we know that america is still that shining city on the hill. i believe that god shed his grace on thee. we know our best days are yet to come. tea party nation, we know there is nothing wrong with america that we can not fixed as americans -- cannot fix as americans. from the bottom of my heart and speaking on behalf of those who would encourage this movement, this movement is about the people. who can argue a movement about and for the people? the political power is inherent in the people and government is supposed to work for the people. that is what this movement is about. [cheers and applause] from the bottom of my heart, i thank you for being part of the solution. god bless you and god bless the usa. thank you. [cheers and applause] >> i am going to -- are we on? >> god bless you. thank you. >> i could be wrong here, but i think you all like her. [applause] >> let's sit down. >> a few weeks ago, we worked out something where there would be a brief question and answer session. we ask the folks on tea party nation to submit questions to ask

businesses grow our economy one job at a time and folks like reagan we know that america is still that shining city on a hill. i do believe god shed his grace on thee. we know that our best days are yet to come. tea party nation, we know there is nothing wrong with america that together we can't fix as americans. so from the bottom of my heart and speaking on behalf of millions and millions and millions of americans who want to encourage this movement, this movement is about the people who can argue of a movement that is about the people and for the people, remember, all political power is inherent in the people and government is supposed to be working for the people. that is what this movement is about. from the bottom of my heart, i thank you for being part of the solution. god bless you, tea partyiers and god bless the usa. thank you. god bless you. >> you're just listen to sarah palin speaking at a national tea party convention in nashville, tennessee, making some strong points, some strong words for the administration and the president. she is supposed to take questions. we will carry that q &

when he described the nation the way he did as a shining city on the hill because one of the aspects of that is that the light that emanates from the hill is a powerful light and the question is where does the light come from? it shines not because of government but because of her people, that light emanates from that hill from its people. the difference between prosperity and poverty is not the government. it is people. the difference between ownership and control by government is people, not government. and ronald reagan i think understood and put that in its precise context as he possibly could. some, like reagan, when i was 17 and today, i put my faith in people, not government. his spirit reminds us the promise of america is of in the responsibility and there was that spirit that truth me into the party i now chair. it is the spirit that recognizes individuals as the catalyst, the action point, not the government think when the future fights over the flow and control of government will be about. the optimism and hope that emanates from such possibilities i think enables us to pe

when he described this nation the way he had as a shining city on a hill.cause one of the aspects of that is that the light that emanates from that hill is a powerful light. and the question is where does that light come from? it shines not because of government. but because of our people. that light emanates from that ill from its people. the difference between prosperity and poverty is not government. it's people. the difference between ownership and control by government is people. not government. and ronald reagan, i think, understood and put that in its precise a context as he possibly could. so like reagan, when i was 17, and today, i put my faith in people. not government. his spirit reminds us that the promise of america is the promise of endless possibilities. and it was that spirit that drew me in to the party that i now chair. it is that spirit that recognizes individuals as the catalyst, the action point, not government. that i think what future fights over the role and the control of government will be about. the optimism and the hope that eman

we know that america is still that shining city on the hill.n thee. we know our best days are yet to come. tea party nation, we know there is nothing wrong with america that we can not fixed as americans -- cannot fix as americans. from the bottom of my heart and speaking on behalf of those who would encourage this movement, this movement is about the people. who can argue a movement about and for the people? the political power is inherent in the people and government is supposed to work for the people. that is what this movement is about. [cheers and applause] from the bottom of my heart, i thank you for being part of the solution. god bless you and god bless the usa. thank you. [cheers and applause] >> i am going to -- are we on? >> god bless you. thank you. >> i could be wrong here, but i think you all like her. [applause] >> let's sit down. >> a few weeks ago, we worked out something where there would be a brief question and answer session. we ask the folks on tea party nation to submit questions to ask governor pailin tonight. she has gra

yearn for the days of an american president who proclaimed around the world that america is a shining city upon the hill. i fear these days have passed for now. this is certainly a change in my view, and welcome. i take issue with the decline in our country because every fiber of my being believes in this nation's greatness and also because of the impact is having around the world. increasingly concerned that the construct -- the criticism is on what has permitted american national security policy. -- permeated policy. america should never leave alone. it must aspire to do less in acquiesce more to the will of others. in other words, we must do less with less. what i would like to do for the remainder of my remarks is to get a number of concrete examples where i think we are seeing declines and offer an alternative approach. that me start with the wars in afghanistan and iraq. there are operating from safe havens provided by the repressive taliban, planned and launched the attacks on our home land on 9/11. because of its history is across our between east and west, north and south, afghani

ronald reagan amended that to say a shining city on a hill. some have called it the new jerusalem.so have many foreign analysts. the first to use the word exceptional to describe america was no less than a frenchman, alexis de tocqueville. he said the following. the position of the americans is therefore quite exceptional, no democratic people will ever be placed in a similar one. the president was asked on his first trip to europe whether he believed in american exceptional as some. he said in the first third of his answer he believed in american exceptional as some, and in the second two-thirds he contradicted himself. there are 192 members of the united nations. he could have listed all of them. just as the ecuadorean is believed in ecuadorean exceptional as some. just as papua new guinea believes in papua new guinean exceptional as them. he does not believe in american exceptional as some. -- exceptionalism. the senior editor of "newsweek," describing president obama's speech at the 65th anniversary of d-day, contrasting it with president reagan's remarks on the 40th anniversar

it is one of the gifts ronald reagan left us when he described this nation the way he did as a shining city on the hill. because one of the aspects of that is the light that emanates from the hill is a time or full white. and the question is where does the light come from. it shines not because of government but because of her people. the light emanates from the hill from its people. the difference between prosperity and poverty is not government. it's people. the difference between ownership and control by government is people, not government. and ronald reagan might think understood and put that in its precise context as he possibly could. so, like reagan when i was 17 and today i put my faith in people, not government. his spirit reminds us the promise of america is the promise of endless possibilities, and it was that spirit that drew me in to the party that donner now the chair. it is the spirit that recognizes individuals as the catalyst, the action point, mont government negative i think what the future fights over the role and control of government will be about. the optimism and ho

it is one of the gifts ronald reagan left us when he described this nation the way he did as a shining cityon the hill. because one of the aspects of that is the light that emanates from the hill is a time or full white. and the question is where does the light come from. it shines not because of government but because of her people. the light emanates from the hill from its people. the difference between prosperity and poverty is not government. it's people. the difference between ownership and control by government is people, not government. and ronald reagan might think understood and put that in its precise context as he possibly could. so, like reagan when i was 17 and today i put my faith in people, not government. his spirit reminds us the promise of america is the promise of endless possibilities, and it was that spirit that drew me in to the party that donner now the chair. it is the spirit that recognizes individuals as the catalyst, the action point, mont government negative i think what the future fights over the role and control of government will be about. the optimism and hop

fought to help unite america become and remain that which our founding fathers envisioned, the shining cityn the hill and the beacon of freedom and hope for all people. i would like to thank the sponsor of this legislation, mr. kissell of north carolina, as well as chairman filner, ranking member buyer, and ms. brown for their work in bringing this legislation to the floor so quickly. african americans have contributed greatly to our nation and also to the state of louisiana, in particular. for centuries, serving in the armed forces even at a time when they were not free. had it not been for the service of african americans in 1814 -1815 in the battle of new orleans, which was the battle for new orleans, the united states would not have the new orleans we know and love today. today, there are more military veterans who are african americans than any other minority group. i'm proud to represent new orleans which has a large population of african americanses in the armed forces. i urge that all of my colleagues support house resolution 238. and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pr

yearn for the days of an american president who proclaimed around the world that america is a shining citye passed for now. this is certainly a change in my view on -- unwelcome. i take this view because every fiber of my being believes in this nation's greatness but because of the impact it's having around the world. i'm increasingly concerned that the rejection of america's exceptionalism reflects a fundamental view of this administration that has permeated american national security policy. at its core, this view holds that america should never lead alone, that it must aspire to do less and acquiesce more to the will of others. in other words, we must do less with less. what i'd like to do for the remainder of my remarks is give a number of concrete examples, where i think we're seeing the declinist vision and often at the same time an alternative approach. -- offer at the same time an alternative approach. let me start with the wars in afghanistan and iraq. al qaeda from safe havens provided by the taliban planned and launched the attacks on our homeland on 9/11. because of its history

i believe in ohio because the city's shine brightly as commerce and culture. want to acknowledge the valuable work of the compact with ohio cities taskforce. i want to express my appreciation for the fact that you have made this important subject a priority and i would like to see us move forward on several of the task force recommendations, including transportation, innovation authorities and landau-banks. [applause] the task force also called for action to help prevent foreclosures. both have bills that would reduce for closure in ohio. today i'm asking members from both chambers, both sides of the aisle to bring together your best ideas and put a bill on my desk that will help ohio state in their homes. [applause] [applause] ohio cities have very different economic identities and it's time we recognize that fact and help build on those strengths by designating ohio's hubs of innovation and opportunity. already in dayton and the surrounding region we have created an aerospace that recognizes the wide array of research and production that goes on. today we ar

city for 70 years. but the shyness of their spotless image. -- the shine is off their spotless image. the faith in their quality and efficiency has been shaken. >> our work has been revealed over the last few weeks. >> of faulty accelerator has cost them billions and caused 8 billion cars to be recalled from around the world. today, the media got to ask the company's president what went wrong. >> [unintelligible] we will try to increase our product better. please believe me. we are always customers first. >> not much explanation. still simply reassurance. toyota city is built around its headquarters, a city where most people have ties to the company. but it is iconic. the toyota way with the japanese way in the decades of growth. but now there is another safety scare. the best way to find out mores to try it. we are driving around toyota city in one of the vehicles which -- the prius -- which is having a desperate problem. -- this brake problem. this man swears by the. >> people have not been outraged to like in the u.s. the brakes * look. but it is ok. one man says it is a good brand

shine has come off of the spotless image. they are still at the cutting edge of technology. >> we have always made the best effort. >> there was not much explanation, simply reassurance. they built the city around their headquarters. a city where most people have ties to the company. the toyota way was the japanese way. now there is another safety scare. the best way to find out more is there vehicles. >i have not had any problems with this vehicle while i have been driving. the owner swears by them. people here have not been outraged. yes, they confess that the brakes sometimes have problems but that is ok. it is a good brand, one man said outside of the factory. another man said that toyota is strong. then again, what do expect from people living in toyota city? >> senior aides of a nigerian leader say that the president is about to respond in writing to calls from the senate to hand over power to his deputy. he has been out of the country since november being treated for a heart condition. u.s. government has said that unemployment has fallen to a five-month low. there was a drop from 10% to 9.7%. one of the world's biggest defense companies has been hit with huge fines. they have con

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cities at that time, the county government was incredibly corrupt. and pulitzer saw journalism as a means to reform-- it was an extension of politics, by in a sense shiningthe light on the dark recesses of government and exposing what was going on was a means of reform. some of his greatest journalistics cues were muck like i.f. stone in the 1950s. all he was doing was publishing publicly available information. for instance, he published the tax returns of the richest people in st. louis revealing they claimed they had no money. and that's very much the kind of thing pulitzer did, created journalism that was talked about instigate reform, and cover the reform. >> brown: now, to fast forward. he moved to new york and takes over the new york world. it's hard almost to fathom how influential and important that became. you used some examples there, but give us a sense. >> dia little math recently, and if the "new york times" be comparably influential in circulation alone it qoof to increase its circulation at 300%. >> brown: and it's pretty influential. >> very much so. i found in the archives letters from candidates for governor from states like oregon appl

why the city says they had no choice, but to sell the horses. m >>> good morning. rise and shine so good across your face. you just want to stay there. i'm robin meade and away we go now. >>> some americans in haiti are getting a chance to defend themselves from accusations that they were involved with child trafficking and plus one parent who wanted his child to go with this group. >>> toyota will begin repairing cars. robbery suspects that led police on a chase of speeds of more than 100 miles an hour and it got each more wild when one of them took off on foot. more of that tape. the haitian government could cut some slack for the ten americans accused of trying to take children out of haiti, but the country's prime minister says that is only if they were acting in good faith. members of the idaho-based group are expected to have a hearing in a couple of hours. they say they were trying to save what they thought were abandoned children. >> we believe that we've been charged very falsely with trafficking, that is the furthest possible extreme. our hearts here, we literally all g

city on the hill. the aspects of that is that the light that emanates from that till is a powerful light. and the question is worded so i come from? it shinesnot because of government, but because of her people. that light emanates from that till from its people, the difference between prosperity and poverty is not government, its people. the difference between ownership and control by government is people, not government. and ronald reagan i think understood to put that in its precise context as he possibly could. so like reagan, when he was 17 and today, i put my faith in people, not government. his spirit reminds us that the promise of america is the promise of endless possibilities and it was that spirit that drew me in, too. it is that spirit that recognizes individuals as the catalyst, the action point, not government. but what i think future fights over the wall in control of government will be about. the optimism in the hope that emanates from such possibilities i think enables us to persevere and empowers us not to give up on ourselves and certainly not on this great country. next your nation will celebrate the centennial of presid