florida congresswoman debbie wasserman schultz, also ahead of the dnc. what do you make of this?t is notable that whereas before in previous presidential campaigns, we might have chalked upstream fringe type candidates like michele bachmann and ron paul as an anomaly. that the ames straw poll didn't mean as much. but we're looking at the core of the republican party now. the heart of the republican party is the extreme right wing. >> why do you say not so much? michele bachmann is a tea party favorite. maybe you should be, this is a, this concerns us. >> because michele bachmann and ron paul and the entire collection of republican candidates are totally out of step with what the average american is looking for in terms of solutions. job creation getting our economy turned around. the average american voter is not supportive of ending medicare as he we know it. all the republican candidates are. the average american isn't interested in privatizing social security. the average american voter wants us to work together. >> do you mean the average american voter or the majority of ame

her friend and colleague, debbie wasserman schultz helps her into the house, you see her on the left,t's her husband on the right, mark kelly. i spoke with congresswoman wasserman schultz a short time ago. just a remarkable moment today. among all this bickering to have a moment like this and see congresswoman giffords there. incredibly close friend of yours, obviously, what was it like for you to have her on the floor? >> absolutely incredible. when i got the call from mark that gabby had been following the negotiations and wanted to be able to be in the chamber to cast her vote, if it was pivotal, she wanted to make sure that she could help stave country from default and make sure that she was there on the most important vote that we'll are probably cast this congress for her constituents. it was the most overwhelming. it would be hard -- my heart -- all of our hearts were so full. you've had some grizled hardened members with very hardened hearts that everybody just melted when she walked in the chamber. it was so incredible. >> so you found out, what, yesterday, last night? >> yea

dnc chairman debbie wasserman schultz on what can be done and how to take on the tea party. and pat buchanan says progressives got their lunch handed to them in the debt deal. hey, pat what about the billions in defense cuts? i'll debate pat live tonight. >>> plus sarah palin's newest hypocrisy. now she's offended by terrorist talk. give me a break, half governor. welcome to the show. i'm al sharpton. tonight's lead, democrats, it's time to take stock. republicans have been having the conversation they want to have. now it's time to have our conversation, a conversation about creating jobs in america. the debt fight is over, the senate has passed the bill, the president has signed it, the debt limit will be raised. but for months republicans have tried to get away with all kinds of false statements about how the country got into this financial mess and what we should do to fix it. despite what we have heard from these republicans, facts matter. the truth matters. let's not forget where so much of our country's debt came from. fact -- when bill clinton left the white house, a

. >>> and congressman debbie wasserman schultz was there.e'll talk to her. >>> and the latest from the murderous crackdown in syria. a lot to cover, piers. >>> i'll bring in a man who knowless a lot about this debt deal, dave ramsey, host of "the dave ramsey show." let's forget the washington rhetoric. what does all this mean for the average american joe. what should they be doing with their money right now? >> well, that's the funny thing about it. the average american joe actually is the economy. it doesn't come from the top down out of washington. it does come from the bottom-up. so if enough people start doing smart things with their money it will heal the economy. smart things are outlined as having savings for emergency. living on less than they make and getting out of debt which would all be good rules for washington, as well. >> we're getting a lot of reaction on twitter tonight. abnormally high volumes. if you want to get ahold of me, piers morgan, give me your opinion. they are saying that they've had enough of these politicians sq

represent represent debbie wasserman-schultz. great reason to have you on the air. have her on the air for things that aren't nearly as great some times. >>> how is gabby giffords doing? you saw the pictures of her. after her first public appearance since january. it's clear she's come a long way. she was shot in the head. >> but you could see she's still having a little trouble. bring in our chief medical correspondent dr. sanjay gupta. it's amazing gabrielle giffords looked as good as she did but you could tell she wasn't using one of her arms, had trouble, you know, after a long wave, and so as you observed her, from these pictures, sanjay, how is she doing? >> well, it's exactly that. it's worth pointing out the beginning point of all this, january 8th, about three quarters of people who suffer gunshot wounds to the head like she had even survive. keep that in mind as you look at these images again. a little context. looks like she's acknowledging people, recognizing people, moving as you say just to the left side of her body. although her right leg is probably

her close friend, representative debbie wasserman schultz, found out only the night before. >> reportershortly after her appearance, giffords tweeted "the capitol looks beautiful, and i'm honored to be at work." terry moran has more on the remarkable return. [ applause ] >> reporter: on the floor of the house of representatives, which for weeks has been a well of bitterness and rancor, there she was, a tiny woman, her close cropped hair a badge of her recovery from being shot in the head at point blank range. gabby giffords came back to congress to vote, and her colleagues united for once rose to cheer her. afterwards minority leader nancy pelosi hailed her courage. >> throughout america there isn't a name that stirs more love, more admiration, more respect, more wishing for our daughters to be like her than the name of congresswoman gabby giffords. thank you, gabby. [ applause ] >> even the hardest hearts, which we had a lot of hardened hearts in this debate, just melted when she walked in the room. >> reporter: for gabby giffords, the road to recovery has been long and arduous. her hu

her friend, very close friend, congresswoman debbie wasserman schultz cheered up when talking about her. >> the reaction in the chamber was the most enthusiastic, exuberance, exhilarating. i mean, we were all crying, thrilled. we just knew she would make a triumphant return and we could, you know, we knew her and predicted it would happen. and i've always felt like there is so many doubters and skeptics, but never doubt gabby giffords' determination. this is the first of many votes she's going to cast. >> gabrielle giffords' husband will be part of the "endeavour" crew, part of the shuttle crew that will meet the president today. some speculation that the congresswoman will also be at white house today. we'll find out later. finally, the end of the debt debate effectively moves the political world's focus from washington to the 2012 campaign trail. that's not necessarily good news for mitt romney. stories that have been on the back burner see this one today in politico called the mitt knit political protection program will start get something attention and after a noted silence, romney

debbie wasserman schultz joins us with a behind-the-scenes look. >>> more on tonight's breaking newsn the debt deal. the latest, the house voted to pass the agreement reached yesterday by president obama congressional leaders. final vote, 269-161. liberal democrats for the most part and tea party republicans joining in opposition. house majority liter eric canter downplayed this. >> i feel like we accomplished a lot by passing that bill. it is the beginning of a process but we'll change it. it also, i think, sends a signal that we can work together to try to produce results and right now it's about trying to address this economy so people can get back to work. >> the bill raises the debt ceiling through the end of 2012, calling for more than $2 trillion in savings over the next decade. president obama reluctantly endorsed the compromise and said nothing publicly today. senate vote is expected around noon. earlier i talked to kentucky senator, paul reason, who plans to vote no. you plan to vote against this in the senate. you're unwilling to participate in a congressman that can pass

let's take a look back at the speech given earlier by congresswoman debbie wasserman schultz of florida. , debbie wasserman schultz. >> thank you to be "des moines register." thank-you to the iowa democratic party. i want to sing the praises of your chair, who is doing a fantastic job making sure that people >> this is my first time to have the privilege of being in iowa and the first time at the state fair. this bear is legendary, and i was absolutely thrilled when we made plans for me to be here. the reason i am here is the same reason that i would democrats are working in the trenches every single day, and that is to make sure that like president obama has said so many times, americans and by wednesday to understand that we are at a crossroads. we are at a crossroads in america where we have a very stark contrast, a very clear choice we can make. next november, we can make a decision to go in the direction that the nine republican candidates last night pledged a rigid inheritance to, that the tea party wants to reject making sure reject corporate america, that we protect the most --

congresswoman debbie wasserman schultz, thanks for joining us tonight. let's take a listen to michele bachmann and tim pawlenty at last night's fox news debate. >> it's an undisputable fact that her record in congress is nonexistence. >> you said the era of small government is over. that sounds a lot more like barack obama if you ask me. >> she fought for less government spending, we got a lot more, led the effort against obamacare, we got obamacare. let the effort against tarp, we got tarp. it's not her spine we're worried about, it's her results. if that's your view, please, stop, because you're killing us. joining me now from iowa, katny obradovich, thanks for joining me tonight, kathie, i really appreciate it. >> thanks, chris. >> what do you make of the sort of sniping is the characterization people have given to it, congresswoman wasserman schultz said it was like her kids. >> first of all, pawlenty and bachmann are the key competitors in saturday's straw poll. pawlenty wanted to sort of knock bachmann down a peg, but the other thing is, pawlenty w

now joining me debbie wasserman schultz. what did you think?t would be the toughest contender against barack obama? >> last night it was really distressing to see each of the republican candidates for president trying to out right wing each other. what was the most disturbing was when they each took a pledge that even when asked if they would support a deal that was ten to one cuts to revenue, they still is all slavishly adhered to restricters of the tea party. in that circumstances wouldn't ask the most fortunate americans to make their fair share. that's what struck me the most. to be honest with you, there was a lot of sniping and i thought that the bachmann, pawlenty exchange was pretty humorous and at the end of the day, americans are looking for ideas and they got more of the same failed policies of the past last night. not really surprising. >> at the same time, the president is clearly very challenged. a lot of people certainly huge majorities in "the washington post" poll this week show that americans really don't have confidence in ei

. >> joining me now is florida congresswoman debbie wasserman schultz. it's nice to see you. >> you too, thomas. thanks. >> i understand you and representative giffords really treated this as a state secret. when did you first learn that she would be coming back and want to be casting a vote, a pivotal vote in what the nation has been watching with the debt ceiling? >> well, her husband mark called me on sunday night and said gabby had been following the debate closely, had been following the negotiations, felt it was very important that if her vote was pivotal that she come to washington and be able to cast that vote to prevent the nation from defaulting on our obligations for the first time in history. then really after some more hours went by in the morning she decided, you know what, this is probably the most important bill that we'll vote on this whole congress and it's important that i record my constituent's voice and decided to cast her vote regardless of the outcome. it was a triumphant moment. >> i have to tell you the truth, i was cooking dinn

debbie wasserman schultz said all the critics and hearts melted when they realized she was at the capitol. >> it was gratitude. appreciative of the outpouring of support and emotion and friendship from her colleagues. she was mobbed in the chamber. republicans and democrats, arizona colleagues, it was amazing. >> a.p. is reporting that president obama just signed the bill to raise the debt ceiling, averting the catastrophic government default that could have happened. obama just signing that bill now. giffords' aides says it's not clear when she will return to work on a regular basis and she hasn't made a decision about re-election in 2012. she was shot in the head seven months ago in parking lot of tucson grocery store meeting with constituents. >>> oakland mayor quam is pleading with congress to restore funding to the federal aviation association so work on the international new tower could continue. congress has not authorized the f.a.a. authority. that resulted in a partial shutdown at the agency and stopped funding for dozens of airport employees across the country. those set to work

her closest friend in the house, representative debbie wasserman schultz of florida, told diane sawyernt. >> she received thunderous applause, hugs, tears. even the hardest heart, which we had a lot of hardened hearts in this debate, just melted when she walked in the room. >> reporter: it was in january, seven months ago at a congress on your corner town hall meeting she was holding that giffords was gunned down by a mentally deranged young man, jared lee loughner. six people were killed in loughner's rampage, 13 others wounded, including giffords. for gabby giffords the road to recovery has been long and arduous. the bullet passed through her brain and she spent momohs in hospitals. at first the merest flicker of life meant everything. >> a few minutes after we left her room, gabby opened her eyes for the first time. >> reporter: her husband, space shuttle astronaut mark kelly, was by her side every day. as doctors marveled at her strength and the extent of her recovery -- >> and liftoff. >> reporter: gabby giffords left the hospital to watch her husband blast off into space on his l

doing this today. [ applause ] >> reporter: her closest friend in the house, representative debbie wasserman schultzflorida, told diane sawyer what this moment meant. >> she received thunderous applause, hug, tears. even the hardest hearts, which we had a lot of hardened hearts in this debate, juststelted when she walked in the room. >> reporter: it was in january, seven months ago at a congress on your corner town hall meeting she was holding that giffords was gunned down by a mentally deranged young man, jared lee loughner. six people were killed in loughner's rampage. 13 others wounded. including giffords. the attack coming as the nation's political discourse seemed to be growing more vicious and polarized by the week, stunned the country. president obama spoke at a memorial service for the dead. >> if this tragedy prompts reflection and debate, as it should, let's make sure it's worthy of those we have lost. >> reporter: for gabby giffords the road to recovery has been long and arduous. the bullet passed through her brain, and she spent months in hospitals. at first the merest flicker of life me

and we will hear from debbie wasserman schultz on the democratic side. former speaker newt gingrich, and then michele bachmann is scheduled to speak at 5:00 eastern time, 4:00 local time. she is also appearing on all five sunday morning shows which can be heard on c-span radio. now i chance for you to weigh in on what you have been hearing and seeing. susan joining us from bloomington, illinois. welcome to c-span. >> thank you for giving us something intelligent to look at. i am a 99er because my job went to india. i sent out thousands of resumes. there are no jobs in this country. obama ran on the idea of change. ok, he had his chance. now i want to see some real change. >> do you have a favorite thus far? >> actually herman cain. he has not been there and he is not corrupted by it all but he is a businessman who knows how to run a business and make jobs, and he makes common sense. >> can he win the nomination? >> i don't know, but it sure would be an interesting opportunity. during this in debt ceiling debacle they had, i kept waiting for one person in

>> reporter: debbie wasserman schultz was by her side. >> we knew she would make a triumphant return. we knew her and predicted that it would happen. >> reporter: it had been six months, three weeks and four days since those shots were fired in tucson. giffords life was nearly taken then. giffords life was nearly taken. she returned to take some of that life back. she tweeted, the capitol looks beautiful and i'm honored to be at work tonight. her desk has been empty while her staff keeps going in her place. she had a private meeting with staffers today. >> she's heading back to houston today to get back to therapy first thing tomorrow morning. >> reporter: giffords did not cast the deciding vote needed to pass the debt limit deal. but her vote made a difference. all that bitter fighting seemed to melt in the moment. >> i don't think she had any sense that it would be as overwhelming and as emotional as it was. i mean, she had members from both parties coming up to her, hugging her, kissing her. >> reporter: close friend senator gillibrand had lunch with giffords today. >> she understa

debbie wasserman schultz said all the critics and hearts melted when they realized she was at the capitol. >> it was gratitude. appreciative of the outpouring of support and emotion and friendship from her colleagues. she was mobbed in the chamber. republicans and democrats, arizona colleagues, it was amazing. >> a.p. is reporting that president obama just signed the bill to raise the debt ceiling, averting the catastrophic government default that could have happened. obama just signing that bill now. giffords' aides says it's not clear when she will return to work on a regular basis and she hasn't made a decision about re-election in 2012. she was shot in the head seven months ago in parking lot of tucson grocery store meeting with constituents. >>> oakland mayor quam is pleading with congress to restore funding to the federal aviation association so work on the international new tower could continue. congress has not authorized the f.a.a. authority. that resulted in a partial shutdown at the agency and stopped funding for dozens of airport employees across the country. those set to work

one of her closest friends, debbie wasserman schultz, said it was good to feel warmth in the house chambergain. >> as gabby came in and people realized a wave of recognition and the house erupted. it was electrifying. really, i think it did a lot of good to melt even the most hardened of hearts. we've had a tough road to get to this compromise, but knowing that gabby put aside everything and came to the house to cast her vote, even in spite of everything she's been through, i think it made, you know, all of us realize just how important what we do is every day in that chamber and how important it is that we work together. >> wasserman schultz was one of the only members of congress who knew giffords was coming. she got a call from giffords's husband saying giffords was refuse to go miss thr refusing to miss this vote. i was very definitely moved. >> we got a lot of e-mails saying in one word, wow. it was something. >> yeah. >> because of the debt ceiling crisis that came down to the wire, american taxpayers are on the hook for 1.7 billion dollars. the extra interest the feds will have to p

. >> later giffords' close friend debbie wasserman schultz spoke about giffords' emotional return. >> the reaction in the chamber was the most enthusiastic, exuberant, exhilarating, i mean, we were all crying. thrilled, you know, we just knew that she would make a triumphant return and we knew her and predicted that it would happen, and i've always felt like there's so many doubters and skeptics, but never doubt gabby giffor giffords' determination. >> and as the brutal debt negotiations near an end, speaker boehner opened up to cbs news about opposition to the deal within his own party. >> you were unable to get your own caucus behind your bill a few days ago. do you intend to remain speaker of the house? >> i do. and when you look at the final agreement that we came to with the white house, i got 98% of what i wanted. i'm pretty happy. >> several democrats do not support president obama's debt ceiling deal. massachusetts congressman barney frank one of them. he explained his vote last night. >> tell us how you voted and why. >> well, i voted no, but let me just say preliminarily, th

and joining us now from des moines, iowa, debbie wasserman schultz, the chair of the democratic nationalwoman from south florida. congresswoman, thanks very much for coming in. >> you're welcome, thanks, wolf. >> let's talk first about this 11th circuit court of appeals decision saying that part of the president obama and democrats health care reform law is unconstitutional, the part with mandates. this is, obviously, go to the supreme court. but how much of a setback is this right now? >> well, first of all, we're very confident that we're on firm ground with the affordable care act, particularly because congress has the ability to regulate commerce. clearly, there's nothing more that affects interstate commerce more than purchasing health insurance and we know health insurance companies certainly do business across state lines. so, the ground is firm there and, keep in mind, that just a few weeks ago the sixth circuit court of appeals out of cincinnati had a different ruling, 2-1, to uphold the law. so, this is just, you know, another step in the path to what we know will be an ultimat

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. >> debbie wasserman-schultz. by the end of the night the house voted 269s-161 in favor of the debt bill. afterward kate baldwin got a rare interview with house speaker john boehner about the painful process that got us here. >> how do you feel, sir? >> i feel great. >> what do you think of the vote this evening? >> it was a strong vote, but first step in many steps yet to go. >> what do you hope the american people take, what do you think the message is for the american people tonight? >> the process works. may not be pretty, but it works. >> now, it's -- you mentioned this a few minutes ago. a debt deal nobody seems to be happy with, the left, right, middle. only hours to go before the default deadline kicks in it's a deal everybody has to live with and if it makes it through the senate today, it will get to the president's desk. joe johns joining us live from washington. 60 votes are needed today. we're trying to figure this out. a little unusual. usually you need to just have a normal majority. do we know why

debbie wasserman schultz joins us with a behind-the-scenes look. >>> more on tonight's breaking news on the debt deal. the latest, the house voted to pass the agreement reached yesterday by president obama congressional leaders. final vote, 269-161. liberal democrats for the most part and tea party republicans joining in opposition. house majority liter eric canter downplayed this. >> i feel like we accomplished a lot by passing that bill. it is the beginning of a process but we'll change it. it also, i think, sends a signal that we can work together to try to produce results and right now it's about trying to address this economy so people can get back to work. >> the bill raises the debt ceiling through the end of 2012, calling for more than $2 trillion in savings over the next decade. president obama reluctantly endorsed the compromise and said nothing publicly today. senate vote is expected around noon. earlier i talked to kentucky senator, paul reason, who plans to vote no. you plan to vote against this in the senate. you're unwilling to participate in a congressman that can pas

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joining us today. [ applause ] >> giffords closest friend in the house florida congresswoman debbie wasserman-schultzfords husband. he told her gabby felt she had to be in washington if her vote could keep america from slipping into default. >> it was just the most overwhelming, i mean, it would be hard -- my heart was -- all of our hearts were so full and you have ahad some grizzled hardened members with very hardened hearts that everybody had melted when she walked in the chamber. it was so incredible. >> by the end of the night the house voted 269 to 161 in favor of the deal. afterward kate baldwin got a rare interview with house speaker john boehner about the painful process that got us here. >> how do you feel, sir in. >> i feel great. >> what do you think of the vote this evening? >> it was a strong vote, but first step in many steps yet to go. >> what do you hope the american people take, what do you think the message is for the american people tonight? >> the process works. may not be pretty, but it works. >> you heard him. he says it works. the deal that no one seems to like. >> he was right

you see debbie wasserman-schultz there, gabrielle giffords, the arizona congresswoman who was shot in january has returned for this vote. you see jan jakowski. for this dramatic vote tonight an additional piece of breaking news, the return of the democratic congresswoman from the tucson area to the floor of the house of representatives. let's just listen for a minute. you can see the man with the short hair and glasses. this is a remarkably important vote for the country. it's also a remarkably emotional moment for this democratic congresswoman to return to the house floor for the first time as the house of representatives now has well in excess of the votes needed to pass this plan and send it on to the senate. there's the best shot you've seen right there of gabrielle giffords. she looks very different than when she served with the long flowing blonde hair. on a very important policy question, we'll get back to it, this is a remarkable human drama. shot in january, bullet passing through her head, so many months of recovery. first in arizona, then at a houston rehab center. gabby gi

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giffords' friend and colleague, congresswoman debbie wasserman schultz said she and kelly had been texting the night before. giffords had been following the debt debate and thought it was important to be there for the vote. >> i'm just so proud of her. we've been working so hard to come back, and just, you know, we knew she'd came walking in the chamber one day, and today she did. >> reporter: congresswoman giffords mouthed thank you to the crowd surrounding her. she still has more rehabilitation, and recovery, ahead. danielle nottingham, cbs news, washington. >>> returning now to the debt limit plan, and its impact on this country's currently perfect credit rating. the rating agencies are still reviewing the plan and won't decide whether to lower that aaa rating until later this month. anthony mason has more on what could happen if they do. >> reporter: it may not be enough. the debt ceiling deal calls for more than $2 trillion in spending cuts. but the agencies that grade america's debt want more. standard & poor's called for $4 trillion in cuts in its july report. otherwise the rating a

at her side, her husband, mark, and her good friend, representative debbie wasserman schultz, who spoke to diane sawyer, right after the vote last night. >> even the hardest heart, which we had a lot of hardened hearts in this debate, just melted when she walked in the door. reporter: the wonder of the moment was still fresh today. >> she was feeling very strong and proud to be there and i think was overwhelmed by the moment. >> reporter: this is the house giffords left when she was shot in the head almost seven months ago. but after watching the debt debate reach a crisis over the weekend, giffords felt compelled to come to washington n d cast her vote. she said in a statement, "i strongly believe that crossing the aisle for the good of the american people is more important than party politics. i had to be here for this vote." before this appepeance, the only pictures released were these, taken in may, just before the surgery to replace part of her skull. this time she moved somewhat insteadly, spoke slowly with her colleagues, her hair cropped close and her right hand slightly paralyz

some overcome by emotion, like her close friend and fellow democrat, debbie wasserman schultz. >> so, you know, i think she just fulfilled the hopes and dream of all her colleagues and her constituents too. >> reporter: gifford returned to congress to support a debt deal that has left the town sour and exhausted. >> then when she voted and that green light lit up next to her name indicating that she had cast her vote, it was as if to say "gabby is back." >> reporter: of course, congressman steve israel knows she isn't quite back, and won't be for some time. giffords is still undergoing intensive physical therapy in houston, after being shot in the head in a tucson rampage that killed six. so she's walking very well now. her chief of staff was at the congresswoman's side last night. >> it was a very proud moment for her. it was really the only vote that mattered since the shooting and she didn't want to miss it. >> reporter: she confirmed today that team giffords is laying the ground work for a re-election bid in 2012. so giffords can run again if she feels ready. >> pelley: thank you,

her guests will be michele bachmann and debbie wasserman-schultz, chair of the democratic national committee. you may be wondering what the iowa straw poll actually is. well, it's a fund-raiser for the iowa republican party. it looks like a county fair with music and food. the candidates buy tickets for their supporters to attend so if anything it is a test of a campaign's organization more than a candidate's ideas. rick perry joining the race tomorrow is the longest-serving governor in the nation. he won reelection last year by a wide margin. he's 61 years old, married to his childhood sweetheart and graduated from texas a&m. perry is going to have a big effect on this race, so we asked wyatt andrews to look at his record on the texas economy. >> reporter: it's his most important accomplishment, and one texas-sized claim. >> texas continues to lead the nation in job creation. >> reporter: some call this the texas miracle, but with rick perry as governor, the state has added hundreds of thousands more jobs than any state by far and in a country desperate for jobs, this issue-- and perry's cl

for the deal are doing their best to sound triumphant and for someone like congresswoman debbie wasserman schultz chairman chairwoman of the d.n.c. i let a little truth get the way of a good story she appeared on m s n b c yesterday to proclaim that the government is actually turning the economy around how are they doing it. but we're still you know we're creating jobs. each month in the private sector. really now i know you slimy statists like to use the royal we a lot but you're not the ones creating jobs in the private sector you realize that right and in case you didn't notice it's your policies that are resulting in jobs in the private sector being lost faster than even me most royal we can create them now the administration is taking heat for this white house press secretary jay carney and ironically appropriate name if there ever was one can only reply with a vision of responsibility at this point but it's been down for me what method is the prescription part of the market commentators it could be that. there's some big we're not very good session you said you're going to see what i think.

chair debbie wasserman schultz remember this famous e-mail that he fired off two or . and he said you are the most unprofessional and despicable member of the house of representatives if you have something to say to me about being a coward say it to my face otherwise show eric up focus on your own compressional district you have very good repeatedly that you are not a lady therefore shall not be afforded due respect for me. does that seem very harriet tubman like to you calling a fellow lawmaker of vile and unprofessional that actually kind of seems vile and unprofessional to me but just a few months ago the congressman angered people over his comments on being gay. when you. come on no. i mean you know like you know chocolate chip ice cream you know and then i will continue like chocolate chip ice cream on the you know so there's no worry about the change in the bill. so he says that being gay is just like picking an ice cream flavor if it were that easy now the congressman is also no fan of islam he has made several comments about muslims including getting into a pub

debbie wasserman schultz and david axelrod have been here. they're pushing their message. some of theting out vulnerabilities of the various gop candidates. they are having a really fun time with romney's comment that corporations are people too. the democrats are obviously being opportunistic here and try to get in on some of the action, but as they know, it is very difficult. they could get a sidebar story, but the main event is obviously the gop race and the straw poll. >> tamara -- tomorrow, michele bachmann is making an appearance on all five sunday morning programs. the last person to do that was ginsburg during the monica lewinsky scandal in 1998. >> if she does not do well here, she will face some tough questions about what happened. that could be uncomfortable for her. what i'm most curious about is that she is making the ginsburg circuit and then going to iowa where governor perry is making his iowa debut. she is not backing down. they will be going after similar voters, and that will be fascinating watching them go head-to-head in waterloo. >> and of course, the

will also hear from debbie wasserman schultz. democrats line. what your thoughts? >> i called on the democratic line, but i'm a registered independent. i watched c-span for years. mr. herman cain was the first time you had on the show that i thought it was time to call in. i think he has it. i think he realizes that government is of the people, by the people. he will have my support. he epitomizes my reason for being an independent. it is not about the party affiliation. is about the individual. so, mr. herman cain will have my first -- full support. >> julio joins us from iowa. >> good afternoon. this'll be a critical election. i know c-span is going to do a good job. i hope other networks do their job in terms of looking into these candidates. ron paul to me is the only man that talked about the core issue of what is really wrong with our country, and that is the private central bank known as the federal reserve. if you think herman cain is going to do the job, you have to remember he was the former president of the kansas city federal reserve. if people do their

allen west and debbie wasserman schultz. to my mind, she was saying that you wanted to vote against medicare and medicaid. he fired back that she is a vital person -- vile person. you hear these kinds of things. i do not want either side to be unaware of what one side is saying. old and, it freezes the conversation. they're not hearing what the other side is same. -- saying. it presents a problem for a well informed electorate. >> you talk about this. i want to run a clip from the rachel meadows show. let's watch that. i will get your reaction to what she does with your story. >> the short headline today is that he was fired from his job. he had to jobs and he lost one of them. he lost his job on national public radio. it said that his comments were inconsistent. purity is no longer working for national public radio. he most certainly did not lose his job at fox news. today he was given a raise at fox news as a result. fox news handed him a new three-year contract thursday morning in a deal that announced in nearly $2 millio

the democratic national committee chairman debbie wasserman schultz is scheduled to speak. republican straw poll begins at noon eastern. for the history of the straw poll and its effect on campaigns, it takes place in years without an incumbent republican president running for reelection. presidents over the -- residents or the age of 18 can vote for one of the nine candidates. texas governor rick perry says he will be running for president. we will have live coverage of his announcement. >> in a few moments, today's deadline at your calls live on "road to the white ho "washingt" wheel of a foreman how the federal deficit affects national security and foreign policy. that is just after 10:00 eastern right after a brief pro forma session of the house. in about half an hour, we will talk about the economy, the deficit, and the debt ceiling with the

we appreciate you being here to share some of that with us this morning. >> thank you. >> debbie wasserman schultz, thank you. >> for more on the return of congresswoman giffords and what it means to washington, we want to bring in cbs news chief white house correspondent nora o'donnell and bring back nancy cordes, our congressional correspondent. nora, you're next to me. we have seen about the reaction in congress. what about the white house? did the president have any idea that she was coming? >> the white house did get a heads-up. this was top secret in washington but they knew about it and the vice president was dispatched to capitol hill and able to greet gabby giffords on the floor and, clearly, everyone very happy about this because when the american people are doubting the political willpower of the people in that body, here is someone who had incredible physical willpower to will herself back to washington after a gunshot wound to the head. >> and to make that walk in there. nancy, so much talk. a plea from the president and a number of lawmakers for civility after this terrible tragedy i

one sentence on allen west and we have to go. >> what alan west said in describing debbie wasserman schultzccurate and correct. her accusations, like this name calling, like all this name calling is vial, unprofessional and despicable. and when the democrats stop it then we can have a civil discussion. >> reporter: for some people -- for some the alan west language went too far. we will leave it there. >> it did. >> reporter: we will get back to the debate again another day. christopher and chris thank you both. >> thank you. >> reporter: a deadly salmonella outbreak. we'll show you where authorities are now looking into that, plus an amazing survival story, a woman missing for days in the wilderness, and as fox cameras role her mother finds out she is alive. you will see that moment and we will talk to her grateful mother, next. >> never in a million years would i have dreamed of this happening to us. it's very surreal. diabetes testing? what else is new? you get the blood, hope it's enough, it's-- what's this? freestyle lite® blood glucose test strip. sure, i'll try it, but-- [beep] wow.

. >> we heard from debbie wasserman-schultz back then saying we own the economy, we own the beginning make sure we continue that pace of recovery, not go back to the policies of the past of the bush administration that put us in the ditch in the first place. >> she said that in june. that's a much more recent comment. here's the thing, folks. democrats and republicans have totally different viewpoints as to how to fix this problem. so for the most part and i'm simplifying, democrats believe in more regulation and more stimulus money. put more money into the situation. republicans agree for the most part businesses should be able to operate without so many regulations. many people are saying what could the president actually do? he could get rid of some of the regulations that he put in place and a lot of people are saying that obama care is what's causing the uncertainty in the marketplace. >> that's why jay caffer has got lot of air play. we know he goes to fundraisers but what's he doing? jay, come on. >> don't ask me that. >> what's he doing? >> just relax a little bit and charles

he owns the economy according to david plouffe and debbie wasserman schultz. we are going to blame the tsunami, arab spring, job. maybe we should stop blaming the fact that he spends more than he takes in and he doesn't understand how to unleash the economic -- >> whoa, whoa, whoa! >> sean: four trillion in obama debt. >> before president obama became the president, when all we had were the bush policies, the congressional budget office said, we're going to have 1.3 trillion dollar a year deficits based on just how the economy is doing. that was without any policies from president obama >> sean: one trillion dollar stimulus. this year's deficit 1.-- >> sean over three years, come on! >> sean: way. this year's deficit is 1.65 trillion. >> and we're trying to get out of the worst downturn of our lifetimes. >> sean: for three years? >> yes. i'm out at this fed conference where there are all of these international economic officials, from other countries. the consensus of the international arena is that in the data when countries come out of deep financial crises

nancy pelosi and debbie wasserman schultz kept it a state secret.o turn in to a wonderful absolute surprise considering all that has gone on in terms of partisanship. >> the headline of has been giffords returns, not the house of representatives just passed the biggest definite reduction package in history over a lot of democratic opposition. who knew this was going to happen and did they know it was going to bigger news than the vote count in the

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