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The country stronger. it will strengthen you. thanks for watching. im al sharpton. "hardball" starts right now. >> deficit masquerade. lets play "hardball." if you watch the follies of the fiscal cliff negotiation, you surely heard one thing, republicans want to cut the deficit. heres a headline for you, no, they dont. republicans are hiding behind deficit cutting to mask their true goals, protecting the rich from taxing the government. also, the best news of the day, the 112th congress is h...

Here is government stimulus to create jobs it just happens that theyre defense jobs rather than teachers or firefighters. i think joe biden did a good job of calling out paul ryan on a similar type of hypocrisy during the debate. a >> and i love my friend here. he sent me two letters saying, by the way, can you send me stimulus money for companies here in the state of wisconsin? we sent millions of dollars. you know why he said -- >> you did ask for stimulus money, correct? >> on two occasions w...

Tax increases, he has put forward rather detailed deficit reduction proposals to disagree with some of obamas specifics is to acknowledge that the specifics exist. richard? >> he actually has put forward several jobs plans. they may not have gone anywhere with the republican congress, but thats a statement of fact. his deficit proposals, i remember seeing these big wedges of paper with deficit cutting proposals so look, i understand that a lot of people want things to change. among the people wh...

Poverty is represented in politics x culture and media, that is when its represented at all. according to a stunning report from fairness and accuracy reporting, poverty is barely an issue in this years campaign. a report found 0.2%, 0.2% of campaign stories included stories of the poverty crisis. by contrast, 18% of campaign stories mentioned budget deficits or the national debt. deficit cutting at the expense of poverty is not unique. mitt romney and paul ryan talked about it. domes barely mad...

Really do think what he did in the last 12 years, by cultivating these conservative voices on the outside, think tank folks and columnists and commentators, its a big reason why he is where he is today. he comes off as very wisconsin nice but make no mistake, this is somebody who has been very ambitious over the years and has diligently worked his way up to the point where at age 42, here he is on the national ticket. its different than the old way which is the old gerald ford, bob michael model...

Overwhelming, that they would fire up the base to the point where they could lead this conversation, and it would be a conversation connecting deficit cutting with creating jobs. and thats obviously not where were at. because weve never got beyond the scary parts of the ryan budget, and the fact that actually it doesnt really balance the budget, at least not for 30 years or more. so theres a problem here with choosing someone who isnt clearly ready to step up to the number one job. thats really ...

I have no expectation that will happen. >> thank you very much. it might be bottom heavy. anyway, thank you, mark halperin, for that assessment, and howard fineman, as always, sir. coming up miss is the rare instance both are thrilled with the vice presidential choice. dont you believe it. both sides say, yay, this is great. both sides cant wait to run on the ryan budget issue. republicans for it. democrats against it. the side thats right will probably celebrate in november. here it goes. a...

Even if they dont necessarily share his ideology, and that helps romney, i think, going forward. hes way behind in how the press views the republican ticket. >> that is so -- >> help him catch up. >> thats true. >> i accept that completely from your reporting but, i tell you, it can show romney aint that guy. >> and if ryan starts trashing the top of the ticket, that would be a problem. i have no expectation that will happen. >> thank you very much. it might be bottom heavy. anyway, thank you, m...

Helps romney, i think, going forward. hes way behind in how the press views the republican ticket. >> that is so -- >> help him catch up. >> thats true. >> i accept that completely from your reporting but, i tell you, it can show romney aint that guy. he aint a guy you can talk to. >> and if ryan starts trashing the top of the ticket, that would be a problem. i have no expectation that will happen. >> thank you very much. it might be bottom heavy. anyway, thank you, mark halperin, for that asses...

around the world. im wolf blitzer and you are in "the situation room." >> per in this special hour, we are taking a close look at the man mitt romney asked to join him on the republican presidential ticket, congressman paul ryan of wisconsin. romney made the big announcement in front of the battleship, the uss wiscons. ryan was chairman of the house budget committee made a name for himself here in washington by battling deficits and fighting for cuts and spending. listen to highway mit...