gerald r. ford journalism awards for journalism. >> the national press club this honored to once again hold the gerald r. ford awards. >> it just so happens that our club has enjoyed a close association with the 34th president of united states and his legacy print general ford spoke at this podium a record 18 times. he appeared before, during, and after his presidency. this is one example of how he enjoyed cordial but a corporate relationship with the press. it is a tribute to president ford that many of you at this luncheon today have personal recollections of his brief but historic presidency and his long public service. he has many loyal friends and associates, which says a great deal of the kind of person he was. we also send a special ring set out to former first lady betty ford who is viewing this event via c-span in rancho mirage, california. even though the press was always kind to him, the late hugh study said that ford was the only president he knew who genuinely liked reporters. appa

gerald r. ford prize for distinguished reporting on the presidency. in his reporting, steve demonstrates a clear understanding that not the first year but the second year in office for new president is more accurate measure of his leadership, his management, of the complexities of the federal executive office, his exercise of constitutional powers, his ways of communicating to the american people, and his standing in the public mind. he not only met the important criteria with timeliness, cleric, and presentation, insight and concise writing, but he also made excellent use of expert sources to provide a layer of analysis that stood out among his competition. his writing is clear, based on solid facts, and lined with engaging and inventiveness. in every respect, the judges found his reporting on the presidency in 2010 outstanding. we have a citation year that i would like to give you. we also have the check. >> thank you. >> congratulations. >> thank you. >> would you like to say a few words? >>

been some violence involved. >> thompson: documents we found in the files of the medical examiner, geralditt, raised questions about his independence from law enforcement. before doing the autopsy, dr. gowitt met with two prosecutors and four different detectives, all members of the county child abuse task force. >> they're supposed to be an unbiased entity of dekalb county. they are supposed to be totally unbiased. i don't think they should have met at all. >> thompson: we tried repeatedly w sakpeith dr. gowitt about the ware case, but he declined our requests. with his wife in prison, reggie ware didn't give up. >> i sold this house right here about six months later ... >> thompson: one by one, he began selling houses he'd acquired over years as part of his real estate business. it would cost him more than $700,000 to challenge his wife's conviction. >> this house right here was melonie's grandmother's house. they kind of got upset when i sold it. >> thompson: and reggie spent countless hours studying the case. >> i did, like, a crash course in college, i guess, of trying to learn about

what did we do wrong, gerald? - take it easy. we'll find him!brother's run away from home! - what? are you sure? - he left a note saying he's never coming back! - "dear mommy and daddy, i am running away. "i am sorry, but i can no longer handle "the monotony of middle-class life. "everyone at school is a fucking idiot, "and if one more person talked to me about "that susan boyle performance of les miserable, "i was going to puke my balls out through my mouth. "i love you all, but i have to move on. "i'm going to somalia to be a... to be a pirate"? oh, shit! - oh, gerald, what are we gonna do? - it's all right. he couldn't have gone far. let's call the other kids' houses. - oh, god, what have i done? - the fuck are you pirates doing? are we gonna plunder them or not? - all right, let's go!! - quiet, ya sons of biscuit-eaters! this boat is now pirate property! now get ye to yer lifeboat, lest ya want to be shark bait! - plunder the booty, lads! this ship is ours! - okay! - i said get off my boat! [all scream] [all screaming] - qu'est-ce qui ce pas

gerald is also praised for his perseverance and compassionate speaking out against violence. he recently completed the program at city college where he focused on green technology and will soon transferred to louisiana state university. he will be missed. [applause] [applause] lauren dangerfield, 16, has led the forefront of campaigns for people winning in time of rights. -- employment rights. she also institutionalized ethnic studies. she is working to build more awareness on working to bridge the gap between ecology, race, and community. [applause] [applause] lucky fisher travis, 17, is a youth supervisor with new ideas. he strives for greatness and also pushes and support this project leaders to envision britain is in themselves. -- greatness in themselves. [applause] [applause] michellechu, 17, is a committed youth board member and on the youth empowerment advisory board. she is a college-bound ambassador in march from mentor school, where she is a wonderful model tutor. michelle is a responsible and motivated later working to bring you up voice to her community. [applaus

and gerald ford knew that. i used to watch him when confronted with a new and complex problem he would sit there and dissect the problem. what are the elements that are absolutely crucial to making it a success? what are the elements we can offer others who have different perspectives so that we end up all moving forward maybe not 100%, but 60% or 70%? and the last element i would like to talk about is ford and his pride in the federal system service or federal bureaucracy and we've had a number of presidents in recent years throw rocks at -- rock said washington and the director see as a bunch of self-serving diplomats who couldn't get a job anywhere -- bureaucrats, couldn't get a job anywhere else. our government is only as good as the people who work there, and i think we ought to be cheering them rather than pretending that they are people who couldn't get a job anywhere else. anyway, i think following on what steve said, president ford was somebody we could certainly use right now. now, let me turn to my a

gerald r. ford presidential journalism award for distinguished reporting on the presidency and national defense. after the awards ceremony, former national security advisor brent scowcroft will deliver remarks on u.s. foreign policy. this is live coverage here on c-span2. >> we are the world's leading organization for journalists committed to the profession's future for programming events such as this. we're also working to foster a free press worldwide. for more information about the national press club, please visit our website at www.press.org and to donate to programs offered to the public through our national journalism library website there www.press.org/library. so on behalf of our members worldwide, i'd like to welcome our speakers as well as those of you attending today's event. our head table include guests of the speaker as well as working journalists who are also club members so if you hear applause in your audience we would like to note that members of the general public are attend

institute gerald another point to bring up that maybe shows signs of this economy goldman sachs your favorite company announced today it will layoff two hundred thirty employees just wondering are you feeling sorry for them. when the goldman sachs gang oh yeah big crocodile tears and it's not only them it's many in the financial sector the economy continues to decline is no recovery in sight and it's hitting everyone and the goldman sachs are taking the hit as more of that bailout money dries up in reality bites i want to talk about greece and london the protests taking place there on what do you think about this it seems that there is sort of a domino effect that this is just happening across the country and we're hearing the same thing that these people are taking to the street because they're angry at the people who caused the economic problems are not the ones who are being punished for it it's what we said from the beginning go back to the trends journal over it you know eight months ago it was off with their heads two point zero we said that the global ponzi scheme was on their

. >> gerald heads one of the leading women and minority owned firms in america. her company is the architect of record for the memorial that bares dr. martin luther king, jr.'s name and likeness on the national mall. >> i am actually living the dream that he talked about. >> but that dream was about more than just civil rights. >> america has given the people a bad check. a check which has come back marked insufficient funds. >> dr. king was also a drum major for silver rights. >> dr. king's dream was not as the big house, with a big mortgage or the big car. it was about having a business that you could pass on to your family. it was about creating wealth. > gerald's family built their business from scratch. five generations later, building is still in their blood. darryl and her twin sister own a $30 million company making its mark across dc and beyond. >> she never thought the foundation her family layed in 1905 would leave her to one day own the doors that were once so hard to walk through. she credits dr. king for helping make that possible. >> we restored th

my name is and what gerald. -- emma gerald. i want to address some of the comments the dph management made yesterday, specifically when they talk about restraint, dealing with patients. i think they use the example of restraining patients with dementia that are being difficult. i want to make clear that whether or not it is public security or private security, the city as a whole is responsible if someone violates the civil rights of patients. the idea that private security is upfolded to different laws is ridiculous and is frankly untrue. both general hospital and laguna honda -- they are both government agencies, and they will both be liable. there is actually a great example, which is shortly after alameda county to a private security in 2004 -- there was a doctor that was murdered. this is with the private security when they first got there. the family sued, and they sued the city, and they won against the city. in 2007, the contract to begin to the private security company, which is supposedly the model they are using. in

and gerald ford knew that. i used to watch him when confronted with a new and complex problem he would sit there and dissect the problem. one of the elements absolutely crucial to making success, one of the elements we can offer to others who have different perspectives so that we end up all moving forward, maybe not 100% 60 prison or 70%. and the last thing i would like to talk about is for did and his pride in the federal full-service or federal bureaucracy. and we have had a number of presidents in recent years throw rocks at washington and the bureaucracy as a bunch of self-serving diplomats who can't get a job anywhere or bureaucrats couldn't get a job anywhere else. our government is only as good as the people who work there. and i think we ought to be cheering them rather than pretending they are people who couldn't get a job anywhere else. by the way, i think following on what steve said, president ford was somebody we could certainly use right now. now let me turn to my assigned task. islamic let me sa

then gerald white 30627 says, perhaps we can go boot shopping.he decoy types, wow, for like the big ones? >> then he cuts to the chase. he says, i'm not going to avoid the subject. i would like to make love to you after we are done boot shopping. i have a serious fetish for boots. gerald white later tells the decoy he's going to bring her a pair of boots. as he comes in the house he's not carrying any. >> come on in. i made some sweet tea. >> good. >> i have to get these clothes out so they don't wrinkle. did you bring the riding boots? >> yes. >> all right. >> they're out in the car. >> i can't wait to get my own pair. >> have a little shopping day planned this afternoon? >> yep. >> yeah? and who are you taking shopping today? >> natasha. >> natasha? >> yes. >> how did you meet natasha? >> i met her online. >> online? >> yes. >> how old do you think natasha is. >> i have no idea. >> you have no idea? >> we never discussed that. >> you never discussed it. to refresh his memory, i read to him from his chat log. i'm 15. >> you don't have to go any

along with that, and gerald mcdermott, an electrical inspector, also towards the end of this month. ann aherne, an anchor for the commission for quite a few years, will also be retiring in july. the category here is that they have a boy served the city and have more importantly always put their good work through the efforts of the department, and for that, we will always be thankful. also, i would like to commend the staff. dan lowry, chief building inspector. steve penelli, the chief plumbing inspector. rosemary, a housing inspector. john, and the acting senior building inspector. they have provided a whole range of categories of performance ranging from addressing nov's and inspections. when i look at the numbers, it is really commendable. again, thank them for their continued service, and good job and good work. also, i would also like to say the effort of the commission would be to also maintain and keep moving forward with the balance of the year, strong support for not only staff, but for the categories of how the department will continue to perform and take on the challenges

former national security adviser brent scowcroft talks about foreign policy following the annual gerald ford foundation journalism award. also today, the senate commerce committee looks at threats to real security is members here from that of the transportation security administration and the amtrak police talk on c-span 3 at two o'clock 30 eastern. agriculture secretary tom vilsack was at the national press club monday to preview next week's meeting of the g- 20 agricultural meetings. will discuss how industrialized nations can help emerging countries. this about one hour. >> thank you very much and thanks to all who are here today. let me start off with a sobering statistic. the united nations food and agricultural organization says 925 million people were undernourished last year. this is an improvement from 2009 but still unacceptably high. our goal as a nation and as an international community is clear -- to bring down this number by increasing the availability and the accessibility of nutritious food around the world. as we look to the future, this challenge grows even more stark.

different troubles for gerald if he is recalled. he embellished his resume he admits and doesn't hold a college degree or mba. >> city sales tax increased to 10.25 percent. richmond would join others with the highest sales tax in the east bay. it would give six million in projected revenue to schools and services for the poor. c>> a bottling plant is getting ready to close its doors. it will be a huge blow to 150 people who work there. this facility off highway 101 is bottling and deliberating liquor since 19scen. it is owned by a company with premium brans. >> they decided to close the plant in the end of july. pam clay is one of 150 people out of a job. union jobs that pay 21-twen dollars an hour. i can't believe how many years. i expected to retire and i can't. >> the closure is not welcome news as it makes impressive gains. facebook is going to shift the operations to the city starting next month. we lose jobs in the face of that growth our net is lower and that is not good for any of us. >> many of the employees worked in the p

and let's go to tom fit gerald now. >> reporter: this got more serious for him today. congresswoman nancy pelosi, the house democratic minority leader officially support the letter requesting that the house ethics committee launch an investigation into weaner's behavior and the question for congress is did weeper's actions violate house rules and did hous any government property? toepgain in the online communications with the six women that he said he shared inappropriate messages with. several former ethics committee officials told us that the key here is whether or not wiener survived the politically and will be how far this committee is willing to go in investigating this. a day after the blockbuster news channel 36 conference and admitting to sinning the loud pictures to women not his wife, other prominent political politicians seem to be distancing themselves today and this is a sampling on how someone handled the question and as to whether or not congressman owner's behavior means hereby resign. [ indiscernible ] >> give him everything. it's up to the constituent

gerald ford wanted to wash his hands of it. so kissinger had the most to lose. they kept, kept stalling. finally, the marines, the marine high command, the secretary of defense and gerald ford convinced ambassador martin and kissinger, it's time to get out. so so begins a day, april 29, 1975, of just manic helicopters in, out. in at 5500 feet, out at 4500 feet. small arms fire the entire time. is it coming from the south vietnamese? nva snipers? the msgs are up on the roof. they're working 24 hours shoveling classified information into these furnaces. they could see fire fight's between the few army of the republic of vietnam who are still fighting. who are still standing tall and fighting. they're watching these fire nights while they shoveled $5 million in cash into these furnaces, mesh cash. who know -- american cash. i remember there was a story that steve schuler wanted to steal some of that money, but i think somebody stopped him. [laughter] but that was a false story anyway. so all day long this goes on. so finally during the daylight hours they manage to

gerald is a respected physicist.king at the shower curtain effect. >> whether the water comes down, the water runs into the air, drags the air down to the bottom. if there's any kind of little initial gap here, the air will come out and into the bathroom. >> walker says the air moving out over the rim of the tub will actually push the shower out of the way and right up against your leg. professor walker demonstrated by lighting a candle and holding it near the tub. you can see the flame being moved. >> it will open up the entire thing so that the air can come out and you happen to be standing on the other side so it rubs against your leg. >> go to cbssf.com and click on connect to send me your good questions. [ applause ] >> it is still june and we have a world series champion. barry zito makes his return in the giant double header, next. [ bailiff ] fee court is now in session. come on out, guys. the jury has reached its decision. now, you guys found the other airline guilty of charging a 150-dollar change fee. you

gerald montey was killed in 2006. the president presented the award in 2009. in a message on his son's facebook page his son wrote, "fyi, president barack obama phoned me this afternoon to apologize for his error in his speech. apology accepted." >>> we have pride weekend this week and nascar is in town. a lot going on. will the weather cooperate? >> sandhya patel is here with the forecast for us. >> yeah, the weather will cooperate. matter of fact, we are not expecting any extremes. just really comfortable weather. cool at the coast tomorrow. it is mild inland. and then all areas will enjoy warmer weather on sunday. this afternoon you noticed the deep marine layer was clearing away from north to south. the fog was pushed down toward the monterey bay. most areas enjoyed the sunshine. the temperatures were down in a few locations and up in a few. the numbers right now in the 50s and the 60s and the low cloudiness is starting to fill in. san francisco, san mateo coast and down toward the monterey bay. the low clouds will move inland overnight. sunny on saturday

he stopped at an air base and gerald ford stopped for a speech and took off. this is an official president. the president only there for a few hours. i think the key is that there are proposal a lot of people in puerto rico who feel u.s. presidents in both parties have taken them for granted and so that is the importance of this visit. the president to show, look. he is going to reach out to them and hear them out on issues like immigration reform but only on the island a few hours so not like it's a super long visit but i think some people there in puerto rico who will be grateful. >> we will see if it makes an impact. ed henry at the white house, thanks. >>> government crackdown continues in syria. security forces are recaptured a border town and terrified residents who continue to stream into turkey. let's get to london with zain verjee. >> reporter: look at the wall street journal europe. this is the headline. syria, where massacre is a family tradition. it goes on to argue in today's world, it's harder to turn off the lights and keep tales of repression b

an attorney has identified that victim as gerald shelley of yuma. >>> criminal charges to be filed today against former presidential candidate john edwards. he is under investigation for allegedly using campaign money to cover up an extramarital affair in 2008. "associated press" reports he could either be indicted or negotiate a guilty plea. >>> national guard soldiers going door to door in massachusetts searching for tornado survivors. a 13-year-old boy captured the tornado on his video camera. the twister swept through the state on wednesday. 18 cities and villages in the bay state were all damaged. >>> well, if you are heading out the door, be sure to grab that umbrella because you're going to need it. and you might not want to let go until at least monday. heading out the door here we can see conditions are going to be really cool this morning trending in the 40s into the 50s so mostly cloudy start and then those showers are coming into the region. inland we could see temperatures ranging in the 60s, the bay also seeing a in the 60s. coast a logical cooler there lows ranging in the

guest: i did not talk to gerald ford exactly about that. we skirted the subject but i did have conversations with alexander haig. he was a great leader, a forceful leader. he seems to be running the white house at times. because of the destruction of this ongoing crisis, watergate, and all the little elements that lingered that were associated with watergate. having said that, i will correct this occasional public perception. there is no question that the president is the boss. when you see movies like i saw a movie about the kennedy white house and kevin costner played a special assistant to the president, there were moments of all office where the president look like a dunderhead. his special assistant was speaking up and directing things. that does not happen very the power of the presidency is so great and the celebrity of the presidency is so great that the president, whoever they are and whatever their iq may or may not be, they totally dominate their entourage. i can tell you that we're as alexander haig may have had much more power

facebook twitter and you too because when you've got some to say i do listen now first i respond to gerald swan who commented on our interview about keith olbermann new show on current t.v. on facebook he said this of b.s. olbermann never made me feel as though he was going to change his show this shame same show is exactly what i expected and was waiting for and when you waste time attacking the mainstream correspondent who's used most closely resemble your own it makes me question your motives and as a fan of your show i'm disappointed now perhaps dear old you did not expect anything different from keith's new show but i did it all. because as i said yesterday this is what he told interview said what we're trying to do is something that is utterly different than what's been done with television news in the last thirty years since the advent of cable and the great thing down of that used to be the wall between news and everything else and television networks so i was just simply pointing out that what i saw monday night wasn't any different the want he was doing and less n.b.c. before tha

for tonight's tool time award and tonight it goes to a state lawmaker in tennessee representative gerald mccormick sponsored a bill that's sure to upset a lot of the residents in the volunteer state is he starting on july first it's now going to be illegal to share your username and your password to sites like netflix rhapsody and other subscription based streaming services that's right you could actually face jail time and fines for letting your friends or your boyfriend watch a movie on netflix on your account now here's how the law breaks down ceiling five hundred dollars or less of entertainment would be a misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in jail and a fine of twenty five hundred dollars i means a movie on your friends next looks account how to be considered stealing potential jail time that of more than five hundred b. a felony with even heavier penalties so under this new law download services the believe they're getting ripped off can go to law enforcement authorities and just press charges and that's where i have got a big problem with this law and you imagine a college s

. >> russell crowe is in the talks to play gerald from the planet krypton. mar lon brando famously played clark kent's dad in the 19version. >> vanessa's latest ad campaign and vanessa is bikini clad. fans can vote on the one that should air. >> i am chris on the red carpet in los angeles. >> and san francisco children got more than a tennis lesson. they are matched with a pro. oh, canada oh, no canada . violent tanly cup protest that took place last night. >> allegations facing a charity book program and someone profiting from the donations. >> and update on traffic. i was overly optmistic. this is the waldo grade, and you can see things are tied up and it will be a long time before this sort of winds its way through the mess. that back up is the result of a head on collision on the golden gate bridge. it will take a long time for people getting in the city. we'll be right back with more on the news at 4:00. vancouver's mayor is blaming hoodums for the violence that happened last night. it happened after the loss of the canucks. rioters burned cars and shat

parking rules were suspended and a means of income for new york city was brought to a halt critics like gerald celente say policing the people is becoming a means for city and states to deal with budget deficits and economic hardship what are these cops still doing is this why we have a police force to check on every minor infraction that we make they become goon squads they have to bring in revenue to keep their jobs. every day thousands of cash strapped new yorkers visit manhattan's finance office to pay the city for forgiveness. the city will try to make money where they can get people to. pay for. the city two hundred thirty tickets at two hundred seventy bucks each have reportedly been issued to cyclists in central park this year compare that with just eleven tickets issued in all of twenty time we just had just got on the sidewalk and so i'm going to start yelling at. you know it's legal you can get arrested and we weren't even cycling we were just standing over our meanwhile our jury silk may eventually be the last smoker left standing these are the remnants of last year's crop here in

about pizza really things out of whack here but thankfully i know just the man to set a straight gerald celente is the director of the trends at a research institute and the publisher of the trends journal he is with us from new york thank you so much for being here mr cilento did you hear a single idea from from these candidates during the two hour debate last night that made you feel like you know maybe it will be ok if one of these guys wins office not really so meaty only one that has any credibility at all is ron wall and i'm a political atheist i don't take sides on this and that is that he's the only one talking about we're going home with troops about legalizing marijuana about ending these wars on chair on drugs and other kinds of wars it's disgraceful or c.n.n. and you know it's a cartoon news network only somebody with a child's mind were to ask. questions it's the presidential reality show we just sort of law i none of these candidates again with the exception of paul is indistinguishable from the other so it's quite disgrace. well what we're on in your head here and what th

in 1976, the race was between gerald ford and jimmy carter. carter won ohio by 11,300 boat.here are 13,000 precincts in ohio. if we had overturned one vote per precinct, ford would have won. while he may not have been everyone's cup of tea, he was measurably and demonstrably better than jimmy carter. [applause] fast-forward to 2000, 2004. george bush verses, you know, carry. coming down to ohio once again. george bush carried the ohio by 118,000 votes. just a tad bit under 120,000 votes. you turn 60,000 votes in ohio for john kerry, and you have a different america than we have and that we had in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008. john kerry was wrong for america. obama is wrong for america. what will make the difference is whether or not we are able to go into every precinct in the country, every ward in every county, turning out the vote. we are going to do a lot this weekend to motivate you and educate you, but we are depending on you to activate voters. to train and to activate voters and get them out to the polls. that is what we are destined to do. let me tell you more

more political appointees to ambassadorships over career foreign service than any president since geraldord. jake tapper, abc news, the white house. >>> the man who handled the fall yacht from the monica lewinsky scandal has been hired by facebook. he will be the vice president of global communications. ed twoved afacebook has also hd aides of former vice president as lobbyists. >>> there are thousands of old foregotten savings bonds and one of them could be yours. the treasury department is working hard to help collect -- connect consumers with $16 billion worth of unclaimed funds. many date back to the 1950s when there was a big push to sell savings bonds that they became really part of american culture. >> you don't think even for one moment i would force you or any one to buy savings bonds. >> i'll buy. >> this woman recently cashed in an old $50 bond and received a big payout for it. 521 bucks. the treasury department volunteer helped her find it. >> it is very rewarding to feel that you have done something to make somebody happy and perhaps change their life in some way. >> now, if

. >> gerald r. ford. >> rose: thank you very much for being here. d i thank you, dr. alan greenspan. (applause) >> thank you. >> rose: the summer movie season sun w. there is something in it for everyone. eatres wilbe filled wit superheroes, outrageous come december and intro speckive dramas. sequellses are a big theme this sumner both action and animation. re is a look. >> listen me very carefully, my friend. killing wi not bring you peace. >> peace was never an option . hans everyone see that because i will not be doing it again. within guide us to the end of time. is. >>> he gets ideas. >> why are you so dressed up. >> i was just doing a little writing. >> you dress up and put on cologne to write. >> you know how i think better in the 140 we are and i get the positive ions going in there? >> i had private detective follow him. >> what happened? >> i don't know. the detective agency says the detective is missing. >> anything is possible. >> i'm freaking in. within beware of the sign. >> what sign. >>> we have 20 fine this thing. >> what's so good about this. >> go.

gerald walker is a respected physicist at cleveland state university and a fellow at the san francisco exploratorium and has spent years looking at the shower curtain effect. >> when the water comes down, in most showers, not all, but most, the water runs into the air, drags the air down to the bottom. the air has to go somewhere. if there is any kind of little initial gap here the air will come out and into the bathroom. >> reporter: walker says the air moving out over the rim of the tub will actually push the shower curtain out of the way and right up against your leg. professor walker demonstrated the flow of air for us by lighting a candle and holding it near the tub. you can see the flame being moved. >> it will open up the entire thing so that the air can come out and you happen to be standing on the other side so it rubs up against your leg. >> reporter: go to cbssf.com, click on "connect" to send me your good questions. >>> it is a bizarre criminal case with international flavor. a nanny from brazil, the italian consulate, and a family in north beach. the question? was the nann

gerald ford, jimmy carter, and george h.w. bush.me solace on this page in history -- ronald reagan beat walter mondale in a landslide re-election bid in 1984, even though the jobless rate was 7.2%. unemployment had been on the downswing and voters apparently trusted reagan to keep it going. and he did. four years later, unemployment was 5.3%. the obama administration hopes to tell a similar story, but remember, the unemployment rate was 7.8% when the president took office. 9.1% today. jobs, the economy and 2012, former white house insiders anita dunn and ed gillespie are next. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] thanks to advanced natural gas turbine technology from ge, the power that will help make our nation more energy independent is right here in america. [ crickets chirping ] ♪ [ cheers and applause ] advanced gas turbine technology from ge. ♪ >>> joining me now, former white house communications director anita dunn and ed gillespie, the former rnc chairman and counselor to president george w. bush. welcome you, both. let me start with th

three of them lost -- gerald ford, jimmy carter, and george h.w. bush.obama can find some solace on this page in history -- ronald reagan beat walter mondale in a landslide re-election bid in 1984, even though the jobless rate was 7.2%. unemployment had been on the downswing and voters apparently trusted reagan to keep it going. and he did. four years later, unemployment was 5.3%. the obama administration hopes to tell a similar story, but remember, the unemployment rate was 7.8% when the president took office, 9.1% today. jobs, the economy and 2012, former white house insiders anita dunn and ed gillespie are next. ask me what it's like when my tempur-pedic moves. talk to someone who owns an adjustable version of the most highly recommended bed in america. ask me about my tempur advanced ergo. ask me about having all the right moves. these are real tempur advanced ergo owners. find one for yourself. try your friends on facebook. see what they have to say unedited. ask me what it's like to get a massage any time you want. tempur-pedic brand owners are mor