the republicans, it was the democrats that caused us to be in this situation that we re in. we want the democrats to come back before this election and we want them to come back and rectify this, ed. yeah, well, they won t do it. they re going to be out until the middle of november. and the president has said asked you to engage. that s not enough? we are engaging, the no vos has given our commitment to encourage american 99ers to vote. we have finally come we ve conceded to that. however, our president, we do need to hear from him. okay. you know, senator whitehouse, he explained a 99er, and we want to be clear what the american people, what a 99er really is. the presentation that they showed yesterday is not a 99er. it s an unemployed person but not a 99er. the 99ers who are have been been with our benefits eight months is a 99er on the street, a 99er living in her car with her children. a 99er who is laying out on a parked bench somewhere.
the presentation that they showed yesterday is not a 99er. it s an unemployed person but not a 99er. the 99ers who are have been been with our benefits eight months is a 99er on the street, a 99er living in her car with her children. a 99er who is laying out on a parked bench somewhere. a 99er who has moved in with their 90-year-old parents because they have nowhere else to go. a 99er who is in their apartment in the dark, in the cold, that will be coming soon. that s the real 99er, ed. a 99er who is hounded by bill collectors every day that they live. a 99er whose foreclosure is on its way. we have a 99er from right now who is paying on her house for 17 years, ed, and was just sent papers to tell her that it was time for her to go. as a broadcaster and as an advocate for american workers i have to tell you that i m at a loss. i mean, i did everything i could, and it s we re stuck and it s unfortunate.