long ford. james i i want to start with you and ask each of you this question. there must have been a moment in your life when you just said, okay, that s it. i m going to run for congress. tell me that defining moment that over the edge moment that happened for you. well, i can tell you i ve been passionate about the issues and ideas. that s part of my family my whole life. i was the son of a librarian and my mom was always engaged in issues. in came down to september of 2008. i ve never been involved as a candidate but god was calling me to do this. it wasn t a mystical adventure but a sense of i have to do this. i m going to be an old man telling me about the time i didn t do what i had to do. bill, what about you? actually maybe slightly different. i grew up with a family with dad involved in a local political scene. it was part of the fabric of our family. the two things we talked about
the u.s. price of a gallon is up $0.33 in two weeks. that s the seconds biggest increase on record. reporting remember layer is averaging 3.51 a gallon. that s the highest it has been in 2 and a half years. analysts are predicting more price increases at unrest in the middle ooe continues. same storm system. now back to huckabee. [ applause ] mike: we re back with chip and bill and james asking them about the big surprises. we talked to bill. two guys who haven t been involved in politics. james, surprise, disappointment, tell us the shocker for you getting to washington and being sworn in as a congressman. the two big surprises, one was how diverse the house of representatives is.
and what do a pilot, a realtor and a youth pather have in common? they were concerned citizens who ran for congress and won. minnesota s chip caddic, michigan s bill heinzga and james lang ford join us to tell us how they plan to make a difference. stars of tlc s d.c. cupcakes, sophie and katherine with mouth watering treats. here s something cool, phil collin, lead guitarist of def leppard will rock the house with me on the stage. [ applause ] my book is causing the stir this week. and some of it is frankly from my own verbal gaffe. in a radio interview on monday, i said president obama spent part of his early life in kenya. i meant to say indonesia. his father and grandfather were
of view. what a delight to talk to you and i wish you the best. if you get that done i ll buy you the biggest stake in new york. you ll do all of us a great favor. james, chip, bill, thank you. it s a pleasure to have you and good luck in fighting the people s fight. they re in the city where there s much work to be done. they have loved baking goodies since they helped grandma in the kitchen when little girls but they turned that passion into a successful business as well as a hit show. katherine and sophie from tv s d.c. cupcakes coming up n [ female announcer ] think a thick cream is the only way to firm skin? challenge the need for such heavy measures with olay. new regenerist micro-sculpting serum for firmer skin in 5 days. pretty heavy lifting for such a lightweight. [ female announcer ] olay regenerist.
mike: all right, a pilot, youth pastor and state representative walk into a room. this is the story of three concerned american citizens with very different backgrounds who didn t like the direction our leaders in washington were taking so they decided to try to make a change by running for congress in last year s midterm elections. before i speak to them. i want you to learn more about our guests today. james langford graduated the university of texas and received a master s degree in divinity. for 13 years he was the program director of false creek, the nation s largest youth camp. fed up with government growth and spending, he ran for congress and won oklahoma s fifth congressional district. bill heizinga with became a