that's why there you go worked. the country got it. food stamp, paychecks. anti-american energy. pro american energy. you want things this far apart. i can design and implement a campaign like that. partly because i am this person. i am a reagan conservative. i spent my entire career in the movement. i went to a gold water organizing move -- goldwater organizing movement in 1964. i moderate massachusetts background is by definition here. houri going to explain that romney -- how are you going to explain that romneycare isn't the same as obamacare? how are you going to explain the tax increases or not tax increases, there were called phase? an increase in new hampshire commuter tax, those are called

tax increases. i voted against the reagan 1982 tax increases and the bush 1990 tax increase and the clinton tax increase. i have a pretty cheerful opposition, no. i could have served in the new hampshire legislature. i would have been miserable in massachusetts but i would have been fine in new hampshire. i think -- you have to think about what are we trying to elect? you have to be able to win the debate. if you cannot win, you cannot beat obama. that is why because the issues are so big, as your nominee, i will challenge him to 73 our debates -- seven three-hour debates with a timekeeper but no moderator. i will concede in advance he can use a teleprompter. [laughter]

after all, if you had to defend obamacare, wouldn't you want to use the teleprompter? i believe in the end he will agree to the debates. for three reasons. he announced in february 2007 in springfield, quoting lincoln, second, things like obama. how does he look in the mirror? gradual -- graduate of columbia. graduate of harvard law. editor of "the harvard law review." how does he look in the mirror and say to himself, i am afraid to debate some guy who taught at west georgia college? he is not going to do it? -- he is not going to do it.

there is a third reason. unlike, the president -- unlike the president, i studied a lot of american history. lincoln had been out of auspice -- office for 10 years. he had been a state legislator. he went back home and was in private practice for 10 years. he is announcing against the most famous democratic senator and a probable next president. he said there are 105 days left in the campaign, let's debate every day. douglas was very famous and said i do not think so. they knew each other very well. they served in the legislature today. lincoln picked up the pattern. wherever douglas went, lincoln would go 24 hours later and he would rebut the speech. after three weeks, douglas figured out the news coverage was linkedin's were bottle -- lincoln's rebuttal.

he wrote lincoln, and said, all right. i won't go back to the two you chased me out of but the seven. these debates were covered very intensely. there were covered in every major newspaper in the north and many in the south. lincoln had them printed up as a book and they were sold all over the country. there were a major rise -- part of his rise to present. if you will help me next tuesday and will vote for me and talk to your friends and neighbors between now and then, if i become your nominee, in the acceptance speech in tampa, if the president has not yet accepted the seven debates, i will announce that from that night on, the white house is my scheduler and wherever the

president goes, i will show up for hours later -- four hours later and i will enter his speech anywhere in the country. -- answer his speech anywhere in the country. [applause] i have a hunch in the age of instant television that will take two weeks for them to decide to rethink it. one last example and i will take questions. just to show you i believe in imitation more than invention. in 1979, 1980, reagan had a favorite saying. if your brother-in-law is unemployed, it is a recession. if you are unemployed, it is a depression. if to make carter is unemployed, it is called the recovery. you may hear that used later on this year in the general election with a different name than carter. you'll know from tonight where it started.

it does sound to me like it fits barack obama's presidency pretty well. i look forward to your questions. [applause] let's see. yes, ma'am. she is bringing a microphone. >> i know you are. i am a u.s. navy --[inaudible] [applause] right now as you speak to us, we have two sons of this nation serving in the middle east. as what bill clinton designated whereabouts unknown. it is more media friendly was his theory.

they are pow/mia. if you are elected to the office of commander-in-chief, what steps will you take to account for those two children of this nation, and two, restore the pow-mia terminology and restoring the urgency to this situation? and if it is feasible, if it is a feasible venture to negotiate with other countries for the safe return of american journalists and american hikers to the point they are escorted home by former presidents, is it not feasible to do the same for american military personnel, and because my personality is that of yours -- >> does that mean good?

>> if you would actually give me an answer instead of the usual, i will look into it that i always get, since you are already a former speaker of the house, thank you very much, and i already know that you have been on board with former senator bob smith for years, you should already addressed this issue. >> the answer is yes. i would move immediately, if we could do it by executive order, i would do it on the day i am sworn in and changed to a pow- mia category as of that day. it would happen the first day. i would establish a task force and ask bob who has been involved to help me put together a task force to seek out these two people and try to track down their whereabouts and their circumstances. i would make that a high priority. we should have an aggressive attitude about returning our

young people when they are in situations like this. in some cases it may involve negotiating. in other cases it might involve a covert operation. i do not think we should leave a single american behind. we should not forget the people who served this country and i say that as the son of a 27- year infantryman who fought. [applause] thank you. >> attacks on character are part of the political and media norm and they are affected. you have not followed this pattern since the campaign began. this is evidence that you are different. i heard greta tell you to be negative or you will not win. is this the media beating you for is she right? b - 4 be gone?

>> we will see. i -- what happened was straightforward. people watched the debates and to talk to each other and there was a sudden burst. i ended up being the front- runner. i was pulling away to a degree if we had a month of it, we would have become the favorite. as you can imagine, several of my competitors found that a frightening prospect. their response was to be dishonest. one of the ads running four pinocchios. how hard would you have to design and add to have four different pinocchios? the standard would be to take a picture of romney and have the nose grow.

that would be a clever ad. gingrich is hitting back. that would be stupid. i am running because this is about these young people and about my two grandchildren. i'm going to run a campaign were the of my grandchildren. -- worthy of my grandchildren. if they have secret pacs, that is up to the american people. i am not going to use those techniques because i could not govern if i use those techniques anymore then governor romney will be able to. you try to win the presidency with that kind of stuff, you have no reservoir of goodwill. you have no capacity to grow and in the end you cannot govern. george w. bush helped prove it in 2004. he john kerry in a bush's

campaign where the boat was slightly better than the anti- bush vote and he tried to pass social security reform and he could not get off the ground because he had a 48% opposed from day one. i do not have any desire to run to be president. i have a desire to help the united states of america. i think i can help by being an honest citizen and telling the truth. i believe in the end we will win doing that. i think we will do better in new hampshire that people expect because if you describe a massachusetts moderate and remind people of his record, they will go he is not a conservative. it is a joke for him to call himself a conservative. it is a skit. by the time we get to south carolina it will be clear that there is a real choice. you have a regular republican who is determined to run a campaign. i do not mind contrasts.

these are issued based, public policy differences about things like liberal judges versus conservative judges. i am not going to attack him personally or lie about him. if that is the price of being president, i do not want it. it will not fix anything in washington. [applause] way back there. he is coming to you. >> what would you do with the consumer protection you were elected? >> i would either overhaul it or get rid of it. if you watch the way it works right now, there are more the bureaucratic protection agency than they are the consumer protection agency. it increases your cost. there are things you wanted to

check on. if you have a product that is defective and you have this common you want to have some place that is looking at this. you have a product that might become flammable. you want to look at that. if you look at the steps they get into, it is absurd. i would review every agency. all of the bureaucracies are run amok. the pentagon, too. i am a hawk but i am a cheap hawk. i do not see any reason to accept waste in uniform than i should except waste in the civilian side. i very strongly favor strong america now. there is a gentle man here. he is coming to you right the second.

>> my name is fiona. when you are president, what will your policy be toward china? >> to be as close to the chinese people as possible and as direct to the chinese dictatorship as possible and to make a distinction between the two. it is a dictatorship. at times it is overly aggressive. i would want to rebuild the american economy and manufacturing. i would balance the budget and pay off the debt. i would want an american military that is recapitalized so the chinese government would have no illusions about to the dietary military power was. i would try to be as friendly and as open as possible. [applause] now over here. >> it is an honor to have you here.

i am 22 years old. i am curious what hope you can give american in these dire times. the principle of rome was not built in a day. the problems will not be solved by one administration. i know many people are on their way out. it may be 10 years, but a lot of these people will have passed away. i say that respectively. [laughter] >> that is certainly a level of optimism we have not had all day. can i suggest an ability to revise and extend his remarks to move forward? it is going to get worse. believe me. >> i'm not looking to defend myself. i am serious.

in my age bracket, they say politics is something for old people. it seems like a lot of the issues are catered for them. what hope do i have as a hard- working and individual? what changes would you accomplish in washington that's what can be done in eight years that will affect the life i have yet to live and the one you have already lived? [laughter] [applause] >> there are moments in this business where i am left speechless. let me suggest to you that if we had this meeting in 1859, a person might have asked that

question and would not have occurred to them that in two years that they would be volunteering for the confederate army. if we had this in 1939, it would not have occurred to them that there was a world war on the edge and that it would change their life forever. i will give you a couple of small examples. i have a very deep fundamental disagreement with congressmen ron paul about the threat of a nuclear iran. your friends may think that is an all persons concerned, but i suggest you look at the impact of a nuclear weapon going off in boston. you ask yourself how many of your friends might have moved to the boston area and be

within the fallout range depending on which way the wind is blowing? would that be of concern or should we all the stupid until after it happens? if the street gets blocked, oil will jump about $200 a barrel. why did and young people demand that their government to adopt an american energy policy so we have large reserves that we could whether the iranians being stupid without going into a depression? look at the young people that have built up student loans because they were suckered in by their government to borrow money as if they did not have to pay back. they continued to stay in classes. they did not work to pay for anything. they're now living with their parents.

obama is allowing their parents to keep them on their interest until they are 26. the conservative government would have said with a better to get a job so you figure out insurance? would it to about from your parents -- wouldn't you like to move out from your parents? maybe we should have a work study program so people do not get into the habit of borrowing money they cannot repay. these issues are directly relevant to your generation. one more. this guy right here. >> good evening. it is a real pleasure to have you here. >> are you going to suggest anything about how soon we are passing away? >> [inaudible]

>> i'm not sure i can take two in a row. >> in terms of national security, i performed in a club in fort lauderdale, florida at one time. a good friend of mine performing there with us, every time he went by a particular fellow that was sitting up front, he said "that guy there, i get such a feeling of evil about him." about for five weeks later we saw him up on the television. this fellow felt the evil.

there are people out there in our general area. we don't know who they are. we have to keep our guard up. thank god for people like you that are going to support us. i do have a question. what would be your stand as far as our role in the un? there has been a lot of discussion about reducing our role. >> i co chaired with the center george mitchell. we reviewed it intensely. it is amazingly bureaucratic. it is very correct. the assembly is dominated by tiny dictatorships. we tolerate it. if i were to become your president, every ambassador will have as one of their top three or four items getting the vote of the country they are

assigned to. we will start developing a relationship of on democracies to have an alternative system. i will cut out a substantial amount of american money. it is such a corrupt system. it is important for us to understand how much it is a vehicle of anti-america and anti-israeli propaganda. we do not need to tolerate it. there are 2300 counties. you could suggest the odd to get a vote because they mostly have larger populations. we currently have the united states outvoted by fiji. what it leads to is that the most cynical nation's absolutely operate with no moral compass. this is a very serious problem.

you have to take it seriously. i am for very aggressively taking on the system corruption and the anti-american ideology and insisting on deep comprehensive change. one of the hardest jobs i will nominate is an ambassador to the un who will find themselves engaged in constant conflict, forcing the system to change in taking it head on. it is a very important topic. i am thrilled you are here. i want to ask you to vote on tuesday for me. i want to ask you to talk your friends and neighbors. i think we could have a surprisingly good result by tuesday. when you see the gap between the values of a reagan conservatorship, there is a real chance we will gain strength. i really appreciate your help in talking to your friends and

neighbors. we'll get a chance for every single one of you to talk to me. i look forward to it very, very much. thank you. [applause] [song "independence day" playing]

>> thank you a lot. good luck. >> good luck. can i take a quick photo with you? >> you are one of my heroes. thank you so much. your answers to the young man were spot on. thank you.

>> this young lady is from china. >> thank you for your answers. >> didn't make sense of? >> yes. thank you. >> i never hear in the area and making withdrawals you need a willing buyer and a willing seller. i never hear that. >> we need your help. we need your vote. >> thank you very much.

>> i want to thank you for directly answering my question. you just took a vote away from ron paul. >> my friend and i go to the university up the road. economics is one of my major concerns. >> you want regulation. >> i appreciate more funding toward organizations like that.

>> their problems are deeper. >> thank you. 45% of all the ads are third taxes. we were gaining ground. i made a mistake and iowa. how're you? >> i have a friend who died from agent orange. i had it.

i am concerned about the medical and all of this stuff. we do not know what the results are for that. >> thank you again for coming. >> we need your help. thank you. thank you very much. i am working the polls. >> we need your help tuesday.

this was so instrumental in me going back to school. i am right now working on going to clinical psychology. >> that is wonderful. >> it started to be veer course. i went into a restaurant. there were one dozen people. there were all learning and going on line. i have one specific request for you. psychological association covers internships and practicums for everybody in country. they limit it to people who go to accredited schools. all the universities are on line. the only reasons why they will

not approve it is because it is an online school. if you are president, work from the top down and try to change that. >> thank you. >> i loved your talk. i loved your message. >> we wanted to get a picture with you. i know you have to be very tired. thank you. you've got my health. >> thank you. good luck. i am very much for its. >> thank you.

what do you want to do about the nasa program? >> i want to liberate it from the bureaucracy. it is a very experimental and exciting program. >> thank you. >> she is one of 63 kids across the country. she has the aspiration to be an astronaut. >> thank you. >> thank you so much. here ago.

>> i have one question. you have tended to be in congress after 9/11. [inaudible] >> i keep an eye on our liberties. i would have only gone in for a very brief time.

>> thank you so much for coming. >> i believe in the second amendment. there is a group deliberately lying about it. thank you. >> best of luck. >> thank you. >> we have an optional flat tax

and our proposal and an outline of how we can go through a process to consider it a fair tax. >> i love it. >> thank you very much. i really appreciate your help on tuesday. >> i heard you love dogs.

>> i do. >> do you want to hold her? >> no. >> thank you. >> it is just me and the president. we gave it a higher time. come on over. good luck.

>> god bless you. i'm going to commit. we love to come to the white house. we are each change the vote to vote for you.

why is it that whenever anyone talks about the immigration issue, why do they seem so against the concept of building a wall? >> i do not know. i am willing to. >> i've been to the great wall of china three times. it impressed me as effective.

>> we're going to come tomorrow night. >> thank you. >> thank you and the lead. >> i want to thank you for coming to new hampshire. >> we need your help between now and tuesday. come on. >> we're from rhode island. it is so nice to meet.

>> if you want to help set up a chapter, we need one in every local school. >> thank you so much. thank you so much. thank you.

>> i have a daughter who has been ill for most of her life. she will not get health care under obamacare. what is your alternative?

>> you have to have some kind of high-risk pool to have them insured. even if you are not normally in terrible, you have a way of getting insurance. >> i am a democrat. >> feel free to switch over and vote. >> nice to meet you. >> thank you. thank you. >> thank you for being here. we just want to say thank you. >> we appreciate it.

>> we're just wondering what you would do. ["you're the best around" playing] >> i would look at the tax payments. i think we have to find a way to dramatically reduce this. if you look at mexico, it is a nightmare. >> thank you so much. you have my vote on tuesday. >> thank you.

>> hi. we are new hampshire residents. we used to play tennis together. >> it is good to see you. i love to have your help on tuesday. want a picture? >> yes. thank you very much. >> i live 20 minutes away. i don't know how you overcome it. the reagan lesson is you wear

them out. >> obama has taken money out of social security. i am retired. it is going into a contribution. nobody is saying it is not a tax break. i would like to send you a book on john stack. >> that would be great. thank you.

thank you. hello. how are you doing? >> good. i need your help next tuesday. >> i am very refreshed that you do not do political speeches. you did that before any do that now. i appreciate that. >> thanks.

>> you are trying to do great. >> you are about the only politician that i trust. a lot yet people my age do not know how important this is. >> hopefully, my answers will help. >> i hope so. it is important. >> talk to your friends. i plan on it. >> i have one of these coughing fits. lehman question is, would you be in favor of voter favored initiative at the federal level?

>> i would favor creating some kind of an issue. i would like to leave this with you. >> i wonder if you would bring it up? >> i will look at it. hello. >> hello, mr. president. >> no. not yet. >> a question for you is about education. we're in the process of setting up a classical christian school and coming up with prospects from folks are being asked to pay significant tuition as well as tithing to the churches and paying their taxes. how are you planning to handle the issues of school choice when it comes to all children?

>> this is a state level view. if parents wanted the money to you, that is fine. they have very aggressive programs where schools come up. i would shrink it dramatically and reduce almost all regulations. >> that is wonderful. >> we did two movies that you will find interesting. it is a wonderful walking tour of washington.

it is very interesting. >> regarding the deficit, we did not touch on that. i saw a debate were all seven nominees were as a question. we do take the deficit reduction? capital gain seats to be 20 -- gain is used to be 20%. why would you take that? >> when you raise capital gains, you lose money.

people just quit taking gains. >> even if you went to reagan levels? >> yes. it costs you money. we are and overspent country. reagan said in 82 that he got none of the spending cuts. my disbelief in congress is so deep. we did this while cutting taxes. >> we watched you for years and pray that he would run for president. >> thank you.

>> one thing that bothers me for years is all the billions of our tax money that we are sending overseas. this is all we're doing. i would like to see the president do it immediately to everybody. then you pick out who really deserves it. we would save billions and billions.

>> thank you. we need your help tuesday. >> we have to a four obama. >> i am glad you are running. >> talk to all your friends. >> thank you. >> keep up the good work. >> hello. thank you for being here. here you go. great. good. we need your help. >>i spoke to you.

you are a historian. you talk about lincoln a lot. he took all his competitors and formed his cabinet with advantages. so many people like on candidate. what is the probability of a candidate such as yourself taking people? >> thank you. you are going to give the whole country a history lesson. >> i just want to thank you for not going negative. it is nice to know what you are for instance of everything

negative about somebody else. >> i was surprised to see the poll that shows you second behind mitt romney. why do you think it is not translating? >> it was translating until the ads. it changes the game. wase's no question that translating in iowa. in states we can afford to buy enough ad money, this is the first time mailing out the contrast between them.

if you watched these audiences, it is pretty effective. >> how you run a national campaign to take advantage of the fact that your second in national poll? >> you don't. in the end, you are running one state at a time. it does give you a residual influence. that is part of what is happening. i am the only national conservative candidate. we laid out a base. romney has 25% after years of campaigning. 3/4 of the party said no. i think he will have a hard time getting 50%.

>> do you think you can turn that corner? collects we're going to try to draw a very sharp contrast between a reagan conservative and a massachusetts margaret --- moderate. those are facts. it will be difficult for mitt romney to break out. >> can you do that on health care? you called for a federal mandates enacted by congress. >> this is a pretty big difference. >> ron paul has drug laws. >> good night.

>> more from republican presidential candidate newt gingrich when he joins us to take calls this morning at 10:20 eastern here on c-span. we are also covered the john hulsman campaign in new hampshire. he will be at the college in concord at 9:00 a.m. eastern and you can see that on c-span 2. newt gingrich will join us to take your calls live at 10:20 eastern. we will be live at 7:00 p.m. eastern from the university of new hampshire at an event with congressman ron paul. "washington journal" we will discuss the role of economic issues in the new hampshire primary with a columnist for "the union leader."