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liars, like romney, are pro-foundly bad for this country. >> the romney lie in the romney ad, that's about as ugly a lie as you could possibly do with videotape, isn't it? >> lying politicians like mitt romney. the one word that best describes that assertion is lie. the lying romney campaign. today, mitt romney staked his campaign on that big lie. mitt romney has left us with a choice. he's either a liar or what george will would call, a bloviating ignoramus. >> tell us what you really mean. >> yesterday, mitt romney closed his speech with a reference to martin luther king jr., which brings up the uncomfortable memory of the 2007 campaign when he was talking about his father and martin luther king jr. let's look at that. >> i saw my father march with martin luther king. >> my dad marched with martin luther king. >> did you actually see your dad march with martin luther king? >> no, i say that in a figurative sense. i try to be as accurate as i can be, and the -- if you'll look at the literature or the dictionary, the term "saw" includes being aware of inthe sense that i've described.
liars, like romney, are pro-foundly bad for this country. >> the romney lie in the romney ad, that's about as ugly a lie as you could possibly do with videotape, isn't it? >> lying politicians like mitt romney. the one word that best describes that assertion is lie. the lying romney campaign. today, mitt romney staked his campaign on that big lie. mitt romney has left us with a choice. he's either a liar or what george will would call, a bloviating ignoramus. >> tell us what...
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mitt romney has the anti-palin. you cannot -- well, right, but i think he can go outside washington to a tim plenty, by the way, who has run for the presidency. don't underestimate the importance of that, ready to go from day one. >> it's funny, the portman pick could look to washington and in one way and to bush. >> it's rare, almost unprecedented for a vice presidential candidate to make a decisive difference. >> well, except for last time. >> what the candidate looks for, a vice president who won't embarrass the ticket and nominee and can carry his home state. he is from ohio. >> we haven't had someone to carry his home state though -- >> one thing romney could do if he wants to get the subject away from taxes, he could announce his vice presidential choice ahead of time. that would change the subject and dynamic. i don't know that he would do that. >> we don't have it today, means we won't have it until august. when we come back, "scoops and predictions" from the notebooks of these top reporters. tell me somethi
mitt romney has the anti-palin. you cannot -- well, right, but i think he can go outside washington to a tim plenty, by the way, who has run for the presidency. don't underestimate the importance of that, ready to go from day one. >> it's funny, the portman pick could look to washington and in one way and to bush. >> it's rare, almost unprecedented for a vice presidential candidate to make a decisive difference. >> well, except for last time. >> what the candidate looks...
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- >> i would say ann romney as well. >> ann romney, too. if you pick someone like pawlenty or portman, the immediate reaction is those are good, solid, experienced choices that know their way around the national campaign trail. the sooner, the better, because the country will think that that's a good solid choice and it will reflect well on governor romney's judgment. if you pick somebody that's more of a surprise, i can understand the logic of waiting until closer to the convention so you sort of electrify the convention but there are pros and cons to both of these and again, no one knows except the inner circle of the romney campaign and they ain't talking. >> they ain't talking but they sure were leaking last week because there did, governor rendell, seem to be a strategic leak about condoleezza rice and maybe to just test what the conservative republican response would be. i'm told that it was at least seriously considered that she did so well in park city, utah, that there were people very close to mitt romney who thought this could be
- >> i would say ann romney as well. >> ann romney, too. if you pick someone like pawlenty or portman, the immediate reaction is those are good, solid, experienced choices that know their way around the national campaign trail. the sooner, the better, because the country will think that that's a good solid choice and it will reflect well on governor romney's judgment. if you pick somebody that's more of a surprise, i can understand the logic of waiting until closer to the convention...
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it's not about romney, romney's a flawed candidate. he's said it time and again. i think we actually have some sound bites of him doing it, but we don't need them. and it's all about defeating barack obama, getting him out of the white house. rush has never made it about anything other than that. >> right, right, right. and no -- romney's just a tool, right? >> yes! rush is plain about that. >> he's just thirsty. he just wants to get in so bad, he can taste it. he just wants to get in the white house, he'll ride any boat that's going in that direction. so if rush wants to throw his weight behind romney, romney's like, cool with me! if sununu wants to come out babbling at the mouth about nonsense, cool with me. anybody who will get me closer to the white house, romney will go that way. if i have to turn my back on policies and positions that i have taken my entire life, i will do that. because i want to make it to the white house. everything that mitt romney does is an opposition to everything that mitt romney has ever believed. and he will do that. >> a guy who's
it's not about romney, romney's a flawed candidate. he's said it time and again. i think we actually have some sound bites of him doing it, but we don't need them. and it's all about defeating barack obama, getting him out of the white house. rush has never made it about anything other than that. >> right, right, right. and no -- romney's just a tool, right? >> yes! rush is plain about that. >> he's just thirsty. he just wants to get in so bad, he can taste it. he just wants...
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romney press secretary says the comments don't represent romney's beliefs. the obama campaign said it won't characterize the comment as a form of racial bading. here's what romney himself had to say. >> so i'm not sure who this person is, but i can tell you we have a very special relationship between the united states and great britain. it goes back to our very beginnings, cultural and historical, but i also believe that the president understands that, so i don't agree with whoever that adviser might be. >> yet the anglo-saxon comments seem to be a pattern for team romney. earlier this week, he tried to paint the president as other. >> this is a ideology that says, hey, we're all the same here. it's a very strange and in some respects foreign to the american experience type of philosophy, so his whole philosophy is an upsidedown philosophy that does not comport with the american experience. >> you know, a lot of us understand things differently, as author edward mcclellan points out, president obama's mother is of english decedent. president obama enjoys hea
romney press secretary says the comments don't represent romney's beliefs. the obama campaign said it won't characterize the comment as a form of racial bading. here's what romney himself had to say. >> so i'm not sure who this person is, but i can tell you we have a very special relationship between the united states and great britain. it goes back to our very beginnings, cultural and historical, but i also believe that the president understands that, so i don't agree with whoever that...
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shelly, what do you expect mitt romney to do? what would you want mitt romney to do? >> well, we certainly know his history with bain capital, and we understand, well, we don't understand fully what his relationship with bain capital is now, but we certainly believe he has some influence and the workers here really would love for mitt romney to come to our community and talk to the people who are losing their jobs. actually, what we would really love to see is the mayor, and i talked this afternoon, would be for governor romney and president obama to hold a debate in the city of freeport to talk about how to make america more competitive. companies like bain capital are in the business of creating wealth. we're in the business of creating jobs. they don't have to be mutually exclusive, but it's difficult to handle those on a local level because it's federal policies that make the difference. we would love to see a debate held in freeport, which is home of one of the famous lincoln-douglas debates and we would like to see how we could keep our jobs here at home. >> how
shelly, what do you expect mitt romney to do? what would you want mitt romney to do? >> well, we certainly know his history with bain capital, and we understand, well, we don't understand fully what his relationship with bain capital is now, but we certainly believe he has some influence and the workers here really would love for mitt romney to come to our community and talk to the people who are losing their jobs. actually, what we would really love to see is the mayor, and i talked this...
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it's mitt romney the outsore. the mitt romney, the venture capital guy. it uses the olympic hook and tries to take a positive and make it a negative. >> i'm going to change here. sarah, when you saw the president do the ad, it's not his first ad and not his last ad, which is how you're used to seeing that stuff. what did you think? why are are they doing that? >> his err, speaking about you didn't build business. the obama campaign had to take time out of the president to film that. >> and steve, the effect they're using the direct to camera almost taking a turn away from harsh negatives? >> yes, a couple of reasons. first of all, it cuts through the clutter. second, i think they're trying to set a frame. and the frame is that the romney campaign is trying to distort and divide. >> the other thing that jumped out to me, when i see obamacan date to camera, i'm not seeing romney candidate to camera. is that a mistake? >> if you think of mitt romney, he needs a couple breakout moments. and he needs to have a very good convention. >> put some pressure on hims
it's mitt romney the outsore. the mitt romney, the venture capital guy. it uses the olympic hook and tries to take a positive and make it a negative. >> i'm going to change here. sarah, when you saw the president do the ad, it's not his first ad and not his last ad, which is how you're used to seeing that stuff. what did you think? why are are they doing that? >> his err, speaking about you didn't build business. the obama campaign had to take time out of the president to film that....
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romney is the owner. romney is the ceo. romney is the chairman. >> so their argument at bain is he was out doing the olympic thing. in fact, he was probably playing a little bit of golf along the way. we didn't have anything to do with the operations. but on the paper he's the man, correct? >> that's pretty much what they're saying, yes. >> great reporting. great to have you with us tonight. thanks so much. let's turn to the national press secretary for the obama campaign, 2012. well, there's a lot for you guys to talk about. you're going right at it. how do you respond to the romney campaign's defense of the candidate today? >> well, you know, mitt romney is holding himself to a double standard because he claims credit for jobs created by the companies that bain acquired. but he won't accept responsibility for transactions that he was involved in for companies that shipped jobs overseas and went bankrupt with workers losing their jobs and their pensions and their health care benefits. so he's furiously trying to extract hi
romney is the owner. romney is the ceo. romney is the chairman. >> so their argument at bain is he was out doing the olympic thing. in fact, he was probably playing a little bit of golf along the way. we didn't have anything to do with the operations. but on the paper he's the man, correct? >> that's pretty much what they're saying, yes. >> great reporting. great to have you with us tonight. thanks so much. let's turn to the national press secretary for the obama campaign,...
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george romney, mitt romney's father when he ran for president released 12 years. mitt romney only two years. so it's not like this is not something that isn't done. even in primaries all that have run had to release returns and go through the questions there were. >> right. >> so the question here of transparency and of whether or not as former president clinton raised did you use foreign tax places -- havens to hide the taxes. >> well, rev, what you left out in that litany of the presidents and presidential candidates who've released their tax returns, yes george romney, are m romney's father when he ran in the 1968 race. he set the precedent of returns. before him candidates would give out general views of where their tax liabilities and things. but george romney thought it was important to hand over 12 years of actual tax returns so that folks would know that quote, it wasn't a fluke. also to make sure people understood that he wasn't just showing off where the money came from. mitt romney is not following the lead set by his own father. and the second point he
george romney, mitt romney's father when he ran for president released 12 years. mitt romney only two years. so it's not like this is not something that isn't done. even in primaries all that have run had to release returns and go through the questions there were. >> right. >> so the question here of transparency and of whether or not as former president clinton raised did you use foreign tax places -- havens to hide the taxes. >> well, rev, what you left out in that litany of...
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romney is. and this week they put out condoleezza rice. >> how do you know that. >> it didn't go to a drudge. the drudge report had it at the top banner, condoleezza rice under serious consideration by the romney team. it was at a juncture when it was in their best interest to change the conversation. that's why that was done. otherwise we know rob portman is a guy in the conversation -- >> well, swree to do this. we have to talk names. your thought. who would be the smart choice? >> the smart choice at this point is reliable, ready to serve rob portman, the senator from ohio. >> apart from the fact that condoleezza rice has said emphatically she wouldn't do it, do you think she wouldn't be the best choice anyway? >> she would be a terrific choice. actually she has given great speeches, state party chair men like her, but she is pro choice. >> she did give the speech at the romney retreat. i was there and romney was impressed. if you want to be on the ticket, give the best speech you have ever g
romney is. and this week they put out condoleezza rice. >> how do you know that. >> it didn't go to a drudge. the drudge report had it at the top banner, condoleezza rice under serious consideration by the romney team. it was at a juncture when it was in their best interest to change the conversation. that's why that was done. otherwise we know rob portman is a guy in the conversation -- >> well, swree to do this. we have to talk names. your thought. who would be the smart...
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romney made $11 million in two years. mitt romney, he's misled us twice. with negative ads distorting senator kennedy's record and the phony claims about his own. >> i would like to say to mitt romney if you think you can make such a good senator, come out here to marion, indiana, and see what your company has done to these people. >> we had no rights anymore. >> they cut the wages. >> we no longer had insurance. >> basically cut our throats. i would like to say to the people of massachusetts that if you think it can't happen to you, think again. because we thought it wouldn't happen here either. >> mitt romney. i don't mean to be callous, but there are people all over the world who would love a job flipping hamburgers in america. romney, in business he specialized in low wage jobs but made $11 millionyears. now he favors policies to benefit the wealthy at the expense of working families. romney favors $100 billion tax cut for the wealthiest 1% of americans and billions more in other tax bre
romney made $11 million in two years. mitt romney, he's misled us twice. with negative ads distorting senator kennedy's record and the phony claims about his own. >> i would like to say to mitt romney if you think you can make such a good senator, come out here to marion, indiana, and see what your company has done to these people. >> we had no rights anymore. >> they cut the wages. >> we no longer had insurance. >> basically cut our throats. i would like to say to...
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i give the romney campaign credit. they won the argument and basically said by attacking mitt romney we are attacking free enterprise. that was certainly never true but that was in the dominant narrative that won the day, but there's still those same question that is are out there. obviously, this -- these questions have taken romney off this message, jobs and obama's economy. barack obama's story is we are stuck at 8.2%. there's a trillion dollar debt and just today we were -- the s hss was talking about this with bill clinton. >> david corn, you have been all over this story. explain to someone who has been paying half attention the significance of 1999 versus 2002. >> in some ways it is a phony distinction, and in other ways it isn't. after 1999 romney made some outsourcing to jobs so romney was saying he was not involved in those decisions. even though he still owned the company, even though he benefited from the company and put the company on the path, he's trying to separate himself from those particular deals. a
i give the romney campaign credit. they won the argument and basically said by attacking mitt romney we are attacking free enterprise. that was certainly never true but that was in the dominant narrative that won the day, but there's still those same question that is are out there. obviously, this -- these questions have taken romney off this message, jobs and obama's economy. barack obama's story is we are stuck at 8.2%. there's a trillion dollar debt and just today we were -- the s hss was...
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romney was at the company. the point is, let me put it-- >> and they would say, for example, four jobs went overseas not reporting that 100 jobs were created here. and you look at the bain record, and it's phenomenal. this is a great american success story. more than 80% of the hundreds of companies they've backed with grown revenues, and the companies in total have grown their revenue by about 100 billion dollars. i mean, you've heard the successes and in terms of staples and bright horizons child care centers, there are tons of companies you haven't heard of, and in manufacturing and in technology, you're talking about hundreds of thousands of jobs created and it's a phenomenal record. i think mr. romney ought to be more aggressive about sharing it. >> mary, if the charges are so bogus, why aren't they having enough for the obama political team to double down on their bet? >> they're fixating on ohio, a place sensitive to outsourcing, but the problem is, the obama-- the romney campaign does not know how to de
romney was at the company. the point is, let me put it-- >> and they would say, for example, four jobs went overseas not reporting that 100 jobs were created here. and you look at the bain record, and it's phenomenal. this is a great american success story. more than 80% of the hundreds of companies they've backed with grown revenues, and the companies in total have grown their revenue by about 100 billion dollars. i mean, you've heard the successes and in terms of staples and bright...
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maybe romney should have followed the lead of his father, george romney, stepped down as president of the american motors corporation, when he ran for office. it was real simple. a report in "the nation" says "the board elected george romney as vice chairman, but granted him an indefinite leave of absence without pay." mitt romney chose to retroactively retire. in other words, he was double-dipping. but more importantly, the romney campaign still cannot say who was running bain capital during the time in question. >> does the governor think that those were good deals for bain? >> those deals were made by -- those decisions were made by, um, by folks that were running the company differently. so i don't have the -- the details of what the decision making went into it. >> they don't have the details. that's a key word right there, key phrase. "they don't have the details." have you noticed how the romney camp is kind of short on detail? romney adviser eric fernstrom was asked, who was running bain between 1999 and 2002? his response, "you should check with bain, but it wasn't romney." "
maybe romney should have followed the lead of his father, george romney, stepped down as president of the american motors corporation, when he ran for office. it was real simple. a report in "the nation" says "the board elected george romney as vice chairman, but granted him an indefinite leave of absence without pay." mitt romney chose to retroactively retire. in other words, he was double-dipping. but more importantly, the romney campaign still cannot say who was running...
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it's all about romney's taxes. a new poll suggests americans want to know what is in his taxes. 56% of voters said he should release the last 12 years. and it doesn't stop with voters. tea party icon ron paul told politico in the scheme of things politically, you know, it looks like releasing tax returns is what the people want. texas governor and alleged romney supporter rick perry had this to say. >> no matter who you are or what office you're running for, you should be as transparent as you can be. with your tax returns and other aspects of your life. >> and the editors of the conservative national review wrote, wraumny as a politician running for the highest office in the labd, and his current posture is probably unsustainable. this guy has really boxed himself in. he told the country two years of tax returns, that's all you're going to get. there's an arrogance to that, don't you think? just like rom nay told andrea mitchell last year he wasn't considering releasing any returns. >> and with regards to my tax r
it's all about romney's taxes. a new poll suggests americans want to know what is in his taxes. 56% of voters said he should release the last 12 years. and it doesn't stop with voters. tea party icon ron paul told politico in the scheme of things politically, you know, it looks like releasing tax returns is what the people want. texas governor and alleged romney supporter rick perry had this to say. >> no matter who you are or what office you're running for, you should be as transparent...
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romney admits details in his romney admits details in his tax returns will be used against him. what details? the romney campaign will not say. romney's spokesperson was asked by politico if there are any years in which romney paid zero dollars in taxes. she replied with two words, not true. well, if it's not true, why not release the tax returns? mitt romney has, if you look at his career, he's changed his mind in this campaign alone on a lot of things. he changed his mind on health care, he changed his mind on social issues. he changed his mind on how to attack the president of the united states in the campaign, but he don't change his mind on releasing his tax returns even with enormous pressure coming from his own party. get your cell phones out. i want to know what you think. we decide to outsource tonight's question. that's even hard for me to say. we're outsourcing our work to the trumpster? this is courtesy of donald trump. he tweeted today, and sent it out earlier so we're going to use it, what is more important for the american public to have? text a for mitt romney's
romney admits details in his romney admits details in his tax returns will be used against him. what details? the romney campaign will not say. romney's spokesperson was asked by politico if there are any years in which romney paid zero dollars in taxes. she replied with two words, not true. well, if it's not true, why not release the tax returns? mitt romney has, if you look at his career, he's changed his mind in this campaign alone on a lot of things. he changed his mind on health care, he...
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mitt romney/cond conrice, or mitt romney liz cheney? >> it's romney/rice? >> why? >> well, romney rice is fun to say. one, i like the idea of a condi rice/joe biden debate. it's a debate about folks who have foreign policy about the two big issues that have dominated our foreign policy scene, afghanistan and iraq. and i would like to hear condoleezza rice talk about how she would defend that, particularly in a political circumstance because she hasn't had to do that. i would love that debate. the other piece of it is i just -- i am ready for an america with an african-american woman political scientist who used to be provost of a university as a vice presidential candidate. it makes me happy. >> she was secretary of state, national security adviser. i was an attendee of the university when she was the provost there. if it was an audition for something, i don't think i would have recommended her. the idea of liz cheney and mitt romney has long been my favorite matchup because i want to call the question, i want to call the question on whether or not the current repu
mitt romney/cond conrice, or mitt romney liz cheney? >> it's romney/rice? >> why? >> well, romney rice is fun to say. one, i like the idea of a condi rice/joe biden debate. it's a debate about folks who have foreign policy about the two big issues that have dominated our foreign policy scene, afghanistan and iraq. and i would like to hear condoleezza rice talk about how she would defend that, particularly in a political circumstance because she hasn't had to do that. i would...
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romney roaming. in his first overseas tour since becoming the republican party nominee in april, mitt romney is visiting three countries, the uk, israel, and poland. strong u.s. allies, all. first stop the uk in london. mr. romney witnessed the opening of the summer olympic games. romney oversaw the winter games in 2002 in salt lake city, utah as president and ceo of the salt lake organizing committee. so, he was asked on wednesday whether the olympics in london looked quote unquote ready to him. >> there are a few things that were discontinue certificating the stories about the private security firm not having enough people, the supposed strike of the immigration and customs officials that obviously is not something which is encouraging. >> he also met with top british officials including uk prime minister david cameron at 10 downing street, talking middle east peace, among other topics. but the subject of the olympics seemed to prickal the prime minister, who made this statement in a press conferen
romney roaming. in his first overseas tour since becoming the republican party nominee in april, mitt romney is visiting three countries, the uk, israel, and poland. strong u.s. allies, all. first stop the uk in london. mr. romney witnessed the opening of the summer olympic games. romney oversaw the winter games in 2002 in salt lake city, utah as president and ceo of the salt lake organizing committee. so, he was asked on wednesday whether the olympics in london looked quote unquote ready to...
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mitt romney wants millionaires to have a tax cut because mitt romney wants a tax cut. that's what it comes down to. and he and his selfish friends are going to gut government and gut the economy for the sake of that. now, we have a president who believes in good government and a candidate who believes in no government. >> congressman, the president was in jacksonville, florida, today. nationwide seniors are 10% of the population. but in florida they're 31% of the population. as you campaign around your district in florida, are people talking about this? are seniors talking about the difference between the romney/ryan plan and what the president is talking about? >> yes. you've guinn the correct numbers on the proportions on it. because seniors vote in higher numbers than younger people do, you might see seniors making up as much as half of the electorate in florida this year. and seniors are beginning to realize that romney is basically conducting a shell game. the interesting thing is when the president points out all these elements, deficiencies in what he's proposin
mitt romney wants millionaires to have a tax cut because mitt romney wants a tax cut. that's what it comes down to. and he and his selfish friends are going to gut government and gut the economy for the sake of that. now, we have a president who believes in good government and a candidate who believes in no government. >> congressman, the president was in jacksonville, florida, today. nationwide seniors are 10% of the population. but in florida they're 31% of the population. as you...
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but all you have to do is say, romney's company, romney's companies, romney's funds, engaged in outsourcing, and you're there. you can't deny that. so in some ways, this has become a bit of an absurd argument, with him trying to determine or create this bright line, which doesn't really exist, and cal's reporting, my reporting on the piece out today even, keeps chipping away at that story. and as you mentioned earlier, back in '98, before any of this was an issue, he was already investing in a chinese company. i told this story last week, that was, you know, that was basically profiting on u.s. companies sending manufacturing and jobs to china. so, if you take a step back and look at the whole big picture here, he's really up the creek. i mean, there's no other way to put it. and he's trying to escape. and that's why he's having a hard time. and that's why we're probably not going to get the tax records or anything else that may give us any insight into romney world, when it comes to all those secret finances. >> let's listen to president obama making his case against mitt romney on this, o
but all you have to do is say, romney's company, romney's companies, romney's funds, engaged in outsourcing, and you're there. you can't deny that. so in some ways, this has become a bit of an absurd argument, with him trying to determine or create this bright line, which doesn't really exist, and cal's reporting, my reporting on the piece out today even, keeps chipping away at that story. and as you mentioned earlier, back in '98, before any of this was an issue, he was already investing in a...
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romney's bain debacle. here is the latest in selective editing from fox news. >> hey, small business owners, your hard work, you 100 hours a week didn't get you where you are, take a listen. >> if you have a business, you didn't build that. somebody else made that happen. the point is that when we succeed, we succeed because of our individual initiative but also because we do things together. >> now, if you only watch fox news, you might think the president was minimizing the hard work it takes to run a small business in america, but in fact, president obama was giving small business owners a lot of credit. he also pointed out that business folks need infrastructure and opportunity to succeed. here's what the president said in context. >> somebody helped to create this unbelievable american system that we have that allowed you to thrive. somebody invested in roads and bridges. if you have a business, you didn't build that. somebody else made that happen. the internet didn't get invented on its own. governme
romney's bain debacle. here is the latest in selective editing from fox news. >> hey, small business owners, your hard work, you 100 hours a week didn't get you where you are, take a listen. >> if you have a business, you didn't build that. somebody else made that happen. the point is that when we succeed, we succeed because of our individual initiative but also because we do things together. >> now, if you only watch fox news, you might think the president was minimizing the...
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they say it shows romney after '99 did not actively manage bain funds. >> let me bring in romney campaign special advisor kerryy healey who served on the obama campaign. >> it's very clear from every statement by governor romney and also by bain capital that governor romney did not have an active role in bain capital in 1999. the whole purpose of this discussion is simply to distract from president obama's failed reco record. >> did he send jobs overseas and again, the romney cam pain turned his full attention to the olympics in 1999. isn't the very definition of -- >> president obama just does not want to talk about the economy and jobs, and the american people deserve a much more honest campaign than they're getting right now. all of the ads that are being put out by the obama campaign. you can have all the fact checking on "washington post," saying all of these attacks on governor romney during his bain years are just a distraction. we need to get back to the issues that people care about, which are jobs and the economy. and governor romney has created jobs in the private sector. >> th
they say it shows romney after '99 did not actively manage bain funds. >> let me bring in romney campaign special advisor kerryy healey who served on the obama campaign. >> it's very clear from every statement by governor romney and also by bain capital that governor romney did not have an active role in bain capital in 1999. the whole purpose of this discussion is simply to distract from president obama's failed reco record. >> did he send jobs overseas and again, the romney...
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kevin madden, senior romney advisor and paul ryan, wisconsin congressman said to be on romney's short list of possible running mates. we'll get analysis from moody's mark zandi, former clinton labor secretary robert reich, john fund of the "national review," rana foroohar of "time" magazine new york magazine's mike rich, michael gerson of the "washington post" and our own john dicker son and norah o'donnell. >> this feels kind of good! i need to cool off a little bit. >> schieffer: he may have something there and we'll try to make sense of all of it because this is "face the nation." captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news in washington, "face the nation" with bob schieffer. >> schieffer: good morning again. stephanie cutter, who's emerged as one of the main point people for the obama campaign and kevin madden, the long-time top advisor to mitt romney are at the table together with us and, i must say, this campaign did get down and dirty last week. and i want to start with the very latest, stephanie, i want to play some more of that new ad going on the air in some of the key battleg
kevin madden, senior romney advisor and paul ryan, wisconsin congressman said to be on romney's short list of possible running mates. we'll get analysis from moody's mark zandi, former clinton labor secretary robert reich, john fund of the "national review," rana foroohar of "time" magazine new york magazine's mike rich, michael gerson of the "washington post" and our own john dicker son and norah o'donnell. >> this feels kind of good! i need to cool off a...
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romney's campaign veered offmessage. every other republican leader seized on the supreme court healthcare ruling. pounding the president's individual mandate as a massive tax increase on americans. but an advisor to mitt romney said the governor doesn't see it that way. in fact, he suggested romney sees it just as the president does. which left the romney campaign scrambling for clarification. ed henry reports. >> reporter: barely 24 hours after the top republican claimed the healthcare plan is a massive tax, adopted by the romney undercut the argument and let the president off the hook saying on msnbc the mandate in romney's own plan was not a tax. >> the governor believes that what we put in place in massachusetts was a penalty. he disagrees with the court's ruling that the mandate was a tax. >> he believes that he shouldn't call the tax penalty a tax. you should call at it penalty or a fee or a fine. >> that is correct. >> reporter: romney camp tried to back pedal from advisor eric bernstrom comment with a statement t
romney's campaign veered offmessage. every other republican leader seized on the supreme court healthcare ruling. pounding the president's individual mandate as a massive tax increase on americans. but an advisor to mitt romney said the governor doesn't see it that way. in fact, he suggested romney sees it just as the president does. which left the romney campaign scrambling for clarification. ed henry reports. >> reporter: barely 24 hours after the top republican claimed the healthcare...
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mim romney is lying to you. you did not build the roads, you did not build the water supply, the airports your business uses. you did not build the internet that your business uses. the government did all of those things and more and without them, your business could not exist today. mitt romney knows these things and he knows he's lying about these things as the latest team obama ad tries to show. >> he said if you've got a business, you didn't build that. somebody else made that happen. >> if you were successful, somebody along the line gave you some help. there was a great teacher somewhere in your life. >> we value schoolteacher, firefighters, people who build roads. >> somebody invested in roads and bridges. if you've got a business, you didn't build that, somebody else made that happen. >> you couldn't have a business if you didn't have those things. >> the point is that when we succeed, we succeed because of our individual initiative but also because we do things together. >> joining me now, krystal ball
mim romney is lying to you. you did not build the roads, you did not build the water supply, the airports your business uses. you did not build the internet that your business uses. the government did all of those things and more and without them, your business could not exist today. mitt romney knows these things and he knows he's lying about these things as the latest team obama ad tries to show. >> he said if you've got a business, you didn't build that. somebody else made that happen....
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olympic team -- mitt romney! he can afford to buy them all new uniforms, made in massachusetts or any home state he wants. >> how about that? l.l. bean could probably do them, right? >> karen finney, thank you very much for joining me tonight. >> thanks, lawrence. >>> "the ed show" is up next. >> good evening, americans, and welcome to "the ed show" from new york. 113 days before the 2012 election and the obama campaign has republicans clamoring for mitt romney's tax returns. tonight, i'll tell you what i think romney's hiding. this is "the ed show." let's get to work. >> governor romney's economic plan would, in fact, create 800,000 jobs. there's only one problem. the jobs wouldn't be in america. >> the president hits mitt romney hard on jobs and outsourcing, and mitt romney hits back at a former candidate's wife. >> john kerry ran for president, you know, his wife, who has hundreds of millions of dollars, she never released her tax returns. >> just how offtarget is the romney campaign? richard wolffe and former
olympic team -- mitt romney! he can afford to buy them all new uniforms, made in massachusetts or any home state he wants. >> how about that? l.l. bean could probably do them, right? >> karen finney, thank you very much for joining me tonight. >> thanks, lawrence. >>> "the ed show" is up next. >> good evening, americans, and welcome to "the ed show" from new york. 113 days before the 2012 election and the obama campaign has republicans...
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romney's a opposite. he wants to do everything he can to make the super wealthy even wealthier, the poor even poorer and justifies it all with a thinthi thinly veiled social darwinis measurin. >> i think he can get himself into trouble with not just the house, but saying things for example, going to nevada and saying that you know, they should slow down the foreclosure process. that the market should be allowed to work because then the real estate developers would come in and get things going again, which works out well if you're a real estate developer and not the person who lost your home.ç on the backdrop of the labor stuff, romney embraced that. it was overturned by a referendum by a 2-1 margin. i think that could come back to haunt him as well. there was a pretty stark way of putting it, but i think that the, there's some merit behind. >> eugene, final thought. we've never had a debate like this play out against a backdrop of income ddisparity. >> i think it's the income disparity and just a genera
romney's a opposite. he wants to do everything he can to make the super wealthy even wealthier, the poor even poorer and justifies it all with a thinthi thinly veiled social darwinis measurin. >> i think he can get himself into trouble with not just the house, but saying things for example, going to nevada and saying that you know, they should slow down the foreclosure process. that the market should be allowed to work because then the real estate developers would come in and get things...
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they want mitt romney to be the fighter. >> let's take a look at ann romney. she was asked about her husband's future running mate obviously as vice president. let's listen to what she said. >> do you think he should nominate a woman? >> we've been looking at that. i'd love that option as well. >> now, what if michelle obama said we when referring to her husband. we know hillary clinton went under fire like thisç isn't yo roll. do you think there's a problem in that possessive pronoun of we. >> i don't think there would be a fire storm controversy around it. >> there was for hillary clinton. >> and giuliani sitting in on cabinet meetings. >> she comes off as a very traditional, political spouse. i don't think she's wading into dangerous territory by saying we. i think it's refreshing. at least someone is talking about a woman being on the republican ticket. >> i thought that was the last time for them. >> you think it's much to do about nothing. you think ann romney is actually helping her husband's image. >> absolutely. she's definitely an asset to him. she
they want mitt romney to be the fighter. >> let's take a look at ann romney. she was asked about her husband's future running mate obviously as vice president. let's listen to what she said. >> do you think he should nominate a woman? >> we've been looking at that. i'd love that option as well. >> now, what if michelle obama said we when referring to her husband. we know hillary clinton went under fire like thisç isn't yo roll. do you think there's a problem in that...
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romney claims that he's mr. fix it for the economy. because of the, of his business experience, and so i think voters legitimately want to know what is that business experience. >> on that point, the obama campaign released this brutal ad attacking romney's jobs record. ♪ oh beautiful for spacious skies for amber waves of grain for purple mountains majesty above the fruited plain ♪ not to be deterred, romney fired back this morning. >> wouldn't it be interesting, mr. president, if you spent some time looking at your record. at what you've done over the last three and a half to four years? >> the romney campaign had a new explanation for s.e.c. documents that list romney as bain's ceo three years after he said he left the company to run the salt lake city olympics. >> he actually retired retroactively because he ended up not going back to the firm. >> romney says the focus on bane is an attempt to distract voters from the weak economy. the president conceded his handling of the economy is fair game. >> you do
romney claims that he's mr. fix it for the economy. because of the, of his business experience, and so i think voters legitimately want to know what is that business experience. >> on that point, the obama campaign released this brutal ad attacking romney's jobs record. ♪ oh beautiful for spacious skies for amber waves of grain for purple mountains majesty above the fruited plain ♪ not to be deterred, romney fired back this morning. >> wouldn't it be interesting, mr. president,...
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he's confident they'll boo romney simply because romney's white. he's confident of that. so romney takes advantage of the occasion. he makes a speech that is, really, i think over these people's heads in the sense his audience was much larger than just inside the convention. >> now, i want your response to that, but three things i get from this. one he was booed because he was white. so i guess joe biden and other speakers are not white. second, he was talking over their heads, whatever that means. and talking to a wider audience which may mean that rush and i agree for once, that he wasn't really there to talk to those people. he was there to use them as a back board to talk to some other people, joe. >> well, let -- you're right on three. i'm with you on that one. that speech was not written for that audience or the intended audience the naacp leadership represents. you know. i served on that board for 14 years. i watched ronald reagan come through there. i watched both bushes come through there. i watched dukakis come through there, clinton come through there. they've
he's confident they'll boo romney simply because romney's white. he's confident of that. so romney takes advantage of the occasion. he makes a speech that is, really, i think over these people's heads in the sense his audience was much larger than just inside the convention. >> now, i want your response to that, but three things i get from this. one he was booed because he was white. so i guess joe biden and other speakers are not white. second, he was talking over their heads, whatever...
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mitt romney has to win all of the swing states. >> mid-western as well. >> you say that the romney camp is looking at two things right now and you mentioned passion as one of them. >> listen, i think one of the big problems for this campaign is they lack fire especially when you look at the intensity that voters have about a lot of these issues. in my mind, there is a lot of factors that go into play when you think about vp. do you go with demographics or a particular issue and in this case, the economy or the battle ground. you are talking about passion, you look at governor kristi. he overshadows romney and would make the people nervous about him. i think it's the wrong strategy, but my guess is they play it and that means a governor pawlenty or senator portman. >> group is women. the president took over 50% of them in 2008. ann romney pipes in on a potential woman vp candidate take a listen to this. >> we're have been looking at this and i love that option as well. a lot of people that mitt is considering right now. >> on the heels of that from yesterday, mitt romney was joined on th
mitt romney has to win all of the swing states. >> mid-western as well. >> you say that the romney camp is looking at two things right now and you mentioned passion as one of them. >> listen, i think one of the big problems for this campaign is they lack fire especially when you look at the intensity that voters have about a lot of these issues. in my mind, there is a lot of factors that go into play when you think about vp. do you go with demographics or a particular issue...
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you know tea, mitt romney. the drink that you're not allowed to have because it stimulates the brain. you know, something that the hard of thinking worry about. >> ah. the thousand natural shocks that flesh is heir to. martin lewis, thanks so much for your time tonight. >> my great pleasure. thank you. >> remember to answer tonight's question there at the bottom of the screen and share your thoughts on twitter @edshow and on facebook. i want to know what you think. >>> coming up, his book is called "no apology," yet mitt romney spent a good part of today apologizing. evan mcmorris-santoro of "talking points" weighs in. we'll be right back. >>> coming up, what does mitt romney's series of gaffes in london mean for him back here in the u.s.? i'll ask evan mcmorris-santoro of "talking points memo." >>> a romney adviser says president obama doesn't understand the anglo-saxon heritage of this country. now both campaigns are responding. we'll have the details. >>> and later, bill o'reilly revives the lie about welfar
you know tea, mitt romney. the drink that you're not allowed to have because it stimulates the brain. you know, something that the hard of thinking worry about. >> ah. the thousand natural shocks that flesh is heir to. martin lewis, thanks so much for your time tonight. >> my great pleasure. thank you. >> remember to answer tonight's question there at the bottom of the screen and share your thoughts on twitter @edshow and on facebook. i want to know what you think....
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] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney homicide of young people in america has an impact on all of us. how can we save these young people's lives? as a police chief i have an opportunity to affect what happens in a major city. i learned early on if you want to make a difference you have to have the right education. university of phoenix opened the door. my name is james craig,
] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney homicide of young people in america has an impact on all of us. how can we save these young people's lives? as a police chief i have an opportunity to affect what happens in a major city. i learned early on if you want to make a difference you have to have the right education. university of phoenix opened the door. my name is james craig,
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has romney finally found his spine on something? >> that's an odd thing to develop a backbone about it, but i suppose maybe you could make that argument. but, actually, that's another instance of what i'm talking about. you know, if he doesn't have anything to hide, if he has played by the rules and if he has done everything right, then why not do it? and it's a good example. his sort of whiney response to that question. and the way he says, you know, i've done everything legally and i'm not going to give them more evidence, just to go after me. well, why is there evidence to go after you? you know, just let us see. so, yeah, that's another problem, as far as i'm concerned. >> steve, i loved david murrah, his question, the way he handled it. especially because the opening was there. because romney's spokesperson had said in the past, well, no, he's never had a tax return where he paid no taxes. that opens the question for, as we said then, specific items. so david says, have you ever paid less than 13.9%? and romney basically says,
has romney finally found his spine on something? >> that's an odd thing to develop a backbone about it, but i suppose maybe you could make that argument. but, actually, that's another instance of what i'm talking about. you know, if he doesn't have anything to hide, if he has played by the rules and if he has done everything right, then why not do it? and it's a good example. his sort of whiney response to that question. and the way he says, you know, i've done everything legally and i'm...