ms. lincoln? >> i want to thank the panelists for not only being here today, but the dedication to journalism. i want to say a special appreciation to trevor drown and those that have served in our military. i think that this election is about jobs and the economy. without a doubt, we have the deepest economic crisis that we have seen since the great depression. there is no doubt that government cannot create jobs and need to provide a certainty for industry to be able to know what the rules are and where the investments are going to be and how we will do that and make it happen. that is critically important. this election is also about choices and real differences. real differences that matter. i know that the congressman has voted to privatize medicare and he has also supported the privatization of social security. these are critical programs and something that we cannot subject to privatization. we need to look at how we can better preserve these programs and make them stronger. it is also abou

ms. lincoln?> i want to thank the panelists for not only being here today, but the dedication to journalism. i want to say a special appreciation to trevor drown and those that have served in our military. i think that this election is about jobs and the economy. without a doubt, we have the deepest economic crisis that we have seen since the great depression. there is no doubt that government cannot create jobs and need to provide a certainty for industry to be able to know what the rules are and where the investments are going to be and how we will do that and make it happen. that is critically important. this election is also about choices and real differences. real differences that matter. i know that the congressman has voted to privatize medicare and he has also supported the privatization of social security. these are critical programs and something that we cannot subject to privatization. we need to look at how we can better preserve these programs and make them stronger. it is also about

ms. lincoln?> i want to thank the panelists for not only being here today, but the dedication to journalism. i want to say a special appreciation to trevor drown and those that have served in our military. for theireful courageous service. i think that this election is about jobs and the economy. without a doubt, we have the deepest economic crisis that we have seen since the great depression. there is no doubt that government cannot create jobs and need to provide a certainty for industry to be able to know what the rules are and where the investments are going to be and how we will do that and make it happen. that is critically important. this election is also about choices and real differences. real differences that matter. i know that the congressman has voted to privatize medicare and he has also supported the privatization of social security. these are critical programs and something that we cannot subject to privatization. we need to look at how we can better preserve these programs and mak

lincoln had. it's unfortunate but that's what progressives were trying to avoid by helping holter win the nomination. host: university farc, illinois. democrat. guest: good morning, msr: good morning, ms. hogue. guest: good morning. caller: i want to make a statement. the right-ring fanatics want to bring up religion, i wish a statement can be made that, how can anyone tell a grown person, whether they are religious or not, who he or she cannot marry? how can they have a right to tell a grown person who he or she cannot marry? and not only use religion -- why don't they adhere to those things, not simply the ones that talk about homosexuality? host: what about the issue of same-sex marriage, is that an issue important to your membership? guest: yeah, it stands firmly behind the idea that civil rights are fundamentally american and should be extended to every single american. . except when it comes to their idea of what a morally just one is. i grew up in texas. i am a texan. host: how did you get involved in politics? guest: i started getting involved in politics generally straight out of college purin austin, texas. it was an early introduction. i was working on a

lincoln had. it's unfortunate but that's what progressives were trying to avoid by helping holter win the nomination. host: university farc, illinois. democrat. guest: good morning, ms. -- caller: good morning, ms. hogue. guest: good morning. caller: i want to make a statement. the right-ring fanatics want to bring up religion, i wish a statement can be made that, how can anyone tell a grown person, whether they are religious or not, who he or she cannot marry? how can they have a right to tell a grown person who he or she cannot marry? and not only use religion -- why don't they adhere to those things, not simply the ones that talk about homosexuality? host: what about the issue of same-sex marriage, is that an issue important to your membership? guest: yeah, it stands firmly behind the idea that civil rights are fundamentally american and should be extended to every single american. . host: the next call comes from virginia, on the republican line. caller: the the morning, and thank god for free-speech. it has been a great morning. and a quick question -- what is it like to work for george soros? can you give us some reflection on his character? we get a lot of bi

lincoln had. it's unfortunate but that's what progressives were trying to avoid by helping holter win the nomination. host: university farc, illinois. democrat. guest: good morning, msrning, ms. hogue. guest: good morning. caller: i want to make a statement. the right-ring fanatics want to bring up religion, i wish a statement can be made that, how can anyone tell a grown person, whether they are religious or not, who he or she cannot marry? how can they have a right to tell a grown person who he or she cannot marry? and not only use religion -- why don't they adhere to those things, not simply the ones that talk about homosexuality? host: what about the issue of same-sex marriage, is that an issue important to your membership? guest: yeah, it stands firmly behind the idea that civil rights are fundamentally american and should be extended to every single american. . they say they do not want government intruding on individual lives, except when it comes to their idea of what a morally just life is, which is a very contradictory position. >> where did you grow up? >> taxes. i am a texan. >> when did you get involved in progressive politics? >> i got involved in poli