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Under the reform proposals that we put forward. >> if you have got health insurance and you like your doctor and you like your plan, can you keep your you can keep your plan. nobody is talking about taking that away from are you? >> we will keep this promise to the american people. if you like your doctor, you will be able to keep your doctor, period. >> if you like your healthcare plan, you will be able to keep your healthcare plan. period. brian: question mark. didnt happen. a lot of people lo...

Phase out this program for others and move to a new system that allows them to have something, because they are not going to have anything. and that argument i think is going to be a winning argument if we take it directly to people. >> good luck selling that plan in florida. congressman paul ryan used the same reasoning to promote a voucher system. jeb bush praised him for it. >> paul ryan prior to being a vice presidential candidate and then as the vice presidential candidate had a plan to dea...

Ideological, but typical mitt romney who for a business guy doesnt always examine the details, i mean, i dont think they thought through the implications. >> i dont get -- >> i dont think -- they were going for the sizzle of the conservative without looking at the details. >> let me get into this for a minute here. this is the mitt romney -- we all have problems in our thinking, nobody is perfect obviously. i thit the problem is mitt romney is he wants all the advantages of a conviction politici...

I think the problem with mitt romney is he wants all the advantages of a conviction politician. he wants to be seen as one, but he isnt one. hes a pragmatist. lets get a look. the starkest bit of evidence paul ryans position on medicare is poisoning the republican ticket came a week ago when paul ryan was booed at the aarp convention when he called for the repeal of obama care. lets watch this. >> the first step to a stronger medicare is to repeal obama care because it represents the worst of bo...

Great to have you with us tonight. >> coming up, mitt military releases his 2011 tax returns. turns out he chose to pay a higher rate. david cay johnston is here to crunch the numbers. and paul ryan gets booed at the aarp convention. a lot of that going around lately. senator bernie sanders joins me on "the ed show." heres what happened...

>> tonight the epic campaign day that ended an epic campaign week with former ohio governor ted strickland and the nation ari melber. a full analysis of romneys sketchy tax return with david cay johnston. and bernie sanders joins me to look at paul ryans attempt to fool people at the aarp convention. >> the first step is to repeal obama care because it represents the worst of both worlds. >> and todd akin is forced to answer for his illegitimate rape remarks for the first time. >> they say a lot...

Releases his 2011 tax returns. turns out he chose to pay a higher rate. david cay johnston is here to crunch the numbers. and paul ryan gets booed at the aarp convention. senator bernie sanders joins me on "the ed show." managing my diabetes is part of my life,

From new orleans, where the aarp convention is taking place. so, ron, the president is appearing by video, and then after the president speaks, paul ryan is going to get his turn with this crowd. what should we expect from these two duelling addresses? >> reporter: well, i think youre just hearing the president there, thomas. first of you a, good day. you hear the president hitting hard at mitt romney and paul ryan over their plan to simply transform medicare into a voucher program. the presiden...

Welcome back, everybody. as promised this hour, the president is addressing the aarp convention. lets listen in. >> now, my opponents have pledged to repeal these savings, and benefits, in their first day on the job. which means billions in new profits for insurance companies but also would mean immediately increased costs for seniors and would bankrupt the medicare tru trust fund in just four years. and what would they replace it with? their play replaces guaranteed medical benefits with a vouc...

Seven dollar trades are just the start. our teams have the information you want when you need it. its another reason more investors are saying... [ all ] im with scottrade. president obama is still addressing one of the most powerful groups of voters. he spoke vee yao satellite, speech via satellite to the aarp convention. his comments at times seemed to point directly at governor romney the recently recorded remarks. >> given the conversations that have been out there in the political arena lat...