it would be made up of 15 unelected bureaucrats. the president said he would appoint experts but none of the 15 are required by law to have any medical training. here is a thing -- as medicare spending grows, this board is required to cut its. unless congress overrides these cuts with a super majority vote, they automatically become law. think about what this means. i know aarp was involved in the annual debate about the doc fix. back in 1997, both parties agree to a deal that included large reduction in fees for doctors who treat medicare patients. it soon became clear that these cuts would make it impossible for many doctors to keep treating medicare patients. every year, like clockwork, congress postpones the cuts. some of us learned a lesson from that experience. top down, bureaucratic cuts to medicare do not work. providers stop providing care. that is what happens. unfortunately, some democrats learned a different lesson. they never give up on their belief in the top down, bureaucratic cuts. but they did learn that these cuts

police in bahrain as thousands of pro-democracy activists keep up the pressure to resign on the unelected prime minister. you're watching r t a live from moscow with me let's say first thousands have once again gathered in central madrid to protest against tough new spending cuts and acted by the spanish parliament the country faces its fifth austerity budget in a row bad to despite the government's efforts it continues to slide deeper into recession archies jacob greece is in madrid. we've had more people probably turning out as an early period in the past to protest they've lined the streets in the thousands blocking traffic now so far there hasn't been too much disruption and too many street protesters and police like we saw on tuesday police charged protesters now there they fired rubber bullets into the crowd thirty people being detained there we saw a similar sonora presented a wednesday as well this could be when the problems facing the police at the moment is that there's always going to be a hardcore few hundred out of this thousand are willing to stay here or there and just ther

voters will also be deciding on a law that allows unelected managers or corporations to take over cities, effectively fire elected officials. then "detropia." and looks at post industrial detroit and its struggle to survive. >> i am out there at 8:00, 7:30. i don't be late for anyone. what am i to do when all i have is the bus? please, please, don't take our transportation away. >> we will also look at the obama administration support for indefinite detention at home and abroad with logger marcy wheeler here in grand rapids. all of that and more coming up. this is "democracy now!," democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. we are broadcasting from grand rapids, michigan. the occupy wall street of the celebrated its first anniversary on monday with actions in new york city and other cities across the country. in manhattan, protesters tried to block access to the new york stock exchange by erecting a people's wall. >> today is occupy wall street's birthday, and we are celebrating. we are rising above all of the corruption and police brutality that has happened already. i

authorities thousands took to the streets on friday with fresh calls for the resignation of the unelected prime minister who's been in policy since one nine hundred seventy one and allegedly opposes democratic reform antigovernment protests have been constant across the country since by real last year police crackdowns have left dozens killed with key opposition leaders thrown behind bars despite the oppression most western countries remain on good terms with the rain from above rainy m.p.'s ayad allawi says democracy has no chance unless foreign pressure is applied. up to know what we saw from the united states they are trying to send a voice is that to the authorities in a very soft way they concentrate on human rights issues but not all political issues while the political issues is the cause all for all these violations because the government did not accept all our. political war and they are taking all their actions against us in violating our safety violating our rights our freedom of expression through killing people all this need from the international community to put. pressure o

police in bahrain as thousands of pro-democracy activists keep up the pressure to resign on the unelected prime minister. called wired news live from moscow this is r t with me rule research showing countries supporting the syrian rebels need to stop sidestepping the un and demand both sides of the conflict lay down their weapons and that's the message from russia's foreign minister. said that some foreign forces are in fact al qaeda linked militants in syria to fight on. reports from new york. russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov talks about a variety of issues but clearly syria dominated his speech foreign minister lavrov says he believes and russia believes there's still an opportunity to and the conflict in crisis in syria but it will require some fierce international consensus from says the international community must come together to demand a cease fire in syria by both the government and the opposition to demand the release of prisoners and hostages and allow for humanitarian assistance russia's foreign minister said that he believes that one of the very big problems is that al

they may be braver but they have been unelected.here will be a push to kick it to the next congress. >> should be it or should lame duck deal with this? >> i'm for action now before the election. we have to face these problems. >> aren't you guys in recess? the house is gone. >> three more days of congress before we leave for the november 6th election. that's ridiculous. we're not even passing a farm bill after the worst drought in half a century, we're not even allowed to vote on a farm bill. this is the way the modern congress is acting. it's a parliament and very poor parliament. >> pick up on what congressman cooper said. are you an illegitimate voter? >> with all due respect to my friend, jim, i will not have been unelected, i would not be reelected because i chose not to run. going back to the supercommittee if it had been made up of retiring members, we would have a deal. i think people will find the courage. >> what's the election result that's needed? to force this to happen before december 31st? >> you know, i hate to spec

we have an unelected body running the european union, massive taxation, massive regulations.>neil: in the european union, tenally, -- technically you are not part of that, you can't say no? i thought in our country you have to go through congress for any taxes. we have not given up that right, have we? >>guest: britain has. 80 percent of british legislation comes from brussels already. >>neil: you sold yourself already? >>guest: yes. >>neil: that is why i moved here? >>guest: for freedom. now it is being threatened here. i am an american citizen. >>neil: you mentioned something, about top rate going up in france to 75 percent. that is the trend globally, right in not to that degree, but, there will be no place to escape. >>guest: absolutely. that is what they want, no place to escape. in britain, in the 17th century, we executed our king for high treason for selling britain down the road. the leaders that took us in and keep paying the taxes and keep supporting the european union which is merely a pilot scheme for the united nations and world government. >>neil: they must kno

it will be made up of 15 unelected bureaucrats.ent has said that he will appoint experts, but none of the 15 are required by law to have any medical training. and here's the thing, as medicare spending grows, this board is required to cut it. unless congress overrides these cuts with a supermajority vote, they automatically become law. think about what this means. i know aarp was just involved in the annual debate over the so-called doc fix. back in 1997 democrats and republicans agreed to a budget deal that included large reductions in fees for doctors who treat medicare patients. well, it soon became clear that these cuts would make it impossible for many doctors to keep treating medicare patients. so every year, like clockwork, congress postpones the cuts. some of us learned a lesson from that experience. top down, bureaucratic cuts to medicare just don't work. providers stop providing care. that's what happens. [applause] unfortunately, some democrats, including the president, learned a different lesson. they never gave up on t

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an organization run by a group of unelected bankers let's face it the right body to oversee national banks . probably probably much better than a lot of the european governments will will do and also it is an issue of the fat but. he's trading under this one big currency and as always he says the system risks and rule race which perhaps a good to be monitored. on the european basis but really what this is fundamentally about is trying to decouple the banking system from the sovereigns which is being a fundamental part of this crisis and the idea would be that it's dull sovereigns that are responsible for bailing out banks but more. central european level would help but it will send. the whole situation in terms of fighting this crisis it's a good idea but it doesn't really get down to the fundamental problems of the euro is. fantastic to have all this in place for future crises but it doesn't was all this fundamental situation that we have a president so he cheats so you know just so can the greeks sleep easier tonight on this news all know than by the sounds of it. i think the greek

authorities thousands took to the streets on friday with fresh calls for the resignation of the unelectedprime minister he's been in power since nine hundred seventy one and allegedly opposes democratic reform anti-government protests have been constant across the country since february last year police crackdown left dozens killed with key opposition leaders thrown behind bars including a job a western countries are turning a blind eye to the bloodshed simply because bahrain's a key u.s. ally with at least the view of geo political analyst patrick said. the situation in bahrain is completely ignored for reasons that are obvious what you would call good customer been pro-choice seen a lot of us on here and as it has all the gulf states that's one of the results of the ratcheting up of. iran it's all the gulf states that are within reach of iran currently arming up and also. the fact that it's in a special club it's hosting the u.s. fifth fleet which is the key sort of piece of the military chess board you can really see where the game is and how the west calculates who's going to be targe

elite just a handful of corporations own pretty much everything we see in the news media in europe unelected technocrats and banks toure's have taken over what used to be democratic governments and one of the few forces out there that haven't yet been totally brought down by this corporate coup d'etat in the western world is wiki leaks that's why they're a threat to those in power including those in corporate power journalists have always been the underdog in their efforts to speak truth to power they've been censored smeared even murdered this is nothing new john adams the second president of states shamefully shut down opposition newspapers and jailed their editors in the biggest event of his presidency the passage of the ailing sedition laws but even back in seventeen ninety eight president thomas jefferson protested by leaving town the day adam signed the law and then ran against and beat adams two years later in the election of eight hundred largely on the issue of adams having shut down the press historically our press has largely been notepad and tape recorders as you being used as da

. >> jennifer: i think you're going to run for office. [ laughter ] >> talk about unelectable and unconfirmable, that's me. justice ginsburg is the most likely candidate. if obama wins, i think she will leave. perhaps somewhere in the middle of his second term. if romney wins, i think it is much less clear who will leave but no democrat will leave if they can help it. under romney. you never know. if they can help it. >> jennifer: okay. so you write in your book that several of the supreme court justices that have been picture by republican presidents like sandra day o'connor left the court disillusioned with the republican party. >> you know, my book is really a story that you know, you talk about all the time which is the evolution of the republican party. think about the last three justices to leave the court. sandra day o'connor, david suiter, john paul stevens, all republicans and republican appointees who left completely alienated from their party because their moderate republican party no longer representatives, the senate or the united states supreme court. now, justice -- chief justice

second, it puts 15 unelected bureaucrats in charge of medicare's future. case you missed that, that was paul ryan getting booed. he is a little like daniel in the lions den. you have to give him credit for facing down one of the countries most powerful lobbyists for obamacare. you are used to seeing lobbyists behind big thanks. aarp is no different. the nonprofit is a powerful organization that can make politicians wake in their boots. the nonprofit representing americans 50 and older was a critical ally in the president's campaign to get obamacare past. she cites 71 pages of e-mail between the white house and aarp staff which the top leaders were on board. even those pertinent to seniors were crafted. problem is the final bill is not the greatest for seniors. a down size and medicare advantages. it may well lead to rationing. that is a topic for another day. seniors are getting the short end of the stick and not today dollars and cents may be behind aarp's move. first, while aarp poses a disinterested advocate, it has a liberal lobbying arm on the site. t

apart from the fact of the unelected military representatives to take part in all of the assemblies, from the national to the local level, it also provided for the commander-in-chief to take over all powers of government at any time that he considered necessary for the sake of the country. for this and other reasons, we felt that we could not take the oath to defend and protect the 2008 constitution. and i think to all of us, when you read the constitution, you just do not read the body of the constitution. you should read the appendices as well, which i have to say we did to begin with. we have to re-read them. and when the president made it possible for our country, for our party to be we registered, it was done on the understanding that the regulations of the elections and for party registration be changed so that we would not have to expel any of our members that were under detention, and secondly, we would have to agree to abide by it and respect the constitution. i think everybody has to do that in every country. and also, there was a statement to the effect that the 1990 elect

saw happening on screen was the coronation of karl rove as the party boss, and it means he has an unelectedosition with no term limits, and he gets to preside over this vast sum of money and to engineer how it will be spent, and induce them not just for this election, but for the foreseeable future. i think we should also not forget the base of the republican party. certainly, it is fueled by billionaires, but the tea party based very much supports it. looking around the convention hall, it had the reverse of the 1950's country club. nonetheless, the tea party really supports this notion of meritocracy. if you are rich, it is because you're successful, so you must be smart and capable. >> i want to go to the questioning of david koch right now. mr. koch, do you think unchecked concentration of wealth will undermine democracy? >> i am sorry, i am deaf in one interview. >> we're not doing interviews. >> the me ask the question again. >> no. we're not going to talk -- let me ask mr. cox. >> what we need is a country led by mitt romney with a vision of an opportunity society of free people and

>> the numbers show there's two unelectable people running against each other. they both can't win on their own. so you have two people tied for second place, somebody has to do something that's going to break that tie. to me, the thing that's not done by either candidate, maybe it will happen thursday night, beginning tonight, who has a vision for the future. i don't think that barack obama needs to prove that things are better than four years ago. i think he needs to prove that things will be better four years from now. and that's the substance of this convention and the speech. >> and words for the future, the keynote speaker coming up in a few minutes, you spoke to him today, julian castro. >> yes, julian castro, exactly, he's the youngest mayor of the seventh largest city in his country. an extraordinary story. he has an identical twin brother who will be appearing on that stage to introduce him. so don't think it's an optical illusion. once it happens there will be two of them on the stage. i talked to him earlier, he watched barack obama when he cave a ke

but in business unelected central bankers might have to create. it's something creative to turn bad news into good news down the line. we are seeing the bad news to good playing out everywhere whether it's fedex -- remember that? almost back to where it was before we found out how horrible things were. or cummins, caterpillar. they need the chinese economy to do better. here's the bottom line. the bottom line is you should not be voting on stocks based on whether you are personally better off. you should be investing in stocks because the businesses behind them might be better off. and using that prism, stocks not only have a right to have gotten this high, they actually have the ability to go higher over time. let's go to donald in virginia, please. donald. >> caller: don. how's it going? years of military service. i bought showers of air. i want to know if you think it will hit the mark and exceed it before the year is up. just want your sentiments on it. >> uh i like that company very, very much. it's big today. had a 10% move. this company doe

it will make people dependent on decisions by unelected bureaucrats in washington.icizing. romney can move by it, having a serious policy debate on president obama policies. including obamacare. >> bret: we have much more on redistribution tape and this tape. and we're going to talk about it online. on the online show. stay with us. that's it for panel but stay tuned to hear the pros and cons of president obama's recent fundraiser. [ female announcer ] our wells fargo bankers are here to listen, offer guidance and provide you with options tailored to your business. we've loaned more money to small businesses than any other bank for ten years running. so come talk to us to see how we can help. wells fargo. together we'll go far. . [ male announcer ] you are a business pro. governor of getting it done. you know how to dance... with a deadline. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle... and go. you can even take a full-size or above, and still pay the mid-size price. this is awesome. [ male announcer ] yes, it is, busine

these vital questions should be decided not by the caprice of unelected judges but by the conscienceeir elected representatives. [ applause ] >> and in this good-hearted country we believe in showing compassion for mother and child alike. we don't write anyone off in america. especially those without a voice. every child has a place and purpose in this world. everyone counts. in a just society, the law should stand on the side of life. [ applause ] so much of our history has been a constant striving to live up to the ideals of our founding, about rights and their ultimate source. at our opponents' convention a rowdy dispute broke out over the mere mention of that source. i mean, for most of us it was settled long ago that our rights come from nature and nature's god, not from governments. very clear. that's the american idea. a disregard for rights. a growing government in a static economy. a country where everything is free but us. this is where it is all tending. this is where we are being taken by the president's administration. this is the road we are on, but my friends, that roa

then you are virtually unelectable when you come into the general election.re seeing happen with mitt romney. yes, he talked every day about repealing obama care because he needed to do that in order to win the republican primary. it's not necessarily a popular position in a general elector rat that has pieces of obama care they very much like and that they're very much attached to. this is a problem that, yes, is specific in some ways to mitt romney but it's much larger. it's about the identity of the gop. win or lose in november, that's something they have to grapple with two years down the line and four years down the line. >> now, i think that, steve, rush limbaugh yesterday summed up what most conservatives think. that is, it doesn't matter who romney is. the base is voting against obama. listen to limbaugh. >> i know romney isn't ideal. i know romney ticks you off. romney, remember, isn't about him. he may as well be elmer fudd as far as we're concerned. we're voting against obama. >> is being against obama enough to win an election? >> that's what repu

if you agree with him, you're here, unelectable because comments are out of the mainstream.ho knew there were that many socialists in the republican part that would want to stand with these people? it will take time to undo. when john kerry couldn't answer the question whether he would vote for the war, knowing what you know today, would you vote for the war in iraq, that became the question for every democrat, it's a disaster russ way to run up to the final stages of any election. >> and i agree with richard about the debates. i think that the, you know, romney's one knock-out punch in the debates from being back in the race. when did we see him have a knock-out punch? there's a bigger issue that the comments of the senators and governors allude to, nate silver has a column about the what he projects is the odds of the democrats holding on to control of the senate. he projected that, in august, at 39%, it's now over 70%. incredible shift in a very short time. a lot of that has to do with local circumstances and local races and candidates. it's certainly not helped by the la

what we believe is plain to state, these vital questions should be decided not by the caprice of unelectedt by the conscience of the people and their elected representatives. and in this good-hearted country, we believe in showing compassion for mother and child alike. we don't write anyone off in america. especially those without a voice. every child has a place and purpose in this world. everyone counts. and in a just society, the law should stand on the side of life. so much of our history has been a constriving to live up to the ideals of our foundings, rights and their ultimate source. at our opponent's convention a rudy dispute broke out over the mention of that source. for most of us, it was settled long ago. that our rights come from nature and nature's god, not from government. very clear. that's the american idea. a disregard for rights, a growing government in a static economy, a country where everything is free but us. this is where it is all tending. this is where we are being taken by the present administration. this is the road we are on. but my friends, that road has an exi