Obama to Give Economic Speech in KA

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We're waiting for remarks this afternoon for the president who is channeling Theodore Roosevelt and his square deal today and Kansas.

The president has his work cut out for and those are some big shoes to fill a little background here Teddy Roosevelt was a rough rider.

A lieutenant colonel -- that regiment is Spanish American war he was the only president to win both the medal of -- and the Nobel Peace Prize.

And is considered the father of the modern American navy how.

A Roosevelt was also the first president travel outside the country while in office.

Wendell Goler is live at the White House this morning what did you done lately when the -- -- -- -- -- -- -- you what's happening.

Well -- folks there really are comparing the two presidents they -- both have reached both reached the conclusion.

That the Republican Party is gone -- now the evidence today a hundred years after Roosevelt.

Is the fight over extending.

The payroll tax cut most Republicans refusing the democrats' attempt.

Two raise taxes on millionaires to pay for the White House says that's an example of misplaced priorities.

Roosevelt gave his square deals speech and also want to be a 101 years ago.

He was actually out of office when he went there but.

The town of 4600.

Can't get too many presidential visits.

-- -- -- Jay Carney says mr.

Obama wants to make a point about fairness.

The point that the president is making by speaking in the same location.

And is that he.

Ideas of president Roosevelt put forward about the need for.

Americans of all kinds to get a fair shot and a fair shake.

Are very much at issue today.

Roosevelt's call for a new nationalism wasn't universally -- of people thought he had drifted a bit too far left of the Republican Party.

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