i saw this man as uniquely courageous. there were no romantic trappings. i looked at him and i listened to him. each day that i heard my own horror stories, he is one of the people i would go to to discuss, how does one handle an environment that does the kinds of things that were being done to me in so many others. his guidance, i found a way in which to manipulate my own experience through his eyes and his courage. how he went out pure. he went our hard, but noble and with dignity. he went out heroic. all of these things attested to the fact that this man possessed guts. human kindness. human power. to follow his path and to listen to his council was the reward of my journey, not the anguish of it. what angers me is that we were not more successful at saving him from so much cruelty. through that sacrifice and experience, as much as dejesus has inspired christianity and to the teachings, so am i touched by mandela and doctor king and by these figures who are quite christ-like. in their sacrifices and in their moral strength and moral center. they find a

that level of talent and that level of courage is unique, but every day criminal courts in the bay area shine because my colleagues from ctla are working there. recently ctla issued a public statement against the death penalty. ctla joins other groups and individuals here today in calling for permanent incarceration as california's alternative to the death penalty. this city and county has a great san francisco public defender and we want to express our thanks to jeff adachi for his support of ctla over the years and for his gratitude for being here today. thank you for your taxi and have a great conference -- thank you for your attention and have a great conference. [applause] >> i also want to acknowledge the public defender, past-present president of the california lawyers association. thank you for being here. now, we have our 50th anniversary tribute to "to kill a mockingbird." how many of you have read the book? seen the movie? i think everybody has seen it. well, this tribute features not only a great clip from "to kill a mockingbird" but atticus finch himself played by julian lo

great they had courage to ask questions that others haven't. the questions were unique.nt out of their way that they cross out fox picture and cross out the low ge of fox knew. -- logo of fox news. >> andrea: last night's debate was perfect. i thought it would be nasty. they went out of their way not to make it nasty. they didn't just sensationagize, pitting the candidate against each other. fast and furious, we finally got questions about fast and furious, and answers which is about time. >> bob: the mistake they needed to make it uglier debate. >> greg: you're right. >> bob: romney, your description of him is right. that is why he will be a lousy general election candidate. he doesn't know what he stands for except for nice hair. he has nothing to say beyond that. newt on the other hand played it safer than he should have. bachmann, of course, threw her bombs in the middle of the room, but she had to. outside of that, do they think they are holding on to a lead? they are not. >> andrea: newt, i know why he didn't do it. >> eric: but he can do it and not throw the bombs

ronald reagan recognized the code talkers for their dedicated service, unique achievement, patriotism, resourcefulness and courage. august 14, 1982, was proclaimed national navajo code talkers day. i think president reagan did the right thing. i think it's something that all americans, i want my kids and people in utah and across the nation to recognize the contributions and sacrifices these people made. they made a difference in our lives, instrumental in the war and i appreciate this time to be able to recognize their achievements and their participation and help to our country. with that, i yield back. mr. gosar: i thank the gentleman from utah. i would like to recognize my friend, the gentleman from new mexico, mr. hinrich. mr. hinrich: i want to thank the gentleman from arizona for pulling us together from around the four corners to honor these incredible in itive americans, these incredible americans, especially on this historic anniversary and i'm certainly honored to join my colleagues tonight to honor the quiet valor of all the navajo code talkers. today, some six decades since their service during world

unique upon this earth. that is why the rest of the world still looks to us to leave. this is a country where ordinary people find in their hearts the couragengs, the courage to stand up in the face of the fiercest resistance and say this is wrong and this is right. we will not settle for what the senate stella's we ought to accept and we will reach again -- what the cynics tell us we ought to accept and we will reach again and again. that is the conviction we must carry now when our hearts. as tough as it may be, i know we will overcome. another better days ahead. i know that because of the men towering over us, that because all of he and his generation endured, we have dedicated a monument today to that legacy. with our eyes on the horizon, let us keep striving, let us keep struggling, lettuce keep climbing toward the promised land of a nation and world that is more fair and more just and more equal for every single child of god. thank you. god bless you. and god bless the united states of america. [applause] ♪ ♪ we shall overcome ♪ we shall overcome ♪ we shall overcome someday deep in my heart i do believe♪ we shall overcome someday ♪ we

winston churchill was unique, an inspiration to millions around the world in world war ii. winston churchill's eloquence and courage brought hope to those bound under the weight of tyranny and war. his prose and voice were direct an succinct. he believed in calling things by their rightful names. when he secretly met with president roosevelt in august, 1941, and signed the atlantic charter, he made sure it referred specifically to nazi tyranny. always a straight chooter, he talled tissue called it like it was. in many -- in retrospect, many think it's easy for thanomen clayture to be used but at the time it was unique. during the 1930's when voice after voice cautioned against taking too strong a stance against nazi germany, winston churchill refused to ig fore the depathering storm. in 1982, mr. speaker, i was a young, second-term member of the house, but i, like millions of americans, was inspired that year by the actions and words of our 40th president who traveled across the atlantic in qune of that year to address parliament. he did so out of an appreciation out of the common, liberty loving and natural rights