and he's going to panic but by that time it's going to be too late all right so you mentioned russ feingold you mentioned bernie sanders there but do you think that they are real progressive's anymore i mean can you name anybody in this country that's an elected official anymore who doesn't serve corporate interests and those who essentially pay them over those who elect them. look that's why i always say this isn't personal i don't think that these politicians are bad people i'm sure they love their kids like they were you know they used to say about the soviet union sure the russians love their kid i was always positive that i was for that to be comically obvious but anyway it's not about that is that you've got the wrong system where politicians collect paychecks from special interests lobbyists and most importantly multinational corporations so obviously they work for the people who sign their paychecks so there are very very few people that are not affected by this virus bernie sanders and russ feingold are the two best examples i'm sure i could find you a couple more but not much more

paychecks so there are very very few people that are not affected by this virus the centers and russ feingold are the two best examples i'm sure i could find you a couple more but not much more than than even the good guys realize the quote unquote reality of the system and wind up having to raise a lot of money from those same interests and then eventually over time get corrupted i'll see if americans actually realize that next time that the elections come around now that essentially they have been sold out to corporate interests that there's no revenues in this bill at all it's only cuts cuts cuts and of course most economists would agree that this is only going to make the employment situation worse and the economy worse overall it can't thanks so much for joining us tonight. thank you. our we're taking a quick break but coming up there's a glimmer of hope when it comes to advancement for women's health and the details on that in just a moment am i going to take a look at the effects of this debt compromise on a personal scale for misspeaks an advocate for the ninety nine er's the ones tha

who is actually a progressive i don't know if it's you know bernie sanders i don't know if it's russ feingold but at this point i can't it's hard to imagine a democrat being worse than president obama on all the issues that you mention so by all means we should do it in the important were to is look we've actually only be helping him because racial wisdom is their primary sort of president but you've got to understand something he this guy is heading off a cliff and he's the unemployment disaster is and when we do the spending because it's only going to get worse if you primary him and push him to the left you to only be helping him in trying to win the actual general election because if you don't primary him and they do the second round of these cuts and they cut in title months and he goes into the summer with over nine percent unemployment he's going to hit poll numbers he's never seen before he's going to hit into the thirty's and he's had a panic but by that time it's going to be too late i have seen mention finegold you mentioned bernie sanders there but do you think that they are real

is the loam of fighting bob who took on big business and fought for liberal wage or nelson or russ feingoldtions living side by side for decades. my high school friends and i to this day can have friendly debates between the thompson republicans and progressives. that's how it used to be. but not anymore. governor scott walker by aligning hems with out state wealthy conservative zealots like the coke brothers in citizens for strong america turned this quiet state into a political war zone. the other side is not blameless, taking lots of union money from washington to fuel their side the debate, but this election today broke all funding records with a vast majority of the over 30 million compare dollars coming from outside groups. just match fn that money had been spent on schools like my old high school here. could the coke walker crowd, destruction and division are the goal, not something to be avoided. recently it was discovered that the walker administration sought to cut the number of drivers' licenses offices in democratic neighborhoods, and then increase them in republican neighborhoo

because i think they know up front seeing a scott walker become governor last year and from seeing russ feingold lose his race i think they know now no other consequences what happens if you don't go out and vote and if you don't get involved in taking responsibility over the political process so at this stage it's really showing the way that the carpet and. album jim david vines a student there who is also a part time in the reporter has been on our show before he told us today that he's heard reports of voters because students being turned away because they don't have proper id because of the recently passed voter id law in that state you're in the like that. actually i have not i mean i've heard of a few things happening here and there tom but one of the things is that the voter i.d. law does not take effect until later on and actually if you do not have an id and who are registered to vote you do not need to show an id when you go to the polls today you can still register today but you have to have proof of residency you know if there are those tales you know i hope we i know we have electio

russ feingold has done things. he's been talked about as a possible recall candidate if scott walker is recalled next year. democrats are energized right now. they are sensing an opportunity. the question is can they deliver. if they don't, what's that say for the movement and their chances next year? >> i've seen reports $30 million has poured in. i assume a lot of this is outside the state? >> yeah. put this in perspective, okay. wisconsin history, the most expensive state senate race we've ever seen was $3 million. of these nine races, five have eclipsed that number. a sixth will probably eclipse that number as well. this is really an unusual amount of money being spent. i think the governor's race last year was maybe $37 million for state-wide campaign. we're looking at possibly $40 million when this is all said and done. a lot of outside money. we're wisconsin, a union affiliated group, pulling in money from unions, club for growth, americans for prosperity, major players on both sides turning out and pouring

no-go for russ feingold who i is as he has decided not the run for public office in 2012 in an interviewilwaukee journal sentinal" he says it won't happen next year, and disappointing a loft the people in that state. >>> and politico has a report about rick perry and the gifts he has received as governor of texas and at a minimum they add up to more than $22,000. at a minimum. the reports include 22 pairs of cowboy boots and stetson hats and cuff links and medical tests, hunting trips and tickets to sporting events and concerts. >>> and phil hartman played him as the fast food hamburger loving president on "saturday night live," but now it is no meat, no fish, no egg, no dairy for former president bill clinton. in the quest to get healthy, he has gone vegan, and clinton says after another heart operation last year he concluded he is playing russian roulette with his health and those are the things that we thought you should know. rest [ male announcer ] it's simple physics... a body at rest tends to stay at rest... while a body in motion tends to stay in motion. staying active can actual

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>> look, russ feingold is one of the most admired progressives, lost a seat in wisconsin, didn't want to address bush tax cuts before the election, didn't want them to be a big issue in the election. we have seen in the last few weeks, that's one argument the president is winning with the public. it is an argument he needs to take from here and move on. i think if he had not made the deal on tax cuts in december, in addition to which he got extended unemployment compensation, payroll tax cut for the year, got some real stimulus into the economy, i think the republican demand on the debt limit would have been to extend the bush tax cuts and probably make them permanent, and they're just crazy enough to bring the economy down if they don't get that. >> dana, one thing that's very interesting to me, the cut in defense, at the pentagon and in the second round, we start initially with $350 billion, and then in the trigger another $600 billion. that clearly is not a tea party plan. >> no way. that's where the democrats are feeling that they will have some leverage there, because republicans

. ♪ >>> russ feingold ruled out a run for office out in minnesota. the senator won't run.'t challenge governor scott walker. democrats force a recall election. anyway, feingold a favorite of many progressives of course. another progressive favorite, harvard professor and consumer advocate elizabeth warren, formed an exploratory committee for a potential senate run up in massachusetts again against republican scott brown nap should be interesting. we'll be right back. or hires another employee, it's not just good for business -- it's good for the entire community. at bank of america, we know the impact that local businesses have on communities, so we're helping them with advice from local business experts and extending $18 billion in credit last year. that's how we're helping set opportunity in motion. >>> welcome back to "hardball." tonight, "hardball" debut, reince priebus, new head of the republican party that's taken a hard turn to the right, we think. welcome, mr. chairman. >> hey, thank you. >> let me ask you about this comment made by former utah governor john jon hu

voted for tommy thompson and russ feingold all in the same year in 1998.e voted for me because we had a concrete plan to help the people of the state create 250,000 jobs by 2015. we're well above the base, in fact, 39,000 new jobs in the first six months. that's double the national average. that's well ahead of the pace. we freed to get to that 250,000 jobs. i will be judged whether 2012 or 2014 by how effective was i in bringing people together in the state to create more jobs and hit that goal. the other bing thing, though, is i heard it tuesday night. even before the polls closed i was at a wisconsin state fair. the best fair in the country, by the way. you've got to get there. you know, the cream puffs there, they couldn't be any better. i tell folks in chicago, come on up. it's closer than springfield and a lot better. the other thing i've heard that night and for weeks now, people were sick. $30 million in two, through months. i spent $13 million in 18 months running for governor. thp spent $30 million or more in the groups that came in here. every a

. >> well, most -- the most likely foe to rise up and maybe give him a run will be russ feingold who said i'm not doing it. it's tough to find someone who will give him a run. ford-reagan duel. >> i think you're right. the chances of a primary challenge for the president of the united states, zero. >> 10 minutes after the hour. still to come, states want to ban styrofoam. they say it's too light. they also say private business should pay to save the planet. but the government -- but the government, it gets a pass. >> what's going to happen to all of our fast food? >> at the table. >> then the numbers don't lie. obamanomics vs. reaganomics. what created a better economy? stuart varney puts both to the test. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] the most legroom per dollar of any car in america. the all-new nissan versa sedan from $10,990. innovation sized. innovation for all. listen to this. three out of four americans don't get enough vegetables. so here's five bucks to help you buy v8 juice. five bucks. that's a lot of green. go to v8juice.com for coupons. you can count on us. ♪ sun in the sky ♪