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>> whats really important when youre looking at a cyclical move in the economy is the direction. as bad as the numbers are, number one, theyre better than they were. number two, perceptions. typically these kind of coincident, hey, how are you feeling polls, they tend to lag the reality. because it takes a little while to catch up to things that are shifting. and here, we have an economy, look, there is no double-dip, weve discussed that before. in fact, theres a revival in growth. i think steve...

Public to spend tens of thousands on the car where they say i have to charge it, only go 100 miles. are there perceptions you have to break down? >> the biggest one is cost of charging the vehicle. it only costs $3 on average to charge a vehicle full charge. that is range of 100 miles. when you compare it to the cost of energy and fuel costs today and predicting fuel costs will go up again this year, think about the 100 miles for $3 a charge for consumer is good deal. >> shannon: thinking of the...

After the collapse of the company, 35% said, two years later, that number still at 35%. until people feel better about their own finances they are not going to believe were out of a recession. >> gregg: and of course the economic traditionalists. two consecutive quarters of negative gdp but, if you go to the gas pump you are feeling pain there, arent you? what did you find? >> we find that 70% of americans say at least somewhat likely that gas will top $4 a gallon by this summer. that a big leap...

Only karl rove. standing by with a new larger version of his famous white board. >> how are you sean? >> sean: good. i like this, technology. >> pretty fancy. a little more expensive than the $5.98 verse. health care this issue this -- year going to be fault over by both parties. also going to be fought with a big back drop of perceptions about the issue this is why the democrats have a problem. 2% of the american people think -- 62% of the american people think this bill is going to add to the ...

Only karl rove. standing by with a new larger version of his famous white board. >> how are you sean? >> sean: good. i like this, technology. >> pretty fancy. a little more expensive than the $5.98 verse. health care this issue this -- year going to be fault over by both parties. also going to be fought with a big back drop of perceptions about the issue this is why the democrats have a problem. 2% of the american people think -- 62% of the american people think this bill is going to add to the ...

Proved to everyone. vietnam is in the past and we can indeed use high-tech warfare to a great success. >> absolutely. i think what it did is i think it healed a lot of the wounds that were -- were still festering from vietnam and i firmly believe, brian, that it linked vietnam to todays conflict and i really believe that the men and women in uniform would not be receiving the level of respect that they deserve and they command if it were not for desert storm. >> have your perceptions changed at ...

Listening to them. and understanding where theyre coming from. you know, the say tme belt tightening i had to do in my personal gravel company or we all had to do in our families doesnt seem to be happening with government at all of those levels. thats the kind of things people are looking for as were moving forward. >> congressman, great to meet you. we hope this is the first of many interviews and well touch base along the road and see how your perceptions change or dont change as the months a...

Perceptions at this time. >> what about the katrina winger. >> george bush doesnt care about black people. >> tonight debating the one hurt. >> and we have an extraordinary amount of respect for the rich and diverse civilization described for a now of years. >> president obama has traveled halfway around the globe the shellacking his party took in the midterm election follows him all of the way to india. >> unemployment in the united states is very high now. people are frustrated. although we ar...

The rally but its good everybody has the chance to speak up and speak out. >> the president was speaking in new orleans and spoke at xavier university about the fifth anniversary of katrina. he was asked a number of questions including about some of the perceptions of the president. you saw in a recent poll, between 20% and 24%. "time" magazine, 24% of this country thinks the president is a muslim. you know about the movement in this country that says hes not even an american. heres what the pre...

Want to give him the keys. thats not going to work. 18 months in you own it and if you had a policy at the beginning, like reagan with the tax cuts, he bought it as well. and they were hurt badly, the republicans in the mid-term election. 82, as a result of a weak economy. because he owned that economy. i think what is really interesting is that there is in politics by mid-summer, people perception of the economy is fixed and it carries to the election day. even the numbers between now and then ...