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Peter w o a joins us now. peter, you were nitpick to do death. plain what happened. >> yes, sir. thank you for having me. well, were like a lot of other grassroots groups. we got together and, you know, got beyond having rallies and said we need to form up formally if were going to be engaged. we consulted with attorneys and cpas on the proper steps and we filed all the paper, hired attorneys and stuff, filed the paperwork and submitted to the irs and then the waiting game started. >> neil: the ...

Remember that. they are aware of it and the ground shifted in a way i dont think that these senators are really, really facing. you know, from the groundswell that i hear, and in a state like virginia. we have 26 new gun violence prevention groups in virginia. 26. since newtown. they have got -- they have to -- be thinking about the long game and thats the voter at the ballot box. >> has the ground shifted in ballot states? >> thats the big question. >> virginia is very purple, admittedly. we ar...

And thats why its so important that all of these moms and dads are here today, but thats also why its important that weve got grassroots groups out there that got started and are out there mobilizing and organizing and keeping up the fight. thats what its going to take, to make this country safer. it will take moms and dads and hunters and sportsmen and clergy and local officials like the mayor who is are here today, standing up and saying -- this time is really different. that were not just goi...

Grassroots battle that is growing overt second amendment and the right to bear arms there is a growing concern in washington on the gun control side that the ban on semi-automatic military-style assault weapons might be really hard to achieve for the obama administration despite mr. bidens task force efforts going on for three days in the summit. dianne feinstein the senator from california has the pweurblgs there may not be enougbill. there may not be enough votes to pass that. the idea that hi...

Money. its strategic. these are very smard individuals. theyre not going to throw good money after bad. what theyre trying to do is ginn up the base so hopefully it may not help at the presidential level but will help at the senatorial level. >> speaking of ginning up the base, the unions are out in force for president obama, steve. there was some question early on how much they would be out there. sciu has launched spannish language ads encouraging minorities to vote. but they also have been ve...

Few votes in a low turnout election which is going to be automatically mid terms older by nature, whiter by nature, more conservative by nature, those people are coming out but a few more might come out. just imagine if the result had been the other way. >> will the republicans openly use this issue? >> well, i dont think youre going to see $50 million dropped by the republican national committee on it. but grassroots groups who speak discreetly to their own people are certainly going to use it....

Crazy. and in those districts where a few votes in a low turnout election which is going to be automatically mid terms older by nature, whiter by nature, more conservative by nature, those people are coming out but a few more might come out. just imagine if the result had been the other way. >> will the republicans openly use this issue? >> well, i dont think youre going to see $50 million dropped by the republican national committee on it. but grassroots groups who speak discreetly to their own...

On workplaces where employers are abusing immigrants. >> 12 grassroots groups are going to start rallying and i believe they have a date picked out where theyll go to washington and rally and say what about us? this is the quote, never in my wildest dreams did i think a president would have a record like this. he hasnt addressed it. president bush considered by many to be -- his policies were favorably looked at by the hispanic community, number one. number two is what do you expect the presiden...

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Thats a lot of money. crossroads never asked to explain how that is for social welfare. part of the problem is, when the information came out that lois lerner and her team were preparing to deny crossroads tax exempt status, groups made them to the irs, brought them to the irs attention. two conservatives watching this unfold. this is further reinforcement liberal government against conservative grassroots groups. >> yeah. i would reiterate that were nonpartisan. >> right. >> the only reason i c...