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Bubble. its not a question of whether he cares about the poor or the middle class. im not sure mitt romney ever gave the middle class or the poor a second thought. he hasnt known any average americans. he grew up, went to a tony private school, went to brigham young, then off to harvard and then to bain and company, the management consulting firm. not many average working joes there. so, he simply hasnt known many ordinary americans who fail through no fault of their own, because the plant close...

He cares about the poor or the middle class. im not sure mitt romney ever gave the middle class or the poor a second thought. he hasnt known any average americans. he grew up, went to a tony private school, brigham young, off to harvard and then to bain and company, the management consulting firm. not many average working joes there. so, he simply hasnt known ordinary americans who fail through no fault of their own, because the plant closed, who go bankrupt because they got sick and couldnt pay...

You know, given his name, his prominence, his wealth, given his education, prep school, and on to the ivy league, a man who doesnt like redistribution unless it comes from within the family, apparently. your thoughts, cynthia? >> well, thats part of mitt romneys problem, chris. you nailed it. he grew up in an affluent bubble. its not a question of whether he cares about the poor or the middle class. im not sure mitt romney ever gave the middle class or the poor a second thought. he hasnt known a...

Weve really gotten an unscrubbed, uncleaned up, uncosmotized look at romney. >> first let me say, thats every reports-to-be favorite scene, when the curtain is pulled back. cynthia would agree with me. we love to see the curtains pulled back. its a product the modern age. every phone is video camera. this is supposedly off the record. this is as close to a real romney well get, although have i to say, i question -- you can even question sincerity there. but if he isnt being who he is among peopl...

Spoken about. >> translator: i am serving time for the murder of my sister. its something thats hard for me to talk about. its something very sensitive for me. >> abu amar says he shared a close bond with his sister, who at 22 was only a year older than he was when he killed her. >> when we asked him to speak about his crime, he grew very serious. his whole demeanor changed. he asked to clear the room. he has to shut the door closed. he told us, this is the first time that hes going to speak abo...

Spoken about. >> translator: i am serving time for the murder of my sister. it is something that is hard for me to talk about. it is something very sensitive for me. >> he says he shared a close bond with his sister who at 22 was only a year older than he was when he killed her. >> we asked him to speak about his crime, he grew very serious. his whole demeanor changed. he asked to clear the room. of his friends are. he asked to shut the door closed. he said this is the first time he will speak a...

All of a sudden he seems to be having a heart attack. >> excuse me. hold on a second. >> he had asked me, i believe, two questions at the time, and then he grabbed his chest, asked the judge if he could have a minute. >> your honor, excuse me for a second. i need -- i need some time. >> and then collapsed on the floor. >> officer humphrey takes his cue from the judge who clears out the courtroom. security sees to wilkins while they wait for medical assistance to arrive. >> once we got to him, it...

Clean, sterling reputation for having guts to do things, maybe not deserved, but across the spectrum the last couple days over facts. does he lose his merit badges? can he still be mr. clean and a guy whos known to not tell the truth? im not going to call him lyon ryan. somebodys going to do that, come up with a nasty phrase for the guy. but so far theres a conflict here between the reality and the pretense. >> well, this is a big deal. ive covered paul ryan for 15 years, in his initial campaign...

Not deserved, but across the spectrum the last couple days over facts. does he lose his merit badges? can he still be mr. clean and a guy whos known to not tell the truth? im not going to call him liein ryan. somebodys going to do that, come up with a nasty phrase for the guy. but so far theres a conflict here between the reality and the pretense. >> well, this is a big deal. ive covered paul ryan for 15 years, in his initial campaign in 98, been around the guy. i was shocked that he went there....

Bit to the other side. he says an act of gentlemanly concession. and the president was handed a difficult situation. >> and he clobbers him for 20 minutes. >> lets get away from nuance. heres ryan blaming president obama for a gm plant in his hometown of janesville that closed. but the plant closed under president bush. he must have known that when he said these words tonight. lets take a look. >> my home state voted for president obama. when he talked about change, many people liked the sound o...