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Are profitable to a record-breaking degree, one quarter of whom pay no taxes at all. their effective corporate tax rate is the lowest in many, many years. so what we have got to say is no, mr. president, youre not going to cut social security. youre not going to cut medicaid, youre not going to cut medicare. by the way, ed, as chairman of the veterans committee, let me also point out that the so-called chained cpi will make devastating cuts for disabled veterans, for widows who lost their husban...

Nothing else. >> i agree, bill it is pure racism. lets bring in ed takei here on "the ed show" tonight. mr. takei, great to have you with us. >> good to be here. >> you have an unbelievable following in the social media. people pay attention and look to you for your opinions and your response to things. is bill oreilly being racist? >> bill oreilly is absolutely clueless, but he pontificates. and on this thing about asian-americans being industrious and hardworking, well, were like all americans...

Tonight, lizz. >> thanks, ed. >> what do you make of all of this? >> living here, and also when the -- when the tornadoes hit in minneapolis, i was there helping those folks too with a fantastic mayor r.t. rybak. so watching this hit my neighborhood and going to redhook and seeing how people couldnt access a lot of these people. it was really hard. and helping people clean out their homes after that and talking to strangers, because you would go in groups. you were assigned by these fabulous peo...

His book, in the debates, and in some stump speeches and interviews about where he stands on being open to change. how can he go back and negotiate on debt ceiling when the republicans are sitting there looking at chipping away at the big three, and not move on that? >> well, i mean, its disheartening to hear it. but i think the president got to keep his eye on the ball here. social security is not the problem for this particular issue that were talking about. if he wants to deal with that on a ...

Quarter of whom pay no taxes at all. their effective corporate tax rate is the lowest in many, many years. so what we have got to say is no, mr. president, youre not going to cut social security, youre not going to cut medicaid, youre not going to cut medicare. by the way, ed, as chairman of the veterans committee, let me also point out that the so-called chained cpi will make devastating cuts for disabled veterans, for widows who lost their husbands in iraq and afghanistan. no, that is not the ...

The way they have been filibustering and changes the rule? what does that do to debt ceiling negotiations, if anything? >> well, i think it probably exacerbates the tensions and the bad feelings in the senate, and where the feelings are not that bad right now. i dont know that he will try to push forward on that. >> what than, howard? >> i think he might try it. i think he is being pushed to try it by liberal constituencies who might see that as a payback for a time in which theyre having to con...

>> well, i think it probably exacerbates the tensions and the bad feelings in the senate, and where the feelings are not that bad right now. i dont know that he will try to push forward on that. >> what than, howard? >> i think he might try it. i think he is being pushed to try it by liberal constituencies who might see that as a payback for a time in which theyre having to concede on medicare and medicaid and so forth. he may try it. he may try it. >> eugene robinson, howard fine man, great to ...

Republican colleagues, wall street, and the big money interests know absolutely that if the united states for the first time in its history defaults, does not pay its debt, it could lead to an international financial crisis, which will be bad for wall street, which will be bad for big business. and i think they are telling the republicans not to go down that path. >> speaking of wall street, are you willing -- i keep hearing that youre going to offer up a transaction tax that will generate sever...

Tonight, lizz. >> thanks, ed. >> what do you make of all of this? >> living here, and also when the -- when the tornadoes hit in minneapolis, i was there helping those folks too with a fantastic mayor r.t. rybak. so watching this hit my neighborhood and going to redhook and seeing how people couldnt access a lot of these people. it was really hard. and helping people clean out their homes after that and talking to strangers, because you would go in groups. you were assigned by these fabulous peo...

Train"? now that is pure racist. nothing else. >> i agree, bill it is pure racism. lets bring in ed takei here on "the ed show" tonight. mr. takei, great to have you with us. >> good to be here. >> you have an unbelievable following in the social media. people pay attention and look to you for your opinions and your response to things. is bill oreilly being racist? >> bill oreilly is absolutely clueless, but he pontificates. and on this thing about asian-americans being industrious and hardworki...