st. nicholas." please welcome dr. bill bennett. [applause] dr. bennett: thank you. good morning. , on. -- come on. i was the secretary of education. since ill. -- said still. true saintned the nicholas. he was a real person. he was a good bishop with the church, a true and faithful bishop. you might find it worthwhile. i have business to talk to you about. i'm going to start with a joke. i've noticed among intelligent people, that the smart ones like corny jokes. to impress you with how smart i am, i have a corny joke. the president, in north carolina, was hugging a boy. the friend took out a water pistol. the secret service reacts. one of the agents yelled, mickey mouse. the situation ended. the supervisor came up to the agent and said, what are you doing? i meant, donald duck, i got confused. [laughter] that is bad and my appreciation suggests i am smart. or, maybe not. i do not have to tell you we are in a stressful time. i speak about the american people, about our president. we are here with this man, let us be honest, this man is cantankerous, occasionally thi