but three years ago, i made the decision to go back and use what i know i am in a unique situation to take what i know and apply it to the education community and say we can make special education better. there are ways we can use the data we collect. i have to say i am a little proud of this, too. i am proud of standing up at this point of time. i wanted to be a politician. i did not do it because i wanted power. i did it because, after september 11, i wanted to find a way to serve my country. i was too old to join the army. i thought about applying to the fbi. i should never have a gun in my hand. [laughter] this, i can do. i can stand up and speak and contribute to the conversation. i am very proud of this and proud of you guys because everybody has talked to me and said, we can do better. we, the electorate, can increase the conversation. we can make government better. i will answer the other part of the question, something i would take back. i was offered a job at amazon
came out, republicans believed st. louis public radio is doing the books were cooked and the same. democrats believed they were not. i do not know what the truth is. the broadcasts is also been streamed live on ksdk.com and stlpublicradio.org. but i am worried about the fact that we have become so partisan we also invite you to take part that we cannot distinguish the on social media on twitter. true anymore. all we care about is what we re being told by the party masters. the fact is, for me, i d like to finally, our appreciation to the city police and fire department, as well as the school district of clayton for respect the terms of the debate. hosting tonight s event. please do not tear or anything like that. in least during my time. at least during my time. before we begin, i d like to review the debate format. each candidate will give a 3- minute opening statement and a 3-minute closing statement. i lost the question, i am sorry next, our panel will ask questions of b
all. we will begin a florida later on on washington journal. talking to people on both sides of the aisle. we will begin with those late the ciders. how did you make up your mind? or if you think you are going to make up your mind and the last 13 days, we want to assure you as well. if you are supporting governor 1.mney called calle202-585-388 if you are supporting obama call 202-585-3880 0. if you are supporting another candidate call 202-585-3882. go to twitter.com campaign 2012. how did you make up your mind and when? since the first presidential debate how and when did you make up your mind? late decider is only. or if you think you were going to make up your mind during the next 13 days. here is the wall street journal. candidates a bottle to lock up key states. mitt romney will spend much of the final two weeks of the campaign presenting himself as a bipartisan bridge builder. that is the wall street journal. and in the washington post trying to rebut criticism. rep
55% of americans support legalizing marijuana. why is this the case? because we are talking about it. because debates are raging at dinner tables that haven t been raging at dinner tables in the past. let s regulate it. let s attacks it. let s tax it. it s on the ballot in colorado in november. coloradoians have the opportunity really to change drug policy worldwide. coloradans get it. six years ago they oat voted to decriminalize marijuana on a campaign based on marijuana being safer than alcohol. i am not a hypocrite on this issue. i have drank alcohol, i have smoked marijuana. i don t drink alcohol, i don t smoke marijuana. i can tell you, in no category is marijuana more dangerous than alcohol. [applause] and yet we are arresting 1.8 million people a year in this country on drug-related crime. we have the highest incarceration rate of any country in the world. 2.3 million people. half of what we spend on law enforcement, the court and the prisons is drug related, and to
in comments at cleveland these people. they are not watching rachel and state university, vice- they are not watching john presidential candidate paul ryan criticized federal anti- kennedy. independence and moderates. it was written the other day poverty programs and argue for a strategy encouraging private about the way the narrative charity. this is a half-hour. changes. basically, political porter s take a look at the polls. hello, colorado. [cheers and applause] obama gets out there and says romnesia. if you perceive obama as willing thank you so much. look at this. wow. [applause] thank you. thank you so much. cut winning, that is great. [applause] if you perceive obama as was in, that is embarrassing. does it color the news they get? so warm. wow. [applause] wow. [laughter] it does depend. getting the news by watching something on saturday night live, which we use as a great arbiter. thank you very much for that warm welcome. a lot of folks who are very pass