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All right. president obama weighed in on the controversy calling the governors actions an assault on the unions and house speaker boehner criticized the president for attacking the republican governor. the thousands of demonstrators are clearly inspired by the pro-democracy protesters in the middle east and the awol lawmakers defend the run as upholding democratic process. >> theres an important distinction. this is wisconsin. it is not egypt. governor scott walker won a popular election as did ...

Experience. no one had any anticipation that this would reach actual violence in a small kingdom -- >> reporter: it is heartbreaking to watch. it is just heartbreaking to watch this in a country that i thought i knew and discovered i didnt. >> nicholas kristof, thanks again. and in egypt, newly empowered military leaders are struggling to address the demands of striking workers and anti-government protesters showing that the situation there is for a from stable. nbcs ron allen live in cairo. r...

Than a strong man ruler in the middle east. is that calculus, that sort of argument, is it weaker now than it used to be because of mubarak? >> yes, it is weaker. but what has not weakened is our determination as a country to avoid the tough question, which is how do we reconcile our belief in our ideals, our highest values as stated in the constitution, bill of rights, and our belief in self determination for people all over the world. to reconcile that with our desire for protection, for secur...

Brutality and state censorship and democracy activists there, all of them young, said to me that u.s. military aid goes not just to buy weapons from the united states, but it also goes to hush money for the retired generals in the egyptian army. whether or not thats true is not the point. the point is, that there was very little trust from the beginning, even less so now. >> well let me go back to michael. im going to go back and forth with your views on this subject. im watching this reporting ...

You have to remember the military is a very conservative institution here. the top generals were all -- personally handpicked by mubarak. there is immense loyalty on the part of the generals towards mubarak. they may be trying to slowly ease him out of power and that could be the process were seeing, a very slow transition from the mubarak era to the military and then paving the way for democratic process, chris. >> could it be that the crowd as it builds tomorrow for friday and it could be a hu...

Uprising there. he said, "their organizations symbolize the strength and the courage of the egyptian workers and their families who have been standing up to repression for many, many years. we salute you this this brave endeavor, forming the new labor federation apt join the international labor move in the standing with you. s thats fantastic. thats fantastic. the end of the week, that will make the hair on the back of your neck. peoples movement for democracy in egypt. and the role the unions a...

They dont have majority support. >> if any group wants to play a role in the democratic process, a peaceful process, that is their right as egyptians. >> should they be part of a political process? again, that is up to them. >> glenn: okay. only one side can be right. its either, as bill kristol says, 1776, or its like i say, they are dangerous and they will work together with anyone. so, is the muslim brotherhood peaceful? well, im going to show you tonight in their own words, ive got it on vid...

Organizing. community organizing that i think will suck some of the air out of the room. its pretty shocking stuff. just this story shows you the neglect the members of the press should be charged with. neglect at best. they have all the pieces in front of them. yet, they dont somehow or another put them all together and tell you what theyre mocking me for. theyre all here. they will say theyre freedom-loving egyptians that just want democracy. there is no trouble here. yet, they are saying they...

And he supported their uprising there. he said, "their organizations symbolize the strength and the courage of the egyptian workers and their families who have been standing up to repression for many, many years. we salute you this this brave endeavor, forming the new labor federation apt join the international labor move in the standing with you. s thats fantastic. thats fantastic. the end of the week, that will make the hair on the back of your neck. peoples movement for democracy in egypt. an...

Organizing. community organizing that i think will suck some of the air out of the room. its pretty shocking stuff. just this story shows you the neglect the members of the press should be charged with. neglect at best. they have all the pieces in front of them. yet, they dont somehow or another put them all together and tell you what theyre mocking me for. theyre all here. they will say theyre freedom-loving egyptians that just want democracy. there is no trouble here. yet, they are saying they...