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Involved in real estate, who doesnt simply doesnt get that for most of us, our houses if we own a house, its the only asset we own. and we invest our hopes and dreams in it. when people lose their homes, many of them are losing everything. and thats whats happened in this housing crisis. youve seen people slide back into poverty. youve seen african-americans and latino families lose most of their net worth after fighting so hard to gain it. so every time he opens his mouth on a topic like this, ...

And thats whats happened in this housing crisis. youve seen people slide back into poverty. youve seen african-americans and latino families lose most of their net worth after fighting so hard to gain it. so every time he opens his mouth on a topic like this he does reveal a compassion deficit, an empathy gap that he just hasnt spent any time in the shoes of people who have to worry about money or housing. >> well the two best comments made so far i think are yours and soledads. soledads questio...

always get something new out of these and we certainly did last night. you wont see another one of these for another two weeks. so, we got quite a treat last night. well break down what we saw in that showdown, which was over national security and foreign policy. and these candidates, yes, theyre all in the same party. it is clear, though, they are not on the same page. you see who will join me, our foreign affairs correspondent, she is jill dougherty. always good to have her. and depu...

Again, unless we deal with this housing problem, its going to be almost impossible to deal with the economic problems we see in these recessionary times. weve got to deal with this. not only that, we want to save some folks some pain and heartache. one of the things people have got to keep in mind, when you put somebody out of a house, theyve got to live somewhere. and also remember that neighborhood values go down in that area around where theres a foreclosed house. its very important that we a...