPARTISAN DIVIDE... |
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THAT WAS A GREAT ENDING. BECAUSE I WANT TO PICK UP WHERE YOU LEFT OFF AND FIGURE OUT WHAT ARE THE... |
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AND EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE TO THE LEFT, THEY BENT OVER BACKWARDS TO BE SEEN AS NOT PARTISAN. AND YOU... |
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DO YOU WANT TO COMMENT? |
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I DON'T DISAGREE WITH JOHNATHAN THAT THERE HAS BEEN A SLIGHT SHIFT TO THE LEFT ON SOME POLITICAL ISSUES,... |
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WE ARE HAVING AN ARGUMENT ABOUT DATA BETWEEN TWO PEOPLE WHO DEVELOPMENT HAVE DATA IN FRONT OF THEM.... |
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LET'S OPEN IT UP, BEFORE I DO, I JUST WANT TO COMMENT, WE HAVE A HISTORY OF MOBILIZING OPPOSITION... |
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IS MIKE HUCKABEE STAYING IN THE REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL RACE MAKING ANY DIFFERENCE FOR THE FUTURE... |
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I WOULD SAY, YES, TO BOTH. MIKE HUCKABEE, IT'S CLEAR WHAT HE'S LANKING TO DO. HE WANTS TO IMPRESS... |
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YOU HAVE AN INTEREST HAD DYNAMIC BETWEEN THIS ELECTION AND THE NEXT. THE REPUBLICANS HAVE MADE THE... |
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THAT'S AN IMPORTANT POINT. I CAN SPEAK MORE TO REPUBLICANS THAN DEMOCRATS BUT IT'S TRUE THAT THE PARTIES... |
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IN MY VIEW, JOHN MCCAIN IS BARRY GOLDWALTER IN ADDITION TO HOLDING HIS SEAT. OTHER QUESTIONS? PEOPLE... |
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WHAT YOU ARE SAYING -- MATT BYE WROTE A REALLY GOOD LOOK AND I THINK THE BILLIONAIRES ARE THE ESTABLISHED... |
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HE'S NOT A LIBERTARIAN. HE SAYS THAT, BUT HE'S A LIBERAL. YEAH, I THINK THERE'S SOME PEOPLE WHO LIKE... |
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GIVEN WHAT LIBERTARIANS ARE, HE COULD BE A LIBERTARIAT, PUT IN MORE SYLLABLES. |
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WE COINED THAT PHRASE. |
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WE COINED THAT FORUM. |
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ONE THING THAT IS INTERESTING ABOUT OBAMA, HE HAS KEPT HIS DISTANCE FROM THE BLOGGERS IN AN INTERESTING... |
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97% OF AMERICANS HAVE NEVER LOOKED AT A POLITICAL BLOG. |
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YES? |
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I AM TROUBLED BY THE ENTIRE MORNING AND AFTERNOON WHERE THERE SEEMS TO BE THIS CONVERSATION THAT DEALS... |
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WELL, I MAY NOT, OR MUST NOT HAVE, EXPRESSED MYSELF WELL, BECAUSE, ACTUALLY, THAT'S BEEN SOMETHING... |
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YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT. I MEAN, NO ONE IS GOING TO COME IN AND SWEEP EVERYTHING AWAY THAT WAS THERE BEFORE... |
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ON THE OPENING PANEL, IT WAS HARD TO GO BACK TO THE WAY OUT USED TO BE. A DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENT WITH... |
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CAN YOU SPEAK A LITTLE MORE ABOUT WHAT WAS DISMISSED AS ACTUALLY THEY ARE ALL DEMOCRATIC LEADERS OR... |
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I AM ALWAYS BUGGED BY THESE PEOPLE THAT GROUP DEMOCRATIC LEADERS IN WITH DEMOCRATS, AND THIS IS LIKE... |
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BECOME LAST QUESTION? YES? |
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IS IT POSSIBLE TO HAVE AN INDEPENDENT PARTY THAT IS GENERIC. AND HAVE THEIR VALUE AS VARIABLES? ... |
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I WOULD SAY BRIEFLY, I DON'T THINK IT'S POSSIBLE -- I THINK IN THE UNITED STATES, IT'S EASY TO TAKE... |
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AND ON THAT NOTE OF SAD ZINNI CIVIL, THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING. [APPLAUSE] |
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I WANT TO ALSO THANK DAVID ON OUR STAFF WHO HAS DONE A WONDERFUL JOB OF GETTING MOST OF THIS TOGETHER... |
NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.
