pilot mountain, n.c., on the line for democrats. gary? what do you think about the obama administration said nuclear arms policy? caller: well, i like it. we are trying to live in a peaceful world. we cannot be peaceful if we're not going to treat everyone the same. host:

charlotte, n.c., kevin on the independent line. are you making a political donation? caller: absolutely not, greta. i have in the past. i'm a 53-year-old male originally from the midwest. i agree with everything your caller from arkansas had to say earlier. that guy has a nail. the only thing the two parties agree upon is that there should only be two parties. and that tells you everything you need to know. host: all right, hagerstown, md., on the republican line, ted. caller: good morning. i live in the maryland, but have been following the senatorial campaigns in other states and have been donating to those. only four people i think in the whole system are worth supporting right now. that is ron paul, his son, kirkesh and the one in mexico. i think they have our country's best interest in mind. if we really want to repair our federal government, we have to start paying attention across state lines and left -- and elect the candidates that really represent the constitution. host: michele on the democratic line, good morning. what do you think? are you making politica

this is my guy reggie, from charlotte, n.c., by the way. [applause] >> he told me he is not getting on the plane going back. he is spending the weekend here. all right. let's see. i want to make sure that i get a woman in here. make sure that it is balanced. this young lady right here. >> thank you, mr. president. we are honored to have you here today. i work at celgard. we have wonderful ceo's that take care of us and help the company grow. my question is, in the tough times that we have now, is it a wise decision to add more taxes to us with the health care? we are over-taxed as it is. >> let's talk about that. this is an area where there has been a whole lot of information -- of misinformation. i will have to work hard to clean up a lot of the misapprehensions' that people have. here is the bottom line. number one is that we are the only -- we have been come up's last week, the only advanced country that allows 50 million of its citizens to not have any health insurance, and the vast majority of those folks work. it is just that but they

host: charlotte, n.c., sandy, you are on the air. caller: it is a pleasure to speak with mr. reich. it amazes me how the republican voters are so misguided. i would like mr. reich to elaborate, please, on aprilthe republican agenda on the new world order, which i think has been planned to drive down the standard of living in this country to make us more competitive on a global basis. could you please answer -- which administration was the one that actually offereauthored nafta ae caftqa bill? >> the after the election can of the clinton administration. it was difficult to convince a lot of -- the nafta bill actually came out of the clinton administration. it was difficult to convince a lot of americans that it was a good idea. it did not create all that many new jobs north or south of the border. it diwas worried over by people who thought it was going to be a job destroyer. most of the jobs that did leave the united states did not go to mexico. they went to china. and china was obviously not part of the north american free trade act. let me get back to your basic statement. i worry

host: greensboro, n.c. caller: good morning. i have more of a common to. -- more a ofa comment. i have always had a high sugar level, since i was a teenager. as i was getting older my doctor was concerned i have that type 1 diabetes. even though i was limiting my diet it was not enough and they had to begin taking the pill. upon the diagnoseis and his determination, the nurse gave me a number to call for the association. when i called them, she suggested i call to get some recipes. they will send you the recipes but you have to send them $25 or so. i have since then discovered that the american dietetic association is a self-serving entity that is a useless for moderate and low-income people. i frankly resent congress giving them any tax money. they do not serve the general public. guest: first, we do not receive funds from the government. we are non-profit. i send you to the website for the recipes available there. our magazine is $24 per year and provides many resources. it is true that people write recipes. we do connect with people if other people want to join them to buy re

host: one of those foster parents is joining us from newton, n.c.. good morning. caller: i am a retired foster parent of west virginia i dealt with teenage girls proble. i had 15 honor students out of my teenage girls. i believe that we need to keep children in a school system by the semester because every time a child is pulled from a foster home or their environment, they are starting a. . they cannot bover. host: they will be pulled in and out of foster care regardless of the calendar year? >> yes, most definitely, very often a host:. thank you for calling in. guest: kids need stability and continuity and be able to count on things and it need routine. she is right, every time you take a child out of school and put them in another one, by the time the records transfer, we have had kids immunized or that was because the records don't follow quickly. that is a real challenge which is incredibly important that we provide in schools and families the kind of stability and continuity that we all need to succeed in hos. host: michael is running as from tucson, arizona

host: charlotte, n.c., sandy, you are on the air. caller: it is a pleasure to speak with mr. reich. it amazes me how the republican voters are so misguided. i would like mr. reich to elaborate, please, on aprilthe republican agenda on the new world order, which i think has been planned to drive down the standard of living in this country to make us more competitive on a global basis. could you please answer -- which administration was the one that actually offereauthored nafta ae caftqa bill? >> the after the election can of the clinton administration. it was difficult to convince a lot of -- the nafta bill actually came out of the clinton administration. it was difficult to convince a lot of americans that it was a good idea. it did not create all that many new jobs north or south of the border. it diwas worried over by people who thought it was going to be a job destroyer. most of the jobs that did leave the united states did not go to mexico. they went to china. and china was obviously not part of the north american free trade act. let me get back to your basic statement. i worry

host: charlotte, n.c., sandy, you are on the air. caller: it is a pleasure to speak with mr. reich. it amazes me how the republican voters are so misguided. i would like mr. reich to elaborate, please, on aprilthe republican agenda on the new world order, which i think has been planned to drive down the standard of living in this country to make us more competitive on a global basis. could you please answer -- which administration was the one that actually offereauthored nafta ae caftqa bill? >> the after the election can of the clinton administration. it was difficult to convince a lot of -- the nafta bill actually came out of the clinton administration. it was difficult to convince a lot of americans that it was a good idea. it did not create all that many new jobs north or south of the border. it diwas worried over by people who thought it was going to be a job destroyer. most of the jobs that did leave the united states did not go to mexico. they went to china. and china was obviously not part of the north american free trade act. let me get back to your basic statement. i worry