>> absolutely to meet sarah palin. get my book signed. >> what do you like about sarah palin? one of us. and, you know, raising her children and also doing everything that she does, you know, running for vice president and hopefully she will continue. >> so if she were to run for president in 2012, why would you support that? >> i support it because -- you know, i believe that she -- she's a woman who, you know, knows what she's doing. and i just support her. and i like her. [applause] [applause] >> oh, my goodness. thank you so much for being here. oh, we're going to have a blast. thank you. [applause] >> i appreciate your boldness and your courage even for being here especially those who are carrying your book under that arm. you're going rogue with me. [applause] >> really, it is good to be here on this book tour. i appreciate those of you who want to read my words unfiltered. it's refreshing for me to get to call it as i see it and not worry what everybody is going to see and get out and speak truth and that's how you guys are wired otherwise you wouldn't be here. we'll ge

the palins were no different. tonight it doesn't seem to be having any impact on palin's followers.em she remains a huge political draw. by the way, we are posting the full e-mails and palin response on our website, nightly.msnbc.com. >> thank you, andrea mitchell from our washington newsroom tonight. >>> when we come back, a really ose call. wsroom tonight. >>> when we come back, a really close call. ♪ some pharmacists only dispense prescriptions. your walgreens pharmacist also dispenses wisdom... to help you stay well. so if you're on medicare part d, schedule a free one-on-one plan review session... with your walgreens pharmacist. they'll review all your medications... matter where they're from... and help you get the most from your plan. so you can relax and enjoy all your benefits. walgreens. there's a way to stay well. announcer: honest ingredients, authentic recipes, careful preparation, that's how marie callender's makes pasta al dente. authentic italian meals with sauce and pasta that's steamed separately in your microwave for the perfect al dente texture. - hi, mom. - buon

>> absolutely to meet sarah palin and get my book signed. >> what do you like about sarah palin? >> i like her because i believe that she is just real. she seems like one about and, you know, raising her children and also doing everything that she does, you know, running for vice president and hopefully she'll continue. >> so if she were to run for president in 2012, why would you support that? >> i support it because, you know, i believe that she is a woman who, you know, knows what she's doing and i just support her and i like her. [cheers and applause] [cheers and applause] >> thank you everybody for being here. we're going to have a blast. thank you for being here especially those of you who are going broke with me. [cheers and applause] really, it is good to be here on this book tour and i appreciate those of you who want to read my words unfiltered and i call it like i see it. i'm not worried about what anyone else is going to say. i just get up there and speak truth which is why you guys are wired otherwise you wouldn't be here. so let me get to work and families book and

one thing she said about sarah palin and the coverage of sarah palin in the book. the caller talked about alaska. sarah palin from your reporting was consumed with how she was being perceived and alaska during the election. >> guest: she was. one of the challenges writing about sarah palin was she had never been much involved in the national politics as the governor of alaska. very few people in the national political or media life had dealings with sarah palin so it was unusual because normally the topic -- people in washington and journalism circles know sarah palin was new support of our challenge was to talk to these national operatives on the mccain campaign and other people around sarah palin who were literally to this day amongst the only people that we know who have had exposure behind the scenes to see what she's like men she's not on tv getting a speech. they met the advisers, but never met her. she was a stranger to them and they were asked to talk in arizona before he meets with her and to talk about with the job is great to be like if they offer the po

we are following breaking news surrounding sarah palin. newly released e-mails obtained by nbc news show that her husband, todd, played a much bigger role in her administration. the e-mails show that he had a hand in state policy on oil and gas production and he may have even leaked confidential information from his employer to the attorney for the state. there's much more in the startling insiders look how sarah palin governed alaska. we have a live report coming up. >>> the president of toyota was also the grandson of the man who started the company, has now issued a public apology. he says he's sorry for all the problems going on with his cars and he's promising to beef up quality control in the wake of the massive worldwide recall to fix faulty gas pedestrialpedals. they may issue a recall for the prius because of a brake problem. some 20,000 might be affected after the u.s. government received more than 100 mrants by owners who say they experienced the sudden loss of braking power. >> it's been frustrating and i'm angry. again, within

let me pick up one thing she said about sarah palin and the coverage.arah palin, from your reporting, was consumed with how she was being pursued in -- how she was being perceived in alaska during the election. guest: she was never very much involved in national politics. very few in the national political or media life had dealings with sarah palin. she was new. we talked to these national operatives in the mccain campaign and other people around sarah palin who to this day are the only people we know who have had exposure to her behind-the- scenes to see what she is like when she is not on tv or giving a speech. they met with sarah palin, two of mccain's advisers, mark salter and steve schmidt. they did not know her bridge was a stranger to them. one of things they discussed with her late in the meeting was the importance of her understanding that even though she would remain the sitting governor of alaska, she needed to understand her focus needed to be on the the national campaign. she was basically an appendage of the campaign and would not get bac

i enjoyed sarah palin's speech.don't necessarily want her to be the nominee for president but i would also like to say that it is ridiculous all these democrats calling in on your independent line. i don't think they are fooling anybody. it is simple. the fight for freedom against tyrannical government which is what we have now is simple. either you vote for freedom or you vote for more free stuff. free stuff will cost us everything we have. we cannot allow these thugs to continue to run our nation. thank you and have a great day. host: on deficit spending, there are two pieces this morning. george will writes that a sensible bill, talking about paul ryan, a republican from wisconsin talking about his budget proposal that he put forward last week. it is called a sensible ngo pat -- gop path to solvency. it talks about so security and medicare and ryan calls about privatizing those two. also, the truth about the deficit is there. that is the lead editorial in " the new york times." the talks about the health care bil

let's talk about sarah palin. mark halperin, first to you. are you surprised at what these e-mails show? they're pretty revealing and he is asking questions about every possible appointment to commissions and judgeships. he basically was signing off on everything. was he the chief of staff? >> it's not a surprise for a couple of reasons. first of all it is a very small state and as the palins point out, past governor families have been involved in politics but as i show in "game change," todd palin was involved in every aspect of his wife's professional and personal life, political standing in alaska and constantly working with her to try to get the mccain campaign to devote resources, yard signs and television advertising to support them back home. very focused on their state. as the e-mails you all have maintained show, very focused on todd playing a huge role in appointments and other official business. >> john feehery, does this hurt her within either the republican party, tea party, the palin movement, whatever it is right now? >> andrea

what's the palin plan? >> the palin plan subpoena quite simple. i kind of get a kick out of it. i think it probably drives some of the elitists crazy that i don't get angry out of it, i get a kick out of it when they say i'm too simple spoken and my plan is simple. it is to support those who understand the foundation of our country when it comes to the economy. it is free market principles that reward hard work and personal responsibility. and when it comes to national security, as i ratchet down the message on national security, it's easy to just kind of sum it up by repeating ronald reagan when he talked about the cold war. we can apply this now to our war on terrorism, you know. bottom line, we win, they lose! we do all that we can to win! [ applause ] >>> for you, national security is more of a personal issue. you have a son in the army. how is he doing? >> he's doing awesome. and i'm so proud of him and the decision that he has made along with all the many, many men and women in uniform who -- i look at, especially the young men and women and thing, they could be doing anyt

palin. to address the attendees at the event being held in national tennessee. this is live coverage on c-span. >> well, i have never met sarah palin before. i always imagined i would meet her. a man can have his fantasies. i just never knew that it would be in the middle of tennessee in the biosphere, or is it the international space station, or is that the set of avatar? i loved tennessee my first time here. thank you for your hospitality. what a great place to kick off the tee party movement. . . >> she has been an unbelievable inspiration to this country. she was the first to bring up community organizing as a kid was not helping your aunt helen across the road. we now know what committee organizing is about. it is robbery -- thuggery. that the courage. she was right. sarah palin was also the first person to be very politically incorrect and tell us about the death panels. [applause] i know the death penalty did not exist, but they got rid of it anyway about two days later. some kind of

governor palin believes crude and demeaning name calling at the expense of others is disrespectful. and yet never has the integrity to stand up for her son and say that limbaugh just like emanuel actually did this. republican number two who can say the word, texas campaign consultant david carney whose repeated use of this word even directly to reporters called into question yesterday has not led palin to call for his resignation from the campaign of texas governor rick perry for whom palin, herself, will be campaigning this weekend. and republican number three who can use the word not once like emanuel, not privately like emanuel but repeatedly on national television, a national radio, laughing about it and it's perfectly fine with sarah palin would be fox news host glenn beck whose uses of the word were literally too numerous to present in their entirety in our time allotted tonight. but to whom ms. palin gave a lengthy interview just last month after a year of beckian commentary including the following. >> governor schwarzenegger attempted a huge bluff by saying that firefighters

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sarah palin, dick cheney, president obama are all in his sights. bill maher for the hour, and he's taking your calls, too, next, on "larry king live." >> larry: one of the treats of doing this program is getting the chance to welcome bill maher back to "larry king live," the star of the hbo comedy special," but i'm not wrong." you must see this. hysterical. this friday night, february 19th on his happy home, hbo. thanks for coming back. a little grayer, but you look great. gray hair is just commenting on these times. >> you can't stop it, can you? >> larry: no, you can't. >> it's better than making fools of ourselves and having plastic surgery and hair replacement. we're happily old. >> larry: let's move right into things. senator evan bayh, latest democratic member to say good-bye. what do you make of senator bayh saying goodbye? >> i say good riddance. here's a guy that stood up there saying, i love serving the people of indiana but i don't like congress. i don't think he was serving the people. if you're talking about the common man, he was a co

headlined by the movement's icon sarah palin. but is the tea party the real deal?ders say, yes, they are. they're using their power to harness an unsatisfied electorate and get actual results for people. take a look. te

it says talking about sarah palin. apparently, according to some of the people on twitter, and some of the viewers, she had notes on her hand but yet she criticized barack obama for using a teleprompter. here's what some of you have been saying. ink on her hand means she's not authentic and that's putting it nicely. some say lift america's spirits written on hand. something like that should come from the heart. she is fake. just a low-tech version of obama's omni present prompters. teleprompter woman. the ing indicates how palin had the answer to the prescreened questions in advanced. she is not a genius or even a good cheater. you are being tough on her. knowing political dirty tricks, possible someone swiped her notes in route. that could be possible. what does it mean? it means that sarah palin asked the question, even if she did have notes on her hands, i read a teleprompters and scripts and notes. who knows. here's what someone says, sarah palin is a total fraud and the mainstream media needs to expose her. we'll

the material. >> it's all about palin.he family guy people it's an insult. and when you have people who are watching making fun of someone in that way, could you imagine in what would have happened if a conservative had done that. >> bill: there is always a double standard in the media there shouldn't be with the folks. basically the people who voted for barack obama with were not offended by this campaign but the people who voted for mccain were? okay. i'm sorry it breaks down along party lines. now, as you may know sarah palin came on the factor to address the controversy. roll the tape on that. >> so, governor, what do you think? it's pretty nasty, is it not? >> this world is full of cruel, cold-hearted people who would do such a thing. look, i look at trying -- trig and i see perfection. already totaling around. you can see a heart of gold. can i see into the future that trig is going to have a pretty tough challenging life in front of him. he is going to face things that special needs children will be facing, much mor

>>> sarah palin demanded obama's chief of staff be fired for using the word retarded.uess who just had a field day with that. >> our political correct society is acting like some giant insult has taken place by calling a bunch of people who are retards retards. i'm not going to apologize for it. i'm quoting emmanuanual. it's in the news. >> to his repeat ed use of the word "retard," they responded governor palin believes crude and demeaning name calling at the expense of other sincere disrespectful. slightly understated from demanding a firing, for sure. >>> rush limbaugh is always good for big news, something juicy to talk about. turns out it's not just news people who thinks he makes great entertainment. this time, taking a look at rush limbaugh's life and setting it to music. joining me live is kelly leonard, executive vice president of second city. kelly, please explain a musical about rush limbaugh. >> i'll try. about a year ago, we had a big hit with a show called "rod blagojevich superstar" and we thought rush limbaugh would be great because he can actually writ

watch. >> i like sarah palin. i do, i like her.g person, she has a great personality. i don't agree with what she says, and i think some of the things she says are not -- well --. >> larry: what were you going to say? >> some of the comments made were so far out there. i just don't know where they come from, but she -- if you met her, she's an engaging person. i understand why people like her. >> larry: are you concerned about sarah palin? >> concerned? no. no. why would i be concerned? she's interesting, she represents some of the transformation of american politics into entertainment and i think, you know, if you come up with a phrase like how do you like that hopey changey stuff, that's a pretty good phrase. >> larry: what does sarah mean to the republicans? we'll start, katrina. >> i liked what john kerry said about entertainment. i do think she's entertainment first and foremost. where the tea partyers mean to the republican party is the question at the moment. they could be a threat to the republican party. they could become

let's see, liberal activist groups or sarah palin?shing the story about the obama's chief of staff calling some liberal activist "retard "retarded." and actually, there was an f-word before that emmanuel made the comment in a closed-door meeting with liberal groups back in august when they were talking health care. but it only made its way to the public arena last week when it was reported by "the wall street journal." since then, sarah palin has jumped on the comment. she called for the president of the united states to fire rahm emanuel on her face back page. she posted, just as we would be appalled any public figure of rahm's stature ever use the n-word or other such inappropriate language, rahm's slur on all god's children is unacceptable and it is heartbreak. i would ask the president to show decency in this process by eliminating mr. emmanuel. for more, let's bring in our panel tonight. laura granters is the author of "blue grit" and the host of grittv.org and john feehery, republican strategist. now, we are all worked up about

sarah palin is getting criticized.ast week she demanded that rahm emanuel step down because he used the word retarded but rush limbaugh did the same thing on his radio show and that, she said, was okay. unfortunate lip she's been able to respond to the criticism because she's wearing mittens, so -- it's very cold. cold all over the country. [ applause ] i want to say congratulations, not that they need mine, to the new orleans saints on their first ever super bowl win. they beat the colts. they had a big victory parade today. the city of new orleans has not thrown a parade in almost 48 hours, so this was huge. they say half a million people were there to celebrate. this is funny. the police asked women not to flash their breasts. which pretty much guarantees they're going to flash their -- maybe it was reverse psychology. do not under any circumstances show me those large, round, beautiful breasts of yours. i'm plugging my ears. i swear to god. this was -- this to me was kind of surprising. the super bowl was the most

sarah palin called for him to resign. yesterday he met with the chairman of the special olympics and disabilities advocates to apologize. the arc of the united states, civil rights and service organization. he was there at the meeting with tim shriver and rahm emanuel. thank you for being here. >> pleasure to be with you. >> tell me about this, what happened. >> we had two people with disabilities and the mother of a 13-year-old with disabilities. the start of the meeting gave them an opportunity to describe why this word is so offensive to them and how it hurts them so much. the chief of staff listened to what they had to say very carefully and expressed that he apologized and didn't realize the harm he was causing through his language. >> interesting. here is a savvy man, a man of the world, and he didn't realize, according to you in this meeting how offensive this word is to people with disabilities and their families. doesn't that strike you as interesting? >> well, the word is very interesting. it's -- the language i

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but look at sarah palin. she endorses mccain in arizona. endorsed the governor because that's a buddy of hers. she endorses ron paul, who is a non-establishment candidate in an open thing in kentucky. chris, you've had these battles in your party -- >> but why is -- why do you see rush limbaugh lambasting mitt romney, who's probably going to be your party nominee i think if you look down the road probably? it looks like it. for backing john mccain, your previous party nominee. how can you be more regular than that? here he is, rush limbaugh. one thing about rush, he's always on tape. >> i like mitt romney, but i think he's risking his career over endorsing mccain, who is so out of step with what's going on right now. it's -- well -- >> he's always conservative when he's running for re-election in arizona. you know, the tea parties have produced a wave of conservative that has swept republicans in name only aside. >> you know, this reminds me of the old democratic left. i know you might disagree with me, joan, because you occasionally do. no

former governor sarah palin's daughter bristol will guest star in a tv show. 19-year-old bristol palinof 2008 will play a fix alized version of herself on the family show the secret life of the american teenager. the show is about an unwed teen mother dealing with pregnancy. bristol says i'm thrilled to be on the show and part of a program that educates teens and young adults about the consequences of teen pregnancy. in the episode palin will befriend a fellow teen mother at a music program. it will air this summer. that canadian official who an earful for coming to the united states for heart surgery rather than getting surgery in his own country is out of hospital and now swinging back. critics say his choice to get surgery in the u.s. showed a lack of faith in canada's health system. he says he couldn't get that surgery in canada. his doctors told him to get surgery in miami. in end it is my heart, my health and my choice. canadian doctors disagree and say the surgery is available there. >> apple takes a bite out of its app store removeing those teamed not family-friendly. what is s

i know tonight we've got sarah palin.e everyone to stand and please applaud judson phillips and his wife sherry for this extraordinary conference. we are blessed. [cheers and applause] >> thank you. thank you. thank you. >> we have another session coming up in a few minutes. i think we need to do a little bit of setup for that. by the way, i'm being remiss as a host. we have some amazing panelists. david came all the way from north carolina, mark drove up from memphis, amy -- i called her who what, two, three days ago when we found out ana was sick. what a trooper. she's a pinch hitter. she drove straight up from atlanta to be here today. those are the folks who need some thanks. thank you. [cheers and applause] >> let's take about a 10 minibreak to get set up for the next group. and take your own break and we'll see you all in 10 minutes. thank you so very much. if. >> as you heard, tea party organizer judson phillips say they're taking a 10 minibreak. next session is going to look at organizing practices. nuts and bolts

i think sarah palin is an extraordinary woman.e from simple circumstances to run for vice president. her family has been attacked. they have called her the worst kind of names. they have joked about raping her daughters. the absolute insensitivity to her downs child has been borne by her entire family, and through that all, she has persevered. through that all she's become a best-selling author, she's a fox news contribute tore, and on three different polls she's the number one candidate for a 2012 primary. i think it remains to be seen if she wants to run for the presidency. she certainly has been vetted. from my own perspective, the common sense conservative values are things that the tea party movement and many people certainly at the convention who are excited to be there appreciate and can identify with. it is up to sarah palin if she wants to run for president. she certainly will be carrying the banner of the tea party movement. she recognizes that political action, the newness, if you will, of this absolute inknow vague thr

. >> larry: more on the economy and the woman what wanted his job, sarah palin. see how he responds right after this. ♪ [ male announcer ] sit down. it's ok. you've got preparation h with the only cream that gives you maximum strength pain relief. and relieves swelling, burning, and itching. preparation h. doctor recommended -- by name. >>> in this economic back and forth, you are going to get bipartisanship? >> well, we met yesterday, larry, the president and myself. we met with the republican leadership and the democratic leadership and the house of senate. and i think there is a realization that we have to do something about jobs, for example. there is an agreement. we support no capital gains for taxes for small bases. we think the health care system is broken, has to be fixed. so it's the first time any of that has occurred. do i think there will be the kind of bipartisanship i'm used to from my years in the senate? not likely. but there is a dual message being sent out there. it's not that people, the massachusetts election wasn't just about dps. it was abo

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sarah palin has a son who was born with down syndrome. his choice of words is unacceptable and heartbreaking. she wants him fired. monica kelly joins us live. hello. >> reporter: hello. congratulations. megyn: we reached out to the white house to be sure enough we got a response. it apparently in the wake of this emanuel has called up shriver to apologize and says that apology was accepted. the white house came out with the following statement. the white house remains committed to addressing the concerns and needs of americans of with disabilities and recognizes that derogatory remarks to mean as all. should that do it? >> this sounds like what president obama had to do back when he went on jay leno last year and they backtracked about the special olympics. he had to go through the same drill. he called shriver. shriver accepted the apology. i don't want to call this a pattern. this does seem to be incredible insensitivity to a lot of americans. what sarah palin was trying to point out is that when you are president of the united states e

this will cost the company an estimated $2 billion this year. >>> the husband of sarah palin may have had a bigger role in politics than first known. thousands of pages of e-mail obtained by msnbc.com showed todd palin had a hand in several high-level government decisions while his wife was the government of alaska. those included board staffing and budget cutting, cuts to the budget staff and judicial nominees. the e-mails offer a look into the couple's personal lives, between growing tensions between them and the media. in one e-mail he advocates removing an alaska newspaper from a press release list. >>> at least seven students at churchill high school are being singled out for punishment for their role in a grade-changing scheme. the principal at churchill says more students might be punished. the teenagers allegedly hacked into the school's computer system and charged money to improve grades for some students. they also accused are lowering grades for students they didn't like. montgomery county state's attorney has yet to decide whether charges will be filed. the school will hol

but, you know, palin is the main attraction. there's been a lot of controversy surrounding this convention, surrounding -- talking about its organizers, personal finances, whether or not this should be a for-profit event. but, you know, people here, they just want to see sarah palin. they don't mind that the prices were as high as they are. of course, they'd like to pay less, but they want to see sarah palin. they're fired up and we've got -- we're having a lot of fun out here this morning. >> looks like you're having breakfast too, domenico. is that the buffet right behind you? >> reporter: you know, we're not allowed to kind of take any of this stuff. i tried to sneak something a little earlier, but they were like, no, not allowed. we'll see. >> all right, domenico. we'll be checking in with you all weekend. you are nbc's presence there in nashville. too bad it's not memphis, you'd have some good barbecue. >> reporter: nashville's good too. >> fair enough. we'll see you. >>> moving on, in los angeles, this could be the day, ma

host: will you be listening to sarah palin speak?e is a good presidential candidate, but there are a lot of good conservatives and the party. i think the republicans have lost a lot of conservatives because of some of the actions that the party has taken in the last election. host: you said you will participate over the internet. how? caller: through our web site. we have forums and live blogs and webcasts, campaignforliberty.com. everybody get on there and join for free. host: sarah palin will be speaking saturday night at the convention in nashville. live coverage here on c-span. c-span radio, c-span.org. go to our website for more information about the tea party conviction and our coverage of it over the weekend lowry on the democrats' line, good morning. caller: well, hello there. the tea party people are going to take over this country. that is a fact. host: is that a good thing? caller: no, it will be very bad. they will take over the sheriffs, the congress, and this happened one other time. but the time people can to their sen

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are you concerned about sarah palin? >> concerned? >> larry: yeah. >> no, no.rned. >> larry: what could you make of her? >> look, she's interesting. she represents the transformation of american politics into entertainment. and i think, you know, if you come up with a phrase about how do you like that hopi changy stuff, that's a pretty good phrase, to be honest with you. but it's more on the hot button, push button sid of politics than it is on the real answers side of where are we going to go. i have a feeling that as we go through the next year, larry, i think american politics is going to change a little bit. it's never static. and no election is where you think it is today. that i know for a certainly. so as we come into the fall and go into 2012, i think we're going to go through a transformation. maybe i'm a little old fashioned, maybe i'm actually getting older in the system. but i still believe that accomplishment and ideas and thi thinking and sort of a record makes something of a difference. and i don't see that there. >> larry: for the better. >> yes

rand paul picked up the endorsement of former alaska governor sarah palin. does the political apple fall far from the tree in the paul family? let's find out. joining us now is dr. rand paul, a candidate for the seat being vacated by jim bunning. dr. paul, first of all the big question a lot of people have is how are you similar and how are you different from your father? >> well, the one thing that i tell people i admire most about my father is that his vote is not for sale. his vote is not for rent. people know where he stands. the lobbyists don't even come to him. they don't bother because they know he can't buy his vote. >> what is your biggest issue in this kentucky race? if there's one thing that you want voters to remember from your campaign, what would it be? >> it's the debt. it's a great worry that i have about how large the deficit is and that it's consuming our country. i think it could get to the point where it's unmanageable. i think part of the answer, though, we have to limit their terms. i think they all stay too long and we need to bring th

host: will you be listening to sarah palin speak?she is a good presidential candidate, but there are a lot of good conservatives and the party. i think the republicans have lost a lot of conservatives because of some of the actions that the party has taken in the last election. host: you said you will participate over the internet. how? caller: through our web site. we have forums and live blogs and webcasts, campaignforliberty.com. everybody get on there and join for free. host: sarah palin will be speaking saturday night at the convention in nashville. live coverage here on c-span. c-span radio, c-span.org. go to our website for more information about the tea party conviction and our coverage of it over the weekend lowry on the democrats' line, good morning. caller: well, hello there. the tea party people are going to take over this country. that is a fact. host: is that a good thing? caller: no, it will be very bad. they will take over the sheriffs, the congress, and this happened one other time. but the time people can to their s

sarah palin speaks to the tea party convention in nashville.the following that, president obama -a. >> paul johnson, author of over 40 books, his latest is on winston churchill. join our conversation with your phone calls with him live from monday. >> members of the tea party are holding their first national convention this weekend in nashville, tennessee. this session features a discussion with some party organizers on the future of the moment. it is about an hour. >> thank you. thank you. this is our forum on the future of the tea party movement. by the way, i have been asked to make a couple of quick announcement. a couple people have lost cameras. one is blue the other is in a blue and black bag. if you see them, turn them into the command center. we have a panel of incredible people who are going to talk about where we are going from here. 2010 is a huge year of change for the tea party movement. everybody is going to talk briefly about what they think is going to happen. airborne to open the floor to questions. if you want to ask a questi

>> and now form republican vice president candidate sarah palin offers her perspective on some of the issues being discussed this weekend. this lasts about an hour. [applause] >> i'm so glad to be an american. thank you for being here tonight. we love your freedom. if you love your freedom, think of that. any of you here serving in uniform past or present, raise your hand. we are going to thank you for our freedom. god bless you. we honor you. thank you. i am so proud to be an american. thank you. >> happy birthday, ronald reagan. [applause] a special hello to those c-span viewers. you may not be welcome to those healthcare negotiations but you are welcome to the tea party. very good to be here in tennessee, the volunteer state. the home of good south music and barbecue. great to be at the tea party convention. up in alaska, we have a smaller version of the tea party. we call it ice tea. i am a big supporter of this movement. i have a lot of friends and family in the lower 48 that attend these events and across the country knowing that america is ready for another revolution. and you

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it whatever they want but what it is is off to right of somewhere mainstream america is and sarah palin -- >> wait a minute, bob, wait off of where main street is in conservatives are the largest ideological group and that's what we're talking about, we're not talking about republicans, bob, we're talking about conservatives, and this is what will resonate this document. i mean, you look at all the principles you just outlined, what's so bad about that? the obama administration is on the oppose been side of everything, every item you ticked off and they're not doing so well and neither is the country. uma: andrea, you talk about conservatives but in terms of the gop, in terps of embracing those people who are moderates and also independents what do you think its manifesto is going to represent to those individuals? >> i think it focuses on what unites us greater than what divides us. that's why if you look through the manifestoes, they're going to go back to the reagan era which is what binds true conservatives, which is the glue that holdings the gop together, a strong national defense

sarah palin's endorsement has been huge for us. by conservative groups. >> let me ask you about that, though. do you see eye to eye with sarah palin on a lot of the social conservatism issue, or is your you message more fiscally conservative? >> i talk mostly about fiscal issues but i am socially conservative. on the stump i primarily talk about the deficit, out-of-control government, pork barrel spending, term limits, a balanced budget amendment. but i am socially conservative, and i think what people like about sarah palin is basically she's very likeable, i think. there are things about her that people say, well, that could be me in the sense that she has a family, she has to deal with issues in her family and things. but she comes out as a good mom and a person who wants what's best for the country. >> she is polarizing, though. people who love her love her. people who don't, don't. it's interesting and a key endorsement. we'll certainly tell you that. rand paul, good luck. thanks for joining us. once again, lots of change sinc

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isn't sarah palin going to be keynoting this?in also known for her social conservatism specifically and her positions. >> that's how disorganized this movement is. >> do they believe sarah palin would be able to get our federal house in order in terms of the budget? >> absolutely. i think a scenario could take place in the next couple of years where sarah palin is not considered the gop front-runner for the nomination in 2012. you're going to see tea party folks who want to see her run as a tea party candidate. will that be a viable candidacy? i don't know. will that be a viable effort? maybe not. there are people who want to see that happen. >> there is an element of social conservatism in terms of these issues, pro life issues, issues relating to gay marriage, other things like that, in addition to the fiscal reserve conservatives. >> a lot of organizers say we're libertarian on these issues, primarily focused, but the leaders tend to be both fiscally conservative and socially conservative. you can tell the disconnect is betwee

saturday night, though palin says she will not pocket the money. >> i won't personally gain from being there. the speaker's fee will go right back into the cause. >> reporter: so, some controversy in this first-ever national convention. john berman, abc news, nashville, tennessee. >> certainly a different version of grass roots. >>> when we come back, ketchup in a cup. the replacement idea for those tough-to-open packets. >>> big banks, big trouble. charges filed against bank of america and its former chief. >>> and a homecoming of sorts this morning. former residents of america arrive in china. what makes a dollop of daisy so creamy and delicious? care and dedication. our family-owned company has focused on making... the best-tasting sour cream for over four generations. it's made with farm-fresh cream... that's 100% natural without any additives or preservatives. and no added hormones. so you can feel good knowing every creamy dollop... will bring all your favorite dishes to life. ♪ do a dollop, do-do a dollop of daisy ♪ it can go from a scratchy throat in the morning. to a cough. to