i said i d end the war in iraq, and i did. i said we d focus attention on those who attacked us on 9/11. and we ve gone after al qaeda s leadership like never before. and osama bin laden is dead. i said we would put in place health care reform to make sure insurance companies can t jerk you around and if you don t have health insurance, would you have a chance to get affordable to greet the coffins when they come home, you know that i mean what i say. mr. president, i have to mef us along. governor. thank you, kerry, thank you for your question. it s an important one. i think the president is right when he says that the buck stops at his desk and he takes responsibility for providing the security resources and terrible things may happen from time to time. i feel deeply sympathetic for the families for those who lost loved ones, and today is a membranorial service for one of the family members who was lost today. we think of them and care for them. there were many days tha
it left these voters both stunned and mystified, it s caused the president to get a second look. there s a lot of different ways to watch tonight. we re going to have complete debate coverage afterward. we . all of us are excited, we re pumped, we re ready to go, candy crowley is getting ready to introduce the republican nominee, and the democratic nominee. 82 undecided voters in that town hall format. candy selected about 15 questions to come forward. candy will have an opportunity after the question, two minutes for each candidate to facilitate a discussion. she can do follow-up questions. this debate is getting ready to begin. we re watching it very closely. let s go to hofstra university on long island. good evening from hofstra, long island. we re here for the second debate, a town hall responsiveness forred by the commission on presidential debates. we have 82 uncommitted voters from the new york area. their questions will drive the night. my goal is to ensure co
september 11th attack on the united states consulate in benghazi libya an act of terror. the president said romney simply had his facts wrong. watch this. the day after the attack, governor, i stood in the rose garden, and i told the american people and the world that we are going to find out exactly what happened, that this was an act of terror, and i also said that we re going to hunt down those who committed this crime. and then a few days later i was there reading the caskets coming into andrews air force base. and grieving with the families. and the suggestion that anybody in my team, the secretary of state, our u.n. ambassador, anybody on my team would play politics or mislead when we lost four of our own, governor, is offensive. that s not what we do. that s not what i do as president. that s not what i do as commander in chief. governor, if you want to reply, quickly. i certainly do. i think it is interesting the president just said something which is that on th
york area. their questions will drive the night. my goal is to give the conversation direction and to insure questions get answered. the questions are known to me and my team only. neither the commission nor the candidates have seen them. i hope to get to as many questions as possible, and because i am the optimistic sort, i am sure the candidates will oblige by keeping their answers concise and on point. each candidate has as much as two minutes to respond to a common question, and there will be a two-minute follow-up. the audience here in the hall has agreed to be polite and attendive. no cheering or booing or outbursts of any sort. we will set aside that agreement just this once to welcome president barack obama and governor mitt romney. gentlemen, thank you both for joining us here tonight. we have a lot of people that have been waiting all day to talk to you, so i want to get right too. governor romney, you won the coin toss so the first question will come to you. i wa
i care about 100% of the american people. i want 100% of the american people to have a bright and prosperous future. i care about our kids. i understand what it takes to make a bright and prosperous future for america again. i spent my life in the private sector, not in government. i m a guy who wants to help with the experience i have the american people. my passion probably flows from the fact i believe in god. and i believe we re all children of the same god. i believe we have a responsibility to care for one another. i served as a missionary for my church. i served as a pastor in my congregation for about ten years. i ve sat across the table from people who are were out of work and worked with them to try to find new work or help them through tough times. i went to the olympics when they were in trouble to try to get them on track. and as governor of my state, i was able to get 100% of my people insured, all my kids, about 98% of the adults was able also to get our scho