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Heather: the reverse could be said as well. democrats are well aware that a the majority of minorities who vote democratic, the reverse of what you say about republicans can also be said about democrats? >> yeah. but democrats also have traditionally concerned about poor people and african-americans and so, fits with that as well. i think youre always more aware of things that are happening to people who are part of your base and, you know, i dont think, just to get the votes. i do think they wa...

National security policy comes from or son scott karr. >> i get what youre saying on all of that. >> or rirks its funny. >> it is funny. it is funny to a certain point. but the other side of it is, is that by asking these questions, making these points, and, look, some of it is out there for sure. it causes a discussion about issues as bill noted that we otherwise are not paying attention to and not talking about. we do have a problem not necessarily with the working poor but with the very poor ...

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4,691 days? and they have yet to do it. i think theres no per time like tomorrow to do a story, even though there will be 4,692 days late. >> good point. lets go to the, especially nbc, appalled by gingrich saying poor children actually need role models who go to work and have a work ethic. they got worked up about this. lets watch this. >> the newt gingrich that a lot of folks will remember from his speaker ship days back in the 90s was back on decision playmaking statements about controversial...

4,691 days? and they have yet to do it. i think theres no per time like tomorrow to do a story, even though there will be 4,692 days late. >> good point. lets go to the, especially nbc, appalled by gingrich saying poor children actually need role models who go to work and have a work ethic. they got worked up about this. lets watch this. >> the newt gingrich that a lot of folks will remember from his speaker ship days back in the 90s was back on decision playmaking statements about controversial...

Night at more than one job and earn next to nothing. >> just to use the line of gregory, some will will say that nbc is extraordinary left wing and liberal and the press secretary is for obama. >> he was not talking about the working poor,fs talking about the nonworking poor. but this is what happens when you go after the liberal welfare state. they open up with you. remember bill cosby. remember former governor of virginia when they had the audacity to question the in stir kids and say somethin...

Night at more than one job and earn next to nothing. >> just to use the line of gregory, some will will say that nbc is extraordinary left wing d liberal and the press secretary is for obama. >> he was not talking about the working poor,fs talking about the nonworking poor. but this is what happens when you go after the liberal welfare state. they open up with you. remember bill cosby. remember former governor of virginia when they had the audacity to question the in stir kids and say something ...

Well, first of all, those hustlers are working extremely hard. they may be unemployed, but theyre working, to be sure. but there are many more people in low-wage, low-skill jobs who are out there working. their parents are working two and three jobs. its not that theyre working. theyre working more than one job. has newt gingrich not heard of the category called the working poor? that very title was on the "new york times" best-seller list less than seven years ago. and the point is that there a...

Are out there working. their parents are working two and three jobs. its not that theyre working. theyre working more than one job. has newt gingrich not heard of the category called the working poor? that very title was on the "new york times" best-seller list less than seven years ago. and the point is that there are people, ed, who go to work every day and work 30, 40, 50, 60 hours a week and still cant make it above the poverty line. theyre not lacking work. theyre lacking opportunity to get...

Theyre working more than one job. has newt gingrich not heard of the category called the working poor? that very title was on the "new york times" best-seller list less than seven years ago. and the point is that there are people, ed, who go to work every day and work 30, 40, 50, 60 hours a week and still cant make it above the poverty line. theyre not lacking work. theyre lacking opportunity to get high-wage work. >> when you take a young kid and you force them to work. okay? or even if you giv...