. >> reza say, >>>nd he i a÷> morn mayor robinhood who robs stores to feed the hungry.ower of technology. we believe in the power of people when technology works for you. to dream. to create. to work. if you're going to do something. make it matter. scroll... tap... pinch... and zoom... in your car. introducing the all-new cadillac xts with cue. ♪ don't worry. we haven't forgotten, you still like things to push. [ engine revs ] the all-new cadillac xts has arrived, and it's bringing the future forward. >>> he staged robberies at supermarkets, but it is not the typical thief actually and in fact, he is the mayor. one mayor in spain. al goodman has the story. >> reporter: he's known as spain's robinhood, and now he has quite a following. manuel sanchez is lead iing the protest against the cuts in the government. in the 19th century local ban t bandits stole from the rich to give to the poor, he said a collective robinhood, and in this economic crisis capitalialism does the opposite, rob from the poor to give to the rich. sanchez gained notoriety earlier in the month for l

[boos from crowd]. >> it's like robinhood in reverse -- it's romneyhood.cheering] >> sean: earlier, our own campaign carl cameron sat down with the governor and got his reaction to this, the latest attack. >> we have been watching the president say a lot of things about me and my policies. and they're just not right. if i were to coin a term twould be obama-loney. he is serving a dish which is simply in contradiction of the truth and relates from everything from how i am going to help the middle class to tax policy. he is saying things that are not accurate. >> sean: it goes back and forth. joining me with analysis, stuart varny and the co-host of the ever popular "the five." >> okay. >> sean: i got it. dana perino. let's look at had he is saying here. it is just not true. >> it's factually, totally inaccurate. i think that liberals believe if you get something here, it's taken away there. they think that the cake is always the same size, that if i reslice it a gain for one is an absolute loss for another. the president is flat-out wrong. he says, if you p

it's like robinhood in reverse. it's romneyhood. >> and of course the implication is that romneyhood is the rich stealing from the poor, not a flattering picture for the biggest earners in america and more of the whole divisiveness. >> yes, and our experts are hear to weigh in, you talk to them every day, they're not going to like this, but the lines are clear at this point for how this campaign is going to be run. >> absolutely, this is a campaign about the 99% verses the 1%. this is the campaign about wealth. he is doing a really good job of directing the attention away from the economy toward the people who have the most. the problem is this may work in the election, we don't know. class warfare has not worked recently the elections. it starts to have an impact on those who invest in our economy. there's new poll numbers out that show the 1% are saving at record rates. they're not investing, they're pulling away from stock markets and from consumer spending because they're under attack, uncertain about the econom

in reverse. [ laughing ] >> reporter: it is romneyhood. >> the president used the robinhood, romneyhoodast night in connecticut after the nonpartisan tax policy institute released a report saying romney's proposal would create a tax increase for the middle class. >>> gay marriage activists are planning to storm starbucks and other businesses to support companies actively supporting same-sex marriage one week after record sales during chick-fil-a's appreciation day. other businesses besides starbucks gay marriage activists are calling for people to support include nike and amazon.com. >>> amazon taking page out of textbook rental business. >> jane king with that and the fight between apple and google spreads to youtube. >>> yes. good morning. if you have an iphone or ipad expect changes apple stripping youtube app out of the next version of its software. google -- [ inaudible ] the relationship between the two companies is strained these days as android software the most used you may remember apple planning to replace google's map application. apple shares down yesterday on the news of t

. >> [audience reacts] >> it's like robinhood in reverse.t's romney hood. [ laughter ] >> stephen: -- >> jon: should be easy for romney to top romney hood. >> we've heard the president say things about me and my policies and the if i were to coin a term it would be obama-loney. [ laughter ] >> jon: how can a guy that looks so much like don draper be so bad at writing ad copy. everybody loves about a lonism try for a neat no one likes obama's loaf. that's an insult. maybe they hit you back with pastram-ney. and counter back with about a barack-loaf. i think pun time is over. raise your gain. >> when mitt romney closed bain. i lost my health care. my wife become ill and there was nothing they could do for her. she passed away in 22 days. i do not think mitt romney realized what he has done to anyone. >> jon: that's what i'm talking about. don't dance around romney hood. obama-loney. mitt romney killed that guy's wife. who is full of obama-loney now white killer romney. take a bow super pac guy who made that ad. >> how can you imply that mitt r

president obama compares mitt romney to the prince of thooefs suggesting the republicans tax plan is robinhood in reverse. >>> when we come back, reaction to nasa's trip to mars. when "way too early" comes back. fpz [ male announcer ] if you stash tissues like a squirrel stashes nuts, you may be muddling through allergies. try zyrtec® liquid gels. nothing starts working faster than zyrtec® at relieving your allergy symptoms for 24 hours. zyrtec®. love the air. that's good morning, veggie style. hmmm. for half the calories plus veggie nutrition. could've had a v8. show that karani james won last night giving grenada its first medal in olympic competition. but there are still countries waiting for the first piece of hardware. 78 of the 204 countries represented at the olympic games have never won an olympic medal. along with grenada, cyprus has never won a medal but they got on the board yesterday with a silver medal in sailing. >>> we gather around the water cooler to watch mitt romney doing his best to show us he really is just a regular guy. yesterday in new hampshire with the press pool foll

. >> it is like robinhood in reverse.t is romneyhood. >> reporter: romney hit back, saying president obama is out of ideas. >> he's out of excuses and illinois needs to help me make sure in november we put him out of office. >> reporter: romney is going after the president on welfare, target the obama administration's plan to let states seek a waiver from the work requirements of the welfare reform law. >> unobama's plan you wouldn't have to work and train for a job just you your check. >> reporter: the white house called the ads dishonest saying it would only grant waivers to states who could do a better job providing work. president clinton called the ad misleading and not true, pointing out romney requested changes in the laws when he was governor. an announcement could be imminent on vice president. tahman bradley, abc news, washington. >>> head of california's fish and game commission is expected to lose his job today. he was criticized for shooting a cougar last february while hunting in idaho. it is legal there, bu

it is like robinhood in reverse, it is romneyhood. >> reporter: we will have more during my next updateabout an hour. allison burns, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> today leaders are said to vote on a possible increase to sales tax. it involves two measures that would go before voters in november. the other is a city measure. they said he not be using it since poll sue perfecters -- pole supporters will be there. >> >> and the online lesbian and gay wedding magazine has declared today national equality dated. more than 32,000 people have gone to the facebook page supporting their rights. >>> bulger will take the stand. the accused mob 0 boss is facing them when he was an fbi informant. he was there after 16 years on the run and his trial is set for march. >>> the san jose man accused in a deadly crime spree. paul castillo was on a rampage. he shot a gas station attendant, and murdered a vietnam talk show host. he is also accused of several robberies. >>> and according to the bay sit accept have 20 bash citizen have 20% more. they averaged 4 times the price tag of community college prog

it's like robinhood in reverse. it's romneyhood. >> romneyhood, what do you think about that, bob? >> he's got a sense of humor. we're not going to take a position on the presidential election. we actually look forward to what we hope will be a vigorous debate about the critical issues facing this country and many of the issues are issues very relevant to big business and business in general. this is clearly a country that's more complex and competitive than ever before and it's extremely vital to the company and business that we compete on the highest possible basis. and to do that, we've got to have a culture of innovation, create a environment that is innovati innovative. we have to make sure that our infrastructure is strong, education or transportation, or energy, and to move forward, we have to figure out a way for the government to move forward. when you're in business one of the most critical things is getting things done and moving forward. i think it's frustrating for business to view a political environment that is seemingly such a stalemate. whether it's the election th

. >> the president: it is like robinhood in reverse.. >> reporter: romney hit back last night in illinois saying president obama is out of ideas. >> he's out of excuses and illinois needs to help me make sure in november we put him out of office. >> reporter: romney is going after the president on welfare. charge -- [ inaudible ] >> unobama's plan you wouldn't have to work and train for a job. they just send you your welfare check. >> reporter: the white house called the ads blatantly dishonest saying it would only grant waivers to states who can do a better job of providing work. former president clinton called the ad misleading and not true pointing out romney himself asked changes when he was governor of massachusetts. with the gop convention less than three weeks away, a vice president announcement could be imminent. romney heads out and -- on a bus tour saturday. >> the head of california's fish and game commission expected to lose his job today. dan richards was criticized for shooting a cougar last february while hunting in idaho

that is like robinhood in reverse.th fox news, romney fired back with a zinger of his own. >> we watch the

he is the mayor of a town in spain and he is compared to robinhood for allegedly stealing food from theres and giving it to the poor who can't afford to shop there, and today, he was celebrated when two activists stole food from two grocery store chains and monday, he told the farmers to snatch the food off of the shelves of the grocery store, and he yelled orders outside. he is camping on the government farmland at the moment. you see him there. he wants the land to be given to the locals and their families so they can use it. all right. several other stories caught our attention today

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he is the mayor of a town in spain and he is compared to robinhood for allegedly stealing food from theres and giving it to the poor who can't afford to shop there, and today, he was celebrated when two activists stole food from two grocery store chains and monday, he told the farmers to snatch the food off of the shelves of the grocery store, and he yelled orders outside. he is camping on the government farmland at the moment. you see him there. he wants the land to be given to the locals and their families so they can use it. all right. several other stories caught our attention today and photograps,r too. we see a pile of canned goods at a playground which happened in indonesia after an electrical fire displaced 300 people in the homes they lived in. this happened in jakarta and you can see the donations being made. and taffy, the royal goat, and the goat major strolled through hyde park in the games and it is england and they are considered so soldiers in the royal regiment, and don't mess with that goat. and in africa, a elephant walking in a park in frankfort, and that is how they

that is like robinhood in reverse.s romney hood. >> in an interview with fox news, romney fired back with a zinger of his own. >> we watch the president say things about me and my policies. it's not right. if i coin a term it would be obamaloney. he is serving up a dish which is in contradiction of the truth. >> with runningmates scheduled to speak at the g.o.p. convention, romney dismisses that they are off the v.p. list. >> you don't think we would be so silly to not provide from time to time the capacity to throw people off, do you? the fact someone is speaking at the convention doesn't mean they wouldn't find their speaking slot changed from one time to another. >> reporter: no hints from romney as to who the likely pick will be. no real clear indication of the timetable. it does depend to some degree on his wife app romney who has been -- ann romney who has been in the united kingdom watching the olympics. her horse did not qualify for medal round today so she can return to the united states tomorrow. she will be

. >> robinhood in reverse tax cuts -- >> larry, john, dan, much appreciated. good discussion. remember there is two more nights of this. next up, back to the gulf coast and hurricane isaac. we'll show you which parts of the country are in the target area. this video came in just before nightfall from the alabama coastline. the winds are picking up and here comes the rain as well. >>> i want you on this screen, this dock is being destroyed wave by wave. this was the scene in gulf port, mississippi. hello and welcome back to the cnbc special report. we're going to take you live to new orleans. todd gross is here with where it is heading. >> breaking news weather wise right now we have another tropical storm which has just formed in the last half hour or so according to the national hurricane center, but this one is likely to loop back out to sea. wait until you see the radar, it has really organized over the course of the last few hours. the storm center first moved in on the extreme southeastern tip and back over the water near louisiana, and it's going to move back inland. it

the olympic arsenal featured modern day robinhoods.ild surrendering to someone else's sword. we saw china once again soar to dramatic heights and run the tables with craft and speed. but on grass, it was argentina winning their first men's tennis medal. and in the process, taking down a giant. aquatic athletes wowed us with their stamina and high speed hurls. ralfalca danced in greenich park.

. >> stephanie: jim who said it's like robinhood in reverse, it's rommy hood?ch. >> stephanie: he has pink berries. >> i think they are more red. >> stephanie: at least they weren't blue. >> lucky was a homo. >> stephanie: all right. now a fight has broken out about what is the gayest cereal -- >> cuckoo for coco puffs! >> stephanie: all right. >> i'm pretty sure it's not wheaties. >> stephanie: no. jeff writes -- >> snap crackle and pop. they all love together. >> stephanie: can i get on with the -- >> snap crackel and hey! >> stephanie: hey girl! [ laughter ] >> telesnaps in a circle -- [ laughter ] >> stephanie: all right. >> sorry about that. go ahead. >> stephanie: everybody settle. settle, and scene. okay. jeff writes i think [ inaudible ] is the smartest boy in class today. [ crickets chirping ] [♪ "world news tonight" theme ♪] >> stephanie: mitt romney is asking for our vote and asking us to commit a metaphorical sacrament. he is asking us to trust him, he however, doesn't trust us to show us his tax returns. he wants us to trust him, but he doesn't tru

. >> it's like robinhood in reverse. it's romneyhood. >> in response to that.sident's long on joke and one liners but short on ideas. your reaction to that today. >> in fact, we don't have a good idea of what president obama would do in a second term to try to get the economy moving faster other than the jobs act. on the issue of the tacxes, wha the president is referring to is the study here in washington. romney said he was going to cut tax rates 20% across the board but would not reduce the tax by people paid at the top because he would roll back their expenditures and tax breaks to equal the amount of revenue lost. what the tax policy center said is that's impossible. even if you eliminate all tax breaks for people at the top, it would not offset the cost of lowering their rates and if he doesn't want to keep his plan revenue neutral, he would have to raise taxes on everybody else the math said if the plan was going to be revenue neutral, it would have to raise taxes on those at the top. that's the core of the argument that the obama team is making there. w

about and a lot of people on the right will say the president is anti-business and wants to take it robinhoodsus the romneyhood. but the reality is when you continue to have bush tax breaks, credits, whatever you want to call them and you say we need those because these private sector ceos are the ones that create the wealth and invest in this country and create the jobs but they haven't. when we didn't have the binds, the shackles on business as you paint the picture that it don't believe is entirely true of the president and we saw quite frankly not in bandage during the george w. bush administration, yet we saw the unemployment rate go up after he took office and once the president took office and continued to go up temporarily. then you also have those out there saying wait a minute. you had no binds, you had the bush tax credits and you still shipped the jobs overseas and did not create more jobs. >> leslie knows what happened to the economy was largely the fault of the government by moneying around spreading success. barney frank said let's make sure everybody can buy a house even if th

. >> it's like robinhood in reverse. it's romneyhood. >> if i were to coin a term it would be obamaloney. >> we'll see if the name calling continues today. the president travels to colorado for a two-day, four-stop visit. romney holds a campaign rally in des moines, iowa, scheduled for later this morning. >>> a scoring controversy in women's gymnastics in the olympics involving american ali raisman. >>> a scare in weightlifting. the reigning olympic champ drops a 432 pound weight on his neck. he's okay. the video and all the highlights from london straight ahead. how can we save these young people's lives? as a police chief, i have an opportunity to affect what happens in a major city. if you want to make a difference, you have to have the right education. university of phoenix opened the door. my name is james craig, i am committed to making a difference, and i am a phoenix. visit phoenix.edu to find the program that's right for you. enroll now. here at the hutchison household. but one dark stormy evening... she needed

it's like robinhood in reverse. it's romneyhood. if this sounds like an ideas that's difficult to explain or sell the american people, you'd be right. so there are all kinds of different gymnastics being performed by the romney campaign last week. they have tried to sell us this trickle down tax cut fairy dust before. and guess what, it does not work. >> all right. despite being outfund-raised, president obama clings to a lead in the polls. >> while romney is outraising the president, the president is burning through -- their words -- burning through money right now. how much of an impact is this going to have in the fall? you wonder how many 30-second commercials somebody can run. >> if you're in columbus, ohio, bring all the women, children, cats inside. >> unplug the tv. >> the obama campaign decided to spend very early, very hard and a great deal. two assumptions: number one, they could set up an apparatus and infrastructure and define romney. what they did think is at some point those fat cats in september would say we do have

it's like robinhood in reverse.romneyhood. >> should be pretty easy for romney to top romneyhood. >> we've been watching the president say a lot of things about me and my policies. they're just not right. if i were to coin a term it would be obamaloney. >> how can a guy who looks so much like don draper be so bad at writing ad copy? i mean if you -- everybody loves bologna. at least try for a meat no one likes, oballoaf. that's an insult maybe they hit you back with pastromny and you counter punch with barkwurst. >> it's just -- it's time now to take a look at morning papers. we'll start with "usa today." google has agreed to pay a record $22.5 million fine over claims that it tracked people's activity on the web. the federal trade commission says google bipassed apple's privacy settings on computers, ipads and iphones. >> wow. >> in paying the fine, google has not admitted guilt. >> how is your facebook stock? >> that is frightening. >> facebook just keeps collapsing. >> as we called it on the show. >> we called it

could give another $250,000 -- he could give another $250,000 tax cut to people making -- it's like robinhoode. it's romneyhood. >> we've been watching the president say a lot of things about me and about my policies and they're just not right. and if i were to coin a term it would be obamaloney. he's serving up a dish which is simply in contradiction of the truth and it relates to everything from how i'm going to help the middle class to tax policy. he's simply saying things that are not accurate. >> lordy. welcome back to "morning joe." it's the top of the hour. washington, d.c. looking mighty fine this summer morning. are you all right there? >> doing great. >> good. >> michael steele and -- >> fumbling. >> sam stein with us in washington. along with mark halperin in new york and joining us on set -- >> this is huge. >> obama campaign and former white house press secretary, robert gibbs. >> i got to say, i was very impressed, mika, that people in the control room remembered the old brother gibbs joke, staying alive. walking on playing the bee gees. >> you got to hear a little bit of begys.