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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship>> GOOD EVENING AND WELCOM THE REPORTERS ROUNDTABLE C FINAL SHOW OF 2018.
AND FOCUS FOR THE FIRST HA THE SHOW WILL BE THE LATES REGARDING PRESIDENT TRUMP VERSUS THE CIA AND THE SEN IN THE KHASHOGGI MURDER IN SAUDI ARABIA.
LATER ON, OU PANEL WILL DISCUSS THE SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND S AND WHETHER OR NOT THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD HELP PRO HOUSES OF WORSHIP.
FIRST, REPUBLICANS ARE FIN BREAKING FROM PRESIDENT TR OVER THE ASSASSINATION OF KHASHOGGI.
AFTER KEY SENATORS WERE BR BY THE CIA, THEY LEARNED T PRESIDENT TRUMP, JAMES MAT AND MIKE POMPEO HAVE BEEN HIDING THE TRUTH.
WHAT IS YOUR TAKE?
>> WHEN IT COMES TO U.S.
S RELATIONS, THE CRUX OF THE ISSUE IS TRADE, OIL, WEAPO OIL BEING ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS TO ANY WE NATION.
AND PREVENTING AN EXPANDED.
WHEN IT COMES TO THE MURDE JAMAL KHASHOGGI, THE FACTS WE HAVE, SENIOR LEADERS IN ADMINISTRATION, CABINET LE ADVISOR LEVEL, ARE DENYING THIS, IT JUST GOES TO SHOW THIS IS ALL ABOUT EITHER KEEPING WEAPONS DEALS IN P KEEPING OIL, TRADE, TOWING MEASURE PREVENTING ANY SOR A PEBBLE IN THE RELATIONS.
LINDSEY GRAHAM WROTE AN OP TALKING ABOUT HOW WE HAVE CHOOSE PRINCIPLES OVER OUR RELATIONS OF THE REGION.
THE FACT THAT WE AS AMERIC WOULD GO OFF AND ALLOW THI KIND OF GROSS HUMANITARIANE , IS IT SURPRISING?
NO.
IS IT TOLERABLE?
NO.
>> I WAS NOT A BIG FAN OF TRUMP BOUGHT THE CROWN PRI STORY ON THIS.
YOU SHOULD HAVE TRUSTED TH.
THEY SHOULD'VE LOOKED INTO MUCH MORE THAN THEY DID.
I SEE WHAT TRUMP IS TRYING DO AT THE SAME TIME.
THE U.S.
HAS GOOD RELATION WITH SAUDI ARABIA.
YOU CAN'T PUT A PRICE TAG SOMEBODY'S LIFE.>> WHAT AR GOOD RELATIONS?
WE ARE BACKING THE SAUDI T MILITARY COALITION IN YEME WHICH IS ONE OF THE WORST HUMANITARIAN DISASTERS IN MODERN MEMORY?
WE ARE SOLICITING HUMAN RI ABUSES IN THAT COUNTRY THR OUR, THROUGH OUR PERPETUAL TRADING WITH THEM, AND WE GIVING THEM THE BLIND EYE BECAUSE WE WANT THEIR OIL WE WANT THEM TO BUY OUR WEAPONS.>> THAT GOES BACK .
>> IT GOES FURTHER.
WHAT IS DISGRACEFUL AND UNACCEPTABLE IS THE FACT T TRUMP'S ADMINISTRATION -- GOES FAR BEYOND THE OIL, BETRAYED.
LET'S NOT FORGET THAT IN 2 THE SAUDI GOVERNMENT DID P $270,000 AFTER ELECTION IN OF TRUMP'S HOTELS.
I THINK TRUMP HAS ALWAYS B ABLE TO BENEFIT AND THERE SOMETHING MORE THAT WE DON KNOW ABOUT THAT IS BENEFIT TRUMP AND HIS BUSINESS AND PERSONAL FUNDS.>> YOU BRIN A GOOD POINT.
IN THIS CASE ARE WE PLACIN PRICE ON OUR HUMANITY?
WE GO AROUND THE WORLD THI WANT TO SPREAD DEMOCRACY I COUNTRIES WHERE HUMAN RIGH VIOLATIONS ARE CONSTANTLY HAPPENING.
NOW WE SEE IT HAPPENING WI OUR CLOSEST ALLY AND WE AR SAYING A WORD?
WE ARE SAYING WE JUST WANT LET IT SLIDE?
BECAUSE THEY ARE BUYING OU WEAPONS?
AND LETTING US BUY THEIR O IS THERE A PRICE ON OUR HUMANITY?
IS THERE A PRICE ON WHAT I RIGHT?
AND WHAT IS WRONG?
ARE WE SELLING OUR MORALS?
>> IN THIS CASE, IT IS ABO ECONOMIC CONCERNS BEING PRIORITIZED OVER BASIC HUM RIGHTS.
WE ARE SEEING A BIPARTISAN EFFORT TO CHANGE THAT.
SENATOR LINDSEY GRAHAM, DI FEINSTEIN, MARCO RUBIO, TO YOUNG, CHRIS PLACE THE BL ON THE CROWN PRINCE AND TH WANT THIS ADMINISTRATION T TAKE ACTION.
AND BE ACCOUNTABLE.
>> I THINK IT'S EASY TO FO JAMAL KHASHOGGI KHASHOGGI PERMANENT RESIDENT THE UNI STATES, HE WAS GOING TO TH CONSULATE TO GET PAPERS TO MARRY HIS FIANCCE.
HE WAS PART OF AMERICA.
IT SHOULD NOT TAKE THAT FO ADMINISTRATION TO COMPLETE CONDEMN IN THE HIGHEST POS FORMS THE MURDER OF ANY JOURNALIST EVER.
TRUMP IS DOWNPLAYING HIS T TO OUR COUNTRY AS IF HE WE AMERICAN ENOUGH FOR THIS T A BIG DEAL.
THIS IS HORRIFYING.>> KHASHOGGI'S KIDS WERE CITI ALSO.
>> TO BRING UP ANOTHER POI THE FACT THAT THE WHITE HO IS NOT EVEN BACKING THE CI THE DIRECTOR.
SHE SAYS THERE IS 0% CHANC THAT THE CROWN PRINCE IS N INVOLVED.
LET'S NOT FORGET AT THE HI LAST WEEK, SHE WAS TECHNIC BANNED FROM COMING.
JOKES SHE WAS ABSENT.
SHE WAS NOT THERE.
>> THERE IS HOOPLA THINK S WAS NOT THERE BECAUSE SHE NOT WANT TO BE IN THE SPOTLIGHT.
THE WHITE HOUSE DID NOT WA HER THERE.
SHE WAS NOT THERE.
LIKE YOU SAID, WE ARE AMER.
THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION S BE DEFENDING PEOPLE IN OUR COUNTRY AND ESPECIALLY PEO WHO ARE WORKING FOR US IN WORKING SO HARD TO PROTECT AMERICANS.
THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION I DOING THAT.
THEY COMPLETELY DROPPED TH BALL.>> SHE IS A CIA DIREC THAT IS HER CHILD.
TO BRIEF THE HILL.
SHE WAS NOT, SHE WAS BARRE FROM DOING THAT.
SHE WAS BARRED FROM DOING JOB FOR THE PURPOSE OF WHA THE PROTECTION OF WHOM?
AGAIN, IT IS A MEASURE OF CHAOS OF THIS ADMINISTRATI I WANT TO BRING IT BACK TO POINT YOU BROUGHT UP EARLI EVEN IF THE CROWN PRINCE H NOT HAD ANY HAND IN THIS ASSASSINATION, SAUDI ARABI A HISTORY OF VIOLATING BAS HUMAN RIGHTS.
YOU MENTIONED THE YEMEN CONFLICT THAT HAS BEEN GOI FOR THREE YEARS.
THERE IS A REPORT BACK FRO APRIL SAYING THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN KILL CIVILIANS MAINLY, WERE ABO 6000 SOMETHING.
THE NUMBER WHO HAVE BEEN WOUNDED WAS ABOUT 10,000.
>> IT IS FAIR TO SAY HIS H WERE DEFINITELY INVOLVED.> NOT SAYING THAT IT IS NOT.
HYPOTHETICALLY LET'S SAY I NOT.
THIS IS NOT THE ONE THING, ISN'T THE ONLY THING THAT PUSHES US CUT TO HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE.
THERE ARE SO MANY OTHER TH ON TOP OF THIS.
TO MAKE US WANT TO REEVALU THAT RELATIONSHIP.
AGAIN, WE GO AROUND THE WO SAYING WE DO THINGS RIGHT WE WANT TO SPREAD DEMOCRAC WE WANT TO FIGHT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS.
AND THAT ALL OF THE SUDDEN CLOSEST ALLIES, ONE OF THE WORST PEOPLE THAT VIOLATES HUMAN RIGHTS.
AND WE ARE JUST SITTING HE AND SAYING THAT'S FINE.
LET IT SLIDE.>> WE ARE FUN IT.
IT'S HYPOCRITICAL.
IT'S ABSURD.
WE HAVE PEOPLE ON THE HILL ARE SPONSORING THAT DRAFT RESOLUTION ABOUT PULLING O THE FUNDING FOR THE COALIT THAT IS DESTROYING YEMEN.
IT HAS TAKEN THREE YEARS.
>> ASIDE FROM THIS, HAVING PRESIDENT NOT TAKING SIDES THE WITH THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY, AND HIS OWN PAR THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY, IT M US LOOK WEEK.
IT MAKES US LOOK BAD.
IT IS LIKE IF SOMEONE FROM OUTSIDE SEES YOU AND YOUR FAMILY FIGHTING, THEY THIN YOUR FAMILY IS NOT STRONG.
EACH DEPARTMENT AND EACH INTELLIGENCE MEMBER, AND CABINET MEMBER, JUST TEXT OPPOSE EACH OTHER.
TRUMP CONTRADICTS HIMSELF.
HE IS THE LEADER OF THAT W CIRCUS.
>> I AM HAPPY THAT LINDSEY GRAHAM, HE DID STICK UP.
HE IS FIGHTING OUT AGAINST.
HE SAID SAUDI AGENTS, USED BONE SOUGHT TO DISMEMBER KHASHOGGI AFTER HE WAS KIL HE GOES ON TO ALSO SAY THA AMERICA'S VALUES AND INTER ARE AT STAKE.
I AM HAPPY THAT HE IS NOT STANDING BEHIND TRUMP.
I AM HAPPY THAT HE IS ONE THE SENATORS INVOLVED.>> I THIS MATTER SHOWS, SOME OF CAPE OR SOMETHING LIKE THI HAPPEN AGAIN, THE WAY AMER REACTED.
I THINK WE NEED TO TAKE MU MORE ACTION.>> THANK YOU A FOR THAT GREAT CONVERSATIO COMING UP, ATTORNEY GENERA TALKING ABOUT WAYS TO PROT HOUSES OF WORSHIP.
A NATIVITY SCENE IS MAKING HEADLINES.
STAY RIGHT WHERE YOU ARE.
>> WELCOME BACK.
>>> IN THE AFTERMATH OF TH TREE OF LIFE SHOOTING, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL HELD A ME WITH FAITH LEADERS AND NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA TO DISCUSS TOPICS LIKE SECURI PLACES OF WORSHIP, MINIMIZ CASE SPEECH, AND INCREASIN COORDINATION BETWEEN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND RELIGIOUS GROUPS.
THERE WAS ALSO TALK ABOUT HAVING ARMED GUARDS IN PLA LET'S BEGIN WITH YOU.>> I HAPPY TO SEE HE IS SHOWING INTEREST IN TALKING TO PEO HOWEVER, COMING FROM A FAM A RELIGIOUS FAMILY, I WOUL NEVER FEEL COMFORTABLE HAV GUNS IN MOSQUES WHERE WE G I DON'T SEE THAT THEY CAN I DO UNDERSTAND THE NEED F. I BELIEVE THERE OTHER WAYS CAN GO ABOUT IT.
ONE OF THE RABBI SAID TO U GRANT FROM HOMELAND SECURI COMPANY USED IT TO INSTALL BLOCKING SYSTEMS.
AND USE IT TO INSTALL CAME WE CAN ALSO CONSIDER HAVIN SECURITY GUARDS AROUND THE AREA.
RATHER THAN INSIDE.
WHEN PEOPLE ARE WORSHIPING.
>> I THINK EVERY PLACE OF WORSHIP SHOULD CONSIDER HA ARMED GUARDS.
I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD GO THERE RIGHT AWAY.
WE NEED TO TRY OTHER THING DIFFERENT SYSTEMS.
THE ONE ARGUMENT MANY ARE MAKING IS THAT THE GOVERNM SHOULD FUND THESE INITIATI IN PLACES OF WORSHIP.
I THINK THAT SHOULD BE TOT SEPARATE FROM THE GOVERNME I THINK IT SHOULD BE UP TO INDIVIDUAL PLACE.>> I AGRE I DON'T THINK THAT BRINGIN ARMED GUARDS TO A CHURCH'S SYNAGOGUE, A PLACE OF WORS IS THE ANSWER.
I AGREE WITH YOU, JACK.
THERE ARE OTHER WAYS.
YOU INSTALL CAMERAS.
AND DO OTHER THINGS, LOCK DOORS, WHATEVER THE CASES.
I WAS WATCHING ONE OF THE S .
AND ONE OF THE WORSHIP LEADERS CAME UP AND SPOKE HOW, ON HIS RELIGION, THEY TO BOW DOWN, PUT THEIR HEA THE GROUND, AND YOU ARE IN VERY VULNERABLE STATE.
IN THE MOSQUE.
WHERE I WORSHIP IT IS NOT THAT.
I AM OUT OF MY COMFORT ZON YOU ARE REALLY VULNERABLE.
WHAT IF SOMETHING HAPPENS?
ONCE AGAIN I DON'T THINK T HAVING ARMED GUARDS IN A P OF WORSHIP IS THE ANSWER.
THERE ARE OTHER WAYS WE CA HANDLE THIS.
>> LOOK AT THE PARALLELS.
WE TALK ABOUT HAVING ARMED GUARDS IN SCHOOLS.
AS A PREVENTATIVE UNDERSTANDABLE MEASURE.
THAT MAKE SENSE FOR THE GR GOOD OF THE STUDENTS.
IF THEY ARE PROPERLY TRAIN IF THEY ARE PROPERLY VETTE THE WEAPONS THAT THEY HAVE NOT THAT WHICH COULD CREAT EVEN MORE OF A CATASTROPHE THAT IS ACCEPTABLE.
THAT IS KIND OF LIKE THE M DISCOURSE.
ON THE OTHER HAND WHEN YOU AT CHURCHES OR PLACES OF WORSHIP, IT TENDS TO BE VE MUCH, IT IS NOT APPROPRIAT IT IS ESCALATING.
WHEN IT COMES TO THIS, THE GREEK ORC ABOUT ORTHODOX C, -- GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH, PROFOUNDLY HORRIFYING TO M HAD A PRE-SAY.
HE TALKED ABOUT HOW THE CH WAS LOOKING AT GETTING MET DETECTORS.
AND CHECKING EVERYONE WHO INTO THE NAVE.
AND HAVING THE ARMED GUARD OUTSIDE.
THIS WAS IN TENNESSEE.
IT SEEMED ABSURD.
PART OF ME WANTS TO SAY, J BECAUSE YOU WANT TO BE PREVENTATIVE, THE BEST THI CAN DO IS PREVENT GUN VIOL FROM HAPPENING WITHOUT EVE HAVING TO REACT.
YOU WANT TO ENACT LEGISLAT THAT WOULD MAKE IT HARDER PEOPLE TO GET GUNS WHO MIG ILL WITH THEM.
AT THE SAME TIME, I AM STA TO REALIZE, THE REALITY.
THE REALITY IS PEOPLE TAKI SEMI AUTOMATIC WEAPONS THE BUY WITHOUT A WAITING PERI BACKGROUND CHECK AT A GUN AND INFLICT MASSIVE DAMAGE WITHOUT A SECOND THOUGHT.
THERE IS SOMETHING TO BE S THAT WITH THE RISE OF ANTI- RELIGIOSITY IN THIS COUNTR SPECIFICALLY THE RISE OF A- SEMITISM, IF WE DON'T COUN THAT IN SOME WAY, I DON'T WHAT COULD HAPPEN.
>> FIRST AND FOREMOST I WA SAY THAT I THINK THAT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL IS DOING INCREDIBLE JOB OF OPENING CREATING DIALOGUE WITHIN T COMMUNITY AND WITH ALL THE RELIGIOUS LEADERS.
OF ALL THE DENOMINATIONS.
BUT I AGREE WITH YOU, I REMEMBER GROWING UP, GOING CATHOLIC SCHOOL.
WE WOULD GO TO MASS WITH T ONCE A MONTH.
I REMEMBER GOING TO CHURCH THOSE DOORS WERE ALWAYS UNLOCKED.
THE CHURCH WAS ALWAYS OPEN THOSE CHURCH DOORS WERE NE CLOSED.
THAT WHAT IS INTERESTING T TALK ABOUT HAVING ARMED GU BARRING THE ENTRANCE.
THAT IS SYMBOLIC.
OF WHAT IS HAPPENING IN OU SOCIETY.
AND WHAT IS HAPPENING IN O CULTURE.
I DO THINK THAT GOVERNMENT A RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTEC PLACES OF WORSHIP.
AS I DO BELIEVE THEY HAVE RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT PLACE.
AND EVERY PERSON IN COUNTRY.
REGARDLESS OF WHO WAS INSI THAT SYNAGOGUE, THAT MOSQU THAT TEMPLE, THAT CHURCH.
THESE ARE ALL-AMERICAN PEO AND I THINK THAT EACH PERS DESERVES TO BE PROTECTED.
AND TO HAVE SOME TYPE OF PROTECTION.
FROM THE GOVERNMENT.
LET'S SWITCH GEARS TO THE DEBATE.
I WANT TO HEAR YOUR THOUGH HERE IS WHAT IS HAPPENING.
THE PUBLIC LIBRARY HAS A NATIVITY SCENE FOR YEARS, THE AMERICANS UNITED FOR SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND S SENT A COMPLAINT TO TAKE I DOWN SAYING IT VIOLATES TH FIRST AMENDMENT ESTABLISHM CLAUSE.
AFTER READING THAT STORY W IS YOUR TAKE?
TOQUE I AM ON THE FENCE.
>> I AM ON THE FENCE.
IT IS A BEAUTIFUL NATIVITY IT IS BEAUTIFUL TO ME BECA OF MY RELIGIOUS BACKGROUND AFTER READING THIS ARTICLE NOT SURE HOW ANYONE ELSE, COMPLETELY ON THE FENCE.
I THINK IT IS FAIR GAME TO IT TAKEN DOWN.
AT THIS MOMENT.
IT WAS MOVED TO A CHURCH D THE STREET.
SO PEOPLE WHO ENJOYED IT, ABLE TO ENJOYED AT THE CHU I THINK IT IS FAIR GAME.
YOU DON'T WANT TO OFFEND A. JUST TO KEEP THE PEACE, I THE LIBRARY TO THE RIGHT T.
>> IT'S INTERESTING TO THI ABOUT WHO IS BEING OFFENDE THE COMPLAINT CAME FROM TH AMERICANS UNITED FOR SEPAR OF CHURCH AND STATE.
NOT A LOCAL OF THAT TOWN.
THAT'S ANOTHER CONSIDERATI.
>> LOCALS JOINED THE SUIT.
I'M PRETTY POSITIVE.
TRUCK BUT IT WAS NOT INITI BY THEM.
>> IT IS NOT ABOUT BEING OFFENDED IS ABOUT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A STATE RELIGION AS SHOWN IN THE P SPHERE AND GOVERNMENT BUIL.
THAT IS NOT THE BASIS BY W WE EVALUATE THE VIOLATION THE ESTABLISHMENT CLAUSE.
I AM ON THE FENCE.
THERE IS AN EXTENT TO WHIC RELIGIOUS SYMBOLS ARE NOW OF AMERICAN CULTURE.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT CHRISTMAS CHRISTMAS TREE, THE NATIVI SCENE, EVEN SUMMARIES, THO ARE IN SOME WAYS DERIVED O RELIGIOUS IDEOLOGY BUT THE PART OF OUR CULTURE.
SEPARATING THEM IS IMPOSSI I DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT ST AT THE SAME TIME, IF IT WA FUNDED BY THE LIBRARY, IF DISPLAYING ANY SORT OF WRI SAYING, GLORY BE TO GOD OR SOMETHING.
THAT IS NEVER APPROPRIATE ANY GOVERNMENT LAWN OR PUB AREA LIKE THAT.
>> FROM A PERSONAL LEVEL T I AM NOT CHRISTIAN.
I DON'T FEEL OFFENDED.
FROM A PERSONAL LEVEL.
BUT GOING DEEP INTO THINKI ABOUT, THIS IS A PUBLIC LI, THE LAWSUIT IS SIMPLY ASKI THAT IF THEY DO THIS FOR T RELIGION, THEY SHOULD CONS DOING IT FOR OTHER RELIGIO WELL.
I PERSONALLY DON'T FEEL AN NEGATIVE OUTCOME FROM THIS I AM TOTALLY OKAY WITH IT.
>> I WOULD AGREE WITH YOU.
IT'S RIDICULOUS THAT PEOPL EVEN LOOK INTO MATTERS LIK THIS AND FIND THEM OFFENSI THERE ARE SO MANY OTHER IS GOING ON IN OUR WORLD THAT NEED TO LOOK AT THOSE INST OF A NATIVITY SCENE IN FRO A LIBRARY.
LIKE AT SCHOOL, I DON'T CELEBRATE HANUKKAH, THEY H NORRIS UP.
I'M NOT OFFENDED BY THAT.
TOOK THIS IS ABOUT BEING OFFENDED IS ABOUT THE ESTABLISHMENT CLAUSE OF TH U.S.
CONSTITUTION, SAYING THE UNITED STATES WILL NOT ENDORSE A PARTICULAR RELIG IF SOMEONE IS OFFENDED THA OF THEIR OWN ACCORD.
THIS IS DOWN TO THE FACT T IF THE UNITED STATES GOVER IS SPENDING MONEY HOSTING NATIVITY SCENES, OR MENORA OR ANYTHING THAT WOULD POS SHOW SOME SORT OF INDICATI ENDORSING A RELIGION, THAT WHAT THIS IS ABOUT.
THIS IS A SUIT THAT IS NOT BEING FILED BECAUSE PEOPLE OFFENDED THAT CHRISTIANITY SYMBOLS WERE SHOWN ON THE LIBRARY.
IT IS BASED ON THE FACT TH THIS IS POTENTIALLY IN VIOLATION OF THE ESTABLISH CLAUSE.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT LYNCH B DONNELLY, A CASE THAT WAS CONTENTIOUS, A FIVE FIVE-4 RULING, IT IS BASICALLY AN PASSERBY HAS TO KNOW THAT IS NOT SOMETHING ENDORSED THE GOVERNMENT.
THAT IS NOT EXACTLY CLEAR.
THAT THIS NATIVITY SCENE I THERE IS A SYMBOL OF CHRIS SO MUCH AS IT IS ONE OF RELIGION.
TOOK THAT AS A TECHNICAL I AGREE WITH JACK.
LOOKING AT IT, IT IS SENSI TO THINK THAT THIS IS CHRI TIME, IT'S A NATIVITY.
IF YOU LOOK AROUND THE DRI AROUND, THERE ARE NATIVITY SCENES EVERYWHERE.
ON LAWNS, THERE ARE SO MAN OTHER ISSUES AS YOU MENTIO THAT ARE SO MUCH MORE IMPORTANT.>> THANK YOU ALL MUCH.
COMING UP, IT IS THE LAST SEGMENT OF 2018 AND IT'S G TO BE A GOOD ONE.
WE WILL BE RIGHT BACK.
>>> THE AUDIENCE MAY KNOW AS PANELISTS.
I HAVE BEEN LUCKY TO GET T KNOW YOU BEHIND THE SCENES THIS IS A GOOD CREW.
TELL ME, LOOKING BACK ON T SEASON, HOW HAS THE SHOW AFFECTED YOU?>> IN A LOT O WAYS.
THE BIGGEST TAKE AWAY I HA FROM THE SHOW IS HOW IMPOR IT IS TO KEEP CONVERSATION HAPPENING.
AND TO KEEP THE DIALOGUE G ESPECIALLY AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS WHO ARE SO ACTIVE OUR SOCIETY AND TO TAKE SU ROLE IN COMMUNITY ENGAGEME IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE CONTINUE TO TALK ABOUT THE ISSUES.
IT IS IMPORTANT FOR STUDEN LIKE US.
TO CARE ABOUT THESE THINGS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT.
THERE ARE MANY IMPORTANT R ISSUES.
I DO NOT ALWAYS AGREE, WE ALWAYS RESPECT EACH OTHER' OPINIONS.
THAT IS SOMETHING I THINK SHOULD SERVE AS A MODEL FO EVEN THE PEOPLE IN WASHING IN MY OPINION.
>> I LEARNED HOW IMPORTANTS TO LOOK AT ALL ANGLES OF A STORY.
I STARTED LOOKING AT STORI DIFFERENTLY JUST FROM DOIN SHOW.
AT ALL ANGLES.
GOING IN WITH MY OPINION, INSTEAD OF DOING THAT RIGH AWAY.
IT IS IMPORTANT AS NATOSHA TO KEEP THE DIALOGUE GOING AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS.
>> WE SHOULD CARRY THAT OU OUR DAILY LIVES.
WE MENTIONED MULTIPLE TIME INTERVIEWERS SHOULD DO THE THING.
LOOK AT DIFFERENT OPINIONS LOOK AT THE SOURCES YOU NORMALLY WOULD NOT AGREE W EXPLORED.
HERE OUT WHAT THEY HAVE TO ASK YOURSELF WHY YOU BELIE AND WHAT YOU BELIEVE IN, A TRY TO FIND EVIDENCE FOR I I DON'T WANT TO SAY ALWAYS QUESTION YOURSELF, BUT ALW UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE YOU COULD BE WRONG.
THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE YO COULD BE JUST A LITTLE MIS BEING ON THE SHOW HAS HELP EXPLORE DIFFERENT OPINIONS FROM OUR OWN PANELISTS AND TALKING TO MY BRAND LIFT DRIVERS.
DEAR WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY EVERY MORNING, I ASKED MY UBER DRIVER WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT THIS?
WHAT IS YOUR OPINION?
SOMETIMES IT'S A CONSPIRAC THEORY.
>> ONE THING I HAVE LEARNE THAT YOU CAN HAVE A HEALTH DEBATE.
I AM JUST SO HAPPY TO SAY WE DO NOT AGREE ON EVERYTH WE HAVE LEARNED TO RESPECT OTHER'S OPINION.
AND LEAVE IT THERE.
WE DON'T CARRY IT ON AFTER.
AFTER THE SHOW.
>> [ LAUGHTER ] >> WE ARE STILL BUBBLY, WE STILL FRIENDS, WE STILL GE ALONG AND WE STILL --.
IT HAS TAUGHT ME TO BE OPE- MINDED AND RESPECTFUL.
IS OKAY TO HAVE HEALTHY DE TOOK MY BIGGEST TAKE AWAY HOW LUCKY WE ARE TO ENJOY INFORMED.
IT IS WIDESPREAD NOW, WITH WAY THE WORLD IS TURNING.
WE DO NOT VALUE IT AS MUCH THE NEW CYCLE IS SUCH THAT THINGS ARE CHANGING EVERY MINUTES.
WE ARE IN THIS BUBBLE OF P WHO ENJOY READING THE NEWS FUND.
AND LOOKING AT MULTIPLE SO FOR FUND.
BECAUSE WE CARE ABOUT THIN IF ANYTHING IT HAS REINFOR MY BELIEF THAT I CANNOT KE ASSUMING THE PEOPLE AROUND IN MY LIFE ARE AS ENGAGED WILLING TO LOOK AT THINGS WAY JOURNALISM AND COMMUNICATIONS AND POLITIC SCIENCE MAJORS WELL.
IT IS CHANGE THE WAY I TAL PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF MY NORMA CIRCLES.
SELFISHLY I WANT EVERYONE CARE ABOUT THE ISSUES AS M AS I DO.
I DON'T CARE IF THEY AGREE ME.
I CARE, THAT THEY CARE.
HE HAD HAS MOTIVATED ME TO FIGHTING FOR THAT.>> HAS R CONVERSATION OR TOPIC LOOK BACK THAT MAYBE WAS YOUR FAVORITE?
OR WAS THE TOUGHEST THING HAD TO TALK ABOUT ON TV?
WHAT WAS IT?>> BRETT KAVANAUGH.>> WE WILL BE TA ABOUT THAT YEARS FROM NOW.
LAUGHTER ] >> IT WAS STILL A LOT OF F AND SOMETHING I WILL ALWAY REMEMBER.
>> IT WAS THE FIRST EPISOD WE TALKED ABOUT THAT IN TH FIRST TWO EPISODES.>> IMMIGRATION.
AND TOWARDS THE END, IF YO WATCH THAT CLIP GOT ME AND WERE GOING AT IT.
YOU WERE HONESTLY STATING YOU FELT AND I COMPLETELY RESPECTED THAT.
AND I WAS STATING HOW I FE THERE ARE SO MANY GREAT MEMORIES.
THE ONE WITH BRETT KAVANAU THE ONE THAT WAS IN THERE.
TRUCK IT WAS TOUGH TO TALK ABOUT.
>> IT'S GREAT WE HAD THE S AT THE TIME OF THIS ADMINISTRATION.
IT GAVE US SO MUCH TO DEBA ABOUT AND TALK ABOUT.
ESPECIALLY THE BRETT KAVAN THING.
>> A CHALLENGED US TO GO F TO 100.
WE WENT FROM BARELY KNOWIN EACH OTHER TO DEBATING THE CONFIRMATION OF ONE OF THE CONTESTED NOMINEES.
EVER.
IT WAS INSANE.
I WOULD NOT HAVE HAD IT AN OTHER WAY.
THAT SET THE STANDARD FOR SHOW.
WE ARE NOT GOING TO HOLD B.
>> YOU CAN'T.
>> EVERYONE WAS HONEST WIT OPINION.
THAT'S WHAT ADDED TO THIS.
TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, O MY FAVORITE DISCUSSONS WAS WHEN WE BROUGHT IN EXPERTS WE TALKED ABOUT, THE INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS.
THE ISSUES THEY FACE.
AND THE OTHER ONE WAS, I BELIEVE IT WAS, MENTAL HEA WITH COLLEGE STUDENTS.
I THOUGHT THAT WAS AMAZING WATCH ALSO.>> THAT WAS MY FAVORITE.
I CARE SO MUCH ABOUT STUDE MENTAL HEALTH REFORM ON CO CAMPUSES.
IF YOU WATCH THE EPISODE, PEOPLE ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES STRUGGLE WITH SEVERE MENTA ILLNESSES, IT IS INSANE.
I'M GLAD WE GOT TO TALK AB IT.
TO A BROADER AUDIENCE.
>> IT WAS VERY RELEVANT TO THAT IS WHY WE WERE ABLE T SO CONNECTED TO IT.>> WE S AROUND, WE ARE NOT SWAYED, SOMEONE DISAGREES WITH US.
EVEN IF SOMEONE AGREES WIT THIS, WE ARE LIKE OKAY, I WITH YOU BUT, LOOK AT THIS ANGLE.
THAT IS WHAT MAKES OUR PAN SPECIAL.
IT DOES OPEN YOUR MIND.
>> I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL MUCH, AND WE WILL TALK AFT THE SHOW.
THANK YOU TO OUR STUDIO AUDIENCE AND TO THOSE OF Y HOME, WHO HAVE BEEN JOININ ROUNDTABLE ALL SEASON.
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FOR ALL OF US HERE AT PBS THE CREW, THANK YOU FOR WATCHING AND HAVE A HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON.
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