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the time when campaigns try to hammer home negative attacks. were living in a time when spin outways substance, when with narratives can matter much more than facts. and summer is the time when we see the campaigns try to make these attacks stick. on this show, we try to play it straight. criticizing the democrats claims that republicans are conducting a war on women. while at the same time calling out conservatives for saying that president obama is waging a war on religion. the probl...

memorial day is the unofficial start of the summer. the presidential race is just entering its second stage. its the time when campaigns try to hammer home negative attacks, now reinforced by super pac ads. were living in a time when spin outweighs substance. when narratives can unfortunately matter much more than facts. and summer is the time when we see the campaigns try to make these attacks stick. now, on this show we try to play it straight, criticizing, for example, the democrats...

number two, the cost of the wars in iraq and afghanistan. $1.3 trillion at this moment. a distant third, the presidents stimulus plan, $831 billion. never thought $831 billion would look cheap. well, heres another powerful number. right now this country is paying $224 billion a year in interest on our debt and that number is mushrooming. it becomes an exponential problem. by 2020 we will be paying $544 billion in interest alone. if you want to see something really scary, lets compare t...

$1.3 trillion at this moment. a distant third, the presidents stimulus plan, $831 billion. never thought $831 billion would look cheap. well, heres another powerful number. right now this country is paying $224 billion a year in interest on our debt and that number is mushrooming. it becomes an exponential problem. by 2020 we will be paying $544 billion in interest alone. if you want to see something really scary, lets compare that $544 billion to medicare. by 2020 in the year were pay...

number two, the cost of the wars in iraq and afghanistan. $1.3 trillion at this moment. a distant third, the presidents stimulus plan, $831 billion. never thought $831 billion would look cheap. well, heres another powerful number. right now this country is paying $224 billion a year in interest on our debt and that number is mushrooming. it becomes an exponential problem. by 2020 we will be paying $544 billion in interest alone. if you want to see something really scary, lets compare t...

And oh my god, he actually departed from the normal respectful ways that he talks about women and democrats and he said something inappropriate. that is exactly what happened. bill oreilly has his own problems about women, ed. it doesnt surprise me one bit. >> no liberal, no democrat told rush limbaugh what to say. joan walsh, richard wolffe, thanks for joining us tonight. >> thanks, ed. building is down, trees down, power lines down, debris everywhere. it looks like a war zone. >> governor jo...

Liberal conspiracconspiracy. what do you make of it. how does that excuse limbaugh? >> right, we set a trap for him and oh my god, he actually departed from the normal respectful ways that he talks about women and democrats and he said something inappropriate. that is exactly what happened. bill oreilly has his own problems about women, ed. it doesnt surprise me one bit. >> no liberal, no democrat told rush limbaugh what to say. joan walsh, richard wolffe, thanks for joining us tonight. >> thank...

Have have very well-developed ground games in iowa. one of ron pauls challenges he brings new people into a process dominated by a lot of real pros on the ground. i think he could have very, develop well and potentially true he could win but ultimately this is going to be a real contest on the ground in iowa and i think it is an open contest. i think, iowa in its position as the first in the nation contest sort of rewards the people, it is kind of a purity test, martha and not necessarily an ind...

The democrats want to paint the republicans as anti-gay. >> i tun what youre saying. i think to put into perspective, we just had an election, where personhood issues, gay rights or the question of abortion, is still very much in the ether. >> it is, but not to the point it was 12 years ago, eight years ago. 12 years ago, we didnt talk about, the economy, jobless, the deficit. these are the driving issues and unemployment are going to be the driving issues and the republicans want to stick to th...

Jersey governor to get in. "theres no denying that chris christie has long been the hottest ticket in town. a genuine gop political superstar, with good reason. for one thing, he can construct a coherent sentence, appealing to people without talking down to them. and there is a freshness to him thats lacking in the other pole leader, mitt romney, whos been campaigning for five years now." michael, you understand this business better than i do, which is the suburban person who decides all electio...