What Americans Really Want...Really

Oct 31, 2009

Texas Book Festival

Frank Luntz talked about his book What Americans Really Want...Really: The Truth About Our Hopes, Dreams, and Fears (Hyperion; September 15, 2009), which explores the five things people want most in their lives. Based on interviews with over 25,000 people, in his book Mr. Luntz provides an analysis of how Americans live their lives and .. Read More
Frank Luntz talked about his book What Americans Really Want...Really: The Truth About Our Hopes, Dreams, and Fears (Hyperion; September 15, 2009), which explores the five things people want most in their lives. Based on interviews with over 25,000 people, in his book Mr. Luntz provides an analysis of how Americans live their lives and what they believe. Mr. Luntz showed slides throughout his presentation. Topics included the public policy implications of Americans' desires and what actions the public can take to reach their goals. He responded to questions from members of the audience. Frank Luntz is a pollster and television pundit who frequently appears on Fox News. He is the author of Words That Work: It's Not What You Say, It's What People Hear.

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TIME SPEAKER TEXT
00:07:16 Unidentified Speaker [INAUDIBLE]
00:07:19 Unidentified Speaker [INAUDIBLE] [LAUGHTER]
00:07:21 Unidentified Speaker SHE SAID 40, HE SAID THREE. THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG ABOUT THIS GROUP RIGHT HERE. I DON'T THINK YOU...
00:07:48 Unidentified Speaker [INAUDIBLE]
00:07:50 Unidentified Speaker THREE SONS.
00:07:52 Unidentified Speaker FIVE.
00:07:54 Unidentified Speaker AND HOW MANY GREAT GRANDCHILDREN? JUST ONE, HOW WILL?
00:07:59 Unidentified Speaker CONGRATULATIONS. DO YOU BELIEVE YOUR GREAT GRANDCHILD WILL HAVE IT AS GOOD AS YOU HAD IT? YOU DON'T?...
00:08:10 Unidentified Speaker JUST THE WAY EVERYTHING IS TODAY.
00:08:13 Unidentified Speaker THE WAY EVERYTHING IS. IS THEIR ANYTHING IN PARTICULAR THAT SCARES YOU?
00:08:21 Unidentified Speaker WELL I THINK ALL OF THE POLITICS THAT GO ON AND NO ONE REALLY SEEMS TO GET THE PICTURE, THEY DON'T...
00:08:30 Unidentified Speaker SO YOU FOR IT IS THE POLITICS.
00:08:33 Unidentified Speaker WELCOME ALL OF IT.
00:08:34 Unidentified Speaker I'M MAKING HER VERY NERVOUS RIGHT NOW.
00:08:37 Unidentified Speaker YES, EXTREMELY. LAUGHTER COMES AMID DON'T WORRY, THE CAMERA IS BEHIND YOU. [LAUGHTER] WHO DROVE HERE...
00:09:03 Unidentified Speaker I DON'T KNOW. I TAKE THE LONG VIEW, REVEREND THOMAS HOOKER'S GREAT GRANDDAUGHTER AND WHAT BOTHERS...
00:09:18 Unidentified Speaker ARE YOU CONFIDENT WE WILL SOLVE IT BEFORE IT GETS WORSE?
00:09:22 Unidentified Speaker NO, I'M NOT. I THINK WE ARE HUGELY DEPENDENT ON OIL BUT YOU KNOW, WITH THE SOUTH TEXAS NUCLEAR PROJECT...
00:09:53 Unidentified Speaker IF I WERE YOU MY GREATEST ANCHOR WOULD BE RELATED TO SOMEONE NAMED FELKER. [LAUGHTER] OKAY, THAT DID...
00:10:11 Unidentified Speaker I THINK EVERYBODY'S TAKING OUR DRIVE TO WORK -- I MEAN, IT SEEMS LIKE EVERYBODY WANTS A GOVERNMENT...
00:10:43 Unidentified Speaker ON BEHALF OF SOMEONE WHO HAD A VERY GOOD PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATION AND APPRECIATE IT, THANK YOU FOR...
00:10:54 Unidentified Speaker I LOVE WHAT I DO. I DO.
00:10:56 Unidentified Speaker ANY OTHER TEACHERS? THANK YOU FOR YOU DO. I APPRECIATE IT. I WANT TO GIVE PEOPLE THAT DRAWS MORE...
00:12:47 Unidentified Speaker NO, HE WORKS LATE.
00:12:48 Unidentified Speaker ARE YOU IN HIGH SCHOOL? WHAT HERE?
00:12:52 Unidentified Speaker I'M A SENIOR.
00:12:53 Unidentified Speaker 603 KUHL ONE. HE'S GOING TO REGRET COMING HERE. NUMBER TWO THOMAS TO TAKE YOUR CHILDREN TO CHURCH...
00:13:18 Unidentified Speaker I'M NOT RELIGIOUS.
00:13:22 Unidentified Speaker SO YOU ARE 0-2. THIS IS GETTING BAD. [LAUGHTER] NUMBER THREE, YOU HAVE TO CHECK YOUR CHILDREN'S HOMEWORK...
00:13:43 Unidentified Speaker OF COURSE THEY DO.
00:13:45 Unidentified Speaker YOU'RE LYING TO ME.
00:13:46 Unidentified Speaker NOT. THEY ARE ON ME ALL THE TIME. [LAUGHTER]
00:13:51 Unidentified Speaker CASAR YOU ARE 1-3. WHERE IS YOUR GPA?
00:13:54 Unidentified Speaker 89.6.
00:13:57 Unidentified Speaker OUT OF WHAT -- 100, AS YOU ARE RIGHT AT THE A. CHEAT. [LAUGHTER] NUMBER FOUR, WHO HAS A BLACK. I...
00:14:47 Unidentified Speaker NO, NOT THAT I REMEMBER.
00:14:49 Unidentified Speaker YOU'VE GOT TO BE CAREFUL BECAUSE I WILL NEVER SEE YOU AGAIN AND YOU ARE DRIVING HOME WITH HIM. YOUR...
00:14:59 Unidentified Speaker HE'S DONE THAT TO ME.
00:15:00 Unidentified Speaker WHO IS ON THAT? YOUR MOM? IS THAT YOUR MOM SITTING NEXT TO YOU? IS YOUR MOM HERE?
00:15:07 Unidentified Speaker NOPE.
00:15:08 Unidentified Speaker SHE'S GOING TO FIND OUT ABOUT THIS. [LAUGHTER] HOW TO TEACH SOMEONE THAT HONESTY SOMETIMES IS NOT THE...
00:15:23 Unidentified Speaker NINE.
00:15:26 Unidentified Speaker IS THAT YOUR DAD NEXT TO YOU?
00:15:27 Unidentified Speaker YES.
00:15:29 Unidentified Speaker YOU ARE SO FORTUNATE TO HAVE A MOM AND DAD. SO MANY AMERICAN FAMILIES DON'T RIGHT NOW. ALSO IN THE...
00:16:31 Unidentified Speaker [INAUDIBLE]
00:16:34 Unidentified Speaker I'M SWITCHING THE ORDER. STOP READING. [LAUGHTER] AMERICA CAN'T READ EXCEPT FOR YOU HERE IN AUSTIN....
00:17:10 Unidentified Speaker YEAH BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO DEAL WITH THE CONSEQUENCES IF I LIE TO THEM.
00:17:13 Unidentified Speaker DO YOU DEMAND TO KNOW THE TRUTH FROM YOUR SON WHERE HE IS?
00:17:17 Unidentified Speaker I TRUST HIM.
00:17:19 Unidentified Speaker THAT IS SO ESSENTIALS BECAUSE THEY WILL LIE TO YOU WHERE THEY'RE GOING FRIDAY AND SATURDAY THEY WILL...
00:17:29 Unidentified Speaker AYAAN A SWIMMER.
00:17:32 Unidentified Speaker SO YOU'VE GOT 4-6. WHY THIS MATTERS IS PHYSICALLY HIS TEAM DOES WELL BASED ON HOW WELL HE DOES ANSWER...
00:18:59 Unidentified Speaker MAUNEY. [LAUGHTER]
00:19:02 Unidentified Speaker HOW WILL YOU?
00:19:03 Unidentified Speaker E LIVE IN.
00:19:05 Unidentified Speaker HOW MANY OF YOU SAY THAT MORE TIME MATTERS MOST TO MEN? RAISE YOUR HANDS. WITH YOUR HANDS UP, SIT...
00:21:35 Unidentified Speaker HOW DID YOUR PARENTS DO WITH HOW TO KEEP YOUR FAMILY HEALTHY AND HAPPY?
00:21:40 Unidentified Speaker HOW DID MY PARENTS TO? MY MOTHER -- HOW DID MY PARENTS DO WITH KEEPING ME HAPPY AND HEALTHY. MY MOTHER...
00:29:39 Unidentified Speaker -- THAT HAVE PREVENTED US FROM SOLVING THESE PROBLEMS YEAR AFTER YEAR. I DON'T THINK THE CHOICE IS...
00:30:03 Unidentified Speaker THE PAST VERSUS THE FUTURE. THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WHY HE WON SO MANY INDEPENDENT AND SO MANY MODERATES....
00:30:57 Unidentified Speaker AGAINST OUT OF CONTROL DISGRACEFUL SPENDING THAT'S BEEN GOING ON AND I'VE SAVED THE AMERICAN PEOPLE...
00:31:35 Unidentified Speaker NOW WHEN YOU CAN'T SEE IS THEY GAVE HIM A STANDING OVATION. BECAUSE HE WAS -- HE WAS ABLE TO REMIND...
00:33:11 Unidentified Speaker AND WE WANT DIPLOMACY AND PEACE. NOT ONLY CAN WE SAVE THE ENVIRONMENT, WE CAN CREATE JOBS AND OPPORTUNITY....
00:33:27 Unidentified Speaker WE CAN CHANGE THE WORLD. WHY DID BARACK OBAMA GET 66% OF THE 18 TO 29-YEAR-OLDS? BECAUSE HE OFFERED...
00:35:36 Unidentified Speaker SO THIS IS GOING TO BE THE BEST AD ON THE REPUBLICAN SIDE AND THIS IS FOR RUDY GUILIANI AND I WORKED...
00:36:42 Unidentified Speaker THESE TO CALL IT UNMANAGEABLE, UNGOVERNABLE. A LARGE MAJORITY OF NEW YORKERS WANTED TO LEAVE AND LIVE...
00:37:12 Unidentified Speaker BY THE WAY I'VE NEVER SEEN A STREET IN NEW YORK THAT LOOKS LIKE THAT. [LAUGHTER] BUT IT'S HOPEFUL....
00:37:30 Unidentified Speaker INSTEAD OF BEING HOPELESS A LARGE MAJORITY HAD HOPE SO I BELIEVE I'VE BEEN TESTED IN A WAY WHICH THE...
00:37:53 Unidentified Speaker RESULTS. DEMOCRATS WANTED CHANGE, REPUBLICANS WANTED RESULTS. AND HE ACTUALLY SIT IN THE AD I'M NOT...
00:38:41 Unidentified Speaker WHY ARE THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS SUPPORTING THE DEMOCRATS?
00:38:46 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU VERY MUCH EVERYBODY. [LAUGHTER] WHY ARE THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS SUPPORTING THE DEMOCRATS, IT...
00:41:52 Unidentified Speaker I CAME IN THE 1970'S. IT'S MY LAST NAME, SMILEY. [LAUGHTER] I REALLY SORT OF WORRIED ABOUT DISENFRANCHISEMENT....
00:42:28 Unidentified Speaker WASN'T A LYNDON JOHNSON WHO SAID TO MAKE SURE YOU WRITE DOWN THE NAME OF EVERY HEADSTONE BECAUSE EVERY...
00:42:38 Unidentified Speaker AND THE MAN WHO CALLED HIM ON THAT WAS KILLED AND THE JUSTICE OF THE PEACE SAID IT WAS SUICIDE BECAUSE...
00:42:58 Unidentified Speaker WHAT TIME AS MY PLANE LEAVING? [LAUGHTER] I THINK THIS IS IN THE ONLY BOOK FESTIVAL YOU HAVE TO COME...
00:44:08 Unidentified Speaker AS THE WORK DOCTOR I'M GOING TO ASK YOU DON'T YOU BELIEVE NOW THAT PEOPLE DON'T TRUST THE WAY PEOPLE...
00:44:20 Unidentified Speaker YOU JUST GAVE ME A SENTENCE WITH FOUR NEGATIVE STRUNG OUT.
00:44:23 Unidentified Speaker DON'T YOU BELIEVE THAT NO PEOPLE AND USING THE -- [LAUGHTER] I DO BELIEVE --
00:44:30 Unidentified Speaker BUT THEY DON'T USE WORDS CORRECTLY LIKE THE WORD FREE ALWAYS HAS SOMETHING ATTACHED TO IT. YOU ALWAYS...
00:44:37 Unidentified Speaker SHE SAID THE WORD FREE ALWAYS HAS SOMETHING ATTACHED. MY FAVORITE WORD IN THE LANGUAGE IS BUFFET OBVIOUSLY....
00:45:59 Unidentified Speaker I WANT TO KNOW WHY WE ARE NOT BEING LISTENED TO.
00:46:02 Unidentified Speaker THE QUESTION IS WHY YOU'RE NOT BEING LISTENED TO, BECAUSE SOMETIMES YOU'RE NOT SPEAKING EFFECTIVELY....
00:49:41 Unidentified Speaker FRANK LUNTZ IS A POLLSTER AT TELEVISION PUNDIT WHO FREQUENTLY

NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

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