this republican from massachusetts was not going to beat ted kennedy. i told the partners in my firm, i will be back in six months. do not take my chair. i went in and gave it a real battle. i was happy he had to take a mortgage out on his house to ultimately defeat me. i stood up as a citizen to battle what i felt was best for the nation. we are talking about running for president. i am in this race because i care about the country. i believe my background and experience are what we need. >> let me bring dr. paul into this. there is a question about who is the true conservative. governor romney said only nine years ago, during an interview, i think people recognize i am not a partisan republican. i am someone who is moderate and my views are progressive. do you believe governor romney now when he says he is a man of constancy? and that he will stand up for conservative principles? >> this discussion has been superficial. i think the question that u.s. is superficial. -- that you ask is superficial. you're talking about character. we should deal with th

that he was to the left of ted kennedy.ou could run a clean, straight choice campaign of big issues, and they would have won by a margin like nixon did mcgovern or you know, reagan, mondale. they couldn't break lose. for some reason, they were committed to trying to take on kerry personally. when you do this, when you run negative ads that are personal, you may break the other guy, but you also break yourself. >> and divide the country. >> you divide the country. >> let me ask you about this campaign. i know you want to go positive, but the nature of this campaign, and what was done against you in iowa, let's talk about it. we all watched it. you couldn't turn on a tv set without hearing a negative on you, and they were about you personally, and they were written by somebody who did the ad copy, but they were never signed by anybody. >> that's right. >> there was no name on it, that said, i paid for this ad, my name is mitt romney. >> that's right. and i took on mitt romney head-on. those are all baloney. those were his sta

a republican from massachusetts was going to beat ted kennedy. i told my partners in my firm, i will be back in six months, don't take my chair. i was happy that he had to take a mortgage out on his house to ultimately defeat me. i am very proud of the fact that i have stood up as a citizen to battle where i felt it was best for the nation, and we're talking about running for president. i am in the race because i care about the country. >> let me bring paul into this, because there is a question about who is the true conservative in the race. governor romney said nine years ago in an interview, he said i think people recognize i am not a partisan republican and i am somebody moderate and views are progressive, and do you believe romney now when he says he will stand up for conservative principles. >> this discussion sosuperficial. i think we should deal with the issues as well. i don't see how we can do well against obama if we have any candidate that endorsed, you know, single payer systems and t.a.r.p. payouts, and injections of bailing out the

else in this country, will follow that opportunity. >> reporter: as a candidate for senate against ted kennedyy demanded kennedy make his tax returns public. asking, what he had to hide. now, those same questions are being asked about him in this campaign. >> every candidate up there, they should put their taxes out. including mitt. >> the idea that you can run for president and not release your taxes is an absurdity. >> reporter: and this week, romney admitted, his effective income tax rate is far below the 35% tax bracket for the wealthy. >> closer to the 15%. >> reporter: romney says he may release his latest tax return in april. and it may be the only way for him to answer all the questions about his taxes, and his offshore account. >> his personal finances are a poster child of what's wrong with the american tax system. if he doesn't disclose that, and we can't see it, whatever he says about tax is certainly quite suspect. >> reporter: romney's critics are already crying foul. saying he has to release more than just the latest tax return to give a full picture of his affairs. and, bill, t

. >> when i saw ted kennedy running in 1994 a man by virtue of the policies of the liberal welfare state had created a permanent underclass in the america. i was happy he had to take a mortgage out on his house to ultimately defense me. >> jon: he forced ted kennedy missouri mortgage one of his houses. what a weird rich guy thing to brag about. did i ever tell you about the time i bested richard bran senate that zip lynn auction? i drove up the bidding on a gold-plated dirigible i didn't even want. branson had to sell part of his archipelago. all of this brings us to our new daily show segment: how is mitt romney kicking all of your asses? wow. i just didn't believe you. oh, i know! he thinks a drink as satisfying as has no calories! it's true. and diet dr pepper has the 23 flavors you love. it just tastes so good! oh no... anyone got a mop? so, this is my honda civic. not as much fun to drive as i thought it would be. people are selling their old rides, looking for something new. whoa, check this out, you guys. they are having way too much fun without me. i need better gas mileage. so,

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very interestingly back in 1994, he was quoted in boston globe as challenging ted kennedy to release his tax returns and he questioned whether kennedy had something to hide and went on to say if kennedy would release his tax return on the same day mitt romney would release his. susan, it never happened, neither released tax returns n. 2002, this was brought up when mitt romney ran for governor. he was asked, you mentioned in '94, you would be willing to do so, would you do so now? his aid said he would not do so due to "privacy" concerns. it's been something going on for years. there is a saying in politicss that you should get the story out and get ahead of it and get it out right away so that anything that might be a problem or embarrassing is long since past when crucial days come up. this is something he's been avoiding doing for many years, the boston globe for example, i can tell you for 18 years since he first ran for office has been asking him to release his tax returns and the reason it's important to look at tax returns, not just from the last tax year or even a few years, h

that he was to the left of ted kennedy.ou could run a clean, straight choice campaign of big issues, and they would have won by a margin like nixon did mcgovern or you know, reagan, mondale. they couldn't break lose. for some reason, they were committed to trying to take on kerry personally. when you do this, when you run negative ads that are personal, you may break the other guy, but you also break yourself. >> and divide the country. >> you divide the country. >> let me ask you about this campaign. i know you want to go positive, but the nature of this campaign, and what was done against you in iowa, let's talk about it. we all watched it. you couldn't turn on a tv set without hearing a negative on you, and they were about you personally, and they were written by somebody who did the ad copy, but they were never signed by anybody. > >> that's right. >> there was no name on it, that said, i paid for this ad, paid for by mitt romney. >> that's right. and i took on mitt romney head-on. those were his staff from the last cam

this guy, repubcan from massachusetts, was not going to beat ted kennedy. i told my partners in my firm i'll be back in six months. don't take my chair. i gave it a real battle and went after it. i was happy he had to take a mortgage out on his house to defeat me. i'm very proud of the fact that i have stood up as a citizen to battle where i felt it was best for the nation and we're talking abt running for president. i am in this race because i care about the country, i believe my background and experience will lp me be an effective president. >> let me bring dr. paul into this. there is a question about who is a true conservative in the race. governor romney said only nine years ago with new england cable news said the following, i think people recognize i'm not a partisan republican, i'm someone who's moderate and my views per progrereive. do you believe governor romney when he says he is a man of constantsy and will stand up for consertive princles. >> i think this whole discussion has been superficial and the question you ask is superficial in talking a

this guy from massachusetts -- republican from massachusetts was not going to beat ted kennedy, and i told my partners in my firm, i'll be back in six months, don't take my chair. and i went in and gave it a real battle and went off it. i was happy that he had to take a mortgage out on his house to ultimately defeat me. and i'm -- i'm very proud of the fact that i have stood up, as a citizen, to battle what i felt it was best for the nation. and we're talking about running for president. i'm in this race because i care about the country. i believe my background and experience -- >> all right. let me bring dr. paul into this because there's a question about who is the true conservative in the race. and governor romney said only nine years ago, during an interview with new england cable news, he said the following, i think people recognize that i'm not a partisan republican, that i'm someone who is moderate and my views are progressive. do you believe governor romney now when he says that he is a man of constancy and that he'll stand up for conservative principles? >> you know, i think

so, it got the body of a lot of people, ted kennedy for instance when he was -- ted kennedy was basically trying to overthrow jimmy carter in the convention of the nomination of the democratic nomination for president, and kennedy contacted for some friends contacted edwin edwards to see if he would be interested in going on the ticket as the vp in the hopes that maybe he could make some sense out of the federal budget, and try to get america back on the position of the ones in the budget from year to year. so, he became quite known for that. edwin edwards was first indicted in 1985, and the federal indictment. then he had the first trial of 1985 and there was a retrial in 1986 and he was acquitted in the second trial. charges back then were he was supposed to be possible certificates at that time the federal government have a program where in order to serve rural counties the federal government would according to the states, how the states all the needed medical care of in the countryside they would issue these strategic needs and they would wind up being very valuable because health car

. >> ted kennedy was a big advocate. >> thank you. >> come on up. thank you very much. i need your help tuesday. >> you've got it. >> let your friends know. ok. >> let all of your friends know. >> i will. thank you. >> thank you. >> i will step down. let me step down. >> welcome to new hampshire. >> i'm glad to be here. >> we are glad to have you. >> i need your help from now to tuesday. go home and tell all of your friends. >> we will. >> it is nice to be here. i'm grateful. >> thank you very much, sir. >> i need you on tuesday. >> thank you. you are a man of bold ideas and i will vote for you. >> thank you. >> you may not be first in new give up. but don't >> i'm not going to give up. thank you, ma'am. >> thank you very much. >> thank you for being here but i need your help. >> keep it up. >> good luck. >> thank you. i need your help. >> my pleasure, but you have to sign this. >> sure. tell all of your friends. >> i absolutely will. >> i tell all of my friends. i send lots of e-mails. >> keep e-mailing them. i need your help the next two days. how are you? >> good, ho

he called on ted kennedy to release his and then refused to release them himself. he is going to be the nominee of his party and he will not be able to dodge this. >> the republicans don't really have an answer to the key question which is income inequality and the wealth gap, you have romney representing the 1% and perry has created a of state sector jobs. they don't have an answer. >> they have an p answanswer, t three years gone by, it got worse. >> he said i made a little money on speaking engagement this is year. not that many though, $362,000 of not that much. he goes out and he cannot help but show people what he believes about wealth. >> how did obama get? >> i don't know the numbers. the issue is how romney doesn't see the value of $362,000. >> i think you can be rich and be progressive. you can be a democratic and be rich. and the idea that there's been money in politics especially president politics is not new. but the question is today, romney tackled the tax question and was asked at what rate were you taxed? was it 15% and he said i would say yeah, he

. >> we need somebody who will not run to the left of ted kennedy. >> reporter: john huntsman turned down opportunities to go on the attack. the front runner criticized his work with the obama administration. >> this administration is divided because of attitudes like that. >> reporter: few attacks stuck and mitt romney has been able to stay above the fray. >> this is the battle for the soul of america. this is and ideal i can campaign where americans ask who are we as a people? >> reporter: with mitt romney so far ahead in the polls the real battle in new hampshire is for second place. >>> the role of the first lady, according to a new book is flexing her muscles in a surprising way. michelle obama's journey has been a new one from continue templating the white house and being the first lady. the book suggests in 2010 the first lady felt the new president needed a new team of advisors. >> michelle obama is a very smart lawyer who you would expect to be involved in her husband's administration and not sitting around tending to the padding. >> the most explosive passage involve an exp

. >> he ran as a liberal against ted kennedy and lost and ran as a moderate as governor and governed as a moderate. >> reporter: for days romney took heat about his business record. the romney camp has fired back with its own ad. while newt gingrich and rick perry are not apologizing they are toning down their rhetoric. >> free market capitalism in the state of texas has created over a million jobs. we understand how capitalism needs to work. >> reporter: eight days before the south carolina primary, the candidates who aren't mitt romney are still looking for a winning message. and while the others look for that winning message, romney is still trying to convince conservatives that he is conservative enough. >> brian moore in washington, thank you. >>> now to the latest on the scandal involving four u.s. marines who allegedly desecrated the bodies of taliban fighters in afghanistan. defense secretary leon panetta called hamid karzai on thursday to promise a full investigation. panetta called it inexcusable. they are shown u rating on the taliban militants. four service members are id

this guy from massachusetts -- republican from massachusetts was not going to beat ted kennedy, and i told my partners in my firm, i'll be back in six months, don't take my chair. and i went in and gave it a real battle and went off it. i was happy that he had to take a mortgage out on his house to ultimately defeat me. and i'm -- i'm very proud of the fact that i have stood up, as a citizen, to battle what i felt it was best for the nation. and we're talking about running for president. i'm in this race because i care about the country. i believe my background and experience -- >> all right. let me bring dr. paul into this because there's a question about who is the true conservative in the race. and governor romney said only nine years ago, during an interview with new england cable news, he said the following, i think people recognize that i'm not a partisan republican, that i'm someone who is moderate and my views are progressive. do you believe governor romney now when he says that he is a man of constancy and that he'll stand up for conservative principles? >> you know, i think

she's hoping to win the senate seat once held by ted kennedy from its current occupant, scott brown. >>> and then later my tour of president obama's war room in chicago. stay with us right here on current tv. a great tasting mint core, frosted in powerful cooling crystals. ice breakers frost. feel the frost. >>this is outrageous! [[vo]]cenk uygur calls out the mainstream media. >>the rest of the media seems like, "ho-hum, no big deal." we've have no choice, we've lost our democracy here. just refreshing to hear. no other television show does that. we're keeping it real. >> am i to understand the russian ambassador to be admitted entrance to the war room. >> that is correct. >> i don't know how to put this, are you aware of what a serious breach of security that would be? he would see everything, he would see the big board. >> that is precisely the idea, general. that is precisely the idea. >> i totally love that quote. that's of course dr. strange love, george c. scott. peter sellers, you got to love it. we have our own big board, and i want to show you a little bit about what we're

from the ted kennedy campaign that were damaging to the campaign. >> what's so surprising is that the romney aids were saying today that they were somewhat unprepared for these attacks that were coming in the realm of bain. >> ed, just briefly, isn't it funny that it was bainer who was always saying to obama where are the jobs. and mitt romney has managed to make a claim that has a lot of people, including journalists, figuring out where are the jobs? he doesn't have evidence or documents to substantiate it. >> krystal ball, e.j.dionne thank you. >>> politico has breaking news on what cobert is going to say tonight. >>> jim demint says he wants the next president of the united states to be like wisconsin governor scott walker. really? statements like that give you a one way ticket you can't return. >>> welcome back to the ed show, new hampshire was a must win for jon huntsman, the guy who finished third. nevertheless he said a bronze medal gave him a ticket to ride to south carolina. it ain't looking too good for the former governor of utah. needless to say, he's keeping expectations

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he was pushing ted kennedy, saying he was going to be as you just said, he would be better than ted onights. he thought that don't ask don't tell, that was going to -- he wanted to go beyond that. and that was just put in place by the clinton administration. he was out there, and when he came back and ran for governor, he continued to be domestic partnerships, and there was in massachusetts he was a moderate socially progressive person in a lot of social issues, one of them was gay rights. >> of course when the massachusetts supreme court legalized same sex marriage in the state, in 2005 was it? no, earlier. >> 2003. november of 2003. he was in office a year. >> his reaction was he was against it and he got involved with the republicans in the legislature to try to block it. was that -- was that a characteristic move for him, was he acting the way he had previously or did that change him at all? >> i think it did change him and made me for the first time think that he had national ambitions. and confirmed a lot of what we were suspecting. he went in overdrive on that, and he never real

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want someone who had stand up and fight for the conservative principles and not run to the left of ted kennedy. >> reporter: owl the candidates -- all the candidates are back in new hampshire except for rick perry who remains in south carolina. >>> former maryland man who rides protest songs is a go to entertainer to fire up crowds before ron paul speaks. listen. ♪ i heard the call ♪ >> that's a video of jordan page performing. he protests big government big business and military industrial complex e used to live with his family on the ern family. >>> representative gabrielle giffords lead a evening ceremony at the university of arizona last night. she was shot in the head. but she made a remarkable recovery. list en. >> one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> representative giffords lit first of 19 candles one for each person wound or killed on this day. and she watched as a sea of candles were lit. hundreds attended inner faith services. >> one nation under god, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. >>> jerry loughner is -- jared loughner remains behi

. >> he ran as a liberal against ted kennedy and lost. he ran and govern as a moderate. >> the romney camp has fired back with its own ad. > don't be fooled by newt's desperate attacks. >> newt gingrich and rick perry are not apologizing, but changing the rhetoric. >> free market tackle some -- capitalism in this state of texas has created over 1 million jobs. we understand out capitalism needs to work. >> the candidates who are not mitt romney are still looking for a winning message. while the other candidates are trying to find their winning message, romney is trying to convince conservatives that he is conservative enough. brian mooar, nbc news, washington. >> testy exchanges after city tell the president jack young pulled his support for the baltimore grand prix. after a failed to live up to financial expectations and left the city holding the bag for over $1 million, to tell the president said that resources could be better spent on commended -- the council president said that resources could be better spent on community programs. br

this republican from massachusetts was not going to beat ted kennedy. i told the partners in my firm, i will be back in six months. i was happy he had to take a mortgage out on his house to ultimately defeat me. i stood up as a citizen to battle what i felt was best for the nation. we are talking about running for president. i am in this race because i care about the country. >> let me bring dr. paul into this. there is a question about who is the true conservative. governor romney said only nine years ago, during an interview, i think people recognize and i am not a partisan republican. i am someone who is moderate and my views are progressive. do you believe governor romney now when he says he is a man of constancy? >> this discussion has been superficial. you're talking about character. we should deal with the issues. i do not see how we can do well against a bomb that if we have any candidates that -- against obama at that if we have any candidates that endorsed tarp bailouts. i do not see how we can have anybody compete to with obama, who does not

romney didn't handle it very well and went on to lose pretty handily against ted kennedy.o democrats know that's a tactic that works. the democratic campaign is loving this, because if romney gets the nominee, they can see in these attacks what can work and what won't. >> thanks to both of you. >>> it was just four years ago that then-senator barack obama captured the imagination of williams with his now famous "yes, we can" speech. can he recap toture that messag today? we'll hear what president obama's biggest challenges are right now. >>> the white house is already dismissing a revealing new book that talks about the tensions between the show obama and the white house star. they're pushing back saying the book is, quote, overhyped and sensationalized, arguing that the white house is an accident doesn't have to slow you down. with better car replacement, available only with liberty mutual auto insurance, if your car is totaled, we give you the money for a car one model year newer. to learn more, visit us today. responsibility. what's your policy? if you took the top down