storm. new orleans will continue to watch as they have learned it has shifted. right in the middle. that's how fox reports this sunday august 26th, 2012. i am harris falkner thank you for watching. shep is live in new orleans tomorrow. >> live from the republican national convention in tampa, a special huckabee. tonight, florida senator marco rubio on introducing mitt romney before he accepts the g.o.p. nomination. former democratic congressman archer davis why he's now a republican stumping for the romney-ryan ticket and also tonight. florida attorney general pam bondy and the evangelicals in the general election. ♪

>> welcome to huckabee. now, we are live from tampa, florida where tropical storm isaac has caused republican national convenes organizers to cancel the monday night session and of course revise the schedule. over of the course of the next four days, the republican party is going to formally nominate mitt romney as candidate for president. there's going to be the usual, red, white and blue balloons, funny hats worn by otherwise perfectly normal people. patriotic music and bands and stickers, and long lines of people, waiting to get in, get out. eat, and just wait and this year dodging bad weather. the purpose of the elaborate staging and coordinated programming is to convince americans that president obama has pitched all the game he can and it's time to call mitt romney out of the bullpen, on to the mound and get us out of this. and to hear my stem winder of

a speech on wednesday night, it shouldn't be too hard to convince americans, a change in the lineup is in order. president obama said if he hadn't turned around the economy in three years, he ought to be retired. he probably wishes he hadn't said that. some of us are glad he did. but we won't have to feel so bad about replacing him, since we're just granting him and ourselves, his wish. and mitt romney's going to now own republican stage, and he can focus on what he's going to do to get america back on track with creating jobs, paying down the debt and golfing hope to young americans, who have seen their education unable to land any kind of job. and mitt romney has been said to lack president obama's personality and charisma, i'm not sure that's true. personality and charisma don't create jobs. the sicker the patient the

less we care about the bedside manner. for a you roux-- and a you routine checkup, that's fine. but if you're diagnosed with cancer you want the best theres. we always say each time, this election is the most important in our lifetime, but this one, well, it really is. the contrast between the two candidates and the two platforms could not be more clear. four years ago, then congressman archer davis was not only a democrat, but he seconded barack obama's nomination at the dnc. >> and ladies and gentlemen, this is the cause for which we stand. an american president named barack obama who will lead and inspire the free world. an american president named barack obama who will stand for the rule of law. >> mike: well, earlier this

year, davis became disenchanted with the democrats and left the party and he will be speaking before the republicans. archer davis, good to have you here. >> good morning, my honor, good to see you. >> mike: this has got to feel different than four years ago, you were in denver accepting the speech for barack obama. >> when i see that tape, i have gained weight, gray hair and a better hair cut, i think. it balances out. >> mike: i'll fill in on two of those things. [laughter]. but i'm looking forward to talking to the delegates. you put your finger on something that's very important, every year us politicians think it's the most important ever. i think you can make an argument, governor, the least the first election, at least nixon-mcgovern, a sharp contrast how the two parties and candidates look at the

world, a philosophic difference. one wants to grow it, and the other wants dominant force. >> you surprised a lot of people in your own party when you said i think the democrat party has gone too far to the left. you made a comment, this is not bill clinton's democratic party. >> it's not jack kennedy's democratic party. or jimmy carter's, a man of faith. and it's not building civil rights and getting republicans a form of coalition with them. it's not the democrat party of a whole lot of americans, i put my move in contacts, according to gallup you do the math on the 70 million votes he got. and even my harvard education says 7 million, 6 million people. the biggest drop-off for an

incumbent president. >> mike: have you had friends say, what have you done, gone over to the dark side with the republicans over here, why have you gone that? are they angry. >> governor, those are the nice things they say to me. this is what i would say, democratic elected officials are pretty mad at me and all republicans now as they thought their candidate would be ahead by ten points and even or behind, but you wouldn't believe how many democrat voters send me e-mails and say, you are representing or you're one person who is representing a viewpoint i felt for a while, my inbox was flooded the other day with people who said to me, that they were democrats, but said that they don't recognize this democratic party. >> let me ask you, was there a moment or a particular issue that was the turning point for you, when after being a loyal democrat, your whole life, and an elected congressman on top of that. i think that people need to realize, not that you were a casual democrat, an elected

officials, what's the moment you said, can't go anymore. >> there's know the an epiphany moment, when occupy wall street was putting up the tents last year and demonizing every american in this country who was successful, when i watched the democratic party, either embrace that movement or refuse to call out the intellectual vacancy of that movement when i saw the president on tv and said it was inspirational. bill clinton's party would have seen it for what it is. and it was embarrassed as shallowest and intellectually vacant movement, that we've seen, movement that said if you make it in this society that you cheated to get there, that you don't deserve your success, the president puts it, you didn't build that. >> mike: you have represented the state of alabama in

congress, and tell me about the changes you've seen in alabama. 'cause it used to be a solid blue. >> that's right. >> democrat state. it is no longer that way. >> well, the democratic party was very strong in alabama until recently because it used to be a big time party, but this is a phenomenon, governor, we see around the country. it used to be a big tent party, a party that had a comfort wing, a blue dog wing, a right of center wing, it's gotten smaller and smaller, i think there are so many democrats who look at the party and say, i don't hear my voice, i will challenge so many democrats and listen to the program, listen to the clamor in charlotte in a few weeks and ask if you hear your voice in the news in charlotte. if your news and values are spoken to when you turn on the tv in charlotte in two weeks. >> mike: that's a powerful way to put it. i haven't heard anyone put it like that. are' going to be speaking

tuesday night at the republican national convenes. >> weather permitting, weather permitting, that's right. >> mike: tell me how you'll feel going up to that stage and with a party you've never been with. >> i've known republicans for a long time. i'm the type of democrat who believes you should reach out to the other side. i-- when he see friendly faces and people i worked with in congress, bipartisan way, chris smith, new jersey, and new delegation, and i've met-- >> what a pleasure it is to have you here. i'm looking forward to your speech tuesday. >> i'm looking for yours, also. >> mike: i'm going to take notes. and pam bondy will be speaking this week and talking about the challenges that the sit

and city faces trying to host a convention. stay with us. >> we are keeping an eye on tropical storm isaac. the storm passing over the florida keys today. now it is closing over the coast. the florida panhandle up through louisiana. rick is joining us with the latest. the national hurricane center updated a bit ago. they are saying it is moving further toward the west. the images you are seeing from key west bringing heavy rain and strong winds. winds at some time today got up to around 60 miles an hour. those are the strongest winds. storm makes its way toward the

central golf. the rain will continue to fall and potentially bring a let for tornadoes tonight. rain band heading into the tampa area. it will be in the 30 to 40 mile an hour range. the storms continuing to pull up toward the west. it is moving toward the west. the national hurricane center is potentially bringing this further to the west. coming right through the new orleans area. this will put new orleans on the bad site. it will cause a flooding situation. florida you are looking better new orleans you are unber tunde

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anniversary of katrina. now, back to huckabee, see you in a half hour. ♪ >> we are back in tampa, florida, live from the republican national convention. florida attorney general took her face against obama care straight to the supreme court. we'll be speaking this wednesday night before the national convention. the theme of the night. we can change this. and pam is also a tampa resident and joins us now. great to see you. >> great to see you in my hometown, so happy you're here. >> mike: well, you've got a lot going on. it's your home state as well as your hometown. >> right. >> mike: are you exhausted getting ready for all of these folks coming to the republican convention? >> i'm thrilled and so enthu enthus enthused. we have my counterparts throughout the country.

and tampa, we're praying and shocked for louisiana, but blessed not a direct hit on tam with a. but we're working with the e. 0 c ap working hard to make sure that our citizens and guests are taken care of. >> mike: it was tough to call off the monday night session, and it was for all of you involved in the i gos, it was a safety decision, wasn't it? >> absolutely. and governor scott has to look out for every floridian and those in ow state. by tuesday morning, the rains are going to let up and we will have a beautiful rest of the week and we're looking forward to it, and i hope it's excited and folks enjoy the beautiful tampa bay where i've lived all of my life.

>> mike: and your roll like a hurricane, one thing you can do-- describe what others do at the worst moment. >> it's despicable, what they do, raise prices and gas prices, it's about a commodity and i have enacted my price gouging hot line. we have people able 24 hours a day and go to my roll and once, an emergency order has been destroyed, then i go to price gouging mode and we are going to ensure that all floridians are corrected as well as the visitor to our state and they're not going to be-- that's what happens during a tragedy or storm. >> it the worst kind of sleaze. >> it is. >> and taking advantage of

already suffering people and try to jack up prices. >> we're going after them and people need to report it. 1-866-9-no scam is it our hot lien and we will go after them with everything. because they're not going to take advantage of our guests. >> now, you're going to be on the platform wednesday night. >> reporter: just before you, governor. >> when they say, cheering and it's offer. i want to talk about the incredible responsibility it is to go to that platform and to speak. talk about when did you get the call that they wanted you to be one of the speakers. did you preview-- >> a little bit. but i'm going to speak with samuel george olen from and he's worked so hard on our speech and i can give away a little bit. i think you'll hearing a

little about obama care and that's about all i can say, but we're very, very excited and thrilled. i was shocked, i got a cull, i got an all and was totally surprised and athlete. can't wait. >> mike: i've got it tell you, i'm not surprised. a wonderful opportunity to showcase some of the most impressing emerging heeders in the republican party. if you hadn't been on the police, i would ha-- and looking forward to seeing you the rest of the week. thank you, you, too. >> coming up, florida senator marco rube could he, stay with us. [ female announcer ] to get a professional cleansing system you could spend as much as $200. olay says challenge that with an instrument that cleanses

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♪ >> well, my next guest is going to be introducing mitt romney on thursday night. that's more than just a huge honor, it's a great responsibility. and he's the republican senator from the great state of florida, marco rubio joins us on the phone from miami. well, senator, you've been dodging weather down there. and thanks for joining me tonight by phone. >> well, we were supposed to be there tonight, but figure we'd stay back here in south florida and look forward to being there tomorrow and seeing you speak i guess on wednesday? >> well, that's what i'm told. so, we'll see how that turns out, but, you know, you've got one of the most important rolls of this convention, not to make you nervous or anything, but let's face it, you know, you're setting everything up for the nominee of the party.

how long have you been working on the speech and are you nervous about it? >> well, you know, actually i'm honored by it and the only thing i wish is that so many of the people in my life who sacrifice so hard so i could have the opportunities i did, are here to be able to see it, but, you know, two things i hope will come across and the first of course, mitt romney is not just a successful businessman, but an incredibly successful person and i think that's going to come across during the convention, but especially on that evening. and as a man, conducted his life as a husband, father, and a role model for all americans irrespective of how you may feel about his policies. and another thing important to remember, this election is not just a choice between a republican and democrat, but different views what the future should look like and what the government role should be in america. that's what we're deciding. and we who believe in free enterprise and limited government, remind people how that's work for us and the enduring success of the future

and i think that mitt romney represents that and the short time i have on stage i can set that up for him. >> mike: senator, you have campaigned across america with governor romney, you've seen him in the campaign mode in a way that very few other elected officials have. i want you to describe for me. what do you see happening out there as he campaigns and touches people, talks to them, whether it's one-on-one or from the stage at a rally. what are you seeing and hearing from people who are energized at the rallies? >> a lot of different things you run into. obviously, there are people who voted for barack obama four years ago deeply disappointed how things turned out and say if they knew things were going to be this way never would have voted for him. we come across that. and people that are worried about the future. anxiety about what the future looks likes and would it be as good as it once was or better? and looking for someone to inspire him. and remind them what it is

that made us great and how tomorrow can be better than anything we've had before. mitt romney does a great job of communicating that and one of the things that comes across from mitt romney, is that he understands the american free enterprise stem and understands that the way prosperity is created in america is when someone decides to take their money and use it to start a business or grow an existing one and it comes across on the campaign trial and i think that americans instinctively know that to be true, as well. >> and i want to note that florida may decide the presidential election, it's going to be close here. the difference might be in the seniors are the hispanic votes of florida, project for us how you see those going? >> as far as the seniors are concerned, obviously, they're one-- and seniors built america to what it is today. they've worked hard and sacrificed all their lives to leave us with a country that my generation inherited and now they're worried about that. they want to see someone serious about that. obviously, they're concerned

about medicare in florida and 3 million people here are on medicare and my mom is one of them and they understand that medicare is going bankrupt. if we don't do something about it, my generation won't have medicare and they're looking for solutions. as far as hispanic voters, would i say all americans want to leave their children better off than themselves. and especially in the hispanic community. giving them a chance to do things they never got to do. and for mitt romney to explane how the free enterprise people, to remind people how the free enterprise system is the only economic system in the world where that's been possible. >> mike: well, senator, i want to tell you this, i think that next to mitt romney's acceptance speech, which i believe will be the speech of his life, i'm looking forward to hearing yours because i know it's going to be dynamic. and i'm excited to hear you on thursday night. so thank you so much for joining us. >> thank you. >> mike: and for all that you had to do it.

>> no, no, thank you for having me, i look forward to see seeing you in person. >> mike: take care. vice-president joe biden has given us an abundance of outrageous statements, he made another one at a campaign stop last week. my reaction to that and some others, oh, some notable quotes, when we come back. this is the plan that revolves around you. introducing share everything. unlimited talk. unlimited text. tap into a single pool of shareable data and add up to 10 different devices, including smartphones and tablets. the first plan of its kind. share everything. only from verizon. now add a tablet for only $10 monthly access.

>> this is a fox news extreme weather alert. we are keeping an eye on tropical storm isaac tomorrow. it is passing over the florida keys today and now passing over the gulf coast. it is going through the panhandle and up through louisiana. rick has the very latest. it is getting very scary in the central gulf. for the meantime across areas of florida tonight a new tornado watch box tornado warnings pop up over the last couple hours. i think we will continue to see that. these storms when they come in there is enough rotation in the atmosphere. it circles toward the earth and we see that. >> this is the center of the storm wobbling here. >> we have been seeing the satellite imagery. looks like it is looking a little bit like a tropical system. you see all of the thunderstorms

around the center of it. the hurricane unters have been going through and they haven't been able to find a great center of this storm. because of that we are not seeing any significant intensification happening right yet. it doesn't mean it's not going to happen. water is very warm. upper level conditions. the official forecast brings us up to a category 2 could be stronger than the land fall. the one change is the entire track is further off toward the west. as we saw the center of this track it cuts right over new orleans. you never like to be on the right side of that storm. that is bad news right here. this cone is beginning to shrink just a little bit. anywhere across western louisiana will need to watch this one closely. look at this. talking about potential impact as early as tuesday afternoon. mare -->> i am marianne rafferty. now back to "huckabee." hour.

>> mike: well, the republican national convention is sure to produce many headlines and some sound bites this week. and there was no shortage of memorable quotes over the past week, here is some. with their convention kicking off here tomorrow, republican delegates from all over the country are arriving in tampa where they're being greeted by this billboard. it says, welcome to tampa, where the mayor and city council are all democrats. enjoy our well-run city. we are enjoying your well-run city and when a democrat does something good, we salute you, so we thank you, not just the mayor and city council, but the wonderful people of tampa, florida, proven in the first few moments of the convention, an incredibly hospitable and delightful people to be with. we want to say thanks, we know that bringing all of these people disrupts your life and makes it difficult for you to get around. because it's difficult for us

to get around, too, with all the security, but thanks for your patience and your kindness and hope you'll tolerate us for being republicans and doggone excited about mitt romney, our mom nominee, being the next president. and mayor bloomberg patting himself how luxurious the new york shelters are. he says we've made our shelters systems so better, unfortunately when people are in it, or fortunately, depending on your objective is, it's a much more pleasurable experience than i have been before. em i'm not sure i remember a mayor bragging how wonderful the shelters are. it seems like they would brag about people not needing the shelters because they have good jobs and paychecks and live in places that paychecks are for.

and padding on benches in central park. mr. mayor, if the nicest thing was we've got really great shelters, just know, if i ever need one, i'll remember how wonderful the shelters are. well, here is vice-president joe biden at a campaign stop in detroit. . >> we helped more than a million refinance their mortgages, saving 3,000 bucks a year, but guess what? we could do it for another 12 million if republicans just get out of the way. just get out of the way. right? just get out of the way. and it won't cost the government a penny. >> mike: i love it. joe biden says, get out of the way, republicans, get out of the way and then the classic joe biden, it won't cost the government a penny. now, first of all, if you really believe that the reason that our economy is struggling and that people aren't able to afford their homes is because

republicans won't get out of the way, just a little reminder, joe, the republicans have put budget after budget through the house of representatives, and they've sent it over to the senate where you used to be a member, remember that? but your majority leader, harry contrary reid will not let a budget get on the senate floor not since 2009. when you say the government can get us out of the housing issue and it won't cost us a penny? somehow i just don't think there are many americans who believe that, but gosh, we enjoy hearing from you. now, here is one from president obama, his weekly radio address. >> we've extended the life of medicare by almost a decade. and i propose reforms that will save medicare money by getting rid of wasteful spending in the health care system and reining in insurance companies, reforms that won't touch your guaranteed medicare benefits, not by a single dime.

>> mike: huh, once again, i might want to point out that the math is not quite working because part of obama care was to quote, save 716 billion dollars by moving it out of the medicare program and increasing it on the overall population. and seems to me, that when you take some moan-- money away from the medicare population, not exactly it won't be affected by one single dime. then again as i think about it, maybe that's right. it won't be affected by a dime. we could live with that, no, it's going to be affected by billions and billions and billions of dollars of cuts to medicare and i'm not sure too many seniors in this country can live with that. as we look ahead to the republican national convention, republican strategist had this to say. he said that a convention speech is an audition for the national stage. and a politician's political future.

a great speech can have a snowball affect. that's a pretty accurate quote. many great political careers have been launched as a result of a speech at a political convention, bill clinton's in 1988. even though they booed him off the stage for talking too long, it still was the launching pad that four years later he took the nomination. we remember that barack obama was just an unknown former illinois senator, recently elected u.s. senator, but his rousing speech ended up catapulting him into the position that he currently holds and then there have been other great, great political moments, but you know what? i think that there's one thing that i would agree most of all from ron, and that's when he says it can have a snowball effect, it can. i've given some speeches and it did have a snowball effect, but the snow melted and that's the bad news. well, christian brad cast news correspondent david brody says in order for mitt romney to win the election, he's got to

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♪ >> we are back in tampa, florida, live from the site of the republican national convention. my next guest says that if mitt romney really wants to win the election, and by the way, i think he does, then he needs to continue making statements like this one. >> let's stop and think about the system of government and what it tells us in its founding document, the declaration of independence. it does not say that the government gave us our rights. it says that god gave us our rights. they come with us. (cheers) >> joining me is author of

the book, the teavangelicals, the inside story how the evangelicals and the tea party are taking america. david brody joins me, so good to be with you. >> good to be with you, governor. >> mike: i read the book and wrote a script-- first of all, you coined a phrase, i thought was brilliant. the tea party and evangelicals and the point you make a lot of people in the tea party are actually evangelicals. >> that's right, one of the main reasons i wrote the book to combat the mainstream media myths that evangelicals can walk and chew gum at the same time. >> it's not rocket science, evangelicals care about the economy, and what the teavangelicals are, conservative christians, typically evangelicals, don't have to, breaking bread with the tea party. >> mike: i think there was a perception and the official narrative from the media, the

tea party was a movement totally focused on economic issues, didn't care about the sanctity of life or marriage. you say they care about those things. they do and the polling shows 60% of the tea party consider themselves socially conservative. 40% libertarian. that begs the question, wait a minute, if 60% are socially, why isn't it taken over, and why are the pesky evangelicals ruining the day with their social issues. it's know not about the social issues, they can take their ball and play somewhere else on that. when it comes to the tea party, it's all about fiscal austerit austerity, no doubt about it. you talk in the book there's a misperception between evangelicals and the tea party, but one thing that's very important, fiscal conservatives are not always social conservatives, but you

point out that social conservatives are always fiscal conservatives. how did you come to that conclusion and how did you get there. >> the first was anecdotal and see it all the time. you go through the litany of the pro family agenda, folks at concerned women for america, and look, if you spent 112 billion dollars, this is what the federal government spends op programs going to unwed moms and 112 million dollars. >> the family says, you cut the divorce rate in half save yourself 55 billion dollars so everything is linked between social conservativism and fiscal conservativism. you can go down the line and planned parenthood is another good example. obama care, with abortion as part of that dispute and debate. that's another big part of it, too. >> let's talk about the tea party's influence on this year's 2012 elections and they were a huge factor in 2010.

probably without doubt. shaped the congressional elections and how much of an influence, do you see the tea party or as you call it teavangelicals having on-- >> dick murdoch in indiana and scott walker a huge recall victory and by the way, all of them are teavangelicals. scott walker and richard murdoch and we went on the road and talked with them about their faith and how their faith intersects with their politics and ted cruz pulled off a big upset in texas and oh, yeah, he's a teavangelical, too, they may not like the label, but it's not so much about the label as it is the brand of this teavangelical brand which represents something bigger, which are that there are fiscal conservatives and social conservatives and teavangelicals compromise both end of the spectrum. >> mike: would it be a mistake to say that issues that are value issues should be ignored completely in 2012.

>> that's right, it would be a miss tashta mistake. but there's no way for them to get tripped up. but played a clip of him getting a standing ovation, and saying that government is getting too big and our rights come from god not government. that, governor, is a winning combination and winning ticket for mitt romney to play to that. okayen the campaign trail all the time. his standing ovations longest ones he get are not about obama care, they're about when he talks specifically about government being too big and god being too small. >> mike: well, i know this, people are going to love the book. i do. and i think it's a great analysis of where the tea party really is and who is in it. anyway, david, stick around. after we take this break, archer davis and pam bondy will be joining me for some final thoughts. we'll be right back. [ female announcer ] think a thick cream is the only way to firm skin?

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♪ welcome back to tampa, we're live from the republican national convention, let me stay a word of thanks to people you don't ever see or really even probably think about. our incredible crew and the fox news crew, i think, they're amazing professionals and whether it's in new york or a remote location, they are incredibly gifted. you cannot understand how hard they work to put together what happens to be one of the most challenging situations ever. and i pay tribute to them because they make the rest of us lk as good as we can look.

i'll put it that way. not that we look good, but as good as we can get. joining us from the panel, and a question i didn't get around to before, there was a recent poll that showed that mitt romney had 0% of african-american vote. and give him some advice, how do republicans connect to the african-american community? >> well, first advice, recognize that obviously, president obama is going to get the african-american vote this year, an intense amount of proud in the community toward barack obama. the question going forward. mitt romney is going to be the next president, it's not important whether he gets african-american votes, but governs in a way that's inclusive and earnings the vote by 2016. the way to get those votes, focus on the economy, reforming education and running an inclusive administration. he won't get the votes this time, but the potential in 16 to get 15 to 20%.

>> that's an incredible observation, republicans understand that it's the long game not the short game. you're an attorney general and elected officials and you've had to campaign for votes that are traditionally democratic and yet you win in florida, how do you do it. >> florida is traditionally a red state and we are going to be a red state this november once again and governor i've been travelling the state with mitt romney together and i've been his surrogate in new hampshire and women are coming out in droves. and i'm co-chair for the nation and he realizes that the women's vote is just as important and women care about the same thing, the economy, school of choice, jobs, the poverty level among women and i think that governor romney has been doing an incredible job and so much enthusiasm among women for governor romney. >> mike: don't you think that ann's speech is going to be one of the highlights of the week. and i think that people will

love her when they see what a warm, charming and devoted just wife, mother and human being she is. >> i love ann romney, she's brilliant, raised five boys and i mean, i think she could give a political speech better than any elected officials i know. and i can't wait to hear her, she's such a great person. >> mike: david brody, your realm is the teavangelicals and you brought it up and highlighted it, if you were giving mitt romney some advice to pencil in on the corners of his speech, what would you suggest he needs to include? >> i've got to tell you, governor, i would suggest that he maybe really not run away from his mormon faith. you know, it doesn't mean that it needs to be a systemic theology test at all. having said that, he has a wonderful humanitarian record, and his clutch and the support he gave to individual families, and there's a compelling story and multiple stories and he does shy away

from it maybe the next news week cover or time magazine cover might show. but if you dig down, that's the story overall and i think that mitt romney wants to tell voters across this country. >> mike: all of you have brought a great perspective and besides mitt romney, paul ryan, ann romney speeches, it will me quickly five seconds, what is the highlight of the convention. mike huckabee and chris christie. >> mike huckabee what i'll say. >> what am i supposed to say. >> mike huckabee you're supposed to say. >> mike huckabee and definitely chris christie. >> mike: there you go, i paid them handsomely for that. steak dinner after the show tonight. we're so glad you've joined us, and we're live from tampa tonight, but all of this week fox news is going to be covering from stem to stern, the entire republican national convention, if you miss any of it, it's your own fault. why would you miss it?

we're delighted you'll be joining us. i want to say my heart felt thanks to david brody, pam brodi, and arthur davis, all had a great story to tell. the big story is yet to come, that we'll hear on the republican national convention stage every night this week, i believe that america will hear a real solid and clear reason that there is a tremendous deference between the way that barack obama has governed and the way that mitt romney will govern. this is not a time just to choose up about parties, democrat versus republican, but rather, to determine exactly what kind of america we really are going to have in the coming days and years. i'm looking very forward to that moment. well-- >> oh. >> hey! oh, it was my birthday this week.

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