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Perk thing and the benghazi thing was used and the cnn person wanting -- im glad im not in the middle of that. we wanted to ask congresswoman bachmann about the fracas but she doesnt want to talk about it it even though this program has been very fair to her, always. so we did ask her spokesman dan cotman if we could call him about questions. the congressmans analysis after we checked it out. he he said dont. dont call him. and referred us to a book called "presidential perks gone royal." appare...

Thing was used and the cnn person wanting -- im glad im not in the middle of that. we wanted to ask congresswoman bachmann about the fracas but she doesnt want to talk about it it even though this program has been very fair to her, always. so we did ask her spokesman dan cotman if we could call him about questions. the congressmans analysis after we checked it out. he he said dont. dont call him. and referred us to a book called "presidential perks gone royal." apparently thats a book mrs. bachm...

Thing was used and the cnn person wanting -- im glad im not in the middle of that. we wanted to ask congresswoman bachmann about the fracas but she doesnt want to talk about it it even though this program has been very fair to her, always. so we did ask her spokesman dan cotman if we could call him about questions. the congressmans analysis after we checked it out. he he said dont. dont call him. and referred us to a book called "presidential perks gone royal." apparently thats a book mrs. bachm...

>> all right. move over, tea party. were having a beer party. some say microbreweries in this country could help save our economy but small brewery owners say that can only happen if the government stops taxing them unfairly. here to explain are three brewery owners who support the beer stimulus bill and want taxes cut so their small businesses can grow and continue to create jobs. dan cotman is the co-founder of schalafly beer and leslie helpeder son, the co-founder and ceo of lazy magnolia bre...

>> as soon as it leaves the door, we owe federal exize tax. >> even though havent sold or made a cent off of it. >> exactly. >> when does the next tax kick in? >> the next tax is when the consumer buys it and its retailed. the taxes were concerned about is the federal exize tax and they make it difficult for brewers. >> dan, theres a bill thats been floating around. it was introduced in the last congress and not acted on and has not been introduced in this congress yet. what would it do to help ...

States. today, theres more than 1650 small breweries and they employ more than 100,000 people so weve created 100,000 jobs in that period of time. and so theres real reason to believe this would have worked. >> i had no idea that your industry, the small craft brewer, you were so heavily taxed. >> we are but this is a fantastic opportunity to create jobs. >> it is. >> from my own perspective, were a very young company. theres demand for our product. we have an employment situation. people are re...