paul ryan is not used to this. paul ryan is used to traveling in republican circles where he's treated more like this. >> congressman, we want to thank you so much for coming in today. we also want to note that it's your birthday. >> that's right. >> and your 42nd birthday, and we have -- >> you have to be kidding me. oh, my god. where did you get this? >> we actually -- i was up all night. >> you were. >> you want to cut into that sucker? >> i don't eat sweets. >> it's the federal dollar. >> i see that. >> get it? paul ryan is the guy who wants to cut up the federal dollar. paul ryan is not much use to people thinking he's anything other than awesome. even when his party was at the lowest point possible, right after the 2008 presidential election, when the republicans just got shellacked, paul ryan was still treated as a king in republican circles. it was four days after the 2008 election when the democrats won the house and the senate, and the white house by a huge margin, four days after that, the wall street jou

he's in wisconsin, paul ryan's home state. you're about 50 miles, right, from janesville, paul ryan's district. and his supporters are gathering there for a warm welcome. tell me about the crowd. >> there's quite a large crowd here, gloria. they're beginning through the republican speakers now, other republican politicians from wisconsin. you see a big crowd behind me. trust me, it runs out this way and this way as well. this is the wisconsin homecoming. paul ryan said he's been flying into the airport in milwaukee for the 14 years he's been in the united states congress, never has he returned home for a welcome like this. he now will be the republican vice presidential nominee. we're in a state, gloria, as you know, there's been democratic politics and presidential politics for a long time. these republicans here think because of the romney pick of paul ryan and the election buzz in this state, the republican governor survived the bruising recall election. they think it's possible. a big homecoming for paul ryan here in wiscon

xo, paul ryan. or hey girl, got birth control? not for long. xo, paul ryan. or hey girl, i'm the last choice you'll ever be allowed to make, xo, paul ryan. or this one, hey girl, i'm from the 1970s, but my ideas about your body are from the 1950s. xoxo paul ryan. hey girl, you'll love my choices for your body. xoxo, paul ryan. the folks behind the new hey girl paul ryan website made themselves known at a campaign event for congressman ryan today in colorado. they made themselves known by way of an airplane trailing a banner behind it. they noticed it during the event and tweeted a photo of it. hard to read at this distance, but the banner towed behind the airplane says, hey girl, choose me, lose choice p. ryan. there's more to the paul ryan/ryan gosling mash up internet meme now. there's a twitter account registered to paul ryan gosling. his recent tweets include hey girl, you look so cute when you're losing your reproductive rights. hey girl, i would have voted for the fair pay act, but lilly ledbetter, i hardly know her. at the event in colorado, the same on

of course, it's paul ryan's home state. i think you're 50 miles from janesville, which is paul ryan's district. his supporters are gathering there for a warm welcome. tell me about the crowd. >> there's quite a large crowd here. they're going through the preliminary speakers now. you see a big crowd behind me. trust me, it runs out there way as well and over this way. this is the wisconsin homecoming. paul ryan and mitt romney landed just a short time ago. paul ryan said it was great to be home. he said he's been flying into the airport in milwaukee for the 14 years he's been in the united states congress. never has he returned home for a welcome like this. he now will be the republican vice presidential nominee. we're in a state that's been democratic for a long time. these republicans here think because of the romney pick of paul ryan, because of the election buzz in this state this year, the republican governor recently survived that bruising recall election, they think it's possible they can put wisconsin back in the rep

paul ryan and mitt romney landed just a short time ago. paul ryan said it was great to be home. he said he's been flying into the airport in milwaukee, never has he returned home for a welcome like this. he will be the republican vice presidential nominee. we're in a state as you know, that has been democratic reliablely blue for a long time, but these republicans here think because of the romney pick of paul ryan, because of the election buzz, the republican governor recently survived that bruising recall election. they think it's possible they can put them back. these people know him quite well. the american people are just getting to know the congressman, sometimes controversial chairman that mitt romney has asked to join the ticket. the republican ticket traveled here from high point, north carolina, another state that is critical to the republican strategy of taking back the white house. as we try to get to know paul ryan better, let's listen to a bit of the republican earlier. >> we have a clear choice of two tures. are we going to set is status quo, accept the path presid

what does he think of paul ryan? >> have you ever met paul ryan?sity. this guy is amazing. i thought this guy was i was okay with arithmetic? this guy can run circles around me. the budget he came forward with is just like paul ryan. sensible straightforward honest, serious budget and it cuts the budget deficit like we did, 4 trillion-dollar. >> cenk: why would president obama want to make him the head of the next treasury sector? because he wants to cut this stuff. it's not just me. smaller cost of living adjusts for social security. cut from medicare. $110 million cut from medicaid. president obama has offered to cut all these things. "the new york times" recently reported that president obama is angry he didn't get enough credit for wanting to cut medicare and social security. unfortunately, yes, paul ryan wants to cut it much

he was paul ryan's mentor when paul ryan finished college will one of the first jobs he did get was at america, worked with jack kemp congressman from new york state and bill bennett, bill bennett standing by to share thoughts about paul ryan. but that doesn't mean we should be penalized for it. that's why liberty mutual insurance policies come standard with accident forgiveness, if you qualify. learn more at libertymutual.com. >> told the motorcade carrying mitt romney to this event in norfolk, virginia, near the "uss wisconsin," the battleship commissioned during world war ii is there. we're going to be hearing from mitt romney soon. he'll announce paul ryan the republican congressman from wisconsin is, in fact, his vice presidential running mate. our own candy crowley had a chance to reflect with paul ryan not too long ago about what it was like growing up, why he went into politics. listen to this. >> my grandfather was a doctor, uncle, i had doctors in my family. i looked up to them. then i got into chemistry and biology, it wasn't my aptitude. i didn't want to take years of that.

paul ryan. paul ryan. paul ryan. oyed his chances by picking sarah palin. in 2012, mitt romney just destroyed his chances by picking paul ryan. think about it. why would you pick as your running mate somebody who is out there in public with a budget and wants to get rid of social securititiously medicare and medicaid. yeah. a great platform to run on. bring it on. we'll cover the ryan pick by -- from every angle that we can with good guests here this morning but first, let's take a little time out to get the latest. today's current news update from lisa ferguson out in los angeles. hi, lisa. good morning. >> hi, bill. good morning. good morning, everyone. weng expect a bit of a show doyne in iowa today where vp pick, paul ryan and the president will both be campaigning. president obama is kicking off a three-day tour of the state where we will likely see him highlight the fundamental differences between his vision for the country and that of the romney-ryan ticket. the president voiced a similar sentiment over the wee

ryan plan or not? >> he is running on his own version of those ideas. paulyan is the second on the ticket. >> let's remember too, the phrase change medicare as we know it. >> it would, quote, end medicare as we know it. >> medicare as we know it. >> medicare as we know it. >> it is going to end medicare as we know it. >> the end of medicare as we know it. >> ends medicare as we know it. >> end medicare as we know it. ♪ it's the end of the world as we know it ♪ >> we're debating paul ryan's plan -- and the obama administration is loving this. >> every now and then i am known to make a mistake. [ laughter ] >> that was one very big one naming paul ryan as your running mate. up next paul ryan on the social issues. >>it's the place where democracy is supposed to be the great equalizer, where your vote is worth just as much as donald trump's. we must save the country. it starts with you. >>> for the first time in 20 years a woman will be moderating a presidential debate, one more bit of evidence that women's issues will be front and center in the presidential rac

hand and suggesting it was paul ryan at this point. but this paul ryan pick confirms that. it's difficult for the obama campaign to go after mitt romney on those personal issues on his business background on bain capital when really mitt romney is thrown down a marker here to say, no, this is going to be about fiscal issues. it's going to be about the national debt. it's very much about this vision paul ryan has been working towards his entire political career. it's sort of interesting to see, wolf, typically when you see a candidate running it's the advice of the top of the ticket, but the bottom, paul ryan, the central focus as it rolls on here. you're right. you can see the crowd very big behind me. you see the "uss wisconsin" also behind me. still at this point no signs of paul ryan physically or in the signage on the site at this campaign event. it is a sign that all of this is still a work in progress at this point, wolfe. >> stand by, jim acosta, he's in norfolk, virginia right near the "uss wisconsin," the battleship, the backdrop for this announcement. 42-year-old

no paul ryan signs on the site. been scouring the scene, looking for any sign of a paul ryan sign of sorts, even saw romney advance people. they had their lead advance people like they had top ads advisers coming in. saul one of the people with a sign up to the chest. i said hey, charlie, flip the sign around. give us a sense what you have. it was just a mitt romney sign. perhaps they're bringing those in as we speak. as we said, it is official. the mitt vpapp did activate, finally even though much of the political world knew this last night, at least through sources that app did go off activating and letting everybody know mitt romney officially announced that paul ryan will be his running mate. all of this will be started in a couple of hours from now. wolf, they will be getting on the bus and getting across the state of virginia. i think even though this event was not being planned and set up in wisconsin, paul ryan's home state. virginia is a very important battleground state. so, to have this event here in virgi

paul ryan there and is mitt romney. u know, a generational gap between the two of them, paul ryan 42 years old and i think mitt romney is 65 or 66 years old. i think mitt romney has a son about 42 years old as well. that's the republican presidential ticket. we have ari fleischer standing by. david gergen. we have our entire team. there's james carville as well. we'll take a quick break. much more analysis, reaction when we come back. those little things still get you. for you, life's about her. but your erectile dysfunction - that could be a question of blood flow. cialis tadalafil for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment's right. you can be more confident in your ability to be ready. and the same cialis is the only daily ed tablet approved to treat ed and symptoms of bph, like needing to go frequently or urgently. tell your doctor about all your medical conditions and medications, and ask if your heart is healthy enough for sexual activity. do not take cialis if you take nitrates for chest pain, as this may

paul ryan comes in paul ryan has spicey filling. dget plan, very stark contrast between barack obama and mitt romney. there is no question about it now. there is no mushy middle. when mitt rom my picks paul ryan he he is saying he fully embraces this concept of small government conservatism. that's all there can be. but ryan does package it in a very palatable outer layer. so, he has this very mild manner very everywhere nest and forth right. he doesn't seem like a bomb thrower. doesn't seem like somebody at the top. same as romney, being cool, and being sort of not seeming like an over-the-top guy. >> doesn't this put four square into the debate the issues of welfare and issues of entitlement, the i of government gone wild? all of the issues that a lot of americans talk about in their parlor conversation but are sometimes not brought to the fore. and maybe they have thought that mitt romney hasn't been addressing those issues up to this point. doesn't that create a real stark difference between the candidates at this point? conserva

maybe paul ryan is the guy that can do this. okay, and it's been an extraordinary week as we know for paul ryan. we're waiting for bus to pull up with him, but right after this, we're going to show you the conservative congressman as you've never seen him and his life may never be the same. so, who was paul ryan before joining the republican ticket? more on the politician and the family man. straight ahead. >> so god bless you -- when i earned my doctorate through university of phoenix, that pride, that was on my face. i am jocelyn taylor. i'm committed to making a difference in people's lives, and i am a phoenix. visit phoenix.edu to find the program that's right for you. enroll now. ♪ three, six, nine ♪ the goose drank wine ♪ the monkey chew tobacco on the streetcar line ♪ ♪ ♪ clap, pat, clap your hand ♪ pat it on your partner's hand ♪ ♪ right hand ♪ clap, pat, clap your hand ♪ cross it with your left arm ♪ pat your partner's left palm ♪ clap, pat, clap your hand, pat your partner's right palm ♪ [ male announcer ] it's back. th

now the question is who is the real paul ryan? ll, paul ryan is out there on the campaign trail attacking president obama immediately, of course. watch. >> where are the jobs, mr. president? if you have a small business, you did build that small business. >> cenk: yeah. that's that same, tired old schpeal. do you know who built paul ryan is?the government. what does paul ryan have in store for you and how important is it? >> romney: join me in welcoming the next president of the united states, paul ryan. [ cheering ] >> cenk: now i know he misspoke there when he said president. president obama said more things but here in this case it's more telling. because paul ryan has the budget plan for the republicans. one that mitt romney has enthusiastically backed before? what is in that budget plan because that's critical of how they'll governor. let's let paul ryan speak. >> you'll broaden the base, which are used by those tax payers. we're show in washington prudence and discipline. here's the deal. take away the tax shelter from the hi

how does he -- how will paul ryan handle that? it's also different when you've been acting as a surrogate, when you can redirect back to the issues where you're comfortable. so it will be a big challenge for paul ryan. at the same time, he's had some experience with that, as members of congress do, because they are tested by their constituents and they are pressed in person. he's one of those who's done constituent work with town hall meetings and having been on the trail with him, people don't have any problem challenging their congressman in person and vigorously. so he has some sense of confidence in doing that. he will talk about, i would imagine, the fact that some of these so-called, religious, cultural issues are not where his focus is. so he will likely give an answer on the issue that he supports, and then try to move back to some of the issues that are his expertise. it will be a challenge, but he'll try to help pull the ticket away from some of hose hot-button issues, because he can credibley argue that isn't where he's

because paul ryan is so risky. paul ryan is very controversial. face of his own budget plan, which essentially calls for turning medicare into a voucher system. don't forget, the democrats, a while ago, ran an ad which actually had paul ryan or someone who looked like him, pushing an old lady off a wheelchair, because he was about to take away her medicare. so he's a lightning rod for democrats. on the other hand, and this is what some republicans are applauding, it's a bold move by mitt romney. they didn't think he had it in him. it's a bold move. this is somebody who will focus the debate on entitlement reform, on the economy, what we're going to do about the debt. so, in a way, mitt romney is really doubling down on his economic argument, and i was talking to a former romney adviser about this. and he said to me, he said, you know what, paul ryan is exactly like somebody mitt romney would have hired at bain capital. he's young, he's smart, he gets the subject and he's kind of a fellow wonk. which is what romney is. he likes to look at numbers as

. >>> tonight, mitt romney is running away from paul ryan's record, but not as fast as paul ryan is running away from his record. and in his desperate pursuit of the vice presidency, paul ryan is running away from a woman he's been devoted to for most of his life. >> every now and then, i'm known to make a mistake. i did not make a mistake with this guy. >> after four days of pomp and circumstance -- >> i did not make a mistake with this guy. >> -- his selection is already creating problems for the campaign. >> this may be the worst merger since aol bought time warner. >> there were safer choices. >> this conversation has now shifted. it shifts the debate from a referendum to a choice election. >> i did not make a mistake with this guy. >> in college, paul ryan, one of his jobs was he drove the oscar mayer weinermobile. >>> he's going to be held accountable for all the other things that he's done. >> it's medicare that dominated the day. >> paul ryan's budget. >> ryan's budget. >> there's about 100 pages' worth here of details. >> the only place that paul ryan finds savings is by increasing

tag ryan is the same age as paul ryan. >> i've had people say to me that paul ryan has turned into the sixth son as far as mitt romney was concerned but the policy walk son that he's always wanted. but peter, how's the campaign -- they are not sleeping, i'm guessing right now. they know all of this buzz is out there. do they like all of the buzz they are getting about ryan at least the initial reactions that are coming in, even as they are, quote, not officially confirming this? >> they keep a pretty good secret. there are a lot of reporters here on this four-day bus tour as it kicks off tomorrow and our reporters, producers and myself have been with them over the course of the day, having meals with them and they led on no decisions being imminent and they got a good night's sleep before they kicked off the series of events and, boom, the advisory went out that they were going to be making an announcement. they think romney hasn't gotten a fair shot. the narrative that played out when they were overseas in london, the comments that mitt romney made questioning the preparedness there,

paul ryan around for weeks. omebody paul ryan referred to as, you have been following him enough they think sometimes you're a member of his family. set the scene right there on the ground are. more people showing up? are you seen much movement? what can you tell us, alex? >> reporter: well, there was a group of spectators and neighbors that turned out when they heard the news, but we have not seen movement in the paul ryan household for a few hours now. paul ryan attended a memorial service this morning for the victims of the oak creek shooting that happened last week in his district and then he came home and has been inside ever since. paul ryan has spent the whole week here in wisconsin. he did a couple closed fund-raisers for gop candidates. he was filming some tv ads for his congressional re-election campaign that he has been going forward with until, i guess now that he'll be on the ticket with mitt romney. but paul ryan is a big family man as you have been discussing. he enjoys being here in jamesville spe

a lot of people love paul ryan. a lot of people don't love paul ryan.ople probably don't know him that well. political news junkies know who he is. inside the beltway certainly know who he is. probably never heard of him. >> not so much the rest of us, although wolf we're getting a sense of who he is now. we're seeing wall to wall pictures of him. that's going to continue. we've even seen a shot of the outside of his house. so certainly we're getting to know congressman paul ryan all around the world right now. again, to recap here on cnn, you're watching our breaking news coverage. sources, multiple sources telling cnn that congressman paul ryan is going to be announced as the vice presidential running mate for the republican candidate mitt romney. that announcement just hours away. we're taking a break, but we're coming right back with much more right here on cnn. [ male announcer ] this is the at&t network. in here, every powerful collaboration is backed by an equally powerful and secure cloud. that cloud is in the network, so it can deliver all the

peoplelike paul ryan. ion is going to serve only people like paul ryan. it is going to be a sophisticated tea party movement. this nation is going to be about someone who is into no gun control, someone who would like to abolish medicare someone who would like to abolish medicaid and make sure that old people don't really survive. if you are into that then you have got paul ryan. >> does it not worry you, though, that you have seen over the weekend, this huge turnout. all sorts of excitement, isn't there something in that that troubles you? >> troubles me mightily. because as i said, i think that ticket is designed to play only to their defined voters. they don't care about independents. they don't care about women. they don't care about minorities. they don't care really about old people. it's the definition of the people that went for rick perry, and went for your favorite bachmann. >> my favorite, hey now wait a second. [ laughter ] >> it really is. it's the sarah palin crowd. that's what this is all abo

paul ryan exudes that. john i want to backcheck, which i want to fact check the fact checkers who began this segment. this is from the milwaukee journal sentinel, the hometown paper, september 2011 for politics and paul ryan entered the national seen. the janesville plant stopped production of suvs in 2008 and was idled in 2009 after it completed production of medium duchlty trucks. paul ryan was right. the fact checkers are wrong. >> all right. >> we'll have to get on -- yeah. check it out. >> i'll just quote the milwaukee paper. what do i know? >> it's a legitimate point. everyone, hold your breath. we'll be back with tonight's takeaways. we'll give you a chance to be part of cnn's convention coverage. go to facebook.com/cnn. answer this question. does paul ryan make you enthusiastic about the gop ticket? we'll give your results, your take, coming up. >>> erin, you remember just a little while ago we asked our viewers to go to our facebook page and tell us whether representative paul ryan makes you enthusi

paul ryan also from wisconsin. romney calls paul ryan an intellectual leader of the republican party. some of his ideas weren't always in vogue with most republicans. "the new yorker" magazine published a fascinating profile of the congressman, who tweeted this about ryan friday night. he's a very nice guy, but i would be flabbergasted if romney picked him as vp. ryan lizza is a cnn contributor. why would you have been flabbergasted? >> this is contrary to what i thought of as romney's strategy in this election and frankly his character. he's not been someone -- he's played it safe in this election. i thought his strategy was focus on the economy, focus on the economy, don't make the race about yourself or about your vice presidential candidate and this changes that. this says i can't just rely on the bad economy or obama's failure. i've got to change this more into a choice between two big, bold contrasting ideologies. >> today you wrote, romney has made the most daring decision of his political career. that's not

taking your calls about paul ryan. ntinue to talk about paul ryan particularly on the social issues throughout the morning show. there's one other story you probably heard about. i just got a comment on this morning. that's what happened up at jfk airport with this breach of security. get this. as we've learned the facts this jet skier is out with some buddies out in jamaica bay off the jfk airport which is one of the busiest airports in the world. and his jet ski breaks down. he calls for help. doesn't get any help, i guess. it was dark. it was at night. again, that surprises me. i didn't know jet skis went out at night. >> if you're going to go jet skis maybe do it when the sun is high in the sky. >> bill: his buddies were too far away. he doesn't get any help. he decides gotta go for it. so he's wearing his life jacket, a yellow, big life vest, right? swims to shore. and of course, he lands on the jfk property. there's a perimeter fence. 8 foot high. he climbs over the fence. now he's dripping wet with his bathing su

>> tryin' ryan. >> paul ryan. >> paul ryan, paul ryan. >> he's everywhere. >> this weekend's romney had with paul ryan's budget. >> will his budget drive a wedge in their bromance. >> budget plan. >> where's that romance? >> romance. >> why do you purposely put a medicare and budget proposal you didn't write on the ballot? >> there are about 100 pages here of details. >> it guts medicare. >> changes maerd to essentially a voucher program. >> cuts social program. >> cuts the medicaid, food stamps, transit infrastructure. >> that is what is so controversial. >> the medicare conversation, thus far, has made me want to slam my head into a wall a thousand times. >> we're finding out what paul ryan has actually been up to in the last years. >> how many years of tax returns did you turn over to the campaign? >> is the tax return issue, is it gone? >> this tax thing is going to stay -- >> i'm going to release the same amount of years that governor romney has. >> is it going to come back? >> is paul ryan a better pick than sarah palin? >> i would say he's less -- well, he's -- >> yes, much bette

paul ryan also from wisconsin. s paul ryan an intellectual leader of the republican party. some of his ideas weren't always in vogue with most republicans. "the new yorker" magazine published a fascinating profile of the congressman, who tweeted this about ryan friday night. he's a very nice guy, but i would be flabbergasted if romney picked him as vp. ryan lizza is a cnn contributor. why would you have been flabbergasted? >> this is contrary to what i thought of as romney's strategy in this election and frankly his character. he's not been someone -- he's played it safe in this election. i thought his strategy was focus on the economy, focus on the economy, don't make the race about yourself or about your vice presidential candidate and this changes that. this says i can't just rely on the bad economy or obama's failure. i've got to change this more into a choice between two big, bold contrasting ideologies. >> today you wrote, romney has made the most daring decision of his political career. that's not just in the