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Obama's 'redistribution' remark from '08 ignites controversy

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Told you a Mitt Romney's efforts to get past -- leaked video featuring admittedly in elegant remarks.

President Obama's team is also trying to spend one of his much older statements.

-- White House correspondent Ed Henry on reaction to the president's support.

For a very polarizing -- As Republicans pounced on audio President Obama pushing redistribution as a state senator fourteen years ago.

Yeah we've -- redistribution.

White House spokesman Jay Carney declared -- a desperate attempt by Republican Mitt Romney to distract from his own remarks caught on tape.

The campaign is having a very bad day were very bad week.

And it's -- like that circumstances like that there -- Efforts made sometimes desperate efforts made to change the subject for -- old audio mr.

Obama was talking about the working poor.

Resources.

And help us facilitate some redistribution because I actually believe in redistribution.

Carney said the tape only shows unlike Romney the president promotes opportunities.

He certainly doesn't believe as some apparently do that.

Any student who looks -- -- government backed loan is looking for a handout.

Did the battleground of North Carolina today the First Lady seemed to get in a -- to.

He -- strong inner compass.

You know a core commitment to your fellow citizens.

Romney is on defense after telling campaign donors 47% of Americans see themselves as victims and depend on government federal.

With 47 million Americans now on food stamps a rise of fifteen million in four years.

Republicans charge the president wants a government centered society -- economy so strong it lifts everybody.

Mitt Romney and I.

Are not running.

To redistribute the wealth Mitt Romney and I are running to help Americans creating well.

On Romney's point about dependency US census data shows him.

49% of Americans now live in a household receiving government benefits up from 30% in the 1980s.

Can you actually balance the budget of where it didn't matter it.

If you questioning whether or not.

Social Security is a necessary and beneficial program for America's seniors I think president's answer would be clear yes it is.

Now the other issue -- talked about in that tape was tax fairness Carty says the president also wants to tackle that possibly in a second term.

-- that hasn't been decided yet.

-- on this of the panel -- had a lot of north lawn Ed thank you congressional.

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