opportunities than our generation had. and i also thank all of the volunteers who have been there almost on a daily basis making phone calls from before the straw poll. you know who you are. i know who you are and i thank you for your dedication. i hope you know how much your dedication not only meant to me but our country and, of course, it shouldn t be even needed to be said but it must be said, i must thank my wonderful husband of 33 years, marcus bachmann. [ applause ] he is the best campaigner in our family and yesterday when we were out on main street in des moines, he was buying doggie sunglasses for our dog boomer while we were out visiting all of the many businesses and all of our children who are here this evening, our son lucas, our son harrison, our daughter aliza, daughter caroline, daughter sofia, we love them all, our 23 foster children, my
mark the event with a joint tribute to the nation s 35th president. among those who spoke, joe biden and kennedy s daughter caroline. just a few hours into office, alabama governor robert bentley sparked a controversy. now a few days later, he s trying to tamp it down. here s what he said on monday. anybody here today who has not accepted jesus christ as their savior, i m telling you you re not my brother and you re not my sister . he just met are religious leaders of different faiths to try to explain. this is what he offered. i would like to say that anyone hop heard those words and felt disenfranchised i want to say that i m sorry. and you re not a person who can say that you re sorry, then you re not a very good leader. curious. mayors from across the nation