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sacrifices. but we do not have to sacrifice the america we believe in. and as long as im president, we wont. >> tonight, congressman dennis kucinich on the presidents speech. is it enough for liberals? republicans rage as president obama stakes a claim for mainstream american values. well talk to congressman barney frank about the republican attacks on president obamas speech. and the wisconsin 14 who were out of the state the last time i came here. tonight, for the first time, wel...

the america we believe in. and as long as im president, we wont. >> tonight, congressman dennis kucinich on the presidents speech. is it enough for liberals? republicans rage as president obama stakes a claim for mainstream american values. well talk to congressman barney frank about the republican attacks on president obamas speech. and the wisconsin 14 who were out of the state the last time i came here. tonight, for the first time, well be face to face with the men and women who...

Lets get this year. was it gitmo that -- that they finally gave away and said well have military tribunals or what? what bothered you? >> i would say waiting and waiting on the tax cuts and in the end being forced, in his words, to break that campaign promise. chris, you know the issue to meç right now is that the top 1% in our country have 40% of the wealth. they are seceding from our country. they go to -- they go to private schools. they live in gated communities, and you -- you cant have th...

thats the question, killing medicare versus raising taxes. and thats the fight. and the battleground, as always, will be the suburbs where elections are won and lost in this country. its our top story tonight. plus, look who bounced sarah palin as the bright, shiny object dazzling republicans. the person will get more attention, we think, than votes. donald trump just finished tied for first nationally with huckabee, mike huckabee, with a cnn national poll with republicans. apparentl...

tax increases are a non-starter. >> does the president feel that the ryan plan is fundamentally unfair? >> yes. >> im not kidding you. im serious. they want lower tax breaks for millionaires. ç >> the president prepares a counter to the next republican budget. >> president obama and his senior staff are putting the finishing touches on a response to the ryan plan. >> president obama calling for tax increases for the rich. >> the president is going to make that case tomorrow, could yo...

We had civil disobedience to get those things. and without more of that, we are not going to make obama be the liberal that i believe he is. >> and chris, i would -- chris, i would point out -- >> jon stewart and colbert put together a pretty good rally and ed schultz did, but not a whole lot of rallies on the left. >> you think it is about rallies either. >> chris, watch that speech tomorrow, i would say, see what he says about taxes. >> we will be covering t. >> that is absolutely critical. >>...

Finally gave away and said well have military tribunals or what? what bothered you? >> i would say waiting and waiting on the tax cuts and in the end being forced,ç in his words, to break that campaign promise. chris, you know the issue to me right now is that the top 1% in our country have 40% of the wealth. they are seceding from our country. they go to -- they go to private schools. they live in gated communities, and you -- you cant have that, and there has not been -- you said it best. we...

Im joined by the president and ceo of the naacp and the reverend al sharpton hosting "stronger america, the black agenda" with ed schultz who also joins us live now. whats the special going to be about in 30 minutes? >> its happening at just the right time. we are now discussing real draconian cuts that will affect african-americans in this country across the board. the numbers you reported on will be even at a greater distance if this budget is to go through. at this hour as jim mcdermott said ...

And you see this all across the world right now, is people saying what i have right now is absolutely unacceptable. its unfair. its immoral. and it needs to be changed. not in five years, today. we want immediacy that gets kids into better places and were not waiting for another five-year plan to give their child an opportunity to participate in america at an equal level. >> you cant wait one second. >> not one second, absolutely not. >> which is why we love programs like yours. the executive di...

Planned parenthood funding is about womens health. it is already a matter of federal law that federal moneys cannot go to fund abortions. so this defunding of planned parenthood will defund mammograms, it will defund cervical cancer screening, it will defund the basic birth control care need. and particularly poor women, minority women, women living in marginal and vulnerable communities, women as stephanie just was just talking about who are sometimes the victims of sexual abuse and violence, s...