dr. martin luther inc. if you will. (laughter) >> stephen: so folks, i want to salute this brave man for his courageous new campaign slogan. i am confident that it is one that voters will remember come election time. of course with all of this happening, folks, -- >> (applause) >> stephen: you can applaud me. you can applaud me. believe me, i understand the instincts. folks, with all of this happening the national news media is descending on iowa this weekend which can mean only one thing. >> sarah palin is heading back to iowa. the former alaska governor announcing she is taking her bus tour to the state fair this week, that is just 30 miles south of where the republican presidential debate will be held tonight. >> stephen: well that's a happy coincidence. (laughter) after a brief two-month pit stop sarah palin is bringing her put tour of american's historic places to the historic iowa state fair where thomas edison invented the funnel cake. (laughter) this is the same-- this is the same-- stop it. this is the same kin

inc. to establish a memorial to dr. martin luther king.n december of 1999, the national capital planning commission and the u.s. commission of fine arts approved a site location for the king memorial on the national mall. it is noteworthy that the memorial site located on the tidal basin adjacent to the franklin delano roosevelt memorial is in a direct line between the lincoln and jefferson memorials, creating a visual line of leadership. the ceremony of groundbreaking took place on december 13th, 2006, and on sunday, august 28th, 2011, we will dedicate a memorial. please give dr. martin luther king a warm round of applause. we celebrate his name. we celebrate his vision. let me hear you celebrate. [applause] his dream. we have a busy schedule this afternoon. we are going to work with the program through lunch. please enjoy the program. enjoy the lunch. we ask that you socialize and speak to each other, but please keep your voice is as low as possible so that those who want to follow the program can indeed do so. it is my pleasure at this

inc. to establish a memorial to dr. martin luther king. king memorial on the national mall. it is noteworthy that the memorial site located on the tidal basin adjacent to the franklin delano roosevelt memorial is in a direct line between the lincoln and jefferson memorials, creating a visual line of leadership. the ceremony of groundbreaking took place on december 13th, 2006, and on sunday, august 28th, 2011, we will dedicate a memorial. please give dr. martin luther king a warm round of applause. we celebrate his name. we celebrate his vision. let me hear you celebrate. [applause] his dream. we have a busy schedule this afternoon. we are going to work with the program through lunch. please enjoy the program. enjoy the lunch. we ask that you socialize and speak to each other, but please keep your voice is as low as possible so that those who want to follow the program can indeed do so. it is my pleasure at this point to introduce the mayor of washington, d.c., mayor vincent gray. [applause] >> thank you very much. good afternoon, everybody