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Are out there working. their parents are working two and three jobs. its not that theyre working. theyre working more than one job. has newt gingrich not heard of the category called the working poor? that very title was on the "new york times" best-seller list less than seven years ago. and the point is that there are people, ed, who go to work every day and work 30, 40, 50, 60 hours a week and still cant make it above the poverty line. theyre not lacking work. theyre lacking opportunity to get...

In benton harbor they voted for a mayor. they voted for city commissioners. and so then the state can come in and appoint one man or one woman to unilaterally make decisions about collective bargaining agreements, make decisions about selling city assets. the people have no voice? their vote does not count in the city of pontiac? >> pastor, i just find this so hard to believe, that a governor has the power now to appoint somebody who has nothing to do with the city to come in for $180,000 a year...

Message that youre going to get about mitt romneys ability in the south. that mormon card is still there. hes not going to pull through. theres no new message here, ed. its still the dull, tired character that we didnt vote for last time. >> and mitt is way behind in iowa with evangelical christians, and even newt gingrich is at over 30% in that category. what about him, martin? >> heres an example of how desperate mitt romneys become. he accused the president of appeasement. the word "appeaseme...

Night. thanks so much for doing that. he is a professor at georgetown university and author of the book "can you hear me now?" ill tell you, theres a lot to hear when it comes to newt gingrich. i think that this rises to the level of racism, and i think he needs to be called on it. to broadbrush kids in a socioeconomic position that they do not have a work ethic i think speaks volumes of what this man thinks of humanity. what do you think? >> its scurrilous, ed. thanks for the opportunity again ...

It? lets turn to michael eric dyson, msnbc political analyst, who hosted this program last night. thanks so much for doing that. he is a professor at georgetown university and author of the book "can you hear me now?" ill tell you, theres a lot to hear when it comes to newt gingrich. i think that this rises to the level of racism, and i think he needs to be called on it. to broadbrush kids in a socioeconomic position that they do not have a work ethic i think speaks volumes of what this man thin...

This is -- look, they opposed the agency, if you can believe it, after wall street as a result of deregulation caused this terrible recession. you know what they believe, ed? they believe we need more deregulation of wall street opposed to any of the stronger provisions in dodd-frank. so it is not mr. cordray. it is anybody with any strength at all who will try to protect consumers in this new agency. >> shift in gears, what did you think of president obamas speech at the place where teddy roose...

Theyre working more than one job. has newt gingrich not heard of the category called the working poor? that very title was on the "new york times" best-seller list less than seven years ago. and the point is that there are people, ed, who go to work every day and work 30, 40, 50, 60 hours a week and still cant make it above the poverty line. theyre not lacking work. theyre lacking opportunity to get high-wage work. >> when you take a young kid and you force them to work. okay? or even if you giv...

>> thats right, ed. thank you for having me on the show tonight. it was so good to see you in detroit. the greatest threat to democracy in america is found in michigan. and they are michigans emergency dictators. i mean managers. while we were worried about wisconsin and worried about laws that would prohibit people from voting in georgia, in michigan we have voted, and governor snyder has made our vote null and void. if detroit gets an emergency manager, you have benton harbor, pontiac, flint, ...

Whats happening here? >> whats happening here. as you mentioned, elizabeth warren would have been my preferred leader of that agency. but she is running and i think running well for the u.s. senate. we hope she wins. everything that ive heard about cordray is that he is strong. he is a consumer advocate. and that for them, ed, is precisely the problem. if it comes to whether or not banks can charge you 25% or 30% interest on your credit card or if you can have somebody in your corner fighting ag...

This terrible recession. you know what they believe, ed? they believe we need more deregulation of wall street opposed to any of the stronger provisions in dodd-frank. so it is not mr. cordray. it is anybody with any strength at all who will try to protect consumers in this new agency. >> shift in gears, what did you think of president obamas speech at the place where teddy roosevelt gave his speech? kansas? >> i thought it was good. and i hope very much that the president will continue to speak...