party it? >> i wasn't always a republican. from haiti and they identified with the democratic party because they were told that's what black and working-class people do. what's sort of converted me, if you will, after i began working in the inner city as a school counselor and witnessed how a lot of democratic policies purported to help black people to their detriment, that's when i sort of reevaluated my allegiance. >> arm strong, you identify as a conservative but don't identify as a republican. what's the process to make you a black conservative but not a republican? >> there's an inherent problem even in the question you ask. you give the impression the democratic party has since its inception has had all the answers for black people. if that were the case black people would not still be complaining about the problems they complained about 30 years ago, 20 years ago and today. no party has a monopoly on what is best no matter who is in power at the white house black people should be at the table. you should want to be a par

we don't like the establishment in the republican party. >> we're seeing that people will believe the worst thing they see on a poll about the president of the united states. i believe people did the same thing with george w. bush. they were willing to believe he knew about 9/11 because they didn't like him. that is a bad thing about american politics. chris: when we come back, scoops hey marcel, watch this! hey marcel, watch this! [ buzzer sounds ] [ cheers and applause ] ♪ hey marcel, watch this! yeah, marcel! -marcel! marcel! are you listening to me? marcel! [ male announcer ] only at&t u-verse lets you follow your favorite channels on one screen. just $29 a month for the first six months -- dvr included. in the network there are no hard choices. [ woman ] this icelandic mud was working wonders on my skin. but if it was going to do the same for my spa, i had to figure out a way to get it back to the states. so i called my citibank small business expert. he got me a line of credit to make it happen and even improved my cash flow. now, my spa has more business than ever. ...and so do

we don't like the establishment in the republican party. >> we're seeing that people will believe the worst thing they see on a poll about the president of the united states. i believe people did the same thing with george w. bush. they were willing to believe he knew about 9/11 because they didn't like him. that is a bad thing about american politics. chris: when we come back, scoops hey! you want that? you want a warm, super-delicious strawberry toaster strudel yeah but now i have nothing to eat sure you do. hey! you can have the pop tart! llsbury toaster strudel. the one kids want to eat than listening ere'noto our favorite songs. there'nothing we love more than listening to our favore song but our favorite thing is eating totino's pizzaolls. but our favoritehing isatg totino's pizolls ♪e're the kids in america ♪ oh, oh,h chris: welcome back. john, tell me something i don't know. >> a lot of republican elders, including big money people are very nerves about john boehner and the vote over raising the debt ceiling. they're not sure he has his republican caucus under control. this is

i think the republican party powers that be would be foolish to not at least try to co-opt ron paul even though ron paul's ideas about government spending ideas about foreign policy go against what most republicans believe i think that the republican party is actually going to have a future ron paul and his young fans are the wave of that again whether two thousand and twelve is the year that comes to fruition whether ron paul right now could beat barack obama i wouldn't bet a lot of money on it right now that i think what happens with the american economy in the next eighteen months is going to be what decides that if they're if if they can stay if the fed can sort of squeeze out one more little mini bubble to keep their ridiculous game afloat for another year then undoubtedly obama probably will win if what ron paul's been saying appears more and more manifestly true twenty twelve could grow because you know i think the candidates this time around that are running for two thousand and twelve are definitely going to have a lot more tough questions thrown their way in terms of

plan about the fact that it's going to cost seniors thirty four trillion dollars why hasn't the republican party mentioned this hidden fee. you need to know this planet earth is turning on us yesterday violent storms lashed the southern united states spinning off tornadoes and killing more than two hundred eighty people injuring more than a thousand others at least one hundred ninety four people were killed in the state of alabama alone yesterday prompting alabama authorities to declare a state of emergency arkansas georgia tennessee all declared states of emergency it was some of the wrath brought to us by mother nature yesterday the sheer force of the wind was captured on camera as it lifted a roof off a building as if it was a piece of tissue paper but there are more than forty counties are a greater threat correct tornado yesterday but you have to remember a lot. life we have many many enter many hound and i think destroyed all over mississippi everything just got dark and all of a sudden the car started spinning in we just grabbed hold of steering wheel in each other and took because glass

to be a candidate they would want to fracture the republican party and so i think that here we have to also discuss the role of the media i think it's really interesting that we can see people like donald trump we can see people like sarah palin that even though those establishment figures don't want them to go through sorry there's nothing you can do now because you know if they get on t.v. they're on stoppable yes women question is whose responsibility really is it i mean will donald trump not actually be polling tied for first or second if it weren't for corporate media stream media talking about him without citing any of the reasons why we should be completely horrified that he's running i mean let's talk about corporate interests is there anything more corporate than donald trump and by the way bankruptcy and part of that corporate history as well. so i'm just wondering do you think that perhaps we are seeing though you know you could say dollar dr it's often publicized but the point is it's working do you think we're seeing a huge change within the g.o.p. maybe revolution is to g

you are the chairman of the iowa republican party. the chairman of the democratic party, but there's no caucus. they will not -- unless something really weird happens and somebody decides to primary and go after an incumbent, which -- with almost never happens, we are stuck with you people, the republicans. you have been the chairman since 2009. >>, january of 2009 our was selected to my second term. >> people want to know several things. a lot of our listeners are familiar with the caucus system. if we have c-span viewers from around the world participating. this word "colorado" will be an unknown thing. everybody knows what a primary situation is. -- this -- -- this word "caucus." hang on a second. we will be rejoined by our regular listeners. ♪ ♪ we don't want to waste anybody's time. our studio guest is the salmon of the iowa republican party. i've just asked him to explain the principle of the caucuses to the rest of the nation. >> iowa are well aware of the process, but for those wanting across the country, the process requires m

that's a problem for the republican party. ew hampshire -- iowa has roughly the number of democrats and republicans. they're both outnumbered by independents. independents decide general elections. increasingly, within the republican party, your finding that the right wing of the republican party is dictating what happens in the party. that means that a candidate like michele bachmann could do very well in the republican caucus campaign. a candidate that appeals to that wing of the party can do very well in a republican primary. when it comes to a general election, it may not do so well. they may not be able to capture the independent vote, which will swing back and forth between democrats and republicans, depending on the move, depending on the elections. that is a challenge for the republican party. one of the first tasks -- is often said the first thing a primary voter is supposed to do is pick a candidate that appeals to the beliefs of the party, but b, can win the general election. they will have a tough candidates time to

twelve presidential candidates so does his surge mean a revolution is taking place inside the republican party talk show host david paxman will join me to discuss that in just a moment. let's not forget that we are in the fourth quarter we're going to. be the world. we will be glad that they're going to. get. their freedom. a charmer in here broadcasting live from washington d.c. coming up today on the big picture. a. new website with twenty four seven live streaming news times what to do about the ongoing financial hardship unlimited free high quality videos for download. and stories you may never find on mainstream news. media the political. posts on our t.v. are just. guys welcome to shellings tell the obama show which part of our guests have to say on the topic now i want to hear audio just go out you tube the video on or the twitter profile of a question that we post on you tube every monday and on thursday we're going to show your responses please let your voice be heard. it's hard it's time for show and tell on tonight's program tell last time we spoke about the conflict brewing on capi

that's a problem for the republican party. in new hampshire -- iowa has roughly the number of democrats and republicans. they're both outnumbered by independents. independents decide general elections. increasingly, within the republican party, your finding that the right wing of the republican party is dictating what happens in the party. that means that a candidate like michele bachmann could do very well in the republican caucus campaign. a candidate that appeals to that wing of the party can do very well in a republican primary. when it comes to a general election, it may not do so well. they may not be able to capture the independent vote, which will swing back and forth between democrats and republicans, depending on the move, depending on the elections. that is a challenge for the republican party. one of the first tasks -- is often said the first thing a primary voter is supposed to do is pick a candidate that appeals to the beliefs of the party, but b, can win the general election. they will have a tough candidates tim

the tea party is not a part of the republican party. ere are members of the tea party who associate themselves with the gop. some associate themselves with the blue dog element in the democratic party. not at the same degree and the same level. i mean, everybody wants to make this link because some in the media have done this or -- and the democratic party have done this or elsewhere. but the reality is, after working with the tea party for two years, when there was no tea party back in february of 2009, or -- and march of 2009, understanding where they're coming from, and what their argument is, it is an economically based argument. by and large, they're not socially motivated or driven. there are those who have tried to move into that movement, to do that. but they're not. if you take a tea party -- >> you mean, they're not racially driven. >> they're not racially motivated. they're economically driven. now, that whole dynamic changes. any movement catches on, everybody wants to be a part of it, because that's the engine that's turning

, it is interesting on the republican side we have the republican state party. we have these various county parties and we have a thing called the republican assembly. >> volunteer group. >> so we have these different things that are branded as the republican party. some are very conservative, some are on the moderate side. how could you coral that around -- how do you coral that around into one voice. >> you have to reach beyond that which is what i devoted my chairmanship to talk to people in general. whether it is jobs, budget and law and order and develop coalitions from there. and that is what i will do. >> at the same time you look over your shoulder and you say the republican assembly, it comes out and it comes out the republicans are saying this. and if somebody in orange county says that and it is the republicans. >> that is why you have to have a strong narrative, so that what happens not on the sides, but the individual segments, doesn't dominate it. it is a difficult process, but that is what i'm going to do. >> that sounds like marketing and p.r.. >

[laughter] i cannot imagine the republican party doing it to itself. >> is it just because he has been on television and what? >> i refuse to accept on behalf of the party. [laughter] i turn it down. even for free, i will not take it. look, it is name recognition. it is not serious. if he runs, he will run and it will be a sideshow. it is away for the media to amuse itself between now and when we get serious, and why not? the race has not begun. but is not serious. it is a joke. >> i want to quote my good friend charles krauthammer rid this country has a nativist streak in it -- is small, but it is there. >> if the right candidate comes along -- i don't know who this would be, and 1992 bill clinton type -- vulnerable is president obama? >> he is a vulnerable as long as 20% of americans think the country is headed in the right direction, unemployment is at 818%. any in common is vulnerable, -- on a planet is on 8.8%. any incumbent is a vulnerable. on this issue of donald trump, what happens is that it shaped the debate every republican has to take e stand on this. the country is concern

salaries in the event of a shutdown so if they're successful with republicans finally do everything they can to shut out the tea party and prevent a shutdown now that their bank accounts are on line or are republican it's like small time crook there i said to richard care and other play with fire you get burned you know and what the republican party did was likely with the fire of the tea party who now have infiltrated the house and the congress and they've taken over to a large part and you. we really need the republican leaders those that do still exist to stand up to the extremists in their party that are rooting for a government shutdown that are cost us billions of dollars in our economy i love this place he will agree but i'll tell you what it's going to not support you in two thousand and twelve people do not want to go to the out and see this what you were talking about debate over thirty billion dollars in cuts thirty or sixty five tell us what he would tell you why is that even a debate the democrats have to have with us why can't they stop the yellowing one point six trillion debt we're going to move forwa

it's going to -- anger and enrage the tea party and republican party especially, if they go through revenue enhancement. on the other side you'll get a split in the democratic party because they're already screaming with the cuts that have been made, which have been insignificant some i think you'll get both parties divided. >> is there anything left for to you say now? >> that was such a workish examination of what is going on! two political figures have set down their markers, and they're going to provide the parameters for the debate that will take us into the next presidential election, and that is the role of government and how much responsibility the federal government is going to take to keep the covenants with the american people in terms of medicare, medicaid and socials social security. it seems to me that if you look at any polling, how people feel about medicare, they are open to some modest reforms. they're not open to turning it into a private insurance scheme. i think it's a highly unpopular idea that paul ryan has put on the table, and it opens up lots of room for the presid

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if the republican party does not have options, perhaps the republican party checks off a name that is not all that representative of what republics might believe. i happen to believe i speak on behalf of the majority of republicans. i look forward to the debate and discussion that will follow and if i did not say it earlier, i had a mr. smith goes to washington experience as governor of new mexico. i recognize there are a lot of mr. smith's they go to washington, but i was one of them and i felt like i made a difference and feel i could make a difference in this process. thank you. [applause] i will take some questions, comments, insults' -- describe my approach in new hampshire? i have been to 34 states and one of the places i enjoy more than anywhere is new hampshire, which is good because new hampshire is key in this whole process. i want to do really well in new hampshire,o i'm going to spend a lot of te in new hampshire, where you c go from obscurity to prominence overnight. i'm going to go out on a limb and say i will not be out worked when it comes to going to new hampshire and

loophole that lets potential terrorists buy firearms and each time he's been shut down by the republican party and n.r.a. backed politicians so doesn't this just reek of republican hypocrisy joining me now is law is no wolf last are seeing the sign in constitutional attorney and gun rights activist and all welcome to the program. will be a grammy on ok great glad to have you with us should be one here or this watch list be able to buy guns. you know some of the known to or not we now go to somebody you suspected of being a terrorist and all we have here is going to spend you know we don't know if you're since it's only if you're being suspected of having to do it in a court of law didn't you're just a suspect why should you be denied your current and future. rive somebody is suspected of being a. drunk you don't want them to have a drive that's not that's a very imperfect metaphor because typically we arrest people a few times but if the f.b.i. on that case are you saying that we should allow people who are on the terrorist watch list to fly by that logic. it matters. no i'm really sorry i'm g

but it's more predominant in the republican party, you know, because of the makeup of that party. on the democratic side, it's there, like it was there in california in the early 1990s. i remember barbara boxer called for sending troops to the border, as did dianne feinstein in the early 1990s. >> hinojosa: right. >> and they switched. >> hinojosa: as did governor bill richardson. >> and then they switched. they switched because they said, "okay, who butters my bread within the democratic party?" and in fact, latino voters are heavily concentrated there. and then in california, over the next several years, latinos added a million new voters and punished their enemies and rewarded their friends, and the state became a blue state. it wasn't always a blue state. it was a purple state. this phenomena we're seeing unfold in america now, it's like the california example writ large, where in '08 and in 2010 and probably through 2012, we're going to have these battles over the nature of america. are we going to stay true to our core values? are we going to stay true to the constitution? a

. >>> plus one group making sure the republicans don't blink in this game of chicken, the tea party. they rallied in washington urging the republicans to hold the line. but it comes as a second poll in two days shows the tea party steadily losing some popularity in the middle of the electorate, is that party ending? >>> also, let's face it, in one week donald trump has transformed himself into the nation's leading birther, which he doesn't like that term, by the way. he's jumping into a cesspool where a lot of republicans have been lurking. we'll ask strategists what the party can do to climb out of that mess and what democrats do if they want to to try to exploit that madness. >>> and here, one right out of the james bond file. while it's true there are no u.s. ground troops in libya, "the new york times" and a lot of news outlets are reporting that the cia has placed clandestine operatives inside the country. we'll talk to a former cia officer about just what they're trying to do in libya, how they're tryi to do it and whether they can succeed. >>> and finally, which member of congr

loophole that lets potential terrorists buy firearms and each time he's been shut down by the republican party and n.r.a. backed politicians so there's this just reek of republican hypocrisy joining me now is law is no wolf last resting the. constitutional attorney and gun rights activist and all welcome to the program. ok great glad to have you with us should be one terrorist watchlist be able to buy guns. you know some of the known peer's not the not going to somebody you think didn't need it here only you have been there it's not that it didn't you know we don't have your if you come to your do you think it's not me how do i have to admit it would have logged in. my should you be denied it and your current. right well if somebody is suspected of being a. drunk and you don't want them to have a drive that's a very imperfect metaphor because typically we arrest few people a few times but it was in that case are you saying that we should allow people who are on the terrorist watch list to fly by that logic. if. no no i'm i'm really sorry i'm i'm going to. describe is not work and so i'm i'm i'

the orange county register said it was sent by republican party member marilyn davenport and includedine reading, quote, now you know why no birth certificate. davenport flames it -- claims it was a joke, but the chairman hoff the republican part wants an investigation. >> donald trump made his first speaking appearance after hunting for a run for president in 2012. he spoke at a tea party meeting where he came out swinging against former president bush and obama. >> whether you like it out nor, george bush gave us president obama and i'm not happy about it. we have a disaster on our hands. we have a man right now that almost certainly will go down as the worst president in the history of the united states. >> alan: conservative tea party members were outnumbered by hundreds of union supporters angry over a bill -- excuse me -- that passed the wisconsin legislature restricting collective bargaining. >>> she told the crowd that she had come to support the state governor in his efforts to curb the unons. >> courage is your governor and your legislators standing strong in the face of dea

for the office he is pretending to want to seek. >> alan: the chairman of the orange county republican party is calling for anth thiks investigation into one of its top officials. the orange county weekly newspaper says it obtained an e-mail with this altered photo of president obama as an ape. the i'm eel was reportedly send by marilyn davenport. davenport claims it was a joke meant to be viewed by a small number of people but the orange county republican party chairman called the pick tire tess speckible and racist. >> the already sky-high gas prices could reach record-shattering territory as soon as memorial day. >> seeing gas guys up bay penny a day in the last week or so, and all stars seem to be aligned to make prices go up. >> alan: the all-time average high for san francisco is 4.62 set back in june of 2008. at it currently 4.25 a gallon and going up daily. a trip from san francisco to seattle and back will cost you $500. that's a $125 more than a year ago. the reason? experts say u.s. stock piles have dwindled by more than 31 million-barrels in just the last eight weeks, drained hi

republican. because the party structur and mobilizations were republican. if you stayed in the city, you became a democrat. so it's not the case that either of these -- that any of these quote unquote ethnities or national origin groups are one or the other. they respond as they should strategically to what it is parties can and will do for them. >> all right. bacari sellers, a member of the state legislature in south carolina, thank you for joining us. we're honored to have you with us. i wanted you to pick up on what jane june was talking about in terms of the south. your governor is an indian-american. i think people are stunned that, one, your governor was able to breakthrough what was a very white, political power structure in the state and do so as a republican. maybe that was necessary because republicans dominate the state. but secondly, how does that impact not only the black/white political divide in the state, but how does it play into increased migrations into even south carolina? >> well, that's a good question. and thank you for having me. i g

is a different republican party. you have the senate divided against itself. 41 gusy can filibuster anything. the republicans can filibuster. they want to shrink the size of government. durbin can filibuster. we did not freeze at the higher level. we brought it to where republicans wanted it. the president wanted to add $40 billion to where we were. we went $40 billion below that. that was not a compromise. the president lost. the democrats lost the direction they wanted to go in. the republicans compromised. they did not get as much as they wanted, but it moved in their direction. that is what you are looking for. if taxes are going up, republicans are losing. if taxes are going down, democrats are losing. spending is going up, republicans are losing. there is real conflict there. this is why the president and senate chickened out in his last fight. in 2012, 23 democrats are up for reelection. half of them are in red states. conrad is leaving from north dakota. in virginia, the democrat, webb, is not running again. i

davenport said she sent it as a joke but party officials are not laughing. state republican chairman issued a statement calling the e-mail completely unacceptable saying we don't condone intolerance. republican party officials are demanding she resign but she refuses and the party said it has no power to remove since it's an elected position. >> latino and african american men don't go to clinics, they want to go to someplace familiar. >> why one leader wants to put medical clinics inside fire stations. >>> and pain at pump, on the runways and waterways. how some boaters have to go green. >> the clouds have been moving and now the rain just starting to show up. what to expect for monday morning. we will talk about that coming up. ,, ♪ let's see you fly now! [ laughs ] look, more frequent flyer red tape. not on my watch. let that family fly! [ tires screech ] i just wanted to use miles to take my family on vacation, but -- let me guess -- restrictions through the roof. that's right. not anymore. rapid rewards has your back. [ male announcer ] join rapid rewards and enjoy unli

no question in his mind that he was the leader of the republican party. other people might question that. john boehner does not think of himself that way. he gets a lot of jokes made about his emotionalism. i think there is a genuine humility in him about the position he is in. he does not view his role in politics anywhere near the way that speaker gingrich did back in the 1990's. >> he fell out of leadership. so he has been in the room when he is imposing. one and never really serve for very long in any leadership role before he was in charge. >> let's open it up to the audience. we will start with michael barone in the first row. >> we know who you are. >> speaker boehner, then the minority leader, he was in this room in september saying that he was going to let committee chairman have the lead and encourage the development of bipartisan legislation such as the no child left behind act in which he worked with george miller. we have now really thought of it as a bipartisan thing. he would have in effect abandoned the majority of the majority rule to bri

solutions many of them actually passed through the house of representatives last year but the republican party in the senate went to great lengths to filibuster every single one of them so is this the result of a government and in particular the republican party being completely captured by the bill big oil lobby it's also the case that we haven't had another oil spill of this magnitude now there's never a way to ensure that we have and i'm not the oil i'm just there for everything five no it should have been done i mean i'll let you know that. these are all over again there are let you go what i was going to suggest is that there are other incentives for companies to reform and to be more careful and part of that is public outrage it doesn't we don't this really need to resort to regulations and to regulatory methods in order to stop what you're already just going to change the law for others but yet i think i think if you're b.p. and you realize how how much money they have spent to clean it up how much money that is but you're going to make sure that you're not going to do that again or so

party's tax day rally. the place to be for republicans with presidential ambitions. trump received a warm welcome at a tea prty welcome in florida. the billionaire blamed president oh ma'am's foreign policy for what he sees as united states loss of prestige. >> we have a disaster on our hands. we have a man right now that almost certainly will go down as the worst president in the history of the united states. >> and in madison, wisconsin, sarah palin told a cheering crowd that wisconsin governor, scott walker, was right in stripping unions of their bargaining pow el. >> you saw these violence. trash your capital and vandalize business. madison, you held your ground. your governor did the right thing. >> hundreds of labor supporters picketed the rally, but 6500 people converged on the call tall. it was hard to tell how many were labor supporters. >> a r thousands of tea party supporters turned out to celebrate the second anniversary. among those, we are a group of teenage partyers who are working to getting more teens involved with politics. oughted air traffic contr

. >>> an offensive email draws a stern response from republican party leaders. what they are saying tonight about a picture of party member sent to friends as part of a joke? it does hurt when you to the fuel doc and you have a $3,000 bill to pay. >> from the roadways to the waterways, how soaring gas prices are changing the way people go boating. >>> i'm meteorologist lawrence. turned out to be a pretty nice day around the bay area. clouds are gathering, yes folks, we've got a chance of rain coming our way. details coming up. the fresh-tasting california sour cream your other food loves. ♪ it's ok that we're number four hundred and three ♪ ♪ we'll find ourselves a comfy seat ♪ ♪ and watch some shows and stuff ♪ ♪ ♪ let's follow that lady with the laptop ♪ [ male announcer ] now you can watch hit tv shows on your laptop with u-verse online and on your smartphone with u-verse mobile, included with most plans. or get u-verse tv for as low as $29 a month for 6 months. in the network you can take entertainment with you. the sound of spring... it's a symphony best app

party officials are not laugh will. in a statement issued today, state republican chairman said "the california republican party believes the actions in question are completely unacceptable. we are supportive of our local chairman's efforts so far and want to make it clear that we do not condone intolerance in any way. the county republican chairman says he can't remove her because she is and located official. >>> some big changes could be coming for drivers 234 one east bay -- in one east bay community. soon the price of parking their cars could increase, too. where and how much? >> reporter: downtown walnut creek, crazy busy on sundays, finding street parking, almost impossible. >> that's why i just did an incredibly illegal u-turn to get that spot. >> no more free meters on sunday and extend the enforcement hours. >> you kind of feel like on sunday you deserve to have a free parking space. >> i don't think they should. >> reporter: a task force discovered the free downtown garages are under used. people pick the street spots first, creating the perception there is no parking in walnut creek. city council members say

and there are real concerns and what you see what you're talking about with the base of the republican party and the group through issue is simply one symptom of yes no we are a country that is starting to realize that it's not about left right it's not about republican democrat it's not about these partisan issues it's about who's really in control this country who really owns this country and it's and if you like to have a real america think it really owns this country and i think control not them and that's a problem and that's why people are pissed and that's why people are willing to latch on to this and in a way there's a certain desperation that says things are really tough we know we're not really in a position of empowerment to be engaged in this we know we have someone in the white house that we don't like who's not doing anything good for your connery so there's a natural channel for that into silly things like growth or ism but it is good dialogic they seem to declassify logic as much evidence that. they gather there are people who are birth and who are all those things you said

whwa wea hhn anintere indold trump being the next president of the the republican party isn't banging on his door. and the hilarious part of this is that he'stryi t crt e tea party through the birthers. trump, you know what he's doing? he is screaming to the public, please, pay attention to me. i'm important. i can get on any show i want. i can be president. and i'm thinking about it. you know what i say? so what? trump gives public service a bad image. it's not about flash. it's not about wealth. it'sotbout hair style. it's about doing something for people and being an advocate for the community you represent. trump, well, he's done none of that. ever. have you noticed in all of his interviews that he never has any solutions, no real answers other than verbalbo thwi? i'li t kw, mr.trmp, what your planfo 15 million americans unemployed in this country? how about the 50 million uninsured americans when it comes to health insurance? how about the poor? do you have a plan for them? according to bread for the world website, we live in the world's wealthiest nation, yet 13% of people livin

ask the republican party. >> two years ago, 1979, the republican field was in chaos. it had the aged former actor followed by the right named ronald reagan. it had an assortment of other candidates that nobody thought was presidential timber as the election year approached. look what happened. fact that people are discontent with the field now, how many times have we seen this? how many times. >> reagan -- >> [ overtalk >> i don't see any ronald reagan. >> what did you think then? >> ronald reagan had run against gerald ford. >> what did you. >> did you think he would be elected -- [ overtalk >> chris: we're going to continue the conversation, but not what juan was thinking in 1979. i'm sure he doesn't remember what he was thinking in 1979. let me switch to the budget, which is the more immediate, i, mara. the president has been out on the west coast swing. pushing a budget plan. some spending cuts. but really hammering the republicans for one they want to -- they got medicare, his words. or his paraphrase. two, they want to protect wealthy and not raise taxes. intere

it was shocking to the chairman of the republican party of orange county who received the e-mail from maryland davenport. a republican central committee member. >> i saw the e-mail. it came in yesterday afternoon. i looked at it and i immediately responded to marilyn and said it was dripping with racism and in poor taste and she shouldn't send e-mails like that to me again. >> orange county chairman called the e-mail dispickable. >> and i am asking for her to step down off the central committee. she should resign. >> if there's a suggestion, tea partyers gathering were quick to say no. >> i never run into angry people and especially racist. hello, we're here at the home of an naap member and a president. so it's nothing that we are used to here with the northern california tea party at all. we don't condone it. >> kevin hosted the party gathering in his home on the party's second anniversary. >> whether it's in the democrat party. any kind of racist act towards our president or anyone else is evil. >> the e-mail went to an unknown numb of elected officials. cbs reporter who contacted

republican party officials are demanding davenport's resignation but she is refusing and they have nopower to remove her since it is an elected position. >>> raging wild fires in texas have damaged 18 homes. >>> torched more than 11,000- acres. >> go. go. >>> texans literally running for their lives this morning hundreds of firefighters face gusty winds in some of the driest conditions in nearly a century one firefighter was killed a homeless man is under arrest suspected of igniting one fire in austin when he lit a camp fire to cook. >>> you will have to pull out the umbrella today starting to see showers, taking a look at high-def doppler. more showers as we make your way into the commute. your conditions as you make your way out the door, pretty mild although, cloudy skies, starting to see showers up into the north bay and drizzly conditions elsewhere. in the 50s by the afternoon everyone has a good chance of seeing showers your temperatures will not be that warm. notably cooler than yesterday. hitting highs in the high 50s. up to the low 60s. so you will need your jacket and umbre

if the republican party does not have options, then perhaps the republican party checks off a name that is not all that rep of what republicans might believe. i think i speak on behalf of the majority of republicans. that is a contest i am engaged in right now. i looked over to the debate and discussion that will follow. if i did not say it earlier, i had a "mr smith goes to washington" experience. i realize there are lots to go to washington, but i was one of them. i feel like they made a difference and i feel like i can make a difference in this whole process. thank you very much. [applause] i will take some questions. questions? comments, any insults that any of you have? describe my approach in new hampshire. i have been to about 34 states in the last 16 months. one of the places i really enjoyed more than anywhere is new hampshire, which is really good because of new hampshire is key to this whole process for me. i have to do and what to do really well in new hampshire. i will spend a lot of time in new hampshire where you can go from obscurity to prominence overnight with a good s

comfortable with this, that this was just a joke. >> reporter: former chairman of the california republican party michael schroeder viewed the e- mail tonight from another member of his party. he is calling for davenport's resignation. he says it is not her first brush with racist rhetoric. remember this e-mail of the white house watermelon patch? sent by the mayor of los almedos. others talked about him stepping down and davenport defended him. and the new port beach council member talked about grass near the beach, because quote, with grass, we usually get mexicans, schroeder says she defended him as well. >> that's three strikes. >> reporter: we wanted to ask marilyn davenport about this tonight but she hung up the phone too quickly. davenport admitted she sent the e-mail calling it a joke meant for her friends. she called the issue ridiculous. blaming the news media for blowing it out of proportion and then hung up the phone. >> the chairman demanded the resignation, talking about instituting procedures to kick her off the excitey. this is unbelievably outrageous despicable conduct. >> that w

and quite frankly, i think we're reaching a tipping point in this country where the republican party will be unable to win a presidential election. and that will come when hispanics become basically the swing vote that swings the states of colorado, nevada, arizona, new mexico, and finally texas into the democratic ranks, and when techs goes, republicans won't be able to win the white house. >> eleanor. >> first of all, i don't think hispanics are automatically democratic. i think president george w. bush did very well with hispanics, and i think he won 44% of them. >> 40. >> 40%. so i don't think you can naturally assume that the republican party isn't going to get smart and start to figure out how to talk to this new emerging population. i think what the cencus figures told us is that the change in this country is accelerating, that it's happening faster than we thought. i think we've become a majority- minority country in 2040 about 10 years earlier than we thought and pat speaks to older voters for the country as they knew it. and so there's some unease with these changes, but if

there is not a unanimous view, however, in the republican party, and we are in a political season already. and mitt romney, with whom you disagreed about with war policy in the past, came out this week in the "national review" saying the following about the president's strategy -- "it is apparent that our military is engaged in much more than enforcing a no-fly zone. what we are watching in realtime is another example of mission creep and mission muddle." do you worry about this muddled mission and how it ends? >> i worry about a mission that the president says that the policy is the removal of gadhafi but says that it would be a mistake to use force to see that that happened. and what the president's quandary is that he relies on nato resolutions and security council resolutions and the best he could get is a humanitarian resolution when the fact is that we need to take gadhafi out. this guy is a person who has lost all legitimacy just by the way of assad in syria. >> but you say take gadhafi out. how do you just say that if you're not willing to go all the way with ground troops to do t