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>> you see a republican and a democrat, congress is broken and you need to fix it. it never gets there. i want to ask about the economy. the president and his advisers signalled this will be a heavy speech. the speech was being touched on. did the president -- did he make a mistake that he won convincingly by not talking more about the economy. >> they see it as a book end that was more about this social agenda apart from the economy and he got pushback from republicans, what about jobs? what are you going to talk about? so he'll return tonight. but let's face it, a lot of what he's going to s...

Deal with an obstructionist republican party since day one and still trying to speak in the theme of unity. john boehner says president obama is picking a fight on the student loan issue and republicans pounce on everything that he does. when president obama talks of shared sacrifice and tax fairness, the right cries class warfare. president obama has soundly rejected trickle down economics. >> i'm here in kansas to reaffirm my deep conviction that we're greater together than we are on our own. i believe that this country succeeds when everyone gets fair shot. when everyone does their fair sha...

Share. [ applause ] >> when everyone plays by the same rules. these aren't democratic values or republic values. these aren't 1% values or 99% values. they are american values. and we have to reclaim them. >> bill: okay, nice speech. the problem is mr. obama seems to be blaming the bad economy on wealthy americans and corporate greed heads. talking points believes that is a reuse. there is no question some companies are piggish. they short change their workers while lavishing benefits on executives. private companies can do pretty much what they want in the compensation area. personally, i won...

When everyone does their fair share. [ applause ] >> when everyone plays by the same rules. these aren't democratic values or republic values. these aren't 1% values or 99% values. they are american values. and we have to reclaim them. >> bill: okay, nice speech. the problem is mr. obama seems to be blaming the bad economy on wealthy americans and corporate greed heads. talking points believes that is a reuse. there is no question some companies are piggish. they short change their workers while lavishing benefits on executives. private companies can do pretty much what they want in the compen...

Democrats and what the republicans might want to do. >> well, we had debbie wasserman schultz on last night, and it looks like they're beginning to work together. former speaker pelosi and the democratic national chair are all working with the president coordinating, they're beginning to act like they're in the same political party which is a good sign for them and perhaps the country. president obama emphasized that the stakes couldn't be higher for the middle class these days. let's listen to him. >> but osawatomie, this is not just another political debate. this is the defining issue of our...