time that i'm with levi and put him in the public eye, i feel it's my very subtle middle finger to sarah palin ahead, tweet me palin freaks. i've seen his johnston, have you? >> larry: no. >> it goes on and on, for days. >> larry: do you love him? >> yeah. >> larry: he is younger than you. >> like 30 years. not even that much. >> larry: could you be serious with him? >> that's right. i would be very serious in a committed monogamous relationship. >> larry: how is it going, then? >> well, now that i got a painting from eric menendez, i feel that i'm seeing other people. i mean, i'm torn. it's like "the thorn birds," you know what i mean? it's like a forbidden love. >> larry: moving on. what do you think of mtv's "jersey shore"? snooki and jay wow wow. and the situation of those others. >> okay, you did not say "jay wow wow." it's jwoww. >> larry: i said it with two ws. >> you can't change it. >> larry: i can do anything i want. >> are you hammered right now? >> larry: am i what? >> hammered. you heard me. are you drunk? you're not supposed to do this show while drunk. it's unprofessional. >> la

when sarah palin said i would run the country, you know, you betcha', the way i run wasilla, that's not lot of boredom and then some crystal meth. and go ahead. write your letters. i don't care anymore. tweet me about it. >> larry: what is your attraction to levi? >> i get him in a way bristol never did. and also every time i'm with levi and put him in the public eye, i feel it's my very subtle middle finger to sarah palin. go ahead, tweet me palin freaks. i've seen his johnston, have you? >> larry: no. >> it goes on and on, for days. >> larry: do you love him? >> yeah. >> larry: he is younger than you. >> like 30 years. not even that much. >> larry: could you be serious with him? >> that's right. i would be very serious in a committed monogamous relationship. >> larry: how is it going, then? >> well, now that i got a painting from erik menendez, i feel that i'm seeing other people. i mean, i'm torn. it's like "the thorn birds," you know what i mean? it's like a forbidden love. >> larry: moving on. what do you think of mtv's "jersey shore"? snooki and jay wow wow. and the situation and

mitt romney-- it's funny, we hear a lot about sarah palin that she was sort of the boost here for nikkihaley. and at the same time, mitt romney was the one who came out early when she was fourpth in the polls, endorsed her, raised money for her. he was the person in the last weekend before the election campaigning with her. certainly he's, i'm sure, going to be look to remind her of that in 2012. a lot of people are going to be coming into that state in the next couple of years-- republicans coming in there, looking for support, and certainly somebody like romney hoping that he can cash in there. >> woodruff: adolphus belk, at a time like this, how much awareness, consciousness is there in south carolina among the electorate about the fact your state is so early in the presidential picks? coming around every four years, and was that a factor? >> well, south carolina has been particularly impactful when we look at the role the state has played in the republican presidential primary. the person who has won the primary in south carolina has gone on to win the republican nomination going al

i was caught by sarah palin, mitt romney and they said this is what happens -- called by sarah palin and mr. romney and they said this is what happens when you are in the day. the funds have not stopped ringing with positive calls. we have run out of yard signs and bumper stickers. i will lead the way i have always led which is not to sit there and please the guys at the state house but make sure i am working for the people of this state. that is what they want. i have gone against the assembly on several things. that will not stop me from fighting. >> having run against the governor's son and members of the legislature and against the establishment all my life, they always supported somebody else. they have gone after every bit of my personal life. i do not know what else is left. [laughter] >> maybe they can find something. [laughter] >> i am sure they will try. >> for the record, andre bauer is a good guy. >> it has no place in south carolina. south carolinian is to serve better and expect more. unfortunately, character does matter. might that to me early on it is the only thing t

then there was sarah palin who turned out to be such a great story. in my view it is mainly a media creation, the tea party, frankly. the real meat is that the story has got to change, otherwise there's nothing to write about. i think that the team party has tea party will suffer just as it has benefited from that. host: what is your vi of what goes on in south carolina? guest: it is mainly one of fascination. the story about the gubernatorial candidate and whether she is a question or a sik? please. and in the accusation that she has affairs with a couple of political consultants. you may want to question her judgment if she has affairs with political consultants, but as opposed to doctors or real- estate agents, but i don't think that that is really what we ought to be talking about. host: what do you mean? theris too much attention paid to those sort of things? guest: yes. and this question about christian vs. seik. she is a christian. first of all. and second of all, what difference does it make? there are many fine citizens who are seiks. host: t

. >> with mitt romney region mitt romney and sarah palin, now one of your -- with mitt romney and sarah palin, now one of your competitors is the one you are most proud of. how can you explain that slip? >> the difference i showed with mcmasters is that he had been in office for a long time. they have done this all their lives. i am an accountant and small business person who wants to show government the value of the dollar. attorney general mcmasters handled himself with incredible respect throughout the campaign. i got to know him very well, but he handled himself with respect, always nicely throughout the campaign. i was thrilled to have his support, and i look forward to him campaigning with us on the campaign trail. >> what do you say to voters who are so disenfranchised with the political process, and they feel as though candidates change their talking points as a matter of convenience? >> i did not change my talking points. he has been in public office since 1986. it has been a long time he has been in office, but in very much appreciate his support -- i can very much appreciate

it was actually sarah palin that opened up the -- of racism during the mccain-palin election.nd think rina ran the company she was c.e.o. of in the ground. so we're not -- america's need people -- guest: we may be moving toward where you're not thinking of a woman as a woman or man as a man but where you see people as equally competent. kagan doesn't write too much about being a woman but writes many things as the previous guest talked about. but that's just not really a huge part of her identity. so that's interesting. to think about. host: when you graduated from stanford, do you remember the male-female ratio in your class? guest: i don't remember. and the male-female risheo around big private universities are balanced because they can accept who have they want unlike state schools, so they try to keep themselves, another group of people i sppnt some time with in these stories are college girls and basically walked around the cafeteria of a big state school and talked to girls and it was so different than the way we talked about our futures when i was in college. it was so

then there was sarah palin who turned out to be such a great story.in my view it is mainly a media creation, the tea party, frankly. the real meat is that the story has got to change, otherwise there's nothing to write about. i think that the team party has tea party will suffer just as it has benefited from that. host: what is your view of what goes on in south carolina? guest: it is mainly one of fascination. the story about the gubernatorial candidate and whether she is a question or a sik? please. and in the accusation that she has affairs with a couple of political consultants. you may want to question her judgment if she has affairs with political consultants, but as opposed to doctors or real- estate agents, but i don't think that that is really what we ought to be talking about. host: what do you mean? there is too much attention paid to those sort of things? guest: yes. and this question about christian vs. seik. she is a christian. first of all. and second of all, what difference does it make? there are many fine citizens who are seiks. host

sarah palin is not the president of the yet states. -- of the united states. [applause] i would say maybe there's say half empty, half full think a win on here. obviously, i think there is reason to be really concerned about our political culture but also, you cannot divorce that from our larger culture. you could not divorce our journalism and how we did and the way it is delivered to us from what ee is on those platforms, ether on the web or reality television. we are part of a larger fabric. i think the answer to your question about your head under the pillow may have to do with concern about that larger fabric. i am concerned about that. i think that larger fabric, there iseason to be pessimistic about that larger fabric, more than i have ever thought. >> to more questions. >> mine is going to be a little more philosophical. nobody has asked this yet about deep throat. >> we have a question from somebody and aristotle. it won't be more philosophical than that. [laughter] >> certain people came together at just the ght time. like you were saying, the synerg

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she's got the sport of sarah palin, for example. it looks as though she is going to win.but the question is whether someone with that profile can win statewide in california. it has been two decades since californias have elected swb somebody who is pro-life and pro gun, anti-gun control, in the way that she is. so this will be a very interesting test if she survives the fight tomorrow. >> woodruff: and amy, pick up on that and then bring in the governor's race where you have meg whitman the former ceo, founder of ebay. >> picking up on dan's point, which i think they are all very important. the question really for carly fiorina is one whether she can tack back to the center after move together right in the primary but also whether ideology is going to be as important in an election year where incumbency, the economy are really the touchstones for so many voters. and obviously if are you barbara boxer you will spend a lot of time saying she is out of step with the views of the state but barbara boxer also has another arrow in her quiver and i think that is the thing that

i hate to keep referring to sarah palin laying her hands on candidates and giving them her blessing. butn this case >> it is the busiest election day of the year so far for congressional and gubernatorial elections. with 12 states holding primaries or runoffs today. here in california, democratic senator barbara boxer will learn who her republican opponent will be. california has a republican primary in the race to succeed term limited republican governor around schwarzenegger. we'll have live coverage tonight of key races starting at about 9:00 eastern on the c-span networks. back on capitol hill, the u.s. senate has gaveled in for the day. they will come back shortly from their party lunches. they continue work on that package of expiring benefits and tax breaks. live coverage of the senate is on c-span2. the house comes in with some five pieces of legislation this afternoon, votes at 6:00, including one honoring the explorer, couscous. late they are week a bill that -- jacques cousteau. and later this week one that would back mortgage loans. we'll have it live for you when they do

mitt romney and sarah palin, and they said that this is what happens when you start to lead. it will not get any better for you just fight your way through. i am proud to say that the phone has not stopped running out of positive calls. everyone had been incredibly supportive. i will lead the way i alt -- i always have led. i will work for the people of the state. that is what the people of this date 13 i've gone against the general assembly on a lot of things if they do not like that that is not going to stop me from fighting. all continue to do that despite the attacks. >> 37 to 3 >> having run against the governor's son and members of the legislature and against the establishment all of my life, they've always supported someone else, they've gone after every bit of my personal life out there. i don't know what else is left. >> maybe they can find something. >> i am sure they will try. >> andre bauer is a good guy. i deplore what is happening to her. it has no place in south carolina. south carolina deserves better and expects more. but unfortunately character does matter.

i hate to keep referring to sarah palin laying her hands on candidates and giving them her blessing. but in this case branstad trying to fight the in picture that he is not kevin of it enough it might bolster him. host: we have had the senior political analyst from c.q. watch us through the evening. we will bring you the results here tonight deep into prime time. maybe until 1:00 or 2:00 in the morning with the west coast races. we will have speeches live and taped from winning and losing candidates tonight. we will take another short time-out then talk about china and its economic conditions, its relationship with the u.s. economically. our guest will be from the peterson institute. meantime, some news from c-span radio. >> it is 8:35. in the headlines two more american troops were killed in afghanistan today. pushing the losses in that country to 23 in over a week. the latest deaths as insurgents step up their bombings and other attacks head of a major nato operation in the taliban stronghold of kandahar. president obama is turning his attention back to healthcare as he holds a tow

. >> so in light of your endorsements with mitt romney and sarah palin, now this is one you are most proud to have. they do not see how you can flip a switch in a matter of days. >> the attorney general had been in office for a long time. what i ahalfve always said that they have done this for their lives. i got to know him very well. he handled himself always respected, always nicely through the campaign. i was thrilled to have his support, an unfortunate and campaigning with us on the campaign trail. >> rebuttal, what do you say about those some disenfranchised -- those who feel so disenfranchised? >> i did not change my talking points. he has been in office since 1986. i can very much appreciate his support. he had great supporters behind him. he had a huge following that appreciate his experience and what he did as an attorney general, so it is still a great win for me. i think south carolina is running in a new direction of fresh faces and fresh forces, and that is what i am trying to do. >> one more question. let's look at an advertisement. >> gresham, you may be what to vote f

former governor sarah palin has given her support to a handful of candidates, including haley, runningor south carolina governor. she also came out this past week to endorse a candidate who is running against senator lisa murkowski. that is up in alaska, murkowski is a republican there. the former governor palin endorsed little-known -- "competition makes everybody worker, be more efficient, debate clear, and produce more. the the media has tried to trace some sort of feud or bad blood between lisa and myself, such as the case. it is my firm belief we need a bold reformer. chris, democrats line in new haven connecticut. what do you think? caller: i definitely believe in electing newd an candidates. i am 59 years old. my entire life i have voted in every election except for what i was disqualified for. but i have never been able to vote in a primary because, until now, i have never been registered with the political party that had a primary. i was briefly in the greens, and we did not have the primary. in honor of senator kennedy, i joined the democrats to push for health care change. a

sarah palin is not the president of the yet states. -- of the united states. say half empty, half full think a win on here. obviously, i think there is reason to be really concerned about our political culture but also, you cannot divorce that from our larger culture. you could not divorce our journalism and how we did and the way it is delivered to us from what else is on those platforms, whether on the web or reality television. we are part of a larger fabric. i think the answer to your question about your head under the pillow may have to do with concern about that larger fabric. i am concerned about that. i think that larger fabric, there is reason to be pessimistic about that larger fabric, more than i have ever thought. >> to more questions. >> mine is going to be a little more philosophical. nobody has asked this yet about deep throat. >> we have a question from somebody and aristotle. it won't be more philosophical than that. [laughter] >> certain people came together at just the right time. like you were saying, the synergy worked. you had the right e

sarah palin has backed him. seat for henry brown who is rrtiring. whoever emerges from this will be the favorite. host: also, the gubernatorial runoff in south carolina. haley is expecced to do well because she had such a high advantage with 49% in the initial primary battle. who is she guest: facing she is a member of congress, whom there have been a number of allegations concerning haley of adulteress affairs. it has not hurt haley, though. mitt romney back to her. unless there is a major upset, she will win. she wouud be favored to win in -- in south carolina, the favorite, unless ssmething emerges that is very conroversial. but she has withstood the punches. host: what are the other office reading the races right now? are there certain outcomes today? certain shake ups? there are many other prairie steep into august. guest: they are nervous. votes that can come back those for thee2008 bailout, the tarp votes, the healthcare vote -- if you did not vote and you are democrats, have reason for concern. jim was in a runoff today and expected to beat

sarah palin has backed him. this is the seat for henry brown who is retiring. whoever emerges from this will be the favorite. host: also, the gubernatorial runoff in south carolina. haley is expected to do well because she had such a high advantage with 49% in the initial primary battle. who is she guest: facing she is facing a member of congress, about whom there have been a number of allegations concerning haley of adulteress affairs. it has not hurt haley, though. mitt romney back to her. unless there is a major upset, she will win. she would be favored to win in the general -- in south carolina, the favorite, unless something emerges that is very controversial. but she has withstood the punches. host: what are the other candidates for office reading from the races right now? are there certain outcomes today? certain shake ups? there are many other prairie steep into august. guest: they are nervous. the big votes that can come back to you are those for the 2008 bailout, the tarp votes, the healthcare vote -- if you did not vote and you are democrats, you hav

thht is why you see a lot of national leaders like mitt romney and sarah palin involved. host: tim scott, who would be the first black republican in congress since 2003, will represent what district? what district in south carolina are we talking about? guest: i do not have the district in front of me right now. host: but the fact that he will be the first african-american republican -- what does that mean? guest: it is very considerable. j.c. watts was the last -ppepublican in the house. it is significant for the party. now this is someone they can point to and have on television to show diversity. they began to do that the with michael steele. this is an obvious, physical symbol that people can point to and say that this is diversity. host: in south carolina, in the fourth congressional district, what happened there? guest: the third house incumbent lost this year. if you include the party switcher in alabama and in west virginia, he becomes the third incumbent to lose. he was defeated because people did not think he was conservative enough in this district. this is ano

sarah palin's take, "the criteria for supporting reagan politicians is simple, can they live within their means and realize that there is a sacred trust in spending other people's money. did the incumbent himself or herself against state officials with a debt ridden strings attached package? guest: we have written a lot about the republicans the dug us into debt, but as with the case of the great depression it was deficit spending that began to focus us on job creation and lift this country out of this tremendous horror of mass unemployment and poverty. some might argue we are still in a great recession now. my view on foreclosing government spending and becoming a deficit hawk is not only counterintuitive but againstt basic economics as paul krugman has pointed out repeatedly. we have got to spend to create jobs and the most efficient way to do that is not the tax rate -- tax breaks for businesses, it is job creation. host: where is home for you these days? guest: san francisco area. host: wellington, ky. caller: good morning. i would like ask this gentleman exactly what is a progressive

sarah palin is the most vocal out there and more concerned about this by next door. host: thank you. guest: i understand his frustration. when every party is in power to the level that the democrats are, it is almost a curse. a problem you want when running for office is trying to be able to implement policy in this town but it is difficult because so much is being thrown at you. democrats are finding out what republicans found out a few years ago. if you own everything in town it can be very difficult to get things done. you're voting base does not understand why you do not accomplish everything that you said you would accomplish. you say elect me to the house, the senate, we will deliver. republicans, democrats, they always find out that minority in our constitutional republic always has a decent amount of power. on top of that you have crises thrown at you that you did not plan on when you laid out the agenda. your constituents do not always understand why with all of the power that you have you cannot deliver. host: the caller mentioned that the senator from indi

caller: people are maligning sarah palin's drill baby drill. i think the appropriate retort should be walk baby walk. i question the people calling. i wonder if they use it as a wedge issue to build the democratic party to keep it together and keep another part of it together that is active at fund-raising. and i was wondering if we really are close enough to being energy independent or fossil fuel independent why don't we drill on land where it is safer and not be concerned about completing resources because they are going to have them available. so if you believe we are that close or should be there, then drill here and not run up a trade deficit and save our money for this country. host: mr. tippee, energy independence. guest: energy independence is a tphaoenice slogan. it is unachievable. it is as unachievable, i'm afraid, as displacing oil and gas with renewable energy. we are going to continue to use oil and gas and we are going to continue to import oil and gas as we have before. oil anyway. we are pretty much independent in the case of

sarah palin is not the president of the united states. barack obama is the president of the united states. maybe there is a half empty/how awful thing going on here. obviously, i think there is reason to be really concerned about our political culture. you cannot divorce that from our larger culture. you cannot divorce star journalism from the way it is delivered to us from what else is on those platforms, whether on the web or reality television. we're part of a larger fabric. i think the answer to your question about your head under the pillow may have to do with concern about that larger fabric. i think that larger fabric that there is reason to be pessimistic more than i've ever thought. >> to more questions. >> mine will be little more philosophical and nobody has asked this yet about the deep threaoat. it seems like when you look back in history and you guys will be in the history books, for sure, that certain people came together at just the right time. this energy worked. you have the right editor. you have the right owner. did th

he got the support of sarah palin as well. so this sort of tea party conservative movement split and a place like iowa. but it is important to note that while the polls show brandstad did just win with 50% of the votes. at the same time going forward, the democratic governor of iowa, one of the most laudable incumbents -- his poll numbers have been terrible for a long time. the latest polling has him moving -- losing to terry branstad. clearly a case where he will make the case that branstad is part of the past and colbert is part of the future. but at the same time i think in a state like iowa where voters are feeling very frustrated with the current situation in the state, they may not be opposed to going back to the future with somebody like terry branstad. host: in georgia, a runoff yesterday. what happened? guest: this was a special runoff election. nathan deal, congressman from the ninth congressional district resigned his seat to run for governor and his seat now will be filled by former state representative tom graves,

you've got sarah palin, who is a free-market economist, limited government, personal responsibility, personal rights, who is a woman. and you have barack obama, a large government, government knows best, collective rights, redistribution of wealth. if you look at those two sets of ideology and also value sets, you would see that one is looking over the individual and the other is looking for government does best for the individual. so i always look at what their party positions and ideology are versus what their gender or race or ethnicity. that is what america is supposed to be about now. but unfortunately a lot of people are bringing this race and gender aspect into it, trying to divide americans. host: a caller from raleigh. thank you for sharing your views. on the campaign trail, many women not making a point out of their gender. but a quote from tuesday night that some pickup is referenced here in "the washington post" this morning. meg whitman said career politicians in washington and sacramento be worn because you now face your worst nightmare, two businesswomen from the real

sarah palin is not the president of the yet states. -- of the united states.ause] i would say maybe there's say half empty, half full think a win on here. obviously, i think there is reason to be really concerned about our political culture but also, you cannot divorce that from our larger culture. you could not divorce our journalism and how we did and the way it is delivered to us from what else is on those platforms, whether on the web or reality television. we are part of a larger fabric. i think the answer to your question about your head under the pillow may have to do with concern about that larger fabric. i am concerned about that. i think that larger fabric, there is reason to be pessimistic about that larger fabric, more than i have ever thought. >> to more questions. >> mine is going to be a little more philosophical. nobody has asked this yet about deep toat. >> we have a question from somebody and aristotle. it won't be more philosophical than that. [laughter] >> certain people came together at just the right time. like you were saying, the synerg

. >> in light of your endorsement with mitt romney and sarah palin, now one of your competitors is one of the endorsements you are most proud to have. what do you say to voters who say that they do not understand how you could flip the script and a matter of days? >> the commercial showed the differences between us. the difference i showed was that he had been in office for a long time. what i've always said about my opponent is they have done this all their life. henry mcmastera that, and of themselves with incredible respect to run the campaign. i got to know him very well. he handle themselves respectfully and nicely to route the campaign. i was thrilled to have him. i look forward to having him campaigning with us on a campaign trip. >> as a follow up, what you say to the voters who are so disenfranchised and feel as though that candidates change they're talking. as a matter of convenience? >> i did not change my talking points. he has been it in public office since 1986. i can very much appreciate his support. great supporters. he had a loyal following it was appreciate id what he

get a sense from reading some of the newspapers on this panel that when the fourth seal was open, sarah palinforwarddon a pale horse with a tea party not far behind her. i shoull say as a matter of full disclosure that on april 15, i was the keynote speaker at a tea party rally in cincinnati, and i did not give the distinct sense of sulfur in the air when i was -pthere. whether or not a response from the depths of mephistopheles pause bear or read in -- later -- mephistopheles's claire -- layer, these guys are going to answer the question. first, from a seller and ever so usefullchannel, kristin is the director of policy research. she is a contributor to the huffington post, "the daily caller," and politico. she has written for "the national review." for research focuses primarily on the election trends, young voters, political parties, and education policies. she has been published in the american journal of research for campaign finance refoom. after that, dave is the intrrpid researcher who reports the real america about what the strange creatures called conservatives are about. for three

sarah palin is th most vocal out there and more concerned about this by next door. host: thank you. guest: i understand his frustration. when every party is in power to the level that the democrats are, it is almost a curse. a problem you want when running for office is trying to be able to implement policy in this town but it is difficult because so much is being thrown at you. democrats are finding out what republicans found out a few yes ago. if you own everything in town it can be very difficult to get things done. you're voting base does not understand why you do not accomplish everything that you said you would accomplish. you say elect me to the house, the senate, we will deliver. republicans, democrats, they always find out that minority in our constitutional republic always has a decent amount of power. on top of that you have crises thrown at you tat you did not plan on when you laid out the agenda. your constituents do not always understand why with all of the power that y have you cannot deliver. host:he caller mentioned that the senator from indiana is holding a news co