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Congressman Joe Sestak: A New Era in American Politics?

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Partner:: Commonwealth Club
Location:: The Commonwealth Club of California
San Francisco, CA
Event Date:: 06.21.10
Speakers:: Joe Epstein,; Joe Sestak
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Summary: Despite efforts by the White House and his own party to drive him from the Senate race in Pennsylvania nine months ago, two-term congressman Joe Sestak took on the establishment, and knocked off Senator Arlen Specter in a remarkable upset for the Democratic nomination. As he faces what will likely be one of the most expensive Senate races in the country, hear this headline-making congressman give his perspective on the inner workings of big-time politics as well as his views on bailouts, health care and national security.

A Philadelphia native, Sestak graduated second in his class from the U.S. Naval Academy and is the highest-ranking former military officer ever elected to Congress.

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Joe Epstein

Joe Epstein is the former President of The Commonwealth Club's Board of Governors. He is a veteran of over forty years in the steel business. In 1970, he founded Sierra Pacific Steel, a full line steel service center, located in Hayward, California. The Company was sold in 1998. He joined with David Garner to start Sierra Steel Trading, LLC in 2002.

Epstein is the President of Sierra Steel Trading and oversees its on going activities.

Joe Sestak

Joe Sestak is serving his second term as the Representative from Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District, which includes most of Delaware County and parts of Chester and Montgomery Counties.

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01 hr 11 min 00 sec

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01.: Introduction

02 min 49 sec

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02.: The Failings of the American Government

04 min 43 sec

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03.: How the Government Can Restore Trust

04 min 22 sec

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04.: The Need for Improved Logistics

02 min 46 sec

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05.: The Need for Improved Oversight

02 min 49 sec

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06.: The Need for Accountability

03 min 12 sec

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07.: The Importance of Strong Leadership in a Time of Crisis

03 min 37 sec

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08.: Recovering from the Financial Crisis

01 min 59 sec

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09.: America's Future in Afghanistan and Pakistan

04 min 41 sec

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10.: Closing Comments

04 min 44 sec

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11.: Q & A

00 min 21 sec

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12.: Q1: Elaborating on the Hatch Act Controversy

03 min 59 sec

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13.: Q2: Challenges in the 2010 Election

02 min 55 sec

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14.: Q3: Reasons for Running for Senate

01 min 57 sec

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15.: Q4: Running a Campaign

01 min 17 sec

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16.: Q5: Views on Campaign Finance Reform

02 min 20 sec

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17.: Q6: The Relationship Between India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan

03 min 47 sec

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18.: Q7: The Five Pillars of National Security

02 min 35 sec

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19.: Q8: Thoughts on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

02 min 28 sec

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20.: Q9: Helping Veterans

02 min 20 sec

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21.: Q10: Repealing 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'

01 min 56 sec

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22.: Q11: The Benefits of Cap and Trade

03 min 27 sec

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23.: Q12: The Failure of the Mineral Management Service

05 min 44 sec

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Rep. Joe Sestak: Do Politics Get in the Way of Facts?

02 min 15 sec

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pragmatism: Philosophical movement first given systematic expression by Charles Sanders Peirce and William James and later taken up and transformed by John Dewey. Pragmatists emphasize the practical function of knowledge as an instrument for adapting to reality and controlling it. Pragmatism agrees with empiricism in its emphasis on the priority of experience over a priori reasoning. Whereas truth had traditionally been explained in terms of correspondence with reality or in terms of coherence (see coherentism), pragmatism holds that truth is to be found in the process of verification. Pragmatists interpret ideas as instruments and plans of action rather than as images of reality; more specifically, they are suggestions and anticipations of possible conduct, hypotheses or forecasts of what will result from a given action, or ways of organizing behaviour. See also W.V.O. Quine; Richard Rorty.; pragmatism on britannica.com