chris: bachman's stumble bum approach to history reminded us of dan quayle. he was defending at the time the bush campaign against the charge that some staffers were anti-semitic. >> millions of innocent people lost their lives because of the bigotry and hitlerism that permeated germany and other parts of the world. it was an obscene period in our nation's history -- not our nation, but world war ii. i mean, we all lived in this century -- i didn't live in this century, but in this century's history. we did not have -- as a matter of fact, we fought hitlerism, which was a totalitarian form of government. chris: and here was the vice president of our great 50 states, dan quayle, arriving in hawaii. >> hawaii's always played a pivotal role in the pacific, it is in the pacific, part of the united states that is an island that is right here. chris: but i guess there is a distinction between that deer in the headlights from quayle and full speed ahead stuff from michele bachmann. she reminds me of the old yogi berra line, "we're lost but making great time." and we

dan quayle misspelled potato because the flash card that the teacher had on it had an 0e on the end, and he did not want to embarrass the teacher. george bush was ambushed by the pressure scanner because no one had seen a high and scanned like that before. they knew that blight eisenhower just happened to oversee the most successful invasion in the history of military. ronald reagan, after being called an amiable dunce it turned up in 2001 the published book. he had written all of his own speeches, especially his radio speeches. when there were published, you can see they were an intelligent, coherent, systematic and smart won the cold war. now, gerald ford, probably the best athlete ever to occupy the white house. all-american football player, champion skier, golfer. chevy chase was on that first season of saturday night live when they campaigned. here is what he said later. i wanted carter and and ford out. i figured, we are reaching millions of people every weekend. why not do it. do we think that teen if they had any more honorable motives in her weekly slender of sarah palin? i

huckabee's latest comments stirred memories of dan quayle and his attack on tv's fictional character murphy brown. >> i know it's not fashionable to talk about moral values, but we need to do it. >> reporter: today huckabee defended his remarks about portman as a caution for less affluent women. >> when you have unwed mothers, you have a high propensity toward lack of education, lack of ability to get a job, and their children are going to live their entire lives in poverty. >> reporter: white house strategists consider huckabee a strong potential rival. he leads the latest nbc news/wall street journal poll of republican presidential candidates. but the poll also shows primary voters want to hear about economic rather than social issues. >> he's trying to get headlines, you know, be provocative, and it's not exactly consummate all the time with being a serious presidential pro speblgt. >> reporter: political aides say huckabee is still considering whether to trade life as a well-paid media celebrity for the grind of another campaign. a choice that would bring new new pressure to choo

dan quayle couldn't spell potato. george bush, sr. was a fancy was ambushed by a grocery scam.gerald ford couldn't walk up and down a flight of stairs without falling. even eisenhower was incoherent and ronald reagan of course in the words of clifford that was the republican side. that is what the media has presented. how about if you're a black republican. are you exultant from this? not at all. in fact, you go from being a sacred cow if you're a liberal to being hamburger if you are a black conservative. here is without proving what follows come here is what steve said to clarence thomas when clarence thomas's book my grandfather's son can now. he's describing to thomas what his reputation was in the media circles. a man of little accomplishment, an opportunistic black conservative who sold out his race, joined the republican party, and was ultimately rewarded with an affirmative action appointment to the nation's highest court. a sold of intellectual lightweight so insecure he rarely opened his mouth and oral arguments. that's what they told clarence thomas to his face. they

in washington we cross to rich galen he's a republican strategist and former press secretary to dan quayle and another member of our crosstalk team gail on the hunt all right gentlemen this is process this means you can jump in anytime you want i don't like to get you to do you a not cairo first we just heard that nato is still thinking about a no fly zone over libya it's going to take a little bit more time to think about it but they are thinking about it so is that in mind the events that have gone on in the country that you're in right now in egypt tunisia and what's going on in the gulf has american foreign policy adjusted in western foreign policy adjusted enough to the changes that are occurring in the region well on a rhetorical level they have a just rhetorical the president united states has spoken out very much about sympathy with the urge for. overthrowing the authoritarian regimes having to put on the actual field of action. you know doing some relief work for the. libyan it to help please gyptian expatriate workers get out of libya but they have not been certainly are not play

well, it was back in 1992, that vice president dan quayle criticized the "murphy brown" tv show for the same issue. >> doesn't help matters when primetime tv has murphy brown, bearing a child alone. and calling it just another lifestyle choice. >> reporter: but nearly two decades later, political analysts wonder what huckabee was hoping to establish. >> all attention is good attention when you're trying to sell books. or you just were sloppy and didn't even think about it. and that suggests that you're not serious about being a presidential candidate. >> reporter: in his statement, huckabee did praise natalie portman's acting ability. but he stuck to his guns, saying that hollywood should not glorify unwed mothers. now, we did ask natalie portman for a statement. and she did not respond. dan and bianna? >> david, thank you for that. >>> coming up on "good morning america," clinging for their lives. how firefighters made a daring high-rise rescue of two workers after their scaffolding collapse. >>> and william and kate double-takes, in the run-up to the wedding of the century, these look

i battled efforts by vice- president dan quayle and his council on competitiveness, tom delay, and president george w. bush and vice president dick cheney's efforts to roll back the law. i have never been in a congress where there's been such an overwhelming disconnect between science and public policy. the republicans in congress have become the party of science deniers, and that is profoundly dangerous. exhibit a is the upton-inhofe bill that overturns the scientific determination that carbon emissions in danger healnd we had a hearing on this legislation laston, senator inhofe was the lead witness. he told us that climate change is a hoax. the new republican majority in the house has a lot of power to write and rewrite the nation's's l laws. republicans cannot cure cancer by passing a bill that declares smoking save. they cannot stop climate change by declaring it a hoax. overturning epa's endangerment funding will not stop carbon pollution from building up in the atmosphere. it will not stop the drought and floods that are ravishing nations across the globe. will not protect the air qual

host: is reminiscent of the program we saw in the vice- presidential campaign with dan quayle? guest: i think it is much easier to mock him since it was a fictional character he was talking about. host: someone you work for. guest: yes, on the campaign. i thought you meant murphy brown. host: good morning ,kieth, what is on your mind? caller: we are supposed to learn from our mistakes carry the true choice is before the man and woman laydowns -- mistakes. the true choices before the man and woman lay down to produce a baby. i am over the marriage thing as a constitutional conservatives. there is nothing in the constitution that says these people cannot. the government ruined marriage when they took it out of the church. a prime example of that is you are penalized. if you are single, you can make $200,000. if you are married, and both people are making $20,000, you have to pay higher taxes -- making two hundred thousand dollars, you have to pay higher taxes. it should go back to the churches. if the charges do not want to marry a gay couple, then, the government can do the marr

>> reporter: for some, the episode felt like a rerun reminiscent of when former vice president dan quayle over family values when he criticized the figures natural character make your if i brown for having a child out of wedlock. >> i know it's not fashionable to talk about moral values. but we need to do it. >> reporter: as for huckabee, some suspect it this isn't about politics. >> this is not about mike huckabee trying to position position as somebody who is going to win a nomination or even win primaries. this is about mike huckabee making money. >> in his statement, huckabee says natalie is an extraordinary actor, very desearch of her recent oscar and i'm glad she will marry her baby's father. so the debate continues. >> all right, a lot more to come. a baby with an infectious laugh taking the internet by storm. >> what's so funny? well, maybe kes up. u kes . he'll be here live along with his parents. but first these messages. staying active can actually ease arthritis symptoms. but if you have arthritis, staying active can be difficult. prescription celebrex can help relieve arthrit

i battled efforts by vice- president dan quayle and his council on competitiveness. tom delay and the case tree project, and president george w. bush and vice president dick cheney's efforts to roll back the law on the environment. i have never been in a congress where there was such an overwhelming disconnect between science and public policy. the republicans in congress have become the party of science deniers and that is profoundly dangerous. exhibit a in the republican attack on science is the upton inhof bill. that carbon emissions endanger health and welfare. when we had a hearing, senator in halimhof said climate changea hoax. the newly republican majority in the house has a lot of power to write in rewrite our nation's laws, but they do not have the power to rewrite the laws of nature. cancer and they cannot stop climate change by declaring it a hoax. findings andepa's stripping it of regulatory authority will not stop carbon pollution from building up andrew will not stop the droughts and floods that are ravishing nations across the globe. it will not protec

i battled efforts by vice- president dan quayle and his council on competitiveness. tom delay and the case tree project, and president george w. bush and vice president dick cheney's efforts to roll back the law on the environment. i have never been in a congress where there was such an overwhelming disconnect between science and public policy. the republicans in congress have become the party of science deniers and that is profoundly dangerous. exhibit a in the republican attack on science is the upton inhof bill. that carbon emissions endanger health and welfare. when we had a hearing, senator in halimhof said climate changea hoax. the newly republican majority in the house has a lot of power to write in rewrite our nation's laws, but they do not have the power to rewrite the laws of nature. cancer and they cannot stop climate change by declaring it a hoax. findings andepa's stripping it of regulatory authority will not stop carbon pollution from building up andrew will not stop the droughts and floods that are ravishing nations across the globe. it will not protec

speakers are scheduled to include senator rand paul and anthony wiener and dan quayle of arizona. >> throughout april, we will feature the top winners of this year's student camp competition. nearly 1500 students submitted documentary's on the theme, washington d.c. through my laens. during the program, meet the students who greeted them. stream the weddwinning videos ay time at c-span.org. >> eric kanter said if there is no agreement between republicans and white house when the current spending bill expires next friday, the house will not pass another short-term measure, a leading to a government shutdown. negotiations are continuing. charles schumer was on the floor saying a possible budget agreement was blocked by tea party supporters. his comments and response from republican senator jeff sessions are a half-hour. president. and i rise to speak on the current state of the bipartisan budget negotiations. for weeks now, the offices of the senate majority leader, the house speaker and the white house have been engaged in serious talks seeking a long-term budget agreement. it's been

i was able to take them on a visit to the white house, where vice president dan quayle was very generous with his time. and the -- and took them to the company that i was running so they could see that. not one of them passed -- the presiding officer: senator, all time dedicated to the majority has expired. mr. lautenberg: madam president, we say all time. is there no time left on our side for presentation? well, i'll wrap this up very quickly, if i might. just a couple words. the presiding officer: is there an objection to the senator continuing? ms. collins: if the senator is truly going to wrap it up, i don't object. thank you. mr. lautenberg: thank you. i thank my colleague and friend maine. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. lautenberg: very simply, that we now see what the problem was. we analyzed it thoroughly. the problem was we started too late. in the sixth grade, it was too late to get a learning habit. and now when we see these little tots and how quickly they learn, how quickly they -- they talk and how quickly they adapt. so, madam president, i ask unanimous cons

i battled efforts by vice- president dan quayle and his council on competitiveness. tom delay and the case tree project, and president george w. bush and vice president dick cheney's efforts to roll back the law on the environment. i have never been in a congress where there was such an overwhelming disconnect between science and public policy. the republicans in congress have become the party of science deniers and that is profoundly dangerous. exhibit a in the republican attack on science is the upton inhof bill. that carbon emissions endanger health and welfare. when we had a hearing, senator in halimhof said climate changea hoax. the newly republican majority in the house has a lot of power to write in rewrite our nation's laws, but they do not have the power to rewrite the laws of nature. cancer and they cannot stop climate change by declaring it a hoax. findings andepa's stripping it of regulatory authority will not stop carbon pollution from building up andrew will not stop the droughts and floods that are ravishing nations across the globe. it will not protec

host: is reminiscent of the program we saw in the vice- presidential campaign with dan quayle?: i think it is much easier to mock him since it was a fictional character he was talking about. host: someone you work for. guest: yes, on the campaign. i thought you meant murphy brown. host: good morning ,kieth, what is on your mind? caller: we are supposed to learn from our mistakes carry the true choice is before the man and woman laydowns -- mistakes. the true choices before the man and woman lay down to produce a baby. i am over the marriage thing as a constitutional conservatives. there is nothing in the constitution that says these people cannot. the government ruined marriage when they took it out of the church. a prime example of that is you are penalized. if you are single, you can make $200,000. if you are married, and both people are making $20,000, you have to pay higher taxes -- making two hundred thousand dollars, you have to pay higher taxes. it should go back to the churches. if the charges do not want to marry a gay couple, then, the government can do the marriage o