points in the central valley to begin with, but i just wondered if there was a reason -- perhaps what ms. jim just said -- that need to go slowly, or if the vote you are anticipating here today would be one where we as a body would be advocating the entire fast start program? >> i think it is largely a matter of timing. the decision by the city family to get a resolution, the one before you is an example that would be adopted by all the different relevance of the bodies such as the transportation authority board, the planning commission -- was developed before the fast start proposal crystallized in our formal comments back to the high speed rail authority. they are not meant at all to be inconsistent. i think the fast start is just may be thinking that a slightly more advanced than the resolution that we initially had drafted, but i think they are entirely consistent, and i think we as a city are aiming to move forward with the resolutions of the different bodies to advance the proposal and, as ms. lee said, to do it in a way that is respectful of the communities that would be impacted. >> y

this is all like m and ms, potato chip, hot dogs, twinkies, slim jims, chocolate and it's about 110,000looked at this, they would drop dead. >> i love that. i mean the food. >> doughnut, you maim it. this is what makes america great. >> you're right. >> this is testifily first world problem. >> yes. >> it really is. >> actually, i'm small enough that that is normal size. >> i wonder if they had pete's? >> those are vienna sausages. >> i love those pigs pigs in a blanket. >> who doesn't? >> i ate them at a party one time. >> who held your hair afterward? >> oh, my goodness. >> here is the deal. today is go red day. this is an organization i work with. dana and i have on red and bob and eric had on red pin and so, you know, what did you expect? if anyone wasn't going to participate, greg. >> greg has red underwear. >> hold on one second. my belly ring. >> ew, that's so weird. you have it all the way down there. but on serious note, 8 million women do suffer from heart disease. it's the number one killer of women, more than all cancers combined. so this is an organization -- >> it's really

jim crow to what is happening in the 21st century and that has been happening? i think i was inspired by michele alexander's booke." >> it is my pleasure to say, ms. colvin, without you we would not be where we are. [applause] thank you for sharing your story, and keep telling your story because we need to know, and our children need to know, and our children's children need to know your story. and we want to thank our sponsors today. we have the san francisco unified school district. we have marked as bookstores, who will be selling this -- ms. colvin's book, written about her, by philip house. we have sponsorship from the african diaspora, and the friends of the san francisco public library. i serve as part of the african- american interest committee that helped put this program together, and i want to thank all of you for coming, and i want to thank sfgtv for taking the program today. we want to thank the department here at san francisco public library, and we are having a reception in l58, and we want to thank read your catering for providing some delicious food for us to nibble on today, so will you please join us and say thank you again to m

ms. with the gallup chairman jim clifton. this is live coverage here on c- span. [room noise] converstaions] [inaudible conversations] [general chatter] [room noise] >> can everybody find a seat? we will be starting. can everybody please take your seat, we will be starting in one minute, thank you. [no audio] [no audio] >> ladies and gentlemen, please take your seats. if i could have audience members please take your seats and governors please take your seat. i have a delegation of your lead numbers coming in. they came in. ladies and gentlemen, please take your seats. i call this meeting to order as the nga chair. i would like to take this opportunity to welcome into the 2012 winter meeting. may i have a motion to adopt the rules of procedure for the meeting? is there a second? thank you, let me explain one thing first before we vote. part of the rules require that any governor who wants to submit a new policy or resolution for adoption will need 3/4 votes to do so. please submit any proposal in writing by 5:00 p.m. tomorrow, february 25. all in favor of the moti

ms. richards who runs planned parenthood and archbishop dolan. the archbishop acknowledged a grudging -- offered a guarded acknowledgement, but it was the first step in the right direction. let's hear what jim thinks from oklahoma. welcome to the conversation. caller: two points. first of all, do not of the catholic church -- basically, what they are asking is to let the catholic church discriminate, to step all over women with their policies. secondly, these are the same people that are throwing viagra out there like it is candy. it is the most abused and recreational drug out there. i do not hear the bishop saying, let's cut that off. when god tells you cannot have whensir, i don't get -- god tells you you cannot have sex, sir, don't go get a bill. host: next caller caller: i have one question of the president. who does he think he is? does he think he is king obama? this was not just men for the catholic church. this was meant for me, one single america, to have the right to my freedom of conscience. now my company has to go out and find cocotte an insurance company that will obey the edict -- and find an insurance company that will pay the edict. it is crazy. if he can do this, then wha