something is untorrid. and so this gap, this wealth gap is getting wider in our society.he people in the lower income are finding themselves out of work, on food stamps, looking for other kinds of safety nets. so it's very clear what's going on here. and you look at the budget that the house passed, the so-called ryan budget, a budget that got rid of medicare guarantee and increase of about $6400 a year for people on medicare. that would only plunge them further into debt and deficits and no income. >> well, more and more people are seeing this conflict you are talking about, mr. clyburn, regardless of party. the poll found 55% of republicans, 73% of democrats and 68% democrats say there's tension these days between rich and poor. the increase has been just about the same. they've all gone up in the past two years, which i found interesting, ezra. the jump is abouty to same between the two parties. 17% and 18%. republican and democrats. so the jump in this perception is across party lines, ezra. >> you have to ask yourself what we're seeing in the poll. there 24 possibili

was arrested for doing some untorrid things in a big hotel. i found it ironic last night that eliot spitzer was interviewing people talking about these sorts of activities, and that cycle is going on and on. if you want to play a drinking game, you know, who wants to take bets of when we're going to have the first appearance of gloria allred? it's inevitable. i'm getting off the point a little bit here. but at some point i think it was around the time of the o.j. case where you had this confluence of a big public figure, it was a juicy trial, and cable news was just becoming a force. it changed the environment in which we operate, at least criminal system operates. because it's not just cases anymore, it's entertainment. it's a whole media frenzy on big cases. and i don't think that's a very good thing, but that is the environment in which we operate. and lawyers have to deal with that now. >> a very good point. we have some questions from the audience. i'm going to ask the first one for paulette. in taking tony's essence, who he is as a trial

so there's nothing unseemly or untorrid about it.and that, stand there. that's got to be disconcerting. who would adjust to that. >> please sit here. madam first lady. we want you sitting here. we'll come to you. obviously. i think anybody who cares about the democrats success this november want her everywhere. governor rendell, thank you, sir. thank you joan walsh. when we finish, let's finish with whether what's good for the romneys is good for america. that is the question. you're watched "hardball" on msnbc. juice drinks. because less sugar is a better way to fly. ♪ just not literally. capri sun. respect what's in the pouch. of how a shipping giant can befriend a forest may seem like the stuff of fairy tales. but if you take away the faces on the trees... take away the pixie dust. take away the singing animals, and the storybook narrator... [ man ] you're left with more electric trucks. more recycled shipping materials... and a growing number of lower emissions planes... which still makes for a pretty enchanted tale. ♪ la la la [

years, ever since we had the so-called bush tax cuts, people began to see that there was something untorridtain groups in our society. we had a geo study i brought up and tried to discuss every chance i got during the so-called super committee, where it said the lower 20 percentile our society have seen an increase of 16% in the last 20 years. the upper 20% saw a 65% increase in their household income. and that upper 1%, 275% increase in household income. and people see that, they feel it, they know there is a tough time for them now to try to educate their children. they understand when they look at their budgets at the end of the month there is something untoward, this gap, this wealth gap is getting wider in our society, people used to be called middle income, now see they are now in the lower income. and the people who were in the lower income finding themselves out of work, on food stamps, looking for other kinds of safety nets. so, it's very clear what's going on here and you look at the budget that the house passed so-called ryan budget, a budget that got rid of medicare, guarantee,