and you're famous oakland county chair that you love -- let's see, brooks patterson. forget brooks? rep eric nesbit. former state presented a of rocky rakowski. and attorney general, mike cox. i'm sorry to keep going to our state team, lowry and bob. and finally, thank you, kid rock. [applause] the last week, have been going along with mitt, and my son, tagg, too. we have been going all over this state. from the tip of the mid -- [laughter] >> be careful. >> i know, i'd better be careful. but what we have seen out there has broken my heart. i love michigan. i love mckeown. >> -- i love of michigan. >> we love you. [applause] >> i grew up drinking burners end tiger baseball. -- and tiger baseball. and what we saw were people hurting, people out of jobs. and then there was something else, they are so concerned about their children and why it is because of the debt we're going to give to our children. and we have had it. washington, here we come. we are going to take back america, and we are going to let this guy do it. [cheers and applause] [cheers] >> thank you. >> [cro

governor chris christie, and your famous oakland county chair that you love, let's see, brooks, brooks patterson forget brooks? representative aaron nezbet, former state rep, and rocky razkowski. and attorney general mike cox. this list has been so helpful. i'm sorry to keep going. to our state team, lori and bob. and finally, thank you, kid rock [applause] the last week i have been going along with mitt, my son, tag, we've been going up and down the state, all over from the tip of the mitt. [laughter] >> careful. >> i know. i better be careful. but what we have seen, what we had seen out there has broken my heart. i love michigan. i love michigan. >> we love you! [cheers and applause] >> i grew up drinking burners and listening to tiger baseball. and what we saw when we went across michigan were family that were hurting, people tharpe out of jobs, and then there's something else, and they are so concerned about their children. and why it is because of the debt that we are going to give to our children. we have had it. washington, here we come. we are going to take back america and we are going

and your famous oakland county sheriff that you love, let's see -- brooks, brooks patterson. sor gary wolfron, and mike cox. listen, this list has been so helpful. i'm sorry to keep going to our state team, laurie and bob. and finally, thank you, kid rock. the last week, i have been going along with mitt, my son tagg, too, up and down the state, all over from the tip of the mitt -- [ applause ] i know, i better be careful. but what we have seen, what we have seen out there has broken my heart. i love michigan. i love michigan. >> we love you! >> i grew up drinking verner's and listening to tiger baseball. and what we saw when we went across michigan were families that were hurting, people that were out of jobs, and then there's something else, and they're so concerned about their children, and why it is, because of the debt that we're going to give to our children, and we have had it. washington, here we come. we are going to take back america, and we're going to let this guy do it. >> wow, what a night. thank you. thank you. thank you. now, first -- first -- >> mitt, mitt, mi

patterson politics goes way, way back in north carolina and washington. it's all over the country. i'm sure you knew that when you first took the job. >> brooke. i've fought a lot of battles, and i've always won. it's not just partisan politics, it's a ton of patterson positive -- partisan politics these days. i made sure every kid in my state had a shot at the future wrapped around the opportunity that education affords, and i simply decided i couldn't continue to do the work that i cared about in this kind of rapidly partisan environment. >> but if it's the partisan politics, and you say, the tone, what was it that surprised you? was it one single incident that prompted you to say enough is enough? >> i think it's what's happening in the country. it's happening in washington, it's happening in raleigh, it's happening in every capital in the country, every state capital. there are those folks who are elected right now who care much more about firing shots and fighting and winning elections than they do about solving the big problems for the country or the state. and in a globally connected world where we are fighting against china and india