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SEPTEMBER 11TH/2016 RACE ANALYST: Dr. Herb London, is president of the London Center for Policy Research and the co-author of the new book, The Encyclopedia of Militant Islam.
SUDDENLY IT’S A 2-POINT RACE!
“Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton will appear at the same military-focused forum to make their cases for being the next commander in chief before a crowd of veterans and active service members in New York City on Wednesday night.
Trump and Clinton won’t appear onstage at the same time — that won’t happen until the first presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y. on Sept. 26.
Instead, the candidates will take the stage in separate half-hour blocks to field questions from “Today” show host Matt Lauer, as well as from veterans and active service members in the audience.
Clinton lost the coin toss that determined the order of appearance and will go on first, hitting the stage at 8 p.m. Eastern for the broadcast that will air simultaneously on NBC and MSNBC. Trump will follow, for the second half of the hour-long show.
The “Commander-in-Chief Forum,” sponsored by the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA), will take place aboard a decommissioned World WarII-era aircraft carrier, the Intrepid, which is docked on the Hudson River.
Trump and Clinton have been hammering one another over foreign affairs in the run-up to the event, each positioning the other as unfit to lead.
In a major foreign policy address on Wednesday in Philadelphia, the GOP nominee detailed his plan to expand the military while accusing Clinton and President Obama of weakening the U.S. armed forces and diminishing the nation’s standing in the world.”
READ MORE: thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/294828-what-you-need-to-know-about-tonights-trump-clinton-forum
BIO: London was responsible for creating the Gallatin School of Individualized Study in 1972 and was its dean until 1992. This school was organized to promote the study of “great books” and classic texts. Herbert London is a graduate of Columbia University, 1960 and the recipient of a Ph.D. from New York University, 1966. Dr. London is a noted social critic whose work has appeared in every major newspaper and journal in the country including such diverse publications as Commentary, National Review, American Spectator, Wall Street Journal, Fortune, Washington Times, New York Magazine, New York Times, Christian Science Monitor, Modern Age, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Orbis, Encounter, Forbes, and The New Criterion. He is the author and editor of twenty-seven books (see enclosure) and three plays “My Most Embarrassing Moment”, “A Love That Cannot Speak Its Name” and “Mr. Tin Pan Alley.”
WEBSITE: londoncenter.org
TWITTER: @TheLCPR