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NBC News MEET THE PRESS
Sunday, April 3, 2005
Guests: Archbishop John P. Foley, President, Pontifical Council for Social Communications; Rev. Thomas Reese, S.J., editor, "America: The National Catholic Weekly" and author, "Inside the Vatican"; Margaret O'Brien Steinfels, Co-Director, Fordham Center on Religion and Culture; Monsignor John Strynkowski; Judge Anne Burke, Former Interim Chair, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops National Review Board; Raymond Flynn, Former Ambassador to the Vatican; Chester Gillis, Georgetown University; Jon Meacham, Newsweek Magazine
Moderator/Host: Tim Russert, NBC News
MR. TIM RUSSERT: Our issues this Sunday--the life and death of Pope John Paul II. How will history remember him? With us, Archbishop John P. Foley, president of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, Reverend Thomas Reese of the Society of Jesus, author of "Inside the Vatican," Margaret O'Brien Steinfels of the Fordham Center on Religion and Culture. Monsignor John Strynkowski, rector of St. James Cathedral in Brooklyn.
And what now for the Catholic church? With us, Judge Anne Burke, former chair of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops National Review Board, Ray Flynn, former U.S. ambassador to the Vatican, Chester Gillis of Georgetown University and author of "Roman Catholicism in America" and Jon Meacham, managing editor of Newsweek magazine.
Welcome, all.
This was the scene this morning at the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican: Vatican television showing the pope's remains clad in crimson vestments, his head covered with a white bishop's miter as the diplomatic corps paid their last respects.
I want to begin by talking about Pope John Paul II's legacy. Archbishop Foley, many believe that his stand against communism, in fact, the fall of communism on his watch, will be his greatest accomplishments in the history books. This is when he went to Poland in June of 1979, when he implored his fellow countrymen, "Do not be afraid." He later met with Lech Walesa, the leader of the solidarity movement, met with the Communist Party leader of Poland, Gerosowski, and even met with Mikhail Gorbachev, the leader of the former Soviet Union. Will, in fact, that be the most important aspect of his papacy?
ABP. JOHN FOLEY: I think historically you have to say that the collapse of communism will be one of the things for which he's most remembered. A lot of people forget, however, that he was also responsible for the collapse of right-wing dictatorships in Latin America because he always insisted on the same thing, that dignity of the human person as a child of God and the rights of individuals. It's funny when he went back to Poland after the collapse of communism, he spoke about the responsibilities of individuals, and he spoke about the Ten Commandments and what citizens have to do in a democracy to make a responsible democratic government. So he tailored his message to the circumstances of the time, but certainly I think the greatest achievement would be the collapse of communism.
MR. RUSSERT: Monsignor Reese, I want to show you some photographs of the pope in Jerusalem of 2000 when he went to the Western Wall, the Wailing Wall, in Jerusalem and, in fact, offered a letter of apology and sought reconciliation between Catholics and Jews, the significance of that in terms of this pope's legacy?
REV. THOMAS REESE: Oh, it's terribly significant. You know, a thousand years from now when school children don't know what Communists are, there will still be Catholics and Jews. And they will look back at this time period as an extraordinary time period, when the relationship between Catholics and Jews changed, when Christians no longer persecuted Jews but became brothers and sisters. Now, as brothers and sisters like in any family, we're going to continue to have arguments and fights, but it's going to be, you know, arguments within a family, no longer as enemies, rather as brothers and sisters. His reaching out to the Jewish community by visiting the death camps, by going to the Roman synagogue, by going to Jerusalem to the holy wall and praying there and especially for apologizing for the treatment of Jews through the centuries, this is of epic importance.
MR. RUSSERT: Margaret O'Brien Steinfels, what will be the pope's lasting legacy?
MS. MARGARET O'BRIEN STEINFELS: Well, I certainly think the fall of the Soviet control over Eastern Europe will be among his achievements. I remember things like his going to Chile and objections to his meeting with General Pinochet, and yet, I think everyone feels that his meeting with General Pinochet certainly had an impact on Chilean politics. So there are the grand gestures of the Soviet Union and then there are the perhaps smaller and more easily forgotten but for the people of Chile, of course, it was very important that General Pinochet and the generals finally left office.
MR. RUSSERT: Monsignor Strynkowski, talk about being a Polish American, the way you and fellow Poles felt when Karol Wojtyla of Krakow, Poland, became the pope of the Catholic Church.
MSGR. JOHN STRYNKOWSKI: Well, I was working here in Rome in 1978 when he was elected. I had been in Poland in 1975, and I had spent three days in his house. And I was tremendously impressed by him, so much so that when I came back here to Rome, I said to people, "I think we have a potential papal candidate in Krakow." I found him to be very warm, very intelligent, great working with his priests, a very holy man, and a wonderful preacher, and a great sense of humor. I thought he had all the qualities that would make him a great leader for the universal church. So, needless to say, standing in St. Peter's Square on October the 16th, I was one of many who leapt into the air when we heard the announcement of his name as the next pope.
MR. RUSSERT: Let me bring you back to that terrible day at St. Peter's Square, Monsignor, when the pope was greeting pilgrims in May of 1981 and suddenly shots rang out; the pope collapsed. He was rushed by his security guards in the so-called popemobile to a nearby hospital, six hours of surgery. Many believe that he was shot because of his outspokenness, particularly towards communism. What do you remember about that day?
MSGR. STRYNKOWSKI: Well, I think we were all deeply distressed because we feared for the life of the pope. But I think the first reaction, at least in my mind, and I think in the minds of many others, was that this indeed was some kind of a plot by the Soviet authorities to assassinate him and to have him off the world scene. I think there's no question that they were extremely displeased with his election, and knew that this could have a very profound effect on their control over a country like Poland. So no question that they wanted him off the world scene. But, fortunately, God preserved him, and enabled him to continue to serve as pope for many more years.
MR. RUSSERT: Archbishop Foley, I want to show you some extraordinary footage just two years after that assassination attempt, the pope meeting with the man who shot him, praying with Mahmet Ali Agca. How difficult is it for a person to sit and talk to, much less pray with, someone who tried to take their life?
ABP. FOLEY: Not for the pope, it isn't difficult. He's a remarkable individual--compassionate, forgiving, loving. And I think he saw it as his obligation to show the forgiveness of Jesus, so who even on the cross said, "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do." Ironically, I received a number of letters from Ali Agca at the Vatican. I don't know why he sent them to me. But he spoke about his own sorrow for having made that attempt on the life of the pope, and he spoke about our Lady of Fatima and the importance of her in the life of the Catholic Church and in the life of the world. These are handwritten letters from Ali Agca, and I would forward them up, of course, to the Holy Father. But how Ali Agca got my name, I don't know. But it was, I thought, very impressive that Ali Agca would say these things.
MR. RUSSERT: Extraordinary. You know, Father Reese, let's talk about the future of the Catholic church. You are quoted this morning as saying that just as the pope selection of a priest from Poland, unlike the past history of our church, most of the popes coming from Italy, that you have a sense that perhaps the cardinals may want to choose his successor from South America or Asia or Africa. Explain that.
REV. REESE: Well, we are no longer simply a European church. We're now quite clearly a Catholic, a universal, church that reaches into every race, every culture, every country in the world. And the cardinals who will be gathering, the 117 cardinals that will be gathering in Rome, to elect the successor of John Paul II come from all over the world. And there's a very good chance that they might elect one of the cardinals from the Third World, from Latin America or Africa. Cardinal Francis Arinze, for example, a Nigerian cardinal who works in Rome, is one of the leading candidates who's spoken of. This would have a tremendous impact. It would show that this is a universal church. It's not simply a white European church anymore.
MR. RUSSERT: You also said that cardinals want to go back home and say to their flocks, "This is someone we can be proud of," suggesting that even in the Catholic church, all politics is local.
REV. REESE: Absolutely. You know, the concerns of cardinals coming from the Third World will be, you know, that their people are hungry, that they're getting the short end of the stick in globalization. They're concerned about their relations with Muslims in countries like Nigeria and in Africa and in other places where Christians are a minority. On the other hand, you know, the American cardinals are going to be very concerned that the new pope understands the sex abuse crisis in the United States and doesn't, you know, say something dumb about that that would set us back for years. And also, you know, the European and American cardinals are going to want someone who continues the pope's outreach to the Protestants and Jewish communities. All of these things are extremely important, and, you know, for the bishops coming from the various parts of the world.
MR. RUSSERT: There will be 117 cardinals who are 80 years or younger who are eligible to vote for the next pope. All but three were appointed by Pope John Paul II.
Margaret Steinfels, as a Catholic laywoman from the United States, I want to ask you about a quote that Father Reese wrote in America magazine a few years ago. "The growing alienation of women from the church is extremely serious because it is women who, as mothers and teachers, pass on the faith in the next generation." How would you explain the role of women in the church right now, and what are your expectations for the next pope?
MS. STEINFELS: Well, I'm always happy to agree with Tom Reese. I think the fact of the matter, and we can all observe it, is that when women go to church, sometimes men go with them. And when women don't go to church, men don't go either. Anybody who is an active Catholic in their parish knows that much of the work of the church, certainly in the United States, is carried out by women as choir directors, as Catechists, as heads of schools, etc. And I do think that this pope--it is no surprise, he said, that women cannot be ordained. I don't think that's a surprise. What is a bit of a surprise for man who, I think, had good friendships with women and who I'm sure was not anti-woman was that he said after Sister Teresa came and urged this on him in one of his trips to Washington, "We can't talk about this." And I think the fact that you can't talk about it doesn't mean you don't talk about it, but it means that you have created a very serious blind spot in the church. And it may be that older women are not so much affected by this, but I do think younger women are very much affected by it. And I do think it has consequences for the church.
MR. RUSSERT: Monsignor Strynkowski, do you believe that the next pope will alter in any significant way the views of the church on issues like ordination of women in the priesthood or on issues like birth control or gay rights or some of the more controversial issues that are discussed so frequently here in the United States?
MSGR. STRYNKOWSKI: Well, I think we have to remember that every pope has to see himself as being loyal to the tradition that he has received. There is continuity from one pontificate to another. The very name, for example, of John Paul. John Paul I chose that because he wanted to emphasize that he was going to continue the work of John XXIII and Paul VI. And I think that John Paul II saw himself in the same light. So I think that every pope has to see himself as working within the tradition that he receives.
At the same time, there are areas where things can change. But no pope does that on his own. Every pope has to take into account what is the mind of the church, what is going on in the church. So in those areas where change is possible, a pope may very well consider that. But I don't think we can speculate or try to guess what a new pope might do. All we can do is be sure that he will always use a criterion of fidelity to what he has received as his criterion for whatever change he would implement subsequently.
MR. RUSSERT: Archbishop Foley, as you well know, we are a sacramental church. We need priests to offer Mass and distribute Communion, concentrate the host and the wine, marry people, last rites. About half the Catholics in the world do not have ready access to a priest during a course of a week. How acute is the shortage of priests, and would there be any consideration of broadening the universe from which priests could be chosen?
ABP. FOLEY: Well, of course, there is a critical shortage of priests in many areas of the world. There is an abundance of vocations in many areas of Africa, in India, in Korea, but there is a shortage of priests in the United States and a growing shortage of priests in some areas of Europe. I think that we should reach out more for vocations, and more people have responded to the example and the invitation of Pope John Paul II, but we can't change the teaching of Christ. We can expand the number of lay ministers to do various functions that were previously done by the priest but weren't essential to the role of the priest--for certain types of administrative tasks, other organizational things--but you really can't have the essential things, the celebration of the Eucharist, the forgiveness of sins, the administration of the sacrament, of the anointing of the sick given to other individuals because the church doesn't consider itself authorized to do that. It was Christ who instituted these sacraments and gave them to the church to be administered by priests, so they must be done by priests. But perhaps priests can be kept for these essential roles, and other things given to others to do, more responsibility shared within the church.
MR. RUSSERT: Do you share Father Reese's view that there's a good possibility the next pope could come from the Third World--Asia, Africa, South America?
ABP. FOLEY: Well, working in the Roman ...(unintelligible) it's a little dangerous for me to speculate, Tim. But I know cardinals--I know all the cardinals, thank God. I mean, I know a number of men from those areas who, I think, would be wonderful candidates for the papacy. So it's not impossible, it's not even unlikely. But who knows?
MR. RUSSERT: Father Reese, in terms of the Catholic laity, how do you see their role changing, if at all, with a new pope?
REV. REESE: Well, I think that over the years, especially since the Second Vatican Council, we've seen a growing respect for the gifts that the laity bring to the church. We've seen a growing involvement of laypeople in church ministries, as Archbishop Foley mentioned. They're doing religious education. They're doing pastoral counseling. They're taking Communion to the sick. They're reading the Scripture readings at the liturgies. You know? And I think the question is: Are we going to take it a step further and really listen to the laity when it comes to issues that are quite central to the church, even in terms of governance and in terms of church teaching and practice, to really consult with the laity and really listen to them?
I think that's so important, as Peggy Steinfels said. You know, the--even if the new pope continues and takes a position that people might disagree with, if people feel that he has listened to them and that the bishops and the hierarchy are listening to them and taking their concerns seriously, I think that makes all the difference in the world.
MR. RUSSERT: Margaret Steinfels, do you believe that a new pope will change the role of the laity or will there be a stronger centralization of power or a decentralization?
MS. STEINFELS: It's hard to say. I myself would not be surprised if not the next pope, the pope after that, would certainly allow married men to serve as priests, to--ordained married men. That, of course, we know was a practice in the first thousand years of the church, and there is no doctrinal impediment to it. There may be sociological ones. So that is--seems to me almost inevitable that in the United States and Europe that that will happen. Then, of course, it would happen around the world.
MR. RUSSERT: Monsignor Strynkowski, do you agree with that?
MSGR. STRYNKOWSKI: I really don't know what will happen. I think, though, whatever happens a pope will first want to consult with the bishops of the world, maybe using the structure of the Senate of Bishops. This actually was done in 1971 when the Senate of Bishops was discussing the issue of priesthood, and Pope Paul VI asked them to vote on two propositions. One would allow him to proceed to the ordination of what are called the vidiprovati; that is, men who are experienced, mature. And the other saying that only in the most extraordinary circumstances should the pope allow the ordination of a married man. And that second proposition won by about 30 votes. So there was considerable sentiment already in 1971 on the part of a number of bishops that perhaps there should be some consideration given to the ordination of older, mature, experienced men, men who've already raised their families. So I suspect that if a pope is going to consider that in the future, he would want to use a similar structure or procedure and get the mind of the bishops of the world on this before making a final decision.
MR. RUSSERT: Monseigneur Strynkowski, what do you think the biggest challenge confronting the American Catholic church is?
MSGR. STRYNKOWSKI: I think something that was raised earlier and that is the role of the laity. To what extent are we going to allow the laity to be heard more and to be involved more in responsibility, especially administrative responsibilities. The pope in his wonderful letter for the beginning of the new millennium was very, very strong on bishops and priests listening to the laity and recognizing that even the youngest among the laity have something to say, that they are all a gift to the church. The Holy Spirit makes known the direction the church can go through, our consultation with the laity. So I think that that is perhaps the major challenge for us as we move ahead. The importance of more and more dialogue, relationships between bishop, priests and laity, I think that's going to be crucial for the future of the church in the United States.
MR. RUSSERT: Archbishop Foley, let me bring you back 20 years. You were instrumental in facilitating NBC's visit to broadcast from the Vatican during Easter week in 1985. This is how the pope greeted us and American viewers. Let's listen.
(Videotape, March 27, 1985):
POPE JOHN PAUL II: Welcome the group from the American television network, NBC, which will be broadcasting directly to the United States from the Vatican during holy week.
(End videotape)
MR. RUSSERT: Archbishop, for generations, popes had been perceived as the CEO of the Curia and stayed in Rome. Suddenly a pope welcoming an American television network to the Vatican, unprecedented, historic broadcast. Talk about this pope's understanding and perception of the media and television.
ABP. FOLEY: It was a wonderful week. I remember it, of course, very vividly. And something that ties in with that is something the pope said to Cardinal Keeler of Baltimore when Cardinal Keeler asked if he could have a television camera present for a presentation he was making to the pope and the pope said, "If it doesn't happen on television, it doesn't happen." So the pope realizes the importance of television.
And, in fact, a year ago at a lunch with the pope, the pope said, "You know, Archbishop," he said, "your department is 40 years old this year. Would you like a letter from me stressing the importance of communications?" I said, "Would I like a letter from you? Certainly, Your Holiness." And he prepared such a letter, an apostolic letter, as it's called, a major document, that was released in the weeks between his two hospitalizations this year. So it was the last major document of the pope, a letter on communications that said, "With the rapid development of the technologies, the techniques of communicating, people are living in an environment of communications, and we have to become accustomed to that. Be careful of the dangers, of course, but also earn to use these media of communications, live with them in order to enrich and unify individuals around the world." So a beautiful final testament of this holy father is his belief in communications.
MR. RUSSERT: We've talked about a lot of serious issues this morning. Before we go, I want to talk about the pope's sense of humor. Now, people, whether they agreed with him or not, loved to be in his presence. This was the scene during Easter week of 1985 when Bryant Gumbel, then the host of the "Today" show, and Jane Pauley...
(Videotape, 1985):
BRYANT GUMBEL: ...on behalf of NBC News.
POPE JOHN PAUL II: Oh, welcome.
Unidentified Man: From Warsaw.
GUMBEL: From Warsaw.
POPE JOHN PAUL II: From Warsaw?
GUMBEL: From Warsaw. Right.
POPE JOHN PAUL II: You brought them from Warsaw?
GUMBEL: We brought them from Warsaw, NBC News.
(End videotape)
MR. RUSSERT: Bryant Gumbel presenting a traditional Easter basket from Warsaw to the pope for Easter, and he was having fun with Bryant, by saying, "You're not from Warsaw. How can we have this basket from Warsaw?"
Archbishop, you have a wonderful story about having lunch with the pope and eating rum-soaked cake.
ABP. FOLEY: Yeah, it was the same lunch where he promised that document that I mentioned to you, and the pope knew that I didn't drink. I don't drink alcohol. And his secretary, Archbishop Geevus, knew the same thing, so Archbishop Geevus, when I'm eating this rum-soaked cake with gusto, said, "Archbishop Foley, what do you call a person who doesn't drink alcohol but eats it?" and I looked at him and I said, "A hypocrite." And the pope had his mouth full and went--but also, by the way, he does have a sense of humor in this way. I had to present a whole group of people to the pope once. And one of them was Senor Poppa, Mr. Pope, who worked in our office. So I said, "Your Holiness, this is Senor Poppa, Mr. Pope." And the pope looked at me and said, "Me, too." He said, you know, "I'm Mr. Pope."
And one final thing, right after the election of John Paul I, I was in Rome, and Cardinal Crole, whom you remember well from Philadelphia, had a special luncheon for American and Polish cardinals, and he invited me. And Cardinal Wojtyla from Poland was there, and the sisters who took care of the house were Polish, from Warsaw. So they invited Cardinal Vajinski, the primate of Poland, the archbishop of Warsaw, to see their convent, but they didn't invite Cardinal Wojtyla. So when they saw Cardinal Wojtyla after he had been elected pope, he said, "Maybe the next time I come back to the residence of the American priests, you'll invite me to see your convent, too." So a real impish sense of humor that he has. He liked to needle.
MR. RUSSERT: And a wonderful way to conclude our conversation. Archbishop Foley, Father Reese, Monsignor Strynkowski, Margaret Steinfels, thank you all.
And we'll be back for more discussion on the future of the Catholic church in the United States after the death of Pope John Paul II, coming up right here on MEET THE PRESS.
MR. RUSSERT: More of our special edition, the life and death of Pope John Paul II, the church in America after his death after this brief station break.
MR. RUSSERT: And we are back. Welcome all.
The life and death of Pope John Paul II, an extraordinary figure both in spiritual terms but also political terms. Here is Pope John Paul II meeting with every American president since Jimmy Carter, then Ronald Reagan, of course, former President Bush, former President Clinton and current President George W. Bush.
Ambassador Ray Flynn, you were the Democratic mayor of Boston and then ambassador to the Vatican. The pope infuriates liberals with his positions on abortion and birth control and gay marriage and stem cell research and then infuriates conservatives with his opposition to the war in Iraq, his opposition to the death penalty, his support for massive increases in aid for the poor. How do you define the pope's politics?
AMB. RAYMOND FLYNN: Good, the way I like it. He speaks of the teaching of the Catholic church and Jesus Christ rather than try to accommodate a political party or try to be politically popular or try to be liberal or try to be conservative. Even in the future, Tim, I want the pope to play it right down the middle. I want him to be traditional in representing the teachings and the values of the Catholic church. In politics, Tim, you need two things. You need a good message. We have a good message, the teachings of Christ. We also need a good communicator. We need somebody who believes in that and is able to articulate that. I think this is the talent of John Paul II. And if I'm looking for somebody as a pope, I'd vote for somebody who's going to follow in that tradition, who's going to be respectful for traditional Catholic values regardless of what the political climate is, whether or not people--the thinking should go to the left or should go to the right. That's the reason why I think this man has so much credibility.
Tim, people will support somebody if they believe that person believes in what they're saying. If they believe that person is just accommodating, like we witness all the time in American politics. Everything crumbles in politics and life. The only thing that doesn't crumble is the truth. And I think that's John Paul II's greatest strength is he was consistent with the truth and that's what I hope the next pope brings to the Vatican.
MR. RUSSERT: Jon Meacham, there was a moral and intellectual consistency with Pope John Paul II. Here's an interview he gave in 1993. "Communism has had its success in this century as a reaction against a certain type of unbridled, savage capitalism." Critical of communism, critical of capitalism. How would you define John Paul II's role in world politics and what do you see in terms of his successor?
MR. JON MEACHAM: I think he's a remarkably unique figure in that he was that rarest of creatures. He was a consistent man, particularly when it comes to the culture of life. He held positions, he was anti-abortion, but he was also anti-death penalty. That is confounding to many people, particularly in America. But he spoke from a theological, philosophical, moral, consistent conviction. And what he did, which I think is arguably his greatest service to global politics outside the church, is he defined the moral case against the forces of evil, whether they took the form of Soviet tyranny, of the excesses and failures of capitalism, to be just to the economically oppressed.
You know, my favorite story about the pope is when he was a young man, he was an altar boy in the cathedral in Krakow on Friday morning, September 1st, 1939 when the Luftwaffe came over the city as the Germans invaded Poland beginning World War II. But the young--the future pope and the priest celebrating the Mass kept going. They finished the service before they went out. And I think that story was the beginning of his ability to use the power of faith to stand strong against the forces of what St. Paul called the principalities and powers of this world.
MR. RUSSERT: Judge Burke, in our previous segment, Father Reese talked about the sex abuse scandal here in America. You were the interim chair of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops National Review Board. How do you rate the response, the reaction of Pope John Paul II to your findings, your work to the sex abuse scandal here in America?
JUDGE ANNE BURKE: Well, I'd have to give him an A-plus because of his curial cardinals, not because of the bishops in the United States. As you know, this was a very difficult topic for the Catholic church to face. Consequently, what happened was this: The bishops in the United States looked to the laity to help restore the trust that had been lost as a result of the scandal. They also looked to the laity to uncover what was the extent of the scandal, and also to ask for recommendations. And during this entire process, we did have some resistance in the United States of what we were asked to do by the hierarchy in the United States.
However, when we were denied the opportunity to talk to the papal nuncio, we wrote to the members of the Roman Curia, and quite openly they invited us to come speak with them, so on two different occasions, Bob Bennett and Bill Burleigh and I went to Rome. The first time we spoke with three members of the curial cardinals, which was Cardinal Arenze, Lopez Trujillo and staffers. Then on a second visit, we spent a significant amount of time with Cardinal Ratzinger and members of his staff.
These were open meetings, and we have to presume that it was the pope's knowledge that we were there, and they listened far more than what the bishops in the United States did. So I do think this was a wonderful beginning, and what Tom Reese said and Ms. Steinfels said and the others in your previous piece is that this may be a small step, but it is a beginning of dialogue that the pope has asked the bishops in the world, to include the laity in their deliberations and include the laity in many other areas, and I do think that the sex abuse crisis, for what it stands for, the horrible, criminal conduct by members of the Roman Catholic clergy in the United States, will open the door to a dialogue and an opportunity to collaborate.
MR. RUSSERT: Chester Gillis, you are chairman of the department of theology at Georgetown University, a Jesuit university. Many students interested, obviously, in their faith, Catholicism. And yet on the issues that we talked earlier about where the pope was morally and intellectually consistent-- abortion, gay rights, stem cell research--many of your students disagree with church teaching. How does that play out in the years ahead for the future of the church in America?
PROF. CHESTER GILLIS: Well, they do disagree--many of them do disagree with the pope--and there's a kind of a disconnect. They respect the pope and they admire him in many ways, but they simply degree because the culture in which they're imbedded is accepting different principles than the pope's-- from the pope's principles, and they have chosen their cultural principles over the pope's principles. And I don't think they're about to change by virtue of juridical authority. I think they don't make their decisions in relationship to hierarchy and juridical authority the way perhaps Catholics of one or two generations ago did.
They respect him, but they make their decisions based upon personal experience to some degree. So, for example, if they have friends who are gay and they think they're very good people, they judge that as more weighty than the pope's voice. Now, whether or not that's appropriate for them to do, it's what they're actually doing. And so the pope will have a hard task to convince some young Americans of some of his principles, if the next pope continues exactly in the same mode as this pope.
MR. RUSSERT: Asking, they are, for more of an emphasis on the Gospel of Christ than teachings on sexuality?
PROF. GILLIS: Yes, the Gospel of Christ, the pope's social teachings, for example, and his championing of the poor and his being with the underdog, they're all in favor of that, and they're in favor of social justice. But teachings on sexual ethics just fall on deaf ears for them, and they kind of selectively ignore that. And in a sense they're defecting in place. They're not saying, "We're not Catholic," and they're not saying, "We don't want to be part of the church," but they want to say, "We want to be part of the church in some ways on our terms." Now, some people don't like that, but that's the reality.
MR. RUSSERT: Ambassador Flynn, some have described these type of Catholics as cafeteria Catholics. You pick and choose which teachings you want to follow. But the reality is that most Catholics in the United States, the vast majority disagree with the teachings of the church on birth control, on abortion, increasingly on gay rights, and I daresay on the death penalty. How do you reconcile that?
AMB. FLYNN: It is very difficult, Tim, obviously. But by the same token, you have to be consistent. You have to deal with the truth. The Holy Father, I think, in one of the statements made earlier, even though people disagreed with him, they respected him. I find that, by the way, one of the most fascinating political dynamics that I've ever witnessed in my life. I've been involved in politics for 40, 45 years. I've known presidents and prime ministers and speakers of the House. I've never met a man, however, that has the kind of a relationship with young people, even at a frail age of 84 years old, where young people will disagree with him on some of these issues but nonetheless believe in what he is saying to them is what he really believes is in their best interests. And, wow, that is really connecting with young people.
So I'm not pessimistic about the church, the future of the church. I rode back with the Holy Father from Denver, Colorado, after World Youth Day in August of 1993, and we're sitting right next to each other on the plane. And we started talking about when I first met Karol Wojtyla in 1969. We had a good chat about rarum navarum, social and economic justice, which is what Catholics like me got into politics for, to help the poor, to help the needy. But when we're sitting on that plane all the way back across the Atlantic Ocean, Tim, the Holy Father said to me, "Raymond, I met the future of America. I looked into the eyes of the future of America. The future of America is very bright, it's very hopeful, it's very promising. It's in the teachings of Christ. It's in your young people. America, best days are yet to come."
I never forgot that because previous to that, Tim, I had been the mayor of Boston and naturally you deal with issues like poverty and drive-by shootings and you get down in the dumps once in a while. It took this older man who had to remind me, this so-called savvy, streetwise seasoned politician what was really important and what the future of young people really is all about. You know, I think that's going to be Wojtyla's greatest legacy. You can't measure it today, but you'll see it in the years to come in your children, in your grandchildren. I think the best days of the Catholic Church and society are yet to come because of a legacy that John Paul II has established for all of us. May disagree with him, but you respect him and you're going to understand right from wrong. Your decision.
MR. RUSSERT: Jon Meacham, let me show you the scene in Mexico City in 1999, the pope being greeted by tens of thousands of young people. And they are all cheering "El Papa! El Papa!" and very much along Mayor Flynn's observations that while many may disagree with the pope's positions on various issues, they embraced him as a charismatic leader. As a man of faith and as a historian, what happens to faith as it evolves through decades and centuries? Does it conform itself to the teaching of its followers or do the followers conform their thinking to the faith?
MR. MEACHAM: That's the great mystery of faith. There's a tension between the two. Speaking as an Anglican, we always try to find a middle way. And I think that history shows that there is such a thing as ongoing revelation. When the Catholic Church decides to change or evolve some kind of doctrinal position, they often say, "As the church has always held and holds now," which, if they had to make an announcement about it, one wonders whether they always held it.
The sense of whether the pastor or the president, to use a political analogy, leads the people or the people lead him is the great mystery of leadership. I think the most analogous American figure to John Paul II who served with him in many ways was another actor, another man with whom many people disagreed yet were fond of, and that's Ronald Reagan.
And the gift of a great actor or a great leader or a great pastor, I think, throughout both faith and politics through the millennia has been the ability to convince people of a reality they cannot see, to be able to paint a portrait of what life should be like or what life could be like beyond time and space, and the incredible ability of John Paul II to tirelessly carry that message of hope. You know, his first words at his inaugural Mass when he became the 264th bishop of Rome were, "Be not afraid," what Jesus said to his disciples. And I think that that message, be not afraid, is something that the followers respond to and are, therefore, willing to work within the system, work within the church to try to move forward and make--come to a kind of unity within context as opposed to breaking away.
MR. RUSSERT: Judge Anne Burke, how comfortable are you with the role of women in the Catholic Church in the United States, and do you believe that the next generation of women will be satisfied without the opportunity to become priests?
JUDGE BURKE: Well, there's two stories on this. Some women would like to be priests and others really don't care much about it. But I am satisfied, at least at this juncture, that there is movement going forward with regard to women. I mean, just looking at the sex abuse crisis, the bishops and the hierarchy look to a woman to run the office of child and youth protection. The chief researcher from John Jay College of Criminal Justice was a woman. And I served as the interim chair and vice chair for almost 30 months.
I think that the role of women, irrespective of the fact that they are women, is meeting--because we are laity. And I do think that this pope, as a shepherd that he was, and the good advice he gave to the bishops, is important because I do think that in the future the bishops in the United States and the bishops around the world must look to the laity to help them. We are all servants of our church. We all belong to the church. It's not just a church for the hierarchy or the priests. It is a church for everyone.
And I think we all have jobs and responsibilities with it. I think that we can have improvement on every level, and including the administration of the church. We know now with the crisis of the sex abuse issues in the last 30 months terrible things have happened, and it was because of the failure of the hierarchy or the administration to deal with it in an appropriate way that these were criminal acts against the most vulnerable in our society. And they were covered up. And many children would not have had to suffer and we would hope that there will be no more victims. And the laity participated, and, hopefully, this will never happen again.
MR. RUSSERT: Chester Gillis, you're a fellow at Jesuit University. Boston College has an extraordinary program, the church in the 21st century. Georgetown University doing a lot--same--similar work on that issue. Where do you see the Catholic church in the 21st century, based on your teaching and conversations with young people?
PROF. GILLIS: Oh, I think it's vibrant. I think there's no question about it that people come to the university and they come to the church with a deep interest in it, and also American Catholics are better educated than they have ever been in the past, they're professional, and they want to have a voice in the church and appropriate leadership in the church. I think we'll have a stronger Catholicism in the 21st century because of the kind of Catholics that we're training. They're critical thinkers, as well, but they're leaders in their society in ways that immigrant generations were not. We have come of age.
When you look at the Senate, when you look at the Congress, Catholics are in preponderance. When you look at leadership in America, Catholics are at the head of corporations. The generation that I'm training right now will be the generation on which the responsibility for the church will fall increasingly, if there's a continued decline in priests. They are aware of this, and they're ready to assume that responsibility. And I think that's a great sign for hope.
MR. RUSSERT: Realistically, do you see any change in the ordination of priests, allowing married men or women?
PROF. GILLIS: I don't see it for women being ordained. I think Pope John Paul II largely closed the door to that as much as he could. There are many women who would like to be, as the judge has indicated. I think the chance for married men being priests is very likely. And I would hope that it would come proactively, that the church would see this is a good thing and it would restore a tradition that's already been there. It's a discipline, celibacy, it's not a doctrine, and it would give opportunities for the Eucharist, as you suggested before, which is so central to Catholic spirituality. No Eucharist, not much of a church.
We need priests for Eucharist. To have priestless parishes is not going to work. I think to pray for vocations is noble, but there's a different cultural and sociological situation now. American families are no longer five or six or seven children. They're two or three. American families post-scandal are not likely to encourage their sons to become priests, some are not, because it's a tarnished vocation, unfortunately. So we have to find places for the church to be served in a sacramental manner.
MR. RUSSERT: Before we go, I want to show you what a Genoa, Italy, paper has said the pope's final words were to his aide, Stanislaw Dziwisz, "I am happy, and you should be as well. ...Let us pray together with joy." There's no greater test of a person's faith when they're on their deathbed and having to confront inevitability of death and afterlife and this pope clearly embraced it with joy. Thank you all.
We'll be right back.
MR. RUSSERT: As a journalist, my job is to fairly and accurately report on the activities, good and bad, of the Catholic Church and the debate over the pope's sometimes controversial positions on some very complicated issues. But this morning, permit me a personal memory as a Catholic layman and a father. Easter week, 1985, NBC News and the "Today" show spent an historic week at the Vatican. The next year, my family returned. The pope blessed the mom, then the dad, then his undivided attention on our baby, Luke. He hugged him, then kissed his forehead, saying all the while, "Very nice, very nice, very nice," then that smile. Luke was truly mesmerized by this most holy man. That moment, that blessing will be with us forever. Pope John Paul II, a man of history, a man of faith. And we'll be right back.
MR. RUSSERT: That's all for today. Stay with NBC News and MSNBC on cable for continuing coverage of the life and death of Pope John Paul II. If it's Sunday, it's MEET THE PRESS.
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Per a league source with knowledge of the deal, Eric Fisher will receiver $10 million in the next five days from the Chiefs under the contract he signed within the past hour.
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Not many teams have a habit of turning over that much cash that quickly. Sure, players "earn" their signing bonuses upon signing the contracts. But it's one thing to sign the paper and quite another thing to collect it.
The $10 million to be paid in five days is part of a $14.518 million signing bonus. The rest of the money will be paid in full by February 15, 2014.
Fisher also has minimum base salaries ($405,000 in 2013, $495,000 in 2014, $585,000 in 2015, and $675,000 in 2016) along with training-camp roster bonuses of $918,659 in 2014, $1,837,318 in 2015, and $2,755,977 in 2016.
The deal is fully guaranteed for injury, skill, and salary cap. And while it includes offset language, first-round offensive linemen rarely if ever are cut within four years. (Even Tony Mandarich, the biggest offensive lineman bust in league history, made it three years with the Packers.)
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The Anderson County High School boys' and girls' basketball teams will continue their busy holiday schedules through next week with both teams looking for big tournament wins.
The Bearcats were to continue play in the McCreary Central Tournament through Thursday, Dec. 23. Anderson fell to Wayne County on Monday afternoon but was to continue playing in the consolation rounds.
Next week, the Bearcats will head to Lexington Sayre for the Spartans' Holiday Classic. Anderson will be in a round-robin affair with Harlan County, Somerset and the host school for the three-day event.
LEXINGTON – Elizabethtown showed why it is considered one of the top girls' basketball programs in Kentucky and that Anderson County has a way to go before it is considered in the elite Monday afternoon.
The Lady Panthers dominated the final three quarters to score a 58-47 victory in the Republic Bank Classic at Lexington Catholic High School.
Think you have a busy holiday schedule? Compare it to the one the Anderson County girls' basketball team will be undertaking beginning Friday night, Dec. 17.
The Lady Bearcats will embark on a holiday season that will see them play as many as 10 games in two weeks.
LEXINGTON -- Anderson County might have taken its first loss of the young basketball season Sunday afternoon but there were few long faces in the Lady Bearcat camp.
Anderson County has known all along that the current basketball season would be a work in progress.
Mercer County showed why Friday night as the Titans used a 12-0 run in the third quarter to break open a tie game on the way to a 60-43 win over host Anderson.
No one is expecting Anderson County and Shelby County o play for the boys' Eighth Region championship this season. But that does not mean Friday's game between the old rivals is not important. In fact, it could have enormous post-season implications for both clubs.
Anderson County reeled off the first seven points of the night and never looked back as the Lady Bearcats pounded Paul L. Dunbar 79-55 in basketball action Tuesday night.
Anderson went on a 16-2 run midway through the second quarter to effectively put things away. The Lady Bearcats owned a 44-28 halftime lead and never allowed Dunbar to get within 15 points in the second half. Anderson's lead ballooned to as much as 30 points late in the game.
Mackenzie Cann scored a career-high 29 points and Sydney Brown added 21 as Anderson County romped past district rival Spencer County, 79-46, Thursday night. The host Lady Bearcats led 41-11 at the half, then cruised to their third straight win to open the season. The Lady Bearcats are 1-0 in district play. For a complete report, see the Dec. 15 edition of The Anderson News.
Anderson County used a third quarter explosion to rout regional rival Oldham County in girls' high school basketball action Tuesday night.
The homestanding Lady Bearcats registered a 79-59 win for their second victory in as many games.
LEXINGTON – Anderson County learned about itself last Tuesday.
And the Lady Bearcats had to like what they found out in a 51-46 win at Lafayette to open the basketball season they are intent on making special.
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Marla - Estudio M replied to ThisIsMelissa's topic in Studio Operations and Making WorkHi Melissa, coincidentally, I had shoulder surgery in November, 2011, due to the same maladies you have. You need to ice your shoulder. There are exercises that you can do; however, I suggest that you stop for a little while, as it won't get better unless you treat it. Also, make sure you are using your arms and hands properly while using the wheel. If you are not, even though you think so, it can harm you. Please take care of it now, because it will get worse. I of course, had a tear on my shoulder, which did not help. After surgery, 4 months ago, I am still on physical therapy and I am still have bursitis, tendonitis and a tear somewhere else. The doctor wants me to lay low for some time, therefore I can't use the wheel yet, and someone is helping me with the alb roller, etc. Ibuoproferin or Nsaid medication helps with inflammation, but most importantly, you need to lay low for a while. Ice it and look in the internet for exercises you can do at home. If it continues, please go and see a doctor. As you had said, you are too young. It will not get better!
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Marla - Estudio M replied to ThisIsMelissa's topic in Studio Operations and Making WorkYes Mark, I appreciated your thoughts. And did take them under consideration. Thank you. My gut told me it was the wrong thing to do right after I'd done it. Perhaps that's why it took me 8 days to set it up. This supplier was unwilling to meet the price on the VL-Lite. He said "that's a good price and I can't match it". He was willing to do a deal on a demo Skutt, but not anywhere near the price I could get from Clay-King on the VL-Lite. And now, with my experience and his demo wheels, I'll not be going that route again. I would hate to burn this bridge, so I'm really hoping the owner and I can work things out. But there is another supplier in town that is nearer to me. Look, it is the owner who needs to be concerned about burning bridges, not you. Your only concern is to get what you need at the price you can afford. I imagine that Mr. Owner is playing on your gullibility. Go elsewhere if need be. Anywhere you spend your money will support someones business. Local shmocal, if they are willing to rip you off. Don't worry anymore. Call the credit card company and stop payment that charge. This is one of the benefits of paying with a c card. Do not spend anymore time dealing with the seller. You did not get what you paid for, and they do not want to respond to you. Believe me, after the credit card starts corresponding with them, they will pay attention to your problem. Please do it very soon, and forget about trying to reason with them. Sometimes we get what we paid for, and I know it was not cheap. Good luck!!
Hi, sgraffito questions to ask
Marla - Estudio M replied to confused_yet_curious's topic in Studio Operations and Making WorkI have done a lot of art work using sgraffito designs. I love it; however, I use underglaze and greenware pieces. The first fire after applying the underglaze is at 019. Then I do the design and fire the piece at 03. Of course, because you used an underglaze, you most now use a clear glaze after that second fire and fire it again. To fire follow the cone instructions for that last coat of glaze. Try it, and let me know. I have pictures to share if you want me to send it to you, please write to me at email@example.com, and I will provide my final results. Hope this helps.!! I am trying to send you a picture of one of my final products. All my sgraffittos are my own designs.
What music do you listen to in the studio?
Marla - Estudio M replied to jupdyke's topic in Studio Operations and Making WorkJosh, I love to work with music. For the most part I like classic music, and love opera. However, at times, I also play Lady Gaga music. I think it will depend on how you feel that day. Good lick with your listening!!!
Marla - Estudio M posted a topic in Clay and Glaze ChemistryI have 4 large pieces that I need to glaze, and they need to be "perfect" do you recommend using a paint sprayer for this? Please help, need some input. Thanks.


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Dark Crimes: Film Noir Thrillers Vol. 2 collection is a great way to welcome Black Friday
Just in time for next week's Black Friday shopping binge is Dark Crimes: Film Noir Thrillers Vol. 2, a DVD collection from TCMand Universal released earlier this year.
The set includes two Fritz Lang films. "You and Me" (1938) is an offbeat gangster comedy/romance starring George Raft and Sylvia Sydney, with music by Kurt Weill of "The 3 Penny Opera" fame.
The always delightful RayMilland plays a mandesperately trying to stop a Nazi spy ring in Lang's "Ministry of Fear" (1944). Graham Greene wrote the source novel.
Two William Castle movies complete the set. "Undertow"(1949) tells the story of a fall guy framed for murder (Scott Brady) who pursues the real culprits. "Undertow"also stars Bruce Bennett.
Castle's "Hollywood Story" (1951) stars Richard Conte and Julie Adams. In this backstage murder mystery, a producer makes a movie about an old crime, hoping to uncover the perp.
Dark Crimes Vol. 2 contains multiple digital bonus features, including an introduction by TCM host Ben Mankiewicz, behind-the-scenes photos, production stills, poster and lobby card galleries, an original essay by Film Noir Foundation founder and president Eddie Muller, and interviews with Muller and actress Julie Adams.
The collection is available exclusively through TCM's online store: shop.tcm.com.


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Uterine Fibroid Embolization is a treatment of fibroids that blocks the arteries that supply blood to the fibroids. It is a minimally invasive procedure, which means it requires only a tiny nick in the skin, and is performed while the patient is sedated - and feeling no pain.
Fibroid embolization at Lourdes is done in the hospital by an interventional radiologist, a physician who is specially trained to perform this and other minimally invasive procedures.
What Are Uterine Fibroids?
Uterine fibroids are the most common pelvic tumors in women, occurring in approximately 30% of women over the age of 35. Although fibroids are benign (non-cancerous), they may produce a wide variety of symptoms including excessive bleeding leading to iron deficiency anemia and lethargy, pain and pressure sensations, and even obstruction of the bowel or urinary tract.
The exact causes for fibroid development are unclear, but researchers have linked them to both a genetic predisposition and a subsequent development of susceptibility to hormone stimulation. Women may have a genetic predisposition to fibroid development and then subsequently develop factors that allow fibroids to grow under the influence of a number of hormones. This would explain why certain ethnic groups or racial groups are more likely to develop fibroids and also why there tends to be genetic predisposition in some families.
Fibroids range greatly in size from very tiny (a quarter of an inch) to larger than a cantaloupe (10 inches or more). In some cases they can cause the uterus to grow to the size of a five-month pregnancy and the woman looks as though she is pregnant. In most cases, there is more than one fibroid in the uterus.
The Procedure
The interventional radiologist makes a small nick in the skin (less than one-quarter of an inch) in the crease at the top of the leg to access the femoral artery, and inserts a tiny tube (catheter) into the artery. Local anesthesia is used so the needle puncture is not painful. The interventional radiologist steers the catheter through the artery to the uterus using X-ray imaging (fluoroscopy) to guide the catheter's progress. The catheter is moved into the uterine artery at a point where it divides into the multiple vessels supplying blood to the fibroids. An arteriogram (a series of images taken while radiographic dye is injection) is performed to provide a road map of the blood supply to the uterus and fibroids.
The interventional radiologist slowly injects tiny plastic (polyvinyl alcohol or PVA) or gelatin sponge particles the size of grains of sand into the vessels. The particles flow to the fibroids first, wedge in the vessels and cannot travel to other parts of the body. Over several minutes, the arteries are slowly blocked. The embolization is continued until there is nearly complete blockage of the blood flow in the vessel.
The procedure is then repeated on the other side so the blood supply is blocked in both the right and left uterine arteries. Some physicians block both uterine arteries from a single puncture site, while others puncture the femoral artery at the top of both legs. After the embolization, another arteriogram is performed to confirm the results. The skin puncture where the catheter was inserted is cleaned and covered with a bandage. The procedure takes approximately 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
As a result of the restricted blood flow, the tumor (or tumors) begin to shrink, and symptoms resolve.
Where to go.
For information on where to go when you arrive for your appointment, visit our Where to Go page.
For more information contact Deb or Sue in the Lourdes Radiology Department at 607-798-5225 ext. 2096.
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After long weeks we arrive at the final fight of Blackwing Descent and face off against Nefarian and Onyxia.
This is a three phase, two tank fight so whether you're the main or the off-tank, there're going to be a lot of things to occupy your attention.
For starters, as the tank in charge of Onyxia, you're going to need to take last week's advice on how to turn dragons quickly as every now and then, she'll arc electricity from her sides, dealing damage in that range. The problem lies in the fact that she also has a breath and a tail swipe so you're going to have to keep on your toes and turn her back and forth as needed as quickly as possible.
The Nefarian tank in this phase doesn't have all that much to worry about save for finding a good position to keep Nefarian's breath and tail from messing up the raid so you can take it easy there.
There will likely be a third raid member who's responsible for kiting the skeletal adds so as a tank, be sure to use your personal cooldowns appropriately and often so that the healers can use their cooldowns on the kiter who's liable to suffer a few close calls here and there.
For the next phase there isn't too much for a tank to do. The add can't really be tanked so all you have to do is make sure that you're right on top of those interrupts on them. Set up an interrupt rotation with the people on your platform to ensure a smooth fun and remember that when the lava first begins to rise, the platform has a slight lip at the edge of it so if you swim up and jump while you're right up against it, you're going to have some trouble getting up there. Treat getting up onto the platform the way you'd jump across a gap; give yourself a little bit of space to clear the edge and you shouldn't have any trouble getting up there in one shot.
The final phase of this fight can get a little more hectic, moreso for the tank that's responsible for kiting. The adds need to be collected quickly to prevent too much unnecessary damage around the raid. The wrinkle when it comes to kiting them is that they exist on a slight timer and eventually become inanimate but taking them through a patch of shadowflame on the ground will result in that timer being reset and the adds hitting harder and faster.
Communicating well with your main tank is a MUST in this phase if you're not to be overwhelmed. One thing that can help is to have both of you running in slow circles in the same direction. So if Nefarian is at the center and being turned clockwise, the offtank runs in a circle in the same direction but slightly ahead, giving the shadowflame patches time to disappear before they both come around to that point again. It's not entirely necessary to continuously turn Nefarian given that the shadowflame missiles and the blaze spawns randomly but it can help to alleviate the pressure if everyone moves in the same circular direction which gives each patch of fire as much time to fade as the next before you come around to it again.
It can be a little tough to get the raid around to this type of thinking (like Halion!) when the natural impulse is to stay still but as long as you can stress that the main focus of this phase is controlling the adds, it shouldn't be too hard to get them to come over to this strategy.
Best of luck with this final encounter.


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Ger Daly leads Accenture's Global Security business for Health and Public Services (H&PS). With his deep and specialized industry experience, he drives all services from strategy, cyber, applications and identity through managed security services across all geographies.
Daly is also Accenture's global managing director for the Defense and Public Safety industry covering Defense, Policing, Justice, Borders and National Security. In this role, he spearheads a team that is strategically focused on helping federal and other large agencies transform their mission for the digital era.
Daly's deep expertise in delivering large-scale identity management projects for public safety and government agencies includes the European Union (EU-VIS visa program) and the national citizen identity program of India (UID). For policing organizations, he has overseen performance and efficiency programs in cost reduction, supply chain and information management. Daly also has led the delivery of innovative operating and investigation systems for public safety clients around the world.
Daly is a regular speaker at industry events on a variety of defense, public safety, public service and security topics. Apart from being an occasional blogger on Defense and Public Safety, he has authored articles on cybersecurity across prominent publications.
Daly is a golf enthusiast and is also passionate about music. He is part of a folk music group at his local church. Daly's life mantra is: "You just can't beat the person who never gives up."


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Boehner Politely Demands That Obama Move His Speech Date
In a gratuitously and joyously dickish move today, the White House announced that it would address a joint session of Congress next Wednesday at 8 p.m., right when the long-planned NBC/Politico debate for Republican presidential candidates is scheduled to take place. And this afternoon, Speaker John Boehner issued the President his formal invitation to visit Capitol Hill — only for the next night.
If you made an inter-office bet about how long it would take Washington to return to complete dysfunction following the congressional recess (why would you do that, anyway?), then it's time to exchange cash, because the answer appears to be "seven days before the end of the congressional recess." We are now engaged in another wide-open game of chicken being played at the highest level of the United States Government over when to have a speech.
You can read the meat of Boehner's rejection letter below. It cleverly avoids using "but there will be some Republicans on teevee that night!" as the reason for offering a new date, and insteads makes some logistical argument about the timing of security sweeps and so on.
As your spokesperson today said, there are considerations about the Congressional calendar that must be made prior to scheduling such an extraordinary event. As you know, the House of Representatives and Senate are each required to adopt a Concurrent Resolution to allow for a Joint Session of Congress to receive the President. And as the Majority Leader announced more than a month ago, the House will not be in session until Wednesday, September 7, with votes at 6:30 that evening. With the significant amount of time – typically more than three hours – that is required to allow for a security sweep of the House Chamber before receiving a President, it is my recommendation that your address be held on the following evening, when we can ensure there will be no parliamentary or logistical impediments that might detract from your remarks. As such, on behalf of the bipartisan leadership and membership of both the House and Senate, I respectfully invite you to address a Joint Session of Congress on Thursday, September 8, 2011 in the House Chamber, at a time that works best for your schedule.
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Remember Ethanol? It's Actually Bigger Than Ever
Five years ago, ethanol — fuel that's derived from corn — was the energy watchword.
Car companies like General Motors insisted it was the next big thing, and promised to roll out fleets of cars that could run on E85. The government was already behind it, with subsidies for corn farmers.
Now, the hype is gone, but ethanol is actually bigger than ever, reports Dustin Dwyer at our public media project Changing Gears.
Five years ago, the government projected that by 2012, ethanol production would reach 11.2 billion gallons, and comprise 30 percent of the nation's corn supply.
In 2011, the actual numbers were 13.9 billion gallons, and 40 percent of the corn supply, Dwyer says.
(Listen to an interview I did about ethanol with Here and Now, the public radio program.)
One single refinery, Carbon Green Bioenergy, outside Lake Odessa, Mich., helps tell the story. "This was built as a 40 million plant," says the owner, Mitch Miller. "We're running at 50 million gallons a year. So, we have not reduced capacity at all."
The demand, Dwyer reports, isn't because of E85.
It's because conventional gasoline contains 10 percent ethanol. Last year, for the first time, more corn was used to produce ethanol than as livestock feed. Of course, livestock farmers aren't happy, since their cost for feed has gone up.


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We haven't gotten a new theme put together for this forum yet but I hacked together a simple one a while ago that will hold us over until Rusty finishes the one he's working on. If you go to your user control panel, board preferences, and change your board style to "darksunblue" you'll have something that's a little easier on the eyes.
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Hillcrest High School football player Keith Holcombe continued a legacy when he committed to Alabama this summer, following in the footsteps of his father, Danny, who played for Paul W. "Bear" Bryant in the 1980s.
Hillcrest High School football player Keith Holcombe continued a legacy when he committed to Alabama this summer, following in the footsteps of his father, Danny, who played for Paul W. "Bear" Bryant in the 1980s.
The family ties had a big impact on the 6-foot-4, 209-pound linebacker's decision to stay in Tuscaloosa.
"Me and my brother grew up listening to my dad tell stories about Alabama tradition and all that, and I knew that I wanted to be a part of that," said Holcombe, whose team plays its regular-season finale against Demopolis at 7 tonight. "He was excited that I committed to Alabama, but throughout the whole process, both of my parents were on my side the whole time."
Holcombe, rated as a three-star prospect by Rivals.com, caught the eye of several college programs in the past two seasons. His first scholarship offer came from Jacksonville State, where his older brother Max plays, but Keith committed to Mississippi State in July.
He thought his recruitment was complete. Then came a scholarship offer from Alabama.
That changed everything.
"Growing up in Tuscaloosa, it was always a dream of mine to go to Alabama," Keith said. "The recruiting process, I wanted to get it over as soon as possible so I could focus on my senior year and go as far as I can in the state playoffs. The best thing I had when I decided to commit was Mississippi State."
When the Alabama offer came, Holcombe flipped his commitment 11 days after committing to the Bulldogs. While Holcombe was sure of his choice, the decision to make the switch wasn't easy.
"We didn't think we were going to get the offer from Alabama," Danny Holcombe said. "It was a hectic couple of days for Keith because he didn't want to be the guy who flip-flopped around."
Danny said his son committing to Alabama was not a shock and was a decision based around family.
"We were excited about Mississippi State. We loved the coaches, the school, everything about it," Danny said. "But a few days later, Alabama came calling again. I think all the schools knew he would commit to Alabama."
With his focus on the football field, Holcombe has been the Patriots' unquestioned leader, leading the team with 100 tackles, two sacks and one interception entering tonight. Hillcrest finished fourth in Class 6A, Region 5 and has qualified for the playoffs that start next week.
Hillcrest coach Scott Martin said Holcombe is essential to the school's football program on and off the field.
"He's one of those guys that you miss his leadership ability when he's not here as much as his football ability," Martin said. "He has improved as a football player each year because of the type of work ethic he has."
Since his pledge to Alabama, Holcombe said, the recruiting process has come to halt. He said only Alabama and Mississippi State still call to recruit him.
Martin said the process was fast and simple, beginning in the spring and ending in summer. In the end, Holcombe ended up getting exactly what he wanted.
"It was difficult because of the kind of young man he is, but his heart was in Tuscaloosa with the University of Alabama," Martin said. "A lot of times people asked, 'What if Alabama offered you, what would you do?,' and he would always say, 'They haven't offered me.' He did a great job of being committed to the people he was committed to, but once he got what he wanted, it was a very difficult decision for him to make."
Holcombe has been around UA's campus constantly since the commitment. He went to the Colorado State and Tennessee games, and plans to visit for LSU on Nov. 9.
He said there are two players on Alabama's defense he looks up to, including one from his hometown.
"(Safety) Vinnie Sunseri, because he's a Tuscaloosa kid. I always look up to him," Holcombe said. "And C.J. Mosley because he is pretty much the captain, and that's what I try to be out here."
Holcombe said he is solid in his commitment and is excited to stay close to home.
"He was born and raised in Tuscaloosa, and his dad played for Alabama," Martin said. "It was a dream come true."