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Believe anymore. wh whoa! information is power. if its not, then we should fire everybody at the c.i.a. we should stop doing any kind of focus groups for speeches. information can be distracting. hmm. pesky problem. pesky problem. now who is to blame for spreading all the rumors? of course, 24/7 cable news. well, i mean, some cable news channels, you know. they dont rank high on the truth meter. could that be something like him declaring war on fox again? it worked out so poorly for him last tim...

Wh whoa! information is power. if its not, then we should fire everybody at the c.i.a. we should stop doing any kind of focus groups for speeches. information can be distracting. hmm. pesky problem. pesky problem. now who is to blame for spreading all the rumors? of course, 24/7 cable news. well, i mean, some cable news channels, you know. they dont rank high on the truth meter. could that be something like him declaring war on fox again? it worked out so poorly for him last time. if im wrong, y...

>> i dont know why we need to dress it up. its just a bet. this is the same one your folks called [ bleep ] later. this is the same one, okay. did you tell ikb that? >> suggestions from different parties. >> lets stop right there. thats a good one. so what do you guys think of that? >> its interesting because i sit behind focus groups, panels all the time. and she looks exactly like those middle american women out there when talking about sort of their frustration with what is going on with wall...

Healthcare providers saying for free healthcare. now you hear from people with healthcare they have to pay more to cover those who arent going to be covered and everybodys taxes are going up as part of the process. you get a angry electorate. >> how angry? we have reports its a bloodshed this november, others say is wont be as harmful. >> i know from the focus groups, i have to instruct them do not use four letter language. i dont want the fcc sending a note to fox, take charlie cook, one of the...

>> no, its not. obama called him out this weekend. mcconnell came right back, you heard on the floor speech, basically said we can do it now or we can do it later. he must comfortable hes going to hold his 41 votes. >> thats the big question. and my guess is they wont. my guess is the white house has a lot of polling data in focus groups that show while americans dont want a big role for washington, this is the one thing they want washington to do. >> i think this is the one place where they can...

And forth exchanges in one dialogue, it makes sense. there are little one word responses and somebody responds to that. if you think of it in that context it makes sense. >> to show you how old-fashioned i am for suggesting they make a phone call, we know, in fact, voice calling is the way they interact with their parents on cell phone but they are not using those land lines. >> right. if theres one thing that i think were seeing text messaging take away from, its probably the use of land lines....

Quite similar to mcconnells words, spurring even more accusations this is pure politics trumping policy. anderson. >> we should point out, we called senator mcconnells office several times for comments and didnt get a response. now "raw politics" with paul begala and republican paul costellanos. is he regurgitating talking points from party strategists? >> yes, he is, hes regurgitating talking points false. the talking points in question were written by a guy named frank lunce. very gifted words...

Start from scratch. theyre looking at the hardest reelection campaign theyd ever face and they dont want to go through this anymore. i have to tell you, every time i appear on the show, im asked to give a projection. i think the republicans are looking at a 30-seat gain in the house. i was around 25 two weeks ago. a six, maybe seven seat gain in the senate. >> some predict possibly 40 in congress and 9 in senate. >> the american people are mad as hell and believe the countrys headed the wrong di...

Country means. there are people that go out there and help their communities and thats great, we need people to do that some people dont. and we need the people that really put sacrifice there. >> sean: frank, as im listening, weve done a lot of focus groups together and weve covered em, it is inspiring. a lot of thought and a lot of self-lessness on display with this group. >> these national guardsmen they joined to serve their country as well as their community it made me so proud. i remember ...

The new recruits about why they signed up and why they want to deploy. frank welcome back. >> thank you sean in the last 12, 14 years ive done close to 1,000 focus groups across the country. i cant think of time with a group of people that i felt more proud of my country and more hopeful and optimistic about the future than after listening to these 48 young men and women in camp edwards. they had just signed up. they were about to go to -- they not gone through basic training. they knew the vast...