finally this morning, from our getting to know web series. a salute to a nonpartisan group of people with extraordinary influence on the country s future. moms. we start with condoleezza rice who talked to us about growing up in the segregated south. my mother and i went to buy an easter dress and we went into one of the big department stores and the lady said, the sales lady said she ll have to try it on in there and pointed to a store room and my mother said, looking her dead in the eye, either she tries this dress on in the fitting room or we don t buy it. i was offered a job and she for my home state senator at the time and she gave me a nudge to take the job. because she was worried i would become a ski bum. what was the defining thing for you? a mother of unconditional love. a woman of an indomitable spirit to overcome.
she s been described as a snow bird of sorts although i think that term a generally reserved for canadians in the winter time. but she lived on east coast in a retirement community called lauderdale by the sea and she s described as a totally with-it woman. all of her wits about her and we certainly know she did as a younger woman when she expressed concern that her son paul was at risk of becoming a ski bum. as we all know now, he has not become a ski bum. he s front center in this presidential campaign and expect today make their appearance any moment now. and carl, i want to get back to the question of entitlements, and the severest critics of medicare, of social security described it as a ponzi scheme and the democratic shift we re looking at in the country, seniors on tremendous numbers of seniors and baby boomers, reaching retirement age are simply
budget committee. democrat iic congressman chris n holl hollen. and then re-opening the search with david axelrod and ed gillespie on why his candidate gambled on a wonk who is wanting to overhaul medicare. and then risk/reward with jessica yellen. i m candy crowley, and this is state of the union. no surprise, president obama s campaign and other democrats are wasting no time attacking the new romney/ryan presidential ticket. descriptions we ve heard thrown around so far, wrong, harsh and extreme. joining me now, former new hampshire governor and romney campaign adviser john sununu. welcome, governor, and good morning to you. nice to be on, candy. happy sunday. so let me ask you, this is certainly comes as a surprise to the romney campaign. they certainly knew ahead of time how this would taken. how do they move against what clearly is going to be an attempt to say, this is a man who wants to fundamentally change medicare and social security and going back to his rec
it s an honor to announce my running mate and the next vice president of the united states, paul ryan! now a look at paul ryan. the man. jamesville, wisconsin, is where i was born and raised, and i never really left it. the lawmaker. i have focused on solving the problems that confront our country. and his impact on the race for the white house. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. in this special hour, we re taking a close look at the man mitt romney has asked to join him on the republican presidential ticket, paul ryan. fittingly, romney made the announcement in front of the battleship the uss wisconsin. ryan, chairman of the house budget committee, made a name for himself here in washington by battling deficits and fighting for cuts in government spending. listen to how mitt romney broke the news. it s an honor to announce my running mate and the next vice president o
might choose to be like a ski bum or a civil war reenactor or like i don t know, a mathlete, maybe. in the same way that one might choose to be any of those things, these guys say that being gay is something that you can just choose not to do. you can decide not to do it. and how do these recommended groups from the romney-funded organization propose that you do that? they promote magic therapy by which you can be cured of your affliction. like our old friend, richard cohen advertised. reporter: another technique, bioenergetics with, designed to help clients release memories stored in the muscles, in this case, hitting a pillow with a tennis rack et. i was angry with my mother. so i started saying, mom! mom! mom! mom! why! did! you do! that! to! me! mitt romney s millions have ended up getting the campaign focused on the broader issue of how mitt romney made all those millions and where he stashed