This past weekend’s monumental events have given President Obama a boost politically. Weekly Standard senior writer and Fox News contributor Stephen Hayes touched on the significance of Osama bin Laden’s death and other recent news during a John Locke Foundation Headliner luncheon today in Raleigh.

Hayes highlighted the importance of Tea Party activists and the conservatives they helped send to Congress this year. That’s the topic of the video clip below.

4 p.m. update: Click play below to watch the full 1:05:11 event.

You’ll find other John Locke Foundation video presentations here.