has is going to save europe steve cain is going to say goodbye bearing in late may yet most debt i mean you do need a government sector stimulating the economy when you got a downturn in the private sector but this whole thing is trying to solve a debt crisis by debt this is going to be paid back to go to come back to michael hudson's question in this whole point ditch that contrie replied want be replied what we need is not more and more debt rescheduling and and leverage ing of current levels of rescue and yet more debt that the embattled country has to pry we need to abolish large slabs of the state that should never been issued in the first place and it's the finance sector the should weigh the pie and not the ordinary person and grace all the rest of europe well yeah i mean look the the debt that was created by these economists and bankers following corrupt theories and their own larcenous thick ends are creating the austerity measures that are causing poverty disease famine and death so they're killing people literally there's an there's an axiomatic relationship more debt equals

seen quite substantial falls in process already and i'm in him as well and really growing right steve cain that's all the time we have thanks for being on the kaiser report you're welcome but again all right that's going to do it for this edition of the kaiser report with me max kaiser and stacey herbert i want to thank my guests deve team pick up his new book debunking economics the new expanded version if you want to send me an email please do so at kaiser reported r.t. t.v. dot ru until next time this is max guys are saying. if. you. the u.s. led invasion of afghanistan passes its ten year anniversary with the taliban defeat and nowhere in sight meanwhile the human cost is rising faster than there would be a number of civilians killed this year alone approaching total coalition forces in a decade of fighting. while in london and demands on the streets of the country's troops to leave afghanistan at around reflecting the popularity in the u.k. of the war which has claimed almost four hundred british military lives. and occupy wall street protests against trying to cross the you are sprea

revelation that this debt fueled so-called growth is nothing more than an enormous ponzi scheme now steve cain i'm going to be n. ireland next month at the kilcoyne omics best of all and i'm sharing the stage with jeffrey sachs was the only fun who's got to be considered a classic economist from academia somebody who in your book i'm sure would qualify someone to deep bunk what should i bring to the stage when i'm on stage or jeffrey sachs your thoughts what you could ask him is what is the what does he think about what happened in russia because jeffrey sachs was a major proponent of what i call the shock therapy approach for russia that said that the way to go to transition from a socialist system to a capitalist system was to do it as quickly as possible in the bill. that the market would instantly jump from wherever it was in the social system to an oss equilibrium of the market economy and the regional plan that he pushed through was supposed to take a five hundred day period to go from socialism to free market capitalism now in fact that wasn't foss enough or that made it one hundred fif

steve, cain is number one in the latest iowa poll. how does he react? >> it's like his 999 plan for tax reform and it's resonating with recipe voters. >> i believe that i'm doing so well because i'm connecting with the people. one of the other misperceptions about my campaign is we just started a few months ago right after i announced in may. i actually been connecting with people in iowa, new hampshire, south carolina and florida for over a year even before i made the decision to run. >> and ron paul who came in third in the iowa poll attacked romney for flip-flopping on important issues saying quote he'll have to answer for it. >> gregg: what are democrats saying about the gop race so far. >> reporter: they say the candidates are offering more of the same. the same kinds of policies that got us into the economic crisis in the first place. and they say president obama took on a difficult challenge when we first came to the white house. >> we were teetering on a great depression. he made tough calls so not to decline. this country can't afford to go bac

steve forbes. and herman cain's stance on abortion is in the spotlight. >> it ultimately gets down to a choice that that family or that mother has to make, not me as president. >> reporter: cain has tried to clarify his antiabortion position saying over the weekend at a for rum in iowa, quote, no abortions, no exception. it's probably no surprise some of the other candidates are jumping on that issue, specifically michele bachmann who said that hrm hrm was flip-flopping on it. >> do we lock like we're closer to clearing up the confusion on the primary calendar? >> reporter: if are a like me you've been look at the dates. we'll start here january 3rd. that's when iowa will take place. new hampshire will probably be the second week of january. the big one which just cam down was nevada, and that's february 4th, but this could all change again. >> thanks a lot for that report. >> on the other political side, barack obama's new book about her white house garden is going to be called american grown. crown publishers announced the title today. it will look at how improving access to healthy may fordable

cain. >>neil: steve always good to see you. the ripping wasn't just for herman cain but michael reagan says his dad would have probably hated it. >> let me finish. let me have what i have to say, rick. >> this is a tough couple debates and i understand that so you will get -- you will get this way. ten of 'em. perfect. add blind spot monitor. 43 mpg, nice. dependability. yeah. activate dog. a bigger dog. [ male announcer ] introducing the reinvented 2012 toyota camry. it's ready. are you? ♪ [ technician ] are you busy? management jt sent over these new technical manuals. they need you to translate them into portuguese. by tomorrow. [ male announcer ] ducati knows it's better for xerox to manage their global publications. so they can focus on building amazinbikes. with xerox, you're read for real business. the two trains and a bus rider. the "i'll sleep when it's done" academic. for 80 years, we've been inspired by you. and we've been honored to walk with you to help you get where you want to be ♪ because your moment is now. let

cain is rising. america has seen enough and they like raising -- >> steve: raising cain, is that what you're saying? dropped 4 but still in front. and the big story is perry's fall. he got a ton of money. >> gretchen: how many people have told us in the last couple of weeks, this is a two-man race? this is perry and romney. this goes back again as to -- we earlier reported that tim pawlenty may be having second thoughts of getting out. he has no more money, but he's now seen what happens in the political process. remember how we were telling you 13, 14, 15 months out before 2008 who was the top republican? rudy guiliani and fred thompson. how did that turn out? it was john mccain. so you never know how it's going to turn out and the surge of herman cain is proof of that. look at this interesting poll about herman cain with regard to president obama. 'cause a lot of people have said, is herman cain electable? in this particular poll, he beats president obama 43% to 41%. >> steve: tonight there is going to be a gop debate, 8:00 o'clock, dartmouth. you got to figure that the guy with the most to lose w

cain says he is the target of a witch hunt. steve handelsman has the report. >> reporter: herman cain is d y denying the accusations. >> i have never sexually harassed anyone. >> reporter: the website politico reports cain was adduced of inappropriate sexual behavior by two women in the late '90s. >> we have seen a settlement document that details the accusations. >> reporter: he was head of the restaurant association. nbc news confirms at least one woman complained of cain's conduct, received a cash settlement and left. cain claims he was exonerated by an internal investigation. >> as far as a settlement, i am unaware of any sort of settlement. i hope it wasn't for much because i didn't do anything. >> reporter: it's his first campaign crisis. embarrassing questions. >> no! >> reporter: in early primary states, iowa and south carolina, where cain has soared to front-runner status in gop polls, the story could hurt him. cain admitted as much on fox. >> some people are going to be turned off by this cloud that someone wanted to put ov

cain. is he serious? steve schmidt's a former senior strategist for senator mccain's 2008 campaign. in fact, he was the campaign manager. and dana milbank's "the washington post" columnist. steve, you know the business. does this fella look like he's in the business of running for president, herman cain? is that his business? or is it something else? >> well, i've said throughout the campaign, chris, that on any given day, it resembles more of a reality show than a political campaign. you've had a lot of candidates that have gotten to the top of the national polls. you know, herman cain is there today. i think he has his work cut out for him in terms of staying there. because some of the statements that you ran through at the beginning. joking around, you know, we ought to have an elek relectrii fence on the mexican border, then saying i was only kidding. these are not things serious candidates for the presidency says. >> politico wrote today, "now that cain, buoyed by bulging poll numbers, is demanding to be viewed as a credible contender for the gop nomination, cain's greatest per

you are pro having your cake and eating it, too. >> steve: mr. caine he is clarifying if there is any doubt where herman cain stands on abortion, he tries to clear it up once and for all right here on "fox & friends." watch. >> the reporter was trying to pigeon hole me on, but what if it's your daughter or your granddaughter and you're in one of these situations that is a life or death situation, life of the mother, life of the child and on and on and on? and i simply said, if you get pushed to that extent, the family isn't going to be thinking about what the laws are at that point. they're going to be thinking about that family member and that baby. that's what i mean by it was taken out of context. there is no uncertainty, gretchen. i'm pro-life, period. >> gretchen: my question to him had been, should abortion be part of the political process, which is another whole can of worms. it's an interesting debate question. >> brian: here is what's going to come up in iowa, his 9-9-9 plan because rick perry says he has something more established. i think t

i'm sure the herman cain ad cost what, not much at all. you disagree with steve. k the herman cain smoking ad helped him? >> yes, and i'm not surprised steve doesn't think that because he doesn't think like this. which is that conservatives are sick and tired of the natty state and that's what that cigarette was all about. i don't smoke, but i'm sick of mayors and the government telling me where and what i can do, how much salt i can use, trans fats, all the rest of that. that was a subtlety in the sophistication of that message and herman cain is saying something else, which is i'm not like d rest of these guys. i don't play by their rules. i'm a leader. he was saying something specific about his leadership skills himself, his brand and something near and dear to the hearts of conservatives, which is get government off my back, out of my shower, off my kitchen table. >> i want you to stand by. we're going continue this conversation. sounds like mary does not like the new york mayor very much. herman cain has a lot of support among conservatives, but often says he

>> no, it's not. >> and today cain met with sheriff joe arpaio. stevewill the real herman cain stand up on how to protect the country's borders. >> when you get to the core, it's a really shrewd campaign strategy. whether he's joking deep inside or getting at underlying truth about what he really thinks, it's a really good strategy. i'll tell you why. the whole story of the republican race has come down to can the conservatives find that one candidate who they can rally behind? a conservative activist and base to go after mitt romney. one of the things that distinguishes the mitt romney running this year from the mitt romney that ran four years ago is this year's mitt romney is taking a front-runner strategy. very conservative on paper still. but he's refusing to throw all the red meat out there like he was four years ago. he's afraid it's going to haunt him in the general election. there is an opening for that conservative that is willing to say all the things romney said four years ago times 100. >> joe watkins, do you agree with republican front-runn

. >> steve, herman cain backed you when you ran for president. plan. what makes the flat tax better than 9-9-9-9-9? >> caller: the 9-9-9 has a 9% sales tax which is a very tough sell politically. most sales taxes are 8%, 9%. to add 9% to that, really it's a turn-off for people. they have problems of regressivity, which is why he's coming up with proposals for rebates for people with low incomes. so i think it's just simpler and easier to take the current code, junk it, replace it with a simple flat rate with a generous deduction for adults and for kids. >> you know, steve, the gop is being criticized for focusing on tax policies while so many americans, 14 million remain out of work. what about a workable jobs plan? >> caller: that's part of the workable jobs plan, getting the economy moving again by having a lower rate. that lowers the price on good things like risk taking, productivity and work. so you get more economic stimulation. 25 countries around the world have put this in place, variations of it. it's worked wherever it's been tried. >>

steve, come on, herman cain is right about this. here is rove hitting rick perry, all legitimate hits and hitting herman cain. what does that mean? rove likes ron paul or michele bachmann? he is trying to circle the wagons around mitt romney as an inevitable nominee, isn't he? >> first off, karl rove is right on both counts on this. unpreparedness for the presidency is not a virtue in a republican candidate, trying to unseat a very tough, very talented politician in president obama. herman cain has shown himself to be unprepared over the last week and i think it's fair for karl to point it out. he's exactly right to point out rick perry's flirtation with the fringe. this birther issue is absolute looniness and it's unable that the incumbent governor of the state of texas who served there for 12 years is flirting with it in the midst of a serious presidential race. it is deeply, deeply worrying to republicans in washington and all across the country who want to put a candidate on the field who has a shot to beat the president. >> all

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steve sedgwick, thanks so much. >>> businessman herman cain now leading the republican presidential field, inching past mitt romney in the latest cbs/"new york times" poll. the national poll shows cain is 25%. that's up 20% from about a month ago. romney remains steady at 21%. but look down the list there. in fifth place, rick perry falling 17 points from the last poll. he's down at 6%, trailing newt gingrich and ron paul. herman cain on top, rick perry now down 17 points from the last poll sitting in fifth place, at least according to this poll. even among tea party supporters, perry is just at 7%, if you can believe it. herman cain tops this group with 32%. mitt romney gets 18% support from tea party republicans. herman cain remaining strong even in the new round of polls. there is still some hope for perry. the poll shows that 80% of republican primary voters say it is too early to make up their mind on the candidate. cain's surge comes as republicans reached an all time high of 78% according to gallup tracking polls. this is up from 21% since last april. perry trying to make a comebac

i'm steve handelsman, news 4. >>> herman cain's campaign is responding to a new youtube ad that is getting a lot of buzz today. it features cain's chief of staff making a pitch and then takes an unusual turn. >> together we can do this, we can take this country back. ♪ i am america one voice united we stand ♪ >> cain campaign confirmed it is a real ad. the campaign has gotten a lot of feedback from people who find it funny. he says they like all the attention they're getting. as for why the chief of staff is smoking, he personally responded saying it was just him being himself. >>> republicans were part of the discussion when president obama made his fourth appearance on "tonight show" with jay leno. >> tonight's appearance will be the second time on the show since becoming president. >> have you been watching the gop debates? >> i'm going to wait until everybody's voted off the island. >> wow. once they narrow it down to one or two, i'll pay attention. >> the first sitting president to appear on "tonight show." that was taped earlier this afternoon. you can catch the show tonight here on

herman cain went to inner city detroit and announced 9-0-9, which means basically the poor, people below the poverty line will pay zero incomes tax. let me start with you, stevee the problem that herman cain was having that the 9-9-9 was raising taxes on low-income families or does it take away the special simplicity of 9-9-9? >> it does both. intellectually, it's necessary to do. someone enthusiastic about consumption tax, you to have a carve-out for people under the poverty line. whether you do it by exempting goods and shelter or do it the way that he has to do something like that. there is no question it erodes the appeal of the simple 9-9-9 plan, which was -- it was always more complicated than 9-9-9. because it was the first step to a second step. but this makes it more complicated. >> chris: rick, cain is also taking heat for comments he made last night about abortion. watch those. >> it ultimately gets down to a choice that that family or that mother has to make. not me, as president, not some politician or a bureaucrat. it gets down to family. whatever they decide, they decide. >> chris: now, afterwards, starting shortly thereafter and all day today,

i'm steve handelsman, nbc news, washington. >>> herman cain's tax plan got a lot of attention. he said you must be doing something right when you get a lot of arrows in your back. >>> gas prices are staying down. they could go back up. they are looking for a way to replenish the state's transportation fund. there's a proposal to raise the maryland gas tax by five cents a year for three years. it's 23.5 cents a gallon. other proposals include an increase in fees. >>> coming up, chaos on metro's orange line. riders were left stranded for hours. why the transit agency says they did everything right after the accident yesterday. >>> a man clipped several police cruisers and goes on a high speed chase. how a dispute over 200 bucks head to a crash and arrest. >>> occupy d.c. still going strong. protests aren't letting up either. >>> coming up in sports why bruce is not worried about >>> a man who was arrested in a raid in northern virginia and charged with spying for syria. he sent dozens of recordings he made here in our area straight to the syrian government. in court today, he tol

confirmed one woman received settlement after complaining of inappropriate sexual conduct by cain in the '90s. steve handelsman joins us from capitol hill with more on the revelation that could cost a front-runner some support. >> thanks. he was in d.c. joking. now he knows how it feels to be at the top of the gop field where the target is set on his back. he does seem to be taking the crisis seriously. >> herman cain is denying the accusations. >> i have never sexually harassed anyone. >> the website politico reports cain was accused of inappropriate sexual behavior by two women in the '90s. >> we saw a document that details the allegations. >> reporter: cain was head of the national restaurant association. nbc news confirms at least one woman complained of his conduct, received a cash settlement and left. cain claims he was exonerated by an internal investigation. >> as far as a settlement, i am unaware of any sort of settlement. i hope it wasn't for much because i didn't do anything. >> reporter: it's herman cain's first campaign crisis, embarrassing personal questions. >> did you engage with mem

if he's the nominee. >> steve, how should we read herman cain's surge in the poll -- polls among republicans? >> i just think that you look at the politics in the country today, and the american voter, independents, republicans, democrats, they look in washington and they just see a giant nest of weasels. i think you see an outside candidate, herman cain is a businessman, he's from outside of the system. and i just think that we're in a climate right now where a person who's from outside the system is going to do well, and he is doing well in the race. his poll numbers are at the top of the pack. it will be interesting to see how long his endurance is in the race, whether he's going to recede or whether he's going to continue building on it. interestingly, he's at a level of support that we haven't seen for someone outside the system. i guess since ross perot. so he's doing very well in the process right now. >> msnbc political analyst steve schmidt, former senior adviser to the mccain 2008 campaign, thank you very much for joining me tonight, steve. >> you bet, lawrence. thank you. >>> com

rick perry goes after herman cain's abortion statements and steve jobs on god.as he converted in the last days of his life. check after these messages. >> bill: back of the book segment tonight, reality check, lots to show you this evening. check one, jean just steve jobs who died from cancer earlier this month subject of new book featured on 60 minutes. the most compelling part of the interview was jobs' relationship with the deity. >> i remember sitting in his backyard in his garden one day. he started talking about god. he said sometimes i believe in god. sometimes i don't. i think it's 50/50 maybe. ever since i have had cancer, i have been thinking about him more. and i find myself believing a bit more. i kind of, maybe it's kind of because i want to believe in an after life that when you die it doesn't all disappear. the wisdom you have accumulated somehow it lives on. then he paused for a second and he said but sometimes i think it's like an on/off switch. click, and you are gone. he paused again and he said that's why i don't like putting on off switches

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steve handelsman, nbc news, washington. >> later this morning don't miss herman cain who will be chuck todd's live guest on the daily rundown beginning at 9:00 a.m. eastern time. >>> elsewhere the state department is warning america this morning for the potential terror attacks following yesterday's stunning announcement of an alleged assassination plot tied to iran. nbc's brian mooar reports. >> reporter: u.s. officials say they smashed an iranian plot with paid help from a mexican drug cartel. >> it reads like the pages of a hollywood script. the impact would have been very real. and many lives would have been lost. >> reporter: the justice department says a plan to kidnap saudi ambassador turned into an attempted murder for hire and the evidence points straight to tehran. >> the united states is going to hold iran for its action. they are charged with conspiracy to murder a foreign official, conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction. >> reporter: secretary of state hillary clinton promised diplomatic action. >> and we will be consulting with our friends and partners around the world about how we can send a very stro

steve. that's what you say. herman cain is going up in the polls.eing some surge and mitt romney is level, going stagnant. so what is it about mitt romney that it's not appealing? >> well, mitt romney certainly has appeal here. to republicans though nationwide, he's running in the republican primary. there's strain of conservatism that says that mitt romney is just not one of them. i don't know how strong that is in nevada. but certainly mitt romney also gained about it fact that he says out of solidarity with new hampshire he's going to skip the nevada caucus entirely. really, it does come down to mitt romney. he'll do well here. how well he does in other places, that's an open question. >> what does he have to do on tuesday night and also chris christie, one would have thought that chris christie the darling of the republican party that it might have given him a boost that, didn't even happen. >> yeah. you know, mitt romney, you know, he has really done so well in all of these debates. i mean whether you're republican or democrat, a lot of indepen