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0 these are people who have done nothing wrong. >> and paid into unemployment. some of this is their money. >> some of this is their money. because when they had that job, exactly, they paid into the system. so youre essentially saying that these people -- you have to argue they have done nothing wrong. they paid into the system and sorry, youre cut off and youre lazy and youre immoral. its really cruel, but it also makes no sense, a lot of them, were their own constituents, people who were vote...

0 so activism, a lot of activism going on right now, such as the pipeline is concerned. we have a lot of activism out there when it comes to the environment. ill tell you where the activism has to be. the activism has to be on the unemployed in this country. the activism has to be on the vulture chart and the wage disparity thats taking place in america. but every time the democrats try do something about ihtimals more roadblock, more roadblocks, more roadblocks. its a broken record, isnt it? it...

This. we believe that workers should have a right to representation. it will show that workers everywhere, given the opportunity to be in unions, a free democratic opportunity, will choose representation, and that will give us a great opportunity to take this works council motto and apply it in the u.s. that i think will -- look at germany. its been the most successful industrialized country because of codetermination. >> all right. bob king, uaw, great to have you with us tonight. i appreciate ...

Have to assume that mr. wildstein and other witnesses are all telling the truth. if their stories conflict and there are other witnesses and people who have discovery that choose one side or the other to start to make the case and if there is evidence from documentation that proves one side or the other -- i listened to the governors statements the other day. it was very interesting. >> how hard is this going to be if everybody is taking the fifth? where does that take you and your committee? >>...

Im for wind energy, but we have a responsibility to adapt to the oil thats coming out of our ground whether you like it or not. shale oil will be in the keystone pipeline and it will alleviate the pressure thats on the rail system in this country. its not a fair debate to any liberal. its not a fair debate to any environmentalist in this country if you allow all this oil to go on rails across this country and not be concerned about safety. joining me now is michael bruin and susan of the natural...

0 good to have you with us tonight, folks. thanks for watching. chris christie and bridge kelly are playing some serious defense over the bridgegate scandal. shes his former deputy chief of staff who wrote in a message, time for some traffic problems in ft. lee. it snowballed from there. new jersey democrats have issued subpoenas for kelly to turn over her documents and her electronic devices. one goal is to find out if governor christie was involved with the lane closures. on monday, her lawyer...

0 >> he read it in "the wall street journal." here is the article published october 1, several weeks after the closing. but today "the wall street journal" says christies own office contradicts that claim. the journal says, quote, mr. christies administration said over the weekend that one of those articles, a column in the record on september 13 is how mr. christie first learned what was occurring. september 13th, what happened to october 1? in early december, christie said, quote, the first i ...

Of it would be exported. so what happens is american families and american farmers will bear all the risks, and oil companies will get all the reward. there is a much better way to meet our energy needs than taking oil from the tar sands. >> isnt it safer to run oil through a pipeline than it is to put it on railcars and on trucks? >> the safest thing to do with this oil is to keep it in the ground. youre right, ed, in saying -- >> thats not going to happen. >> well, it can happen. it can happen...

0 its like a saturday night live skit. it doesnt seem like something that would really happen. >> all the reverse is true. he is deceptive. he is tricky. maybe they hired him to do deceptive and tricky things. >> right. thats a good point. >> which is why they need to be very careful. but brian, what kind of guy is he? you said you didnt know him, but you worked for him. but you certainly know his representation. you know people that deal with him. can he handle christie and the administration o...

0 from wildstein there. >> wildstein, who was appointed by christie. >> david and i were not friends in high school. >> we were not even acquaintances in high school. >> she doesnt even go here. >> i was the vice president and athlete. i dont know what david was doing. >> i assert my right to remain silent. >> why would he take the fifth if he didnt have legal jeopardy? >> i dont know. >> the first signal that the governor of new jersey may have been aware of the lane closures. >> im not finishe...