Should motivate a candidate who runs for president. This is how you can respond on the phone lines. You can contact us on twitter. You can post your thoughts there. There is email. Is the story from the weekend section of usa today your co. This is the cover of it. This is why people run for president. If you go to the pages underneath and look at some of the reasons, we will read a couple to you. Maybe you will add to your own list about why people should run. Reason number one, to change the countrys direction. That is the change the country direction. To make history is number two. That goes on from there adding other thoughts why people should run for president. If you want to add your own thoughts on what should motivate a political candidate to run for president , this is how you can do so this morning. You can make your thoughts known on facebook as well. We will start with johnna. He is in houston, texas. He is calling on the republican line. Caller the problem is in my opinion is selfishness. Started,country first candidates ran for president. They stood and the people got them elected. I think thats what we need now. When they stood for president instead of running for president , expand on that. Caller when you have people Like Washington and adams, it was considered improper to go out on the stump for yourself. To i heard a campaigning for himself for Academy Awards. That no one has captured for you in the modern president ial contests . Caller the only person i can think of right now that would even come close to that which would be mitch daniel at purdue. He is not an insider. Hes got a history to be a good president. Much more so than the Current Governor of indiana. Host what do you mean specifically . Caller his two good terms as governor of indiana. He was good when he was there. The values that we need to get back in the white house. Host that is john from houston, texas. You have heard some of his ideas. Has other ideas as well. That is what we are asking you. Another reason from the list in usa today. The third is to make a point. They cite ralph nader who has run for president five times. What should motivate someone to run for president . Tell us what you think. Im going to vote for ted cruz if he runs. If he doesnt there are a couple of other republicans i find very interesting. He is in the mix. There are three or four them i am going to give you a blockbuster story that nobody is talking about. Is the pope. Statement to his cardinals. Foss false ideologies that do more harm than good. Eddie is from a gainesville texas. Hello. Thing i am main interested in seeing is somebody besides a democrat or a republican run for president. We need someone who cares about the people. They both care about the rich. They can say other things, but that is the way it is. Host do you mean an independent party . Caller yes. Somebody he was just out there for the people. Is for thea said he people, but look at the policies he has done. Host if you believe that somebody should run for the people, what is a personal motivation . What policy should they talk about . Isler the main policy stopping the war against the American People. There are no results except they are breaking up families and destroying the country. Thats just ridiculous. Stop the war against the people and stop wars around the world that we are involved in. Furnish them arms if you want but not our blood. Host david is in tampa, florida. Caller i have been dying to get on cspan. You are doing a great job. Honest, just be an honest person. What i want to say is the republicans won this race this time. I want to tell all of the democrats out there that they did not win this election. They stole it. Host back to the idea of who should run for president , why honesty . Thing thatts the they should do. Be honest with people. Everybody. Ountry for its not just for one group. Help read we all need somebody that cares about everybody. There somebody in 2016 for you that captures that idea of honesty . Caller yes. Unfortunately its a lady. Its not Hillary Clinton. I think its Hillary Clinton. I think she would be good for everybody. I dont think she stands a chance. Host why do you say that . Caller its the good old boy country. Even if they have to steal it like they did this time, thats whats going to happen. Votes. Nt count our they wont count the black peoples votes. Thats the way theyve got it stacked against us. Its going to be that way from now on. Trials them South Carolina on the independent line. What do you think . Caller good morning. Im an independent. I am a Constitution Party fan. We hear the same old story. All you are getting is democrats and republicans. I wish what would motivate a president is the fact of the federal government is in our personal lives. We of been forced to buy a product that we shouldnt have to do. Im talking about the Affordable Care act. We havedicrous that been forced to buy something that we shouldnt have to. Like to see them run on campaign reform. They are tied it to big money and Everybody Knows it. Weve got to change the lobbying and the super pacs. Fan of the Constitution Party. They only take 200. They take no money from any corporation. They are not going to get on tv or be part of the big debates. If some republican or democrat got on tv wanted to change the chain connection to money. We we arethat going down the same road every eight years. Host does your party have a candidate . They dont yet. Thats a shame. I know they are looking hard. They had virgil in the last election. And a been a republican democrat. He got fed up with the whole mess. He became a member of the Constitution Party. Away got to give people from being tied to big money or we will never get away from the problems that we have. They are serving people who donate to them. What should motivate a candidate to run for president . Robert is in arizona. Youre next. Caller good morning, pedro. Did it isnice program good to hear myself speak. What should motivate a person to is the president preamble to the constitution. The promote the general welfare. How good would it be for the whole country if before any president would sign a law and before people would be sworn government, they would promote the general welfare. If you really listen to that phrase and Pay Attention and read it and interpret it, what it means is dont have all the money go in one direction. Moneyvernment prints the so they have to be accountable. Who are they accountable to . All the people. The general population. Let me tell you what has happened. What has happened is corporations all over the world have bought off our government. I dont think thats right. The constitution was written for the people in this country. Somebody that to you captures that idea . Is there a candidate that you would support . Give me a break. How can anybody support that idea if we have bought off government. Host steve is in florida. Caller thanks for taking my call. My opinion is the country is becoming very divided. Im 62 years old. I have seen some things. President obama was supposedly going to unify and bring everything together and be transparent. Ton he decided he wanted change this country. This is the greatest country in the world and now its being divided. That is antiwhite racism. That is what is coming about. That is a lot of their platform. If you see what they do, thats what it ends up being. There are a lot of whites that support the democratic party. Host we are focusing on what should motivate a candidate to run for president. Caller to save the country. Thats what i was getting at. It is going terrible different ways. These people are not coming here to be americans. Livere coming here to their social lives. Youll have just these groups of these people. They wont assimilate and do their own thing and take advantage of people who have things that they get. Is there anybody in 2016 that you like so far . Caller i am leaning toward the newer. Not necessarily the tea party. I look at what they stand for. I think they do stand more for america and doing whats right for america and not whats right for just themselves. Host what should motivate a candidate to run for president . List, want to add to that the bbc reports that Hosni Mubarak dropped a case. Conspiring to of kill protesters. The judge concluded that his also absolvedwas of a corruption charge. He is serving a threeyear sentence for embezzlement of public funds. Larry is in North Carolina. Once you motivate a person to run for president , you have to tell the truth. Tell whats going on in congress and let the American People know whats going on. They pass laws and they dont tell us nothing. Has 15aw they pass definitions. America,nt to save elect no lawyers. ,ost from chicago, illinois this is david on the republican line. Caller i believe that the next run for office and when the office is a candidate who has the cause of the poor and the oppressed in their heart. Also of vengeance and rest to be shouldnt against the multiglobal corporations and the military Industrial Complex that has ruled and ruined this country. Its time to turn our country back into the hands of the 99 . When you look around, when you watch what is on television, on an individual level, you see the decline of conditions in this country. People have lost their jobs and lost their homes, their savings. The banks and Financial Institutions continue their and they their avarice do so with impunity. An individual robs a bank and they go to jail, but if a Large Corporation robs millions of individuals from their homes and puts them out of the street, they get off with a huge raise. You have police who are dressed clubbing and beating people who were unarmed. They are shooting people. Youve got people who are sick and cant get Proper Health care or Timely Health care. Country,tions in this even for people just making ands meat is very difficult. Is there somebody that captures those philosophies . Caller someone who is in touch with the average american. Host who is that now . Is there somebody that captures those ideals . Caller we should have a law that no one can run for been in theo has military service. Andody who is a warmonger there should be nobody allowed to be president who is a millionaire. That is david in illinois. Weve got a couple of new stories to tell you about. The washington post. Blackwood, new jersey. Go ahead. Caller the first thing i would like to say is i think that we ,a closer economic one of the popes said that he was against runaway capitalism. I think he has it right. The money should be a little bit mixed. Enly im not saying that you strip people who have money out of all their money or something. Form a socialist society. Help the people on the street. People shouldnt really be on the street. They didnt choose that. They wound up there. As far as the wars going on in the middle east, we did get involved in them. I would like to see them over with. Were spending a lot of money on them that we really need host six civilians were killed. N a strike this is marie in atlanta, georgia. We are talking about what should motivate a candidate to run for president. I think the question is what should motivate a candidate to run for president. Id like to reread reword that. Who should run for president . This may sound strange to a lot of people. Feel men and women i should run for president. Change theo could soul of the nation. Everywhere may enjoy freedom, security, and peace. Thats how i feel about the situation. Until we can change the heart and soul of the nation, we will continue to experience all of the problems that we are seeing all over the world. This is on twitter. You can add your thoughts as well on our lines and our twitter page. You can post on our Facebook Page or send us email. Takingtish premiere is look at immigration issues. This is a story in the new york times. They are planning a tougher stance in the u. K. James is up next. He is in North Carolina on the republican line. Caller what should motivate a person to run for president . Justee with what the lady got done saying. Calling, aa higher person could get the nation back morally on track. Far off withne so things that we condone. There is no way we can get back on track. You would say a religious person should run for president . Person andood godly abortion forainst sure. Is there a candidate out there that reflects those views . Caller not that i have seen yet. Ifave been waiting to see somebody is going to rise up. I have not heard about anybody yet. I like Rick Santorum during the last election. He did not stand a chance of being elected. The majority of people that voted for him on his race. Host could this be a member of another religion . Caller for me, it would need to be a christian. Host why that over other religious faiths . The belief in my faith and i go by what the bible says, christianity is inclusive but its exclusive also. It teaches that its one way and that makes sense to me. That can make things simple. We are not the smartest people. Host james is sharing his thoughts on what should motivate people to motivate for president. You may agree with other calls. Feel free to share your thoughts on the phone lines. A couple of things to point you to, at the beginning of next week, the president of the university of virginia will appear at the National Press club. She was supposed to talk about trends in higher education. Questionsspond to regarding the recently adopted zerotolerance policy the school is taken on campus sexual assault. You may have heard about the Rolling Stone article about a 2012. Ape back in you can watch for yourself on monday. That is at 1 00 and you can watch that there. Politics,low louisiana is still a hot topic when it comes to the future. Debate you for the primary takes place on monday. That will be at an 00. You can see that debate on monday at 8 00 on cspan two. Lets hear from jerry. He is on the independent line. Name, one person by james webb. Host he Just Announced an exploratory committee. Caller he was in the marine corps, he was a major. He led combat units in combat. He was secretary of the navy. He has been in the congress. He has been a democrat and a republican. I have read his books. What you think motivates him to do these things . Caller i think he has a good heart. , he took those guys in to battle known he was going to have to sacrifice some of them. He did the best he could. That is what we need. Host if he decides to make the run, you support him. Caller 100 . Emailed, please quit cutting some of these people off. Let them have some of their say. You do a great job and you are one of by favorites. Host thats jerry in tennessee. Lets hear from diane. Caller good morning. I love the pink tie you had on. Sight have lost Bernie Sanders. You, it passes me pisses me off that nobody calls and who works for the 1 . They are insane. About, im not talking doctor or lawyer rich, im talking head Fund Hedge Fund rich. They are crazy. They are the koch brothers. Bernie sanders understands what oligarchy is. I have worked for these people. So poor that we are fighting each other for scraps. There is a picture of senator sanders. Do you think should motivate a person to make a run for the presidency . You can use him as an example if you want. Caller fairness. And im not talking about redistribution of wealth. Im just talking about fairness. I am never going to get to retire. Im 50 years old. Im never going to get to retire. She specifically named a candidate in senator sanders. You can talk about that person as well. Bobby from columbia, maryland. Go ahead. What i would like to see in our next president is someone who would run our country according to the constitution. I want someone that will close our borders and have a small government and keep us safe. They would cut the funding of the epa. The regulations are strangling businesses and strangling states. Lets put education back in the hands of the states. Maybe a military man with some experience. ,f he can be commander in chief wed send respects our military. I think Mitch Daniels would be a good one. I think dr. Ben carson should be looked at. I am not opposed to jim webb. I would vote for a democrat or republican or an independent depending on the person. I want someone who has good leadership skills. I could go with any party. I want small government and our borders closed. Done with these 5 million are going to hurt poor people the most. Host she mentions the executive action on immigration. A story profiles some of the behind the scenes actions before the announcement. This was in the new york times. Walter from North Carolina, you are next. We are asking people on what should motivate a candidate to run for president. Faceda person that has the adversary with patients who are dying. He has had to lose a few. A very logical, straightforward thinking individual that believes in the people. Himod running mate for would be marsha blackburn. I have watched these two over the years. I am an independent. And it my ticket area vote both democrat and republican. Id vote depending on the candidate and what they stand for. Thank goodness for cspan. Thank you for allowing us on the air and to discuss these things. Hosea, york of posts thank you for allowing us host protests were lying down and calling for boycotts of black friday. There is a picture this morning. The st. From robert of louis time postdispatch. Nixon is calling a special legislative session to pay for the costs for emergencies. Rodney from indiana on the democrats line. I think what should motivate them is the honesty and transparency. Gap should close the income between the rich and the poor. They should get rid of the corporate welfare and raise the minimum wage so that people can make a living. Paytaxpayer doesnt have to what they cant make working with these walmarts in Different Stores that get all the corporate welfare and my tax dollars.