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We have to come together and come up with some fairness in this overall deal. >> i dont know if you just heard congressman jeff flake, your counterpart from arizona, republican counterpart. you know, the concern they have is with putting off sequestration. youre just kicking the can down the road, just another indication congress is broken. we already know this is the least productive congress in history. something like 219 bills passed, at least 40 ins consequential, things like renaming post o...

On our radar this morning, cot race be turning in a place like pennsylvania? senate fights get nasty across the country. get to t in arizona, richard carmona and jeff flake traded real blows over the tv ads last week, reacting to a flake ad in which carmonas old boss accuses him of having anger shall use and issues with women. carmona fired back at flake. >> congressman flake, in his desperation, because his campaign is failing, my numbers come up, felt he had to do something to discredit me no ...

Voting bloc and one that would presumably go for todd akin, the republican candidate, in that race. now, that same poll had akin down by six points. and the question is whether or not some of those voters who may be registering a protest vote and someone whos not -- people who are not willing to support akin may eventually come home. the democrats, claire mccaskill, either want dine to participate in a thursday debate, that is something that the akin camp does not want, and its a question whethe...

Earned because those are not entitlements which is what congressman flake has said. they are not entitlements, these are earned benefits. >> thats part of the 47%, right? >> probably so but, you know, for me im keeping focused on the specifics that i will never waiver from supporting our veterans for protecting medicare, protecting social security, to make sure our seniors, again, who have earned those benefits. theyve put in every paycheck for 40 or 50 years. we cant pull the rug out from under...

Can get in the way. republicans and democrats both got it wrong. weve got to make health care affordable for small business and working families. through innovation and preventative care while also cutting waste and fraud. im rich carmona and i approve this message because its time to tackle tough problems together. >> mr. carmona, just give me a minute, tell me what you did in vietnam. >> i was a u.s. army special forces medic and weapons specialist on an a team, and i served in combat carrying...

Which i think is reprehensible. theres no higher calling than honoring these young men and women who so bravely serve us. right now im real disappointed in how congressman flake has handled that. i wont do that. i will support our veterans and seniors as well as some of the areas congressman flake has moved away from because its politically convenient for him. >> you know that movie "born of the fourth of july" where everybody cheers the young man when he goes off to fight but when he comes back...

And women who so bravely serve us. right now im real displounted in how congressman flake has done that. i wont do that. i will support or veterans and seniors as well as some of the areas congressman flake has moved away from because its politically convenient for him. >> you know that movie "born of the fourth of july" where everybody cheers him when he goes off to fight but when he comes back dismembered, theres not a lot of bugles playing. theyre good at the beginning but not so good when we...

Good, these kids are going to live 50 and 60 more years. we owe them and their families for the rest of their lives and trying to make them whole and give them the benefits theyve earned because those are not entitlements which is what congressman flake has said. they are not entitlements, these are earned benefits. >> thats part of the 47%, right? >> probably so, but for me, you know, im keeping focused on the specifics that i will never waiver from supporting our veterans for protecting medica...

Give them the benefits theyve earned because those are not entitlements which is what congressman flake has said. they are not entitlements, these are earned benefits. >> thats part of the 47%, right? >> probably so but, you know, for me im keeping focused on the specifics that i will never waiver from supporting our veterans for protecting medicare, protecting social security, to make sure our seniors, again, who have earned those benefits. theyve put in every paycheck for 40 or 50 years. we ca...

Republicans and democrats both got it wrong. weve got to make health care affordable for small business and working families. through innovation and preventative care while also cutting waste and fraud. im rich carmona and i approve this message because its time to tackle tough problems together. >> mr. carmona, just give me a minute, tell me what you did in vietnam. >> i was a u.s. army special forces ned medic and weapons specialist on an a team and i serveds in combat carrying out special pri...