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To we have to deal with entitlements. we have to deal with the wasteful spending and applause. you cant soak the rich easy things obama wants to sell like the buffet rule. program disowning that you will kind of stuff. more dependency on the government and less prosperity for rich people. look, its working. this is what you guys want, right? all of a sudden they were tell me thats not what they want. this is what they worked for. >> im worried about the con: whats being presented to the american...

The massive tax the rich. there arent enough even a scintilla of difference, juan. the numbers arent there. well, mr. owe oreilly you and i are in agreement if thats the argument. >> bill: obviously thats the argument. >> thats not the argument. >> bill: of course it is. how many times you have heard him say it? how many times did he actually say it to you, juan? >> the system is being rigged against the working american. the folks as you call it. >> tax the rich to make it fair. >> no, no. the ...

Doesnt want to talk about inequality. they do. but they want to talk about it in these very specific ways. and i think thats the distinction. >> they want to do things about it in very specific places, right? so something like the tax treatment of kerry, which are gains you get from these kinds of private equity deals which are taxed at 15%. theres the buffet rule, the idea that you shouldnt be taxing that lower than the warren buffet secretary middle class wage earning work. they talk about reg...

[ male announcer ] solutionism. the new optimism. president romney introduces tax cuts and reforms that reward job creators, not punish them. d . >> that was part of a new ad explaining what a president romney would do on day one. republicans are obsessed with the idea of protecting and rewarding the job creators. those wealthy few at the top. they used job creators as a way to argue for the bush tax cuts. they used job creators as the way to lobby against the buffet rule. lower tax frs the we...

You can put a lot of money into someones campaign and $19 billion is a heck of a rate of return. scott brown has been out there voting for wall streets interests. he voted to protect bill oil subsidies. hes voted to protect those who get paid through stock rather than getting paid through pay checks through the buffet rule. scott brown has been reliable for wall street. you remember, at the same time that were debating the financial reforms, i was out there on the other side. i didnt have a vote...

Scott brown has been out there voting for wall streets interests. he voted to protect bill oil subsidies. hes voted to protect those who get paid through stock rather than getting paid through pay checks through the buffet rule. scott brown has been reliable for wall street. you remember, at the same time that were debating the financial reforms, i was out there on the other side. i didnt have a vote, but what i was doing was fighting for consumer financial protection bureau. i was worried about...

Everything else was on script. >> right, the past week was largely spent entirely on gay marriage. before that the war on women. before that, it was all about the buffet rule and making the rich pay their fair share and some say this is all about distracting from the economy. >> whats interesting, back in 2008. then candidate barack obama talked about how these wedge issues are really just side shows and they tend to distract from the bigger issues, the ones that the country cares about, the hea...

A lot of the bullying and a lot of the teasing comes from people who like you. thats generally -- like i remember in school i picked on people because i liked them. you make jokes about them, and then you realize, maybe they dont get it. i have to say cutting hair -- >> it must have been a crappy haircut. >> it was awful. i got a taste of my own bad hair medicine. there was no mirrors in my apartment which was part of the problem. well i did, but they were on the table. >> you are calling it bul...

It could amount to monthly savings up to 35%. this is a result of that $25 billion government settlement announced earlier this year. chances are the president never expected this guy to blast so-called buffet rule. warren buffet himself, the billionaire now saying it wont do much to help our ailing economy. remember, president obama named his tax hike proposal after buffet who supports increased tax revenues on americas top earners. during a recent buffet announcement, he criticized the preside...

He didnt before? they say its evolving. what does that mean? >> the president has spent the last two years spending his time on policy margins, talking about gay marriage whether it be through bind or himself to get the gay community behind him. talking about the buffet rule. talking about student loans to get the youth vote on his side. hes acting like a candidate trying to win a campaign. he cant play the same card. i worry about him solidding my children and our future without a serious plan ...