we are in a high school, and i just came from the war room which doubled as a sports room. -- a weight room. i was pumping in a little iron to get myself psyched to come out here. we were just preparing our talk. these are our roots. you stand here as part of our family because this is where we are from. prepared for this gym floor in this is our roots. behind me is part of our family. from. we are in areas in southeastern ohio, where the people who built this country have lived and worked for many, many decades. [cheers and applause]

i am excited to be here with my family. not just my immediate family, but my mom who is right here. there is my mother, kay, 93. [cheers and applause] and karen's mother and father right over there. thank you. [cheers and applause] i have got my brother here and his family, and karen has several -- she is one of 11 children, so you can imagine. brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews. we have got a great crew back here all behind us, all behind us, because this campaign is about the towns that have been left behind and the families

that made those towns the greatest in this country. [cheers and applause] this was a big night tonight. the states, we are going to win a few analysts a few, but it looks like we will get at least a couple of gold medals and a whole bunch of silver medals. [cheers and applause] we can add to iowa, missouri, minnesota, colorado, now oklahoma and tennessee. [cheers and applause] we have one in the west, the midwest, and the south, and we are ready to win across this

country. [cheers and applause] i want to thank again my wife. i know that those who have seen her on the campaign trail, the common phrase is more karen, less rick. i am trying to get better. she has been an amazing partner for me. my biggest supporter, my most important and most honest critic and someone who has kept our family together and continues to do remarkable an incredible things for all of oz. -- for all of us. [cheers and applause]

we have almost all of the kids here. where are you? patrick. elizabeth. peter, daniel. they are all wearing buttons for our little bella. so we have everybody here. [cheers and applause] we went up against enormous odds, not just here in the state of ohio, where who knows how much we were outspent, but in every state. there was not a single state in the list i just gave you where i spent more money than the people i was able to defeat to win that state. in every case, we overcame the odds. year in ohio, still too close to call. -- here in ohio, still too close to call. [cheers and applause] but just like the folks here and

throughout the ohio valley and all of the valleys of this country that are the heart and soul of this country, they worked hard, and they overcame odds. that is what we are here to talk about, and that is why we came to steubenville, and that is one reason why i am so proud to have my mother and father-in- law and others on the stage with me. they are part of the greatest generation. [cheers and applause] they preserve the liberty by sacrifice immeasurably to keep this country free. ladies and gentlemen, it is a different battle we are engaged in today, but it is no less a battle for the liberties that this country was founded on. we have a group of people in

washington and in other places around this country that believes that they are the ones that should be making the decisions for all of us, and they have systematically gone and grown the size and scale of government to beyond where it was recognizable. we are running deficits where we are borrowing 40 cents of every dollar, and as you look at all of the young people here, the leaders in washington are saying to you, on your tab, and you will pay for this the rest of your life. what right does the government have to do that to the next generation? [crowd grumbles] we have people who believe that america's best days are behind us, that they believe it is no longer possible for a free economy and free people to build strong communities and

families and be able to provide for themselves and their neighbors, but we need an increasingly powerful federal government to do this for us. [crowd yells, "no!"] we got into this for a one issue. i have said this. if there was not for me one particular issue that breaks the camel's back with respect to liberty in this country, and that is the issue of obamacare. [crowd yells, "no"] what we will go through in a very short period of time, about 50% of the people depend on some form of government payments or government benefit to pay for them.

after obamacare, it will not be 50%. it will be 100%. now, every single american will be looking to the federal government, not to their neighbor, not to their church, not to their business or to their employees your order to the community or nonprofit organization in their community. we will be looking always to those in charge, to those who now say to you that they are the allocator and creator of rights in america. ladies and gentlemen, this is the beginning of the end of freedom in america. once the government has control of your life, then they have got you. that is why we decided to step

out. as you look, karen and i have seven children, ages 20 -- [cheers and applause] ages 20 to 3. not exactly the best time to be out running for president of the united states. we have given up our jobs. we are living off of our savings. yes, we are making a little sacrifice for a very, very big goal, and that is replacing this president november of this year. [cheers and applause] [crowd chanting, "rick, rick, rick!"]

in order to make that happen, the republican party has to nominate somebody who can talk about the broad vision of what america is. as i talk about in every one of my speeches, i talk about how important it is that we remember who we are. ronald reagan in his farewell address to the american people, worried about whether america would remember what made us great, that we are not a great country because we have got a great and powerful government, we are a great country because we believe that rights do not come from the government, in our founding document as the declaration of independence says that our rights come to us from the creator. [cheers and applause]

the government's job in the constitution of this country was intended to do one thing, protect those rights, so each and every one of you would have the opportunity to build their own life, to take your own path, to create a strong family, strong neighborhood, community, state, and country. that is what made america great. we have build a great country from the bottom up, and we need people to go up against president obama and his vision of a top-down government control of not just health care but of energy, manufacturing, financial services, and who knows what else is next?

this is a president that believes that he simply is better able to do this than you are, that he will be fairer than you are with your fellow man. ladies and gentlemen, this is an election about fundamental liberty, and a signature piece, the signature piece of legislation that points this out, where you have economic rights created by the government, and then the government using its heavy hand to force you to buy insurance, to force you to take policies that you do not want, and, of course, to force you to take coverage that may even violate your faith convictions. [crowd grumbles] there is only one candidate who can make the case, because i

have never been for an individual mandate at the state or federal level. i have never -- [cheers and applause] [crowd chanting, "rick, rick, rick!"] [cheers and applause] i have never passed a state run health-care system when i was governor, but governor romney did, and now we find out this week, not only he passed it in massachusetts, he advocated for it to be passed in washington, d.c., in the middle of the debate on health care. [crowd boos] it is one thing to have a government-run top-down health care system that you impose, it

is another thing to encourage the president to impose the same thing on the american people, and it is another thing yet to go out and tell the american people that you did not do it. we need a person running against president obama who is right on the issues and toward fall with the american public. -- truthful with the american public. [cheers and applause] this raise provides a great -- this race provides a great opportunity for great contrast. big things have to happen in this country to bring us back from the brink of insolvency. big things that to happen so we can secure our freedom, and as i talked about this morning

that we have a president that stands with our allies and defends this country and does not apologize for america around the world. [cheers and applause] [crowd chanting, "rick, rick, rick!"] we need a fighter. we need a fighter, someone who learned what america was about by growing up in communities like this, understanding hell america and neighborhoods and families work and believing in them, understanding they are under a lot of stress and strain right now, much put upon them by the government, understanding that that is the greatness of our country. my mom and my mother-in-law and

father-in-law represent on this stage the greatest generation -- [cheers and applause] mom's hamming it up a little bit over there. the greatest generation not because they had greater character or courage or perseverance than those of us today. the greatest generation was a great because when freedom was at stake, they rose to meet the call to defend this country. [cheers and applause]

at a time in this country when freedom is at stake, and you are all blessed as i am to be here at a time when your country needs you, to be here at a time like the original founders of this country who signed that declaration of independence, to be here at a time when freedom was at stake and people were willing to go out and do heroic and courageous things to win that victory. i want to thank all of you here in ohio for overcoming enormous odds to make this a great night for us here in the buckeye state. [cheers and applause] i want to thank in particular

sum up on the stage for all of the help and support for standing up and fighting for me throughout this. thank you. [cheers and applause] tonight, it is clear. it is clear. we have won races all over this country, against the odds, when they thought, ok, he is finally finished. we keep coming back. [cheers and applause] we are in this thing. we are in this thing not because i so badly want to be the most powerful man in this

country. it is because i want so badly to return the power to you in this country. [cheers and applause] thank you, steubenville, and god bless america. thank you. ♪ [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] ♪

>> ♪ we keep our faith when there is no way out when there is little hope, we show no doubt we know the distance, no matter how hard remember who we are we have paid a price to be free remember who we are with our blood, sweat, and tears

remember who we are will our children be the ones asking us one day, what we did not do enough, why we gave it all away we keep our faith when there is no way out when there is little hope, we show no doubt we go the distance, no matter how hard remember who we are ♪ ♪

♪ like a phoenix, rising from the ashes, we will run and not be faint the time has come for taking chances we are the masters of our fate ♪ ♪ >> thank you. ♪ >> you can win tonight. >> i still can. people presumed winner, and

here we are in ohio. >> you know it. >> four years ago, i saw bill clinton here. it was on tv. four, man. >> thank you. ohio is looking good, guys. thank you. thank you very much. yes, of course, i do. thank you so much for being here. pennsylvania?

>> god bless. >> my son. >> president. >> president. >> thank you, buddy. >> sure. yes, yes, yes. >> i cannot wait. >> how are you? what is your name? hi. so good to meet you. >> pa. >> north of pittsburgh. >> thank you. >> thank you for all of your help.

>> i am so sorry. what is his name? thank you. >> i already shook your -- there you go. >> thank you. >> so good to see you. >> keep working for us. >> hi, how are you. nice to see you. thank you for being here. thank you. hi. thank you.

what is your name? and what is your name? >> a couple of weeks ago. >> yes, yes, yes. >> good, good. i love that. >> i thank you for being here. >> you guys be careful. >> thank you. thank you. >> beautiful.

thank you for that. >> thank you. >> hi, how are you? >> working for us in new jersey. >> what happens? >> great. that is all i can say.

republican presidential candidate mitt romney's scored victories and the form messages its governor spoke to supporters in boston. massachusetts is one of 10 states that held presidential contests on super tuesday. >> republican presidential candidate mitt romney scored victories in virginia, massachusetts, and vermont. the former massachusetts governor spoke to supporters and boston. massachusetts is one of 10 states that held presidential contests on super tuesday. >> what a fabulous welcome form massachusetts. thank you so much. where he is known best, we are winning by 72%. [cheers and applause]

three wins tonight and counting. we have 10 states to thank people for. >> and there will be more presidential contests. >> three wins tonight and going. in alaska, by the way, they have not even caucused yet, but we are going to thank them anyway. the lieutenant governor, the senator, in georgia, and others, thank you. in idaho, the senator, frank van der sloot, and in north dakota, a thank you to the senator. in ohio, the senator, a family, eddie crawford, and honorary donald trump. [cheers and applause] >> he was on the radio for us all of the time in ohio. in oklahoma, thank you to fred and harold and others.

in tennessee, the governor, senator alexander, and the commissioner. in vermont, darcy johnson, and the state senators. thank you. more states, guys, thank you. in virginia, a big thank-you to governor bob mcdonnell. we love him. [cheers and applause] also, our wonderful friend, and eric cantor. thank you for that endorsement. [cheers and applause] bobby, jack, and finally, massachusetts, thank you. [cheers and applause] [crowd chanting, "we want mitt!, we want mitt!"]

i want to thank scott brown, who is going to be your next senator. some of our favorite governors. our hearts go out to paul. the house minority leader. thank you, brad jones. [cheers and applause] chris collins, bob, and a special thank you to the thousands and thousands of volunteers all across this country. we have thousands of people making phone calls. thank you. we could not do it without all of you, so thank you, and we are going to wait for more returns and more good news. thank you. [cheers and applause] [crowd chanting, "mitt, mitt,

mitt!"] i have something to say about some of the women we have been hearing from, and you know what women care about? this is what i love. women care about jobs. [cheers and applause] women care about the economy. they care about their children, and they care about the debt, and they are angry, and they are furious about the entitlement to debt we are leaving the children, and this is what we are hearing. this is our message. it is an economic message, and it is about the future, and we know a guy who knows how to fix all of that. i said, "mitt, i never want to do this again," but the reason we are here and the reason i am fighting so hard and we are out there is because i believe he is the only person who can turn

around america. so let's let him. [cheers and applause] >> she is the best. she is the best. thank you. [crowd chanting, "go, mitt, go!"] she is the best, and that was my son and his wife and their children. it is great to have my family here and to be back in our home of massachusetts. it is wonderful to be able to go home tonight for the first time in two months. [cheers and applause] ann said it right. what a great night. there are three states under our belt, and we are going to get more of them before this night is over. [cheers and applause]

we are so excited to be in the state tonight, celebrating with family and friends who have worked with us tirelessly in this campaign, and is such an honor to read the citizens that i served as governor as part of our cause. your support means everything to ann and me, and i will not let you down. [cheers and applause] tonight, we are doing some counting. we are counting up the delegates for the convention, and it looks good, and we are counting down the days to november, and that is even better. [cheers and applause] we are going to take your votes, a huge vote tonight in massachusetts, and take that victory all of the way to the white house. cheers and applause now, it has

been, it has been a long road getting to super tuesday. let me be honest, and my opponents have worked very hard. i want to congratulate newt gingrich on a good night in georgia and rick santorum on his good night and ron paul for his steadfast commitment to our constitution and his strong support, as ever where egos. nice, guys. [cheers and applause] now, we officially started our campaign about nine months ago not very far from here at a farm house in new hampshire. it was a beautiful spring day, full of hope and promise, a day that made as recognize once again how lucky we are to be americans. what we launched that day was an effort not just to win more votes and more delegates. it was the start of an effort to restore the promise of america, a promise that we now --

[cheers and applause] we sounded are clarion call across the country from airports and factory floors and from door-to-door, heart to heart, face-to-face across the country. i have met with moms and dads and teachers and students and factory workers and business owners. i have listened, and i have learned. i hope i am a better candidate, by the way, for having done all of that. [cheers and applause] i am going to forever be grateful to you for the help you have given to me and grateful for all of the people who helped me in the process and taught me along the way. i met some extraordinary folks. i met someone named norm who represented the spirit that built the country. he did not go to college, did not go to engineering school, but he has 100 patents in his name, and he turned his basement into a very small company that employs a lot of

people. it is entrepreneurs like him that are going to get the economy back on track if we can get the government out of the way. [cheers and applause] i have met parents like david macarthur. maybe you saw him on the "huckabee" show, whose children have served the country in war. seriouslyn was injured in afghanistan. he only returned from the front lines to face the new fight to get the medical care that he needed, that he surely has earned, and as i told david, i believe that for those who put everything on the line for us, we up everything to them that they need. >> that's right! [cheers and applause]

>> americans veterans deserve more than long lines. as president, i am going to make sure they get the care they deserve. [cheers and applause] so in running for office, i have got a chance to meet people like norm and david, and their stories are inspiring. but i've also the people who are hurting under this stagnant economy of obama, and their stories are heartbreaking. some have lost their jobs, others working two jobs just to make ends meet, and some used to be middle income and are struggling again back where they started. as you know, prices for gasoline and clothing and health care keep going up, but their wages did this thing if they are lucky. president obama keeps saying the recovery is here, but for them, the recession is not over, that is foreshore. [crowd boos] americans have always known that the future would be

brighter and better. we have believed and a tomorrow of prosperity and security. a deep confidence and a better tomorrow is the basic promise of america, but today, at present -- promise is being threatened by a faltering economy and the failing presidency. to the millions of americans to look around and can only see jobs that cannot get and bills that they cannot pay, i have a message. you have not failed. you have a president that has failed you, and that is going to change. [cheers and applause] >> u.s.a., u.s.a., u.s.a., u.s.a., u.s.a., u.s.a., u.s.a., u.s.a., u.s.a.! >> when he was campaigning,

president obama said he would create jobs, but for months, it is at 8% unemployment. he said he would cut the deficit and have, and he has doubled the. we have seen enough of this president of the last two years to know that we do not need another five. [cheers and applause] >> we need mitt, we need mitt, we need mitt! >> the president has run out of ideas and excuses, and in 2012, we will get him out of the white house. [cheers and applause] now, president obama seems to think he is unresponsive to the constitution or the will of the

people. he operates by command rather than a consensus. in his second term, he would be unrestrained by the demands of reelection, and there is one thing we do not need, and that is four more years of barack obama with nothing but -- no one to answer to. he keeps saying that things keep getting better, but 24 million americans are still struggling for work. they are high-fiving each other in the west wing, but 8% unemployment is not the best this nation can do. it is just the best that this administration can do. [cheers and applause] when i am president, this american economy will not be lagging behind. this american economy will be leading the world as it should and will in the future. [cheers and applause]

>> mitt, mitt, mitt, mitt, mitt! >> you know -- [cheers and applause] with this administration, the unemployment number is just another inconvenience statistics standing in the wake of a second term, but those numbers are more than date on a spreadsheet. they are faces. you are not forgotten. we will not leave you behind. our campaign is on the move, and real change is finally on the way. [cheers and applause] >> we need mitt, we need mitt, we need mitt!

>> these times, these times may be tough, but the citizens still believe in the promise of america, and they deserve a president who believes in them. that is what this campaign is more than just replacing a president. it is about restoring america's promise, and we will do it. >> go, mitt, go! go, mitt, go! >> i have a plan that will deliver more jobs, less debt, and smaller government. president obama raised the debt, and i will cut and cap the budget, finally. [cheers and applause] he passed obamacare. i will repeal obamacare.

he lost our aaa credit rating. i will restore our aaa credit rating. [cheers and applause] amazingly, he rejected the keystone pipeline. i will approve this. [cheers and applause] he has stalled the domestic energy production. i will open up our lands for development so we can finally get the energy we need at a price we can afford. [cheers and applause] look, when it comes to the economy -- [crowd chanting, "go, mitt, go!"] >> -- >> i will be worried about your job, not saving my job. and i have a jobs plan that is going to jump-start the economy. president obama wants to raise your taxes. i am going to cut them, across- the-board 20% for every american.

[cheers and applause] and, by the way, i am going to repeal the alternative minimum tax and finally abolished the death tax. [cheers and applause] the president -- i will cut taxes for job creators. [cheers and applause] the president wants to raise taxes on savings and investment. i will help middle-class families save and invest tax- free. [cheers and applause] you know, it is interesting. after three years, this president does not has a single serious proposals for saving medicare and social security. i have a plan to save both of them, and i have the courage to put that on the table, and we will win with the truth. [cheers and applause]

as president, i will get our economy back on track and get our citizens back to work, and unlike president obama, i actually have the experience to deliver on that promise. [cheers and applause] as you know, i spent 25 years in business. i have been the leader of the olympics and the leader of this great state where we are tonight. i have cut taxes 19 times here. i turned a budget shortfall into a surplus. i know what kills jobs, and i know what can help create jobs. i stand ready to lead our party, and i stand ready to lead our nation to prosperity. [cheers and applause] [crowd chanting, "all the way! all the way!"]

i am said it before, and this is not just about a name on the ballot. there is an unshakable optimism that lies within the heart of every american citizen. we know our future is brighter and better. we have been knocked down. we have been tested, but we do not accept that america has limits. we know that this is a land of opportunity. we still get up every morning and thank god that we are americans. [cheers and applause] >> usa, usa, usa, usa, usa, usa, usa, usa! >> they also know that with strong leadership, but a president to tell the truth, a president to live with integrity that our greatest days are ahead of us, thanks to the american people, and tonight, we

have taken one more step towards restoring the promise of tomorrow. tomorrow, we wake up and start again, and tomorrow, we will do this and, and so we will go day-by-day, dora by door, heart by heart. there will be good days and bad days, never enough time to get everything done, but on november 6, we are going to stand united, not only having won elections but having set the future. [cheers and applause] it is time to believe in ourselves. it is time to believe in ourselves and believe in america, and i am asking you to join our cause. we need your energy and your conviction and your commitment. i am asking you to pledge your support at mittromney.com, and

join in the fight for freedom and ensure that tomorrow is better than today. let's go forward and restore the promise of america together. let's fight for the america we love. thank you, and god bless this great land. thank you, guys. [cheers and applause] ♪ >> ♪ i was born free born free born free ♪ >> go, mitt, go, go, mitt, go! ♪

>> thank you. thank you. [cheers and applause] >> ♪ i was born free i was born free i was born free i am not good at long goodbyes, but look down deep into my eyes i was born free ♪ ♪ [cheers and applause]

[whistling] ♪ calm, facing danger lost like an unknown stranger grateful for my time with no regrets close to my destination tired, frail, and -- waiting patiently for the sun to set and when it is done believe that i will yell it from the mountain high i was born free i was born free

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dancing in chicago down in new orleans in new york city >> ♪ all we need is music, sweet music there will be music everywhere there will be swinging, swaying, and records playing dancing in the street ♪ said doesn't matter what you wear to as long as you are there so, and, every guy, grab a girl, everywhere around the world there will be♪ dancing in the street dancing in the street this is an invitation, across the nation a chance for folks to meet there will be laughing, singing, and music swinging and

dancing in the street philadelphia, p.a. baltimore and d.c. now cannot forget the motor city all we need is music, sweet music there will be music everywhere there will be swinging, swaying, and records playing dancing in the streets ♪ it doesn't matter what you wear just as long as you are there so, every guy grabbed a girl♪ everywhere around the world they are dancing, dancing in the street dancing in the street ♪ weighed down in l.a. every day, dancing in the

streets. let's form a big strong line dancing in the streets. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> the road to the white house coverage continues on saturday with caucuses in kansas, the u.s. virgin islands, and guam.

caucuses in hawaii and american samoa on tuesday and primaries in alabama and mississippi and on march 17, the missouri caucuses determined delegates for the summer national convention. later this month, primaries in puerto rico and illinois. the senate armed services committee this morning hears about the political unrest and violence in syria. defense secretary leon panetta and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff general martin dempsey testified. that is live on c-span three and a couple of hours at 9:00 a.m. eastern. >> this weekend, there are two ways to watch the to sign books live on-line and on the air. the history of supreme court and panels on forensic science, and the mexican drug wars.

the palace continue on sunday starting at 1:00 eastern with the environment and then the great depression and the american west and at 5:30, studying the brain. throughout the weekend, look for covered streaming live on book-tv.org beginning saturday at noon and sunday at 2:00. >> in a few moments, today's headlines and your phone calls live on "washington journal." the u.s. house of representatives is in session at 10:00 a.m. for speeches with legislative business at noon and there will be more workable bill developing hydro power facilities and members will start a debate on a bill that jobs. over the next hour, we'll take your calls that