dr. falwell a marked. -- left a big mark. he shared that walk with his wife -- in his 73 years of life, dr. falwell made a mark. we remember him as a courageous and big hearted minister of the gospel. he never hated an adversary. he never feared an argument. he deserves the tribute he would have treasured most as a cheerful, confident champion for christ. i will always remember his cheerful good humor and selflessness. several years ago in my home, anne and i were posing with a double-posing for a picture with him. he assisted anne be in the middle and he and i'd be on the size -- he and i be on the side. he explained that christ died between two beans. -- between two thieves. [laughter] dr. falwell believe liberty would be one of the most respected princeton universities in the world. the first class graduated only 13 students. and year after year christians would be drawn to the university in ever greater numbers. thanks to what you have gained here, you leave libertine with confidence as your armor. you know what you belie

dr. falwell a marked. he shared that walk with his wife -- in his 73 years of life, dr. falwell made a mark. we remember him as a courageous and big hearted minister of the gospel. he never hated an adversary. he deserves the tribute he would have treasured most as a cheerful, confident champion for christ. i will always remember his cheerful good humor and selflessness. several years ago in my home, anne and i were posing with a double-posing for a picture with him. he assisted anne be in the middle and he and i'd be on the size -- he and i be on the side. he explained that christ died between two beans. -- thieves. dr. falwell believe liberty would be one of the most respected princeton universities in the world. the first class graduated only 13 students. and year after year christians would be drawn to the university in ever greater numbers. thanks to what you have gained here, you leave libertine with confidence as your armor. you know what you believe -- you leave liberty with confidence as your armor. you know what you believe and you know who you are. it will be o

dr. falwell a marked. he shared that walk with his wife -- in his 73 years of life, dr. falwell made a mark. we remember him as a courageous and big hearted minister of the gospel. he never hated an adversary. he deserves the tribute he would have treasured most as a cheerful, confident champion for christ. i will always remember his cheerful good humor and selflessness. several years ago in my home, anne and i were posing with a double-posing for a picture with him. he assisted anne be in the middle and he and i'd be on the size -- he and i be on the side. he explained that christ died between two beans. dr. falwell believe liberty would be one of the most respected princeton universities in the world. the first class graduated only 13 students. and year after year christians would be drawn to the university in ever greater numbers. thanks to what you have gained here, you leave libertine with confidence as your armor. you know what you believe -- you leave liberty with confidence as your armor. you know what you believe and you know who you are. it will be one of the mo

dr. falwell talked about the role of the church and christians living out the mandate to of christ. what policies through the houses of congress. i heard him say those things. with the rise of the religious right to i saw the power of the message of christ in a place like nepal. it to crystallize the message. following christ transcends culture know how matter how much we love it. >> host: and janine jerry

chester falwell, thank you for your introduction and support and kindsneness today, dr. guests, parents of seniors at liberty, for graduates this moment mark as clear ending and a clear beginning. the task set before you four years ago is now completed in four. to the class of 2012, well done and congratulations. [ applause ] by the way, i'm told that some of you may have taken a little longer than four years to complete your studies? one graduate has said he completed his degree in only two terms, clinton's and bush's. in some ways that i share this distinction with true wit kathy. it comes to a sudden stop at chick-fil-a. your chicken sandwiches were comfort food during our primary days. there were days we needed comfort. tr truitt, thank you and congratulations on your well deserved honor today. of course there are some people here who are even more pleased than the graduates. that would be their parents. their years of prayers and emotion and investment have added up to this emotional achieve money and with credit to congressman dick armey, the midterm dream is not ow

falwell was succeeded by his son, dr. jerry falwell jr.een something of a back lash to his inviting romney to speak. pastor andrew steven, author of making a strong christian nation says, this is betrayal to god. jerry falwell jr. should publicly repent and renounce mormonism as a cult or step down. liberty needs someone faithful to god to lead the university. for his part, mr. falwell sent an e-mail saying the role of commencement speaker is not to promote their own beliefs but to showcase liberty and its mission. back with us now. richard wolff, what are the effects of this? >> it is one of timing, really. there is obviously the risk of people criticizing from the evangelical communicate. the bigger danger is this issue of what, who are you trying to reach at this point? really, if romney was in a strong position with his basering should be reaching out to people who are infrequent conservative voters who are independents and not the base. the problem is to panneder to this crowd. he will surely panneder to this crowd. he will have to th

dr. falwell has said today, we care very deeply about finding people who share our values and views and work a person who can become our commander-in-chief. perhaps not our pastor in chief. >> and another thing he addressed in that interview is his quote, wild and crazy side, that ann romney referenced a week or so ago. we'll tell you what he said about his crazy side and some of his pranks. >> clayton: and his staff acknowledged a number of pranks. >> dave: he's a prankster and some things he's done. >> alisyn: fasten your seat belt, it gets nutty. >> dave: it is good. you think he's dry. wild and crazy. >> alisyn: meanwhile, now that romney has given his big speech, what's on tap for the president this week? for that let's go to peter doocy. hey, peter. >> alisyn, the president is going to be all over the map and start things off in new york city by giving his own commencement address at barnard college, a private women's college in manhattan and at that commencement the rounder of a pro gay marriage group is expected to receive an award and then off to see the segment for the view on abc

dr. falwell left a big mark. for nearly five decades he shared that walk with his good wife macel. it's wonderful to see her today. the calling jerry answered was not an easy one. today we remember him as a courageous and big-hearted minister of the gospel who never feared an argument, and never hated an adversary. jerry deserves the tribute he would have treasured most, as a cheerful, confident champion for christ. i will always remember his cheerful good humor and selflessness. several years ago, in my home, picture together with him. we wanted him to be in the center of the photo, but he insisted that ann be in the middle, with he and i on the sides. he explained, by pointing to me and himself, "you see, christ died between two thieves." maybe the most confident step jerry ever took was to open the ago. he believed that liberty might become one of the most respectedand so it is today. he believed, even when the first graduating class consisted of 13 students, that year after year young christians would be drawn to such a university in ever- greater numbers. and here you are. tod

dr. jerry falwell left a mark, sharing that with his good wife, which is wonderful to see today. today, we remember him as a courageous and big-hearted minister of the gospel, who never feared an argument, and never hated an adversary. jerry deserves the to be he would have treasured most as a cheerful, confident, the champion for christ. i will always remember his cheerful good humor and selflessness. several years ago, as mark described, in my home, my wife and i were posing for a picture together. we wanted him to be in the center. he insisted the ann be in the middle, and he explained by pointing to me had and themselves -- between me and then himself he said ecb, christ died between two seeds. -- thieves. the most confident step he took was opening the door to this university, believing that liberty would become one of the most respected universities in the world. he believed year after year students would be drawn to the university. here we are, thanks to what you have game, you leave liberty with conviction and confidence as your armor. you know what you believe. you know