robert francis is a smart guy.ded to change his name to beto so people would think he was somehow fighting on different issues. it's impressive how he's been a chameleon and changed himself from a guy whose name we didn't even know. it's robert francis. people in texas know him as robert francis. they don't know him as beto. there's a lot of people going, who's beto? and it's worked out well for him. >> it's worked out good. is it as simple as, you know, burying the hatchet and, you know, now trump and cruz can perhaps cruise right on back into the u.s. senate? or is there something really going on here that beto is now, you know, a fierce competitor and really stands a potential chance? >> well, look, i'll start with what o'rourke said last night, true to form, beto o'rourke has had his name beto since childhood and there's pictures of him wearing t-shirts calling him beto so to say he changed his name is not true. cruz, ben's right, like traditional politic, you say all sorts of things about each other and then c

>> no. >> robert francis hurt himself with the ramblings on and on about taking a knee. it looks like it's helping him. >> if you want to kneel, be able to kneel. go ahead and stand up. >> i got a list of questions. dwro do you really think you're going to win with your hispandering. >> ted cruz has been out there for a long time. he hasn't represented anybody especially when it comes to hispanics. he hasn't really stood up for what hispanics are for. >> you heard the complaint earlier about polling. i'm never being polled. who's being polled, illegal immigrants. you heard from the candidate when he was stomping. what are the tolls tepolls tell? >> local texas polls have them within one point. it's astonishing for a democrat in texas. it's a lot of frustration with democrats saying if we compete in texas, that's as good as a win. the democrat party really needs to put some money into texas to close this deal. the time to copy of the remarks they gave there. you may hate the president and there's a lot of people who do but they like the way the country is going. if you fi

my comments speak for themselves. >> thank you. >> robert francis beto hurt himself with the ramblings more american than taking's knee. as a matter of fact it looks like it might have helped him. who are these people? >> they are american. we should be able to, if you want to kneel, be able to kneel. if you don't want to kneel and stand up, go ahead and stand up. >> i have a list of questions for beto. otherwise known as robert o'rourke, do you think you are going to win with your his pandering. >> why not ted cruz. >> he has been out there for a long time and hasn't represented anybody when it comes to hispanics. he hasn't stood up for what hispanics are for. >> the victory along the boarder is by mobilizing the latino borders, but the chilling effect by trump, people don't want to put their names on those sign in sheets. >> i want to get your thought on the latest reporting we are getting. mick mulvaney, are they pulling back. is he going to lose support? >> donald trump is going to hold a huge rally and michael avenatti is i think -- i think they are running scared. the president d

>> no. >> thank you. >> robert francis hurt himself with the ramblings on and on and on about there isng a neechlt as a matter of fact, it looks like it might have helped him. who are these people? >> they're american. you know, we should be able to -- if you want to kneel, be able to kneel. and if you don't want to kneel, you want to stand up, go ahead and stand up. >> i got a list of questions. o'rourke, do you really think you're going to win with your hispandering? >> ted cruz has been out there and he hasn't really represented anybody. he hasn't really stood up for what hispanics are for. >> we are going to have to talk about some of the democrat party say if we're competitive in texas it is as good as a win. i'm going to tell you it is not as good as a win. just watch the hearings this week. >> turnout for republicans is much stronger than democrats. ben o'rourke would have to be running ahead of ted cruz, as opposed to what's behind. >> what's going to win this election is unlikely voters, specifically latinos who live along that border. >> if ben o'rourke could pull out a win,

>> no. >> it doesn't appear that robert francis, beto, hurt himself with the ramblings on and on andothing more american than taking a knee. it looks like it might have helped. who are these people? >> we are americans. we should be able to, if you want to kneel, be able to kneel. and if you don't want to kneel, you want to stand up, go ahead and stand up. >> i got a list of questions for beto. beto o'rourke. otherwise known as robert o'rourke. do you really think you are going to win with your hispandering? >> you know what? ted cruz has been out there for a long time and he hasn't really represented anybody, especially when it comes to hispanics. he hasn't really stood up for what hispanic are for. >> we are talking about polls a moment ago. eddie glaude the polls take into account likely voters. is where we're going to see not the likely voters, but the ones that are faithful? >> 100% and his road to victory is along the road are with latino voters, but the chilling effect this administration's policy has had is going to make it hard. >> it's interesting to see, cal perry, great i

no texan can forget -- [laughter] who angled his name to ted and speaks in spanish -- and -- robert francis who since childhood has been known by the the spanish diminutive beto who speaks very fluent spanish and has been in every single one of the texas's 254 counties including all of that border u area where with he speak to people in spanish. whether -- texas is red or blue or purple, the decisions we make in texas are going to determine the future of america. right now, 10% of all school children in america are texans. but texas spends 2500 dollars less than national average per student. it's 49th out of 50 not 50th but it's a rich state it shameful. the nations report card just -- pointed out that in the 4th grade texans texas school children are 45th in the nation in achievement. children are future it seems pathetic to have to point that out. but the legislature has been cutting become on its contribution to public education as a war on public schools. in a state that's projected to double in 30 years, you know, the challenge is infrastructure. overwhelming and yet we're not nearly b

robert francis. known since childhood. if he is the month site figure aside from being non-hispanic he is clearly alive with the hispanic community. he has been to every one of them. often time speaking in whataburger's. it is one of the most is going to be a legendary contest. it reminds me of that 1937 congressional race. when texas began that great revolution. when people say will they ever become purple or lou, in november it could become purple. and if that happens it totally wreak calibrates national politics because with texas and play the whole game changes. >> very quickly. is not destiny. unless you actually motivate and activate. and shift the political consciousness. we had three minutes. it's back. thank you. i wanted to ask why you mentioned that movement. what is the status in organizing the role of politics. they continue to exist. not a large sector. it continues to play a role in politics and in two senses the impacted on agricultural policy and labor relations in the state. you can go to almost any labor

no texan can forget -- [laughter] who angled his name to ted and speaks in spanish -- and -- robert francis who since childhood has been known by the the spanish diminutive beto who speaks very fluent spanish and has been in every single one of the texas's 254 counties including all of that border u area where with he speak to people in spanish. whether -- texas is red or blue or purple, the decisions we make in texas are going to determine the future of america. right now, 10% of all school children in america are texans. but texas spends 2500 dollars less than national average per student. it's 49th out of 50 not 50th but it's a rich state it shameful. the nations report card just -- pointed out that in the 4th grade texans texas school children are 45th in the nation in achievement. children are future it seems pathetic to have to point that out. but the legislature has been cutting become on its contribution to public education as a war on public schools. in a state that's projected to double in 30 years, you know, the challenge is infrastructure. overwhelming and yet we're not nearly b

>> i was born robert francis o'rourke, but like many people born robert or albert in el paso, my nicknamer member of congress be named beto o'rourke. >> stephen: this has been a longtime thing here, because what year are we looking at here? >> this has to be 1976. >> stephen: there is beto. >> just in case i forgot-- my mom had it stitched on my sweater. so... >> stephen: well, you are a past punk rocker, according to some very disturbing allegations against you. >> yeah, yeah. ( laughter ). >> stephen: you can explain-- can you explain this photo? hold on. i've got it right here. a bunch of art cards here. you can explain what's going on in that photo right there, sir? what is going on right there? ( applause ) and what is this lovely chemise you are sporting. >> i don't know that there's a good explanation. i'm there with arlo and mike and cedric, whose photo is on the back. for the better part of two years we wrote songs, put out our own records, toured the country, and it was the the most amazing experience of my then. young life to be telling our story from town to town. four guys li

. >> three minutes after the hour, robert francis o'rourke, better known as beto, feels it's very mirrenof nothing more american than to peacefully stand up and take a knee for your rights any time, any where, any place. so thank you very much for asking the question. >> do you have any response to ted cruz attacking what you said about the nfl? >> no. >> thank you. >> it doesn't appear that robert frances beto hurt himself with the ramblings on and on and on about there's nothing more american than taking a knee. as a matter of fact, it looks like it might have helped him. who are these people? >> they're american. you know, we should be able to -- if you want to kneel, be able to kneel. and if you don't want to kneel, you want to stand up, go ahead and stand up. >> i got a list of questions. for beto, beto oh rourke otherwise known as roberto roark, do you really think you're going to win with your his pandering? >> ted cruz has been out there and he hasn't really represented anybody. especially when it comes to hispanics. he hasn't really stood up for what hispanics are for. >> >> we

>> no, my comments speak for themselves. >> it doesn't appear that robert francis beto hurt himself withthan taking a knee. as a matter of fact, it looks like it might have helped him. who are these people? >> we're american, you know? we should be able to -- if you want to kneel, be able to kneel. and if you don't want to kneel, you want to stand up, go ahead and stand up. >> o'rourke, otherwise known as robert o'rourke, do you really think you're going to win with your hispanderring? >> why beto and not ted cruz? >> ted cruz has been out there for a long time and he hasn't really represented anybody, especially when it comes to hispanics, it hasn't stood up for what hispanics are for. >> so, you know, look, if i hear one more democratic operative either in the state or nationally say if we're at least competitive in texas, that's like a win, i'm going to lose my mind. a win is a win. watch the hearing and tell me if we get close it's a win. >> i've been saying for 15 years, pennsylvania is always fool's gold for republicans and elections. donald trump of all people, why pennsylvania? m

. >> host: robert whaples we're showing the book you edited "pope francis and the caring society." what are we going to find in here? >> guest: the book is written mainly by economists and when writing in response from three years ago. it's cannot as the popes environmental encyclical but it's economists were trying to gauge the pope in dialogue raises 25 times, and hopefully kind of fill in some blind spots that he has. we all have blind spots. he can help fill in some of ours but that's kind of the aim, to get the popes year, feel and the few blind spots about basically can make markets work as a caring society and kind of fix the problems like poverty and a bimetal problems at the same time. >> host: you've got michael novak doing the intro and robert murphy doing the close, two catholic economists. do you want only catholics to write? >> guest: so no. we didn't, i am catholic, a very devout catholic, but it's kind of a mix of economists can one person i think it is an economist. some of the people, i know there's an anglican. i don't really know about everybody else. >> host: w

. >> roberts, we're showing the cover of the book you edited, francis and the caringsociety . what are we going to find in here? >> the book is written mainly by economists and we are writing in response to the and cyclical that came out on the care of our common home, known as the post-environmental and cyclical but as economists, we are trying to engage the pope in dialogue where he uses a word 25 times and hopefully kind of fill in some blind spots that he has. we all have blind spots, he can help fill in some of our but that the aim , to fill in a few blind spots about ways that we can make markets work as a caring society and kind of fixed big problems like poverty and environmental problems at the same time. >> you got michael novak during the intro and robert murphy during the close. two catholic men, two catholic economists. if you want only catholics to write? >> no, we didn't. i'm catholic, a very devout catholic but it's kind of a mix of economists who have one percent i think is non-economist, some of the people i know there's an anglican. i don't really know about

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so robert we are showing the cover of the book you edited. pope francis in a caring society. whatever you find in here. the book is written mainly by economists and we are writing it in response to what came out a few years ago. on the care of our common home. nones as the hope environmental. they are trying to engage the dialogue and hopefully kind of fill in some blind spots that he has. we all had blind spots. that is kind of the aim here. to get there. about ways that we can make markets work as a carried society you have michael novak during the intro and robert murphy during the close. two catholic men and two catholic economists do you want only catholics to write. >> no we didn't. i am a very devout catholic. it's just kind of is kind of a mix with one person there. some of the people i know i don't really know about everybody else. what is a caring society. what we want to build of course is a caring society. we want to build a society that can live up to what we are called to by jesus. and that's when were we care for the poor and we care for our common home. the qu

and robert francis o'rourke, who since childhood has been known by the spanish communicative bento. who speaks very fluent spanish and has been in every single one of texas at 254 counties including all that order area where he speaks to people in spanish. whether texas is red or blue or purple, the decisions we make in texas are going to determine the future of america. right now, 10 percent of all schoolchildren in america are texans . and texas bands $2500 less thanthe national average per student . it's 49 out of 50, unfortunately not 50. its original state, it's shameful. the nation's report card just pointed out that in the fourth grade, texan schoolchildren are 45th in the nation in achievement. children are our future, it's just pathetic to have to point that out. but the legislature has been cutting back on his contribution to public education, there's a war on public schools. a it's projected to double in 30 years, the challenges to infrastructure are overwhelming. we are not nearly beginning oto meet that challenge and i'm thinking especially of our coastal areas just a y

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. >> roberts, we're showing the cover of the book you edited, francis and the caringsociety . what are we going to find in here? >> the book is written mainly by economists and we are writing in response to the and cyclical that came out on the care of our comm

. >> host: robert whaples we're showing the book you edited "pope francis and the caring society."what are we going to find in here? >> guest: the book is written mainly by economists and when writing in response from three years ago. it's cannot as the popes environmental encyclical but it's economists were trying to gauge the pope

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