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Osama bin laden section and what it was like to be in the room. the second part of the speech was rank demagoguery, misleading statement after misleading statement. claims he wont be able to back up, including one in which he suggests that mitt romney and paul ryan once bet against the american people. i think you would hear a quick response from them, saying we want to empower the american people and get government out of the way. you are the one who wants to make the american people more depen...

Heart. some day, its likely to be summoned. over the last four years, americans have summoned the bravery that lives in our hearts, one by one. family by family. community by comment. fighting through the worst economic crisis since the great depression, proving once again, there is just no quit in america. joe biden understands this. its what you learn growing up in scranton, pennsylvania, in playmont, delaware itch it was a neat place to grow up. i mean, we thought it was -- and still do think...

Statement after misleading statement. claims he wont be able to back up, including o he suggests that mitt romney and paul ryan once bet against the american people. i think you would hear a quick response from them, saying we want to empower the american people and get government out of the way. you are the one who wants to make the american people more dependent. >> i had a different view. i thought the speech was slow. i am not sure that was to my taste. i wanted him to have a little more pas...

A key role for biden is connecting with middle class voters and frequently using direct plain language reflective of his scranton, pennsylvania roots. >> they call their plan new, bold and gutsy. but the neighborhood i come from there is nothing gutsy about giving a millionaire another tax break. >> reporter: but his propensity for gaffes steals the spotlight. on march 2010 on the date healthcare bill signing his enthusiasm got the best of him in front of an open microphone. the vice president q...

Administration policies and in campaign mode he works to fire up the base by firing up the republicans. >> they slowed our progress but have not stopped it. >> he frequently uses direct, plain language reflective of his modest, scranton, pennsylvania roots. >> they call their plan new, they call it bold and gutsy, but the neighborhood i come from there is nothing gutsy about giving a millionaire another tax break. >> but its bidens propensity for gaffes that really steals the spotlight. on march...

Everything about this. im pretending to know it. hes already gone around the country and disciplined many of the democratic ranks. if you opposed hillary in 2008, you get a certain reward from bill clinton. its called punishment. if you helped her, you get a real reward. he has made it clear to everybody, there aint no free shots against hillary anymore. those days are over, right? hes clearing the path for 2016. okay, governor cuomo. you want to run? it will be expensive emotionally. okay, gove...

Forgot the combinations of organized labor. unions and coalitions of workers are groups that do a great deal of historiy lifting to get out the vote. with so little gain, can the democratic party bank on the strength of their loyalty? with me at the table, mayor e, need to go to you on this one. this is like the pennsylvania story. this is north carolina, pennsylvania, are a like in so many ways, but one of the major differences is organized labor in pennsylvania. >> its true. its true. we have ...

Characterize as gaffes are specifically designed to achieve certain goals on the trail? >> i think its just an effort -- hes in attack dog mode, so he will ramp up his game bait. but he wants to be portrayed as that real guy, joe from scranton, well see more of that on the trail i think. >> thank you very much. i appreciate your time. >> thank you. >> later, well hear from someone who knows something about vice presidential choices, megan mccain. why she thinks the president should drop biden. t...

What you do and anything else youd like us to know. um, im a nurse at one of the local hospitals. i have a beautiful 5-year-old daughter addison at home, and were expecting a baby boy. oh, all right. and, uh, bob? im a corrections lieutenant at a prison in scranton, pennsylvania. yeah. uh, got married a month and a half ago and have our little boy on the way. and you guys shoot. uh, uh, you--you share that interest. at each other, yeah. no, not each other. (laughs) well, maybe you do, but, uh......

City to be eligible for a state loan as well as a state grant. the mayor admits yes, its a bitter pill, but the only way. >> tough situation. i think its a situation that ruled in our favor. i think the residents of our city. that a plan is put together. the state agreed to help. we have come to agreement. you remember, the employees are paid. >> just about everyone here will have to carry at least some of the burden. it could have been a greet deal worse. the mayor originally sought a hike of 7...