east german citizens began pouring into west germany over the border. for people of a certain age it s a moment they never thought they would see. in advance of tonight s debates democrats are going after mitt romney for his opposition to the auto bailout in michigan. here he was in michigan in june. from the very beginning back in november of 2008 as the auto executives went to washington asking for a check i said don t give them a check. they need to go through a managed bankruptcy process. i wouldn t have written checks like the bush and obama administrations did. i would have said, go through bankruptcy directly on your own. don t give the company to the uaw when you re finished. rick santelli is the on-air editor with cnbc business news and a regular contributor, of course, to cnbc squawk on the street. and democratic strategist debbie dingell served for 30 years as a senior executive as general motors. welcome to you both. fun to be here in michigan.
every other yard. this is absolutely heartbreaking. 11% unemployment. what we need in the white house is someone who s skilled at creating jobs. mitt romney spent the better part of his career in the private sector doing exactly that. specifically, on this area, because i have heard he wasn t for it at first and then he said, well, they followed my suggestions about the his position, chuck, was laid out in the new york times in november of 2008 before obama took office. which was let it go bankrupt? when george bush was considering giving checks to the auto companies and what mitt romney said is don t give them checks without tying it to results. guide them through a managed bankruptcy process. the obama administration resisted that course for the first months of the administration. they ultimately pursued it. it was that, not the government bailouts. it was the managed bankruptcy process that allowed the auto
attacking bialek. ,at the same time mr. cain saying he doesn t remember her. i tried to remember if i recognized her, and i didn t. i tried to remember if i remembered that name, and i didn t. the charges and the accusations i absolutely reject. they simply didn t happen. they simply did not happen. so it did not happen, and he doesn t remember her. both statements categorical. the second is simple to check. bialek claims cain took her to dinner and upgraded her hotel room. there are credit card statements, no doubt, expense reports, hotel phone record. you can bet that every news organization, ours included, is doing what it can to find the facts. even as herman cain denied knowing sharon bialek, his initial accuser came forward. karen kraushaar. one of two women who filed complaints and received monetary settlements from the national restaurant association. she worked at the treasury department, a career civil servant and registered republican, though she did give $250
i tried to remember if i recognized her, and i didn t. i tried to remember if i remembered that name, and i didn t. the charges and the accusations i absolutely reject. they simply didn t happen. they simply did not happen. so it did not happen, and he doesn t remember her. both statements categorical. the second is simple to check. bialek claims cain took her to dinner and upgraded her hotel room. there are credit card statements, no doubt, expense reports, hotel phone record. you can bet that every news organization, ours included, is doing what it can to find the facts. even as herman cain denied knowing sharon bialek, his initial accuser came forward. karen kraushaar. one of two women who filed complaints and received monetary settlements from the national restaurant association. she worked at the treasury department, a career civil servant and registered republican, though she did give $250 to the democratic national commit in 2009. today, cain said he did remember h
yesterday and accused him of groping her. he called her a troubled woman brought forth by the democratic machine, unquote. his lawyer this evening attacking bialek. at the same time mr. cain saying he doesn t remember her. i tried to remember if i recognized her, and i didn t. i tried to remember if i remembered that name, and i didn t. the charges and the accusations i absolutely reject. they simply didn t happen. they simply did not happen. so it did not happen, and he doesn t remember her. both statements categorical. the second is simple to check. bialek claims cain took her to dinner and upgraded her hotel room. there are credit card statements, no doubt, expense reports, hotel phone record. you can bet that every news organization, ours included, is doing what it can to find the facts. even as herman cain denied knowing sharon bialek. the initial accuser came forward. karen kraushaar. they received monetary settlements from the national restaurant association. she w