>> 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

>> 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

host: the issue of governor sarah palin running in 2012, last night. 's listen in. >> i can think of two words that scare liberals -- president palin. [applause] >>run sarah run host: sarah palin last night when the issue was brought up whether she would run for president in 2012. we're getting your reaction to her speech last night new york, on the republican line, your next, good morning. caller: iq for allowing me to speak on c-span. i would like to comment about your associated press commentator. -- the reporter. i do not think she was listening to the same speech i was. she very specifically stated that she hoped the tea party movement could work with the republican party so there was no split. that is exactly what the democrats would like to see is a split. i don't think that she is about that. i think she is looking to work together. about these people calling in and ridiculing her plain talk. i think we have had enough of smooth talk. to ridiculed colloquialisms she uses and how she speaks is an indication of that the leaders and they talk about

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

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

be involved, but, i mean, i wonder if you can put this in context, have we heard anything from sarah palin how embarrassing and how much baggage this might be for her? >> no, we put questions to both palins and did not get a reply. there are a lot of e-mails in here from sarah palin as well, one she's trying to coach the staff to hide expenses of the state's residence, the governor's mansion, the expenses of the tanning bed. the electrician was going to do more work that would get out. she is coaching the staff on how to fit the tanning bed in just right so they don't have to hire another electrician and people would find out more about it. there's a lot of discussion of airplane flights for the palin family members, and how can we find a rationale sometimes after the fact for paying for this flight. the daughter's flying from juneau to anchorage -- >> i think it's right to the h ethical complaints that were filed about the palins, so, again, this is a treasury trophy of information and it's not good news for supporters because this is the kind of baggage that will weigh down sarah palin a

sarah palin taking questions now. we are going to go back there live and listen in. >> a few weeks ago we worked out something where there would be a brief question and answer session. we asked folks in tea party nation that we could ask sarah palin. she has graciously agreed to answer a few questions. >> is this your first time in nashville? >> it is. i haven't even been here for a concert. piper, i brought piper with me. she is crazy to see if she can go out and find miley cyrus and taylor swift. my first time here. >> i hate to tell her there, miley cyrus lives not too far from where we are. i'm sorry we couldn't work that out. next time. first of all, how do you see the future of the tea party movement? do you see this becoming part of the republican party or a third independent party. >> the republican party would be really smart to trying to absorb as much of the tea party movement as possible. this is the future of our country. the tea party movement is the future of politics and as i said before, this is a bea

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

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

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

reporter: the star of the inaugural national tea party convention was 2008 vice presidential nominee sarah palin who said democrats have failed to keep promises. >> how is that healthy changey stuff working out for you. >> reporter: palin also told fox news she has not ruled out running for president in 2012. >> i think that it would be absurd to not consider what it is that i can potentially do to help our country. i don't know if it's going to be ever seeking a title, though. it may be just doing a darn good job. >> reporter: delegates paid $600 each to attend the tea party meeting. the goal, organizers said, is to raise money and help elect conservatives to congress in 2010 and to the white house in 2012. >> the tea party is less defined as a grass roots yun rising, a grassroots movement. it is not a political party it is not the green party. it is not the libertarian party t is far younger, and far less well organized than either of those. this is just a very loosely affiliated group of people coming together around the idea that the government has intruded too far into their lives. >> repor

i am very excited about sarah palin, in whatever capacity she chooses to assist in this new revolution your thoughts and thanks for all your calls. if you missed any of the speech from former governor palin, we will air it again tonight at 12:50 eastern and tomorrow morning just before "washington journal." >> coming up next, president obama's remarks at the democratic national committee winter meeting. then, the funeral service for charles mathias. that will be followed by a discussion on the future of the tea party movement. >> watch "washington journal" for conversation, comments, and your calls about the public affairs, live daily from 7:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. eastern, c-span, covering washington like no other. >> now, president obama meets with fellow democrats at the winter meeting in washington. he talks about his legislative agenda for the coming year. this is 25 minutes. it is good to see you. it is good to be among friends. i am so committed to the future of this party and the country. i am willing to brave a blizzard. snowmageddon here in d.c. somebody had "californians fo

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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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

>>> 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

now, as you may know sarah palin came on the factor to address the controversy.oll 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 more difficult than we ever will. why make it tougher on the special needs community. that's what i thought when i first heard about this episode that really isn't funny. >> bill: okay. >> i approached this without having any political allegiance. and i'm watching those dials go. and i have to tell you candidly, that i'm thinking to myself what the hell? this is not a former vice them.ential candidate or >> bill: both parties. >> both parties. by the way, if you wan by the way if you want to pay attention to these voters, allow me one plug, t

by coincidence, alaska governor's released the e-mail as sarah palin is about to keynote the tea partyis going to get $$50,000. >> the speaker's fee will go back into the cause. >> reporter: hundreds are gathering in nashville today. >> the government is not listening to us. the people here are excited. it's an issue of optimism. >> reporter: they already changed histy in massachusetts, helping to propel scott brown to the senate. and they're having an impact in florida and texas, where palin will campaign sunday. the nashville convention is being boycotted by many tea party supporters who objt to the $549 ticket fee. conservative congresswoman michele bachmann and marcia blackburn canceled. in an e-mail response tonight, the palin's attorney wrote, "this story reveals nothing new. todd palin was and remains a close advisor to the governor." adding, "there is nothing unusual, untoward or appropriate for a spouse of a chief executive to provide guidance, input and hands-on assistance." and the lawyer says ke many married couples, it is common for the spouse to play role to key advisor t

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

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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

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

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

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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

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 and police and teachers are going to lose their jobs and rapists are going to be roaming the streets of california and all of the california children are suddenly going to become retarded or something like that. we know now she wasn't retarded. >> but i also like painting of retarded children and paintings of the sane. so -- >> how much of the painting of the retarded children -- >> who's laughing in the background? >> we're not laughing. we're just imagining that those would be nice. what do the paintings of the retarded children go for? honestly i've been looking for one of those and i haven't seen them. >> and let's just turn to msnbc's politi

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

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, maybe, that michael jackson's doctor is charged in connection with his death. or then, again, maybe not. either way, dr. conrad murray reportedly plans to surrender. nbc's stephanie stanton is at the courthouse for us this morning out there.

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

what the key party movement and sarah palin have done is -- among independents has scared them away from the republican line. look, sarah palin, look, she's a colleague of ours, hope she does well but with independents, her negatives are 60 percent. i'm not so sure i'd put that person out as sort of my cultural attache. wait a second, so i can finish this up. here's the problem. it is true there are more conservatives, the fact is the republican party has the smallest number of registered voters than they've had in the history of the republican party, since 1960. >> bob, more of that tea party movement identifies can republicans. that's just wrong. uma: unfortunately, we're out of time, got to leave it there. >> i knew that was going to happen! >> more love from me, even after valentine's day. >> did you get everything you want to say in, make sure you get everything in. sure? >> that's your valentine's day present to me. >> thank you very much. uma: thank you guys. >> it's amazing. it is amazing. um thanks guys. bill 19 minutes before the hour. we are learning about a security problem,

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

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

sarah palin or ron paul who won that seat-back vote. that's next. >> larry: you think thursday's sit-down is a good idea? >> i think it's a strategy. they asked republicans, and they sent a message to america, saying, we're trying to work for them. then the republicans will say no and they'll go out and say we tried to do everything to get them to move ahead and it failed. i think it's transparent. >> larry: leslie, what do you think? >> i totally disagree. i would agree with they'll say it's transparent. we're going to see our government in action. we're going to see what they're thinking and seeing, there's no private meetings behind closed doors, and i think it will clarify what the plan is truly about, because i do agree with stephen, there is a question of what it's about. >> larry: is it a bad idea? >> no, it's not a bad idea, i just think with these democrats already knowing what they want to do and the conservatives saying, we're not sure what's best, what's wrong with taking a little more time to figure it out? and you said you

the media is focused very much on a tea party republicans and sarah palin.n you look at the start, you understand that the electoral change, if there is electoral change one way or the other, it is not going to be driven by sarah palin or the tea party movement. it is going to be driven by the voters i told you about at the beginning of this tall, rational, thinking, better educated voters who care about the issues. and they are saying, i want a solution to this fiscal problem. i want a solution to the economy. and these kind of voters now are more tuned in. i think they are following politics as never before. they are saying, i am going to participate in in on my terms. it is very important for the political leaders to be attuned to that. and the other thing about the voters in this growing group, it is frustrating for them to find the boys, particularly when they feel that the media is dominated by the left or the right, continually put the attention given to sarah palin and the tea party movement instead of how they really feel about issues like health ca

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sarah palin is the keynote speaker. tickets pricey compared to similar conventions.ndreds of different groups. members are diverse. tonight we wanted to introduce you to one of them. here's randi kaye. >> reporter: this is the moment bob porto started to change. it was september 2008. >> when the bank came calling and said, you're going to pay us, i'm like, how? >> reporter: with what? >> how do you come up with that kind of money? >> reporter: so began bob porto's journey. his home building business dried up. and the bank wanted its $300,000 loan back on this house. >> there are those that are said to be too big to fail. and then there are those like myself who are too small to save. we need to focus on the real america which are the people, the people who are unemployed. >> reporter: frustrated with his bank and his government, wondering why all that bailout money was bypassing everyday people like him, porto did something that changed his world. he co-founded a tea party in his county. and today he's chairman of the largest tea party in arkansas. what does the tea

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

what about sarah palin? what about barack obama? who is right, who is wrong. >> don't be a wise guy because i'll wipe up the floor with you. do we understand each other? >> that's all next on "larry king live." good evening. tiger woods is ready to talk, but on his own terms. his agent says the golfing great will speak before friends, colleagues and reporters on friday at the tpc sawgrass resort in florida to apologize for his past and apologize for his behavior. full media coverage will be allowed, questions won't be. joining us brandel chamblee, analyst for the golf channel, former player on the pga tour, david cornwell, president of dmt cornwell. he's known as the cleaner, making legal problems of high-profile athletes go away. and our old buddy stephen a. smith, columnist with the "philadelphia inquirer." brandle, what do you make about the way he's going to do this >> it's tiger woods to a tee, he's controlling the who, the friday? what, the where and the how. to the extent that he won't allow questions. you go all the way back

if you want to pay $549 to the lobster and steak and listen to sarah palin, you might be able to get a spot there. i was serious about that. i have a problem with an event that does not open itself to journalistic coverage and complaints about what they see as unfair coverage. >> it also leads to this division we have in journalism where we have so much political journalism by journalists who are polemicist, not journalists. >> it is a very dangerous kind of thing. i understand that at least some of this will be broadcast on c- span or they said so yesterday it will be important for people to seek what the tea party convention is like and see for themselves what kind of policies they talk about, what it is that is driving them. they can see for themselves and not worry about it. >> you and best friend whether this should become somethinglik. if you are not going to have the kind of transparency that you need to a -- two be a political party, it is hard to see where this will go. whether it coalesces into a really important third party, which maybe we need. i am not against it. our de

bill: time for pinheads and patriots if you peruse huffington post you saw bill o'reilly, sarah palins it not? here's what i said today on good morning america when george stephanopoulos asked me about the governor. >> sarah palin needs to go to political college, world affairs college and she is. she has hired advisers and they are giving her a whole bunch of tracks to learn. because it is a sophisticated deal. but give me a break. nancy pelosi's a genius? once again left wing media distorts the conversation crossing into pinhead territory. george stephanopoulos is a patriot for conducting a fair interview. we are pleased so many viewers are signing up to become premium members. we are giving away this outstanding travel mug to new annual p m's and vets who renew their memberships we are even picking up the shipping. good folks on the message boards so check it out. the mail. kevin: your interview on gma was one of the best by a guest i've heard. you outlined health care problems that must be addressed. dennis: o'reilly you made two troublesome statements. first some health insurance

the national team party convention continues with remarks from former vice presidential candidate sarah palin. see her address live at 9 eastern, and afterwards, we will open up our phone lines for your comments. in his weekly online address, obama urges congress to pass his initiatives aimed at small business owners, including a proposal to use money from the tar program for small business loans. he is followed by house republican jeb penciling with his -- jeb hensarling. >> even though our economy is growing, too many businesses are still shutting. to many families cannot make ends meet. while yesterday we learned that the unemployment rate dropped below 10% for the first time since summer, it is still unacceptably high. to many americans still cannot find work. what we have to remember at a time like this is that we are not helpless in the face of our difficulties. as americans, we make our own destiny. before your own path. i am confident that as we come together and put aside the policies that are holding us back, we can do that again. we can rebuild its economy on a new, stronger founda