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Natural gas and other energy production in the united states. >> you know, i think it is a combination of actions that took place before president obama became president but also since president obama became president, we have lived through a national crisis with the gulf oil spill which shocked the nation and yet, notwithstanding that, the president has moved forward with a very robust oil and gas production from the gulf of mexico. we have millions and millions of acres weve leased on shore, w...

So we have this unique moment where if we got involved from a presidential level, and were meeting with the president, to talk to president hu for that matter and say, listen, were not appealing to angels or humanitarian causes -- and ive done that, and it doesnt work -- but this is economically important for you and it could be helpful, we could work together and it would be beneficial to both of us to make sure that we help orchestrate a peace. >> has in some ways this kony video changed the p...

Presidential level, and were meeting with the president, to talk to president hu for that matter and say, listen, were not appealing to angels or humanitarian causes -- and ive done that, and it doesnt work -- but this is economically important for you and it could be helpful, we could work together and it would be beneficial to both of us to make sure that we help orchestrate a peace. >> has in some ways this kony video changed the paradigm in terms of social action, political action, diplomati...

All the time. all the time. even when i try it, it doesnt work. hey, man, you got an extra smoke? >> yeah. >> hey, watch out for the dog. >> yeah, im dope-sick, kicking heroin. ive been throwing up all day. im not going to commit to it because every time i say im not going back to it i always do. so whatever happens, you know? >> like i had this dream about being white trash or something last night. it was really weird, like all these weird white trash people everywhere and like this really dirt...

Joran bushs efforts to sell social security privatization, when reagan left office, support for social spending was higher than it was coming into office. and maybe give a slightly different speech it would be different. >> what about presidential speeches they give at an event, the challenger explosion, things like that? >> that is what i call nonpersuasive. right it is symbolic. it is important and i dont know as well whether that can have an effect on public opinion but it isnt clear what kin...

Of money. its not really the way to do it i dont think. what he needs to say is, look, i understand the private sector. i want everybody to have a chance. were in a battle to save the private economy of america from overregulation, from too much government, whatever you want. find ways to illustrate it. find ways to make it exciting. the battle to save private enterprise. make it exciting. the romney campaign has completely failed at what it should be strongest at, which is thinking of ways to s...

Hazardous for a tv correspondent. just ask al roker. during a "today" show report on hurricane wilma in 2005, a colleague has to hold him down to keep him from blowing away. >> i can hear you now, matt, just for a brief moment. the winds are -- this is how im staying out here. mike, our camera guy, is holding on. >> it doesnt work. our truck operator tom bare said, dont you wish you had your weight back. >> are you okay? >> were okay. were okay. were coming inside. >> good idea. one that brian w...

Over here they do a better job over there. thats why i want a training component to unemployment. if you give people 99 weeks thats people with an associate degree. there is something wrong giving them 99 weeks of doing nothing when in 99 weeks you could be retraining them into necessary brand new jobs. lets go to represent a lot of small businesses out there. your questions for the speaker. >> my next question is when the government extends unemployment benefits half of that cost goes to the st...

Over here they do a better job over there. thats why i want a training component to unemployment. if you give people 99 weeks thats people with an associate degree. there is something wrong giving them 99 weeks of doing nothing when in 99 weeks you could be retraining them into necessary brand new jobs. lets go to represent a lot of small businesses out there. your questions for the speaker. >> my next question is when the government extends unemployment benefits half of that cost goes to the st...

Over here they do a better job over there. thats why i want a training component to unemployment. if you give people 99 weeks thats people with an associate degree. there is something wrong giving them 99 weeks of doing nothing when in 99 weeks you could be retraining them into necessary brand new jobs. lets go to represent a lot of small businesses out there. your questions for the speaker. >> my next question is when the government extends unemployment benefits half of that cost goes to the st...