fired more people, mitt romney and barack obama slam china. day one. president romney stands up to china. demands a level playing field for our businesses and workers. just today, to kick off his bus tour, the president played the china card too. just this morning, my administration took a new action to hold china accountable for unfair trade practices that harm american automakers. and let me tell you something. americans aren t afraid to compete. we believe in competition. the president is referring to chinese tariffs on american-made cars and raised costs between 10% and 22%. what is amazing when you look at the numbers the claim doesn t really add up. look at gm sales in china. in the month of may, they were up 21% from last year. so far this year gm sold a record 1.2 million cars in china, more than the united states. the real untold story here isn t really about chinese tariffs on u.s. cars. it s how much china is helping america s economy. so let s start with o
blues. depression set in early today, and it set in hard. there were only 80,000 jobs added in this country in june, and the 8.2% unemployment rate didn t budge. yep. the stock market plunged, politicians and analysts alike sounded like they were on the edge of a cliff. there s a lot of misery in america today. and these numbers understate what people are feeling, and the amount of pain which is occurring in middle class america. peter buickvar equity strategist tells outfront the jobs numbers are quote, pathetic. chief u.s. economist says another month, another sub par employment report. mitt romney had it right. there is a lot of pain in a lot places, but does all the doom and glood at up? yes, the jobs numbers weren t great, but this is a glass we re choosing to see a little bit more half full. and most americans agree with us. a new cnn poll shows 60% of people are optimistic and think economic conditions next year will be good. one reason for this is housing. it
hold back. that s the dumbest thing anyone has ever said to me, piers, and i mean that in the nightest way. and the question i just had to skrks how many times has he been properly in love. i m just going to give you the answers that are going to make it all okay. don t screw with this, okay? this is piers morgan tonight. cona o brien is very tall, he s very talented, he s very irish and perhaps the funniest man with red hair on the entire plan planet. he s also an ordained minister. he hosts his own late-night show on tv. you are a man of many talents, aren t you? yes, i am. thank you for noticing that. you didn t even scratch the surface. i have a high falsetto. i m hairless, completely hairless, my body. i m aerodynamic. there s nothing i can t do. what is the genuinely weirdest thing about you that nobody knows? wow, that s a good one. the weirdest thing about me that nobody knows. i can be amusing at times. it seems to have escaped people s notice. yo
it was called the friends of angelo program now, the report today names a string of lawmakers and regulators from both parties, democrats and republicans, who benefited from this vip treatment. senate budget committee chairman, for instance, democrat kent conrad. former democratic senator chris dodd. republican house armed services committee chairman buck mckeon. all three deny any wrongdoing. the former ceo of fannie mae, officials at freddie mac and a secretary of housing and urban development were also in this friends of angelo program. so were congressional staffers from both parties that played a role in legislation that affected countrywide. these vips got favorable mortgage rates and points. one was a chairman of the house oversight committee, the very same committee investigating countrywide. he also denies any wrongdoing. according to the house report, documents and testimony obtained by the committee show the vip loan program was a tool used by country wide to build
don t screw with this, okay? this is piers morgan tonight. cona o brien is very tall, he s very talented, he s very irish and perhaps the funniest man with red hair on the entire planet. he s also an ordained minister. he hosts his own late-night show on tv. you are a man of many talents, aren t you? yes, i am. thank you for noticing that. you didn t even scratch the surface. i have a high falsetto. i m hairless, completely hairless, my body. i m aerodynamic. there s nothing i can t do. what is the genuinely weirdest thing about you that nobody knows? wow, that s a good one. the weirdest thing about me that nobody knows. i can be amusing at times. it seems to have escaped people s notice. you don t do many interviews. i don t do a lot. i ve been trying to lure you for like 18 months. i don t do a lot because think about it, i m on television constantly. since 1993, i m on tv for a chunk of time every day. i m not looking for more ways to be on television.