different pieces of legislation, co-sponsored by todd akin and paul ryan in the united states, in the united states congress get that much attention? did it? because we were all talking about the fiscal issues and ryan's budget and all of this stuff. but this was their hidden agenda, when he they threatened to shut down the government as part of the debt ceiling crisis if there were any money for planned parenthood. ten different ways against akin and ryan. the republican party now has as its official platform no abortion, no way, no how, no exception for rape no exception for incest. so somebody help me. somebody explain to me: okay? how is it that let's say a 12-year-old girl who is raped by her father? why is it a good idea for that little girl to have to have that baby? this is the republican party platform. this is mitt romney's platform. this is paul ryan's platform. this is todd akin's platform. 866-557-7377. >> on your radio, on t.v. "the bill press show" new on current tv. >> radio meets television, "the bill press show" now on current tv. >> well, they are not talking jobs. now, they are not talki

gave up on the treaties until 2020 and cap and trade is dead in the united states congress.doesn't talk about it. the only place it will be stuck under is in the epa so john kerry is desperate. he wrote a book on this, his foundation with his wife has given money to global warming scientist and a very hardcore activists. yet nothing has come of it. the public believes less and less an they should, as the science crumbles. >>eric: talk about the science? what have we found out in the last year and a half? there are pretty damning information released from e-mails going back-and-forth between different research groups. what did we find out? >>guest: we found out the scandal, john kerry would say it is a bunch of blown up over nothing. but it exposed the united nations climate panel as conspiring to craft a narrative on man made global warming. they threatened editors and scientist whose did not tow the line and excluding studies. they were leaking websites of groups like greece peace and citing their data as john kerry would call the u.n. climate panel "the gold standard of sc

united states senator, george allen. [applause] for you men and women in uniform and you veterans, you have no better friend in the united states congress and our great friend, randy forms and scot rachel. [applause] it is also retreat to be with my right hand guy, our great lieutenant governor, lieutenant governor bill bolling. he has done a great job creating jobs in virginia but we have some headwinds in washington. it will be easier creating jobs in virginia if we have president mitt romney. [applause] i am delighted to be here with my wife, the first lady and my son, my daughters. how about that national anthem? did she do ok to [applause] i am so delighted to have our next president here today. his opponent has been here a little bit. it seems like every time he comes here, he makes news. he was here last week and he virginia, in't win will not be president again. i want you to help him keep that promise. [applause] a couple of months ago, he came to roanoke, va. anti said -- and he said you are successful in a business, you did not build that. somebody else made that have [and aboos] ladies and gentlemen, i think that shows why w

united states senator saying that the fed should get to work. by all means senator schumer please speak up and tell us what the enormous contribution of the united states congressng our economy and getting people back to work in the united states. i think ben bernanke should tell senator schumer to sit down and be quiet and speak when spoken to. stuart: that's an interesting political point of view. so you basically don't think that ben is going to print more and he should not print more, is that your position? >> let's just say it this way, if ben bernanke and the federal reserve had a magic wand to fix the economy and expand growth, don't you think they would have probably used it by now? i think this is congress people trying to interject into the conversation because they know they are not doing their jobs. the answer isn't the fed. stuart: i will bet you, you think that mario draghi is going to print a lot of euros. i bet you believe he's going to do that. >> i have a sneaking suspicion you would. if all you have is a hammer, then everything looks like a nail. >> trey, you were good today. that was very very good stuff. >> except for the fact i couldn't re

were important in the united states constitution and whether some of the things that have been done through the administration process to the representatives in the united states congress, whether it's been some of the action from the united states attorney general recently in an hour of scrutiny by the united states congress. i think we have had significant terms about whether or not this great document has been honored by this administration and that is another reason that we decided to carve this bill. i think a burly and reaffirmation -- brilliant reaffirmation that we are a nation that was a revolutionary concept from some 225 years ago and it's a section that we have a number of things that are important including not only reaffirming the principles, but saying how the further amendments might be necessary to protect human life. the constitutional amendment to protect the sanctity of marriage and a constitutional amendment to require -- of future generations because we will force of discipline on the united states congress. there are a lot of important issues that are covered in here on the first and second amendment or so fundamental to our liberties. the fact t

united states in jeopardy. obviously if the united states congress threatens not to pay the debts of the united states, it is goinge credit rating and they precipitated the crisis. >> again, mr. ryan wants to place the sole responsibility for that on the shoulders of the president. >> yeah. you know, i think that this entire romney/ryan campaign is being based on the idea that the public will have amnesia. there is no explanation for the fact that they are brazen about the same things that -- they said differently just a few weeks ago or months ago. and, you know, the whole idea that he's talked about defenses well, and criticizing the president for cutting defense when, in fact, he voted for that same bill that imposes across-the-board 9% cut including defense. >> here is the problem, sir. every single day ryan tells us that he will take responsibility, he won't blame others, he won't duck the difficult issues, and yet, here he is absolving himself of any responsibility for what happened last year when the credit rating was lowered. >> right. he just wasn't their casting of vote -- there casting a vote for this p

ryan said he's been flying into the airport in milwaukee for the 14 years he's been in the united states congress, never has he returned home for a welcome like this. he now will be the republican vice presidential nominee. we're in a state, gloria, as you know, there's been democratic politics and presidential politics for a long time. these republicans here think because of the romney pick of paul ryan and the election buzz in this state, the republican governor survived the bruising recall election. they think it's possible. a big homecoming for paul ryan here in wisconsin. the american people are just getting to know the congressman, the house budget committee chairman sometimes controversial house budget committee chairman that mitt romney has asked him to join the ticket. the republican ticket traveled here from high point, north carolina, another state that the president, barack obama carried four years ago. mitt romney leads the ticket but as we get to know paul ryan better, let's listen a bit earlier in high point, north carolina. >> we have a clear choice of two futures. are we going to

we are just hoping that the united states congress and president set ambitious goals. most important element is to achieve those goals. we can talk about going to mars some day but unless we take concrete steps back toward the moon, back toward the moon. there is nearby as destroyed. those are essential stepping stones that neil has been advocating. we need to pull together and not just treat space exploration as a jobs program. no, it's a primer for the next generation of scientists and engineers. it primes the pump that keept us competitive. and that is position that armstrong has followed. >> as you said you never lost a fire. again, having your hero, your mentor and someone who is so important to our american history, what do you do now to renew your efforts for us to move forward in the future and to be that leading country that we were and have been for so many decades in the space race? >> we remember that armstrong and colleagues landed on the moon only about seven or eight years after john f. kennedy set the goal. it was an all out cold war effort, crash progr

united states senator george allen. and for you men and women in uniform or you veterans, you have no better friend than the united states congress than our great friend randy forbes. please help them get re-elected. and it's also a treat to be with my right-hand guy, our great lieutenant governor, our chief jobs creation officer bill boeing. he's done a great job creating jobs in virginia but, boy, we have some headwinds in washington. won't it be easier creating jobs in virginia if we've got a president mitt romney. [ cheers ] well, i'm delighted to be here with my wife, the first lady, and my sons, my daughters. how about that veteran jannine mcdonnell singing the national anthem. she do okay? [ cheers ] >> well, i am excited to have our next president here today. his opponent has been here a little bit. seems like every time he comes here he makes a little news. he was here last week and i want you to help me with this. he was here last week and he said "if i don't win virginia, i won't be president again." i want you to help him keep that promise. a couple months ago he came to roanoke, virginia and he said something i still

however, the debate in the united states congress, when i was there 30 years ago and it still rages todaye do with public money when the public university does not support a certain policy? and that, you know, i know we can call it politics and i know the republicans have beened ament on this and i think the democrats are going to take political advantage. i think you're right, but it is a legitimate on all projects and issues. we are spending the public's money for an individual decision. >> sure. i think two things. we have to remember the majority of women who seek termination of their pregnancy are women who already have children, so for the most part they have a great deal of personal inherent knowledge as well as medical knowledge on what a pregnancy is, and the second thing is public money, part of the nature of public money is none of us get to make choices how each piece is individually spent. so, for example, if you are a medicare recipient and i don't like your politics and i don't like the live choices you're making and you're not a good guy, but you need a liver transplant, w

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this is the congress of the united states and we are directed by the constitution. it lays out a framework where we resolve problems. that is one body passes legislation and another body passes legislation, and then you have a conference and try to resolve the differences. we find ourselves hung up because the senate has not taken action. director, one final follow-up question. is it the case that the president's negotiators first raised the sequester mechanism during the debt ceiling negotiations with the house? >> i don't know the history of that negotiation. that has been my understanding is that that is where it came from. is there a way that you could find out and get back to us for the record? >> i was not part of those negotiations. >> de know anybody in there that you could ask? >> let me see what kind of follow-up i can do. at the end of the day, the vast majority of members of this committee voted in favor of it. >> i completely understand the members who voted for it. the other piece of that is, nobody likes sequestration, but nobody wanted the debt ceili

. >> paul ryan was only 28 years old when he was first elected to the united states congress. he served seven terms, almost 14 years. at 42, he's the same age as the eldest of romney's five sons. ryan's catholic with a wife and three young children. >> i want you to meet my family. this is my wife, janna. our daughter, liza, and our sons, charlie and sam. i'm surrounded by the people i love. i love you too. janesville, wisconsin, is where i was born and raised and i never really left it. it's our home now. for the last 14 years, i have proudly represented wisconsin in congress. there -- there i have focused on solving the problems that confront our country, turning ideas into action, and action into solutions. i am committed, in heart and mind, to putting that experience to work in a romney administration. my dad died when i was young. he was a good and decent man. there are a few things he would say that have just always stuck with me. he'd say, son, you're either part of the problem or part of the solution. well, regrettably, president obama has become part of the problem an

i said i shouldn't be here because the united states congress should not be telling the district of columbiahat to do. it ought to be an independent state and have its own congress people and have its own two senators. >> that could vote. >> and congress should not be intervening in that in any way. >> all right. thank you, senator. i'm going to have to leave it there. always a pleasure to see you and have you on. thank you for your time tonight. >> thanks, al. see ya. >>> still ahead, sarah palin is taking aim at dick cheney. could mitt romney be next? and thousands, thousands of people line up to support a republican drive to defend anti-gay rhetoric from a fast food tycoon. really? anti-gay fast food? this is the gop. good luck with that one. stay with us. ♪ spread a little love today ♪ ♪ spread a little love my way ♪ ♪ spread a little something to remember ♪ [ female announcer ] fresh milk and real cream makes philadelphia and the moment a little richer. makes philadelphia and the moment well another great thing about all this walking i've been doing is that it's given me time to reflect

we're sort of frozen in place, and obama is against these head winds that start with the united states congressd forget the individual things that obama really wants them to pass. let's talk about the larger macro-issue of the fiscal clip which is next year we get over 1 trillion-dollar in possible spending cuts and tax hikes. that's got businesses worried. they're not going to to add a lot of jobs. bernanke said they may act further to bump in more money. in europe they did essentially the same thing and then you have corporate america sitting on 3 trillion-dollar to 5 trillion-dollar that could be used to create jobs their' wondering what is happening in europe and the domestic scene so they're not spending that money. all these things seem to be saying we're stuck in place. >> eliot: but craig crawford, you understand politics. explain this to me. the numbers are going to jump ball. did someone win? is this like the u.s. basketball team over in london and we're going to crush somebody? it's hard to see who is going to win this battle right now. >> everybody has bragging rights on this one. r

in the united states congress. this is not words. this is actions.or political gain. they have sponsored right wing, constantly more and more extreme legislation, outlawing family planning defunding planned parenthood. no birth control funding. i mean come on. compassion for women? i hardly think so. >> bill: it didn't start with todd akin, did it? >> no. >> bill: this attempt to, as the president said yesterday to parse, to redefine to slice and dice the definition did not start with akin. it has been going on for a long time. >> absolutely. not only that, we just fought -- we just changed the federal law that they just had forcible rape. i don't know if you knew that in the uniform crime statistics. and with obama's administration and with our fighting for it, we changed it last year to drop the word forcible. but they want it in. they want to go back to the '20s. 1920s, that is. a century ago. when women really were accused for being raped. >> bill: and so this -- i mean when you talk about a republican war on women that's not an exaggeration, is

leader in the white house who is willing to go to work and lead the american people, lead the united states congress on a pathway to get this country back on the right track. i am very excited about this election. it is a critical election year. the consequences could not be greater. the stakes could not be higher. that is why we need every single person doing everything they possibly can between now and november to make sure we turn out all our votes on election day. i lost my first election by 524 votes. i lost my senate race by a narrow margin. i cannot tell you how many people came to me afterwards and said, if i known -- if i had known it was going to be that close, i would have voted. i am not sure why they wanted to admit that, but the point is that every single vote counts. there is no substitute for getting people out on election day, getting their orders out. that is what you are about, identifying those voters, figuring out who they are, hopefully persuading those undecided voters, people who have not made up their minds yet to get them to vote the right way in november. these types of ac

and in the state of north dakota, one of the richest members of the united states congress, republican rick berg, is embracing, he is embracing and standing with the ryan plan wholeheartedly. interesting move. burg voted for the ryan plan but democrats believe most north dakotans don't agree with ryan's vision for america. it is an aging population in north dakota, and medicare means an awful lot to those folks. let's turn to heidi heitkamp, democratic candidate for the senate. great to have you with us. you have been very involved in your entire career when it comes to health care and the health care delivery system. and now you are faced battling against this lie that the republicans are putting out there, saying that president obama has taken $716 billion away from medicare. we are know what the truth is. now, the ryan budget, is it a political winner for democrats and how will it play in your race? >>ou know, ed, i don't look at it so much as a political winner or loser. it's just bad for the country, and it's bad for seniors. it's bad for women, it's bad for kids, bad for students

. >> paul ryan was only 28 years old when he was first elected to the united states congress. he served seven terms, almost 14 years. at 42, he's the same age as the eldest of romney's five sons. ryan's catholic with a wife and three young children. >> i want you to meet my family. that's my wife, jana. our daughter, liza, and our sons charlie and sam. i'm surrounded by the people i love. i love you, too. jamesville, wisconsin, is where i was born and raised, and i never really left it. it's our home now. for the last 14 years, i have proudly represented wisconsin in congress. there -- there i have focused on solving the problems that confront our country, turning ideas into action, and action into solutions. i am committed in heart and mind to putting that experience to work in a romney administration. my dad died when i was young. he was a good and decent man. there are few things he would say that have just always stuck with me. he'd say, son, you're either part of the problem or part of the solution. well, regrettably, president obama has become part of the problem, and mi

. >> insanity right there in the united states congress.ident obama's young mother telegramed her son's birth announcement from kenya to the local newspapers in hawaii just on the off chance that he'd make a bid for the presidency some day. the name barack hussein obama obama of course being hand-selected for the perfect name for a presidential candidate. the more likely scenario, congre congressman king realize d he better not disappoint those crazy birthers whose votes he's counting on. jeez. what a country this has become. >>> up next a game of chicken. the ceo of chick-fil-a is against same-sex marriage. you're watching "hardball," the price for politics. >>> hello, everyone. i'm lynn berry. here's what's happening. president obama campaigned in ohio on wednesday. he told supporters that mitt romney wants middle class americans to pay more in taxes so people like him can get a big tax cut. >>> san antonio international airport was evacuated earlier following a phoned-in bomb threat. no suspicious devices were found. >>> syrian president

three votes in the united states congress -- >> those were direct mail votes. >> it is his budget. total vote tally, 0-610. so unserious when we face financial calamity -- >> look, you know those are legislative games. >> so you're saying the president's budget is not serious. that's the point i'm making. we need leadership and that's what paul ryan and governor romney bring to the table. they're actually going to lead on these issues. >> i want to ask you a specific question. something that mitt romney said yesterday on fox about this idea of how personal does he need to get. he gave an interesting answer which i think you might agree with. here's what he said. >> all i can do is be who i am. remember that popeye line, i am what i am and that's all what i am. and i'm doing my very best to get this country back on track. >> senator, you were a first time politician when you ran. i assume you had plenty of consultants who said, hey, tell more personal stories about yourself. you didn't do that as much. you think that mitt romney's getting sort of conflicting advice here? >> listen.

it was so bad, folks, that not a single republican or a single democrat in the entire united states congress would vote for it. he got zero votes. that is a failure of leadership. [cheers and applause] president obama has been right about at least one prediction he's made about the economy. he said, if i don't have this done in 3 years, then there is going to be a one-term proposition. [cheering] i think you are right about that, mr. president. it hasn't worked because you cannot spend your way, regulate your way, tax your way or blame your way out of the economic mess that we are in. you have to liberate the productive power of the american people, through policies that encourage innovation, risk-take, investment and jobs. and you have to compete and win in the global economy. governor romney understands this. in contrast, president obama is the first president in 75 years -- democrat or republican -- who hasn't even sought the ability to negotiate export agreements and open markets overseas. now, why is this important? because 95% of the world's consumers live outside of our borders. and t

but let's face it, he and a lot of folks like him are now in the united states congress voting on issues that are impacting women's access to health care. >> and paul ryan votes just like him. let's look at this statement that the romney campaign put out today, saying, governor romney and congressman ryan disagree with mr. akin's statement and a romney/ryan administration would not oppose abortion in instances of rape. joey reed, that is in direct contradiction to what we just heard mitt romney say. >> yeah, absolutely. and it's in direct contradiction to paul ryan's history, in which he has partnered with the same guy, todd akin, to pass and to push bills that would limit abortion, including hr-3, which as you well knows, it was like a third thing that congress did. so the house of representatives came in. they have done something like 67 abortion-related bills. one of these bills that was sponsored, co-sponsored by paul ryan and todd akin got 251 votes in the house. you want to call todd akin fringe? he is not fringe. he is now mainstream of the republican party. and i want to know wha

question is, is that the kind of statement, does that override a pan's entire career in the united states congressstion. >> what is the answer to that? let me stop you. what is the answer? does it override his career, his ten years in congress? >> i think ultimately, the authority for that is with the people of missouri. and if they don't think it does, i don't think it does, but i don't live in missouri. that's not my call. i don't think it does. >> you don't live in a lot of places, deev deace. that has not stopped you from giving your opinion. you're not a democrat. i'm going to push you again on this you're a certainly conservative and you think this should be left to the people of missouri. your nominee says he should resign. some of the heavyweights in your party from karl rove on down or on up say he should. you're telling me as a social conservative, you defer to the people in that state? you don't have an opinion? >> those are two different questions. >> i don't think so. >> the first question is what do i think about the establishment telling akin he should step aside. >> do you believe

. >> paul ryan was only 28 years old when he was first elected to the united states congress. he served seven terms, almost 14 years. at 42, he's the same age as the eldest of romney's five sons. ryan's catholic with a wife and three young children. >> i want you to meet my family. this is my wife, janna. our daughter, liza, and our sons, charlie and sam. i'm surrounded by the people i love. i love you too. janesville, wisconsin, is where i was born and raised and i never really left it. it's our home now. for the last 14 years, i have proudly represented wisconsin in congress. there -- there i have focused on solving the problems that confront our country, turning ideas into action, and action into solutions. i am committed, in heart and mind, to putting that experience to work in a romney administration. my dad died when i was young. he was a good and decent man. there are a few things he would say that have just always stuck with me. he'd say, son, you're either part of the problem or part of the solution. well, regrettably, president obama has become part of the problem an

united states constitution, whether it's some of the things that have been done through the administrative process act to circumvent the will of the elected representatives in the united states congress, whether it's been some of the actions of the united states attorney general recently that are now under scrutiny by the united states congress, i think we've had significant concerns about whether or not this great document has been honored by this administration, and that's another reason that we decided to carve this out. so you can see this section, i think a brilliant reaffirmation of the words and the principles in that. we really do believe that we are a nation that only succeeds because we govern by the consent of the governed. that was a revolutionary concept some 225 years ago. and in this section, we have a number of things that are important, including not only reaffirming those principles, but also saying how further amendments might be necessary to protect our liberties, constitutional amendment to protect human life, a constitutional amendment to protect the sanctity of marriage, a constitutional amendment to require -- [inaudible] >> >> [inaudible comments] >> -- force

many people, for certain members of a certain political party in a certain chamber of the united states congress, today was a very, very bad day. august 1st, 2012, a day we will remember in america as the end of america as we knew it and loved it. august 1st, a day of somber reflection for future generations and then children and grandchildren, august 1st, 2012, when the end began. >>> still to come, the incredible true story of the conservative reaction to what honestly was a really good day for millions of the rest of us and even for millions of them. that's coming up. assuming the country doesn't implode before the end of this hour because of how scary august 1st, 2012, was. [ male announcer ] we did a febreze experiment with the azerbaijani wrestling team. ♪ can febreze air effects defeat the smelly air in their gym for good? [ man ] what can you smell? [ inhales deeply ] a lot of flowers. it's on the zingy side of floral. potpourri factory, maybe. you can take off your blindfolds now. oh my gosh. [ laughter ] [ male announcer ] success. victory over odors, for good, both here and in your ho