on skype, from hofstra university researching muslims in media.nd preacher allah made me funny and dean obedella. negin. thank you for being with us. why use humor rather than fact and tug at your heartstrings kind of stories? >> i think the answer is pretty clear because comedy is just more fun. it's just disarming. it melts people's guards in a way that education alecture or even a dramatic film that might make you cry, it might not do that. comedy makes you feel like you're in a safe place. i think it just tends to be more effective. we've seen that in shows. people really respond to it. >> dean? >> i agree with negin on that. when you do a comedy show, even a free one, you get 300 people, 400 people. you do a lecture and you see 50. when people are laughing together it's a great experience. people from all different states laughing, and it builds commonality. we're comedians. this is our skill set. if i was a poet, i would be doing a poet tour. i'm using comedy like richard pryor, and others using it to raise issues and change opinions. >> bef

. >>> good evening from hofstra university in hempstead, new york.wley from cnn's state of the union. [ cheers and applause ] welcome to the second presidential debate. tonight's debate is a town hall, and our audience is 82 undecided voters from the long island area. with questions selected based on the severity of their accents. [ laughter ] their questions are known to me and my team only. neither the commission nor the candidates have seen them. and in some cases, it will seem as though the person asking the questions is also seeing it for the first time. [ laughter ] with that out of the way, please welcome president barack obama and governor mitt romney. [ cheers and applause ] gentlemen, welcome. governor romney, you won the coin toss, so the first question goes to you. and it comes to us from a shaky extra from the film "a bronx tale." >> hi, hi, hi, hello, hi. i'm a 38-year-old college student. and all i ever hear is i'm never going to get a job. you know, i hear it from everybody, professors and neighbors and friends and bus drivers. you kn

the hofstra university dance team from here in long island. all getting in the spirit of gma u.check it out. thanks to hofstra right there. and today, it is robin's day here on "gma." going back home. >> going down memory lane. the great pictures of our hair. >> robin's hair. >> through the years. we've been able to learn a little bit about each other. that's been the beauty of this series. i know that you know, but people at home may not know that country music played a big role at why i'm here today. >> really? it started all there at south louisiana university. >> to a point. you see, we're seeing, the four-plus years we may have spent in college, the impact they had on who we became. and it's that little slice. >> you had a plus? >> there was a plus. >> why wouldn't you in santa barbara. >> he went to santa barbara. what do you want from him? >> somebody said, you have memories of ucsb, you weren't doing it right. >> very good. >>> coming up, as well, botox getting a stamp of approval from the fda, now, for a new use. how the popular anti-wrinkle drug can be used to treat ag

there is the national suburban poll conducted by the national center of studies at hofstra university every other year. they've conducted this poll about three or four times now, i'm involved in this survey, and i would be happy to talk with you after this. thanks. >> glad to have you. >> we'll talk. >> jose? >> hi. my name is jose, i'm a fourth year undergrad student in the school of international service. my question -- i have two questions. so the first one, in the data that was presented, i think it was inferring that with the increase of latin -- or hispanic people, is that really the case? i was under the influence that the latino vote because of religious beliefs that they often voted for the republican party, or is it because of, like, republican stance on immigration that, you know -- who are they voting for, is kind of question one. and then also if it's true that the democratic party really does get the minority vote point-blank, i think that's really unfortunate for the republican party. so for mr. bloom and mr. mcintuff, you guys help people get elected what suggestions o

university, kansas state. chris contacted me and asked me to be in on this trial. i went from hofstra out on long island to pennsylvania and i was the final witness at the trial. that's how lou and i got to meet each other. because what you really need to understand is that immigration isn't a single issue, but a singular issue because it impacts every challenge and threat we're facing starting at the top of national security, going to criminal justice and public safety, the economy, the unemployment, environment, health care, education, public health. even the quality of life and whether communities can deal with the influx of people because of economically or infrastructure. water supply, highways, buses, subways, everything. not about being anti-immigrant. my own background, my mother came here in the holocaust. it's a legal system that has integrity because of a threat posed by a system that doesn't have integrity. i was happy to have as a final note, i spent half my career as a drug task force. i was at the unified intelligence division at the eta. so if you look at that angle, w

university. i want to congratulate you on your work. i have a comment. i think both of you wished or individual data. there is the national suburban poll conducted by the national center at hofstra every other year. they have conducted this poll three or four times now. i would be happy to talk with you after this. thank you. >> we will talk. >> my name is jose. my question -- the first one in the data that was inferring the increase of hispanic people in suburban areas, that vote was going to the democratic party alone. is that the case, because i was under the impression that the latino vote, because of religious beliefs, that they often voted with the republican party, or is it because republicans stance against immigration? who are they voting for? if it is true the democratic party really gets the minority vote, it is unfortunate for the republican party, so for mr. bloomfield and mr. mcintuff, what advice could you give the republican party to help them rebrand themselves so they can start getting young, black women to vote for them, for example. >> mike is not going to offer any help. [laughter] >> it is unfortunate, but i do not think there is a republican message to the