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hello, everyone. im erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, a flat tax from presidential candidate, rick perry. >> it is time to pass a tax that is flat and fair and frees our employers and out people to invest and grow and prosper. >> he calls it flat. but the bottom line is it isnt really. the right word is sort of lumpy. heres why. a true flat tax would mean all americans start paying a flat tax of 20%. thats perrys rate on their income with no deductions. thats not how this works though....

employers and out people to invest and grow and prosper. >> he calls it flat. but the bottom line is it isnt really. the right word is sort of lumpy. heres why. a true flat tax would mean all americans start paying a flat tax of 20%. thats perrys rate on their income with no deductions. thats not how this works though. you keep your current rate or pick his new 20% rate. by allowing people to remain in their current tax bracket, americans will continue to pay different rates. there are...

I am america, one voice -- megyn: joining me now the man behind that ad in that add mark block, herman cains chief of staff. mark, thank you so much for being here. looking at the response to this ad online people are calling it brilliant, they are calling it strange. there is a piece in the atlantic it says its a mading given the momentum cain has had that he seems so unserious of getting the nomination. people dont know what to make of your contribution. what was the message behind this? >> th...

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The rise of presidential candidate herman cain continues to rise in the race for the republican nomination. its been the talk of politics lately. a recent ad, by the way, featuring his campaign coo mark block is all the buzz on youtube. lets watch this bizarre ad by herman cain. >> since january, ive had the privilege of being the chief of staff to herman cain and the chief operating officer of the friends of herman cain. tomorrow is one day closer to the white house. i really believe that herma...

I really believe that herman cain will put united back in the united states of america and if i didnt believe that i wouldnt be here. we need you to get involved because together we can do this. we can take this country back. ♪ i am america one voice united we stand i am america one voice united we stand ♪ >> woo hoo! >> look at that. >> oh, my lord. >> blowing the smoke at the camera. >> you get so wrapped up in the smoke and the cain smile you didnt hear the "i am america" song they were p...

Not about taxes, but tobacco as featured in a new web ad. take a look. >> we have run a campaign like no one has seen and america has never seen a candidate like herman cain. together we can do this and take this country back. . >> the somewhat disheveleds smoker in question is mark block, cains campaign manager and a man with a smoking gun of his own. block is otherwise known for his in a voter suppression scheme in milwaukee for which he was banned from politics for three years and fined $15,0...

What did you just say? >> i said i think you ought to consider being my running mate for vice president. >> well, sir, recent polls you are at 2%. are you ready for the colbert bump? >> i am so ready for the colbert bump. >> were going to get you, governor, you may be at 2%. were going to get you up to whole milk. >> there you go. >> hes good. >> now, were playing this again because the demand has been so great. some people missed it at the top. theyre just waking up. this new ad from herman cai...

Taken seriously. talk about shooting yourself in the foot, i dont understand this at all. >> everybody is talking about the cigarette, the cigarette. the cigarette offends me too. i think it is most astounding that this violates the first rule of politics. children should be seen but not her. campaign managers should be neither seen nor heard. i think robert would agree with that. who knows who mark block is and who the hell cares what he thinks about herman cain. he is on his payroll. this is a...

D-a-v-i-d k-o-c-h. koch 4, david 5 -- 45. there it is again. joining us now is scott ross, executive director of one wisconsin now which has had a lot of experience with the americans for prosperity organization there, mostly for being on the opposite side of both issues for them. thank you for joining us tonight. >> good evening, rachel. >> herman cains campaign manager, mark block, was most recently the state director for the wisconsin chapter of afp. how much overlap do you see between that e...