senate seat in kentucky. than a conversation with the founder of architects and engineers for 9/11 troops. that, a discussion about conspiracy theories and their impact on national security. >> american artifacts on american history tv. the weekend, or visit national security archives at george washington university reveals the classified documents about the gulf of tonkin in vietnam. 50 years ago this week, congress passed the gulf of tonkin resolution, giving president johnson broad powers to wage war in southeast asia. american artifacts, sunday at 6:00 and 10:00 p.m. eastern watch more next week and while congress is in recess, american history tv will be in primetime today through friday, featuring events on watergate. american history tv on c-span3. the annual fancy farm picnic was held today in kentucky. among the speakers, the candidates in this year's senate race. republican senate leader mitch mcconnell and democratic secretary of state anderson wondered in grimes. other speakers included kentucky g

kentucky cannot afford her. kentucky needs mcconnell. kentucky needs a commonsense conservative., to defend our values, to defend our way of life, there is only one choice for kentuckians this year. mitch mcconnell. >> next speaker is attorney general for kentucky, jack conway. >> thank you. it is great to be back at fancy farm in western kentucky. elizabeth, isife, with me here today and our daughters are on the ground with my family. friends overo many the last few days. i want to thank all of you for all the kindnesses you have shown me over the years. i truly appreciated. speaking of friends, i had a chance to visit with senator wendell ford earlier in the week. as you know, he is in the fight of his life. he would want me to sincerely thank all of the kentuckians of both political parties who sent well wishes in the last few weeks. [cheers and applause] when i became your attorney general seven years ago, i promised to crack down on prescription drugs, to protect our children online, and go after those who have different of the commonwealth. seven years later, here we are. t

kentucky needs leaders who care about kentucky families. we need leaders who think that it is their job to create jobs. that is why we need allison grimes in washington d. c.. keep the house in the hands of the democrats. thank you. [cheers and applause] >> thank you. thank you for hosting the 134th annual fancy farm picnic. it is great to be back in west kentucky. crowd for senator mcconnell's retirement party. you sure know how to throw a party. [applause] .he barbecue smells so good senator mcconnell, with all this great barbecue, there is no way i'm going to leave here today and empty dress. you know, it's not easy being mitch mcconnell. he has been in washington, d.c. so long, he thinks duke is in kentucky and cloverlick's not. i have good news for the folks in clover lick. if mitch mcconnell does not know where your town is, it just makes it harder for him to ship your jobs overseas. [cheers and applause] but don't worry, clover lick, you're not alone. it's mcconnell forgot about most kentuckyans a long time ago. it has been a hard ye

you know, in kentucky we have divided government as well. we have got a democratic-controlled house and the republican-controlled senate. but we know how to make democracy work here. have joinedars i with that democratic house and republican senate to balance our budgets and rein in spending. as a result, kentucky is among the nation's leaders in export growth and job creation. just this year we passed a budget and we will be moving veterinarybuild a center in hopkinsville, kentucky. [applause] we are building things like the west kentucky bridges. underds of other projects the agricultural development fund program. allocated we have $400 million to more than 4800 projects designed to increase farm income and increase sustainable farm-based business enterprises. roger thomas and i worked with jack conway to settle a legal dispute. able -- wey, we were were able to restore funding cuts in the program and we will receive $57.2 million more in the next three years than we had budgeted. i am firmly committed to making sure that at least 50% of t

particularly western kentucky. the story goes that the gaseous diffusion plant was placed in paducah because of alben barkley. dottie barkley, granddaughter of the senator, believed the plant was selected to be in paducah. granddaddy just muscled it through, she said. he was best friends with speaker of the house sam rayburn. most believe without barkley's leadership that has long-standing relationships, the plan would never have been selected to be placed in kentucky. other stories about barkley's hidden hand, assistance to kentucky, bound. -- abound. in september, 1942, for example, barkley reportedly encourage the official location of fort campbell to be in kentucky. even though 2/3 of the installation was located in tennessee. barkley's influence apparently helped determine that the official location of fort campbell would be forever where the post office was, which just happened to be a few miles on our side of the border. although fort campbell straddles the kentucky and tennessee state line to this day, we i

i want to work for kentucky. mitch mcconnell just wants to work for the millionaires and billionaires. >> it seems mitch mcconnell's strategy is to link you to president obama as much as he can in kentucky. is that hurting you in kentucky and what are your main disagreements, if any, with president obama? >> well, mitch mcconnell wants to run this race against anyone but me. he's tried to link me to every national figure out there that disagrees with the interest of kentucky. but what he won't tell the people of kentucky and this nation is the gridlock, the mess he's created in washington. it's why the president is wrong lit ruling by executive order. the people of kentucky know that i'm a strong, independent kentucky woman who will do what's right for the people of this state. you seek to have the best interest of this state at heart and i'll work with you. you will find no stronger opponent. mitch mcconnell, again, he has no record to run on. he wants to make this race about anything but his 30 years in washing

kentucky needs leaders who care about kentucky families. we need leaders who think that it is their job to create jobs. [applause] vote to move this state forward. that is why we need allison grimes in washington dc. we need to keep the kentucky house in the hands of the democrats. thank you all very much. [applause] >> and today in washington dc, leaders from 50 african countries are meeting for u.s. african summit at the white house aimed at strengthening ties with the african continent with a focus on african democracy and security. we will have live coverage from south africa president jacob zuma from the national press club at 2:00 eastern time here on c-span. and you can go to facebook and weigh in on our question, should the u.s. invest more in africa? a few of the responses from viewers so far -- peter says try investing in america. don't use that newspeak, c-span. the question should read should the u.s. spend more taxpayer money and africa? if you have an opinion, you can share it on facebook.com/c-span. the president of the repub

in kentucky, this issue is magnified.mes has a real shot at an upset over the loudest kill obamacare carnival barker, mitch mcconnell. despite health care reform success she avoids the subject at all costs. it's our pleasure to welcome kentucky governor steve bashear to the show. also with us is joan walsh who is editor at large. thanks for joining us. governor, give us a sense of how obamacare or kynect it's called there in kentucky, is working now. >> you know, chris, the numbers speak for themselves. from the time we opened up our health care exchange on october 1 at 12:01 a.m., kentuckyans started swarming all over the website. today, nine months later, 521,000 kentuckyans, almost 1 in 10 have signed up for affordable health care coverage. it's been amazing to see the interest, the demand for health care and to see this uninsured rate drop like it did in kentucky from over 20% to less than 12% in nine months. man, that tells me that our people are going to thrive because of the affordable care act. >> do people see th

, about alison grimes is, she's kentucky through and through. i know this sounds silly, but she rides horses and she can outshoot mitch mcconnell and she's kentuckying it up. >> she looks like it. >> she's what they call in kentucky a handsome filly, and she's tough. she's very tough. >> anyway, thank you, howard, my favorite jane fonda movie, and ed rendell. >>> up next, it's president obama's birthday today. he's not celebrating the way jfk did. he's playing golf. jfk played other things. this is "hardball," the place for politics. [ kevin ] this is connolly, cameron, zach, and clementine. we have a serious hairball issue. we clean it up, turn around, and there it is again. it's scary. little bit in my eye. [ michelle ] underneath the kitchen table, underneath my work desk, we've got enough to knit a sweater. [ doorbell rings ] zach, what is that? the swiffer sweeper. the swiffer dusters. it's some sort of magic cloth that sucks in all the dog hair. it's quick and easy. pretty amazing that it picked it all up. i would totally take on another d

and -- kentucky and to win the award.please welcome senator mcconnell. [applause] >> good morning. >> good morning. >> well, good morning, everyone. thank you, mark, for the great job that you do leading the farm bureau. it is great to be here every year and to see all of you again. this morning, i have some good news and some bad news. thinkod news is, i kentucky agricultural economy is doing rather well. the prices for corn and soybeans are not going to be so good this year, but under the new farm bill, the crop insurance program, i think, will help sustain everyone during that process, and of course if you are in the livestock field, you're pretty happy about prices you are likely to be paying for feed. over the years, i have been pretty invested in agriculture. we were losing an asset created by the government back in the 1930's, where they actually measured your production, assigned it to your land, and it was an asset that youread your -- buoyed property values and made a great living for a lot of people for a long

in kentucky, mitch mcconnell is running against alison lundergan grimes. and let me ask you, mark, because you're polling for alison lundergan grimes, are you going to knock off the republican leader? >> i think so. mitch mcconnell is a symbol of everything that is wrong with washington. he's somebody whose campaign manager resigned midscandal on friday. this is somebody who is not well liked by his constituents in kentucky and is a symbol of everything that is wrong with washington. that race is on its own dynamic and i think alison is going to prevail. >> bill, your thoughts? this would be pretty interesting because mitch mcconnell has wanted for his whole career to be the senate majority leader, the running of the senate. there is a possibility here that the republicans could take over but he could lose. >> first, let's go to georgia real quickly. that's what i'm saying. it's been a long time in washington since we have talked about michelle nutt trying to win in the deep south as a first-time candidate. kentucky is this really compelling battle if you'

kentucky. we are concerned about south carolina and montana because of the bad break we had with the general there. that is going to be the first test. i believe there are things that we can do dealing with infrastructure. some of the things that i have talked about with getting middle-class a fair shot is certainly important. corporate profits have gone up since 2009 by 300%. the working men and women of this country are lagging behind. we have to recognize we have a new world facing us. some compare it to the industrial revolution with changes in the workplace technologically. i am excited about the next two years. i'm excited about what we are going to work on before the election. i have excited about the lame duck. the last lame-duck, this is the time after the elections until a new congress started. it was extremely successful, what we did. lindsey graham said harry reid eight hour lunch -- ate hour lunch. i hope we can get some things done before the first of the year. >> good morning. th

to the liberals she sells her soul, the same ones who hate kentucky coal. >> 92% of kentucky's electricity comes from coal. kentucky is the third-largest producer of coal in the country and mining coal accounts for 86,380 jobs in that state. alison grimes calls herself a pro-coal democrat and had a very big endorsement to announce on saturday. >> when it comes to our kentucky coal miners, well, mitch mcconnell doesn't care. i do. i stand here today proudly endorsed today by the united mine workers of america! they are standing shoulder to shoulder with me because they're tired of the hot air from senator mcconnell. they're ready for a senator that will fight for their jobs and their black lung benefits. >>> joining me now is joe girth, political writer for the "courier journal" and e.j. dionne. joe, tell us about this fancy farm event and is there a way of saying who won it? >> well, you know, it's a church picnic for st. jerome catholic church. it's been going on since 1880. it's gotten a event there, a political speaking event that i think is probably unique in this country. folks go the

, about alison grimes is, she's kentucky through and through. i know this sounds silly, but she rides horses and she can outshoot mitch mcconnell and she's kentuckying it up. >> she looks like it. >> she's what they call in kentucky a handsome filly, and she's tough. she's very tough. >> anyway, thank you, howard, my favorite jane fonda movie, and ed rendell. >>> up next, it's president obama's birthday today. he's not secelebrating the way k did. he's playing golf. jfk played other things. this is "hardball," the place for politics. you pay your auto insurance premium every month on the dot. you're like the poster child for paying on time. and then one day you tap the bumper of a station wagon. no big deal... until your insurance company jacks up your rates. you freak out. what good is having insurance if you get punished for using it? hey insurance companies, news flash. nobody's perfect. for drivers with accident forgiveness, liberty mutual won't raise your rates due to your first accident. see car insurance in a whole new light. liberty mutu

i am grateful to be back in kentucky. and what a huge crowd for senator mcconnell's retirement party. [applause] you sure know how to throw a party. the barbecue smelled so good even jesse stopped holding his ose. with all this great barbecue, there's no way i'm going to leave here today. you know, it is not easy beating mitch mcconnell. he's been in washington, d.c. so duke and kentucky -- but i have good news for the folks in grover lake. if mitch mcconnell doesn't know where your town is, it just makes it harder for him to ship your jobs overseas. don't worry clore lake, you are not alone. mitch mcconnell forgot about a long time ns ago. 35 is my age. that's also senator mcconnell's approval rating. you know he is worried about the results in november when you see his campaign manager wearing a mitch for governor 2015 button. sorry hal, sorry jamie. when you finally see senator mcconnell and i on the same stage, you realize only one of us believe women deserve equal ay for equal work. if mitch mcconnell were a tv show

the gentleman from kentucky, mr. rogers, and the gentlewoman from new york, ms.low wie, each will control 30 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from kentucky. the house will be in order. he house will be in order. the gentleman from kentucky is recognized. mr. rogers: i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the further consideration of h.r. 5230 and that i may include tabular material on the same. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, ordered. mr. rogers: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman will suspend for a moment. the house will be in order. please remove your considerations -- conversations from the house floor. he house will be in order. the gentleman from kentucky is recognized for such time as he shall consume. mr. rogers: i rise today to continue the debate on h.r. 5230 with further amendments added by the rule the house just adopt

kentucky was close. this feels that roberts, the fact that he doesn't live in the state, that's the one risk that i think he's not done a great job of campaigning. being challenged on camera -- >> he was ready for his moment. >> there was a moment people saw it. i think that could make a difference. ultimately we can't tell because the polls have been so bad all season. i can't tell if he's going to lose, you just can't tell, but it's going to be a close race. >> and of course the kansas republican party is so divided right now. the governor has divided that party. does that have an impact, does that end up oddly helping roberts? you know, there's all sorts of variables in this state that's a little bit different even from all the other primary challenges. >> i think it does help roberts because i think there are republicans that are pretty conservative. there are not a lot of liberal republicans in kansas but who have been put off by brownback. but if roberts wins this despite the campaign he's running

and the people of kentucky. we intend to hold you accountable for your 30 years of failed leadership. >> wow. senator mcconnell was next to go on the stage. in his speech, linking grimes to one of the most unpopular figures in the democratic party. >> by any standard, barack obama has been a disaster for our country. that's what you get for electing someone with no experience. he was only two years into his first job when he started campaigning for the next one. sound familiar? with so much turmoil around the world, we can't afford the leader who thinks the west bank is a hollywood fund-raiser. there's only one way to go, in a different direction. that's to take the senate. >> rand paul was also on-hand at this event. earlier in the day, mitch mcconnell alluded to paul's presidential ambitions. saying if he chose to run, he would be the most credible candidate since henry clay. paul took a different strategy. >> there once was a woman from kentucky, who thought in politics she would be lucky. so, she flew to l.a

the gentleman from kentucky. mr. rogers: mr. speaker, at least the house is putting a bill on the floor and passing it which solves the problem. if we had the senate here to work with us, we might be able to get a bill the president could sign. but the senate is gone. they've left. so i would hope that the leader of the senate would recognize that his body is getting severely criticized for leaving town without offering a solution to this crisis on our border. mr. speaker, i yield two minutes to the gentleman from texas who chairs the homeland security subcommittee, mr. carter. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. carter: thank you, mr. chairman. thank you, mr. speaker. as chairman of the appropriations subcommittee on homeland security and as a native texan, i'm uniquely familiar with our southern border. i'm also uniquely familiar with the national security crisis and law enforcement nightmare erupting on that border, primarily in my state of texas. mr. speaker, as i've often said, and said

>> there once was a woman from kentucky... [laughter] >> jon: if you say whose [bleeped] was so long she could sucky,ly make you the new president of the united states. >> there once was a woman from kentucky, who thought in politics she'd be lucky. so she flew to l.a. for a hollywood bash. she came home in a flash with buckets of cash. one thing that we know is true, one thing we know is guaranteed, she'd cast her first vote for harry reid. >> jon: there once was a man named rand paul. his limerick skills sucked my balls. his coif was so curly, his prose made me surly, balls, balls, balls, balls. hey, i wonder how senator mcconnell liked my poem. [laughter] we'll be right back. what are you guys having? uhhhh.... i'll have a redd's apple ale. make it two. redd's apple ale. crisp like an apple. brewed like an ale. it takes place in anhaha, cleveland... i love it babe. i'm not your babe. you weren't saying that this morning, when you're like... mmmmm mmmm mmm alright we're done. break up with lingering food. (ding!) mmmmm mmmm

to be at the very epicenter of heroin addiction of kentucky and the nation.any believe the problem started because of prescription pain pill abuse kentucky has the third highestv,'qpó drug overdose mortality rate in our country. on the streets these baden-powell's are expensive -- paid bills are expensive compared to a bag of hair when it just $10 a bag. so given the progress we have made to fight the illegal sale of prescription narcotics it is no surprise we see the uptick as senator feinstein was pointing out understand the economics. few months ago i discussed the relationship between prescription painkiller abuse with federal agencies responsible for curbing the threats and i will continue to work with them as we work together to fight the epidemic. i would like to highlight the true extent of heroin abuse in northern kentucky and double-a-2 low credit the chamber of commerce for the data. the fact that these numbers come from the chamber of commerce and not law enforcement or public health agency demonstrates how pervasive the the threat to the communit

the gender gap in kentucky is already at 18 points. which is an incredible number, especially since the electorate in kentucky is 53% women. so senator mitch mcconnell has an uphill battle here, and we think we will make a huge change y sending alison lundgren-grimes to the senate. >> i want to ask you about a race in which you are not involved, and that's colorado. more than any other state or other race it seems like some of the emily's list core issues, such as abortion, seem to be particularly big issues there. mark udall is making a big deal of the pass for personhood legislation. why do you think it is playing bigger there in colorado and not in some of the other states you mentioned before, north carolina, new hampshire, and kentucky? >> i think what you have in colorado, and i actually grew up in montana, where there is a good libertarian bent and all of that. what you see with senator mark udall is a clear contrast particularly on women's health care. it is a very, very clear contrast. you are sort of asking the question, what

you have allison grimes in kentucky. tell us about that race and what she represents to your group. -- thrilledree bit allison took this on. she is rented against the minority leader of the united states senate. of we knew two things from the beginning. is one of the least popular senators in the entire country. even by his own voters. that is problem number one for him. the second is the secretary of state has an incredible record in working for women and families in the state and has a real vision for jobs in kentucky , which is so incredibly important. we get engaged with allison right off the bat. and wes a clear contrast have a candidate who can take this on. you can see that by the polling. this is incredibly close. is one of many races that is going to be decided by women voters. is atnder gap in kentucky 18 points. that is an incredible number since the electorate of kentucky is 53% women. mcconnell has an uphill battle here. we think that we will make a huge change by sending allison grimes to the u.s. senate. a

the gentleman from kentucky reserves. the gentlewoman from new york. reserves. the gentleman from kentucky is recognized. mr. rogers: i yield two minutes to the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. marino. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. marino: i sat here quietly, listening to the arguments from my colleagues on the other side of the aisle and i find it absolutely amazing that they say because the president would not sign this bill, and because the senate would not pass this bill, they're right, the senate wouldn't pass it. there are hundreds of bills on harry reid's desk he would not bring to the floor for a vote and certainly the president would not encourage that to be done. but we are doing our job here in the house. we put a lot of time and effort in this. we looked at this law and we realize what had had to be done. i come from a law and order background and we don't have law and order. we have distrust, we have gangs coming across, we have drugs coming across the southern bord

>> there once was a woman from kentucky... [laughter] >> jon: if you say whose [bleeped] was so long she could sucky,ly make you the new president of the united states. >> there once was a woman from kentucky, who thought in politics she'd be lucky. so she flew to l.a. for a hollywood bash. she came home in a flash with buckets of cash. one thing that we know is true, one thing we know is guaranteed, she'd cast her first vote for harry reid. >> jon: there once was a man named rand paul. his limerick skills sucked my balls. his coif was so curly, his prose made me surly, balls, balls, balls, balls. hey, i wonder how senator mcconnell liked my poem. [laughter] we'll be right back. (vo) ours is a world of passengers. the red-eyes. (daughter) i'm really tired. (vo) the transfers. well, that's kid number three. (vo) the co-pilots. all sitting... ...trusting... ...waiting... ...for a safe arrival. introducing the all-new subaru legacy. designed to help the driver in you... ...care for the passenger in them. the subaru legacy. it's n

>> there once was a woman from kentucky... [laughter] >> jon: if you say whose [bleeped] was so long she could sucky,ly make you the new president of the united states. >> there once was a woman from kentucky, who thought in politics she'd be lucky. so she flew to l.a. for a hollywood bash. she came home in a flash with buckets of cash. one thing that we know is true, one thing we know is guaranteed, she'd cast her first vote for harry reid. >> jon: there once was a man named rand paul. his limerick skills sucked my balls. his coif was so curly, his prose made me surly, balls, balls, balls, balls. hey, i wonder how senator mcconnell liked my poem. [laughter] we'll be right back. padvil pm gives you the healingu at nsleep you need, it. helping you fall asleep and stay asleep so your body can heal as you rest. advil pm. for a healing night's sleep. blue shirt: well you can with these 2-in-1s. they have a powerful intel processor inside which allows them to be both a laptop and a tablet. student: and lightning. fencing coach: see

to all my farm family here in western kentucky, it is great to be back at fancy farm. i want to begin by saying to the young people here today, i know you have been told your loud and too rowdy. but i'm happy you are here, and i'm happy to hear you. [cheers and applause]

>> there once was a woman from kentucky... [laughter] >> jon: if you say whose [bleeped] was so long she could sucky,ly make you the new president of the united states. >> there once was a woman from kentucky, who thought in politics she'd be lucky. so she flew to l.a. for a hollywood bash. she came home in a flash with buckets of cash. one thing that we know is true, one thing we know is guaranteed, she'd cast her first vote for harry reid. >> jon: there once was a man named rand paul. his limerick skills sucked my balls. his coif was so curly, his prose made me surly, balls, balls, balls, balls. hey, i wonder how senator mcconnell liked my poem. [laughter] we'll be right back. excuse me. can you tell me where ah no problem roller skates. so you are going to want to palm tree the fish until the second seahorse on your tea pot, then you should be light bulbs. let your random side out with new wonka randoms. i'm mma champ, chuck liddell.and i st. uhh! uhh! just like duralast brakes. they stop anything! (tires screech) duralast,

all the best to you at kentucky state university. the lives of people on your watch. you're a leader. good to have you with us. >> thanks for having me. >> that's the ed show. "politics nation" with reverend al sharpton starts right now. >> thanks to you for tuning in. we start with breaking news out of iraq. the u.s. launching additional air strikes against the islamic militant group isis. striking a mortar position and a convoy of seven vehicles. the pentagon just released this video of the fighter jets involved in those missions. this video from on the ground in iraq reportedly shows the first airstrikes earlier today. the images aren't confirmed by nbc news. the strikes aimed at isis targets outside the northern

>> there once was a woman from kentucky... [laughter] >> jon: if you say whose [bleeped] was so long she could sucky,ly make you the new president of the united states. >> there once was a woman from kentucky, who thought in politics she'd be lucky. so she flew to l.a. for a hollywood bash. she came home in a flash with buckets of cash. one thing that we know is true, one thing we know is guaranteed, she'd cast her first vote for harry reid. >> jon: there once was a man named rand paul. his limerick skills sucked my balls. his coif was so curly, his prose made me surly, balls, balls, balls, balls. hey, i wonder how senator mcconnell liked my poem. [laughter] we'll be right back. hi! can i help you? i'm looking for a phone plan. it has to be a great one, and i don't compromise. ok, how about 10 gigs of data to are, unlimited talk and text, and for a family of four, its $160 a month. wow, sounds like a great deal. so i'm getting exactly what i want, then? appears so. now, um, i'm not too sure what to do with my arms right now 'c

the gentleman from kentucky is recognized. mr. rogers: madam speaker, i yield five minutes to the gentlelady from texas, kay granger, who is the chairman of the foreign operations subcommittee on appropriations, but more importantly here, accepted the responsibility of the speaker to put together a task force to investigate the problem on the border and to recommend collusions and she has, with great success. so let me recognize, or yield five minutes to the gentlelady from texas, kay granger. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from texas is recognized for five minutes. mr. ranger: thank you, chairman. for yielding. madam speaker, as we speak, unaccompanied minors continue to be sent from central america through drug cartel smuggling networks across mexico and through our southern border. families are being lied to and manipulated by the coyotes. the $6,000 their families spend to send their children to the united states go into the bank account of the most powerful drug cartels in the world. since october, over 58,000 unacc

i do some surgery in kentucky and travel around kentucky. people are very appreciative. >> this is his first time doing surgery abroad though and it is also a reunion. >> dr. pablo, coma esta. >> the hernando brothers traveled several hours to get here. they first met rand paul when a charity brought them to kentucky for cataract surgery. >> we saw them the first time they could only see motion and light. and now they are able to identify fruit they still can see better. >> they tell me they are wearing the better of the two outfits they own. the other they use to work in the fields. they want to see well enough to earn more than a few dollars a day. it's been a hard year. the family's makeshift home collapsed just weeks before. >> now they have just like a sack to put around because they don't have enough room. >> they came to senator paul hoping he and modern medicine could improve their eyesight even more. >> tell them we are going to go over and look at their eyes this morning, we'll put drops in their eyes. the drops sting a little bit.

to follow kentucky state university to see what this does to their bottom line.is going to hurt the university? is the university fwoing to -- not going to -- going to deliver its function? we've heard the republican and conservative argument all along, we can't pay people because it is bad for business. i'm interested to see if this is bad for kentucky university. >> this is poppycock. the employees will have more disposable income. obviously not to scale, but it will improve the micro economies of those directed impacted. and the quality of life of workers of that university will be improved, so the quality of life of those that good to university and work there, will be improved. there is no suggestion that getting to a living wage will be disrupted. when you put the income in the pockets of the people that spend their money, that's working class, they spend their money and it is completely against logic that we haven't made minimum wage $10 across the board. >> since it is kentucky state university, i would imagine that the state legislature in kentucky or st

>> there once was a woman from kentucky... [laughter] >> jon: if you say whose [bleeped] was so long she could sucky,ly make you the new president of the united states. >> there once was a woman from kentucky, who thought in politics she'd be lucky. so she flew to l.a. for a hollywood bash. she came home in a flash with buckets of cash. one thing that we know is true, one thing we know is guaranteed, she'd cast her first vote for harry reid. >> jon: there once was a man named rand paul. his limerick skills sucked my balls. his coif was so curly, his prose made me surly, balls, balls, balls, balls. hey, i wonder how senator mcconnell liked my poem. [laughter] we'll be right back. [ man ] cortana, when my wife calls remind me to tell her happy anniversary. [ cortana ] next time you talk to caroline, i'll remind you. [ siri ] oh no, i cannot do that. oh, and remind me to get roses when i'm near any flower shop. sure thing. remind you when you get to flower shop. i can't do that either. cortana, it's gonna be a great night. [ beep

that in eastern kentucky, particularly, people are under ing economically.because of the changes in the coal industry. you're absolutely right to identify it. if i'm campaigning there, if i'm allison lunder son grimes, i talk about employment compensation. how many kentuckiens have had their employment comp run out? i talk about raising minimum wage. we know raising minimum wage will cause all wages to go up. you talk about income inequality. you talk about the things that are necessary to make this a faye e fairer country. because poor whites have the same problems as poor blacks and poor hispanihispanics. >> the secretary's performance on colbert last night. growing ever more comfortable. how do you grade her performance generally speaking in this latest turn? >> i thought it was fun. i thought she was a little scripted. it was obviously a prepared episode. it was fun but i also think she could have done well if she was less scripted. she's very good at being witty. on the daily show, she was great. had really quick funny remarks. i think that's part of he

which of the following is not the name of a horse expected to run in this year's kentucky derby. california chrome, intense holiday -- c. >> enjoy the cd. >> the correct answer is d, aristedes. >> he would be the first in 1875 and the other three have a chance at it although california chrome is the favorite going in. >> beautiful lady from valencia, california. what year marked the last time a horse won the triple crown, 962, 1978, 2001, 2008. >> 1962. >> she wanted it. >> so the correct answer here carolyn is 1978. >> yes. the reason why is because horses don't run as much as they used to, hoda. so what you'll see now what you didn't used to see is if i horse doesn't win the kentucky derby they might show up at the belmont stakes. the horse today has a tougher time. >> lady from dallas. the mint jul. >> has been served for a century, fresh mint, bourbon, syrup and rum. >> trick question. fresh mint. >> wow. that's how badly she wanted the cd. that's love. >> the correct answer is rum. >> but i like her style. >> i do too. >> she really wants to get after the derby. >> there's a

>> there once was a woman from kentucky... [laughter] >> jon: if you say whose [bleeped] was so long she could sucky,ly make you the new president of the united states. >> there once was a woman from kentucky, who thought in politics she'd be lucky. so she flew to l.a. for a hollywood bash. she came home in a flash with buckets of cash. one thing that we know is true, one thing we know is guaranteed, she'd cast her first vote for harry reid. >> jon: there once was a man named rand paul. his limerick skills sucked my balls. his coif was so curly, his prose made me surly, balls, balls, balls, balls. hey, i wonder how senator mcconnell liked my poem. [laughter] we'll be right back. cricket wireless. [thunder] did you know that over 97% of americans are covered by our network? wooo! cricket. something to smile about. refreshingly sweet and intense.d hard apple cider. and bursting with a crisp apple bite. so try a johnny appleseed hard apple cider tonight and let the stories flow. we're trying our best annto be role models.rmodels.

a town of 500 people in deep rural kentucky.he will have 15,000 very listeningeople to mitch mcconnell speak. rand paul is also speaking. candidates for governor will also be speaking. nobody will be listing. they will be heckled. there will be chance. the goal for the candidate today is to not make a mistake. host: they can watch this live on c-span at 2:30 today. as you said, mitch mcconnell speaking and allison grimes involved in one of the most closely watched races of the 2014 senate cycle. what does each candidate have to gain and lose today? caller: there is not a lot you can gain in something like this. you look over the last few years and nobody has a sterling performance that everybody says, wow, that changed the game. there are a number of cautionary tales. jack conway in 2009 gave a speech and through and profanity rew in profanity and they frown on that. don't make a mistake. host: where does the senate race today?day? -- sit caller: they just released a new showedrly this week that senator mcconnell with a two-poin

these are kentucky and mayor. one is held as a model of considerable success, that would be kentucky and another struggles and that would be maryland. some healthcare reform is more than politics. it's about fundamental economics that affect insurers, consumers and taxpayers. market conditions and demographic realities can help account for some of the turbulence that has emerged in the southern states. the ability of states to effectively manage exchanges may be contributing to opposition. in conclusion a preliminary review of the south reveals that the opposition to the a.c.a. is the turbulent. there are different reasons and motives for opposition. partisan and political factors have influences action and reaction. so too have underlying factors related to past policies, administrative capacity and existing demographic and market forces. while looking at the past will help us understand the current situation, perhaps the most interesting paths are those focused on the future as we track the experiences of the st

in kentucky she claims coal makes us tick. >> here in kentucky we need leadership that understands thatghnut burger isn't a reason to ruin our health care system. >> senator mcdonnell with all this great barbecue, trust me, there's no way i'm going to leave here today an empty dress. >> that was just some of the scene yesterday in rural western kentucky at the 134th annual fancy farm picnic. it wasn't just the politicians who weren't holding back. if you ever wished you could heck al politician, tell them what you really think of them without worried about being shushed or booed or carted off, this fancy farm picnic is rowdy, rambunctio rambunctious, sometimes down right rude. yesterday it just so happened to feature the two contenders in this year's most closely watched senate race going head-to-head on the same stage. >> but i've got good news for the folks in clove erlich, if mitch mcdonnell doesn't know where your town is, it just makes it harder for you to ship your job overseas. >> we can't afford a leader who thinks the west bank is a hollywood fund-raiser. >> while senator rand

. >> another conflict in kentucky.y, that must be nice. >> all eyes in the political world turned to the crucial race in kentucky. mitch mcconnell and allison lundgren grimes met in the rural town of fancy farm. the candidates shared the stage in front of a record crowd with supporters from both sides looking on. red shirts for mcconnell, blue for grimes. the 35-year-old democrat made her case against the 30-year veteran. >> what a huge crowd for senator mcconnell's retirement party. if mitch mcconnell were a tv show, he'd be "mad men," treating women unfairly, stuck in 1968 and ending this season. and when it comes to our students being able to afford college, mitch mcconnell, well, he doesn't care. when it comes to being a woman and being treated equally here in the commonwealth of kentucky, well, mitch mcconnell doesn't care. senator, you seem to think that the president is on the ballot this year. he's not. this race is between me and you and the people of kentucky. we intend to hold you accountable for your 30 yea

they backed off because in part in lost its salience and in particular in kentucky, the kentucky version is popular. the third part is if he is running against a brand, and alice grimes has a family brand which in a sense trumps any attempt to paste obama on to her an she resisted doing it as have most southern democrats that are in good shape. i tried to get michelle nunn if she would support health care and she wouldn't tell me. democrats in the south aren't allowing themselves to be attached to president obama. >> you are betting on her? >> i think that allison grimes has a very good chance. i think the only problem she will have is that democrats in general are more demoralized and less likely to turn out regardless of their candidate. >> i agree with everything you said. i think they will run against obama the face, the man. they don't want to talk about obama care, because it is doing well in kentucky. kentucky isn't the only senate race with a gop. republicans are trying to paint all of the democratic candidate as obama. scott brown is in this race now. tying new hampshire democra

in kentucky alone kentucky's first millionaire and lexington was a hemp mogul. hemp is a big business in wisconsin missouri ohio. not so much in colorado. david west actually had the federal commission do a study. he wanted to see what there was to plant in the face of it the seed indiana -- indiana jones seen. he pried open a box and was a couple of open babies of open baggies of rotten seeds of this industry that so valuable started from scratch when it comes to cultivar research and people in this room for ronica are starting that research. but we can take the seed industry from canada the fiber knowledge of china and europe. this is a european dutch factory. this was really fun. mercedes does not put hemp fiber in panels because they are throwing peace signs and wearing tie-dyes. it's because it's in easily accessible reliable inexpensive source of strong light material. as we age we live in now so it's really silky soft. the company's hemp flax that provides this hemp, they have been at it for 20 years. the world leaders in industrial fiber and today they h