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Bill? when 90% of it is for food stamps. this is a national disgrace, its a scourge, and if anything, it is a statement clear as day as to the obama economy. the fact that so many people are in need? no, its not a need, its a dependency when government should be freeing people up and giving them work, and instead, like a drug dealer, theyre giving them dependency that they dont need. get them a job. >> simon, does he have a point, that it is a little bit out of line to advertise and encourage pe...

But thats change i cant believe in. joining me now richard wolffe and goldie taylor. thank you both for coming on the show tonight. richard, let me start with you. the gop may not invoke the word 47% like governor lepage, but isnt it alive in their policies? >> well, rev, you know, when you look at what the lessons are coming out of the last election, youd have to say theyre doubling down. they have not tried to find any compassion for people who are still struggling in this economy. and the lan...

Cities and rural communities alike. in a surprise move last summer, the gop-controlled house stripped food stamps from the farm bill and forced a separate vote. in september, it passed $40 billion in food stamp cuts over ten years. democrats vow to restore that spending. republicans say its not only wasteful but can make the poor too dependent on government. >> they werent the first to worry about that. >> the days of the dole in our country are numbered. our american answer to poverty is not to...

Facilities that provide a handup for low income families in cities across the country. >> reporter: this is a head-start center that provides 135 children from low income families. the 3 to 5-year-olds get meals and education and health care. the facilitys funding ran out tuesday and supplemental funding runs out friday. after that, the doors shut here and at 16 centers run by mid florida community services in two other counties. >> that means 924 children in three counties here in florida will ...

Joe trippy, put that hand up, you know that it is true. all right, so let me ask you this. why does big business get a year exemption and not individuals? is that fair, congressman? >> you know, i think it is important when we see that there are developments at the federal government and that obama will be able to do that -- >> i asked you a question, ill say it slowly so you understand. why does big business get a one-year exemption, and not individuals? >> sean, there are nearly 50 million ame...

People. and i want to make sure that everybody else in my congressional district has the same access to health care and that every member of congress has. >> congressman, youre just ducking and dodging, youre getting 72% subsidy. >> sean, sean, i have the same ability to join the health care system that anybody on my staff, that any one at the capital -- sean, that anyone on that the capitol hill police officers have, the tsa agent has, the federal employee. i enjoy the same system that they do....

Before the tire whizzes by, the sergeant places his hand high up on the guardrail and leaned slightly to his left. >> had i not, you know, reached my hand up, it would have, you know, even where it did hit, it would have probably severed my arm. >> the near-hit throws davidson for a loop. >> i got sick to my stomach immediately after. i guess all the adrenaline dump, realizing what just happened, an i had to collect my thoughts and just try to get a deep breath. >> davidson later watches the vid...

>> jo-jo bell, unrelated to yusef bell, came by capn pegs one last time. >> around 3:30, 4:00 monday he came by and stuck his head in the door. said, richard, im going to shoot basketballs, ill see you later. throwed his hand up, went on up the street. >> to a school yard basketball court like this. this witness, lugene laster, knew him and said he saw him and left in a station wagon that looked like this. lester testified he got in the car, got in waynes car. in court lester would identify wayn...

Is sensible, that doesnt spend on programs that dont work, but does spend wisely on those things that are going to help ordinary people succeed. all right. good. lets see, it is a gentlemans turn. this gentleman right here, hes had his hand up for a while. you have a little cheering section there. >> im a faculty member of the computer science department. im very excited and encouraged by your plan on the affordability. my question is related about the quality of future higher education. as you ...

>> jo-jo bell, unrelated to yusef bell, came by capn pegs one last time. >> around 3:30, 4:00 monday he came by and stuck his head in the door. said, richard, im going to shoot basketballs, ill see you later. throwed his hand up, went on up the street. >> to a schoolyard basketball court like this. this witness, lugene laster, knew him and saw him leave the game. he said jo-jo left in a station wagon like this. lester testified he got in the car, got in waynes car. in court lester would identify...