this is my friend, mike mcintyre, as senator pryor just told us.belt, so i'm going to be careful what i say about him. he's a democrat, blue dog democrat that represents north carolina. i'm also a member of the giddeons. if you didn't have a bible in your hotel room, please let me know. we'll be sure to get you one. i'm a giddeon because it was their bible that led us to the lord and it led me to my lord and savior some time ago. we thank you for coming to the breakfast today. specially honored guest from all around the world. we're up here to bring greetings from our weekly congressional house breakfast group and give you kind of a bit of a sense of emotion with what goes on there. i'd love to see a headline one day that says republicans and democrats pray together. i'm not sure "the washington post" or "new york times" would run that headline, but it's absolutely true. we do, and we've done for so over 50 years in our private little dining room. we gather each week, and we do that to pray. we study the scriptures, and we share our family struggle

now, larry kissel, for example, in north carolina, mike mcintyre, they never had easy districts. they're used to the challenges. they know they have to work hard, go back home and talk about what they're doing to rebuild the middle class. contrast that to some republicans in illinois who find themselves in more competitive districts, who you never had to work that hard, never had a real campaign. when you look at it on a granular basis, our candidate in more competitive districts are actually in much better shape, they are battle-tested, field-ready. >> so you're promising just as much money to them as you are to the illinois democrats? >> we're going to make decisions based on a 50-state playing field. and decide where resources are going to go based on strategic objectives and realtime, real information on the ground in those districts. >> in illinois one key difference i see is that there's several endangereded republicans there, yes, and that is a state that you all have very good pickup opportunities in. they're all running again. in north carolina you had brad miller who wa

mike mcintyre never had easy districts. they are used to the challenges. they know they have to work hard and go back, and talk about what they are doing to rebuild the middle class. contrast that to republicans in illinois who find themselves in more competitive districts who never had to work very hard, never had a real campaign. when you look at it on a regular basis, are candidates and more competitive districts are in a much better shape. they are battle tested. host: so you are promising just as much money to them as you are to the illinois democrat's? guest: we will make decisions based on a 50-state playing field and decide where resources are going to go based on strategic objectives and real time, real information on the ground pepp. guest: in illinois, there are several endangered republicans there. they are all running against it. in north carolina, you have a ride miller that was drawn into another disappear. mcintyre is still running for governor. you have somebody there that are looking for options. and the general election is a hold for oba

they might not all be five star recruits but coach mike mcintyre likes what his incoming freshmen bringtable. >> recruiting is the lifeline of your program. my dad had a famous saying, i still believe it to this day, it's not the jimmys and the joes, it's not the xs and the os, it's the jimmys and the joes. once we get them here, we have highly motivated young men. i have great coaching staff. we're excited about our future. >> congratulations to all the guys. by the way, jessica, raj, they're talking about decommitments. i want to let all the coaches know, you know, i still got some eligibility left on me. i'm fat, i'm short, i've blown out my knee three times, i hate to practice, but other than that -- >> you're perfect. >> perfect for the job. >> i think they're going to move you to the top of the list. >> thanks a lot, henry. >> you got it. >>> for a full half hour -- henry is still talking. for a full half hour of sports coverage watch ,"ss rtcepontral tonight. we're gonna erase breast cancer once and for all. once and for all. walking 60 miles... in three days. join us. join us. (

and this is my friend, mike mcintyre. as senator pryor just told you, he's a black belt.t hill. [laughter] but he's a democrat, blue dog democrat that represents north carolina. i'm also a member of the gideons, so if you didn't have a bible in your hotel room, please, let me know, we'll be sure to get you one. [laughter] in fact, i'm a gideon because it was a gideon bible that led me to the lord, and i accepted him as my lord and savior sometime ago. we thank you for coming to the breakfast today -- [applause] especially our honored guests from all around the world. we are up here to bring greetings from our weekly congressional house breakfast group and give you kind of a bit of sense of what goes on there. i'd love to see a headline someday that says republicans and democrats pray together. not sure "the washington post" or new york times would ever run that headline, but it's absolutely true. we do. and we've done so for over 50 years in our private little dining room. we gather each week. we do that to pray, we study the scriptures we share our family struggles and n