middle class. because what's at stake is whether this will be a country where working people can earn enough to raise a family, build a modest savings, own a home, secure their retirement. now, in the midst of this debate, there are some who seem to be suffering for a collective amnesia. after all that's happened, after the worst economic crisis and the worst financial crisis since the great depression, they want to return to the same practices that got us into this mess. in fact, they want to go back to the same policies that stacked the deck against middle class americans for way too many years and their philosophy is simple. we are better off when everybody is left to fend for themselves and play by their own rules. i am here to say they are wrong. [ applause ] >> i'm here in kansas to reaffirm my deep conviction that we are greater together than on our own. i believe this country succeeds when everyone gets a fair shot. when everyone does their fair share. when everyone plays by the same rules.

primacy in the middle east is something deeply embedded in u.s. strategic culture and has been so for many decades during the cold war the united states was more successful in having a policy in the middle east because it was constrained by the soviet union what we've seen since since the end of the cold war in one thousand nine hundred ninety one is the united states has tried to continue to monic impulses its desire for us primacy in the middle east with and without any constraint that is the major problem but it is something that is deeply embedded in u.s. strategic culture and in fact not only do i not see any any real possibility on the horizon for the united states to repair that back and to actually look at the world more in a balance of power scenario but i think particularly with the presidential election coming up in the united states we will see the issue of u.s. primacy affirmed and reaffirmed and potentially drive the united states to yet another conflict in the middle east if i go to the point. can i please of please go there is ther

the people hurt are the people in the middle class. >> middle class mitt is a fraud. no reporting out today proves it. my commentary ahead. >>> and it is opposite day for the republicans' biggest mouthpiece. >> the uninformed voter is a democrat target audience. >> rush is going in the "zone." >>> good to have you with us tonight, folks. thanks for watching. at this hour, you can count on them again. house republicans are blotting to sabotage the economy one more time. late tonight, john boehner and the republican house, they planned to kill a two-month extension of the middle class tax cut and extension of unemployment benefits. now, this comes, keep in mind, after 39 senate republicans voted for the extension on saturday morning. oh, what the weekend brings us. this extension was exactly what senate republicans pushed for on friday night. republicans were downright giddy to get this keystone pipeline jammed into a bill to help middle class americans. here is senate minority leader mitch mcconnell high fiving wyoming senator john ba ras sew on friday night. let's go

. >>> we're talking about the middle class. who represents the middle class in this country. the democrats are trying to make the point with speeches by president obama in the last couple of weeks. democrats are the party of the middle class. republicans are the party of the rich. republicans obviously are struggling with that themselves. david, what's your sense of how republicans are thinksing themselves and who in this country represents the vast majority of people, the middle class. >> i don't think anybody is doing a very good job of it of the president gave a speech in kansas a week ago in which he tried to stake out this ground. he gave a very good assessment of problems facing middle class americans. his descriptions were really weak. the president's main idea seems to be to have higher taxes on those who earn a lot and to use that money to expand public employment and hope more public employment will create a broader government sector middle class. that's what tony blair tried, drove up unemployment in some parts of the country 50% of the labor mark. they set the sta

class and how would you define the middle class in russia well let's say first of all there's a lot of french people all over the world. more russian moscow is not exception. definitely the minimum salary level has been growing by ten fifteen percent on an annual basis for the last five years. and greater than in g.d.p. growth more like greater. greater but we're speaking about low paid jobs like the like salespeople in shops like merchandisers like people in the plants and things like this. so let's say yes indeed the middle class is increasing in volume and even those people that cannot afford to live. on the full scale as a middle class representative they do try to spend the same way as their spending and with that we understand that the money that comes to them is through loans for banking system and things like this and which has been a big. big opening for the for the people that that follow me finally understood that they can take loans for bank and they can give it away back in three or four or five years ok all right after a short break we'll continue our discussion on rus

to live for the full scale as a middle class representative they do try to spend. the same way as they're spending and with that we understand that the money that comes to them is through loans for banking system and things like this and which has been a big. big opening for the for the people that's that folly finally for understood that they can't take loans for bank and they can't give it away back in three or four or five years ok all right after a short break we'll continue our discussion on russia's business environment state authority. in bygone days sleds were vital to get around. but today there are more leisure than lifeline. what drives people to quit their modern lives and settle in remote woods. one finds them up to survive in the freezing cold. beginning in russia's new discover the arctic circle on r.t.e. . witnesses. to history in the making. testimony. ten stories that shapes two thousand and eleven on our t.v. . welcome back to on the money i'm peter all about to mind you were talking about some of the recent events in russia and the business envi

this is a make-or-break moment for the middle class and all those fighting to get into the middle classstake is whether we'll be a country where working people can earn enough to raise a family, build a modest savings, own a home and security their retirement. he had more of a fighting spirit, and i know some democrats have told me that, in negotiations, the liberals want one thing, the democrats and conservatives, republicans want something. president obama seems to go to the middle to cut to the deal right away and that's frustrated a lot of people. >> i don't see that, no. i will say that, first of all, we're very fortunate to have such a brilliant, dedicated values-based president of the united states. what i have seen sitting at that table i think all americans would be very proud of fighting in a values-based way for middle-income families every step of the way. dao vu that speech as somewhat of a turning point? >> i think it was a very important speech, because i love what teddy roosevelt did, the truth buster and age of the robber barons, coming forth, talking about the middle c

middle class.ecause what's at stake is whether this will be a country where working people can earn enough to raise a family, build a modest savings, own a home, secure their retirement. now, in the midst of this debate, there are some who seem to be suffering from a kind of collective amnesia. the worst economic crisis, the worst financial crisis since the great depression, they want to return to the same practices that got us into this mess. in fact, they want to go back to the same policies that stacked the deck against middle-class americans for way too many years. and their philosophy is simple: we are better off when everybody is left to fend for themselves and play by their own rules. i am here to say they are wrong. [applause] i'm here in kansas to reaffirm my deep conviction that we're our own. i believe that this country succeeds when everyone gets a their fair share, when everyone plays by the same rules. [applause] or republican values. these aren't 1 percent values or 99 percent values

middle class mitt at work.been making his way around the country for the past several months. >> i don't worry about the top 1%. i don't stay up nights worrying about, gee, we need to help them. i don't think about that. i'm not worried about that. they're doing just fine by themselves. i worry about the 99% in america. it's not those on the high end or the very low end. it's for the great middle class, the 80% to 90% of us in this country. frankly, i should tell my story. i'm also unemployed. >> did he say he's in the middle class? what country club does he hang out at? it's unusual for a guy worth upwards of $200 million to call himself part of the great american middle class especially when he still rakes in big bucks for putting people out of work. here's the story. "new york times" reported romney's retirement package from bain capital's profits gives him millions every year although he's unemployed. many of bain's investment results, they're in bankruptcy. bankrupted companies and loss of jobs. but middle

class. >> you can't be for the middle class, you can't be for keeping taxes low and be against our middlelief and job creations act. the president also says that we can't wait. well, exactly, mr. president. we can't wait. that's why we're putting forth this bill to make sure that we are there for the middle class of this country. >> we asked the president to join us in finally putting himself behind the bill to help the middle class. >> the republicans never talk about the middle class. joining me tonight, leo gerard, of the united steelworkers. tonight they're trying to hoodwink the american people as if they did something for the middle class. are republicans really looking out for the middle class, as cantor claims there? >> absolutely not. it's another one of their show games. you know, hide the pea and pulling the stick. what the real reality is is they're against slashing benefits and against cutting the amount of time to collect unemployment comp. they're looking to destroy more jobs. when you destroy a public sector job, that's a real job. when you give people a pay freeze, that t

class i don't think that we will be looking at any political turmoil in years or even the middle. i'm sure it will turn future tom if i'm going to i think it's really interesting when talking about disturbances and changes in russia but there's a hell of a lot of austerity too with russia's major trading partner in the european union i mean can we put this into perspective and people are looking at things happening in russia protests which you know on a very large scale that we haven't seen since the one thousand nine hundred which i think is a net good thing not a bad thing and we compared it with riots going on let's say in athens and and in london i mean does russia look better and better all things being equal. well i mean i'm not sure mate made the comparison because the riots and. in athens for example were academically born rather than sort of politically born here i don't think there's any huge issues in russia with the economic situation and i don't think these were protests in russia about economics i think there's a potential link through if you look at night so it's a

middle class. we'll bring that speech to you live. >>> but first, the fight against breast cancer for rancic that battle has taken a drastic turn. she'll undergo a double mastectomy after radiation failed to remove her cancer. >> at the end, all it came down to was just choosing to live and not looking over my shoulder. >> if you've been there, loved someone who has battled it, you'll understand the courage and strength behind her decision for choosing to kick cancer's you know what, julianna, you and all of you fighting today's cancer are today's rock stars. ♪ ♪ [ electronic beeping ] [ male announcer ] still getting dandruff? neutrogena® t/gel shampoo defeats dandruff after just one use. t/gel shampoo. it works. neutrogena®. we asked total strangers to watch it for us. thank you so much, i appreciate it, i'll be right back. they didn't take a dime. how much in fees does your bank take to watch your money ? if your bank takes more money than a stranger, you need an ally. ally bank. no nonsense. ju

this pipeline has nothing to do with the middle class tax cut.a clean middle class tax cut, they're going to bring in every hostage they can. this is one of them. they're saying, we will not provide $1,000 tax cut for middle class families unless oil companies get richer through this pipeline. it's the wrong priorities and has nothing to do with the middle class tax cut. you want to be against the pipeline or for the pipeline? fine. don't hold middle class families hostage to the pipeline and oil company profits. >> and this package is going to cost about $30 billion. and the transaction fees on freddie and fannie are going to pay for it. i'll tell you what, looks like a pretty good republican extension to me. but it keeps the story alive in 60 days. congressman steve israel, good to have you with us tonight. i appreciate your time. >>> let's turn now to alan grayson, former congressman from florida who is running again. alan, good to have you on. you know, if you look at every poll in this country, the american people in a majority want the weal

the middle class has shrunk.who was born into poverty at slightly better than 50/50 chance of becoming middle-class as an adult. by 1980 that chance had fallen to around 40%. if the trend of rising inequality over the last two decades continues it is estimated a child born today will only have one in three chance of making it to the middle class. 33%. it is heartbreaking enough that there are millions of working families in this country who are not forced to take their children to food banks for a decent meal. but the idea then those children might not have a chance to climb out of that situation and back into the middle class no matter how hard they work is in excusable. it is wrong. [applause] it flies in the face of everything that we stand for. [applause] [applause] fortunately, that is not a future we have. because there is another view about how we build a strong middle class in this country. a view that is truer to our history. a vision that has been embraced in the past by people of both parties. for more

this is a make or break moment for the middle class and for all those fighting to get into the middlees whether this will be a country where working people can earn enough to raise a family, build a nottest savings, own a home, secure their retirement. in the midst of this debate, there are some who seem to be suffering from a kind of collective amnesia. after the worst economic crisis and financial crisis since the great depression, they want to return to the same practices that got us into this mess. in fact they want to go back to the same policies that stacked the deck against middle class americans for way too many years. and their philosophy is simple. wore better off when everybody is left to find for themselves and play by their own rules. i'm here to say they are wrong. [applause] i'm here in kansas to reaffirm my deep conviction that we are greater together than we are on our own. i believe that this country succeeds when everyone gets a fair shot. when everyone does their fair share. when everyone plays by the same rules. [applause] these aren't democratic values or republi

middle class. >> 100 years after teddy roosevelt called for new nationalism, president obama is calling for renewed nationalism. >> today the wealthiest americans are paying the lowest taxes in over half a century. >> reaction of the president's speech with congresswoman sheila jackson lee and betty sutton. >>> will republicans go for a 21st century square deal? i'll ask msnbc's jonathan alter. and "what's the matter with kansas" arthur, thomas frank. >>> mitt romney is dissing donald trump. >> i spoke with donald trump earlier today, indicated we just can't make this debate. >> tonight trump is responding. "slate's" dave weigel is here with the latest. >>> the occupy movement has moved out of the tents and into foreclosed homes. this marine from minneapolis is taking his house back. and we'll be there live. >>> great to have you with us tonight, folks. thanks for watching. president obama, if you missed it earlier today, he cleared the beach. he really went after it. you missed a dandy. his speech

-- franklin middle school in vallejo. kraig debro has more. >> reporter: sadness and a feeling of betrayal. it happened right there. last night was the school's biggest music fund-raiser. it turned out to provide one big disappointment. so at franklin middle school today they are trying to figure out how to get the money back. one of the ways they want to get it back is maybe have another fund-raiser. but they've also decided that maybe next friday when the winter ball comes around they might not have it because of what happened last night. last night. ♪ >> reporter: as music was playing, two men stole money from the kitty, that money is supposed to support the school music program. >> for this to happen, it's not fair. it's not fair to our kids. >> reporter: supporters entered the gym and the -- where the concert was held. and then two men took a box holding hundreds of dollars. >> there were a couple of parents there guarding it. one parent had to leave. the other parent remained there. i guess he got distracted. >> thi

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