to prove a point. i am here to serve my time. did you run into people you knew? a few people and they were just pats. they call me by my last name. how did you end up here in the joint. i tell them i ended up out drinking and using drugs and alcohol and i messed up my life. as we continue to interview him, we learned although this was his first conviction as an adult, it was hardly his first brush with the law. i started stealing cars at a young age and breaking into schools and i broke into my junior high and high school. at 11 years old i was living like i was 21. between 13 and 18, he did time in juvenile detention centers. once i was 18, i got my files seal and got my living to until i was about 24.
security of their retirement. an america where every parent knows that their child will get an education that leads them to a good job and a bright horizon. unlike the president i have a plan to create 12 million new jobs. [cheers and applause] heather: jonah goldberg editor at large for the national review and a fox news contributor joins us now. thank you for joining us. hey, thanks for having me. heather: jonah you say that governor romney s speech last night was i believe you said technically perfect. but what about personally? there s been a lot said about likability, different polls taken, did governor romney do anything to benefit himself in that area with his speech last night? oh, i think so, look, you know, for someone like me, my last name is goldberg, i m kind of an old testament guy, i like my conserv conservatism with a lot more smythe and rat.
she always tell me to stay true. that s the first three letters of my first name and first three letters of my last name. although stacey truvilion was sentenced to five years for an altercation with his neighbor, his good behavior at anamosa cut that time in half. i got through it with no write-ups and no loss of good time. my wife has never missed a visit. any time we have the opportunity to have visits, she s always been there. in just three days, his wife will visit with him again. only this time, he s going home with her. monday i will be free to go anywhere i want to go, and i got tickets to see the minnesota twins play the kansas city royals thursday. fearing that he might become a target of other inmates jealous of his parole, truvillion asked to spend his last three months in the
different. for the most part, though, i ve always gone along with people. i came into prison. and i ain t here to prove a point. i m just here to do my time. was it weird at first dealing with officers? did you run into people you knew? yeah. i mean, i ran into a few people. they said, hey, rapatz. they call me by my last name, what happened, how did you end up here in the joint? what happened? i tell them, i ended up wrong place, wrong time. i was out drinking and using drugs and alcohol. and i messed up my life. as we continue to interview rapatz, we learn although this was his first conviction as an adult it was hardly his first brush with the law. i started stealing cars at a young age and breaking into schools. i broke into my junior high and my high school. at 11 years old i was living like i was 21. between the ages of 13 and 18, rapatz did time in juvenile detention centers in several states. once i turned 18 i got my life together until i was about
always gone along with people. i came into prison. and i ain t here to prove a point. i m just here to do my time. was it weird at first dealing with officers? did you run into people you knew? yeah. i mean, i ran into a few people. they said, hey, rapatz. they call me by my last name, what happened, how did you end up here in the joint? what happened? i tell them, i ended up wrong place, wrong time. i was out drinking and using drugs and alcohol. and i messed up my life. as we continue to interview rapatz, we learn although this was his first conviction as an adult it was hardly his first brush with the law. i started stealing cars at a young age and breaking into schools. i broke into my junior high and my high school. at 11 years old i was living like i was 21. between the ages of 13 and 18, rapatz did time in juvenile detention centers in several states. once i turned 18 i got my life together until i was about 24. i did do good.