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Own prism. >> mayor booker what do you think about that comment, particularly intolerance directed toward this president? >> first of all, i think he is spot on and i see the republican party moving away from the olympia snowes, lugers and jack kemp even, people with great ideas and putting a lot know the conversation. the rhetoric in this last campaign, i saw it in my community you turned off a lot of people, black, latino, women and guy. it was unnecessary. i turned on the tv, i sat up in my b...

>> look, i think that the ad that you showed is obviously enormously compelling. its emotional. the whole country was traumatized by this unspeakable tragedy that took place in newtown, and the tragedies that took place before it. and sadly, the tragedies that are going to take place next. and we dont know where those will be. but the nra is a fearsome political lobby. members particularly in the republican party are terrified of being primaried. this issue is often covered through a partisan pr...

With some form of reform agenda after newtown and after tucson? >> look, i think that the ad that you showed is obviously enormously compelling. its emotional. the whole country was traumatized by this unspeakable tragedy that took place in newtown, and the tragedies that took place before it. and sadly, the tragedies that are going to take place next. and we dont know where those will be. but the nra is a fearssome political lobby. members particularly in the republican party are terrified of b...

I know you are also a political realist. how do you assess the strength of the effort to try to come up with some form of reform agenda after newtown and after tucson? >> look, i think that the ad that you showed is obviously enormously compelling. its emotional. the whole country was traumatized by this unspeakable tragedy that took place in newtown, and the tragedies that took place before it. and sadly, the tragedies that are going to take place next. and we dont know where those will be. but...

We have the "wall street journal" article. i want to read a portion of it. speaker boehner says one point several weeks ago the president said to me, we dont have a spending problem. he repeated this message so often that the president became irritated abe said im getting tired of you hearing you say that. we have talked about ideological differences and how each side says that we can move forward to better this country but the bottom line is they do not see through the same prism in any respect...

That are immoral. so both parties share a morale issue-- >> where is obama. >> president obama gave speaker boehner a deal last summer. >> sean: oh, stop. >> that he could have said yes to, that could have been the beginning of reducing the debt. >> youre going to blame-- no, i blame both parties and this pork that you just mentioned is disgusting. id like to see the names of the congressmen responsible for that pork, publish their names and we should be ashamed of whats been going on with the n...

That are immoral. so both parties share a morale issue-- >> where is obama. >> president obama gave speaker boehner a deal last summer. >> sean: oh, stop. >> that he could have said yes to, that could have been the beginning of reducing the debt. >> youre going to blame-- no, i blame both parties and this pork that you just mentioned is disgusting. id like to see the names of the congressmen responsible for that pork, publish their names and we should be ashamed of whats been going on with the n...

Fairly clear, as you defined. all right, you hire guys like begala and carville and karl rove, youre hiring a party, youre hiring the party guys, thats what they do and then when they come in theyre looking at it it through the prism of the party and all of a sudden, this woman comes on and goes, glenn beck and bill oreilly. now, im certainly not in any party. >> but-- >> i am so tired of this branding fox news as a republican outfit. i cant tell you. >> let me tell you what i think this is abou...

Cards. >> all right. charles, let me agree with one point. you use the term, and i will concede thats the perfect term, ruthless skill. but, as bob woodward pointed out when he wrote this book about the grand bargain negotiations, its not going to be looked at through this historical prism as the boehner era, this is the obama e.r.a. if the economists are right and things dont go well for the country, doesnt the president have to worry about that legacy of his? >> i agree with you entirely. i ha...

Cards. >> all right. charles, let me agree with one point. you use the term, and i will concede thats the perfect term, ruthless skill. but, as bob woodward pointed out when he wrote this book about the grand bargain negotiations, its not going to be looked at through this historical prism as the boehner era, this is the obama e.r.a. if the economists are right and things dont go well for the country, doesnt the president have to worry about that legacy of his? >> i agree with you entirely. i ha...