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Chevron chairman, ceo, john watson, showed exactly how out of touch big oil actually is. >> i dont think the american people want shared sacrifice. i think they want shared prosperity. >> i almost choked when i first heard that. prosperity. prosperity for the middle class. prosperity for the working poor. no, no, no. hold it right there. i want you to consume exactly what mr. watson had to say. >> i dont think the american people want shared sacrifice. i think they want shared prosperity. >> he ...

Watson, showed exactly how out of touch big oil actually is. >> i dont think the american people want shared sacrifice. i think they want shared prosperity. >> i almost choked when i first heard that. prosperity. prosperity for the middle class. prosperity for the working poor. no, no, no. hold it right there. i want you to consume exactly what mr. watson had to say. >> i dont think the american people want shared sacrifice. i think they want shared prosperity. >> he said he thinks. heç doesnt...

It is undoubtedly a fight for justice. and as we look at wisconsin, which is ground zero, we have to say that it really is the rebirth of american workers rights. the scary thing in all of this is that if these recalls dont take place and if the legacy of dr. king is rewritten who knows what the future holds for the middle class in this country? and this is not only about the middle class. its about the lower middle class and the working poor in this country. with no political voice, theyre goin...

Labor that we have seen in the history of this country. it is undoubtedly a fight for justice. and as we look at wisconsin, which is ground zero, we have to say that it really is the rebirth of american workers rights. the scary thing in all of this is that if these recalls dont take place and if the legacy of dr. king is rewritten who knows what the future holds for the middle class in this country? and this is not only about the middle class. its about the lower middle class and the working po...

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Wealth? >> absolutely. i didnt raise taxes once. i lowered taxes over the last two years. >> hey, he didnt get interrupted when he said he lowered taxes over the past two years. just a reminder that tax payments are at a 60-year low. dont want to forget that. the president, well, actually he was a little bit off base there. he has raised taxes on cigarettes and indoor tanning but of course unless youre john boehner you really dont have anything to worry about. so dont complain. president obama h...

The republicans undoubtedly have zero credibility on taxes. but theyve convinced enough sheep to follow and keep following them right off the financial cliff. over and over again. democrats need to reject any economic cuts john boehner and mitch mcconnell put on the table. the republicans number one goal is basically to systematically undercut the new deal right in front of our eyes. if they get their way, itll be a full scale attack on middle classers, wage earners, veterans, seniors, the worki...

Does have appalling giveaways for the rich that the republicans insisted on. it also has very important provisions for middle income people, unemployed workers and low income families and children. it extends for 13 months, the additional weeks of unemployment benefits. no one expects the republican house that will take office in january to extend those benefits again. this was the last shot. most people didnt think the white house would get more than three or six months. they got 13 months of t...

Much less good deal. all the odeous parts will remain, and the positive parts on unemployment and the working poor will get watered down or disappear. p as i really detest parts of the package, i think the best thing to do is to approve it. >> congressman grayson, you signed congressman welchs letter to speaker people osei. we had congressman welch on the show last night. it says "we oppose aseeding to republican demands to extend the bush tax cuts to millionaires and billionaires for two reason...