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nuclear? or renewables like solar. and wind? let s find out. this is where america s electricity comes from. a diversity of energy sources helps ensure the electricity we need is reliable. take the energy quiz. energy lives here. welcome back to the ed show. ask ed live. our first question comes from, well, mary. she wants to know, why is there such a disconnect between conservative values and what they actually do? bottom line is they want to get reelected or they don t want to become a target. i think there are a lot of republicans that really do want to help the unemployed, but they
about unemployment insurance. that that s not where they re going in january. what s your reaction to that? well, it s a shame. and it s no i wish i could say i was surprised. because they did say toward the end of the year, oh, yeah, we ll bring that up. you know, after the first of the year. they didn t say when. but it s a shame. i mean, this is a this is a republican conference that, you know, that has shown itself to not have any real concern over the working people in this country. or understand it. or corporations. or to understand where the unemployed are. congressman dan killde, i appreciate your time. thanks for joining us. coming up, why toronto mayor rob ford says he was the best thing to happen to his city? plus, a league of his own. senator sherrod brown takes a stand against the national football league. he joins us live. but next, i m taking your questions, ask ed live just ahead on the ed show on msnbc, from the frozen tundra.
welcome back to the ed show. love hearing from our viewers here on the ed show. love your questions. tonight in our ask ed live segment, our first question comes from jim green. jim wants to know, why does our media treat unemployment with such indifference? well, jim, you ve definitely come to a conclusion that it s not getting enough attention. i can t speak for anybody else, nor would i attempt to. and i m not a media critic, but i know what i believe is important to the american people. it s the long-term unemployment. i mean, i accept the fact there is going to be a certain amount of unemployed people in every country and every society. but when you have long-term unemployment, there is a reason for it. the reason is, we ve got terrible trade policies, we ve got bad taxation in this country when it comes to allowing corporations to run roughshod over our government, do whatever the hell they want. and i think it s one domino after another. and long-term unemployment isn t go
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