mr. buckley later that when i met him as a united states senator that you warped my brain when i was in high school and i haven't changed since. that's the way i feel about it. we took -- we were facing in many ways circumstances similar to yours, although i don't think the hostility was as great as it is today on college campuses from what i hear. they were tolerant of us but politically, winning elections in alabama was very difficult. there weren't many republicans in the south, especially alabama. from 1874 to 1987, 113 years, the governor of alabama was always a democrat. from 1879-1981, both our senators were democrats. only two republicans were elected to the senate in 140 years. 1994, i became the first republican since reconstruction period to be elected attorney general and alabama. [ cheering ] i am telling you this, we should think about it. you get to that you get the picture. we were outnumbered, the odds were stacked against us. we worked hard and battled away. we campaigned, i remember campaigning for the governor -- a candidate for governor, my wife and a group of us went to

mr. buckley, quick question, your accent, is it british from a long time ago or boston or is it irish?an. mixture of all three. [laughter] stuart: thanks for joining us. >> but i lived in virginia for a bit. stuart: sir, it was a pleasure. thanks for being with us. >> thank you. stuart: coming up republicans running for the senate, a republican, running in wisconsin, that gentleman on the left, his parents are democrats. he's a republican. they're so upset with their son running as a republican they're backing his opponent, his democrat opponent. that gentleman on the left will join us next into. >> president trump facing backlash from both sides after his summit with russia's president putin. what was brian kilmeade's take on it? he is with us later this hour. >>> then we have the guaming phenomenon, esports, coming to your tv set. espn will air the ""overwatch"" league playoffs tomorrow night. that is the revelation. we'll talk to the commissioner of the league. you're watching the second watch of "varney & company." ♪ with tripadvisor, finding your perfect hotel at the lowest price.