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Rep. Charlie Rangel, (D-N.Y.), argues that voters have two clear options to choose from in the 2012 election.
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You have a choice.
You can be part of the problem.
Or you can be part of the solution.
The present administration.
Has made its choices.
And Mitt Romney and I have made hours.
Before the math and the momentum overwhelm us all.
We are going to solve this nation's economic problems.
Commodity archives and Charlie Rangel -- joins us now on the telephone to offer his perspective on all of this are you you more worried about November now congressman after hearing Paul Ryan last night are now.
Not as dramatic as you know -- intends glued to know that -- -- I agree would put riot police say yeah haven't -- member of that -- -- Ways and Means Committee.
Then what I was saying he's seriously believe.
I'm agreeing with him is that it's never been for I've known throughout my -- -- politics.
I don't clear.
Cut difference in the quality and the fact.
That there was hardly any -- -- good question is that we -- in this civil rights movement.
Which side are you.
And and and then -- news that the way to handle many kids.
It is not -- about doing this that period of fiscal crisis but to cut programs the same thing that this could -- debt.
They're embedded value -- coronation was how he intends to treat Medicare.
And that is going to be interest and by the way congress be scared me for a moment when you started this.
Articulate your agreement with Paul Ryan but the -- -- yourself and -- take a deep breath but the the idea yeah.
The idea tonight that Mitt Romney has to make that argument that Medicare is going to be big issue in the state he's making it.
You talk about this clear choice but they're still are going to be a small number of undecided voters in a small number.
Of swing states that decide this election one of the biggest ones is obviously Florida.
Way to -- tonight's speech and what -- expect from Mitt Romney.
I don't give a good run becomes stayed out essential testing.
But would give him a script to analysts at -- -- do -- well.
But the fact good name -- pointed out traveling -- battleground states have very concerned about Medicare.
And no matter how you can't let it.
I cannot run away from consumers shouldn't this -- universal coverage which you president advocates.
Which he says every run at the -- rampant right no governor Romney thing that he could well about.
In that situation there have been no food and -- -- -- That you just don't go and I split without insurance and at this same benefit and so when it -- insurance.
-- -- limpopo acceptability emergency rooms and we -- that expensive could help.
Everyone gets and a -- run based I would -- implement this -- -- closely instead of jubilant about what you write that out shouldn't take that and you try to find yourself but that does -- this willing to accept it.
And the balance of the pyramid you -- -- it out wanna and he brought -- They program -- for decades let's hope the good with the assistance said the governor would no longer exists.
Will give insights into the governor's and that then turned out what they wanted to put a very important.
Smart central.
Arguments of the campaign.
Threat.
Which he talked about I wanna ask you before -- -- -- go to congressman about next week a little bit of your own party and there.
I convention Charlie you've been tough as I mentioned in the outset of the program on.
That it is vice presidential on the vice president the current vice president Joseph Biden terms of some of the comments he's -- -- the campaign trail.
To what extent are you worried about -- -- his effect on.
On things or about about the race in November and the the odds of the president's reelection at this point.
My -- -- Joseph Biden is a guy from abroad Cannes regular guy.
Anything that says comes straight from the -- spoke with the rest tonight.
And had to confirm -- most African Americans no need -- learn about best friends ever that we've had in this country.
And anything good sense in terms of the matter -- relied not.
I know everyone knows that what he wants is this what's good for America and what's good about the president is glad.
You clearly got an hour right Frankel.
Most of remain -- -- mind which way they're going to go.
And I do listen -- and a tremendous gap.
Indeed -- base.
Community.
You know encampment -- yeah I understand that it because it was -- to speak at the republic give -- safely is that whenever.
And you -- there's been a better job and opened the poor and disadvantaged in Catholic Charities.
Abruptly at the end of -- -- him soon I was saying six manages.
This really what is happening to education and housing increase in poverty.
-- -- BP they cut -- -- out of -- I would think that the changes this synagogues they became -- -- -- the men's -- the that they would come out and scream -- not -- problems and Democrats.
-- December its country from itself right cannot -- this generation.
New generation that has no health insurance.
-- no jobs.
And homes and -- This -- the first sentence that we going backwards and a vacuum.
And decided I think it's a spiritual community.
Global say the big dose of -- is becoming the campaign the congressman Rangel we have to run right now thank you very much for calling -- again.
Appreciate it and you know.
