66% for barack obama. this is down from 60 -- to about 52.39% democratic in 2011. as is often the case with young voters, there is more movement among the other voters as they gain experience in the bill on the initial thoughts they have on politics. i thought that there was tension between how the young voters live their lives, with their own playlists, their own facebook pages, and the 20th- century welfare politics of the obama democrats that want to put everyone in one category. the republicans have done little but not enough to exploit, and we should not regard those

current numbers for the 2008 numbers on the young voters. assuming that they will be there for all time. i cannot think believe cannot be overtaken. we may see a similar phenomenon with how they are voting today. finally, the democrats -- this comes out more in residential -- presidential elections. there is a certain concentration. people said that the republicans were a southern party. if you look to the districts that they were carrying, they had the majority of the votes in the south but not in other regions. you can see what basically looks like a republican country from the george washington bridge to the donner pass. we have cannibal standing at both ends.

if you look at how this -- the house seats, barack obama carried 20 districts and john mccain and zero districts and so did george w. bush in his effort in 2004. republican votes are spread around more districts because of the democratic -- demographic concentrations, and these are concentrated with relatively few votes to give democrats disadvantage in house elections. >> next, live coverage of the head of the faa, randolph babbitt, with the air line pilots association. hillary clinton calls on president asaad to resign. and nikki haley at a meeting by the political blog, red state.

tomorrow morning, gary ruffin talks about the use of unmanned jones. we will have this on c-span 2. this is at 8:30 pm eastern time. the death of elvis presley. this weekend, jerry schilling will talk about the king and what led to his visit to the white house in 1970 and his meeting with president nixon. and we will also go to mount vernon, or we will receive more information on george washington. susan eisenhower will talk about white the eisenhower and his 1952 portrait of his wife. this is the complete weekend schedule.

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>> mr. babbitt has been delayed. here are some remarks from hilary clinton from earlier, talking about obama's statement calling for the syrian president to step down. and all assets were freezed belonging to the syrian government. >> good morning. for months, the world has borne witness to the content for their own people of the regime. in peaceful demonstrations, syrians are demanding -- demanding their universal human rights. the regime has responded with

empty promises and horrific violence, torturing the leaders of the opposition, laying siege to cities and slaughtering thousands of unarmed civilians including children. the government has now been condemned by countries in all parts of the world and can look only to iran for support for their brutal crackdown. this morning, barack obama called on him to step aside and announced the strongest set of sanctions targeting the government. this includes the energy sector to increase pressure on the regime. the transition to democracy has begun and it is time for him to get out of the way. as barack obama said this morning, no outside power can or should impose on this transition

period is up to the people of syria to choose their own leaders. in a democratic system, based on rule of law and dedicated to protecting the rights of all citizens, regardless of ethnicity or religion, sex, or gender. we understand the strong desire of the syrian people that no foreign country should intervene in their struggle. and we respect their wishes. at the same time, we will do our part to support their operations to be democratic and just and inclusive. and we will stand up for their universal rights and dignity, by pressuring the regime to get out of the way of this transition period as we work to expand the

global condemnation we have backed up our words with actions. it does take both words and actions to produce results. and since the unrest began, we have imposed strong financial sanctions on assaad and his supporters. we have looked into their nuclear operations and we are working to isolate the regime, keeping them off of the human rights council, with a strong presidential statement of condemnation. the steps that obama announced this morning will tighten the circle of operation -- isolation, as the freezes all assets of the government of syria subject to jurisdiction of america, prohibiting american

citizens from having any transactions with the government of syria. or investing in those countries. this strikes at the heart of the regime by banning american imports of syrian petroleum products, prohibiting americans from dealing with these products. and as we increase the pressure from this regime to disrupt the ability, to finance their campaign of violence, we will take steps to mitigate any unintended effect of the sanctions on the syrian people. and we will work with the international community because if the people of syria are to achieve their goals, other nations will have to provide. >> we will take you live to the faa administrator, randy babbitt.

>> before we recognize the aviation security award, i would like to take a few moments to recognize some of the former honorees who are here tonight. please hold your applause. i say that every year, and every year by the third person, we get some applause. every moment you take here you will not have in the other room. i planted spotters who will be taking names and all of their graciously sponsoring this, you will be buying the first round tonight. police stand when i call your name. i am sorry. that i missed something there?

we will do the air safety honorees. please stand by collier name. -- when i call your name. ray -- 1975. yeah, i get no respect at home, either. bill melvin, 1977. captain j.j. budd ruddy jr. 1981. captain jack howell, 1983. captain dave hobbes, 1988. captain dick russell, 1989. captain tom kramer, 1984.

-- 1994. dick dusburry, 1995. john cogg, 1997. mitchel serber, 2003. captain bob perkins, 2006. captain terry mcmanus, 2007. captain dave wells, 2008. captain -- 2009. thank you for joining us. this is the fifth year we have the aviation security award.

we will do that later but now we would like the previous security award winners. will you stand when i call your name. ron silverman, 2006. captain ed fulsom, 2007. captain craig hall, 2008. captain bill mcreynolds, 2009. we are also honored that you are here with us tonight. this is the third year we present this award, and would like to recognize the lottery from last year who was with us this evening. the dedicated efforts of our pilot representatives help build this proud legacy of advancing aviation security in

helping our fellow pilots throughout their careers. we're happy that you have joined us tonight. i am happy to introduce captain lee mokes. >> good evening. this week we celebrated the first 80 years of our association and the successful efforts to make commercial aviation the safest form of transportation in north america. and our success is due to the unified strategic approach that we have to advancing the goal of one level of safety, fulfilling the obligations as the voice for all airline pilots. tonight, we honor a select group of members to fulfill that allegation -- obligation to

advance aviation safety and security, to strengthen our profession. we also recognize a couple of flight crews that demonstrated a great job with protecting their passengers from harm. a hallmark of this work in aviation safety and security is our constructive engagement with a broad range of stakeholders, regulators and the air transport -- air transportation organizations and other labor groups. the airline management and the industry manufacturers. we do this to affect the positive changes in the industry. tonight, we have many honored guests and i cannot permit all of them but i would like to edify a few of them at the head table.

please join me in welcoming the former secretary of transportation. [applause] randy babbitt. [applause] ambassador dwyane worth. ntsb chair deborah hearstman. captain harry hoaglander. associationilot's president dave bates.

thank you for your support and we look forward to our continued partnerships with each of you. it was evident this week about the air safety form that the airline pilots association is involved in every aspect of the industry and our profession, from the ongoing safety and security initiatives, advocating for one level of safety in assisting pilots throughout their careers. this is one of the strengths that makes the union unique but another is the knowledgeable and experienced and dedicated staff to work so closely with all of the pilot leaders, and many of the industry and government partners. please join me in thanking the staff for their extraordinary work in putting together everything this week. [applause]

i also want to give special thanks to capt. jerry mcdermott, jerry was the emcee for the week and he has done an outstanding job. and i also want to take this opportunity to introduce to everyone captain hogan. he will take over from capt. rory kay, who has done a lot of

safety work on behalf of the organization. thank you. i would also like to recognize all of the spouses and significant others and families whose support enables all volunteers to continue their important work. you are all important members of the team, thank you.

and finally, we should pay tribute to those who paved the way for our progress. join me in a moment of silence for the pioneering pilots and of our fellow members who have flown to the west. thank you. it is my distinct honor to welcome randy babbitt, the federal aviation administrator to give tonight's keynote budget -- keynote address. he is the former alpha president and an advocate serving on several government and industry advisory committees. he began his career as a pilot flying 25 years for eastern airlines, serving two terms as

the of the president, where he championed one level of safety initiative that was implemented in 1995 to increase safety standards across the industry, and he also promoted the international expansion of the pilots association. this was in 1997. this is hounds -- had a profound impact on our safety and security goals throughout north america and around the world. in 1993 he served as the presidential appointee for the national commission to ensure a strong, competitive airline industry and was also a presidential appointee to the management advisory council created by the reauthorization act of 1996. in that capacity he provided guidance to the administrator on

a variety of topics ranging -- ranging from air travel to regulatory policy. during his confirmation hearing he said his number one priority was to focus on safety. this is a business where one mistake is too many. under his leadership, the faa has engaged with other labor groups and industry organizations, government officials and airline management in an effort to maintain our safety goals. please give a warm welcome to captain randy babbitt. [applause]

>> thank you. thank you for that incredibly gracious introduction. i appreciate this. it is great to see all of you tonight. i have been here in a different format but it is great to be back here. i was in mexico this morning, leaving on safety issues with our colleagues from canada and mexico and we have a very productive meeting. it is always great to come home, and although i can say that a lot of places, -- this about a lot of places, this is my home and it is great to be here with you. much of what i do now, i do not go to see this many friendly faces. as we get started, i want to thank alpha in general.

this is for being our ally on so many fronts especially during the last few weeks. most of you are aware that we have been through a very challenging time with the lapse in reauthorization. this authorization failed to be continued and the subsequent effect was we had to furlough 4000 employees. we had to issue orders to stop working, and this comes out of the airport trust fund, and we had to issue more than 250 of these across the country. and we have passed people working on contracts -- we had no ability to issue the checks. and this affected 70,000 jobs in the construction industry. these jobs certainly affected

what we do, and it certainly affected people in the construction trades. when you put 750,000 people out of work of this as a consequence and this is very unfortunate that congress did not have the wisdom. we have the airline taxes -- this would have gone into the trust fund. this was collected and designed to build infrastructure. we did not take the money because we no longer have the authority. we have the short-term extensions in the last four years, and i will tell you that parceling the money, with 21 different times, this is what we would normally expect.

and this is the finest aviation system in the world. this makes it difficult to do any kind of long-range planning, when the last extension only goes to the 16th. we have the $5 million improvement project, we see how much that you can buy, this is no way to do our business. we certainly need a long revision by congress, and it becomes increasingly important that congress needs to understand that there are real costs, and real consequences associated with failing the reauthorization. this is the cost of moving the equipment in and out of these

projects. several vendors went bankrupt. these are small companies and these projects are there to improve the infrastructure and also to stimulate the economy. two weeks with the payroll and you are out of business. the current issue expires on the 16th. i will make a lot of racket that we cannot have another one of these furloughs. we have people working without knowing if they would get paid, and some of the safety inspectors went ahead, doing their job and not knowing if they would get a paycheck. we will do everything that we can do to prevent congress from using us as a bargaining chip when they have their political disagreements. [applause] i think we all recognize the country is in difficult economic

times and we appreciate this. we have tried to do more with less. and also, i understand that there will be political disagreements. but there is a forum for political disagreements. this is the house and the senate. you can have the processes to solve your issues on those floors. and the political average -- to produce a political agenda. we have a great number of important fronts. this has been for me over the years. i have been pushing for a time

to change pilots -- this was back in the '90s. the world we have now, this is in the final stages. we are working to get this done as soon as possible. we will be arrested to go to work -- and this has been a long time coming. we have the best trained in the best prepared pilots in the world. the current trading rules we are working on will make certain that the pilots have the right blend of skill and experience. we want to make certain that all the pilots have the right qualifications and experience to handle any situation. skills and experience are the

bedrock of any career. also a dedication to professionalism is an important part of this. i want to thank alfred for helping us keep the issue of professionalism in everyone's line of sight. labor organizations have the ability to reach members, and you can motivate them in ways that nobody else can, and they will live by the professional standards that you have generated. you have been helping us, and i am proud of everyone who stepped up to the plate to help us reinforced with the codes of key.s, alpha has been to continue this effort, we have to have these standards spread, internationally. we need something that we can all count on, and it will be

uniform across the globe. we have had a lot of success working together in the past, with the commercial aviation safety task, and for those of you who are guests, i will sound like i am it reciting parts of the alphabet. all of these are important programs and all of them have one thing in common. this gives us information, and we will find things by analyzing the data, signing up for the safety improvements. this is the key to the future. we have gone for this forensic approach. this is identifying the trends and making changes to mitigate potential problems. we have improved safety. we also have, through the international standards, this is

a place we continue to lend expertise, to make better safety changes, to expand. we set the foundation on the international basis for safety. this is where the next set of significant safety improvements can be made. we have a lot more to do and our continued action will improve this for generations to come. and as we move from the ground bass to the radar surveillance system of the last century, and we move forward into the next generation for international standards in harmony, this will be even more critical. it is up to us to make certain that those standards help us to lead the way. as the former president of alpha, i gave these safety awards for a number of years. this is one of the things that

you do -- this is one of the great evenings. it does not say scheduled for safety up there. this is the core of the air line pilots association. having given these awards and seen the work that so many of you do, we will recognize a few people. what i always appreciated was the people who were not recognized, who served on all of the committees, missing the games and the dinners and everything like that. this is the fuel when it comes to alpha safety. let me give you a thank-you for the work that you do. you will not get an award that you -- an award tonight, i thank you. [applause] i also have been here for some incredible displays of

airmanship. and i have had time to think about the pilots who crossed the stage over decades. the winners tonight continue to exemplify the kind of leadership and professionalism that we have spoken about with clear thinking under stress and doing the right thing extensively, because of the training they have had, trading most of us wish we would never have to use. i want to give particular recognition to cleary and hendrix, and airtram flight 81. this is first officer bill dell. i would like to thank the pilots assistant members, -- to their dedication for furthering this

profession and helping the pirate -- pilots. this was a few years ago -- we could say this was 25 years ago. i am certain that -- most of you know that this was an officer on a stunning operation. this was a great showing that also shed light on something else, the need for critical response and her involvement for 25 years is a testament to the dedication. tonight's winners are incredibly high caliber individuals, a testament to quick thinking. and their actions show the improvements that we have made, and the improvements you have helped to bring about with your training that we have made over the years of people are equipped to handle this situation.

there is nothing that happens in the cockpit that the pilot has not been through in some form of training. i want to say a few more words about professionalism. i have pondered the meaning of this for some time. i think that we really show this not just me deal with an emergency, but we also see this when everything is going perfectly fine. when things are smooth, that is not white professional will relax. they still conduct business in an orderly fashion. this reminds me of the advice an old friend of mine was given, his father was a captain. he passed away earlier this year. he had a 43 year career. and his son was a vice president -- he shared some of his sayings with me. you hear a lot of things from the older pilots.

as you get older, you realize that they are worth listening to. in closing, i will share when he had to say. always read the instructions before you assemble something, and put away the tools so you are not looking for a flashlight during an emergency. his father's -- his father's foremost action, he said, honor the trust that you have -- that the passengers have placed in you by being prepared for every flight. always leave the cockpit and the configuration so if the next crew is in a hurry, they will not hurt themselves. >> simple, good advice. more than 14,000 hours myself -- this is something that i listened to, myself. we all listen to the basics.

i want to thank all of you for this kind invitation to be here, i enjoy coming back and seeing all of these faces. my most sincere appreciation to you for what you do for making this the safest air transportation system in the world. thank you. [applause] >> tomorrow, the economies of developing nations. we will discuss china with a member of the -- a discussion of india and the political editor of the brazil economic magazine.

also, a former fbi profiler. we begin live at 7:00 eastern on c-span. a country dealing with corruption and national -- natural disasters. >> what had happened to many people in pakistan was that these assassinations were congratulated by many people in pakistan. these are not terrorists, but ordinary people in pakistan who feel that their religion is threatened, that the country is too secular, that islamic values are under attack and that blasphemy, which is anything that insults his long, should be defended with their lives. >> sunday night on c-span.

>> the july 20 declaration of famine in somolia reflects a dire condition of the people in somolia. data that has been verified by the cdc. we estimate in the last 90 days, 29,000 somolian children have died. this is 4% of the children in south somolia. we believe that the conditions in these regions will encompass the entire regions of southern somalia. the next rainfall is in september and october. even if this is good, there could be another wave of mortality in the south. >> watch more of this online at the c-span video library.

." recentlyhaley appeared at an event held by red states. -- red state. she talks about the deficit debate in washington. >> you know about the typical stereotype of a politician. this was strange. she and her family, they're actually real people. this is a surprising concept. she and her family, they are normal people. but along with being normal people, they live in the governor's mansion. she fights the good fight, and she is winning. it is my pleasure to introduce her.

>> thank you. it is such a pleasure to be here. this feels like home because you always go back to the people you were with at the very beginning. right after my announcement, we have the explosion in sanford. i was under down -- underdog by major means. i was running against a lieutenant governor and the attorney general. they have more money than i could think about. we did not have a lot going for the campaign. we were invited to go to a atlanta. we had nothing to lose at this time. and so i spoke to these people and i will never forget, i actually felt at home. these were the people who

thought like me, and saw where i wanted for the country to go. these people have the energy to make us feel like we can move the country. i was telling all of you my story. i told a this was not about being a republican, this was about being conservative. we were about people who understood this and we would be fighting for this every step of the way. we said we would start with south carolina and this would be the estate in the country. and right now you are in the best date in the country. what i said about this was i want people to understand that elected officials work for them

and not the other way around. we will get transparent and be accountable. while of about all of you, what i like is that this is not about who could win, but you should. you carry me the whole step of the way, he fought and he said that i should win. when they threw bullets, you fought back for me, from south carolina or not. you send me donations of $50. when i could not get $1,000 together, 46 states brought in $60,000. and all this was within a few hours. i love that you are here in south carolina. i want you to know that this is a state that is conservative and is getting more conservative by

the day. we want you to be here every year. let me tell you a little bit about where i think that we are. i could talk about the state and south carolina and what we are doing. some of the lettuce -- legislators say is unconstitutional to know how they vote, we were able to push through anyway and now every legislator has to put their vote on the record on every piece of legislation, and every section of the budget. we now hold elected officials accountable and we can see their spending habits. this is the key at the end of the day. there is someone i want to recognize. he is running for congress. wave your hand.

a good conservative and a strong fighter, someone you should pay attention to. i appreciate this very much. while i will also tell you is that we have legislative votes on the record, and we also told people that this is a very simple decision, this is either about lawyers or business. and we also got medicaid reform. the biggest surprise for me as governor was how much the federal government would not let me do my job. they were involved with every step of the way. people stopped talking about health care but this has not gone away. we will show that this is unconstitutional for us to tell us how to take care of ourselves. this is a bigger decision.

people have divorced themselves from the cause of health care. they go to the doctor and get whenever the doctor tells them to, and 30% of the service that we get is not even needed. the president says that he knows how to take care of you. people in the city taxes are like those in the state of california. when you go to get your car fixed, they show you the charges before you pay for this. this is what i want around the country and in south carolina. we have to let people get involved with their decisions on their health care needs, because guess what happens when we do that? we start to pay more attention to the health, more attention to the cost of health care.

we get costs out of the system because we say, i don't need this at the dentist, i have this at home. the goal we have in south carolina is we will make this transparent, from the patient to the doctor and we will focus on health. this is when we will have healthy people, paying less money. and we will make certain the insurance company will let us choose the insurance policies that we want to have. so this is amazing to me that we have a president, trying to mandate services, when all that we need to do is make our own decisions and make those decisions by ourselves. medicaid is a major part of the budget of every state. obama is actually mandating more costs into the system, which is

taking us in the wrong direction. we had a law that was in place and wanted to be able to enforce this. we had two dozen immigration inspectors not allowed to do their job. my labor relations director said we have to do this. we just need one piece of paper. we have to be able to see this. they would not answer us. they did not call me back. do you know what happened? i had a press conference and i said, do you know that this is going on? we have a state that cannot enforce the law because the president will call me back. and then janet napolitano called me back. [applause]

within one week, we have what we needed and now we are enforcing this in south carolina. and this is a great thing. and then, the unbelievable happened. the president and the national labor review board did a lawsuit against a great american company. south carolina was saved when they decided to cut operations in south carolina, and they created 1000 new jobs in charleston. we were so excited and this led us know that we were going in the right direction. they expanded their operations

in washington state by 2000 jobs. they sued boeing and said that they had no right to do this. this is the most un-american thing i have ever heard of, and we cannot have that. because when you allow a company to come in and say, we want to create jobs in this country and you tell them they cannot do this, you incentivize them to go overseas. this is from the sam. when this is coming from. i am sitting there, -- they're

trying to relevant and they are not. so what happens, the unions filed a lawsuit. if there would give me a reason i would quit talking. we will let ourselves known in south carolina and there is nothing we can do about this. but this governor will do something about it. god bless the judge. she said she is exercising her freedom of speech. that is why conservative governors matter, and they need

to understand that as unions try to mandate, our rights mean something. that judge stood up for me, and they have not heard anything now. i got sued, boeing got sued. they could settle, but won't. they understand, they are fighting the fight for everyone in this country. they do not want anyone to go through this.

>> we will be the winner because we are right. boeing is going to spend a lot of money. we have the huge air planes ready to go, and we will continue to hire people. we will make certain that we can do this for america. when we have some of his understand what we need in this country, we have a group in washington who does not understand our spending situation. every governor, every governor has had to tell their people about the value of a dollar, and

how this was meant to secure the rights of the people. this was never intended -- in south carolina, we fought against the arts commission, and against educational television and all kinds of things. this is an $800 million shortfall. this is what i am trying to tell the legislators in this state. whenever you have money, you do not spend this, you pay down the debt we give this back to the taxpayers. these are your only option. now we have a washington that decided that they would do this fabulous debt deal. we came together with the people in washington and everyone in the world was looking at us, and

they came out and they got a resolution. where was this. this was not enough to make the credit ratings fall. when will washington learned that this is not an option anymore? they will understand this later. you did this in south carolina -- and i will say that what happened, this is nothing more than a waste of time.

my daughter is in eighth grade. i bet that they could find somebody very quickly. i was with a couple of governors not too long ago. if you put us in a room we will take care of this very quickly. spending is the number one priority. we have to make certain that the people we send to washington understand that this is not the two-party ruining what is happening in washington. we bring a constant to a group of republicans who need this. we are running the -- we are trying to stop them from running the economy into the ground. and this leads us to the presidential. what a great policy debate that this is going to be. it does not matter what their personality will be like.

we want for them to understand that all they have to do is talk about policy. talk about illegal immigration. talk about securing the borders. talk about how the cost of gas is ridiculous. we would not need any of this. this is our money, not their money. america's credit rating fell. it is up to the governors, in every state to be loud and talk about our problems with what is happening in south carolina, and give these presidential candidates every ounce of support that they need.

i will continue to be allowed against president obama, but we need for them to understand that this presidential election is the most important that we have ever had. we will all get loud, to get 10 people involved who have not been involved in elections. and i will tell you, i have great faith in the people in this country. it's no longer about who could win. it's about who should win. we get it. so make sure that when you leave today and we've got the aim straw poll and you've got a super star coming here today, let's not forget the message. we've got a president who doesn't want to talk about policy. he's going to get on a bus and start campaigning but what is going to happen?

he's asking for a redo. we don't need for you to mess it up again. we just have to decide who that person's going to be. [applause] somebody told ne other day, well, i'm just not excited about the republican candidates. are you kidding? i'm excited about the issues we have to discuss. we've got great candidates. the combination is magical because you're going against a president who has failed. he has failed this country. god bless him. we wish him well. but it's time for him to leave. [applause] so do what i know you can do, get out there. god bless you for every one of your bloggers that blogged. let's get involved with these candidates. let eco's make sure you get involved -- let's make sure you

get involved in the grass roots effort. so know that i love you. i appreciate you. i will keep fighting for you every day and my number one goal is to continue to make you proud. god bless south carolina. god bless you very, very much. [applause] >> you can tell a speaker has been at a red state gathering because she says time for questions. we're having to transition some mics here. i may have to point you out and treept question so the other side can hear. let's start right here. >> [inaudible snched --

[inaudible] >> where is she on nullification? >> i want to focus on the value of the dollar. i want to focus on the liberties and being strong. nullification is something that we talk about when we're not sure -- we're frustrated. we talk about nullification when we're frustrated. what i want us to do is talk about how we're strong. we want to keep our core beliefs. i want to stay very focused on the value of a dollar and how we make our elected officials accountable and what we're going to do about that. >> [inaudible] >> when it comes to states rights, a lot of what we're talking about states right, is that state rights trump everything. the state's rights trump everything. [applause] but part of the way we show that is understand for every federal dollar we take, we end up spending more money down the road trying to match the federal government.

where as if states would focus on their money, time and freedoms, then the federal can't seep in. it's always something i'll fight for. it's always something everybody in this room should fight for. >> next question? yes, ma'am. >> how can we help boeing? what can we do to help them in their fight? >> the best thing to help boeing is to get every single presidential candidate to talk about it because president obama has said it's an independent agency. i can't control what they do. i'm a governor. i have agencies and i appoint people to those boards if they do something wrong, you can bet i'm going to call them and speak out against that agency. he's been unbelievably solid. i would rather him stand up and say, i believe in what they're doing than to be silent. slip not silence.

leadership is fighting and saying where you stand and he has not done that. let's get every presidential candidate to say where they stand. [applause] >> next question. >> right here. with your fundamental transformational quality why even talk in front of a teleprompter? >> when you've got the passion -- and that's what i want. we've done enough of the establishment thing. we've done enough where people have groomed themselves and they worry about whether it's politically correct or not. look at the real rock stars in this country. look at the martha rubios and all these people. the one thing they have in common is true passion. we believe it. we want -- and we know the people of this country believe it. so anybody that use as teleprompter, let's ask twheam they believe. -- ask them what they believe.

[applause] >> my friend and i are the only yankees. >> god bless you. welcome to pennsylvania. >> [inaudible] how do we bring that to pennsylvania -- >> yes. great one. great one. >> how do we bring you and red states into pennsylvania and to light us up? we do have a tea party. there are two women up there that are fantastic. we need a little bit of juice. >> tell us when you'll be there and we'll be there. we've got great conservatives. don't look at the majorities. don't look at where people stand. make your voice knowns in the days of internet and facebook which i am on facebook, by the way, in the days of that, get your voice out there.

i'm going to continue to speak as loud as i can against the unions, against health care, against federal government intruding in. but the more of us that say it, the more people feel it. look at what happened in washington. that debate never would have even happened a few years ago. you know who did that? conserve tiffs did that -- conservatives did that. the tea party did that. you hold on in pennsylvania. we'll come take care of it. >> folks, a round of applause for governor nikki haley. [cheers and applause] >> coming up next on c-span, the smart girl politics summit for conservative women. then from the american enterprise institute, political

analysts talk about how the demographics will change. august 16th marked the 34th anniversary of elvis presley's death. this weekend on "american history tv" on c-span 3, we talk about the king, his 1970's visit to the white house. we'll visit mt. vernon where recent archaeological discoveries has shed new light on george washington. susan eisenhower talks about dwight eisenhower. get the complete weekend schedule at c-span.org/history. watch more video of the candidates. see what political reporters are saying and track the latest

campaign contributions with campaign 2012. it helps you navigate the political landscape with the latest polling data and links to the primaries. all at c-span.org/campaign 2012. >> smart girl politics recently held a summit in st. louis. among the speakers former colorado congresswoman marilyn musgrave. this portion is an hour and 10 minutes. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> hey, what's up, smart girls? i'm here from new york. i said what's up, smart girls?

and the smart guys. [laughter] well, my friends, we are here today because of government gone wild, the spending, the debt, the deficit, the regulations. it's progressive gone wild because they want to control every aspect of our lives. you see, the progressives don't think you're smart enough to run your own life, smart girls. they want you to be dependent on the government for all of your wants and needs. but we the people will not stand idly by and allow this assault on our liberties, not on our watch.

[applause] and i admire your courage to stand on the front lines to defend liberty. you are here engaging in educating yourselves, to empower yourselves by attending this great smart girl politics summit. and make no mistake about, my friends, we are in a bat. and it's -- we are in a battle. and it's a battle for the direction of our country. but what troubles me about president obama and his progressive allies is that they want to fundamentally transform our country, transform it into tee ball nation. everyone know what is tee ball is? no one wins, no one loses.

in obama's tee ball nation there are no winners and losers and all our wants and needs would come from government -- energy, jobs, health care, education from cradle to grave. and such a system will reduce our liberty and sap our prosperity and block the engine of enji -- enginuity. this will segregate our country from the elites and the independents, the haves and the have-nots. ironically the first black president wants to put all americans on the government plantation. [applause] here are some numbers to back

this up. in 2010, 66% of the federal budget was for entitlement programs. in 1965 that number was 28%. today, there are over 50 million americans on medicaid, over 44 million on food stamps, over 46 million on medicare, over 52 million on social security. we spent over $2 trillion a year on redistribution programs. too many americans are depending on the government. obama's policies will only drive more americans to depend on government driving them to the plantation ofment bama's energy policy is a great example. obama is waging a war on fossil fuels and that, my friend, is a

war against all americans. we can't say we're surprised. we can't say that. when he was running for president, obama said and i quote "under my energy plan, electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket." when cap and trade legislation died in the senate, obama shifted gears to run his toxic energy policy through the environmental protection agency, stepping up their efforts to kill jobs. in the face of our daunting economic challenges, the e.p.a. is advancing new rules under the clean air act which will dramatically, dramatically increase the compliance costs for coal-burning utilities. now here's a list of some of the regulations the e.p.a. is pushing.

cross state air transport rule, green house gas rule, boiler macked rule, rule after rule after rule. and what does that mean? to many costs coming from these rules under the e.p.a.'s actions. it will destroy the industry, the economy, and these costs are real. the american electric power of facility, an ohio-based facility announced in june just this year, just last month it was closing five power plants and will be scaling back operations on six additional power plants. american electric power estimates its actions will cost about 600 jobs in our country. naturally, american electric

power will pass on the additional cost to the consumer and who will bear the brunt of e.p.a.'s burden through higher electricity prices? all of us will. american electric power had already made great strides in reducing environmental impact. the company spent over $7 billion since 1990 to reduce emissions from its coal-fired powered plants. keep in mind this is just from one utility provider, only one. the u.s. power industry will likely retire up to 20% of the country's coal-fired electricity generating capacity this decade. why? because of the e.p.a.

if you live in missouri, obama's war on coal is going to hurt you and your family. this state currently gets about 80% of your electricity from coal. that's why you only pay just over $7 per kilo watt hour per electricity. in new york, i pay double that, double. rising energy prices are regressive in that they hit families in households. poor income households will especially suffer from these consequences. the more money spent on gasoline and utilities, the less money you have to spend for your family for your wants, for your needs. under obama's energy plan, a

majority of americans will suffer from a reduced standard of living and then there is our country's job crisis. higher energy cost will drive manufacturing jobs overseas. with our country's unacceptly high unemployment, the e.p.a.'s harsh regulation on the fossil fuel energy, that's coal, oil, natural gas is a job-killer. sadly, obama is not acting alone. our country's natural resources are under assault by progressive allies. environmental special interest, big business interest and progressive politicians, their plan is to raise the price of fossil fuels to make renewable sources of energy more cost-competitive.

this energy plan is bad for our economy, bad for jobs, bad for hard-working americans. this energy plan also picks winners and losers. proximately, $90 billion of the $800 billion stimulus was supposed to keep unemployment at our below 9% went to the clean energy industry. don't know if you knew that. and unemployment is still high which we all know. obama's war on fossil fuels is blocking development of our own natural resources. according to the congressional resource service, our country has more natural resources than any other country. fossil fuels provide about 85% of our nation's energy needs. they also create good jobs and

tax revenue. american petroleum institute reports that oil and gas industries together provide $2 trillion annually for the american economy and pay approximately $85 million a day to the u.s. treasury. -- while creating 9.2 million jobs. the facts don't lie. importantly, the american people support the development of our natural resources. rasmussen reports 50% of americans believe that we should drill in anwr. 57% now support offshore drilling the highest level of support since the b.p. spill. clearly president obama

anti-fossil fuel policy is on a col collision -- collision course with the american people. we need to don't pro-growth energy strategies and that means we need to challenge president obama, the corporate elites and the environmentalists before they keep advancing this harmful policy agenda. to lower energy costs for all americans, grow our economy and become energy independent, we need a new energy policy that will encourage the development of our own natural resources. there is something terribly wrong, my friends, when the elites can use the power of government to advance their narrow agenda while harming, harming hard-working americans. [applause]

which is denying us of our right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. my friends, fighting for liberty isn't easy and being a target of the left comes with the territory. i have been called all kinds of names, a token, a trader, a sell-out simply because i believe in liberty and limited government. i'm a target because i'm expressing my views about obama care, climate change legislation, the second amendment, and pro-growth economics. this verbal assault, my friends, only tells me that my message is getting through and the progressives don't like it. [applause]

because personally i will not stand idly by and allow this assault on our liberties. i will not. i'm committed to reaching all americans to instill a sense of hope that we can reign in this government gone wild. and we need to hold those elected accountable to preserve the constitutional right of liberty where anyone can succeed because you see, our country does not guarantee you success, but liberties guarantees you the opportunity to succeed. [applause] and my friends, the progressives better get ready for more from me. [cheers and applause]

because my first book will be out in january 2012. [applause] are you ready for the title? "black lash." "black lash: how the left is driving americans to the government's plantation." [applause] in closing, my friends, for the sake of liberty, i hope each and every one of you will search your god-given talents to continue to engage, educate and empower yourselves because we all have a role to play in this fight for liberty. we all have a role to play. and it is time for us to stand together for this fight for liberty. stand together.

i have a question for each of you today. are you with me? [cheers and applause] are you with me? let's stand together, my friends, to cherish the constitution, the blueprint of our country. let's stand together to challenge those progressives with our ideas and our principles. stand together to reign in this government gone wild. we can do it! we can do it! we can stand together. this is the united states of america. let's stand together. god bless all of you and god bless america.

[cheers and applause] thank you. >> that was jeaninebarelli.com. i can certainly say i am with you. i think you have a massive amount of early book orders. does everyone agree? thank you so much. that was tremendous. so our next speaker that i have the distinct pleasure of introducing is one of our original smart girls and district coordinator. she is now the county clerk from bowie, texas.

i got right pronunciation. please help me welcome natalie nichols. [applause] >> i probably need a booster seat up here. sorry. i just want to thank y'all all for asking me to speak and for being my sisters throughout all of this. this really is my sorority. it's an honor to speak to you and to you. i'm just as excited as i have been every time. i can't wait to come back and see my family. i was never involved in politics before. i live in texas and in my ignorance i assumed we are a red state and they're going to vote the way we're -- we would have voted anyway.

i saw sarah palin speak. i didn't think they would give the floor to a woman with a voice of her own. i didn't think they realized that she had one. she was the complete opposite of what i had assumed she would be. she was a wife, a mother, a leader and a fighter and she didn't apologize for it or hide from it. she was bold and in your face and basically came out saying, this is who i am and i hope you like me but if you don't i'm still ok with that. this is me. that was a kicker in the rear for me. it made me get involved, get off my butt. i got involved in smart girl politics and i'm so thankful that i did. that started me blogging. i created a website with my website. we did it as a family. we started planning tea parties. i sought out other women in my

local area and we tried to move to get other people elected into office. i went back to school for political science not because i needed to but because i wanted to learn everything that i could. i never intended to run for office. i was going to summit so i could learn to help other people run. i just wanted to get the right people in office. one day a good friend of mine printed out a list of all the local offices that were up for election in 2010 and she said pick one, you're running. and i laughed too. that was my first reaction. and i said that's not me. i've got four kids. i'm a wife and i'm a mother. i'm not a politician. i didn't get into it for that. but by some twist of fate i came across the quote "if not you, then who. if not now then when." and i cried a little bit because it really hit home. if i was going push other people and i had good ideas then i darn well better go get

up there and do it. i became the first republican woman ever elected to a county-wide office in bowie county, texas. [applause] the platform was really, really simple, transparency, integrity and accountability. that's the things that we were fighting for all along. they weren't just words to me, they were a belief system. you to say what you mean and mean what you say. so it's my job to create the official court record based on the actions of the court. we pray and we say the pledge of allegiance at the beginning of every meeting and i record it. well, i was out of town for training. a judge crossed through and xed out the prayer and the pledge for the record of the court. they didn't want you to know that they had said it. and you've heard it all before. we might get sued by the aclu.

we might offend someone. i could either sit down and shut up or i could say that's not going to happen on my watch. there wasn't even a choice for me. it's what you do as an american. i knew that it might be an unpopular decision and the court might not let the words get it out of my mouth. so i typed it out and i wanted to hand it to the media. they let me get it all out. that got media attention and it drew in support from all over the country and locally we had veteran wives saying please don't dishonor my husband. the citizens spoke out and the court really, really backtracked and wanted to put the prayer and the pledge back in the record of the court. and then they wanted to deflect.

we never wanted to put it out. she left these things off. and then she also left off a devotional that they had never everyone said the word "devotional." in my joe wilson moment i said you're lying. that's how loud it was too. you can watch the video yourself. it's the most boring argument you've ever seen. it was my bewilderment and shock that they would do that. i said you're lying because somebody was lying. i think that's what we're supposed to do as good americans, just as moral people. and three days later, i got a call from a reporter asking me what i thought about the judge's complaint that would result if i was convicted in six months in jail and a $2,000 fine because apparently it is a crime in the state of texas to disrupt a meeting. now personally i don't think i disrupted.

i disagreed with his lies. but that's what i'm doing right now. i'm facing criminal charges that if convicted of a maryland when you're a county official in the state of texas, it results in immediate and automatic removal from office if that conviction is related to your official duties which this obviously would be. so now there's a huge battle brewing. i've talked to the y lines defense fund and if i'm indicted they said that they will defend me and they would like to come into our county and write a plan to make sure we won't be sued by the aclu and defend the county if we do get sued. but that wasn't ever the issue. it was a power struggle. it's the good old boy system and i was this little old lady that never had any business in there in the first place and darn sure wasn't going stand up to them. but i'm still standing up. i've gotten support, postcards

and personal visits from people all over the country and they've been inspired. it makes me cry a lot at night because they're so heart-felt and insere in what they're saying. and they're standing up. they're standing up with me and on their own and in their own community. i think the whole thing is retaliation. it's really intended to do what they've all done, the whole establishment system has done for so long and that is to scare the crap out of you for lack of a better word into never standing up against them. and we cannot do that. none of us got involved in activism or politics in any way, shape, or form with the intent to sit down and shut up and we darn well better stand up and make our voices heard and let them know that we're watching and even if it's unpopular, even if it's a little bit rude, a lie is a lie, a distortion is a

distortion and it really doesn't matter. we're going call you out. i want to be held accountable the same way. that's -- that's -- well, i did have a funny thing i wanted to tell you. the day that i found out i was possibly facing these charges, i'm a woman. it wasn't the best day. there were a lot of tears. i'm moving, i'm getting out of here. and then i had some chocolate and i decided i was going to fight back, by golly. but i just want to close with letting you know they went to college late in life. i have four children. i didn't do it in the right order but it's made me who i am. i never had the chance to have the sisterhood that you might have when you're going to college in your youth and that's exactwlay this has been to me. you're all my sisters. as soon as this broke in the media, you were the first ones

running with your heels on the ground and basically saying, oh, no, you didn't. that's what we can do here. we can run to each other's defense and we can really cause change. so when the story first arose, when the issue came up, i saw it unfolding and i knew that there were risks in standing up. we're all human. it crosses your mind that when you take a stand it might not be popular. we wonder if we'll be the only ones. we wonder if it will make a difference. and in that 30-second time frame we come to the realization that some things are just bigger than we are. the prayer and the pledge are two of those things. one man with courage is a majority. i haven't been alone. there have been people all over saying we're with you. and it's time like those when the words of the pledge ring very true. we are one nation under god.

we are indivisible and we are americans. and sisters in conservatism. thank you. [applause] >> all right, everybody. put down your tissues and recover from the chills. i feel so lucky to be here and so lucky to introduce these speakers. and our next speaker is from the susan b. anthony list, former representative marilyn musgrave. [applause] >> how wonderful to be here. you know, just a few days ago we had another grand baby born, a little girl named regan.

and when i was holding little newborn regan, i'll say that again, here came the 2-year-old and the 3-year-old and the 5-year-old sisters and they were all gathered around me. my daughter was trying to take a shower. you know how that is when you have all these babies? but as i was just holding on to that precious little baby and the little girls were just loving on her. they weren't calling her regan yet. they were calling her new baby. i said, wow. i told my son-in-law, you are a blessed man because you will be surrounded by beautiful women. we're loving all of those grand babies and loving life and noting the preciousness of this little baby that came into our family. you know, i was a member of congress. i was in the state legislature. i was a senator and then i went on to congress. and the life issue is what got

me involved in politics. when i was at home with our four little kids and i was lobbying from the kitchen table it was because of life. and i knew that if that candidate was pro-life it spoke volume about their stance. you can count on the social conservatives in all the areas that you're concerned about. aze worked for other candidates, one i got the virus when the youngest of our children was 14 years old, i was elected to the house. the first advice was now just don't talk about the abortion issue. i was called into the majority leader's office and he gave me that advice. i sat there and i something started rising up in me. you know exactly what i mean. i looked at him and said it's

the pro-life people that put me here. what kind of a person would i be if i didn't stand for life? it's a moment where you have a baptism by fire. as i look at a room full of ladies and you wonderful men too, i hope there are women in this room that decide one day that they will be the candidate just like our wonderful speaker saying well, i feel like i'm called to do this. i hope there are ladies in your room. and if that's not your thing, an activists. well, what a wonderful experience to be in congress and start the pro-life women's caucus and then to go on to be the project director for votes have consequences with susan b. anthony list. before i went to congress, i worked with them closely. and i'll tell you, pro-life

women in congress are worth their weight in gold because always -- can we applaud the pro-life women in congress? [applause] always, always the women on the left when they were talking to henry hyde or mike pence, they always said what do you know about it? you're not a woman. and so those men carrying the pro-life banner have done such a yeoman's job. we at susan b. anthony list are all about electing pro-life women and did we ever have success in the last election, called the year of the pro-life woman. you know why it was so successful? because when obama care came down the pike including taxpayer funding of abortion, the american people said no. the american people even those who called themselves

pro-choice have an aversion for the most part with their tax dollars going for abortion. we at susan b. anthony spent over $8 billion and countless efforts fighting obama care. i love the sticker "redpeal obama care." you know, after that obama care was front and center, remember i was told not to talk about abortion, good political advice? what was the issue in the end that would see it pass or fail? it was the life issue. and i'll tell you, you talk about heart-breaking. we at susan b. anthony list we support pro-life republicans. we have this group of pro-life democrats that we thought we could count on. remember that? remember bart stupak?

i had a call from bart stupak just before the vote. thank you, marilyn for what you're doing. he told our president, i will not cave. and whatever the pressures were he caved obviously. it came down to the life issue. those pro-life democrats giving in was why obama care was signed into law. you know after that we were on a bus, susan b. anthony list bus, and we were going into the district of those so-called pro-life democrats reminding the voters of what the person in office had said and done. and we were successful in defeating many of those democrats that caved on the big one. [applause] you know, i have to tell you i only go on bus tours when it's

below freezing or when it's incredibly hot. i told my husband, i don't know what it is, i always paint the house on the sunny side. but we have had our job cut out for us. did you ever think that you would see the united states congress voting on defunding planned parenthood? wasn't that something to behold? god bless mike pence as he runs for governor in indiana. what a hero. i actually wanted him to run for president. how about you? i know mike and karen so very well. here they went after him. they're going after anyone that would want to deposit fund planned parenthood saying it's a war on women. i mean, can you believe this? on one of those bus tours i was privileged to be with lyla rose in live action, folks. and you talk about a posed,

fearless, beautiful young woman getting people to go into these planned parenthood clinics and give us a hellish glimpse of what they're really like. can you just see that one in new jersey with the clinic director almost salivating as she helped the person that she thinks is a sex trafficker? this thing is beyond the pale. here we see them engaging in these reprehensible activities. planned parenthood has had this image, you know, we're helping poor women. we're offering health services. i don't mean to offend anybody here. but now listen to this. calling a doctor in one of these so-called clinics, the health care provider. you know, the first time he sees that woman? when she's lying down on the

table. we as women all get the picture, ready to have an abortion. he hasn't had a discussion with her and that's her health care provider. we're not going to let planned parenthood get away with this. and they talk about helping poor women. they talk like they're the only game in town. that's not true. we have community health centers. we have other services available from places that do not provide abortion and again american people do not want their tax dollars going for abortion. you know, there was a poll recently that was so encouraging. americans, a large majority of americans support parental notice. you get to the question about defunding planned parenthood and 40% support that. it's not a majority. but i want to encourage you because they've had 25 years to

project this wonderful image and we've only had a few months where we've been chipping away with it. 40% is a huge increase from just a few months ago. as we continue to damage their brand and tell the truth, we will be successful even more so defunding planned parenthood at the state level. susan b. anthony list has a scorecard. there was an executive council that voted to defund, not to renew planned parenthood's contract to the point -- to the tune of $1.8 million. so if you look that scorecard now, you will see that over 60 -- almost $61 million has been taken away from planned parenthood with courageous people on councils, courageous

governors, courageous state legislators. when you deposit fund planned parenthood, you save the lives of innocent, unborn children and you help women and you help young girls. getting into this political arena, let me just kind of give you a picture of being in congress and being pro-live. i'm in the judiciary committee. we've been called in on discussing abortions in third world countries. mia lowie is there, the head of the pro-choice caucus. it's an emotional time for me because it's always a spiritual thing when you're going after

abortion. but chris smith, the congressman from new jersey that is a hero -- i can't sing his praises enough with regard to his stand in life. when he gets to make the opening comment he says a few things but what he has on the screen is a 3d ultrasound. wow. and it would have been poignant enough except a week before that i was at the 3d ultrasound of one of our grandchildren. and as i sat there and i looked at that precious image i thought of the little baby coming into our family that we already cherished. and i looked at the chairman of that subcommittee who was then -- it was a democrat-controlled committee and i said to him congressman lantos, you know, i

applaud the human rights work that you have done. but i have to tell you with all due respect, mr. chairman, i believe human rights begin in the womb. that's where they begin. and we all know that, don't we? little children know that because it is truth. you know, we at susan b. anthony list are involved in this presidential race too. we have the most pro-abortion president in history. that's what we have. and as we look at the nominees, the potential nominees on the republican side, we have this pledge that we've offered them because i can tell you all the years we've been in politics, sometimes being pro-life doesn't really mean very much because the candidate and then someone who's elected will be pro-life in which they will throw you a vote but they'll

never go to the microphone. they'll never break a sweat on the issue. and we have said we want a president who will lead on life. and listen to this, this is our pledge. first of all, i would nominate judge who are committed to restraint. let me just translate that to you. we don't want a president to nominate anyone who would legislate from the bench. how about that? [applause] and in regard to appointees to cabinet in commeck active positions, we say like in the national institute of health, pro-life. so we're asking the president to do that. and then to defund planned parenthood which reflects what the congress voted on with those 240 votes and god willing, we'll take care of the

problem in the senate. so we will defund planned parenthood. so that reflects our pledge. and to sign into law an unborn child protection act. so we are asking that a potential nominee sign our pledge. we've had signers. we've had michele bachmann, tim pawlenty. i'm going to be in a very hot state very soon on a bus before a very important vote again going with some of these presidential candidates. so we are very excited that these people have taken our pledge seriously. and you know, again, the pundits will say the social issues don't matter in this

race. it's the economy. you've heard that, haven't you? we've had the only pro-life woman serving in the united states senate kelly iote. it was the life issue that made the difference in our race and propeled her to the united states senate. and you take the economy and again, you can count on these social conservatives to be good on the fiscal issues too but when you add the life issue in this race, it is a political winner. so when i look at this room, i think of incredible potential here. all of us can make a huge difference. it's a great nation that we live in, even with all of these problems. and i stand for life. i know that you stand for life and you want candidates that stand for life because indeed laws save lives. but you know what i think of, i was honored to serve with henry hyde from illinois, the

chairman of the judiciary committee and i've never heard a man speak to eloquently as henry hyde did. but to paraphrase him -- when we stand for life, millions of voices who have never been heard in this world will thank you. god bless you. thank you so much. [applause] >> picturing my son gram pictures that i have in my house. thank you so much. you are so lucky. now i have a privilege to make an introduction for an introduction we have from the eagle forum ruth carlson. [applause] >> it's my honor to introduce

fill isshaffly one of the most tireless activist of our time with a bio that started the eagle forum in 1972. she's the author of over 20 books. you can follow her activity at eagleforum.org. please welcome phyllis sch laffley. [applause] >> thank you. thank you very much.

thank you very much ruth and smart girls. i'm so happy to be in the presence of so many smart girls who are not only smart but don't mind being called girls. years ago probably the greatest orator of his time back in the 1940's or 1950's was senator durbin would open his speech by saying "girls." we didn't mind that. we liked him very much. you have a wonderful group. your speakers have been absolutely incredible, one after another. >> it was 40 years ago that i invited 100 women from 40 states to come just a few hundred feet from this location here and meet me on the golden rod show boat right on the river.

i invited them to join my organization newly founded and to go home and be leaders. we wanted to be the equal rights amendment but basically my message was to be leaders in the political process because our country needs you. and it has fallen to our responsibility to be the leader, to tell you how feminism has been such a destructive force in our society. i do a great deal of speaking on college campuses and i talk on a lot of different subjects but it is interesting that the speech i am most frequently asked to give on campus is a speech about feminism. the women's studies department always turns out. feminism has been a hot topic. every few years "time" and "newsweek" asks the question is feminism dead. but at the present time feminism is something that they're talking about on the

blogs and on the magazines and even in the pages of "the wall street journal." perhaps one reason for this is sarah palin. you see it as one of the lies that feminism tells women is that women cannot be successful because they are victims of mean men in this society. and whatever you think about sarah palin, she is obviously a success. she's a success in politics. she's a success with a whole bunch of children. she's got a cool husband who supports her in what she does. but on top of all that she's pretty and the feminists just can't stand it. so they absolutely keep attacking her all the time. but it has made feminism a subject that they talk about in the media all the time. because the feminist do dominate the discourse of women

in the media. and we need to be understanding about the lies that they tell young women. for example, this idea that women are victims, you know, the american women are the most fortunate class of people who ever lived on the face of the earth. i'm sure in other countries women are badly treated but not here. whatever the current cause of the feminists is, women are the portrait of victims. when they put through the unilateral divorce, because they use the word liberation. what do they mean by that? it means liberated from home, marriage, husband, and children. and in the 1970's, it was the equal rights amendment. they needed to be liberated from this terrible discrimination that was on women. then in the 1980's they demanded government-funded

daycare as a middle-class entitlement because they thought what are the we have to lift out oppression from their shoulders and turn it over to the taxpayers. in the 1990's, it was their domestic violence. it is funny after claiming that they are interchangeable, they were never for a quality. there was no gender difference. in the woman studied forces, you are required to believe that god did not make is in two different kinds. we are the same. you think we see a social construct. terrible parents give dolls to girls and trucks to boys.

in the obama administration, it is set up government commissions to give the job cement and not rigid women and not to women. when obama pass the stimulus bill the feminists have a little tantrum and demanded the most jobs that were given for given to women. we know the majority of jobs are lost by the men. the best of feminism was given by a current feminist named jessica. she wrote "feminism is an ideology based on the position

that patriarchy exists and that leads to an end." they really want to give us a matriarchy instead. they have won a conservative professor at harvard. he is harvey mansfield. he wrote a book in which he identified the current women's liberation movement. he said it is anti-masculine, anti-motherhood, and anti- morality. it is amazing that anyone today would want to call ourself a feminist. this started with a book in 1963, the feminine mystique. she said the home banker was

living in a comfortable concentration camp. she was doing duties that was not educated ave educated women. the big mama called the homemaker a parasite. she was not doing anything useful. they have not changed their views. gloria steinem said when the women's get married, becomes a semi-non-person. she did not get married until she was elderly. the only reason she got married was to put her boyfriend on your health care plan. all right. the devaluing of the full-time homemaker has really become part of our culture.

it is constantly reiterated on the media. they did not talk so much about liberation any more. they want to call themselves feminists. the real thing that has made life so wonderful for them is not the feminist movement. it is all of those laborsaving devices. when i got married, all i wanted in the world was a diaper. now you all have paper diapers. it is a different world. the team even get cut up onions at the grocery store. you do not have to slice up onions any more [laughter] they printed the 25 amenities people have that are assigned to the poor less. i read a list. i only had one thing of the 25 on the list. we did have a stove. we did not have anything else. we did not claim that we were

victims and we're not getting any government handouts. my generation bred to be the greatest generation. [applause] the national bureau of economic research has reported that as women have gained more freedom and more education and power, they have become less happy. they are not as happy as they used to be when they were in that comfortable concentration camp. the feminists are not only anti- men and but they are very anti- masculine. they want men to be manly. they have used the department of education to go after getting rid of college men in sports. the colleges have canceled hundreds of men sports. the one that particularly irritate me are the colleges to

abolish 450 wrestling teams. wrestling is a very masculine sports. the feminists cannot stand it. getting rid of the wrestling teams is not do anything for women. it just hurts men. my boxes filled with students from various colleges. can you please help us save our wrestling team? this is not have anything to do with equal spending. all you need is a map. they are determined to get rid of it. feminism and this leads to big government. all of their problems that a plane they have calls for a remedy. when they walked out on marriage, they look to big

government to be their provider. the obama administration knows this. he has his own think tank. he has 83 bills to channel money to unmarried women. 70% of unmarried women voted for obama for president. they know who their constituency is. when the cake and out of your life, you look to government to take the place. we have half of our people who are getting part of their living expenses from the tax payer. we have a two-class society, people who pay their taxes and the ones that vote for democrats seller given the big as handouts. that is what is live on in our

country today. you cannot separate the social issues from the fiscal issues. we have to ask the people who'll are concerned about death and who they are spending the money on. another one of the lies that the feminist tell is that they have created these opportunities that women have today. that is a bunch of nonsense. i mentioned how it is all the wonderful inventions that have made the difference in women's lives. when i was in england, i bought a real functioning spending will. when our country was founded, there was cooking and washing. they said down at the spending

will in spun its. i have that will to remind me of what it used to be before the american private enterprise system created all of these wonderful inventions that have giving us the high standard of living. all this attack on our energy is reduce our standard of living. he did not mean you're sure root weight from taxpayers to not taxpayers picking is to the rest of the world. that is what he is trying to do. we have single family dwellings. it is heated in the winter. the rest of the world just got have that. this is because of our great supply of energy. he is trying to reduce it. who is he telling me that i cannot keep my thermostat at 72? he was a take our light bulbs.

this is one of the greatest inventions in the history of the world. the last leg up 200 people in virginia. this is obama's own job. i just want to point out that the feminists and not create all of these educational opportunities. i worked my way through college and got my master's degree in 19 -- i forgot when it was. it was 1944. that is before most of you were born. no problem. washington university is a great

coed university. i worked my way through. aware from midnight to 8 in the morning. then i went to college in the morning. i got my degree in three years. then i went to harvard graduate school. i got my master's in 1945. what was the problem? any and my colleagues that done the same thing. anyone else could have done it. the opportunities were there. my mother got her degree in washington, university. it is a big lie that the

feminist created these opportunities. attitude is everything. if you wake up in the morning thinking you are a victim, you not accomplish anything whether you are a man or a one main. we had the great opportunity to build the great life that we want to have. in college, i had to work to pay. i got into political science and was fascinated. i've been a volunteer in politics ever since. i enjoy it. i think it is terribly important. when the founding father said they wanted to leave it to liberty, that means you and me. they wanted us to carry on. we need you to be involved in the process. it is so exciting to hear the speakers you have had here. it is so exciting to see you

smart girls who are willing to be active. that is what we need to make sure that our country can exist. we do not want to live in a country run by proclamations that obama is giving out. where do we get the idea of this tax he appointed more tsar's then the russians appointed and the millennium. you got the one that said that this was their favorite political philosopher. then you got the one his says that meant it. then you got the one who said he wanted dog still have lawyers said they could sue him. then he got one that said that year body parts belong to the government. the government can take care set

right now. there were the ones that had been teaching this. i hope you saw this thing were the second graders were talking about the battle hymn of the republic. we honor you today. we all do say hurray. you are number one. we're really proud of you. somehow, i do not think what our second graders ought to be doing. in the high school ones have training courses to invite them to join his organizing for america so that they will be able to be brought into the political process. it is true what he said that he wants to fundamentally transform

america. he is doing a very rapidly. we need you and your energies working between now and the election next year. some of the know about feminism. we will have a book signing of my new book this afternoon right after this program. it is called the flip side of feminism. it is good for young women. i caught there has come in. we invite thyou to join us to ce to our counsel in september in washington.

to get all of the facts on our website. we will have training sessions and have to grapple with these issues. our leaders have been in this fight for 40 years. all of whom are volunteers and the political process. we would like to know and learn from them so that you can be an effective part of the political process. i did a debate with these feminists one time. the moderator said and not understand what you do not win. we had the president. you had all of the political people. she answered. think it was truthful. she said it is several years to

learn how the process works. we have had victories. it can take over the entire establishment. in carter ran out of the white house. they walked the picket line. they had 99% of the media. we beat them all. you can do that. you need to learn how the process operates. i invite you to associate with our leaders to have learned how to do it and to have accomplished great things. our national anthem is different

from every other national anthem in the world. it is the only one that ends with a question. the question is the star spangled banner. those stages that star spangled banner still wave o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave? that is our question. we need you to provide the answer. thank you for coming. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> next, how changing

demographics will affect the make up. they talk about aviation safety. hillary clinton calls for the resignation of syrian president asisad. >> to "washington journal marron" the -- tomorrow or "washington journal" a discussion on india with an economics professor. the political editor. also on the program, washington journal begins lead of 7:00 a.m. eastern. it is a country fraught with corruption and islamic extremists. >> what was really shocking to me and other people was that

these assassinations were welcome. these are not terrorists. they are not high debt. they're ordinary pakistani to feel that their religion is threatened. the country is becoming too secular. the islamic values are under attack. blasphemy is something to be defended with your life. >> pamela constable sunday night. >> here is the key. we were stunned. the law is so clear. if the scheduled benefits cannot be paid, they will give only the cable benefits.

that may sound like garbage. that is a real gut grandeur. that is the one that will hit in 2037. last may there is less coming in than going out. you get to this point. you would get payable benefits and not scheduled benefits. you can sue. you can own. you can treat. it will not do you a lot of good. that is a few feet to me. we went to the aarp and said we think you ought to help. their magazine has really picked up. sex over 50 is the cover. now it's a sex over 60. the ads are about how to get

something and not have to pay for it. medicare will pay for it. repaid the aarp magazine. it is a marketing instrument. are there any patriots and here are just marketers' fact that is a harsh statement. i intended to be that. they have not helped one bit. they say we have two things we can suggest. they are still waiting. >> we're looking for more. >> two political scholars debate how this will affect the political landscape. michael barone of the enterprise take part. this is just over an hour.

>> welcome to the debate. i'm a senior fellow. they debated on how much government is to much. they faced off on whether social media destroyed thin strips. you can see all of these on the web site. the idea is to offer a simple question and bring them together to discuss it. i would like to salute my colleague. and kristin for working to make this a reality. and exciting to be moderating. -- i am excited to be

moderating. there is another reason i am happy to be here. i am the amateur historian at the institute. i've watched think tanks grow and change. think tanks play an important role his starkly as injury dating to dig into mediating -- as intermediating this spirit i expect that our debaters probably disagree on many political issues. they have and a common a deep respect for the history. this is unparalleled. this differs. they believe the debate can be civil and the think tanks can play a constructive role. in a day impression.

he came to washington to work on capitol hill for a republican congressmen. he went to work for the nixon campaign in 1968. he dedicated his book to richard nixon and john mitchell. he talked about his passion for voting patterns, american history, politics, and sociology. it converges at the ballot box. they share the same passion. he believed in the cyclical theory of american politics arguing that there were clear

cycles of ideology. 1968 he argued was a turning point. he did not believe the republicans that created a new one. his emerging republican majority was south, at the west,. they believe there is seeing the end of an error. it emerge full-blown in 1980. they argued that we are at a similar turning point. it will yield very different results from those that they predicted. there is the rise in a number of self described independence. they argued that unlike past political reliance that is dramatic, and this realignment

would be more gradual with forward motion. realignment happened when the emerging majority party create a new coalition by winning over voters by the rival party. they argue that there are not necessarily a modest is. they use the metaphor of an old city. it contains older structures. it includes some democrats. it also includes three groups after becoming a larger and more powerful part of the electorate. i will let them describe them for it.

arguing against is my colleague michael barone. he believes we are in an era of open field politics when either party will be down. let me give you the ground rules. each will present by minute opening arguments after which a bill will bring. -- bell will ring. then you have a question and answer time. it also some that your questions on twitter. after, we have this 25 minutes question and answer period. let the debate began.

>> thank you for that introduction. also this summer and my book. army going to get intermediate levels? what is the claim we are discussing today that it is good to get clarity. i will take this on the flyer. they are shifting in a direction that will permanently benefit the democratic party.

i do not believe in permanent means -- liens and restructuring. one thing michael has written is that there are no permanent majorities. i do not think this is unrealistic. social structure changes. parties readjusts. nobody secure forever. even in the medium term they will not win them. nor will i embrace the hard a line in feeling. some of the followers were like clockwork. they will shift american politics. it produced a completely new party system. i think that is empirically suspect as well. there is a classic realignment

theory. that is not what i want to discuss. i do want to argue that it is not a permanent or 36 your majority. we do have a democratic lean for some time to come. let me take a quick look. i will talk fast. 92 serve a population growth in the united states was for minorities. 92% are going up with the population. it'll probably be a minority nation. it is much less friendly. not all are the same. the white conservative is going down at three a year. that is three points over a four year candidates.

college graduates are increasing their share by about 1/4 point a year. that is very important to keep in mind. it highlights the mathematical situation for the republicans. in the chief constituency is declining rapidly while minorities are increasing rapidly. you are shifting in friendly democratic voters. over the short term, it is possible for republicans to thread the needle. that is a system what they did in 2010. i do not think this could work for the long term. let me zoom to the question of

generations. we do have the rise of the millennium generation. if you look at 2008, it pieces together the party idea advantage. you get about a 20. party idea for the democrats. that is pretty significant. there are 4 million eligible voters coming into the electorate each year. let me mention some other groups. groups of women are strongly democratic. they're highly educated. they are approaching about half. steelers are the fastest-growing religious group. estimates are that by the middle of the 2020's there be nearly a quarter. we will no longer be this nation. christians will be roughly was less 3 of this.

we also see the concentration of all of this. this is where you see the strongest trends. in conclusion, the muff crab cake -- democratic change is real. it dramatically impeded the change. even under and modernize gop. the country is changing. they must change our they will leave them to have the benefits. >> are like to remind you to please direct your questions up front. -- i would like to remind you to please direct your questions up front.

>> i would like to thank you for your courage for making an estimate for the 2012 election. his very fine book was published just before the 2002 election. it turned out to be a republican victory. i reviewed that for national review. after a couple of cheap shot about the 2002 election, i came to the conclusion that this was a serious and interesting book and analysis of the american electorate.

that is sure of the point he is making now. since it first. we have seen in democratic majorities in merge pretty strongly in the elections of 2006 and 2008. they resembled the demographic projections that he set out in his book. we have also seen a republican majority a large -- emerge in the election of 2010. in some ways, if you look at the numbers it has been on my previous decades. it is a good proxy for partisan preference. 2008 in 2010 are booked marked with 2010 being the maximum. in my introductions to the

almanac of american politics, i took seriously after the election of 2004 the claims of republicans that they were emerging from the 51 server republican victory. 51% was the percentage. at six years after the election of 2008 the claims of democrats. they had emerged from the democratic percentage. i wish i had taken these claims less seriously. they are casting considerable doubt.

they can fairly be characterized in 2010 in the same way. the fact is that it lasted less then 40 months. i take a skeptical view of the idea. i think changes and demographics unlikely to exceed the magnitude necessary. they consign the sat is over a bit of time. the democrats were there from 1942 to 1968. i think democrats changes are

not enough to do it. i tended to favor republicans. some of them have not worked out. they tend to have more children than liberals. people born since 1978 or 1980 have come in as a more democratic are less republican group. that projection did not pan out as i thought. it was based on the idea that the near future will resemble the recent decades of the past.

i certainly have seen this. they reported that the migration from mexico that the measured was zero. there is the magnitude of 500 -- 500,000. my view is that people have predicted neither the beginning

or the end. the number of professional women working is not increasing during the recession does democratic changes were not assured to be the level that we have seen in the past. i think they have a marginal effect. >> thank you for an interesting question. i like to answer all the questions myself. >> you both have responses. >> we have to keep to the schedule.

i just want to clarify the presentation. i'm not talking about a permanent majority. i never use the term. i've never used it in the book wars since. the whole idea of the permanent majority is there. i've never written the book. they have given to overstatement paid we lean toward the democrats. it will continue. the question is what is more probable. everyone thought that once the smoke cleared and the dust scheduled we would see a slowdown. we do not see a slowdown.

there are some expectations that it might slow down. i think we're likely to continue to see this transcript -- transformation. recently there economic driven declines. but so but will eventually come back. hispanics tend to have higher fertility than white americans. it is largely because of that comment the percentage of hispanics is likely to increase substantially. the immigration issue does not necessarily speak to the

fertility issue. but think what he is saying is that there are no inevitable and outcomes. i think there outcomes that are more coalitions that are stronger. on average, that should benefit the party who the trends are feeding into.

i want to stress just what i said at the end of my initial presentation. there has been important interaction. what the democrats really need to consolidate their coalition is the they needed to address it. i think they made this. we all know about it. they have this. they have put together a stronger performance from the economy. it would consolidate the

coalition his outline i could forward to you today. i do not mean their permanent majorities. they would be around them. we are looking at a situation for the democrats. >> let me look at a couple of categories that we both talked about here.

one thing he has amended is that they're not the same way. black voters continue to be heavily democratic. this is what we saw in 2008. i think this will be a high point. >> the record is mixed with a look at different states. that is not a killer margin. rick perry, the governor of

texas who attracted some attention recently bought 39 term of hispanic votes in texas. that is a pretty good number. if you judge by the exit poll, they would not have one. not all the hispanics are cuban-americans. it is not an overwhelming percentage. they are concentrated heavily in democratic states. interesting data point. gov. chris christie carried it,

he carried woodbridge in edison township. these are the highest percentage of people of origin from india. they did not favor the governor's policies. what we're seeing is a lot of flux. this is a huge margin. as is often the case with young voters, there is more movement.

they gained experience and built on the initial thought that they have had on politics. i have thought there is tension between millen mills in young voters with their own play lists and facebook pages, designing their own future. the one size fits all welfare state of the obama democrats. i think that is a tension there that the republicans have done a little bit but not enough to exploit. we should not regard this current numbers. it is not definitive of where they will be. i do not think that this leak is not overtake her ball.

presidential elections have a certain concentration. they say the republicans are just a southern party. there was some validity to that. they carried a majority in the south. you see what looks like a republican country from the george washington bridge. leaving the cannibal standing at both ends. if you look at house seats, barack obamacare g-20 districts. john mccain carried is zero. and so did george w. bush in 2004. republican votes are more spread around.

they tend to be concentrated in a relatively few of boats. it gives democrats a disadvantage. >> now we will give this a right. we will turn to questions from the audience. i would like to begin with a question from a fellow demographer. demography was the best friend democrats had. geography was the best friend of republicans. >> i think there's something to that. the nhl the for a long time. he said of the case for democracy. this is relatively marginal.

people of color who share the population vote is increasing and not nearly as democratic urging black democratic have been since 1984. tomography works in that way. there is a concentration of democrats. >> those are the biggest. columbus is growing faster. >> ok. >> i thought we saw a shift back in 2010. there were ousting a democratic

congressman. but she was cut loose. there is the ice flow before the election. >> i do think that it is a miter disadvantage for democrats. they have the singles area. you look at these high-rise buildings. they said they were infested with obama and boaters. intensive care in the whole state of virginia, you are limited. you're limited by whether you can summon the enthusiasm from these partners.

>> demography is pretty straightforward. i am not so sure that i buy a that it is on the other side of the scale. the look at where america is growing the fastest, you will typically find the democrats have over time to do better in the areas that are fast growing. the areas where there is nothing happening, they have typically held their strength of the best. if you look at most metro areas. we believe that if you have best growth in may because of the suburban friends. they tend to be regularly conservative. when a look at the metropolitan area, you see the inner suburbs. it is producing most of the

population growth. then you look at the outer suburbs. even if they remain conservative, their average level of support is dropping. the average level is increasing. my sense is that the democratic trends are inexplicable. because thentally democrats. they will win every seat. >> i think the fastest-growing areas where the experts. they were loud in northern virginia. they move toward the republicans. they tend to be heavily

republican. except to the south of atlanta rehab successful increases. >> i'm not saying they're becoming democratic. i'm saying they are less republican than they used to be. the areas from 80% republicans too '60s are republican. it is mathematically the same number. >> it is a stronger number. >> you have expressed some skepticism. what are the characters? are they mostly demographics? >> when you look at an election, you see the distribution of both the groups and by state and region. d.c. different patterns of

merging. that is a sign. we have seen more of their voters. seeing them making big roads. bad many say is leading toward the democrats. they will continue to contest it. it is a big change. that is really helping. there's another side of this lean. >> some indicators a gradual change. >> bit made reference to the

electoral realignment. >> this is a fine book. he looks at the arguments of various people. he said everything changed. then kevin reference that in his book in 1968. then arthur and others were looking at their watch. they said it was time for reelection. for it is generational. they look at the various indicators of realignment. there are very issues that cut

to the heart of people's concerns and life. it can make a major difference in behavior. they come into play. 1932 by an economic collapse that is bigger than we have seen. >> can you pull your mike little bit closer? >> i certainly think over time it is quite possible. i would argue probably. for reasons i outlined in my initial presentation, these trends are big, long standing. i do believe they will continue for quite a while.

just the mathematics of it, i think the republicans have to develop a new look over time. right now, i think they are fire breathing towards the democrat said everything they are 4 when the employment is 9% and people have lost faith for the time being. democrats, i think it works pretty well. i do not think it is going to work over the relatively medium to long term. republicans will have to move to the center on social issues. on the cutting taxes for the very wealthy among this is the only possible way to produce economic growth in this country. i think that is not sustainable over the long haul. >> i would take a somewhat different view of what being a more moderate means. i would not disagree with the argument that republicans and

democrats need to have an incentive and the system to adapt to circumstances over time. i think the democrats have come up with a series of public policies that as we speak today have seen by widespread majorities as a failure and stimulating economic growth. that will not necessarily be a permanent verdict. i think it is one that he might call on democrats to do rethinking. one of the things i have noticed in the last 15 years. is that in the last presidential elections, the percentage of vote has tracked almost with an 1% or so of were the popular most of the house two years proceeding. to the 2008 was followed by the 2006 thumping of the republicans by the democrats.

the exception to that rule of course is the preceding cycles from which bill clinton did significantly better than the republic -- then the democrats did in the house election of 1994 when they got 45% of the vote, oakland got 49%. he was probably about 52% which was where around george bush was in 2004. we have not seen any time recently what we saw when president johnson, nixon, and reagan were reelected with percentages from 59% to 61%. i attribute that to the culture war of our politics.

with propitious economic and foreign policies, one party was acceptable to a wider spread number of people. >> i will get two questions and from our audience right now. this is a question about texas. by the end of the decade will they be majority republican or democratic? this is a theme i read that texas was moving in the democratic direction. what do you think of that? to the exit polls tell us anything about second, third, fourth generation hispanic voters? do we know how they will be voting in 50 years? then i have one final question and we will turn back to your closing arguments. >> i have been hearing predictions to texas -- if you go back to southern politics written in the 1940's, texas was going to have a liberal majority of working-class blacks and

latinos. it has not happened yet. rick perry was reelected against a serious, but 10 democratic opponent in 2010 by what has been a deep fault #and recent elections, 55%-45% republicans. texas republicans have been adapted to the latino grow work -- voters who have been growing. >> not from the exit polls. >> the question about texas -- will texas bibelot at the end of this decade? i guess i still tend to doubt that. i think it will be more competitive because of the population changed dynamics. we all know the minority population is growing there quite smartly. we also know if you look at the fast-growing metropolitan areas of texas, ec and increasing --

you see an increasing friendliness to democratic party security stronghold of texas republican as some are in the rule areas where the population growth is not taking place and there is some decline. i think over time, this will shift texas in a direction that is better for two-party competition. it might be a heavy lift to say they will be blue. we know nothing about third and fourth and fifth generation hispanics from the exit polls because they only ask if you are of hispanic descent or not, but we know from other surveys that there is actually not a huge difference between a native- born and those who are immigrants. emigrant's tended to be somewhat pro democratic. they are less likely to vote for

many reasons. the last survey i saw, i believe native-born hispanics had an advantage to the democrats. it is not too shabby. i will take that over the long term. >> evangelical hispanics are a little bit more conservative. >> is added has been attributed to either israeli or churchill. if you are not at -- if you are not like a liberal at 20 you have no heart, if you're not a conservative by 30 you have no head. are we becoming the baby boomers? >> if you look at data from the exit poll in 2008, obviously a big democratic year. that same age group was growing toward the republicans. they did change. it is fascinating to me to watch

the cultural issues that have been a factor. california in 1972 had a referendum on the marijuana. i think as they got older they would vote no. medical marijuana they have been supportive as they get older. questions on gay-rights -- you know, the question is yond voters are hugely in favor of same-sex marriage. will they continue to be that as they grow older? will they grow more conservative? i think it will continue to be liberal on that issue. we do not know for sure. >> do marriages, mortgages, and children make them more conservative? >> i think that has happened to the baby boom couldn't -- generation. not on all issues. >> the baby boomers have never been -- they were never as pro democratic as the millennial generation is today.

they are -- there is a pretty important difference between them. early baby boomers tend to be more democratic. they are the second most after the millennial. later baby boomers are more conservative. it is not clear that baby boomers have changed that much over time which you take into account the defense duration between the generation. will they stay liberal? i think on social issues, i think the concept as they get older and are married that they will throw gay marriage over to the side is ludicrous. i do not think that will happen. this is an indelible change in american politics. these are actually going to win koweit pretty rapidly just because of the succession of the electorate. they will not change as they get

older and it will drive this issue out of politics. i think we will see it this decade. >> the boomers are the first generation or the college people have been more democratic than their elders. and on college boomers have been more republican than gi generation. on college fault. does that make sense? >> that sounds right. >> another question -- won't democrats lose ground if they do not get more people out there defending their president? only the president is defending his policies. >> it is a question of what obama should do were spokespeople? >> his spokespeople. they should be out there. our people on the left harassing him in that?

>> what are they not out there defending their turf? >> it has been difficult for his most ardent supporters and it the most active people there at the base to get out there and defended the president what he spent six months cutting deals with republicans and did not mention the word jobs in a couple hundred days. i think that was dispiriting to people. i think now he is trying to turn that around, whether it will be too little too late, we will see. as he does that, his spokespeople will be out in greater forces. >> there is a whole section where he tries to demolish the whole concept that high turnout is associated with realignment majorities and so on. it is hard to make that case. i do think that there should be

-- there may be some correlation between elections where we see this majority emerge and it turned out higher. i do not expect an outpouring of high turnout. the most volatile hist constituencies will be used and hispanics. there are more trouble. for them participating in elections. i do not think we should count on that as something we will see it as a 10. spike in voter turnout just because the new coalition has gotten together. if we see progress in the immigration issue, i think that would help requests we are in a hot turnout era. the biggest increase was between 2000 and 2004, the population was up for% and the population was up 16%. that was a republican year. it does not favor one side or the other. >> another question for both of

you -- how long will it take to reproduce the political center and the united states? is it possible? what will it take? >> it depends what you mean by a political center. probably michael would argue there is a center-right coalition that is or should be don bennett. i would promise argue there is a center-left. i think what the question is getting at, there is something called the center that is different from what either the democrats or republicans are. there are four washington working better and it reducing the deficit and did they do not really care about social programs. on the other hand that they don't want to cut taxes or something. i think the center is a bit mythical providing most people lean to either the republicans or democrats. which side will do a better job

activating their base. if you look at most people who are moderates for example, moderates tended to lean toward the democrats. people who are moderate tended to favor programs that democrats favor. they like social issues that democrats tend to have. the idea that there are democrats, republicans, and then the center is just not true. is not worth using as a political analysis. >> when you look back in history for the cold air route when democrats and republicans got together over a glass of whiskey or some non adult beverage at the end of the day and agreed on everything, it is like chasing a mirage. you go back in the '60s -- we had riots in the streets and southern turmoil. the 1950's to have mccarthyism. the 1940's, the isolation

debate. >> this is the era of good feeling. >> i think a lot of commentators who call for a center want everybody to agree with them. the fact is what we have seen over the past couple of years is leaders taking political risks for policies they felt were good for the country. george w. bush on iraq and the search, nancy pelosi and barack obama on obamacare. on the short run, they look like losing bets. >> one quick question for many in the audience today, it is about millennial. how much is a factor if any is a conservative version of john stuart and cold air who face this as unbiased analysis -- jon stewart and colbert. >> i could give you a few tips

of stewart pretty tough on barack obama and the democrats. he is sometimes an equal opportunity satires. >> at times i think that would be true. both of those guys, if they did not bode democrat i would say -- why are there not republican equivalence? i think is the ambiance of that kind of humor and that kind of way of talking about the news is just not a comfortable fit for today oppose the republican party. >> what about the substance? >> what about the some sense? >> do they not take on liberal -- >> ok. they are more truly equal opportunity. just speaking to the comedy central type stuff. >> on that note, we will turn to closing statements.

>> it has been fun. i hope we have convinced you there is a democratically and onto were ongoing trends should strengthen. michael has raised a number of questions about my thesis. i cannot cover them all here. one thing that is worth dwelling on is the issue of minorities continuing to vote for democrats. while blacks continue to favor the democrats by 90% or so? they might not 30 years from now. but i think in the short to medium term i would be surprised if we saw a lot of change. we saw before barack obama this modem for the democrats, i think we will see it after. hispanics are a more debatable issue. he mentioned that in 2010

hispanics were only 60% for the democrats, that is a little subpar compared to the 2008 performance. obviously 2010 was the year a lot of democratic margins were depressed. it is worth noting -- and this is a technical dispute -- a couple of very good academics who study this issue make a very strong argument that the exit polls tend to underestimate the strength of the democratic vote among hispanics. in fact, 60% estimate may have been under estimate. michael points out that some hispanics are less democratic than others. that is true. there are some communities and states that will show a far lower level of democratic voting got what we typically see which is 2-1. that should not surprises. there is more -- there is no

uniformity. there are tendencies. if you knew nothing else about an area, if you guessed two- one, you would probably have a pretty good guess. on average if the democrats get that i will be satisfied. even if you look at a state like florida, we have seen significant change among the hispanics. it is technically one of the more conservative states as far as hispanics. but there is a mix and a change were cuban americans are becoming a lower percentage of hispanic voters overall. we see younger ones being more liberal leaning than their older counterparts. the hispanic population in florida is in a state of flux. that will benefit the democrats. you can imagine they are concentrated in certain states. that is true as well. if you look at the census data, and there are growing all over the united states and in lots of

places where you would not expect to see them. some of their highest growth rates have been and southern states were the growth rates are just off the charts. they are concentrated now in certain states and they will continue to be, but they are growing all over the country. they are becoming significant minorities through the electorate and more and more states. they will definitely continue mib. i do not see that stopping. michael mentioned the melanie walls -- michael mentioned the millennial else. i seen them decline, i think it will go back up. if there average level of party idea advantages 20 points, and by go up and down, but if it is around 20 points that is a significant sum on the scale. we are getting 4 million of those added to the electric

every year. we will see that until 2018. the i have seen a switch in loyalties among older and younger bibbers of this generation. how many minutes to we have here? one minute? ok. michael points out a number of points and our discussion that 2010 was a different election. if you look at some of the democratic trends, if you look at the geographical variations in the vote, republicans overall the quite a bit better in 2010 than they did in 2008. if i had noted, we sought a compression of democratic margins among their stronger suits, which also saw a fall off in turnout, younger voters, minorities and so on in that 2010 election. we saw older voters turning out he were leading conservative at this point. that is part of the reason they did better. just ask yourself, just ask

yourself this question. if you had to take a bet on what the electorate of the united states was going to look like 10 years from now, d think it will look more like 2010 or like the voting electorate of 2008? i submit to you that what we are likely to see as these trends continue and as this decade unfolds that it looks more like 2008 and less and less like 2010. thank you. [applause] >> thank you. i think the biggest difference between rory and myself is not so much the democratic analysis but on the long-term likely response of the voters two different public policy. 2010 was represented the biggest change in part 1/7 percentage as measured by popular vote for the house.

elections for which few of us have distinct measure it -- memories although nancy pelosi does since she was from a politically active family and was a light at that time. if you calibrate what difference the variation in turn out between 2008 and 2010 may, if you substitute the 2008 percentages and look at it, it makes 1.5 points difference away from the republicans and toward the democrats. i think it represents a huge change. i think what this period has in common with 1946 and 1948 is that both times americans have been facing questions about the size and scope of government -- should we vastly expanded the size of government? the results of the public

policies and the various elections basically resulted in a different balance between public and private sectors then you have. in london at the big government route, america went somewhere in between. i think my own view is that the obama democrat policies of expanding the size of government were undertaken with the view that this -- the stimulus -- a stimulus package would stimulate the economy. it seems not to have done to get temporarily. americans would welcome the redistributive public policies like obamacare. that does not seem to be the case a majority of voters so far. partly it is on that basis that i think the 2008 numbers that

obama and congressional democrats were able to win from hispanics and millennial voters are going to have difficulty repeating those kinds of margins periodically. that is a judgment based on the public responses to public policy about which i cannot be certain. the best i can say is that we will see what comes out of that. politicians and examples of political strategists like karl rove have suggested a natural majority -- partisan majority for their party that ruy and i agree alike a bras that keep going away from you. this does have a good effect that they are thinking not just of one election but grouping constituencies that will become

larger overtime. they will continue to do so into the millennial generation. but it also -- the fact is that it seems to me in looking back that the goals of the parties should be more likely not to produce majorities which do not really exist but enduring public policies. sometimes you can do that with a majority that is renewed periodically for a fairly lengthy period. social security is one example of that -- we have been threatened by republicans but has become a permanent feature. sometimes you can't do it off of one election victory. that has been an enduring public

policy achievement. so i think as we look ahead, one of the things the 2012 election will tell us is whether or not the policies of the old, democrats will endure for will be ones that end up being the repeal or reversed in some significant way. that is a major issue before the public. with an american having given us examples of republican majorities in 2000 gulf war, 2008, 2000 mini outcomes are possible. >> thank you very much [applause] on behalf of the debate project would like to thank all of you for coming. if you have missed some of the finer points of this extraordinary discussion, you can tune in again at the aei website.

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>> federal regulators talk about aviation safety. the heads of the national transportation safety board and the faa spoke at the national meeting of the airline association. this is one half hour. >> thank you. hopefully we can cross of some of the safety items next ladies and gentlemen, we now have reached the final presentation and this year's program. i believe we have saved the best for last. i am honored to introduce my next speaker, chairman of the national transportation safety board. she was named ntsb chairman in 2009. she is also serving a second five-year term as a member of the ntsb. she might best be known to us as her leadership in taking on the

tough issue of pilot and controller professionalism. she has also been a member on the scene at 19 major arab rail maritime and highway accident investigations including including the accident and lexington kentucky. she was a senior staff member for the u.s. commerce and transportation committee. she is a graduate of virginia tech university and the george mason university. join me in giving a warm welcome to deborah hersman. [applause]

>> this is my eighth air safety forum here. it is a real privilege to address so many individuals in an organization that has done so much for aviation safety. in bringing this conference to a close, i think it is appropriate to be in a reflective mood. to look at where we have been and where we are going. i would like you all to think back 80 years. i know that we have a program that is looking back the last 80 years. it is 1931, and, yes, it is the great depression. but it is also the golden age of aviation. donald douglas is building the predecessor aircraft beauty of hon. dc-3.

pam am with lindbergh at the helm. 80 years ago, alpa was formed. your first president recommended creating an independent, multi member board to investigate accidents and make recommendations to improve safety. what a great idea. [applause] at the board we have five independent board members working together to improve transportation safety. we have a fantastic team. 80 years ago, pilots are flying as many as 170 hours per month. early print editions of the air

line pilots report that there is a pilot death on average every 28 days. it there is a page in the paper dedicated to those pilots who were killed on the job and is called a page of sorrow. 0 years ago, one of alpa's first issues was flight and duty time. your leadership and said, a tired pilot is an unsafe pilot. that fall, the department of commerce limits the first pilot where the captain to a maximum of 110 flight hours per month. as we all know, the discussion and it the debate continues today. 80 years later, alpa is still leading the way. we are still talking about a

flight and duty time. we share your frustration with the special interests who are putting profits ahead of safety and a slow rolling the publication of a final rule. this afternoon you have heard from tom harder. you have heard about our investigations and our recommendations. in many of those recommendations have focused on the basic issues of training the teamwork and leadership. i know when it comes to safety and advocating for safety, we have much in common with alpa. draw your history you have advocated and helped achieve improvements in the cockpit such as weather radar on aircraft and collision avoidance systems and so much more today i would like

to talk to you about your passion for safety and building the next generation of pilots through training, teamwork and leadership. as tom just talked about in our business, we often see bad outcomes. every year i look forward to coming to the dinner tonight so i can see line pilots recognized for good outcomes in challenging situations. i especially look forward to seeing you all give out the gold. the gold and blue ties that are given to the air safety award winners. i know i saw teri and john cox, and i am really proud to present it to some of my friends. the first time i did my colleague was in 2010 when he

was receiving the blue and gold a tie. in his office hangs a picture of robert and his wife and and his daughter mackenzie with now ambassador wharf on the night that he received the blue and gold tie as a testament to his career working to for aviation safety. alpa's recognition of his work on safety is really an honor to him as it is to i know all the folks who will be wearing those blue and gold ties tonight. at the board, we look forward to the next 80 years. but my question to you all is how each of you all as professionals and as leaders and still the passion that you have for safety that brings you to this conference in the next generation of safety professionals. as a parent of three boys, i think a lot about building the

next generation. one of the things that our family us together in sports. now that our sons are a little bit older, weaker to set pay and races. not because we are great athletes or especially competitive, even though i have to admit my tenure be me in a 5 k last year. we do these things because they challenge each of us individually and we also get to get through them together as a family and as a team. and there is a lot to learn by participating in a 5 k, a triathlon, or our most recent challenge -- the spartan at sprint. here is a kid to version of the race, but the adultspartan sprint is an event with

challenges like a barbwire crawl and challenging spartan stuff like spear throwing and a gladiator pit. as dave barry says, i am not making this up. there is running, jumping, climbing, even some dragging the of self and teammates. i am here to tell you that there are some life lessons in these events that are universal truths when it comes to bringing your a game to the course or to the cockpit. life lesson no. 1 -- trained well. it is essential that when you are in the moment, you are a disciplined, prepared, and vigilance. it sounds so simple, doesn't it? but at the ntsb receipt to many

times when it was not preparation or performance when it really counted. one accident that comes to mind is colgan 5087. that led to the safety and improvement act. lifeless the no. 2 -- work together. teamwork is about listening, sharing your knowledge, knowing when to lead, and when to follow. with his physical strength and my perseverance, my husband and i make a great team as we assist and motivate each other through the course. how about the team worked last november when the pilots on the qantas 380 with the engine failure and multiple system failures landed safely in singapore with no injuries. life lesson no. 3 -- the

importance of sound decision making and leadership. you needed to make snap decisions on the obstacle course. how to climb up that pierre met with only a soap covered line to help you. or how to traverse a treacherous part of the course without hurting yourself. it seems intense when you are on the race course, but i know that pales in comparison to the decisions that you all have to make at flight global 35 vote. i know each of you can think of an accident that reflected a bad decision from a takeoff to a landing in little rock. at the end of the spartans brent, everybody gets a medal. it is not about speed, it is about completing the challenge. when you cross that finish line, it is an individual and a team

accomplishment. so tonight when those awards are given out, think about what has really been accomplished. you flew thousands of flights and thousands of miles safely, and you delivered and many more thousands of passengers or goods safely. with your professionalism, tragedies were averted and lives were saved. it does not get any more important than that. your job of flying blind can probably seem repetitive and rolled it sometimes, but at any moment, like the qantas pilots found, the humdrum and can quickly become the most challenging obstacle course you can face: on every tool in your professional tool kit.

i opened my remarks this afternoon talking about the past. when aviation's biggest challenges were more clear-cut, improving equipment, developing and standardized procedures, and stay in the clear of terrain, today's challenges are more subtle 60 obstacles. automation, complacency, distractions. but i will tell you -- training, timor, and leadership are still your very best bet is whether you are facing old or new safety challenges. you have to ask yourself, are rebuilding pilots who can handle the challenges of the next 80 years? let me tell you that we heard loud and clear from many pilots at last year's professionalism form that nothing was more important to maintaining their

professionalism and their careers than flying in with captains who modeled the right attitudes. so it is really up to you all -- today's leaders. today's pilots. i know that we have some apa meet -- people here as well. to help build that next generation of pilots one pilot at a time. when you are in the left seat, make the right choice. mentor those who are following you. you are the most powerful teachers. while you are flying, model professionalism three-year training, teamwork, and leadership. pass it forward. each one teach one. that will be your individual legacy. but each one of you and all of you collectively doing this together, alpa is guaranteed to

be a passionate force and continue its legacy for the next 80 years. thank you so much. [applause] >> how was that for an on-time arrival, guys? >> thank you for your remarks. congratulations on your new term. alpa looks forward to continuing our strong professional relationship. we are honored that you joined us here today. ladies and gentlemen, that includes the business portion of the 57 alpa 64. arkansas eight decades, pilots, controllers, engineers, manufacturers, and regulators

like you have worked together to make art airspace system the envy of the world and make commercial aviation the safety and to the safest mode of transportation on the planet. it happened because untold thousands of people stepped forward and volunteered their time, energy, and expertise. you are part of that legacy, and you carry on that work with pride. whether you are investigating accidents or working to prevent them, maintaining awareness to keep airlines secure providing a helping hand to a pilot who needs it, you are an essential part of the alpa team. you make one level of safety work. it has been 80 years of counting, and with your sweat and brain power, we will move into our ninth decade stronger and more professional than ever. but we will worry about the sweat and brainpower tomorrow. tonight, it is time to celebrate our achievements.

and one hour and 40 minutes, the bar opens up for the award reception. the reception runs until 7:00, and we will go to the international ballroom for the awards banquet. our dinner speaker is known to you all, a he used to hang around alllpa office is a bit before he moved it to swing your offices. we honor the pilot to go above and beyond. following the dinner we will conclude the evening with the hospitality suite graciously provided by boeing. thank you for your participation this week. we are adjourned. [applause]

>> thank you for that introduction. i appreciate it. it is really great to see all of you here tonight. i have been up on the podium in a different format before. it is always great to be back here. i literally came straight from the airport. i was in mexico this morning meeting on safety issues from both canada and mexico. we had a productive meeting. it is always great to come home. although i cannot say that a lot of places i speak. this is home for me. it is great to be here with all of you. [applause] what would i do now, i do not

get to go and see this many friendly faces -- particularly nice. i really want to take a second and thank alpa in general for being our allies on so many fronts, especially during the last four tofsix weeks. as you are aware, we have been through a challenging time with our reauthorization. that authorization failed to be continued. subsequent to that, we had to furlough 4000 faa employees. we had to issue stop work orders. the came from funds that come from our airport trust fund. we had to issue more than 250 of those throughout the country. we also had to ask people working on contracts -- which simply had no ability to issue the check.

that affected 70,000 jobs in the construction industry. all of this was over a political fight. these jobs certainly affected what we do. it certainly affected people in the construction trades. it affected the broader economy. all of those people -- when you put 70,000 people out of work, it has a consequence. it was very unfortunate that congress did not have the wisdom. we also lost $400 million in uncollected airline ticket taxes. this is money that would have gone into the trust fund. this is what is collected and designed to build our infrastructure. this is what is building the next generation of air traffic control systems. we did not collect the money as we did not have the authority. we had 21 extensions in the last four years. i will tell you hear that

parceling the money to run the faa out 21 different times instead of a five or six years we authorization that we would normally expect is absolutely no way for us to run the finest and safest aviation system in the world. it is not. [applause] thank you. it makes it very difficult for us to do any kind of long-range planning. this last extension on the ghosts through the 16th. we have been extended three weeks. tell somebody who is building a multimillion-dollar improvement projects that it will take 70 years, -- it is no way to do our business. we certainly need a longer sighted vision by congress. it becomes increasingly aware to me and increasingly important that congress needs to understand there are real costs

and real consequences associated with failing to reauthorize the faa. it is not just a short-term thing. the cost of moving the equipment in and out of these projects. we had several vendors that we worked with go bankrupt. these are small companies. these projects are designed not only to improve our infrastructure but to stimulate the economy. two week's worth of payroll, and your out of business. our current expiration budget authorization expires on the 16th. i am here to tell you i am going to make a lot of racket. cannot have another furlough. we have people working literally without knowing whether they were going to get paid. some of our safety inspectors. they went ahead and did their jobs not knowing whether they would get a paycheck. it was amazing to me. we will do everything we can do to prevent congress from using the faa as a bargaining chip when they have their political

disagreements. if [applause] i think we all recognize the country is in a pretty difficult economic time. we all appreciate that. we at the faa have tried to do more with less. we know we have to do more with less. i also understand there can be political disagreements. but there is a forum for political disagreements. it is called the house and senate floor. you can go there and debate and have processes and procedures and use of your issues on those floors. again, i found it absolutely unconscionable that you could take the political fight and is as political leverage the lot livelihood of 75,000 people to push a political agenda. stay tuned, we will see what happens after august. let me go back. i said before, alpa has been an ally on many important fronts. one of those fronts, and i know

in this room is very important, it has been for me over the years, that is the issue of pilot fatigue. i have been pushing for pilot duty time changes since i was president back in the 1990's. that sounds old when i say it that way, does it not? back in the 1990's? the rule is now in its final stages. we are working aggressively to get it out as soon as possible. we are committed to making certain the pilots are rested, fed, and have the allocated amount of time the need to be rested and go to work when the report to duty. it has been a long time coming, and we're very close to it now. also want to have the best trained and prepared pilots in the world. the current trading rules we are working on make sure the pilots have the right balance of skill and experience. we are dedicated to one level of safety, and we want to make certain that all pilots of the right qualifications -- the

qualifications to handle any situation they might encounter. that only comes from good training. skills and experience are the bedrock of any good piloting career. also, dedication to professionalism is a key an important piece to that. i really want i reallyalpa for planning a big role at helping us at the faa keep the issue of professionalism right on the front burner and then everybody's line of sight. labor organizations have a special ability to reach their members. you can motivate them in a way that nobody else can. you can motivate them to live by the professional standards to have generated. you have helped us -- not just all got, i am proud that all of the professional pilot union stepped up to the plate and helped reinforce codes of ethics and codes of behavior. alpa has been key in helping us achieve one level of safety. to continue the effort, we need

to create and expand and have these standards spread internationally. we need something we can all count on. a standard that we know will be uniform across the globe. we had a lot of successes working together in the past in some very important areas. certainly the commercial aviation team cast as will as -- for those of you who are guests here, it will sound like that reciting parts of the alphabet. all of these are important programs. all have one thing in common. they give us data. data will be the key to tomorrow. what we will find might analyzing data and moving forward for safety improvements is going to be the key to the future. we have gone from a forensic approach in order to improve safety to a preventive approach of identifying trends and making changes to mitigate potential

hazards. he know what, we have improved safety. we also have the international standards, that is another area were alpa has continued to give their expertise. the standard set the foundation on an international basis for safety. i believe that is where our next set of significant safety improvements can be made. we made significant progress there, but we have a lot more to do. our continued action will improve aviation safety literally for generations to come. as we move from ground-based radar surveillance system in the next -- the last century and a move forward into the next generation creating standards that are in harmony are going to become even more critical. it is up to us to make certain that those standards are molded it properly and that they help us lead the way.

as a former president of alpa, let me shift gears for a little bit. i give these safety awards for years. it is one of the things you do in alpa, this is a great evening. this is what we are all about. and does not a safety up there because it is a cute slogan. it is the core of the air line pilots association. we are going to recognize some key people, but what i've always appreciated was the people who did not recognize. the people or roll all the rules, served on the committees, missed the games, missed the dinners, did things like that. that is the fuel in the engine of alpa and alpa safety. let me give you a particular thank you for the work that you do. everybody in this room knows that you are the ones making it run. so i thank you. [applause]

i also have been up here for some incredible displays of airmanship that are tough to read in some cases. i had a lot of time to think about the superior airmanship of the pilots who have crossed over the stage for decades have exemplified. clearer thinking under stress, doing the right thing instinctively because there are so well trained and the training to have had their careers, training most of us hope we will never have to use. i want to get particular congratulations of alaska flight 68. congratulations to trans air flight 981. i would also like to thank the

city's security pilot assistant, pete frye, bob, and mimi tompkins for supporting fellow pilots. i met me -- i should not say how far back because it will date both of us -- it was back if you years. i would just say it, it was 25 it was a stunning operation. it also shed light on something else, and five was our need for a response, and her involvement is a testament. tonight's winners are incredibly high caliber individuals. their actions are a testament to improvements we have made and

improvements you have held bring about in training we have made over the years so people are equipped to handle these kinds of situations. today there is almost nothing that can go on in the cockpit of the pilot has not dealt with. i want to say something about professionalism. i have pondered if for some time, and i think we really demonstrated professionalism more when everything is going perfectly fine. when things are smooth, that is not when a professional relaxes her good -- relaxes. that reminds me of the vice an old friend of mine was given when his father passed away.

his son was the vice president, and he shared some of his stance wisdom with me. with me.d's wisdom as you get older, you realize they are worth listening to. i would like to share what he had to say. you put away the tools so you are not fumbling. his four most action applied to the cockpit. he said, on learn to trust your passengers and -- honor trust said they have placed with you and your good a region with you. always leaves the pocket in a safe configuration so if the next crew is in our hurried --

in a hurry, they will not hurt themselves. i want to thank you all for this kind invitation to be here tonight. my sincerest appreciation and for what you have done in making this the safest aviation system in the world, bar none. [applause] tonight, secretary of state hillary clinton calls for the resignation of syrian president

assaad. the south carolina government speaks at an event organized by the political blog, red state, followed by the smart girl summit for conservatives and women. >> august 16 marked the anniversary of elvis presley's death, and his aide and confidante as jerry schilling talks about making it when his visit to the white house and meeting with president nixon. they have shed new light on the george washington. susan eisenhower talks about why to the eisenhower, his acquired a love of painting, and his portrait of his wife. it is a country fraught with corruption, natural disasters,

and islamic extremists. >> what was really shocking was that these assassinations were congratulated by many pakistani assault -- pakistanis. these were ordinary pakistani is to feel their religion is threatened, and who of the country is becoming too secular, islamic values are under attack and the blasphemy is something to be defended for your life. >> sunday night on c-span's "q&a". president obama issued an executive order seizing all assets of the syrian government.

secretary of state hillary clinton commented on the president's statement. >> good morning. for months, the world has borne witness to the assad regime's contempt for people. syrians are demanding a universal human rights. the regime has entered their demands with empty promises and horrific violence, torturing opposition leaders, laying siege to cities, ordering thousands of unarmed civilians, including children. the government has been condemned by governments in all parts of the world and can look only to iran for support of

eighths and brutal crackdown your your -- crackdown. obama announced the strongest set of sanctions targeting the syrian government. these include the energy sector to increase pressure on the regime. the transition has begun, and it is time for assaad to get out of the way. as president obama said, no outside power can or should impose on this transition. they are dedicated to have been the rights of all citizens regardless of ethnicity, sex, or gender. we understand that no foreign country should intervene in

their struggle, and we respect their wishes. at the same time, we will do our part to support, and we will stand up for their universal rights and dignities by pressuring their regime and a saab personally to get out of the way of this -- end assad personally to get out of the way. we have backed up our words with actions. it will take both words and actions to produce results. we have to impose strong financial sanctions on assad and dozens of his cronies.

we have level bilateral efforts to isolate the regime, from keeping them off the human rights council to achieving a strong presidential statement of condemnation of the un security council. the steps president obama also will further tighten the regime. the executive order immediately freezes all assets of the government of syria that are subject to american jurisdiction and prohibits american citizens from engaging in any transaction with the government of syria or investing in that country. these actions strike at the heart of that regime by banning american imports of syria and product set and prohibiting americans from dealing in these products.

we will take steps to mitigate any unintended effects on the syrian people. we will continue to work with the community, because if the syrian people were achieve their goals, other nations would need to take actions as well. we expect they and other members of the international community y.ll amplifie we hope the un security council will be able to meet again to discuss the threat to peace and stability. we are working to establish a council that will examine the

regime cost widespread abuses. earlier this week, i explain how the united states had been engaged in a relentless and systematic effort with the international community, pursuing a set of actions and statements that make crystal clear where we all stand and generating the upper pressure on the assad regime. the people of syria deserve a government that protects their dignity and lives of to aspirations. the time has come for him to step aside and leave the transition to the syrians themselves, and that is what we will continue to work to achieve.

>> thank you all. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> tomorrow on "washington journal," they economies of developing nations will discuss china with the endowment program. a discussion on india with it in the in economics professor, and joao de castro neves. "washington journal" begin live at 7:00 a.m. eastern. in a city that averages 250 murders a year, the former homicide detective and investigative reporter take on the tough question -- why do we

still? it is one of the books we are featuring on the booktv. and how unlikely allies got together to try to change our nation's school systems. we talk with the former education secretary. get the complete schedule at booktv.org. you can watch all of our 9000 programs online. watch more video of the candidates. see what more reporters are saying and track the latest contributions with c-span's website. it helps navigate the political landscape with winterfeed and facebook updates from the campaign, candidates bios, plus links to the media partners in the early caucus states.

niki haley recently appeared they of xanthine charleston, south carolina -- appeared at an event in charleston, south carolina. this is 20 minutes. >> you know the typical stereotype of a politician is real, and it is one of the weirdest things when i met the future governor of south carolina, that she and her family are actually real people. this is a surprising concept. she and her family, they are normal people. but along with being normal people, they live in the governor's mansion. she fights the good fight, and she is winning. it is my pleasure to introduce her.

>> thank you. it is such a pleasure to be here. this feels like home because you always go back to the people you were with at the very beginning. right after my announcement, we have the explosion in sanford. i was under down -- underdog by major means. i was running against a lieutenant governor and the attorney general. they have more money than i could think about. we did not have a lot going for the campaign. we were invited to go to a atlanta. we had nothing to lose at this time. and so i spoke to these people and i will never forget, i actually felt at home. these were the people who

thought like me, and saw where i wanted for the country to go. these people have the energy to make us feel like we can move the country. i was telling all of you my story. i told a this was not about being a republican, this was about being conservative. we were about people who understood this and we would be fighting for this every step of the way. we said we would start with south carolina and this would be the estate in the country. and right now you are in the best date in the country. what i said about this was i want people to understand that elected officials work for them and not the other way around.

we will get transparent and be accountable. while of about all of you, what i like is that this is not about who could win, but you should. you carry me the whole step of the way, he fought and he said that i should win. when they threw bullets, you fought back for me, from south carolina or not. you send me donations of $50. when i could not get $1,000 together, 46 states brought in $60,000. and all this was within a few hours. i love that you are here in south carolina. i want you to know that this is a state that is conservative and is getting more conservative by

the day. we want you to be here every year. let me tell you a little bit about where i think that we are. i could talk about the state and south carolina and what we are doing. some of the lettuce -- legislators say is unconstitutional to know how they vote, we were able to push through anyway and now every legislator has to put their vote on the record on every piece of legislation, and every section of the budget. we now hold elected officials accountable and we can see their spending habits. this is the key at the end of the day. there is someone i want to recognize. he is running for congress. wave your hand.

a good conservative and a strong fighter, someone you should pay attention to. i appreciate this very much. while i will also tell you is that we have legislative votes on the record, and we also told people that this is a very simple decision, this is either about lawyers or business. and we also got medicaid reform. the biggest surprise for me as governor was how much the federal government would not let me do my job. they were involved with every step of the way. people stopped talking about health care but this has not gone away. we will show that this is unconstitutional for us to tell us how to take care of ourselves. this is a bigger decision.

people have divorced themselves from the cause of health care. they go to the doctor and get whenever the doctor tells them to, and 30% of the service that we get is not even needed. the president says that he knows how to take care of you. people in the city taxes are like those in the state of california. when you go to get your car fixed, they show you the charges before you pay for this. this is what i want around the country and in south carolina. we have to let people get involved with their decisions on their health care needs, because guess what happens when we do that? we start to pay more attention to the health, more attention to the cost of health care. we get costs out of the system

because we say, i don't need this at the dentist, i have this at home. the goal we have in south carolina is we will make this transparent, from the patient to the doctor and we will focus on health. this is when we will have healthy people, paying less money. and we will make certain the insurance company will let us choose the insurance policies that we want to have. so this is amazing to me that we have a president, trying to mandate services, when all that we need to do is make our own decisions and make those decisions by ourselves. medicaid is a major part of the budget of every state. obama is actually mandating more costs into the system, which is

taking us in the wrong direction. we had a law that was in place and wanted to be able to enforce this. we had two dozen immigration inspectors not allowed to do their job. my labor relations director said we have to do this. we just need one piece of paper. we have to be able to see this. they would not answer us. they did not call me back. do you know what happened? i had a press conference and i said, do you know that this is going on? we have a state that cannot enforce the law because the president will call me back. and then janet napolitano called me back. [applause]

within one week, we have what we needed and now we are enforcing this in south carolina. and this is a great thing. and then, the unbelievable happened. the president and the national labor review board did a lawsuit against a great american company. south carolina was saved when they decided to cut operations in south carolina, and they created 1000 new jobs in charleston. we were so excited and this led us know that we were going in the right direction. they expanded their operations

in washington state by 2000 jobs. they sued boeing and said that they had no right to do this. this is the most un-american thing i have ever heard of, and we cannot have that. because when you allow a company to come in and say, we want to create jobs in this country and you tell them they cannot do this, you incentivize them to go overseas. this is from the sam. when this is coming from. i am sitting there, -- they're

trying to relevant and they are not. so what happens, the unions filed a lawsuit. if there would give me a reason i would quit talking. we will let ourselves known in south carolina and there is nothing we can do about this. but this governor will do something about it. god bless the judge. she said she is exercising her freedom of speech. that is why conservative governors matter, and they need

to understand that as unions try to mandate, our rights mean something. that judge stood up for me, and they have not heard anything now. i got sued, boeing got sued. they could settle, but won't. they understand, they are fighting the fight for everyone in this country. they do not want anyone to go through this.

>> we will be the winner because we are right. boeing is going to spend a lot of money. we have the huge air planes ready to go, and we will continue to hire people. we will make certain that we can do this for america. when we have some of his understand what we need in this country, we have a group in washington who does not understand our spending situation. every governor, every governor has had to tell their people about the value of a dollar, and how this was meant to secure the

rights of the people. this was never intended -- in south carolina, we fought against the arts commission, and against educational television and all kinds of things. this is an $800 million shortfall. this is what i am trying to tell the legislators in this state. whenever you have money, you do not spend this, you pay down the debt we give this back to the taxpayers. these are your only option. now we have a washington that decided that they would do this fabulous debt deal. we came together with the people in washington and everyone in the world was looking at us, and

they came out and they got a resolution. where was this. this was not enough to make the credit ratings fall. when will washington learned that this is not an option anymore? they will understand this later. you did this in south carolina -- and i will say that what happened, this is nothing more than a waste of time.

my daughter is in eighth grade. i bet that they could find somebody very quickly. i was with a couple of governors not too long ago. if you put us in a room we will take care of this very quickly. spending is the number one priority. we have to make certain that the people we send to washington understand that this is not the two-party ruining what is happening in washington. we bring a constant to a group of republicans who need this. we are running the -- we are trying to stop them from running the economy into the ground. and this leads us to the presidential. what a great policy debate that this is going to be. it does not matter what their personality will be like.

we want for them to understand that all they have to do is talk about policy. talk about illegal immigration. talk about securing the borders. talk about how the cost of gas is ridiculous. we would not need any of this. this is our money, not their money. america's credit rating fell. it is up to the governors, in every state to be loud and talk about our problems with what is happening in south carolina, and give these presidential candidates every ounce of support that they need.

i will continue to be allowed against president obama, but we need for them to understand that this presidential election is the most important that we have ever had. we will all get loud, to get 10 people involved who have not been involved in elections. and i will tell you, i have great faith in the people in this country. it's no longer about who could win. it's about who should win. we get it. so make sure that when you leave today and we've got the aim straw poll and you've got a super star coming here today, let's not forget the message. we've got a president who doesn't want to talk about policy. he's going to get on a bus and start campaigning but what is going to happen?

he's asking for a redo. we don't need for you to mess it up again. we just have to decide who that person's going to be. [applause] somebody told ne other day, well, i'm just not excited about the republican candidates. are you kidding? i'm excited about the issues we have to discuss. we've got great candidates. the combination is magical because you're going against a president who has failed. he has failed this country. god bless him. we wish him well. but it's time for him to leave. [applause] so do what i know you can do, get out there. god bless you for every one of your bloggers that blogged. let's get involved with these candidates. let eco's make sure you get involved -- let's make sure you get involved in the grass roots

effort. so know that i love you. i appreciate you. i will keep fighting for you every day and my number one goal is to continue to make you proud. god bless south carolina. god bless you very, very much. [applause] >> you can tell a speaker has been at a red state gathering because she says time for questions. we're having to transition some mics here. i may have to point you out and treept question so the other side can hear. let's start right here. >> [inaudible snched --

[inaudible] >> where is she on nullification? >> i want to focus on the value of the dollar. i want to focus on the liberties and being strong. nullification is something that we talk about when we're not sure -- we're frustrated. we talk about nullification when we're frustrated. what i want us to do is talk about how we're strong. we want to keep our core beliefs. i want to stay very focused on the value of a dollar and how we make our elected officials accountable and what we're going to do about that. >> [inaudible] >> when it comes to states rights, a lot of what we're talking about states right, is that state rights trump everything. the state's rights trump everything. [applause] but part of the way we show that is understand for every federal dollar we take, we end up spending more money down the road trying to match the federal government.

where as if states would focus on their money, time and freedoms, then the federal can't seep in. it's always something i'll fight for. it's always something everybody in this room should fight for. >> next question? yes, ma'am. >> how can we help boeing? what can we do to help them in their fight? >> the best thing to help boeing is to get every single presidential candidate to talk about it because president obama has said it's an independent agency. i can't control what they do. i'm a governor. i have agencies and i appoint people to those boards if they do something wrong, you can bet i'm going to call them and speak out against that agency. he's been unbelievably solid. i would rather him stand up and say, i believe in what they're doing than to be silent. slip not silence.

leadership is fighting and saying where you stand and he has not done that. let's get every presidential candidate to say where they stand. [applause] >> next question. >> right here. with your fundamental transformational quality why even talk in front of a teleprompter? >> when you've got the passion -- and that's what i want. we've done enough of the establishment thing. we've done enough where people have groomed themselves and they worry about whether it's politically correct or not. look at the real rock stars in this country. look at the martha rubios and all these people. the one thing they have in common is true passion. we believe it. we want -- and we know the people of this country believe it. so anybody that use as teleprompter, let's ask twheam they believe. -- ask them what they believe.

[applause] >> my friend and i are the only yankees. >> god bless you. welcome to pennsylvania. >> [inaudible] how do we bring that to pennsylvania -- >> yes. great one. great one. >> how do we bring you and red states into pennsylvania and to light us up? we do have a tea party. there are two women up there that are fantastic. we need a little bit of juice. >> tell us when you'll be there and we'll be there. we've got great conservatives. don't look at the majorities. don't look at where people stand. make your voice knowns in the days of internet and facebook which i am on facebook, by the way, in the days of that, get your voice out there.

i'm going to continue to speak as loud as i can against the unions, against health care, against federal government intruding in. but the more of us that say it, the more people feel it. look at what happened in washington. that debate never would have even happened a few years ago. you know who did that? conserve tiffs did that -- conservatives did that. the tea party did that. you hold on in pennsylvania. we'll come take care of it. >> folks, a round of applause for governor nikki haley. [cheers and applause]

>> later, a look of the threat to the electrical grid posed by nuclear devices. >> it is a country fraught with corruption, natural disasters, and islamic extremists. >> what was really shocking was the fees assassinations were welcomed, and were congratulated by many pakistani is. these are not terrorists, not out kited, but ordinary pakistanis that feel their religion is threatened, that the country is too secular, that islamic values are under attack, and the blasphemy is something to be defended with your life. >> sunday night on "q&a."

>> we were stunned. ilan of social security is so clear that if schedule benefit -- zoloft of social security is so clear that if they cannot be paid -- law of social security is so clear that if they cannot be paid, that is a real gut rancher. last may there was less coming in than going out. you get to this point, and you are going to give schedule of benefits, and you can moan and shriek, and it will not do you any good. that is louis to me. we said, look, we think you ought to help. 38 million people bound together by a love of airline discounts,

and their magazine has really picked up. sex over 50 is the cover. now it is sex over 60 and 80. the ads are about how to get something and not have to pay for it. medicare will pay for it. as on sexual dysfunction. read the magazine. each is a marketing instruments. are there any patrons in here, or is it just marketers amazon -- marketers? they have not held one it. modest changes will take care of social security. we are still waiting. >> watch more from this event on line on the c-span video library.

>> the conservative women's group recently held a summit in st. louis. among the speakers, a former maryland congresswoman and the conservative activists. his portion is an hour and 10 minutes. [applause] ute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> hey, what's up, smart girls? i'm here from new york. i said what's up, smart girls? and the smart guys. [laughter] well, my friends, we are here today because of government gone wild, the spending, the debt, the deficit, the regulations. it's progressive gone wild because they want to control

every aspect of our lives. you see, the progressives don't think you're smart enough to run your own life, smart girls. they want you to be dependent on the government for all of your wants and needs. but we the people will not stand idly by and allow this assault on our liberties, not on our watch. [applause] and i admire your courage to stand on the front lines to defend liberty. you are here engaging in educating yourselves, to empower yourselves by attending this great smart girl politics summit. and make no mistake about, my friends, we are in a bat.

and it's -- we are in a battle. and it's a battle for the direction of our country. but what troubles me about president obama and his progressive allies is that they want to fundamentally transform our country, transform it into tee ball nation. everyone know what is tee ball is? no one wins, no one loses. in obama's tee ball nation there are no winners and losers and all our wants and needs would come from government -- energy, jobs, health care, education from cradle to grave. and such a system will reduce our liberty and sap our prosperity and block the engine of enji -- enginuity.

this will segregate our country from the elites and the independents, the haves and the have-nots. ironically the first black president wants to put all americans on the government plantation. [applause] here are some numbers to back this up. in 2010, 66% of the federal budget was for entitlement programs. in 1965 that number was 28%. today, there are over 50 million americans on medicaid, over 44 million on food stamps, over 46 million on medicare, over 52 million on social

security. we spent over $2 trillion a year on redistribution programs. too many americans are depending on the government. obama's policies will only drive more americans to depend on government driving them to the plantation ofment bama's energy policy is a great example. obama is waging a war on fossil fuels and that, my friend, is a war against all americans. we can't say we're surprised. we can't say that. when he was running for president, obama said and i quote "under my energy plan, electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket." when cap and trade legislation died in the senate, obama shifted gears to run his toxic

energy policy through the environmental protection agency, stepping up their efforts to kill jobs. in the face of our daunting economic challenges, the e.p.a. is advancing new rules under the clean air act which will dramatically, dramatically increase the compliance costs for coal-burning utilities. now here's a list of some of the regulations the e.p.a. is pushing. cross state air transport rule, green house gas rule, boiler macked rule, rule after rule after rule. and what does that mean? to many costs coming from these rules under the e.p.a.'s actions. it will destroy the industry,

the economy, and these costs are real. the american electric power of facility, an ohio-based facility announced in june just this year, just last month it was closing five power plants and will be scaling back operations on six additional power plants. american electric power estimates its actions will cost about 600 jobs in our country. naturally, american electric power will pass on the additional cost to the consumer and who will bear the brunt of e.p.a.'s burden through higher electricity prices? all of us will. american electric power had already made great strides in reducing environmental impact. the company spent over $7 billion since 1990 to reduce

emissions from its coal-fired powered plants. keep in mind this is just from one utility provider, only one. the u.s. power industry will likely retire up to 20% of the country's coal-fired electricity generating capacity this decade. why? because of the e.p.a. if you live in missouri, obama's war on coal is going to hurt you and your family. this state currently gets about 80% of your electricity from coal. that's why you only pay just over $7 per kilo watt hour per electricity. in new york, i pay double that, double. rising energy prices are

regressive in that they hit families in households. poor income households will especially suffer from these consequences. the more money spent on gasoline and utilities, the less money you have to spend for your family for your wants, for your needs. under obama's energy plan, a majority of americans will suffer from a reduced standard of living and then there is our country's job crisis. higher energy cost will drive manufacturing jobs overseas. with our country's unacceptly high unemployment, the e.p.a.'s harsh regulation on the fossil fuel energy, that's coal, oil,

natural gas is a job-killer. sadly, obama is not acting alone. our country's natural resources are under assault by progressive allies. environmental special interest, big business interest and progressive politicians, their plan is to raise the price of fossil fuels to make renewable sources of energy more cost-competitive. this energy plan is bad for our economy, bad for jobs, bad for hard-working americans. this energy plan also picks winners and losers. proximately, $90 billion of the $800 billion stimulus was supposed to keep unemployment at our below 9% went to the

clean energy industry. don't know if you knew that. and unemployment is still high which we all know. obama's war on fossil fuels is blocking development of our own natural resources. according to the congressional resource service, our country has more natural resources than any other country. fossil fuels provide about 85% of our nation's energy needs. they also create good jobs and tax revenue. american petroleum institute reports that oil and gas industries together provide $2 trillion annually for the american economy and pay approximately $85 million a day to the u.s. treasury. -- while creating 9.2 million

jobs. the facts don't lie. importantly, the american people support the development of our natural resources. rasmussen reports 50% of americans believe that we should drill in anwr. 57% now support offshore drilling the highest level of support since the b.p. spill. clearly president obama anti-fossil fuel policy is on a col collision -- collision course with the american people. we need to don't pro-growth energy strategies and that means we need to challenge president obama, the corporate elites and the environmentalists before they keep advancing this harmful policy agenda. to lower energy costs for all

americans, grow our economy and become energy independent, we need a new energy policy that will encourage the development of our own natural resources. there is something terribly wrong, my friends, when the elites can use the power of government to advance their narrow agenda while harming, harming hard-working americans. [applause] which is denying us of our right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. my friends, fighting for liberty isn't easy and being a target of the left comes with the territory. i have been called all kinds of names, a token, a trader, a sell-out simply because i

believe in liberty and limited government. i'm a target because i'm expressing my views about obama care, climate change legislation, the second amendment, and pro-growth economics. this verbal assault, my friends, only tells me that my message is getting through and the progressives don't like it. [applause] because personally i will not stand idly by and allow this assault on our liberties. i will not. i'm committed to reaching all americans to instill a sense of hope that we can reign in this government gone wild. and we need to hold those elected accountable to preserve

the constitutional right of liberty where anyone can succeed because you see, our country does not guarantee you success, but liberties guarantees you the opportunity to succeed. [applause] and my friends, the progressives better get ready for more from me. [cheers and applause] because my first book will be out in january 2012. [applause] are you ready for the title? "black lash." "black lash: how the left is driving americans to the government's plantation."

[applause] in closing, my friends, for the sake of liberty, i hope each and every one of you will search your god-given talents to continue to engage, educate and empower yourselves because we all have a role to play in this fight for liberty. we all have a role to play. and it is time for us to stand together for this fight for liberty. stand together. i have a question for each of you today. are you with me? [cheers and applause] are you with me? let's stand together, my friends, to cherish the constitution, the blueprint of our country. let's stand together to

challenge those progressives with our ideas and our principles. stand together to reign in this government gone wild. we can do it! we can do it! we can stand together. this is the united states of america. let's stand together. god bless all of you and god bless america. [cheers and applause] thank you. ha