and from the state house, learn about ohio's connection to our 16th president and how the largest geometrics earth works in the world was used on american history tv and c-span 2 and c-span three. >> now some of last night's speakers at the republican convention. former secretary of state condoleezza rice, and ms. rice says she is happy as stanford's -- this is 20 minutes. [applause] ? >> thank you. thank you. >> thank you very much. thank you. [applause] thank you so much. good evening. good evening. distinguished delegates. good evening fellow republicans and good evening my fellow americans. [applause] we gather here at a time of significance and challenge. this young century has been a difficult one. i can remember as it -- as if it was yesterday when my youngest came into the white house to say a plane had hit the world trade center and then a second and then the third plane, the pentagon and later we would hear that a plane had crashed into a field in pennsylvania, driven into the ground by brave souls who died so that others might live. [applause] from that day on, our sense of vulnerability and our concepts of security were never same again. then in 2008, the global financial and economic crisis would stun us. and it still reverberates as we deal with economic uncertainty and bad policies that cast a fog over the american recovery that is desperately needed at home and abroad. and we have seen that the desire for liberty and freedom is indeed universal as men and women in the universe rise up to see it. internal strife and hostile neighbors are challenging the young fragile democracy of iraq. dictators in iran and syria butcher their people and threaten regional security. russia and china prevent a response and everyone asks, where does america stand? [applause] indeed, indeed, that is the question of the hour. where does america stand? you see when friends or foes alike don't know the answer to that question unambiguously and clearly, the world is likely to be a more dangerous and chaotic place. since world war ii the united states has had an answer to that question. we stand for free people and free markets. we will defend and support them. [applause] >> we will sustain a balance of powers that us is stains freedom. now to be sure the burdens of leadership have been heavy. i know as you do the sacrifice of americans, especially the sacrifice of many of our bravest and the ultimate sacrifice. but our armed forces are the shield and foundation of security, but we are so important to that we have men and women in uniform that volunteer. they volunteer to defend us at the front lines of freedom, and we o'them our eternal gratitude. [applause] -- and we owe them our eternal gratitude. [applause] i know , too, and it has not always been easy, though it has been rewarding to speak for those who don't otherwise have a choice. the democracy advocate in venezuela and political prisoner in iran. it's been hard to muster the support for fledgling democracies and on behalf of the most desperate. the aids or fans in uganda. the young woman who has been trafficed into the sex trade in southeast asia. it has been hard, yet this assistance together with the compassionate work of private charities, people of content and people of faith have shown soul of our country. and i know, too, i know, too, that there is a weariness. i know it feels as if we have carried these burdens long enough. but we can only know that there is no choice, because one of two things will happen if we don't lead. either no one will lead, and there will be chaos or someone will fill the vacuum who does not share our values. my fellow americans, we do have a choice. you cannot be reluctant to lead, and you cannot lead from behind. [applause] mitt romney and paul ryan understand this reality. our well-being at home, and our leadership abroad are inextricably linked. they know what to do. they know that our friends and allies must again be able to trust us from israel to columbia from poland to the philippines. our friends need to know we will be reliable and consistent and determined. and our foes confuse no reason to doubt our resolve, because preals does come through strength. [applause] -- because peace really does come through strength. [applause] >> our military capabilities and tech in a logical -- will be safe through mitt romney's hands. from our exports and influence abroad. if you are worried about the rise of china, just consider this. the united states has negotiated -- has ratified only three trade agreements in the last three years, and those were negotiated in the bush administration. china has signed 15 free trade agreements and it's in the progress of negotiating as many as 18 more. sadly, we are abandoneding the feel of free and fair trade, and it will come back to haunt us. [applause] we must not allow the chance to attain energy independence to slip from our grasp. we are blessed with the gift of oil and gas resorts near america and we must recognize develop them. we can develop them sensitively and we can develop them securing our environment. but we must develop them. and we have the enji newty to develop alternative sources of energy, too. but most importantly, mitt romney and paul ryan will rebuild the foundation of our strength, the american economy, stimulating private sector growth and stimulating small business entrepreneur ship. [applause] when the world looks at us today, they see an american government that cannot live within its means. they see an american government that continues to borrow money, that will mortgage the future of generations to come. the world knows that when a nation loses control of its finances, it eventually loses control of its destiny. that is not the america that has inspired people to follow our lead. [applause] after all, when the world looks to america, they look to us, because we are the most successful economic and political experiment in human history. that is the true basis of american exceptionalism. you see, the essence of america, what really unites us is not nationality or ethnicity or religion. it's an idea. and what an idea it is, that you can come from humble circumstances and you can do great things. that it does not matter where you came from. it matters where you are going. [applause] my fellow americans, ours has never been a narrative of grievance and entitlement. we have never believed i am doing poorly because you are doing well. we have never been envious of each other's possessions. [applause] no. no. ours has been a belief in opportunity. and it has been a constant struggle, long and hard, up and down to, try to extend the benefits of the american dream to all. but that american ideal is indeed in danger today. there is no country, no, not even a rising china that can do more harm to us than we can do to ourselves if we do not do the hard work before us at home. [applause] more than at any other time in history, greatness is built on mobilizing human potential and ambition. we have always done that better than any country in the world. people have come here from all over because they have believed our creed of opportunity and limitless horizons. they have come here from the world's most impoverished nations just to make a decent wage, and they have come here from vanced society as engineers and scientists fueled the -- in sill con, california, in the research triangle of north carolina. along route 128 in massachusetts in austin, texas and across this great land. [applause] we must continue to welcome the world's most ambitious people to be a part of us. in that way, we stay young and optimistic and determined. we need immigration laws that protect our borders, meet our economic needs and yet show that we are a compassionate nation of immigrants. [applause] we have been successful, too, because americans have known that one status adverse is not a permanent condition. americans have believed that you might not be able to control your circumstances, but you can control your response to your circumstances. [applause] and your greatest ally in controlling your response to your circumstances has been a quality education. but today, today i can tell that you're going to get a good education, can i honestly say it doesn't matter where you came from but it only matters where you're going? the crisis of k-12 is a threat of the very fabric of who we are. [applause] my mom was a teacher. i respect the profession. we need great teachers, not poor ones and not mediocre ones. we have to have high standards for our kids, because self-esteem comes from achievement not lax standards and false praise. [applause] and we need to give parents greater choice. particularly, particularly poor parents whose kids, very often minorities, are trapped in failing neighborhood schools. this is the civil rights issue of our day. [applause] if we do anything less, we condemn general -- generations to joblessness, hopelessness and life on the government dole. if we do anything less, we will endanger our global imperative for competitiveness, and if we do anything less, we will tear apart the fabric of who we are and cement the turn towards enentitlement and grieve. mitt romney and paul ryan will rebuild us from home and help us lead abroad. they will provide the answer to from where does america stand? the times are real and hard, but america has overcome hard challenges before. whenever you find yourself doubting us, just think about all those times that america made the impossible seem inevitable in retrospect. our revolutionary founding against the greatest military power of the time, a crifflet war, brother against brother, hundreds of thousands dead on both sides, that we emerge a more perfect union and when patriots were determined to overcome slavery and segregation and europe at whole and peace and the aftermath of 9/11 the willingness to take really hard, hard decisions that secured us and prevented the following attack that everybody thought preordained. and on a personal note, -- [applause] and on a personal note, a little girl grows up in birmingham. the segregated city of the south where her parents can't take her to a movie theater or to a restaurant. but they have her absolutely convinced that even if she can't have a hamburger at the wool worth's lunch counter, she can be president if she wants to be, and she could become the secretary of state. [applause] yes. yes, yes. yes, america has a way of making the impossible seem inevitable in retrospect. but we know it was never inevitable. it took leadership and it took courage and it took belief in our values. mitt romney and paul ryan have the integrity and the experience and the vision to lead us. they know who we are. they know who we want to be. they know who we are in the world and what we offer. that is why this is a moment and an election of consequence. because it just has to be that the agreest and most compassionate country on the face of the earth will continue to be the most powerful a beacon for prosperity and liberty across the world. god bless you, and god bless this extraordinary country, this exceptional country, the united states of america. [applause] >> vice presidential candidate paul ryan delivers the final speech of the night at the r.n.c. in tampa. he touched on his family and talks about the federal debt, the economy and entitlement spending. this is 40 minutes. >> thank you. thank you. whoo! thank you very much. thank you. hey, wisconsin. thank you. thank you. you guys are great. thank you so much. [applause] thank you. mr. chairman, delegates, and fellow citizens, i am honored by the support of this convention for vice president of the united states. [applause] i accept the duty to help lead our nation out of this jobs crisis and back to prosperity. and i know we can do this. [applause] i accept the calling of my generation to give our children the america that was given to us with opportunity for the young and security for the old. and i know that we are ready. our nominee is sure ready. his whole life prepared him for this moment. to meet serious challenges in a serious way, without excuses and idol words. and for four -- after four years of getting the run around, america needs a turnaround and the man for the job is governor mitt romney. [applause] i'm the newcomer to this the campaign, so let me share a first impression. i have never seen opponents so silent about their record. and so desperate to keep their power. they have run out of ideas. their moment came and went. fear and division is all they have got left. with all their attack ads, the president is just throwing away money. and he is pretty experienced at that. [applause] you see, some people can't be dragged down by the usual cheap tact i cans, because their character, ability and plain decency are so obvious, and ladies and gentlemen, that is mitt romney. [applause] for my part, your nomination is an unexpected turn. it certainly came as news to my family. and i'd like you to meet them. my best friend and wife, janna, our daughter liza and our boys, charlie and sam. [applause] the kids are happy to see their grandma who lives in florida. there she is, my mom, betty. [applause] my dad, a small town lawyer was also named paul. until we lost him when i was 16, he was a gentle presence in my life. i'd like to think he'd be proud of me and my sister and brothers. [applause] you know what? i'm sure proud of him and where i come from, jamesville, wisconsin. [applause] i live on the same block where i grew up. we belong in the same parish where i was baptized. jamesville is that kind of place. the people of wisconsin have been good to me. i've tried to live up to their trust. and now, i ask those hard working men and women and millions like them across america to join our cause and get this country working again. [applause] when governor romney asked me to join the ticket, i said, let's get this done, and that's exactly what we are going to do. [applause] president barack obama came to office in an economic crisis as he has reminded us a time or two. those are very tough days. any fair measure of his record has to take that into his account. my own state voted for president barack obama. when he talked about change, many people liked the sound of it, especially in jamesville, where we are about to lose a major factory. a lot of pies i went to high school with worked that the gmt plant. right there at that plant, candidate obama said i believe if our government is there to support you, this plant will be here for another 100 years. that's what he said in 2008. well, as it turns out, that plant didn't last another year. it is locked up and empty to this day. and that's how it is in so many towns where the recovery that was promised is nowhere in sight. right now 23 million men and women are struggling to find work. 23 million people. unemployed or underemployed. nearly one in six americans is in poverty. millions of young americans have graduated from college during the obama presidency ready to use their gifts and get moving in life. half of them can't find the work they studied for or any work at all. so there's a question, without a change in leadership, why would the next four years be any different from the last four years? [applause] the first troubling sign came with the stimulus. it was president obama's first and best shot at fixing the economy. at a time when he got everything he wanted under one party rule. it cost $831 billion, the largest one-time expend tchur ever in our federal government. they went to companies like sill lynn drum with their gold-plated connections and subsidized jobs and make believe markets. the stimulus was a case of pate tra imagine that and croneyism at their worst. [applause] you, the american people of this country, were cut out of the deal. what did the taxpayers get out of the obama stimulus? more debt. that money was not just spent and wasted. it was borrowed, spent, and wasted. [applause] maybe the greatest waste of all this time. here we were faced with a massive job crisis so deep that is everyone out of work stood in single file, that unemployment line would stretch the length of the entire american continent. you would think that any president, whatever his party, would make a job creation and nothing else has first order of economic business. but this president did not do that. instead, we got a long, divisive, all or nothing attempt to put the federal government in charge of health care. crowd: boo! >> obamacare comes to more than 2000 pages of rules, mandates, taxes, fees, and fines that have no place in a free country. [applause] that's right. you know what? the president has declared that the debate over government controlled health care is over. that will come as news to the millions of americans who elect mitt romney so we can repeal obamacare. [applause] and the biggest power play of all in obamacare came at the expense of the elderly. even with all the hidden taxes to pay for the health care takeover, even with the new law and new taxes on nearly 1 million small businesses, the planners in washington still did not have enough money. they needed more. they needed hundreds of billions more. so they just took it all away from medicare. $716 billion funneled out of medicare by president obama. crowd: boo! >> an obligation we have to our parents and grandparents is being sacrificed all to pay for a new entitlement we did not even ask for. [applause] the greatest threat to medicare is obamacare. and we're going to stop it. [applause] in congress, when they picked up the heavy books and the charts about medicare, my thoughts go back to a house on garfield street in jamesville. my wonderful grandmother had alzheimer's. she moved in with my mom and me to read we did all the little things that made her feel loved. we had held for medicare. it was there. just like it is there for my mom today. medicare is a promise and we will honor it. in mitt romney, paul ryan administration will protect and strengthen medicare for my mom's generation, my generation, and for my kids and yours. [applause] still our opponents can consider themselves on notice. in this election on this issue, the usual posturing is not going to work. mitt romney and i know the difference between protecting a program and raiding it. ladies and gentlemen, our nation needs this debate, we want this debate, we will win in this debate. [applause] obamacare, as much as anything else, explains why a presidency that began with such anticipation now comes to such a disappointing close. it began with a financial crisis. it ends with a job crisis. it began with a housing crisis they alone did not cause. it ends with a housing crisis they did not correct. [applause] it began with a perfect couple a credit rating for the united states. it ends with the downgraded america. it all started off with a stirring speeches, the thrill of something new. now all that' left is a presidency and drift, surviving on slogans that already seem tired. grasping at the moment that has already passed. like a ship trying to sail on yesterday's wind. [applause] you know, president obama was asked not long ago to reflect on any mistakes he might have made. he said, well, i have not communicated enough. [laughter] he said his job is to "tell a story to the american people." as if that is the whole problem here? he needs to talk more and many to be better listeners? ladies and gentlemen, these past four years, we have suffered no shortage of words in the white house. what is missing is leadership and in the white house. [applause] that's right. [applause] and the story that barack obama does tell, for ever shifting blame to the last administration, is getting old. the man assumed office almost four years ago. isn't it about time he assumed responsibility? [cheers and applause] in this generation, a defining responsibility of government is to steer our nation clear of a debt crisis while there is still time. in 2008, candidate obama called a $10 trillion national debt unpatriotic. serious talk from what looked like a serious reformer. by his own decisions, president obama has added more debt than any other president before him. and more than all the troubled governments of europe combined. one president, one term, $5 trillion in new debt. crowd: boo! >> he created a new bipartisan debt commission. they came back with an urgent report. he thanked them, sent them on their way and then did exactly nothing. crowd: boo! >> republican stepped-up with good faith reforms and solutions equal to the problems. how did the president respond? by doing nothing. nothing except to dock and demagogue the issue. so here we are. $16 trillion in debt and still he does nothing. in europe, massive debts have put entire governments at risk of collapse and still he does nothing. all we have heard from this president and his team are attacks on anyone who dared to point out the obvious. they have no answer to this simple reality. we need to stop spending money we do not have. [applause] really simple. not that hard. [applause] my dad used to say to me, son, you have a choice. you can be part of the problem, or you can be part of the solution. the present administration has made its choices. mitt romney and i have made ours. before the momentum overwhelms us all, we are going to solve this nation's economic problems. [applause] i am going to level with you. we do not have that much time. but if we are serious and smart and the lead, we can do this. after four years of government trying to divide up the wealth, we will get america creating wealth again. [applause] with regulatory reform, we will put government back on the side of men and women who create jobs and the men and women who need jobs. my mom started a small business and i have seen what it takes. mom was 50 when my dad died. she got on a bus every weekday for years and road 40 miles each morning to madison. she earned a new degree and learn new skills to start her small business. it was not just a new livelihood. it was a new life. and it transformed my mom from a widow in grief to a small businesswoman whose happiness was not just in the past. work gave her hope. it made our family proud. and to this day, my mom is my role model. [applause] behind every small business, there is a story worth knowing. all the corner shops in our towns and cities, the restaurant, cleaners, and gems, hair salons, hardware stores, they did not come out of nowhere. a lot of heart goes into each one. when small business people said they made it on their own, all they are saying is nobody else works seven days a week in their place. nobody showed up to open a door at 5:00 in the morning. no one did their thinking and worrying for them. after all that work, it sure does not help to hear from their president that government gets the credit. what they deserve to hear is the truth -- yes, you did build that. [applause] we have a plan for a stronger middle-class with a goal of generating 12 million new jobs over the next four years. in a clean break from the obama years, and from the years before this president, we will keep federal spending at 20% of gdp or less because that is enough. [applause] the choice is whether to put hard limits on economic growth or hard limits on the size of government. we choose to limit government. [applause] i learned a good deal about economics and about america. from the author of the reagan tax reforms, the great jack kemp. [applause] what gave jack that incredible enthusiasm was his belief and the possibilities of free people. in the power of free enterprise and strong community to overcome poverty and despair. we need that same optimism right now. in our dealings with other nations, a mitt romney, paul ryan administration will speak with confidence and clarity. whenever men and women rise up for their own freedom, they will know the president is on their side. [applause] instead of managing american decline, leaving allies to doubt as an adversary to test us, we will act in the conviction that the united states is still the greatest force for peace and liberty that this world has ever known. [applause] president obama is the kind of politician who put promises on the record and then call back the record. [laughter] but we are four years into this presidency. the issue is not the economy that barack obama inherited. not the economy that he envisions. but this economy that we are living. [applause] college graduates should not have to live out their 20's in their childhood bedrooms. staring up at fading obama posters and wondering when they can move out and get going with life. [applause] everyone who feels stuck in the obama economy is right to focus on the here and now. and i hope you understand this, too. if you are feeling left out or passed by, you have not failed. your leaders have failed you. none of us should have to settle for the best this administration offers -- a dull, adventureless journey from one entitlement to the next great a government planned life. a country where everything is free but us. listen to the way we are spoken to. listen to the way we are spoken to already as if everyone is stuck in some class or station in life. victims of circumstances beyond our control with the government there to help us cope with our fate. it is the exact opposite of everything i learned growing up in wisconsin or going to college in ohio. when i was waiting tables, washing dishes, or mowing lawns for money, i never thought of myself as that in some station in life. i was on my own path. my own journey. an american journey. where i could think for myself, decide for myself, define happiness for myself. that is what we do in this country. that is the american dream. that is freedom and i will take it any day over the supervision and sanctimony of the central planners. [applause] by themselves, the failures of one administration are not a mandate for a new administration. a challenger must stand on its own merits. he must be ready and were the to serve for the office of president. we are a full generation apart, governor romney and i. and in some ways, we are different. there are the songs in his ipod which i have heard on the campaign bus. [laughter] and i have heard it on many hotel elevators. [laughter] he actually urged me to play some of these songs at campaign rallies. i said, look, i hope it is not a deal breaker, but my playlist starts with ac/dc and ends with zeppelin. [applause] a generation apart, but that does not matter. it mixes different but not in any of the things that matter. mitt romney and i both grew up in the heartland, and we know what places like wisconsin and michigan look like when times are good. [applause] when people are working, when families are doing more than just getting by. and we know it can be that way again. we have had very different careers, mainly in public service, his mostly in the private sector. he helped turn around failing businesses and start businesses. being successful in business, that is a good thing. [applause] mitt romney has not only succeeded but he has succeeded where others could not. he turned around the olympics at a time when a great institution was collapsing under the weight of bad management. and over spending and corruption. sounds kind of familiar, doesn't it? he was a republican governor of a state where almost nine in 10 legislators are democrats and yet he balanced the budget without raising taxes. unemployment went down. household incomes went up. massachusetts saw its credit rating upgrade. [applause] mitt and i also go to different churches but in any church, the best kind of preaching is done by example. i have been wanting that example. the man who will accept your nomination is prayerful and faithful and honorable. not only a defender of marriage, he offers an example of marriage at its best. not only a fine businessman, he is a fine man. our faiths come together in the same moral creed. we believe that in every life, there is goodness for every person there is hope. each one of us was made for a reason, bearing the image and likeness of the lord of life. [applause] we have responsibilities, one to another. we do not each face the world alone. the greatest of all responsibilities is that of the strong to protect the weak. the truest measure of any society is how it treats those who cannot defend our care for themselves. each of these moral ideas, each of these moral ideas is essential to democratic government, to the rule of law, to live in a humane and decent society. they are the moral creed of our country, as powerful in our time as on the day of america's foundation. they are self-evident and unchanging. sometimes, even presidents need reminding that our rights come from nature and god, not from government. [applause] the founding generation secure those rights for us. in every generation since, the best among us have defended our freedoms. they are protecting us right now. we honor them and all of our veterans, and we thank them. [applause] the right that makes all the difference now is the right to choose our own leaders. and you are entitled to the clearest possible choice, because the time for choosing is drawing near. here is our pledge. we will not duck the tough issues. we will lead. we will not spend the next four years blaming others. we will take responsibility. we will not try to replace our founding principles. we will reapply our founding principles. [applause] this is hard. these times demand the best of all of us. we can do this. we can do this. together, we can do this. we can get this country working again. we can get this economy growing again. we can make it safe again. we can do this. whatever your political party, but us come together for the sake of our country. join mitt romney and me. let us give this effort everything we have. let us see it all the way through. thank you, and god bless you all. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> we will began in the evening with connie mack, newt and callista gingrich, and craig romney. in the 9:00 hour,, kerry healey and jane edmonds from his state cabinat. e he will be introduced by marco rubio. you can watch a live on c-span and any you missed on our web site c-span.org. up next, a washington journal is live from at tampa. we will talk with scott helman. at 11:00, jenny beth martin. susan macmanus on the importance of florida and presidential elections. >> mr. chairman, at delegates, and fellow citizens, i am honored by the support of this convention for vice president of the united states. the united states.