marriage, higher taxes on the rich, want to preserve medicare at all costs, but i want to show you a gallup poll from the past summer. found that 46% of americans say that they are actually conservative on economic issues. 32% say they are moderate and just 20% say they are liberal on economic issues. when it comes to social issues, 38% say they are conservative and 31% moderate and 28% liberal and these are the numbers. has america really become as liberal as some democrats would like to believe, and is this evidence to the contrary? >> i think have you to look closer at the issues. when people put themselves into a category as progressive or

president, a new gallup poll shows that americans are paying attention, in a remarkable way.ith some detail and some very specific interest. in fact, when asked to name of most important problem facing the united states in most present gallup poll, let's look at this. this is important as the president prepares to speak to the nation tomorrow on one issue. 21% say that most important problem facings country was the economy. 21%. 20% said the deficit. 20%. 18% said dissatisfaction with the government overall. that number seemed low to me by the way. 16% said the greatest problem is unemployment that number colates closely to those unemployed, including those who have given up looking for work. 5% said just the lack of money is the number one problem. as they see it by the way, 4%, 4%, said gun control. this is where you are mr. president. this is where you are. and it appears president obama is being reckless with at 4r50e69 two oat leastthose issue remain out of work. two press briefings on gun control, well, let's see what happens. >> the gun control debate, the empireious p

. >> jon: there was a lot of polling out this week, cal, not often noticed among it was the gallup poll approval of the n.r.a. and the president. >> the media always turned to government as a first resource instead of a last resort. we have more laws on the books regarding guns than ever now, especially in chicago where over 500 people were murdered in 2012. why isn't the president out there in chicago? the answer is not more legislation, it ends up in the homes of fatherless children and the media there's no republican they can turn into the devil, are now going after the nra. they never talk about the law abide be citizens of the country who are not breaking the law and the more laws you pass are not upon people who want to break the law to suddenly become law abiding. >> jon: what about the theaterics at that news conference, putting those kids on the stage behind him. rich lawrie, an occasional guest on this program wrote in the national review, barack obama set a new standard for stupidly exploittative white house events. >> i think that's really an unfair criticism. it was childre

a gallup poll taken after newtown says 58% are tougher on gun sales. up 15 points from 2011 and nearly 2/3, 62% say it's time to ban high capacity ammunition magazines, the kinds often used in mass killings. all of this talk of gun restrictions meant banged up business at second amendment sports in tucson. >> because of the word banned on the political side we're seeing more of that fear purchasing. >> reporter: andy stopped in to buy his wife a handgun. >> people are going to be passionate about their weapons and the second amendment. >> reporter: the white house is preparing its strategy to address gun violence which is expected to include a push for background checks on almost all gun purchases, reinstatement of the assault weapons ban and stronger penalties for gun traffickers. among the groups invited to meet, the national rifle association. >> you want one more law on top of 20,000 laws, when most of the federal gun laws we don't even enforce. >> we have to just keep the talk going. >> reporter: sarah brady, who led the fight for handgun control

she leaves her post as the most admired woman in the world, and the gallup poll for the 11th year in a row. today, hillary clinton was under fire, and at times fired back. nbc's andrea mitchell in our washington newsroom with the story tonight. andrea, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. this was hillary clinton's final testimony to congress. first in the senate, then in the house. it was not the way she wanted to end this chapter of her career. four months after the benghazi attack, committees in both chambers wanted to know what did she know and when did she know it? after a fall, a concussion and a blood clot, hillary clinton showed rare public emotion, reflecting the toll benghazi has taken on her. >> for me, this is not just a matter of policy, it's personal. i stood next to president obama as the marines carried those flag-draped caskets off the plane at andrews. i put my arms around the mothers and fathers, the sisters and brothers, the sons and daughters and the wives left alone to raise their children. >> reporter: she said she takes responsibility for what happe

host: i want to show you some of the numbers from the recently released gallup poll. they ask americans support for establishing term limits for federal lawmakers. suppose on election day you could vote for key issues as well as candidates. or againstote for the number of terms congress and senate can serve? nationally among adults those voting for term limits are in the 75% range. those who say they would vote against term limits, 21%. those who had no opinion, 5%. breaking it down among political parties, republicans, those voting for, who say they would vote for term limits, 82% of republicans questioned in this gallup poll, 82% say they would vote for term limits. 15% say they would vote against. 3% say they have no opinion. independence, 79% say they would vote for term limits. 17% say they would vote against. 4% say they have no opinion. and among democrats, 65% say that they would vote for term limits. 29% say they would vote against. 5% say they have no opinion. again, if you have an opinion and you'd like to share it with our c-span audience and the rest of t

plus, a new gallup poll shows that many americans think the best days of this country is behind us. >> what's behind that. >> well, the new year means new decisions for companies facing higher costs under the health care law. full effects will not be felt until 2014 and many businesses are looking at options and decisions whether they're going to cover the employees, pay the penalties, here to walk through it is lou dobbs, host of lou dobbs on the fox business network, lou, they've got 12 months, if they don't have insurance programs in place, people with more than 50 employees have to get them and companies with bigger companies and health insurance, are they going to keep them in place, kick people off the rolls and it's cheaper to pay the penalty of 2 to 3 grand? where is this likely to go? >> according to a number of is your have i, including one from mckenzie, foremost in the country, another by price waterhouse, at least 53% of the companies, the more they find out about what obamacare represents, are making the decision to eliminate the employee-sponsored insurance program. and

. >> according to a recent gallup poll, there are growing concerns about washington's ability to balance the budget. 20% say the federal deficit is now the most important issue facing the nation. 18% say they are dissatisfied with the government. what's amazing is that people are now more concerned with the deficit and our dysfunctional government than they are with unemployment. the first time since 2009. >>> there's a troubling new statistic from the department of defense involving u.s. service members. the number of suicides in the military surged to a record high of 349 last year. that's according to the associated press. that exceeds the 295 americans who died fighting in afghanistan in 2012. >>> the military has launched a number of new programs to improve mental health services and increase awareness of the problem which the pentagon has now labeled an epidemic. >>> there's an unlikely voice entering the obesity debate. with local governments considering measures similar to mayor bloomberg's crackdown on large sugary drinks in new york city, soda giant coca-cola now stepping into

electoral college make it that much harder for you to occupy the oval office this is all according to a gallup poll released on the eighteenth day of january two thousand and thirteen plus just recently americans ranked cockroaches or whites and even brussels sprouts as more popular than you so basically congress you suck truly yours the majority of your constituents so let's keep it rolling and let's break the set. a little. you tell her she's going to be like her. have you ever stopped to think about how the first world and be able to maintain its status of being on top while the third world is constantly at the bottom or goes beyond innovation and technology what if i were to tell you this world order.

named in a gallup poll today as the world's most admired woman. for the 11th year in a row. widely viewed as the democratic front runner in 2016, if she chooses to run. now grounded at a new york hospital. her spokesman says for a blood clot found during a follow-up exam sunday. clinton has not been seen publicly since december 7th when she picked up a stomach virus, on a whirlwind trip, leading to dehydration, a fall, and a concussion. now resulting, her aide says, in a blood clot. clinton was still recovering last week when the president nominated john kerry to succeed her. >> over the last four years, hillary has been everywhere, both in terms of travel, seen her represent america in more countries than any secretary of state, and through her tireless work to restore our global leadership. and she is looking forward to getting back to work. >> reporter: this is not clinton's first experience with a blood clot. in 1998 as first lady, she had a blood clot behind her knee, also treated with blood thinners. this time she has been out of the office for three weeks, working fro

the latest gallup poll has you at 9%. mitt romney is at 39%. >> wait, wait, wait.hat you're looking for are delegates. and we're doing quite well. o. >> let's see how well you're doing. mitt romney, 568 delegates. ron paul, 71. >> okay, what about the state where is they're still working through the process, which is most of them. you know, whether -- you know, whether it's up maine. we're doing well in the state of washington. eelntown ad inththings tco3letesot'watoso che o meaid,oms eyesot'watoso you didn't care. you still got your fees. or you made a ton of money, but quite a few of the companies have failed. a lot of people lost their jobs, livelihood, lost money. with to me, the key question is, do you know instinctively from your recollections how many of those companies that you went into would have failed any way if you hadn't. >> there's no question that a number of place where is we went in and invested, we were investing in an enterprise that was in trouble. that where the future was very much in doubt for it. we invested in one business, i think it lost

the latest gallup poll has you at 9%. mitt romney is at 39%. >> wait, wait, wait. what you're looking for are delegates. and we're doing quite well. >> let's see how well you're doing. mitt romney, 568 delegates. ron paul, 71. >> okay, what about the state where is they're still working through the process, which is most of them. you know, whether -- you know, whether it's up maine. we're doing well in the state of washington. and north dakota. excellent now in nevada. and even missouri the other day, some really good news came out there for us. through the process, our people in the right places and they're doing the things to become a delegate. so it's way too soon for you to write anybody off. besides, just because somebody is in second or third place, there's a race going on. what if mitt romney isn't the best person? >> people have tried to portray you as a kind of ruthless money machine who same failed, some succeeded. you didn't care. you still got your fees. or you made a ton of money, but quite a few of the companies have failed. a lot of people lost their

be seated for decades but americans are starting to see through this charade according to a new gallup poll seventy five percent of people say that if given the chance they would vote for term limits in congress limiting the number of times officials could be elected for more more than six in ten americans say that they would completely abolish the electoral college so the talk is about the game being completely rigged campaign finance laws and the issues flying under congress is rare i'm joined by former congressional candidate liberty activists and journalists david seaman what's going on and thanks for coming on great to see you good to see you again so david last year we talked about your congressional run we're all excited about it you're just with drew you made a public statement why a very eloquent explanation talk about it i think the system as it exists right now is completely broken and hopefully it won't be like that forever hopefully it will fall to a point where independent voices and young people can get into the system but it's not there right now the campaign finance laws ar

up but americans are equally dissatisfied with congress and with corporations in there is a new gallup poll that was put out that says sixty four percent of americans are dissatisfied with congress and only sixty five percent were dissatisfied with corporations now obviously republicans and democrats have different opinions about this but how does the government and corporations that practically become synonymous in many americans minds and they object that question a. we're going to get just seems opinion looks like we have a little bit of issues. are they synonymous sure so there's been a huge amount of dissatisfaction of the american public with both congress and the financial services industry and i think part of that is because you've seen a huge revolving door in washington between wall street the big banks and politics and you have huge interest lobbying interests where basically a lot of lobbyists write the bills for for washington so there isn't there isn't much difference between between the two and i think that's something that's been reflected especially as as people become diss

electoral college make it that much harder for you to occupy the oval office this is all according to a gallup poll released on the eighteenth day of january two thousand and thirteen plus just recently americans ranked cockroaches all whites and even brussels sprouts as more popular than you so basically congress you suck truly yours the majority of your constituents so let's keep it rolling and let's break the set. of the lucky one of the future she's going to be like i'm drunk. have you ever stopped to think about how the first world of able to maintain its status of being on top of the third world is constantly at the bottom or goes beyond innovation and technology what if i were to tell you this world order is in fact covertly manufactured by corporations and governments that feed off the demise of these countries exactly what my next guest has revealed in his tell all book called confessions of an economic hit man so now to talk about his experience as an economic hit man making the rich richer the poor poorer and the grave implications that follow i'm joined by the author himself economist j

for the fifth year in a row now, president obama has topped gallup's poll for most admired man.n second. and secretary of state hillary clinton the most admired woman. first lady michelle obama came in second. >>> and finally tonight, a quote. a corporate mea culpa from amazon.com saying, we want to apop gist. amazon runs the servers that put netflix offline and those servers crashed one week ago on christmas eve for nearly 20 hours, leaving tens of millions of people on the christmas holiday with no movies. amazon and netflix both working tonight to prevent a repeat performance on new year's. >>> and when we come back here on the broadcast tonight on this new year's eve, we knew about the ball dropping, obviously, but there's something about the confetti we did not know. when we come back. doctor doing your job, hello.... so why are you doing hers? only your doctor can determine if your persistent heartburn is actually something more serious, like acid reflux disease. over time, stomach acid can damage the lining of your esophagus. for many, prescription nexium not only provide

pit bull just still be able to easily buy a gun without a background check but according to a new gallup poll only eight percent of our nation agrees with the n.r.a. in opposing universal background checks to put that in perspective more people approve of congress polygamy and human cloning than agree with the n.r.a. on background check issues yet it was wayne la pierre again saying the universal background checks are a bad idea and getting promptly shut down by senator dick durbin. my problem with back background checks is you're never going to get criminals to go through universal background checks i mean they're. all the law abiding people you'll create enormous federal bureaucracy. unfunded the student appear that's the point the criminals will go to purchase the guns because they'll be a background check will stop them from the original purchase you missed the point completely going to think it's basic center i think you missed. after today's display from wayne la pierre and the n.r.a. my question is this why was he even at the hearing this is an organization that does disagrees with mos

a gallup poll says the secretary of state is the 2012 most admired woman in the world.ext the bad, a list has been released of the most annoying phrases of 2012. included on the list, fiscal cliff, spoiler alert. i have not said yolo, the acronym meaning you only live once. the ugly: over 200 p

that is the gallup poll, and it does get worse. recall that in december 2011 the 100th of congress in days in the debt ceiling debacle, i was just talking about. the fact of the matter is, that debacle resulted in the first-ever downgrade of this country's credit rating. just a reminder, in three weeks surrounding that fight the dow jones industrials lost, are you ready, 2,000 points on the dow. now, the republicans to attempted to do that again because it would make a point that the president, i'm begging right now, i'm begging you, come up with a different way to make your point and to seize the moment and prevail. be innovative, clever, creative, but don't mess with the debt ceiling. i'm telling -- begging you. to summarize, the legacy is nothing, zero, not. and let it please, there is something of a flashy morning for the 113th congress. please, be wise, careful, thoughtful before we head into another debt ceiling debate which history has taught all of us that you will lose in just about two months. please, be creative, thought

i want people to take a look at this new gallup poll. ocate for gun safety, do you think that congress, particularly the republicans are going to look at the polls and actually pass something meaningful? >> i hope so. you know, i mean this was actually the first thing i spoke out on. i came here from michigan your former state and i have only been here two months and this was the first thing i spoke out on. and there was a huge response across all party lines, and the response across the faith community has been across the party lines. there is a huge number of republicans and democrats that support these things. now as it's beginning to line up, it seems to be that only the democrats are really lining up in favor of the gun control, so i'm hoping question bring some republicans in, because i know rank and file republicans believe as strongly about this as democrats do. >> jennifer:? fact there has been outreach by the president to the faith community. will the faith community be part of this organizing for action to help persuade the oth

new gallup poll, obama turns out is more polarizing than bush. >> eric: get out!greg: hard to believe. average of 86% of democrats and 10% of republicans approve of the job barack obama did as president. 76%-point gap that ties george w. bush's fourth year as the polarized year in gallup record. >> this made me feel good when i read it. i thought, you know what? you can't blame president obama. media gets him a pass. he will take it. that is how he operates. they haven't done their job but you can't fool the electorate. when you ask him what he has done often time the left think people are naive and they pool the wool over their eyes. this shows that you can't. they go you know what? not that big o a uniter. >> bob: if you look pew research did poll on the inaugural address. every issue he raised, big majority of the american people agreed with it. this is not one of those things he is so far behind of the american people. the pew -- they took -- >> dana: it's lik we will never be against letting poor people to starve to death and eat cat foot. we agree with that.

according to the most recent gallup poll, 21 percent of americans said the number one issue is this economy say it is the deficit 18 percent say it is dissatisfaction with this government. 16 percent acknowledged that the unemployment is still a major problem in this country. gun-control, immigration, it doesn't even come close to the top five. americans believe i the greatest issues to resolve. guess what the president, his priorities are as we begin a new term for this president. it could make for more cheeriness. mr. president, we all wish you a successful second term, but we have the address the priorities of the american citizens and not the priorities that you have set for so far. at the inauguration to you and to all this. the fo stamp challenge and america's welfare state. can a family of four eat healthy on food stamps? coupon on stephanie nelson joins us, and she says find out. obama's homeland security department making a decision on the tsa body scanners, and it is a body blow to the former bush homeland security director. why does the left keep talking about a gun problem? we h

are a new gallup poll found 06% would vote to strength bans on assault weapons. >> to legally possesseapon, no weapon is taken from anyone. the purpose is to dry up the supply of these weapons over time. >> jennifer: so her new legislation also includes a ban on magazines with more than ten rounds of ammunition. then in other news from washington the senate failed to reach a deal on reforming the filibuster. these stories might be interchanged at some point because it's the tactic the filibuster is that allows one or more senators to delay or prevent a vote entirely on legislation. once upon a time it was very rarely used procedure and now the filibuster has become a favorite weapon of senate republicans who have been in the minority since 2007. in congress there was 115 filibusters in the 1950s congress averaged an one filibuster a term. coming to discuss those stories is karl frisch and joining us from cleveland ohio is dr. jason johnson. welcome to you both inside "the war room." >> glad to be here. >> thanks, governor. >> jennifer: let me start with you, karl, why weren't they abl

. ♪ gerri: there is a new gallup poll that shows half of the country feels that our best years are behindcountry. you agree or are you weary and wary? here is what some of your posting on my facebook page. with the current leaders in the entitlement mentality, it could be unless we see another ronald reagan or even a bill clinton. we have lost not on our financial compass, but our moral compass. i don't hold a lot of hope right now. way behind, and they're not closer than they appear in the rearview mirror. my goodness. come on. we just talked to diana petronas, very optimistic about the future. we asked on gerriwillis.com. 84 percent of use of america's best years behind us. i cannot sign-on. this is where we part company. be sure to log on to gerriwillis.com from my question every we take

according to a new gallup poll, we are as bummed about the state of the nation as we have been in threeades. as few as four in 10 are rating it on a scale of 1-10. the lowest since 1979. like wide, the americans are the least upbeat of where the country will be this five years since jimmy carter's presidency in the early 1930s. discuss, lets', the, in. >> lightning roooooouuuunnnnddd. lightning round. >> how could we be less happy when they didn't even have cars? >> there were no cars. >> i think everybody -- the expectation they would be invented -- >> the whole thing is about promise and hope. >> it is about hope. everyone is hopeful as you can see from this study. the one thing i got out of this was that gal lop had nothing but utter contempt for the people. if you read the question they said "we would like to you imagine a ladder with steps." the lowest is 0 and the top is 10. tell me the number of steps in which the united states stands at the present time. that was the actual question. the whole thing should be thrown out based on that. it is ridiculous. >> it is ladderous. what i