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so, that is a roundabout way for saying question from jim lehrer or something to the two candidates. should the supreme court looked to the law in making its rulings? why or why not come and watch obama score around that question and hopefully mitt romney can do something sensible about that, which i kind of doubt. but that kind of question should have been asked the six instead of the questions to get from george stephanopoulos on contraception, which to look strange like like battle operation that happened the last few days, doesn't it? anyway, so again, a complicated question that there are things that can start turning this in a different direction the would-be journalists and questioners and the dates and party leaders asking the candidates to talk about these things at more length, and they don't do that much. thank you all very much. [applause] >>> callamore from shreveport weekend here on book tv. >> i am laura, and arc of this year at the library. we are in archives and special collections at noel at lsu st part. we are specializing in the history, dhaka and entering history

that's a roundabout for saying question jim lehrer or somebody, to the two candidates, should the supreme court look to foreign law in making its rulings? why or why not? and watch obama squirm around that question. hope mitt romney can say something sensible about it, which i kind of that. but that kind of question should been asked, instead of the questions you get from george stephanopoulos on contraception, was happen the last few days. anyway, again a complicated question but they're little things i can start turning this in a different direction. would be journalists and questioners in debates and party leaders asking our candidates to talk about these things. we don't do it that much. thank you all very much. [applause] >> is there a nonfiction author or book you'd like to see featured on booktv? send us an e-mail at booktv@c-span.org. or tweet us at twitter.com/booktv. >> in shreveport weekend on booktv, next, and "the battle of the berezina" louisiana state university shreveport professor mikaberidze details napoleons escaper from the russian army in november 1812. watch an inter

. >> we have a great emeritus moderator, jim lehrer, and old friend of yours, but the point is, we are going to guide these people into issues like debt, immigration, what are you going to do with the burning issue, social security? and guide them, somebody said then aren't we off into policy? i said no if we don't do that we are off into mush. so then we have joined the rest of the mush peddlers, get this presidential and vice presidential debate, we haven't been sued for a long time, ralph was the last one we make them show they have to have 15 percent of polling in favor of it in all six major polls and then get to the guts of the issue, so the american people can hear these two people talk about what the hell you are going to do about the debt, what are you going to do about immigration? what are you going to do about solvency of social security and all of the burning issues of the day. and without that, you have got mush. >> rose: all right. and you think that can happen, that kind of debate. >> i will pray that will happen, yes, i do. >> rose: i will come back, how are you going

i met him once before but saw him recently on the news hour with jim lehrer and was very impressed whathe had to say and look forward to hear from him. next is jillian, schwedler. political science prefer from am hurst. we heard from jiflian, a good -- jillian. her academic interests include, listen to this now, political culture, protest and policing in jordan, neoliberalism, identity politics, and this is my favorite, contentious politics. where is there politics that is not --. that is me. and state repression. professor schwdler reserved from fulbright foundation, council of american overseas research centers and american institute for yemen any studies. you heard a yes about yes, ma'am men. she has conducted wide-ranging field research in egypt, jordan and yemen and traveled extensively throughout the region. and finally, last but not at all least, sam tadros, a research fellow at the hudson, statute. he was a senior partner at the egyptian union of liberal youth, an organization that aims to spread the idea of chrs call liberalism in egypt. before joining the hudson institute, tad

i've first -- i first met him on the newshour with jim lehrer and i was very impressed with what he had to say. next, will be julian schwedler. we heard from her earlier, an extraordinarily good question that had some interesting answers. her enters our political culture, protests and policing in jordan, neoliberalism, identity politics, and this is my favorite -- contentious politics. [laughter] where is their politics that is not? and state repression. she has received awards and fellowships from the social science research council, the fulbright council, and the american institute for yemeni studies. she has conducted wide-ranging field research in egypt, jordan, and yemen and has traveled extensively throughout the region. finally, last but not at all is, sam tadros who was a senior partner at the egyptian union of liberal youth, an organization that aims to spur the idea of classical liberalism in egypt. before joining the hudson institute, he worked on the subject of the muslim brotherhood at the american enterprise institute and the heritage foundation on the subject of religious