she is a democratic strategist digital marketer and data scientist and in pasadena we cross to craig john who well he is co-host and co-creator of the independent media show convoke are across up rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i was appreciative ok let's go to it and and you know when i look at the last 2 election cycles and how the polling was off i think it's it's more than methodology it's what we think about polls and and it seems also to me that imbedded in that is that there should be a certain kind of voter and i think that the polls that are written looking for a certain kind of voter and when you do that you don't get the results that you want or people simply just won't answer honestly because they don't trust people they don't trust polling and politics. fortunately is so divisive so head well i you know i. i'm a little bit more cynical if you can believe it i actually think my old boss phyllis schlafly for whom i worked late phyllis schlafly who had such a long career in politics she used to describe that one of the key things for her was runni

. >> craig and john correctly pointed out a certain reluctance in american history to go to war.o think there's two other lessons that joe biden ought to take from today. one is the risk of preventative strikes. japan won the battle that day, but japan lost the war that day as well. what it did was rather than sap american morale, it actually brought americans together, generated enormous war effort. so it's a real lesson that preventive attacks, it's easy to start wars than it is to finish them. the other is one on us, which is the danger of assumptions and intelligence and almost like the way israel got attacked in 1973 by the arabs, they weren't looking for, we had dismissed a lot of things there. it's a real lesson whether it's pandemics or in this case a military attack to question your own assumptions. just because you're not looking for something, doesn't mean it's not going to happen. >> let's talk, jon meacham about andrew jackson briefly. the book for which you won the pulitzer prize. you wrote that during the bush era. there were certainly some parallels there that you

of these names if you can see the photos, and robinson, gloria honey furred, paulo grady, john humphreys, craig of these celebrities are advocating giving the coronavirus, getting the vaccine, and if we can move on very briefly as well to the daily mail. again, a connected story, the queen is expected cording to the front page of the daily mail to receive a covert vaccine within weeks. she's hoping that being given it will encourage people to take it up. i mean this is really important, isn't it, lucy? that celebrity sand indeed her majesty show us the way. yes, but you have to choose the right people. interesting that the queen is going to be one of those people, because we look up to this woman so much, and we respect and admire her in so many ways that you hear that she's going to be doing it i think will turn the corner for she's going to be doing it i think will turn the cornerfor a she's going to be doing it i think will turn the corner for a lot of undecided people. what i'm not so convinced about are some of these names on the front page of the sunday mirror. and as you very elegantly p

. >> craig and john correctly pointed out a reluctance in american history toy go to war.oe biden ought to take from today. one is the risk of prevent the strike. japan won the battle that day but lost the war as well. rather than sap american morale, it actually brought americans together, generated enormous war effort. it's a real lesson, prevektive attacks -- the other is on us, which is the danger of assumptions and intelligence. and almost like the way israel got attacked in 1973 by the arabs, they weren't looking for it. we had dismiss add lot of things there. it's a real lesson, whether it's pandemics or in this case a military attack, to question your own assumptions. just because you are not looking for something doesn't mean it's not going to happen. >> let's talk, jon meacham, about andrew jackson briefly. the book for which you won the pulitzer prize. you wrote that during the bush era. there was certainly some parallels there that you brought out effectively. but what's the big takeaway from andrew jackson's eight years in the white house that joe biden can le

while to discuss the issue live let's bring in john let's cassandra fat bronx human rights activist craig morrey and founding editor of the online news site this can't be happening that is dave lindorff or if you get a happy one happy to see you david want to start with you now why in your opinion is the department of justice still pursuing the case as strongly as it is knowing that there is really mitigating evidence here. look what they're really mad about still the. tape that was released of the helicopter. attack on. innocent people in the square in baghdad that wiki leaks released and the information that came from chelsea manning through via wiki leaks and they're never going to let him go because of that and they've built a case around. the claim that he's a loose cannon that he's not a journalist this obviously throws that. the window because it shows he was doing is to diligently as he's always claimed to have done. but you know it doesn't change the american government's attitude it's i will be astounded if trump has the guts to to pardon son jay and drop the church or drop the

craig: first of all, a diary is not a book. i relied on presidential diaries often. johnuincy adams wrote wonderful diaries. james garfield wrote wonderful diaries. from garfield's diaries, he was reading and talking about civil war books like grant's and sherman's. diaries are good sources. but i wanted my book to tell a real story and to be a coherent book. to do that, i had to make cuts. there have been a lot of presidents, and they have written a lot of things. but what interested me was the story of their books and how important their books have been to american history. so i focused on their books, what they were reading, presidents reading other presidents. when i made those kinds of choices to tell the best story, no offense to polk, but his story is not one of the best stories. i did not want to waste pages on it. susan: so having spent 10 years with presidential books -- do you have a favorite, and if people haven't spent much time with them, where's a good place to start? craig: i like calvin coolidge's autobiography. it came out in 1929. i don't believe it is

american legion top cop's award, the good award, the salvation army's gus craig award, and the ed taylor colonel award for the st. john's county many ns' council for his years of dedication to our nation's veterans. his many n to successes in law enforcement, military service, and community shore also riff holds a bachelor's and master's degree from the university of florida, honorary doctorate of law degree from college. during his 40 years of service, sheriff shore made a positive his community, his in the his agency, and lives of many people, including my own. me of a quote s by ralph waldo emerson. life is not to be happy. it's to be useful. compassionate. to be honorable. o have make some difference that you lived and lived well. david, my friend, you have made a difference and lived well. behalf of the fourth congressional district of in ida, i wish david well his retirement and thank him for dedicating his life to the our community and our nation. with that i yield back. . the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from connecticut for five minutes. mr. himes: mr. speaker, i rise today to ask a s

i am dylan here with al -- and in honor of craig it's fry-yay >> he'd be so proud of you >> especially because i rib him. we have a good show coming up, john