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A highlight from 125 - Cultivating History: Exploring George Washington's Mount Vernon Garden - Dean Norton
"The Garden Question is a podcast for people that love designing, building, and growing smarter gardens that work. Listen in as we talk with successful garden designers, builders, and growers, discovering their stories along with how they think, work, and grow. This is your next step in creating a beautiful, year -round, environmentally connected, low -maintenance, and healthy, thriving outdoor space. It doesn't matter if you're a beginner or an expert, there will always be something inspiring when you listen to The Garden Question podcast. Hello, I'm your host, Craig McManus. Dean Norton fell in love with the Mount Vernon Estate Gardens 53 years ago and never left. After receiving a degree in horticulture from Clemson University, he began his career as the estate's boxwood gardener. The historical gardens of the first president of the United States, George Washington, became his responsibility in 1980. His promotion to horticulturalists allowed him to apply the latest plant science and horticultural management techniques for historical gardens. Dean has devoted considerable time to researching 18th century gardens and gardening practices. He has received awards for conservation from the DAR and the Garden Club of America, as well as the Garden Club of America's Elizabeth Craig Weaver Proctor National Medal. He is an honorary member of the Garden Club of Virginia and the Garden Club of Providence. He has been awarded an honorary doctorate from Washington College, serves on several historic property boards, and lectures nationally and internationally. This is Episode 125, Cultivating History, Exploring George Washington's Mount Vernon Garden, with Dean Norton, an encore presentation and remix of Episode 64. Dean, why did General George Washington, the first president of the United States, garden? Well, he really gardened for necessity. The earliest gardens were called gardens of necessity for health and survival. Of course, the most important plant to be planted within a garden were vegetables, something that you were going to have at the dinner table to eat. Vegetables were huge to him. Even during the Revolutionary War, he wanted to make sure that his troops were getting as many vegetables as they could whenever possible. I would not actually call him a gardener per se, but for a year and a half, he became a designer. He totally redid his country seat from a very simplistic design to one following naturalistic design principles. Then that landscape were four very fine gardens that he oversaw. What story does the Mount Vernon Garden tell? Tell us the story of a man that wanted his gardening world to be complete, I would say. He had a very small botanic garden, which he fondly called his little garden. When he was here on site, he was typically doing that work himself on his knees, planting seed and seedling saplings. He kept such good records in that little tiny garden that we were able to recreate that quite nicely. His earliest gardens were a fruit and nut garden and a kitchen garden, but when he changed his design, the kitchen garden remained as it is. The fruit and nut garden became a pleasure garden with vegetables in there as well, which is kind of an interesting combination. He had a vineyard for a while, but the grapes failed, and that became a fruit garden and nursery. The nursery was for plants that he could grow to plant on other areas of the estate and also to grow things just for collection of seed. What is today's mission for the garden? Today's mission for the garden is interpretation. We are trying to share with our visitors what life was like in the 18th century, why these gardens were important. Certainly after 1785, the gardens took on a new role, which was for people to come when he had created here at Mount Vernon. The story of gardeners themselves, the gardeners that Washington hired through the Articles of Indenture, also the enslaved gardeners that worked with the professional gardener to cultivate till to harvest. It's a great story. It's one that we thoroughly enjoy telling. Gardening really hasn't changed much from the 18th century, so the more we're out there digging in the earth, we think of those gardeners from the past. Today's visitors, how do they respond? I'll tell you what, when they come through the gates and they get to the Bowling Green Gate and see the house for the first time, that's exactly what they were expecting to see, this beautiful house that Washington lived in. But then the further they go into the landscape, they're really totally blown away by the amount of landscape and gardens that Washington had. They weren't expecting that at all. I think the gardens are well received, and I think that the stories we tell throughout the estate in so many different areas are certainly appreciated by our visitors. The garden's been there for about two and a half centuries. You've told us that there's four gardens that make up the Mount Vernon Garden. Could we walk through each one of those and you tell us about them? Sure. The panic garden is a simple garden, very small. It was intended to plant things that Washington was not familiar with, although sometimes other things that he knew quite well ended up in there as well. He received 500 Chinese seed, which he planted in one of the beds. None of them came up. So actually, we could show one of the beds with nothing but bare dirt and we would be exactly correct. That was his playground, and he truly loved getting plants he wasn't familiar with and planting them in there, and he did most of the work in there himself. There was an area that he started a vineyard, hoping to get some grapes for making wine, but that failed. That four -acre area became a fruit garden and nursery. Washington kept such good records that the fruit trees are planted exactly as he describes in that particular enclosure. Part of it is a nursery as well, where he grew trees and shrubs, also some other grasses and things just for the collection of seed. The kitchen garden was the first garden laid out in 1760, and that has been cultivated as a kitchen garden since 1760. It's never changed in its purpose, which is the only garden like that on the estate. Both the kitchen garden and fruit nut garden were an acre in size, so that's a significant garden. The nut garden changed from a garden of necessity to a pleasure garden, and that was meant to be the aha moment. When people were strolling around the Bowling Green, they could look through that gate, they saw a beautiful conservatory. The idea was to walk in there and just enjoy the beauty of the flowers, and those flowers were there for their enjoyment and not for their use. I think his gardening world was quite complete. You said the conservatory, would that be the greenhouse? That's correct. It had a greenhouse that he copied from a lovely property called Mount Clare, just to the north of Baltimore. The owner was Margaret Carroll. He asked for permission for some information, and she was thrilled and gave him all that he needed, even his first plants for his collection, to get his greenhouse started. I started studying that greenhouse in pictures. When I think greenhouse, I think a glass top or a plastic top or something like that, and this was constructed quite different. Could you tell us about how it was constructed and it was heated? The greenhouses in the 18th century typically just had glass panes on the south side, this was southern exposure. Also typically they were triple home windows, so you could open top and bottom to allow for good air circulation. This was quite modern, very good. It had a vaulted ceiling, so hot air didn't get trapped up at the corners. It had a wood door on the west side of the structure to keep afternoon sun from coming in. It was too hot. A glass door on the east side to allow morning sun in. It had shutters that closed very tight, so in the wintertime when you got whatever heat you could get from the solar energy, you could close those shutters and retain the heat overnight. It was heated by a stove room on the opposite side of the structure. The fire pit was quite low, and that hot air and smoke would go underneath the slate floor in the greenhouse and then rise up along the back wall and out the chimney. It was very efficient. It housed the semi -tropical plants and citrus trees in the winter. Not for them to continue to fruit, so he had lemons and limes and all that. Just to keep them alive in the wintertime. In all these gardens, he's combining beauty with necessity. How did he accomplish that? The one garden that really does that beautifully is the upper garden, or pleasure garden. He wanted a pleasure garden. He wanted the aha moment when someone walked into there. It's a 10 -foot -wide path, edged in boxwood with this greenhouse at the end. He was concerned, though, in that he didn't want to lose a lot of space to the growth of vegetables, which were still the most important plant that he grew on the property. 18th century horticulture said, look, George, you can do both. Plant your vegetables and then surround them with a border of flowers. The border could be three feet, five feet, whatever you so decide. It's the border that's actually the pleasure garden. So you're really not losing that much space to growing vegetables. How did Washington change his gardens to enhance Mount Vernon's natural beauty? He adopted the naturalistic style. There are four key elements of that. The curve line is nature's gift, management of surprises, random planting, and hidden barriers. If you can do those four things, you're well on your way to a wonderful naturalistic design. The management of surprises, the curve line helps you with that. Around each bend, you can do something different. The book that he's learning all these techniques from was written by a gentleman named Batty Langley. He wrote the book in 1728 called New Principles of Gardening. Washington purchased it in 1759. Langley goes in, he says, once you've seen one quarter of your garden, you should not have seen it all. There's nothing more shocking and stiff than a regular garden. He said every garden must have good shade. If you have to walk more than 20 paces in full sun, your walk is not worth it. Washington really took all these thoughts and comments to heart and made sure he put trees on either side of his serpentine avenues. Around each bend, he added shrubberies in wilderness areas and groves. It really was a complete landscape, and it was all just trying to stay within the qualifications or the requirements of a naturalistic garden. There are many historical events that took place away from Mount Vernon. For long periods of time, Washington was gone. How did he stay in touch with his garden and its growing? Much to his demise, much to our benefit, Washington, during the 45 years he lived here at Mount Vernon, he was away for 16 years, only visiting his house a couple times during all that time. When he is away, he's communicating with the land manager with lengthy letters, three, four, five pages long, giving him instructions to do this, make sure that is done, have you planted this, I want to try to do this next. We have that exchange of letters. Gives us a tremendous advantage in being able to represent Mount Vernon as accurately as we do in today's world. You should be considered the current garden overseer, but there's been many that have come before you. Have you got any good overseer stories about your predecessors? Yeah, there's some. I'm number 37. I don't know if that number is exactly correct, but I'm honored to be the current gardener, whatever number I am. They were all pretty competent in their practices. Washington called one clever because he was so good at grafting trees. Probably one of the cutest ones is when Washington's trying to hire a gardener. He's writing to his land manager saying that the gardener should not have any children, but if he does, only one, but certainly no more than two. He just keeps going on and on, giving almost any option possible for the gardener. He was always looking for the Scottish gardener because they were some of the best. I'm thrilled to be following in the footsteps of so many great gardeners. I hope that I'm continuing their tradition of maintaining a beautiful Mount Vernon. Tell us about the people that worked in the gardens during Washington's time. He hired gardeners under the Articles of Indenture, so they would come over, he would pay their way, and they would have to work that to pay Washington back. Some of them stayed for many years. There was a German gardener named John Christian Eller who was here for a number of years. They had a bit of a falling out, but apparently after Washington passed away, he actually returned because there is something in the notes about a German gardener saying that he used to work here. There is one from Holland, England, and then of course you had your Scottish gardener at the very end of his life, which Washington said that he was dedicated, sober, passionate about his work, and that in short, he's the best hired servant I've ever had. What makes it even better is that he says he has never been happier. I think that's really wonderful, and it certainly rings true for me. For being here at Mount Vernon as long as I have, my life here as a gardener has been a very happy experience. What did the garden go through between Washington's death and until the time it was bought by its current owners? It started to fall and disappear rapidly. Visitors' accounts have been occurring since Washington lived here. People visiting, and they write in their diaries or letters to friends, which is tremendously valuable to us, for that is our Polaroid to the past. Washington died in 1799, and visitors in 1801, 1802 are saying that it's deteriorating, it doesn't look anything like it did during Washington's time, so things just started to fall apart a little bit. You didn't have the money, you didn't have the dedication maybe to do as well. Not to say that work wasn't being done and things weren't being cleaned up as best as possible, but definitely it was noticeable to visitors that it was in a bit of disarray. When the Ladies Association purchased the property in 1858, things started to change, of course, quickly. And of course, Mount Vernon is in their hands today, it's a beautiful, beautiful site. Did they buy it from the family? They bought it from John Augustine Washington, the fourth Washington that owned the property before it was sold to the ladies. It cost them $200 ,000, and with that they received 200 acres, where others said you should take everything down but the mansion, because that's all that's important. They made the decision that they wanted to keep everything that was there during Washington's time, which was absolutely the right thing to do. We have all the outbuildings. It's an amazing opportunity for visitors to come to see an estate, a plantation, as it was during the time of the owner. Are there new discoveries being made through modern archaeology and research, or do you feel like you've re -established everything there? No, there are new discoveries all the time. It's amazing. Archaeology, the science, is becoming more and more exact all the time, with radar and LiDAR flyovers and just all these wonderful techniques that they now have. We're still finding letters that we didn't have before. Eventually we may find the plan that Washington did for the Bowling Green. We have the plan's key that is in his hand, but we don't have the actual plan itself. You can never write the final chapter in this adventure that we're in here from Washington's time till now. We try to represent things as accurately as we can, but we may find a new letter or something that will totally alter our interpretation of what we were using or going on to create an area that we thought was accurate, but new information may change that, and we will go back and make those changes so that it's historically accurate. Where did Washington acquire his plants? Initially, the landscape was completed by nothing but trees and shrubs that he found in his wildernesses surrounding Mount Vernon. So it's certainly a native landscape, and he identified these plants in the wintertime by structure and bud and had them dug and brought back. He did say that he was looking for exotics. He loved plants of all sorts. Now, we don't know if an exotic to him was Mexico or South Carolina, but what we do know is he said he wanted plants outside of his geographic area. People sent him gifts of plants often. Also he ordered from three of the principal nurseries of the time, John Bartram in Philadelphia, William Hamilton in New York, and Prince on Long Island. He ordered a lot of these plants and that he was experimenting with and putting within his landscape. I heard a story about a Franklin tree. Was that ever a part of the estate? The Franklinia, I think it was actually ordered from Philadelphia, and we've tried to grow them any number of times. We can't get them to survive. They're very finicky. They need to be in a spot they're really happy with, and so far we haven't found that spot on the estate, unfortunately. What's the significance of the Bond Plan? A gentleman named Samuel Vaughan visited Mount Vernon in 1784, I think it was, or 83. He was a landscape designer. He did a good bit of work up in the Philadelphia area, actually did some work around Independence Hall. He came and visited Mount Vernon, and in his sketchbook drew the plan of the estate, and then went back to Philadelphia. We drew a beautiful big plan that was very, very accurate. Washington said that you've drawn my estate accurately except that you've enclosed the view with trees, and so the only problem that Washington states is when looking from the house down the Bowling Green, down a vista to the forest beyond, there were two willow mounds that were planted on the Bowling Green. They weren't meant to act as punctuation points. No planting would occur within that, so you had a wide open view to the west. Whatever reason, Vaughan decided to draw trees all in there. In Washington's eye, it was all correct except for that. So it's a beautiful plan, archaeologists have used it, and all the buildings that he shows on that plan are where they find them when they dig in the soil. So he was recording the existence and not proposing new things. There's been some debate about that because Vaughan was a designer, and some say, well, how do we know that this is something Washington had, or was Vaughan drawing what he thought it should be? The written account seemed to support what Vaughan was drawing was accurate. So it's all about interpretation. We could look at two passages somewhere and interpret it both totally differently. I think the Vaughan plan is amazing. I think it's as accurate as we can possibly get. You've mentioned the Bowling Green a couple of times. What grass did they use in the Bowling Green? Their grass was called goosegrass or speargrass. They also had rye, and it's even bluegrass. It was a very coarse grass. Coarse grass was kind of important, actually, because they mowed it with the English sigh, and a very fine -bladed grass would be very difficult to cut with that implement, whereas the wider -bladed grass, they could cut quite nicely if they had a good sharp edge on their sigh, and the sickle, of course, would have been the weed eater. The Bowling Green was meant for games and entertaining and would have been mowed on a regular basis, rigged, rolled, and mowed right up until you may have a drought or something where the grass would stop growing, just like we have in an experience today. What variety do you grow there now? Weeds. It's just, I'm serious. It looks great from a distance, but if you walk up on it, it's just clover and creeping Charlie, and if it's green, I'm fine. We don't want to use chemicals on the lawn. We have a lot of visitors, a lot of children running around, so it's just as natural as possible. We overseed and everything, but no, just don't look too closely. Well, that'd be more accurate to the period, I guess. You know, I don't know. It'd be interesting to see the grass back then. It was maintained in a way that it was intended for them to bowl. They had lots of games with the hoops and other things, so it was used a great deal as a green for entertaining. How do you cut it now? Oh, we have John Deere's to go 13 miles an hour. It's pretty nice. You know, front deck mowers, it's great. Is that a reel? No, my goodness, no. Years ago when I started, our only riding mower was a Toro reel. Now, nothing against Toro, okay, but that thing never worked. Poor man that was operating, he was a World War II vet, and he was always in the shop just standing here waiting for his mower to work. So no, it's not a reel. My dad had a reel mower, and he was always working on it too. My dad's way to fix anything was with a screwdriver, not to actually tighten any screws. He would just beat on it. He was so upset. You've got the serpentine pass. What materials did they use? It was a combination of gravel and clay, pea gravel, smaller grade gravel, and it was cobblestone up around the circle in front of the mansion. Washington said if he could find any alternative form of paving, he would certainly use it because gravel roads were constant maintenance of raking, rolling, adding new gravel to keep them from being muddy all the time. That's exactly what was used in the gardens as well, was a gravel type path. Is that gravel mine from the Potomac? Washington talks about a gravel pit. It would seem as if they got a lot of it from the Potomac, and they would have sifted it to get the right size stone that they wanted. I think there were a couple sources, but not real clear on it. What kind of staff does it take to maintain all this? In horticulture, my responsibility has to do with anything that deals with chlorophyll and manure. The gardeners, just like in the 18th century, they said a garden an acre in size will require one full -time gardener, and so every principal garden we have is one full -time gardener working in that spot. Then we have a swing gardener that does all the smaller gardens and helps in the other gardens as well. We have a landscape gardener that takes care of all the non -exhibition areas. It's truly bare bones. We have some summertime help, college students, some high school. College students love it. We give them as much opportunity to learn whatever they want if they want to work in the greenhouse or use equipment. It's a really great program that we have for that. Then we have our livestock crew. We have five full -time livestock employees that maintain the genetic line of three very rare breeds, and those animals are here for interpretation as well. One thing I just want to share is that Mount Vernon is a very special place. People come and they don't leave real quickly. I've got almost 53 years. Our five livestock staff combined have 92 years of service here at Mount Vernon. It's just truly amazing. Wow. What type of livestock? We have a milking red devon, beautiful reddish -brown cow, aussebal island hogs, hog island sheep, and a Narragansett turkey. So all these are on exhibition at our Pioneer Farmers site, which is a site that we created in the 1990s down near the river. That's a site where we interpret Washington the farmer. That's the livestock's playground. They get to take the animals down there, the oxen, the horses, and work the fields. So it's really very exciting. It helps bring the estate to life. Are you taking the manures and the straw and things like that and using it in compost, or how does that all work? 100 percent. That's all we use. We have huge piles that we are able to windrow with using a manure spreader. We always have these windrows, just these lines of the material that is whipped around by the manure spreader. The row is about maybe eight feet wide, ten feet wide, and it's about six feet high. The oldest windrow is used as the fertilizer used in the gardens. And once that's gone, we windrow the next row over to aerate it again. We just always have a source of compost that we can use in the gardens, and it just works out beautifully for us. How long does it typically age? It doesn't take long, really. We have a pile that's been here for so long that even stuff that is not that old, maybe three months or so, when you mix it up with the other, it turns out very, very well. In the 18th century, Washington would take manure from the stables and just put them in a dung repository for a fortnight or two. You're only talking two or four weeks, and then they thought it was readily available for the gardens. So it was much more rapid for them than it is for us. Are there any special approaches that you take to maintaining a historical garden? The approach to maintaining a historic garden really is visual. We want them to see a garden that is planted in the manner that would have been in the 18th century. We want them to see what an 18th century garden looked like. As far as our actual practices, it is really no different than what would have been going on in the 18th century. Our tools may be a little sturdier, a little nicer, rakes, shovels, soil life, and everyone has one of those on their bill. You can do anything with those. As far as planting, we're definitely concerned about height derangement more than color coordination. We want to make sure the plants we plant are appropriate to the 18th century. Paths, the box which should be trimmed, are very short. They were never intended to be a backdrop for perennials, just as a border. That's the main thing. We want it to look right. The way we take care of it, that hasn't changed for 250 years. What are your biggest challenges with the garden? People, compaction, really the damage that comes from, especially kids, I used to share that the worst pest we can have is a child that's been on a bus for five hours from somewhere, gets here and the chaperones go, go, go, and they just start running. Back when we had big boxwood, they would just go and run and jump in and break a branch of a 150 year old boxwood within 10 seconds and that's hard to control with any kind of spray or whatever. But I developed to have a hard trap that was a bit larger. I found out I put an iPad or something in there, I could catch five or six at a time and I would let them off at the West Gate. The chaperones would eventually find them, but at least we got them out of the garden.
The Dan Bongino Show
Lisa Boothe: Are We Still a Republic?
"But I was also thinking about how Benjamin Franklin when he was walking out of independence hall after the constitutional convention in 1787 and a woman shouted to him you know what have we got A republic or a monarchy to which he responded a republic if you can keep it Are we still a republic Do we want to keep it I mean how many young people know that we're a constitutional republic What direction are we heading in You know and I remember when Joe Biden announced it in 26 or 2020 rather when we were covering the 2020 election And there was this persona that oh it's just Joe Biden from Scranton Pennsylvania just good old Joe He's a good guy He's a moderate Don't worry about him He's not scary I never really bought that because I saw him flip flopping on things like taxpayer funded abortions on fossil fuels did not seem trustworthy This is a guy too who slandered the truck driver who was involved in a car crash that killed his wife and daughter tragic but he lied about the guy He slandered him The poor daughter of the driver You asked from you know please apologize You know or you look at the fact that he's just a prolific liar You look at the fact that when he served over the Senate Judiciary Committee he was at the helm of two of the most awful Supreme Court confirmation hearings with Robert bork and clarence Thomas This is not a good guy You know the only reason people think he's a good guy is because he has suffered the kind of loss that he has And you can have empathy for him suffering so much loss But he uses it politically as a sword and a shield He's not a good guy
The Eric Metaxas Show
A Listener Writes in to Eric
"This letter and I wanted to read this because I thought this helps me clarify where I'm coming from. All right, so this person writes, we're going to withhold the name. Eric, part of me never believed I would see this day, the era of roe V wade is over. So obviously I got this a number of months ago, and we've been holding it. But part of me never believed I'd see the day the era of roe V wade is over. When my husband and I visited independence hall back in October of 2016, the tour guide mentioned Ben Franklin's if you can keep it statement. I elbowed my husband and said, that's the title of Eric metaxas latest book. And this woman is obviously correct because this book did come out in 2016. She continues the election was only a few weeks away and we both knew it was important if you can keep it. So for a few moments in the birthplace of our republic, we prayed. We prayed for the lord's will to be accomplished in the election as the 2016 election. We prayed for wisdom. My husband wasn't a citizen then, so I had the sole vote for our family. I agonized over the decision. I wasn't sure he, Trump, was the man for the job. But today, I am so thankful I voted for him. Now, this is because of roe V wade. This woman is writing. Today I'm so thankful I voted for him. I'm thankful for your op-ed in The Wall Street Journal about the election. Now, in October of 2016, I wrote an op-ed that was published in The Wall Street Journal saying should Christians vote for Trump. This woman continues. I agreed that the Supreme Court appointments and the possibility of overturning roe was worth the risk. I marvel at the courage of justices Thomas Alito Gorsuch Kavanaugh and Barrett. And although abortion is still legal where we live in Washington state, I am emboldened to believe that God wants to change hearts and lives and end abortion even here. With roe overturned a terrible wrong has been made right, thank you for standing for truth. Wow. So this really this got me choked up and I said, at some point, if we can squeeze it in, I want to read it because I remember, you know, I think a lot of people, Trump is of course a very divisive figure. But I think a big part of the reason he's advised that figure is because he doesn't take Bologna, right?
History That Doesn't Suck
"independence hall" Discussed on History That Doesn't Suck
"I trust you recall last year's first Continental Congress from the last episode. I won't rehash that 1774 gathering, but we'll remind you that, among its actions, this collective body representing the separate colonies rejected most of parliament's authority and listed several grievances in its declaration and resolves, and enacted economic sanctions through its continental association. The delegates also decided before going their separate ways in October 1774 that they would only hold a second Congress if things really went poorly. And that event, they would meet in about half a year, starting on May 10th, 1775. Well, between king George the third in parliament, each separately describing New England as being in a state of rebellion that winter, then the botched attempt to seize munitions at Salem last February, I guess you could say things were going poorly. The second Continental Congress was definitely on. This further botched attempt to seize munitions at conquered. That turned into a battle, was just the cherry on top. There's a sad irony to this. Only a few months back, on February 27th, one day after that ugly business in Salem, parliament accepted prime minister lord Frederick north's conciliatory proposition. This proposed to let each colony tax itself. So long as a colony raised the funds to cover civil judicial and military needs, parliament wouldn't interfere. But alas. This olive branch is too little too late. Especially after the battle of Lexington and Concord. A second Continental Congress is definitely happening. So, back to Philadelphia. We're not at Carpenter's hall this time, though still on chestnut street. Only a block or two away. At the Pennsylvania state House. You might know this building by a different name. A name that will come later after, well, let's not get ahead of ourselves. That's a story for a later episode. Let's just say you might know this place as independence hall. But to set the stage for this Congress, I'll add that the state House shares a lot stylistically with Carpenter's hall. While the state House is a bit older, both are built in the Georgian style and have a white trim around their windows and white doors. Both are primarily built to red brick, though independence hall lacks that beautiful checkering of black and bricks we saw at Carpenter's hall. Another difference. The state House has a large bell tower at its top, but don't picture it looking quite as nice as it will in the 21st century. It has no clock in 1775. Also, the wooden towers ride. Of course, the choice to move buildings for this Congress has nothing to do with either buildings gorgeous facades. Rotting steel is standing. It's because the state House slash independence hall is bigger. And they'll need the space. This second Congress will have more in new delegates than the last one, including some friends of ours from past episodes. Like Boston's popular, wealthy merchant, John Hancock. Within the first month, he'll replace Peyton Randolph as president of the Congress. We also have Boston born, but now Philly dwelling doctor Benjamin Franklin. An inventor renaissance man and the author of the 1754 join or die political cartoon. Ben's also recently widowed and returned from Britain, where he served as an agent, or perhaps diplomat rather for Pennsylvania and other colonies. Let's also take note of a young red headed virginian we've met on a few past occasions. Between this Congress, which will last several years, and the early decades of the republic to come, he has a number of significant roles yet ahead. This is Thomas Jefferson. Well, it sounds like we have our who, why, where and when. Let's go ahead and convene this Congress. Per last year's arrangement, the second Continental Congress officially begins on May 10th, 1775. War is in the air and militias are training across the colonies, but let's be clear. This still does not mean talk of independence. Not just yet. Perhaps those Massachusetts men, particularly the Adams cousins, John and Sam might like to have such conversations. At least, a future letter from John Adams to James Warren, and doctor Benjamin rushes later writings indicate that. But by and large, independence is not yet on the minds or at least not openly on the lips of patriots. Thus far, this is a Civil War and local to New England at that. What more will become remains to be seen, though recent events are pressing Congress to make decisions. After 5 days in various reports on the battle of Lexington and Concord, the second Continental Congress responds to news of British troops heading to New York by instructing the colony to permit them, but be ready to defend itself. Been only days later, on May 18th, this August body learns that in the early still dark hours of May 10th, a little over 100 new englanders, primarily from a group known as the green mountain boys, seized fort ticonderoga on Lake champlain southwestern shore. This is a messy development for several reasons. One. This military operations co commanders, Ethan Allen, and the later to become infamous Benedict Arnold. Both want the glory and control of the narrative. Two. The fort surrounding area, called the New Hampshire grants, is disputed territory, claimed by New York and New Hampshire. In three, rumor has it that Ethan claimed the fort. Quote, in the name of the great Jehovah and the Continental Congress. This second Congress, which only first convened hours after the fall of the fort. Certainly never gave him such authority. Yet, here we are. Perhaps preparing for this Civil War to spread is wise. Before the month is through, Congress organizes a ways and means committee to examine the acquisition of munitions. As early June passes, talk of a colonial army grows among the delegates, with the Congress voting on June 10th to recommend to the various colonies to procure or prepare munitions or send such support to the quote unquote American army in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Still, does this Continental Congress really want to take the monumental step of creating a united colony's Continental Army. It's a major proposition. My God's forgiveness spare British North America from this deadly path and open the way to reconciliation with the king. On June 12th, 1775, Congress calls for the colonies to fast prey and repent for this very purpose. Quote this Congress therefore considering the present critical alarming and calamitous state of these colonies. Do earnestly recommend that Thursday, the 20th day of July next, be observed by the inhabitants of all the English colonies on this continent. As a day of public humiliation, fasting and prayer. That we may, with united hearts and voices, unfairly confess and deplore our many sins. And offer up our joint supplications to the all wise, omnipotent, and merciful, disposer of all events. Humbly beseeching him to forgive our iniquities to remove our present calamities to avert those desolating judgments with which we are threatened, and to bless our rightful sovereign, king George the third. Ha. Rightful sovereign. Seems that, for all the growing support, some delegates still don't want to charge into a fight. But this talk of reconciliation and waiting things out doesn't fly for the Massachusetts delegates. They have war on their hands already. John Adams has personally seen the militias gathering at the Cambridge common hoping to keep the British Army from again advancing out of Boston in the wake of the battle of Lexington and Concord. They need this Continental Congress to do as the president of the Massachusetts provincial Congress, James Warren, has requested to organize its own Continental Army from across the colonies. And despite this Congress's many divisions, its sectionalism and various opinions, John Adams is determined to see it done.
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"I trust you recall last year's first Continental Congress from the last episode. I won't rehash that 1774 gathering, but we'll remind you that, among its actions, this collective body representing the separate colonies rejected most of parliament's authority and listed several grievances in its declaration and resolves, and enacted economic sanctions through its continental association. The delegates also decided before going their separate ways in October 1774 that they would only hold a second Congress if things really went poorly. And that event, they would meet in about half a year, starting on May 10th, 1775. Well, between king George the third in parliament, each separately describing New England as being in a state of rebellion that winter, then the botched attempt to seize munitions at Salem last February, I guess you could say things were going poorly. The second Continental Congress was definitely on. This further botched attempt to seize munitions at conquered. That turned into a battle, was just the cherry on top. There's a sad irony to this. Only a few months back, on February 27th, one day after that ugly business in Salem, parliament accepted prime minister lord Frederick north's conciliatory proposition. This proposed to let each colony tax itself. So long as a colony raised the funds to cover civil judicial and military needs, parliament wouldn't interfere. But alas. This olive branch is too little too late. Especially after the battle of Lexington and Concord. A second Continental Congress is definitely happening. So, back to Philadelphia. We're not at Carpenter's hall this time, though still on chestnut street. Only a block or two away. At the Pennsylvania state House. You might know this building by a different name. A name that will come later after, well, let's not get ahead of ourselves. That's a story for a later episode. Let's just say you might know this place as independence hall. But to set the stage for this Congress, I'll add that the state House shares a lot stylistically with Carpenter's hall. While the state House is a bit older, both are built in the Georgian style and have a white trim around their windows and white doors. Both are primarily built to red brick, though independence hall lacks that beautiful checkering of black and bricks we saw at Carpenter's hall. Another difference. The state House has a large bell tower at its top, but don't picture it looking quite as nice as it will in the 21st century. It has no clock in 1775. Also, the wooden towers ride. Of course, the choice to move buildings for this Congress has nothing to do with either buildings gorgeous facades. Rotting steel is standing. It's because the state House slash independence hall is bigger. And they'll need the space. This second Congress will have more in new delegates than the last one, including some friends of ours from past episodes. Like Boston's popular, wealthy merchant, John Hancock. Within the first month, he'll replace Peyton Randolph as president of the Congress. We also have Boston born, but now Philly dwelling doctor Benjamin Franklin. An inventor renaissance man and the author of the 1754 join or die political cartoon. Ben's also recently widowed and returned from Britain, where he served as an agent, or perhaps diplomat rather for Pennsylvania and other colonies. Let's also take note of a young red headed virginian we've met on a few past occasions. Between this Congress, which will last several years, and the early decades of the republic to come, he has a number of significant roles yet ahead. This is Thomas Jefferson. Well, it sounds like we have our who, why, where and when. Let's go ahead and convene this Congress. Per last year's arrangement, the second Continental Congress officially begins on May 10th, 1775. War is in the air and militias are training across the colonies, but let's be clear. This still does not mean talk of independence. Not just yet. Perhaps those Massachusetts men, particularly the Adams cousins, John and Sam might like to have such conversations. At least, a future letter from John Adams to James Warren, and doctor Benjamin rushes later writings indicate that. But by and large, independence is not yet on the minds or at least not openly on the lips of patriots. Thus far, this is a Civil War and local to New England at that. What more will become remains to be seen, though recent events are pressing Congress to make decisions. After 5 days in various reports on the battle of Lexington and Concord, the second Continental Congress responds to news of British troops heading to New York by instructing the colony to permit them, but be ready to defend itself. Been only days later, on May 18th, this August body learns that in the early still dark hours of May 10th, a little over 100 new englanders, primarily from a group known as the green mountain boys, seized fort ticonderoga on Lake champlain southwestern shore. This is a messy development for several reasons. One. This military operations co commanders, Ethan Allen, and the later to become infamous Benedict Arnold. Both want the glory and control of the narrative. Two. The fort surrounding area, called the New Hampshire grants, is disputed territory, claimed by New York and New Hampshire. In three, rumor has it that Ethan claimed the fort. Quote, in the name of the great Jehovah and the Continental Congress. This second Congress, which only first convened hours after the fall of the fort. Certainly never gave him such authority. Yet, here we are. Perhaps preparing for this Civil War to spread is wise. Before the month is through, Congress organizes a ways and means committee to examine the acquisition of munitions. As early June passes, talk of a colonial army grows among the delegates, with the Congress voting on June 10th to recommend to the various colonies to procure or prepare munitions or send such support to the quote unquote American army in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Still, does this Continental Congress really want to take the monumental step of creating a united colony's Continental Army. It's a major proposition. My God's forgiveness spare British North America from this deadly path and open the way to reconciliation with the king. On June 12th, 1775, Congress calls for the colonies to fast prey and repent for this very purpose. Quote this Congress therefore considering the present critical alarming and calamitous state of these colonies. Do earnestly recommend that Thursday, the 20th day of July next, be observed by the inhabitants of all the English colonies on this continent. As a day of public humiliation, fasting and prayer. That we may, with united hearts and voices, unfairly confess and deplore our many sins. And offer up our joint supplications to the all wise, omnipotent, and merciful, disposer of all events. Humbly beseeching him to forgive our iniquities to remove our present calamities to avert those desolating judgments with which we are threatened, and to bless our rightful sovereign, king George the third. Ha. Rightful sovereign. Seems that, for all the growing support, some delegates still don't want to charge into a fight. But this talk of reconciliation and waiting things out doesn't fly for the Massachusetts delegates. They have war on their hands already. John Adams has personally seen the militias gathering at the Cambridge common hoping to keep the British Army from again advancing out of Boston in the wake of the battle of Lexington and Concord. They need this Continental Congress to do as the president of the Massachusetts provincial Congress, James Warren, has requested to organize its own Continental Army from across the colonies. And despite this Congress's many divisions, its sectionalism and various opinions, John Adams is determined to see it done.
Bloomberg Radio New York
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"Form of governance. We have our democracy. You just recently welcomed President Biden to the state of Pennsylvania into the city of Philadelphia where he spoke out about a lot of those concerns. Give us a sense in Pennsylvania. I'm sorry, specifically about the issues, the threats potentially, to the electoral process, because that's not always congressman or it's not always senators or even governors. It's some of the other people like secretaries of state. Well, I mean, I think what he was seeing was that democracy is a shared responsibility. We're all responsible for making it work. I keep saying here in Pennsylvania, I was elected to do the people's business. But I was also elected to be a steward of our grand democratic tradition. And I think we forget that at our peril. And what President Biden was trying to remind us in front of independence hall was that this nation was created by individuals consciously working to create a democracy. And it has improved and gotten better over the years since then. And we need to keep doing that. We can't be passive observers. We can sort of throw our hands up and say, we don't want this to work. We have got to have a system of government of the people by the people and for the people that can actually function. At the same time, as a Democrat, how does the president reach out to people who are either independents or even yes supporters of president Trump? You have to reach out and bring some of those people in, don't you? Is there a dangerous some people suggest in the president's speech of actually alienating them, driving them away? I think the speech was a very measured. I mean, he was obviously, he has a perspective that I agree with, which is that democracy ought to be strengthened in the United States. We shouldn't be trying to tear it down. Thanks to Pennsylvania governor Tom wolf. Coming up, I'll talk with New Jersey governor Phil Murphy. That's next. You're listening to bounce the power on Bloomberg radio. This is Bloomberg. And JIT circle is bringing together developers and entrepreneurs from around the world to continue building on the momentum of the ecosystem surrounding you as D.C.. We'll hear from thought leaders and change makers on where the digital asset industry is today and more importantly, where it's headed. Join us in San Francisco for circles converge 22 from September 27th to the 30th to shape the future of
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"Form of governance. We have our democracy. You just recently welcomed President Biden to the state of Pennsylvania into the city of Philadelphia where he spoke out about a lot of those concerns. Give us a sense in Pennsylvania. I'm sorry, specifically about the issues the threats potentially to the electoral process because that's not always a congressman or it's not always senators or even governors. It's some of the other people like secretaries of state. Well, I mean, I think what he was seeing was that democracy is a shared responsibility. We're all responsible for making it work. I keep saying hearing Pennsylvania, I was elected to do the people's business. But I was also elected to be a steward of our grand democratic tradition. And I think we forget that at our peril. And what President Biden was trying to remind us in front of independence hall was that this nation was created by individuals consciously working to create a democracy. And it has improved and gotten better over the years since then. And we need to keep doing it. We can't be passive observers with cancer to throw our hands up and say we don't want this to work. We have got to have a system of government of the people by the people and for the people that can actually function. At the same time, as a Democrat, how does the president reach out to people who are either independents or even yes supporters of president Trump? You have to reach out and bring some of those people in, don't you? Is there a dangerous? Some people suggesting the president's speech of actually alienating them, driving them away. I think the speech was a very measured. I mean, he was obviously he has a perspective that I agree with, which is that democracy ought to be strengthened in the United States. We shouldn't be trying to tear it down. Thanks to Pennsylvania governor Tom wolf. Coming up, I'll talk with New Jersey governor Phil Murphy. That's next. You're listening to bounce of power on Bloomberg radio. This is Bloomberg. Debbie Hart is circle is spraying together developers and entrepreneurs from around the world to continue building on the momentum of the ecosystem surrounding you as D.C.. We'll hear from thought leaders and change makers on where the digital asset industry is today and more importantly, where it's headed. Join us in San Francisco for circles converge 22 from September 27th to the 30th to shape the
Bloomberg Radio New York
"independence hall" Discussed on Bloomberg Radio New York
"Week from Philadelphia's independence hall. My degree Republicans have made their choice. They embrace anger. They thrive on chaos. They live not in the light of truth, but in the shadow of lies. But together, together we can choose a different path, we can choose a better path. The president also saying that so called maga Republicans are working to undermine elections. They're working right now. As I speak and state after state to give power to decide elections in America to partisans in cronies, empowering election deniers to undermine democracy itself. I will not stand by and watch the most fundamental freedom in this country, the freedom to vote and have your vote counted and be taken from you and the American people. But President Biden's intensified anti Trump message also risks deepening America's political divisions, something I discussed with governor Glenn youngkin from Virginia, one of the most notable post Trump Republicans on the national stage. He's been traveling the country to help raise money for Republican candidates, and I asked if he thinks the maga wing of the GOP is a threat to democracy. I was stunned at how divisive this speech was. And at a time where people across America and I know in Virginia are worried about some of the most basic issues rising inflation and trying to make ends meet, crime and oh, by the way, education challenges. And it's a time when, in fact, we've got to focus on these issues and our president jumped out and was incredibly divisive, trying to pit Americans against one another. And what we learned last year in Virginia is that it's these most important kitchen table concerns that when we bring when we bring common sense solutions to them, we can bring people together. When I won last year, it wasn't Republicans against Democrats. We won the independent vote. We had lots of Democrats come with us. And at the end of the day, this is a time when we've got real issues run away inflation. I mean, let's be serious. We got real challenges and inflation. We've got the fed having to move aggressively in order to slow things down. And Jay pal came out and said it's going to hurt and yet we've got our president trying to divide the nation. And I just think it's time to put all that down and to focus on these most important kitchen table concerns that Americans and I know virginians have and we can address them with common sense solutions like we're doing in Virginia right now, getting taxes down, funding law enforcement and focusing on education. So you reject the president's message, but that was a stark warning from the president of the United States governor. Do you believe there are anti democratic forces in the Republican Party? I believe that we have people who are searching for leadership. And the leadership comes in, it comes at a time when we need to be focused on these most important issues. Not calling each other names and trying to divide the country. I mean, when we look at when we look at what's happened over the course of the last couple of years, we've seen our economy fall from having been a good one to a real challenge to one inflation running away, crime really challenged. We've got a crisis at the border. We've watched America actually really fall from the national from the international scene in leadership. And I think Americans broadly recognize this. We can see it in the president's job approval ratings. He's got just terrible job approval ratings, and at a time when we're heading into the midterms, what do you do? You change that you change the narrative. Well, let's go back and talk about the economy. Let's go back and talk about schools. Let's talk about crime. Let's talk about the border. And let's come up with real solutions to these most important issues. Let's not call each other names. A new poll from quinnipiac university governor shows 70% of Americans who was 67% to be exact. Think democracy is in danger of collapse. When you see a number of that big, do you worry that our institutions are under attack? Well, I just feel like that entire poll question is an odd one. I mean, America's democracy is not going to collapse. We are, we have seen tough times historically where we've worked through it. This is the most amazing form of government ever envisioned. America is the best country in the world. And we're going to work our way through this. But what it requires is leaders to focus on solutions to those most important challenges for virginians and for Americans. Again, not calling each other names, not trying to divide us further, but providing a place like we did in Virginia last year for people to come together. And you know what we've done is we've delivered on what we promised and people are happy and I think that's what America needs right now is a leader and our president should step up and put the rhetoric down and focused on solutions to these kitchen table concerns. Well, speaking of calling names, Kevin McCarthy, the minority leader in the House, says that President Biden should apologize to Republicans for referring to maga Republicans as semi fascists. Do you believe the president owes Americans an apology? I do I do. Again, I just think the day of name calling is should be pressed down at a time when we're searching for leadership. And America needs to lead again. It needs to lead again. And this is a chance on the international stage and at home for us to recognize that leadership is not a moment to divide. It's a time to bring together. Governor youngkin, it was widely noted that Donald Trump supported your candidacy, which was amazingly less than a year ago at this point. But you never appeared on stage with him. Did you create
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"Now, a global news update police in Mississippi say a man is in custody after stealing a plane and threatening to crash it into a Walmart. Tupelo police chief John quokka said the suspect Corey Patterson made a farewell Facebook post after losing contact with negotiators. The pilot posted on Facebook a message in an essence that said goodbye. At this time we know he was getting close to running out of fuel. In addition to charges of grand larceny, guac has said federal charges are likely coming. There's no timeline on when the Artemis one moon rocket could launch into space. That's according to NASA's administrator. After a second attempt was scrubbed today, Bill Nelson said, will go when it's ready. A top ally of former president Trump is a non board with his idea to pardon those who took part in last year's capital riot. Speaking to CNBC, senator Lindsey Graham said pardoning the rioters seems to reinforce the narrative that it's okay. That's the latest I'm Julie Ryan. Your listening to balance of power with David Westin on Bloomberg radio. I'm Joe Matthew in for David Weston, President Biden delivered a fiery speech to the nation attacking Donald Trump and maga Republicans this week from Philadelphia's independence hall. My degree Republicans have made their choice. They ain't brace anger. They thrive on chaos. They live not in the light of truth, but in the shadow of lies. But together, together we can choose a different path, we can choose a better path. The president also saying that so called maga Republicans are working to undermine elections. They're working right now. As I speak in state after state to give power to decide elections in America to partisans and cronies, empowering election deniers to undermine democracy itself. I will not stand by and watch the most fundamental freedom in this country to freedom to vote and have your vote counted and be taken from you and the American people. But President Biden's intensified anti Trump message also risks deepening America's political divisions, something I discussed with governor Glenn youngkin from Virginia, one of the most notable post Trump Republicans on the national stage. He's been traveling the country to help raise money for Republican candidates, and I asked if he thinks the maga wing of the GOP is a threat to democracy. I was stunned at how divisive this speech was. And at a time where people across America and I know in Virginia are worried about some of the most basic issues rising inflation and trying to make ends meet, crime and oh, by the way, education challenges. And it's a time when, in fact, we've got to focus on these issues and our president jumped out and was incredibly divisive, trying to pit Americans against one another. And what we learned last year in Virginia is that it's these most important kitchen table concerns that when we bring when we bring common sense solutions to them, we can bring people together. When I won last year, it wasn't Republicans against Democrats. We won the independent vote. We had lots of Democrats come with us. And at the end of the day, this is a time when we've got real issues run away inflation. I mean, let's be serious. We got real challenges and inflation. We've got the fed having to move aggressively in order to slow things down. And Jay pal came out and said it's going to hurt and yet we've got our president trying to divide the nation. And I just think it's time to put all that down and to focus on these most important kitchen table concerns that Americans and I know virginians have and we can address them with common sense solutions like we're doing in Virginia right now, getting taxes down, funding law enforcement and focusing on education. So you're reject the president's message, but that was a stark warning from the president of the United States governor. Do you believe there are anti democratic forces in the Republican Party? I believe that we have people who are searching for leadership. And the leadership comes and it comes at a time when we need to be focused on these most important issues. Not calling each other names and trying to divide the country. I mean, when we look at when we look at what's happened over the course of the last couple of years, we've seen our economy fall from having been a good one to a real challenge to one inflation running away, crime really challenged. We've got a crisis at the border. We've watched America actually really fall from the national from the international scene in leadership. And I think Americans broadly recognize this. We can see it in the president's job approval ratings. He's got just terrible job approval ratings, and at a time when we're heading into the midterms, what do you do? You change that you change the narrative. Well, let's go back and talk about the economy. Let's go back and talk about schools. Let's talk about crime. Let's talk about the border and let's come up with real solutions to these most important issues. Let's not call each other names. A new poll from quinnipiac university governor shows 70% of Americans who was 67% to be exact. Think democracy is in danger of collapse. When you see a number of that big, do you worry that our institutions are under attack? Well, I just feel like that entire poll question is an odd one. I mean, America's democracy is not going to collapse. We are, we have seen tough times historically where we've worked through it. This
Bloomberg Radio New York
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"Eastern from cape canaveral, the previous launch attempt was scrubbed on Monday because of a leaky fuel line, Artemis one will be sending three mannequins into space, fitted with sensors to measure radiation levels, the main objective, though, of the mission, is to test the heat shield during reentry, and President Biden is walking back previous comments he made about maga Republicans, one night after he delivered a prime time speech at Philadelphia's independence hall, Biden said he doesn't believe any person who supports former president Trump is a threat to the U.S.. Biden insisted threats to democracy include people who call for violence and those who don't denounce it, along with those who refuse to acknowledge an election result. On Thursday Biden said too much of what's happening in the U.S. is not normal. I'm Jim Forbes. You're listening to Bloomberg opinion. I'm Ronnie Quinn. The death is a speak of Mikhail Gorbachev elicited a massive response, a huge statesman presiding over the death of a system, the whole way of governance, and a body of countries as they became. Also, maybe a little bit of trepidation in underscoring a final legacy for Gorbachev. I spoke with Bloomberg opinions, Clara Ferrera Marquez. Clara, what for you is the lasting legacy of Mikhail Gorbachev. I think it's a really interesting and the far more difficult question than I think a lot of people realize and particularly in the west where we have a very particular view of Gorbachev and what he what he did and what he represents for us for many of us is the end of the evil empire. It's in reality a lot more complicated. So he was clearly a man of the system, a man who wanted to work within the system. Obviously he did not start out to collapse the Soviet Union. That was unintended consequence largely of economic and co reform. He changed the world. He was able to end the Soviet Union largely peacefully and that is remarkable. But also a lot of the ill conceived economic reforms that he brought in the chaos that he left in his wake allowed kleptocracy to take root and in many ways he is responsible for where Russia is today, Russia is two, of course, Putin, many of us in the west who supported the system, but the way that the Soviet Union came to an end, the economic plundering that was possible was to a degree because of Gorbachev. Right, now we had volodymyr yermolenko, Ukrainian philosopher on the show a few weeks ago who actually has been tweeting something similar, he says that Gorbachev is an eternal problem of Russian democracy that he's almost a symptom of its incapacity to stick with principles he wanted a democratize the USSR, but finally back to Russia, fascism. Now obviously, this is coming from a Ukrainian philosopher who is experiencing the war. But there is some truth to that, right? There's a little bit more of a complicated legacy than just he presided over the end of the USSR. And I think if you think about some as a bit of a political Rorschach test. So to us in the west he's the man that Margaret Thatcher said she could do business with. For many in the former Soviet states, he's demand that brought down the wall. But for Russians and I think in particular what matters for us as we look at this today and we think about which end of August early September 2022 is really what he means for the Putin regime. And so then he is the man who lost an empire. The man who brought national humiliation to a great nation. And I think that's really very, very important in understanding where we are today. So just to go back to perestroika in Glasgow's those reforms were life-changing events, countries, state changing events. Is there any remnants of those left in Russia? I mean, obviously the last few months have changed the story completely, but even before that, were there any remnants of what Gorbachev had introduced? Well, that's a difficult one. I'd say almost almost no. So if you think about the three things that he really wanted to bring, he really wanted a thriving economy. He wanted openness and he wanted democracy
Bloomberg Radio New York
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"Eastern from cape canaveral the previous launch attempt was scrubbed on Monday because of a leaky fuel line. Artemis one will be sending three mannequins into space, fitted with sensors to measure radiation levels, the main objective, though, of the mission, is to test the heat shield during reentry, and President Biden is walking back previous comments he made about maga Republicans, one night after he delivered a prime time speech at Philadelphia's independence hall, Biden said he doesn't believe any person who supports former president Trump is a threat to the U.S.. Biden insisted threats to democracy include people who call for violence and those who don't denounce it along with those who refuse to acknowledge an election result. On Thursday Biden said too much of what's happening in the U.S. is not normal. I'm Jim Forbes. Now this Bloomberg sports update, Serena Williams heralded career came to an end on Friday evening at the U.S. open in flushing, eliminated by ayla tomjanovich in three sets. Here's what Serena had to say to ESPN after the match. Oh my God, thank you so much. You guys were amazing today. I tried but I was just playing a little bit better. Thank you, daddy. I know you're watching. Thanks, mom. Oh my God. I just think everyone that's here that's been on my side. So many years, decades. Oh my gosh, literally decades. But it all started with my parents. And they deserve everything. So I'm really grateful for them. Oh my God, these are happy tears. I guess. I don't know. On the college football scoreboard Friday night number 14, Michigan state defeated visiting western Michigan 35 13 busy day today. Number three Georgia battles number 12 Oregon number two Ohio State entertains number 5 Notre-Dame. Number one, Alabama, host Utah state. Locally, Rutgers
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"Jobs report in the United States, you could get a big surprise there. But I think it's also interesting, Juliet to consider whether or not bad news is good news or bad news is bad news and whatever, you know, there's so many different permutations here because for a while the market was really on recession watch and then from last Friday when the fed chief spoke Jerome Powell, it really became then oh, this is really the fed being very much hooked on inflation fighting, raising interest rates even apart from what the data indicates, I mentioned earlier that we heard from Jeremy Siegel at Wharton saying that 26 of the last 27 inflation indicators in various economic reports have decelerated yet the fed is stepping up its rhetoric. So apparently there is still too big a job out there to even consider signaling to the market that you might be ready to change your mindset. Dalyan, one 40 O three, pretty steady around that level. The hero just under parity, the yield on the ten year treasury. 3.25% Jules back to you. Thanks, Brian. 35 and a half minutes past the hour time for global news. And as we've been discussing, more COVID shutdowns in China, but Hong Kong, eyeing easing more restrictions, meanwhile, President Biden has asked Americans to reject political violence in maga Republicans, for more let's get to the newsroom and Bloomberg's Denise Pellegrini Denise. That's right, Juliette and the president making that plea from independence hall in Philadelphia accusing mega Republicans of assaulting the foundation of American democracy. Law enforcement brutally attacked on January 6th. We've seen election officials poll workers, many of them volunteers to both parties subject to intimidation and death threats. And can you believe it? FBI agents. Just doing their job as directed facing threats to their own lives from their own fellow citizens. On top of that, the republic figures today yesterday, the day before, predicting and all the calling for mass violence and rioting in the streets. This is inflammatory. It's dangerous. It's against the rule of law, and we the people must say this is not who we are. And meantime, we are hearing that Biden has not been briefed on the Department of Justice's latest filing on the classified documents found at Mar-a-Lago, White House press secretary queen Jean Pierre says The White House will not be discussing this matter either. We are just not going to comment on the investigation. And I think any underlying pieces of the investigation, any content of the investigation. And no immediate ruling today meantime from a judge on former president Trump's request for a special master to review those documents. Retired New York City police officer Thomas Webster has been sentenced to ten years in prison at attacking the U.S. capitol January 6th former president Trump meantime promising full pardons for rioters if he's elected president again. We clogged military exercises between India and Russia underway John Kirby as National Security Council coordinator for a strategic communications and he calls this very troubling. Every nation has to make their own decisions that India's got to make its own decisions about its bilateral relations with other countries and certainly that countries that it's going to exercise militarily with. And Kirby unbalance of power there. Hong Kong, as you mentioned, is targeting an end to hotel quarantine. This will be in November ahead of a summit of global bankers and an international rugby competition, but opposite mood in China in Shenzhen two districts have just tightened controls, and China's southwestern mega city of Chengdu, as you mentioned, is locked down 21 million residents locked down there. Apple supplier Foxconn, Intel, Toyota, among those with manufacturing operations there. And in the U.S., the head of the CDC is backing Pfizer and Moderna's omicron variant COVID vaccines. Those new shots could be in people's arms starting next week. Global news 24 hours a day on air and on Bloomberg quicktake powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than a 120 countries
Mark Levin
Joe Biden's Opening Remarks From Independence Hall
"I speak to you tonight From sacred ground in America Independence hall in Philadelphia Pennsylvania Of independence to the world More than two centuries ago With an idea Unique among nations that in America where all created equal This is where the United States Constitution was written and debated This is where we set in motion the most extraordinary experiment of self government the world has ever known Yeah but your party hates it With three simple words we the people we the people these two documents and the ideas they embody a quality and democracy are The Rock upon which you and The New York Times reject both of them Both how we became the greatest nation on earth There why For more than two centuries America has been a Beacon to the world I thought we were systemically racist Democracy are under assault We do ourselves no favor to pretend otherwise Okay So tonight I don't I've come to this place where it all began To speak as plainly as I can To the nation About the threats we face about the power we have in our own hands To meet these threats and about the incredible future the lies in front of us if only we choose if only we could eliminate the Republicans
Bloomberg Radio New York
"independence hall" Discussed on Bloomberg Radio New York
"They are calling the battle for the soul of the nation. Let's go to Philadelphia. Biden in the First Lady walking to the podium. Waiting to the crowd? Here's president Joe Biden. My fellow Americans, please, if you have a seat, tell you. I speak to you tonight. From sacred ground in America. Independence hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This is where America made its Declaration of Independence to the world. More than two centuries ago. With an idea, unique among nations that in America, where all created equal this is where the United States Constitution was written and debated. This is where we set in motion the most extraordinary experiment of self government, the world has ever known. With three simple words, we, the people, we the people, these two documents, and the ideas they embody a quality and democracy are The Rock upon which this nation is built, their how we became the greatest nation on earth, their why. For more than two centuries, America has been a Beacon to the world. But as I stand here tonight, a quality and democracy are under assault, we do ourselves no favor to pretend otherwise. So tonight, I've come to this place where it all began. To speak as plainly as I can to the nation, about the threats we face about the power we have in our own hands. To meet these threats, and about the incredible future, the lies in front of us, if only we choose it, must never forget, we the people are the true heirs of the American experiment that began more than two centuries ago. We, the people, have burning inside of each of us, the flame of liberty that was lit here. It independence hall. A flame that led our way through abolition, the Civil War, suffrage, The Great Depression, world wars, civil rights, that sacred flame still burns, now in our time. As we build an America that is more prosperous, free and just, that is the work of my presidency. A mission, I believe in with my whole soul. But first, we must be honest with each other. And with ourselves, too much of what's happening in our country today is not normal. Donald Trump and the Republicans represent an extremism that threatens the very foundations of our republic. Now, I want to be very clear, very clear up front. Not every Republican, not even the majority Republicans are Republicans. Not every Republican embraces their extreme ideology. I know, 'cause I've been able to work with these mainstream Republicans. But there's no question that the Republican Party today is dominated driven intimidated. By Donald Trump on the maga Republicans, and that is a threat to this country. These are hard things. But I'm an American president. Not a president of red America, blue America, but of all America. And I believe it's my duty, my duty to love with you, to tell the truth, no matter how difficult, no matter how painful, and here, in my view, is what is true. My good Republicans do not respect the constitution. They do not believe in the rule of law. They do not recognize the will of the people. The refused to accept the results of a free election. And they're working right now as I speak and state after state to give power to decide elections in America to partisans and cronies. Empowering election deniers to undermine democracy itself. Maga forces are determined to take this country backwards. Backwards to an America where there is no right to choose, no right to privacy. No right to contraception. No right to marry who you love. They promote authoritarian leaders and they fan the flames of political violence. But are a threat to our personal rights to the pursuit of justice to the rule of law through the very soul of this country. They look at the mob that stormed the United States Capitol on January 6th. Brutally attacking law enforcement, not as insurrectionist who placed a dagger at the throat of our democracy, but they're looking as patriots. And they see their maga failure to stop a peaceful transfer of power. After the 2020 election, as preparation for the 2022 and 2024 elections, they tried everything last time to nullify the votes of 81 million people. This time, the determinants exceed in thwarting the will of the people. That's why respect and conservatives, like federal circuit court judge, Michael Ludden. Has called Trump an extreme mega Republicans quote a clear and present danger to our democracy. But while the threat to American democracy is real, I want to say it's clearly as we can. We are not powerless in the face of these threats. We are not bystanders in this ongoing attack on democracy. There are far more Americans, far more Americans, reverend from every background of belief to reject the extreme mag ideology than those that accept it
Bloomberg Radio New York
"independence hall" Discussed on Bloomberg Radio New York
"Now the latest news from New York City and around the world, here's Michael Barr. Tom John Anna, UN inspectors are hoping to gain access to Europe's largest nuclear power plant today after making their way through the war zone in Ukraine. The plant recently hit by shelling remains under Russian control, International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael grossi. We have a very important mission to accomplish. As you know, we are going to start immediately and assessment of the security and the safety situation at the plan. The IAEA's Rafael grocery. President Biden will give a prime time address tonight about what The White House calls the soul of the nation. He will deliver his remarks in front of the historic independence hall in Philadelphia. White House officials say the president will talk about the core values of the nation and the standing of the U.S. around the world, Bloomberg will carry that address live at 8 p.m. Wall Street time. New polling out following the Department of Justice blockbuster court filing, claiming former president Trump may have obstructed justice by hiding classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate. New polling from quinnipiac university shows 59% of Americans think Trump acted inappropriately in the way he handled classified documents and 50% of Americans believe he should face criminal charges. Meanwhile, the federal judge who said no no preliminary intent to appoint a special master to oversee the review of the documents, the FBI seized from Trump's Florida home as scheduled a hearing for today. Jackson Mississippi residents waited in long lines to get water after one of the city's water treatment plants was knocked off line by flooding after a storm. The city installed a temporary pump while working to resolve issues with the aging system. President Biden approved an emergency declaration for the state. Jackson Mayer choku lumumba. I spoke extensively
Mark Levin
As President, Joe Biden Dehumanizes His Opponents
"Which is extraordinarily dangerous This is what regimes do totalitarian regimes They dehumanize their opponents This is what Biden again a street thug sleazeball politician that's always ever been It's always overwhelming That's what the history books will say If they tell truth he's trying to dehumanize Republicans dehumanize people's servants state legislatures Dehumanize president Trump dehumanized Trump supporters Dehumanized to Santos that's what he does If he is semi fascist you've been dehumanized Now he's not a commentator He's not a political operative He's the president He's the president of the United States And he's playing with fire They can attack Lindsey Graham all they want People don't like being treated this way Not by the president not by the authorities Not by the people who rule over them So this issue of dehumanization is a big deal And he's going to stand there and independence hall and read the declaration It's all about humanity Individual God given rights Unalienable rights And he's going to go up there and he's going to say our opponents But of course I don't mean all Republicans I don't mean all conservatives Just the people who voted against me just the people who disagree with me
The Travel Agents
"independence hall" Discussed on The Travel Agents
"I. My red flag hadn't gone up. I thought okay. I'm okay with that. I'm okay strap in new york and it's a blast i. I don't think they need to necessarily be negative term but this particular one. We weren't fan so low. That was okay next. We have our tips from the travel agents. Riches i wish we had to be creative in cova Due to eating outside. But i think some of our cool tips came from having to be creative. One of them in particular was we found a rooftop bar called. The assembly was on the ben. Franklin parkway thank you oh my gosh this this absolutely fabulous Rooftop bar the tip comes in the form of go to a rooftop bar but call an advance and call for two reasons. Get a reservation if you need it. 'cause we found that a lot of rooftop ours are just totally booked and then to ask about dress code we we were prepared to dress up on this little weekend getaway. I had my shorts and my little akron. T shirts with me yeah. We didn't have any breast cancer jess shoes now and we found some of these. We're so glad that we call the rooftop bars for rooftop restaurants. I before going. 'cause we learned. Oh gosh we would have needed. Need trust the part to show up. So that's that was tip number one check out a rooftop. Are we recommend the assembly. It's huge dinner menu. But they did have nice apps and a great selection of drinks cigarette place to Nightcap and to pull out pull out a smartphone and and just aim your photo anywhere into the city and you're gonna get a fabulous picture. Absolutely our next tip had to do with that. It's that awkward moment. When you have to check out of your hotel or airbnb or boutique hotel at. I don't know eleven. Am or noon but your flight is in the evening. Oh yeah what do you do with your bags. Yeah in we found specifically in philadelphia. I don't know if they're countrywide. But we found a an app or website service called verto the e. r. t. o. e. I think that's how you pronounce it absolutely where a local Business will offer them a lockers up to anyone to come off in drop-off suitcase luggage. Whatever it is that they have Fee and they'll just watch over it and you can go and enjoy your day so you go on the website you find a local restaurant nearby. Where a local shop. They have Some safes you go to local place and you tell him. You're vertigo buyer. They'll take your luggage. they'll Tag it and everything so it's completely safe throw it into a safe place and they just they just watch over at for however long you need obviously will and i are both trusting people but we're also realistic so it's like my dad's rule don't don't tempt people unnecessarily so i think we keep your tricks on you whenever you're traveling. There's no reason to leave. Your passports behind in safes are lockers or in our case it was basically a small grocery store that was willing to hang onto our bags. I felt very i. I totally trusted them to such a reasonable cost. Think he was under twenty dollars. It was. I think it was twelve dollars for the two of us or the rest for the whole they. We didn't have to worry about our bags while we explored the city and then we just was time to the airport picked up. The saks ran out to p. h. l. philadelphia international airport Tip three is all about locations for where you're gonna stay. Oh yeah we were a little off the beaten path or just kind of far from everything we needed wanted to do. Yeah yeah we were. I think a mile away from city hall but it didn't feel like it. I mean it really. Didn't i recommend a like maybe one of the hotels off of Delaware riverfront there's a holiday inn that's pretty close buying If you're looking for a cheaper option right and then there's a really nice hilton. That's right off the water. It's if you're looking for a little bit more hilton. Let's see if we can find hilton. Scale where river. I mean just the location. Yeah yeah you you look it up and I think You know one of the not so much a tip. I kinda wanted to talk about some of the things that you absolutely have to do. When you go to philadelphia and one of the things for me. We mentioned rittenhouse. We've mentioned love square. We've mentioned independence hall. But i really want to hammer home that you need to go and check out. Benjamin franklin parkway There's a ton of museums there. There's the rodin. Museum is a replica of one of the david statues there which is really cool. And then yeah. There's the philadelphia museum of art but tucked away kind of behind it. Just maybe oh a five minute. Walk from the philadelphia museum of art. Is this Row of halloween houses. Yeah right That's called little house. Row country clubs so to speak. Yeah yeah they're they're Rowing clubs there to the local rowing clubs. That make up this row called boathouse row. And it's really cool in the daytime but it's especially cool at night at the night. Everything's lit up. They have depending on The season if there's a holiday if it's fourth of july and halloween. If it's christmas the they will light up according to the holiday. And it's just a really cool place. I mean there's a lot of maybe college age kids around the area that we're hanging out but At night and during the day there's a up beer garden. It was a really cool place and it really is about five minutes away from the philadelphia museum of art. So i think you realistically spend a whole day in the benjamin franklin parkway just checking out museums checkout restaurant checking out a rooftop bars Checking out the boathouse row and you really have a good day. It's a really cool place checkout if you're gonna come away from this podcast with kind of that way. What are the they set a lot. What are we supposed to do again. I think we can. We can summit up with spend time delaware. Riverfront spent time at benjamin franklin avenue area slash boathouse row and spent time in the old town. Yes seeing the the museums and whatnot. That hilton museum by the way was the hilton philadelphia at penn's landing nice and it is right in front of what was our favorite restaurant mushoo later. We're gonna talk and during our interview with a local. We're gonna talk to john from philadelphia. I'm just kind of eager to see he. He's really seems to be the restaurant. Expert of philadelphia. I've kind of eager We'll just see if he happens to throughout mushoo our favorite restaurant as one of his. Or maybe he won't mention. I don't know we'll.
Mark Levin
'American Marxism' Is a Calling for the Next Continental Congress Convention
"Those of you have listened to this program for a long time. I have often said I was born at the wrong time. And I often think this What I would have done what I would have given To be there during the debates. The second Continental Congress. Independence Hall in Philadelphia, which was the Pennsylvania Assembly building. To participate in that What I would have done. They said in exactly the same room. During the debates of the Constitution for 5.5 months. In Philadelphia as hard as it was What I would do. To be back then. And then as I'm writing this book, I think, all right, Wait a second. We have to do this again. Different environment, different circumstances, different methodology. Got it. But fundamentally, we have to do this again. We are fighting an enemy. It's the most powerful enemy we have ever faced. Ever faced. And it Is the most complex enemy and it's the most daunting and complicated way to fight an enemy. Why They've devoured so many of our institutions and our culture.
Everything Everywhere Daily
Objects of State: The Material History of the US Constitution
"The constitution of the united states. I'm talking about the ideas and the words in the constitution but rather the actual physical original copy of the document itself. There's been a rumor floating around for years. The constitution the declaration of independence and the bill of rights were all written on hemp paper and this is not true while him paper was common at the time it wasn't used for really important documents really important documents were written on parchment. The drafts of the constitution may have been written on paper but the final draft was not parchman is made from animal. Skin the parliament that the constitution was written on came from sheepskin. The actual document was actually a rush. Job wants the delegates agreed on the final language. The final parliament version had to be done over a weekend for the final signatures. The person who's handwriting is on the constitution is a man. By the name of jacob shallows he was the assistant clerk to the pennsylvania general assembly which met at independence hall where the constitutional convention delegates were meeting. He was paid thirty dollars for his service. Because he had to transcribe almost four thousand words to four large pieces of parchment. There are actually are a few small errors in the document. There were a couple of cases where he missed a word and then had to insert a word between others on the bottom of the first page had scrape out an entire line and when he had the document ready for the delegates on monday they had a last minute changed when the increase the maximum allowable number of representatives from one per forty thousand people to one per thirty thousand he actually documented the changes at the end of the last page. The document was really not considered very important after it was signed.
News Radio 920 AM
"independence hall" Discussed on News Radio 920 AM
"We're going to go to dinner and this this time of year summer time of year. And but they wanted to come down dating. We live about 30 Miles north of date, And so they said, before we go to dinner, we're gonna toward the Wright brothers home. We said great. We'd love to do that. We like the history on it. So we tour the right by this home. They tell you all about these amazing guy. They end the tour. They end the tour in one of the brothers bedrooms, and you've learned all kinds of neat things about the bicycle shop and that gets both and gadgets and things that they invented in the last room. They tell you a few more things about one of the brothers and then they literally in the torso. And you two pictures. The first picture they show you is that very first flight. Wright brothers, Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, 19. Oh, three. And this thing that caught a plane And you Your first thing is how that can get off the ground. And the truth is that barely did it went like 100 ft. They show you that picture, and you're like, Okay, that's Pretty cool. I remember that in eighth grade, seventh or whatever I learned at school, and then they put it down and they hold up a second picture. 44 years later, Chuck Yeager. Breaking the sound barrier, and I was like I was like, Wow, I didn't I didn't know that. I mean, I must have been sleeping that day in school or something I didn't realize. And you think in 44 years we go from two guys flying 100 ft to another American in a jet breaking the sound barrier. And really, that was in the tour and as Polly and I my wife and are walking out of that room. It literally hit me like I thought. Wait a minute. I represent, always county, Ohio, home of near Neil Armstrong. Where 22 years after Chuck Yeager. He steps on the moon, and sometimes you can just step back. I think and speak in 66 years we went from two guys flying 100 ft. To putting a man on the moon in one lifetime. This country the greatest country ever did that. That's what we should celebrate. Not all this baloney that they want to talk about how we're racist and terrible country celebrate that. That's what America has done. And that's always tell folks don't ever let anyone tell you. We're not the best country ever now, 1000% man, and that's the thing. It's the It's the difference between Victor Hood, her victimhood. We should be pushing an ideology of Victor Hood. We are the greatest source of good in the world. We have overcome every adversity known to man. Nobody's worked harder to be a better place, and that's really the message we embrace. That's why I appreciate you coming on. I will tell you, you know, uh and and to the Chuck Yeager point. It's a very controversial flight because he wasn't wearing a mask on board the plane. So I don't know. Yeah. Fauci wants him taken out of the record books that that that's not gonna stand for long. I can't think about that. But think about that. That is amazing what this country did, And now we have everyone who wants to just say like, oh, the country's bad. We've got a president knighted states who wants to talk about how bad the country Like Are you kidding? Let's let's let's just what you said. Let's celebrate the victory This country has brought to not just Americans, but what we have done for freedom to countless number of people around the planet. That's what we should be celebrating, particularly On the Fourth of July. 1000% Okay, Couple of fourth of July Fun facts to throw out your really quick while I got you on the line. Um, the Coney Island hot dog eating contest, which, of course, takes place every year in the Fourth of July. Joey Trust that he holds the record right now with 75 hot dogs in 10 minutes. Yeah. 75 illegal and a diet coke. Um, can you Ob could could you would be like like £120, isn't he? Yes. Yes. He's like it's like a weird bubble constrictor type of consumption. Where this little guy just Nick. Nick? Yes. Think about this £16 of of meat. He's eating. Yeah. How much do you have to hate yourself? To eat £16 of meat in 10 minutes. That's aggressive, Uh, know that it's something that's for sure, it's I don't know if they were crazy. I don't know what it is. Is there a Jordan family record? That's all I wanted to ask. I don't expect it to be 75 hot dogs. But is there is there a member of the Jordan family that can throw down on that level? Yeah. Oh, no, that there's probably some claims to fame that we have in our family. But that's not one of them might be yet. That's crazy, though. You see that I can't even watch when they show that on the show that on ESPN sometimes I know I've seen it at some point. Happen. It's It's disturbing. I'm the same way. I I hear the number every year and I react to it. And I laugh. But I can't. I can't actually watch it. It's a dark place. No, I can't. Okay. One other thing that you might be able to solve. Okay in 17 76. Okay. It is alleged that the second Continental Congress was meeting in Philadelphia and the Liberty Bell just rang on its own during the session. Now, my question to you Is Was that freedom ringing or with some disgruntled Philly fan throwing a beer and he happened to hit the belt? Yeah, I'll pick the former great There's a great scene. There's a great scene in the movie 17 76. I love that musical, and it's all about those guys in that Congress and they were that summer when they put together declaration and declared to the world why it was Appropriate to commit treason that they were getting ready to do. And it was the right thing to do. And the movie starts If you remember John Adams walks down from the Bell Tower. And as he walked down, and he walks in there to the the room that they met there in Independence Hall as he walks in, he has that famous line, he says. One useless man is a disgrace to our law firm and three or more are a Congress and I have had it with this because he's the guy trying to push the Congress actually make a decision. And you can sort of relate to that. With the politics that we see from from the Congress today. I love that I love the way he starts that movie. Yeah, no, that that's an old That's an all time keeper. I have to go back and watch that. See that now I left with some homework assignment. Um listen, man, great movie. Listen, I know you've got to train for your 75 hot dog run today, so I won't keep you any longer. Let me know how it works out so I can tell Joey. Just not if he still has the title, Okay, man. I will do that. I will do it, Jimmy. Thanks so much. No, I appreciate you, man. I appreciate you celebrate the greatest country in the world. You the man, Jim Jordan, I'll see you soon. There He goes. The great Jim Jordan, a great patriot. A guy who was in on the joke. We, you, me, everybody listening. Hit the lottery by virtue of the fact that we were born in this country. I agree with that. And everybody telling you otherwise. Is a dang fool. Oh, you're right..
WSB-AM
"independence hall" Discussed on WSB-AM
"We continue with our American stories, and we return to our fourth of July special up Next. We bring you a speech given by President John F. Kennedy on July 4 1962 nearly a year earlier, the U. S failed to invade Cuba. In the Bay of Pigs operation shortly after the Soviet Union built the Berlin Wall in almost a year. After this speech, President Kennedy found out that the Soviet Union began secretly installing missiles. In Cuba to launch attacks on the United States. Times were tense and in the middle of all of this, President Kennedy gave a speech at Independence Hall. On this day in history on July 4th 1962. Ladies and gentlemen, Citizens of Philadelphia. It is a high order. Any citizen of the Great Republic. You speak at this hall of independence? On this day of independence. To speak as president. Of the United States. To the chief executives of our 50 states. Is both an opportunity. And an obligation. The necessity for comedy. Between the national government. And the several states. Is an indelible lesson of our long history. It Because our system Is designed to encourage Most differences understand? Because its checks and balances Are designed to preserve the rights of the individual. And the locality. Against preeminent Central authority. You and I governors. Both recognize how dependent we both are..
The Steve Deace Show
"independence hall" Discussed on The Steve Deace Show
"State house that's now called independence hall in philadelphia. The best men from each of the colonies sat down together which was very fortunate. Our in our nation's history one of those rare occasions in the lives of men when we had greatness to spare these were men of means well educated twenty four lawyers and jurists. Nine were farmers owners of large plantations on june. eleven committee. Sat down to draw a declaration of independence where we're going to tell the british fatherland no more rule my redcoats below the dam ruthless foreign ruler stream of freedom was running shallow muddy and we were going to light a fuse to dynamite. That dan this pact. Has burke later put. It was a partnership between the living. And the dead and the yet unborn. There was no bigotry. There was no demagoguery in this group all had shared hardships. Jefferson finished draft of the document in seventeen days. Congress adopted it in july and so much familiar history but now king. George third had denounced all rebels in america as traitors punishment for treason was hanging the names now. So familiar to you from the several signatures on that declaration of independence. The names were kept secret for six months for each new. The full meaning of that magnificent last paragraph in which his signature pledged his life his fortune and who sacred honor fifty. Six men placed their names beneath that pledge. Fifty six men knew when they signed that they were risking everything they knew if they won this fight the best they could expect would be years of hardship and a struggling nation and if they lost they'd face a hangman's rope but they signed the pledge and here is the documented fate that gallant fifty-six carter braxton of virginia wealthy planter trader saw. His ships swept from the seas to pay his debts. He lost his home and all of his properties and died in rags. Thomas lynch junior who signed that pledge was up third generation rice grower aristocrat large plantation on her after he signed his health failed his wife and he's set out for france to regain his failing health. Their ship never got to. France was never heard from again. Thomas mckean of delaware so harassed by the enemy that he was forced to move his family five times. In five months he served in congress without pay. His family and poverty and in hiding vandals looted the properties of ellery and climber and hall gwinnett and walton and hayward rutledge and middleton thomas nelson. Junior virginia raised two million dollars on his own signature to provision our allies. The french fleet after the war. He personally paid back. The loans wiped out his entire estate and he was never reimbursed by his government in the final battle for yorktown. He nelson urged general washington to fire on his. Nelson's own home which was occupied by cornwallis. It was destroyed. Thomas nelson junior had pledged his life his fortune and his sacred honor. The heavens seized the home of francis hopkinson of new jersey francis. Lewis had his home and everything destroyed his wife imprisoned. She died within a few months. Richard stockton who signed that declaration was captured. Mistreated his health broken to the extent that he died at fifty one. His estate was pillaged. Thomas hayward junior was captured when charleston fell. John hart was driven from his wife's bedside while she was dying. Their thirteen children fled in all directions for their lives. There's fields and gristmill were laid waste for more than a year. He lived in forests and caves and returned home after the war to find his wife. Did his children gone his property's gone and he died a few weeks later of exhaustion. A broken heart lewis morris so his land destroyed his family scattered. Philip livingston died within a few months from the hardships of the war. John hancock history remembers best due to a quirk of fate than anything. He stood for that great sweeping signature attesting to his vanity towers over the others one of the wealthiest men in new england and yet he stood outside boston one terrible night of the war and he said burn boston though it makes hancock beggar if the public good requires it so he to lived up to the pledge of the fifty-six few were long to survive five were.
WZFG The Flag 1100AM
"independence hall" Discussed on WZFG The Flag 1100AM
"It's on the other Republicans or winch, the cowards. We need a revolution. Just how far would you carry that revolution Going? Toe? What arrest people shoot people. What do you plan to do in that revolution? Just curious What we all want, Wanna know? Overthrow the radical politicians that are running our country now? All right Thoughts Larry Klayman. Well, this is the natural results. What I'm talking about in my book. I suggest peaceful methods and legal methods of doing it ago as in our declaration of independence, it says, by the laws of nature and nature's God. You know, Malum in se versus Malin Prohibitive is that we have a right to reclaim our country. Our country's been taking away from this and this gentleman is absolutely right. I don't think he advocates violence. But he's real was a little unclear at one point there, But the point will wish the best. And I think the best of him. Okay, Good. Right. Hey, missed the point of no return and there will be violence. In the streets and look at these radical groups that have put Biden and Harris up. Radicals from every religion, race, color, creed and ethnicity. They don't represent these groups. The majority. People in these whips are good people, but they're radicals. And at this point in time, they're going to be others from the other side who were going to take matters into their own hands. And I'm trying to arrest that all right. The idea. The idea of a third continental Congress is to discuss If we have to forming our own government, not hermit, turning anybody But doing what our founding fathers did Take it back to Independence Hall where it all began, You know, get real Supreme Court justices and aren't beholden. Special interest that got there through money and perks Get Congress that actually represents the American people and nominated president like George Washington, Or maybe even Trump. You can lead this country because right now We're in the tank him, and it's going down faster than we even thought in just a week and a half. All right, we'll be back in just a moment..
WSB-AM
"independence hall" Discussed on WSB-AM
"Know the difference between a man and a pig because you do and you can't help. But no, That's one reason why the Nazis Would love people on cattle cars and shipped him off to factories for their slaughter, just like slaughter houses, But they didn't really like to talk about that very much. They were always trying to cover it up. Right? And when they were later after the war, when they were arrested in, stand up and say, I did that, and that was really great. That's not the way they talk. Why? Because they know And if you know that, then you know that a fellow 6000 miles away in London, born of a great family doesn't get to rule you. Is if you were a hog to take your property and lead you around and do whatever you want. That's what the decorator independence means. And by the way, the point about this is that these arguments from nature inequality They are self evident. What self evident means is saying all men are created equal. You can actually turn that word men in that proposition into the word X. You can put the word cup there. You can put the word dog there. You can put the word pig there. You can put the word angel there because each being of a kind is equal in respect to the thing that gives it its nature and human beings are the rational creatures and unlike hogs, Responsible for their actions and cannot therefore be governed without their consent. Their consent, Theo even come together as a community. And decide to be ruled by a set of minimal common laws that are there's laws that they made an art some morning whims of some king. As mankind was ruled before then, and then off course, there's the dramatic conclusion to the declaration. Of independence. The end of it is a legal pronouncement that now we're going to be an independent country. Pronouncement, mind you sealed. By the people in the room there in Independence Hall in Philadelphia. Mutually pledging to each other, their lives, their fortunes and their sacred honor. It's a war time battlefield Proclamation. Thomas Jefferson is promising. John Adams. John Adams is promising. Thomas Jefferson back. Everything we've got is a stake in this. We're not going to quit on this thing. We're signing an act of trees. How many of them would lose their lives? Would any lose their fortunes and most importantly, would any Lose their sacred honor that story next In the rule of law for our American stories arm, Alex Cortez..
The Past and the Curious
Under Your Feet
"You may remember Charles Wilson Peel as the man featured in episode thirty four all about museums in Philadelphia's independence hall above the very room where the declaration of Independence was signed. He opened a museum to display a whole bunch of unusual things. There were mammoth skeletons, ancient artifacts, a wily and well traveled little prairie dog and a wall full of portraits of very important people. He painted those VIP portraits himself appeal among everything else was a remarkable artist and the paintings that he made of the many people who lived in the late seventeen hundreds are some of the best of the time period. We should remember that in the seventeen hundreds there was no television or computers there weren't even photographs. So the average person would probably never actually catch a glimpse of someone famous like George Washington or Ben Franklin and person. which meant that they might not know what they really looked like. Isn't that funny thing to consider if you were alive at the time and wondered what a person look like looking at a portrait was just about the only way to see a famous face. So, curious people were happy to pay Peale's museum admission to see paintings of these very important people and finally put faces with the names they had heard about all the time, the old animal parts and the little prairie dog that peel had on display. Just a nice bonus. Now Peel was just one man and he couldn't paint everyone. Appeal portrait was typically an honor reserved for only the most notable people, presidents, founding fathers, famous personalities. You had to do something pretty special to get appeal portrait. And here's another thing to keep in mind. This was the seventeen hundreds in America and the early eighteen hundreds. So all of the faces that tended to fit those descriptions at that time were white faces. All except for one. On the wall that peel filled from floor to ceiling portrait's in his museum, one painting certainly stuck out to any visitor. It was the face of a black man and he was very old. And the dark skin on his narrow face was accented by white tufts of beard hair in the painting. He's wearing a knit cap on his head. Mike one you'll probably be getting out soon with the rest of your winter clothes. If you haven't already the old man's eyes looked bright and strong and his expression was one of satisfaction. It's an incredible face to look at and many people have wondered who was this man in a way the portrait happened by accident. In eighteen nineteen peel had traveled from his home in Baltimore to Washington DC to paint James Monroe the fifth president of the United States. while. They're peels. Curiosity was piqued when he heard about a free black man who is a practicing Muslim and who not only owned a home in nearby. Georgetown but was a successful business man who had helped finance the bank. This was remarkable and because this was forty six years before the civil war and the end of slavery, it was very unusual. This man was called Yaro Mahmoud. And people said he was one hundred and forty years old. That part was fake. He was probably around eighty at the time but everything else was true. Peel had to make a special trip across the Potomac River to meet Yaro talk with him about his life and have him sit for a very unusual portrait. Painting portraits takes a lot of time as you might imagine, which means there's plenty of time to talk, and that's what Yaro did. The little that we know about him today is mostly because Peel wrote much of it down. It's a pretty amazing story and one that challenges our ideas of the people who were living and thriving in. America at the time. In the year. Seventeen. Fifteen euro was only fourteen when he was captured and taken from his home in West Africa he like millions of other men, women and children was victim of the slave trade. People were kidnapped from their lands, take into another and forced into Labor. Euros people were known as the Fulani and it is believed that his family were wealthy Muslim leaders in this community. Historians think this because Yaro knew how to read and write both in the Fulani language as well as Arabic. Later in his life he learned to read and write a bit of English as well. Making him literate in three languages. That's a feet for anyone at the time but especially unusual for someone who would live much of his life and slavery. Most. Enslaved people would be kept from learning to read and write at all. But for euro, it helped him stand out. After the terrible journey on a slave ship across the Atlantic Ocean Yaro landed in Maryland where a man named Bell bought him directly off the boat. Everything and everyone Yaro new was gone never to be seen again, the man who legally purchased him was a wealthy farmer who owned several properties that depended on the work of enslaved people, farms, watermills, things like that pretty quickly though bell figured out that Yaro was more well suited for work other than hard plantation labor luckily, for Yaro, his education lead to another old, he became what is known as a body servant. In this role young Yaro traveled with bell everywhere he went. When he met with other farmers, Yaro was there. He met the people he would sell his grain too Yarra was there. When he met with powerful politicians, Yaro was also there. And nearly every one of those people would remember meeting Euro. Mahmoud. How could you not? He was obviously incredibly talented and smart, but also by being in the room when business was happening. Yaro was able to learn how to make it happen himself.
The Ladies of Strange
Isolation and Freudian Paranormal Slips
"When eastern state penitentiary or Cherry Hill as it was known at the time was erected in eighteen, twenty nine and Francis Ville it was the largest and most expensive public structure in the country which country. I've never heard of the eastern state penitentiary. It's Bainian okay was. nope Cherry Point. Just Kidding Cherry Point with Carolina's where my brother was born Cherry Hill. It's still the same country. Back to it. So about that map. Okay, starting off the strong today. Did you mean which state? Even when I, you align. Oh, happy. Belated birthday by the way tiffany was going to mention it but I didn't want us to be all of them. You let that slide since it's your birthday week. All right. So from eighteen, twenty and From eighteen twenty, nine to nineteen seventy-one, the eastern state penitentiary in Pennsylvania United States of America north. America. Earth Opera Milky Way Galaxy. Belief operated as one of the most famous and most expensive prisons in history at its completion. The building was the largest emo-. I can keep saying that the largest and most expensive public structure ever record in the United States and quickly became a model for more than three hundred prisons. Worldwide Eastern state emerged from concerns of prison reformers in Philadelphia in the late eighteenth century when prisons held accused criminals only until their trials if convicted prisoners face public in corporal punishment in seventeen, Eighty, seven, a group of well known and powerful Philadelphians known as the Philadelphia Society for alleviating the miseries of public prisons. Oh. What is the please? Give me a what's it called acronym Yup Thank you the Fist Sim. Map. The FISA Abba Papa they met in the home of Benjamin Franklin. The members expressed growing concern with the conditions in American European prisons conditions at the Walnut Street jail, which is located directly behind independence hall were appalling open in Seventeen, seventy, seven, the Walnut Street Jail House accused men, women, adults, children's thieves. Murderers were all jailed together disease ridden dirty pins were rape and robbery were common occurrences. Okay. I know that this is an other movies and TV shows and everything. 'cause you know this is something that was prevalent in history but this reminds me of outlander haven't seen IT A. Girl Uni Watch it but there's a scene where Jason are like a season where he's in prison in its continue. Okay I think lots lots of prisons are bad. The jailers made little effort to protect the prisoners from each other. Instead, they sold prisoners alcohol up to nearly twenty gallons a day Jeez. Food Heat including clothing came at a price and it wasn't unusual prisoners to die from the cold or starvation and keep in mind. They were only cap until their trials because if they are found innocent, they were like, Oh, if they were found guilty day, we're usually guilt Dr Benjamin rush spoke on the society's goal to see the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania set the international standard in prison design. He was convinced that crime was a quote moral disease and suggested a house of repentance were prisoners could meditate on their crimes experienced spiritual Ra- Morrison undergo rehabilitation good for him. What's his name again? Dr Benjamin Rush Okay you rush rush come down on the Cocoa Award Good Just hear me out for pages. The concept grew from enlightenment thinking but no government had successfully carried out such a program. It took the society more than thirty years to convince the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to build this kind of prison. But in eighteen twenty, one, Pennsylvania legislature appropriated two hundred and fifty thousand dollars for eastern state and thus began a revolutionary new building on the farmland outside of Philadelphia at twenty twenty, seven Fairmont Avenue all
The Indicator from Planet Money
The Bankruptcy Question
"Jennifer. Hensel is a tour guide in Philadelphia. She gives private tours to students. Corporate groups families. She's been in business for nine years. She's forty-one she is passionate about history and she really loves her job not tour the historic area. Philadelphia is complete without including independence hall behind me. This process she makes about fifty thousand dollars year as a tour guide. But it's a funny business. She says it's very seasonal. The winners pretty dead and the spring. That's when we're starting to get our tour. That's when we're starting to pick up but right win things. Were starting to pick up about a month ago. Jennifer got a call. It was a tour group cancelling and then she got another call and another call and another call like even just talking about it. Like my heart. 'cause I remember there was literally one day where I just had. Maybe three to four months worth of work. Just cancel on me like in one afternoon. I remember standing the the street corner at fourth and market waiting for the bus and try not to cry like I've not a crier but it was just like I it was just I couldn't this business. Jennifer built up over nine. Years was just gone. Decimated is maybe the word that comes to mind and Jennifer's head started spinning going. How do I pay my rent? How to pay my bills rent? I was like okay my landlord. He's actually a pretty cool guy. I could probably talk to him and work something out food. Pb and J. Rahman I probably could manage but Jennifer also had this other debt. I have medical that I had surgery last year because I had a cancer scare. I credit card debt like most Americans and it seems to grow faster than you pay down that credit card debt and those medical bills totaled twenty five thousand dollars and with no income on the horizon and the tour industry just looking like it might be very slow to come back that debt just starting to seem overwhelming as she was riding on the bus and more and more people were calling her and e mailing her to cancel their tours. This word started coming into Jennifer's head. This word that seemed simultaneously like a huge relief in escape hatch and also terrifying and unthinkable a word that now hundreds of thousands of people and businesses across the. Us are thinking of right now bankruptcy. This is the indicator from planet money. I'm Stacey Manic Smith at Cardiff Garcia. Today on the show bankruptcy the bankruptcy process can be confusing an emotional expensive but is unemployment in the. Us moves towards twenty percent credit card delinquencies rise into the millions. Many businesses and individuals are seeing bankruptcy as
Making Gay History
Revisiting the Archive: Frank Kameny
"Mattachine Society of Washington was formed around my personality. We characterized ourselve- within ourselves within the movement as an activist militant organization. Well those were very dirty. Words in those days was sixty one in sixty two. No one else was except for the civil rights movement was just beginning. But I mean even within the game movement even more so you weren't supposed to be overall goal plan that you stated what you're going to do as an organization that was sort of set up an statement of purposes which I could dig out generally. What was it generally to work for? Gay Rights Solo. Gay Rights has such wasn't necessarily the phrase of choice of those days but to to achieve equality for homosexuals and homosexuality against heterosexuals and heterosexuality that was equality. I guess primarily wasn't born in sixty nine or those I certainly Nhar. The sixty nine have happened if we hadn't come along for years you well. No that's not how it wrong. They would not. We started to digress before I get back We started picketing in here in sixty five which I created the mindset which allowed for gays doing openly public things by way of demonstration ask gays there would not have been stonewall if they hadn't already gotten the mindset had already been established for that by us in sixty five with subsequent demonstrations year by year. Widely publicized in New York at Independence Hall every Fourth of July. Each year after sixty five. And which was being publicized in sixty nine and prepared preparation for that one when Walker and it would have never have a card. Gay People do anything publicly if we had already started it. What happened to your case. My case was dead with the Supreme Court that ended that permanent. The commission changed. Its rule is seventy five Yash. You must recall what I hearing about that. They they called me up. They knew by that time I was on. I speak with obvious. Hyperbole and figuratively on virtually daily communication. With general counsel. This Service Commission cases. You knew other things that come along. He people were coming. Oh yes. He had informed the eighteen months before and seventy-three that they will beginning the process of changing their policy but there were a lot of minds that had to be changed inside the commission and he informed me that it was going to come out on July fourth except for the July Fourth Holiday. So we're going to have to be July third very appropriately. And that's when they issued a news release and the former change in policy seventy five. Yes of course in seventy eight under Carter Administration. The Civil Service Reform Act went through Congress and that abolished the Civil Service Commissioner under that name. It's the office of Personnel Management. The Oh pm chains all the laws. So that's one battle one book that has nicely been closed and put on the shelf as a complete success at this point. I'm sort of I don't know people call me a living ledger. And you're like being called a living legend. It doesn't bother me No excuse complementary or the humorous. The world's oldest living homosexual or the grandfather or the great grandfather of the game which was not which is not technically as you well know live takes turnings and you don't foresee them but ultimately I think. In retrospect life has been more exciting and stimulating and interesting and satisfying and rewarding and fulfilling the night possibly have dreamed it would have been.
The Horse Racing Radio Network Podcast
Derby Hopeful Independence Hall Among The Horses 'Testing The Waters' Saturday At Tampa Bay
"Ocean night for Trainer Care McLaughlin stacking stamping himself as one of the top OP. Three roads in the country at that point is we know he would come back in the Tampa Bay. Derby things didn't go. According to plan that day he would be given a break and then continue on throughout the rest of his career but ocean night. Very very talented and Kieran back in the SAM. F Davis later this afternoon with Alisa. We'd who is another horse. That has a lot oughta talent and Karen with me now on the horse racing radio network here in good morning. Good Morning Mike how are you. I'm well my friend. How about yourself? Great Oshawa lead. This is a horse that you know has ability has shown it throughout his entire brief career. Last time out runner up behind shot ski in New York. Tell me a little bit about Asia. We where is he right now. He's on the van had into Tampa is A really nice big curling colts with Great Mind does everything right and he wants to distance of you know as far as they write the races because we feel like so. That's a good sign for going forward but Unlucky to lose Robson last time it came from well back doc just just missed came out of the race in good shape. I'm talking to Rick Nicholls. We weren't sure what we're going to run. But we're happy to get him back in the talk to that top. Yes it's interesting. You talk about the distance factor in hill as long as they can write the races he debuted at Saratoga. Last August. I at six furlongs. He was fifth that day kind of had an inside trip and then came back at a mile. You stretch them out and boy did he show his true colors that day. He drew rafter win by more than four lancs. Yeah that was a big effort. We knew wanted to go further. Most of the time horses improved. Second can start third start to. Hopefully he'll keep improving. We have to prove today to to beat this independence hall. He's very talented. So we'll see how it goes but we're ready to go. Have you gotten a chance to see independence hall in person. I did see Him I saw his hind feet kicking up The rams no that's wrong. Yeah so tough to the side of my cat is handful Craig job with the horse and these very talented very fast horse today. There's some speed hopefully entertained entertained similarly cross because we'll be well back making along that race track Kieran is different than a lot of surfaces. At least I've been told that Ah from your perspective is a guy who won more than fifteen hundred races in his career that that track at Tampa. Hi How would you describe it vary Sandy. Hi flays Nice job. Sometimes it can get a little bit speedy but today there's there's a lot of patient or raise so a horse going to get an uncontested lead is pretty fair track and the main thing is for us with his source. At this time it was either. Go Up for the withers servers. And you didn't want to go to Al Queda in on a deep hiring tracking them on eight. I start back this year. And and Holy Bull is Speed favoring short run into the stretch at Gulfstream so we didn't really want to that so so we we had to think about it but we side to go here to get started them. We'll we'll make plans after to go next but just this. Hopefully it works out for us. Yeah I was going to ask you. That question is is. You were mapping out his early season course here have you. Have you thought that far ahead is to if if things go well today. Do we stay there for the Tampa Bay. Derby do we go to New York if you really given it that much thought yet or you just get past today not too much but York we will well not do next one. Is the Gotham one mile so We could end up for the wooden Morio there but we have a lot of obsolete in Florida and Tampa so a lot of different options though this take it one day at a time so literally one one day at a time. We'll figure it out. How about the inside post position? Going a mile and a sixteenth at Tampa. Well it's okay It's fine because oncoming from off the pace yep in that one we'll say ground down inside and like I said there's a couple of really fast horses and we might find ourselves even last talks to last but Joel Ario the faster. They go further when I get back. But he's a great rider and times. He's moved well. This hopefully take time at a fast last talking trainer Care McLaughlin here on the horse racing radio network. Karen how do you. How do you approach approach in view these early season prep races? Well like I said we're just happy to get back to the racist. Get Him in a starting gate. Agai- you get a race under his belt and then we take it from there and just see where to go next but you just want to get back to the races and have a good performance. We don't I'll have to win today to still feel like we have a derby horse or of course point that way. It's three zero Tom. Years Great to have a nice. Oh so he'll tell us Where we go and how it goes you know we won't force the Derby on but hopefully takes US A? It's a great eight point and you and I talk well. It seems like every year. Now you and I have a chance to catch up in the spring a couple of times making your way down the road to the Kentucky Derby and that's a great position for you to be in because it means that you're getting live three year olds that are making their way toward the first Saturday in May Have you. Have you changed your approach or tweaked anything over the years in terms of trying to get a horse to peak on the first Saturday in May when you get there. I know how much you want to win it not not really no we We try putting much do the same thing we try to get there. It's a lot about the horse and And you you just hope that you do get there with a nice sound hoarse. And even the best shot to to get their win but We've run fourth three. He Times second once. It's a tough race to win but the price there a quarter of these days also I tell everybody that just to get a horse in the starting gate in our sport is a major accomplishment. And then if you're lucky enough to win a race any race. That's a huge accomplishment to get to the Kentucky Derby current put that in perspective for me. Yes it's very hard to get their twenty horses there and The prep race. It now become come very important because of the money behind them. Two million dollar racing to buy one billion dollars craps everywhere. It seems like so they're important to for a horse down. Nice China when some of these races and the Kentucky Derby the Kentucky Derby everybody everybody dreams about time to win it and It's great to have a horse to that. We think has a chance to get so often when we watch golfers was on the PGA tour. They'll talk about not looking at the leaderboard throughout the round the Kentucky Derby earning spot in the starting gate is based on points as it has been the past ask several years. Do you even pay attention to the points. As you're going down the road or use figure okay. If I got a good enough horse the points will take care of themselves. Yeah that's that's the way you have to look at is. The last crap is so important. And you don't want to run if you're not running well by that but I you know in April roller to you. You made all the points of those races so If the horses takes us there the points of will be earned and you know. We won't not door obviously. We're talking about obsolete because he's in the spotlight this afternoon in the grade. Three Sam f Davis but are there any other cure McLaughlin. Three year olds olds. We should be keeping an eye on. Well we only nominate one other one in that SPA city and he actually runs today and I made some a at Gulfstream and he was second last time and still Green Bay Colt by street cents out of Sarah Louisa. He's that we think he has a chance to to get there. Get his maiden broke today. We could possibly have a horse for the Derby. But it's you know he has to break his bait and that's take us there or the preakness or something or the Belmont. So he's He's a talented code. The only other coat with how he is as good as it gets he is trainer. Care McLaughlin here on the horse racing radio network here and always so generous with your time. I really appreciate it all the best with Odua this afternoon and go get it done. Thank you very much perhaps.
In The Gate
Racing Without Gambling
"I'm guessing you've heard of the Kentucky Derby Abi to this race that's run usually early in May we haven't yet talked about the Kentucky Derby this year but that's about to change as we're finally starting to get into rounds of prep races that will winnow the field down to twenty for the run for the roses on May the second so to help us do that. We bring in voice. We haven't heard on this show for too long and and that's Jonathan Listener who writes for horse racing nation. Welcome back Jonathan. So before we get into a few specific horses. WHO's impressed you the most so far on the triple triple crown trail? I think Dennis moment to start the list. Dentists moment strikes to lead right at the top of the stretch at Delta. Two lanes lead our three lately for the final final furlong. Dennis this moment with five length lead scabbard with clear sailing up the second but Dennis moment kicks off the road at the Kentucky Derby in a big way. He barely moved a muscle. That we we have it. RESTRAINING NATION DOT COM user generated Kentucky Derby contender rankings and despite his trouble that experience career dentist moment has not left that number. One spot. You talking about a grade three winner. Who was going to be the favourite the Breeders Cup Juvenile L. Stumbles out of the gate? You know he could be undefeated if you look back at his debut he lost his jockey was really no fault zone so he has the two losses and between between them. He's sandwich to really really nice. Looking victories including his debut at Ellis Park they won by like nineteen and a quarter lengths. I think it was so there's a lot of potential there and he's one that I feel like every once in a while you hear about a derby prospect before they make their debut and then we kind of latch onto them I wanna say it was probably roadster roadster last year because Baffert said he could be his next justify American Farrow and obviously it didn't work out there but they'll Romans has talked up Dennis's moment since before he he ran a race. And so we're we're kind of going to the same thing here As far as a couple of other runners eight rings also out of the Breeder's cup juvenile. He's a really interesting. One didn't really run his race. You know the last time we saw him but I think the way he's going to be handled this season. You have to keep paying attention trained by Bob Baffert. He's he's GonNa run him in the rebel at Oaklawn. And then the Arkansas Derby potentially there as well and then another one that you know kind of on the fence about that you know. He's got a lot of towns. Is Max `field scratched from the Breeders Cup Juvenile. He had a little bit of an issue. There it turns out we found out a couple of weeks after that that he had had a minor surgery for a bone chip. But he's not even in serious training now. Well he's he's he's apparently galloping No works yet and so I think they'll have to do the to A. Ah kind of schedule where you hope to get race out of them and then you have a more serious race which I would expect to be something like the blue grass stakes if everything works out well and he's undeniable town. I'm and I think he's GonNa win a major race somewhere down the road. I don't know if it's going to be the Kentucky Derby and then the other one I feel like it's gotten all the conversation is independence hall at at Independence Hall now makes his move. Independence Hall is the leader getting away to lead by two prints of Pharaohs has moved up on the outside. It's Bourbon Bay Independence All L. linked and a half as they come for the quarto prints of Pharaohs on the outside Bourbon Bay. It is independence hall with the lead and now a furlong to the finish Jose Ortiz showing them the whip now goes to work on independence hall. WHO has a three likely? Just a sixteen to the finish at. It's the constitution called Independence Hall. Tailwind Jerome by four Knights won the national stakes by open links came back and won the jerome. It was a little more workmanlike. But he's going to go. Oh into the new year here as another one of the favorites and if I could talk about one more that has sort of attracted my attention a little bit. It's this ancient warrior horse. I don't know what his path is going to look like. He's Jerry Hall android or for trainee. And if you follow racing at all the last year or so. You'll know that. He's SORTA become embattled. Dan from the strike. Group's tracks out in California But I of all these horses that have won maiden races and we'll be going to the stakes. I want to watch that one closely. He's moved him over to Oakland Park. We should see him in an allowance. Race coming up at the beginning of February and then from then on he should be on the Derby trail else. That's one that that I definitely want to see more of well. You mentioned Bob Baffert. And it's tough to talk about the Kentucky Derby Trail Without Bob Baffert and he has a lot more than the one you mentioned. There's thousand words who ran a big race in the low sal futurity. I'm a Roger Federer Fan but you have to give it up for an doll who is also ambassador trainee. Who looked really really good? So I mean you know Bob Baffert certainly knows how to get horses to the Derby mean how many of these prospects aspects of pan out. I see a path for all of them. To be honest. You know and we also have mentioned authentic. It's still authentic coming to the three the eight ball. He's been in control throughout leads by a length and a half to uncaptured hero. It's all authentic as they pass the quarter pole and turned for home authentic and complete Khaliq Command turning it on. He's in front by sex with a furlong left to go. Zimba Warrior and Assault Coast as authentic is putting on a show. Here is a little green gene shifting about but long gone authentic strolls home in the sham. He'll win by about eight lakes green. It's Grafton stretch and just kept going there and another extremely impressive Horse Nidal I. I wonder about him a little bit. You know we've only seen him one time on Sunday and that six and a half for a long race he he looks like Dortmund Ortmann if you go back to two thousand fifteen big horse. That wasn't extremely fast out of the gate but once he got into stride he went straight to the pace and never really let up there. Yeah it's not not really the kind of horse you want to win the Derby but I think you could get to the Derby and then thousand words certainly has every reason to move forward his last race. I think they had probably a little bit the too much blinker on him and he ended up going head to head with that no door that ran in the Breeders Cup juvenile second. I think it's SORTA legitimize both of those horses that they ran so closely in the future. But I think thousand words is probably at least a couple of lengths better then a no door. He just probably didn't see him in the stretch until Flavian Kinda guided him out and it's like Oh with the blinker. The horse realized he had something to run against a win on. So I guess when you talk about horses that I'm looking at in the new year. Thousand Words is definitely on that shortlist list to Jonathan Listener of racing. Nation is with us here on the gate. We've talked a little bit about the Breeders Cup juvenile which was a topsy turvy race. You had three big horses that we've mentioned into all had their problems that day. We haven't talked about the horse. Who Wanted Storm the court for trainer Peter Martin and that would be a very popular win in the racing business? As you know what chance do you give storm the court to back up what he did in the juvenile. Oh probably not much not a lot of black type in the family. I'm not sure if there's any black type from Stanley I'd agree wise. And then you know he was obviously the beneficiary of other horses stumbles in that race You Know He. He goes gate to wire was not really pressed a whole lot and at the same time. I think they took the blinker. They put their blinkers on. I'm sorry and I have not a fan of lemon. That put blinkers was on a horse at that point in their career. I feel like you should be taken them off so that they can relax. Prepare to go a little bit longer. I think that race and the circumstances just all all came together for storm the court and allowed him to upset that race. It's forty five to one. Whatever he ended up that day I'm sort of in agreement? I think with everybody else that the the the better Derby Derby prospect was no door and second in that race going forward. I want to mention because these races have just happened. Enforceable label for Mark Cassie. Who is not missed? A beat after a son norm went out on his own. He had been his father's chief assistant and enforceable. Really good winning the Lecomte. But we haven't seen too many Lecompte winners. Go on to run well in the Kentucky Derby. Where do you put me as a tap it colt out of a dixie union in marriage? The breeding is good. I put him a really high on my list. As far as forces will be in the Derby but I would not put him on my list of forces that I think can win the Derby and I say that because of his running style you know if we go back to almost every year that the point system has been effect and obviously gets rid of those pure your sprinters. It's the horses that can put themselves near the front at the beginning of the race and keep that pace up and never be caught by closers that tend to win the Derby enforceable enforceable is one of those closers. It's inevitable that he's GONNA run into traffic problem you know. I almost hope he sneaks into the Derby and everybody overlooks. Because I feel like he's the kind of horse could come into the super factor. That's probably going to be a really common line of thought. Though I mean I'm thinking a few months out but the soup perfect You know in the era of a favorites winning the Derby is as remain because it's pretty high minimum of really profitable wager for people nonetheless so yeah for me. He's a super effective player. I I I think he's GonNa be okay as the distance is longer obviously is a full brother Mohammed and a half years day. There's a lot there in the pedigree just really impressive on paper and it was good to see him run as well as he did you know He. He broke his maiden at nine furlongs last summer at Saratoga and it looks like okay. Here's a real two year old and I you know he ran into you. Go into a little bit shorter and the breeder security at keeneland and Max field because two things came together and got him beat but he's definitely better horse than he showed that day and it was good to see him back it up the trump
Glenn Beck
US Open: Who will win the Novak Djokovic-Juan Martin del Potro final?
"Foreigners can be deported from the United States passing with a tally of two forty seven to one. Fifty two Republicans believe it's a much-needed measure to eliminate all criminal aliens from the US. Fox's Jillian Turner. Democrats insist the bill's provisions aren't actually clear at all and accused Republicans have purposely rushing it to a vote offense is considered a crime of violence under the Bill include murder assault sexual abuse child abuse carjacking fleeing an interference with flight crew members in attendance, hundreds of Philadelphia cyclists get naked for a cause. It was the annual Philly naked bike ride a ten mile event to protest dependence on fossil fuels promote safety for