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

address at liberty university, an ultraconservative institution, founded by the late reverend jerry falwellian moore has our report. >> the next president of the united states, governor mitt romney. >> in his commencement speech at the world's largest christian evangelical university, mitt romney underscored his stand against gay marriage. >> marriage is a relationship between one man and one woman. >> that line was a guaranteed crowd pleaser at liberty university, which was founded by the late reverend jerry falwell and is located in the battleground state of virginia. the presumptive republican nominee's appearance is an important step toward winning over the ultraconservatives who shunned him during the primary. president obama, who made history this past week by publicly supporting gay marriage, was honoring the nation's top cops. >> there are people who are alive today only because of their courage. >> first lady michelle obama was at north carolina a&t state university talking about civil rights but inviting comparisons to current fights, like gay marriage. >> but we all know that the

party >>> now michael sean winters talks about his biography on the life of jerry falwell. reverend falwell was the child's of gnostic parents to begin his career as a baptist preacher and later founded in the dutch church of liberty university. this is just under an hour. [applause] >> i'm honored to have michael at my right hand. maybe he says i met his right hand. i apologize for starting like that. it's all my fault. i happen to have one of those absolutely wonderful doctors -- i forgot his a wonderful guy that wants to know how you're doing and he loves politics and so i wouldn't change and for the world as a factor that in my sorry we started a few minutes late. when i was called and asked to do this with michael i couldn't resist. michael sean is an extraordinary figure in our conversation. he is a progressive who gets impatient with progressives sometimes about how they talk about and think about religion. he's a catholic who gets impatient with the church sometimes about how they think and talk about politics and he's a christian who believes that christianity is a

this is jerry falwell. actually, the mom rolf interestingly enough data conservative fellow. religiously, politically. if you reduce the company is also at the nice things to say about justice scalia, for instance, the bush administration. in fact, ralph is necessary for the bush administration, overseas in the muslim world and you can understand why because it's actually quite a conservative figure. and secret funding? one of the majors thunders of ralph i would be with a major stockholder in fox news. the interestingly enough it was a rather conservative, politically conservative venture, the parc 51 per people just to come together, something supported by everybody in new york, by the mayor, even by conservatives on fox news turned around because of the effort of just a small number of people. pamela geller. as for the other secret funders, and they include such notorious anti-american organizations like the ford foundation and the rockefeller foundation. and finally, what did bruce braley say? did this iowa democrat, then say i support the building? of this mosque at grou

what is a catholic boy in new england like you do writing about and jerry falwell, what were you to jerry falwell, in the fields i could top that with another question, putting aside your political critique of him, how did you feel about him as a human being at the end of all of your research? how did you put these together? >> first of all, it was suggested to me by a jewish friend from new york. so he approached me and said you know, you wrote this book about catholics and progressives and it was well received. maybe you should do a book about republicans and conservatives. and he said i keep waiting for a biography of jerry falwell to come into my office. and i thought about it for about five seconds and then fly said of course i should be working on that. and in doing the research american way i was grateful for their raw cards not been closed and i went down to lynchburg every week. every day that i was working on this project as somebody that cares very much about the intersection of religion and politics, every day was like waking up in a photographic. these are the issues i care a

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this is jerry falwell, not imam ralph. actually, imam ralph -- interestingly enough -- in his last book turns out to be quite a conservative fellow. not religiously, politically. if you read his book, he has all sorts of nice things to say about justice scalia, for instance, and the bush administration. in fact, of course, ralph was an emissary for the bush administration overseas in the muslim world. then you can understand why because he's actually quite a conservative figure. and secret funding? one of the major funders of ralph, imam ralph was a saudi prince who was a major stockholder, shareholder in fox news. so interestingly enough, what was, in fact, a rather conservative, politically conservative venture -- the park 51 -- a place for people just to come together, something that was supported by everybody in new york, be by the mayor, even by conservatives on fox news was turned around because of the efforts of just a small number of people. >> did this iowa democrat come out and say i support the building of this

what is a catholic boy in new england like you do writing about and jerry falwell, what were you to jerry falwell, in the fields i could top that with another question, putting aside your political critique of him, how did you feel about him as a human being at the end of all of your research? how did you put these together? >> first of all, it was suggested to me by a jewish friend from new york. so he approached me and said you know, you wrote this book about catholics and progressives and it was well received. maybe you should do a book about republicans and conservatives. and he said i keep waiting for a biography of jerry falwell to come into my office. and i thought about it for about five seconds and then fly said of course i should be working on that. and in doing the research american way i was grateful for their raw cards not been closed and i went down to lynchburg every week. every day that i was working on this project as somebody that cares very much about the intersection of religion and politics, every day was like waking up in a photographic. these are the issues i care a

jerry falwell sr.alent or the wealth as the world does, but rather what it takes to discourage him. america needs your talent and skill. if we take the right course, i am convinced that we are going to see a resurgence in the american e kconomy that will surprise the world and that will open up new doors of opportunity for those who are as prepared as you are. of course -- >>> that is mitt romney at liberty university at the commencement address and still getting warmed up. but coming up the day that moderation died. why some of the favorite lawmakers are going extinct. former senator arlen specter joins us next. a party? [ music plays, record skips ] hi, i'm new ensure clear. clear, huh? my nutritional standards are high. i'm not juice or fancy water, i'm different. i've got nine grams of protein. twist my lid. that's three times more than me! twenty-one vitamins and minerals and zero fat! hmmm. you'll bring a lot to the party. [ all ] yay! [ female announcer ] new ensure clear. nine grams protein. ze

. >> mitt romney got a warm welcome at conservative liberty university, founded by jerry falwell. they teach that romney's mormon faith is a cult. he made his most extensive public remarks on -- his most extensive public remarks on religion. >> the offer the one believed they could agree on. >> marriage is a relationship between one man and one woman. [applause] >> homosexuality and same-sex marriage hit the ground running on the campaign trail this week. romney is scrambling to explain a report that while in prep school he organized a hazing incident in which he cut off the long hair of a fellow student who may have been day. >> i did stupid things in high school. if anyone feels they were offended by that, i certainly apologize for that. >> on wednesday, president obama, speaking to abc's robin roberts, said he had changed his mind about same-sex marriage. >> i think same-sex couples should be able to get married. >> polls say that more than 50% of americans support same-sex marriage. 30 states have laws or constitutional amendment banning it. both campaigns say the issue will n

it was founded by jerry falwell.ed the liberty commencement speech in 2006 as he was gearing up to run in 2008. cain then like romney now was viewed suspiciously by some social conservatives. >> we have nothing to fear from each other. we are arguing over the means to better secure our freedom, promote general welfare and defend our e defend our ideals. it should remain an argument among friends. >> reverend falwell decided to help and i visited the campus back then to better understand why. >> for those of us social conservatives, he at this moment is by far the strongest candidate we could field against hillary clinton. >> mccain went on to win the republican nomination. it was barack obama, not hillary clinton, who became the democratic nominee. it is worth remembering. falwell was hardly alone in placing his bet on clinton. there is a valuable lesson there. campaigns often surprise us. we know virginia will be one of the hardest fought battle grounds. with he know this shapes up as a very competitive election. if

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romney got a warm winter project warm welcome at liberty university the institution founded by jerry falwell. >> culture, what you believe what you value, how you live matters. >> the school teaches that his mormon faith is a cult. >> marriage is a relationship between one man and one woman. >> , sexuality and same-sex marriage were front and center on the campaign trail this week >> mitt romney is scrambling to explain a washington post report that he was the ringleader in a hazing incident in which he cut off the long hair of a fellow student because he was thought to be gay. >> if anyone feels that they were offended by that i certainly apologize. >> meanwhile, president obama publicly changed his mind about same-sex marriage. >> it is important for me to go ahead and of faffirm that i think things as couples should be able to get married. >> 45% approve of the president's decision. still, 30 states have laws or constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage. >> this is a very potent weapon. >> former gop rival rick santorum says the issue could help romney. >> he needs to step up and

. >> you obviously knew jerry falwell senior very well. he was a mentor to you. think he would feel about this? >> this would be a proud die for jerry fallwell. he actually met governor romney, just seven months before he died in 2007, jerry falwell did, in the government's home in massachusetts. and it was a very warm meeting that i was part of. and he had a lot of respect and admiration for him. and as the founder of liberty university, i think jerry falwell senior will be very proud on saturday. he loved these kinds of days where the university could be on full display to a large audience and to -- and to host a prominent leader, which the governor certainly is. so this was his kind of day. >> well, we are eager to see how this turns out, the response that it has. and i know we'll be talking to his son, reverend fall well on sunday. >>> liberty calls itself the largest evangelical university in the world with 82,500 students on campus or online. presenting androgel 1.62%. both are used to treat men with low testosterone. androgel 1.62% is from the makers of th

last weekend at liberty university, the conservative christian institution founded by the late jerry falwell. romney spoke about the importance of religious freedom and the role of faith in public life. although he didn't mention his mormon faith by name, he did say he and evangelicals share common values. >> people of different faiths, like yours and mine, sometimes wonder where we can meet in common purpose, when there are so many differences in creed and theology. surely the answer is that we can meet in service, in shared moral convictions about our nation stemming from a common worldview. >> romney also reiterated his opposition to same-sex marriage. >>> debate continued over the possible consequences of president obama's announcement last week that he now supports same-sex marriage. many african-american religious leaders expressed disappointment with the president's decision and have begun a campaign calling on him to reconsider. but other black pastors who support gay marriage launched their own new effort called "nowedge 2012." they are urging that gay issues not weaken or divide th

these students of the university fun toed by jerry falwell have been taught mormonism was a cult.ather than challenge that, romney looked for common ground. >> people of different faiths try to find common purpose. >> i was holding my breath. hoping there were no boos. >> i felt that the things he had to say, you know, mered that of the kris than faith. >> he talked mostly of faith and family. >> there is no greater force for good in the nation than christian conscience in action. >> reporter: he avoided hot button issues, homosexuality, abortion, that are important to the e vn jell calls. instead, he went as far as to say etch those without faith can lead a purpose-driven life. >> he clearly tipped his hand. the evangelicals base will come to him based on their hatred of obama. he will nod the hat but move on and this central issue will be the economy. >> reporter: of course, the vice president forced this issue. he apologized to the president. the relationship still in tact. they played golf together today. >> david kerley, thank you. >>> the latest polls show a slight majority,

[applause] >> that line was a guaranteed crowd pleaser it liberty university founded by jerry falwell and located in the battleground state of virginia. the presumptive republican nominee's appearances a step in winning the ultraconservatives that have shunned him. >> if you compare him to obama, yes. by all means, we will side with him. >> president obama made history by publicly supporting gay marriage and was honoring the nation's top cops. with the people are alive today only because of these people. >> talking about civil rights but comparing >> we all know there are many serious injustice is crying out for our attention. we know this. >> two campaigns sharpening their lives in the fight for the website -- white house >> what will happen in this weekend's preakness? >> them live at the historic harbor house for what made the war of 1812 such a pivotal moment in our country. >> the temperatures keep on warming. warming. the changes cleaning better, doesn't have to take longer. i'm done. i'm going to... drink this... on the porch! ♪ give me just a little more time ♪ [ female announ

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. >> reporter: but 15 years ago, when jerry falwell and pat r0b89son started to attack, a mother steppedher daughter. >> i'd like to know how many people in that list have relatives in their own families who are gay -- >> you know, ellen is such a good person. i don't want to get weepy. i don't. but she's so good. that -- she shouldn't have all this directed at her. >> so afraid to tell people, i mean, just -- susan -- i'm gay. >> reporter: step into the unknown, 15 years ago. >> ellen degeneres. >> reporter: but look at ellen degeneres today. a hit talk show. forbes magazine lists her as one of the most powerful people in hollywood. and that same company, jcpenney, which once pulled its ads, has asked ellen to be its spokesperson. and her mom, betty, travels the country in support of her daughter's journey. >> my kid is the greatest. >> reporter: two pioneers making sure everyone gets to live in the open and dance. and so we choose ellen degeneres, who tweeted a reminder of the 15-year anniversary and the message boards lit up, as we said, and they said, thank you for helping me be brav

i was planning to go right around the time when the founder of the institution and jerry falwell passed away. it was a moving experience. we remember him fondly for his vision and what his commitment was to our nation and culture. because i remember how 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

this united jerry falwell and barry lynn, people for the american way and the moral majority across the board. for religious freedom, for a more robust understanding of religious freedom than would have existed if smith were left unideased legislatively. now, that coalition seems to have completely broken down. that bipartisan unanimity has been lost and what do we have? we have a situation where on something as fundamental as the religious liberty implications of the hhs mandate, we get a partisan vote right down the middle. that can't be healthy it seems to me. that cannot be a good thing. the last thing we want is a party division between democrats and republicans over something as fundamental as religious freedom. so i don't know what to make of this partisanship. it certainly worries me. father chad, do you want to begin? what do you make of this? we have a question. are you communities willing to advocate specific legislative remedies? >> well, first, i say that i thought that hannah smith this morning couched this for us perfectly how it's become a political football that's cause

jerry falwell sr.t determine a man's greatless by his talent or wealth as the world does but rather by what it takes to discourage him. america needs your talent and skill. if we take the right course, i am convinced we're going to see a resurgence in the american economy that will surprise the world and that will open new doors of opportunity for those who are prepared as you are. of course -- [ applause ] >> -- what the next four years might yet hold for me is yet to be determined, but i will say things are looking up and i take your kind hospitality today as a sign of good things to come. [ applause ] i want you to know i consider it great life honor to be here today. >> you've been listening there to just a little bit of mitt romney speaking at liberty university, targeting the evangelicals, trying to get that l be right back after a very quick break with more. ident doet have to slow you down. with better car replacement, if your car is totaled, we give you the money for a car one model year newer

these students of the university founded by jerry falwell have been taught mormonism is a cult. rather than challenge that, romney looked for common ground. >> people of different faiths like yours and mine, sometimes wonder where we can meet in common purpose when there are so many differences in creed and theology. >> reporter: there was worry it could get ugly. >> i was holding my breath. when they announced him, just hoping that there weren't any boos. >> i felt that the things he had to say, you know, mirrored that of the christian faith. >> reporter: romney was able to do that by talking mostly of faith and family. >> there is no greater force for good in the nation than christian conscience in action. >> reporter: he avoided hot button issues, homosexuality, abortion, which are important to the evangelicals. instead, romney went as for as to say even those without faith can lead a purpose-driven life. >> he clearly tipped his hand that he feels the evangelical base is going to come to him based on their hatred to obama. he will nod the hat but move on and this central iss

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he will be introduced by the university chancellor, jerry falwell jr. and that is live at 10:20 a.m. eastern here on c- span. >> i had my ambition to walk with john smith and pocahontas. this makes a rectangular space. pocahontas married john rolfe in this church in 1614. i guarantee you i am standing, exhibit -- a little deeper than she is, where she was. >> tore the jamestown island colony with the project director. the colony has yielded more than 1.5 million unique artifacts. take the tourists starting at 1:30 p.m. eastern. joining the conversation live at 2:30 p.m. eastern, part of history tv. over the past year, the cspan local content vehicle city tour has taken book-tv and american history to be on the road from tampa to savannah, charleston to knoxville, birmingham to bachelor's and last month in oklahoma city. they have visited places that define a city's heritage and literary life. june 2 and 3, watch our programming from wichita, kansas. that is on c-span 2 m3. >> next, president obama concluding a two-day trip to the west coast visiting ren

. >> mitt romney took a firm stance at life university in virginia founded by jerry falwell. >> it is today with the enduring institution of marriage, merrick is a relationship between one man and one woman. [applause] >> the talked about president obama's support of same-sex marriage and received huge play, hoping to cement his mormon religion, he added. >> no feater force for good in the nation than clinton shens in action. >> people have to wise up. this kind of devious, politicking. that has nothing to do with faith, belief, and religion. but it's all about money, and power. >> reverend amos brown is the president of san francisco's naacp and pastor of the third baptist church. >> i am supporting the president. he has made his decisi it'sand o get on with dealing with the things that matter. >> brown thinks the president showed a great deal of courage. the reverend does not and will not perform smeaks smeaks marriage, his personal choice. sunday he will tell his pary insures what a christian is. >> it is justice for people who happen to be gays or lesbians to be treated fairly and

an evangelical university founded by jerry falwell. a university that teaches that mormonism is a cult. he's got his work cut out for him. he won't be talking about bullying or anything other than family values. >> cracking down on cheats like china when they take away our jobs. >> reporter: romney talked about jobs in north carolina. when it came time for questions about roerts, he was asked about reported high school bullying. >> i was one who did some stupid things in high school. if anyone was offended by that, i apologize for it. >> reporter: that was romney on message. his first response to the story of a long-haired student was much different. >> i don't remember that incident. i certainly don't believe that thought the fellow was a homosexual. >> he's in the a fully fleshed out figure yet for the american public. when a story like this hits the landscape, it takes on a large meaning. >> reporter: gay rights, gay marriage hijacked the week. he believes marriage is only between man and a woman. he made an admission when asked if

that is the school founded by jerry falwell.mp says the speech will focus on personal responsibility and hard work and, yes, the issue of same-sex marriage will come up. we'll bring you the speech live next hour. >>> newt gingrich will be among friends when he makes his first campaign pitch for mitt romney. the former candidate will speak on romney's behalf at the georgia state gop convention next week. gingrich was a long-time congressman from georgia and won the primary earlier this year. >>> north carolina's governor is upset with voters who passed controversial amendment 1 this week. amendment 1 bans same-sex marriage and civil unions. >> people around the country are watching us and they're really confused to have been such a progressive, forward-thinking, economically-driven state. they are saying what in the world is going on in north carolina. we look like mississippi. >> that last part didn't sit so well in mississippi's governor. he said he's disappointed with the comments and said apparently north carolina anz are mor

jerry falwell founded it in the 19cents. the governor talk being about the same faith and values and at issue that is moved front and center and after president obama said same-sex couples should be allowed to matter. >> what you believe and value marries. as fundamental as principles are. they may be topics of democrat debate from time to time and so is the enduring institution of marriage, marriage is a relationship between one man and one woman. [applause] and it was that remark drawing a loud applause from the crowd as you heard . president obama honoring the top police officers, men and women recognized for dr. bravery in the line of duty. the vice-president apologized to the president for pushing him to deliver his stance on marriage. molly, what else did governor romney say today . >> same-sex marriage debate is the lead in to broader discussion of faith and family issues and those issues matter to socially conservative voters. romney talked about his own family and his commitment to it. >> i never regretted missing a

jerry falwell, nowhere in sight.led 1-0, but stanton puts the throw on the money, but speedy burris makes it 1-1. burris just beats the tag. miami back in front after this hit by hanley ramirez. the inning is over and get one at 2nd but the throw is no good and marlins get two runs. burriss is charges with the error. morrison rides one to the biggest part of the ballpark, stanton comes home. the giants made some noise with a run in the 8th and one in the 9th but choate struck out blanco to end it. the giants lose their second straight one in miami. the same two teams wrap-up 4- game series tomorrow. >>> in new york, johan santna put on his best pitching performance since 2010. in the 8th mike niese went deep with the bases full. 9-0 lead. santana could get a shutout. 9-09 final. -0 the final. >>> a local guy came to the oakland coliseum and dominated the team he grew up watching. c.c. sabathia on the hill for the yankees. local product against local british as petaluma 's jonny gomes. 1-0. single runs in the 2nd and

>> stephanie: mitt romney got heckled at jerry falwell's -- >> conservative christians. >> stephanie:arrior. i think they said jesus is the only way mitt. something like that. >> she's not a christian! >> stephanie: a couple of god warriors. >> a god warrior? >> a lot of empty seats there. >> stephanie: yeah. [sound of crickets] >> apparently the seats were empty out of protest. that's not the kind of place that encourages protests. >> stephanie: they're frowned upon in that establishment. >> conformity are us. >> stephanie: look at here. what do you call? josh romney got booed by ron paul supporters. got booed off the stage by ron paul supporters. >> that was a tad crowd. [circus music] >> stephanie: josh! >> that's like children of a lesser romney. >> stephanie:. >> stephanie:. >> stephanie: good one sparky or buckwheat, whatever your name is. >> stephanie: we can't afford four more years of president obama said josh romney, the romney's five he had to stop repeatedly as people booed and asked for ron paul. >> they wanted him -- >> stephanie: now we got booed and heckled by a ron pa

. >> chancellor jerry falwell.reciate your interview. >> thank you, carol. >> liberty is the largest christian university in the world by the way and now claims to be the largest private four-year university in the nation. e agrees. with fancy feast gravy lovers, your cat can enjoy the delicious, satisfying taste of gourmet gravy every day. fancy feast. the best ingredient is love. the key is to have a good strategy. the same goes for my retirement. with the plan my financial advisor and i put together, a quick check and i know my retirement is on course. [ male announcer ] with wells fargo advisor's envision plan, you always know where you stand. in fact, 93 percent of envision plan holders say they will retire on their own terms. get started on the plan you need today -- wells fargo advisors. together we'll go far. ♪ why do you whisper, green grass? ♪ [ all ] shh! ♪ why tell the trees what ain't so? ♪ [ male announcer ] dow solutions use vibration reduction technology to help reduce track noise so trains move qui

he's still on the campaign trail, but he is at liberty university, jerry falwell territory.y to address this? >> i'm not sure if this comes up. but maybe his mormon faith comes up. when he was running in the republican primaries a lot of social conservative voters who were a big part of the base of the republican party were not so comfortable with him, a lot of their vote went to rick santorum and other candidates. maybe this speech at liberty university, the evangelical school founded by the late falwell, what may come up may be the gay marriage news from earlier this week maw come up. another attempt for mitt romney to get his house in order as he moves on and takes on president obama in the general election. >> paul steinhauser live in d.c., thanks for getting up this morning, appreciate it as always. >>> 5:12, let's get you up to date on other top stories. fugitive kidnapping and murder suspect adam mayes is dead. two young girls with him were rescued unharmed. mayes shot himself in the head as police closed on him last night in mississippi. mayes and his wife were charg