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. >> i'll ask congressman dennis kucinich what frank's departure means for america. >>> breaking news for herman cain. >> we're bracing, we're getting ready, and you put it in your words, for what? >> another accusation that i had an affair with someone. another woman. >> "salon's" joan walsh on how herman's latest bombshell affects romney and gingrich. >>> tonight, an "ed show" exclusive. we'll have the latest petition count for the walker recall in wisconsin. the number of signatures is shocking, and you'll hear it here first on "the ed show." >>> good to have you with us tonight, folks. hope you had a nice thanksgiving. good to be back with you. in less than five weeks' time, unemployment benefits will expire for more than 6,000 americans. that's a big number. in less than one week, congress may raise taxes on more than 120 million families. republicans, well, looks to me like they're about ready to let both of them happen. the debt reduction supercommittee failed because republicans want to protect the wealthiest americans from any tax increases. that's the bottom line. and today

congressman kucinich join us now from cleveland. good afternoon, sir. you've called this bill a direct assault on workers' rights. now it seem those workers have agreed in almost overwhelming terms. >> it's a significant moment in ohio nationally. we've seen over the last year, there is been an attack on collective bargaining on the right of people to organize, people to have decent wages and benefits. the vote in ohio, while it was the legislation was aimed at public workers for their rights and are trying to appeal to management for a decent break. in ohio, this has huge implications for not just labor but for working people across america. >> is it your view, mr. kucinich, that republicans may be misinterpreted the 2010 victories and this kind of overreach when it come to issues like collective bargaining? is this a sign of thing to come, do you think, for democrats in 2012? >> well, the republicans overreach? of course they did. that's why you saw such a powerful repudiation of senate bill five in yesterday's bill in ohio. but that republicans overr

and jackie kucinich for "usa today." that was sizzling stuff there. why do some commentator have such a deep-seated an muss toward newt? >> it's hard to feel too sorry for him. people remember when he came in washington and instructed republicans to call democrats pathetic and corrupt. he pioneered going on c-span and tearing apart your opponent. but any -- in this presidential season, he proves there's more than two or three act in american life because he's conducted himself very well. i love some of his positions. and i think the press is just having fun with him. and he can handle it. he's handled it very well. >> not too much -- >> no. >> danielle crittendon, even pundits, george will there, hardly the only one, can't seem to stand this guy. is it certainly. >> i don't know that it's personal. i met newt gingrich types, and he's actually very charming and entertaining person one on one. but he is -- i think he does embody a certain amount of that -- that george will line of rental politician. he's coming out this fannie may stuff looking very bad

>> dennis kucinich flew there fearing he might be drawn out of his seat in ohio.s to seattle and seem to flirt about the idea of running for congress in washington state. >> i receive many invitations to speak there and i've been going out there for years and many places in the country. >> the eight-term congressman speaking at the pro-marijuana hemp fest last spring. >> seattle, you shook the world once. can you shake it again? i ask you. >> this was not a campaign appearance. he says. when you were told your district in ohio would be wiped out you weren't even considering a race in washington state, considering a district in washington state? >> i have people asking me if i consider running but i made no commitment anywhere. >> in the end, the new ohio map put kucinich in the same district with another democrat incumbent. he decided to stay home and run against her. >> thank you! >>> still to come -- >> whoo! whoo! >> the state fair in iowa. and the rare duel between democrat and republican incumbents. >> you put a gun to my head i couldn't tell you who's going

ohio democratic congressman kucinich joining me now. i don't understand that, congressman. why take the savings that you might or might not get from winding down the war in iraq and afghanistan, but, then to take that money meant to be for savings and spend more? >>guest: well, we have a weak economy. the growth has been weak. we have been if a recession with 14 million members out of work, and we have to do something to get people back to work. it cannot be cut, cut, cut, and contract the economy which is bad for business and bad for main street. >>neil: but we have done this, congressman? >>guest: not --. >>neil: to little avail. >>guest: my, i assert we have not had enough stimulus. >>neil: we have had $1 trillion in stimulus. >>guest: but it is, what is happening, not only is it not enough, it has not been directed in the right place. we should be rebuilding the infrastructure and we have been talking about that and we have a trade deficit and though attention is being paid to it and it is incredible that congress passed trade bills at the same time we already have abou

some sort of continental divide line where what the dems and kucinich referred to as the working classere are some people in the working class that aren't working as hard as it used to be. the people who never get credit for it, the piggish overlords still like busting their tale and they want to get ahead. they have to deem how many people in the working class are helpless people who deserve help and how many are clueless people that don't deserve the time of day? i think that's the time we are reaching in american history want to take care of the helpless. times are too tough. that's the point we are at. >> bill: the obama reversal on guantanamo bay. a lot of information for the american left. for the attorney general and for dennis miller. go. >> i heard you may be saying that holder should step down. billy, when you define the perimeter line at the bottom of the barrel as holder does, it's not that easy to step down. holder is in more over his head than a gay dwarf hitting on shack at this point. he is not going anywhere. i think he was a political favor. listen, i think it got ugl

most committed to making sure social security survives this battle intact is congressman dennis kucinich, democrat from ohio. i'm delighted to say he joins us now. >> good afternoon. >> recent polls show 68% of americans and 68% of millionaires themselves favor raising taxes on the wealthy. yet so far, all we've seen from republicans is the budget plan and at least one presidential candidate who thinks social security is a ponzi scheme. who are republicans appealing to with that kind of message? >> well, i can tell you for my own constituency, and i think for people across the country, social security is very important. social security didn't create the deficit. the problems to the extent they may have any problems can be solved by lifting the cap on the amount of money that is subject to social security taxation. so we have a fake crisis here with respect to social security. now we have a real problem with respect to our economy. got to get america back to work. that creates more tax revenue. we have to stop these wars and stop wasteful spending from the department of defense which is s

military hearing at all i don't know i have my serious doubts i know that dennis kucinich has only already been always has been requesting access to bradley manning as has annecy international and they've been told that manning can allow them you know can give them permission to come visit him but that means that they'll be watched will be under surveillance by the prison officials akaka times that they're having their exchanges so it's hardly an exchange where manning constraint candidly and it's another indication that you know there's one law for the people that pay thirty five thousand dollars a plate and another law for the rest of us you know clearly they don't want manning's conditions looked into they don't want the u.n. and our effort to reporting on this is not been a transparent situation and it makes it very incriminating regarding the conditions that many has been not under i know that there is an action plan for that during reading's hearing days also. tell us more the details i mean can you get. people involved in this is this an issue where or they might see eye to eye. i t

who do tell the truth people like bernie sanders jan schakowsky sherrod brown jeff merkley dennis kucinich and god willing elizabeth warren we need to do everything we can to support them that's it for your take my take it like your comments and questions here on this side one of the big picture listen up we want to know your to send us your comments by visiting the tom hartman facebook page but twittering at tom underscore apartment or in the champ room on the message boards or the blog at heart and it also leave a message on the rant line it to achieve by three six fifty three zero six agree disagree sound off it's all welcome but remember that your comments may be used on the air. that very first thanksgiving was made possible thanks to the native americans and while it might have been out of and out of the ordinary feast and community gathering for the pilgrims was just another potlatch for native americans that's because the idea of coming together the idea of community and sharing is a staple of native american culture in fact it's a staple of most older cultures everywhere in the wo

the trouble is there is so powerful that nobody has the clout to do anything about it so dennis kucinich has proposed legislation to basically have the treasury department by the federal reserve from the banks or just take nationalize it. has that been done by other countries in the past is that something that would be a good idea. i don't think it has been and i mean you could say they're countries that sort of started out that way like china. or for the united states and i mean it yeah they're certainly countries that have borrowed from their central bank directly and then the central bank just printed the money like canada but but it will they keep the books in such a way that it looks like they owe the money back even though they continue to increase the debt and where we've been at ourselves where the debt has gone up or not but i can't think of any country except obviously colonial america that's what we did in colonial america it was the provincial government just created the money and that was the money supply and this is what north dakota does of sulfur and now . but actually th

kucinich. mr. kucinich: thank you, mr. speaker. i ask that our colleagues and those in the audience please rise and join us as we celebrate our nation. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? mr. poe: i ask permission to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. poe: mr. speaker, those who say that the border is secure and the violence is contained in mexico are living in a blissful state of ignorance. case in point, last week, according to "the houston chronicle," three s.u.v.'s carrying mexican zeta cartel soldiers tried to hijack a tractor truck rig loaded with drugs on a road in north houston. they unleashed blazing gunfire, a shootout occurred with police who were tracking the truck from mexico. t

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i was appalled to hear dennis kucinich refer to the only job created by the coal industry was being the job of undertakers. that is the analogy that he made. this is how lacerta the dialogue has become in this area. one of the main issues was mercury. i live within four miles of the two largest car plants. -- large power plants. they said something like tens of thousands of people's lives will be saved by removing the mercury from the power plants. if trustee thousand lives would be saved, 1000 lives would be saved in kentucky, and probably doesn't in may is still, ky -- maysville, ky. i don't know of anyone who has ever gotten sick from mercury. but they do die from suicide and drugs. host: we will leave it there. that was a business owner in kentucky. we will keep getting your take on federal regulations and their impact on jobs. i want to give you some other headlines. a jobs plan to target the health care workforce. here is the front page of the washington times, an issue that we will talk about coming up in about a half-hour. deadlocked the deficit plan all is weighing a plan b. no

lawmakers on both sides such as ohio democrat dennis kucinich voiced outrage. >> if there's a gap withmendous pay being given to people at the top and we don't see enough sympathy for people who are losing their homes, that may mean that you just don't get it; you're too far removed. >> reporter: freddie mac c.e.o. charles haldeman said his company has actually cut compensation for top managers by 40% in recent years, but he accepted the criticism. >> i understand totally why congress and the american people are outraged about executive compensation at companies that have reached-- received federal support, including fannie and freddie. we have 9% unemployment in our country and there are millions of families at risk of losing their home. >> reporter: the president and c.e.o. of fannie mae, michael williams, insisted the extra compensation is crucial to attract and retain talented employees. >> in the course of three months, i lost five senior vice presidents out of the company to the financial services and other companies where i can assure you they were making more money and had bett

caller: well, you know, i loved bernie sanders and i loved dennis kucinich, russ feingold. i would be interested in any one of those guest: let me ask you, sir, because i suspect a lot of people will feel the way you do. if the question were put to you that by supporting a third party of the left he would guarantee the election of a republican president, what would you do then? caller: the only thing i worry about is the supreme court judges and appellate courts and lower courts and all of that. other than that, i do not see any difference if romney wins or barack obama. other than the court system, basically. host: richard, we are running out of time. what did you get from that caller? guest: i have no doubt there are many people who feel a sense of disappointment. i do think history will be more generous to the president then perhaps his contemporaries. that does not make him unique, or even particularly unusual, but i also think the altman question that will be asked is -- that ultimately will be asked is, are you telling me the court is the only thing that is the separa

kucinich: the right to organize is a fundamental right of society. workers' rights are human rights. this bill seeks to frustrate workers rights to an lech through attacking the national labor relations board. today, workers have to wait an average of 121 days to cast a bat lot in an election. 101 days to wait for union representation. how long should work verse to wait to be able to assert their fundamental rights in a democratic society, if we really believe in democracy? some of us believe that when a majority of workers want to be able to have a union, they should be able to do so forthwith. we believe in government of the people. why, then, would corporations want to block or frustrate the right of workers to organize? i think it's obvious. when workers are organized they have the ability to be able to participate in being able to say what their wages are worth. this is about wages, it's about benefits, it's about workplace safety, about working conditions. workers' rights are human rights. this assault on the nlrb is translated into a fundament

communications director for the dnc and analyst, robert train none for the comcast network and jackie kucinichys are regulars. thanks for being here. jackie, i'll begin with you. there's a war weary public in america right now. could jon huntsman gain traction with the message of bringing our troops home. >> he said this before. i don't know what will get jon huntsman traffic at this point. it seems like he says something and a lot of us talk about it and it never happens. while people may agree with him on that issue, i just -- i don't know why he's not connecting. but he doesn't seem to with the republican -- this republican primary. >> okay. karen, i want to ask you about a comment by mitt romney on iran. we're going to play it. >> republican candidates for their parties nomination. the focus will be foreign policy and national -- iran will have a new -- if you like me as the next president, they will not have a nuclear weapon. >> what do you make of that statement? could he really use that in a general election? >> i think that that was an attempt to get headlines. we've heard a lot more r

jackie kucinich and robert train a&m the comcast network.ial need for more change. we heard from chris matthews in an interview before the break. he says the president "does not lead the american people. he talks to us as if we were strangers." do you think this is fair? where is it coming from? >> there's no question, this is a president who is calm, cool, collected in terms of how he applies himself. you look at the leadership record. stop the economy from going up, the healthcare, bin laden, libya. the successes are there. one of the things chris matthews mentioned is the likability factor. despite the enormous economic challenges, this is a president who is still very much liked. that's really interesting. if you project this out into the campaign, that means two important things. number one is that the public is open to listening to him. which means he'll be able to make that compare and contrast with whomever the republican nominee is. secondly, any time there's a close competitive election, ultimately the issue is public trust. likabi

kucinich and say that i think we have to be very careful and not throw the baby out with the bath water and we have a government to play a very important role. recovery provided some point about a variety of energy projects that the funding has been developed for the crucial new technologies training workers for the 21st century jobs to improve the national security the problems of energy defense and labor and general services administration have been instrumental in this effort, however only the inspectors general from the department of labor and energy are here today. the type of today's hearing is where have all the tax payers money gone on of the largest recipients of federal dollars for the green energy program is the department of defense. in the 2010 memorandum of understanding with the department of energy department said and i quote energy efficiency conserve rounds de force multiplier increasing the range and endurance of the forces in the field while reducing the number of the combat forces averted to protect energy supplies by reducing long-term energy costs. in addition we

kucinich. >> revert a time mr. chairman. -- happy birthday, mr. chairman.attorney general, welcome to this committee. as attorney general, isn't part of your responsibility to protect the residents of virginia and not put them at greater risk for illness or even premature death to pollution? >> protecting the people of virginia is an important part of my job, yes. >> is their responsibility to protect the people of virginia from air pollution related illnesses that could cause premature death? >> part of what we do in my office is enforce environmental laws and we are progressives about doing that, so yes. >> how many prosecutions have you had of environmental polluters since been in office? >> ordinarily the way that is resolved is with the epa. i'd are not many. i know without a regular flow of them -- >> have you recommended prosecution for polluters? how many have you recommended? could you speak quite specific? >> we have resolved all of them with consent decrees. >> we meaning he'll? >> inevitably it is our department of environmental policy negotiati

joining us now, jackie kucinich.fter saying that he was against amnesty, gingrich also said he's in favor of a certain path of legality to people whose ties are quote so deeply into america, it would be tragic to try and rip their fami apart. so how unique is it really? >> you know, i don't think the problem is that gingrich's stance is unique. i don't think that's the problem. i think the fact that gop primary voters don't really like it is the problem. lots of republican politicians have gotten themselves not necessarily into trouble, but have had some issues with the immigration issue. look at john mccain. look at president bush couldn't get his immigration package passpass ed several years ago. and for certain people who look for r a more dare i say progressive view of the immigration issue. so it's not that it's unique. it's that gop primary voters don't agree. >> the latest national poll has newt gingrich and the gop lead. do you think his stance on immigration magt damage his front-runner status just like it d

caller: i love bernie sanders and dennis kucinich, russ feingold. would be interested in any one of those but i know they won't party run. guest: let me ask you because i suspect there are a lot of people who feel the way you do. if the question were put to you that by supporting a third party of the left, you would guarantee the election of a republican president, what would you do then? caller: the only thing i worry about in difference is of course court judges and appellate courts and lower courts and all that. other than that, i really don't see any really difference if romney wins or if barack obama, other than our court system basically. host: richard, we're running out of time. what did you hear from that caller? guest: i have no doubt there are many people who feel a sense of disappointment, failure or not. i think history will be more generous to the president than perhaps his contemporaries. that doesn't make him unique or particularly unusual but i also think that the ultimate question that will be asked is, is it really -- is it really

kucinich. >> thanks for holding this hearing. one thing that is interesting about these hearings is occasionally you get some insight into how people think in a broader sense about those who are supposed to serve. i have to serve the witnesses mr haldeman was the only one who seemed to understand the concerns the american people have about decisions that face this committee today. i want to thank you for that. also want to say that in listening to the testimony, my concern is there may not be enough sympathy for people who are losing their homes. and if there is a gap with tremendous pay being given to people at the top and we don't see enough sympathy for people who are losing their homes that may mean you just don't get it. your too far removed. mr. demarco, on november 1st your general tells for wrote a letter to ranking member cummings disclosing fannie mae and freddie mac had $150 million in penalties against banks for not foreclosing on homeowner staff enough. according to your general counsel's letter mortgage servicers we

. >> dennis kucinich would do the same thing, and has. >> he has. >> okay.or and host of "the daily rundown," chuck todd. >> hey, chuck, can you break into a couple of verses of "holy, holy, holy"? >> i thought we could do some -- >> can i just say, you've got to give him credit that he went sort of -- >> what are you talking about? >> the fact that he went to a verse that most people don't know, you know? i mean, we all know the first part. he went to another part of "amazing grace." i've got to give him credit. he obviously knows every verse of the song. >> i loved it. i was absolutely moved by it. that was great. >> that just -- >> no, i was moved by that. chuck todd, tell me, so, what's happening in the republican side here? this is one crazy race. >> it is, and it's -- you know, watching -- we all knew herman cain was going to not survive, i guess. i mean, the prediction has been sort of the most accurate piece of conventional wisdom we've seen in a long time. the question was how was this fall going to happen? look, i'm not 100% convinced that this thi