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I dont think the president wanted this committee to fail. none of us wanted the committee to fail. what the president wanted is some justice here. he wanted to do what the vast majority of the american people wanted him to do, and ask the wealthiest people and large corporations who up to this point, ed, have not contributed one nickel to our deficit reduction. thats what the president wanted. he was right. the republicans on this issue are way out of touch with ordinary americans. >> vermont se...

Secular society. its in this little document called the constitution. meanwhile, newts version of christian values was on full display during a speech at harvard where he plugged a unique strategy for getting rid of unions. >> it is tragic what we do in the poorest neighborhoods in trapping children, first of all in child laws which are truly stupid. most of these schools ought to get rid of the unionized janitors, have one master janitor and pay local students to take care of the school. the ki...

Meanwhile, newts version of christian values was on full display during a speech at harvard where he plugged a unique strategy for getting rid of unions. >> it is tragic what we do in the poorest neighborhoods in trapping children, first of all in child laws which are truly stupid. most of these schools ought to get rid of the unionized janitors, have one master janitor and pay local students to take care of the school. the kids would actually do work. they would have cash. theyd have pride in t...

Show, more people need to know that. we used to want to educate our children for either free or very cheap, and apparently we cant afford that anymore. thats all theyre asking for is thats all theyre asking for is decency. >> if you dont have educated workers, then its easier to concentrate the wealth. joan walsh always a pleasure. thank you so much. >> thanks, ed. coming up, this is what democracy looks like. thousands turned out for a recall walker rally to get signatures in madison. i was t...

Network has been damaged by hezbollahs counterintelligence tactics there. fallout from the uc davis pepper spray incident continued on monday. the campus police chief has been placed on paid administrative leave. joining two other officers who sparked outrage after dousing peaceful occupy protesters with pepper spray. on the edge show last night, host ed schultz asked one of the students hit with pepper spray to describe fridays confrontation. >> obviously, we were completely peaceful. we lock...

And fight me. this is going to be a real heavy lift, but i think weve got it, and im committed to staying out here until i get 100 signatures a day. >> do you think the people want this? >> look at the people out here. yeah, they want this. >> i got to tell you, ed, since weve launched the kickoffs, people have been lining up at union halls, people have been taking petitions. people have been going to their workplaces, to their churches. going out to their community. and from what i can tell, th...

Year who are getting older, getting sicker, that they have got to be the people that do deficit reduction. when you got 50 million americans, ed, who are uninsured today, medically uninsured, you dont cut medicaid or medicare. there are a number of us who believe that and will defend those programs. >> so it seems to me that this was a discussion that the democrats were willing to have at a later date, but they just wanted to prove the american people theres no way republicans are ever going to ...

Security and tell people who are living on $14,000, $15,000 a year who are getting older, getting sicker, that they have got to be the people that do deficit reduction. when you got 50 million americans, ed, who are uninsured today, medically uninsured, you dont cut medicaid or medicare. there are a number of us who believe that and will defend those programs. >> so it seems to me that this was a discussion that the democrats were willing to have at a later date, but they just wanted to prove th...

Sure we do not cut social security and tell people who are living on $14,000, $15,000 a year who are getting older, getting sicker, that they have got to be the people that do deficit reduction. when you got 50 million americans, ed, who are uninsured today, medically uninsured, you dont cut medicaid or medicare. there are a number of us who believe that and will defend those programs. >> so it seems to me that this was a discussion that the democrats were willing to have at a later date, but th...

Against the do-nothing congress. >> what about that? do you agree with him? >> no. i dont think the president wanted this committee to fail. none of us wanted the committee to fail. what the president wanted is some justice here. he wanted to do what the vast majority of the american people wanted him to do, and ask the wealthiest people and large corporations who up to this point, ed, are not contributed one nickel to our deficit reduction. thats what the president wanted. he was right. the rep...