what that we're out of time chris well thanks so much for being on the concert report thank you backs look forward to it again all right and that's going to do it for this edition of the kaiser report with me max kaiser and stacey arbor and i thank my guests first well and you can follow him on.

but i'm just not sure if all of twenty five countries in the in the block at that point all right chris well now i don't want to get you in trouble with the f.b.i. but did. dick did going off the golf standard have anything to do with the u.s. going bankrupt and what role could gold play if any in making it solvent again so i kind of percent presume that work they're talking about dollar weakness they are saudi so isn't that just a presumption can you just as gold question as i said in my my book inflated gold is is symbolic is a store of value it has had a great following in the u.s. and you're right in the thirty's after your confiscated all the gold while he was devaluing the dollar to try and get the economy going. since then or even before then we essentially had the government imposed their monopoly on the definition of money in the u.s. so today gold is considered a collectible it's. not even a monetary asset but this goes back to lincoln if you recall how did we finance the civil war with paper money bad money in that and the little banks fought it the big banks missional banks were

that ought to be for breast cancer research is in fact. >> chris: some would say there was presidential hopefuls sur in the first position as well. both times they were under pressure. >> the most important story this week in terms of the presidential campaign and in terms of the issues was the obama administration decision. >> chris: we will get to that. >> but i want to speak on it. >> chris: then we will move on. >> the fact that the obama administration is insisting that the catholic church fund insurance. >> chris: liz, liz, liz. >> fund insurance and things that they don't believe is is critically important. you may not get back to me, chris. i want to get my point in. >> chris: see, i'm tough on her, too. nevertheless, we don't run through red lights around here. let me put up facts on planned parenthood. they are the leading provider of abortions in the country. over 300,000 performed in 2010. but abortions are just 3% of the services they provide and over the last five years planned parenthood has been responsible for 4 million breast exams. so, should liz marlantes, komen get involved in the controversy over planned pa

that ought to be for breast cancer research is in fact. >> chris: some would say there was presidential hopefuls sur in the first position as wellboth times they were under pressure. >> the most important story this week in terms of the presidential campaign and in terms of the issues was the obama administration decision. >> chris: we will get to that. >> but i want to speak on it. >> chris: then we will move on. >> the fact that the obama administration is insisting that the catholic church fund insurance. >> chris: liz, liz, liz. >> fund insurance and things that they don't believe is is critically important. you may not get back to me, chris. i want to get my point in. >> chris: see, i'm tough on her, too. nevertheless, we don't run through red lights around here. let me put up facts on planned parenthood. they are the leading provider of abortions in the country. over 300,000 performed in 2010. but abortions are just 3% of the services they provide and over the last five years planned parenthood has been responsible for 4 million breast exams. so, should liz marlantes, komen get involved in the controversy over planned pare

>> well, chris, just to be clear. the president has the authority under the affordable care act to have these kinds of rules take effect. and the issue with this being for free is quite an interesting one. if you look at the cost of providing health insurance, it actually doesn't cost more to provide a plan with contra contraception coverage than it does without. >> chris: why not? >> look at an actuarial coverage it costs nor provide a plan without than it does with. it actually does not cost the insurance company money to do it. contraceptivesontra september cost money. pills. >> if you look at the costs on its own you're right but the overall costs are taking care of a health of a woman it doesn't raise the cost of a plan. what the president did here was consistent with where he has been all along. he has very deeply that every woman's right to all forms of preventive healthcare. he has a belief we have to respect the religious liberties that the country is built on. the solution is consistent with the core princip

>>chris: well, look, as an issue this going to go away to some degree. as wendell .ed out some groups particularly republicans are continuing to make an issue of it but the head of the u.s. conference of bishops said he would study it and called it "the first step not right direction." the catholic institutions will want to study it and make sure of the ramifications but are happy to take "yes," for an answer and if it means catholic institutions do not have to offer health care coverage that includes contraceptives and do not have to tell employees they can get it for free, this issue will go away and we will be on to something else. >>shepard: does it seem like when the economy, stupid, is all there was now it is all the social issues. this and a couple more, as well. >>chris: i am not sure this just a social issue. but it is certainly that. this speaks to a core issue for a lost conservatives which is government intrusion. the idea, can government can in and tell an individual you have a mandate you have to buy insurance or tell a catholic hospital yo

with chris whalen of tangent capital criswell and welcome to the kaiser report hello max all right chris well let's get into this question on everybody's mind the latest greek deal your thoughts well it's it's not so much a deal as buying time we're now going to try and convince all these investors to take a seventy percent loss and take these new pieces of paper in exchange for the old ones i don't know if this is going to be successful you know eventually we're going to have a new government in greece too and they may not agree with the path that the technocrats are taking at the moment so i think you have to view this is a step towards some kind of resolution but i don't think this is it right let's let's try to look at this you know a higher up just look at the euro itself not sure if you have comments on this per se but i know your your colleague over there tangent capital gem records is very constructive on the euro over the dollar do you have an opinion on this currency play well it's funny you're right jim rickards is very bullish on on the your or at least constructive and so is my g

chris? >> well, i think he's got to look at it and say he is definitely the frontrunner now.no question it would be a huge upset if he were to lose. we have to look at the process. earlier you were talking about why are santorum and paul still in the case? we have 46 states to go. telling them to dropout is like telling the giants to drop out 5 minutes into the super bowl. you can't suggest people get out when is decision had a been made. there is still a lot of games to be played. >> the more they knock each other out and down that benefits the republican party in the general election? >> i agree with chris 100 percent. they have arguments for staying in the race for doing what they do. i think the argument these guys are beating each other up so much that it is going to hurt the eventual nominee and general election is one is comes around every four years. it came out with obama and clinton. given the way the states have gone and we have had different winners in the first three states and the way the electorate is split there are a lot of republican voters out there. >> it

>>chris: well, yes. one of the really tangible things people can see. you cannot see g.d.p.but when you go to the gas pump and it costs $40 or $50 or $60 to fill up the gas tank that used to cost less that is how you feel sticker shock and it has an impact on the economy because you are pay more for gas you have less money to spend on other things. the president is right in the short-term, he cannot do anything about it, but dip into the strategic petroleum deserve but that is a band-aid. in the long term and that is a question, with the president, has he done the right thing? this president came in calling for cap and trade, and this president after b.p. set up a lot of restrictions on drilling and, in fact, a moratorium for a long time on drilling in the gulf, a president who disapproved although some of the bureaucrats had approved the keystone oil pipeline, so, he left himself wide open to the argument that if he is not directly responsible for the prices, he is part of the problem, not part of the solution, and, he knows and that is a reason he was trying to preempt the

said on you tube c'mon chris you know damn well the elites of our forms of capitalism have long declared the fleecing of america and wherever in the world the globalist and federal government can get away with it you've been covering many other nation events you have seen other nations citizens rise up with violence to fight back the powers that be in resistance to suggest that the american movement for true direct citizen democracy can be accomplished be a peaceful protest is raising the white flag to our enemy of the few now calm calm calm comment on you tube and somebody give me one instance where the ruling class ever gave anything to the lower class without the threat of violence there must be a good cop and bad cop routine and i think chris hedges as being a good cop on the block as being the bad cop each compliment the other four eleven said on youtube ever since the battle in seattle i've never trusted the black bloc they show up to other people's protests throw garbage cans in the windows and think that they're making a difference in the world he will even anything you would do

what is the big explosive convenient that could drive unemployment back up to 9, chris? >> wellf it is an event. i think gas prices are -- certainly, look, republicans are look for something at the moment because if -- they have premised the entire time of their attack against the obama presidency on the economy this is a guy who doesn't know how to make the economy work it is the famous mitt romney line, he has never signed the front of a check, he has only signed the back of one. if the economy starts getting better it is tough. i would say gas prices, because it's so personal, chris. you know the issues that i think really hit home and are persuadable for voters, when you go and fill up -- i went and filled up my gas tank yesterday, it was $52 that is $8, $10 maybe more dollars than it normally is that is a potential problem because it is so very personal. my guess is that is what republicans latch onto. >> can he get wasn't on gas prices alone, jonathan? >> if -- yeah, look. if you're seeing gas prices up to about five bucks a gallon, the stock market being at 13,000, unempl

chris? >>> well, the wizards' john wall also took part in the skills competition. in the taco bell skills challenge, where he showed off his quick moves and smooth passing. unfortunately, he wasn't fast enough, getting eliminated in the first round of the competition. >> "a" for effort, right? >>> well, you can find pretty much anything you want on ebay. >> and now that includes a chicken mcnugget that looks like george washington. here's the mcnugget compared to washington. a woman found it and posted it to try to raise money for a church summer camp. ebay originally pulled it because the mcnugget was expired, but then it changed its mind, saying it would make an exception because of the charity case. there is eight days left. bidding is now at $3,500. i don't know. >> auctioneer right to my right. now, does it really look like something when you have to make a graphic that says, nose, ear, head, chin. >> no. it's a presidential mcnugget. >> thanks for joining us, everybody, for "news4 today." >> have a wonderful sunday afternoon. people! look at you! texting...bl

. >> from aurora, colorado, to minnesota, what do we know there, chris? >> wellwolf, here in scots county, just 20 miles out of the state, it's a very conservative county. one of the three gathering sites with several precincts reporting have turned in their numbers. where we're standing is a computer library. these are official representatives from the county. they have given up the first numbers so far, and some from the neighboring town. they have a setup likes ours here. they had 289 people casting votes. santorum had 110. he's been doing well so far tonight. mitt romney came in number two, 79. ron paul, 77, and gingrich at 22. where we were here, there were 14 more precincts. that's what they're tabulating right now. they'll have me a heads up when they do. >> thanks very much. i want to go to the magic wall, john king is standing by. i believe he's standing by. where is john king? he's coming, i'm told he's coming. john king, i was doing some major arrhyth mutic back there, you're working the magic behind the magic wall, right? >> we can't change the votes,

>> well, it depends what they are learning, chris. what this reminds me of a little bit potentially is like what happened to bob dole in 1996. back in that day, bill clinton was president of the united states, and they invented soft money and they collected $100 million of soft money and the moment that bob dole was nominated they carpet bombed him with $50 million of negative advertising. this is earlier now in the process, and mitt romney's tactics are such that he is inviting a kind of negative and really negative and nasty tone to the whole year which he would have anyway, so it is not really helping mitt romney in getting to know mitt romney apparently isn't helping with the voters, because his favorable and unfavorable numbers have gotten worse over the last couple of months, and that is one of the reasons that the friends are complaining about the campaign. >> and i think that it was al gore who said years ago if you don't define yourself in american life, the enemy will. has mitt romney done that or failed to do that? dw. >> w

chris: what's the reaction been to your column? >> it's been pretty intense but surprisingly, well, maybe not surprisingly, it's been positive from a number of -- a lot of response is from women and especially from women who are the mothers of disabled children. chris: just before we get into the conversation about this, to back up your concerns about this. the latest polling out there says that 13% of people say abortion is morally acceptable. like one in eight. four times that many say it's morally wrong. so four times as many are willing to offer a moral judgment and 25% see it as another medical procedure. they don't offer a moral judgment. so it's not like you're alone on this in raising the issue. what do you think of that? >> i think that it's not necessarily that surprising. there are a lot of people who believe that, for instance, that abortion is personally a choice that they would not make who are at the same time pro-choice. and that gets i think to the heart of sort of the abortion debate. that we've been living with for decades now. and i think so many americans as well, there's an am bive lens and an ambiguity about