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More than just a website. it's a progressive force. this morning huffington post bloggers got a memo from arianna huffington and our next guest assuring them that the team will continue to operate as it always has. joining me now as promised is the founding editor of the huffington post. roy, good to have you with us tonight. have you talked to joe biden about this? is this a big f'ing deal? >> you nailed it. it is, ed. >> you know what? you've done a fabulous job over the years at huffington post and it's just risen in power so fast as the place to go to for progressives and the blogster a li...

In the state of michigan have gone through that we've now got world class products that are being sold. sales are up. jobs have been preserved. >> no doubt. you got it right. the government has a place in all of this. where were the koch brothers, all these big billionaires that supposedly love america. it took the american taxpayer to love america which shows government can play a role at revitalizing manufacturing in america. so where is the strategy from here? >> yeah. absolutely. in fact, as you know, ed, the reason the auto industry, one reason why it was in trouble was because of the dis...

Citizens united. you know, that story was not told well. i know you told it. most main stream media didn't tell it. that they were the money behind citizens united. they're the money and the influence behind federal judge appointments. they're the money and influence behind congressmen who are as far right as you can imagine that are now up in congress because the kochs put them there. >> how are we going to get any environmental laws changed with this kind of power and this kind of muscle behind the republican party? it looks to me like they'll stop at nothing. >> well, ed, i tell you how you...

Proposed climate change legislation. so they bought their way right into the congress. "the l.a. times" reported koch industries contributed nearly $300,000 to 22 republicans on the house energy and commerce committee. nine new republicans on the committee signed koch sponsored pledge to oppose the regulation of greenhouse gases. now you get the picture. and next on the committee's agenda replacing restrictions on the environmental protection agency which we don't need. joining me now tonight is the host of the nationally syndicated radio show "ring of fire." good evening, pap. i know the koch...

You know, that story was not told well. i know you told it. most main stream media didn't tell it. that they were the money behind citizens united. they're the money and the influence behind federal judge appointments. they're the money and influence behind congressmen who are as far right as you can imagine that are now up in congress because the kochs put them there. >> how are we going to get any environmental laws changed with this kind of power and this kind of muscle behind the republican party? it looks to me like they'll stop at nothing. >> well, ed, i tell you how you do it. doing wha...