respect,illy, whom i said that herman cain does not have a chance. do not get crazy, y'all. [laughter] coral growth, who did a great job for president bush -- karl rove, who did a great job for president bush, does not take my presidency seriously. one of my favorites disappointed may when he did not take my candidacy seriously. well, to mr. a riley, to mr. rove, i did not get the memo that i was not supposed to run. [applause] i am running. i am running. and the reason that i am running is because this nation has become a nation of crises. we have a moral crisis, we have an economic crisis, we have an entitlement-spending crisis, we have an energy crisis, we have an immigration crisis, and most of all, we have a deficiency of leadership crisis in the white house and we ought to change it. [applause] i did not get the memo. one of the reasons that i have been inspired to answer this call has been because the american people that i have talked to and the ones that i have listened to or tired of this national nightmare -- are tired of this national nightmare we are on right no