John Ralston
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ja hÀnen omaa hÀneltÀ. En voi sanoa tarpeeksi, Rachel, mutta luulen, ettÀ nÀin sanotaan kirjassa hieman. Kuinka monta mahtavaa ihmistÀ hÀn laittoi ympÀrilleen. Ja erityisesti hÀn edusti naisia ympÀrilleen, jotka olivat suurin piirtein influenssit.
Joko puheenjohtaja, Susan McHugh, oli todella influenssivaa elÀmÀssÀ. Tai Rebekah Lamb, joka rakennetti se demokratinen kone. Ja hÀnellÀ oli paljon muita ihmisiÀ. HÀn rakentaa vahvia ihmisiÀ, ja hÀn edistyi heitÀ. Ja muun muassa, luulen, ettÀ hÀnellÀ oli influenssi moderoida joitain hÀnen positiivisuutensa, koska hÀn tuli muormin taustalta.
Ja hÀn oli luonnollisesti konservatiivinen. HÀn on kehittynyt, muuttunut, muuttunut, muuttunut, mitÀ tahansa oikea verbi, vuosien aikana. Varsinkin siksi, ettÀ joitakin niitÀ ihmisiÀ hÀnellÀ on elÀmÀssÀ. MinÀ suosittelen ihmisille kirjassa, ettÀ hÀnen evoluutinsa, tai toisin sanoen, revoluutinsa maahanmuutokseen. MinÀ olin tÀysin unohdellut siitÀ, kuinka vaikeaa hÀn oli maahanmuutokseen 90-luvulla.
In 2006 he apologizes, reverses that position, like a heartfelt dramatic apology over having taken those positions. Just fascinating stuff. But to that same point about strong women in his life, I was also fascinated, John, by the fact that Harry Reid was going to vote.
To confirm Clarence Thomas. And you report that he had written like an eloquent, beautiful Senate speech explaining why he was voting for Clarence Thomas. And then his wife, Harry Reid's wife, Lantra, essentially talks him out of it and changes and turns him around on that issue. Can you tell that story?
I was stunned when I came across this document in the archive. It was a speech that was faxed by his primary speechwriter to read early in the morning before Reid voted. I said, oh, this is interesting. This is his speech against Clarence Thomas. I'm reading this and my jaw dropped because, as you pointed out, it's this very eloquent defense of Clarence Thomas. I said, oh my God, he was going to vote for Clarence Thomas.
Kuulemassa vahvoja naisia, Reedin elÀmÀssÀ ei ollut enemmÀn vaikeaa kuin Landra Reedin elÀmÀ. TÀmÀ on todellinen rakastus, Rachel. He olivat syntyneitÀ, olivat syntyneitÀ 62 vuotta. HÀn oli yksi asia, jonka ymmÀrsin, ettÀ en tiedÀ, kuinka lÀhellÀ olin. HÀn oli paljon strategisia keskusteluja hÀneltÀ ja erityisesti kampanjoissa.
She had tremendous influence on him. And what she told me, and Landra can send it to three interviews, and she wasn't always the biggest fan of mine because of some of the things I wrote about her husband, but she was great and helped fill in details. And she basically said to me that he was so busy, he didn't have time to watch any of the hearings. I watched every minute, and I told him,
ja valitsi Clarence Thomasin vastaan. HÀn uskoi Anita Hillille, hÀn ajatteli, ettÀ Reid teki ison ongelman. Se on vaikea kertoa, mutta luulen, ettÀ hÀn valitsi 45 minuuttia ennen valinnasta. On jotain sanottavaa siitÀ, ettÀ kun hÀn valitsi, se oli jo valittu.
He knew how important that vote was and how it would be remembered. And of course, he went on from this eloquent speech praising Clarence Thomas to not only voting against him, but later saying the most vicious things imaginable about Clarence Thomas, the most Harry Reid things imaginable about Clarence Thomas once he got onto the court. And meanwhile, in his archives, there's the speech.
Phrasing Clarence Thomas and explaining his vote for him, which he saves, which you ended up getting your hands on. It's incredible. I do have to ask you, John, speaking of the archives, speaking of Landra not being a fan of yours, Harry Reid...
Not a fan of yours. So this is just the discipline it took from you to save this story for the acknowledgement section of your book. Just tell me, you are going through the archives, you've been granted in...
Thanks to Harry Reid, who talked to you in the six months before he died, who knew you were doing this book, who cooperated with you, his wife talked to you, his staffers talked to you. He gave you, allowed you access to his papers before the public broadly has access to them. You are going through his papers in the archives, and you find papers about you. And tell everybody what you found. I absolutely cannot believe it.
Olin tietoinen, ettÀ Harry Reid oli itse asiassa yllÀttÀnyt minua. MeillÀ oli semmoinen jatkuva yhteistyö. HÀn ei puhunut minua vuosina 1990-luvulla, ja sitten taas vuonna 2010-2011 hÀn ei tullut esiin, kun minulla oli esiintyminen.
I owned the station where I worked at one time, Jim Rogers, who owned a bunch of NBC affiliates. And I knew how close Jim Rogers was to Harry Reid. And you didn't just work there, you had a big politics, a dedicated Nevada politics TV show there. That was a really big deal in Nevada, and that national reporters like me spent a lot of time combing for Nevada news. I mean, you were a big deal at the station.
Kiitos, ettÀ sanoit sitÀ. Minun tÀytyy kertoa, ettÀ ajattelin, ettÀ hÀn kuulostaisi Jim Rogersin ÀÀneen, mutta se, mikÀ on todella ironiattista, on se, ettÀ Rogers, ja en usko, ettÀ kirjoitin tÀmÀn kirjassa, mutta Rogers itse asiassa onnistui hÀnen hÀneltÀnsÀ ja otti minut ilmaisemaan, ja kun kuulin, ettÀ hÀn otti esiin ilmaisen, menin sinne ja varoitin Rogersin, ettei hÀnet tehdÀ, ja menin uudestaan yhdessÀ viikossa.
Ironically enough, after Rogers passed away and Sinclair Broadcasting bought the station, what I did not know until I found these documents and these emails in the archives was that, I should have assumed this, but that Reed had, this is worthwhile, Sinclair was up waiting to get licensed, etc. for these stations.
ettÀ Reed ja hÀnen puheenjohtajansa David Krohn menivÀt esim. Sinclairin pÀÀlle ja sanoivat, ettÀ saa hÀnet ulos. Ja se on dokumentoitu. Se on oikeassa siellÀ ja he juhlittivat sen, kun se tapahtui. Ja Sinclair toki tekemÀsi ulos. He tekevÀt minua ulos ja Sinclairin pÀÀstÀ huomioi,
David Crone to tell him and then Crone forwarded that to read and they both celebrated that I had been taken off the air. This was... And the email is like, we understand that this show, that this show on this...
It's just crazy.