and man and woman can do that no other couple, no other group can really do that >> david bossie, is what senator portman did a good thing or a bad thing? >> well, look, i think it's obviously what he thinks is the right thing for his family. i don't think it is the right thing for america and i don't think it is the right thing for senator portman, from public policy standpoint. look, senator portman had only a few choices. he could cast his son out which obviously is a harsh, harsh thing to do, to say i love you unconditionally, and i change my views, forget my principles or say i love you unconditionally but i don't agree with you philosophically and therefore, i'm not going to change my principles. and senator portman sided with changing his principles. look, i'm father, i understand, i am father of four, i understand. when you're a parent, off different view of the world. but i can tell you what senator santorum talked about, the importance of a mother and father raising their children -- raising their children, raising the best possible family, is really what america has been a

please welcome david bossie. [applause] i'm president of citizens united. it has been a big year, as we celebrate our 25th anniversary. it is great to be back here as we come together for our 40th time. citizens united is doing it again this year, where we get a chance to show off some of the groundbreaking conservative films available today. conservatives need to think of new and innovative ways to develop and deliver our message to a broad our audience. one of those ways is through film. fellow conservatives, i am going. fall, but the conservative movement is as strong as ever. more voices are being heard here in this hall and across the nation because we are fighting for our rights and the traditional american values we all share. we believe in american exceptionalism, not obama's socialist agenda. unfortunately, some in the republican establishment arewe as a movement cannot let that happen. contrary to what some in the establishment want you to win every election. we are not willing to sell out our principles for the sake of a wind. rinos will use our

we are very proud of our association with our producer, david bossy, and our writer and director, kevin the campaign newt and i have been involved in several projects that celebrate the greatness of america. we are currently working on a new documentary entitled "god loves you: the life of billy graham." focusing on the life and legacy of one of the most influential religious leaders in our nation's history. [applause] newt and i are both writing books as well. as some of you know, i write children's history books featuring a time-traveling pachyderm named ellis the elephant who, rumor has it, will be here later this morning. i'd like to thank all of you who have helped me share our american history through these books. it's gratifying to see so many families enjoy them. ellis will be back in october as he discovers the american revolution in yankee doodle dandy. newt is also working on a new book about the pioneers of the future who improve our lives and the prisoners of the past who seem to dominate washington. he is also developing online courses at newt university for every american

david and michelle. but we are actually her first employees. employee number one and employee number two. because sheryl never really played as a child. she more organized other children's play. >> you will hear the word bossy never used for a boy but for girls. and as being called bossy for a girl, it's not a compliment. >> she seems like an unlikely poster child for struggle raised by a doctor and stay at home mom in miami she went to harvard. >> when she was in the sixth grade she entered an oratory contest and she was so small because she was young that they had to put a box for her to stand on so they could see her over the podium. and she went on to win second place. the person who won was in high school. >> reporter: she became an early protege of larry summers becoming his chief of staff at the age of 27. but instead of staying in washington she took a risk on what was then a small search engine, a little thing called google. >> you are going to find something you love doing -- >> reporter: it's the web that made her an accidental icon when a pair of speeches starting in 2010 went viral. >> no one gets to the corner office by sitting on the side not at the table. >> reporter: your speech had 2 milli