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>> republican party leaders and candidates led by the tea party candidates have moved the party further right and outside the american mainstream. >> dnc chair tim kaine releasing what he calls the republican tea party contract on america. a very care scary list. of horrible things that democrats claim will happen when the gop tea party complex takes over america. republicans, as you may imagine. have a different point of view. david, how much of this in your view is fear mongering on the part o...

>> mike, you have candidates all over that are running as republicans who have embraced áe tea party ageneral darks you have a republican candidate in idaho who supports abolishing the department of education, repealing the 17th amendment, you have candidates running for congress all over the country who have embraced that agenda and theres no getting around that. >> chris, i know debbie is -- debbie is the best they got on the other side. >> thank you. >> and were on very friendly terms. >> we...

Leadership -- michele bachmann is likely to be a committee chair. >> all the birthers are joining. real nut bags are joining that. youre laughing. you laugh off the nuts. you have crazy ladies and men in the attic up there and say, dont go up in the attic. thats your solution. >> marco rubio, who probably -- he was on the cover of the "the new york times" -- >> consultant. >> exactly. marco rubio was on the cover of "the new york times" magazine with the headline "the first senator from the tea ...

After -- people disagree. but i dont think going after proposing wall street reform is credible. youve got people like sharron angle who says we want to have second amendment remedies. youve got people like bachmann who want joe mccarthy tactics. youve got a lot of crazy screwball calls out there -- not screwballs as people. but the idea is, why doesnt your party go after the screwballs and say the party is in bed with these nuts. >> i think they could have executed that better. but i dont think...

Part easier. theyve got to meet that head-on on and say you want these guys heres what they stand for. i think its a smart ad. >> here it is. they want to -- the dncs republican tea party contract with america is kind of funny, repeal thelt insurance reform, privatize social security or get rid of it, end medicare, extend bush tax breaks for the wealthy, repeal wall street reform, protect those responsible for oil spills, abolish the department of education and department of energy, abolish the ...

Congress. bachmann wants joe mccarthy tactics, a lot of crazy screw ba balls. why dont they go after the screw balls and say the republicans are in bed with these nuts. >> apparently you think they could have executed that better. i dont think you get more unpopular with privatizing social security and medicare. >> you cant defend your screw ball wing, can you? >> both parties have ample supplies of screw balls. >> not so much on our side these days. >> please. the fact is the only people this c...

The republican caucus and hes part of the tea party caucus. this is where the republican leadership, michele bachmann is likely to be a -- >> all the birthers joined. all the birthers are joining. your real nutbags are joining that. how can you -- you laugh off the nuts. youve got these crazy ladies and men in the attic up there, and you say, dont go up in the attic. thats your solution. >> look, marco rubio, who was on the cover of the new york -- >> whos his consultant? >> exactly. marco rubio...

Youre laughing. you got these crazy ladies and you say dont go up in the attic. thats your solution. >> marco rubio who was on the cover of the. >> consultant. >> exactly. marco rubio was on the cover of "the new york times" magazine with the headline "the first senator from the tea party movement" ive never heard about him talking about repealing the 17th amendment. he doesnt talk about ending medicare. he says we need entitlement. >> sharron angle and rand paul. >> you want tea party support f...

To repeal the 17th amendment? >> that isnt realistic. that isnt something i would focus on. i think the 17th amendment was a mistake. i do think we lost something when we adopted it i dont think in our lifetime well see movement afoot to do that. >> you also across the board as weve just heard been a pierce suppo -- fierce reporter of state rights. you do want a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage. why does the issue of same-sex marriage merit federal intervention? >> what i said ...

We know to date one of the things that the government has done is establish a $20 billion escrow fund for people impacted by the spill. do you think that was the right thing for president obama to do? >> i think there is more drastic measures he could have taken. this is a measure that bp has been willing to go along with. bp has agreed it will continue to pay those claims as long as it needs to and neither a floor nor a ceiling. its good to have bp and the government working hand in hand on thi...