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Democratic Strategist Chris Hahn discusses how contributions and the Supreme Court’s rulings will impact the election.
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All right now the president does not like the idea.
That under the Citizens United that ruling from the Supreme Court corporations can put in as much money as they like into political campaigns they will be the equivalent of unions they come both sides -- on the fence -- and as much money as they like.
President Obama does not like the -- because of the deluge of money coming from corporations.
Democrat strategist Chris on his -- actress who -- -- the usual thing.
A wanna go through three subjects starting with Citizens United are limited contribution -- I'm putting on a talk.
I got twenty seconds you got the got subject first want Citizens United here we go.
The president and the Democrats -- whining about this because a -- corporate cash is flowing to the Republicans.
Last time around it flowed to the Democrats but you don't like that because this time it's going to the Republicans secondly.
You'll gonna tell us that because of all it's money that's being spent it detracts from the issues and that the money buys the election.
You'll suggesting that voters are idiots and -- -- assess things on the basis of the issues involved go.
I'm not suggesting anything I -- I can't change my entire career and every campaign where I've outspent my opponent I've won and every campaign where I've been outspent.
Substantially -- lost.
And I think that's what's gonna happen here not so much on the presidential level but down ticket.
-- suggest that Citizens United put corporations and unions on the same footing is.
Ridiculous the Coke Brothers alone -- -- -- 100 million dollars that's more than John McCain spent on his entire campaign the last time around it's a ridiculous amount of money and the Supreme Court this week.
Basically -- unions' ability to put money to campaign to make it harder for them to do that so there is a movement afoot here to suppress the people and big corporations equals with people which they are not thinking not lead they do not have a heart.
Took it wrong box I'll get from -- subject.
Not a Democrat senate candidates Elizabeth Warren.
Attacked the rich attacked American business and attacked Mitt Romney yesterday just business recite.
And Mitt Romney tells us in his own words.
He believes.
Corporations.
Are people.
-- -- Corporations are not people.
People have hearts they have kids they get jobs they get sick.
They lump and they crying and they dance they live and they died.
Learn the difference.
OK now the president was standing right next to ms.
Lana -- pointed to me that demonstrates the failure to understand the nature of private enterprise and distressed government move a private enterprise we will not return to prosperity.
Until America remembers its routes which are private enterprise the pursuit of profit and individual liberty.
The president represents the other side of the fence and so doesn't is warrant.
Go you're missing the point.
We're talking about private enterprise being bad.
But we think it's bad -- we do say is private enterprise should have the same role -- -- people in American life.
There was a big problem here with the -- Citizens United was was decided based on basically Buckley -- liar which has money is speech and then the Supreme Court says.
These these corporations have the same rights is people.
And the Republicans wanna -- Mitt Romney is going to be good for business who's who's it good businessman listen.
I want to create jobs in America not India.
That's what Mitt Romney he and create jobs here and create tons of jobs overseas they'll accept American jobs -- he's got into -- that.
Every day on this campaign trail going forward neither should you should -- -- on to Stewart.
-- nice one look confusing news -- com.
Food -- nation that's what President Obama that's created in America.
-- 77 billion dollars almost double what it was when he came into office okay.
Now the senate refuses to -- anything from that program won't rein in the waste.
Poll I ask -- How can we going forward possibly trim any entitlement program when you can -- -- waste out of food stamps what is manifestly obvious -- Well you eat you think it's a lot of money to 77 billion dollars a year because that's about the same amount of money we spend on the bush tax cut for the richest 1% in this country.
So let's start right there second.
When we give people food stamps they buy food that contributes the economy has a dollar 76 return on every dollar invested.
It's a good program and keep people healthy.
Now is there wasted little help it is it is there waste it I'm sure there is there's waste everything but I don't -- throughout the baby with the bath water I wanna make sure that Americans are bad at all people starving in the streets and you've got ten seconds to respond.
I'll respond to the corporation thing.
You know at the bottom of our screen we have this thing and it shows that stock prices changing that's the poll also corporations it represented the people who work there yes Elizabeth Warner's wrong.
Corporations have parts corporations get sick sometimes even.
I and sometimes they give birth and actually subsidiaries what they represented the people the hard working people -- and those corporations they do have a right to survive and to fight for the -- -- -- -- -- Limited amount of money to put into political campaigns it's 31 -- them that the average American person cannot fight broke out -- popular Hollywood stars from putting an unlimited amounts of money let's have the same discuss the Hollywood stars can put 2500 dollars in debt -- what we're gonna.
Haven't -- -- 37500.
Dollar plagued Charles Charles.
400 million dollars by the Coke Brothers 400 million dollars that is ridiculous you give me.
Warner million dollars I'll make you believe what ever I want you to believe you know found -- that last -- and -- -- yeah.
I don't usually big visit argued -- put puts got Joseph what was it John Carter the movie if that happens that I.
Yeah I did -- that.
Please thank you everybody at that time is up you lose you again I would I.
