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Because of ryan's record, i mean. he is a right wing ideologue, the intellectual energy behind the republican caucus there in congress. >> that is exactly the same way they painted newt gingrich. where do you see this going? how do you see them handling it? >> i think he was right on one word, intellectual. paul ryan has a big brain and big ideas. if you notice something very special behind paul ryan yesterday, like i did, think the rest of the country will notice it, too. he had his family on stage. paul ryan thinks first of his children. he's a midwestern dad first and i think that is what a...

By the numbers. first, $170 million. that's how much the federal government plans to spend on buying meat to support farmers struggling through the drought. next, 3.69, that's the price of gasoline this week. the drought and supply problems triggering the latest hike. finally, $40.3 million. that's how much money the borne legacy raked in. >> eric: it wasn't long ago that mitt romney announced paul ryan as vice presidential pick, maybe two days or so. that's got democrats showing this ad, showing a man who looks like ryan pushing an old lady off a cliff. >> steve: it's extreme to attack his st...