just ask danny why that's important. when the economy took a dive a few years ago, she took a pay cut. not long after that she lost her job. today, however, she's working at g3 industries in wisconsin. in fact, she just received a promotion. g3 is one of those companies that added jobs during the past year, and now has plans to add even more. the owner told me that he's creating additional jobs in wisconsin because he likes the way we're moving our state forward, and he's even more committed since the last election. without our positive changes he told me he would not have had the confidence to grow business in wisconsin. improving the business climate is not only good for small business owners, it's good for people like sandy and her family. we need more stories like hers in america, because the last couple of years have been, well, pretty tough. like many places across the country, wisconsin lost more

than 100,000 jobs from 2008 to 2010. unemployment during that time topped out at over 9%. but because of our reforms, wisconsin has added thousands of new jobs. the unemployment rate is down from when i first took office. equally as important, we improved the economic climate for job creators. today 94% of our employers believe wisconsin is headed in the right direction. [cheers and applause] that compares to just 10% who thought the same thing just two years ago. elections have consequences. as was the case in wisconsin two years ago, too many americans think our country is headed in the wrong direction. but mitt romney understands, like i understand, that people, people not governments, create jobs. with that in mind, my administration is making it

easier for people to create jobs in wisconsin. our reforms put the hard-working taxpayers back in charge. people like sandy. sadly the federal government seems to be going in the opposite direction. nationally we've experienced 42 consecutive months of unemployment above 8%. last month 44 of the 50 states saw an increase in the unemployment rate. more than 12 million of our fellow citizens are unemployed. we need someone to turn things around in america. that leader is governor mitt romney! [cheers and applause] mitt romney turned businesses around in the private sector. he saved the winter olympics. he balanced state budgets without raising taxes in a way that helped the private sector create more jobs. then, with the announcement of paul ryan as his running mate,

governor romney not only showed that he has the experience and the skill to become president, he's shown he has the courage and passion to be an exceptional president. [cheers and applause] with this pick, he showed that the "r" next to his name doesn't just stand for republican, it stands for reformer. now more than ever, we need reformers, leaders who think more about the next generation than just the next election. [applause] that's what you get -- that's what you get from mitt romney and paul ryan. now i in a few weeks we'll celebrate the 250th anniversary of our federal constitution. moments like that remind us that what makes america so great, what makes us exceptional is that throughout our history, in moments of crisis, be they

economic or fiscal, military or spiritual, what makes america amazing has been that there have always been men and women of courage who think more about the future of their children and their grandchildren they did about their own political careers! [cheers and applause] let this be one of those moments. let this be our time in history so that some day, some day we can tell our children and our grandchildren, that we were there, that we changed the course of history for the better. let us tell them that we helped elect mitt romney and paul ryan to save america. [cheers and applause] thank you. >> sean: you just heard from wisconsin governor scott walker deliver his address to the rnc. welcome to "hannity." we're coming to you live from the site of the republican

national convention in tampa, florida. a huge night on tap for the goa. we've speeches from rick santorum, democrat turned republican and obama backer arthur davis and nikki haley. the culmination is the highly patted speech of ann romney and the keynote address delivered by new jersey governor chris christie. we'll bring you all of that and much more as it happens, and keeping a close eye on isaac. the storm is currently a category 1 hurricane and just made landfall in southeast louisiana. shepard smith is on the ground in new orleans, which looks to be directly in its path. we'll also check in with the governors of two huge battleground states, ohio governor john kasick and wisconsin governor scott walker. welcome, congressman. like a rock concert out there.

>> it is electric in this hall. we're excited about the next couple of months so we can reclaim this country. >> obviously pretty enthusiastic. big night tonight. let's start with the negative that's been coming from the obama campaign. ann romney will get out there tonight. then we've got -- chris christie will get out there tonight. how big an impact will that have on changing the negative perception that obama and his team have to create? >> i know that ann romney will hit it out of the ballpark, because she's a committed woman, wife to her husband, mother to her kids. she'll tell america the story of mitt romney, what he's done as a successful family man, successful businessman, somebody this country so desperately needs. >> sean: we have a preview of some of the lines that we released. what she says here, she talks about, than, this man will not fail. he will not it down.

he will lift up america. >> i mean, that's what it's about, sean. we know this is an election that is a generational election. we know the choices between americans with big dreams, entrepreneurs who want to go and build on their own success. >> sean: you mean, they built it? >> they built it. >> sean: oh. >> the fact we have a choice between that, which we all know is the backbone of america, small business people, or people like the president who believe that frankly washington builds success, which is something most americans reject. >> sean: so we have two big speeches coming up. we'll carry those. now, i have a little insight into governor chris christie's speech. i think a lot of people might expect to come out here and have it all be about slamming barack obama. it seems he's going to be counterintuitive. the message is pretty much we did this in new jersey, we can do this in the united states of america, but we need the right leadership. will that exceed expectations,

counterintuitive? >> chris christie is an awesome leader in new jersey, a very blue state as we know, who has taken on the public employee unions and said, listen, the math doesn't lie. we've got to fix the problem. he's in the line of so many of our governors who have spoken here tonight. we had our governor from virginia, bob mcdonnell, who has done -- >> sean: had an incredible reception. scott walker? >> scott walker in wisconsin. all of these leaders at the state level have demonstrated we can do, it's just time for washington to follow suit. >> sean: also part of christie's message tonight, i won't give a full preview, but he's going to say the american people can handle the truth. seems like he's going out there under the assumption that the american people understand with one in six americans in poverty, 25 million un and underemployed, 49 million americans on food stamps, seems to be going out there under the assumption that the american people know things are bad and they've not gotten

better under barack obama. >> as you know, chris christie is the first to say he approached the job that he has as governor with two things in mind. number one, always tell the truth. number two, try and effect real change and solve problems. it's the same thing we've done in the u.s. house. it's what paul ryan brings to the ticket, because frankly the budget that he designed and drafted is about fixing problems. it's also, sean, about really telling the american people the math doesn't lie. we can't continue to spend money we don't have. we got to fix the problems. >> sean: it's interesting. we'll discuss this with governor walker later in the program tonight, and governor kasich. two governors faced massive deficits, and told the people of their states the truth. the people responded. governor walker, as we all know now, after a recall, got more votes he did two years prior. this might be the time at that american people are ready for balanced budgets, entitlement

reform. >> and it also just demonstrates, sean, that barack obama and his team, they really do not give the american people the credit they deserve. they want to know the truth. they want to have real leadership. that's what mitt romney and paul ryan are going to be all about, telling the truth and helping solve problems. >> sean: let's go to the tone of the campaign, largely by the president and his surrogates, mitt romney is everything from a rapist, puracist, put y'all bacn chains, responsible for cancer, wants dirty air and water. your friend paul ryan, you wrote the book "young guns with him," granny is over the cliff. does that hurt the likability of president barack obama, what he was able to hold on to throughout his presidency? >> i think it's degraded the office of the presidency. it is not becoming of the leader of our country and the free world, and that is where we are in stark contrast, sean, because what we'll see throughout this week and the american people

will begin to see more and more as we make our way toward november is a republican party renewed with a fresh face in paul ryan, with mitt romney at the helm of the ticket, someone who's demonstrated the ability to build a business, to reclaim businesses who have failed, to put people back to work. that's really what we're about here. i'm just very excited about it. >> sean: i was very startled, because i went back and looked at some of the footage of barack obama in 2008, invesco field, people crying, yes, we can, obama. when you compare it, it's a war on women, dividing men and women, it's dividing, you know, people had that -- the race card has been played, rich versus poor, old versus young, the very thing barack obama railed against often in 2008. >> right. well, he always was about trying to make real change happen in washington. you know what, he's been the culprit of the cronyism that's infected the federal government even more so now. he's the reason why, as we know,

we have solyndra, because he wanted to reward his friends. he's the reason why you see more and more special interest trying to gain an edge because washington is going to grow ever bigger under his watch, and the feeding of the trough will never stop. that's the difference between us and what the other side is trying to do. we want to stop that. >> sean: as you look at numbers, because the one thing i always think about -- already, we borrow 40 cents of every dollar we spend. when we think of our kids and grandkids, do you really think america could become greece? are we reaching a point of no return? these are numbers you deal with every day. >> sean, you just look at the facts. i mean, over the last three years we've seen a 23% decline in small business startups. that's where the jobs are. disproportionately. we continue on that route, you're not going to have a private sector and engine to go about lifting this economy back up, and you'll have a government that all it does is suck the money out from under the people that earn it. yes, we could very easily become greece if the policies of barack

obama are allowed to continue. and again, sean, this is where i believe the electorate is. they're disappointed. they know that these policies have failed. barack obama's economic agenda has been a failure. >> sean: what's it been like to deal with personally? >> listen, he's someone who does not take kindly to people who differ with him philosophically or on a policy level. i mean, i've certainly had the experience of confronting that with the president. i know that our next vice president, paul ryan, has also been subjected to that. a good friend of mine, somebody that we are locked arm and arm with together in this fight to reclaim our country. >> sean: good to see you. congressman, kantor, appreciate you being with us. we're awaiting the keynote from new jersey governor chris christie, also the wife of now republican nominee mitt romney, ann rom will be on track tonight. we'll check in with governors john kasich and scott walker, but we're tracking other breaking news of tonight, that

of course hurricane isaac. it's made landfall in southeastern louisiana, strong winds and a dangerous storm surge are occurring along the gulf coast. our very own shepard smith is standing by in new orleans tonight. shep? >> shepard: sean, good evening. we're in the french quarter. the storm came ashore well south and west of hour about an hour and 15 minutes ago as a category 1 tomorrow, but the headline at this moment is isaac has taken a last-minute turn. isaac has shifted ever so slightly to the west. that means rather than the eye coming up toward the city of new orleans it looks at this moment like the storm's going to head more westerly toward baton rouge. that doesn't mean anything is going to be less severe from new orleans all the way east into mississippi and alabama, but nonetheless the eyewall looks like it's going to move more to the west than previously predict. the latest reports we have from southern louisiana. one parish president said they

had a 74-mile-an-hour wind gust in one place and a 100-mile-an-hour wind gust in another. reports from grand isle, louisiana, from the parish president there as well, more damage than expected, but still not severe damage to property. in addition the topping of some levees. no levees have given way in any way, and they're not expected to, but because of the heavy winds and the heavy rain and that storm surge you were mentioning, some of the levees have been topped a bit. they're structurally sound, but water is coming over. something to watch in the hours ahead. they think the worst of the storm won't get to new orleans until after sunrise tomorrow. the storm is only moving at 7 miles an hour. so the latest thinking is that all of the gulf south, up into baton rouge, all the way across new orleans and into south mississippi, and lower alabama, rain for the next 36 to 40 hours. this storm is creeping along. they say we can expect wind gusts in excess of 80 miles an hour here. and in the high-rises in the central business district in

downtown new orleans, they can expect category 2 hurricane-force winds. that could do some significant damage. there's power outages to about 80,000 people in louisiana at last check. they're expecting that number to rise significantly. the power department is doing all they can. we have scattered reports of poles down and trees down. sean, about what you would expect from a category 1. we'll keep you updated throughout the night. >> sean: all right, shep. once again, the people in the gulf coast, new orleans in particular, in our thoughts and prayers. we have plenty more coming up from the republican national convention tonight. we'll check in governors john kasich and scott walker. plus still ahead tonight, rick santorum, ann romney, and of course the keynote chris christie will take to the stage behind me on this jam-packed night in tampa. and we will take those speeches live. plus, we'll keep you up to date on the very latest with hurricane isaac. stay with us. "hannity" tonight from the republican natiol convention. hello?

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pennsylvania, presidential candidate, rick santorum. he's just taken to the stage. >> my 93-year-old mother from florida. and some of our children. my oldest son john wanted to be here tonight, but he's a first-year cadet at the citadel -- [cheers and applause] >> so i just want to say to you, john, i'm proud of you, son. thank you. [applause] i'm a first generation american. at the age of 7, my dad came to johnstown, pennsylvania from the mountains of northern italy on a ship named providence. how providencial that one day

his son would announce down the road from the deep mines where his father, my grandfather, mined coal till he was 72 years old. when my grandfather died, i remembered as a kid kneeling at his casket, and not being able to take my eyes off his thick, strong hands. hands that dug his path in life and gave his family a chance at living the american dream. working the mines may not have been the dream he ever dreamed, i never dared to ask him, but i think his answer would have been that america gave him more than he had ever hoped. america believed in him. that's why he believed in america. [applause]

my grandfather, like millions of other immigrants, didn't come here for some government guarantee of income equality or government benefits to take care of his family. in 1923, there were no government benefits for immigrants except one -- freedom. [cheers and applause] under president obama the dream of freedom, an opportunity has become a nightmare of dependency with almost half of america receiving some sort of government assistance. it's no surprise fewer and fewer americans are achieving their dreams and more and more parents are concerned their children won't realize theirs. president obama spent four years and borrowed $5 trillion trying to convince you that he could

make things better for you, to put your trust in him and the government to take care of every problem. the result? massive debt, anemic growth, and millions more unemployed. the president's plan didn't work for america, because that's not how america works. in america -- [applause] in america we believe in freedom and the responsibility that comes with it to work hard, to make the dream of reaching our god-given potential come true. we believe it -- we believe it because it still works. even today. graduate from high school, work hard, and get married before you have children, and the chance you will ever be in poverty is

just 2%. yet if you don't do these three things, you're 38 times more likely to end up in poverty. we understand many americans don't succeed because the family that should be there to guide them and serve as the first rung on the ladder of success isn't there, or is badly broken. the fact is, that marriage is disappearing in places where government dependency is the highest. most single mothers do heroic work, an amazing job raising their children. [applause] but if america is going to succeed we must stop the assault on marriage and the family in america today. [applause]

from lowering taxes to reforming social programs, mitt romney and paul ryan are dedicated to restoring the home where married moms and dads are pillars of strong communities, raising good citizens in our neighborhoods. [applause] a solid education should be the second rung on the ladder to success, but the system is failing. president obama's solution has been to deny parents choice, attack private schools, and nationalize curriculum and student loans. mitt romney believes that parents and the local community must be in charge of our schools, not the department of education. [cheers and applause]

yet we all know there is one key to success that has helped people overcome even the greatest of obstacles -- hard work. that's why work was the centerpiece of the bipartisan welfare reform law. requiring work as a condition of receiving welfare succeeded, not just the welfare rolls were cut in half, but because employment went up, poverty went down, and dreams were realized. it's a sturdy ladder of success that is built with healthy families, education, and hard work. [applause] but president obama's policies undermine the traditional

family, weaken the education system, and this summer he showed us once again he believes in government handouts and dependency by waiving the work requirement for welfare. i helped write the welfare reform bill. we made the law crystal-clear. no president can waive the work requirement, but as with his refusal to enforce our immigration laws president obama rules like he's above the law. [cheers and applause] americans take heed. when a president can simply give a speech, or write a memo, and change the law to do what the law says he cannot do, we will no longer be a republic. [applause]

yet as my family and i criss-crossed america, something became so obvious to us. america is still the greatest country in the world, and with god's help and good leadership we can restore the american dream. [applause] why? because i held its hand. i shook the hand of the american dream. it has a strong grip. i shook the hands of farmers and ranchers who made america the bread basket of the world, hands weathered and worn and proud of it.

i grasped the dirty hands with scars that come from years of labor in the oil and gas fields, mines and mills, hands that power and build america, and were stewards of the abundant resources that god has given us. i've gripped hands that work in restaurants and hotels, hospitals, banks and grocery stores, hands that serve and care for all of us. i clasped hands of men and women in uniform and their families, hands that sacrifice and risk all to protect and keep us free, and hands that pray for their safe return home. [applause] i held hands that are in want,

hands looking for the dignity of a good job, hands growing weary of not finding one, but refusing to give up hope. and finally, i cradled the hands, the little broken hands, of the disabled, hands that struggle, hands that bring pain, hands that ennoble us and bring great joy. they came to see us. oh, did they come to see us when they found out that karen and i were blessed with caring for someone special, too, our bella. [applause] 4 1/2 years ago i stood over a

hospital isolette staring at the tiny hands of our newborn daughter who we hoped was perfectly healthy, but bella's hands were just a little different, and i knew different wasn't good news. the doctors later told us that bella -- that bella was incompatible with life and to prepare to let go. they said even if she did survive, her disabilities would be so severe that bella would not have a life worth living. we didn't let go. [applause]

today bella is full of life. she's made our lives and countless others much more worth living. [applause] i thank god that america still has one party that reaches out their hands in love to lift up all of god's children, born and unborn! [cheers and applause]

[cheers and applause] and we say -- and we say that each of us has dignity, and all of us have the right to live the american dream. [applause] we also say that without you, without you, america is not keeping faith with its dream, that all men, all men, are created equal, and endowed by their creator with the right-to-life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

[applause] ladies and gentlemen, you know we are stewards of a great inheritance. in november we have a chance to vote for life and liberty, not dependency. a vote for mitt romney and paul ryan will put our country back in the hands of leaders who understand what america can and for the sake of our children must be to keep the dream alive. thank you and god bless you, and god bless america! thank you! [cheers and applause] >> sean: there you have it, multiple standing ovations for former presidential candidate rick santorum. ohio governor john kasich is sitting next to me as we await the speech of arthur davis, ann romney, and chris christie's keynote address, all of that,

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>> sean: welcome back. my next guest, joining me from the floor of the convention, wisconsin governor scott walker.

governor, welcome back. huge reaction to you tonight. i'm sure you're very appreciative. >> i was indeed. you know, we don't do it for accolades, for applause, we do it because it's the right thing. it was nice to hear that from the delegates. >> sean: governor, one of the things you spoke about in the speech, and i think one of the issues you faced as governor, and we'll talk to john kasich in a minute, you faced a huge budget deficit, then you faced unions coming after you, but you went directly to the people of wisconsin and you got bigger numbers you did in 2010. do you anticipate that there's something we can read into that with this election? >> oh, i think there's no doubt about it. i talked about it tonight. i think not just my state, but other battleground states, particularly in the midwest, what people want, particularly swing voters, is they want leaders that have the courage to take on tough issues. we showed it in wisconsin. as you mentioned, sean, we won by more votes than before. i think that's what they want out of mitt romney and paul ryan. that's what they'll get. >> sean: you know, one of the

things we're anticipating that governor christie will be counterintuitive tonight, pointing out what governors like yourself and governor kasich, what he did in new jersey, and nikki haley, bob mcdonnell who also spoke tonight, that what you've been able to do on the state level we can do on a national level. seems like it's more about ideas than going after the president as some might expect. is that the right tone to set in the keynote? >> well, i do, because i think thendictment is pretty clear. i mean, 42 consecutive months of unemployment above 8%. last month 44 of the 50 states saw an uptick in unemployment. 12 million americans are unemployed today. people understand that things aren't working. for anybody thought they were electing bill clinton four years ago, the economy is not better, the budget is not balanced. people understand they made a mistake. it's up to show we've got a better option, and we do with

mitt romney and paul ryan. >> sean: seems that one of the main themes that governor christie will hit tonight is that the american people can now accept and handle the fact that we are living in difficult economic times, that we're at a tipping point, and we either change things around now or we will pay a very dear price down the road. very similar to what everybody's gone through in different states. >> well, that's exactly right. if you look at the difference between the states led by republicans and those led by democrats, last month the difference was a full one point better in terms of the unemployment in states led by republicans. we've shown state by state we can turn it around the budget deficits we had without raising taxes, and most importantly do it in a way that small businesses can grow. if we can do that one state after another, as republican governors, there's no doubt another great former republican governor, mitt romney can do it for america. >> sean: all right, wisconsin governor scott walker on the floor of the convention. thanks for joining us, governor. joining me now as we await chris christie and ann romney is ohio governor john kasich.

what an applause you got tonight. you were -- >> hey, wait till you hear what chicago'chris christie's going . he's going to rock this place, take the roof off. >> sean: i got a preview, though. he said you guys did it on the state level, that the american people are ready to hear that we've got problems, that they can handle "the truth." >> we were $8 billion in the hole. we're now balanced. we had 89 cents in a rainy day fund. now we have half a billion dollars. we lost 400,000 jobs when we came in. now we're up 122,000. it works. >> sean: what does that tell us about the mood of the people in wisconsin and ohio? maybe the country. is the mood changed now? are people serious about -- >> sean, they want to know they're going to get work. that's the key for mitt romney and paul ryan. they've got to convince the people in these battleground states that they have a better way of creating jobs, a better history, a better record, than barack obama. and if he does it, he's going to win.

>> sean: is that the difference between maybe countering the negative attacks? i mean, this has been the meanest -- you know, i call it the campaign, is not hope and change, it smear and slander. >> his campaigns so similar to mine. the people that i beat had a terrible record, so they smeared me. obama has a very poor record, so they're smearing mitt. you've got to respond to some of that, but you tell people how you're going to give them hope, their kids are going to get work, they'll get work, and prosperity will come back. stronger family, you get a job, you get a stronger family, the kids are better. that's the message. you got to stay on it. jim rhodes was a four-term governor of ohio, and every time reagan or bush would show up he'd have a lecture for them, take it, put the wallet on the table and he said, gentlemen, it's only about this. that's what mitt romney has to communicate. >> sean: governor, stay right there. we'll have much more with ohio governor john kasich. any moment now former democrat

alabama congressman arthur davis is going to address the convention, that plus south carolina governor nikki haley, ann romney, and chris christie with the keynote. we're live from the republican national convention in tampa, florida, as "hannity" continues. it doesn't get any better than endless shrimp at red lobster.

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plus we're awaiting speeches tonight from ann romney and of course the keynote from new jersey governor chris christie. we'll bring them to you live as they happen right here on the fox news channel. i continue to be joined by ohio governor john kasich. one of the things i want to talk about is, when you're in a campaign, and they went very hard against you in your race, they went very hard against scott walker, but you were able to overcome the unions, the negativity, the money, and talk about big ideas. how does that translate into a national race? >> well, i mean, romney has to lay out his vision. you know, sean, i was looking at some numbers the other day of the rallies, mitt romney's getting bigger crowds than barack obama. >> sean: in ohio. >> in ohio. small little towns, like chillicothe 5,000 people on saturday just outside columns c. they're fired up when mitt romney said take the mean campaign back to chicago.

that gave people a sense that he was in it to win it, to quote one other politician, in it to win it. the other thing i want to tell you about mitt romney, because people say are they going to get to know him. i've concluded something about romney. he's a pleasant, happy man. >> sean: will he present himself at this convention -- well, we got go to this speech. >> all right. >> sean: still with me, we'll continue with ohio governor john kasich, but former democrat arthur davis has taken the stage. >> the last time i spoke at a convention, it turned out i was in the wrong place, so, tampa, my fellow republicans, thank you for welcoming me where i belong! [cheers and applause] thank you!

thank you! now we got to get on with the show, because we have a country to turn around. this very night you nominated the most experienced executive to seek the presidency in 60 years in mitt romney. he has no allusions about what makes america great. he doesn't confuse the presidency with celebrity or loftiness with leadership. what a difference four years makes. now the democrats' negative ads do convince me that governor romney can't sing, but his record convinces me he knows how to lead, and i think you know what skill we need more. [applause]

now america is the land of second chances. i gather in this close race you have room for the estimated 6 million of us who got it wrong in 2008 and who want to fix it. [cheers and applause] maybe -- maybe we should have known that night in denver that things that began with styrofoam, greek columns, and artificial smoke, typically don't end well. maybe the hollywood stars and the glamour blinded us a little. you thought it was the glare. some of us thought it was a halo. ahem. but in all seriousness, do you know why so many of us believed? we led with our hearts and our dreams that we could be more inchewssive than america had ever been, and no candidate ever

spoken so beautifully. but dreams meet daybreak. the jobless know what i mean. so have the families who wonder how this administration through record recovery in three years and counting, so many of those words have faded. remember, my friends, the president saying of negative politics and untrue ads, not this time? who knew not this time just meant not unless the stuck and we can't run on our record. [cheers and applause] remember when the president said of his own election, this was the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planets began to heal? who knew the plain english version of it was, middle america, get ready to shell out 60 bucks to fill up your car.

[applause] and in terms of their crown jewel legislative achievement, who knew that when asked could government conceivably impose a federal mandate requiring middle-class americans to buy health insurance whether they could afford it or not, that the obama answer would be, yes, we can. so this time, in the name of 23 million of our children and parents, and brothers and sisters who are officially unemployed, underunemployed, or who have stopped looking for work, let's put the poetry aside, let's suspend the hype, let's come down-to-earth and start creating jobs again! [cheers and applause] this time instead of moving oceans and healing planets, let's pay our bills down and pay down the debt so we control our

own future. [cheers and applause] and of course -- and of course we know that opportunity lies outside the reach of some of our people. we don't need flowery words about inequality to tell us that. we don't need a party that is led while poverty and hunger rose to record levels to give us lectures about suffering. now, ladies and gentlemen, there are americans who are listening to this speech right now, who haven't always been with you, and i want you to let me talk just to them for a moment. i know how loaded up our blocks is with anger and animosity, but i have to believe we can still make a case over the raised voices. there are americans watching right now who voted for the president, but they're searching

right now, because they know that their votes didn't build the country they wanted. to those democrats and independents whose minds are open to argument, listen closely to the democratic party that will gather in charlotte and ask yourself if you hear your voice in the clamor. ask yourself if these democrats still speak for you. when they say we have a duty to grow government, even when we cannot afford it, does it sound like compassion to you? or does it sound like recklessness? when you hear the party that glorified occupy wall street blast success, when you hear them minimize the genius of the men and women who make jobs out of nothing, is that what you teach your children about work? when they tell you america is this unequal place where the powerful trample on the powerless, does that sound like the country your children or

your spouse risked their lives for in iraq or afghanistan? >> no! >> do you even recognize the america they're talking about? >> no! >> what can we say about a house that doesn't honor the pictures on its walls? john kennedy asked us what we could do for america. this democrat party asks what can government give you? don't worry about paying the bills for your kids and grandkids. bill clinton took on his base and made welfare a thing you have to work for. this current crowd guts the welfare work requirement in the dead of night and won't tell the truth about it. [applause] bill clinton, john elected, and lyndon johnson reached across the aisle and said meet me in the middle, but their party rammed through a healthcare bill that took over 1/6 of our economy without accepting a

single republican idea, without winning a single vote in either house from a party whose constituents make up half of this country. you know the democrats used to have a night when they presented a film of their presidential legends. folks, if they do in charlotte, the theme song should be this year's "now you're just somebody that i used to know." [cheers and applause] my fellow americans, when great athletes falter, their coaches sometimes whisper to them, remember who you are. to call to their greatness when their bodies and spirit are too sapped to remember their strength. this sweet, blessed god-inspired place called america is a

champion that has absorbed some blows, but we bend, we do not break. [cheers and applause] this is no dark hour! this is no dark hour. this is the dawn before we remember who we are! [cheers and applause] so may it be said of this time in our history, 2008 to 2011, lesson learned. 2012, mistake corrected. god bless you! god bless you, tampa! god bless you, america! let's take this country back! thank you so much! [cheers and applause] >> sean: there you have it, former democrat arthur davis, congressman from alabama.

he seconded the official nomination of obama in 2008. >> it's an amazing story. he may have been disgruntled and gone away quietly, but the guy gets on this stage and speaks -- >> sean: by the way, we'll swing to nikki haley who just took the stage, the south carolina governor. >> i love the south carolina. i'm the proud daughter of indian immigrants, who reminded my brothers, sisters and me every single day how blessed we were to live in this country. they loved the fact that only in america we could be as successful as we wanted to be and nothing would stand in our way. my parents started a business out of the living room of their home, and 30-plus years later it was a multimillion dollar company. but there wasn't a single day that it was easy. there wasn't a single day that my mom and dad didn't put everything they had into making that business. so president obama, with all due

respect, don't tell me that my parents didn't build their business. [cheers and applause] almost 45 years after my parents first became americans, i stand before you and them tonight as the proud governor of south carolina. [cheers and applause] we build things in the palmetto state. we build planes. we build cars. we have three of the four largest tire producers in the world, and are about to become the number one tire-producing state in the country. and not too long ago, the "wall street journal" said anyone still thinking the u.s. has lost its manufacturing shop hasn't been to south carolina. [applause] we have so much potential and so much to be proud of, but like so

many states we have our challenges. whether they be unemployment or education or poverty, and like so many of my governors i workday in and day out to try to improve the lives of the people of my state. and sadly the hardest part of my job continues to be this federal government, this administration, and this president. [cheers and applause] as i said, my parents loved it when they came to america. if you worked hard, the only things that could stop you were the limits you placed on yourself. unfortunately these past few years, you can work hard, try to be as successful as possible, follow the rules, and president barack obama will do everything he can to stand in your way. south carolina recently passed