veterans came up and made it seem like he had exaggerated his exploits. the public face of swift boat veterans for truth is that of a salty band of vietnam vets who served at the same time as kerry. but a closer look shows the group has the support of big money republicans in texas, with direct ties to the bush white house and the president s political adviser karl rove. the president keeps telling people he would never question my service to our country. instead he watches as a republican-funded attack group does just that. it was unfair. it was untrue. but it worked. and kerry lost some altitude because of those swift boat veteran attacks. good evening, everyone. we re going to begin tonight with that every contentious subject in america today, same-sex marriage. if there s any doubt, it s gone now. gay marriage will be an issue in the election campaigns ahead. the supreme court in massachusetts pretty much sealed that deal today. by the power vested in me by the commonwe
salty band of vietnam vets who served at the same time as kerry. but a closer look shows the group has the support of big money republicans in texas, with direct ties to the bush white house and the president s political adviser karl rove. the president keeps telling people he would never question my service to our country. instead he watches as a republican-funded attack group does just that. it was unfair. it was untrue. but it worked. and kerry lost some altitude because of those swift boat veteran attacks. good evening, everyone. we re going to begin tonight with that ever-contentious subject in america today, same-sex marriage. if there s any doubt, it s gone now. gay marriage will be an issue in the election campaigns ahead. the supreme court in massachusetts pretty much sealed that deal today. by the power vested in me by the commonwealth of massachusetts [ cheers and applause ] with this ring i thee wed. i now pronounce you legally
the roof while of course middle class wages have flatlined. why is that? the reason the vulture chart exists because of the attack on unions and workers in the country which has been effective. unions are the back bone of america and give a voice to worker who s don t have one. this would have been the case in the situation with home care providers. unions keep workers safe and wages competitive. as union membership drops, so does the share of middle class income in this country. since the early 1970s, union member shl has decreased dramatically. the conservatives are winning this battle, folks. there s a coordinated right wing attack to move that chart even lower. for republicans, it s all about political power. and of course it s about the money. if republicans can kill unions there will be fewer democratic voters, it s a fact. this is the mission of the conservative movement in the country, destroy the infrastukt tour of the democratic base. before the 2012 election, karl
to keep our borders secure. this is a very interesting move by the president. i think he s basically saying boehner, you want to sue me? okay, i m going to prove to america that you re not getting anything done on immigration reform. so i m going to have to move by executive order, moving resources from internally in the united states now down to the border. congressman, what s your take on this. what do you think of this move? well, the house speaker, mr. boehner has left the president with very little other choice. i mean, the united states of america is a country that needs a new path on immigration reform. the senate has passed a bill a year ago. the speaker has told us that he s not going to take any action to help improve the situation. so the president has to. so i support the president s effort to try to do what he can to alleviate the pain and pressure and the problems associated with the republicans refusal to act on immigration reform.
people out to vote for democrats. if it weren t for the union vote in this country, president obama would have lost to mitt romney. you could talk about organizing for america all you want, you leave the union folk home and leave the folks not going door to door and boots on the ground gone and leave that social networking out, obama loses. after citizens united, republicans got the money, but democrats have the people power and this is what s being attacked here. they are trying to put the last nail in the coffin. in recent years, we ve seen an assault on unions an organization, from scott walker as radical anti-union law to right to work states across the country. it is real and coordinated by big money republicans in special interests. it s your voice, folks. 24 states have now passed right to work legislation. tell me how that helps workers it doesn t. these states don t require public sector union workers to pay dues. the court made the big step