we have eric erickson and matt lewis who contribute to politesse daily. i want to make this -- this gives you an opportunity as question. it depends on you. many people as spoken of the last couple of days. we want an answer questions about what we do next. i would start by asking eric and matt to share a couple of their thoughts on how we take the next out. i wanted to begin by looking back where we have come in the past year. i don't know how many of you were in austin, texas last year but i was there and saw a lot of enthusiasm. i met the people who have returned here to pittsburgh from last year's conference. i thought i was star with eric since he was there last year and then get mad perspective. at think they're right has developed an adapted in the last year? yet few think that conservatives are still struggling to grasp the power of the media, or is the left now looking to us for ideas? >> i think the left is probably looking to us for new ideas now, but take for example today. we were copying barack obama and doing nothing but creeks queen questi

. >> matt lewis, here it is, 2007, a gallup poll found 37% of americans think saddam hussein was involved/11. when you transfer that to health care and you have a certain percentage of americans thinking medicare is a private insurance plan, that makes it more difficult to have an honest debate. >> well, i mean, i must confess to being sympathetic to mahr. i myself questioned the american public, but at the end of the day, i think i agree with william f. buckly who said i would rather be governed by the first five names in the phonebook. he's saying, yes, i am an eli elitist. >> explain the logic, the first 400 people in the phone book. why do you think that would be better than people who have an advanced degree? >> that's a great question. i would give you two quick answers. number one, look at jimmy carter. he was arguably the most intelligent president in modern times. he was graduate of the naval academy, yet, a disaster as a president. then ronald reagan -- >> george w. bush, who many would argue was the most uninformed and he did create a mess. took us to war against the country th

. >> jane hampshire and matt lewis, thank you so much.e democrats have 60 seats in the senate. if they cannot push through a public option that most of the people want, there is no hope for the democratic party. >> because jane is not alone. she's the expert on the topic. if you talk to anyone special especially those registered democrat they would say the same thing and have been saying the same thing. you don't have to be a writer to figure that one out. up next, crossing the line we couldn't pring you yesterday because we had breaking news but it is still on going and still may be crossing the line. >> when does a symbol of respect for our troops become a sign of disrespect for the flag? you're watching msnbc. (marco andretti) i race to win. i know when it's the perfect time to change my tires. when it comes to shaving i know when to change my blade. (announcer) gillette fusion's indicator strip fades to white when it may be time to change. fresh blade. better shave. >>> welcome back. in today's crossing the line, a flag flown in honor

we have with us to other great panelists, erik erikson and matt lewis.want to give you an opportunity to ask questions as well because this is dependent on you. we are just three people among many who have spoken the last couple of days, but we want to hear what undermines and answer questions about how we move the ball forward on what we do next. but i thought i stop -- i thought i would start by asking the panel is to share some thoughts on how we take the next that. i want to begin by looking back on where we come the past year. i know how many of you were in the austin texas last year, but i saw lot of enthusiasm and that several people who have returned from last year's conference. i thought we would start with eric because he was there last year. how has the right developed and adapted in late last year? if you think conservatives are still struggling to grasp the power of new media or if the left is looking to us for ideas? >> i think the left is looking to us for some ideas. but we have been copying them. take a look at us. we have been doing wha

we expect to hear from matt lewis, as well as others.this is expected to get under way in five minutes or so. a look at some of your health care video in the meantime. >> house what insurance plan has fun as the initiative cross in the country? medicare. yes, it does. that is a proven fact from the government's budget office. they have the highest administrative cost of any plant. not only that, they are running out of money. >> we are listening to different sources. we are getting different numbers. >> health care now. health care now. health care now. >> nobody listens. we jump up and down and we get excited and our voices raised. we write letters, but no one listens. when we start getting excited, what we are radicals. well you did not listen to us. what does it take for costs for you to listen to us the first time? >> health care now. health care now. >> i would like to see health care for everyone. i want to see affordable as health care for everyone. everybody out here probably has a health insurance. there is a population that is

[applause] >> please welcome right ear and contributor, matt lewis. >> i like that music. i think ask for metallica. that is ok. thank you for being here. this is awesome and very cool. it is good to be here. i said this yesterday and charlie minute. you guys are not bloggers, york 21st century online community organizers. and i think that is actually important. you are out there changing the world, making america a better place. they gave me seven minutes and i had seven points to quickly talk about. i think that conservatives can do this to actually make a big difference. the first point is adopt a win psychology. i believe that miss lombardi said that winning is contagious, but so is losing. i think that a century. for the last two years, conservatives have been demoralized by a left. i think the times are changing. and guess what, conservatives are winning today. i do blogging head tv, lee in a liberal, it is on the web and we talk about what is happening in politics on the blogosphere. and they are worried. i checked in with one of my liberal says it's the other day t

[applause] >> please welcome writer and contributor for politicsdaily.com, matt lewis.applause] >> i like that music. that's good. i thank you guys for being here. this is awesome. it's good to be here. i said this yesterday and i truly mean it, you guys are not bloggers. you now 21st century online community organizers. [applause] >> and i think it's important. we aren't just writing stuff, you are changing the world and making america a better place. they gave me seven minutes ar a i have seven points that i think conservatives can do to actually make a big, big different. and the first point is adopt a win psychology. i firmly believe that vince lombardi, the great football coach said winning is contagious and unfortunately so is losing. for the last two years, conservatives have been demoralized by the left and it's time to change it. [applause] >> guess what, conservatives are winning. i do a thing called bloggingleadstv. i do a thing called me and a liberal and it's on the web and we talk what's happening in politics. and guess what? they are worried. i checked in

[applause] >> please welcome writer and contributor for politicsdaily.com, matt lewis.i like that music. that's good. i thank you guys for being here. this is awesome. it's good to be here. i said this yesterday and i truly mean it, you guys are not bloggers. you now 21st century online community organizers. [applause] >> and i think it's important. we aren't just writing stuff, you are changing the world and making america a better place. they gave me seven minutes ar a i have seven points that i think conservatives can do to actually make a big, big different. and the first point is adopt a win psychology. i firmly believe that vince lombardi, the great football coach said winning is contagious and unfortunately so is losing. for the last two years, conservatives have been demoralized by the left and it's time to change it. [applause] >> guess what, conservatives are winning. i do a thing called bloggingleadstv. i do a thing called me and a liberal and it's on the web and we talk what's happening in politics. and guess what? they are worried. i checked in with one of

[applause] >> please welcome a writer and contributor for politics and daidaily.com, matt lewis. >> thank you for being here. i said this yesterday, you guys are not blockers, you are 21st century on the blind community organizers. we are not just writing stuff, you are out there changing the world. they gave me seven minutes and i have seven points that i want to quickly talk about that i think conservatives to do to make a big difference. the first point is adopt a wind psychology. i believe if vince lombardi said winning is contagious, unfortunately, so is losing. it is true. for the last two years, conservatives have been demoralized by the left. i think it is time to change it. conservatives are winning. i do a thing called blogging tv. i do the weekend of blog. we talk about what is happening in pa tex. it -- happening in the politics. they are scared to death about you guys. they really are. they are having conversations right now and they go like this. what happened? i thought we had these people in there's -- their place. now that are like, i guess what? it is talk radio and the

matt wieters struck out his first at-bat. fouls, straight back at the plate. and jensen lewis just getting loose in the cleveland bullpen.he just did get up. last thing the manager want to do is get the bullpen up in the 3rd inning , but masterson already has thrown 56 pitches. a little late on that swing. 1-2. >> buck: when masterson gets that ball down, he is tough. whether it is a slider or a sinking fastball. but he has left a few pitches up in the zone this inning, pie with the home run, and scott with the base on one hit. >> jim: 1-2, wise. tight, 2-2. >> buck: masterson in his career is 10-10, 7-7 as a starter, 3-3 as a reliever. >> jim: 2-2 to wieters. and a perfect pitch. that ends the inning. but the orioles bat around and score four. two coming in on the home run ball, number 7 for felix pie. 4-0, birds.   >> reporter: back at the ya making the transition for playing 1st base, if you notice, every time luke is in the field, juan will be standing at the far end of the orioles dugout, constantly helping juan with the positions. luke meets with juan and go over reports to decide where th

matt stover? for the first time in ravens history, he wasn't out there. joe flacco went right down the field. offensive line went huge. troy smith went well. rice and lewis ran great receivers and their moments. tavarus gooden was real good. great to see him back in uniform. gregg madison, the new defensive coordinator got the game ball as they shut out the redskins 23-0. back to work, ravens. as with every ravens game, fans pack the parking lots all around the stadium tailgating and talking football. marybeth marsden has more on you fans. >> go, ravens! >> big victory for us tonight. preseason, we'll give it a shot and get everyone ready to go. >> reporter: what better way to kick things off than with a backyard brawl. >> the ravens will win. >> the redskins will win tonight. the battle of the beltways is nothing better than that. >> we're gonna win. >> reporter: certainly some fans are already in mid-season form. >> redskins are no good. ravens are the greatest. >> reporter: and while nobody likes to lose, everyone in here knows the most important thing is not to lose any players. >> i just hope everybody comes out of the first preseason game healthy a

matt's identity. i didn't invite my girlfriend. sorry, tracey. you're an idiot. yep. bud light port paradise. it's the most fun you might never want to talk about. >> welcome back to espnews. orlando magic forward rashard lewispay for ten games for testing positive for an elevated level of testosterone. lewis' suspension will begin & with first game of the next regular nba season. lewis released this statement: for more on the rashard lewis suspension, we bring in espn's nba insider jackie mcmullen on the phone. jackie, there have been plenty of stories about baseball players testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs recently, not too many stories about nba players doing the same. what can you tell us about rashard lewis testing positive? >> well, michele, according to the nba sources i spoke with, rashard lewis started taking this supplement, which he got over the counter, towards the end of the regular season, and veterans are subject to random drug testing four times a season, and very early in the playoffs, rashard's number came up, and he was tested during the early portion of the playoffs and tested positive, and he was really surprised by the test and asked to be retested, which he does have th