cheers and applause] >> in difficult times we can't abandon the core values that define us as a unique nation are one nation under god. make no mistake, in this campaign, i will offer the american ideals of economic freedom, a clear and unapologetic defense and we're going to win with that message. >> mitt romney there. more to come from new hampshire for you. in other news, the government in scotland says it intends to hold a referendum on scottish independence in late 2014, an expected announcement has further fueled the scope of any referendum on the centuries old union. the british government wants the vote held sooner and says it would be unlawful it conduct one without its improval. we have a report. >> is scotland set to leave the united kingdom? tonight a possible departure date as scotland's first minister dismissed claims by u.k. ministers his planned referendum was illegal. >> it has to be the goal for 2014 because it's the biggest decision scotland has made for 300 years. if you do things properly, the proper process has to take place and have the debate in the way it must be had

in difficult times, we cannot [applause] abandon the core values that define us as a unique nation. d. made no mistake, in this campaign i will offer the american ideals of economic freedom a clear and unapologetic defense, and we're going to win with that message. but you know that our campaign is about more than replacing the president. it is about saving the soul of america. this election is a choice between two very different destinies. president obama wants to fundamentally transform america. we want to restore america to the founding principles that made this country great. he wants to turn america into a european-style social welfare state. we want to ensure that we remain a free and prosperous land of opportunity. [applause] this president takes his inspiration from the capitals of your. -- europe. inspiration. [applause] [cheers and applause] this president is making the federal government bigger and bloated. i will make it simpler, smarter, and smaller. [applause] he raised the national debt. i will cut, cap, and balance the federal budget. [chanting mitt] this president ha

. >> in difficult times we can't abandon the core values that define us as a unique nation. we are one nation under god. >> make no mistake. make no mistake . in this campaign, i will offer the american ideals of economic freedom, a clear and unapologetic defense and we are going to win with that message. >> but, you know,, you know that our campaign is about more than replace ago president. it is about saving the soul of america. this election is a choice between two very different destinies, president obama wants to fundamentally transform america. we want to restore america to the founding principles that made this country great. >> he wants to turn america into a european style social welfare state. we want to ensure that we remain a free and prosperous land of opportunity. this president takes his inspiration from the capitals of europe. we look to the cities and towns across america for our inspiration. this president puts his faith in government. we put our faith in the american people. this president is making the federal government bigger, burdensome and bloated i wi

the question is are we going to remain a unique nation in the history of the earth. that is what is at stake in the election. >> very powerful language. what's your reaction to what's happening now and are these candidates connecting to you? >> the candidates do connect. mitt romney i really feel that he genuinely loves america. i am just having trouble really -- he's not strong enough to me. he doesn't stand up strong enough and really show himself to be as conservative as i would like him to be. however i do think that he could work both sides of the aisle. he just wasn't bought me yet. >> is rit romney strong enough for you? >> absolutely. he was a congressman before. >> the guy wearing shoes like that i don't know. >> by the way when pollsters get hit they go straight down. >> you have heard people say he is not strong enough. what do you say? >> the legislature was 85 percent democrats. 85 percent democrats. he inherited a $3 billion deficit without raising taxes. cut taxes 19 times and turned that into a surplus. that is powerful. he issued 800 vetoes, 800 time

the question is, are we going to remain an exceptional nation, a unique nation in the history of thehat's at stake in they election. we have a president that does not understand in his heart, in his bones the nature of american entrepreneurism, innovation and work. and that is something which we're fighting for in this election. i hope the people on this stage share that vision. but we must return america to the principles upon which it was founded if we're ever going to have a strong balance sheet, a strong income statement, create jobs, but have a bright future for our kids. >> speaker gingrich -- [ applause ] -- you just heard governor can -- romney make his case. you've made the case on several occasions that he's not the man to carry that message for thoi why not? >> well, look, i think that's a good message. and i agree with him. a little bit harsh on president obama who i'm sure in his desperate efforts to create a radical european socialist model is sincere. [ laughter ] but, you know, i think "the wall street journal" captured it the other day in their dialogue when their ed

the question is are we going to remain a unique nation in the history of the earth. that is what is at stake in the election. >> very powerful language. what's your reaction to what's happening now and are these candidates connecting to you? >> the candidates do connect. mitt romney i really feel that he genuinely loves america. i am just having trouble really -- he's not strong enough to me. he doesn't stand up strong enough and really show himself to be as conservative as i would like him to be. however i do think that he could work both sides of the aisle. he just wasn't bought me yet. >> is rit romney strong enough for you? >> absolutely. he was a congressman before. >> the guy wearing shoes like that i don't know. >> by the way when pollsters get hit they go straight down. >> you have heard people say he is not strong enough. what do you say? >> the legislature was 85 percent democrats. 85 percent democrats. he inherited a $3 billion deficit without raising taxes. cut taxes 19 times and turned that into a surplus. that is powerful. he issued 800 vetoes, 800 time

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the question is, are we going to remain an exceptional nation, a unique nation in the history of thearth. that's what's at stake in they leex that's what's at stake in this election. we have a president who does not understand the nature of american entrepreneurism, innovation and work. that's something we're fighting for in this election. i hope the people on this stage share that vision. but we must return america to the principles upon which it was founded if we're ever going to have a strong balance sheet, a strong income statement, create jobs, but have a bright future for our kids. >> speaker gingrich -- [ applause ] -- you just heard governor romney -- you've made the case on several occasions he's not the man to carry that message for the republican party. why not? >> well, look, i think that's a good message. little bit harsh on president obama who i'm sure in his desperate efforts to create a radical european socialist model is sincere. [ laughter ] but "the wall street journal" captured it the other day in their dialogue when their editorial board met and they said i had a

applause] [chanting mitt] >> in difficult times, we can't abandon the core values that define us as a unique nation one nation under god. [cheers and applause] make no mistake, in this campaign i will offer the american ideals of economic freedom, clear and unapologetic defense and we are going to win with that message. [cheers and applause] but you know that our campaign is about more than replacing a president. it's about saving the soul of america. this election is a choice between two very different destinies. president obama wants to fundamentally transform america. we want to restore america to the founding principles that made this country great. he wants to turn america into a european-style social welfare state. we want to ensure that we remain a free and prosperous land of opportunity. [cheers and applause] this president takes his inspiration from the capitals of europe. we look to the cities and towns across america for our inspiration. this president puts his faith in government. we put our faith in the american people. this president is making the federal government bigger, burdensome

the world and to the persian gulf, to the dmz in korea as part of a very, very unique singular partnership between the national endowment for the arts and the department of defense. [ laughter ] at the time -- this is interesting, i know i'm going on. >> that's good. >> at the time, you know, this was during, of course, during president bush's administration, and some of you with the nea has been whipping post of congress for many, many years not without some justification. but in any case, the chairman of the nea was dana joya who is a smart poet but a also smart guy. he recognized when i was performing "beyond glory" right literally at the gates of arlington cemetery. and no one was coming because theatergoers in washington, they go to the arena, they go to the shakespeare theater. they go on tuesday night, we have tickets, we're going i don't know what we're seeing but we're going. [ laughter ] but i was doing it, i remember once, the stage manager would come out and say we've got seven people, you know. there times when i played it to one person, i told the producer, i said, there's an old rule in the thea

world, into the persian gulf, up to the dmz in korea as part of a very, very unique, singular partnership between the national endowment for the arts and the department of defense [ laughter ] >> at the time, this is interesting. i know i'm going on. is that all right? at the time this was during of course during president bush's administration. and some of you are aware the nea has been a whipping post of congress for many, many years, not without some justification. but in any case, the chairman of the nea was dana joya, a poet and a very smart guy. and he recognized when i was performing "beyond glory" first at a little theater literally at the gates of arlington national cemetery, and no one was coming. because the theater goers in washington, they go to the arena, they go to the shakespeare theater. they go on tuesday night, we have tickets, we're going. i don't know what we're seeing but we're going. that's what they do. they don't come across the river to arlington to a theater where theater has never been done before. but ways doing it. i remember once the stage manager would come out and he'd say, "w

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. >> in difficult times we can't abandon the core values that define us as a unique nation. are one nation under god. make no mistake in this campaign i will offer the american ideals of economic freedom, clear and unapologetic defense, and we are going to win with that message. but you know that our campaign is about more than replacing the president. it's about saving the soul of america. this election is a choice between two very different desti destinies. president obama wants to fundamentally transform america. we want to restore america to the founding principles that made this country great. he wants to turn america into a european style social welfare state. we want to insure we remain a free and prosperous land of opportunity. this president takes his inspiration from the capitals of europe. we look to the cities and towns across america for our inspiration. this president puts his faith in government. we put our faith in the american people. this president is making the federal government bigger, burdensome and bloated. i will make the federal government simpler, sm

so in the unique logic of the national rifle association lobbyists, a 6% drop in violent crime wouldead to a 100% increase in the purchase of guns. nothing complicated there, just simple n.r.a. lobbyist math. >>> on a brighter christmas shopping note, in the same country where we ran 1.5 million background checks on gun buyers in december, in that same december, we also raised $1.5 million for the permanent cause of this show, the k-i-n-d-fund, kids in need of desks. that additional money will allow us to fund and build 32,654 desks using african resources, african factories in africa and deliver those desks to schools in malawi where the teachers and students have never seen desks. all the research shows that fewer and fewer people are actually owning more and more guns. so many of the gun sales this christmas season simply added to the stockpiles of arms people already have in their homes. to those people, the people with many guns, i would like to remind you, you can only fire one gun at a time. you already have enough guns to defend yourself and kill anyone you want to kill. next

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our sovereignty and retaining our identity and retaining and celebrating the unique contribution that each and every indian nation makes to this wonderful nation that we all call the united states of america. thank you very much. [ applause ] . >> from the newseum here in washington d.c., tom cole of oklahoma who is a member of the chickasaw nation. he delivered his response to the state of indian address that took place earlier today. you can watch it on our web site at c-span.org. we will continue the discussion tomorrow morning beginning with your calls and reaction beginning with the debate that is airing on cnn. david sterns, the president and ceo of the mortgage bankers association. that's all tomorrow morning on the "washington journal." thanks for joining us on this thursday. i hope you enjoy the rest of your evening. >>> today's "washington journal" was live from the washington auto show. over the next three hours, we will show you the interviews with the executives from the auto industry. in a few moments, ford motor company vice president susan cischke. then coda auto ceo phil murtaugh. then david zuch

a financial consultant and with global markets around the world in turmoil and the nation of iceland's taking and unique approach to shoring up its economy he could offer us some much needed insight into solutions to get us all out of this mess so without further ado joining me now in our studio in our thomas thank you so much for being with us my problem how did the iceland let's let's start with the iceland collapse because i think from reading some of your writings that that that you think that in some ways it's a dress rehearsal for other things and and method other things what happened in iceland well the iceland this indeed the food. a miniature version of things going on it bigger economies in the utopian union and the united states and the us in the u.s. there was an enormous growth of both loans were fine most of basic of it channeled through wise to the foreign banks european and american fed the three big icelandic banks. i think lee bogle jump in the one hundred twenty billion dollars was this real estate as collateral or businesses business loans or if it was. much of it though most of it w

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unique consider this. a 2010 survey nationally found 40% of students and staff sickened by the school environment.ot all districts have the money to fix the problem. here at southern middle school, concerns about air quality closed the basement gym. >> there two or three different kinds of mold here. >> when are it rains heavily, it rains into the room. we have the buckets and these trash cans and we collect the water. >> it's raining outside and inside. >> a teacher shot this video. >> what about mold? >> one of the resitual effects would be mold. >> drew is the acting superintendent and he has seen the video and said there is no money to replace that roof. >> the buildings continue to deteriorate and we have a small amount of dollars to spread to do just minimal things like new roofing. some people say this would never happen. >> the national education association, the largest teacher's union agreed to meet me. >> how big of a problem would i saw indoor air quality is to a student's health? >> right now the last estimates said about 1/3 of our schools. about 1/3 have some kind of problem that ca

. >>> the national parks service is considering a unique option to help control the deer population in rock creek park. they're considering using sharp shooters. the deer population has tripled in the past decade, and they're causing major damage to plant life in the park. >> they're eating everything, and they are eating plants that are native to the ground. and so that the native plants are no longer there. new, invasive species that are not native to the area are taking their place. >> the national parks service says they'll make a decision on how to best cut down on the deer population in the next 30 days. if that happens, i want to make sure i'm not driving in that location. >> it's scary. the deer are just along rock creek park and -- >> massachusetts avenue. and they're not scared of you. they'll stop in the middle of the road in front of our building, too. >> right. and they are a traffic hazard, too. >> yeah. >> we've got hundreds of deer/car collisions every year. they're still active, too. under the clear sky, it is frosty cold. you'll be scraping federal government off the

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nation. that was unique in the course of human history. every other country in the history of the world did it differently. we tend to forget that in america. america was unique in the history of the world. before america, all other countries were ruled from the top down. they were ruled by kings and emperors. there ruled by people who grabs and held power. and told the people that they were doing so for their benefits. they were -- they would be benevolent and care for their people, just like you hear the politicians in washington say to you now. they will care for you. they will make things better if you just do one thing -- give up some of your freedom and give them more power. that is the deal. it is always the siren song haunting generations. give your freedom and give your power up, and someone else can do it for you. your life will be easier if someone else takes care of you. this is the ultimate siren song of barack obama. he believes that he can run the health care system better than it you count on the private sector and the free