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Martha: governor mitt romney fighting back about the 47% video saying that he wants to help the country become better for all americans. doing some damage control he spoke yesterday with our own neil cavuto. romney also seized in that comment on a new video that has surfaced of a young barack obama talking about government redistribution. heres romney first. >> theres a tape that just came out today where the president is saying he likes redistribution. i disagree. i think a society based upon a...

Thing together, leave nobody behind, we do have to be innovative in thinking what are the delivery systems that are actually effective and meet people where they live. and my suggestion might be that the trick, and this is one of the few areas where i think there are technical issues that have to be dealt with, as opposed to just political issues, the trick is to figure out how do we structure government systems that pool resources and hence facilitate some distribution because i actually believ...

From president obama. >> i think the trick is figuring out how do we structure government systems that pool resources and hence facilitate some redistribution, because i actually believe in redistribution, at least at a certain level, to make sure that everybodys got a shot. >> never mind that president obama is talking about fairness. never mind that this clip is 14 years old. mr. romney found a new shiny object, redistribution. >> a tape came out a couple of days ago with the president saying,...

The nbc news able to authenticate the video of 1998 that the romney campaign circulating. it shows then state senator obama speaking at a conference. the romney campaign, it says trying to pivot or get the heat off of him by releasing the video and i want to play it and get your reaction to whats happening now. lets play it please. >> sure. >> the trick is figuring out how do we structure government systems that pool resources and hence facilitate some redistribution because i actually believe i...

Out how do we structure government systems that pool resources and, hence, facilitate some redistribution, because i actually believe in redistribution, at least at a certain level to make sure that everybodys got a shot. >> the romney campaign, of course, thinks they struck gold with that. a press conference called this afternoon, rnc chair called it, quote, outrageous. of course, hes the obama -- the romney campaigns mini me on these subjects. your thoughts? >> its not going to resonate. socia...

From the romney camp after the governors comments at a private fund-raiser were leak need yaw. now a recording from president obamas past is also getting some attention. the then state lawmaker in this video talks about spreading the wealth. >> i think the trib is figuring out how do we structure government systems that pool resources and hence facilitate some redistribution because i actually believe in redistribution, at least at a certain level, to make sure that everybodys got a shot. martha...

Almost unthinkable to accomplish. >> romney has said similar things to that in the past, but never quite so bluntly. mother jones, the on-line web magazine that put this out, initially has not reloosed the entire fund-raiser. >> shep: carl, republicans are now pointing to a video from 2008 of president obama. >> turn around is fair play, they hope, and perhaps it can turn the tables on president obama since romney has taken heat not just from democrats, but republicans from his remarks. in this ...

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