i mean, they, they, you know, they took dhl's business or what business dhl would have had in the u.s for the most part, and then dhl's u.s. cities just became gateways for their international business. but, you know, internationally dhl is still larger than ups and fedex which i think a lot of people don't realize. all right, well thank you very much for coming. appreciate it. prison -- [applause] >> this event was hosted by the book people bookstore in austin, texas. to find out more or visit bookpeople.com. [inaudible conversations] >> all weekend long booktv is bringing you live coverage of the 2012 tucson festival of books in arizona. today until about 7 p.m. eastern and tomorrow from 1-8 p.m. eastern watch several author presentations and panels on a variety of topics both here on c-span2 and online at booktv.org. here's our upcoming tv schedule from the gallagher theater at the university of arizona. in a couple of minutes, jeffrey rosen talks about the supreme court. then in about an hour and a half a panel on forensic science with douglas sta, holly tucker and

in 2009 over 9,000 people lost their jobs when dhl shuttered this plant delivering a gut punch to the people as well as to the area's economy. we are inside this massive abandoned plant at wilmington airport. three years ago this million square foot facility was buzzing with activity. 6,000 people worked in this building. now it is empty and all of those jobs are gone. unfortunately wilmington isn't the only town in america's heartland who is having to struggle and trying to come up for hair. millions of americans have lost their jobs and all americans are struggling with gas prices that struggle upward. during tonight's forum we will be asking the republican candidates for president how they plan on addressing unemployment as well as jump starting the stalling economy we have not just here in ohio but all across america. before we introduce the candidates and our panel of experts here is a closer look at the history of this facility. >> at 2200 acres bloomington air park is the largest privately owned airport in the united states. originally an air force base the property was bought

in 2009 over 9,000 people lost their jobs when dhl shuttered this plant delivering a gut punch to the people as well as to the area's economy. we are inside this massive abandoned plant at wilmington airport. three years ago this million square foot facility was buzzing with activity. 6,000 people worked in this building. now it is empty and all of those jobs are gone. unfortunately wilmington isn't the only town in america's heartland who is having to struggle and trying to come up for hair. millions of americans have lost their jobs and all americans are struggling with gas prices that struggle upward. during tonight's forum we will be asking the republican candidates for president how they plan on addressing unemployment as well as jump starting the stalling economy we have not just here in ohio but all across america. before we introduce the candidates and our panel of experts here is a closer look at the history of this facility. >> at 2200 acres bloomington air park is the largest privately owned airport in the united states. originally an air force base the property was bought

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and dhl built it, employed thousands of people and then walked away from it. people lost their jobs in a town of about 12,000 people. it is in many ways sort of the -- maybe the post card of what has happened to american jobs in the heartland. a very significant setting to show we have lost a lot of jobs and there is a lot of human hurt in america right now. >> indeed. what are you going to be asking the candidates tonight, governor? >> well, one of the things, greg, that we want to focus on is jobs and the economy. how do we put people back to works in plants like this old dhl plant in wilmington, ohio. what we are looking for is substance. the candidates cannot attack each other and cannot even mention each 84. it will be a different kind of environment to see do they have the pas capacity to answer very specific tough questions about getting jobs back and reviving the economy. >> gregg: mitt romney's latest plan which would reduce margin marginal federal income tax rates by 20% for everybody. >> they have an opportunity to give explanations and substantive

us here in our new york studio with reaction to last week as forum and what's happened since, former dhl driver and knife maker, and a home maker, and a senior from ohio state university. good to have you guys back with me in new york. i've got to be honest with you. i had a lot of fun in wilmington, ohio. what a wonderful community. the nicest people, and maybe we ought to do the show there more often. i know wilmington and new york are a lot alike. you probably feel at home here. first of all, let's talk about some of the reactions that you had. devin, what feedback did you get after being a part of the forum? >> i mean, a lot of people reached out to me that i knew. people from my home town, people from my church, stuff like that. a lot of students at school found out about it, you know, through facebook or twitter and stuff like that, and then there were some professors who reached out to me, some former alumni from ohio state. >> did you get some extra grades out of it? you shoul should have. >> if any of them are listening, i'd appreciate it. >> i'm going to write ohio state a lett

us here in our new york studio with reaction to last week as forum and what's happened since, former dhl driver and knife maker, and a home maker, and a senior from ohio state university. good to have you guys back with me in new york. i've got to be honest with you. i had a lot of fun in wilmington, ohio. what a wonderful community. the nicest people, and maybe we ought to do the show there more often. i know wilmington and new york are a lot alike. you probably feel at home here. first of all, let's talk about some of the reactions that you had. devin, what feedback did you get after being a part of the forum? >> i mean, a lot of people reached out to me that i knew. people from my home town, people from my church, stuff like that. a lot of students at school found out about it, you know, through facebook or twitter and stuff like that, and then there were some professors who reached out to me, some former alumni from ohio state. >> did you get some extra grades out of it? you shoul should have. >> if any of them are listening, i'd appreciate it. >> i'm going to write ohio state a lett

michael was laid off by dhl. lifetime wilmington resident, tammy, and ohio state university student, devon. first of all, i want to say what a pleasure it has been to be in this lovely community. some of the nicest people we've ever seen. michael, you're part of this community. how have you been able to be resilient in the aftermath of such a devastating economic loss >> that's easy for me to answer. it's god. without my faith and my church and a strong family, i couldn't have got through what we've gone through after our son's death and then the subsequent layoffs here. there is no way i could have made it through this. i do know a lot of people who just are in a mess because they can't handle it, but i put my faith in god that i can every day. >> i want to ask each of you this question: did any of the candidates tonight cause you to say, i think i could support that guy? michael, i'll start with you and we'll go down the line. any of them? >> governor romney made a good case for me. he seemed very passionate ab

michael was laid off by dhl.etime wilmington resident, tammy, and ohio state university student, devon. first of all, i want to say what a pleasure it has been to be in this lovely community. some of the nicest people we've ever seen. michael, you're part of this community. how have you been able to be resilient in the aftermath of such a devastating economic loss >> that's easy for me to answer. it's god. without my faith and my church and a strong family, i couldn't have got through what we've gone through after our son's death and then the subsequent layoffs here. there is no way i could have made it through this. i do know a lot of people who just are in a mess because they can't handle it, but i put my faith in god that i can every day. >> i want to ask each of you this question: did any of the candidates tonight cause you to say, i think i could support that guy? michael, i'll start with you and we'll go down the line. any of them? >> governor romney made a good case for me. he seemed very passionate about

you have to look at it on a much broader aspect, and that's what we do every day in dhl.'m really concerned about that. >> let me ask you about the currency. do you think the yuan is too low? do you think it should be revalued? do you think that should be part and parcel of a new china trade strategy? steven, i hate the intellectual property rights they steal. i hate the counterfeiting. all that should go to the world trade organization. in your direct operations with chooirn, do you need a more expensive china yuan to make sense for your business? >> no. they've allowed it to appreciate over the last year, i guess. i lived out in asia before. they've let that happen. it's going to continue to happen, i guess, naturally. no, we don't need that. what we need is clear decision on trade, and really go to the w.t.o. let's not get into this political toing and froing that causes more damage to people as we go through it. jobs, manufacturing in the u.s. is starting so grow, and we're drawing out of the states quicker faster than we've taking out of china, which is not uncommon,

michael was laid off by dhl.etime wilmington resident, tammy, and ohio state university student, devon. first of all, i want to say what a pleasure it has been to be in this lovely community. some of the nicest people we've ever seen. michael, you're part of this community. how have you been able to be resilient in the aftermath of such a devastating economic loss >> that's easy for me to answer. it's god. without my faith and my church and a strong family, i couldn't have got through what we've gone through after our son's death and then the subsequent layoffs here. there is no way i could have made it through this. i do know a lot of people who just are in a mess because they can't handle it, but i put my faith in god that i can every day. >> i want to ask each of you this question: did any of the candidates tonight cause you to say, i think i could support that guy? michael, i'll start with you and we'll go down the line. any of them? >> governor romney made a good case for me. he seemed very passionate about

michael was laid off by dhl.ifetime wilmington resident, tammy, and ohio state university student, devon. first of all, i want to say what a pleasure it has been to be in this lovely community. some of the nicest people we've ever seen. michael, you're part of this community. how have you been able to be resilient in the aftermath of such a devastating economic loss >> that's easy for me to answer. it's god. without my faith and my church and a strong family, i couldn't have got through what we've gone through after our son's death and then the subsequent layoffs here. there is no way i could have made it through this. i do know a lot of people who just are in a mess because they can't handle it, but i put my faith in god that i can every day. >> i want to ask each of you this question: did any of the candidates tonight cause you to say, i think i could support that guy? michael, i'll start with you and we'll go down the line. any of them? >> governor romney made a good case for me. he seemed very passionate abou

you chose the vacated dhl plant in wilmington, ohio that has been ravaged by the economy for this overou think mitt romney handled that. >> this governor romney had given a cold and stilted answer and said, well let me tell you the four points of my va reform plan, i think his campaign could have effectively ended, because what people are looking for is not somebody who can solve every problem, but someone who at least has some sense of connection with the people who had the problem. this was assem tphal moment in the romney campaign. the biggest criticism is that he's unable to connect with voters, he doesn't show that level of emotion, and visceral interest in the people who he's talking about. well he did the other night. i mean you could feel it in the room. i was sitting there, it was palpable and a very pow irfull moment and i havpowerful moment, and i thought he handled it mas masterfully. bill: i thought that was effective. >> this you listen to the full answer that he gave, it was that even the very cadance of his speech was different than the romney we've seen in most of the

is riding in " -- on saturday march 3, romney stood with santorum and gingrich on the floor of the dhl warehouse in ohio next to a makeshift said constructed for a forum hosted by mike huckabee. each had filmed the q&a sessions with huckabee. they discussed the nominating process and romney raised the possibility of an undated candidate getting into the race and spoke of the perils of such a scenario and what that would present to the party. not surprisingly, the other two agreed that each would reserve his support for someone now in the race. again, that is being reported this morning. the possibility of an open convention, which means that the nomination would not be set on the first ballot. what would that mean for the republican party? joan is joining us from florida. good morning. you're on the air. go ahead please. caller: good morning. i am calling because i have seen presidents come and go. i have seen elected officials come and go. there are some i have been proud of. as an independent in florida, i am having a problem because the primary is closed a machine or republican. you

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