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>> thank you very much. i appreciate it. >> the endorsement of the people of new hampshire right now. >> as we follow the candidates on the campaign trail meeting voters. >> i am for strict rules protecting -- [inaudible] to control the border is the first step. [inaudible conversations]

sunday marked the one-year anniversary of the shooting near tucson arizona that killed six people and wounded 13 others including u.s. representative gabrielle giffords. a candlelight vigil was held to commemorate the incident at the university of arizona. the converse woman and her husband, retired astronaut mark kelly, were among the speakers at the ceremony. this broadcast as courtesy of arizona public media. >> my name is wrong barbara and i will be the emcee tonight. i want to welcome -- [applause] [cheering] i want to welcome all of you to this very special event. as we gather once again as a

strong andmpassionate community to remember the tragedy of january 8th and honor the six good people who died, those who were wounded in a recovering, the citizen heroes who came to our aid, the first responders, the medical personnel of umc, and to acknowledge the unity, compassion, love and support that defines who we are. these attributes still surround all of us as we healy and rebuild our lives. we live in this beautiful place that is not only the duty of the desert and the mountains that sustain us. it is the kindness of the people who live here and carow each other so much.

this event is a gift of thanks and appreciation to all of you. the program tonight is the result of hard work by many people and organizations and they are listed on the screens. without them, this event could not have happened. i want to especially thank the tucson symphony orchestra and choir and the executive director andrew bergman and music director george hansen. [applause] jovian the john of calexico our very special and most giving local musicians. [applause] the university arizona and the tucson police department, the community foundation under the leadership of arizona, the university medical center, and

one person in particular who guided the planning of this event with patience, sensitivity and genuine concern for those who were directly affected by the tragedy she is the relations manager for the university of arizona medical center. [applause] before we began our program, i think everyone is doing this any way but just a gentle reminder, please do not activate your blow stake until we ask you to do so later in the program. would you all please rise for the presentation of the colors by the davis air force base honor guard with?

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kill the twilight's last gleaming. whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight ♪ for the ramparts we fought for so gallantly streaming. ♪ the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air ♪ ♪ gave proof through the night ♪ dupnik ♪ oh say does that star spangled ♪ banner yet wave ♪ or the land of the free

♪ and the home of the brave [applause] [cheering] >> i would like to invite congresswoman giffords to join as a pledge of allegiance. welcome home, congresswoman. [applause] [cheering] [cheering] >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america. and to the republic, for which it stands, one nation under god,

indivisible with liberty and justice for all. [applause] [presentation of colors]

[presentation of colors] >> thank you to the davis airforce base for the presentation of the colors. please be seated. [applause] it is my pleasure next to

introduce to you dr. eugene sander president of the university of arizona. [applause] thank you. tonight it's my privilege to welcome all of you to this candlelight vigil to remember the victims and honor the survivors of the horrific events of january 8th, 2011. it is a time none of us will never forget. i imagine each and every one of us in this audience can remember exactly where we were when we heard that news. what happened was a tragedy obviously for the families and their loved ones. it is a burden they will carry for their entire lives. it also was a tragedy for tucson. even so, these events did not define us. what has defined as however is the way that our community has come together and as many of you i'm proud to call tucson my home and even prouder now as i look

at the thousands of how they responded in the extraordinary ways to help the city heel. people all ages and walks of life have come together to improve our community to make this a, and more compassionate place to live. while we can't undo the past but together we can make and we are created a better future. again on behalf of your university of arizona students, faculty and staff, i want to wish congresswoman gabrielle giffords continued progress in her recovery so she can return to home to the mountains and the desert which she loved so deeply. we stand alongside and extend our deepest condolences to the family and friends of those who were lost a short year ago and to my fellows let's remember this day as a symbol of our strength when we can work together with a greater good. thank you. [applause]

>> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome arizona secretary of state, the honorable ten ken benet. [applause] good evening it's a pleasure to represent the state of arizonan and bring the the regrets of governor brewer who couldn't be here personally. i was very pleased early in the week when i got a call saying that in the governor's absence i would have the opportunity to share a few words. but i have to admit that i was a bit unsure through the week what to say. and then thursday my wife and i got a call that our second grandchild had been born. so we flew to salt lake city to see since he was in the intensive care unit, and for the last couple of days we have been hovering as close as we could to

the neonatal linton's care unit. and on a futurist opportunities over the last couple of days we've had the opportunity to go in and be with him. and also watch the lawyers in the tubes, never once thought to even think or ask what political party or religion or sexual persuasion or anything of the nurses and doctors that were attending to him. i just was amazed at the care that was shown -- [applause] we were just amazed that the care that was shown. and on those opportunities as they can along every four hours

or so, they were arranged to coincide with the feeding times so that we didn't wake him during the interim. on one occasion i got to hold him. and on other occasions, just to watch him. he's doing well. we were -- [applause] thank you. we had a flight to come back to phoenix in plenty of time to get in the car and drive down here but the flight was delayed because mechanical reasons for a couple of hours and until finally i had to call a different airline and get another ticket in order to be here tonight. and as i rushed home and changed clothes, i went to grab a pair of scissors and removed the little wristband that we've worn

i guess to kind of show that we were special enough to be invited into the nicu and be with him. and when i saw nicu printed next to my grandson's naim it occurred to me that maybe this was a message i was supposed to bring. and that is the middle letters of nicu of course are "ic," intensive care. i think the message would like to share is that no matter what we are doing, no matter whether we are arguing over politics or city planning or the direction of the state or especially in our families and friends and communities working on a variety of different issues and learning how to love each other we need to show a little more intensive care to each other and that lesson i hope we have learned as we have watched for the last year and have remembered those

that were lost on this date and do rego those the we got to keep and a recovering, those that assisted them, the medical personnel and the fire and police and in hospitals and others who befriended complete strangers and came to their aid that they so maybe all use a little more intensive care with each other from now on. thank you very much. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, our next speaker is the new mayor, jonathan rothschild. mr. mayor. >> good evening. i'm honored to be on the same stage with ron barbour, secretary of state bennet,

dr. sander, the rabbi and mark. and i've been thrilled to be reunited with my longtime friend and now my hero, congresswoman gabrielle giffords. [applause] i want to thank everyone who has come out tonight. much as we did and in much the same way we did, a year ago tonight in the early evening vigils of january 8th, 2011, and thank you not just to remember the tragic event of one year ago but for what you have done every day and every hour since the shooting. the zimmerman family has created an image of a light bulb with a heart in the middle.

and inside the heart the word hope. below that, they have inscribed in expression. helping people is a good idea, plug in. this community has demonstrated that spirit every day since january 8, 2011. tucson has shown who we really are. we are the child who sold his plays so he could send money to help the victims of a senseless attacked. we are the soldier who handed his purple heart to a congressional staff person because her boss now needs it more than he does. tucson is all of us who live candles and sent letters of comfort and hope. we are the spontaneous memorial,

and tucson is all of us that worked for a year to create a more civil future and a stronger city. we are the love of the community that zimmerman lift for. we are the kindness of phyllis. we are the work ethic and sense of fairness of judge john rall. we are the commitment dorothy and george morris and door when stoddard show to each other. and most of all, we are the hope that is embodied in the spirit of cristina tayler green. this weekend has been one of sadness and reflection. we have more on the new all we lost in 16 short seconds. but at the same time, one year

later we find inspiration. i will tell you the way that our communities come together over the last year has not just inspired our neighbors, let but people throughout the country and the world. this morning at 10:11 bells rang in tucson and across the country in remembrance of our loss. it was a moment of unity and reflection. so let us continue to know and what the country continue to know who we are as the people in tucson united, compassionate, one million-strong and let us continue to be inspired each day by the lives we lost in our community strength and sense of togetherness. [applause]

>> in just a few moments we will ask you to activate your glow sticks. you've been very good. i haven't seen any let yet. but he will have your chance very soon. and this will take place after the last candle was lit kuran stage. as the tucson symphony orchestra plays, a campbell will be let for each person who died on january 8th and each person who was wounded. i want to make sure that the candle lighters are here. please wait until the 19th campbell has been linked and then we ask all of you to activate and light your glow sticks. the next speaker will come up. please, come and light the candles.

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medical director of trauma, critical care at the university medical center. [applause] [applause] >> thank you. on behalf of the university medical center and all the personnel, thank you for the recognition and thank you for the respect. drama service is a public service and it is a privilege to have a job that lets you treat everyone, no questions asked. [applause] but once that aspect of my job is that i do see so much senseless violence. one day as i answered my 11-year-old daughter's question, i said, in the big picture of

life, all violence is senseless whether it is in a war or in a backyard. [applause] like any large city, in the world and the united states, we have our share of senseless violence. however what happened last year was a tragedy, tragedy in tucson. 19 people were shot, six people were killed, some were critically injured. people died senselessly that day and many, many lives were forever changed. the world watched as closely last year but tucson should not and will not be defined by what happened with that shooting. [applause] it is obvious that we will be

defined by the response from the community. and that response was overwhelming. it showed the world how much we care for each other. it made me very proud, immensely proud, to be from tucson. gabby, the world, including houston, loves you. [applause] but nowhere near as much as tucson. [applause] you made us so proud and happy when just months after your injury you were back in congress, casting your vote, doing what you love best, which is to represent tucson. we are so looking forward to having you back.

[cheers and applause] mark kelly, i met you a year ago today. i learned a lot of things about you, learned that you are a good father. you are selfless, devoted husband and you are a great giant man. [applause] my wife and i think you are pretty cool because you were in the navy as well. [laughter] but you are an example of how trauma affects everyone. it's not just the injured that are affected, but it's the family, friends and the entire community. today let's not forget those who died, but let's also not forget, and get past our sorrows and move forward with our lives. those of us in medicine get our

fuel from seeing people get back in the saddle again. so, as we gather here today to celebrate life, including those who were cut short, and those that are being rebuilt, let's be thankful, thankful for being in tucson, but most of all thankful for living in the united states of america. thank you. [applause] ♪ ♪ ♪

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we have from the state of colorado, the son of mo udall, senator mark udall. [applause] and a member of our arizona delegation, one of the first people to come to the hospital that fateful day, congressman jeff legg. [applause] and most importantly, the people who gave us congresswoman gifford, gloria and spencer gifford. [applause] this next group i will introduce as a group. you have heard a lot about them. they have been faithfully

carrying on the mission of this january 8 without a pause. the congresswoman staff from the washington d.c. office, the tucson office, would you please stand? [applause] [applause] thank you all. what an honor it is to serve the congresswoman with you. and now it's my distinct pleasure and honor to introduce a person who by now needs no introduction kaunda, congresswoman's constant support. mark kelly has not only tended to the congresswoman but also to all of those who lost loved ones

or who were wounded on january 8. he is a man of incredible strength and resolve. please welcome, captain mark kelly. [applause] [applause] >> thank you. it's a little chilly out here tonight. i thought this was the desert. good evening everybody. as often happens here in tucson, the sun was seen rising up over the ring con mountains early this morning. but unlike this morning on the morning of january 8, one year ago today, we all suffered a terrible loss. those of us who survived were

forever changed by that moment. for the past year, we have had new realities to live with, the reality and pain of letting go of the past. the realities of letting go of dear friends and family members. there is also the pain of knowing that with adequate mental health, intervention and treatment, that we may not be here tonight. [applause] there is the reality that for many of us, that there are dreams for our family's future that will just have to let go. there is the reality that life is unpredictable and even in the best of times, our cherished friends, the good, the caring, the innocent among us, the

closest and dearest people we know can be taken from us in an instant. and that is a the reality we can do nothing about, and yet, even with those painful realities, there is this. the sun still rises over at the mountains each and every morning. [applause] tuscon remains a great city, a special place, and awaits us in the desert where our bonds of community were strengthened under the stress and sadness of a horrible moment. we have all seen the healing that is possible. we have seen it in ron barber when he returned to work, and in bill badger, when he and his wife sally took a trip back to pennsylvania and we have even seen it here tonight as my

incredible wife, gabby, lead us in the pledge of allegiance. [applause] we were reminded of the strength that ordinary people can show under terrible pressure. daniel hernandez, pat misch, bill badger, joe zamudio, peter rhee and randy freeze and so many other people who showed us that alongside human frailty, there is also strength, so with these lessons in mind, we remember those we have lost. christina taylor-green, dorothy morris, judge john roll, phyllis

schneck, dorwin stoddard, and gabe zimmerman. we remember their spirits and the joy that each of them brought to us. thank you very much. [applause] >> welcome to the stage julie burns, john coppin tina in the and the tucson symphony organist -- orchestra, calexico playing for us tonight. [applause] ♪ ♪ ♪

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>> alright, then. [laughter] those guys rock. you know that song is a very special song for congresswoman and mark. it was the song congresswoman you sent up i believe on not the last mission but the previous mission, to wake up mark and his crew. do you think it woke them up? [laughter] jelly and john thank you very much and all of you for joining in. we ask you just one little bit of housekeeping. we have all got glow sticks. and some of them are still lit, but some are not. if you wouldn't mind just to save for all the folks who have to clean up after us, to find a bin somewhere if you are going to dispose of it and if not certainly can take it home. are closing prayer tonight will be delivered by rabbi stephanie

aaron. and as you probably know rabbi aaron is congresswoman gifford's rabbi. she has given great comfort to all of us who work for the congresswoman. please welcome, rabbi stephanie aaron. [applause] ..

praying, encouraging, being with one another. we reflect on this day today, our town, healing, courageous, holding one another up. our town strong moving ahead together with kindness and our minds, intensive caring in our hearts, civility and respect in our hands, hearts, and soles. many years ago my teacher gave us the teachings upon hearing sirens. he asked us to think about the times when we hear the sirens of an ambulance, fire truck, or police vehicle, taught honestly recall our reaction when we drive to work and how we were

interrupted by a rescue vehicle moving quickly down the road or or sleep or party was disturbed by the piercing sirens of assistance. he asked us if we were annoyed or inpatient by the sounds of rescue. he suggested that whenever we hear sirens we pause and make a prayer to god asking that the ambulance arrived on time, that the fire engines can help the people in danger, and the fire workers, the fighters can put out the fire in their home or work places, that no firefighter is injured during the rescue, and that we implore god that the police are able to respond in time to this emergency. from that time on when i hear sirens i make this prayer.

please, god, please be with those who rescue and those who are rescued, and make each one cross over to safety. if i am with my daughter, naomi, sometimes she makes the prayer, and i give in on name to her prayer. i would like to suggest that this is a practice that we now add to our prayers' of healing for our town. when i make that prayer, what i'd do is feel that i am connected with a bond of sympathy to everyone in the town it is a way of encouraging people. just imagine if you work, god forbid, in an accident, your home is on fire, you are shot. just imagine if you know that everyone in the town is sending out prayers', our entire town,

for your recovery, for the strength and presence of mind for the minimum carrying out their jobs of rescuing and protecting. may we each had our prayers' upon hearing sirens to our prayers for the continued healing of our city. we pray that you, god, send your blessing and healing, compassion and comfort, support and strength to gabby, mark, and her entire family, to all of the victims of the january 8th shooting, to their families, may they continue to heal. me they have what we call a complete healing. healing of spirit. a healing of body. and, god, we pray that the people who live in our town are concerned that everyone has food

and shelter and plenty of books to read. everyone who is ill or injured in our town receive the health care, mental and physical that he or she needs to return to wellness. and we pray that on a visit to our town the music of calexico continues to coming go with beethoven and talk. [laughter] poetry shares a shelf with which men and dickenson. the wild west means we protect what is wild, what is shared. the land, the birds, the animals , and the wildflowers that every voice is heard in our town from our babies to our elders. on men.

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thanks to our speakers, and especially gabrielle giffords. it is so good to have you home. [applause] >> gabby. >> gabby. [chanting] [applause] >> i think this town loves you, gabby. in fact, no it does. thank you all for coming tonight. be safe. it under an almost full moon we conclude our program. drive safely, and thank you for coming.

[applause] [inaudible conversations] >> coming up, our campaign 2012 coverage continues with a lesser known candid it presidential forum in new hampshire. later a discussion on u.s. politics and elections. today on a c-span2 florida governor rick scott is a state of the state address, expected to talk about jobs creation, education, and auto insurance cost live at 11:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span2. also today on c-span2, the center for strategic and international studies hosts a discussion on the future of the internet live at 3:30 p.m. eastern. >> thank you so much. >> c-span is wrote to the white

house coverage of politics takes you to the events. >> good luck. >> all the best. thank you for coming. >> once again, good luck. >> thank you. >> sorry about the house. [laughter] >> thank you very much. i appreciate it. all i want is the endorsement of the people of new hampshire right now. >> as we follow the candid it's meeting voters. [inaudible conversations] >> im4 very strict rules. >> that's right. control the border is a big first step. thank you. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations]

>> tomorrow night watching our coverage of the results of the new hampshire primary with speeches starting at 8:00 eastern and join the conversation by phone along with your comments on facebook and twitter and watch events live at c-span.org / campaign 2012. >> our campaign 2012 coverage leading up to the new hampshire primary continues with a look at eight lesser-known candidates forum. thirty. thirteen democrats in addition to president obama are also on the ballot. this is almost two hours. [inaudible conversations] >> good evening, everyone. good evening, everyone. i am the executive director her. at the new hampshire institutei

of politics. i want to welcome you to the forum.me forit we do many events year. this is new hampshire some for politics, so i invite you to come and get on our website, get the newsletter.tion find out what is happening. this evening i want to just mention a few things.g. who would like to thank c-span for being here this evening. wmur is putting it on a web broadcast, and c-span is doingec their magic, as usual. i also want to mention tonight that our secretary of state, bill gardner, is here in the audience. i want to -- [applause] bill is a mentor to many peoples including me. i also want to mention the fact that our state library in c michael york is here, ourecreta commissioner. the assistant secretary of state

also here. tonight we have a fewwe distinguished people.nd a longte supporter of the new hampshire och before similar elections. beth hall is a reporter for the "union-liter." patrick griffin, who will turn over the microphone to, you may have seen him last week in a debate. he is an author and the senior fellow here at the institute of politics. >> good evening.

[unintelligible] >> tonight we will share together in this new hampshire primary where candidates you have not heard a lot about have an opportunity to share ideas. let me quickly allow you to understand how these gentlemen were invited. there are -- [laughter] [laughter] [applause] >> how is that? better? there are 44 candidates on the ballot. invitations for the event tonight were extended for all candidates on the ballot in new hampshire seeking the nomination for the office of

president who have not been part of any other national debate. that is how these folks are here tonight. we will begin with republican candidates. then when we finish, the democrats will join us to share their thoughts. a couple of quick rules. we will ask candidates to begin with a two-minute opening, and do that in alphabetical order. following that, the panelists we have tonight will alternate asking each of them a question. i will pick the candidate randomly so we cannot keep going in and order. i will ask that you hold your applause. we will ask that you keep interruptions to a minimum.

i also reserve the right to occasionally ask a quick follow-up question. everybody understands? let's start with our candidates. very quickly let me introduce them bear betzler, from philadelphia pennsylvania. timothy brewer of dayton, ohio. dr. hugh cort of birmingham, alabama. randy crow, from north carolina. mr. l. john davis jr. is from grand junction, colorado. jeff lawman is from new hampshire. benjamin linn from new hampshire. mr. michael meehan from saint louis, missouri and the end of

the table, joe story. let's give them a nice round of applause. thank you gentleman. [applause] we will immediately go to our openings. we will begin with mr. bear betzler. we'll ask you to go for two minutes. when you're two minutes are done, i will give you longer to finish your thought. ok? all right. you are up first. >> thank you. i am bear betzler from philadelphia, pa., and it is great to be back here in new hampshire. i would like to acknowledge bill gardner and everyone at the election division that has been so helpful. as a lesser-knowns can it,

people are quick to ask -- candidate, people are quick to ask why you are running, and i am grateful we have a state where the tradition allows all candidates to participate on equal footing in the primary process -- sharing their ideas and thoughts about the future of the united states. above all, my candidacy is a celebration of that opportunity. it might seem strange, but i'm not dead into politics. i'm like a lot of america -- not that into politics. i'm a lot like, -- a lot of americans disgusted. we are familiar with the social issues that divide us. we need to focus our energy on a single issue that defects pasquale where it is within our

power to make rich effects costs all, where it is within our power. the budget deficit is a fire that needs to be put out now. spending cuts and tax increases -- i know raising taxes is not a popular strategy, but if we are riding in a car, we both slam on the brakes and turn the steering wheel. the problems of this country were not created by one party or the other. we're all in this together and we need to start acting like it. please vote january 10. >> thank you. mr. timothy brewer. >> thank you. ladies and gentlemen, thank you. with less than 367 remaining counting today, i suspect we rise and shine and save the

world in time. earlier this year the media said after life is possible. for over six years i have been focused on that. if there is the reason i am here, that is the reason. i am not here to insult your intelligence. i'm no better than anyone of you. i am a natural left-handed policies like albert einstein. i like to analyze. 2005 i received a call in from my inner thoughts. i'm here to offer you the best of both worlds. the experts claim after-life as possible. what does that mean to you. you can not be destroyed. i offer the best way to communicate forever.

everything i offered can be considered. i offer the best solutions for the worst-case scenario. on christmas day, this sunday, i offer my solution to contact jesus out of boston, mass. if i am allowed to. in closing, i will show you problems i can fix if i allowed to do this. it fixes the economy, creates jobs, fixes the problem of abortion, and is wars -- you name it. every major problem known to man. if you get a chance, check me out on facebook. >> dr. hugh cort?

>> i am president of the american foundation for counter-terrorism policy and research. i'm running for president to warn america about the huge impending danger. hear this, america, and here it well -- iran is planning a nuclear attack on the united states in the near future. the lead newspaper in iran came out with an article saying that if iran is attacked, "there are elements in america that will detonate nuclear bombs in the american cities." the leaders have a fanatical belief that if they can kill millions of americans and israelis with nuclear weapons, this will usher in the coming of their messiah.

they have said this will happen in 16 months or less. there is evidence they may have smuggled nuclear bombs into america. there is evidence that hezbollah has been helping the mexican drug smugglers to dig tunnels. iran can bring anything it wants through those tunnels -- weapons, terrorists, bonds. i was on fox news about this. to learn more, google hugh cort, american hiroshima. google hugh cort, american hiroshima. thank you. >> thank you. we'll move to randy crow.

>> thank you. my name is randy crow. i was born in houston texas -- houston, texas. i started working in the gasoline business. in 1975 i started working for myself and have been self- employed primarily in the real- estate business ever since. i also call myself an investor, and currently i am an investor. in 1984 i moved to north carolina. in 19 -- 1997 i put online my website and ran in my first political race. i have run in 18 political races. no successors. -- successes. if i win in new hampshire or louisiana, that will be an exception.

i have posted over 600 articles on my website. i was getting all around 100,000 hits a month when i brought it down earlier this year. september 11, a determined that in -- i determined that the planes were flown by remote control and posted the same a couple of days later. i believe there are four major things that really need to be changed in this country if we're going to save the country like we think we are. the first thing we have to do is if you get money from the government you can not contribute to a political candidate. i will not be able to tell you all my words of wisdom, but maybe there will be some questions that will let me explain some of the other bad things that might be coming

down the line in this country. >> thank you, randy crow. l. john davis, you are next. >> i am from grand junction, colorado. a couple years ago, god spoke to my heart to run for president. i've never been in politics. i wanted to do something no one has ever done before, so i decided to go to every county in america. -- to we've been 21712 1712 counties. two things people tell me is they do not want a career politician. they want someone with business experience. my platform, my foundation, i am pro-god, family, and country, pro second amendment, and pro doing the right thing for americans. it is time to start taking care of america.

we need to get back to honoring the constitution. we need to put god in the heart of this country. we need to control the borders. we need to be energy self- sufficient. we need to reduce the size of government. we need to reduce the amount of regulation on small business. we need to get rid of the irs and go to a fair tax. it has to be we the people let's take this country back, not the politicians. i am running for president of the united states. thank you. >> thank you. mr. christopher hill. >> thank you for being here. i cannot tell you what an honor this is. i worked in on ronald reagan put the campaign in 1981 i was

just 16 years old. i served in the united states air force. i'm a veteran from desert storm. i came home to new hampshire and raise my family. during that time i worked on other political campaigns. politicians come through this state, say one thing, and go to washington, d.c., and do something totally different. i've been campaigning since august. over the past four once i have had an opportunity to meet with so many people just like us. homeless people that need our help. i have met people that told me the system is working, and bobby -- honestly, it is failing. as veterans around the world all we ever asked of politicians is that they pass on a stronger and better america for our children and grandchildren, and those politicians have failed.

that is why you see a table with people like us trying to make a difference. we are called the lesser-knowns candidates. tonight we stand for the lesser- knowns americans, the people that lost their hope. they will not vote. i gave seven years of service so they could vote. i left two friends in the desert 20 years ago, so you could vote. i hope he will reconsider. there are a lot of things to talk about. my website is hill2012.com. there are a lot of things to cover. i hope we have a chance to talk about them. >> thank you. jeff lawman. >> but me say thank you -- let me say thank you to the state of new hampshire for preserving democracy.

i am jeff lawman, a new hampshire resident. it is an easy name to remember and fitting for a presidential candidate. i represent a traditional republican platform in agreement with new hampshire values -- fiscally conservative, socially moderate, environmentally progressive. i encourage you to visit my website where i have outlined a clear path to prosperity. contrary to what the top candidates pander to, no one in my neighborhood spends their day resetting the live free or die model, rather we live it. we never forget the role of the cable is to assist the needy. -- capable is to assist the

needy. when a 10-day power outage threatens a neighbor, we immediately respond. there is no choice. it is a matter of duty and human decency. 2012 is a year of choices. rather than complain about government failure or excessive campaign influenced and concentrating authority within the elite seal, i focused on -- elite few, i focused on national solutions and run for the highest office as a complete unknown. on january 10, new hampshire voters will have a choice to left the most qualified candidate that represents america's working families, or we can't elect big money, establishment-supported brand names. if we choose the latter, we will return in four years and discussed by and nothing has changed -- and discuss why nothing has changed. it is as simple as that. >> mr. benjamin linn. >> hello.

i was born in 1973, which makes me the youngest candidate appeared. -- up here. i want to say thank you to st. anselm college for inviting us. the reason i'm running is because america is in a big mess right now. we have a president said he would end the wars within the first one-to-3 -- two years of his administration. if he would have, we could use those resources to rebuild america and we would be recovering. instead, this economy has gone from bad to worse. i am pro-life, pro-family. i believe and support the traditional marriage of one man and one woman. liberals are trying to say the two men or to the women recognize as legally married is normal. to me, that is not normal.

i am raising a nine-year-old son, and i want him to have opportunities like a i did. i think it is time to pull troops out of iraq and afghanistan and bring them home. let the people in the middle east run their countries. our job is not to beat the police men of the world. our job is to defend america and make it strong again. when you have fellow americans losing jobs, that is not a republican or democrat problem. that is an america problem. from george washington to george w. bush, we have an $8 trillion debt and president obama will double bed in four years. -- that in four years.

america cannot afford that. no matter who you vote for, we have to get out and vote. vote.rock the if you do not like the way your government is working, we need to vote a different way compared to how we voted for change in 2008. >> thank you michael meehan -- thank you. michael meehan. >> hello. i am not a politician. i'm a real estate broker, and there is no works, so let's go into politics, right? [laughter] >> i've been doing this for over a year, and i realize how people are really angry. most people do not know that people are nervous. they are worried about their kids. for some reason, i did not know why, what hit me to become president, but i decided it was something i had to do. i'm made it official when i told my wife.

that is another two minutes. i did decide to come to new hampshire. where else can you talk to people when-on-one and get a chance to hear what people are saying? i have a little book. i asked people if you were standing in front of the president of the united states, not the current one, and not myself, somebody that everybody liked, and you had one question and comment, what would it be? a lot of people complain about different things pair wire we spending money over there when we should be spending it here? why are people driving around in cadillac's on welfare and i am working for $8 an hour? that is one of the biggest ones. the people really do care. they think before they say it.

they want something better. what i tell everybody is i'm going to new hampshire. i've been here since the ninth of no -- in november. i worked my way back down. what if someone like me could finish in the top five? most of the people running are not even here. these people take the time. i'm following christopher hill. he is a tough act to follow. what if? what if we just took a chance instead of the regular people up there? what if one of us could finish in the top five deaths do realize new hampshire -- 5? eight new hampshire would be the barometer for how the country feels.

>> joe story. >> abraham lincoln quoted the bible to remind us that a house divided against itself cannot stand, yet as a nation division is growing and our values are becoming diluted and unclear. american culture, once defined with godly principles is disappearing, and we are at war with an enemy that has invaded our homeland. i am joe story, and i'm running for president of the united states. the 10 commandments surge as the -- served as the basis of our common law when america was born as a nation. christian principles defined our existence. the supreme court affirmed that we are a christian nation with liberty of conscience to all men, yet today america is in trouble.

we failed to hold elected officials accountable, and we become spoiled by the benefits that a government with unlimited spending provides to us. it is frightening that 10 million children we should be raising with american values have been replaced with illegal aliens with on known values and content. -- unknown values and intent. these isolated cultures serve to divide us and weaken our society. people who choose to live in america must be integrated into our culture. we should respect the differences while assuring we are one mind and one purpose on behalf of america's future. spies and terrorists have

invaded our country, and we must identify and isolate these enemies before they strike again. unite with me to restore america, trust in god, individual liberty, and equality before the law. together, we can face the world with courage and confidence. take action and pray, and vote joe story, just an average american running for president of the united states. my website is the average joe for president.com. >> thank you. that ends the opening crawl marks. -- remarks.

will not go to panelists. the panelists will -- we will now go to panelists. the panelists will be just a question -- asked a question. the kids will have 45 seconds to desk. -- the candidates will have 45 seconds. the first will be to dr. hugh cort. >> right here, last weekend in a form with former speaker gingrich and former ambassador jon huntsman, they both agreed that iran would be the biggest foreign policy problem for the united states in the coming decade. do you agree with that, and more importantly, what you think the united states should do about iran? >> a very good question. i am friends with general, mary, and we advocate a nuclear strike as soon as possible. iran is very close to getting it clear weapons. -- nuclear weapons.

the revolutionary guard has been bragging they will have nuclear missiles by march, and the time to act is now. we must help israel. if iran gets nuclear weapons, america is going to be attacked. >> thank you. let me ask, how many people believe the iranians are in possession of material to make a nuclear weapon or have already -- just a show of hands? that is relatively even the. -- unanimous. the second question will go to mr. michael meehan. >> what reforms d.c. are still needed to -- do you see are still needed to prevent another fiscal crisis? >> regarding banking? >> yes. >> basically, what i feel it is

that housing -- you cannot just give people a house with no money down or anything. i've been in realistic for many -- in real estate for many years. when things get to be a problem, they walk away. the banks turned around, and i do not blame anyone, but the appraisers had to appraise for a higher sum of money because if they did not, the appraisers would get someone else. the banks were making the loans, and charging the fees. then you come up with these different fees. arms, you have to eliminate that. >> thank you. the next question will be from the ambassador to mr. benjamin linn. >> we are on a college campus for this debate, and least 12 states including new hampshire are considering laws to allow

guns on college campuses. as you know, or probably have read, there was recently a second shooting murder at virginia tech. as a presidential candidate, what is your position on gun control, and guns on college and university campuses? >> i would say if you have campus security or local police on the campus where trains to carry a gun, those to be the only ones. with students and professors, and no guns allowed. if the student is caught with a gun, you are expelled from the school. >> the next question will be from mr. davis. >> what should the united states do in regards to the estimated 11 million

undocumented immigrants now living in this country? do you favor a path to legalization? >> control the borders. i would give every alien in the country one year to register. i want their id. i will give them a work visa. learn english, obey the law. and then i would give them citizenship. but i would control the borders. i am not for amnesty, but i am for a path to citizenship. >> next question for mr. brewer. >> this is the largest field of candidates.

44 of you who have filed since 1992. why do you think the field is so large? >> probably because of obama takes more vacations and plays more golf. we might as well go in there and do some work. that is the only reason i could figure. >> what would you do about that, sir? >> i would try my ideas that i offered to earlier. what else do we have to work with? call jesus and make it a good deal for everybody. >> the next question is for mr. joe story. >> what do you believe the government should do to provide health care for people who do not have insurance, yet can still not afford to go to the

doctor? >> one of the things we should be doing is to encourage the education of people who become doctors. we provide a lot of money to doctors for education, but we do not create institutions or locations where people can access the doctors who have been trained. beyond that, i think we should also create a different means of funding these programs. for all the benefits of the government has control of, we should move it into a benefits corporation. all the companies they bought, all the benefits themselves, if you put them into an organization, and provided stock for that, rather than having social security. you would have your retirement benefits that way. " i have to stop you there. next question.

>> mr. betzler, what could you offer the country if you were elected that the others could not? what makes you a better candidate? >> as an underdog candidate, one of the benefits is that you can offer on popular and effective solutions without worrying about losing your front-runner status. without being part of a larger party process endorsements, you can be free to evaluate problems uniquely and specifically and offer the best solution as opposed to pander to lobbyists. >> thank you, a serb. , sir.nk youm

the next question is for christopher hill. >> you talked about the lesser- known americans. can you tell me if you were elected president, what you do to help those people? >> we need to start by beginning to restore the middle class. the middle class is what made america great. the lesser-known americans are out there. i am an airline captain, i worked the graveyard shift. i work with people who are out there working for $10 an hour from midnight to 7:00 a.m. we need to put in place a tax system that lets them keep the money they earn. if you go to my website, i talked very specifically about allowing people to keep money up to $250,000 they earned. above that, i am open to the prospect of taxing the rich above $250,000. letting them offer help to the

people that do need help. >> thank you. >> the next question is for mr. lawman. >> you were recently mentioned in a "wall street journal" article about the lesser-known candidates running for president. the article referenced that during a prior economic turndown, you lost your business. i want to ask you how you stop -- how you thought the current administration is handling the home mortgage crisis and the other financial crises that our country faces. >> i think the current administration is doing what he believes is the right path, but unfortunately, it is not the right path for the americans who were undergoing the downturn. the making homes affordable plan, the cash for clunkers, all of these things have been temporary band-aids.

they have produced no solutions. that has fallen short of what his commitment and original obligation it was. i think it is short of what he was intending as well. >> finally -- >> mr. crow, in your opening statement, you talked about how you used to be in the gasoline business. can you talk to me about your -- what he would do to put together -- what you would do to put together a comprehensive energy policy? >> thank you. are you hearing me? ok.

because i was in the retail gasoline business in 1973, i blame the major oil companies. i believe the war is going on in the world are manipulated by the major oil companies because they are trying to get rid of the supply, get the price up, and destroyed the currencies. this is a long-term game plan with them. we have to get tough with them. all this is about is running people out of business. they have been doing -- they ran us out of business years ago when they cut down the supply. this is what is going on right now. there are a lot of things you can do. you could make the companies divest. they are monopolies and they need to be broken up. >> i want to ask you a quick question. all of you talk a little bit about your ideology.

how many of you would support whomever the republican nominee is for president? whether you or one of the other candidates? let's say newt gingrich was the nominee. how many would support the nominee of the republican party? gingrich? mitt romney? ron paul? rick perry? all right. just checking. >> the rest of them, too. >> you would support any republican as opposed to the president? did anybody vote for barack obama? >> [inaudible] >> our next round of questions will be again with beth.

>> we had had attorneys and businessmen as president. as an engineer, what was your expertise in that field -- how would you bring that to the office of the president? >> ok, first of all, i cannot guarantee that more engineers will solve all our crises. it is a good start. we offer a solution is based program for everything. we are not bound by political rigidity, corporate financing, campaign finances. we believe solutions are the best approach, even if they may not be the most popular. one thing the engineers have is the ability to model solutions much sooner than actual implementation. optimization is something i think most engineers or scientists can offer that you will not find in any other profession. >> joe story?

>> mr. story, one of the most important things presidents do is appoint justices to the united states supreme court. i anticipate the next president will have the least two such appointments and perhaps even more. could you share with us the names of some people that you might consider to appoint to the supreme court? or the qualifications and credentials he would be looking for in such nominees? >> the qualifications and credentials i would be looking for is a strict constitutional construction judgement decisions they have had in the past and they plan on using in the future. decisions made from the bench should not be based on precedent, even on supreme court precedents. they should be based on the constitution. we have lost so many of our values because of the court

decisions that stretched the boundaries of what the constitution says. therefore, if you go to my website, you will see some greater clarification. i appreciate your time. >> for mr. timothy brewer -- >> can you tell me what role do you feel -- do you think that religion and state plays in the presidency? >> everything i count on has to be measured. that is what i do, i measure things. from listening to people on the internet and all over the place, i find everybody is so

close. people get so close with their egos, they think they are god's. when you listen to your e -- your inner thoughts you get to the solution to everything in life. we are the point now that we can measure it. >> thank you during much. the next question will be for dr. hugh cort. >> north korea's totalitarian dictator kim jong-il died this weekend. if you were elected president, what policies would you continue? what policies would you change? how would you handle what could be the second most dangerous situation in the world? it could become the most. it is close to nuclear weapons. >> yes, sir. it is a very grave danger.

north korea has fired a couple of missiles off the coast. very antagonistic act. it is a very dangerous situation that this country has nuclear weapons. i think we should be very harsh on them economically. i feel like we should cut off all aid to north korea until they give up their nuclear programs. after we deal with iran, and the problem with pakistan, i think we should turn our attention to north korea. we should apply pressure to get them to give up their nuclear weapons. or we should take military action. >> the next question is for mr. randy crow. >> can you talk to me about what the president can do and what kind of policies he can

pass to help small business owners? >> there has been a concerted effort to run all kinds of people out of business. i have a lot of problems with the federal reserve. one thing i would do is get rid of it and i would start issuing money by the government and not letting the banksters make the interest. they are doing everything for themselves and big business. they are not loaning money. they have $13 trillion, and they are not putting it on main street. there is a lot of things -- the first thing i would do is to get rid of the federal reserve. that would be step one. >> thank you. the next question is for mr. meehan.

>> the state of new hampshire, the legislature has legalized gay marriage. do you support in marriage? or civil unions? >> no. >> would you mind elaborating on that? >> i do not care for the question because at this point, in the history of the united states, with all the things are happening, this is not a national issue. this is a personal issue. they even go laughter candidates for asking things like -- they even go after candidate for asking things like this. there are so many things we could be talking about to fix the country. i just don't find this an issue at all. >> thank you. the next question is for mr. betzler.

>> if you were to win the republican nomination for president and the convention after nominating you were to prescribe you had to pick one of the current candidates as your running mate. it had to be one of them. who would to pick, and why? [laughter] >> i am not prepared for that eventuality. [laughter] >> give it a shot. >> i think mitt romney. >> why? >> there is no denying his success in business and his experience in government. i have a lot of confidence that you could channel those skills. he would be a good second. >> thank you. >> mr. davis, do you acknowledge that climate change

is scientifically proven fact? what should the government do to help reduce the effects? >> i have not studied on a lot. there is so much information out there, it is hard to know what to believe. i pray -- i am afraid i do not have a good answer for you. we need to take care of the earth. we need to take care of the air and be responsible. there is a middle ground. we have some information, but i do not know with it is true or not. have to do investigation on that. >> christopher hill -- >> i will ask you to assume that one of their most generous campaign contributors has offered to finance a television ads for the new hampshire

primary for your campaign. what would you put in that ad? what images and what words? >> the images i would use our images that reflect how great this country is. we are in a lot of trouble in this country. 9% unemployment and we're going off a cliff. i have worked for an airline for 17 years. i worked in 48 of the 50 states. the images i have seen are incredible. mount rushmore, the grand canyon, the face of people who are homeless that need our help. i do not mind putting those images. the message would be pretty simple. we have to step up to the plate. we cannot count on anybody else anymore. it has to be weak, the people. it cannot be politicians in this country. -- it has to be we, the people. we cannot count on politicians in this country. if we can on them again, we will go down this same road again and we will be sitting here again next election cycle. >> the next question goes to

mr. linn. >> you talked earlier about the need to leave afghanistan. do you have an exit strategy for getting american troops out of the country? >> yes, i think there should be out of the country right now. we have not lived up to the deadlines. this president, before he was elected, it said they would end the wars in one to two years. we cannot broadcast to the enemy when we will leave. we have to gradually trained their military and police force. and the power of the country over to them without broadcasting it to the world. in iraq, the president is going to pull out troops before christmas. we will still have troops there. the board has not ended. -- the war has not ended. we're supposed to have troops in afghanistan until 2016. the president is not living up to his promises.

>> a dog is our next round of questions. we will try to -- that is our next round of questions. we will try to get through another round of questions. 45 seconds. we begin with the first question for mr. joe story. >> mr. story, the supreme court is about to take up the issue of president obama's health care law that was passed during the administration. do you support the law? if not, what would replace it with? >> absolutely not. i do not supported at all. we need to give the dog -- did the government out of the benefits business and out of the business world altogether. the government should be a the government and provide for defense. that is from the constitution. if we separate everything out

and put them into a benefits corp. and puts general motors and all the corporations the government has bought and we put those resources out along with the payments that come from our physical resources where they sell them and put it into a corporation that operates for a profit and for our benefit, we could have some major improvements. >> thank you, mr. story. >> hello, mr. betzler. what would your first act to be? >> there is a separation of power and government. my most important issue, returning to fiscal discipline, is not something the president has the singular ability to enact down. i would spend most of the time trying to bring that issue to

the forefront of the american mind set. they can apply pressure to the other branches of government to make it their top issue as well. >> for mr. brower, ambassador? >> mr. brewer, i would like you to ask you -- i would like to ask you to follow on what you said about immigration. if you were elected president, what would you do with regard to that hot topic in american politics? >> i support everybody on the planet. i do not care who you are. it is not my place to criticize anybody. i offer different options. >> mr. meehan the next question is for you. >> for your lesser-known

candidates, it can sometimes be hard to get your message out. what do you think should be changed about the presidential election process to make it easier for lesser-known candidate to be able to reach the voters? >> maybe a little bit of air time would not hurt. i do not know -- i am going person to person. i am talking to newspapers. i have heard that one newspaper turned down a lesser known candidates, would not even write an article. some of us have the ideas and people do not want to hear them. they want to believe the major candidate have the answers. dad is a fluke -- that is a fluke, isn't it? >> mr. linn, gov. perry of texas has suggested the members

of congress should have their pay and their time spent in washington cut in half. do you agree or disagree? >> i agree with him because they are already making too much money. a lot of these two are -- a lot of these are professionals and they're already making money in the real world. i would definitely cut their pay in half. until they get to work for us, we do not have to pay them. it is time to start working for the american people. we need to cut their pay. when they start to work for us, we will give them a raise later on. they're not doing their job. >> next question is for mr. davis. >> mr. davis, some of the republican presidential candidates have talked about

wanting to get rid of some government agencies, the department of energy, for example. do you see this as a path for reducing the size of government? >> i do. one of them i would get rid of is the department of education. i think it should go down to the state and mostly to the communities. who knows better how to educate your kids than the people in the community and the parents? the government is too big. it takes all of our money. it is of to the community to educate their kids. that is all i have to say. >> mr. crow? >> our government is based on some basic principles, including that we have free, a separate, equal branches of government. yesterday, on a sunday morning television talk show, former

speaker gingrich suggested that the united states supreme court made a decision that the president did not agree with, perhaps it would be ok or proper for the president to not in force that decision. -- to not in force that decision. -- enforce that decision. he cited some historical examples. do you agree with the speaker? >> no, i definitely disagree. it is part of the balance of power. we are never going to have anything that is close to a balance of power until you stop the bribery. if you make money in the government, get money from the government, you contribute. you have the executive branch that, in my opinion, has walked into the direction of the dictatorship, mainly because they did so much money from

people that get them elected. the money has got to be taken out first. we need three branches of government. >> your next question is for mr. hill. >> mr. hill, congress approval rating is at an all-time low. a lot of people, frankly, i feel it is very difficult for congress to be able to do anything. if you were elected president, how would you work to get bills passed and to see policies through congress? >> i would begin with this. the reason the popularity is so low is because they failed america. before we work with congress, we need to put term limits in place. i would lead american people, calling on an amendment for term limits for congress.

that is the most vital thing that will be direct this country. when i was 16 and i worked for ronald reagan, 30 years ago, some of the same numbers in the house and senate but some of the same members in the house and senate are still serving today. the problem is with congressmen and senators that served 30 and 40 years and have turned washington into an aristocracy. >> thank you, mr. hill. the next question is for mr. lawman. >> you are running for the office of president. until 1952, we did not have term limits. a lot of people think that was a mistake, to impose a two-term limit on the president of the united states. what is your opinion? do you think there should be a

two-term limit for president of the united states? why or why not? >> i absolutely do. even though it has not been enacted until after fdr, prior to fdr, there had not been more than a two-term president. i do believe we should keep that. i believe we should keep term limits in congress. no more than two terms for the senate and no more than four terms for the house. it keeps america turning over new ideas and new faces. it is ridiculous to think that with 311 million people in this country, only 535 have answers and solutions. that leaves another 310 million who have no voice. they probably have better solution some better answers than the ones you will find. >> thank you very much. last question tonight comes from beth and will be addressed to dr. cort.

>> i am going to stray away from iran for a moment and ask you about the theme of the presidential race this year. it has been jobs, jobs, jobs. as president, what would be the first thing you would do to grow jobs in america? >> [inaudible] that a very good question. thank you. if our economy is going off a cliff, this huge part giveaway that president bush was in favor of. you can not print a lot of money without restoring the economy. we have to stop the giveaways. we have to stop the runaway spending in congress. we have to slash spending.

we have to do away with the fed. i am favor of ron paul's idea to have -- to return to the gold standard. >> thank you very much for your answers and your time. thank you for adhering to what was fairly quick time. i also want to thank everybody for a hearing to my memo about blue blazers. the night, everybody. the democrats are up next. [applause] >> ok, everyone. patrick griffin. [inaudible]

[inaudible] >> testing. there we go. thank you for continuing to join us. we had a great session with the republicans. now we have the chance to have a great session with our friends from the other side. we will adhere to the same rules as before. there are 44 candidates running for president here in new hampshire who are on the ballots. candidate who were asked to participate tonight are all registered and on the ballot in new hampshire, running for the office of president. they have not been part of any other national debate. that was the criteria to be here tonight.

we will try to do this in a manner that is as even as possible. each candidate will be given a two-minute opening. i will be watching our timer. i will let the candidates know when we get to 15 seconds. when you see that sign, that is an indication you were at 15 seconds. we will hold you to that 15 seconds. two-minute openings. each of our panelists will ask questions and you will have 45 seconds to answer the questions. let me reintroduce our panelists. let's give them a warm hand. [applause] as i introduce each of you, on your microphone, there is a button to turn it on when it is your turn to speak. let's start at the far end of

the table. fbob greene, robert jordan, edward o'donnell, randall terry, john wolfe. [applause] >> we will try to get to as many runs as possible. we will start down at the far end of the table. >> i am a thinker who has been published on three continents.

i have some important ideas about our most serious problems. most of which are ignored by the establishment. my most basic message is, let's get organized, americans, and start solving our problems. we ask obama and all national politicians worldwide, do you agree, mr. president, that the top five problems of the planets are the nuclear arms race. it is the only problem that can destroy us. ozone coming up quickly on the outside rail. excessive population and population growth. the stagnant super wasteful economy. disparity between the rich and poor. the environment. the master of ceremonies problem that never leaves us,

that we sell only in degrees. if you do not agree, mr. president, what are the top five problems of the planet? what is your plan to solve them? i do not have the answers. it is we, not me. the 4 billion adults that work daily have the answers to our problems. president obama, snow white and seven dwarfs, if you do not like these ideas, come up with something better. the world wide debate will have begun. edcowen2012.com for more formation. -- for more information. thank you for your kind attention. >> dr. bob greene, you are next.

>> good evening. my name is bob greene. i hold a ph.d. in physics. i have some very good news for you. i am running to educate the candidates through a tremendous opportunity available to the united states. i am here to tell you about an overlooked energy alternative. we had and ask for yom for all -- we have enough thorium for all our power needs for well over 1000 years. a lifetime supply is about the size of a golf ball. for more details, please go to my website. www.greeneforoffice.org. what is in it for you? thoriumectric cars and foru fuel cells, we could stop importing foreign oil.

this means we will be able to stop fighting oil wars. that equals jobs and an improved economy. energy is a large component of manufacturing variable cost. cheap local power will revitalize our manufacturing sector. manufacturing and shipping a reactor today, we could replace all fossil fuel plants in 50 years. this should stall climate change and global warming. because this technology can process are millions of tons of existing nuclear waste, we might be able to use the 10% of the 24 billion nuclear waste sitting on the sidelines for project development. we need to mount a project floor, up with enthusiasm and zeal of the apollo project. last, the chinese academy of sciences announced the official launching of the reactor system.

-- thorium-based salt reactors. they say they intend to have all the intellectual property rights. this is going to happen with or without us. are going to be the leader or a customer. it will change everything. >> thank you. mr. heywood. >> i have three main proposals. the first is health care. replace our health care with a national health service, modeled on the british national health service. that system works. it has been in place for 63 years. it is popular with the people. it is incredibly more efficient at 42% our cost with a savings of over $1 trillion in year. third, it covers everyone.

life expectancy is greater. the service is paid out of a progressive tax system as opposed to a regressive premium tax imposed by the health insurance agencies. i propose a return to a progressive income tax. specifically the 1965 kennedy- johnson code. it is fair. it ends money hoarding. under that code, the top 1% of households received 10% of the income. today, that 1% receive 24% of

the nation's income. it grows the middle-class. it will shrink the debt. it will save capitalism. without a progressive tax, it all goes to the top. >> mr. jordan? two minutes. >> sorry about that. mr. jordan is not here. that is mr. o'donnell. >> we need love, kindness, mercy, tolerance, friendliness, forgiveness, second chances, and old fashioned matters. no guns.

let us tame the savageness man and make gentle life of the world. no wars. at a guaranteed job for everyone paid for by private charity dollars. mental health courses in high schools. a non-violent foreign-policy based on feeding, clothing, educating the third world. christmas is the most wonderful event in world history. the message is no matter how much of a mess someone has made of their life, if they make a decision to love other people, there can be happy ending. when my niece was very young, i said, why is santa claus always happy? she said, that is because all he does is give. thank you.

>> an opening two minutes to mr. supreme. >> gingivitis has been eroding the gum line of this great nation long enough, and must be stopped. futures -- a country's depends on its ability to fight back. we can no longer be a nation indentured. together, we must brace ourselves. as the cross over to the bridge work into the 23rd century, let us bite the bullet and together make america a sea of shining smiles. from sea to shining sea. some people will tell you this mandatory and toothbrushing law is about the secrets dental police kicking down your door at 3:00. it is not. some will mention the dental reeducation centers for the preventative facilities.

-- tan told maintenance facilities. it is about none of these things. it is not about dna gene splicing. to create our raese of winged monkeys to act as an issue ferries. it is about strong teeth or a strong america. i am a friendly fascist. you should let me run your life. i do know what is best for you. yes, i am a politician. i will promise you anything your little electoral heart desires. i will promise anything. you are my constituents. you are be informed of voting public. i have no intention of keeping any promise that i make. a vote early, vote often. a vote for me is a vote completely thrown away.

i would like to take this moment to acknowledge my mother. please stand out. she is going to try to stand up. that is my mother. five years ago this april, i gave her a kidney. i challenge to you people, everyone on the stage, give up a kidney. >> thank you, mr. supreme. [laughter] >> mr. randall terry? >> what did i do wrong but i have to be after that? barack obama may well go down in history as the worst president we ever had. the worst. he is at war with life, liberty, and justice. if i were elected president of the united states, that would mean that we have liberty. liberty is defined, you are not compelled to labor for the

benefit of the other. the essence of socialism, which we have become a social estate, is that you were forced to labor for the benefit of another. foreign policy needs to be based upon human rights, not upon our while interest. -- our oil interests and our deep water ports. right now, we are propping up islamic dictatorship. we're paying for terrorism at the gas pumps. every time we buy gasoline, some of that money goes to saudi arabia which turns around and gives them money to terrorist organizations. if we did not do that, human rights could be front and center instead of oil. most of the major paradigm shifts have come through the courts, not their elected officials. we are seeing what could be defined as a ruling oligarchy and it needs to be rain dance.