. >> that we'll learn from coast to coast, from city to shining city. yes, we, can. >> yes, we can. but. >> yes, we can. >> but. >> yes we can but. [laughter] [laughter] >> we're hear at north carolina i can honestly say it's one of the country -- south carolina. i see why james taylor spent so much time here. more from the dnc city [bleep] to be at the convention center magical on the scene and john oliver downtown which for some reason he showed up now which i think we can all agree -- excuse me. [laughter] >> jessica. you have been asked into the hall of fame. is that why the democrats chose charlotte gives them a nod to the white male voter. hey we're thinking about you too, is that symbolism, is that fair to say. >> no, not really. do you know what, i don't think so. i think it's more that nascar is a metaphor for the democrat party, okay. just riding around and around in circles covered with the logos of companies that own them. and you know they're thinking of them says, we're getting somewhere, right. we're beewe've been in this care hours. never quite realizing everyone els

the next one, you do remember that during the 1984 rnc convention, ronald reagan emphasized the shining city mario cuomo had a different classic. a different way of talking about a city. also a very famous book. what was the analogy that he used for his 1984 speech. think cities. think maybe more than one. >> i'm going to get this wrong. a shining city on a hill? >> that was reagan. so not so much a shining city on a hill it's actually a tale of two cities. a tale of two cities. this kin of idea that obviously we're in america, we're more than -- yes. okay. last question. >> give yourself another nerd. >> no, no, no, no, no. i'm sorry, not the last question here. which dark horse candidate was nominated at the first party convention, not by radio, but reported by telegraph? the hint was he was elected president in 1844, and if you've been watching nerdland, we talked about him last week. >> polk. >> that's right. you are killing it. >> awesome. >> james polk was nominated. >> got to love polk. >> at the first telegraph reported convention. anybody know why we talked about james polk last wee

we will keep america the shining city of the hill ronald reagan spoke of.ple of america. we are going to take back america and keep it strong. thank you so much. thank you. ♪ ♪ ♪ caller: ♪ ♪ >> in four weeks, the thirst of the presidential debates. watch and engaged -- the first of the presidential debates. a discussion of whether the political parties have a gender gap. after that a conversation with nancy pelosi. >> how do students cheat. let me summarize. research conducted in 199316 conducted by students included copying -- the 1993 included students copping children -- copping materials without footnoting, -- copying materials without footnoting, reviewing a stolen copy of an exam, giving test questions to students in another class, developing a physical relationship with the instructor for the purpose of getting information, robbery and blackmail, hiring a -- bribery and blackmail, altering and forging a university documents and taking home and exam in getting help when instructions indicate and in the work. >> everybody wants to make a buck. student

restore the kind of freedom that has always driven america's economy and that's allowed us to be the shining city on the hill freedom that's it. least you can easily fit on a bumper sticker you see mitt romney's so-called big idea is the same big idea that's been pushed by every republican since reagan we the people are free this believe has been the underlying basis for everything going to try to do these games to the vision of a society where men and women are free free to choose but work government is not as free to override their decisions we have to fight for our freedoms also economic and our national security freedoms it was ronald reagan who said that freedom is always just one generation away from extinction freedom freedom freedom after hearing it all this much the word starts to lose meaning in the founders by the way didn't use the word freedom they used the word liberty what exactly do these republicans mean when they talk about freedom pluckily gov good hair down in texas rick perry explained it for us. america needs to be about where you need to be about freedom from overtaxation f

pillar after pillar after pillar holding up a shining city on the hill. and what are we with?very day with their little jackhammers chiles been away, underlining the pillars of american exceptionalism from attempting to bring down the shining city on the hill, turn it into rubble and they have no idea what they would on top of that rubble. but i know this. we are not going to let them do that. we will refurbish those pillars come as strength in the shining city on the hill will serve god and country in that order. there is a fine future for the united states of america and we're going to have a chance to limit. when that picture comes, it will be our victory, not his victory. god bless you all. god bless america. [applause] ♪ >> thank you, congressman king. there is a team going through today. four years ago, america was asking, who is barack obama? after four years, america's asking who does barack obama think he is? well, we have a very special message that was made today, just for you from the man who is running against him. let's look at the monitors together right now. >>

values sort of try to transmit that to radio and a spells american ideals and we saw ourselves as a shining city on the hill in hopes that we could spread the ladies as. i think what the internet does, and the novel idea is provide the tools and the access to information where they can discover this on their own. fighting to make sure there isn't censorship of the internet and censoring the free flow of information i think this one way that we can encourage open discussion in the free discussion of ideas. so the american model spreading in the 21st century is because the tool of the internet that i think makes everyone able to speak, assemble, experts themselves which are some of the founding principles of this country. >> my question is complicated and simpler than the technology. america of course is an entrepreneur in developing things and new ideas which i don't think that we are lacking anything in that, but it becomes afterwards i don't understand once we have that developing the copycats in china and everything we can do that much faster and much easier and cheaper. so, our problem is tha

if we had soars rhetoric about images, the shining city on the hill of obama's version of 2008 last nighta nuts and bolts approach. around the center part of the arena very little standing ovations. the president was talking about problems, and it wasn't reaching that far. the prescription is very difficult, mainly because we don't know what congress is going to look like. if we agree that it will take all three branches of government to get this done, and you've got two branches of government, the legislative and executive and one branch that is fully committed to not doing anything it will be very hard to offer a prescription and then deliver on it when you've got someone standing in your way. a full branch of the government standing in your way. i might add quickly governor, you talked about how the states need more money to spend. there needs to be more public sector hiring. none of that is going to happen with the tea party in congress opposed to any spending. and austerity plans a central plank of the republican platform platform. >> eliot: china yesterday announced $156 billion sti

reducing our shining city on a hill. dinesh d'souza, writer and director of the film "2016" and the book on making the american dream. the marketing behind your documentary, now the number two documentary of all time, you say that you love and hate him, you don't know him. how is it possible after nearly four years that we don't know this man. >> well, i think there's a lot of questions about obama that have never been answered. some of them have to do with his grades and scores and people he knew, the people he knew in colombia, for example. some of it has to do with his girlfriend's work. in the film, we don't focus on not so much. we focused on a group of obama founding fathers are the people that shaped his mind all the way from the time he was 10 years old until his mid-'30s. that is quite a group. a former communist, a member of the palestine national council, a brazilian socialist. gerri: most important his father. you said he was imperative in establishing their worldview. >> his book was called dreams from my fa

. >>> the people of seoul, capital city of south korea are getting used to a new addition to their skyline. a shining new city hall. it looks and operates look a 21st ten chcentury building. anna jong is standing by to give us a live tour. >> city hall boosts a unique design and it dominates its surroundings. it reaches 13 floors above ground, and there are five more underground. it took builders, just under 4 1/2 yerz to complete at ape cost of $263 million. the new structure links to the old city hall built in 1926, but just renovated. city hall comes with a lot of eco-friendly technologies. this side of the glass wall is especially coated to keep the heat out. inside the building we find even more devices, to save the energy. almost right away, when you are go inside, you notice a difference in temperature. because it is much cooler inside. this area is echto plaza. 14 kinds of plants grow in the vertical garden. it starts from the first floor and rises all the way to the seventh. water is spread automatically from a system imbedded in the soil. these green walls, these green walls save energy and

the world has always looked to us as the shining city on the hill. that light looks dimmer. we keep kicking the challenges down the road and hope someone else will deal with it. that time is now ours. this is the greatest generation that left us this nation so prosperous and so free. now it's our turn. they've held the torch alost for the whole world to see. a torch of freedom, opportunity and hope. they're getting fewer and further between, the greatest generation. they can't hold it quite as high as they used to. it's our turn to grab the torch. when i became president -- [ cheers and applause ] -- we're going to do what we have to do, we're going to do what we have to do to get that torch high and very, very bright indeed. we'll make sure and restore the principals this nation was built upon of freedom and opportunity. we'll make sure to restore our economy and put people back to work, get rising takehome pay again. we'll make sure we have a military second to none. i will do those things. i look forward to being the commander in chief to keep this nation strong. i make t

radio and leaders who were allies of ours espousing american ideals and we saw ourselves as the shining city on the hill and hoped we could spread those ideas. once the internet does -- the novel idea of the internet is it provides people with the tools and access to information where they can discover this on their own and fighting to make sure there is not censorship of the internet and the free flow of information, are dealt with is one way we can encourage open discussion of the personal free discussion of ideas. so my bullishness on the american model spreading in the twenty-first century partly because of this tool the internet which makes everyone able to speak, assembled leaders expressed themselves which are some of the founding principles of this country. >> my question is complicated and simpler. explained very well that america is entrepreneur developing new ideas which still is. i don't think we are lacking anything in that but afterwards i don't understand once we have that we develop copycats' like china and anything we develop that they can do easier and cheaper. how can we d

being more one world, global, you know, with other countries, and it's not about the shining city onat has always been america. that our founding fathers were about. i do believe that. i absolutely believe it. i'm not going to run from that. look, president obama, and i know i'm going to take a lot of heat for this, but he's never run anything. mitt romney, you asked me what is the case for mitt romney, mitt romney time and time again has taken companies that are failing and turned them around to make them successful. he turned the salt lake city olympics around. he ran the state of massachusetts. because what i'm saying is we are failing. we are about to go off this fiscal cliff. and we need somebody that can turn it around. president obama has not turned it around. >> but the governor has also taken over companies and put people out of work. at the expense of losing jobs and making money for himself and for his investors. if you're going to tell one side of the story, tell the other side. >> and president obama's energy policy, if it's implemented, it's going to cost -- let me see.

restore the kind of freedom that has always driven america's economy and that's allowed us to be the shining city on the hill. >> there's no bigger purpose than making sure if people work hard in the country they can get ahead. that's the central american idea. >> and here's a preview of the exchanges on taxes. here's hour romney described his tax plan. >> the current rate is 20%. the top 35 would go up from 35 to 28. middle rates would come down by 20% as well. all the rates come down. >> the problem that governor romney has is he seems to have one note tax cuts for the wealthy and rolling back regular lags as a recipe for success. >> meanwhile, romney tried to capitalize on an issue where his campaign still leads in the polling i've seen and on the deficit. >> i'm going to look at every federal program. an i'll ask this question. is this program so critical it's worth borrowing money from china to pay for it? we just can't afford to keep spending more money than we take in. >> i inherited the biggest deficit in history. the deficit has gone up. but 90% is a consequence of two wars that weren't

restore the kind of freedom that has always driven america's economy and allowed us to be the shining city on the hill. >> let's bring in howard fineman, editorial director at the huffington post media group. howard, what freedom do we lack that mitt romney proposes to restore to us? >> well, i think toure, it's the freedom of people who make a lot of money to keep it all, and people who make a moderate amount of money to keep more of it. and he's got a point up to a point, but it's certainly not enough to win a presidential election on it and not enough for mitt romney in particular, given who he is and who he's been portrayed as being. >> that's a strange use of the term "freedom," to talk about letting rich people keep more money. this is not a campaign about freedom. >> well, look, it is if you take it seriously as a contest of ideas. it's a contest about which is central and which controls. the so-called free market, if you grant that it's free to begin with, versus government. the truth is that the market in government in america have cooperated as well as fought with each other for

who are allies of ours espouse american ideals and we saw ourselves as the famous words of the shining city on the health and we hoped that we could spread of those ideas. with the internet does the end of the novel idea of the internet is that it provides company with the tools and the access to information where they can discover this on their own and fighting to insure that there isn't censorship of the internet and that the walls are censoring the free flow of information are dealt with i think is one way that we can encourage open discussion, the free discussion of ideas. so my bullishness on the american model spreading in the 21st century is partly because of this tool of the internet which i think makes everyone able to speak, assemble, express themselves which are some of the founding principles of this country. >> my question is a little bit complicated and a little simpler than the technology. mine thing is that america which would explain very well at america of course is an entrepreneur developing new ideas which i don't think we're lacking anything in that without the world af

restore the kind of freedom that has always driven america's economy and that allowed us to be the shining city the hill. >> there's no bigger purpose right now than making sure if people work hard in the country, they can get ahead. that's the central american idea. >> that speaks to the government with the 47% and speaks to regulations. you have industries banking in particular who many would love to have no regulations, and we see certainly that did not help us at one point in this country. that's interesting as well, mark. >> well, right. it does show their economic philosophies. when mitt romney is talking about freedom, what he usually means is lower tax rates, less regulation, let the economy and businesses be able to prosper. when president obama is actually talking about having society work together, giving everyone a fair shot, a fair take, that is kind of a system where it's not just government, it's not just business and unshackling business but society coming together with a role of government. both of those things are their two different economic philosophies, and that's played of

former president reagan frequently talked about america as a city on a hill, a shining example of the world, to the nation that ensures opportunity and freedom for all of its people. thanks to our country's success in implementing the a.d.a., advancing that law's great goals of full inclusion and full participation for all of our citizens, america indeed has become a city on a hill, a shining city on a hill for people with disabilities across the globe. by ratifying the crpd, we can affirm our leadership in this field. we can give renewed impetus to those striving to emulate us. we can give them that renewed impetus by our example, by sitting down with them if we are signatory to this. so again, i guess i have to recognize there are some senators who were not part of the bipartisan vote to support it in the foreign relations committee. i guess there are some who are not ready to support the unanimous consent motion before us. my hope, since obviously we're tkoplg a -- coming to a close here, i hope we use the time between now and when we come back in our lame duck session after the el

restore the kind of freedom that has always driven america's economy and that's allowed us to be the shining cityrought people here from all over the world. i want people to come here legally, to want to be here. i want the best and brightest to say america's the place of opportunity because of the freedom there to pursue your dreams. so, my message is: restore the kind of freedom that allows america to lead the world. >> pelley: president obama also reflected on the nature of leadership with us. we spoke following his campaign stop in golden, colorado. what are the essential qualities of a leader, in your mind? >> obama: well, you know, i think that leadership more than anything is about setting a course and describing a vision for people. and, you know, in the history of leadership in this country, that vision isn't always realized immediately. you know, abraham lincoln understood that we were a single union, and it took a bloody civil war and terrible hardship and sacrifice to achieve that vision. and that vision wasn't even fully realized until after he was-- he was gone. what i try to do is

leader like mitt romney and paul ryan who will get in and demonstrate america's excellence and be a shining cityoss the world. >> when you have mitt romney endorsing all of the president's foreign policy to what he's doing in afghanistan to iran where he can't articulate any real difference in what he would do different from a policy standpoint, i think you can see why romney has had so much trouble gaining traction on this issue. there hasn't been a president who's been tougher than president obama when it comes to terrorists abroad. when it comes to executing our wars in iraq and ending that war and in afghanistan and i think the reason romney is losing so much on foreign policy on who's a stronger leader is because he can't articulate a vision for this country that would put us a in a safer and secure place. >> i'm anxious to see the polls after we get through this week because there's no way any american who has been watching the news and the situation we're in as a result of this emergency is going to have more support for the current president on foreign policy. >> alice are you satisfied

restore the kind of freedom that has always driven america's economy and allowed us to be the shining city on the hill. >> both campaigns kicking off this week with new ads trying to keep gaffes from last week alive and kicking. >> my job is not to worry about those people. >> doesn't the president have to worry about everyone? mitt romney paid just 14.1% in taxes last year. he keeps millions offshore. he won't release his tax returns before 2010. maybe instead of attacking others on taxes romney should come clean on his. >> the last four years we've been told things will get better. >> reassured by the countless slogans. >> yes, we can. >> change we can believe in. >> forward. >> now no, i can't. >> and the most important lesson i've learned is that you can't change washington from the inside. >> what? >> no, i can't? >> no, i can't? >> today mitt romney and running mate paul ryan will kick off a three-day bus tour through ohio as party insiders call for the romney campaign to let ryan be ryan. >> we've seen republican conservatives across the board criticizing the romney campaign and wan

[laughter] >> the shining city on a hill -- no.[laughter] >> there is a hand all the way over there. we have time for one last question. >> i and with the global review of fares. if we could you comment about what the map tells us about the prospects for errors piece in relation to water scarcity issues? >> turkey has all the water. that is why turkey is going to be a great middle level power in the 20th century. i discussed israel for about four pages in this book. i mean, that part of israel. and this is where i come down, unfortunately, geographically. this is about territory. territory that is very precious despite all the technological development. it is more precious because there is more people on this territory whether israeli settlers or a rising barium birth rate it becomes harder and harder to achieve. while we have been preoccupied with iran, israeli settlement has been rather robust. it doesn't get much use now. facts are being presented now, it will be harder to reach a solution. i haven't eaten any policy recommendat

of his terrific viewpoints where he said i believe, and i still believe, that america is that shining citya hill. he had a very sunny view of america, he was not a negative campaigner, he wasn't a negative person. i think the great appeal of ronald reagan was he -- was that he had a great positive vision of what america could be, that shining city on a hill and while i disagreed with him politically, how could you have not at least personally felt that this was a good person who was often underestimated by his detractors but really one of the -- wanted the best for this country. we don't have to demonize the other side just because we don't agree with him. host: what is thanksgiving or a family reunion like for alan colmes? guest: there's usually a dry cleaning bill and removal of cranberry sauce. we have a rule, we don't talk politics when we're together as a family. i think it's a lot safer that way. host: we'll go to mike in akron, ohio, independent line with alan colmes. caller: mr. colmes, nice to speak to you. guest: hi sir. col i have two comments. first of aurblgs there's an expres

the world is waiting for america to take charge and be that shining city on a hill that my father talked about. that is not happening. that is why i call upon mitt romney. it's time for you to step up. somebody, please, step up and put this in perspective. how we need to get there and how we can help you at. >> romney is in an awkward position. he would like to be, but he's not. the president has been taking criticism on the day of the attacks, when the ambassador had been killed, along with three others going to vegas for a fundraiser, spending the past week doing fundraising with beyoncÉ and jay-z and sitting down with them. instead of speaking to us and framing what we are seeing on the screen. helping us understand and appreciate the significance. the amount ronald reagan was running against jimmy carter. he had much of the same problem. i always hear the conservatives talk about the mainstream liberal media. i don't remember when they weren't liberal. ronald reaga bought time on television. he bought airtime to be able to address a nation and address issues so we could get his word

but that didn't stop the spotlight from shining on the city of lights for one of the nation's largest car shows. high-end auto mobiles from bentley, lamborghini and jaguar were rolled out this week, as auto makers target drivers of luxury automobiles. the show comes at a time when new car registrations in the region have slowed 7%. teams from europe and the u.s. are teeing off for the ryder cup this week. this year's match is happening just outside of chicago. paul eggers reports on how the economy is coming into play on the golf course. a gallery of more than 40,000 golf fanatics from across the u.s. and europe will visit medinah country club each of the next three days for golf's premier team event. and they'll pay big bucks for the privilege. "our condo is about $2,000 for the week, our tickets were $700...probably in the vicinity of $3-4,000. the ryder tickets and all gets into about a few thousand dollars real quick." the dollars spent here offer a sharp contrast to tough economic conditions in both regions. in europe, the concern remains the sovereign debt crisis. "right now the

we're going to keep america the shining city on the hill, that ronleds reagan spoke of.he people of america. i believe in the people of america. and we're going to take back america and keep it strong. thank you so very much. thank you! [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] ♪ >> some of you are saying about this year's presidential candidates. >> although i'm an independent i vote my con she is -- conscience. i'm afraid i'm going to have to vote for the democrats because they support labor and it's what makes our country strong. >> the president, with all due respect to him, it bothers me when he said that, you know, you don't create this business. i've been a small business man for a long time. and you sweat and the many weeks you don't have anything. what they got to remember is if that small businesses pay taxes. that's the only way you can build roads. >> i did vote for obama the last time around. i am also now disabled and i have a problem with both parties and i'm not sure who i'm going to v

that the shining city on the hill may be growing dim. 57% of americans believe that we are in decline than not think we are in decline as a civilization. you know, the long story of inhumanity and misery that is human history, the american achievement, is high and it is unique. and most of us today think it may be ending. is this what has happened to us? if so, then this loss of morale is the worst thing this president has done to us. he has dumped our national morale and pride. i worked for president ronald wilson reagan who raised the -- [cheers and applause] he raised the economy, stared down the soviet union, and lifted morale. one writer said of reagan, "he was the captain that took the ship to sail in a stormy sea." the opposite has been done by this president. it gives me no pleasure to say so, but it is true. so what is this? where does this come from? 64% of americans believe we are on the wrong track. now, if those 64% would just vote on track -- [cheers and applause] some tell us things are getting better. if things are getting better, why are people feeling so bad? people

we're seeing all the warning signs and we have time in this capitol, in this capital city, the shining city on a hill, to be an example to the world, i could only answer your question by saying the president's budget was so unpopular it didn't get a single vote. there is not one single -- the most left-wing, left-leaning senator would not step forward and embrace that budget, and i can only assume that what they would have suggested would have been very much like that. but when you're in the majority, you have a responsibility to lead. we all have a responsibility to lead, mr. president. but in particular, when you are the only vehicle for bringing bills to the floor, you have a responsibility to lead in a time of crisis, and that's what we have been lacking here in the united states senate. of course we do have the federal reserve. the leader of the federal reserve announced the other day he is going to print $40 billion extra each month. now, that's his solution. i would counsel against this. i think most members on this side would counsel against this, but at least as a plan. we have had

it's time to believe it can be daybreak and led it shine, shine, shine all around the city ♪ around thenow thank you. supervisor chu: thank you. are there other members of the public who wish to comment on item number six? seeing none, public comment is closed. do we have a motion to accept the budget analyst recommendation? we will do that without objection. with regard to these amendments come are these amendments we can authorize you to make or what we require these to be made by the department? >> i can make these amendments. supervisor chu: why we modify the motion to accept a budget analyst recommendation and authorize a clerk to make the amendment on the legislation that appears on the tuesday agenda. >> so moved. supervisor chu: we will send the item ford as recommended. without objection. -- send the item for word as recommended without objection. item #7? >> item #7 -- a resolution authorizing the san francisco public defender's office to accept and expand a grant in the amount of $117,819 from the state correction standard authority for the purposes of implementing local juve

the shining city on the hill is growing thin. 57% of americans believe that we are in decline of civilization think we are in a decline of civilization. you know, long story inhumanity in missouri is human history, the american achievement is high and it is unique. and most -- most of us today think it may be ending. this, what has happened to us if so this loss of morale is the worst thing this president has done to us. he has dumped our national morale. i work for a president, ronald wilson reagan. [applause] raised the economy, stared down the soviet union and lifted morale. one writer said of reagan, the cap can ship took the wheel in stormy seas. he calmed the passengers in the sea. the opposite has been done during the tenure of this president. it gives me no pleasure to say so, but it is true. so what is this and why is this? where does this come from? 64% of americans believe we are on the wrong track. if there is 64% would just vote on track. [applause] some tell us things are getting better. if things are getting better, why are people feeling so bad? people are saying things are be

thee and ccrown thy good with brotherhood from sea to shining sea o, beautiful for patriot streams that sees beyond the years thine alabaster cityleeve undimmed by human america america god grant his grace on thee and crown thy good with brotherhood from sea to shining sea ♪ [applause] >> martin, my goodness, that was absolutely beautiful. and now, on behalf of the golden gate bridge and all that it stands for, please join me in welcoming democratic leader nancy pelosi. thank you so much, nancy. [applause] >> this has come as a great surprise to me, so i am a little bit embarrassed, but i think i am getting over it. i love that song, especially the second verse that martin sang. o beautiful for patriot streams that sees beyond the years. that is exactly what the people who envisioned this bridge did. they saw beyond the years, in many ways. certainly as a physical infrastructure, but all that it stands for. the nine alabaster cities gleam undimmed by human tears. that is san francisco. that reminds me of san francisco every time i hear it's song. never more beautifully then by martin scott. he is a member of the park service but

this is a time for san francisco city employees out shined >> it should have happened years and years ago, and that's why i am so proud to be a part of this. that's why the late nights didn't bother me. i would get exhausted. in terms of what i'm doing, i feel so good. i feel so good about san francisco and the impact we are making in the state. we changed the state. >> you had clerks in the state of california that didn't step up. they walked away. we are not only going to not do same sex marriages not a second time any. in contrast, in san francisco, this is what we can do, add up all these computers here. expand our capacity by x. we can open up early. stay open late and on weekends. it's unbelievable and we coordinate all the training and get all through the process and make sure everything is signed and certified. that's a model for others. what happens is, when people prove things can be done. it raises the bar for what's possible. >> i think a lot of people were here from 2004 and they knew what that was like and wanted to take

we,e's a sense that america, are heading down, that the shining city on the hill is growing dim. 57%believe we are in decline as a civilization. think about that -- more americans than not think we are in decline in civilization. in the long story of inhumanity and misery which is human history, the american achievement is high and it is unique. most of us today think it may be ending. is this what has happened to us? if so, than this loss of morale is the worst thing this president has done to us. he has dumped our national morale and pride. i work for a president, ronald wilson reagan, who raised -- [applause] he raised the economy, stared down the soviet union, lifted morale. he was the captain of the ship that took the wheel in stormy seas, calmed the passengers and the city. the opposite has been done in the tenure of this president. it gives me no pleasure to say so but it is true. what is this? why is this? what does this? where does this come from? 64% of americans believe we are on the wrong track. if those 64% would just vote on track -- [applause] some tell us that things

. >> ♪ the appointments have begun, before the rising sun-shine will fly, so many city roads to choose out walking and for office they will run. ♪ and, yes, we've just begun. ♪ and thus we've just begun -- pick some appointments, pick many, won't you. ♪ little city, big city, i feel the ice is slowly melting. ♪ little city, i feel that you're gonna pick some good ones here. ♪ here comes the city sunshine. ♪ here comes the sun. ♪ here comes the sun. ♪ and i say pick some appointments, pick some good some this time. ♪ little city, big city, i feel the city. ♪ ice is slowly melting. ♪ you're going to pick some good ones here. ♪ here comes the sunshine ordinance appointments. ♪ and i know you'll pick one good one ♪ >> chair kim: thank you, mr. paulson. >> members of the rules committee, ray hartz, san francisco open government. for a body whose membership has many law degrees board of supervisors seems to be lacking in the rule of law. the sunshine ordinance task force has been unable to meet for months, denying due process to the san francisco citizens. this was done in retaliation for ta