[cheers and applause] >> i also -- thank you. i also, as i said, you are get to go know me. >> we love you, baby, we love you! >> not necessarily exactly through the medium that is i want you to get to know me, but, you know, we have an opportunity tonight to tell you a little bit more about who rick santorum is. i want to thank the people on the stage up here behind me, my wife karen, and my family, who is represented here by elizabeth and john, and at home the rest of the family, daniel and sarah maria and peter and patrick, and bell law. i want to thank them sanding behind me every day of this campaign. thank them very, very much [cheers and applause] i want to tell you more specifically about three people. first, someone who is not here