lbj screwed it up and george wallace, in a way, got his wish. there is a lot about the trump era in american politics and republican politics totally unprecedented. the concern about the supreme court now and what called happen next. the controversy at fight over the newly vacated court seat the new background for midterm elections, this is not a trump unprecedented things. this is the sort of thing that happened before, we lived through this before, warts and all. this is one of those things that happens again 50 years later. how the players handle it this time we will see. presumably everybody in the country will be working on it one way or another over these next incredibly crucial four months. >>> last summer, congresswoman zoe lofgren is on the house judiciary committee. she's the third ranking democrat on that committee and wrote this to the number two democrat on the same committee, congresswoman jerry nadler. quote, it has been brought to my attention you have been proactively seeking meetings with caucus colleagues to discuss the top ho

lbj screwed it up and george wallace, in a way, got his wish.re is a lot about the trump era in american politics and republican politics totally unprecedented. the concern about the supreme court now and what called happen next. the controversy at fight over the newly vacated court seat the new background for midterm elections, this is not a trump unprecedented things. this is the sort of thing that happened before, we lived through this before, warts and all. this is one of those things that happens again 50 years later. how the players handle it this time we will see. presumably everybody in the country will be working on it one way or another over these next incredibly crucial four months. ster. now you can quit cable. switch to directv and now get a $100 reward card. more for your quitting cable thing. that's our thing. call 1 800 directv. booking a flight doesn't have to be expensive. just go to priceline. it's the best place to book a flight a few days before my trip and still save up to 40%. just tap and go... for the best savings on fli

george wallace basically swept the south in 1968. the candidate for the american independent party, he won five states on a populous. the court was led by chief justice earl warren, ended legal segregation in the united states and stop miranda rights. the law of the court made it the law of the land defense. >> george wallace hated it all. >> the supreme court of our country has handcuffed the police. they have rendered the decision today that absolutely -- turning people to lose everyday who are self proof and confessed murders. you read about it and seen about it. some telling us he's not to blame and society is to blame. his papa did not care to see the los angeles rams play when he was a little boy. he's mad. >> one reason we had a break down, law enforcement has been the supreme court of the united states has by reflection of the integrity, morality of the police of this country made it impossible to convict a criminal and to arrest one. today in our nation, you can't walk the streets at public parks without fear of physical mol

it was called george wallace and i was playing george wallace. and forrest gump, for example, i'm in the movie for maybe 20 minutes or something like that, there's maybe 25 minutes, there's four or five segments that are lieutenant dan, but there's a big, big story of all these other people in forrest gump. george wallace and harry truman, i played harry truman as well in an hbo movie. those movies were focused on that character and i had to carry those films in a way that a supporting character like lieutenant dan or even ransom, does not have to do. ransom was starring mel gibson. he was carrying the movie. both truman and wallace were movies that relied heavily on performance and i had to really step up. mark: and you've pretty much moved on to what is your passion, the troops, the police, the firefighters, the vets. before we get into that, does that mean you're forever abandoning acting? >> no, no, i can't say that. i'm going to do a small part this summer in a film that directored wanted me to do, very small part. but it's in hawaii. mark:

, you got to youto george wallace. and talk about wallace. he had these tween 9 major players on the stage many of whom had fingerprints all over major pieces of legislation for 25 years and then i remembered something that i read maybe 30 years ago, an interview with bobby kennedy's neurosurgeon, the surgeon who fought 50 years ago who said he was shot by a little 22 revolver. 6 people were shot that night, another guy shot in the head, everybody survived. bobby kennedy, that bullet hit him in just the right spot. he said it was a lucky shot, fluke. if that bullet had hit bobby kennedy 1 cm to the right, 1 cm, he would have left the hospital in a week or two and finished his campaign. as i sat thinking about that, 2018, the 50th anniversary, that was my inspiration. three years later, to write the book on chicago, rediscovering robert f kennedy and the campaign of 1968. i should tell you it is not a biography of robert kennedy. he is a protagonist in the story but he is one of tween 9 protagonists, a comprehensive hist

harsh in their rhetoric you've got to look up george wallace. he invented challenging the press during his speeches. i will talk about wallace in a few minutes. you had these major players on the stage many of whom had fingerprints all over major pieces of legislation for 20 or 25 years. then i remembered something that i read maybe 30 years ago. it was an interview with the surgeon who thought 50 years ago to save his life. he said he was shot by a little 22 revolver. six people were shot that night and everybody survived. bobby kennedy, the bullet hit him in just the right spot. he said it was a lucky shot. if it had hit bobby kennedy 1 centimeter to the right he would have left the hospital in a week or two and finished his campaign. then as i thought about the thinking 2018 that is the 50th anniversary, that was my inspiration. three years later to write the book rediscovering robert f. kennedy and the lost campaign of 68. i should tell you that it is not a biography of robert kennedy. he is a protagonist in the story that hbut here's one of

george wallace jns us a the live desk with the story that has taken over social media tonight. george, what do you say? >> it's official. the biggest domino to fall and it didn't take long. freegency begant 12:01 a.m. this morning, and after a meeting with magic johnson, lebron james is joining the showtime lakers. lebron heads to los angeles on a four-year, $154 million deal. now a laker, james wil look to lead them to their 17th nba title. he leaves the cavaliers after a second stint inhe cleveland wre in his four seasons, he did leat themo their first ever nba championship. at 33, lebron does not look to be slowing down either. he was the nba sring king last season. >>> coming up later in sports, why lebron's move is a historic one. erika? >> lots more to talk about. george, thank you. >>> meanwhe, switching gears, iossengers who slid down an airplane's evacu chute at reagan national airport today are back in houston tonightr af one wild travel day. we can show you this video that was shot by a "washington post" reporter. it shows people jumping onto the chute on the tarmac a

his name is george wallace. anybody remember george wallace? >> [indiscernible] >> crazy, crazy right wing. wanted to go back to way worse. i will give you law and order by the bayonet. prof. faulkner: a former governor of alabama. what you think former governors of alabama are thinking in the 1960's? go ahead. in the 1960's, someone from alabama is not going to be for integration or even support what the protests are about. they want what they want the way they want it, and very old-school. prof. faulkner: very old-school. the last place we see george wallace is standing in the door of the university of alabama in -- nosaying african-americans allowed. at which point he is carted off by u.s. marshals and people are allowed in. retrograde, let's pop back on the federal government and subrogation. -- segregation. awayunning mate is bombs curtis lemay. what can you say about this to get? >> law and order everywhere. [laughter] we will bomb the hippies back to the stone age, right? wallace is good for copy. he says the only four letter word the hi

george wallace gets the south. and even though this looks like a very red map, it was not as close as one might think. yes, nixon gets an electoral majority. and there's a yes of who wall -- and there's a question of who wallace took votes from, probably a few more than nixon. but even at this moment, this high t water-- this high water mark of liberalism, are about resistance to the establishment. and ends up electing a former vice president, two-term vice president, a republican, someone who campaigns on conservative law and order messages, and rejects some of the more -- and the fear of incredible radical possibilities, why did it turn out this way? >> well, i think it becomes more obvious when we think about the 1960s as a broader revolt against establishment constitutions that continues today -- institutions that continues today. where people both on the right and on the left got fed up with the way things were going because keep in mind the establishment in the 1960s was a liberal establishment. it was an est

we were supporting a very articulate and dynamic republican candidate against george wallace and his wife lurline. the segregationist. we were excited about it, we thought good things might happen. but it crushed the republican party in that election and continue to do so for a number of years. but we did not quit. we continued to battle. in college, and law school, when i was in private practice, working as an assistant united states attorney. being appointed by ronald reagan to be united states attorney. we tried to stand firm for the values that you and i share. even though it was a difficult time, and now both senators in the entire state legislature and governmental apparatus and upper -- in alabama and all nine members independently elected to the supreme court, every state office virtually is a republican. and a conservative. [ cheering ] i want to commend you for having the gumption to stand up, you got support at home, you have support in your friends. in college, you will need to be strong. they do suggest that you find a magazine like the national review or the weekly stan

we were supporting a very articulate, dynamic republican candidate against george wallace and his wifethe segregationist. we were excited about it. we thought things might happen but the wallace machine crushed the republican party in that election and continued to do so for a number of years. but we did not . we try to stand firm. , allboth senators apparatus, all nine members independently elected to the supreme court, is the republican and conservative. [applause] mr. sessions: so i want to commend you for having the gumption to stand up. you have support at home, you have support of your friends, but in college you will need to be strong. i suggest you find a magazine like the weekly review or american spec hader and read it every time cover to cover. it is an educational thing because these are intellectuals. they are conservatives who have been through the war. have had decades of experiences. you will pick up the nuances that will make you more effective when you're trying to defend your values and college than would otherwise be the case. and i encourage that. some elements in

end the war in some way, that the more dominant issue, and this is what worried nixon because george wallace was running, was the situation at home and what became known as law and order. and concern over the city's, you know, violence in the cities, but also crime. it was in '68 lyndon johnson was trying to push a crime, a new crime bill through congress to address that concern because there was some feeling that they had ceded that issue to the republicans or george wallace. and so i think there was agreement on vietnam to the extent that people wanted the united states to get out. nixon i think pretty astutely said he would get the united states out without saying how he would do it, right? and but it would be with honor. it would be peace with honor. which i think is a phrase he used later. but that was -- and then he addressed the domestic issues in a way that i think appealed to voters. >> and if i could add to that briefly, it was interesting you mentioned the crime bill. that was alluded to in these documents. we didn't have time, how did 1968 continue? this anti-crime and the height

the year ends with george wallace winning 13.5 percent of the popular vote. everything fell apart. it's kind of the memory of that. whether they agree or disagree with it. that was a time of relative stability. and enough prosperity that we were able to make strides with the role of women. leadership depending on who arises to providence will be important. but it's also our disposition of heart and mind. this idea is we are able to self govern but what we are governing as the result of our hearts and our minds and our willingness to extend a hand. it will be put back together i think in part because there ultimately is erosion. the people who oppose him had not been as invigorated since the 1960s. book tv recently visited capital health to ask members of congress what they're reading this summer. i am still trying to finish washington. my son has read all of them. he said to me you have to finish washington before you go to hamilton. then you have to get a grant. they are great books. i highly recommend them to students but i'm a reader. and my mother was a very avid reader. as one

he plays with the law and order dog whistle richard nixon and george wallace used to compel or trick to stop or get white americans to be afraid of the race riots going on in the wake of the assassination of martin luther king and kennedy. any time he appeals to the past he appeals to the device of this moment. i think evangelicals need to be careful and raising any candidate that wants to make america great again in the sense that the nostalgia is a selfish way of looking at the past. i'm not saying that we shouldn't be nostalgic. it can help you provide meaning and purpose in life. but as a sense of public policy or a kind of national understanding of our identity, nostalgia is always going to privilege one group over another group. it's always going to focus on the people that have it good in that era and essentially ignore those that did not think it was particularly great and let's just call it out immediately. women and african-americans and people of color come to mind when we think about when america was great or perhaps when america was not so great a. so these are i think t

the year ends with george wallace winning 13.5% of the popular vote in five states., right? that's kind of the popular memory of that. so how did that -- and then it's followed by watergate. but then, whether you agree or disagree with them politically or not, carter, reagan, bush, clinton, that was a period of relative presidential stability. and enough prosperity that we were able to make strides with the role of women, with making sure the civil rights movement didn't fall apart. and so leadership, fending on who rises to prominence, will be important. but it's also our dispositions of heart and mind. a republic is only as good as the sum of its parts. that's the nature of a republic. from plato through machiavelli to madison, this idea is we are able to self-govern, but what we are governing is the result of our hearts, our minds, our willingness to extend a hand as opposed to clenching a fist. so it's going to be put back together, i think, in part because even if you're for president trump, you are not happy with the way things are going on in the country or el

he ends with george wallace if you look at 1968 was the year so i did that all by watergate. carter reagan bush, clinton enough prosperity the role of women in making sure the civil rights movement didn't fall apart. leadership depending on who rises will be important. it's also her disposition. a republic is only as good as the sum of its parts. the nature of the republic. to madison machiavelli, the idea is we are able to self govern, but what we are governing as a result of our hearts, our minds, willingness to extend a hand as opposed to clenching her fists. and so, it's got to be put back together i think. even if you're for president trump you are not happy with the way things are going in the country or else he would've voted for it. so i think people who have supported him, i bet they're ultimately is this cultural chaos. the people who oppose him have not been as invigorated since the 1960s. it's kind of a golden era of protest and resistance. .. janet jones, the owner of source booksellers in detroit. when did you open your bookstore? when did you acquire your books

most of you are old enough to remember george wallace's famous stand in tuscaloosa. bobby kennedy learned from his mistake. you had to call in troops early because you weren't going to appease the segregationist. by the end bobby kennedy understood that. there is nobody in america who did more during his lifetime. for the great passion of martin luther king's life which is ending poverty. one last thing i want to say about jack. this is more than you wanted to hear. he had four great yemenis -- enemies. jager hoover. another enemy was a guy we had discovered in recent months who was a tutor of donald trump in his early days. bobby kennedy despised him. he blamed all of it on loiacono. it was his responsibility. he hated him and he hated j edgar hoover. he detested the head. those people are a great tragedy. were so different. one was a harvard educated guy who grew up rich in massachusetts. the other was a guy from east texas who grew up poor and resented anybody who was harvard educated and talked like bobby kennedy talked. and had they ever united in a coalition, t

george wallace, the segregationist governor of alabama won 46 electoral votes.he country elected richard milhouse nixon and you know how that worked out. at the same time, the membership of the black panther party was awaiting trial for separate incidents of ambushing and assassinating california police officers. the weatherman, and homegrown leftist terrorist group of a bomber was convened in the first meeting in ann arbor, michigan. college campuses across the nation were being seized by student protesters. riots broke out at columbia university in new york. the existential threat of isis, forget about it. the bloodiest week of the vietnam war for an serviceman came in february 1968 as the vietcong launched the offensive. then consider 50 years earlier. in the summer of 1919. more than three dozen cities burned in the great race riot that consumed the nation. again, it happened in baltimore, and most spectacularly, in chicago. over the course of a week during what came to be known as the red summer, 38 people, 23 blocks and 15 whites were killed in chicago and

african-american voters, and working-class whites, including a lot of people who ended up voting for george wallace. and he did it in the time of great, economic prosperity and equality, the genie index that measures inequality was at its low point. inequality has grown much greater. and so, the question is, whether and concentration of wealth concentrations of poverty will finally open the door to bringing back the coalition of bobby kennedy was able to put together? because from a logical standpoint, it would be much easier to do now than it was 50 years ago. everyone want to thank of the panelists for all that you contributed to this discussion, but this question is for ms. carter. you opened up your discussion with such urgency of, about our black men. you, dayt is killing by day. i want to go back to that with the racial issue. problem have the system , and this problem is killing people, and at alarming rates, it is killing our black men. sitwe just had a mother before us said, day by day, the system is killing her. i would like for you to speak a little bit more to that because it is not som

most of you are old enough to remember george wallace' famous stand in the schoolhouse door in tuscaloosa, and bobby kennedy had learned from his mistakes in aniston, in birmingham. in montgomery, and at ole miss. that had you to call in troops early because you weren't going to appease the arch segregationists. and by the end of his time as attorney general, bobby kennedy understood that. there is nobody in america who did more during his lifetime, no the just with civil rights, but for the other great passion of martin luther king jr.'s life, which was ending poverty. one last thing i want to say about that and this is more than you wanted to hear in answer to your question, but the bobby kennedy in his life had four great enemies, we've talked about one of them and that was j. edgar hoover. another great enemy was a guy who we have discovered in recent months, was a tutor of donald trump in his early days. a guy named roy cohn and bobby kennedy despised roy cohn and i think unfairly blamed all of mcdarthy's excesses on roy cohn. mccarthy was the boss and the excesses were his responsib

i grew up in alabama where george wallace integrated schools. i did not agree with that and i was a democrat growing up. i am an independent. i'm not a republican or a democrat. i voted for trump because i was raised to believe in god, family, country. my mother raised us to believe you find the good in all people, it is up to you not everybody else to tell you what to do. for you to find it needs individual in this country. what i'm afraid of and what i have seen in the past five years is racism has turned around. it has gone from black to white. been on the black person side. i know what they went through years ago. i think martin luther king would be a saint -- ashamed of his race if he heard the way they were talking. when i turn on the tv all i see is people saying very negative things. it is muslims, it is keith ellison, hillary clinton. host: how have you experienced racism? caller: ini people walk up and call me a hunky. honky. i was standing in line in a grocery store and a black person had to go around and to the going around he pushed

i mean, on one level, you know, i have a sunday show, so it chuck todd and george stephanopoulos and chris wallacend margaret brennemanmy are my competitors on sunday and then i have a show at 4:00 p.m. 4, so m competing directly with the call wallace and neil cavuto and then more broadly a world of tv anchors and we are all trying to do the best show we can and get interviews that we can get, so there's a lot of competition, but the truth of the matter is i have never felt a more collegial time in journalism than it now because there's so much animosity towards journalists that, you know, none of us want what has happenedd-- you know when the-- chuck todd is a friend of mine and when the president goes after chuck todd i have to stop myself and it tweeting in defense of chuck todd. my wife is like he doesn't need your defense, stop. and mean i'm competing with him and i went to beat him and get the guest and i don't want him to get them and all of that, but i want him to thrive and succeed is so strong that it outweighs the spirit of competition quite oftenre, but,i mean-- look, the "new york tim

i mean, on one level, you know, i have a sunday show, so chuck todd and george stephanopoulos and chris wallace and margaret brennan are my competitors on sunday. and then i have a show at 4:00, so, you know, i'm competing directly with nicole wallace and neil cavuto. >> right. >> and then, you know, more broadly there's just a world of tv anchors, and we're all trying to do the best show we can, and we're all trying to get the interviews we can get. so there's a lot of competition. but the truth of the matter is i have never felt a more collegial time in journalism than now because, because there's so much animosity towards journalists that, you know, one of us want -- none of us want what has happened -- you know, when the president -- chuck todd's a friend of mine. and when the president goes after chuck todd, i have to stop myself from tweeting a defense of chuck todd. my wife's like, he doesn't need your defense, stop. >> but you're comrades in arms. >> yeah. i mean, i'm competing against him, and i want to beat him, i want to get the guests and i don't want him to get them and all that. b

encourage exercise and fresh well to debate the issue we invited george bought her a political activist and media commentator neil wallace. kids play with toys they turn anything into toy guns why on earth we tend to obsess that activity is that a you've got to turn them into serial killers later for me that for me that's not fun now it seems to me by the way this isn't like a government set of nannies are you as a conduit like can i finish my can i finish my point now please this is not the nanny state saying please don't do it the question is how do i and relation to my four year old try and relate to these things and the last thing i'm saying is you know demonize children because they want to you know they're playing things out in a certain way and going bang bang i mean for a start you know kids will do that anyway without the toy guns i just think the idea of making fun of something that is a selling century killing machine is a complicated things you're mentioning that you're a grown man with a four year old well funnily enough and i'm a grown man with a twenty four year old and he played with guns when he was youn

wallace island. in september of 1855 she was found by an american whale ship, the "george henry" in command of james buddington. she had drifted nearly 1100 miles away from where she had been left. the captain knew of the "resolute," the expedition and abandonment and thought, hmm, safe delivery to this ship could be profitable. first, they had to prepare her to sail. she was listing badly to her port side. she still had some ice attached. and it took several weeks to pump out the water and resume an even keel. so, captain buddington divided his crew between the two ships, departed in october. and their trip home was very challenging. the resolute was missing her top mast. she was poorly rigged and they repeatedly ran into bad weather, but finally arrived in new london, connecticut, on christmas eve of 1855. the suggestion to refit the ship and return it to england came from a wealthy philanthropist, henry grinell, who had financed an earlier expedition in search of sir john fran franklin. a bill was introduced in congress of june 24, 1856 to authorize the purchase and purchase the resolute and $40,

george w. bush. i'll see you back here at 8:00 p.m. eastern. "deadline white house" with nicolle wallacetarts right now. >> hi, everyone. it's 4:00 in washington, d.c. another day, another opportunity for president trump to side with the american intelligence community over the assurances offered by president putin. in three days he contradicts his own intel chiefs. this time the question was about whether russia is still targeting the united states. something his national security team has testified under oath to be exactly what russia is doing. but donald trump's answer was no. >> is russia still targeting the us us, mr. president? >> in case you missed that, here it is again. >> is russia still targeting the u.s., mr. president? >> in the past 48 hours we can put up a count down clock for the double negative explanation from the president himself. so far no one has made a credible attempt at walking back 9 day three clean up of the day two walk back. sarah huckabee sanders tossed some word salad in the mix. the problem with her explanation is it came 2 1/2 hours after

george kum how many years? 20. what was your batting average? 305. 305. i said that's pretty good. special guy. i want to thank a true patriot, your executive director bob wallacetanding national auxiliary, president d gilroy. thank you. and congratulations to vfw does incoming leadership, b. j. lawrence and sandeep greybull. where are they? great, great. congratulations. we are also joined by our brand-new va secretary, robert wilkie. going to be fantastic. who was just confirmed by the senate last night with an overwhelming vote if the only ones actually that voted against him were all of the people super left that are running against me in two and a half years. every one of them. if you want to know who is running, just take a look at his score. because every single one of them, probably quite a few more but in the senate that was it. but what a great poet and is going to do a fantastic job. there's been nothing more important to me. [applause] thank you. thank you. also want to thank our acting va secretary peter o'rourke for doing such a fantastic job in the meantime, holding down the fort until wilkie got approved, and peter is going to be joining the who

george, how many years? " "twenty." "what was your batting average? " ii said, that's pretty good. .305 for 20 years. special guy. i want to thank a true patriot, your executive director, bob wallaceong with your outstanding national auxiliary president, dee guillory. thank you, dee. [applause] pres. trump: and congratulations to vfw's incoming leadership, bj lawrence and sandy kreebull. [applause] pres. trump: where are they? great. great. congratulations. we're also joined by our brand new va secretary, robert wilkie -- he's going to be fantastic -- who was just confirmed by the senate last night with an overwhelming vote. the only ones, actually, that voted against him were all of the people, super--lefts, that are running against me in two and a half years. [applause] audience: booo -- pres. trump: every one of them. if you want to know who's running, just take a look at wilkie's score, because every single one of them -- there will be probably quite a few more -- but in the senate, that was it. but what a great vote. and he's going to do a fantastic job. there's been nothing more important to me. [applause] pres. trump: thank you. thank you. i also want to thank our acting va

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george, how many years? what was your batting average? 305. said that's pretty good, to years, special guy. i want to thank a true patriot, your executive director bob wallaceng with your outstanding national auxiliary. president dee gilroy. thank you, dee. and congratulations to vfw's incoming leadership, b.j. lawrence and sandy gribal. where are they? great, great. congratulations. we're also joined by a brand-new va secretary robert willki. he's going to be fantastic. who was just confirmed by the senate last night with an overwhelming vote. the only ones actually that voted against him were all of the people, super lefts that are running against me in 2 1/2 years. every one of them. if you want to know who's running, just take a look at willki's score. because every single one of them. they'll probably quite a few more. he's going to do a fantastic job. there's nothing more important to me. thank you. i also want to thank our acting va secretary peter o'rourke for doing such a fantastic job in the meantime. holding down the fort until willki got approved. and peter is going to be joining the whole team. and they are doing numbers and they're doing the j

george, how many years? 20. what was your batting average? .305. i said, that's pretty good, .305 for 20 years. special guy. i want to thank a true patriot, your executive director bob wallaceal auxiliary president dee gilroy. thank you. and congratulations to vfw's incoming leadership b.j. lawrence and sandy. great, congratulations. we're also joined by our new va secretary, robert wilkie, who was just confirmed by the senate last night with an overwhelming vote. the only ones that voted against him were all of the people, super lefts that are running against me in 2 1/2 years. every one of them. if you want to know who's running, just take a look at wilkie's score. every single one of them -- there'll be probably quite a few more, but in the senate, that was it. what a great vote. he's going to do a fantastic job. there's been nothing more important to me. thank you. thank you. i also want to thank our acting va secretary peter o'rourke for doing such a fantastic job in the meantime, holding down the fort until wilkie got approved. peter is going to be joining the whole team. they are doing numbers, and they are doing a job with choice and with all of the other things we'

george, how many years? 20. what was your batting average, .305. i said that is pretty good, .305 for 20 years. a special guy. i want to thank a true patriot, your executive director bob wallaceional auxiliary president, president, dee gilroy. thank you, dee. [cheers and applause] congratulations to vfw incoming leadership, b jlaw recognize, and and sandy kribel. [applause] great, congratulations. we're joined by our brand new va secretary, robert wilkie. he is going to be fantastic. who was just confirmed by the senate last night with an overwhelming vote. the only ones that voted against him were all of the people, super left, that are running against me in 2 1/2 years. everyone of them. if you want to know who is running just take a look at wilkie's score, because every single one of them. there will be probably quite a few more, but in the senate, that was it. what a great vote. he will do a fantastic job. there is nothing more important to me. thank you. [applause] thank you, bob. i also want to thank our acting va secretary, peter o'rourke for doing such a fantastic job in the meantime, holding down the fort, until wilkie got approved and peter will be joining the whole

george brett from the kansas city royals. where is he? how many years? your batting average? 305? three years? -- 20 years? also thank you to a true patriot your executive director bob wallaceutstanding national president d gilroy. thank you. [applause] and congratulations to the incoming leadership bj lawrence and sandy kriebel. where are they? congratulations. also joined by a brand-new virginia secretary. who was just confirmed by the senate last night with an overwhelming vote only ones that voted against him were all the super left people that are running against me into a half years every one of them. if you want to know who is running just look at his score because every single one of them but in the senate that was it but what a great foe and he will do a fantastic job. there is nothing more important to me. thank you. [applause] i also want to think our acting virginia secretary for doing such a fantastic job to hold down the fort and peter will be joining the whole team they are doing the job with choice it was a very important commitment that i made during the campaign. several terrific members of congress are here as well. we are joined by kevin from kansas. wha