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In new hampshire have made up their mind which is why the final push is so important aiming at the frontrunner. >> i want individuals to have their own insurance. that means the insurance company will have an incentive to keep you healthy. and if you dont like what they do you can fire them. i like being able to fire people that provide services to me. >>shepard: i like being able to fire people who provide services to me. that last little part plays really right into the hands of rival whose cr...

Capital, correct? >> for lots of things related to his role at bain capital. >> chris: that is one of them. >> for that and -- >> chris: is the president responsible for laying off the people at solyndra? >> no, because the president wasnt the c.e.o. of solyndra? >> well, romney wasnt the c.e.o. of the companies either. the president was a venture capitalist and put taxpayer money into solyndra and a thousand people lost their jobs. is the president responsible for the thousand people who lost t...

We now go to south carolina where earlier this morning rick perry was campaigning and he has been talking specifically about mitt romneys time at his former firm bain capital as a venture capitalist helping to build and grow companies very successful. occasionally some of those companies went under. why the investors may have made money people lost their jobs. rick perry, paring down on mitt romney in south carolina. listen. >> i have no doubt that mitt romney was worried about pink slips, wheth...

When it comes to business, democrats, corzine or slender, hes green welfare but thats okay. >> it didnt make money. >> what exactly has mitt romney run as a businessman? >> he was c.e.o. >> of what? >> bain capital. >> he rips apart companies and -- no, this is important because if you know about private equity companies, they wont just take distressed companies, they take companies they feel could perform better, that are underperforming, they infuse capital and buy a percentage and take over m...

Compared those layoffs to those that took place at solyndra after the president gave solyndra $taxpayer money, a leading democrat debbie wasserman-shultz does not agree. >> is the president responsible for laying off the people at solyndra. >> no, because the president wasnt the ceo of solyndra. >> mitt romney wasnt the ceo of these companies. the president was a venture capitalist. is the president responsible for the thousand people who lost their jobs at solyndra. >> not even close. but mitt ...

You you go after romney for laying off people at bain capital, correct? >> for lots of things related to his role at bain capital. >> chris: that is one of them. >> for that and -- >> chris: is the president responsible for laying off the people at solyndra? >> no, because the president wasnt the c.e.o. of solyndra? >> well, romney wasnt the c.e.o. of the companies either. the president was a venture capitalist and put taxpayer money into solyndra and a thousand people lost their jobs. is the pr...

In either state when you consider his wealth, career as a venture capitalist and staunch refusal to release his tax returns. >> if you were president, its not that hard to make a commitment if you are elected president of the united states that you would release the tax returns. every president does. >> for i become president, then i will consider that. its a little premature to talk about this at this stage. >> people know you are wealthy. >> i understand. >> there is nothing to hide. >> i agre...

Borrow 42 cents on every dollar, why would you continue down the path that shows no en. and you say it is taxpayer money and does not matter, bull, the president is the venture capitalist in chief, saying i will throw more of your money after it. mr. president, you have your own ideas, you want to invest, use your own money. where i come from folks word hark for their money and they expect something back if return. this idea you can continue to throw dollar after dollar after dollar at a market ...

>>guest: listen, when you borrow 42 cents on every dollar, why would you continue down the path that shows no en. and you say it is taxpayer money and does not matter, bull, the president is the venture capitalist in chief, saying i will throw more of your money after it. mr. president, you have your own ideas, you want to invest, use your own money. where i come from folks word hark for their money and they expect something back if return. this idea you can continue to throw dollar after dollar...

Like his father was, he was a venture capitalist and bought up companies and broke them down into parts and sold them off. he didnt challenge chris wallace on the information. four of the ten major companies that they invested in went bankrupt and according to the l.a. times, they made money, lots of money on three of the four practices. >> this has been romney joining here, the president in saving the auto industry of the country also had to lay off workers and had to close the companies. thats...