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Almost 40% unemployment. >> that is not true but go ahead. black teenage unemployment in the bush administration was also in double figures. >> bill: this is 40%. >> 38.5. >> bill: the point of the matter is that mitt romney brought his message, the same message that he brings to everybody. >> right. >> bill: to the black community. >> right. >> bill: and you are telling me he should change the message because they are black. that sounds like some kind of race deal. >> i'm not saying change the message. >> bill: you just did. >> i'm saying change the delivery. he started saying i got a phone c...

$32 billion in cuts or the government gets it! how did the democrats respond at that time? democratic congressman chris van hollen, who is also responsible for messaging matters on stuff like this, he responded by saying, no freaking way, $32 billion is irresponsible. "the immediate spending cuts proposed today by house republicans will harm the economy and put more people out of work." so not just no, but, no, that is a horrible idea. no, that is bad for the country. but that figure, that $32 billion kicked off the debate, right? would democrats give the republicans the $32 billion in cuts th...

>> the agreement trims $38.5 billion from this year's budget. >> $38.5. not only did democrats give republicans more than they originally asked for, they also stopped saying that what republicans wanted was a bad idea. i mean, chris van hollen was right in economic terms, taking $32 billion out of the demand side of the economy right now while we're still trying to recover from a great recession probably will slow down the economy. it probably will result in fewer jobs. it probably will result in the recovery taking longer and going slower and unemployment staying higher. that's the way this w...

Back then. he told charlie gibson in '08 he would increase capital gains taxes even if if it didn't results in more revenue coming into the feds, just in order to be more fair to taxpayers. an issue that is so relevant today as we see obama now starting to flirt with the idea of increasing taxes on everybody, should have been followed up back anyone as a candidate. certainly now he needs to be asked these tough questions. >> sean: i watched your speech over the weekend. i reread the transcript. i thought this was one of the most hard hitting speeches gave, more than anything else, against the ...