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this is what the country wants. this is what the country needs. this is why i won nine bush states. i talked about change and damn it, were going to do it. he didnt say anything of that in his interviews. folks, doing defensive interviews isnt going to sell anything to anybody. crow cant flay footsie with the republicans. they are not in the same game. the president is waiting for some democrat to pull a rabbit out of the hat to get this thing done. the democrats in the congress are lo...

about civility, trying to keep the attention away from the hyperbole, as he said. thats what gets all the attention. he is trying to regain control of the overall message if he can increase support for health care he can, you know, drown all that out and try to get the votes he needs. >> a lot of this anti-obama stuff is good old western prairie rebellion. >> right. one of the big stories of the last two cycles is the democratic gains in places that traditionally lead to the right of c...

unfortunately -- >> they cant get this. >> well see. right now theyre counting he woulds. before you draw lines in the sand, you better make sure you got the votes. so give them a little leeway to negotiate. were in agreement. this bill, because the co-op thing is a big fraud, you got to have a public option. >> only a minute left. i got to get your take on the media tour this weekend. whats going on here? >> hes all in. he is going to use whatever political capital is necessary to get...

passionate about this and he wanted an apology and wanted the rules followed? what about that? >> well, you know, its interesting. i havent heard anything from jesse jackson or al sharpton along those lines. those guys are able to find r racism under every rock. barack obama accepted the apolo apology. you disagree with somebody, say something somebody doesnt like, call them a bigot, shut down conversation. >> what about that, maria? >> were talking about the institution of the preside...

middle mad. there should be an attempt at bipartisanship. >> no, first of all, i would argue there was an attempt of bipartisanship, chuck. i take issue with some of what mark says. i look back at the 99 and 2000 george bush. there was a lot to like there. i covered his education policies. i said they were good. he campaigned as a uniter, not a divider. he got into office, he ran through the most radical change weve seen ever. he never talked about it. he didnt want to be a nation buil...

rational news. listen to what she says about you. >> where do you get your news? >> i get my news mostly from cable on tv. >> do you watch msnbc? >> never. >> do you watch ed schultz? >> only when my daughters home and thats just to see how her hair looks or if she looks good. >> liz, you look great. your hair looks fantastic so mom is happy. >> president obama, come and save me. you can find me. president, come and save me. >> liz winstead, i have to ask you before you leave us, quick...

>> ed, read the cbo report. its not me, the cbo says illegal alien also be under the bill, will be able to participate. thats not me. are they all lying to you? >> able to participate? able to participate to get coverage? they wont be turned away but federal dollars will not pay their bills. >> there is nothing in that bill to prevent that. >> president obama may or may not have been lying about illegal immigrants. you know, the language is there. but i tell you one thing he was dishon...

part of the argument, what does the president do then? >> let me add its not just republicans. there are moderate members of the presidents own party what will make those very same arguments and i think its something the white house has to take on and the president has to take it on personally. thats why this speech is the beginning of something, not the end of something. if its the beginning of rehabilitation of this health care reform it means the president has to get in and work thi...

more and more scientists agree with me that global warming is a hoax. he then moved to national security telling oklahoma voters that the president of the united states is working with our enemies. here it is, president obama is obsessed with turning terrorists loose in america. inhofe closed by telling people that the country is in danger and hopes that he can survive. those of you who think like i do do hope that this country can hang on for another 16 months. you know, i dont have t...

session of congress next wednesday? we get the reality check from two house democrats tonight. tom ridge has a book out, as we all know. what he sensed was happening on the eve of the 2004 election. tonight, we ask him if he stands by his book. we are going to take a look at that terrible abduction case in california. how could government fail so spectacularly in protecting children from a known sex offender? what do we do with these people to keep them from doing it again and agai...