for us as americans, have to realize some of these guys who joined the police, if there's a threat they might not be able to stay in nari surag and they might move them to kanishin in the south, "i don't want to leave home." we have to understand that and respect that. but that is a challenge. is they don't like leaving home. home is home. but i think that's what we're trying to do. make sure pashtun are in the police. and the afghan army move out of the populated centers. we're not at that point yet where the police are conducting criminal investigations. collecting evidence. it's still a work in progress. so the -- and the police are working through a history of corruption. the local people still are hesitant. so the army's playing a strong role. they are pretty well respected. but we're working through that stage of moving the army out and having the police do more of law enforcement rather than combat operations. but that's where the local home grown pashtuns are going to focus their efforts. >> yes, question in the back. >> good morning, general. i'm originally from afghanistan. i

>> i learned that like everything especially us, as americans, we have it easy and even if we like do struggle, we should keep smiling and just keep going. >> why is it you want to be involved in something like this? video games are pretty popular right now. gamers are popular. why is it this is something for you? >> for me i always liked to give back to the community because i feel like not a lot of people have what i've gotten from my family, i learned that to give back, like if you give back you'll get something back. it feels like a really good feeling to have. >> katarina, what or who are you creating with jorge and others like him? >> we're creating the next generation of leaders and educators and a lot of people look at urban youth across the country and feel like they are part of the problem. we actually feel like they are the agents of change, that they are the ones that will be empowered by local and global service to lift not only themselves but their communities and the results are in the number, 95% -- 95% of our students go on to college. their lives and our lives will b

, and you wanted americans, all of us, to understand who we are. >> right. >> hinojosa: so what don't we understand, and what did you come away understanding better about who you are as an american? and you have this beautiful line in the book that says, "if you look at me, you see foreign, but if you hear me..." >> yeah, you hear someone who's american. and it's... and it's funny, right? because you'll get this question... maybe you get it too. often from cab drivers. it's like, "so where are you from?" and i'm like... and, you know, it's new york. and i'm like, "well, i'm from here." they're like, "no, where are you really from? >> and often-- it's interesting-- from immigrant people themselves, right? and i'm like, "i'm really from here. i was born and raised in new york city, and i live here now." i could not be more from anywhere on this planet. and i know they want to say... they really want to know, "what's your genetic background?" i wish there was... i just wish there was a socially acceptable way to say i'm genetically chinese. but the idea is that you can look at me, and if you're... and they think you're foreign, which can be useful, you know, if you don'

just a violation -- that proposal would be a violation of the fundamental values that most of us as americansd dear. >> you are so right. and obviously that raises the very real issue and tension between the white house and the supreme court that is emerging. and one wonders whether that attention will become part of the political discourse between now and november if though supreme court overturns the bill, will the president go after the supreme court and say we are seeing a supreme court that is ripping apart the social fabric of this nation. you were so respectful to the court, will the supreme court and has the supreme court injected itself into the politics of this november? >> well i think there is certainly in deng danger of doing that. we are a nation of laws. that's the bedrock of -- on which our constitution rests, and i have always encouraged respect for the supreme court because under our constitution it interprets the laws, but the court is at grave risk of unmining the respect that all of us should have for the supreme court when they speak from the bench cracking jokes and spe

opportunity, not a check from government, it's opportunity that has always driven america to define us as americans. i'm not naive enough to believe free enterprise is the solution to all of our problems. nor am i naive enough to doubt it's one of the greatest forces for good this world has ever known. free enterprise has done more to lift people out of poverty, to help build a strong middle class, to help educate kids and to make you're lives better than all the programs of government combined. if we become one of those societies that attacks success, why not commit certain. there's a lot less success, and that's not who we are. the promise of america has always been if you worked hard, had the right values, took some risks that there was an opportunity to build a better life for your family and for your next generation. this means that government has to be smaller and centhave stri limits placed on its power. obama care violates both those principles, and i will get rid of it. taxes have to be as low as possible, and in line with those of the competing nations around the world designed to foster

opportunity not a check from government, but opportunity that is always driven america and defined us as americans. i'm i don't think free enterprise is the solution to all of our problems nor am i naive enough to doubt it's a greatest forces of good that this world has known, it's done more to lift people out of poverty, help educate our kids and make our lives better than all programs of government combined. if we become one of the societies that attacks this, there will be less expense and that is not who we are. promise of america has been if you worked hard, took risks, if there was an opportunity to build a better line for your family and next generation, this piece of government has to be smaller and have strict limits. obama care violates both those principles and i will get rid of it. taxes have to be as low as possible. and then, in line with those competing nations around the world designed to foster growth. that is why i will cut marginal taxes across the board. i want to create good jobs in this country. let's get those taxes down down for employers. now we understand in a free market

rather than run on his record, which he he can't, distort ours and speak to us as americans in divisive ways to distract and be distort the country. distract from the election. look, here is what happens, laura, if we have a debt crisis, something that the president's policies bring us toward. people who need government the most, people who are poor and elderly, they are the ones who get the first and worst if we have a debt crisis. by getting our fiscal house in order, we prevent a crisis from happening so we can protect those who need government the most. with respect to the poor, obama's policies aren't working. we had the highest poverty rates we have had in a generation. one in six americans are in poverty today. these policies are making it worse. so, why should we keep throwing money at failed programs? why what we are seeing is let's reform these programs and get people off of welfare and back to earth would. get economic growth policies so we can have a job economy with job creation and economic prosperity to the people show have never seen it before. we want to take those succ

. >> well, and to me the wonderful story about the war of 1812 is how african-americans used that as a way to secure their freedom. now, one of the great stories -- >> they didn't come here as slaves. some of them came and helped discover america. >> you're right. some of them did. exactly. and yet what we see is that we tend to create in the narrative of american history we tend to put people in certain groups or categories. and we generalize those categories. we can say that within any group of people there are exceptions to those rules. >> yes. >> and in the process of trying to make it a narrative flow that goes from point a to the end, we talk about the generalizations rather than the exceptions.

and it has defined us as americans. >> and ron paul is spending his time in wisconsin courting young voters. he spoke at the university of wisconsin, telling students the federal government has gotten them in a financial mess. >> i get asked a lot of times by the media exactly why are the young people interested in what i've been talking about. i said, well, there's a couple reasons. one is that they're getting a bad deal. you're inheriting a mess. you have a big debt to deal with. you have perpetual wars that never seem to end. but for various reasons, the federal reserve is an issue, personal liberty is an issue, the ongoing wars. and also, this deficit. there's a lot of problems. and i think it came together about four or five years ago when it was recognized with the financial crisis, how serious this was. but also, we're winning these arguments. we're winning these arguments, certainly -- certainly on the federal reserve. it's been around for 100 years and this is the girs tifirst tie had a serious debate about whether it should even exist. [ applause ] and last year, we actuall

and it says something about us as americans. right now, women are a growing number of breadwinners in the house will. but they're still earning 70 cents compared to what a man does. a woman with a college degree will earn hundreds of thousands of dollars less than a man over the course of her career. ending pay discrimination is about far more than simple fairness. when more women are bringing home the bacon, bringing home less of it then men who are doing the same work, that weakens families. it weakens communities. it weakens our kids. it weakens our entire economy. [applause] which is why the first bill that i signed into law was the littllily ledbetter law. it makes it easier for women to demand fairness, equal pay for equal work. we're pushing for legislation to give women more tools to fight pay discrimination. and we encourage companies to make workplaces more flexible so women do not have to choose between being a good employee or being a good mom. more women are also choosing to strike out on their own. today, nearly 30

it means finding differences between us as americans produce fear and resentment and then stoking that fear and resentment to maximum effect. in politics, this is how you get wedge issues, to use consult your war to scare up money for votes. for some the culture war isn't a metaphor or a term of art. it is literally war. they will kill for it. americans defined as the enemy in this war are seen as justifiable targets of violence. of even assassination. here's one story of how that works now in america today. >> sedgwick county 911. >> someone just came in and shot somebody in our church. dr. george tiller of just shot. >> why did you kill him? >> the lives of those children were in imminent danger if someone did not stop george tiller. >> i was meant to have a cause. i was meant to have a purpose. >> mr. tiller set himself up as the abortion provider for all late-term abortions. >> some people despised him and some thought he was a great humanitarian providing a necessary service. >> reporter: the antiabortion movement had one mission in wichita, kansas, shut down dr. george tiller's c

rather than run on his record, which he he can't, distort ours and speak to us as americans in divisiveways to distract and be distort the country. distract from the election. look, here is what happens, laura, if we have a debt crisis, something that the president's policies bring us toward. people who need government the most, people who are poor and elderly, they are the ones who get the first and worst if we have a debt crisis. by getting our fiscal house in order, we prevent a crisis from happening so we can protect those who need government the most. with respect to the poor, obama's policies aren't working. we had the highest poverty rates we have had in a generation. one in six americans are in poverty today. these policies are making it worse. so, why should we keep throwing money at failed programs? why what we are seeing is let's reform these programs and get people off of welfare and back to earth would. get economic growth policies so we can have a job economy with job creation and economic prosperity to the people show have never seen it before. we want to take those succe

opportunity not a check from government, but opportunity that is always driven america and defined us as americans. i'm i don't think free enterprise is the solution to all of our problems nor am i naive enough to doubt it's a greatest forces of good that this world has known, it's done more to lift people out of poverty, help educate our kids and make our lives better than all programs of government combined. if we become one of the societies that attacks this, there will be less expense and that is not who we are. promise of america has been if you worked hard, took risks, if there was an opportunity to build a better line for your family and next generation, this piece of government has to be smaller and have strict limits. obama care violates both those principles and i will get rid of it. taxes have to be as low as possible. and then, in line with those competing nations around the world designed to foster growth. that is why i will cut marginal taxes across the board. i want to create good jobs in this country. let's get those taxes down down for employers. now we understand in a free market

it is opportunity that has always driven america and defined us as americans. free enterprise has done more to lift people out of poverty, to help build a strong middle class, to help educate our kids, and to make our lives better than all of the government's programs put together. if we become one of those societies that ataktacks succes the outcome is certain, there will be less success. that's not who we are. the promise of america has always been that if you worked hard, and took some risks, that there was the opportunity to build a better life for your family, and for the next generation. i'm offering a clear choice, and a different path. and unlike the president, i have a record that i'm proud to run on. >> so what can we expect from a potential romney versus obama race? senior political analyst ron brownstein from new york. ron, you know, romney not holding back there, attacking the president on what he calls the president's government centered view of america. but at the same time the white house is acknowledging maybe what newt gingrich is acknowledgin

opportunity not a check from government, but opportunity that is always driven america and defined us as americansi'm i don't think free enterprise is the solution to all of our problems nor am i naive enough to doubt it's a greatest forces of good that this world has known, it's done more to lift people out of poverty, help educate our kids and make our lives better than all programs of government combined. if we become one of the societies that attacks this, there will be less expense and that is not who we are. promise of america has been if you worked hard, took risks, if there was an opportunity to build a better line for your family and next generation, this piece of government has to be smaller and have strict limits. obama care violates both those principles and i will get rid of it. taxes have to be as low as possible. and then, in line with those competing nations around the world designed to foster growth. that is why i will cut marginal taxes across the board. i want to create good jobs in this country. let's get those taxes down down for employers. now we understand in a free market r

it's opportunity that has always driven america and defined us as americans. i'm not nighyev enough to believe that free enterprise is a solution to all of our problems. but nor am i naive enough to doubt that it's one of the greatest forces for good this world has ever known. free enterprise lifted more people from poverty, create middle class and educate our kids and make lives better than all the other government programs combined. [ applause ] if we become one of those societies that attacks succes success, we can be certain there can be a lot less success. that's not who we are. the promise of america has always been if you worked hard, had the right values, took some risks, that there was an opportunity to build a better life for your family and for your next generation. this means that the government has to be smaller and have terrific limits to place that power. obamacare violates both of those principles and i will get rid of it. [ applause ] taxes have to be as low as possible. in line with those of the competing nations around the world. designed to

and defined us as americans. my grandfather was in the construction business.er really made it himself. but he convinced my dad that he could accomplish anything he set his mind to. my dad didn't have the chance to finish a college degree. and he apprenticed as a lath and plaster carpenter. and based on that excellent experience, he went on to turn around a car company. and later became the governor of the state of michigan. my father made the most of the opportunities that came before him. by the time i came along, i was the fourth of four brothers and sisters, i had the chance to get the education my dad couldn't. i loved cars. and i was tempted to stay in michigan and go into the car business. but i always knew that i'd wonder if any success i might have was due to my dad. so i went out and got out of business school, i stayed in massachusetts and got a job with the best company that would hire me. and perhaps more importantly, i was married and on the way to having five sons. over the next 25 years, my business career had ups and downs, great successes, def

think this is a very complicated issue and it involves one of the most difficult subjects for us as americansof our racial heritage or background. it's the issue of race. and that is a very difficult and at times uncomfortable conversation for many americans to have. the fact of the matter is is that it's not just a philadelphia problem. many of the major cities all across the united states of america have pretty much similar problems with race for victims who are african-american males anywhere from 40% to 80%. this is an epidemic. it is a public health crisis. and i think that much more attention needs to be brought to it, which is what many of us as mayors are trying to do through an entity called cities united. this is an organized effort with foundation support, certainly casey family programs and the open society institute, the knight foundation and many others looking at the issue of the epidemic of violence in america and specifically the disproportionate impact that it has in the african-american community and specifically african-american males. so i'm trying to articulate on this i

. >> i think we should be thinking about hispanics, latinos-- whatever you want to call us-- as americans. we live in both worlds. so i identify myself a puerto rican but i identify mile as a bostonian in the united states. >> what we need to recognize is hispanics are not a monolithic group. i think that mantra needs to be shouted across the country. when you're talking to latinos this year, we're disproportionately have higher unemployment, so that's what we need to focus on, those issues. >> why did the president do so well among hispanic voters? >> the president is working to strengthen the middle class. he's working to build an economy in which hard work and responsibility pays off. and to build an america in which we're not divided, in which we're united. and mitt romney he vetod the dream act. he's calling for all undocumented immigrants to self-deport. hispanics know that the president is on their side. they know that he's fighting for comprehensive immigration reform and for the dream act, and that's why we're seeing so much support for our candidate. >> there was so much misinf

we need leadership from all over to make sure that all of us as americans realize we've got a great resourceight here. >> but in the end, andrew, your company does not need washington at this point at all. >> that's right. we don't. jim, when you can save trucker almost $2 a gallon and they use 20,000 gallons a year and the incremental cost has come way down to $30,000 and you're getting less than a year of payback, economics is a beautiful thing. that's what's going to make this go. that's where we're headed. so, we're keeping our head down. we have 100 of these stations under construction right now. we actually this year will build 107 stations. at the end of this year, coast to coast, border to border, you'll be able to drive a natural gas heavy-duty 18-wheeler truck. engines are coming out this year and early 2013. we'll just keep plugging. >> now, do you think that congress would respond more to cleaner air, respond more to the payback, respond more to energy independence, or respond more to the idea that we couldn't create a lot of jobs? >> they're all pretty good. you know, what i've

it's opportunity that is always driven america and defined us as americans.the solution to all our problem, but nor am i naive enough to know that free enterprise has done more to help build a strong middle class, to help educate our kids and to make our lives better than all the programs of government combined. if we become one of those societies that attacks success, one outcome is certain. there will be a lot less success and that's not who we are. the promise of america has always been that if you worked hard, had the right value, took some risk, that there was an opportunity to build a better life for your family and for your next generation. this means that government has to be smaller and have strict limits placed in its power. obamacare violates both those principles and i will get rid of it. taxes have to be as low as possible, and in line with those of the competing nations around the world. designed to foster innovation and growth. that's why i will cut marginal taxes across the board. i want to create good jobs in this country. let's get the taxes

us as americans, we have too much respect for ourselves. we're not going to let nobody pimp us or hustle us on them making billons of dollars and they want to pay you dirt money like wal-mart. wal-mart need to give them folks a union. that's bull crap. well, that's it. oh, and another thing. that obama care, y'all better get smart on that obama care. them insurance companies are pimps and hustlers. five years from now, you're just waiting to see what's going to go down on the insurance stuff. you have city jobs that saying they're not going to hire smokers. it should be a person's choice if they want to smoke. host: we're running short of time. this looks at the international monetary fund as it's attempting to raise $400 billion to help offset cost related to the you're don't this is claire jones saying that the i.m.f. looks set to reach the target of $320 billion secured by yesterday's lunchtime in washington. many economies yet to contribute. the floodgates open after japan pledged $60 billion yesterday. it is intended to shore up confid

americans for the first time after the war, it was a chance for all of us to come together as a nation, as americans, to fight against a common enemy. it was also the chance for african-americans, many of them for the first time to enter the military and to show that as former slaves, they, too, could fight to tee fedefend this coun. from that perspective, if no other, the opportunity it provided to unify northerners and southerners i think is very important for us to look at. as with any conflict, there's that really a particular cause. there are several causes to it. you can go back to the way spain was treating its colonial empire. cuba in the late 1890s was about the last vestiges of spain's colonial empire in this hemisphere and cuba was a very profitable part, colony, of the spanish empire. with the sugarcane that was produced there. there was a lot of american investment in cuba. and because of the unrest in cuba from insurgents who had been striving for independence from spain for some time, america's economic interests in cuba were threatened so there was a sincere in

should i have the honor of serving as president, that's how i will seek to lead not by pitting one group against another but by bringing us together as americans, patriotic, freedom loving americans. americans want a leader who will tell them the truth, who will live with integrity, who will preserve the nation and protect our constitution. we have a sacred duty to restore the promise of america. we will do it. we will do it because we believe in america. we will stop the days of apologizing for success at home and never again will we apologize for america abroad. there was a time not so long ago when each of us could walk taller and stand straighter because we had a gift that no one else in the world shared. we were americans. that meant something different to each of us. but it meant something special to all of us. we knew it without question. and so do the world. those days are coming back. that is our destiny. we believe in america. we believe in ourselves. our greatest days are ahead. we are, after all, americans. join me in this great cause. let's take back our nation and defend our freedoms. god bless you! god bless united states of ame

should i have the honor of serving as president, that's how i will seek to lead, not by pitting one group against another, but by bringing us together as americans, patriotic, freedom-loving americans. americans want a leader who will tell them the truth who will live with integrity, who will preserve the nation and protect our constitution. [ applause ] >> we have a sacred duty to restore the promise of america and we'll do it. and we'll do it because we believe in america. we'll stop with the days of apologizing success at home and never again will we apologize for america abroad. [ applause ] >> there was a time not so long ago each of us could stand a little taller, walk a little prouder. it meant something special to all of us. we knew it without question and so did the world. those days are coming back. that is our destiny. we believe in america. we believe in ourselves. our greatest days are ahead. we are, after all, americans. join me in this great cause, let's take back our nation and defend our freedoms. god bless you, god bless the united states of america. thank you so much. >> constitution, country, freedoms. a couple of major theme

as president, that's how i will seek to lead. not by pitting one group against another but by bringing us together as americans, patriotic, freedom loving americans. americans want a leader who will tell them the truth. who will live with integrity. who will preserve the nation and protect our constitution. we have a sacred duty to restore the promise of america and we will do it. we will do it because we believe in america. we'll stop the days of apologizing for the success at home and never again will we success successes, will we apologize for america abroad. there was a time not so long ago when each us could walk a little taller, stand a little straighter because we had a gift that no one else in the world shared. we're americans. that meant something different to each us but it meant something special tufl us. we knew it without question. and so did the world. those days are coming back. that is our destiny. we believe in america. we believe in ourselves. our greatest days are ahead. we are, after all, americans. join me in this great cause. let's take back our nation and defend our freedoms. god bless you. god bless the un