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    Haley Barbour previews RNC address

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The work -- will be hard.

These times demand the best of all of us.

All of us but we can do this.

We can do this.

Together.

We can do this.

-- get this country working again we can get this economy growing again.

We can make the safety net safe again.

We can do this.

Whatever your political parties let's come together for the sake of our -- very.

Join Mitt Romney and me.

Let's give this -- everything we have good season all the way for -- let's get this time.

An impassioned speech from vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan last night but tonight governor Ronnie takes -- stage -- Apparently he's got a pretty big job ahead of I had him I governor Haley Barbour is the former governor Mississippi -- -- the former chairman.

Either Republican National Committee and governor if our viewers' reaction.

I -- the speeches last night is any indication and Mitt Rodney had is that are big job ahead of him because the bar set so high from last night how is he coming with a speech tonight.

And make it the most memorable of the convention what do you think is key -- that.

We held for the challenger this is always the greatest opportunity have a great challenge repelled.

The bar is always.

Held the the incumbent president -- ARM Ltd him every day we've their -- -- like they know Barack Obama.

This will be the first really good close look at millions and millions of Americans I have.

-- Mitt Romney so -- -- the bars hot but you know I think it's teed up very well forward.

From from his wife's speech from -- -- speech to Chris Christie.

Ryan's speech last by probably -- -- before.

And all of the speeches that -- say and make people understand.

Mitt Romney Paul Robert serious.

They are -- all right.

They are not going to go also over things -- -- truth tellers.

And that's what the American people won't somebody that'll tell the truth and then deal with the problems and our country faces Dem leadership.

What are the questions that that we -- Beers last night on our dot com coverage is whether or not.

They wind to see more punches from Republicans of being more aggressive or more policy.

Whether they -- more specifics about how exactly the -- but Republicans are going to do what they say.

What you think the Republican Party needs to do now what do you think governor -- -- Well I think what he's got to do is lay -- for the American people his vision of where America can go needs to go and how he would get there I think he will talk about issues here's what I'll do.

Here's -- I'll do it and here's -- -- up your family your community and our country.

Get back on track those were not on track map.

Sure he's gonna spit it you cannot run against the incumbent president without.

His record being in -- issue in this presence got a failed record.

Of by -- policies that have had negative results.

American people know that but that'll -- of the speech but the big party years.

Mitt Romney and and Paul -- or serious.

People who -- not a Friday politically to take almost selfish.

So governor Barbour is taking a look at a quotes.

Apparently said to NBC news and I'm gonna quote quote you laden as you -- quote.

You're seeing -- all these young Smart.

Attractive articulate people who are pushing guys like me -- you're talking about the Republican part that's a little harsh criticism that yourself governor.

But what you see the Republican Party that that's -- -- well.

Different than the Republican Party at 2008.

-- would win they'd have transitioned later than the Democrats like aboard they've nominated Dukakis in 1988.

From Eisenhower -- Bob Dole every nominee we had was -- World War II veteran.

We made that change twelve years after the Democrat from George W.

Bush that usually in the fruits of that usually in these outstanding young governors.

Christine.

Mark Steve from sources on -- -- is.

Nikki Haley.

Brian Sam devolved.

Mary Fallon you see them all speak here -- -- Marco Rubio would not.

This is absolutely appropriate dollars laugh and with the reporters arrested pushing us out in the good -- They are taken the place and her move and are part of Ford they are party's future but each other our country's future -- And they sound like you're you're you're optimistic about it a little tongue in cheek comment there about getting pushed out red.

I have really interesting point governor -- always like caddie on the program thank you for the time sir thank.

You.