african-american community in the country, and the tea party and what it stands for is not in the best interest of the african-american community and it s not in the best interest of our country. everyone has the right to a decent job, affordable healthcare, a quality education, a safe place to live. we re going to make sure that each and every vote is cast from the black communities, from the latino community, from all of our communities, the asia-pacific communities so democrats will win. congresswoman barbara lee, thanks for joining us tonight. i appreciate your time. now let s get some rapid fire response from our panel on these stories tonight. i want to know what they make of sharon angle s telling harry reid that he needs to man up during last night s debate. does attacking his manhood prove that she is ready for the senate? disgusting chain e-mails allegedly sent by crazy carl paladino have been posted online. they include racist imagery of the president and the first lady, b
not get engaged. in ohio, for instance. that could be the key in ohio. i know it will be the key here in south carolina. nobody s watching this tate. i predict that south carolina could be the upset of this political season. congressman, great to have you with us tonight. i appreciate your time. thanks for speaking up. for more turn to california congresswoman barbara lee the chair of the congressional black caucus. i want to play this sound cut from president obama. he was talking to young people yesterday and he was talking about change. here it is. the journey we started in 2008 was not about putting a president in the white house, it was never just about getting to election night, it was about every day after that and building a movement for change that endures. so i need you all to keep on fighting. i need all of you to knock on doors. i need all of you to talk to your neighbors. i need all of you to make phone
democrats have done in terms of education. just look at how we ve increased pell grants, how we ve taken the middle institutions out of the financial services institutions, out of our loans so that young people can get money. we brought in 60 million more in terms of student loans so i think the african-american community understands we ve increased historically black colleges by $2.5 billion. so lots at stake, healthcare reform we did and yes, i think the black community really understands that and the black caucus is working to be sure this message is communicated. congresswoman lee, can you unequivocally say that if the tea partiers, if the republicans get the majority, that the minorities in this country stand to lose the most? is that going too far or do you believe that? i m confident that that will happen. we have moved forward too far. we can t go back. when you look at just the last eight years of the republican administration, not to mention the history of the
trail, as is our first lady, to making sure that each and every vote is cast and counted. congresswoman, is there going to be an organized message talking directly to the black community of america that this is it? you have to get out and vote. we hear about, talk about the turnout, but is the congressional black caucus going to make a formal statement to the black community in this country that you must do your duty? is it going to come in those terms before the election? it has and will continue to come in those terms. the african-american community knows what s at stake. first of all when you look at unemployment rates 16.5%, unacceptable. when you look at the fact that we are to create jobs and the democrats have moved especially in the house, our job creation efforts over into the senate. the black community knows that a lot is at stake in terms of our economy and in terms of job creation. the african-american community knows what we have done what
calls. i need all of you to commit to vote. barbara lee, the president is engaged. that was audio from and video today. the president today speaking. he s at a fever pitch right now, isn t he? yes he is. and so much is at stake with these elections, and i m very pleased that he is speaking directly to the american people, directly to young people, directly to all of those who voted for the first time for his presidency and for the election of him for president and so i think between now and november 2nd, what we re doing will work. we have to make sure that each and every vote is cast. each and every vote is counted. and in fact i do believe that the minority vote could be that secret weapon when you look at 20 states where the african-american vote is the yeah. the margin of victory. i think we re going to win. i think we have a really great road map to winning and i think the president is out on the