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You can see the forces are taking aim at protesters. and snipers killed at least 2 people and wounded dozens, mass demonstrations in one southern city, now entering the third straight day. u.s. fears the violence could push the country into total chaos, and, strengthen al qaeda terrorists, hiding in the country. bill: we have seen a lot of violence but you dont see someone from the government firing a rifle like that. extraordinary. a brand new report out, slamming the house republican plan to r...

The day. a tennessee congressman that railed against the federal health care law but youll be shocked to find out that he doesnt mind getting credit for what it pays for. really? freshman congressman campaigned on a promise to repeal health care overhaul and voted to do so in january. he said he was doing what the people wanted. >> by voting to repeal this unnecessary health care bill, we will effectively put a stop to the creation of a massive entitlement program that we did not want, we do not...

The other thing is at the state level. some people suggest unfunded liability is $3 trillion in the coming decades. that makes it tough for the government to deal with. >> it does. but actually, the governors who are trying to deal with them are getting a lot of attention. thats why they are getting attention. thats why what scott bork does -- scott walker does in wisconsin is national issue. you have to deal with it in your own state to some degree but its a flip side to federal entitlement pro...

Want taxes raised on the wealthy and loopholes closed on the oil companies and other people who have been feeding off the trough. i think the president is right. but i think he does have to sit down with the republican leadership and put together some substantial cuts in our entitlement program. not the ryan proposal, the ryan proposal, nobody is in favor of. in fact, i think there are republican congressmen who voted for it, andrea, who are having terrible buyers remorse as the polls roll out, ...

Whats the strategy behind this back to back town halls on the deficit cutting plan? >> i think he is trying to keep defining, you know, the big issues of this debate. theres no question that the xaeb started last week, i dont know if it was on thursday in chicago or wednesday when he was giving his speech at george washington university. he has framed this debate exactly how they want to frame it and he is bringing liberals and democrats on to his side saying that he will protect these sacred en...

Perspective, as baby boomers retire, there is a whole group of us that -- im a baby boomer, that are going to go through. we have fewer children than our parents. there are fewer people paying into the system to support us. the actuariys say medicare will go bankrupt by 2017. in six years, it goes bankrupt. the president has proposed nothing to dress this. and in fact his health care plan took $500 billion from medicare to create his new entitlement program instead of strengthening medicare. wel...

Entitlement program for a long time. and youre eliminating the way its been run and youre essentially saying to people to fend for themselves. thats the reality of what hes trying to do. i dont think congressman ryan would deny thats what hes trying to do. when you have that kind of situation, its up to the president to create a clear demarcation between his plan. >> of course, congressman ryan wouldnt agree what he was saying is people should fend for themselves. >> thats exactly the same thing...

Enormous surplus that bill clinton helped to create, we cut taxes twice, raged two wars, then we created a new entitlement program, medicare prescription drug, which was larded with corporate welfare and deregulated wall street. thats what caused the crisis here. i give the democrats a ton of credit for stepping up on medicare. i just dont think that mr. ryan or the republicans have any credibility. they want to end medicare, as they always have, and give the money and tax breaks to the rich and...

Came forward, with a $4 trillion plan, ryan comes forward with a multitrillion dollar plan. the white house has not come forward with a multitrillion dollar plan. and with all due respect, its time for them to come forward. i just think thats a responsibility of what the presidency is all about. >> the deficits were caused -- david and i both worked for bill clinton who balanced the budget, and the deficits and the debt were caused by taking an enormous surplus that bill clinton helped to create...

Taxes twice, mostly for the rich, raged two wars, then we created a new entitlement program, medicare prescription drug, which was larded with corporate welfare and deregulated wall street. thats what caused the crisis here. i give the democrats a ton of credit for stepping up on medicare. i just dont think that mr. ryan or the republicans have any credibility. they want to end medicare, as they always have, and give the money and tax breaks to the rich and do no good for the deficit or debt. >>...