The Brody File goes one-on-one with U.S. Senator Marco Rubio. He's the man of the hour as conservatives see in him a future president. Also, we talk with Steven Law, President and CEO of American Crossroads who is feeling the heat from Tea Party ...
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David: THIS WEEK ON
"THE BRODY FILE," WHAT IS
OUR STATE OF THE UNION?
PRESIDENT OBAMA HAS A FEW
IDEAS, AND SO DOES MARCO
RUBIO, WHO GOES ONE-ON-ONE
WITH "THE BRODY FILE."
I BELIEVE THE FREE
ENTERPRISE SYSTEM IS THE
SOURCE OF OUR MIDDLE CLASS
PROSPERITY, AND THE
PRESIDENT THINKS IT IS THE
GOVERNMENT.
David: ALSO, WHAT'S UP
WITH THE G.O.P., HOW MUCH
COMMUNITY IS THERE,
EXACTLY.
WE TALK TO A GUY CAUGHT IN
THE CROSS-FIRE.
STEVEN LOWELL, THE PRESIDENT
OF THE CONSERVATIVE AMERICAN
CROSSROADS GROUP.
OUR HOPE IS WE CAN GET
PEOPLE TOGETHER, AND FIND
THE MOST CONSERVATIVE
CANDIDATE THAT CAN GET
ELECTED.
David: AND JENNIFER
WISHON IS HERE ON THE
LOWDOWN WITH THE FALLOUT
FROM THE POPE'S
RESIGNATION.
ALSO, WE HAVE A VIDEO PROOF
OF A GUY DOING SOMETHING
EVEN DUMBER THAN A
POLITICIAN.
WATERMELON SLICING ON HIS
STOMACH, OUC OUCH!
"THE BRODY FILE" IS NEXT.
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David: AND WELCOME,
EVERYBODY, TO ANOTHER
EDITION OF "THE BRODY
FILE."
SO...WHAT IS THE STATE OF
THE UNION?
NO, NOT THE STATE OF THE
LIBERAL S.C.I. U., NOT THAT
UNION.
NO, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE
STATE OF OUR UNION.
THAT'S RIGHT, AMERICA, THE
COUNTRY WE ALL LOVE, RIGHT?
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David: WELL, MAYBE NOT
EVERYBODY.
HERE IS PRESIDENT OBAMA
STROLLING DOWN THE AISLE FOR
HIS STATE OF THE UNION
SPEECH.
DEMOCRATS WERE THROWING ROSE
PEDALS IN FRONT OF WHERE HE
WALKED -- NO, THEY WEREN'T
DOING THAT.
BUT THE PRESIDENT WASN'T
KIDDING WHEN HE OUTLINED
SOME OF WHAT HE WANTS TO DO
IN A SECOND TERM.
President Obama:
NOTHING I'M PROPOSING
TONIGHT SHOULD INCREASE OUR
DEFICIT BY A SINGLE DIME.
IT IS NOT A BIGGER
GOVERNMENT WE NEED, BUT A
SMARTER GOVERNMENT THAT SETS
PRIORITIES AND INVESTS IN
BROAD-BASED GROWTH.
[APPLAUSE]
President Obama: THAT'S
WHAT WE SHOULD BE LOOKING
FOR.
David: WE'RE HERE AT
"THE BRODY FILE" TRY TO DO
THINGS A BIT DIFFERENTLY.
SO WHILE EVERYONE ELSE IS
PLAYING CLIPS LIKE YOU JUST
SAW FROM HIS SPEECH, DID YOU
KNOW WE HAVE HOOKED UP OUR
OWN BRODY FILE THOUGHT
MONITOR TO THE PRESIDENT
DURING HIS SPEECH.
IT IS TRUE.
WE WERE ABLE TO CAPTURE HIS
THOUGHTS WHILE HE WAS GIVING
THE SPEECH.
AND WE TURNED ALL OF THIS
INTO A SEGMENT THAT WE LIKE
TO CALL BRODY FILE POP UP
VIDEO.
HAVE A LOOK.
President Obama: MOST
OF US AGREE THAT A PLAN TO
REDUCE THE DEFICIT MUST BE
PART OF OUR AGENDA.
LET'S BE CLEAR, DEFICIT
REDUCTION ALONE IS NOT AN
ECONOMIC PLAN.
WE CAN SAY WITH CONFIDENCE
THAT AMERICA WILL COMPLETE
ITS MISSION IN AFGHANISTAN
AND ACHIEVE OUR OBJECTIVE OF
DEFEATING THE CORE OF
AL-QAEDA.
[APPLAUSE]
President Obama: OUR
GOVERNMENT SHOULDN'T MAKE
PROMISES WE CANNOT KEEP.
BUT WE MUST KEEP THE
PROMISES WE'VE ALREADY
MADE.
[APPLAUSE]
President Obama: THE
GOOD NEWS IS OUR HOUSING
MARKETS IS FINALLY HEALING
FROM THE COLLAPSE OF 2007.
HOME PRICES ARE RISING AT
THE FASTEST PACE IN SIX
YEARS.
David: WE'RE ACTUALLY
MONITORING PEOPLE'S THOUGHTS
HERE AT "THE BRODY FILE."
WE'RE VERY TECH SAVVY.
AND HOW ABOUT THE GUY WHO
GAVE THE G.O.P. REBUTTAL TO
THE PRESIDENT.
SENATOR MARCO RUBIO WAS
CHOSEN TO GIVE THE BIG
ADDRESS.
HE DID IT IN ENGLISH AND
SPANISH JUST FOR KICKS.
RUBIO IS CONSIDERED ONE OF
THE LEADING CONTENDERS FOR
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.
HE IS PRETTY HIP AND COOM.
HE LIKES RAP MUSIC, BELIEVE
IT OR NOT.
AND, OF COURSE, HE IS ON THE
COVER OF "TIME MAGAZINE"
THIS WEEK.
HE IS HAILED AS THE
REPUBLICAN SAVIOR.
RUBIO LATER TWEETED
THAT, QUOTE,"THERE IS ONLY
ONE SAVIOR, AND IT IS NOT
ME.
HASH TAG, JESUS."
SOME EVANGELICAL POINTS
THERE FOR SURE.
"THE BRODY FILE" WENT IN
SEARCH OF THE SO-CALLED
REPUBLICAN SAVIOR.
WE CALL IT POLITICAL
STALKING MODE WHERE WE
SEARCH OUT BIG TIME NEWS
MAKERS, AND BINGO, WE FOUND
HIM, THE MAN OF THE HOUR FOR
REPUBLICANS.
WHAT IS ONE WAY YOU BELIEVE
YOUR ADDRESS CONTRASTED THE
PRESIDENT'S?
I BELIEVE THE FREE
ENTERPRISE SYSTEM IS THE
SOURCE OF OUR MIDDLE CLASS
PROSPERITY, AND THE
PRESIDENT THINGS THE SOURCE
IS THE GOVERNMENT.
IT IS A PRETTY FAR DEPARTURE
FROM WHERE MOST PRESIDENTS
HAVE BEEN.
David: I AM CURIOUS
ABOUT DEFICIT REDUCTION.
WHEN THE PRESIDENT TALKED
ABOUT DEFICIT REDUCTION, A
LOT OF FOLKS PROBABLY
LAUGHED.
DO YOU BELIEVE HE IS BEING
DECEITFUL OR REAL HONEST
WHEN IT COMES TO WANTING TO
REDUCE THE DEFICIT --
HE DOESN'T UNDERSTAND
WHAT THE DANGER IN THE
DEFICIT IS.
WE HAVE A NATIONAL DEBT THAT
IS $16.5 TRILLION.
THAT FIGURE NEEDS TO BE
BROUGHT DOWN OR STABILIZED.
AND THE ONLY SOLUTION TO
THAT PROBLEM, THE ONLY
SOLUTION, THERE IS NO OTHER
SOLUTION, IS THE COMBINATION
OF RAPID ECONOMIC GROWTH AND
STABILIZING OUR SPENDING IN
FUTURE YEARS.
YOU HAVE TO DO BOTH.
THERE IS NO TAX INCREASE
THAT WILL HELP US DO THAT.
David: SO "TIME
MAGAZINE," THE REPUBLICAN
NEWSIUKRON 4CURIOUS HOW
YOUR CHRISTIAN FAITH EFFECTS
YOUR JOB.
I THINK WE HAVE THIS
NOTION THAT SOMEHOW WORSHIP
IS ONLY CONFINED TO THE
CHURCH.
YOU CAN WORSHIP OUTSIDE THE
CHURCH, YOU CAN WORSHIP IN
YOUR WORKPLACE.
YOU CAN WORSHIP IN HOW YOU
DO YOUR JOB, ESPECIALLY WHEN
THE PURPOSE IS TO PLEASE AND
HONOR GOD.
I HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO
SERVE MY FELLOW MAN, AND IN
DOING THAT JOB WELL, I SERVE
GOD AND GLORIFY HIM.
WHATEVER YOUR JOB IS -- YOU
DON'T HAVE TO BE A
SENATOR -- IF YOU DO IT
WELL, THAT IS A FORM OF
WORSHIPPINGING.
WORSHIPPING.
MY PRINCIPLES GUIDE ME IN
WHAT IS RIGHT AND WRONG AND
WHAT IS GOOD AND BAD.
I DON'T ALWAYS SUCCEED, BUT
I TRY TO VIEW MY JOB AS A
FORM OF WORSHIP IN HOW I
DEDICATE IT TO GOD.
David: THE HEADLINES
HAVE BEEN, IS THE TEA PARTY
DEAD?
A LOT OF LIBERALS WILL SAY,
OF COURSE IT IS.
BUT THERE HAS BEEN SOME
CONSTERNATION IN HOW TO MOVE
FORWARD.
WHAT WOULD BE SOME ADVICE
FROM YOU AS TO WHAT THEY CAN
DO --
THE PRINCIPLES BEHIND THE
TEA PARTY OF TIMELESS.
WHAT IS THE TEA PARTY
ABOUT?
IT IS ABOUT A GOVERNMENT
THAT DOESN'T SPEND MORE
MONEY THAN IT TAKES IN.
IT IS ABOUT AMERICA BEING
THE STRONGEST COUNTRY IN THE
WORLD.
THAT'S A COMMON SENSE IDEA.
THE IDEA THAT WE SHOULD
FOLLOW THE CONSTITUTION,
THAT IT IS WISE TO LIMIT THE
SIZE AND SCOPE OF OUR
GOVERNMENT.
THE VAST MAJORITY OF
AMERICANS WOULD AGREE WITH
THAT.
THE CHALLENGE IS TO TAKE
THOSE PRINCIPLES AND APPLY
THEM TO THE CHALLENGES OF
THE 21st CENTURY.
AND, BY THE WAY, THE TEA
PARTY IS NOT AN
ORGANIZATION.
IT IS A COLLECTION OF PEOPLE
FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE THAT
ON SOME ISSUES MIGHT
DISAGREE ON SOME THINGS.
THERE IS A MORE LIBERTARIAN
MOVE, AND THERE IS ROOM FOR
THAT, AND THERE IS A MORE
TRADITIONAL VIEW OF
GOVERNMENT, AND THAT HAS
ROOM IN OUR MOVEMENT.
BUT ULTIMATELY WE'RE ALL
WORKING FOR THE SAME THING:
A CONSTITUTIONALLY LIMITED
GOVERNMENT, THAT CREATES
FREE EN ENTERPRISE TO
CREATE PROSPERITY.
IT IS NOT ALL GOING TO BE AN
EASY RIDE.
David: THAT IS MARCO
RUBIO HERE ON "THE BRODY
FILE."
HE COULD BE THE NEXT
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES.
BUT RIGHT NOW THE REPUBLICAN
PARTY IS TRYING TO FIND
ITSELF.
FOR THE G.O.P., IT IS NOT
THE STATE OF THE UNION, IT
IS MORE LIKE THE STATE OF
THE G.O.P. DISUNITY.
LOOK, FOLKS, THE TEA PARTY
AND CONSTITUTIONAL
CONSERVATIVE GROUPS ARE NOT
HAPPY WITH KARL ROVE'S GROUP
CALLED AMERICAN'S
CROSS-ROADS.
THEY'RE LOOKING TO WEED OUT
BAD, ULTRA CONSERVATIVE
CANDIDATES.
THEY THINK THESE GUYS WANT
TO WATER DOWN CONSERVATISM.
WELL, EARLIER THIS WEEK, WE
SPOKE TO THE PRESIDENT OF
THE CONSERVATIVE VICTORY
PROJECT, STEVEN LAW SAT DOWN
WITH US FOR A FRANK
DISCUSSION.
OUR HOPE IS, AGAIN, THAT
IF WE GET INVOLVED IN A
SITUATION WHERE WE SEE THE
POTENTIAL FOR A COMPETITIVE
PRIMARY, WE WOULD LIKE TO DO
WHAT THE DEMOCRATS ARE SO
SUCCESSFUL AT DOING.
THEY ARE TYPICALLY ABLE TO
CLEAR PRIMARIES FOR THEIR
FRONT-RUNNER, TYPICALLY THE
MOST LIBERAL CANDIDATE THEY
CAN GET ELECTED, AND THAT'S
WHY THEY HAVE FEND TENDED TO
BE MORE SUCCESSFUL,
ESPECIALLY IN THE STATE-WIDE
RACES.
OUR HOPE IS WE CAN FIND THAT
MOST CONSERVATIVE CANDIDATE
THAT CAN GET ELECTED.
IF THERE IS CONSENSUS, THAT
WOULD BE GREAT.
GET OUR BEST FOOT FORWARD
GOING INTO THE GENERAL
ELECTION AND BE
COMPETITIVE.
THERE ARE GOING TO BE TIMES
WHEN HONEST MINDS WILL
DISAGREE, AND WE'LL BE
HONEST ABOUT IT AND LET THE
BEST MAN OR WOMAN WIN.
I BELIEVE THAT COMPETITION
WE'LL HAVE IN THOSE
PRIMARIES WILL END UP
YIELDING A MORE SEASON THE,
CAPABLE NOMINEE ONCE THAT
PRIMARY IS OVER.
David: THAT IS STEVEN
LAW HERE ON "THE BRODY
FILE."
THIS CURFULFEL AMONG
CONSERVATIVES LEADS US TO
THIS WEEK'S BRODY FILE
COMMENTARY.
"THE BRODY FILE" OBVIOUSLY
WOULDN'T BE CHOOSING FIGHTS
BETWEEN THE AMERICAN
CROSSROADS AND THE TEA PARTY
BASE.
BUT LET ME HIGHLIGHT ONE
AREA, MAYBE INSTEAD OF
FIGHTING BACK, TEA PARTY
GROUPS ACROSS THE COUNTRY
MAY WANT TO SPEND MORE
ENERGY FINDING TOP-NOTCH
CONSERVATIVE CANDIDATES IN
THEIR DISTRICTS.
YEAH, I UNDERSTAND THAT WORK
IS ALREADY TAKING PLACE, BUT
THE TRUTH IS A LOT MORE WORK
NEEDS TO BE DONE.
SURELY, THERE ARE OTHER
POTENTIAL SENATE CANDIDATES
THAT WILL PLEASE BOTH THE
TEA PARTY AND AMERICAN
CROSSROADS.
SURELY THERE ARE MORE LIKE
TED CRUZ OUT THERE.
LOOK, THE TRUTH IS THIS: THE
MAIN CHALLENGE FOR THE TEA
PARTY MOVEMENT ISN'T
AMERICAN CROSSROADS.
IF ANYTHING, AMERICAN
CROSSROADS MIGHT BE DOING
THE MOVEMENT A FAVOR BY
PUSHING THEM TO REALLY GET
DOWN RIGHT BUSY AND SERIOUS
ABOUT FINDING
CONSTITUTIONALLY
CONSERVATIVE POLITICAL
CANDIDATES WHO ARE READY FOR
PRIME TIME.
THAT'S THE MAIN TASK HERE.
MAYBE, JUST MAYBE, THIS
INTERNAL SQUABBLING WILL
LEAD TO A BETTER
CONSERVATIVE FARM TEAM.
IF SO, THEN THE BICKERING
WILL HAVE SERVED A NOBLE
PURPOSE.
ALL RIGHT, WHEN WE COME
BACK, JENNIFER WISHON IS
TALKING CATHOLICISM AND THE
POPE.
WHAT IS NEXT FOR THE
CATHOLIC CHURCH?
WE'RE BACK IN A MOMENT.
David: AND WELCOME
BACK, EVERYBODY, TO "THE
BRODY FILE."
ALL RIGHT, TIME NOW FOR A
LITTLE PAPEL POPERRI.
WE ALL KNOW THE POPE IS
STEPPING DOWN, RESIGNING,
WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL
IT.
HE WILL BE TAKING HIS NEW
JOB AS PRESIDENT OF THE
HERITAGE FOUNDATION -- JUST
KIDDING.
A LITTLE PAPEL HUMOR FOR
YOU.
WHAT IS GOING ON?
WHY IS THE POPE STEPPING
DOWN.
WHY IS HE SAYING SIGH
SAYONARA?
WELL, JENNY AND THE "B"
BLOCK IS HERE TO EXPLAIN IT
ALL AND GET SOME INSIGHT
FROM THE CATHOLIC CHURCH.
SHE IS STANDING BY AT THE
VATICAN -- SHE IS NOT AT THE
VATICAN.
JENNY?
Reporter: THANKS,
DAVID.
POPE BENEDICT XVI'S DECISION
TO STEP DOWN WAS SURPRISING,
TO SAY THE LEAST.
HERE TO TELL US A LITTLE
MORE ABOUT IT IS MATT SMITH,
PRESIDENT OF THE CATHOLIC
ADVOCATE.
THANKS FOR BEING WITH US.
THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
Reporter: THE POPE IS
85 YEARS OLD, AND HE SAYS HE
IS STEPPING DOWN FOR HEALTH
REASONS.
HE IS NOT IN TIP TOP SHAPE
TO MANAGE THE CHURCH.
THIS HASN'T HAPPENED IN 600
YEARS.
WHAT DOES THIS TELL US ABOUT
POPE BENEDICT XVI.
IT SAYS TO ME HERE IS A
MAN WITH SO MUCH LOVE IN HIS
HEART FOR THE FAITHFUL, HE
WANTED TO GIVE THEM HIS
ALL.
IN THESE DAYS WHERE PEOPLE
ARE LIVING LONGER, JUST FELT
HE COULDN'T DO THAT FOR THE
FAITHFUL.
SO HE DID ONE OF THE MOST
SELFLESS THINGS THAT ANY
LEADER CAN DO IN ANY TIME
AND ANY PLACE, AND THAT WAS
TO TAKE A STEP BACK FOR
WHAT'S IN THE BEST INTEREST
OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH.
Reporter: IT IS
INTERESTING, HOURS AFTER
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT, LIGHTNING
ACTUALLY STRUCK ST. PETER'S
BASILICA.
WHAT HAS THE REACTION BEEN
IN THE U.S.
I THINK THAT WAS GOD
SAYING, I DON'T ACCEPT YOUR
RETIREMENT.
BUT, YOU KNOW, THE HOLY
FATHER, POPE BENEDICT XVI,
IS WELL-LOVED HERE IN THE
UNITED STATES.
HE HAS BEEN AN ARTICULATE
DEFENDER OF OUR FAITH.
HE HAS REGULARLY SPOKEN OUT
FOR THE RIGHTS OF THE NEEDY,
ESPECIALLY THE UNBORN, OUR
MOST NEEDY AMONG US.
STOOD UP FOR TRADITIONAL
MARRIAGE.
BUT ONE OF THE THINGS I
THINK HE'LL ALSO BE KNOWN
FOR IS THE NEW INITIATIVE HE
LAUNCHED AND THA
T
HE
ALSO
SPOKE ABOUT A LOT, AND THAT
IS THIS NEW EV
EVANGELICALIZATION.
BECAUSE HE IS DEEPLY
CONCERNED ABOUT THE
SECULARIZATION OF OUR WORLD,
AND VERY CONCERNED ABOUT HOW
FAITH PLAYS IN OUR DAILY
LIFE.
I THINK AMERICAN CATHOLICS
RESPECTED THAT AND
APPRECIATED THAT IN POPE
BENEDICT XVI.
Reporter: ABSOLUTELY.
THE POPE IS EXPECTED TO MAKE
HIS LAST PUBLIC APPEARANCE
THE END OF THIS MONTH, AND
THEN THE MEETING OF THE
CARDINALS AND THE CONCLAVE
WILL MEET NEXT MONTH TO
DECIDE ON A NEW POPE.
WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES
FACING THE NEXT LEADER OF
THE CATHOLIC CHURCH?
RHYM PRIMARILY IS TO
CONTINUE DEFENDING OUR
CHURCH FROM THESE SECULAR
ASSAULTS, LIKE I JUST
MENTIONED.
THERE ARE ATTACKS ON OUR
RELIGIOUS LIBERTIES, NOT
ONLY HERE IN THE UNITED
STATES BUT IN OTHER
COUNTRIES.
THERE ARE ATTACKS ON
TRADITIONAL MARRIAGE.
THERE IS THE CONTINUED LACK
OF RESPECT FOR LIFE FROM
CONCEPTION TO NATURAL DEATH
THAT WE'RE SEEING, NOT ONLY
HERE IN THE UNITED STATES,
BUT ALSO IN EUROPE AND OTHER
PLACES.
SO THE NEXT PONTIFF IS GOING
TO HAVE TO CONTINUE BEING AN
ARTICULATE VOICE FOR THOSE
CONCERNS.
Reporter: MATT SMITH,
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR
INSIGHTS.
THANK YOU.
Reporter: AND DAVID,
BACK TO YOU.
CATHOLICS SAYING GOOD-BYE TO
A BELOVED LEADER AND LOOKING
FORWARD TO THE NEXT ONE.
David: THANK YOU,
JENNY.
NEXT TIME WE'LL SEND YOU TO
THE VATICAN.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR "THE BRODY
FILE" BUDGET MONEY.
AND A SMACKDOWN,
ADMINISTERED SURGICALLY BY
BEN CARSON AT THE NATIONAL
PRAYER SERVICE.
THIS VIDEO HAS GONE VIRAL,
AND WE'RE GOING TO SHOW IT
TO YOU IN A MOMENT.
David: AND WELCOME
BACK TO "THE BRODY FILE."
YOU KNOW OUR SAYING, WE'RE A
COMBINATION OF MEET THE
PRESS, COMEDY CENTRAL, AND A
SPRINKLING OF JESUS.
WITH THAT SAID, IT IS TIME
FOR OUR EVANGELICAL APP
SEGMENT.
WE BEGIN WITH SEGMENT WITH
SOME NEWS THAT "THE BRODY
FILE" IS BREAKING
EXCLUSIVELY RIGHT NOW.
WE HAVE LEARNED THAT THE
AMERICAN RENEWAL PROJECT
WILL BE ORGANIZING PASTORS
ACROSS THIS COUNTRY IN 12
KEY STATES DURING THE 2014
CYCLE.
THE GROUP HAS BEEN EXTREMELY
ACTIVE UNITING PASTORS ON
ISSUES SO THEY SPEAK OUT
MORE FROM THE PULPIT.
THE IDEA THAT THE
MOBILIZATION OF PASTORS
AROUND ISSUES, NOT
CANDIDATES, BUT ISSUES, WILL
BE THE GOAL.
THE GOAL IS TO GET TENS OF
MILLIONS OF EVANGELICAL
CHRISTIANS OFF THE SIDELINES
WHO HAVEN'T ACTUALLY VOTED
YET.
THE STATES TARGETED ARE
COLORADO, IOWA, LOUISIANA,
MONTANA, SOUTH CAROLINA,
ALASKA, ARKANSAS, NORTH
CAROLINA, NEVADA, SOUTH
DAKOTA, VIRGINIA, AND WEST
VIRGINIA.
BY THE WAY, THE AMERICAN
RENEWAL PROJECT WAS CRUCIAL
TO THE VICTORY OF PROP 8 OUT
IN CALIFORNIA.
THAT'S THE TRADITIONAL
MARRIAGE AMENDMENT.
AND THEY WERE HAVE ACTIVE IN
REMOVING THOSE THREE SUPREME
COURT JUDGES IN IOWA WHO
RULED TO OVERTURN THE
DEFENSE OF MARRIAGE ACT.
YOU KNOW, EVANGELICALS ARE
ALSO STARTING TO MOBILIZE
AROUND THE ISSUE OF
IMMIGRATION.
MANY CONSERVATIVE
EVANGELICAL LEADERS ARE
VOICING SUPPORT FOR SOME
SORT OF COMPREHENSIVE
IMMIGRATION DEAL.
THERE IS RICHARD LAND WITH
THE SOUTHERN BAPTISTS.
SAMMY RODRIGUEZ WITH THE
NATIONAL HISPANIC LEADERSHIP
CONFERENCE.
THE FAITH AND FREEDOM
COALITION IS ALSO EXPRESSING
SUPPORT FOR SOME SORT OF
DEAL.
THAT GROUP IS LED BY C.E.O.
RALPH REID, AND THEY SAY THE
FOLLOWING: "WE APPLAUD
SENATOR MARCO RUBIO AND
OTHERS FOR STEPPING FORWARD
AND PROVIDING CRITICAL
LEADERSHIP TO MODERNIZE AND
REFORM IMMIGRATION LAW BASED
ON CONSERVATIVE PROFAMILY
PRINCIPLES.
WE BELIEVE THE FAITH
COMMUNITY HAS MUCH TO
CONTRIBUTE THIS.
THE IMMIGRATION ISSUE IS NOT
ONLY A NATIONAL SECURITY
ISSUE, IT IS A MORAL ISSUE
THAT IS BEST ADVANCED BY
APPLYING PRINCIPLES FROM THE
JUDAEO CHRISTIAN
PRINCIPLES."
THE PRINCIPLES ARE: FIRST OF
ALL, IMMIGRATION SHOULD
STRENGTHEN THE FAMILY.
NUMBER TWO, RESPECT FOR THE
RULE OF LAW.
THREE, REFORM THE VISA
SYSTEM TO MEET THE NEEDS OF
THE U.S. ECONOMY.
AND FOUR, SECURE THE
BORDER.
THE SHIFT ON IMMIGRATION
AMONG EVANGELICALS COINCIDES
IN A SHIFT IN THE REPUBLICAN
PARTY'S ATTITUDE TOWARDS
IMMIGRATION REFORM AS WELL.
LET'S FACE IT, THE G.O.P.
KNOWS THEY NEED TO APPEAL TO
THE HISPANIC VOTERS OR THEY
ARE IN BIG TROUBLE IN FUTURE
ELECTIONS.
TO THAT END, GET A LOAD OF
THESE NUMBERS: HISPANICS
WILL OUTNUMBER WHITES IN
CALIFORNIA, STARTING NEXT
YEAR IN 2014.
RIGHT NOW WHITES COMPROMISE
40% OF THE POPULATION,
HISPANICS ARE AT ABOUT 48%.
BY 2020, HISPANICS WILL MAKE
UP 40.8% OF THE POPULATION,
AND WHITES WILL BE AT ABOUT
36.6%.
CLEARLY THE SAND IS SHIFTING
ON IMMIGRATION.
SPEAKING OF SHIFTING SAND,
IS IT ALSO STARTING TO MOVE
ON THE ISSUE OF GAYS IN THE
BOY SCOUTS?
HOMOSEXUAL RIGHTS ACTIVISTS
SURE HOPE SO.
THEY WANT THE SCOUTS TO LIFT
THEIR BAN ON GAY SCOUT
LEADERS.
THE BOY SCOUTS PUT OFF OF
THE RULING EARLIER THIS
MONTH AND ARE GOING TO NOW
RULE ON IT IN MAY.
AND IT HAS LED TO A GRUELING
FIGHT ON BOTH SIDES.
UNTIL THEY ADOPT A POLICY
OF NON-DISCRIMINATION ACROSS
THE BOARD, I STILL HAVE WORK
TO DO.
WHAT IS GREAT ABOUT
AMERICA IS PEOPLE CAN JOIN
THE GROUPS THEY BELIEVE
WITH, AND THEY HAVE THAT
FREEDOM TO FORM THEIR OWN
GROUP, IF THERE IS NOT A
GROUP THAT BELIEVES LIKE
THEY DO.
David: LOOK, THE BOY
SCOUT CONTROVERSY IS REALLY
A FIGHT OVER THE DIRECTION
OF OUR CULTURE.
THE REAL QUESTION IS THIS:
WILL CHRISTIANS HAVE AS MUCH
PASSION TO FIGHT AS
HOMOSEXUAL ACTIVISTS.
AND WE ALL KNOW HOW
PRESIDENT OBAMA'S HEALTH
CARE LAW HAS BEEN AT THE
CENTER OF A BIG FIGHT IN
THIS COUNTRY.
ENTER DR. BEN CARSON, WHO IS
DIRECTOR OF PEDIATRIC
NEUROSURGERY AT JOHN
HOPKINS, AND HE WAS GIVEN
THE KEY NOTE SPEECH.
HE THEN DECIDED TO GIVE HIS
OWN PRESCRIPTION FOR HEALTH
CARE.
WHAT CAN WE DO?
HERE IS MY SOLUTION: WHEN
THE PERSON IS BORN, GIVE
THEM A BIRTH CERTIFICATE, AN
ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD,
AND A HEALTH SAVINGS
ACCOUNT, TO WHICH MONEY CAN
BE CONTRIBUTED PRE-TAXED
FROM THE TIME YOU'RE BORN TO
THE TIME YOU DIE.
WHEN YOU DIE, YOU CAN PASS
IT ON TO YOUR FAMILY
MEMBERS, SO WHEN YOU'RE 85
YEARS OLD AND YOU'VE GOT SIX
DISEASES, YOU'RE HAPPY TO
PASS IT ON.
THAT'S NUMBER ONE.
AND, ALSO, FOR THE PEOPLE
WHO ARE INDIGENT, WHO DON'T
HAVE ANY MONEY, WE CAN MAKE
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THEIR
H.S.A. EACH MONTH BECAUSE WE
ALREADY HAVE THIS HUGE POT
OF MONEY, INSTEAD OF SENDING
IT TO SOME BUREAUCRACY,
LET'S PUT IT IN THEIR
H.S.A..
NOW THEY HAVE SOME CONTROL
OVER THEIR OWN HEALTH CARE.
David: WE'RE BACK IN A
MOMENT WITH AN OY-VEY MOMENT
THAT MAY HAVE YOU CLOSING
YOUR EYES, LIKE THIS,
LITERALLY.
BACK IN A MOMENT.
David: AND WELCOME
BACK BACK TO "THE BRODY
FILE."
WE ALL KNOW POLITICIANS DO
DUMB THINGS.
THEY PROVE IT EVERY SINGLE
DAY.
HOWEVER, WE HAVE FOUND
SOMEONE THAT HAS DONE
SOMETHING EVEN MORE STUPID
THAN A POLITICIAN.
AND HE'S THIS WEEK'S OY-VEY
MOMENT OF THE WEEK.
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David: MEET SIMBODY, A
SIDE-SHOW PERFORMER IN LAS
VEGAS.
THIS GUY DECIDED TO SET A
WORLD RECORD.
HERE IS THE OY-VEY PART: THE
WORLD RECORD IS FOR THE
NUMBER OF WATERMELONS
CHOPPED ON A STOMACH.
THE RECORD STANDS AT 27, BY
THE WAY.
HERE IS A TAPE.
GO!
[APPLAUSE AND CHEERS]
[YELLING]
[CHEERING]
David: FOLKS, THAT'S
INSANE.
THAT IS DUMBER THAN WATCHING
REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS
FIGHT ON CAPITOL HILL.
SIMBODY, CONGRATULATIONS, MY
FRIEND.
YOU ARE THIS WEEK'S OY-VEY
MOMENT OF THE WEEK.
HIS ATTEMPT WILL BE SHOWN ON
THIS WEEK'S GUINNESS WORLD
RECORDS GONE WILD SHOW, IF
YOU WANTED TO WATCH.
THAT DOES IT FOR THIS WEEK.
UNTIL NEXT WEEK, EVERYBODY,
GOD BLESS YOU AND HAVE A
GREAT WEEK.
