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now to nmitt romney. ohio senator rob portman, just how much excitement would a romney portman match-up bring to the table? just ask steven colbert. >> nothing fires up the base like boring. just look at these two together. it's like the bland leading the bland. although, i got say, now that i see them side by side, i wonder if portman might have too much charisma. maybe romney should go with something blander like a manequin or rice cake or a heel of white bread. no, they're all to fascinating. >> last night portman himself weighed in on that bland leading the bland comparison. >> my kids love that. i'd like to think i'm a serious legislator and try to get things done. that's my goal in life is to get things done. and it's not about sizzle for me. >> so 2012 is the anti-sizzle election? >> i don't think mitt romney has a sizzle. don't get me wrong. i think he is a dynamic guy. >> well, when is the last time i heard the words mitt romney and sizzle in the same sentence? wow. >>> up next, republicans have
now to nmitt romney. ohio senator rob portman, just how much excitement would a romney portman match-up bring to the table? just ask steven colbert. >> nothing fires up the base like boring. just look at these two together. it's like the bland leading the bland. although, i got say, now that i see them side by side, i wonder if portman might have too much charisma. maybe romney should go with something blander like a manequin or rice cake or a heel of white bread. no, they're all to...
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the president did not take governor romney's advice. romney, romney, romney. romney, romney said "i'll take a lot of credit for the fact that the industry has come back." whoa. by the way i'll take a lot of credit for a man having landed on the moon. because although i was in school, i rooted for it. >> see what i mean? 19 direct shots in today's speech alone. why are republicans digging up four-year-old attack lines against president obama. we have the birthers that have yet to put to bed that issue. this is u.s. congressman mike coffman at a fundraiser last week. coffman found himself back pedaling that one this week in a quote that says "i have confidence in president obama's citizensiip and elect ma si as president of the united states of america but i don't think he shares my beliefs. his policies reflect that -- >> so this congressman says the president is an undocumented alien, and he is out right un-american. who votes for these odd ducks and political quakes? up next, mitt romney wants you to believe that he has more in common with bill clinton than o
the president did not take governor romney's advice. romney, romney, romney. romney, romney said "i'll take a lot of credit for the fact that the industry has come back." whoa. by the way i'll take a lot of credit for a man having landed on the moon. because although i was in school, i rooted for it. >> see what i mean? 19 direct shots in today's speech alone. why are republicans digging up four-year-old attack lines against president obama. we have the birthers that have yet to...
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romney? >> we don't quit, we don't give up. >> governor, would you go as far as rush limbaugh did yesterday and say this is the first president in modern time who will run a campaign against capitalism? >> well, it certainly sounds like that's what he's doing. >> the reason is simple. romney is not a conservative. >> it seems -- >> impossible. >> plain foolishness. he seems to ratchet up. >> former governor of the great state of massachusetts. ♪ don't stop believing >> we begin with the specter of mitt romney's first day in the white house. and as the presumed republican nominee releases a new video featuring all the actions he would take within ten minutes of taking office. when i say actions as regards to mr. romney, i obviously mean empty bromides and attacks on the current administration. if you don't believe me, take a look. >> day one. president romney announces deficit reductions ending the obama era of big government. helping secure our kids' futures. president romney stands up to c
romney? >> we don't quit, we don't give up. >> governor, would you go as far as rush limbaugh did yesterday and say this is the first president in modern time who will run a campaign against capitalism? >> well, it certainly sounds like that's what he's doing. >> the reason is simple. romney is not a conservative. >> it seems -- >> impossible. >> plain foolishness. he seems to ratchet up. >> former governor of the great state of massachusetts. ♪...
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i'm not sure a mark rubio or a chris christie, if romney is behind, solves romney's problems. but i do think it does have the potential. we now have three out of four major players in the race are already set. a fourth is to be determined. i don't think it's ridiculous to say a fourth will matter. it's not going to end the race either way unless mitt romney picks sarah palin, which i don't think he will do, but it does have an impact, and i would agree on the euro -- >> you've set it up, chris, i'm not going to do this on purpose, but if he picks a prize, it will be born. i know it's not on purpose, but it's more interesting to say not on purpose. maggie, what do you think of this? can a vp prospect be that interesting and that much of a cannonball that it blows this thing up to say, wow, this guy is faster than i thought he was. look who he picked. >> i don't make a habit of disagreeing with chris but i'm going to disagree with him here. i think if mitt romney picked a mark rubio or chris christie, he would get press. i don't think he will because they overshadow him. i think
i'm not sure a mark rubio or a chris christie, if romney is behind, solves romney's problems. but i do think it does have the potential. we now have three out of four major players in the race are already set. a fourth is to be determined. i don't think it's ridiculous to say a fourth will matter. it's not going to end the race either way unless mitt romney picks sarah palin, which i don't think he will do, but it does have an impact, and i would agree on the euro -- >> you've set it up,...
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plus, running with romney. the campaign says they are looking at a, quote, pretty significant group for vice president. but this morning we're joined by the last person who made the cut, the former lieutenant governor, what is it like to be vetted and sharing the ticket with mitt romney? >>> and jpmorgan reports a $2 billion loss over the last two weeks. jamie dimon says errors and bad judgment were to blame. is this the end of griping against the dodd frank financial reform law? good morning from washington. it's a busy friday. na 11th, 2012. my name is chuck todd and this is "the daily rundown." knit romney has learned that every section of your life is open to inspection, especially high school. a washington post story on his high school years at the prestigious cranbrook school in detroit, classmates describing his pranks. when he was a senior, he acosted a boy with bleached blond hair and tackled him and pinned him to the ground as the boy, john lauber, his eyes filling with tears, screamed for help. romne
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romney invested $10 million. the firm's managing partner is his son, tagg romney. he has an investment stakes in ta associates, on thor of several for profit schools. how about that? folks, it isn't about education, about making a dollar. privatizing education takes care of a lot of republican problems. number one, weakens and maybe kills the unions and allows funding cuts for schools so governors can run wild with the budget and hurt kids. most importantly, it increases the profit margins of people like mitt romney and his son. the education of future generations takes a back seat to all of this. for profit. is that where we want to go in america? there are instances where these charter schools are not performing as well as the public schools. how would you feel as a parent if you found out the school is making money but your kid is behind. why? they had to make cuts because they wanted to make some more money. is the not what the founding fathers had for this country. mitt romney all of a sudden has a worldly view of education? gosh, i remember the republicans go
romney invested $10 million. the firm's managing partner is his son, tagg romney. he has an investment stakes in ta associates, on thor of several for profit schools. how about that? folks, it isn't about education, about making a dollar. privatizing education takes care of a lot of republican problems. number one, weakens and maybe kills the unions and allows funding cuts for schools so governors can run wild with the budget and hurt kids. most importantly, it increases the profit margins of...
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mitt romney -- first of all, mitt romney in 1994 said he was going to be better on civil unions and gay marriage than ted kennedy. he has come a long way since then. this is about being on the right side of history. there is also poll numbers that show among independent voters the support for gay marriage the spread is like 16%. this is going to be something the white house brings up again and again and again and again. you hear the white house talking about mitt romney being a severe conservative. here is your evidence. >> i am so struck by the fact. it was just eight years ago. the entire campaign was run with this as tz key wedge issue. with conservatives prosecuting the cultural war both because it amped up their face. they had to essentially choose their own base, the preferences of independent voters. what i have been struck by all this is the tentativeness and the defensiveness of mitt romney. this is something the other side, the republican party and conservatives saw as something to lead with just eight years ago. >> they are on the defensive now. it is really remarkable to me
mitt romney -- first of all, mitt romney in 1994 said he was going to be better on civil unions and gay marriage than ted kennedy. he has come a long way since then. this is about being on the right side of history. there is also poll numbers that show among independent voters the support for gay marriage the spread is like 16%. this is going to be something the white house brings up again and again and again and again. you hear the white house talking about mitt romney being a severe...
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they elected mitt romney. he made it sound as if the election was just the house republicans. >> schieffer: we have to end it there. it's a lot of fun. we'll be back in a moment with our "face the nation" flashback. >> schieffer: finally, with mitt romney all but certain to be the republican nominee, we bid a wistful fairs well to the republican primary and all who took part. that is our "face the nation" flashback. >> it's three agency of government when i get there that are gone, commerce, education-- and what's the third one there? let's see. >> schieffer: who is michele bachmann, and why does she want to be president. >> it's very odd to me that someone would run up a half million dollars' bill at a jewelry store. >> go talk to tiffany's. all i'm telling you is we are very frugal. >> 9-9-9 plan. >> that's what i'm talking about! >> when they ask me who is the president of ubeki-ubeki-stan-stan, i will say i don't know. do you know. >> can we stop the pious baloney. you ran and lost and that's why are you n
they elected mitt romney. he made it sound as if the election was just the house republicans. >> schieffer: we have to end it there. it's a lot of fun. we'll be back in a moment with our "face the nation" flashback. >> schieffer: finally, with mitt romney all but certain to be the republican nominee, we bid a wistful fairs well to the republican primary and all who took part. that is our "face the nation" flashback. >> it's three agency of government when i...
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is wrong with mitt romney? he doesn't have to build a $19 million in california, does he? can he wait for that for a few years? and now he's got an elevator in his garage? >> i tell you what, 10,000 bucks. $10,000 bet? >> i'm not in the betting business. >> take a shot. go for it. take a risk. get the education. borrow money if you have to from your parents, start a business. >> joining me now, jonathan washington post opinion writer and meghan mccain, columnist for the daily beast. meghan, first of all, it's a really ugly t-shirt. first of all, did you like that thing? >> no, it's not my style. but what's important to say is she has custom designer clothes as well. >> i believe the tennis shoes were $450. >> well, more expensive than what i wear and what the average american wears but what ann romney needs to remember is she is on the campaign trail and she should probably be more kog na zant of the message. >> she should have been warned by some of these things that came out against michelle obama. on clothin
is wrong with mitt romney? he doesn't have to build a $19 million in california, does he? can he wait for that for a few years? and now he's got an elevator in his garage? >> i tell you what, 10,000 bucks. $10,000 bet? >> i'm not in the betting business. >> take a shot. go for it. take a risk. get the education. borrow money if you have to from your parents, start a business. >> joining me now, jonathan washington post opinion writer and meghan mccain, columnist for the...
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romney's own father george. statement a new article in politico is getting attention as it highlights romney's mormon faith and resurrects the conversation about an old prophecy once attributed to joseph smith, the founder of mormonism, the so-called white horse prophecy, it is important to note the prophecy was discounted by the mormon church nearly 100 years ago, but according to politico the prophecy predicted a white horse, a metaphor for wealthy mormons would rise up and lead america back to greatness after banks fail and can the constitution is near collapse. politico says romney has mentioned devine influence regarding the constitution several times on the campaign trail but the cam taken has not responded to the request to elaborate. i am joined by the deputy white house editor for politico. thank you for your time. he has not talked a lot about his faith and they have gone online and searching and trying to understand what it means to be mormon and what are the beliefs and this issue of this white horse
romney's own father george. statement a new article in politico is getting attention as it highlights romney's mormon faith and resurrects the conversation about an old prophecy once attributed to joseph smith, the founder of mormonism, the so-called white horse prophecy, it is important to note the prophecy was discounted by the mormon church nearly 100 years ago, but according to politico the prophecy predicted a white horse, a metaphor for wealthy mormons would rise up and lead america back...
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romney won't distance himself from it. what should romney do? >> i almost have a little sympathy for romney. he's trying to raise money and reach people. he's trying to do what candidates are supposed too. here you have this guy who is just addicted to these kind of side show antics. it's pure show biz. donald trump is a smart guy. he likes to see people spin around and to be the cause of it. he's just stealing the spotlight from his candidate. i don't know if he knows how much damage he is doing to a guy that wants to be president. >> james peterson what about the candidate? has romney done enough? >> i have no sympathy for romney here. he got to make it clear he doesn't ride with this basis elements of republican party. it's all well and good for donald trump to run the side show because that what he does. that's how he stays in the news. a presidential candidate has to conduct himself much differently and romney has to rise above this if he wants the aspire to be the president of the country. >> here is another romney advisor speaking today.
romney won't distance himself from it. what should romney do? >> i almost have a little sympathy for romney. he's trying to raise money and reach people. he's trying to do what candidates are supposed too. here you have this guy who is just addicted to these kind of side show antics. it's pure show biz. donald trump is a smart guy. he likes to see people spin around and to be the cause of it. he's just stealing the spotlight from his candidate. i don't know if he knows how much damage he...
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today, romney, the campaign put out a call for romney's old classmates to come forward and defend the candidate. romney did some damage control for himself on fox news today. >> i don't recall the incident, myself, but i've seen the reports and i'm not going to argue with that. there's no question that i did some stupid things when i was in high school. and obviously, if i hurt anyone by virtue of that, i would be very sorry for it and apologize for it. >> but romney also rationalized the behavior by saying he didn't know the victim's sexual orientation. romney and his friends were beating up a weaker kid, just for the hell of it? not because he was gay? >> i had no idea what that individual's sexual orientation might be. going back to the 1960s, that wasn't something that we all discussed or considered. >> i think we can all agree that people change throughout their lifetimes. no one should be held accountable today for every action he or she takes as a teenager, but these stories, i think, give us a snapshot of who mitt romney is. the guy who forced a hair cut on a helpless can kid
today, romney, the campaign put out a call for romney's old classmates to come forward and defend the candidate. romney did some damage control for himself on fox news today. >> i don't recall the incident, myself, but i've seen the reports and i'm not going to argue with that. there's no question that i did some stupid things when i was in high school. and obviously, if i hurt anyone by virtue of that, i would be very sorry for it and apologize for it. >> but romney also...
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i've played a pilot before. >>> mitt romney, presidential presumed nominee for president, mitt romney once lost $2 billion. $2 billion. then he found it in another pair of pants. oh, there's my other pants. $2 billion. >> back to "hardball." this is side show and david letterman said what we hear so orch from mitt romney, he just fails to come across as your average american guy. inside the actor's studio thinks he has the solution for mitt romney. here he is speaking directly to romney. >> let's start with your laugh. >> i live for laughter. ha, ha, ha, ha. >> it isn't working. it's inert. it just doesn't come across as genuine. worst of all, it's mirthless, which is to say, while you expect us to be amused, you're not the least amused yourself. i would advise those of you watching to freeze the frame and then put your hands on the lower part of your face and look at your eyes. there is no pleasure there. >> is that powerful stuff? james lipton getting to the heart of the matter or the lack thereof. >>> next up, former president george w. bush gave his endorsement of mitt romney toda
i've played a pilot before. >>> mitt romney, presidential presumed nominee for president, mitt romney once lost $2 billion. $2 billion. then he found it in another pair of pants. oh, there's my other pants. $2 billion. >> back to "hardball." this is side show and david letterman said what we hear so orch from mitt romney, he just fails to come across as your average american guy. inside the actor's studio thinks he has the solution for mitt romney. here he is speaking...
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maybe romney can't. governor romney believes if he just keeps lying about the reality, you're not going smart enough to figure the whole thing out. >> things are getting a little better and the answer is yeah. things are getting a little better in a lot of places in this country, but it's not thanks to his policy, it's in spite of his policies. >> did you hear that? in spite of his policies. let's look at the private sector job growth that team romney can't figure out. the number of jobs under obama has dropped 1.86 million. check this out. that one red line in the chart, right there. see the red lines there, the red line on the chart in january. not one, the lowest point for private sector jobs was on president bush's watch. that's 820,000 jobs lost. in february, that's the blue line, the president was still finding his way around the oval office and his family was just getting move into the white house. president obama had been in the office all of 28days when congress passed the stimulus package on fe
maybe romney can't. governor romney believes if he just keeps lying about the reality, you're not going smart enough to figure the whole thing out. >> things are getting a little better and the answer is yeah. things are getting a little better in a lot of places in this country, but it's not thanks to his policy, it's in spite of his policies. >> did you hear that? in spite of his policies. let's look at the private sector job growth that team romney can't figure out. the number of...
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and romney can't get there. and this is where the demographics start to cut in because the kerry states, obama's going to win the kerry states. nevada, new mexico, and colorado where you'd say boy, that's tough for obama, look at what's going on with foreclosures in nevada. of course he should get all the blame on that but we'll pass on that for argument's sake here. the problem is romney cannot win those states with the differential he's running with latinos and hispanics. these are states with -- all three of those have sizable enough minority representation, particularly with latinos, that you can't lose that group 68-19 or whatever -- depending on what poll you're looking at now, and win those three states. so give him one of them. that means obama's got to pick off one of the tossup states that he's now heading every single one of. some by two. some by seven. but he's got to win every single -- and so you get into -- that's why i'm not -- look, this is going to be fought out on the issues on going forward,
and romney can't get there. and this is where the demographics start to cut in because the kerry states, obama's going to win the kerry states. nevada, new mexico, and colorado where you'd say boy, that's tough for obama, look at what's going on with foreclosures in nevada. of course he should get all the blame on that but we'll pass on that for argument's sake here. the problem is romney cannot win those states with the differential he's running with latinos and hispanics. these are states...
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here are other pranks pulled by mitt romney. >> as a sophomore in high school, mitt romney cut the break lines of his lab partner's car. we'll be back with other hilarious pranks. in 1964, 17-year-old mitt romney burned down a howard johnson's. see you next time on other hilarious pranks pulled by mitt romney. >> good morning. it's tuesday, may 15th. a beautiful shot of the jefferson memorial and a rainy morning in washington. with us on set nbc chief foreign affairs correspondent and host of "andrea mitchell reports," andrea mitchell. we have an msnbc contributor, jonathan capehart and editor for the "huffington post," sam stein. mike barnicle along with willie geist. i guess all of you have seen the flurry of polls out. the usa today/gallup poll, on the front page of usa today, which i'm sure millions of you will, you see the headline, two in three say a better economy is ahead. there is some positive news. you would think that benefit would accrue to the president. right now, it's not. 71% rate today's economy conditions as poor. 29 say the economy is in good shape. the poll shows ame
here are other pranks pulled by mitt romney. >> as a sophomore in high school, mitt romney cut the break lines of his lab partner's car. we'll be back with other hilarious pranks. in 1964, 17-year-old mitt romney burned down a howard johnson's. see you next time on other hilarious pranks pulled by mitt romney. >> good morning. it's tuesday, may 15th. a beautiful shot of the jefferson memorial and a rainy morning in washington. with us on set nbc chief foreign affairs correspondent...
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president obama and governor romney. and the decisions they made and the vision they have for the country. the president isn't running against an industry, not running against a group of people. he's running against mitt romney, and what we're trying to do is make sure people have a crystal clear sense of who mitt romney is, what kind of decisions he made and how it impacted middle class americans all over the country. and the truth is, it had a negative impact on people's lives. we think it's important americans know that, because that is the president he would be. he would look out for folks at the top and be at the expense of the middle class. >> you talk aid theed about the be no shortage of ads, you're trying to define mitt romney and your candidate. the romney campaign launched a new ad called day one part ii, let me play a clip. >> day one, president romney announces deficit reduction, helping secure our kids futures. president romney stands up to china on trade and demands they play by the rules. president romney
president obama and governor romney. and the decisions they made and the vision they have for the country. the president isn't running against an industry, not running against a group of people. he's running against mitt romney, and what we're trying to do is make sure people have a crystal clear sense of who mitt romney is, what kind of decisions he made and how it impacted middle class americans all over the country. and the truth is, it had a negative impact on people's lives. we think it's...
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romney favored improbable. the bankruptcy judge presiding over the chrysler loan basically said the same thing. the record before the court was clear. there were no other sources of lending. even other republicans have seen the light. congressman upton of michigan supports romney but he says he doesn't agree with the candidate's approach to the automobile industry. >> there was no one that was willing to come up with the cash to keep them afloat but also to serve the warranties of everyone like you and i that drive all these cars. there was no one that would have picked up those pieces other than the federal government. >> you mean it was so outlandish he was willing to laugh about it in an answer? upton says no one was willing to come up with the cash to make romney's plan work. that's the bottom line, including romney's old company bain capital. there's no doubt about it, mitt romney's proposal for detroit was a failure. major economists know it. the republican party knows it. even his old company bain capita
romney favored improbable. the bankruptcy judge presiding over the chrysler loan basically said the same thing. the record before the court was clear. there were no other sources of lending. even other republicans have seen the light. congressman upton of michigan supports romney but he says he doesn't agree with the candidate's approach to the automobile industry. >> there was no one that was willing to come up with the cash to keep them afloat but also to serve the warranties of...
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romney wanted the bankruptcy. what romney didn't say but he should have, there would have had to be a government liquidity loan to get the new thing up on his feet. >> he's not saying that. when you listen to what he wanted to do it was, okay, gm, triage. you can't do triage. it is still one of the largest companies in the world. >> the bankruptcy was the triage. they off load pension debt. give chrysler to fiat. the government put in billions and billions of dollars. >> take local issues like mine. investinginfrastructure. romney's talking about not investing in those things. he's talking about giving tax breaks to the wealthiest people in this country. >> this is why bain actually does matter. because it needs to be used to talk about the bigger issue. bain fundamentally is about two conflicting visions. i don't entirely agree with how you see the visions. this is about a president who thinks that private business is bad. you need bigger government, more regulation, higher taxes, all of those things and people l
romney wanted the bankruptcy. what romney didn't say but he should have, there would have had to be a government liquidity loan to get the new thing up on his feet. >> he's not saying that. when you listen to what he wanted to do it was, okay, gm, triage. you can't do triage. it is still one of the largest companies in the world. >> the bankruptcy was the triage. they off load pension debt. give chrysler to fiat. the government put in billions and billions of dollars. >> take...
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mitt romney. that will not necessarily work. joe may be right. the other interesting question is both sides will have armies of persuasion. the democrats will build this thing on internet technology and applications and the web and social networks attempting to takeoe and link them up with others who look like joe and hope he will reach out weird guys who live up -- they will take the social characteristics of joe and match him up with other people in order to have joe work with them. we found it worked beautifully in 2004 when we late joe up with people in his neighborhood to do that. that victory committee framework or that existed is still there in the battleground states. the chairman in warren county, ohio, the person who led the volunteer task force in florida -- most of em are still there. a lot of them in 2010. this republican national chairman understands this and has been worng behind the scenes to have that there. we will have two competing business models. one says it will use the inte
mitt romney. that will not necessarily work. joe may be right. the other interesting question is both sides will have armies of persuasion. the democrats will build this thing on internet technology and applications and the web and social networks attempting to takeoe and link them up with others who look like joe and hope he will reach out weird guys who live up -- they will take the social characteristics of joe and match him up with other people in order to have joe work with them. we found...
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mitt romney's team is a dandy. they lied about the war on women, the automobile loan and the death of the number one terrorist. tonight i'm going to set the record straight. this is "the ed show." let's get to work. >> i just recommend that people take a look at people's previous statements in terms of whether they thought it was appropriate to go into pakistan and take out bin laden. >> mitt romney is running away from his rhetoric on bin laden, and he's digging a deeper hole in the process. >> richard wolffe on his disaster. >>> time after time the republicans have gotten together and they've said no. >> the president makes the case to workers. republicans are the problem. >> i send them a jobs bill that would have put hundreds of thousands of construction workers back to work repairing our roads, bridges, transit systems, they still said no. howard fineman on the president's big speech on jobs. >>> it was another war on women train wreck. >> it's about policy and whether or not you want to fix the structure disc
mitt romney's team is a dandy. they lied about the war on women, the automobile loan and the death of the number one terrorist. tonight i'm going to set the record straight. this is "the ed show." let's get to work. >> i just recommend that people take a look at people's previous statements in terms of whether they thought it was appropriate to go into pakistan and take out bin laden. >> mitt romney is running away from his rhetoric on bin laden, and he's digging a deeper...
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mitt romney is not that guy. he is a man who is a man of faith -- give him that -- of business -- give him that -- of family. give him that. but he doesn't understand what the job of president is. he thinks it's a tinker job. >> i don't think that's fair. >> tell me what i missed. >> first of all, i think having served as governor is a step, but i also think something deeper. this is a guy who has thought about this at least since his father ran in 1968. >> he did what daddy couldn't do. >> he thought about it on a serious level. >> is that understanding our country? >> i'll just say this having collided with him head on and having collided with his organization head on, and now working with him on the campaign. he has assembled his very smart group of people, and he listens to them well, and he asks them tough questions, and he is approaching this as me thodicaltho methodically. back in the 1950s, sam bell, who was one of the greatest politicians of all time, was at a meeting of academics who was shocked eisenho
mitt romney is not that guy. he is a man who is a man of faith -- give him that -- of business -- give him that -- of family. give him that. but he doesn't understand what the job of president is. he thinks it's a tinker job. >> i don't think that's fair. >> tell me what i missed. >> first of all, i think having served as governor is a step, but i also think something deeper. this is a guy who has thought about this at least since his father ran in 1968. >> he did what...
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romney's proposals. will that be a reputation of some things that got us into the ditch or something new and better. >> chris: less than a minute left, karl. does at this point i understand we are six points oath. does obama have an easier path. >> an easier bath but not a great map. this lacks opinion because -- >> chris: put up the map again. >> the last poll for south carolina is december of last year. i think for example up-to-date showing will show, iowa, and ohio either up for grabs or leaning for romney. same with colorado. and frankly this is going to come down to a narrow victory one side report other. >> chris: to be continued. thank you panel. see you next week. check out panel plus where the group picks right up with the foxussion on our website fox newssunday .com. follow us on twitter @ "fox news sunday." up next, our power player of the week. >> chris: we like to profile special people who live in or are visiting, washington, at the end of each program. this week we willle tell you about s
romney's proposals. will that be a reputation of some things that got us into the ditch or something new and better. >> chris: less than a minute left, karl. does at this point i understand we are six points oath. does obama have an easier path. >> an easier bath but not a great map. this lacks opinion because -- >> chris: put up the map again. >> the last poll for south carolina is december of last year. i think for example up-to-date showing will show, iowa, and ohio...
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i think mitt romney will do what he thinks is good for mitt romney. and he wants donald trump's money, and will tolerate whatever donald trump has to say. >> can i talk about war roomy stuff here. >> sure. >> there was a poll that showed that the president is having trouble with white blue color worker males. >> let me just say we're not conceding any constituency and i think whatever the background, have reason to side with the president in this fight. the president's basic theory is that you build the economy from the middle out, not from the top down and that is distinnily not what governor romney's theory is. if you can give money to millionaires and raise taxes on people making $40,000 a year, that is not something that people should gravitate to. if you want to take student loan reforms and roll them back so we are giving money to bank and instead of students that's not something that a family should embrace. so we're going to compete vigorously for all constituencies. but there are obviously constituencies where our numbers are high, and where
i think mitt romney will do what he thinks is good for mitt romney. and he wants donald trump's money, and will tolerate whatever donald trump has to say. >> can i talk about war roomy stuff here. >> sure. >> there was a poll that showed that the president is having trouble with white blue color worker males. >> let me just say we're not conceding any constituency and i think whatever the background, have reason to side with the president in this fight. the president's...
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it is romney. watching him tonight, as you unspool the reels, reminded me of what a friend of mine, hollywood legend said, about a really bad movie. he said, the audience just doesn't believe it. romney is something that i think the audience, the american people, he is someone that we're just not going to believe. >> bob shrum and joan walsh, thank you for your time tonight. >> thank you. >>> coming up, rick santorum finally endorses mitt romney. late at night, in an e-mail. what the latest show of support says about the presumtive republican nominee. >>> and we'll talk to north carolina governor bef purdue who is waging a one woman campaign against gop extremism. and the state's new anti-gay initiative on the ballot today. >>> plus, nobel prize winning economist paul krugman says the solution to our financial crisis is in reach and incredibly simple. i'll ask him about it when we joins me here live. you're watching "politicsnation" on msnbc. [ male announcer ] this is genco services -- mcallen, te
it is romney. watching him tonight, as you unspool the reels, reminded me of what a friend of mine, hollywood legend said, about a really bad movie. he said, the audience just doesn't believe it. romney is something that i think the audience, the american people, he is someone that we're just not going to believe. >> bob shrum and joan walsh, thank you for your time tonight. >> thank you. >>> coming up, rick santorum finally endorses mitt romney. late at night, in an...
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mitt romney has said that u.s. should bring home troops from afghanistan, quote, as soon as our generals think it's okay. end quote. he has also criticized president obama for publicly announcing the administration's withdraw, a plan saying that would innocent advise the taliban it wait out the withdraw. as of today the war in afghanistan left 1,948 u.s. troops dead and 15,786 wounded. joining me now democratic strategist and msnbc crystal ball and aol editorial director and msnbc political analyst howard fineman. thank you both for joining me. crystal, our assessment of the president's speech. >> i think he did a very good job. he does what he does best which is balancing the pragmatic and laying down five very concrete steps as to how we will end this conflict and tie it into american values and make it idealistic adds well. what came to mind for me with some of his rhetoric was ronald reagan and and he said here in the predawn darkness of afghanistan we can see a light of the new day on horizon. it is exactly th
mitt romney has said that u.s. should bring home troops from afghanistan, quote, as soon as our generals think it's okay. end quote. he has also criticized president obama for publicly announcing the administration's withdraw, a plan saying that would innocent advise the taliban it wait out the withdraw. as of today the war in afghanistan left 1,948 u.s. troops dead and 15,786 wounded. joining me now democratic strategist and msnbc crystal ball and aol editorial director and msnbc political...
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zero to mitt romney. imagine what the conversations are like between the minnesota republicans and the romney campaign. between the state and the national republican party. can you possibly help us out with the rent money? i did say there is some good news for minnesota republicans here, and that is the that the state republicans with their $96,000 due in back rent and their million dollar debt, the state republican party found a way to turn the popularity of ron paul into something more than gets them into trouble with the guys at national. they turned his convention this weekend into a fund-raiser for the state republican party. lemons into lemonade. if you can't beat them, join them. and good luck winning minnesota in november, mr. romney. >>> this is one of those news cycles where the thing that is going on likely to make history is not a thing making headlines now as it is happening. this is president obama in chicago yesterday. he gave a wide ranging press conference. at the conclusion of the press
zero to mitt romney. imagine what the conversations are like between the minnesota republicans and the romney campaign. between the state and the national republican party. can you possibly help us out with the rent money? i did say there is some good news for minnesota republicans here, and that is the that the state republicans with their $96,000 due in back rent and their million dollar debt, the state republican party found a way to turn the popularity of ron paul into something more than...
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while mitt romney's team pushes the, are you better off attack. we know what november will be about. it's the economy. but who exactly will voters want to blame for it. >>> primary day in the cornhusker state. which republican will come out on top to try to prevent bob kurrkur kerrey from coming back to the united states senate. >>> we'll give you a crash course in our brand new app full of the latest news, analysis, even battleground maps for you to make and play with at home and on the go. good morning from washington. it's tuesday, may 15th, 2012. this is "the daily rundown." >>> the president's trip to new york had a little something for everybody in his re-electn campaign. a nod to women in hopes of growing the gender gap. an embrace of enthusiastic donors happy with his new gay stance and an awkward attempt to raise wall street money while bashing some of wall street's practices, at least when it come to you mitt romney practiced them. he had a commencement address at an all-female college. but the address was less your traditional pearls of
while mitt romney's team pushes the, are you better off attack. we know what november will be about. it's the economy. but who exactly will voters want to blame for it. >>> primary day in the cornhusker state. which republican will come out on top to try to prevent bob kurrkur kerrey from coming back to the united states senate. >>> we'll give you a crash course in our brand new app full of the latest news, analysis, even battleground maps for you to make and play with at home...
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mitt romney won't make himself available. even in jody cantor's rather complimentary "the new york times" story about his religion, no one from the romney camp made the candidate available. >> this is a guy who won't talk in-depth about the one thing that most defines him which is his faith. that's kind of fascinating. i think it contributes to the sense maybe we don't really know who he really is. >> pulling away the veil of secrecy one page at a time, "time" magazine and michael scherer, its engreatest ambassador. thank you, sir, for its time. >>> coming up, the eurozone confronts its debt crisis. >>> closer to home, jay carney calls bs. on what? answer's next on "now." yoo-hoo. hello. it's water from the drinking fountain at the mall. [ male announcer ] great tasting tap water can come from any faucet anywhere. the brita bottle with the filter inside. of single mile credit cards. battle speech right? may i? [ horse neighs ] for too long, people have settled for single miles. with the capital one venture card, you'll earn d
mitt romney won't make himself available. even in jody cantor's rather complimentary "the new york times" story about his religion, no one from the romney camp made the candidate available. >> this is a guy who won't talk in-depth about the one thing that most defines him which is his faith. that's kind of fascinating. i think it contributes to the sense maybe we don't really know who he really is. >> pulling away the veil of secrecy one page at a time, "time"...
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i mean, mitt romney is right. and as we've seen here in washington, there is one, it is one thing to say that on the campaign trail. it is another to be here in washington as a sitting president, as a sitting member of the house or the senate to actually do something about those deficits. so mitt romney were to actually become president of the united states, he will find out very quickly that it is a lot easier to say these things on the campaign trail than to actually accomplish them in office. >> jonathan capehart. good to see you. that does it for us. tomorrow on the show, president obama's spiritual adviser, the reverend joel hunter. plus, senator joseph lieberman and mayor antonio villaraigosa. >>> in our next hour, the "huffington post" says president obama is taking a page from the gop playbook by being more confrontational and definitive. we'll look at the top five examples listed as proof of this strategy. ryan graham from the "huffington post" will join me live and president obama took a little time to e
i mean, mitt romney is right. and as we've seen here in washington, there is one, it is one thing to say that on the campaign trail. it is another to be here in washington as a sitting president, as a sitting member of the house or the senate to actually do something about those deficits. so mitt romney were to actually become president of the united states, he will find out very quickly that it is a lot easier to say these things on the campaign trail than to actually accomplish them in...
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team romney believes repudiating trump would distract voters from romney's economic message. according to york, the campaign believes that sticking by trump and his race baiting will be seen as a sign of strength. meanwhile, romney's surrogates and right-wingers are trying to equate trump's racially charged antics with bill maher's stand-up act. >> i think it's as equivalent an issue as bill maher, who gave $1 million to president obama, talking with such a foul mouth about women. >> bill maher gave $1 million to a super pac on behalf of barack obama. >> the obama campaign refuses to denounce bill maher when he said extremely hateful things. so you're going to see things on both sides of the aisle. >> well, here is the difference. bill maher made a one-time donation to president obama's super pac. he doesn't campaign for obama on his weekly hbo show. donald trump, on the other hand, has held press conferences to officially endorse mitt romney. he actively is campaigning on tv for mitt romney. he's hosting fund-raisers for mitt romney. he's robo calling voters for mitt romney.
team romney believes repudiating trump would distract voters from romney's economic message. according to york, the campaign believes that sticking by trump and his race baiting will be seen as a sign of strength. meanwhile, romney's surrogates and right-wingers are trying to equate trump's racially charged antics with bill maher's stand-up act. >> i think it's as equivalent an issue as bill maher, who gave $1 million to president obama, talking with such a foul mouth about women....
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mitt romney. [ applause ] >> heather: mitt romney delivering a commencement speech at liberty university a christian college in virginia. welcome to a brand-new hour. i'm heather childers. >> gregg: i'm gregg jarrett. the presumptive presidential nominee looking for support in a key swing state. >> the american culture promotes personal responsibility. the dignity of work. the value of education. devotion to a purpose greater than it's a self and pre-eminence of family. >> greg: molly has more. >> molly: governor romney did not shy away from the gay marriage debate to what is like lay crowd of socially conservative voters. those principles he spoke about in the sound bite, he says not everyone may agree how they play out in the culture. >> as fundamental as these principles are, they may become debatable, so it is with enduring institution of marriage. marriage is the relationship between a marriage of one man and one woman president obama steered clear of social issues, saying that he is in favor
mitt romney. [ applause ] >> heather: mitt romney delivering a commencement speech at liberty university a christian college in virginia. welcome to a brand-new hour. i'm heather childers. >> gregg: i'm gregg jarrett. the presumptive presidential nominee looking for support in a key swing state. >> the american culture promotes personal responsibility. the dignity of work. the value of education. devotion to a purpose greater than it's a self and pre-eminence of family....
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pretty powerful little map issue there for romney. but that's a separate story. >> the map changes throughout the course of a campaign. we'll be updating this. you can look back at presidential elections going back to 1960 and see how the map shapes up in those past elections. but it will change. may be something that happens that puts colorado more in play or less in play and shifts the battleground some place else. as we go forward, we'll see a lot of iterations of this, i'm sure. >> well, i know one of the weeks i'll say tweet me your favorite 269-269 scenario. that has to include breaking nebraska's one electoral vote off. >> there are interesting ways to get there. >> it's shocking and scary. do we really want a 269-269 tie? vaughn ververs, thank you. our political panel will be here next to break down the bain battle and to tell you about some more potential senate surprises. >>> first, the white house soup of the day -- hollande is now president of france so in ho hello! who's she? downy unstopables. here to shake up your fresh
pretty powerful little map issue there for romney. but that's a separate story. >> the map changes throughout the course of a campaign. we'll be updating this. you can look back at presidential elections going back to 1960 and see how the map shapes up in those past elections. but it will change. may be something that happens that puts colorado more in play or less in play and shifts the battleground some place else. as we go forward, we'll see a lot of iterations of this, i'm sure....
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why the hasn't romney -- team romney been more effective in its response? >> that's the big question. at a certain point, you hear two things from republicans. mitt romney has not proven particularly able at delivering his own message at times. there is a concern he will not sound great as ehe's trying to sell this. number two, they have talked about trying to find workers to tell positive stories. they have yet to sort of do that in a real way snoopy got laid off but i like my new job much better. >> there are companies that they helped. staples it worked out well. there is a positive way to flesh this out. you have to address it head-on. private equity remains something sort of unpopular for voters. he has to either own this or not own it. but not owning it means it is going to get defined as a negative. >> when we're talking about his response and finding borkers who have positive things to say about romney, this is a new ad from the romney camp called stories from the obama economy. let's take a look at it. >> i just lost my job recently. >> when it's a
why the hasn't romney -- team romney been more effective in its response? >> that's the big question. at a certain point, you hear two things from republicans. mitt romney has not proven particularly able at delivering his own message at times. there is a concern he will not sound great as ehe's trying to sell this. number two, they have talked about trying to find workers to tell positive stories. they have yet to sort of do that in a real way snoopy got laid off but i like my new job...
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romney is not known well. he has an opportunity to put a lot of paint on the canvas and he would need to do that. there is lots of good news out there for mitt romney out there. >> i will start with sort of a good news thing, with you dan, which is the karl rove gps crossroads put out a very big buy today on an ad which was kind of a soft very well poll-tested ad. i want our views viewers to take a license to it for just a moment. ♪♪ >> i always loved watching the kids play basketball. i still do even though things have changed. it's funny. they can't find jobs to get their career started. and i can't afford to retire and now we are all living together again. i supported president obama because he spoke so beautifully. he promised change. but things changed for the worst. >> this ad, $10 million in 10 battleground states, but it's clearly an actor that's being, you know, the woman grays before your eyes, sort of grays you know. so i am wondering, do you think that the use of actors as opposed to real peopl
romney is not known well. he has an opportunity to put a lot of paint on the canvas and he would need to do that. there is lots of good news out there for mitt romney out there. >> i will start with sort of a good news thing, with you dan, which is the karl rove gps crossroads put out a very big buy today on an ad which was kind of a soft very well poll-tested ad. i want our views viewers to take a license to it for just a moment. ♪♪ >> i always loved watching the kids play...
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>> i still believe the romney campaign said things are not true. >> is mitt romney is liar? >> the governor said some things at times that were not true. >> so the answer's yes. >> compared to barack obama, i would trust mitt romney 100 times over. >> i'll let you have the last word just from your opinion and expertise with covering politics, do you think if you're in the obama campaign newt gingrich is your best friend right now? >> in some ways, yes. these endorsements, i think ultimately endorsements don't matter that much, but these very tepid, grudging half endor endorsements certainly don't do mitt romney any good in trying to come out as the head of the republican party. as the nominee. so, i think in some ways you see not only newt gingrich but santorum still being frenemies of mitt romney. i think one of the things this will come down to is these guys have a lot of debt and you saw that happen with barack obama and hillary clinton in 2008. one of the reasons they came together was hillary clinton had a ton of debt, and she needed barack obama to help her alleviate s
>> i still believe the romney campaign said things are not true. >> is mitt romney is liar? >> the governor said some things at times that were not true. >> so the answer's yes. >> compared to barack obama, i would trust mitt romney 100 times over. >> i'll let you have the last word just from your opinion and expertise with covering politics, do you think if you're in the obama campaign newt gingrich is your best friend right now? >> in some ways, yes....
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either the president or romney. the candidate will be blamed whether they like it or not. >> sean hannity is not a super pac. >> may i finish. he's not a candidate for president. mitt romney has reputiated these attacks. america's stain is human slavery. it created an environment you can perpetuate in things you had coming out of the mormon church at that time. are we going to say just because mitt romney embraced that faith, that's what he grew up in. those are his views. >> you're asking the very key question. this is about concern of influence. it seems the conservatives are concerned about what kind of influence that jeremiah wright had on barack obama. maybe there are some people that are concerned about what kind of influence the mormon faith has had on mitt romney. >> if i can continue. i'm not even assure in the 20 years that president obama was a member of reverend wright's church how often he was in his presence. just because you're in someone's congregation and professor dyson knows that the black church
either the president or romney. the candidate will be blamed whether they like it or not. >> sean hannity is not a super pac. >> may i finish. he's not a candidate for president. mitt romney has reputiated these attacks. america's stain is human slavery. it created an environment you can perpetuate in things you had coming out of the mormon church at that time. are we going to say just because mitt romney embraced that faith, that's what he grew up in. those are his views. >>...
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for mitt romney and a lost ron paul supporters have to be mid-romney voters. one of the only this this happened, tim pawlenty, he too was booed off stage. you are watching this now by ron paul supporters and this is happening in a bunch of states that could make tampa very fascinating. >>> a deep dive into california politics and another washington insider. pete stark on the democratic side of the aisle in a fight for his own party. you are watching "the daily rundown" on msnbc. [ male announcer ] what's in your energy drink? ♪ power surge, let it blow your mind. [ male announcer ] for fruits, veggies and natural green tea energy... new v8 v-fusion plus energy. could've had a v8. uncer) most life insurance companies. look at you and just see a policy. at aviva, we do things differently. our wellness for life program rewards you with savings just for getting a check-up, and it's only from aviva. pssst! don't go in there! it's your surprise party and we want this hair color to be party ready. let's get some dimensional color. now!? what if it comes out wrong?
for mitt romney and a lost ron paul supporters have to be mid-romney voters. one of the only this this happened, tim pawlenty, he too was booed off stage. you are watching this now by ron paul supporters and this is happening in a bunch of states that could make tampa very fascinating. >>> a deep dive into california politics and another washington insider. pete stark on the democratic side of the aisle in a fight for his own party. you are watching "the daily rundown" on...
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today romney adviser and former new hampshire governor john sununu said it is fair game to examine romney's record at bain but seconds later slammed the president's strategy. >> i think that the bain record as a whole is fair game. i think it is amazing that this president thinks that cherry picking some investments that did not work out that he is going to be able to somehow convince the american public that private equity investment is evil. >> and joining me now from "the washington post" nia malika henderson. when investments did not work out people lost and that is the job maybe of someone in that industry, but not the job as the president said of the person who leads this country. >> i think it's all fair game, and i want to applaud substance because so often with what i do for a living, you know, i go down these tangent roads getting caught up in conversations about bogus birth certificates or whether someone's dog should have been strapped to the roof of the car. the country is ailing. the economy is problematic, and we're having, i think, a really good conversation about who among
today romney adviser and former new hampshire governor john sununu said it is fair game to examine romney's record at bain but seconds later slammed the president's strategy. >> i think that the bain record as a whole is fair game. i think it is amazing that this president thinks that cherry picking some investments that did not work out that he is going to be able to somehow convince the american public that private equity investment is evil. >> and joining me now from "the...
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i'm mitt romney. i'm running for president of these united states states. i am not a bully. that's a politically motivated tactic to distract you and dismiss me. you're not -- i'm not going to let that happen. i'm going to cause this country talking about my economic plans to get you working again and get the government working for you. i'm mitt romney. i approve this message. >> well, i think the thing -- first of all, the young man in question is dead, all right, so he's not even able to speak to this, number one. number two, it was a half century ago. this isn't -- this doesn't involve his public record, all right. and the other thing that it really underscores, george, is how desperate they are to try to tear this guy down. i mean this is somebody who has been faithful to the same woman for 42 years, raised a wonderful family. whatever you think of him politically, turning around bain consulting, building bain capital into one of the most respected organizations in the country, turning around the
i'm mitt romney. i'm running for president of these united states states. i am not a bully. that's a politically motivated tactic to distract you and dismiss me. you're not -- i'm not going to let that happen. i'm going to cause this country talking about my economic plans to get you working again and get the government working for you. i'm mitt romney. i approve this message. >> well, i think the thing -- first of all, the young man in question is dead, all right, so he's not even able...
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does private equity manager mitt romney not understand, it comes down to something that governor romney said a number of months ago. he said, i understand the economy. i understand the economy. president obama does not. i thought about that. i looked back at the kind of record that he e massed in terms of job creation as governor. primarily during the 15 years at bain. he has a unique, private equity, financial market kind of understanding of the economy. the kind of understanding you would expect from someone in that position. and if you look at the goals of private equity, and i agree with the president and the vice president, there are laudable aspects of those goals. nowhere on the score card will you find job creation. it is not there. the goal is private equity. it's to maximize profits for the shareholde shareholders. job creation isn't one of those goals. and if you're a private equity owner and you tell your client, i'm not really thinking about profits here, i'm thinking about job creation. you're not doing private equity. so yes, it's a very different understanding for a comp
does private equity manager mitt romney not understand, it comes down to something that governor romney said a number of months ago. he said, i understand the economy. i understand the economy. president obama does not. i thought about that. i looked back at the kind of record that he e massed in terms of job creation as governor. primarily during the 15 years at bain. he has a unique, private equity, financial market kind of understanding of the economy. the kind of understanding you would...
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romney about it -- >> is mitt romney a democrat? is he an obama supporter? >> what i speak to mitt romney about is jobs. what i speak to mitt romney about is china because he's got a great view on it is china and how they're taking our jobs and taking our product and manipulating their currency so it makes it almost impossible for our companies to compete. what i speak to him about is opec. i don't speak to him about this. you bring it up because you feel it's probably going to get a few more people watching your station which, unfortunately, they're not doing. >> here's what the romney spokesperson andrea saul said this week, today, not yesterday, not six weeks ago. governor romney said repeatedly, he believes obama was born in the united states, he says you're wrong. >> you know what? everybody's entitled to your opinion. you know my opinion and you know his opinion and that's fine. we're entitled -- as he said yesterday in the airplane, we're all entitled to our opinions and he's entitled to have his opinion. i don't happen to sh
romney about it -- >> is mitt romney a democrat? is he an obama supporter? >> what i speak to mitt romney about is jobs. what i speak to mitt romney about is china because he's got a great view on it is china and how they're taking our jobs and taking our product and manipulating their currency so it makes it almost impossible for our companies to compete. what i speak to him about is opec. i don't speak to him about this. you bring it up because you feel it's probably going to get...
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they think romney is a fake. and you know that's true, they think romney is a fake. >> who is they? >> true conservatives. >> that he's fake or that's what they think. look at the polling, do some professional conservatives that make a living by being the arbiter of being conservative, do they dislike mitt romney, they do. you would not see polls out of ohio and florida that show them neck and neck. if there was a huge swath of conservatives that were not on board with mitt romney. >> you think that is the face of authenticity. just asking. does he look like an empty suit to you pretending to be a conservative. >> he is a business guy trying to the deal. what happens is people come to you and say you need to agree with to this close the deal, and he says okay i'll do that. you need to say this, okay i'll do that. he's a business guy trying to close the deal. everyone that ran against hymn understands that. >> here is ronald reagan, he taught himself conservatism, in the 1950s he read the new republic, he got into it. and current stuff. by the time he ran for president a few times, h
they think romney is a fake. and you know that's true, they think romney is a fake. >> who is they? >> true conservatives. >> that he's fake or that's what they think. look at the polling, do some professional conservatives that make a living by being the arbiter of being conservative, do they dislike mitt romney, they do. you would not see polls out of ohio and florida that show them neck and neck. if there was a huge swath of conservatives that were not on board with mitt...
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that's why if the romney campaign with push back with jobs because of what romney did -- >> you think they got any? >> i think they got plenty of folks. >> guys that look like romney. guys that work at bain. >> plenty of people at staples have jobs. >> bain seems to follow romney wherever he goes np an article in tampa bay times welcome romney to florida with this, quote, dade bering wound up shuttering two medical facilities in miami. some 850 jobs were lost while bain walked away $242 million and 800% return on investment. that's what i'm talking about. bain wins, the factories lose. let me go back to steve. are you an expert on this kind of thing about how equity comes in and shakes up these companies, cuts their costs, then flips them? is it usually to the advantage of workers, people that work there, or never to the advantage of middle management who get sliced? might be to the advantage of stock holders of the companies? maybe that's different. >> it can to the advantage of the worker. can be to the advantage of middle management but always to the company like bain. that's the p
that's why if the romney campaign with push back with jobs because of what romney did -- >> you think they got any? >> i think they got plenty of folks. >> guys that look like romney. guys that work at bain. >> plenty of people at staples have jobs. >> bain seems to follow romney wherever he goes np an article in tampa bay times welcome romney to florida with this, quote, dade bering wound up shuttering two medical facilities in miami. some 850 jobs were lost while...
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of $150,000 and people in the top 1/10 of 1%, romney land, multimillionaires, a tax cut under the romney plan of $750,000 a year. but if you're in the bottom 20% of americans, according, again, to this bipartisan and independent nonpartisan tax policy center you are going to see your taxes increase by about $153 a year. that may not sound much but that's still a tax increase. meanwhile the governor has not specified how he's going to deal with a gigantic budget deficit. >> congressman, come on that point. the budget deficit then the argument. a number of analysis, $3.7 trillion over 10 years, just making bush tax cuts permanent, doesn't take into act other tax cuts there. has governor romney, in your view, put forth a reasonable plan to not let that blow a hole in the budget? what would he have to cut? >> what republicans have argued and governor romney said we have to broaden the base and lower the rate. to hear democrats talk about it, we're one good tax increase away from prosperity in this country and nothing could be further from the truth. businesses are resistant to make investmen
of $150,000 and people in the top 1/10 of 1%, romney land, multimillionaires, a tax cut under the romney plan of $750,000 a year. but if you're in the bottom 20% of americans, according, again, to this bipartisan and independent nonpartisan tax policy center you are going to see your taxes increase by about $153 a year. that may not sound much but that's still a tax increase. meanwhile the governor has not specified how he's going to deal with a gigantic budget deficit. >> congressman,...
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romney seems to leap before he thinks? >> i do. it was a very foolish move on his part and it shows how much politics has changed. normally this would not be a political issue. nor should it be. what happens in the u.s. embassy in china should be within the hands of the officials on the ground and the state department. it shouldn't be something that would be political in the u.s. the same thing with osama bin laden. this should be when we're thinking other our troops and the sacrifice they made. >> romney chose to make it one. he accused the president of dancing and celebrating even though the president according to most people didn't really do that. and he didn't have any facts yesterday as to what was going on. i think it was a foolish move. >> speaking of poison politics, we saw some of mitt romney's former opponents lining up had i been him, however unenthusiastic. all the nasty things they've said. does the nation go through an experience of collective amnesia? the primaries never happened and everyone loves mitt romney. is th
romney seems to leap before he thinks? >> i do. it was a very foolish move on his part and it shows how much politics has changed. normally this would not be a political issue. nor should it be. what happens in the u.s. embassy in china should be within the hands of the officials on the ground and the state department. it shouldn't be something that would be political in the u.s. the same thing with osama bin laden. this should be when we're thinking other our troops and the sacrifice...