participants included haley barbour. it was held at the museum in washington dc and was moderated by kelly o'donnell. this is about 45 minutes. >> good morning. we are so glad to have you with us with this set of panelists who have not been on the sidelines. what i like about this is we're with people who have been in the room when decisions are made, they have been on the forefront when the sunshine of politics and the heat of politics has been bearing down on them. they know what it is like and can give us a road map of where things might be headed. we will have some fun, and because my day job lets me ask lots of questions, i want to make sure i ask the audience to think about things they want to hear from you directly. we hope our audience will think of questions. let me start with you, governor. there was a much focus on what is the identity of the republican party, where will it go, and have the defeats in the presidential races made an impact in a way that would actually get people a reason to rethink what the par

. >> joining me now is henry barbour who helped compile this report.et's talk about this, henry barbour. the report itself is pretty scathing. it talks about a lot of things that could have been done differently as we look back on 2012. but one of the bigger things is about comprehensive immigration reform. how are people in this country supposed to believe in comprehensive immigration reform from the republican party, when just a short time ago, we were hearing from mitt romney about self-departation? >> hey, thomas, it's good to be with you. if you think about it president reagan and president bush, 43, are the last two american presidents who pushed comprehensive immigration reform. so, you know, immigration reform is -- has to deal with economic opportunity and growth. and that is very consistent with republican economic policies. so it's something that where i disagreed with governor romney's position on that. but we've got to move forward. and certainly as a committee, we did call on the republicans in congress to come up with a solution that's c

also we have the former governor of mississippi, haley barbour.task force. and we're going to be talking to them obviously about immigration reform. and also we have nbc latino contributor victoria defrancesco soto. very kind of you. look at this. >> promise me when ut football is up, you drink out of it. >> i'm going to get awfully thirsty over the next couple years with johnny football at a & m. you also get a mug for mika. we greatly appreciate it. hey, guys, let's start with you. what's the bipartisan pathway to real immigration reform? >> well, i think to see rand paul makes the point. we're not going to take 12 million people, 11 million people, whatever the number is, and we're not going to arrest them and incarcerate them and deport them. we're simply not going to do that. for me, joe, what i most focused on is that our economy needs these workers. america is in a global battle for capital and labor. and we need the labor. we need the labor at the high end. >> let me ask you. you know what the critics say? we have high unemployment rate. w

underwhelmed by the meeting saying obama avoided the most grave obstacles to peace in the region barbour's trip spin overshadowed by reports of a garzon rocket attack on israel came after his meeting there on the wednesday with prime minister benjamin netanyahu artie's paul asleep as the latest on the story. well it's not such a large crowd and to bomb the protestors here in ramallah but the same time and be express chair already perfective of the general mood on the palestinian street and what people here have been chanting is a bomb that if you're not black they've also been chanting that the occupation is like a snake and america is the head of the snake they're also saying that this is a nation that cannot be defeated not been talking to several people and what they've been telling me is that first and foremost through this visit a bomb is made quite clear that america's support is for israel they complain that he's been talking to these radios hearing the israelis point of view and then ultimately putting forward the israeli position when it comes to peace negotiations with the palest

governor barbour getting reelected with 20% of the black vote in mississippi is not outside the normor republican governors. i was chairman of the campaign in virginia. i think mcdonnell got 23% of the black voters in virginia. you see in other states as well. >> let's do a lightning round. that was an important topic. >> will we all get struck by lightnight? ng?lightni [laughter] >> i will let somebody on the stage take up this business about blaming willie horton on al gore. that is reprehensible. americans who watch pundits i know resonate with this statement, sometimes wrong, never in doubt. with that, i would like to hear from the republicans about white republicans never state their ideas for their case. they are always comparing to the president. they never say what they are for. i think that contributes to the divide, the animosity, whatever. republicans can state what they are for it because there is a message there that does not get out. >> you may disagree relative to the willie horton ad, but what governor barbour said is 100% factually accurate. >> [inaudible] >> gop ahe

discuss what the republicans have learned, enough to win the next election, we are joined by haley barbourrmer governor of mississippi, former chairman of the republican national committee, and certainly the most prominent among the gop wise men. good to have you on the broadcast. let me turn 10c pack. these are obviously strong figures. all of these folks standing tall and talking about what is got to be de. the same time they are being called whacko birds, i belve, by senator john mccain, another bull t republican party. what say you? >> well, look, first of all, i think what marco rubio says made total sense. absolutely, it focuses on the republicans ought to focus on, and that is, we ought to emphasize the things that unite us as republicans. smaller government, lower taxes, less spending, rational regulation, open markets, free trade. these are the things that unite as as republicans. it is no surprise to me, lou, that if you take this 60 million people who voted republican for president last year, they're not going to all agree on everything in it would be silly to think that they wo

you heard this morning governor haley barbour talks about he once viewed e-verify skeptically, but hes. you have a voice from the executive level who has put this process into place. those types of real-life experiences have to trickle down, if you will, but people have to understand the context. this is a moving target for sure, for a lot of republicans out there. we know we have to get there. i've been there, as have a lot of other folks for a long time. they're slowly making their way through this process. it's going to take some time. not a lot of time, but it's going to take time. >> but just at the senate level, i so leadership at the executive leave -- >> they're talking to the house members. >> but i have not seen anyone come forward in the house with a powerful message about immigration. that's where the rubber meets the road. >> you're missing what i'm just saying to you, all of this that you're seeing is talking to the house. all right? they're having this conversation in a public square. house members are hearing it, seeing it, understanding it and then that leadership wil

, and where you may regardlessly personally feel that you like a pragmatic approach, and governor barbourone of the authors of the growth and opportunity project report and he made a clear message way before the 2012 election cycle that purity is the enemy of victory, and if one looks at the numbers as far as winning an election and making sure that you are getting out the positive message of opportunity, individual liberty, personal responsibility that you are the party of opportunity, then it does need to be inclusive and a reality check, hey, you know, there is about 11 to 12 million illegal immigrants in the country and the majority of the americans support equal workplace opportunity and majority of americans support same-sex marriage and you have to be realities of that, and be cognizant of that. >> at one point we were all illegal immigrants and let's not forget that, so what do you tell people like that when you are looking like michele bachmann and mitt romney, and when you are looking at cpac, right, and the message is not from everybody that was coming ot of cpac, but for many

haley barbour is one of the opportunities of the growth and opportunity project report. before the 2012 election that purity is the enemy of victory. if one just looks at numbers as far as winning an election and making sure that you're getting out the positive message of opportunity, individual liberty, personal responsibility that you're the party of opportunity, then it does need to be inclusive. and there needs to be a reality check that there's about 11 million to 12 million illegal immigrants in this country and the majority of americans support equal workplace opportunity and the majority of americans support same-sex marriage. those are realities you have to recognize and be cognizant of that. >> at one point, we were all illegal immigrants. let's not forget that. people like michele bachmann and mitt romney, when you look at cpac, right, and the messages -- not from everybody that was coming out of cpac -- but for many of the members coming out of cpac, it seemed like it was 50 years ago. you're like, what century are these people living in? i say that because i

where the party is right now, what scott walker said, what henry barbour said, what rush limbaugh andp are saying over these last few days will do nothing to help the republican party in its quest and in its goals. >> jonathan capehart and angela rye, thanks for coming on the show tonight. >>> ahead, ten years after the bush/cheney war in iraq, it's time to fight for those who fought for this country. >>> and the right wing won't stop blabbering about this photo. and president obama. that's next. [ male announcer ] it's red lobster's lobsterfest our largest selection of lobster entrees, like lobster lover's dream or new grilled lobster and lobster tacos. come in now and sea food differently. visit redlobster.com now for an exclusive $10 coupon on two lobsterfest entrees. but i'm still stubbed up. [ male announcer ] truth is, nyquil doesn't unstuff your nose. what? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus liquid gels speeds relief to your worst cold symptoms plus has a decongestant for your stuffy nose. thanks. that's the cold truth! >>> ten years after the iraq war, dick cheney is talking

governor barbour getting reelected with 20% of the black vote in mississippi is not outside the norm for republican governors. the campaignn of in virginia. of the mcdonnell got 23% black voters in virginia. you'd see in other states as well. >> let's think lightning round. that was an important topic. >> i will let somebody on the stage take up this business about blaming willie horton on al gore. that is reprehensible. americans who watch pundits, i know resonate with this statement, sometimes wrong, never in doubt. with that, i would like to hear from the republicans about white republicans never state their ideas for their case. they are always paring and the president. they never say what they are for. i think that contributes to the divide, the animosity, what ever. republicans can state what they are for it because there is a message there that does not get out. you may disagree relative to the willie horton ad, but what governor barbour said is 100% factually accurate. [indiscernible] --a republican running for >> i am struck by your question, because we talked about earlier,

tonight you have former governor of mississippi haley barbour. >> you got it.l discuss the budget battles going on in washington. >> and the future of the republican party. melissa: really we look forward to that. dennis: what is the best money move to make right now? stifel nicolaus strategist kevin can rohn shares his picks next with ashley and traysy next on "fox biz." don't miss it. ashley: good afternoon, everybody, i'm ashley webster. tracy: i'm tracy byrnes. stocks extending their record run with authority. the dow is up 48 points right now, trading above the 14,500 mark, just barely, about three points up. the s&p 500 is closing in on its record high as well. billion dollar manager kevin caron from stifel nicolaus says there is a clear way to play this market right now. his strategy is moments away. ashley: lobster on the menu for president obama's lunch with senate democrats, very nice, thank you very much. will be it be served with a side of progress on the budget talks? maybe just coleslaw. new details from capitol hill ahead. tracy: in this economy

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governor of michigan, the governor of idaho, the governor of mitch daniel, indiana, governor hailry barbour, the writings of the late-william f. buckly, effort, et cetera. so it's time after 20 years to make this simple 11-page bill that says states have the right to decide for themselves whether to collect an existing tax from some of the people who owe it or from all the people who owe it by requiring the seller to collect the tax at the time of the sale. same tax, same store. they ought to be able to do that. now, finally, madam president -- and i would like to ask consent to include in my remarks -- in the record following my remarks the comments of a number of conservative supporters of the marketplace fairness act. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. alexander: in our state of tennessee, this bill is an insurance policy against a state income tax. we don't have one. we don't want one. it also is an opportunity for us to treat every taxpayer the same way. if you owe the tax, it's collected at the time of sale, and you pay it. you don't avoid it. it's also a chance to treat al

barbour and kathryn are here today to discuss their book "zoobiquity" what animals can teach us aboutalth and the science of healing. "zoobiquity" was a discovery book best in 2012 and a 2013 aaa prize finalist in the book is coming out in paperback in april with a redesigned cover. it's up here. thank you so much for being here and thank you for all of you for participating. i love this book. i really enjoyed reading it and i'm really excited you were here in understanding recitations about the book in general and now i will turn it over to you. >> thank you. >> hello and kathryn and i are delighted to be here today to talk about her book and re-bid loved when i finish the presentation gets questions from you and we are really interested in what people who are interested in animals and are thinking about these kinds of connections. let me tell you my story. i was about 10 years ago happily practicing cardiology at ucla medical center. i was seeing patients with heart failure and heart attacks in a true fibrillation, typical cardiology kind of stuff and then i had this wonderful oppor

virginia, haslam of tennessee, chris christie of new jersey, mike pens of indiana, mitch daniels, haley barbour, they say look, we're governors of states. we should have the responsibility for doing this. there have been some strange arguments made against it like we'll wait until tax reform. how can you put this in tax reform if it's not in the tax code? have we stoufrpbg a new low -- sunk to a new lower going to use state budgets to balance our own budgets? no, mr. president. this is a straightforward issue. are we going to respect, as we swore to do when we took an oath to this constitutional framework, are we going to respect the states, recognizing states have the right to be right and the states have the right to be wrong. and illinois is different than tennessee and tennessee is different than wyoming. and the governors in those states can decide what their tax structure should be, how they want to collect it. and they should decide, in my opinion, although we don't have to decide that here, that they wouldn't pick and choose between sellers, pick and choose between taxpayers, and pick a