others like aol time warner or like directv and news corp.. >> you keep using those as examples but i'mgoing forward because you believe you are going to make one a. >> i hope we have made a good deal. >> you have figured out that something that time warner and aol did not dig your out i am assuming and you are telling your shareholders you figured something out because you plan on making money on on the steel. >> we hope the economy perhaps the biggest difference is the moment in time. aol was at the peak of the internet double and we are hoping we are at the bottom. >> let's assume that you do make money on it. let's assume that this is a risk which is part of the fabric of american business and it is a great heart of the fabric of american business. it is one we should all relish, all of the us in this room are risk-takers or we would not he here. there are a lot of risks in coming to this place to sell let's assume your risk is a solid risk and you make great on you. i'm assuming you have no problem with other consolidations that are similar to the select me away hypothetical questi

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i went from aol to publishers weekly. i went from publishers weekly to pbs, where i am now blogging and twisting the site so the perceptions have changed but what i haven't seen discussed enough and i will bring my own thing to the table, nbc group is that not everything that is labeled a book review is a book review. let's talk about that because that's one of the problems about getting readers to know whether it is encouraging you to buy the book or not. there's other things to bring up. so, speed, what is a review versus something that is a summary or just a quick report? >> is an interesting question. a lot of book reviews are just reports, and i've never even thought about making that distinction it's not a book review largest thought it was a bad book review. [laughter] >> those were the ones i turned it. [laughter] >> yeah, do we as a presumption the audience wants book reviews or -- >> i don't think we have a presumption. i think some people are wanting to write reviews but a show of hands, who is interested in wr

they met through aol's online dating website and had sort of, you know, really grown up together in a lot of ways. they adopted two children together. they had bought and sold two houses together. they had gone through the process of making sure that their families were okay with their relationship, which really did take a while. when they found out that marriage would be legalized in d.c. they signed up right away. it was interesting. just this very small wedding and then they went out to dinner after and they went home. it wasn't about a wedding. it was about wanting to be married. >> the kids looked like they were very much involved in the ceremony. >> it was a family wedding and they all sort of really enjoyed it. >> great. okay, so date lab, we get to be voyeurs as people go out on their dates. who is the guy? >> he's 26, a congressional staffer, he's this really, you know, outgoing, sarcastic guy who is really lely to make friends with everybody. he's a soccer player, has lots of interesting sort of a part time photographer, a huge foodie. he's looking for a chef with a great la

as you pointed out i started out a very quick background but when i started walking it was sort aol we had a book channel there that is no longer active and i was not allowed to join our colleagues because i was a corporate blog her. the chaebol. [laughter] things change and i have always been able augur for someone i went from a a well to "publishers weekly" to pbs or i am now blocking and hosting this side. the perceptions have changed what i have not seen discussed enough to bring my own thoughts to the table that not everything that is labeled a book review is a book reviews so let's talk about that. that is one of the problems getting readers to know there are a lot of other things to bring up. what is a review verses a summary or a quick report? >> a lot of book reviews are just reports and never thought about that distinction i just thought it was a bad book reveals. [laughter] >> those are the ones that i turned in. >> yes. we have the presumption the audience wants to write a book reviews? >> gettelfinger we have the presumption i think summarizing reduce but a show of fans wh

skipping over our speaker for a moment, andrea stone senior washington correspondent for aol news andhe speakers committee member who organized today's event. ambassador c. boydon gray co-chairman of the freedom works foundation and a guest of the speaker and diana morelo, jonathan solant of bloomberg news also a former president of the national press club and adam brandon vice president of communications for freedom works. [applause] >> our speaker today is someone many republicans would love to have over for tea. dick armey is no stranger to washington. after 18 years in congress during which time he became house majority leader, he now has a second career in the leader of the tea party movement through his group freedom works. when you saw citizens rally against taxes they considered too high last april or packed town hall meetings to protest healthcare or storm congressional offices tomorrow, you are watching dick armey's organizing acumen come to life. some polls show that the grassroots tea party movement has become more popular among conservatives than the republican party itse

. >> i would start with your point about time warner and aol.the people where i was sitting at the time had many fears about that transaction. as you pointed out, history proved that they made a mistake and they paid a heavy price. many have said, as we heard, time warner and time warner cable have separated. they both feel we are approved through similar process these -- processes. i would begin by saying it is not a sure thing. what is your principal motivation? in my opinion, a principal motivation is an opportunity, a time when our economy has release suffered in last year or so, to make a bet that we will see a rebound. that this is a good time to bet on america, on advertising coming back, and on consumers wanting more content. one of my answers to mr. wells is that you do not purchase the fourth place network that was once the no. 1 network and want to do harm, but rather you want to invest, grow, and restore. one of the reasons general a electric has picked us to partner with his they think of the bill be more focused and more committed

skipping over our speaker, andrea stone, senior washington correspondent for aol does in the speakers committee amber who organize today's event. ambassador c. boyden grey cochairman of the freedomworks foundation and a guest of the speaker. diana of the milwaukee journal sentinel, jonathan salant of limburg is also a former president of the national press up and adam brandon, vice president for communications for freedomworks. [applause] our speaker today is someone many republicans would love to have over for tea. dick armey is no stranger to washington. after 18 years in congress during which time he became house majority leader leader he now is his second career as the leader of the tea party movement through his group freedomworks. when you saw citizens rally against taxes they consider too high last april or packed town hall meetings last summer to protest democratic funds for health care or perhaps storm congressional offices tomorrow you are watching dick armey organizing acumen come to life. some polls the grassroots tea party movement has become more popular among conservati