Getting a lot of money, spending it wisely and a lot of candidates have been known in the past, hillary clinton comes to mind for recklessly wasting it and romney was criticized for essentially wasting the financial advantage he briefly had. how do you get this into the right media at the right time with the right message to counter the perception that you piqued? guest: we have had, i think, four or five ads and you have to have the expert help, sometimes i m the last one to argue about exactly what we should have because i m so tied into the philosophy and sometimes i suggest other things. we have good people and he have good ads and they go over well and they have to know the markets and that is why we have made progress. the flat tack, a simple tax is something you have long championed that our present tax code a nightmare and rick perry
After politicians and supposing their corruption for years now. vice president biden was not the first one. i was the first one to go after charlie rangal and bring attention to his corruption and there is a long list of characters. neil: i got you. when they talk about an investigation from the vice president s office, i don t know what that means but has anyone from that office talked to you? talked to your magazine? anyone? guest: no, no one from the senate press gallery has called up. but the senate press gallery should send a note back to the vice president highlighting the first amendment and tell them to butt out of press business and be prepared to ask questions. neil: what if the gallery kicks you out? guest: they are not going to do that. neil: you don t know these guys? guest: they will not do that. neil: no one has called you or followed up with any questions? none of that. guest: no, no, the only thing i am to violation of is
American front. is that something you want to try to capitalize on? try to pound in the next debate? guest: well, i probably should do more of it. it is natural for what i m doing to get small donors because over the years i ve been in washington for a wheel and the lobbyists don t bother me. they don t come and pester me and i don t get a lot of pac money, so the special interests wouldn t naturally come to me so i am please the but it gives us the strength to build the organization and we have a lot of volunteers and that is, also, very important, and we are doing so much better than we had four years ago but we still know we have a ways to go because sometimes we don t get on the headline news, you might be the only one that will be generous enough to report this today. so i m very employeesed. neil: it is eye popping, i don t care your point of view not media, that is something to report on, per. what i think the media focusing
Selling the not tax an his own on the heels of herman cain s 9-9-9 campaign and the perry plan is said to be an effort to june start his campaign a little too late. what do you thing of that plan of his? guest: well, i don t know. i just think that all the others have talked a lot more about taxes than i do. en knows my position on taxes. they are too hide and i would like to get rid of the income tax. we talk about spending because that is where the problem is. and i think they do this almost to stay away from the difficult choices. how many others have, really, offered any significant cuts? nobody is offering that. no one in washington is offering real cuts. and i think that is where the problem is. our crisis has to do with debt, sovereign debt, worldwide, and the financial conditions are continuing to deteriorate, so, whether you collect the revenues with the sales tax plus a flat
They are trying to focus the criticism on the tactic. do not forget this faking outrage is funny to watch because abc, and cbs, and 60 minutes, does ambush interviews all the time and is considered great journalist and they are going after private citizens. i am going after politicians who use their office and i think abusing their office for push legislation, lying to the american people and journalists should take note, that is the type of question you ask, that is how you are tough with the politician and if the vice president wants to investigate me, go ahead. neil: but, jason, you are right, what is if for the goose should be good for the gander but you are an identifiable face and i am sure they have your picture posted at rallies, now. so was its like a one shot deal? you will never be able to get close to the figures again? guest: no, i have been going