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Scully, Steven - Host
MORNING FOCUSES ON JOBS, WHICH HAS GOTTEN RICH. LEAST ONE SUPPORTER IN THE STATE. HOPING FOR A CAMPAIGN REVIVAL IN SOUTH CAROLINA. WHAT IS HAPPENING...
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GUEST: SOUTH CAROLINA WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A SLAM-DUNK FOR RICK PERRY. HE ANNOUNCED HIS CANDIDACY IN CHARLESTON. THE FIRST WEEK THAT HE WAS HERE, I FOLLOWED...
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Beam, Adam - Correspondent
LEADERSHIP OF GOVERNOR PERRY, THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE HAS NEARLY DOUBLED. IT JUMPED FROM 4% TO 8%. IN TEXAS, THERE ARE ALMOST 2 MILLION MORE JOBS THERE...
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Scully, Steven - Host
WE HAVE FOCUSED ON EDITORIALS IN THIS RACE. YOUR NEWSPAPER TODAY, ENDORSING JON HUNTSMAN, SAYING THAT HE COULD BRING US BACK TOGETHER AGAIN. FIRST OF...
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Beam, Adam - Correspondent
OUT FOR A FEW HOURS, SO NOT THAT MUCH REACTION, BUT SOME OF HIS SUPPORTERS ARE VERY EXCITED. WE WILL HAVE TO SEE IF IT IS TRANSLATED INTO ANY KIND OF...
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Scully, Steven - Host
IN, WITH A SPECIAL NUMBER FOR CALLERS FROM SOUTH CAROLINA. OTHERWISE, NUMBERS AS USUAL ON THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN. SEND US IT TWITTER MESSAGE TWITTER.COM/C-SPANWJ,...
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Beam, Adam - Correspondent
OF A REACTION TO THAT. THAT IS THE OPINION OF THE STATE NEWSPAPER EDITORIAL BOARD. I AM NOT A MEMBER OF THE BOARD AND HAVE NO SAY IN WHAT THEY WRITE....
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Scully, Steven - Host
YOU ABOUT THE OTHER PART OF THAT NARRATIVE, WHICH WAS PUT ON THE AIR BY MIKE HUCKABEE. HE SAT DOWN WITH FIVE CANDIDATES, INCLUDING NEWT GINGRICH. THE...
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Scully, Steven - Host
ON THE "THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL." THAT SEEMED TO BE MUCH OF THE NEWS THAT CAME OUT OF THE FORUM. WHAT WAS YOUR SENSE OF THE COMMENTS FROM THE FORMER HOUSE...
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| 00:08:01 |
Beam, Adam - Correspondent
BY THEM. THE SPEAKER HAS MADE AN DID A PRETTY BIG PART OF HIS CAMPAIGN, ATTACKING THE MITT ROMNEY RECORD AT BAIN CAPITAL. NEWT GINGRICH HAS A SUPER PAC...
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Scully, Steven - Host
IS FROM "THE DAILY NEWS." A FOCUS ON SOME OF THE PAST ISSUES THAT HAVE COME UP IN SOUTH CAROLINA PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES. ALSO, WHAT DOES THE CURRENT...
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Beam, Adam - Correspondent
HAS TO DO WITH OUR POSITION ON THE CALENDAR. OUR VOTERS VOTE EARLY, BUT NOT FIRST. WE GO AFTER IOWA AND NEW HAMPSHIRE. THIS CAMPAIGN IS ALREADY VERY...
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Scully, Steven - Host
MORNING, FROM TAMPA, "VICTORY WOULD GIVE THE FRONT RUNNER A CLEAR PATH TO THE NOMINATION." OUR FIRST CALLER IS FROM CONWAY, SOUTH CAROLINA. ED, GOOD...
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YOU FOR C-SPAN. OUGHT YES, AMERICA IS IN DECLINE. SOUTH CAROLINA IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF THAT. PEOPLE DO NOT WANT THAT SCUMBAG, THEY WANT RON PAUL. ...
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Beam, Adam - Correspondent
SAY IT TO THAT. MANY PEOPLE I'VE CRITICIZED GOVERNOR HALEY. SOME PEOPLE WONDER FOR ENDORSEMENT OF MITT ROMNEY WOULD BE A HINDRANCE MORE THAN A HELP....
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Scully, Steven - Host
SAID THAT HIS RECORD, WHICH INCLUDE BUYING AND SHUTTING DOWN COMPANIES, IT IS THE SAME AS THE OBAMA RECORD." CAN YOU ELABORATE ON THESE STORIES? GUEST:
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Beam, Adam - Correspondent
FIRST, THE GINA SMITH STORY. WE HAVE SEEN THAT NARRATIVE COME UP A LOT. WHY WOULD YOU ATTACK GOVERNOR ROMNEY ON THE FREE ENTERPRISE ARGUMENT IN A PRIMARY...
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Scully, Steven - Host
HEADLINE, FROM "THE NEW YORK TIMES," "CRITICISM OVER TIME THAT BAIN CAPITAL." THE CRITICISM IS THAT THIS COULD BE OLD NEWS. GUEST: A GREAT POINT. ESPECIALLY...
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Scully, Steven - Host
HOST: NEXT, ONE OF THE STAUNCHEST SUPPORTERS OF MITT ROMNEY, A LOCAL TALK SHOW HOST THAT WE CHAT WITH FREQUENTLY. WELCOME TO "THE WASHINGTON JOURNAL."...
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TO PHRASE YOUR SCREEN THERE. YOU HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB, AND C-SPAN HAS DONE A GREAT JOB COVERING THE ELECTION. I WAS THE SMALL BUSINESSMAN OF THE YEAR...
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Scully, Steven - Host
ALWAYS NICE TO HEAR FROM YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ADAM, YOUR RESPONSE? GUEST: IT IS NOT
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Beam, Adam - Correspondent
IMPOSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE NATURE OF THE RACE AND HOW MANY CANDIDATES HAVE MADE SUCH HUGE GAINS IN A SHORT AMOUNT TIME. IOWA IS A GREAT EXAMPLE...
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Scully, Steven - Host
LET'S GO BACK TO THIS STORY, FROM "THE NEW YORK TIMES." "TO WHAT EXTENT WILL THOSE ATTENDING THE MEETING BE ABLE TO MOBILIZE THEIR FOLLOWERS BEHIND RICK...
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Scully, Steven - Host
OHIO. WELCOME TO THE PROGRAM. CALLER: I AGREE WITH
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THE GOVERNOR OF GEORGIA -- OF GEORGIA. THANK GOD FOR C-SPAN. HOST: JOE
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Scully, Steven - Host
WILL APPRECIATE THE ELEVATION TO STATE OF GOVERNOR FROM TALK SHOW HOST. CALLER: I THOUGHT HE
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CALLER, -
SAID THE WAS THE GOVERNOR. [LAUGHTER] HERE IS WHAT GETS ME AS AN OBSERVER. I TRY TO WATCH FROM THE RIGHT, LEFT, AND CENTER, AND READ FROM THE RIGHT,...
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Beam, Adam - Correspondent
IS A GOOD POINT. RON PAUL IS IGNORED, TO A CERTAIN EXTENT, IN SOUTH CAROLINA. PART OF THE REASON FOR THAT IS THE HE ALWAYS SEEMS TO HAVE HIS SUPPORTERS...
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Scully, Steven - Host
ARE COVERING AN EVENT WITH RICK SANTORUM IN SOUTH CAROLINA LATER TODAY. TWO POLLS AND WE WANT TO SHIP -- SHARE WITH YOU, THIS SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED IN...
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Beam, Adam - Correspondent
INTERESTING THINGS RAISED IN THIS ADVERTISEMENT IS THE ISSUE OF ELECTABILITY. THAT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ATTACK AGAINST MITT ROMNEY. THAT HE IS TOO MODERATE,...
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CALLER, -
GOING DOWN THE HILL. I GOT IN ON A JOB ON THE 15TH AND THEY FIRED ME THE NEXT DAY. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET THEM TO CALL ME BACK. I CANNOT FIND A...
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| 00:25:12 |
Scully, Steven - Host
THE CALL. HOW THIS IS SENTIMENT SHORE UP WITH THE STORY THAT EURO ABOUT SOUTH CAROLINA? GUEST GO AS FAR AS LABOR UNIONS, SOUTH CAROLINA HISTORICALLY...
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Scully, Steven - Host
HOST: RESPONDING TO THE ADVERTISEMENT THAT WE JUST AIRED -- HOST:
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Scully, Steven - Host
AGAIN, THE OVERALL NARRATIVE IS TRYING TO DRAW A RECORD BETWEEN MITT ROMNEY, MICHAEL DUKAKIS, AND JOHN KERRY. GUEST: THAT WOULD APPEAR TO
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Beam, Adam - Correspondent
BE THE CASE. IT DOES SEEM TO BE UNUSUAL. BUT IT IS NOT SOMETHING WE HAVE NOT SEEN BEFORE. I HAVE SEEN ADVERTISEMENTS ATTACKING JON HUNTSMAN FOR SPEAKING...
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Scully, Steven - Host
EDGAR, WELCOME TO "WASHINGTON JOURNAL." CALLER: I WANTED TO MAKE
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JUST A FEW COMMENTS. I AM A CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN THEY USED TO BE A LIBERTARIAN. TO BEGIN WITH, I BELIEVE IN THE NEWT GINGRICH ASSESSMENT OF MITT...
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Scully, Steven - Host
TO LET THE AUDIENCE SEE WITH YOUR SEEN ACROSS THE STATE. THIS IS THE LATEST FROM THE MITT ROMNEY CAMPAIGN. >> I AM A FOUNDING
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MEMBER OF -- CLIP: I AM A FOUNDING MEMBER OF WOMEN AFFIRMING LIFE. THE PRO-LIFE MOVEMENT IS ALL ABOUT CHANGING HEARTS AND MINDS AND EXPRESSING THAT IT...
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Beam, Adam - Correspondent
RIGHT. I THINK THAT THAT WEB- ADVERTISEMENT IS FASCINATING. TURNING HIS FLIP-FLOP ON ABORTION INTO AN ASSET. YOU HAVE THIS PERSON WHO HAS BEEN INVOLVED...
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| 00:32:12 |
Scully, Steven - Host
ON THE PHONE. GOOD MORNING TO YOU. MELVIN, GO AHEAD, PLEASE. WE WILL GO ON TO STEVEN, INDIANA.
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CALLER: I DO NOT KNOW WHY ANYONE WOULD VOTE FOR ANY REPUBLICAN. IF THEY GET IN, THEY ARE WANTING TO GET RID OF THE MINIMUM WAGE, SOCIAL SECURITY, MEDICARE....
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Scully, Steven - Host
TO THAT? OBVIOUSLY A WRIST -- SUPPORTER OF THE PRESIDENT. GUEST ONLY TO SAY THAT MOST REPUBLICANS WOULD DISAGREE. HOST: OUR GUEST
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| 00:33:04 |
Scully, Steven - Host
IS WITH THE STATE NEWSPAPER IN SOUTH CAROLINA, ONE OF THE LARGEST NEWSPAPERS THERE. ADAM BEAM GUEST: YOU WILL SEE A
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| 00:33:42 |
Beam, Adam - Correspondent
LOT OF FORMS ON THE SCHEDULE. THERE ARE A COUPLE MORE SCHEDULED THROUGHOUT THE WEEK. THE CANDIDATES COME OUT ONE AT A TIME. THEY ALL COME OUT TOGETHER...
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YOU SAY SOME ABOUT RON PAUL THAT WAS A LITTLE BIT OFF. I HAVE A QUESTION. RON PAUL, I AM RETIRED NAVY. RON PAUL HAS MORE SUPPORT AND GETS MORE DONATIONS...
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Beam, Adam - Correspondent
GUEST: A GOOD POINT. I KNOW THAT DR. PAUL HAS A LOT OF SUPPORT AMONGST PEOPLE IN SERVICE RIGHT NOW. I KNOW THE PEOPLE WERE ONLY TRYING TO SAY WHAT OTHER...
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| 00:36:35 |
Scully, Steven - Host
FROM YOUR NEWSPAPER IS THAT THE SOUTH CAROLINA ECONOMY HAS HAD A $13 BILLION IN FLUX BECAUSE OF THESE MILITARY BASES. GUEST:
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Beam, Adam - Correspondent
THAT IS ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. I KNOW THAT ANYTIME WE HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THE MILITARY, BUSINESS LEADERS AND POLITICAL LEADERS START TOUTING THAT FACT, THAT...
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| 00:37:18 |
Scully, Steven - Host
BECAUSE I NOTICE THAT YOU MENTIONED HOW NEWT GINGRICH HAS MADE HIS CAMPAIGN ABOUT ATTACKING ROMNEY, AND THE IRONY I FIND IN THAT IS THAT THE ENTIRE GOP...
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Scully, Steven - Host
HOST: A: A COMMON. ADAM BEAM. GUEST: ROMNEY IS
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Beam, Adam - Correspondent
GOING HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS BAIN CAPITAL ISSUE. I THINK THE CALLER HAD A GOOD POINT TO GET -- ABOUT PROFITING BIRD CERTAINLY WHEN RONNIE'S COMPANY MADE...
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THE LAST CALLER. GOVERNOR ROMNEY'S ACTIONS WITH BAIN, I THINK IT REALLY DEFINES THE DEBATE ON WHO IS TRYING TO DESTROY. ONE GROUP WILL SAY THAT IT IS...
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Beam, Adam - Correspondent
IS A QUESTION THAT ROMNEY'S DETRACTORS WANT TO BE THE DEFINING QUESTION. AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THAT WILL GAIN TRACTION HERE IN SOUTH CAROLINA, WHO IS...
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Scully, Steven - Host
I WILL ASK THIS QUESTION BOTH WAYS. BEAR WITH ME BECAUSE I DON'T WANT YOU -- ANSWER THIS QUESTION. MITT ROMNEY WILL WIN ON SOUTH CAROLINA BECAUSE --...
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Beam, Adam - Correspondent
OF A COMBINATION OF FACTORS, THE ELECTABILITY ISSUE THE REPUBLICANS HERE BELIEVE THAT HE CAN WIN THE NOMINATION, IMPORTANT TO THEM, FOR CONTEMPT --...
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| 00:41:29 |
Scully, Steven - Host
MITT ROMNEY WILL LOSE SOUTH CAROLINA BECAUSE OF WHAT? GUEST: IF HE LOSES HERE,
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Beam, Adam - Correspondent
IT WILL BE BECAUSE OF AN EXTRAORDINARY EFFORTS AGAINST HIM THAT COALESCES BEHIND ONE CANDIDATE. THERE ARE A LOT OF BARRIERS TO THAT. IT COULD HAPPEN...
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| 00:42:24 |
Scully, Steven - Host
NEWSPAPER IS ONE OF OUR PARTNERS IN THE 2012 CAMPAIGN. WE WANT TO THANK ADAM BEAM FOR JOINING US. HIS WORK IS AVAILABLE ON-LINE. WE APPRECIATE YOUR PERSPECTIVE...
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| 00:42:42 |
Scully, Steven - Host
OUR CONVERSATION WITH THE AUTHOR OF THIS VOTE -- THIS BOOK, "THE SWING VOTE." LATER WE WILL FOCUS ON GUANTANAMO BAY 10 YEARS LATER. SHOULD IT BE CLOSED,...
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