faith of jon stewart and stephen colbert in this republican presidential race. their take on the donald s debate later on in the show. first to the news live at 5:30 at 30 rock in new york city. president obama prying a glimpse in what could be his central theme. in a sweeping inteech yesterday he struck a populist tone calling for a new action to help middle class americans still struggling under the weight of a troubled and the president says unfair economy. the president framed the debate in historic terms while taking direct explicit aim at the economic policies that are at the core of the republican party. there s been a raging debate over the best way to restore growth and prosperity, restore balance, restore fairness. throughout the country it s sparked protests and political movements from the tea party to the people who have been occupying the streets of new
millions of people. innocent, hard working americans who had met their responsibilities but were still left holding the bag. ever since, there has been a raging dough bait over the best way to restore growth and prosperity, restore balance, restore fairness. throughout the country it sparked protests and political movements from the tea party to the people who have been occupying the streets new york and other cities. it left washington in a near constant state of gridlock. it s been the topic of heated and sometimes colorful discussion among the men and women running for president. but this is not just another political debate. this is the defining issue of our time. this is a make or break moment
debate over the best way to restore growth and prosperity and balance and restore fairness. throughout the country it sparked protests and political movements from the tea party to the people who have been occupying the streets of new york and other cities. this is not just another political debate. this is the defining issue of our time. this is a make or break moment for the middle class and all of those who are fighting to get into the middle class. jonathan, is it the defining issue of our time? no question. i think the president did a good job of laying out the stakes, what it election is about. it s what we owe each other as a people. are we going to continue to be a country with a basic sense of fairness or go back to the cowboy capitalism that got us into the mess? the president went on to say
he is due to speak this hour, site of the 1910 address by roosevelt. you re looking at the live picture of the podium where the president will speak. the sticking point with republicans is how to pay for them. you ll hear the president live at 1:55 eastern time right here on cnn. overseas the pressure on the eu eurozone is growing, ahead of another summit, standard and porr s is threatening to down grade the credit ratings, including france and germany that now plan to call for enforcement caps on deficits. greek bonds are already junk. gop presidential front-runner mitt romney has more than newt gingrich on his back. according to a report, the former massachusetts govern ers s office spent $100,000 in state funds to remove records from his four years in office. the money was used to replace computers in his office months before romney launched his unsuccessful campaign for the nomination back in 2008. in addition, his staff had e-mails and other communication from state
remember, they do have the bona fide history of paul revere and the original tea party, inspiring all those college kids in boston from harvard to m.i.t. to umbc. as a result, police in boston cracking down, arresting 129 on what they call the green necklace, which is a park running off the river up there in boston. how long will these protests go and will they focus on an agenda that is a consolidated agenda to restore fairness? beyond that, can they move beyond the heroes and villains to look at the actual system that we are working inside of for a given tycoon or a given hero will not either bring this system down nor will he or she save it. it is only our collective action to form a system that is rewarding this behavior that gives us any chance of harvesting this anger for positive change. to that end, with us today, our