Page 4 - Steve Dais News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Earlier in this broadcast, we told you about republican congressman mike coffman of colorado. coffman told a group of conservatives at a fund-raiser that he didn't believe president obama is an american at heart. >> i don't know whether barack obama was born in the united states or not. i don't know that. but i do know this -- that in his heart, he's not an american. he's just not an american. >> coffman then issued a statement claiming he misspoke, but when asked to elaborate, coffman refused. not once, not twice, but five times, repeating this weak response. >> i stand by my statement that i...

They were trying to play games with the faa. when we come -- we're on the two-month, run a month-to-month basis with the transportation bill. i mean, i don't hold out any illusions that we can work with these guys in a constructive way. we've got to win at the polls and let that be the deciding. that's sad. i want some cooperation. i'm ready to cooperate, the president's ready to cooperate, but if you're looking for cooperation from the other side, i don't think we're going to see it. >> not with that attitude. congressman keith ellison, thanks so much for being on the program tonight. >> than...

Bill. i mean, i don't hold out any illusions that we can work with these guys in a constructive way. we've got to win at the polls and let that be the deciding. that's sad. i want some cooperation. i'm ready to cooperate, the president's ready to cooperate, but if you're looking for cooperation from the other side, i don't think we're going to see it. >> not with that attitude. congressman keith ellison, thanks so much for being on the program tonight. >> thanks, ed. >> answer tonight's question at the bottom of the screen, share your thoughts on twitter @edshow. coming up, we'll have more o...

>> ed, you know, i think you know, one key point to keep in mind, when was the last time the last president that anyone questioned whether they were an american? i mean, it's really that simple. so you have fringes within the republican party that are saying this, i think, just, it just sends a -- it puts a bad taste in a lot of people's mouth, and it's just so counterproductive. it's just the worth type of politics. >> why aren't the democrats asking for mitt romney's birth certificate? i mean, his dad was born in mexico. i mean, how do we know? >> you know why, because -- >> here's what i th...

Basis with the transportation bill. i mean, i don't hold out any illusions that we can work with these guys in a constructive way. we've got to win at the polls and let that be the deciding. that's sad. i want some cooperation. i'm ready to cooperate, the president's ready to cooperate, but if you're looking for cooperation from the other side, i don't think we're going to see it. >> not with that attitude. congressman keith ellison, thanks so much for being on the program tonight. >> thanks, ed. >> answer tonight's question at the bottom of the screen, share your thoughts on twitt twitter @ed...