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>> im just reading the transcript. we can read it again. the plight of the poor and there is no question its not being poor. its not good being poor and we have a safety net to help them that are very poor but my campaign is focused on middle income americans. my campaign, well you can focus on the rich. thats not my focus. you can focus on the very poor. thats not my focus. well, ill play it as it lays. what do you think, joan? >> well, chris, you know, i appreciate john trying to give the man ...

>> nobody is talking about black. who is talking about that. >> bill: three and a half years ago nobody knew her. she had made that comment that everybody went crazy first time im proud of my country. >> bill: we are probing to find out who she is and a i asked the question. look, you raised an interesting point. it could be that michelle obama is the power behind the throne. and that she is. >> sounds like it. >> bill: done a lot of these things to put forth a political agenda. absolutely that ...

Hes talking about being president of all the people and basically writing off people he doesnt think about or care about. he is saying i only care about i guess the segment of voters he thinks will be the swing voters and is openly saying i dont really care about them. he says its an odd thing when he says we hear from the democrat party, the plight of the poor. there is no question its not good being poor. there is no question its not good being poor. what does he mean by that? >> well, i certa...

Republicans are trying to dismantle. the other thing is he completely gives to the democrats the idea they are the ones fighting for the poor people. was not a politically astute comment. also taken in total with everything mitt romney has said, like general sympathy for the plight of the working and the poor, it doesnt add up to someone who has a particular amount of empathy or the contention that mitt romney is not connected to his own humanity and the american people and their humanity. >> we...

You could focus on the rich. thats not my focus. you can focus on the very poor. thats not my focus. >> you know, john, i dont know how to explain this guy. he gets deeper and deeper into this pit of strange talk. hes talking about being president of all the people and basically writing off people he doesnt think about or care about. he is saying i only care about i guess the segment of voters he thinks will be the swing voters and is openly saying i dont really care about them. he says its an o...

So back on this topic, heres the former massachusetts governor yesterday morning. >> im in this race because i care about americans. im not concerned about the very poor, we have a safety net there, if it needs repair, ill fix it. im not concerned about the very rich, theyre doing fine. im concerned about the heart of america. >> i said im not concerned about the very poor because they have a safety net. we will hear from the democrat party, the plight of the poor, and theres no question, its no...

Where to focus. focus on the rich? thats not my focus. you can focus on the very poor. thats not my focus. >> you know, john, i dont know how to explain this guy. he gets deeper and deeper into this pit of strange talk. hes talking about being president of all the people and basically writing off people he doesnt think about or care about. he is saying i only care about i guess the segment of voters he thinks will be the swing voters and is openly saying i dont really care about them. he says it...

Class. the focus of what his specific policy remedies are trying to achieve. so i dont think he was saying what you said and the way you characterized that, chris. >> im just reading the transcript. we can read it again. the plight of the poor and there is no question its not being poor. its not good being poor and we have a safety net to help them that are very poor but my campaign is focused on middle income americans. my campaign, well you can focus on the rich. thats not my focus. you can fo...

An angry black woman. >> nobody is talking about black. who is talking about that. >> bill: three and a half years ago nobody knew her. she had made that comment that everybody went crazy first time im proud of my country. >> bill: we are probing to find out who she is and a i asked the question. look, you raised an interesting point. it could be that michelle obama is the power behind the throne. and that she is. >> sounds like it. >> bill: done a lot of these things to put forth a political ag...

His rating is starting to take a dive. he has an unfavorable rating of 53% in a new ppp poll. 33% of americans say they look at romney favorably. romney, this guy, hes got ice in his veins. he cant relate to the middle class in any way, shape or form. the money he makes in speaking fees is a life-changing number. what would you do with $375,000? in south carolina alone the median income is over $42,000. but that 375 is really not that much. mitt romney doesnt relate to the plight of every day wo...