in the history of the world. while the elderly are expected to give up medicare these world record profit makers who don t need incentives are taking handouts from the same people who are suffering from the great recession. senator wyden would you refer to it as corporate welfare? รง i certainly would say if ty told us five years ago they didn t need the subsidies, we again were just talking about the majors and you look at the reality today where even if you adjust for inflation they re doing better than in 2005 when they said they didn t need the subsidies. their argue middle school don t pass the smell test. for example today we were told they didn t have any opportunities for exploration. you re from north dakota. you re seeing what they re doing in north dakota, in texas. shale is showing tremendous potential. so their arguments just don t
don t you mean them and them under his watch? representative keith ellison on the latest episode of bach-mania. and over at fox they just won t let it go. just so lacking of class and decency. reporter: michael eric dyson on the phony friction being ginned up on the right. great to have you with us tonight. thanks for joining us here on the ed show. this is the story that has me fired up. i love this number. 90% of americans blame wall street speculators for out of control gas prices in this country. and you know what? americans have hit the nail right on the head. this number is part of the reason the senate finance committee called the heads of the five biggest u.s. oil companies to capitol hill today. the five oil barons are enjoying record profits again when america is trying to claw out of one of the worst economic downturns since the great depression. chevron chairman, ceo, john