rockwood, illinois is next -- rockford, tennessee, ray on the independent line. go ahead. caller: yeah, i am an 83-year-old. i worked in chicago in the 1960's. i helped build sears tower, the standard oil building, all of that. i was a union carpenter. ok? along come the 1970's, and i lived in that state and i want to know what happened. you got affirmative action for blacks when they got writes. then mccarver came along and you got chapter nine for women, that made them a minority. so they get on the job and say, i don't need no union. i got the government to support me. if you discriminate against me, because i am in a minority i won't join the union. then along came bill clinton, who sent everything to mexico. all the car manufacturing went to mexico. people here on the tv this morning are telling me how democrats are all prounion? democrats and ronald reagan together helped destroy the unions in this country, and the unions will never come back. host: to danny in hollister, california, republican line. go ahead. caller: yes, my dad was a union member for 40 years and h

she's the tickle queen at the ramen shop in rockwood. we get all ages.d grandparents and babies, and, you know, school-age kids, and it's just been super terrific. >> i was a bit reluctant because i train teachers and adults. i don't train children. i don't work with children, and i find it very interesting and a bit scary, but working here really taught me a lot, you know, how easily you can influence by just showing them what we have, and it's not threatening, and it's tasty and fun. i make it really fun with kids because i don't look like a teacher. >> in the mix, which is our team center, we have programs for our kids who are age 13 to 18, and those are very hands on. the kids often design the menu. all of our programs are very interactive. >> today, we made pasta and garlic bread and some sauce. usually, i don't like bell pepper in my sauce, but i used bell pepper in my sauce, and it complemented the sauce really well. i also grated the garlic on my bread. i never thought about that technique before, but i did it, and it was so delicious. >> we try

rockwood, tennessee is next. go ahead. caller: i am an 83-year-old. i worked in chicago in the 1960's. i helped build the sears tower, the standard oil building, all that. i was a union carpenter. along come the 1970's. i lived it and i've seen it. i want to know what happened. you've got affirmative actions from blacks. then jimmy carter come along and you got chapter 94 women. they get on the job and they say i don't need no union. if you discriminate against me because i'm a minority, i don't need the union. then along came bill clinton who sent everything to mexico. all the car manufacturing went to mexico. people telling me how democrats are all prounion, democrats and ronald reagan together helped destroy the unions. the unions will never come back. host: go ahead. caller: my dad was a union member for 40 years. he always spoke highly, how much money he was going to make from his pension. i went into the training program in 1978. i stayed there until i was drafted into the military. what i found out was after my dad retired, the training program