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November 14th, 1941- December 29th 2023

Forgive me im a little out of breath. >> dan, is there a central organization behind it? is there someone determining, okay this is where were going now and is there someone to help keep order? you know sometimes protesters try to keep watch over each other to try to keep things orderly. >> well, when things broke up outside the courthouse this afternoon, we had received word they were coming to this section of town and i assume it god spread by social media. it wasnt like when they woke up this...

Said so today. and she criticized him after charlottesville. whether you go out and do things that embarrass or jeopardize an investigation as the leader of a free worltd it doesnt look great. its such an op opportunity insistic tweet, he only tweets on things when it furthers his agenda. in minnesota, in august there was a terrorist attack on a mosque, he did not tweet about that. in june -- >> he doesnt tweet about everything. >> of course, thats my point, he only tweets about the things that ...

Thank them both for their service, you know, to the community. as a former state elected official i appreciate very much what they bring to the table. i understand particularly the concerns about where pensions and health care and things like that are going to be for them down the road. when i became chairman in 2009, ed, and, gentlemen, i heard this very same complaint, that the party had left them, that we had stepped away from some core values and principles and we had begun, you know, down a...

Put in place was the first part of this. the senate has to do theirs. but you have other pieces of legislation. >> true. >> that are going to be introduced. >> true. >> the president has introduced a budget. what you have from the republican leadership is the beginning of the framework, the beginning of a conversation. >> thats where we disagree. >> wait a minute. you may disagree with our framework, ed, and thats your prerogative. this is how we see this thing getting played out. >> all right. ...

Is he serious or comedy? >> please, ed. when his investigators get done in hawaii and they open donald trumps vault there will be nothing in there and hell have not just egg on his face but hell have an entire omlete on whatever that woodland creature is that serves as his hair currently. please, the womens groups that are talking about him, ed, i love the whole new barometer for family values on the republican side. literally a republican activist said well his three ex-wives seem happy so i gu...

And, you know, collective bargaining versus not. >> thats a great point, michael. but what is the balance when you want to fundamentally change collective bargaining in america? thats both what these gentlemen are concerned about and they feel like theyve been under attack as middle class americans. its not the democrats. its the republicans. >> its a legitimate -- well, republican leadership thats in place and where these issues are coming up, you know, i cant speak for whats going on specifica...

Were going to make sure that nobody is taking advantage of american consumers. >> attorney general eric holder said that we will be vigilant in monitoring the oil and gas markets for any wrongdoing so that consumers can be confident that they are not paying higher prices as a result of illegal activity. lets bring in the commissioner on the consumer futures trading commission, bart chilton and former north dakota senator byron dorgan. thanks for your time tonight. mr. chilton, what is your role ...

Things here but at this point given whats happening and that the price is way out of whack with supply and demand of oil, and by the way, no free market of oil in any event. we can talk about that later. i think the administration and others ought to grab this by the horns and say were going to stop and shut down this excess speculation. >> mr. chilton the president could appoint someone that would think like you and you could get this done with 3 of the 5 votes. why not? >> a majority is what y...

Medicare and medicaid alone. mr. steele. >> yeah. >> do you agree or disagree with the american people because the republicans have voted on exactly the opposite of where the people are? >> well, i think -- i have seen polling going the other way on this and this is an interesting point that i think is really going to be a dynamic that is going to get played out over the next few weeks. >> what poll have you seen -- >> no, no. my point is -- >> that says the american people want to get rid of me...