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the american economy seems to have picked up. the dow jones industrial average is hovering around 13,000, the highest since the financial crisis began in may 2008. the nasdaq is actually at its highest level since the technology bubble burst more than a decade ago. now, stock prices around everything, but data from the economy on the ground is also slowly getting better. jobless claims are down. housing starts are up. things do seem to be getting better, slowly, as i said, but surely. this is all good news for president obama because there is a very strong correlation between economic growth and a president's prospects for re-election. the unemployment numbers are still pretty high, but they are also falling. also, many models suggest that unemployment is not the crucial statistic to determine whether a president will win re-election. most people, after all, are employed. it is the rise in per capita gdp, the average person's income rise, that determines whether they feel things are getting better and thus whether they will vote
the american economy seems to have picked up. the dow jones industrial average is hovering around 13,000, the highest since the financial crisis began in may 2008. the nasdaq is actually at its highest level since the technology bubble burst more than a decade ago. now, stock prices around everything, but data from the economy on the ground is also slowly getting better. jobless claims are down. housing starts are up. things do seem to be getting better, slowly, as i said, but surely. this is...
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what is true about them is true about us. >> it's halftime america. >> american icon telling an american success story, conservatives aren't having it. >> i was offended. >> reaction to the halftime in america ad. with the united auto workers president, bob king and michigan congressman gary peters. >> i deserve a second term but we're not done. >> new poll numbers show the american people agree with that statement. e.j. dionne and joan walsh. on the president's surge. >>> and racism rears its head in a republican super bowl ad. the candidate behind the ad isn't backing down. >> the economy get very weak. ours get very good. we take your jobs, thank you debbie spend it now. >>> good to have you with us. thanks for watching, we come to you from minnesota where the caucus is tomorrow, this is the big story tonight. it basically is the ad the entire country is talking about, for a good reason. the chrysler commercial with clint eastwood i think speaks for itself. >> it's halftime. both teams are in their locker room discussing what they can do to win the game in the second half. it's halfti
what is true about them is true about us. >> it's halftime america. >> american icon telling an american success story, conservatives aren't having it. >> i was offended. >> reaction to the halftime in america ad. with the united auto workers president, bob king and michigan congressman gary peters. >> i deserve a second term but we're not done. >> new poll numbers show the american people agree with that statement. e.j. dionne and joan walsh. on the...
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more americans have died on the streets from illegal drugs than americans killed in world war ii. enough is enough. >> and the ads have tied into the super bowl, by veterans groups representing iraqi and afghanistan war veterans, u.s. veterans, of course, who would like to see a parade in new york city to welcome home veterans from the iraq war, particularly when there would be if the giants win, a parade for them. do you oppose that? >> no, i think it would be great. but the pentagon has asked us to postpone any parade as long as we still have our soldiers in iraq getting shot at and sadly, killed, and i think i will leave it up to the military experts and pentagon to decide when they think it's appropriate and new york will give them a parade like we never have before and say thank you for everything. >> does it make sense, we can fund two different wars but can't have a parade for two different sets of veterans? >> i think the military is very sensitive. they are the ones out there and been in combat themselves. i will defer to the leadership. >> and finally, governor daniels,
more americans have died on the streets from illegal drugs than americans killed in world war ii. enough is enough. >> and the ads have tied into the super bowl, by veterans groups representing iraqi and afghanistan war veterans, u.s. veterans, of course, who would like to see a parade in new york city to welcome home veterans from the iraq war, particularly when there would be if the giants win, a parade for them. do you oppose that? >> no, i think it would be great. but the...
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. >> i'm in this race because i care about americans. i'm not concerned about the very poor, we have a safety net there. if it needs repair, we'll fix it. suze orman is the number one finance guru. welcome, suze. >> thank you, piers. >> let's start with mitt romney because that was an sbroord comment for somebody who wants to be president of the united states. i'm not concerned about the poor. whatever came afterwards, it sounded bad, didn't it? >> it sounded bad and sounded i hate to say very naive. for so long, have i not been saying the rich are getting richer and poor getting poorer and middle class are disappearing. he's concerned about the middle class. what middle class are we talking about? as we sit here, there are 50 million people in poverty. what does that mean? it means a family of four making $22,000 a year or less. there's almost 150 million people that are in poverty, near poverty, or that close to it. almost one out of two or three people in the united states of america are edging in poverty. he's saying he doesn't -- he
. >> i'm in this race because i care about americans. i'm not concerned about the very poor, we have a safety net there. if it needs repair, we'll fix it. suze orman is the number one finance guru. welcome, suze. >> thank you, piers. >> let's start with mitt romney because that was an sbroord comment for somebody who wants to be president of the united states. i'm not concerned about the poor. whatever came afterwards, it sounded bad, didn't it? >> it sounded bad and...
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it's a blueprint for the economy built on new american manufacturing and new american energy sources. and new skills in education for american workers. a focus on the values that are a bedrock for this country, values like fairness and responsibility for all and from all. we are going to be better off if we start building that economy right now. and we can do it because we have done it before. we have a common challenge, it's time to meet it with a common purpose. to show a sign of seriousness. on behalf of all the hard-working americans standing behind me, thank you for telling your story and why this is so important. and i just want everybody all across the country to keep the pressure up so we get this done. it is going to make our economy and put us in position where we can really sort to rebuild this generation and future generations. thank you, everybody. god bless america. >> you have been listening to the president deliver remarks this morning asking for congress to move ahead on the budget proposal he sent their way yesterday surrounded by americans that have been tweeting ab
it's a blueprint for the economy built on new american manufacturing and new american energy sources. and new skills in education for american workers. a focus on the values that are a bedrock for this country, values like fairness and responsibility for all and from all. we are going to be better off if we start building that economy right now. and we can do it because we have done it before. we have a common challenge, it's time to meet it with a common purpose. to show a sign of seriousness....
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. >>> good evening, americans, welcome to "the ed show" from new york, the republican war on women's health rages on. >>> rick santorum is in the center of it. >> more race cyst attacks on the nba's newest sensation and scott walker he got some bad news from a judge today. good news for us. this is "the ed show," let's get to work. >>> this is the same gotcha politics you get from the media and i'm not playing that game i'm not responsible for any comment anybody who supports me makes. >> radical rick santorum is a complete hypocrite on women's health and tonight we'll show you why. >> contraception is okay it's not okay. it's a license. to do things. >> jan schakowski and now's terry o'neill have reaction. >> lizz winstead share her thoughts on the republican war on women. >>> mitt romney was against the loan that saved the automobile industry. but he had no problem taking federal funs to save the olympics. >> that is estimated to be $1.3 billion. that is outrageous. mr. president. >> as the jeremy lin story gets better, asian stereotypes come up. a look at racism and asian america
. >>> good evening, americans, welcome to "the ed show" from new york, the republican war on women's health rages on. >>> rick santorum is in the center of it. >> more race cyst attacks on the nba's newest sensation and scott walker he got some bad news from a judge today. good news for us. this is "the ed show," let's get to work. >>> this is the same gotcha politics you get from the media and i'm not playing that game i'm not responsible...
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i want to help middle income americans. i want to get people out of poverty into the middle income category, but, of course, i'm concerned about all of them. >> republican rivals are hitting romney really hard, questioning whether he's a man of the people. >> out of touch much? who's hurting the most? >> could it be used to stack the deck against him? >> i'm just watching in amazement. >> why is it amazing? >> because some people have this knack of gathering attention. >> all right. joining me this morning is patricia murphy and an joannette. it's nice to have you with many this morning. pa trir ya, this comment romney made about the poor, will his explanation be enough to smooth this over, or will this gaffe continue to resonate in a state like nevada continue to resonate on the heels of other gaffes where he has really not shown his compassion to the plight of the poor in this country? >> yeah, it's going to hurt him in nevada. it's going to hurt him everywhere. you have someone who's starting to appear and be labeled nei
i want to help middle income americans. i want to get people out of poverty into the middle income category, but, of course, i'm concerned about all of them. >> republican rivals are hitting romney really hard, questioning whether he's a man of the people. >> out of touch much? who's hurting the most? >> could it be used to stack the deck against him? >> i'm just watching in amazement. >> why is it amazing? >> because some people have this knack of gathering...
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american airlines. when bp made a commitment to the gulf, we knew it would take time, but we were determined to see it through. today, while our work continues, i want to update you on the progress: bp has set aside 20 billion dollars to fund economic and environmental recovery. we're paying for all spill- related clean-up costs. and we've established a 500 million dollar fund so independent scientists can study the gulf's wildlife and environment for ten years. thousands of environmental samples from across the gulf have been analyzed by independent labs under the direction of the us coast guard. i'm glad to report all beaches and waters are open for everyone to enjoy. and the economy is showing progress with many areas on the gulf coast having their best tourism seasons in years. i was born here, i'm still here and so is bp. we're committed to the gulf for everyone who loves it, and everyone who calls it home. >>> before we go tonight, only in america story ripped from the political headlines. mitt ro
american airlines. when bp made a commitment to the gulf, we knew it would take time, but we were determined to see it through. today, while our work continues, i want to update you on the progress: bp has set aside 20 billion dollars to fund economic and environmental recovery. we're paying for all spill- related clean-up costs. and we've established a 500 million dollar fund so independent scientists can study the gulf's wildlife and environment for ten years. thousands of environmental...
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they invested in this all-american dream. you save enough money, put the deposit down, a, you have a lovely home and, b, you will make money when you resell it. that's gone, isn't it? >> that's gone for now. however, if they did have 20% to put down, if you could get a real steal of a deal, and you have enough of a cushion, they would probably do it. but when you see these kids not wanting to do it, it's because they are not secure in their jobs. nothing wrong with it if that's what makes you feel secure. >> but that is not the american dream. >> it is now. it most certainly is now. >> but the american dream has been tarnished in recent years. isn't it important to work from a philosophy, rather than america is broken, america remains a great country. it just has to be brought back up again. isn't that a better way of looking at this? >> no. america is a great country but its people are broken. its people are broken because they can't feed themselves, can't keep their cars, they can't do anything. so our spirits are broken. >
they invested in this all-american dream. you save enough money, put the deposit down, a, you have a lovely home and, b, you will make money when you resell it. that's gone, isn't it? >> that's gone for now. however, if they did have 20% to put down, if you could get a real steal of a deal, and you have enough of a cushion, they would probably do it. but when you see these kids not wanting to do it, it's because they are not secure in their jobs. nothing wrong with it if that's what makes...
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deaths of americans. i would feel better. but i think this one sided street that is typical of the obama administration going around the world apologizing for america and never demanding respect. these are troops serving under the commander in chief. and he owes them some protection. and i think that it's very unfortunate that the rules of engagement seem to be entirely one sided. >> given all the controversy of the burning of korans. we had the crazy american pastor doing it last year and creating huge havoc for american troops on the ground. given its sensitivity, given how delicate that particular issue is with people in afghanistan, wasn't it pretty awful that this was allowed to happen in the first place. the incineration of the koran -- >> it was a mistake. you ought to talk to a lieutenant colonel in the u.s. army. ask him how tired people get on the battlefield and how one sided the rules of engagement are. i think we have gotten to a point of bending over backwards where we pretend this is an ord
deaths of americans. i would feel better. but i think this one sided street that is typical of the obama administration going around the world apologizing for america and never demanding respect. these are troops serving under the commander in chief. and he owes them some protection. and i think that it's very unfortunate that the rules of engagement seem to be entirely one sided. >> given all the controversy of the burning of korans. we had the crazy american pastor doing it last year...
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when foreigners buy american stuff, that's an export. now, you may like that kind of arrangement, or you may hate it, but it is not the president who made this deal. and as long as you care, this actual decision to extend this actual loan to brazil, this was a decision made by export/import bank board members who were all appointed by george w. bush. somebody, alert karl rove! when gas prices go up, as they are going up right now, it is essentially a certainty that some politician somewhere is going to try to make political hay out of it. those politicians, those political commentators, they deserve to be fact checked when they say stuff like that. and when they are wrong, when they are lying through their teeth, it deserves to be called bullpucky. it's very simple. bullpucky. >>> the best new thing in the world today is a sad one, but it is a moving one and it's amazing. by now you will have heard that more journalists were killed today in syria, where the government there has turned the full force of its military on its own people. the
when foreigners buy american stuff, that's an export. now, you may like that kind of arrangement, or you may hate it, but it is not the president who made this deal. and as long as you care, this actual decision to extend this actual loan to brazil, this was a decision made by export/import bank board members who were all appointed by george w. bush. somebody, alert karl rove! when gas prices go up, as they are going up right now, it is essentially a certainty that some politician somewhere is...
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egypt is holding americans and threatening to put 19 americans on trial. ambassador john bolton is here. plus the unthinkable. two years after a utah mother vanishes, her husband allegedly murders her children. he knowingly blew up the house and new information about a this new at&t 4g lte is fast. hey. did you guys hear... ...that mary got engaged? that's so 42 seconds ago. thanks for the flowers guys. [ both ] you're welcome. oooh are you guys signing up for the free massage? [ both ] so 32 seconds ago. hey guys you hear frank's cat is sick? yeah, we heard. wanna sign the card? did you know the guys from china are in the office... [ speaking chinese ] [ male announcer ] stay a step ahead with the 4g lte galaxy s ii skyrocket. only from at&t. ♪ only from at&t. a mouthwatering combination of ingredients...e for you! i know you're gonna love. [ barks ] yes, it's beneful healthy fiesta. made with wholesome grains, real chicken, even accents of tomato and avocado. yeah! come on! [ barking ] gotta love the protein for muscles-- whoo-hoo! and omega-rich nutri
egypt is holding americans and threatening to put 19 americans on trial. ambassador john bolton is here. plus the unthinkable. two years after a utah mother vanishes, her husband allegedly murders her children. he knowingly blew up the house and new information about a this new at&t 4g lte is fast. hey. did you guys hear... ...that mary got engaged? that's so 42 seconds ago. thanks for the flowers guys. [ both ] you're welcome. oooh are you guys signing up for the free massage? [ both ] so...
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americans they're holding hostage right now. this will be a very dangerous one proxz mat to the united states, not just our allies. >> so if you were the president in the time sman we're looking at, the next three or four months, and you have the intelligence that suggested that iran was at the point of enriching uranium that they needed to get to a nuclear capacity here. and you heard that the americans were going to go in for strikes. >> the first ning i would be doing the giving a speech similar to reagan's evil empire speech. >> this is the time to rally not only the world, but the people of iran, against this radical thee thee yough chris si. we need to rally their own people just as ronald reagan did with the folks in the soviet union. we have an absolute, hardcore dedicated people in iran who actually like the united states, who actually oppose their regime and we have done nothing to encourage them. in fact we discouraged them three years ago during the green revolution, a year later we encouraged egypt and libya and oth
americans they're holding hostage right now. this will be a very dangerous one proxz mat to the united states, not just our allies. >> so if you were the president in the time sman we're looking at, the next three or four months, and you have the intelligence that suggested that iran was at the point of enriching uranium that they needed to get to a nuclear capacity here. and you heard that the americans were going to go in for strikes. >> the first ning i would be doing the giving...
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the american people aren't stupid. they know that's not a plan especially since we're already drilling. that's a bumper sticker. it's not a strategy to solve our energy challenge. that's a strategy to get politicians through an election. you know there are no quick fixes to this problem. you know we can't just drill our way to lower gas prices. if we're going to take control of our energy future and start avoiding these annual gas price spikes that happen every year when the economy starts getting better, world demand starts increasing, turbo oil in the middle east or some other parts of the world, if we're going to avoid being at the mercy of these events, we've got to have a sustained, all of the above strategy. yes oil and gas but also wind and solar and bio fuel and more. we need to keep developing the technology that allows us to use less oil in our cars and trucks. less energy for our buildings and our plants and factories. that's the strategy we're pur e pursuing and that's the only real solution to this challen
the american people aren't stupid. they know that's not a plan especially since we're already drilling. that's a bumper sticker. it's not a strategy to solve our energy challenge. that's a strategy to get politicians through an election. you know there are no quick fixes to this problem. you know we can't just drill our way to lower gas prices. if we're going to take control of our energy future and start avoiding these annual gas price spikes that happen every year when the economy starts...
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let's call it the american trust. and oil companies, who put about $120 billion into fees and royalties every year have that money go into this trust fund. not to be touched by the treasury department or any other federal agency. but simply for the investment on behalf of the american people. citizens, a couple things happen. one is it reminds everybody whose oil this is, whose coal this is. and what the rights of an american citizen are and it even puts a little money, a little dollar sign next to what it's worth to to be stain and dispersed and distributed every year have invested that money, most of it invested and returns built up. we have seen the permanent fund in alaska rise from less than a billion dollars to had $40 billion over the course of 30 years. >> bill: you would do that on a national level. >> absolutely. >> bill: people would get a little bit of largess from oil companies. >> little largess and little respect. you talked about asking them to be nice. job owning to me is saying you are going to be ni
let's call it the american trust. and oil companies, who put about $120 billion into fees and royalties every year have that money go into this trust fund. not to be touched by the treasury department or any other federal agency. but simply for the investment on behalf of the american people. citizens, a couple things happen. one is it reminds everybody whose oil this is, whose coal this is. and what the rights of an american citizen are and it even puts a little money, a little dollar sign...
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. >> i'm in this race because i care about americans. i'm not concerned about the very poor. >> soledad o'brien was a little taken aback by the comment. >> i think there are lots of very poor americans who are struggling who would say that's wrong. >> when he goes offscript, he does not do well. >> it was obviously poorly worded. >> if joe biden is a gaffe machine, what is mitt romney. >> i doubt that's what he really believes and what he meant to say. >> what he's talking about is the emphasis he's placing on helping the middle class. >> it furthers this narrative of him being a detached guy. >> that is a made for tv ad that will haunt him. >> president obama responded indirectly to those comments by romney. >> it is wrong for anywhere to suggest that the only option for struggling responsible homeowners is to sit and wait for the housing market to hit bottom. >> he's trying to draw this distinction between who will fight harder for the middle class. >> no campaign is a campaign without money. >> money and infrastructure is important, i
. >> i'm in this race because i care about americans. i'm not concerned about the very poor. >> soledad o'brien was a little taken aback by the comment. >> i think there are lots of very poor americans who are struggling who would say that's wrong. >> when he goes offscript, he does not do well. >> it was obviously poorly worded. >> if joe biden is a gaffe machine, what is mitt romney. >> i doubt that's what he really believes and what he meant to say....
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i have a program to unleash american oil and gas. the estimate by the guy that developed north dakota is there is 16 to $18 trillion in potential royalties to the federal government over the next generation if you open up federal land and offshore. start adding in what we get out of becoming -- my goal is to be so independent in energy production that no american president ever again bows to a saudi king. if you have that level of american production in domestic energy production the royalties that pays is a substantial part of plugging that whole. >> chris: you are pushing the idea of drill here, drill now and you are talking about returning to $2.50 a gallon gasoline. >> right. >> chris: again, the experts say opec if you were to do that and unleashed all the domestic production they would cut production to keep international prices up. it is always the possibility of an oil spike upheaval in the middle east. they say even if it is the right thing to do, drill here, drill now, you can't guarantee $2.50 a gallon. >> you can't guaran
i have a program to unleash american oil and gas. the estimate by the guy that developed north dakota is there is 16 to $18 trillion in potential royalties to the federal government over the next generation if you open up federal land and offshore. start adding in what we get out of becoming -- my goal is to be so independent in energy production that no american president ever again bows to a saudi king. if you have that level of american production in domestic energy production the royalties...
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that means american people. if the aim was to actually stop at the top and just create greater corporate profits and greater gdp growth, then it's been a success. i think most americans would not have bought into that kind of experiment. >> i read just the other day that only 29% of americans have college degrees. is college still a way up and out? >> it is. and you would think -- this is one of those great ironies. at the same time that we had the globalization, the transfer from industrial age to the information age, so the premium on higher education became so high, the same time we decided to reorder our economy so those with information and knowledge would be able to gallop ahead, we also made it less affordable and more difficult for people to get that new golden ticket to a middle class life. it doesn't make any sense. around that same time, around when i was born, we shifted our federal support for higher education. used to be the majority of it was grants, like the g.i. bill that put my grandparents to
that means american people. if the aim was to actually stop at the top and just create greater corporate profits and greater gdp growth, then it's been a success. i think most americans would not have bought into that kind of experiment. >> i read just the other day that only 29% of americans have college degrees. is college still a way up and out? >> it is. and you would think -- this is one of those great ironies. at the same time that we had the globalization, the transfer from...
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americans are disengaged. the only way to get their attention and win the election is to come up with solutions to oil prices, iran. >> bill, how are we going to -- oo this is what i am going to do. >> how are we going to have a middle class in this country when the dynamics are what they are visa sri our local competitiveness. i know cnn would say we are not going to get ratings with that. guess what? we have a country that's on the brink. america is in decline whether the president knows it or not. those questions aren't going to be asked. the president has to redirect the conversation. >> i want to tell everybody laura has a sore back and she came in today. i appreciate it. came in today to do this. we hope you feel better. >> thanks. >> president obama's leadership on gas prices. democrats will grade him on that. spending them not telling them spending them. right back as we continue from la. ugh, my sinus congestion, and it's your fault. instead of blaming me, try advil congestion relief. often the real p
americans are disengaged. the only way to get their attention and win the election is to come up with solutions to oil prices, iran. >> bill, how are we going to -- oo this is what i am going to do. >> how are we going to have a middle class in this country when the dynamics are what they are visa sri our local competitiveness. i know cnn would say we are not going to get ratings with that. guess what? we have a country that's on the brink. america is in decline whether the...
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the american response to it, closing the straits of hormuz and the american response to that. now, it's always possible that a president rises to the occasion and really shows himself to be a strong leader. in which case obama could actually win re-election over this. but most likely what's going to happen is that first he will be pillaried for the high gas prices. he won't drill in alaska. he vetoed the keystone pipeline and isn't approving any offshore drilling permits. when the israeli thing erupts he will probably not side with israel. he will probably be weak and arab diplomacy. >> bill: let's get back to the oil. if he -- if the republic argument is going to be that won't drill in anwr and you stop the keystone and all of that. he can shred that argument and obama will shred it and basically say listen, you pinheads, we are producing more oil than we have ever produced in this many years. and it doesn't matter how much we produce because lou dobbs, bill o'reilly and mr. dervna say what we produce here is being sent to china because there are more profits being made over
the american response to it, closing the straits of hormuz and the american response to that. now, it's always possible that a president rises to the occasion and really shows himself to be a strong leader. in which case obama could actually win re-election over this. but most likely what's going to happen is that first he will be pillaried for the high gas prices. he won't drill in alaska. he vetoed the keystone pipeline and isn't approving any offshore drilling permits. when the israeli thing...
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fewest number of americans in the work force working today. eventually this is going to be a binary choice. it will be decided i'm confident on the biggest issues. >> chris: are you impressed by romney's economic plan as he just laid out? >> i'm very encouraged. over candidates, by the way, are talking about the right question. how do get this economy growing and not kill growth as this administration does with every new action and regulation. so, yes, i think things are headed in a direction that will present the american people with a good contrast and a positive alternative. >> chris: couple questions. is it too late for someone new to get into this race and to push it to a contested convention in august? >> you are not asking a right guy. i'm told it's not too late to file with a significant number of delegates as technical matter. as a practical matter i don't think it's likely. i don't know what it would lead to. >> chris: is there any chance, are there any circumstances under which mitch daniels gets into this race? >> no, sir. i crosse
fewest number of americans in the work force working today. eventually this is going to be a binary choice. it will be decided i'm confident on the biggest issues. >> chris: are you impressed by romney's economic plan as he just laid out? >> i'm very encouraged. over candidates, by the way, are talking about the right question. how do get this economy growing and not kill growth as this administration does with every new action and regulation. so, yes, i think things are headed in a...
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we would like americans to get to know lincoln. you get the copy and the book, both make great gifts. >> now to the mail... >>> that actually happened. they uphold man and woman marriage but now judges are seeking to redefine marriage and millions of americans think it's wrong. it's a formal sacrament and that tenet was adopted by the united states with most of the countries around the world. in this country no one has a right to be married and states have the right who gets marriage licenses. economic benefits should not be denied that fit the traditional profile, but i believe the constitution does not demand the definition of marriage be changed. >>> sounds good to me but then they have to do 100 sit-ups. it should be targeted around itself country at the school boards. get involved. >>> i appreciate that. the best thing about "killing lincoln" is knowing that thousands of american kids are reading it and beginning to understand something about their country. next week i'll announce the next history book and that will come next
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one in 6 americans will get sick from food poisoning this year. check your steps at foodsafety.gov. >>> tonight, only in america remains on the grammy theme. on sunday night, america's great music stars will gather for the awards in los angeles, and they'll be asking the same question. who is the best? here is a clue. one of them is celebrating her 50th year in the business. won eight grammys, nominated for two one, and she's won four oscars, two emmys, and a tony. and she's got number one records in five different decades. on sunday, she'll witness the one truly defining symbol of grammy superstardom. another artist has been awarded, barbra streisand. if you haven't heard it, it will stick in your head like aiper active ear worm. here's a clip. surely, the greatest symbol you could ever want. barbra streisand, by dj almond van hellman. nobody in musical history has been nominated at the grammys at
one in 6 americans will get sick from food poisoning this year. check your steps at foodsafety.gov. >>> tonight, only in america remains on the grammy theme. on sunday night, america's great music stars will gather for the awards in los angeles, and they'll be asking the same question. who is the best? here is a clue. one of them is celebrating her 50th year in the business. won eight grammys, nominated for two one, and she's won four oscars, two emmys, and a tony. and she's got number...
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sounds very anti-american to me. you and i were talking about this the night of the state of the union where we both thought the president's speech was a good speech, positive speech. yet, they attack him consistently for being anti-american. here's the president that's the guy cheering for american, rooting for america saying yes, we can. they're the ones attacking pro-america ads and attacking an american republican icon essentially because they're so hate red-filled for obama. >> karen, i know you don't want to give add stris to the republican party, but i'm going to do it. i have to tell you do not pick a fight with clint eastwood. don't do that. msnbc political analyst karen finney, thank you very much for joining us tonight. >> thanks. >> coming up, the stunning reversal by the susan g. komen foundation on planned parenthood funding. cecile richards will join me. will anyone now be fired? coming up in the rewrite tonight, the worst ad that we have seen in this political season, and i have a message for actors a
sounds very anti-american to me. you and i were talking about this the night of the state of the union where we both thought the president's speech was a good speech, positive speech. yet, they attack him consistently for being anti-american. here's the president that's the guy cheering for american, rooting for america saying yes, we can. they're the ones attacking pro-america ads and attacking an american republican icon essentially because they're so hate red-filled for obama. >>...
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we're here, we have the american flag behind us. we're here to talk about what's important to the american people. we appreciate your time tonight. >> look. let's cut to the quick, ladies. you took a hell of a shellacking as my colleagues have been saying earlier. i imagine knowing the man as i do now, he wouldn't react well to a big beating like this. how is his mood? >> oh, it's great. i don't know if you were able to watch the speech that he gave tonight. but that is exactly how he feels. to be perfectly honest, we had a huge victory in south carolina. we won by 12 points. governor romney endorsed us. michael reagan's been on the trail with us the last few days. you've got a lot of grassroots guys behind us. we know with all the media and money spent here, we knew this wasn't our state or town and place. but we also know that there are 46 more states to go. that we have lots of delegates to get. dad was really passionate in his speech tonight. he talked about the america we could have together and the bright future we can work to
we're here, we have the american flag behind us. we're here to talk about what's important to the american people. we appreciate your time tonight. >> look. let's cut to the quick, ladies. you took a hell of a shellacking as my colleagues have been saying earlier. i imagine knowing the man as i do now, he wouldn't react well to a big beating like this. how is his mood? >> oh, it's great. i don't know if you were able to watch the speech that he gave tonight. but that is exactly how...
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a lot of americans i don't think see it that way. my view of this is as michael barone put it so well the other day this is a political malpractice to be drawn into these discussions and unnecessary controversies which i think will alienate a lot of people. if not immediately but soon. >> bill: i disagree with barone. i don't think it's political malpractice it. i think santorum is being true to himself and i admire that as you do. but i do agree with you on the overall picture that if rick santorum were to secure the republic nomination, he would probably lose the general election in a gold water lbj type 1964 because people don't pay attention that closely. i mean, you know, there are a lot of casual voters in this country. they pick up little dribs and drabs of things. talking points memo i went over. kennedy's position. reagan's position, santorum's position and then people can decide for themselves. no question that rick santorum is making the election not about the economy. but about a moralistic country. and that, right now, i
a lot of americans i don't think see it that way. my view of this is as michael barone put it so well the other day this is a political malpractice to be drawn into these discussions and unnecessary controversies which i think will alienate a lot of people. if not immediately but soon. >> bill: i disagree with barone. i don't think it's political malpractice it. i think santorum is being true to himself and i admire that as you do. but i do agree with you on the overall picture that if...
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we have to get that job done, guys if we want to get americans back to work and fulfill the american promise. >> reporter: riding in the red state, romney met with good news on the temperature of the arizona g.o.p. a new marist poll out today of likely republican voters shows romney holding a 16-point lead over santorum. significant here, it includes early and absentee voters. the real clear politics average of arizona polls show romney's lead as half that. nationally an a.p. poll shows a tighter race between the two. the rcp average gives santorum a wider lead. when each is matched against the president, obama trounces them all. santorum is on the defensive over blow-back from past comments. first, a 2008 speech in which he said satan had his sights on the united states. santorum making no apologies. >> no relevant to what -- >> reporter: this is as his campaign issued denial after the huffington post dug up a statement made by santorum in his 1990 run for congress in which he is quoted saying he thought it was very difficult to criminalize abortion. a top advisor telling the "washi
we have to get that job done, guys if we want to get americans back to work and fulfill the american promise. >> reporter: riding in the red state, romney met with good news on the temperature of the arizona g.o.p. a new marist poll out today of likely republican voters shows romney holding a 16-point lead over santorum. significant here, it includes early and absentee voters. the real clear politics average of arizona polls show romney's lead as half that. nationally an a.p. poll shows a...
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the problem is american public policy. american do emsic do mems polic. >> reporter: the campaign office referred us to the state democratic office which points to hoekstra js record to increase the debt ceiling and. >> i understand the act of the senate is an american. so, again, it's just hypocrisy after hi pop sick and it's so disengenuous and so insincere and that adds to his credibility problems. >> reporter: now, there's an interesting back story behind the ad. peechlt hoekstra in 2010 ran for governor and lost to a man named rick snider. he had a very successful ad campaign called "one tough nerd." and the person behind that ad was fred davis. so now, he says to his people, get me davis. i want him to do a hard-hitting ad for me and this is the result, wolf. will it have the same impact. >> we'll say that people are certainly talking about it, wolf. >> they talked about the "i am not a witch" ad of christine o'donnell in delaware. didn't work out too well for her. >> fred davis, a mixed record. one hand, a successfu
the problem is american public policy. american do emsic do mems polic. >> reporter: the campaign office referred us to the state democratic office which points to hoekstra js record to increase the debt ceiling and. >> i understand the act of the senate is an american. so, again, it's just hypocrisy after hi pop sick and it's so disengenuous and so insincere and that adds to his credibility problems. >> reporter: now, there's an interesting back story behind the ad. peechlt...
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americans were producing it. but they are not. that old style industrialization america isn't happening anymore. >> i think it's a nice idea but i don't think that's what is going to happen. we have entered a new period with new technology and things that have never been developed before i think we can do here. i think we have a big problem with how you get the people back now to work. we can't wait until all of that happens. they need to go back to work now. since the jobs aren't here they have to create a job for themselves. >> donald trump says one of the problems is you look at someone like china which is swallowing up american debt almost in a daily basis and china is mass producing very cheaply with very cheap labor a lot of the stuff the world is consuming. is it time to have a formal trade war with china. the classic example is apple, the most successful in the world but apple employs more in china than america. that to me is wrong. >> it may be wrong but it is the way. >> why is it the way? >> it is the
americans were producing it. but they are not. that old style industrialization america isn't happening anymore. >> i think it's a nice idea but i don't think that's what is going to happen. we have entered a new period with new technology and things that have never been developed before i think we can do here. i think we have a big problem with how you get the people back now to work. we can't wait until all of that happens. they need to go back to work now. since the jobs aren't here...
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i think americans are comfortable with that. they're not comfortable with something somebody saying i'm the christian candidate or i'm the protestant candidate. they want somebody who, i think... i think they do want somebody who is a person of faith but someone who is being working from their conscience. look, i know santorum. he's a sincere and honest guy. i just think he's talking about this in ways that are needlessly divisive. >> could i just say i don't agree with santorum on this. but i think his view of the kennedy speech is a very widely held view among a lot of intellectuals on the right, religious intellectuals on the right end of the scale which is that kennedy's speech really was trying to assign religion a very minimal role in american public life and that he did that for a good reason in a campaign where he needed protestant votes and in a different time in our country's history. i think it's hard to analyze santorum on this because i think he is actually saying what he thinks. the definition of gaffe is when a po
i think americans are comfortable with that. they're not comfortable with something somebody saying i'm the christian candidate or i'm the protestant candidate. they want somebody who, i think... i think they do want somebody who is a person of faith but someone who is being working from their conscience. look, i know santorum. he's a sincere and honest guy. i just think he's talking about this in ways that are needlessly divisive. >> could i just say i don't agree with santorum on this....
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with the great american panel. i know it may be early, we don't have a nominee yet but the voice for vp is bantered about. and mark co8%, santorum 7, christie 6, palin, gingrich and paul 4. i'm surprised marco is not higher. it's a no-brainer, right? >> i don't meet a republican who doesn't have the words marco rubio on his lips. >> i told rubio to stop answering the suggest. i will drag him into saying yes myself. >> you can get arrested for that. good luck. >> i'm sorry. >> he'sen credibly impressive, he's somebody who res ag -- resonates with every crossover. >> is that why some groups have been going after rubio lately? >> if they haven't yet, i guarantee you they will start as soon as it starts up. and i think it's important that we vet whoever it is very thoroughly and we get out there early in terms of any weaknesses will be. we see what they are doing right now, how they are coming after everybody who pokes their head out of the republican partyism think we have to be careful. we can't afford to have a joe
with the great american panel. i know it may be early, we don't have a nominee yet but the voice for vp is bantered about. and mark co8%, santorum 7, christie 6, palin, gingrich and paul 4. i'm surprised marco is not higher. it's a no-brainer, right? >> i don't meet a republican who doesn't have the words marco rubio on his lips. >> i told rubio to stop answering the suggest. i will drag him into saying yes myself. >> you can get arrested for that. good luck. >> i'm...
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life" and this set of american politics, right? but republican politics on immigration right now are so strange it's getting impossible to tell whether or not they are satire. joining us is lalo alcaraz, e editor in chief of pocho.com, the first person to come up with self-deportation. mr. alcaraz, thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >> did i explain it right, is that pretty much what you did? >> yeah, you know, myself and my writing partner, we were sick of like everybody else in california, we were sick of hearing about the -- and living the anti-immigrant hysteria going on in california during the prop 187 era, and i mean people were losing their minds, people in pizza places, clerks were asking dark skinned mexican people for id before they could buy a pizza. the world was just gone as they say in cartoons, plum loco. the way to cope with awful things like prop 187 or anti-immigrant hatred, was to satirize the thing to knock it out, so yeah, we were pushing back. >> when you heard at the time when you heard governor wilson
life" and this set of american politics, right? but republican politics on immigration right now are so strange it's getting impossible to tell whether or not they are satire. joining us is lalo alcaraz, e editor in chief of pocho.com, the first person to come up with self-deportation. mr. alcaraz, thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >> did i explain it right, is that pretty much what you did? >> yeah, you know, myself and my writing partner, we were sick of like...
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>> my campaign is focused on middle income americans. you can choose where to focus -- >> i guess mitt is focusing where the votes are. >> and then mitt clarified that very poor remark a bit later. >> mitt's focus returned to glitter bombed at a minnesota rally. >> we just won florida. we're just going to win the white house next. >> actually there are a few more gop caucuses before the general election, starting nevada. as for the poll. >> despite his defeat and every-sliding polls, gingrich insisted he still has path to the republican nomination. >> this will be a two-person race between the conservative leader newt gingrich and the massachusetts moderate. we are going to contest every place, and we are going to win, and we will be in tampa the nominee in august. >> though rick said newt had already blown his chance. >> it didn't work. who became the issue? we can't allow our nominee to be the issue in the campaign. >> ron paul's pitiful numbers didn't seem to effect him at all. >> we will spending our time in the caucus states because
>> my campaign is focused on middle income americans. you can choose where to focus -- >> i guess mitt is focusing where the votes are. >> and then mitt clarified that very poor remark a bit later. >> mitt's focus returned to glitter bombed at a minnesota rally. >> we just won florida. we're just going to win the white house next. >> actually there are a few more gop caucuses before the general election, starting nevada. as for the poll. >> despite his...
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i'm a patriotic american. i will vote not to have government guide our lives but let free individuals pursue their course in life. >> and there were dire numbers this week that unemployment will stay at about 9%, higher in the year 201. they expect 9% around election day unemployment. we've had four consecutive years of trillion dollars deficits by barack obama, and the national debt now is head today $22 trillion or more. mention nothing about saving social security and medicare. how much do you realistically think you can cut from the federal budget and how long would it take you, in your mind, if you become president to get to a balanced budget and put social security and medicare an path to solvency. >> in my first year and probably in the first 100 days i will take the steps to get america on a pathway to solvency. that means finally reigning in the excesses in future payments in medicare, medicaid, social security. not changing it for current retirees but for young people coming along we have to make sur
i'm a patriotic american. i will vote not to have government guide our lives but let free individuals pursue their course in life. >> and there were dire numbers this week that unemployment will stay at about 9%, higher in the year 201. they expect 9% around election day unemployment. we've had four consecutive years of trillion dollars deficits by barack obama, and the national debt now is head today $22 trillion or more. mention nothing about saving social security and medicare. how...
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americans want to work. everybody's not running around, you know, with a big bottle of fancy celebrity cognac laughing it up. people are hurting and suffering. >> i would run on two things. if i was able to run for president which i'm not, i would run on better education and getting americans back to work. everything else would follow. >> i agree with that but i think this is where it's complicated. easy to run on something but problem is executing. there's so many moving pieces and, you know, washington is so dynamic and so many players with so many different agendas, not all the villains, different agendas. they may feel totally right about what they're doing and you have to keep that in mind. ultimately, most people agree that they want americans working. the problem comes in that some people feel it's the government's responsibility to get them working. others feel it's private business owner who is need to get them working. i personally think it's a combination so the american people are taken care of.
americans want to work. everybody's not running around, you know, with a big bottle of fancy celebrity cognac laughing it up. people are hurting and suffering. >> i would run on two things. if i was able to run for president which i'm not, i would run on better education and getting americans back to work. everything else would follow. >> i agree with that but i think this is where it's complicated. easy to run on something but problem is executing. there's so many moving pieces...
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museum of african-american history and culture. speaking right now is former first lady laura bush. we're back with much more after this. >> his dream of a nation where we're all measured by the content of our character. and where -- follow the wings. [ woman ] my boyfriend and i were going on vacation, so i used my citi thank you card to pick up some accessories. a new belt. some nylons. and what girl wouldn't need new shoes? we talked about getting a diamond. but with all the thank you...
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more of the great, great american panel. bob has something interesting he [ male announcer ] juice drink too watery? ♪ feel the power my young friend. mmm! [ male announcer ] for excellent fruit and veggie nutrition... v8 v-fusion, also refreshing plus tea. could've had a v8. >> sean: we continue with great american panel. samuel jackson is in ebony magazine says i voted for barack obama because he was black because they look like that. [ laughter ] >> good for him. >> sean: what do you think about the comment? >> i think it's silly. >> only white people can be racist. if there is anybody that voters looks like bob that is running for president i'll vote for the other guy. >> and i always throw it out there. if you are going to tell me that people are racist voting against a person, then talk to me about that vote specifically for someone is just as racist. >> sean: let me move. on another tragic in the entertainment field, death of whitney houston. it's the same story. she died, this case was in a bathtub and all sorts of
more of the great, great american panel. bob has something interesting he [ male announcer ] juice drink too watery? ♪ feel the power my young friend. mmm! [ male announcer ] for excellent fruit and veggie nutrition... v8 v-fusion, also refreshing plus tea. could've had a v8. >> sean: we continue with great american panel. samuel jackson is in ebony magazine says i voted for barack obama because he was black because they look like that. [ laughter ] >> good for him. >> sean:...
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. >>> good evening, americans, welcome to "the ed show" tonight from new york. president obama went to ground zero for hlabor and gave governr scott walker a lesson in creating jobs. this is "the ed show" let's get to work. >>> manufacturing is coming back. companies are starting to bring jobs back. >> it was a tale of two leaders in wisconsin today. one of them has a much better story to tell. >> it is time to stop rewarding companies that ship jobs overseas and start rewarredidin companies that start companies in the united states. >>> with tom barrett and huffington post, sam stein -- >> barack obama needs to rethink what he has done to the people of america we're rising up on this one. >> the radical republican war on women continues. the nation's katrina vanden heuvel has reaction. >>> rick santorum's hard right turn has him up nine points in michigan. bob sh rum has the latest on the race. >>> lin puts it up, jeremy lin from downtown! >> why didn't anybody see jeremy lin coming? now even the president is caught up in lin-sanity, director and super fan spik
. >>> good evening, americans, welcome to "the ed show" tonight from new york. president obama went to ground zero for hlabor and gave governr scott walker a lesson in creating jobs. this is "the ed show" let's get to work. >>> manufacturing is coming back. companies are starting to bring jobs back. >> it was a tale of two leaders in wisconsin today. one of them has a much better story to tell. >> it is time to stop rewarding companies that ship...
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all the americans in poverty. we can do better. >> one of the most signature accomplishment is affordable care. the first piece of social legislation in modern piece of legislation in the country to get loss popular after it passed. go to huffingtonpost.com, not a right wing source of information and they track the polls and it's gotten worse. upside down with the positive in the high 30s and neg nif the mid-50s. >> sean: the republicans have not yet settled on a candidate. rick santorum is in the middle of his surge. governor romney still has more delegates. newt gingrich is hanging in there. and he is staying in the race. >> ron paul is going to be -- >> sean: going to be persistent. okay, does it get to the point here where republicans really got to settle on somebody. because it's been up and down and sideways and volatile. >> think about this. we have now had five front runners and seven different times we have had somebody in the lead. santorum now the fifth front runner and the 7th lead. my sense is we will
all the americans in poverty. we can do better. >> one of the most signature accomplishment is affordable care. the first piece of social legislation in modern piece of legislation in the country to get loss popular after it passed. go to huffingtonpost.com, not a right wing source of information and they track the polls and it's gotten worse. upside down with the positive in the high 30s and neg nif the mid-50s. >> sean: the republicans have not yet settled on a candidate. rick...
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>> right, my journey to americans elect board started where most americans are, i think, which is just tremendously dissatisfied that there are big festering problems in this country which we're not addressing in the big way that we have those problems in the past. and that led me to look at this real partisan ranker set in this country, the destruction of the middle in politics. and i think that's the reason we're not making progress. i looked at the bush administration tried to do a big comprehensive bill on immigration, for example, and was unable to do it. and the obama administration tried to do a big comprehensive bill on health care, another big problem, and that is not going to go forward because it wasn't bipartisan because it was seen as partisan. and i think it brings you back to this -- the way the party system has really in this country has really made it impossible for the things that most americans want to get done because you have to run from the side. so i had the sort of frustration the way everybody does and i'd sit around with my friends and then here this americans
>> right, my journey to americans elect board started where most americans are, i think, which is just tremendously dissatisfied that there are big festering problems in this country which we're not addressing in the big way that we have those problems in the past. and that led me to look at this real partisan ranker set in this country, the destruction of the middle in politics. and i think that's the reason we're not making progress. i looked at the bush administration tried to do a big...
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the american economy seems to have picked up. the dow jones industrial average is hovering around 13,000. the highest since the financial crisis began in may 2008. things do seem to be getting better. this is good news for president obama because there's a strong co-correlation between economic growth and a president's prospects for re-election. the unemployment numbers are still pretty high, but they are also falling. also, many models issing that unemployment is not the crucial statistic to determine whether a president will win re-election. most people after all are employed. it is the rise in per capita gdp. the average person's income rise that determines whether they feel things are getting better and, thus, whether they will vote for the incumbent or seek a change. so does that mean that the economy and the president are in good shape? well, they're in better shape than they looked six months ago. many of the crisises that people worried about now seem unlikely to completely derail american growth. mario and the european c
the american economy seems to have picked up. the dow jones industrial average is hovering around 13,000. the highest since the financial crisis began in may 2008. things do seem to be getting better. this is good news for president obama because there's a strong co-correlation between economic growth and a president's prospects for re-election. the unemployment numbers are still pretty high, but they are also falling. also, many models issing that unemployment is not the crucial statistic to...
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they have to make sure they continue to highlight with the american people, a lot of the american people they don't have a clue how bad this president has been. at the same time i think you deflect some of those negative attacks but you don't try and deflect all those negative attacks but make sure you allow message and solutions to rise above all the political rhetoric. >>> amen to that. always great to see you. thank you you. >> momica, happy to be with you. >>> first nancy pelosi's ridiculous statement that unemployment benefits create jobs. now another democrat thinks that unemployment stimulates the economy. front-runner is under fire for comments he made in 2008. michelle malkin will be here to defend the former ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] offering four distinct driving modes and lexus dynamic handling, the next generation of lexus will not be contained. the all-new 2013 lexus gs. there's no going back. see your lexus dealer. to help protect your eye health as you age... would you take it? well, there is. [ male announcer ] it's called ocuvite. a vitamin totally dedicated to your ey
they have to make sure they continue to highlight with the american people, a lot of the american people they don't have a clue how bad this president has been. at the same time i think you deflect some of those negative attacks but you don't try and deflect all those negative attacks but make sure you allow message and solutions to rise above all the political rhetoric. >>> amen to that. always great to see you. thank you you. >> momica, happy to be with you. >>> first...
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americans love the american in the america theme. they love to feel like we're on the way back. that's what that ad did. >> ken, of the new poll number, i guess the troubling for mitt romney may be the like ability question. 52% say the more they know about romney, the less they like him. you can say in a way, this has been a bruising primary contest. romney said it's been good for him because it will prepare him for the presidential election. it doesn't look that way according to that number? >> it's not been good. it's increasingly more difficult to be able to make that argument with a straight face. the longer this thing drags out, the result is certain, it's all but assured that mitt romney will win. the longer that newt gingrich and rick santorum stay in the race and really continue to beat the snot out of mitt romney, the harder it's going to be for romney to emerge from this unblemished and pivot to a general election against president obama. under girding this whole debate is whether this is an ad helpful to president obama is the fact that mitt romney and republicans we
americans love the american in the america theme. they love to feel like we're on the way back. that's what that ad did. >> ken, of the new poll number, i guess the troubling for mitt romney may be the like ability question. 52% say the more they know about romney, the less they like him. you can say in a way, this has been a bruising primary contest. romney said it's been good for him because it will prepare him for the presidential election. it doesn't look that way according to that...