the susan b. anthony list, we so appreciate you. when i see how many great women candidates are running, kind of reminds me of that campaign button that we had in 2008. it showed a pink gop elephant on it and it said "it's a girl." maybe that was a single girl reference then but this year look out, washington, because there's a whole stampede of pink elephants crossing the line and the eta stampeding through, the eta is november 2nd, 2010. [ applause ] a lot of women coming together to take that country back. organizations like the susan b. anthony list are leading the charge too thankfully. you play such a crucial and unique role in the pro-family pro-woman, pro-life movement because you support pro-life women candidates. and that is a group that must continue to grow in numbers. you sponsor candidates who will not vote present on those issues of life, and your support for the culture of life, you know that it's not above anybody's pay grade. we proudly stand up and we speak out for those most in need of

alaska governor and vice presidential candidate sarah palin was in washington to talk to the susan b. anthony list a group that supports anti-abortion. this is 45 minutes. >> well, wasn't that beautiful? thank you. just beautiful. well, good morning. i'm jane abraham. i'm general chairman of the susan b. anthonyist and i chair our candidates' selection committee. so good to see so many old friends and so many new friends this morning. i want to thank you for your commitment to this noblest of causes, protecting the sanctity of life. here in washington, we have a lot of issues that come and go. some come around every year during the budget fights. some come around when a crisis occurs. some come around because the press needs to fill their news cycles but fighting to protect the unborn isn't one of those issues. we don't just fight for life on mondays. or every march, or when the cameras are on, or when we have a little extra time on our hands. ours is a 24/7 mission and it is the cause we will fight for every day, every hour, every minute until ery baby in our great country comes to term and

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>> to speak to the susan b anthony list about women candidates who are rise -- about women candidates who are rising up in an effort to take back the country. susan b anthony is a credible, hardworking group of women saying there are very important issues to a lot of women the pro-life issue is important and getting to speak with these folks who have been so supportive of me and a lot of other candidates who are putting it on the line running in these midterm elections. >> greta: you have endorsed a number of candidates. the woman candidate in south carolina for governor. governor sanford's wife is also endorsing. >> yeah it will be fun. hopefully i will get to meet with jenny sanford this afternoon as we endorse nikki haley. i'm a great admirer of jenny. >> greta: tough road. >> tough road but strong and independent for herself and her children. she being there with nikki hayley will be a great event. >> greta: carly fiorina you have taken heat for that one. >> carly pro nra, pro, anti-cap and tax, anti-big government. she is the real deal in california she was accused of being a rhi

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wells with her friend susan b. anthony. >> people care about what their kids are taught. essential that must be cover. >> the final document will serve as a blueprint for textbook publishers and outline whateverry student in the lonestar state is expected to learn. >> in the great state of texas. >> throughout social studies, students build a foundation in history, geography, economics, government, citizenship. >> it as trail of standards. and there are about 4.7 million children in our school districts so that is the number that will be impacted at the very least. >> i failed! >> failed what? >> my texas history test. >> is that your new book. let me see it? a whole chapter on salina? where are the chapters about the alamo? >> just like davi crockett's last stand at the alamo, the outcome of this showdown will be remembered and resonate throughout the nation for the next ten years. >> publishers will take what we do here and it will show up in every state. because traditionally texas and california drive the textbook market. >> it wilit behooves publishero pay close atte

wells with her friend susan b. anthony. >> people care about what their kids are taught.ng about in all this is the essential that must be cover. >> the final document will serve as a blueprint for textbook publishers and outline whateverry student in the lonestar state is expected to learn. >> in the great state of texas. >> throughout social studies, students build a foundation in history, geography, economics, government, citizenship. >> it as trail of standards. and there are about 4.7 million children in our school districts so that is the number that will be impacted at the very least. >> i failed! >> failed what? >> my texas history test. >> is that your new book. let me see it? a whole chapter on salina? where are the chapters about the alamo? >> just like davi crockett's last stand at the alamo, the outcome of this showdown will be remembered and resonate throughout the nation for the next ten years. >> publishers will take what we do here and it will show up in every state. because traditionally texas and california drive the textbook market. >> it wilit behoove

read very slanted versions of women's history and are very angry at elizabeth cady stanton and susan b. anthony say they're racist and, of course, you can find many things they've said that suggests there really is but there was so much else they did. there were so important and made such a difference herself forward-looking and that's why we celebrate them for how they were different, not how they happen to blend in with their prejudices of their time. >> guest: is important to look back at those feminist leaders as a look at margaret sanger in terms of the strategic political decisions they made. margaret sanger, okay, it's fair to say she did have some eugenic ideas and, on the other hand, she is also politically strategic and she knew that she needed to work with the medical community issue is ever going to be successful. the earlier first with feminists struggled over the tension in the late 19th and earliest 20 centuries over women's rights versus african-american rights and many of those, we have records of conversations they had with black leaders saying if we can do both we would but h

have read very slanted versions of women's history and they are very angry at cady stanton and susan b. anthony and they say they were racists and of course you can find many things that suggest they were elite list but there was so much else they did it was important and made such a difference and so forward-looking and that is why we celebrate them for how they were different and not just what happened to lead in with the prejudice of their time. >> guest: it's also important to look back at the feminist leaders as we look back at margaret sanger in terms of the strategic political decisions they made. now margaret sanger it's fair to say she did have some eugenic ideas -- on the other hand she was also politically strategic and she knew that she needed to work with the medical community if she would ever be successful. now, the earlier first wave feminists' struggled over the tension in the late 19th and early 20th century over the women's rights versus african american rights and many of them we have records of conversations that they have as black leaders if we could do both we would but h

governor palin is introduced by the susan b. anthony list's general chairman. this is 45 minutes. that beauti? thank you. just beautiful. well, good morning. i'm jane abraham. i'm general chairman of the susan b. anthony list and i chair our candidates' selection committee. so good to see so many old friends and so many new friends this morning. i want to thank you for your commitment to this noblest of causes, protecting the sanctity of life. here in washington, we have a lot of issues that come and go. some come around every year during the budget fights. some come around when a crisis occurs. some come around because the press needs to fill their news cycles but fighting to proct the unborn isn't one of those issues. we don't just fight for life on mondays. or every march, or when the cameras are on, or when we have a little extra time on our hands. ours is a 24/7 mission and it is the cause we will fight for every day, every hour, every minute until every baby in our great country comes to term and enjoys god's blessings of life without the threat that some abortionist will ter