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They dont look at the reality that other free nations dont have this problem. its shameful the level we have, the level of gun violence and yet we do nothing. those other countries have done something. can you argue those nations are not free? are they somehow less free than us? theres a lot more concern for the individual. >> my brother is a gun guy and ill tell you there are people who say they dont wan to live in europe because of that. there are gun voters out there as mark points out, who v...

They have seen nothing has been done by political leaders, they see the power of the gun lobby and they have given up. they dont look at the reality that other free nations dont have this problem. its shameful the level we have, the level of gun violence and yet we do nothing. those other countries have done something. can you argue those nations are not free? are they somehow less free than us? theres a lot more concern for the individual. >> my brother is a gun guy and ill tell you there are p...

The oeob at the white house or west wing, you would find overwhelming sentiment there should be stricter gun control laws in the united states. for people who want that like mayor bloomberg, they say its the power of the nra. thats part of it. its also the reality of whats reflected in the poll chris cited, its stronger than just the numbers chris cited because the intensity in terms of guns as a voting issue is much more on the side of people who dont want additional gun control legislation. th...

>> absolutely not. >> greta: most of the media didnt cover t. now that the president has stuck his nose into it, it is now a huge story. and you have the fact that -- you know, people when you hear about documents subpoenaed by the government and the government doesnt want to turn the documents over and the president says he has a transparent government. this is the most explosive p.r./voting issue, come november, at least right now. >> other media not having covered it, up to now, most of what ...

Elected in two to four years. they could careless about the future, your future, anyones future. i can do that because that is british. >> as people get older these issues are less a voting issue. for young people you say, yes, they are going to vote on legalization, but not many are going to vote. by the time they get their paychecks and they see their taxes they are republicans and the three issues are so not important to them. it is not going to be because other people think about other thing...

The public needs to understand its not there hasnt been some cooperation. but if its politics, i dont think some of those that were talking about would be satisfied. let me tell you what really caught my eye. in attacking attorney general holder yesterday, the senator brought up the voting issue. and called for his resignation. let me show you what he said. >> wont cooperate with -- and wont hold yourself accountable. blocking attempts to combat voter fraud. you leave me no alternative but to jo...

>> greta: does reverend jeremiah wright -- is it a problem for president obama in the campaign? obviously twasnt in 08. is it now? >> i think its less than it was fash years ago. i think there was a time in 2008 where, if republicans and the mccain campaign really wanted to hit the jeremiah wright thing, it could have defined barack obama. they didnt do it. it got some play. but it wasnt a big campaign focus. mccain put it off. he has been president three and-a-half years. people have perception...

>> greta: does reverend jeremiah wright -- is it a problem for president obama in the campaign? obviously twasnt in 08. is it now? >> i think its less than it was fash years ago. i think there was a time in 2008 where, if republicans and the mccain campaign really wanted to hit the jeremiah wright thing, it could have defined barack obama. they didnt do it. it got some play. but it wasnt a big campaign focus. mccain put it off. he has been president three and-a-half years. people have perception...

five of romneys classmates told the washington post what they remembered about a day in 1965, a day that, quote, they came upon lauber tackled him and pinned him to the ground. lauber, his eyes filling with tears, skraemd for help and romney clipped his hair with a pair of scissors. the washington post posted it online ahead of todays printed edition. we did not talk about it last night on this program because we had questions about how valid it is to bring up something someone did nea...

they were offended by that, i certainly apologize for that. >> well, the stupid thing in question, the one getting all the attention, concerns a student at the michigan prep school romney attended. a student named john lauber who was reportedly relentlessly teased for his presumed homosexuality and for having long bleach blond hair. five of romneys classmates told "the washington post" what they remembered about a day in 1965, a day that, quote, they came upon lauber tackled him and pi...