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>> let me ask jim burn, the chair of the party, have the african-american community been emotionally responsive to this? did they know they were the target in large part of this effort? >> absolutely, chris. and, you know, we were worried a year ago about finding something to motivate and excite our base. african-americans, students, seniors, hispanics. the president has been effective this year in doing that, but in a way i have to thank mr. corbett and mr. romney and turzai and metcalfe for th...

Corbett and mr. romney and turzi and metcalfe for their candor. they called this thing what it was. it helped act as an accelerant. we knew what they wanted to do. like i said, were going to come and send them a message on november the 6th. >> just remember who was the greatest reg star of minority voters in the history of philadelphia, frank riz sew. he had the nightstick to prove it. thank you, ben jealous. congratulations for the naacps hard work. thank you jim burn, i guess its a partisan vi...

>> right. >> i think one of the questions is whether or not weve hit sort of a point in the congress where it can work. the reason im personally optimistic about it, i think the housing recovery, which is where recoveries tend to come from -- >> right. >> -- as you know better than me, has begun to take hold enough that this could really be an accelerant. if this is an accelerant of it, this is the real economy, not just liquidity and interest rates somewhere off in -- >> youre more bullish on t...

If this is an accelerant of it, this is the real economy, not just liquidity and interest rates somewhere off in -- >> youre more bullish on this as i am. im bullish. im not as bullish as you. first of all, youre absolutely right. bernanke has been calling for more fiscal policy because he recognizes the following thing. an sent more demand, more consumer demand, more investors feeling like there will be returns on their projects. the low interest rates simply dont have the traction they would h...

>> right. >> -- as you know better than me, has begun to take hold enough that this could really be an accelerant. if this is an accelerant of it, this is the real economy, not just liquidity and interest rates somewhere off in -- >> youre more bullish on this as i am. im bullish. im not as bullish as you. first of all, youre absolutely right. bernanke has been calling for more fiscal policy because he recognizes the following thing. an sent more demand, more consumer demand, more investors feel...

Increased and rove and his colleagues have benefited tremendously from legal developments in the interim. the supreme courts decision in citizens united has added an accelerant to this fire. but rove has an essential point correct, which is that this is not something republicans invented. these peculiar groups, the super pacs, the social welfare organizations as theyre known, these existed before and they were fully in use as long ago as 2004 so in a sense, hes playing the same game but this cyc...

and were taking a lesson from the people of aurora themselves, the governor of aurora and the president of the united states. >> i had a chance to visit with each family. and most of the conversation was filled with memory. it was an opportunity for families to describe how wonderful their brother or their son or daughter was. and the lives that they have touched. and the dreams that they held for the future. i confessed to them that words are always inadequate in these kinds of conver...

behind. taking a lesson from the people of aurora themselves. from the families and from the president of the united states. >> i had a chance to visit with each family. and most of the conversation was filled with memory. it was an opportunity for families to describe how wonderful their brother or their son or daughter was. and the lives that they have touched. and the dreams that they held for the future. i confessed to them that words are always inadequate in these kinds of convers...

>> and im john berman. and the economy taking the back seat for a moment to foreign policy when it comes to the presidential campaign. >> well talk about mitt romneys trip overseas and president obamas brand-new ad. plus were getting an idea of what the opening ceremony of the 2012 olympics will actually look like. but first, exclusive new details about the apartment of james holmes, the suspected colorado shooter. a law enforcement official has described to cnn video taken from in...

day here in aurora as people here merge from shock and descended into grief. theyre being confronted by the grotesque cartoon-colored image of the man police say was behind their nightmare. we will, of course, update you on the alleged gunmans day in court and the many days in court ahead for him. tonight though and throughout our many nights ahead, the main story will not be about that person. were giving the suspect as little air time as we can. giving him as little publicity as poss...