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you're talking about dennis kucinich earlier.he guys that raided off the junk bonds, aaa in the housing bubble. they miss lehman they miss bear this is totally out of line with their normal operating practices. they're not supposed to be prescriptive. they don't tell government here's what you have to do, they make judgments, and their judgments have been really bad. this is extreme to say you have to do a $4 trillion deal. >> the hearing at which these senate board guys were >> are you going to see any apologies coming out of the chamber? you're going to be holding your breath. we have a possibility as a nation to say, even if we make these cuts, we still might see our credit rating brought down? even if we don't default? we still might have this gun held to our head? i think it's time to do what don edwards said, and use this constitution, and we need to say, the people are too big to fail. >> there is no expert out there on exactly what is going to happen, because this is foreign territory for this country. we've never default
you're talking about dennis kucinich earlier.he guys that raided off the junk bonds, aaa in the housing bubble. they miss lehman they miss bear this is totally out of line with their normal operating practices. they're not supposed to be prescriptive. they don't tell government here's what you have to do, they make judgments, and their judgments have been really bad. this is extreme to say you have to do a $4 trillion deal. >> the hearing at which these senate board guys were >> are...
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you're talking about dennis kucinich earlier.are the guys that raided off the junk bonds, aaa in the housie ining bubble. they miss lehman they miss bear practices. they're not supposed to be prescriptive. they don't tell government here's what you have to do, they make judgments, and their judgments have been really bad. this is extreme to say you have to do a $4 trillion deal. >> the hearing at which these senate board guys were appearing -- >> they wouldn't say what kind of cuts you have to make. >> it was a hearing, was supposed to be about what changes they've made since they themselves were criticized in the investigation in the senate earlier this year. they were the folks who couldn't tell a deadbeat mortgage from a aa rating, aaa. instead they changed the topic, here's what we're talking about now, our lords and masters, our financial managers have become standard & poors? >> now, the tea partiers want a deal. >> are you going to see any apologies coming out of the chamber? you're going to be holding your breath. we have
you're talking about dennis kucinich earlier.are the guys that raided off the junk bonds, aaa in the housie ining bubble. they miss lehman they miss bear practices. they're not supposed to be prescriptive. they don't tell government here's what you have to do, they make judgments, and their judgments have been really bad. this is extreme to say you have to do a $4 trillion deal. >> the hearing at which these senate board guys were appearing -- >> they wouldn't say what kind of cuts...
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congressman dennis kucinich traveled to syria and spoke to assad. he joins me from beirut.hanks for joining us. >> good to talk to you. >> you had a very rare meeting with assad, not many western diplomats or elected officials had that meeting recently. you looked into his eyes. what's your judgment. is he a brutal tyrant that kills at will or does he want to reform governance in his country? >> i can't look into his soul but i can tell you in the two lengthy meetings i had with him he's aware of the need to bring democratic reforms. he said he's ready to work with those that are pro democracy activists. he recognize there's some in the opposition who will not be pla indicated and want him out and he understands that time is running short. >> congressman what steps should assad take right now in your view to prove that he actually wants to reform syria? >> well, you know, he certainly has to move forward and meet with the pro democracy activists and hear from them about the measures that must be taken to move syria towards a democratic country. people are concerned that if
congressman dennis kucinich traveled to syria and spoke to assad. he joins me from beirut.hanks for joining us. >> good to talk to you. >> you had a very rare meeting with assad, not many western diplomats or elected officials had that meeting recently. you looked into his eyes. what's your judgment. is he a brutal tyrant that kills at will or does he want to reform governance in his country? >> i can't look into his soul but i can tell you in the two lengthy meetings i had...
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joining me now is ohio congressman dennis kucinich. you i know are one of the voices who's willing to stand up and protect the big three because this is not the problem. where do we stand at this 11th hour as everyone quotes? >> i think it's very important for democrats to draw the line and say that social security has nothing to do with creating this defic deficit, there's no reason why social security should be mixed in with this discussion about the debt ceiling. social security has a long term problem and it's solid through 2036. we could solve it very simply by lifting the caps on the amount of money that's involved with social security faxation. where we have a problem, wars, tax cuts for the rich, and the fact that you had wall street cashing in on speculation -- >> why are the democrats. >> of the housing bubble. >> why are the democrats even getting roped into this conversation? >> well, i think that the democrats normally we want to be supportive of the president. but when the president has put social security on the table in
joining me now is ohio congressman dennis kucinich. you i know are one of the voices who's willing to stand up and protect the big three because this is not the problem. where do we stand at this 11th hour as everyone quotes? >> i think it's very important for democrats to draw the line and say that social security has nothing to do with creating this defic deficit, there's no reason why social security should be mixed in with this discussion about the debt ceiling. social security has a...
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he voted with dennis kucinich. he voted with charlie rangel on a tax rate increase. the thing he is now claiming is the single most destructive thing congress can possibly do, increase taxes. john boehner had been dealing with eric cantor for a while before i got to deal with eric cantor for a few minutes that day. so boehner knew what i just discovered that morning, that cantor was an incompetent amateur who deserved noplace in congressional leadership. cantor has proven himself to be exactly that in the budget negotiations with the president. the president has obviously recognized from the start that a rank amateur was sitting across the table from him, and the president has played cantor's childish reactions to the democrats' full advantage. the next time you hear eric cantor lying about all tax increases being harmful to the economy, and downright evil, always remember this. >> congressman cantor, if you're opposed to these bonuses, have you finally found a tax increase you can like? >> i am for whatever we can do to get that tax money back to the treasure rye. >
he voted with dennis kucinich. he voted with charlie rangel on a tax rate increase. the thing he is now claiming is the single most destructive thing congress can possibly do, increase taxes. john boehner had been dealing with eric cantor for a while before i got to deal with eric cantor for a few minutes that day. so boehner knew what i just discovered that morning, that cantor was an incompetent amateur who deserved noplace in congressional leadership. cantor has proven himself to be exactly...
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me and dennis kucinich are going to celebrate it together. >> is he a ufo -- >> he is. actually thanks to him we actually have president obama on the record talking about ufos. he says, you know, something to the effect of, i don't know, but we have people on earth. >> redistricted out because of the redistricting in ohio. is he counting on sort of extra terrestrial voters to come into washington state? >> should we also talk about paranormals and ghosts and when we can disclose what we know about them, too? >> i have a serious answer to the people who think this is always this endless government conspiracy. that is different from past periods. and that is wikileaks. right? there are people in government now who have more access to anonymously push out information than they ever had before and we've seen all kinds of such come to light. if you're sitting at home, it's a conspiracy, the media, the government is in on it. is wikileaks in on it, too? if you have a document, i think it will come hosomehow leak. >> ari, if you look at what comes out sometimes. there may be h
me and dennis kucinich are going to celebrate it together. >> is he a ufo -- >> he is. actually thanks to him we actually have president obama on the record talking about ufos. he says, you know, something to the effect of, i don't know, but we have people on earth. >> redistricted out because of the redistricting in ohio. is he counting on sort of extra terrestrial voters to come into washington state? >> should we also talk about paranormals and ghosts and when we can...
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and the congressman from ohio, dennis kucinich, considering a major move west. the democrat weighing plans to seek a congressional seat in washington state, leaving ohio where he has served for decades. >> arthel: there is no end in sight to the stand-off over the debt ceiling, but one outcome seems likely, experts saying higher taxes are on the way. for one thing, states are suffering from massive budget shortfalls, plus a series of tax breaks are set to expire. so what moves should you be making to brace for the tax hikes ahead? patricia powell from powell financial group joins us live on set. good to see you. >> thanks for having me. >> arthel: we were chatting in the commercial and you sort of gave me headache because you said -- not you, but the information is, guess what? higher taxes are already here. >> absolutely. this is really serious to begin with. we already have taxes, higher tacks coming down the pike. it's the law of the land. it's not what they have to vote on this week or next week. it's the law of the land. we have higher tacks in what they ca
and the congressman from ohio, dennis kucinich, considering a major move west. the democrat weighing plans to seek a congressional seat in washington state, leaving ohio where he has served for decades. >> arthel: there is no end in sight to the stand-off over the debt ceiling, but one outcome seems likely, experts saying higher taxes are on the way. for one thing, states are suffering from massive budget shortfalls, plus a series of tax breaks are set to expire. so what moves should you...
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congressman dennis kucinich traveled to syria and spoke to assad. he joins me from beirut.ing us. >> good to talk to you. >> you had a very rare meeting with assad, not many western diplomats or elected officials had that meeting recently. you looked into his eyes. what's your judgment. is he a brutal tyrant that kills at will or does he want to reform governance in his country? >> i can't look into his soul but i can tell you in the two lengthy meetings i had with him he's aware of the need to bring democratic reforms. he said he's ready to work with those that are pro democracy activists. he recognize there's some in the opposition who will not be pla indicated and want him out and he understands that time is running short. >> congressman what steps should assad take right now in your view to prove that he actually wants to reform syria? >> well, you know, he certainly has to move forward and meet with the pro democracy activists and hear from them about the measures that must be taken to move syria towards a democratic country. people are concerned that if assad is not a
congressman dennis kucinich traveled to syria and spoke to assad. he joins me from beirut.ing us. >> good to talk to you. >> you had a very rare meeting with assad, not many western diplomats or elected officials had that meeting recently. you looked into his eyes. what's your judgment. is he a brutal tyrant that kills at will or does he want to reform governance in his country? >> i can't look into his soul but i can tell you in the two lengthy meetings i had with him he's...
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dennis kucinich is considering a move out west. in washington. leaving ohio, where he's serving for decades. >> jamie: hundreds of teachers are laid off in the nation's capital and this time it's not because of budget cuts. educator found underperforming in their jobs and sometimes for years in a row. and the problem is not in washington alone. peter doocy, are you saying the bad teachers will go? >> reporter: i'm not saying that. they had to do a yeoman's job, moving them forward. 206 teachers were not up to the challenge. so they fired them as part of a mass layoff that had 413 public school employees looking for new jobs today. a majority. 288 as you just said were let go because they can't score well on the rating program called impact. the brainchild of michelle rerer read when she ran the program. 35 minute classroom visits to determine which teachers should stay and go and the teachers union says they don't like being judged like that. >> impact after the evaluation system is biased and most, if not all, evaluations systems run by other hu
dennis kucinich is considering a move out west. in washington. leaving ohio, where he's serving for decades. >> jamie: hundreds of teachers are laid off in the nation's capital and this time it's not because of budget cuts. educator found underperforming in their jobs and sometimes for years in a row. and the problem is not in washington alone. peter doocy, are you saying the bad teachers will go? >> reporter: i'm not saying that. they had to do a yeoman's job, moving them forward....
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joining us dennis kucinich. is the president playing politics with the social security?rity is an entirely separate issue. as you reported the trust fund has a surplus and it's solid through 2037 without any changes whatsoever. it's not wise to conflate the social security trust fund with the u.s. deficit right now because it could actually end up causing seniors not to spend money, which would further slow down the economy. >> clayton: so, let me be clear. solvent through 2037. that means that the debt-- let's say that the debt ceiling doesn't get raised and we have some sort of default and major backlash. social security is fine? >> money is in the trust fund. you read the trust fund report. they have social security trustees we have to certify that the money is there. and we can't use social security as a bargaining chip in a-- in a potential default. it's not fair to the american people. now, does that mean that we don't have economic problems we shouldn't be solving? of course not. we have to get america back to work and we have to prime the pump of the economy and
joining us dennis kucinich. is the president playing politics with the social security?rity is an entirely separate issue. as you reported the trust fund has a surplus and it's solid through 2037 without any changes whatsoever. it's not wise to conflate the social security trust fund with the u.s. deficit right now because it could actually end up causing seniors not to spend money, which would further slow down the economy. >> clayton: so, let me be clear. solvent through 2037. that...
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i really don't think that dennis kucinich even if he decides to take his talent elsewhere perhaps the two washington state, will do any better in terms of winning. that i really think the examples of how redistricting affects our politics are everywhere around us. even if they are not necessarily part of the news articles that we read on major issues at stake these days. during the medicare fight for example, i don't think glass tyranny of us could have predicted that paul ryan or the state of wisconsin would generate so much attention and coverage this year in terms of the fiscal woes facing the state and paul ryan's budget and i think a lot of the attention on the district has been replaced because democrats are saying well we have got the kenosha county supervisor and a lot of pundits, a lot of people you've talked to in the consulting world. very few of them who are credible would give him a chance of taking it to paul ryan. but i do find significant in his district, and if you plot out all 435 house seats on the scale of the most republican districts have the most democratic dist
i really don't think that dennis kucinich even if he decides to take his talent elsewhere perhaps the two washington state, will do any better in terms of winning. that i really think the examples of how redistricting affects our politics are everywhere around us. even if they are not necessarily part of the news articles that we read on major issues at stake these days. during the medicare fight for example, i don't think glass tyranny of us could have predicted that paul ryan or the state of...
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i really don't think that dennis kucinich even if he decides to take his talent elsewhere perhaps the two washington state, will do any better in terms of winning. that i really think the examples of how redistricting affects our politics are everywhere around us. even if they are not necessarily part of the news articles that we read on major issues at stake these days. during the medicare fight for example, i don't think glass tyranny of us could have predicted that paul ryan or the state of wisconsin would generate so much attention and coverage this year in terms of the fiscal woes facing the state and paul ryan's budget and i think a lot of the attention on the district has been replaced because democrats are saying well we have got the kenosha county supervisor and a lot of pundits, a lot of people you've talked to in the consulting world. very few of them who are credible would give him a chance of taking it to paul ryan. but i do find significant in his district, and if you plot out all 435 house seats on the scale of the most republican districts have the most democratic dist
i really don't think that dennis kucinich even if he decides to take his talent elsewhere perhaps the two washington state, will do any better in terms of winning. that i really think the examples of how redistricting affects our politics are everywhere around us. even if they are not necessarily part of the news articles that we read on major issues at stake these days. during the medicare fight for example, i don't think glass tyranny of us could have predicted that paul ryan or the state of...
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i really don't think that dennis kucinich even if he decides to take his talent elsewhere perhaps the two washington state, will do any better in terms of winning. that i really think the examples of how redistricting affects our politics are everywhere around us. even if they are not necessarily part of the news articles that we read on major issues at stake these days. during the medicare fight for example, i don't think glass tyranny of us could have predicted that paul ryan or the state of wisconsin would generate so much attention and coverage this year in terms of the fiscal woes facing the state and paul ryan's budget and i think a lot of the attention on the district has been replaced because democrats are saying well we have got the kenosha county supervisor and a lot of pundits, a lot of people you've talked to in the consulting world. very few of them who are credible would give him a chance of taking it to paul ryan. but i do find significant in his district, and if you plot out all 435 house seats on the scale of the most republican districts have the most democratic dist
i really don't think that dennis kucinich even if he decides to take his talent elsewhere perhaps the two washington state, will do any better in terms of winning. that i really think the examples of how redistricting affects our politics are everywhere around us. even if they are not necessarily part of the news articles that we read on major issues at stake these days. during the medicare fight for example, i don't think glass tyranny of us could have predicted that paul ryan or the state of...
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this an amendment offered by congressman dennis kucinich from ohio to the defense spending bill.nst defunding the ongoing operation in libya. previous efforts to curb that operation also have failed in the house of representatives. the hourglass is running out for a mexican citizen on death row in texas. set to die buy lethal injection a few short hours from now. but the mexican government and the white house are requeafght stay of execution. he was brought to the united states when he was 1 year old. convicted of an absolutely brutal rape and murder of a 16-year-old girl. the details of which i cannot explain to you, they are so horrific. that happened in 1994. defense attorneys are claiming he didn't know he was entitled to legal help from the mexican consulate. we are glad to be joined by ted cruz. mr. cruz, welcome, good to have you here. >> great to be with you, martha. martha: explain this to us why at this late hour would this be discussed? it seems as if it's something that should have been brought up a long time ago by his attorneys. >> it should have been. his attorneys
this an amendment offered by congressman dennis kucinich from ohio to the defense spending bill.nst defunding the ongoing operation in libya. previous efforts to curb that operation also have failed in the house of representatives. the hourglass is running out for a mexican citizen on death row in texas. set to die buy lethal injection a few short hours from now. but the mexican government and the white house are requeafght stay of execution. he was brought to the united states when he was 1...
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one of the only arena is, not the only arena in which it is fair to compare lebron james and dennis kucinich. i do not think he will do any better in terms of winning. i really think examples of how redistricting affects our politics are everywhere around us, even if they're not necessarily part of the news articles that we read on major issues at stake these days. during the medicare fight, i do not think last to anyone could a predicted paul ryan from the state of wisconsin would generate so much attention in coverage this year in terms of the fiscal woes facing the state. i think a lot of the attention on his district has been misplaced because democrats are saying, well, we have this candidate robert durham. allied of pendants, a lot of people you talk to the consulting world, very few who are credible would give him a chance of really taking it to paul ryan. but i do find significance in his district. if you plot out all house seats, the most republicans the most democratic in the country, on our scale of the voting index, guess which one is the 218th district? it is paul ryan's distric
one of the only arena is, not the only arena in which it is fair to compare lebron james and dennis kucinich. i do not think he will do any better in terms of winning. i really think examples of how redistricting affects our politics are everywhere around us, even if they're not necessarily part of the news articles that we read on major issues at stake these days. during the medicare fight, i do not think last to anyone could a predicted paul ryan from the state of wisconsin would generate so...
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i really don't think if dennis kucinich will do any better in terms of winning but i really think that examples of how redistricting affects our politics are everywhere around us. even if they're not necessarily part of the news articles that we read on major issues at stake these days. during the medicare fight, for example, i don't think last year any of us could have predicted that paul ryan or the state of wisconsin would generate so much attention in coverage this year in terms of the fiscal woes facing the state and paul ryan's budget. and i think a lot of the attention on his district has been misplaced because democrats are saying, well, we've got this candidate, rob zerban who is kenosha county supervisor, and a lot of pundits, a lot of people you talk to in the consulting world, very few of them who are credible would give him a chance of really taking it to paul ryan. but i do find significance in his district and that if you plot out all 435 house seats on a scale of the most republican districts, the most democratic districts in the country, on our scale of the partisan vo
i really don't think if dennis kucinich will do any better in terms of winning but i really think that examples of how redistricting affects our politics are everywhere around us. even if they're not necessarily part of the news articles that we read on major issues at stake these days. during the medicare fight, for example, i don't think last year any of us could have predicted that paul ryan or the state of wisconsin would generate so much attention in coverage this year in terms of the...
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involvement in those hostilities or if the president called them, and then dennis kucinich from ohiolong with a republican from michigan are working on one that i think is the likeliest to see a vote, which would basically block spending for the operation, but there really is not enough support for that, because we thought in late june that the house rejected an amendment that would have limited funding for the operation to only supporting the operation, like refueling in surveillance and reconnaissance missions. that did not succeed, but as i mentioned, neither was the house successful in passing something by hastings that would endorse the operation. >> one more quick thing about libya, the senate was supposed to begin debating the role in libya. what has happened to that debate? >> the senate foreign relations committee one week ago past 14-5 irresolution from senators john kerry and john mccain that would have authorized, in essence, the libyan operations. that was to see a vote this week, but harry reid poll did from the floor at the last minute. it seems to have become a victim
involvement in those hostilities or if the president called them, and then dennis kucinich from ohiolong with a republican from michigan are working on one that i think is the likeliest to see a vote, which would basically block spending for the operation, but there really is not enough support for that, because we thought in late june that the house rejected an amendment that would have limited funding for the operation to only supporting the operation, like refueling in surveillance and...
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. >> well, that would probably be some have speculated russ feingold or dennis kucinich who is going to be redistricted out of the fray. would you consider those legitimate challenges? >> i think any challenge to obama from the left would be legitimate because the legitimacy doesn't have to spring from the challenger. it springs from the challengee. in other words, obama will be moving to the right or trying to accommodate the republicans and that will provide fodder for left wing challenge so yeah, i think it would be very serious problem for obama. >> let's see what happens with this whole debt discussion but there's still a lot of people in this country that think obama is too far to the left. let me talk to you about this poll. when you look at approval ratings and compare president clinton and president obama in budget battles, president clinton remains relatively high in november of 1995. the president currently obama is at 43% job approval. what do you make of that? >> well, they had such totally different approaches to this. president clinton staked out a clear position, a pl
. >> well, that would probably be some have speculated russ feingold or dennis kucinich who is going to be redistricted out of the fray. would you consider those legitimate challenges? >> i think any challenge to obama from the left would be legitimate because the legitimacy doesn't have to spring from the challenger. it springs from the challengee. in other words, obama will be moving to the right or trying to accommodate the republicans and that will provide fodder for left wing...