john: you agree there were biased? at i noticed, people never colain about the officiating -- officiati when they think they're i want. >> i think he won all of them. >> put him in room and see how your guy does. if you like the way it came out, oh, my god. unfair. why don't we just put them out there without moderators. i think that would be fine, too. >> what is the challenge that the president faces in actually trying to cut government programs? whis it so hard for any president to cut government programs? >> well, the political reality is that every one of those programs as a constituency that is served by it. and so there is a reason it was there in the first place. people posted in and got it done through congress. so anytime you want to cut somebody loves every last one of them. john: thank you, ann coulter, ellis henican. [applause] john: my job to educate people about how we are going broke, and we have to cut. they have not done a good enough job. coming up, what i wish president obama would say. ♪ [applause]

john: you were on fire. you sold that. >> i get fired up the future of the state is at stake it is better use of an asset to at y s underperforming. john: now are private foreign company is more efficient? >> we distrust business, labor and government. we got rid of almost all monopolies because they overcharge and underserved. they had every incentive to put it more lanes, told -- tolls and to keep the traffic moving faster. >> people will drive another road. they had the positive incentive. john: even after words it was not popular. 60% said it is of bad idea. we are repairing bridges the only building movement infrastructure not costing taxpayers one nickel. john: use find the right to work bill? >> that means it is the workers' decision to pay dues to the and as a condition of work. >> i was forced at abc. york is forced but i would think that would be popular. >> about 70% that was fair. john: you did not push it. >> we had to see an opening. but the main point* the government should have is the creation

my favorite part was the oh, how dare you response. johnhow dare you attack the military. >> how dare you; right? he did that on a battleship. i mean, it was patriotic. we accomplished a goal. john: you're on television, saying how you feel and what the truth is, but when you did this spin, did you feel dirty? >> sometimes -- i wouldn't say "dirty," but i think i felt confined, and when i left politics and i left being a spokesperson for governors and senators and members of congress, i said, i'm just going to speak for myself now, and it's much more freeing to be able to explain your own views. john: not that you're cleaner now -- >> just more freeing that you can say whatever you want to say when you want to say it. i would never be mired by either party's positions, and i hope to do that every day here on this network. john: thank you, andrea. i hope you do. so politicians, to avoid having to deal with the likes of andrea, try to stick to the script saying the same things over and over. >> we're in an economy that's built to list. >> an

john: you were a junior when obama was elected? >> it was light a little of the colt it happened across the nation. john: not just the attitude but there are actual space -- speech restriction red light, yellow light and this university was demoted? >> to policies unc maintains which is sexual-harassment if you attended college and other than unc it bans all sexually explicit jokes. john: david, you have a copy what did you find? >> sexually explicit jokes jokes, books, it is different -- difficult to control how you look at someone. policy in the residence halls to avoid using the returners spoken word in the way that offends. that is a rage asleep fraud. a picture of mitt romney would offend 70%. [laughter] john: you may not explicitly or implicitly asked for sex. john: then how do you get there? [laughter] is it automatically rate? >> these policies are not well thought out. this is what you get to with bureaucracies. john: we will not use the overheard freshman. >> we want gender inclusive? >> does that mean frosh? >> first year

it's not fun. >> john: do they yell at you? e, walk out. >> john: but they all do because practice builds confidence. confident guy wins. >> confidence and not competence often wins and so does looks. that next. - hi, i'm halle berry, and as a new mom, i can tell you that childhood is a magical time. but for children with diabetes, life is not quite so carefree. the barbara davis center for childhood diabetes is fighting hard to find a cure. know the signs: irritability, excessive urination, weight loss. if you have any of these signs, please call your doctor. early detection can save your life. give to save lives and reach for the cure. call now or log on to childrensdiabetesfoundation.org. >>. >> john: people complain that political campaigns are too shallow. why don't they talk more about the important issues? well, its good reason. >> oh, my gosh. how can i not know this? >> who is this? >> i have no idea. [ laughter ] >> john: these are all these get out the vote campaigns. >> get out and voted. >> john: i don't want everyo

explain why it you talk about. john: defined benefit mean the politicians defined the benefit this is what we py the teachers. >> the rerement income and guarantee benefit until you die. john: we promise. as opposed to? >> typically called 401(k). you define the money in the account to have tord the retirement and build up over time. then the taxpayer liability ends. john: not like so secured year medicare, it is real money. money in your account. not subject to the whimof politicians. the other is the promise. and a good chance the money will not be there. >> hot air i a risk because courts state audacious a is guaranteed but then the taxpayer has to make it up. because of the obligation that has not been followed through. john: rhode island made a change and can workers get mad? >> there is concerned unless we make changes the system will go bankrupt andhe new people could bankrupt the system. we have to keep promises to the defined benefit giving a choice. john: in utah the pension system was in such good shape you j

john: thank you. k around. the audience would like to question you. coming up, we will talk to the guy in charge of welfare in my town. [applause] ♪ [applause] john: this show supports limited government. the reason that many in government will not appear on this program. i was surprised to get this e-mail. i have admired your reporting, and if you ever want to talk to someone with experience running government social service programs i would be happy. that came from the boss of a big piece of the welfare state, the new york city human resources administration. the rich array employs 15,000 people who give benefits to my neighbors, food stamps, home care, job centers and someone, commissioner robert door runs the office. so welcome, commissioner. i appreciate you coming on my show. >> thank you for having me. john: i admire you for trying, but my assumption is that your -- [applause] john: you have 15,000 employees. i assume they want to help people and they direct the jobs, but teen years and their ci

have a great week and we'll see you next fox news sunday. >> john: winning the presidency, what does it take? a strong debate? >> it's the theater of politics and trying to get people come into the theater and see if they like it. >> you have to see the campaigns in the lens of the camera. >> campaigns are made of moments that everybody remembers. >> the difference between a hockey mom and pig, lipstick. >> and they would like to forget. >> education and what is the third one there? >> john: we take you behind the scenes. we'll show you what they don't like to talk about. >> the lying is okay in politics? winning the presidency. ♪ ♪ >> john: when it comes to winning the presidency, i'd like to think that the choice is about whose ideas are better but when you talk to people behind the scenes they talk about moments. >> there are a series of moments and that's what matters. >> john: remember the scream? howard dean led john kerry in early polls but then he tried to rally the troops. >> we're going to california, texas and new york. >> john: people in the room sounded like a normal rall

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i appreciate you coming on my show. >> thank you for having me. johnmire you for trying, but my assumption is that your -- [applause] john: you have 15,000 employees. i assume they want to help people and they direct the jobs, but teen years and their civil servants just going through the motions. you can't fire the bad ones. >> we have something called jobs data. we call our said directors of a monthly basis and ask them how they're doing getting people to work. we set a goal. 85,000 last year. we did it in there on track to do it this year. john: placements meeting. >> getting employment. john: it does not need -- >> not everybody steps up and we have people who this is -- program to assist people. we stress work and require it. john: have your 15,000 employees , can you fire bad ones? without going through an unbelievable who. >> a civil service rules a new yorker difficult. you have people that are not doing exactly what you want. i would knowledge that the mob by and large it's our employees do a good job and believed, welfare policies, the most c

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john: thank you.d add that you are not just in this for the money. you are libertarian who along with john mackey and others, you just want to prove that this works. >> i actually came. i used to think that the government was the solution and market was the problem and then i learned economics. at one. markets create jobs. capitalism creates jobs. people are poor. they don't have jobs. very simple. create a properly structured free-market system with a good rule of law, secure property rights and economic freedom entrepreneurs create hundreds of thousands and millions, ultimately billions of jobs. that is the best way to create global peace and prosperity. and a passionate believer in the human humanity, and want to create peace and prosperity globally. very simple. give peace a chance. let us create millions of jobs. john: thank you. [applause] coming up for, it's your turn. the audience is firm. also, the ultimate result of the opposite of free cities. this happy couple used capital one venture mile

can you take some calls? >> sure. >> johnink progress editor in chief with judd legum. that's 1-866-55-press. i want to talk to you about barack obama and i want to talk to you about paul ryan and an this debate with joe biden. that may be the most interesting debate of the entire season. taking your calls. this is the "bill press show." >> announcer: on your raidee and on current tv, this is the "bill press show." >> on my next show, i'll talk to fashion icon stacy london. now, i have to figure out what not to wear, for the host of what not to wear. septic disasters are disgusting and costly, but avoidable. the rid-x septic subscriber program helps prevent backups by sending you monthly doses right to your door so you will never forget to maintain your system. sign up at rid-x.com. >>i jump out of my skin at people when i'm upset. do you share the sense of this corruption based on corruption based on corruption. >>i think that's an understatement, eliot. u>> i'm not prone tot. understatement, so explain to me why that is. i

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>> thank you, john.hen we come back, a different take on what really helps poor people. >> we want more prosperity, and not just for us, but people all over the wor who are poor. we have to stand up fo the free enterprise system. >> greed is a nasty word. people talk about today's greed, t, come on, people have always been greedy. greed's a constant. beauty of a free market is it harnesses green. the way to get rich in a free market is serve customers well. i think that makes the market moral. maybe i shouldn't use the word "greed," but call it "enlightened self-interest". people who have done more than anyone to explain how capitalism are moral are steve forbes, author of "freedom manifesto: why free markets are mal and big government suspect," and author brooks of the american enterprise institute. author, you made a video to expln the morality of free enterprise, viewed 100,000 times on youtube. before we talk about greed, let's play a part of the video. >> since 1970, the worst poverty in the world,

>> thank you, john.hen we come back, a different take on what really helps poor people. >> we want more prosperity, and not just for us, but people all over the world who are poor. we have to stand up for the free enterprise system. 4g lte is the fastest. so, which supeast 4g lte service would yochoose, based on this chart ? don't rush into it, i'm not looking for the fastest answer. obviously verizon. okay, i have a different chart. going that way, does that make a difference ? look at verizon. it's so much more than the other ones. so what if we just changed the format altogether ? isn't that the exact same thing ? it's pretty clear. still sticking with verizon. verin. more 4g lte coverage than all other networks combined. >> greed is a nasty word. people talk about today's greed but, come on, people have always been greedy. greed's a constant. beauty of a free market is it harnesses green. the way to get rich in a free market is serve customers well. i think thatmakes the market mol. maybe i shouldn't

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we really don't have a choice now that these viper teams are expanding all across the nation but john you took this to the supreme court talk about what happened i mean you tried to bring it to the supreme court rather talk about what happened sure so i filed my original suit against the t.s.a. almost two years ago now asking for a trial over there constitutionality and the government has apparently successfully argued that it can't take place in a court that has. jury trial or witness stand or discovery or any of the nice safeguards that our legal system gets us instead the t.s.a. has argued that i have to bring my case in the court of appeals that's what i appealed up to the supreme court you know the proper venue to bring the action in the supreme court doesn't want to hear it why does it they don't want to hear i mean they're obviously they they don't work john. and there it is agree to citation our civil rights it's a big problem and it's not even just the t.s.a. issue it's the issue of whether or not we have the right to a real trial when the government invades our rights you know i

mean when you said you misspoke -- >> eliot: the question reads well sounds good, but then you cede the floor. >> john needs to say, who were you lying to? >> eliot: i think you use it but you don't turn it to a question use it and make your argument and then force him to be left with it as you change the topic to something else. >> jennifer: but i think the point that john is making about the next morning -- it wasn't just an off the cuff statement. he defended it. and that would be how you get into it. you said this 47%, then later you said you were mistaken and then next day you doubled down and all of the republicans followed you down the rabbit hole. >> john: uh-huh. >> eliot: definition of a political gaffe, you tell the truth when you don't mean to. we're 13 minutes away from the rumble stick with us, we'll be right back. of the presidential debate. with unrivaled analysis and commentary. >> you're going to hear that used as a major talking point. (vo) the only network with real-time reaction straight from the campaigns and from viewers like you. >> now that's politially direct. >>start the nig

we know if you could privatize certain things -- john makes a point. there are five cities in the state of california that have gone bust. you can't just keep making this up. this is a solution a good solution for the workers a good solution for the cities, a good solution forhe taxpayer. >> i say we take the buyout and go live in bermuda. >> come join me. >> it's a one thingoth presidential candidates agree on more government job traing programs. who should pick up the b? xpayers or the companies looking to fil those positions? plus nearly half of the money states got in a housing rescu plan not going to rescue homeowners. why isomeone provide job training. >> we're going to make sure people have the skills to success. >> retrain workers for workers to get retrained. for the bs that are out there right now. >> fixing or our training programs for workers. >> what do you know, president obama and governor mitt romney actually agr on something. both say america needs mo government job training programs. something private companies are cutting back on. joh

but, john, you actlly say it is good news? >> i think it is. you have to stop somewhere, much to the dismay of my friend, tobin, a lot of people moving in with their parents are doing it for one major reason, to se money which is now a lost artn america, thanks to se of the federal policies we have. there is no incentive to save money and secondarily, when those people areoving back in, they are fixing up the basements and painting the rooms and buying wallpaperer and rugs and we have to start somewhere, buying durable goods,iring a handy man and paint company and these are the building bcks to getting a new president and back on track. >> what ds are you talking about? i've never seen a kid buy a new rug. >> for the 27-year-old kids. they are not -- they are coming home to save up. >> and that is what it is. mom and dad again. jonas, go ahead. >> these kids... >> they aren't doing a lot of me renovations in the sement. i'll say there's a big issue and that is at, i don't think either candidate or president is dressing it, theseids are coming ou

john grisham. (cheers and applause) hey, good to see you, john! thank you for coming back! all right.ood to see you again. it's been about five years. how many books have you cranked out in those last five years. >> at least 12. >> stephen: 12 books? you and stephen king, do you have a contest going on or something like that? who can -- do you ever call him up and go "4,500 words today beyoch." >> no, but he'll call me up and say this is 48, you only have 30. but he got published earlier than i did. >> stephen: would you go back to being a lawyer? >> never. >> stephen: why not? >> i was starving. >> stephen: you must have sucked as a lawyer! (laughter) >> i had a lot of clients in prison. >> stephen: okay, this is one of the things i don't like about you, okay? you've got a new book here called "racketeer" all right? sure it's a great book. >> it's brilliant. (laughter) >> stephen: the dust cover is gripping so far. but in a lot of your books it's like these things are trojan horses to get me to like these liberal causes like homelessness or the death penalty and a lot of times the ba

. >> john, you work with high school kids all the time. what do you think? >> i'm learning how to sew right knew in bermuda. yeah, i work with high school -- >> that's not a joke, somebody's going to hear that and go out and learn. that's what america's all about. >> sewing in bermuda. the next industry. >> it's the next hot outsourced industry. i work with high school kids every day. i tell them you have to get a degree that matters. we're losing jobs in te united states not because of competitiveness but the peck engineers in china, they have the ability to get a workforce. we're losing that. we're having kids getting worthless liberal arts and political science degrees when they aren't trained to do anything. >> math and science and engineering. >> outsource over the next decade because we don't have people in techs. >> jonathan. >> pushing kids is forced. i'm against pushing anyone. that's not government's role. if there's a job it needs training for, le the company who has the job do the training. >> oh, jonathan. >> no. >> oh what? >> wait. he doesn't

we know if you could privatize certain things -- john makes a point. there are five cities in the state of california that have gone bust. you can't just keep making this up. this is a solution, a good solution for the workers, a good solution for the cities, a good solution for the taxpayer. >> i say we take the buyout and go live in bermuda. >> come join me. >> it's a one thing both presidential candidates agree on. more government job training programs. who should pick up the tab? taxpayers or the companies looking to fill those positions? plus nearly half of the money states got in a housing rescue plan not going to rescue homeowners. why is someone here sayings that's just great? and his new m twongs -- cook what you love, and save your money. joe doesn't know it yet, but he'll wk his way up from busser to waiter to chef before opening a restaurant specializing in fish and me from the great northwest. he'll start investing early, he'll find some good people to help guide him, nd he'll set money aside from his first day of work to his last, which is

john, you say there are serious problems here. hem, smirking about them doesn't help them either. >> no, tha you for having me back by the way, neil, and absolutely, this is not the time for anybody to be smiling frankly, if you look into the eyes of the average person across the nation, they are doing anything but smiling. and with good reason. you know, they are uncertain, they are frankly scared about what tomorrow will bring. we get taxed on regulation upon mandate, upon lawsuit, they have good reason to be doing anything but smiling. they would like to, but they are terrified. >> maybe you could explain to me between -- for lack of a better word, average americans and their basses. average americans depending on the survey are feeling a tad more confident. not a lot more, but a little bit. their bosses are not feeling that way so much. i always worry about that. because if i'm happy and my boss is not happy, then i'm not too happy. >> yes, that uncertainty continues to ripple out. we have done surveys. our weekly survey in sep

mary in illinois, you are on with john. hi, mary. >> caller: hi how are you, steph? doing that himself. when obama looked at him like he was from mars i got the biggest kick about of him. and he really proved himself by not losing his cool. i admire the strength and fort tuesday that obama has. >> stephanie: yeah john the fact that he pre-emptively basically called the president a liar -- >> yeah, after calling his own sons liars. >> stephanie: yeah but as the smoke has cleared paul krugman wrote about this and said basically everything mitt romney said was a lie, and basically everything the president said was true. >> the question is what decides debates? words and facts or tone? the president was more academic and professoral. it turns out obama really won the debate when you look at the substance. >> stephanie: yeah, again, speaking of facts and numbers with these unemployment numbers coming out today, don't you think that even neutralizes what happened at the debate. >> oh completely. having mitt go on sean hannity and said i didn't mean what i said about the 47

you work for obama? >> i'll see what happens going forward. too early to tell, john. >> really. >> absolutely. i've been a democrat all my life. >> what do you think? >> the first half-hour they talked about romney's tax cut plan which he cobbled together during the primaries, and he denied that it's going to cost $5 trillion over the next few years but it is going to tax the middle class more than the wealthy, according to the tax center, by $2,000 per household. on the clinton question, the clinton question, romney showed, like bill clinton energized the democratic con of earnings romney has energized his base that was about to abandon him, and he's shown that he's a contender. but the more the fact checkers, the more the debate goes on, the more people find -- >> you mean -- >> why wasn't obama the fact checker? >> do you mean obama is the incumbent? >> i thought i made that clear the first time around. it's not just tin come ben see, though. >> he's the president. >> john, have you forgotten all the problems romney has had for the last few weeks? >> i think part of obama's problem was his c

that's his last position, john. you can't -- you shouldn't have brought that up, john. that was a bad thing to bring up. >> hey, bill, why don't you shut up for a minute and let me tell you facts. >> this president wants to bring the country together. he wants to bring the country together. >> by saying that mitt romney's a bser? >> he's created more racial division than any administration in history. >> oh, come on. come on. >> oh, come on. let me go to joy on this thing. i know i pushed this point, but every day it becomes truer. every day you see the thread collected, the language used, the way they talk about the president, not as a democrat, not as a liberal, not as someone they disagree with, but someone about whom the very person is wrong for the office somehow. what do you think they're talking about? endlessly. >> exactly. and this is about over and over again tweaking the archie bunker crowd. this is about that angry guy, we all known him in the neighborhood, because, look, if this was just about barack obama or his policies, colin powell wouldn't magically get

john oliver, you have almost overnight improved exponentially. (laughter) john oliver, john oliver, you moved me. >> yes, 'tis i, john oliver in the flesh. (laughter) the clown prince of correspondents, bob your ankle, up your bum! (cheers and applause) >> jon: i have to say though, if i may, it certainly-- it certainly looks and sounds like you but something's off. your face. so symmetrical. your complexion has lost its deathly pallor. your voice today rich and musical like the sonorous notes of an oboe. >> ah! praise from caesar is praise, indeed. (laughter) >> jon: see, even that. there is just something so much more appealing about you! every facet it's-- i don't know how to describe it, really. it's-- >> okay. here's what's happened. >> jon: oh, my god! oh, my god, it's patrick stewart! (cheers and applause) amazing! >> here's what's happened. your correspondents, emboldened by the n.f.l. labor dispute, have also gone on strike! until then, we replacement correspondents-- myself, pacino, glenn close and, as always, the incomparable mandy pa t