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President of the center for american progress. welcome, all of you. faz, let me start with you. what do you think of joe bidens very blunt assessment of 2012? >> well, i think its clear that president obamas struggling right now, but i think as the contest heats up and youve got a republican contender to pit himself off against, hes going to benefit from that, but i think that its more important for him to focus on his jobs plan. i think thats the message that the american people want to hear ab...

Broad-based frustration about how our financial system works. >> do your colleagues understand this frustration is beyond just those of us who protest? ordinary average americans, im talking about police, firemen, teach e teachers they are frustrated, and seeing bankers, who helped to bring in economy down walking away with exceptional perks and the only ones being handcuffed are the ones protesting. >> i think theyre surprised. sunday night there was an organizational meeting in raleigh, occupa...

Reality. >> well, mr. chairman, let me show you, if youerick people ha clearly spoken. cut payroll taxes on individuals, 65%, payroll taxes on business, 58%, funding for civil service, 74%, funding for infrastructure, 64%, funding for unemployment, 52%. the american people have spoken. there is outrage bursting at the seams. were talking, as you say, about rebuilding schools, jobs and rebuilding infrastructure, re-hiring firemen and policemen. were not talking about things that are not essential...

Pay for the bail out for your greek neighbors. while you work until you are 68 they retire at 50. while you pay gigantic taxes they are getting tax breaks. its just absolutely amazing. so -- megyn: isnt that similar to what is happening here in the united states? >> it is. megyn: we have talks, for example, about bailing out certain states that have fiscally irresponsible. the way the president puts it it makes it sound good. it will prevent teachers, police officers, firefighters from being lai...

Going in the media we have an obligation to present all sides. if one argument is its only fair the rich pay more and ignore the fact that they already pay more, in fact the most and leave out the fact that close to half of american taxed households are not paying any income taxes at all. its fair to point that out. >> its fair to point that out and fair to point out if you look where taxes go to a public services, its a part that the people who really arent paying anything that suck up most of ...

Wild trail and get lost and we have to put our rescue workers at risk to go find them and they -- or firemen. >> what about stupidity? >> they were stupid. >> im saying, so it might be that they just were -- >> look, theyre americans and if it was your kids or my kids, wed want the united states -- but to gregs point, didnt the guys who -- the ladies who were journalists or something stray over and we went in? >> yeah. >> exactly. >> moral to the story, watch the national geographic channel. wat...

Wild trail and get lost and we have to put our rescue workers at risk to go find them and they -- or firemen. >> what about stupidity? >> they were stupid. >> im saying, so it might be that they just were -- >> look, theyre americans and if it was your kids or my kids, wed want the united states -- but to gregs point, didnt the guys who -- the ladies who were journalists or something stray over and we went in? >> yeah. >> exactly. >> moral to the story, watch the national geographic channel. wat...

republican leaders promptly dismissed it calling the plan class warfare. does the presidents plan have a chance? joining me is gene sperling director of the national economic council. thank you for joining me. the president announced today hell go after the rich. the republicans say that is a form of class warfare. the president says its math. but the reality is it is class warfare. the rich are a class and hes going after them. >> its the opposite. the president is asking for balance,...

the wealthiest american. republican leaders promptly dismissed it calling the plan class warfare. does the presidents plan have a chance? joining me is gene sperling director of the national economic council. thank you for joining me. the president announced today hell go after the rich. the republicans say that is a form of class warfare. the president says its math. but the reality is it is class warfare. the rich are a class and hes going after them. >> its the opposite. the preside...

trillionplan to cut the deficit. reduce spending in iraq and afghanistan and higher taxes on the wealthiest american. republican leaders promptly dismissed it calling the plan class warfare. does the presidents plan have a chance? joining me is gene sperling director of the national economic council. thank you for joining me. the president announced today hell go after the rich. the republicans say that is a form of class warfare. the president says its math. but the reality is it is c...