may i remind you, the last america's cup was the last time it was in the u.s. was in san diego in 1995. fans had to head out to the pacific ocean for more than 1 1/2 hours to see the racing. they had to spend 1 1/2 hours to come back afterwards. for this america's cup in the same three years, we could have had, in fact, more than three races completed. and those races will be shown around the world live on tv and here in the u.s. on nbc. it will be a very different style of america's cup, more exciting, more engaging, more accessible. it will be the best sailors racing the fastest boats on the best stage. and you don't have to own a boat or even have access to a boat or even in fact know anything about boating to be part of this event. you simply head down to the shore to watch the action on the water or watch it on one of the big screens that will be here along the waterfront and for the mobile device generation, i have particularly avoided the facebook generation. for the mobile device generation, your spectator experience will be enhanced by apps especially

and, in fact, it's worse for central america than even you wished is not just central america doesn't have the natural resources to benefit, but they have emerged as a competitor to china because they produce, they are a manufacturer. they don't even have the natural resources to balance that out. something to situation for central america is not good. that's what south america start prospering. and i celebrate the end of the. i don't think there's anything bad about the. i think sometimes those of us who are focused on latin america, we used to think so pessimistic that we've missed the fact that this is a wonderful moment. but you're also right to suggest that we're now into a different debate. we're into a debate about how to spend the proceeds of this wealth, and that's a very important debate. the point i was trying to get across, i just want to come back to that. and it is a kind of perception in that queue left rubric that the good guys are deep resilient. we should all be like brazil. and the bad guys are the venezuelans and we should not be like venezuela. and you see that de

it frustrate you or sadden you that america's reputation has been dented? and what should america and americans be doing, do you think, to restore it? >> my gosh that's a very -- that's a very heady question there. i think you're always able to find the greatness in america. you have to look for it. i think, you know, when you travel a lot or you are aware of the issues that people encounter in different parts of the world, it's difficult to take america for granted because we really still are great. i think, you know, some of my friends in europe question some of the decisions that our country made over the past few years. but ultimately people are still wanting to come here and wanting to live here as well as, you know, wanting to take us down. but i still have a lot of faith in america and i believe in the country. >> i think that's right. i think too many americans have been sucked into this kind of mindset that it's all doom and gloom. america remains the preeminent superpower in the world. there has been a very tricky decade, certainly since the mille

you came home and you helped build the america that we love and that we cherish. so here today it must be said, you have earned your place among the greatest generations. at this time, i would ask all our vietnam veterans, those of you who can stand, to please stand. all those already standing, raise your hands. as we say those simple words, which always greet our troops when they come home, from here on out, welcome home. welcome home. welcome home. thank you. we appreciate you. welcome home. [ applause ] today we're calling on all americans and every segment of our society to join this effort. everybody can do something. five decades removed from a time of division among americans, this anniversary can remind us of what we share as americans. that includes honoring our vietnam veterans by never forgetting the lessons of that war. so let us resolve that when america sends our sons and daughters into harm's way, we'll always give them a clear mission, we'll always give them a sound strategy. we will give them the equipment they need to get the job done. we will ha

>> i think you have -- >> you look like captain america, but you sound like puss in the books. he's a cat from shrek. >> you have a [ bleep ] with boots. yeah. yeah. i got that. >> i'm still not getting -- >> fight! fight! fight! >> yeah, what i do -- >> hey! >> you ruined my art! >> ahh! >> no, it's not. >> i can clean my ass with that tonight. look, look, what i think about it. >> you glilter bombed me. without me even knowing it. >> no, no. >> what are you going to do? come on, jack him up. >> i really hope jimmy likes my t-shirt, though captain america ruined it. i hope jimmy sees me for the artist that i'm in. >> i did a 5 for effort. >> i got blue paint on my tooth? oh, [ bleep ]. >> jimmy: all right. ladies and gentlemen, here now, live, to present their t-shirt design, the hollywood boulevard avengers. wow. what a spectacle. hello, avengers. you've all worked incredibly hard designing your t-shirts. only one of you will be the winner tonight. we'll begin with you, captain america. reveal your t-shirt design, please. it says "stan lee forever." tell us about the design a

you look at what happened to america in recent years, does it frustrate you or sadden you that america's reputation has been dented? and what should america and americans be doing, do you think, to restore it? >> my gosh that's a very -- that's a very heady question there. i think you're always able to find the greatness in america. you have to look for it. i think, you know, when you travel a lot or you are aware of the issues that people encounter in different parts of the world, it's difficult to take america for granted because we really still are great. i think, you know, some of my friends in europe question some of the decisions that our country made over the past few years. but ultimately people are still wanting to come here and wanting to live here as well as, you know, wanting to take us down. but i still have a lot of faith in america and i believe in the country. >> i think too many americans have been sucked into this kind of mind set that it is all doom and gloom. america remains the preeminent superpower in the world. there has been a very tricky decade, certainly since t

it frustrate you or sadden you that america's reputation has been dented? and what should america and americans be doing, do you think, to restore it? >> my gosh that's a very -- that's a very heady question there. i think you're always able to find the greatness in america. you have to look for it. i think, you know, when you travel a lot or you are aware of the issues that people encounter in different parts of the world, it's difficult to take america for granted because we really still are great. i think, you know, some of my friends in europe question some of the decisions that our country made over the past few years. but ultimately people are still wanting to come here and wanting to live here as well as, you know, wanting to take us down. but i still have a lot of faith in america and i believe in the country. >> i think too many americans have been sucked into this kind of mind set that it is all doom and gloom. america remains the preeminent superpower in the world. there has been a very tricky decade, certainly since the millennium, you could say

some of you may recall the america's cup when dennis connor was king. he was mr. america's cup, winning it, actually winning it twice, then losing it and then finally winning it again. and i remember something he said. he said the america's cup is a game of life. racing is just how you keep the score. and i must say that with 20 years or actually slightly more than that involvement in the america's cup, i think i know exactly what he meant. the america's cup is much more than a sailboat race, for a team that tests every element from talent to technology, from fundraising to boat building, from management to athleticism. for a host city, it's a competition much bigger than sailing. it can simply shine a light on the city where it's taking place. so i offer this friendly piece of warning. be prepared because two weeks ago, the america's cup teams were racing in names, italy -- napeles, italy, where i believe something like 500,000 spectators turned out during the course of that week. remember, that was only a week of activities. so you got a sense of that in the ear

>> i think you have -- >> you look like captain america, but you sound like puss in the boots. he's a cat from "thshrek." >> you have a [ bleep ] with boots. yeah. yeah. i got that. >> i'm still not getting -- >> fight! fight! fight! >> yeah, what i do -- >> hey! >> you ruined my art! >> ahh! >> [ bleep ] >> no, it's not. >> i can clean my ass with that tonight. look, look, what i think about it. >> you glitter bombed me. without me even knowing it. >> no, no. >> what are you going to do? come on, jack him up. >> i really do hope that jimmy likes my t-shirt even though captain america ruined it. i know that, you know, jimmy seeps me for the artist that i am. >> on a scale of 1 to 10, i have to say i did a 5 for effort. >> what? i got blue paint on my tooth? oh [ bleep ]. >> jimmy: all right. ladies and gentlemen, here now, live, to present their t-shirt design, the hollywood boulevard avengers. [ cheers and applause ] wow. what a spectacle. hello, avengers. you've all worked incredibly hard designing your t-shirts. but only one of you will be the winner tonight. we'll begin wit

what do you make of america right now, today? what do you think of your country? >> i think it's terrible that politics have gotten so money oriented with this supreme court ruling that corporations can give unlimited amounts. that the moneyed interests are taking over the country. and -- and there's too much disagreement and argument between the parties. i believe in pulling together to make the country better rather than tearing it apart for partisan reasons. i think the country comes first. >> i mean, you're a guy who historically, when you've had a rival, you haven't hesitated to give them a verbal whack or two. >> well, only if it was deserved. >> what do you think of president obama? how is he doing? >> i like him. i like him. he's had an extremely difficult job. and i think he's done -- done amazingly -- amazingly well. and he's got his spirits up. he never gets discouraged, which is really important in a leader. particularly a leader that's leading us in times of great difficulty. >> if you were advising him, and he can do a lot worse than ask you right no

what do you make of america right now today? what do you think of your country? >> i think it's terrible that politics have gotten so money oriented with the supreme court ruling that corporations can give unlimited amounts. that the moneyed interests are taking over the country. and there's too much disagreement and argument between the parties. i believe in pulling together to make the country better rather than tearing it apart. the country comes first. >> you're a guy who historically when you have had a rival, you haven't hesitated to give them a verbal whack or two. >> only if it was deserved. >> what do you think of president obama? how is he doing? >> i like him. i like him. he's had an extremely difficult job. i think he's done amazingly well. he's got his spirits up. he never gets discouraged which is really important in a leader. a leader that's leading us in time of great difficulty. >> if you were advising him, and he could do a lot worse than ask you right now, what would you tell him to be more forceful about? where is he not being strong enough? >

and many of you have seen the america's cup before? ok, would you like to see it again? please welcome the oldest trophy in international sports, the america's cup. [applause] >> please welcome the mayor of the great city and county of san francisco. the hon. ed lee. >> thank you for coming. we were here with our director and union labor and all of the people that are excited as we are on the eve of getting this done. we were knocking hell hole in the wall of a shed that was underutilized. here we are, most of the shed is gone. we are looking at the future racing village of the america's cup. we are so lucky to be here in san francisco. thank you for participating. [applause] i will continue telling you that i am so lucky, not just to be a mayor, but to be a resident of san francisco at this time the. to see the rebirth of our old port and to welcome in thousands of people. with your help and thanks to david chew and his leadership at the board level, and all of the different departments working with the event authority, with the organizing committee. thank you for your

what do you make of america right now today? what do you think of your country? >> i think it's terrible that politics have gotten so money-oriented with the supreme court ruling that corporations can give unlimited amounts. that the moneyed interests are taking over the country. and there's too much disagreement and an argument between the parties. i believe in pulling together to make the country better rather than tearing it apart for partisan reasons. i think the country comes first. >> you're a guy who historically when you've had a rival, you haven't hesitated to give him a verbal whack or two. >> well, only if it was deserved. >> what do you think of president obama? how's he doing? >> i like him. i like him. he's had an extremely difficult job. i think he's done amazingly well. and he got his spirits up. and he never gets discouraged. and a particular leader that's leading us in time of great difficulty. >> if you were advising him and -- what would you tell him to be forceful about. where do you think he's not been strong enough? >> well, i would like to

you came home and you helped build the america that we love and that we cherish. so here today it must be said, you have earned your place among the greatest generations. at this time, i would ask all our vietnam veterans, those of you who can stand, to please stand. all those already standing, raise your hands. as we say those simple words, which always greet our troops when they come home, from here on out, welcome home. welcome home. welcome home. thank you. we appreciate you. welcome home. [ applause ] today we're calling on all americans and every segment of our society to join this effort. everybody can do something. five decades removed from a time of division among americans, this anniversary can remind us of what we share as americans. that includes honoring our vietnam veterans by never forgetting the lessons of that war. so let us resolve that when america sends our sons and daughters into harm's way, we'll always give them a clear mission, we'll always give them a sound strategy. we will give them the equipment they need to get the job done. we will ha

your holiness, talk to me about america. what does america mean to you? >> oh, of course the greatest northern country and i think a country, because of the democracy, the freedom, freedom of thought, freedom of speech, i think lot of innovation, you see develop in this country. and then, as a human being, american, more straightforward, easily can talk, not like the british. >> the british. your holiness. no need for that. >> english, what's the -- >> polite is the word you're looking for. reserved. >> but my sort of experience first time visit europe and then london, england, london. so one sort of reception after my talk, one reception. one english gentleman, very sort of dignified person approached me. then ek pressed to me he really admire, you often say "i don't know." so then i felt english person seems difficult find to say "i don't know." >> that is true. you never hear me say that. let's get back to modern america. clearly going through big problems at the moment. big economic problems. also examining itself as a country about its values, the am

i want you to tell american people what you think of modern america. and how to keep america great. because you've seen america for six decades, seven decades now. >>> i'm back again with the dalai lama. your holiness, talk to me about america. what does america mean to you? >> oh, of course the greatest northern country and i think a country, because of the democracy, the freedom, freedom of thought, freedom of speech, i think lot of innovation, you see develop in this country. and then, as a human being, american, more straightforward, easily can talk, not like the british. >> the british. your holiness. no need for that. >> english, what's the -- >> polite is the word you're looking for. reserved. >> but my sort of experience first time visit europe and then london, england, london. so one sort of reception after my talk, one reception. one english gentleman, very sort of dignified person approached me. then ek pressed to me he really admire, you often say "i don't know." so then i felt english person seems difficult find to say "i don't know." >> that is true. you never hear me

, you never turned you back on america. [applause] like generations before you, you took off the uniform, but you never stopped serving. you became teachers, police officers, nurses, folks we count on every single day. you became entrepreneurs running companies and pioneering industries that changed the world. you became leaders and public servants from town halls capitol hill, lifting up our communities, our states, our nation. you reminded us what it was like to serve. what it meant to serve. those of you who stayed in uniform, you rose through the ranks, became leaders in every service, learned from your experience in vietnam and rebuilt our military into the finest force that the world has ever known. [applause] and let's remember, all those vietnam veterans who came back and served again in the wars in iraq and afghanistan. you did not stop serving. [applause] even as you succeeded in all of these endeavors, you did something more. maybe the most important thing you did, you looked after each other. when your governmen

, you never turned your back on america. [applause] generations before you took off the uniform, but you never stopped serving. you became teachers, police officers, nurses. the folks we count on every single day. you became entrepreneurs, running companies and pioneering industries that changed the world. you became leaders and public servants from town halls to capitol hill, lifting up our communities, our states, our nation. you reminded us what it was like to serve, what it meant to serve. those of you who stayed in uniform, you rows through the ranges and become leaders in every service. learned from your experience in vietnam and rebuilt our military into the finest force the world has ever known. [applause] let's remember all those vietnam veterans who came back and served again in iraq and afghanistan. you did not stop serving. [applause] even as you succeed in all these endeavors, you did something more, maybe the most important thing you did, you looked after each other. when your government didn't live up to its r

when you do well in america you should do well by america. you should be proud to pay your taxes, pay america back, keep the system going so the next person can come and you have internet and all that stuff you don't have to buy yourself and that return on investment for the american people is violated when you give tax cuts to the people of the top and the people with the top can benefit from america the don't have to pay america that you wind up with deficits and the middle class a free-fall so i think the end when the bush tax cuts expire for the wealthy it's time to let the wealthy pay america back. they've got benefits of the allow the bonuses and tax breaks for a long time that should be over. he wasn't tough enough on that in my point of view in this presidency. the rule was pushing in the right direction and i think what is amazing is you take warren buffett who was known as a fantastically wealthy person smart and wealthy but he wasn't a political. obama was able to draw the connection between a wealthy person everybody knows and lov

no, it's if you make something in america, you pay a lower tax rate because we want to encourage things to be made in america. what they are saying is, no, set aside just this one industry and raise their tax rate, so if you make something in america, you'll pay the lower tax rate unless it's oil and gas. then you'll pay the higher tax rate. so all we're achieving with this policy is we're saying you're going to pay much higher tax rates than if you make something in america. we're basically increasing taxes on american-made energy, making us more dependant on foreign oil and gas, raising the price of oil and gas which does nothing but damage to our economy, so i realize these are good poll-tested sound bites that might make for great campaign fodder, but all they will end up doing is chasing oil and gas out of this country, making us more dependant on foreign oil and gas, raising the price of oil and gas in order to try and keep more strings on a program that is failing our poor. we want poor kids and families when they go into the doctor's office to be able to be seen by a doctor and

. >> bottom line, do you think america will be weaker in the world, national security weakened if president romney takes over? >> here's what i'll say. i am absolutely guaranteed america's position in the world in national security is stronger with president obama having

well, thanks to the council of the americas for hosting me x thank you all for -- and thank you all for turning up this evening. i want to start with a question. could it be for the be first time in history the united states needs latin america more than latin america needs the united states? now, cast your mind back a decade ago or little over a decade ago. that question would have seemed absurd. the united states was the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world, the most powerful country economically, politically, militarily. why on earth would it need anyone, let alone a continent known for its economic crises, its political instability, for having almost no global clout? well, how times have changed. and how used we we have become o the fact of change. there's an old jewish joke that i heard probably about 5,000 times when i was growing up, and it's set in eastern europe in the 19th century in a period when borders were changing very rapidly. and the story goes that a woman is pegging up washing, and a kazakh soldier rides up and declares, old woman, from this day forth, this la

they will tell you america is down and out. they will tell you who to blame. they will ask if you were better off than you were before the worst crisis of our lifetime. we have seen the play before. we know what they expect. but you know what, the question that will actually make a difference in your life in the lives of your children is not just about how we are doing today. it is how we will be doing tomorrow. will we be better off if more americans get a better education? will we be better off if we depend less on foreign oil and more on our own ingenuity? will we be better off if we start doing some nation- building at home? will we be doing -- will we be better off if we bring down our deficits and responsible way without gutting the very things we need to grow? when we look back 10 years from now or 20 years from now, will be be better off if we have the courage to keep moving forward? [applause] and that is the question in this election. that outcome is entirely up to you. you know, we are going to have to contend with even more negative ads, more cynic

it frustrate you or sadden you that america's reputation has been dented? and what should america and americans be doing, do you think, to restore it? >> my gosh, that's a very -- that's a very heady question there. look, i think you're always able to find the greatness in america. you have to look for it. i think, you know, when you travel a lot or you are aware of the issues that people encounter in different parts of the world, it's difficult to take america for granted because we really still are great. i think, you know, some of my friends in europe question some of the decisions that our country made over the past few years. but ultimately people are still wanting to come here and wanting to live here as well as, you know, wanting to take us down. but i still have a lot of faith in america and i believe in the country. >> i think that's right. i think too many americans have been sucked into this kind of mindset that it's all doom and gloom. america remains the pre-eminent superpower in the world. this has been a very tricky decade, certainly since th

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