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mitt romney would have had them all out of work. i havent heard a single idea, except going back to the old bad days of george bush. >> how do you think president obama would have cared if she had been on the stage? >> president obama would have faired just fine. he is back in washington trying to get a middle-class tax cut that all of these guys are against. who in the world would think its good for the economy to keep the middle class from getting a tax cut solely because the very t...

mitt romney would have had them all out of work. i havent heard a single idea, except going back to the old bad days of george bush. >> how do you think president obama would have cared if she had been on the stage? >> president obama would have faired just fine. he is back in washington trying to get a middle-class tax cut that all of these guys are against. who in the world would think its good for the economy to keep the middle class from getting a tax cut solely because the very t...

the vice chair of the democratic national committee. good to have you with us tonight. i want to start with this sound bite right here because mitt romney of course making the case again that the country is in terrible condition and says that america is in decline. here it is. >> this economy has every potential to continue to lead the world. our president thinks america is in decline. it is if he is president, its not if i am president. >> what is your response to that right off the t...

Workers, you cant lose. do they get it? >> i wish i could tell you that they do. some, certainly do. we got some great senators there who understand it, who are fighting the right fights. on the other hand. there are people who are tone deaf and there are people who are more interested in corporate donations than in the needs of working -- >> but if you look at the party platform of the democrats, thats what they were voting on last night in many of these states. >> you go it, ed. look, if the d...

Glasses and they dont see the whole picture. this stopped being about joe paterno a long time ago, when he didnt do what was right, go to these police and stick up for these kids. >> sandusky is probably going to talk to prosecutors. thats where were going to find out what joe paterno knew, and what kind of conversations he had with joe paterno. im speculating. your thoughts? >> well, thats it exactly, look, right now, they have to worry about some clear issues, conspiracy to cover up an investi...

Voter id laws. initiative 27 would require residents to show a government issued id in order to vote. backers say the law would cut down on voter fraud. democrats say stricter voting laws are designed to suppress turnout. in ohio, a major showdown on union rights. voters will we de side whether to keep a law signed in march which limits collective bargaining rights. ohio governor side signed that law and says it makes the state more attractive to businesses. msnbcs ed shultz is all over the ...

Up for ourselves as working folks. >> governor strickland, thank you so much. >> thank you for having me. dont nor get ed shultz is in ohio ahead of tomorrows big labor vote. lets talk weekend box office. "puss in boots" took in $33 million. number two week at number one. "tower heist" starring eddie murphy and ben stiller, lower than expected. a very "heralding christmas" came in three. follow the wings.

For her community. they went above and beyond. this is below the belt. but its really not shocking. if you look at the way theyve disrespected public employees and the middle class from the beginning of this, they locked us out of the state house. >> does this law help or hurt firefighters? >> i cant believe anybody could look at this law and think that it helps. >> as you understand it, this is bad for your profession, bad for public safety. >> well, ed, its bad for everybody. because we come t...

Should he go on to win this nomination. looks likely at this point. except he did one thing tonight, ed, that i think will come back to haunt him. he went after the assistance that the u.s. government provided chrysler and gm. and he can kiss michigan goodbye. because that bailout of the auto industry worked. it saved hundreds of thousands of jobs. and hes not going to be able to defend that statement. he gave the obama campaign a nice piece of tape. but i think that thats the only thing thatll ...

Crumbling infrastructure, our roads, our bridges, our water system, public transportation. i think the vast majority of people say yes. lets put americans back to work rebuilding this country. in terms of laying off teachers, we have a crisis in education. let me tell you, ed. the solution is not laying off hundreds of thousands of teachers or police officers or firemen. i cant understand why in the midst of this economic crisis why anyone voted against this bill. in my view i think weve got to ...