in kt fa, we reached out to the acu.his statement, that says, we'll welcome go proud's attendance at this year's cpac. that sounds good, but they didn't respond to the direct question of why they're not having any programming or panels on these issues or marriage equality, and it's especially striking, i think this year, when you have the first cpac since the supreme court had two huge rulings on gay rights and marriage equality, and it seems to me wherever cpac comes down on this, people with goodwill on all sides of the issues, they might want gay rights advocates on the panel to talk about the issues. >> well, you're right. the acu -- goproud had been a sponsor of cpac for a couple of years, and the whole time the force of intolerance in the conservative union fought to get goproud kicked out of cpac. and two years ago, they were successful. and at that time, the acu said members of goproud are welcomed to attend as guests, but goproud couldn't have an official presence. and so, that palsy hasn't changed. what they've

he serves on the acu board. he regrets that the gop does not have a backbone. guest: i think tom is reflecting the feeling of many people. that perhaps the republicans in congress could have done more. at least on the margins, to move things in the right direction. the fights with the president, it is interesting that as a senator, president obama was all withvor of confrontation the president. including shutdowns if necessary. as president, he has refused to negotiate on anything. during the president -- the president who had the government shutdown the most times, jimmy carter with seven times under reagan, it was shut down five times. the fights were over missiles in europe and abortion policy. president, jimhe baker did a piece about how reagan handled this. he said the buck stops here. he got together with congressional leaders and work something out. this president, for political reasons, refused to negotiate with opponents. saying let's say if we cannot force this into a way that will hurt republicans. on almosts backed off anything prior to the next ele

. >> do you think that the fact that this just looks like another classroom acu accouterment makes itening? >> if it weren't for the considered, this is a shield. >> watching teach, seems like a security measure that's classroom. could you demonstrate how you would use it? >> if i had to, i could use it like this, like a shield if i had to use it. hopefully not. >> rush at the intruder or just hold it up? >> i don't know. i'm not sure what i would do. >> that just really seems controversial. because we can't be asking our children to become heroes in the classroom. >> i totally agree. and i'm of two minds about the use of this technology in schools. on the one hand, i feel like any great. at the same time, i know my kids, and i know when they have that flight or fight, that the flee is going to kick in. that's going to be their instinct. i am fine with that, i think that's the best thing to do. >> especially when there's a effective. >> that's right, no armor is completely impenetrable. we saw that there are certain types of weapons that this is not going to do anything to protect a c

continuing coverage of cpac and the straw vote coming out inn just acu moment. >>> hello, i'm andreantino. it's 5:00 o'clock in new york, city and this is of is "the fiv. a lot of americans are fed up with our government. they want to feel great about our country again.co today rick perry gave them atoda voice and some encouragement with this firey speech at cpac. >> get out of the health care business! get out of the education business! stop hammering industry!amme let the sleeping giant ofg american enterprise create prosperity again! my fellow conservatives, the future of this nation is upon you! it belongs to

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acu we must begin down the path of dialogue but at the same time there was a special eu summit tomorrow and sanctions could be imposed if there is no de escalation is can we. unknown to them as they coaxed into paris for the foreign ministers of gemini prawns in the us army team. and despite russian reluctance the world's top diplomats will continue to try moscow and kids together at the same table. garth was a kind comes easy in paris fullest following this too is a karen festival is there any chance at this point in the icu kind unless it's the same table. you wait. i truly hope that both creepy and it is very un appealing he wrote that the chicken coop after ordering and negotiation. it was my year by the department of the democratic rights but my and go toe to be the ticket but she would put the mike leach is the capital to get the picture. by the continuing it. which will come up with it that way it was time to it. oh yes they should go tomorrow. generals say diplomacy scanning taste in clothes that meets in the teens had dinner of roast and john kerry will be absolutely crucial. p

hand as a person who has tried not only on this but on other projects to try to -- the other border acus it's also a border. unfortunately that is something that is not in this book but it is one additional challenge. thank you for your question. >> and want to thank the audience and immediately following the session -- [applause] immediately following the session they will be signing books available for purchase in the signing area. and last but not least enjoy the festival and please become a friend of the festival. your tax deduction donation allows free of charge to the public and -- the community on the mall, on line or on the web site. please join the book signing in a few minutes. thank you so much for being here. we really appreciate your attention or interest and again thank you to our colleagues luis urrea, scott whiteford and anna ochoa o'leary. thank you. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] a discussion about whitey bulger america's most wanted gangster in the manhunt that brought him to justice. this is about an hour. >> my name is pam southerland. we would l

he serves on the acu board. he regrets that the gop does not have a backbone.est: i think tom is reflecting the feeling of many people. that perhaps the republicans in congress could have done more. at least on the margins, to move things in the right direction. the fights with the president, it is interesting that as a senator, president obama was all withvor of confrontation the president. including shutdowns if necessary. as president, he has refused to negotiate on anything. during the president -- the president who had the government shutdown the most times, jimmy carter with seven times under reagan, it was shut down five times. the fights were over missiles in europe and abortion policy. president, jimhe baker did a piece about how reagan handled this. he said the buck stops here. he got together with congressional leaders and work something out. this president, for political reasons, refused to negotiate with opponents. saying let's say if we cannot force this into a way that will hurt republicans. on almosts backed off anything prior to the next electi

. >> if any of you want to contact me about the acu involvement in criminal justice, e-mailing.dernor mentioned chances. as ais something that, christian, i firmly believe in. even non-christians believe in giving people a second chance. have seen the people that have tremendous potential. but because of the felony conviction, they are held back. tell us about your thoughts on second chances. kid getsear-old arrested in baltimore. for minimal possession of cocaine. he is tied into a conspiracy. he gets 10 years. he is sent to prison for 10 years and he does a .5. during that time in federal prison, he really gets no , no life improvement skills, no tools necessary to be a better person when he gets on the outside because he gets no education. he is sent to prison for 10 8.5. and he does he learns to steal. it's a training ground for criminality. you put this kid in prison and years andor a . 8.5 is and we believe he is going to go back to society a better person. and i wouldlass talk to these on men and say, listen, you have to get your ged. you have to get education. you have t

are here, but i'm encouraging the irs because i don't think we should be doing the regulatory work acus exclusively means exclusively. given the reality that this did occur, i encourage you to implement a regulation that complies with the federal statute, ensures a social welfare groups do not engage in politically unities. instead of continuing to debate how you'd go about identifying what constitutes political activity and continue on a debate like this about what might have gone wrong, if it went wrong. i suggest you go back to what the law said you must do and go back to exclusive and not allow social welfare organization doing gauge in any partisan campaign activity. >> i say no to come the draft regulation asked for public comment on three issues. one is whether the definition of political activity, how much should you be allowed to do without jeopardizing tax exemption and what organization should it apply? without comments it will have a public hearing in the issue about how much is appropriate will be available for comment and in a final regulation will have to deal with that.

so does that traditional pen register trap trace which would reveal potential phone calls to the acu. lu, my lawyer, existence of potentially private conversations does that violate the first amendment. >> again with prior judicial approval and review, no. >> take a grand jury subpoena which can be issued by a prosecutor? >> yes. >> so in the absence of beforehand judicial review does that violate the first amendment? >> no. i would say, same for administrative warrants. i would say in the case of administrative warrants. here is where the tippingpoint is for me with prtt, let's take a section 215 as kind of a bulk metadata collection program or a section with 40, right for these bulge collections of pen register trap and trace type information. when you have the bulk collection of information in a way that changes the political discourse in society then i think you have a first amendment question that arises. >> okay, so if there is a perception that there is a change in change in political discourse you have concern about first amendment? not necessarily prior judicial review, proba

. >> ♪ easy come, easy go, now we on top ♪ in 1966, 2 years after helping found the acu, william startedeysting "firing line." it can be witty and intense, intelligent. the format was simple. a conservative, buckley, versus a rotating cast of liberals, with both being questioned by a third examiner. in a tribute to "firing line," please welcome today's examiner, the vice president channel media , jonathan garthwaite. folks, are you ready? we will be dividing today's "firing line" into three segments. in a second, the guests will go at each other a bit, and then in the third, we will get some questions from the audience that you will have to tweet to cpac #johnpanel. ours time to introduce contenders. today's liberal is a former journalist for "newsweek" who now writes for the "daily caller." gentlemen, nikki -- and our conservative, can you guess? times" time "new york best-selling author, syndicated columnist, a fixture on cable news, please welcome our "firing line" femme fatale, and coulter -- anne coulter. >> thank you. here? >> that is fine, right there. do you want to close on in? al

and wheel kiev acues the russians of invading crimea, for many in the russian majority who live thereare saviors and over the past few days they have been taking over key installations in the atonomous regions and the air field is now under russian control. the soldiers don't take much but say he was deployed two days ago and doesn't know how long he will be there and there may be an answer to that on the border that separates them and the mainland where soldiers are building an encampment and prohibited from filming but commander did and he identified himself as from southern russia. >> translator: we did not come here to invade and we will come and go back home after the referendum and they will make a decision that will be legitimate in front of the countries in the world. >> it's set for march 30 and the ethnic russians see the vote of a chance of distancing themselves from a country they never felt they truly belonged to. >> translator: we will never become one nation with the western part of ukraine because we have different mentalities. their heros are our enemies and our heros

he's actually had fund-raisers for acu at home, and i thank him for that. to him about it. i wasn't persuasive enough. but fortunately, you know, his son won a big race in texas. he's a happy man, and i'm happy for him and his family. >> al, congratulations, man, on the 50th anniversary. and i was very impressed. the picture, do you see how al next to ronald reagan -- >> oh, yeah. >> a young guy, but he just keeps looking better. >> you haven't aged a bit, al. >> not a bit, al. >> well, the only thing missing from cpac, joe, are you and mika dancing to our salsa music. >> i had so much fun at that dance. do you remember that? you didn't like that i was dancing. >> they love mika there. you know, al -- >> you need to come back. >> thank you. >> no doubt about it. >> i look forward to it. >> thank you so much. >> thank you. thanks for having me. my pleasure. >>> coming up, forecasts are predicting -- >> who did you dance with? >> frank lunsford. >> it wasn't luns. no, i was sitting there and mika did the salsa -- >> the macarena. >> paul ryan was speaking. >>

i think like 95, 96 acu rating but i would have people around me that i disagreed with and people would do you have a moderate staff? and i would say, wait a second. i have a competent staff. are you telling me that you really think that i'm going to let my staff run my office and tell me -- because if you think that -- you have no idea. i use them to educate me so i make a better decision when i go to the house floor or go to committee. but if somebody says to me -- we all knew it. you knew in the senate and i knew in the house guys who were led around by the nose by their staff, most people -- >> but they don't say it publicly. >> you want to keep away from the white house as much as possible because you want somebody in the white house that actually is running the white house and i think i'll talk about a republican and a democrat. i think the last two presidents have not been as connected as i would have liked them to be as president. so, yeah, i think you hit it. when chris christie says i delegate tons of authority and, by the way, my staff is a wreck. if you're going to delegate