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That he did a good job of saying, im like you in that sense. i value hard work and i value my faith. >> and for the people in the room and for the people who watched on only on c-span, the most powerful testimonials that were bain testimonials that were the olympian testimonials and the mormon testimonials and it was not close. they were nice. the mormon testimonials were powerful stuff. >> yes, it was. it was powerful introduction of people working with mitt in his early career and embracing hi...

Perhaps you prefer broserrie. >> john: okay, come on. that was like the thing we do before we talked to shepard because we wanted to talk to him about that. you can give them a laugh and still bring them a news. i like to speak how we approach our show. its all the news. you can talk about something that is social issue or something that a mom may be experiencing or something that will give people cocktail party fodder. >> john: every second we devote to that is second we take away from healthca...

About this controversy, and people are now worried that, you know, this may have some reality if mitt romney becomes president. and i think theres reason to worry about it. whether or not they even change -- made an effort to change the abortion laws in the way that paul ryan would like them to do. its still giving us a pretty good indication of the approach that a romney administration would have to womens health issues. and theres nothing i can see that is good about that approach. >> it makes...

The real world if they win the election. they cant do this that time because paul ryan is on the ticket and todd akin has stirred about this controversy, and people are now worried that, you know, this may have some reality if mitt romney becomes president. and i think theres reason to worry about it. whether or not they even chan change -- made an effort to change the abortion laws in the way that paul ryan would like them to do. its still giving us a pretty good indication of the approach that...

Official platform is essentially an exercise devoid of consequence. party platforms do not generally matter all that much anymore. and watching the process of a party putting together that platform is enough to put you to sleep even if youre part of it, even when c-span broadcasts it and youre in the shot. its engrossing, like a formal committee of 100 collectively trying to work out a large sudoku puzzle together. is there any objection? objection. >> on page 7, line 10, appears to be a typogra...

Misleading ideas or fact the took precedent. for instance in the health care reform measure. were going to put it on c-span. everybody will see it. they do it in private. megyn: but there is difference between making a promise and not following through and affirmatively misrepresenting. we been having debate on this show for a while. does truth matter. >> it sure does. >> it does matter. i was in north carolina on assignment of the people are fed up what is happening in washington both parties. ...

About so-called legitimate rape and pregnancy and abortion. the hottest of the hot button issues in american politics, the secret romney tax returns still managed to make news as weve seen president obama talked about them in a white house briefing today while bill kristol, editor of the conservative weekly standard said this on c-span. >> i personally, if i were designing the tax code would have a tax code in which mitt romney paid more than 13%, i would say, given what i know about the kind of...

Hampshire. gosh, i feel like im almost a new hampshire resident. i come here and -- it would save me some tax dollars, i think. >> that was mitt romney, joking about lowering his so burdensome tax rate at a town hall in manchester today, even on a day with a republican political earthquake about so-called legitimate rape and pregnancy and abortion, the hottest of the hot-button issues in american politics, the secret romney tax returns still manage to make news, as weve seen, president obama tal...

Dicing to do. this is whats happening behind the scenes with the republican party. it is on c-span which i watched all day today. this is mostly done behind the scenes. what romney wants to do is appeal to independent voters. he will have to find a way to keep the base of his party together and t make no mistake, this committee is the base of the base. most conservative of the conservative activists in the republican party, passing the policy of the republican party much of which he is not 100% ...

Intelligent discussion. paul ryans mom was there, who is on medicare. you know, a lot of us actually have parents who are on medicare. were very concerned about preserving it and protecting it, and then protecting it for the next generation because our parents also want to see this program be protected, but what the romney-ryan plan does is theyre going to repeal obama-care and take -- and not going to allow that $719 billion to be taken out of medicare and then the way they get those so-called ...