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[ dennis ] dollar for dollar nobody protects you from mayhem like allstate. ♪ thats good morning, veggie style. hmmm [ male announcer ] for half the calories -- plus veggie nutrition. couldve had a v8. if you want to put people in jail, i want to second what michele said. you ought to start with barney frank and chris dodd and lets look at the politicians who created the environment, the politicians who profited from the environment and the politicians who put this country in trouble. >> new...

And lunesta can help you get there, michele said. you should start with barney frank and chris dodd. like it has for so many people before. barney frank look at the when taking lunesta, dont drive or operate machinery lobbyists he was close to at until you feel fully awake. freddie mac. walking, eating, driving, or engaging in other activities >> he took money to influence senior republicans to be while asleep, without remembering it the next day, favorable to fannie and freddie. >> reporter: gi...

Engaged in the exact kind of corruption that america disdains. >> lets turn to congressmafi from ohio, tim ryan. great to have you with us tonight. is abramoff right in. >> are you going to make me agree with that? >> hes paid his dues to society, if we can say that. i think this is a wake-up call to every member of congress, that, you know, life after serving may not be that of a verything you do follows you and newts living that right now. is abramoff right? could this really kill the candidac...

>> put in by the federal government. if you want to put people in jail, i want to second with michele did. start with barney frank and chris dodd and look at the politicians who created the environment and the politicians who put this country in trouble. >> hes been going after democrats for being hooked up with freddie mac for some taking campaign contributions and criticized barack obama for taking campaign contributions. and all the while he earned 1.6 million -- or $1.8 million from him. our...

Having been a former speaker has never been considered an academic credential. the fact is that what hes -- this is really symptomatic of the republicans effort to kind of blame us for their mistakes, which you see, of course, with the effort to blame obama for what he inherited from george bush. heres the basic point. fannie mae and freddie mac went unregulated for the 12 years during which the republicans controlled the congress. they ran it from 1995 to 2006. chris dodd and i were in the mino...

The end of newts candidacy. >> i dont know if hell survive this, to be honest with you. this is a very big thing. >> why? >> because hes doing -- hes engaged in the exact kind of corruption that america disdains. >> lets turn to congressman from ohio, tim ryan. great to have you with us tonight. is abramoff right? >> are you going to make me agree with that? >> hes paid his dues to society, if we can say that. i think this is a wake-up call to every member of congress, that, you know, life after...

And if you want to put people in jail, you ought to start with barney frank and chris dodd and lets look at the politicians who created the environment, the politicians who profited from the environment, and the politicians who put this country in trouble. >> clearly not saying they should go to jail. >> well, in chris dodds case, look at the countryside deals, &l im saying is -- eve in the media who wants to go after the business community ought to start by going after the politicians who have ...

Pay $1.6 million for historians. >> when we look at what newt has done, his war of words with certain people, there is this war of back and forth with him and barney frank. lets take a look at the few examples. >> clearly youre not saying they should go to jail. >> chris dodds case, go back and look at the country wide deals. the lobbyists he was close to at freddie mac. >> you dont enhance your academic credentialing by having been speaker. what you enhance is your value as a bhobbyist. >> how ...

Mobile trading from td ameritrade. number one in online equity trades. [ male announcer ] trade commission-free for 60 days. plus get up to $600 when you open an account. if you want to put people in jail, i want to second what michele said. you ought to start with barney frank and chris dodd and lets look atç the politicians who created the environment, the politicians who profited from the environment and the politicians who put this country in trouble. >> newt gingrich wants politicians wh...

Politicians who profited from the environment, and the politicians who put this country in trouble. >> clearly youre not saying they should go to jail? >> well, in chris dodds case, go back and look at the countryside deals, barney franks case, look at the lobbyists who close to freddie mac. all im saying -- everybody in the media who wants to go after the business community ought to start by going after the politicians who have been at the heart of the sickness. >> michael steele, im going to a...