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>> thats how we ended up here. what governor palin said is wrong in two respects. in 1957 when sputnik went up, and for about the next ten years was the high point of the strength of the soviet economy, in terms of economic growth, i grew at 6%, 7% a year and its technological development. thats why the united states had such an allergic reaction. the reaction was, oh, my god, the communist can do it, we cant. so shes wrong on that count. it didnt lead to bankruptcy. the other thing shes wrong a...

As she was honored by wearing special black and white ribbons, the congresswoman herself watched the speech from her hospital bed. she watched from her bed in houston alongside her husband, mark kelly. president obamas speech lasted for more than an hour. it was interrupted by applause 79 different times by our poor under paid applause counter. it was dominated by economic issues and assertions, but the differences between the pears are less important than the nations competitive challenges from...

Staring off at her camera and mangling american history in the process. why do they go out in prime time to show they are not prime time. what does president obama see in ronald reagan? at that lot. their philosophies are different. what president obama is learning from the gipper. let me finish with this question where will the grownups go in the republican party. we start with sarah palin and michelle bachmann. you know, lets take a look at sarah palin. she must have saved this for fox in this...

The joint session will come to order. >> the president faced a house chamber with one empty seat. >> we are mindful of the empty chair in this chamber. we pray for the health of our colleague and friend gabby giffords. >> control of congress is split but dozens of republicans and democrats cross the aisle to sit together. >> many of them choosing to forego the traditional segregated seating by party. >> what comes of this moment is up to us. >> but the real mission for the president, remind the ...

>> wtf, in case youre wondering what that is for, its wtf. parents, ask your children. governor palin is taking heat for that. but its a matter of taste and opinion. but keeping them honest, were interested in the hard facts. and what she said about this. >> half a century ago when the soviets beat us into space with the launch of the satellite called sputnik, we had no idea how we would beat them to the moon. the science wasnt even there yet. nasa didnt exist. but after investing in better rese...

Competitiveness and innovation. he first stopped by where we are now, orion that focuses on energy and energy efficient light bulbs and solar panels. he then went to an lumen company that makes panels you use in wind turbines. hes now at the third start. these are three areas the president and the administration has been focused on since before he was president encouraging clean energy, encouraging promotion of what hes called the industries of the future. so we can expect to see a lot more of t...

>> half a century ago when the soviets beat us into space with the launch of the satellite called sputnik, we had no idea how we would beat them to the moon. the science wasnt even there yet. nasa didnt exist. but after investing in better research and education, we didnt just surpass the soviets, we unleashed a wave of innovation that created new industries and millions of new jobs. this is our generations sputnik moment. >> so that was president obama on tuesday night. now here was the palin r...

The science was not even there yet. nasa didnt exist. after investing research and education, we didnt just surpass the soviets. we unleashed a wave that created new industries and millions of new jobs. this is our generations sputnik moment. >> the president talking not just about the need to reduce unemployment and the need for more jobs, but the president talking in great, great detail about his vision of where jobs come from. i think its true that the speech was a prayer to the free market. ...

About what the sputnik moment is, its the fact that were broke. the american people know were broke. they want us to do something about spending. and there wasnt much talk last night about cutting spending and getting our debt under control. >> former massachusetts governor and potential likely 2012 presidential contender middle romney criticize -- mitt romney criticizing the speech for a lack of direction. he wrote "president obama knows where he wants to go but has no idea how to get there. th...

End, she writes in "usa today," we won the cold war without firing a single shot, or apparently launching a single rocket. more now on the facts and the politics of what sarah palin said with democratic strategist maria cardona and steven cohen and ed rollands. nice to see you all. lets begin with you, steven. i want to start with the history thing. >> i do know what wtf means. >> i knew you did. >> i asked my 19-year-old daughter and she told me. so im informed. >> glad to hear that. history 10...