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what is true about them is true about us. >> it's halftime america. >> american icon telling an american success story, conservatives aren't having it. >> i was offended. >> reaction to the halftime in america ad. with the united auto workers president, bob king and michigan congressman gary peters. >> i deserve a second term but we're not done. >> new poll numbers show the american people agree with that statement. e.j. dionne and joan walsh. >>> racism rears its head in a republican super bowl ad. the candidate behind the ad isn't backing down. >> the economy get very weak. ours get very good. we take your jobs, thank you debbie spend it now. >>> good to have you with us. thanks for watching, we come to you from minnesota where the caucus is tomorrow, this is the big story tonight. it basically is the ad the entire country is talking about, for a good reason. the chrysler commercial with clint eastwood i think speaks for itself. >> it's halftime. both teams are in their locker room discussing what they can do to win the game in the second half. it's halftime in america, too. people are
what is true about them is true about us. >> it's halftime america. >> american icon telling an american success story, conservatives aren't having it. >> i was offended. >> reaction to the halftime in america ad. with the united auto workers president, bob king and michigan congressman gary peters. >> i deserve a second term but we're not done. >> new poll numbers show the american people agree with that statement. e.j. dionne and joan walsh. >>>...
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majority of american debt owned by drum roll please, americans. partly in the form of the social security trust fund. so it is just not the case that america is in hock to china. but let's say for the sake of argument and because we are charitable on the "the rachel maddow show" it's the case american deficits contribute to american decline, a theme of the hoekstra ad against debbie stabenow, who has he dubbed as spend it now, championing himself as spend it not. who has been contributing to the deficits, if you believe his rhetoric, debilitated america. pete hoekstra was a member of congress between 1993 and 2010, 17 years. he voted for the medicare part d care plan, it created a new social insurance program that extends out in perpetuity with no way to pay for it. he voted for the bush tax cuts, not just round one but two, which increased the deficit by at least trillion dollars. the iraq war, all funded by deficit spending, total cost, roughly $800 billion. so if anyone i think our fictitious chinese adversaries should be thanking him. our mach
majority of american debt owned by drum roll please, americans. partly in the form of the social security trust fund. so it is just not the case that america is in hock to china. but let's say for the sake of argument and because we are charitable on the "the rachel maddow show" it's the case american deficits contribute to american decline, a theme of the hoekstra ad against debbie stabenow, who has he dubbed as spend it now, championing himself as spend it not. who has been...
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. >> i'm in this race because i care about americans. i'm not concerned about the very poor. >> soledad o'brien was a little taken aback by the comment. >> i think there are lots of very poor americans who are struggling who would say that's wrong. >> when he goes offscript, he does not do well. >> it was obviously poorly worded. >> if joe biden is a gaffe machine, what is mitt romney. >> i doubt that's what he really believes and what he meant to say. >> what he's talking about is the emphasis he's placing on helping the middle class. >> it furthers this narrative of him being a detached guy. >> that is a made for tv ad that will haunt him. >> president obama responded indirectly to those comments by romney. >> it is wrong for anywhere to suggest that the only option for struggling responsible homeowners is to sit and wait for the housing market to hit bottom. >> he's trying to draw this distinction between who will fight harder for the middle class. >> no campaign is a campaign without money. >> money and infrastructure is important, i
. >> i'm in this race because i care about americans. i'm not concerned about the very poor. >> soledad o'brien was a little taken aback by the comment. >> i think there are lots of very poor americans who are struggling who would say that's wrong. >> when he goes offscript, he does not do well. >> it was obviously poorly worded. >> if joe biden is a gaffe machine, what is mitt romney. >> i doubt that's what he really believes and what he meant to say....
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because finally hollywood made a movie that had patriotic african-americans part of american history that they could say these are my role models. they showed up because they don't have any. that's why. >> no, they have many. they have doctors, lawyers. >> we have many -- >> sure they do. >> your policies fail and our policies work. >> what is this policy? reprimanding them saying they don't have role models in their community is a policy? saying the only things they see is crime is a policy? >> let me tell you a story. >> what is this policy? >> why not just try freedom and free enterprise. that everybody in america -- we have a common culture. >> you have the white house eight years under reagan. another four under bush sr. and eight more under bush jr. so you didn't have an opportunity to have a program? >> people prospered in those years. >> african-americans disproportionately suffered under every one of them. african-americans were doubly unemployed under every one of them. show us the program that you had that you claim worked. >> i'm still waiting on that answer and that plan
because finally hollywood made a movie that had patriotic african-americans part of american history that they could say these are my role models. they showed up because they don't have any. that's why. >> no, they have many. they have doctors, lawyers. >> we have many -- >> sure they do. >> your policies fail and our policies work. >> what is this policy? reprimanding them saying they don't have role models in their community is a policy? saying the only things...
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more americans have died on the streets from illegal drugs than americans killed in world war ii. enough is enough. >> and the ads have tied into the super bowl, by veterans groups representing iraqi and afghanistan war veterans, u.s. veterans, of course, who would like to see a parade in new york city to welcome home veterans from the iraq war, particularly when there would be if the giants win, a parade for them. do you oppose that? >> no, i think it would be great. but the pentagon has asked us to postpone any parade as long as we still have our soldiers in iraq getting shot at and sadly, killed, and i think i will leave it up to the military experts and pentagon to decide when they think it's appropriate and new york will give them a parade like we never have before and say thank you for everything. >> does it make sense, we can fund two different wars but can't have a parade for two different sets of veterans? >> i think the military is very sensitive. they are the ones out there and been in combat themselves. i will defer to the leadership. >> and finally, governor daniels,
more americans have died on the streets from illegal drugs than americans killed in world war ii. enough is enough. >> and the ads have tied into the super bowl, by veterans groups representing iraqi and afghanistan war veterans, u.s. veterans, of course, who would like to see a parade in new york city to welcome home veterans from the iraq war, particularly when there would be if the giants win, a parade for them. do you oppose that? >> no, i think it would be great. but the...
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people want the wealthiest americans to pay more. why a million dollars, why 30%? is there rhyme and reason to those numbers? >> i don't think there is any magical reason for it. i think what most people perceive is that somebody making a million dollars should not be paying an effective tax rate lower than ordinary people. you have a guy like romney, a multi-zillionair, paying 14% tax rate, that is wrong. the million dollars is a number that people understand, i think 0% is a fair number to proceed with. 30%. >> here is your colleague on the floor. >> in theory, high end taxpayers are paying 35% and many do. there are a lot of hard working, high earning really great folks out there who are doing well and who are paying the full 35%. but there is a group that has been able to take advantage of a loophole so they only pay 15% or in some cases less. >> both of you are singing from the common sense hymnal, no question about it. are there any republicans that you think that might say, you know what, maybe we need to do this for the count
people want the wealthiest americans to pay more. why a million dollars, why 30%? is there rhyme and reason to those numbers? >> i don't think there is any magical reason for it. i think what most people perceive is that somebody making a million dollars should not be paying an effective tax rate lower than ordinary people. you have a guy like romney, a multi-zillionair, paying 14% tax rate, that is wrong. the million dollars is a number that people understand, i think 0% is a fair number...
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. >> good evening, americans welcome to "the ed show" tonight. mitt romney, i mean this dude can't take the heat. 37 hours after he said he isn't concerned about the very poor, mitt romney is doing a flip-flop again. i won't let him off the hook. this is "the ed show." let's get to work. >> the highest form of charity is to do our part to help others stand on their own. >> the president continues to run circles around republicans. while the guy who likes to fire people gets an endorsement from a guy who fires people on tv. >> it is my honor, real honor, and privilege to endorse mitt romney. >> we'll have all the fallout from today's circus with ezra kline, sam stein, michael eric dyson, and caroline heldman. the radical republican attack on workers in arizona continues. now there is a scott walker connection. and there might be a recall movement brewing in the desert. and the backlash against the susan g. komen foundation is exploding. >> your facebook page has people cutting pink ribbons in half. >> the responses we're getting are very, very fav
. >> good evening, americans welcome to "the ed show" tonight. mitt romney, i mean this dude can't take the heat. 37 hours after he said he isn't concerned about the very poor, mitt romney is doing a flip-flop again. i won't let him off the hook. this is "the ed show." let's get to work. >> the highest form of charity is to do our part to help others stand on their own. >> the president continues to run circles around republicans. while the guy who likes to...
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is that the american dream? >> thomas, there's this phrase out there in the mortgage business, affordable housing. what is that now, $100,000 home, $150,000 home. there are different sections of the mortgage community and the home ownership community, they are all under water, so where do you focus your energy here, getting people into homes, we've been able to do that. it's keeping people in homes right now and keeping a roof over their head. i think that is the real challenge here when you've got over 20 million people in this country who are unemployed. >> again, i want to remind our viewers we are waiting for the president to come out to give his speech about the housing program. go ahead. >> a lot of people are dipping into their savings to stay in their home. that's dangerous, because that just kicks the can down the road because a lot of folks in their late 40s and 50s, they have some kind of a nest egg here, they are at a decision point. do they throw more money at their house or do they dig into their s
is that the american dream? >> thomas, there's this phrase out there in the mortgage business, affordable housing. what is that now, $100,000 home, $150,000 home. there are different sections of the mortgage community and the home ownership community, they are all under water, so where do you focus your energy here, getting people into homes, we've been able to do that. it's keeping people in homes right now and keeping a roof over their head. i think that is the real challenge here when...
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what an american story. it's great. >> it's a great american story, correct? >> it's uplifting, positive. it unifies our country. >> i can't believe i'm saying this, but sarah palin is right. it is a great american story. the president talks about it all the time. >> an america where everybody has a shot. that everybody if they work hard if they take care of their responsibilities, they can get their piece of the american dream. >> that is what america is all about. and that is what the story of lin is all about. that is why some of us keep fighting, some of us keep marching, protesting. not to bring america down but to fulfill america. so that everyone that's
what an american story. it's great. >> it's a great american story, correct? >> it's uplifting, positive. it unifies our country. >> i can't believe i'm saying this, but sarah palin is right. it is a great american story. the president talks about it all the time. >> an america where everybody has a shot. that everybody if they work hard if they take care of their responsibilities, they can get their piece of the american dream. >> that is what america is all...
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that's who we are as americans. the bipartisan nature of this settlement and the outstanding work that these state attorneys general did is a testament to what happens when everybody's pulling in the same direction. that's what today's settlement is all about, standing up for the american people, holding those who broke the law accountable, restoring confidence in our housing market and our financial sector, and getting things moving, and we are going to keep on at it until everyone shares in america's comeback. ladies and gentlemen, thank you for your outstanding efforts. we are very, very proud of you. we look forward to seeing this settlement lead to some small measure of relief to a lot of families out there that need help. that's going to strengthen the american economy overall. so thank you very much. >>> that was president obama speaking about the $25 billion settlement to help distressed homeowners. what struck me about that speech was how much it was in line with this is campaign message, which is we are al
that's who we are as americans. the bipartisan nature of this settlement and the outstanding work that these state attorneys general did is a testament to what happens when everybody's pulling in the same direction. that's what today's settlement is all about, standing up for the american people, holding those who broke the law accountable, restoring confidence in our housing market and our financial sector, and getting things moving, and we are going to keep on at it until everyone shares in...
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cutting right in front of the american ships. a u.s. military helicopter fired flares down in the water, which caused the seventh boat to turn away. this story is getting reported as a confrontation with iranian patrol boats. while that is sort of true, there is a crucial detail here further down in the reporting. these boats, the so-called patrol boats were not from iran's military. or from iran's revolutionary guard. bos screaming toward the war ships were not official uniformed iranian military nor revolutionary gather. they were smugglers. revolutionary guard boats can look like smugglers boats, these were smugglers. why would smugglers choose to pester american war ships? i don't know. >>> part of what makes it unsettling is the context. all these other seemingly unconnected but maybe connected things that are are happening. yesterday, riding a motorcycle in india planted a bomb on an israeli diplomat's car. the passenger, a diplomat's wife survived the blast. israel blamed iran and hezbollah, gets support from iran. india h
cutting right in front of the american ships. a u.s. military helicopter fired flares down in the water, which caused the seventh boat to turn away. this story is getting reported as a confrontation with iranian patrol boats. while that is sort of true, there is a crucial detail here further down in the reporting. these boats, the so-called patrol boats were not from iran's military. or from iran's revolutionary guard. bos screaming toward the war ships were not official uniformed iranian...
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when foreigners buy american stuff, that's an export. now, you may like that kind of arrangement, or you may hate it, but it is not the president who made this deal. and as long as you care, this actual decision to extend this actual loan to brazil, this was a decision made by export/import bank board members who were all appointed by george w. bush. somebody, alert karl rove! when gas prices go up, as they are going up right now, it is essentially a certainty that some politician somewhere is going to try to make political hay out of it. those politicians, those political commentators, they deserve to be fact checked when they say stuff like that. and when they are wrong, when they are lying through their teeth, it deserves to be called bullpucky. it's very simple. bullpucky. >>> the best new thing in the world today is a sad one, but it is a moving one and it's amazing. by now you will have heard that more journalists were killed today in syria, where the government there has turned the full force of its military on its own people. the
when foreigners buy american stuff, that's an export. now, you may like that kind of arrangement, or you may hate it, but it is not the president who made this deal. and as long as you care, this actual decision to extend this actual loan to brazil, this was a decision made by export/import bank board members who were all appointed by george w. bush. somebody, alert karl rove! when gas prices go up, as they are going up right now, it is essentially a certainty that some politician somewhere is...
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life" and this set of american politics, right? but republican politics on immigration right now are so strange it's getting impossible to tell whether or not they are satire. joining us is lalo alcaraz, editor in chief of pocho.com, the first person to come up with self-deportation. mr. alcaraz, thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >> did i explain it right, is that pretty much what you did? >> yeah, you know, myself and my writing partner, we were sick of like everybody else in california, we were sick of hearing about the -- and living the anti-immigrant hysteria going on in california during the prop 187 era, and i mean people were losing their minds, people in pizza places, clerks were asking dark skinned mexican people for id before they could buy a pizza. the world was just gone as they say in cartoons, plum loco. the way to cope with awful things like prop 187 or anti-immigrant hatred, was to satirize the thing to knock it out, so yeah, we were pushing back. >> when you heard at the time when you heard governor wilson ba
life" and this set of american politics, right? but republican politics on immigration right now are so strange it's getting impossible to tell whether or not they are satire. joining us is lalo alcaraz, editor in chief of pocho.com, the first person to come up with self-deportation. mr. alcaraz, thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >> did i explain it right, is that pretty much what you did? >> yeah, you know, myself and my writing partner, we were sick of like...
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my goal is to find steps for every american to have a job, every american to work, every american to be able to buy a house. >> wow. >> well, welcome back to "morning joe." it is the top of the hour. the sun is coming up over washington just barely. looks a little foggy. john heilemann is still with us. and joining the set, msnbc political analyst and former democratic congressman harold ford jr., who like my friends and family in lancaster, pennsylvania, celebrates groundhog day. >> every year. >> do you go to gobbler's knob? >> i've already been. that's why i was a little late this morning. >> that's a live picture. >> has a vacation home -- >> well, they're celebrating. they see what happens with the groundhog? >> it's one of two things. if he sees his shadow, there's more spring or there's not more spring. i have no idea. was that helpful? >> that was fantastic, thank you. we'll find out soon. and t.j. will be watching -- monitoring those pictures with his face glued to the monitor in the control room because he's sort of into that stuff. so let us know, t.j. we'll be talking abo
my goal is to find steps for every american to have a job, every american to work, every american to be able to buy a house. >> wow. >> well, welcome back to "morning joe." it is the top of the hour. the sun is coming up over washington just barely. looks a little foggy. john heilemann is still with us. and joining the set, msnbc political analyst and former democratic congressman harold ford jr., who like my friends and family in lancaster, pennsylvania, celebrates...
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two american troops killed earlier in the week. and on saturday, two military officers were murdered at point-blank range inside the afghan interior ministry. a man hunt is now underway for a low-level afghan government worker who the taliban claims was working for them. so let's start our coverage this morning with nbc news chief pentagon correspondent with the very latest and how this affects our relationship and plans to pull back with coalition forces. >> you know, mika, this is the worst possible situation for u.s. military on the ground there in afghanistan. after all, the u.s. has to work side-by-side with armed afghan military and police if they're ever going to enact the withdrawal plan that has been proposed by president obama to have all u.s. troops out of there by 2014. but after the shooting of the two officers at the interior ministry on saturday, both general john allen, the top u.s. commander there in afghanistan and ambassador ryan crocker pulled all u.s. personnel out of the ministries. again, a critical part of a
two american troops killed earlier in the week. and on saturday, two military officers were murdered at point-blank range inside the afghan interior ministry. a man hunt is now underway for a low-level afghan government worker who the taliban claims was working for them. so let's start our coverage this morning with nbc news chief pentagon correspondent with the very latest and how this affects our relationship and plans to pull back with coalition forces. >> you know, mika, this is the...
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they have taken jobs from americans. they're not fair. we don't believe in allowing people to cheat day in and day out. i'm going to work very, very hard to make sure that the people in this country have a brighter future than that being projected. their analysis of what's going to happen in the future of america is driven by the policies of a president who is failing. he's frequently telling us that he did not cause the recession, and that's true, but he made it long and tepid. so many people have their homes under water. nevada leads the nation in a very negative way. if you look at foreclosures of last 90 days, nevada is number one in the nation. this is a very tough time for the people of nevada. i want to do everything in my power to get this economy going again, so people can be in homes they can afford. so people can come here for tourism, so we can have the american people have rising incomes again. so we can make sure america stands strong around the world. we have a president who may be a nice guy, but he's way over his head. he
they have taken jobs from americans. they're not fair. we don't believe in allowing people to cheat day in and day out. i'm going to work very, very hard to make sure that the people in this country have a brighter future than that being projected. their analysis of what's going to happen in the future of america is driven by the policies of a president who is failing. he's frequently telling us that he did not cause the recession, and that's true, but he made it long and tepid. so many people...
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american. in order to keep this drug war alive, we are paying an astronomical price. the cost of incarcerating 150,000 prisoners is $3.3 billion in 2010. and yet prescription drugs, pills, marijuana, are more prevalent in our society than ever. it is time to start treating drugs for what they are. a massive public health crisis and funnel those wasted billions of dollars toward real reeducation and using people in the human capital that we are destroying in our society to harness and release it in our goal to create 30 million jobs. joining us, the man both dunn and meckler say is right, david kennedy. his book "don't shoot", demonstrates the power of understanding how to solve a problem. also joining us is ben chavis, chairman of the summit action network. and with us in new york, russell simmons, the chairman of rush communications and the founder of globalgrind.com. i'm going to start with you, david. you have a lot of endorsements around you that are emerging around yourç methodology. giv
american. in order to keep this drug war alive, we are paying an astronomical price. the cost of incarcerating 150,000 prisoners is $3.3 billion in 2010. and yet prescription drugs, pills, marijuana, are more prevalent in our society than ever. it is time to start treating drugs for what they are. a massive public health crisis and funnel those wasted billions of dollars toward real reeducation and using people in the human capital that we are destroying in our society to harness and release it...
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i can speak to what the administration has done to help the american people and american businesses. the tax cuts for small businesses to encourage them to invest, the work that they've done on an exported agenda to help american companies sell their products overseas, and the your all policies they put in place for investment and encouraging companies to invest in american workers and in the american economy right here. and thing that we're starting to see those earths to pay off. again, the 23rd consecutive month of private sector job growth and really some evidence here that we're starting to move in the right direction. >> and, anita, i know you hate these sorts of questions. i'm going to ask you anyway. 23 months. let's look forward about ten months. what's the unemployment rate going to be in november, the key re-election date for the president? >> oh, richard, i won't predict unemployment rates anymore. >> i won't tell anybody, i promise. >> it's our secret, right? >> no. i think what's true in november and what's true today is there are two very different choices facing the -
i can speak to what the administration has done to help the american people and american businesses. the tax cuts for small businesses to encourage them to invest, the work that they've done on an exported agenda to help american companies sell their products overseas, and the your all policies they put in place for investment and encouraging companies to invest in american workers and in the american economy right here. and thing that we're starting to see those earths to pay off. again, the...
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that's part of the american promise in the 21st century. so, that's what we need to do to get more americans ready for the jobs of the future, but what about the jobs that are open today? i talked about this in the state of the union. there are millions of jobs open right now and there are millions of people who are unemployed. the question is, how do we match up those workers to those jobs? what about the companies that are looking to hire right now? i hear from business leaders all the time who want to hire in the united states, but at the moment, they cannot always find workers with the right skills. growing industries in science and technology have twice as many openings as we have workers who can do those jobs. think about that. at a time when millions of americans are looking for work, we shouldn't have any job openings out there. they should all be getting filled up. here in america, we've got the best workers and some of the fastest growing companies in the world. there's no reason we can't connect the two, and places like nova are
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the american think -- the american people think it's the right thing to do. 55% of all americans, including 58% of catholics, think employers should provide contraception coverage to their employees. so once again, republicans find themselves on the wrong side of public opinion and now democrats are hitting back. >> women in this country are tired of being treated like a political football by republicans in congress who have tried continually and are continuing to try to take away their benefits, to take away their rights. women deserve to be respected. they don't want congressmen and senators, whether you are the speaker of the house or the republican leader telling you what to think and what to do. we will use every legislative tool at our disposal to protect the women of america. >> joining me now, congresswoman jan schakowsky, democrat from illinois. congressman is this fight more about politics than policy? >> well, it's certainly very serious for women if the republicans are going to try to stop access to contraceptives for all women with no copays no matter where they work. that was
the american think -- the american people think it's the right thing to do. 55% of all americans, including 58% of catholics, think employers should provide contraception coverage to their employees. so once again, republicans find themselves on the wrong side of public opinion and now democrats are hitting back. >> women in this country are tired of being treated like a political football by republicans in congress who have tried continually and are continuing to try to take away their...
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it's just part of the american dream, isn't it? >> it's not just the american dream, in is the only way to compete internationally and maintain our standard of living and create a better life for our children is if larger and larger numbers of people get at least two years of college, at least 14 years of education. the jobs that are available require training. we have this huge skills gap in this country. i know you might go why is he talking about this in this context because what santorum is doing is extremely destructive to what everybody has to have, mainly a basic understanding of what we need to do. give you a very quick example. in chicago they have a 10% unemployment rate. they have 100,000 job vacancy, but the unemployed there don't have the training to fill the jobs. to get the training they need go to a community college to get some specialized training. that's not a pc institution that's turning them into nonreligious whatever rick santorum wants to say. it's an effort to try to prepare them for the real world. for him
it's just part of the american dream, isn't it? >> it's not just the american dream, in is the only way to compete internationally and maintain our standard of living and create a better life for our children is if larger and larger numbers of people get at least two years of college, at least 14 years of education. the jobs that are available require training. we have this huge skills gap in this country. i know you might go why is he talking about this in this context because what...
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we have to keep on investing in american made energy. we've got to keep training american workers. above all, we've got to renew the values that have made this country great, hard work, fair play, shared responsibility. these are not democratic values or republican values. these are american values. [ applause ] >> they've seen us through some tough challenge, but we've always emerged stronger than before because of these values. we're going to come out stronger than before this time as well. i know it because of the people who are here. in december of 2009, the first streamliner took off on its flight right here. some you have were probably out there seeing it. it was a cold, windy day. that didn't stop 13,000 employees from coming out and seeing what they had built. seeing the product of all their hard work suddenly filling the skies. one of these people was sharon o'hare. is she here? there's sharon right there. sharon works as an executive office administrator for the leaders of the dreamliner team. now executive assistant means you're doing all the work. some you have may know
we have to keep on investing in american made energy. we've got to keep training american workers. above all, we've got to renew the values that have made this country great, hard work, fair play, shared responsibility. these are not democratic values or republican values. these are american values. [ applause ] >> they've seen us through some tough challenge, but we've always emerged stronger than before because of these values. we're going to come out stronger than before this time as...
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ford is investing billions in american plants, american factories. plants to bring thousands of jobs back to america. all told the entire industry has added more than 200,000 new jobs over the past 2 1/2 years. 200,000 new jobs. and here's the best part, you're not just building cars again, you're building better cars. after three decades of inaction, we are gradually putting in place the toughest fuel economy standards in history for our cars and pickups. that means the cars you build will average nearly 55 miles per gallon by the middle of the next decade, almost double what they get today. that means, folks, every time they fill up, they're going to be saving money. they'll have to fill up every two weeks instead of every week. that saves the typical family more than $8,000 at the pump over time. that means we'll cut our oil consumption by more than 2 million barrels a day. that means we have to importless oil while we are selling more cars all around the world. thanks to the bipartisan trade agreement i signed into law, with you in mind, working
ford is investing billions in american plants, american factories. plants to bring thousands of jobs back to america. all told the entire industry has added more than 200,000 new jobs over the past 2 1/2 years. 200,000 new jobs. and here's the best part, you're not just building cars again, you're building better cars. after three decades of inaction, we are gradually putting in place the toughest fuel economy standards in history for our cars and pickups. that means the cars you build will...
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it's a blueprint for the economy built on new american manufacturing and new american energy sources. and new skills in education for american workers. a focus on the values that are a bedrock for this country, values like fairness and responsibility for all and from all. we are going to be better off if we start building that economy right now. and we can do it because we have done it before. we have a common challenge, it's time to meet it with a common purpose. to show a sign of seriousness. on behalf of all the hard-working americans standing behind me, thank you for telling your story and why this is so important. and i just want everybody all across the country to keep the pressure up so we get this done. it is going to make our economy and put us in position where we can really sort to rebuild this generation and future generations. thank you, everybody. god bless america. >> you have been listening to the president deliver remarks this morning asking for congress to move ahead on the budget proposal he sent their way yesterday surrounded by americans that have been tweeting ab
it's a blueprint for the economy built on new american manufacturing and new american energy sources. and new skills in education for american workers. a focus on the values that are a bedrock for this country, values like fairness and responsibility for all and from all. we are going to be better off if we start building that economy right now. and we can do it because we have done it before. we have a common challenge, it's time to meet it with a common purpose. to show a sign of seriousness....
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i want to help middle income americans. i want to get people out of poverty into the middle income category, but, of course, i'm concerned about all of them. >> republican rivals are hitting romney really hard, questioning whether he's a man of the people. >> out of touch much? who's hurting the most? >> could it be used to stack the deck against him? >> i'm just watching in amazement. >> why is it amazing? >> because some people have this knack of gathering attention. >> all right. joining me this morning is patricia murphy and an joannette. it's nice to have you with many this morning. pa trir ya, this comment romney made about the poor, will his explanation be enough to smooth this over, or will this gaffe continue to resonate in a state like nevada continue to resonate on the heels of other gaffes where he has really not shown his compassion to the plight of the poor in this country? >> yeah, it's going to hurt him in nevada. it's going to hurt him everywhere. you have someone who's starting to appear and be labeled nei
i want to help middle income americans. i want to get people out of poverty into the middle income category, but, of course, i'm concerned about all of them. >> republican rivals are hitting romney really hard, questioning whether he's a man of the people. >> out of touch much? who's hurting the most? >> could it be used to stack the deck against him? >> i'm just watching in amazement. >> why is it amazing? >> because some people have this knack of gathering...
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. >>> good evening, americans, welcome to "the ed show" from new york, the republican war on women's health rages on. >>> rick santorum is in the center of it. >> more race cyst attacks on the nba's newest sensation and scott walker he got some bad news from a judge today. good news for us. this is "the ed show," let's get to work. >>> this is the same gotcha politics you get from the media and i'm not playing that game i'm not responsible for any comment anybody who supports me makes. >> radical rick santorum is a complete hypocrite on women's health and tonight we'll show you why. >> contraception is okay it's not okay. it's a license. to do things. >> jan schakowski and now's terry o'neill have reaction. >> lizz winstead share her thoughts on the republican war on women. >>> mitt romney was against the loan that saved the automobile industry. but he had no problem taking federal funs to save the olympics. >> that is estimated to be $1.3 billion. that is outrageous. mr. president. >> as the jeremy lin story gets better, asian stereotypes come up. a look at racism and asian america
. >>> good evening, americans, welcome to "the ed show" from new york, the republican war on women's health rages on. >>> rick santorum is in the center of it. >> more race cyst attacks on the nba's newest sensation and scott walker he got some bad news from a judge today. good news for us. this is "the ed show," let's get to work. >>> this is the same gotcha politics you get from the media and i'm not playing that game i'm not responsible...
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one is introduce the americans to the koch brothers. we know warren buffett, bill gates, the third and fourth richest people in this country, and the biggest political donors of all, far surpass george soros or anybody else. second, i look at the attacks against this president. really when you look at -- it's much more than disagreeing with his policy, it's really ugly, personal, i think the worst since any -- that any president has received since abraham lincoln. he's been called a marxist, communist, traitor, a terrorist, a nazi, go down the list. i also look at the media and talk about what i think the media -- where the media's not doing its job by sometimes -- >> what are we not doing? >> sometimes repeating these lies rather than questioning them. and challenging them and saying, hey, that's not right. instead, i just see too many people take one side -- on both sides, by the way. >> -- an echo chamber of slog s slogans. >> yeah, that's another way they do it. and finally i end by -- which will probably never be heard by anybody,
one is introduce the americans to the koch brothers. we know warren buffett, bill gates, the third and fourth richest people in this country, and the biggest political donors of all, far surpass george soros or anybody else. second, i look at the attacks against this president. really when you look at -- it's much more than disagreeing with his policy, it's really ugly, personal, i think the worst since any -- that any president has received since abraham lincoln. he's been called a marxist,...
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all americans -- you know, almost all americans agree with that. number one. number two, he's continued to invest. the budget, invest in things that will actually produce jobs. research and development, energy. more importantly, infrastructure where we know $1 billion in investments, 25,000 well-paying jobs. and thirdly, it has cut entitlements. you look at the budget and chris can give you the specifics. there are significant reductions in medicaid and medicare in the president's budget. so it's really a budget that is a real budget because it cuts entitlements, cuts entitlement costs. it invests in things that we need to be investing in for job creation. and it produces revenue in a way that americans agree with. >> now i agree, congressman, that we need to increase revenue and all. but how much does it cut into medicaid and medicare? i have a lot of concern. >> the governor is right. it does make some changes, some modifications to medicare, but most of it is asking the pharmaceutical industry to pay more in terms of -- >> not ordinary people. >> right. to
all americans -- you know, almost all americans agree with that. number one. number two, he's continued to invest. the budget, invest in things that will actually produce jobs. research and development, energy. more importantly, infrastructure where we know $1 billion in investments, 25,000 well-paying jobs. and thirdly, it has cut entitlements. you look at the budget and chris can give you the specifics. there are significant reductions in medicaid and medicare in the president's budget. so...
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>> hopefully fighting for all americans, i feel he is. he wants to put more americans back to work. right now, no matter the intentions of president obama may be, i know his sbepintentio are good, you have 14 million americans not working. mitt romney and newt gingrich say they are going to put americans back to work. if you're not working right now and one of the 14 million who don't have a job right now, you want to listen to what they have to say. if they can get you back to work, you don't care republican or democrat. you want them in office. in this case, talk is cheap. >> thanks to both of you. >>> stock market is coming off its best january, maybe you want to invest it in one of the most anticipated stock offerings ever, facebook. cnbc's mandy durre is here. every day investors may be able to get in on the action. >> that's right, chris, ordinary investors are often relegated to the sidelines, they dole out funds, but the likes of you and me to buy shares on the first day of trade, however, there's speculation facebook may make some portion of its ipo shares available to the
>> hopefully fighting for all americans, i feel he is. he wants to put more americans back to work. right now, no matter the intentions of president obama may be, i know his sbepintentio are good, you have 14 million americans not working. mitt romney and newt gingrich say they are going to put americans back to work. if you're not working right now and one of the 14 million who don't have a job right now, you want to listen to what they have to say. if they can get you back to work, you...
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the majority of the american people including majority of american catholic believe women should have access to contraception at no cost with no co-pay. it's where the bishops are out of step with the reality of what's happening. personally, as a catholic, i wish they were in step with that. the president is trying to preserve -- can i just say this? i think the president is trying to preserve freedom and the freedom of women to ak ses health care. >> you are going to stay with us through rick santorum's speech. it will be interesting to hear what he has to say about it. it is a big day for rick santorum. crucial one for mitt romney. they are both going to speak before this important conservative crowded cpac. the pressure has been showing on romney, who not so long ago had newt gingrich in his sights and switched his target to santorum. >> some of the things in his record are troubling. the fact he voted five times to raise the debt ceiling without compensating reductions in federal spending. that's a problem. the fact that while he was in washington government spending went up 80%.
the majority of the american people including majority of american catholic believe women should have access to contraception at no cost with no co-pay. it's where the bishops are out of step with the reality of what's happening. personally, as a catholic, i wish they were in step with that. the president is trying to preserve -- can i just say this? i think the president is trying to preserve freedom and the freedom of women to ak ses health care. >> you are going to stay with us through...
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sounds very anti-american to me. you and i were talking about this the night of the state of the union where we both thought the president's speech was a good speech, positive speech. yet, they attack him consistently for being anti-american. here's the president that's the guy cheering for american, rooting for america saying yes, we can. they're the ones attacking pro-america ads and attacking an american republican icon essentially because they're so hate red-filled for obama. >> karen, i know you don't want to give add stris to the republican party, but i'm going to do it. i have to tell you do not pick a fight with clint eastwood. don't do that. msnbc political analyst karen finney, thank you very much for joining us tonight. >> thanks. >> coming up, the stunning reversal by the susan g. komen foundation on planned parenthood funding. cecile richards will join me. will anyone now be fired? coming up in the rewrite tonight, the worst ad that we have seen in this political season, and i have a message for actors a
sounds very anti-american to me. you and i were talking about this the night of the state of the union where we both thought the president's speech was a good speech, positive speech. yet, they attack him consistently for being anti-american. here's the president that's the guy cheering for american, rooting for america saying yes, we can. they're the ones attacking pro-america ads and attacking an american republican icon essentially because they're so hate red-filled for obama. >>...
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the american people are still asking the question, where are the jobs? >> do they wake up every morning and wonder what negative thing they can say today about america? the republicans as of late are starting to sound like baghdad bob. they are in total denial of numbers that are put up on the board, and they can't say dog gone it we are going in the right direction, this is good for america, this is good for 243,000 families out there. and we can do more. but they just can't do it. it's not in their dna. there are more jobs in america today than at any point in the last three years. boehner couldn't bring himself to say that. he does bring himself to say that is not good enough. >> there certainly some positive news here. but the point we're making is that we could do a lot better. if the president will work with us, on the bills that have passed the house, are waiting action in the senate the american economy could do better. >> yeah, really? is that a fact? those bills passed? what about the ones you obstructed? this will be the standard republican ta
the american people are still asking the question, where are the jobs? >> do they wake up every morning and wonder what negative thing they can say today about america? the republicans as of late are starting to sound like baghdad bob. they are in total denial of numbers that are put up on the board, and they can't say dog gone it we are going in the right direction, this is good for america, this is good for 243,000 families out there. and we can do more. but they just can't do it. it's...
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especially for african-americans because many of those african-american home buyers were african-american women. >> right. >> who had overcome gender discrimination and racial discrimination to be able to afford a home and then just as they were getting in, the subprime market exploded, and they lost a tremendous amount of wealth in african-american communities and latino communities. 65% of wealth has been lost since 2008 there. >> so much the wealth of the communities were in homes. not in the stock market. this their homes. >> because they believed so much, i believe, in the american dream and getting that place. that has historically been how we have established ourselves and established our communities and even established our civic participation. >> right. so actually what i want to do as we come back, i want to walk through the way that you've talked about how housing is not just about housing. but housing is about children and housing is about health and housing is about the communities that we live in, housing is about civic participation. i think to kind of make the broader poin
especially for african-americans because many of those african-american home buyers were african-american women. >> right. >> who had overcome gender discrimination and racial discrimination to be able to afford a home and then just as they were getting in, the subprime market exploded, and they lost a tremendous amount of wealth in african-american communities and latino communities. 65% of wealth has been lost since 2008 there. >> so much the wealth of the communities were...
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americans love the american in the america theme. they love to feel like we're on the way back. that's what that ad did. >> ken, of the new poll number, i guess the troubling for mitt romney may be the like ability question. 52% say the more they know about romney, the less they like him. you can say in a way, this has been a bruising primary contest. romney said it's been good for him because it will prepare him for the presidential election. it doesn't look that way according to that number? >> it's not been good. it's increasingly more difficult to be able to make that argument with a straight face. the longer this thing drags out, the result is certain, it's all but assured that mitt romney will win. the longer that newt gingrich and rick santorum stay in the race and really continue to beat the snot out of mitt romney, the harder it's going to be for romney to emerge from this unblemished and pivot to a general election against president obama. under girding this whole debate is whether this is an ad helpful to president obama is the fact that mitt romney and republicans we
americans love the american in the america theme. they love to feel like we're on the way back. that's what that ad did. >> ken, of the new poll number, i guess the troubling for mitt romney may be the like ability question. 52% say the more they know about romney, the less they like him. you can say in a way, this has been a bruising primary contest. romney said it's been good for him because it will prepare him for the presidential election. it doesn't look that way according to that...
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of the american dream? what do you think the american dream is? a lot of times i kind of get an empty stare, kind of a blank face. american dream? what are you referring to? i think it is really the culture more so than specific policies. >> and what would you point to in the culture that we can start improving? if you were to look at your work, any individual who is concerned about this country, how can we today begin to improve some of the -- what would we improve in this culture to take it the other direction? >> i think it's getting a little more specific. you know, we know that a lot of young people are graduating college. they're leaving college, $24,000 in debt, and they end up back on their parents' couch. and i think they want real solutions and not simply broad answers. you know, i had the chance to ask governor romney a question and i was speaking to him about that very issue and his answer was a bit broad. i think, you know, it was much more broad than maybe he would give an answer to, you know,
of the american dream? what do you think the american dream is? a lot of times i kind of get an empty stare, kind of a blank face. american dream? what are you referring to? i think it is really the culture more so than specific policies. >> and what would you point to in the culture that we can start improving? if you were to look at your work, any individual who is concerned about this country, how can we today begin to improve some of the -- what would we improve in this culture to...
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base in afghanistan, anti-american protests continue to rage. president obama has come under fire by his republican counterparts for his decision to apologize to president karzai and afghan people, his actions are not unprecedented. president obama issued an apology to iraqi prime minister nuri al maliki after a similar incident in 2008. you want to sound smart, tell your friends three people were killed in 2008 during protests following the shooting of the koran by united states soldier. the shooting occurred in iraq, it was in afghanistan where more than 1,000 people protested. among those killed, a nato officer who was struck by fire from an unknown gunman. >>> enough of the real news. let's huddle up around the water cooler. the big winner of the nice, as you know by now, sweeping five awards, winning best picture, "the artist," paying homage to silent era, silent black and white film, the first wordless picture to win top honor since 1929. that was the first year of the oscar ceremonies. the film also won for best actor, going to jean dujar
base in afghanistan, anti-american protests continue to rage. president obama has come under fire by his republican counterparts for his decision to apologize to president karzai and afghan people, his actions are not unprecedented. president obama issued an apology to iraqi prime minister nuri al maliki after a similar incident in 2008. you want to sound smart, tell your friends three people were killed in 2008 during protests following the shooting of the koran by united states soldier. the...
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you've worked on african-american outreach for the party. a lot of good americans have done that. i think nobody has set that outreach back further than newt gingrich as a national leader, getting a lot of national attention this year, looking at african-american role models of achievement in the country. the first african-american president in the country, calling him the entertainer in chief and the food stamp president. there's been nothing more racially divisive from a national republican in the past five years than what newt gingrich has done, and i think you know how damaging it is, and i would like you to say something that's not about msnbc, about what newt gingrich has done. >> look, msnbc is very generous to me. i'm not trying to pan the network. i'm just saying i hear a lot of race bading. and i'm going to defend it. newt does not -- newt is not trying to appeal to ea lower angels of our nature. it just offends me when someone says -- because i know newt gingrich. he's worked very hard to attract all kinds of people from latinos, african-americans, al, you know he's wor
you've worked on african-american outreach for the party. a lot of good americans have done that. i think nobody has set that outreach back further than newt gingrich as a national leader, getting a lot of national attention this year, looking at african-american role models of achievement in the country. the first african-american president in the country, calling him the entertainer in chief and the food stamp president. there's been nothing more racially divisive from a national republican...
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and we didn't let that happen and americans, really millions of americans spoke up about how outrageous it was. because they want to see access to women's health care across this country and planned parenthood is part of that. >> you know, chris -- >> we only have 10 or 15 seconds here. go ahead. >> in some cases the planned parenthood clinic is the only medical clinic available for people who don't have the means who don't have a doctor, who don't have health insurance and so many areas where places have closed down. so it is very important to keep them open and to have those screenings happen because the sooner we detect, the easier it is to -- the more life there is left to a person. >> i've been hearing that people are very comfortable, women going into the planned parenthood organizations, institutions, and facilities, it is a very popular organization. this is a sad story for everybody. thank you, congresswoman loretta sanchez and congresswoman allyson schwartz who does an excellent job representing my old neighborhood of summerton. >>> the 58th ward, with the stark contrast betwe
and we didn't let that happen and americans, really millions of americans spoke up about how outrageous it was. because they want to see access to women's health care across this country and planned parenthood is part of that. >> you know, chris -- >> we only have 10 or 15 seconds here. go ahead. >> in some cases the planned parenthood clinic is the only medical clinic available for people who don't have the means who don't have a doctor, who don't have health insurance and so...
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americans and poor americans were hit hard by the recession. and that's why he's been focused very aggressively on doing everything he can to grow the economy and create jobs. >> and not exactly coincidentally as romney campaigns in nevada where the unemployment rate has gone from a 5.5% when republicans lost caucused there to 13% today. and the construction industry has collapsed. the president had his latest pointed remark at a housing event that seemed to be shot at romney. >> it is wrong for anybody to suggest that the only option for struggling responsible homeowners is to sit and wait for the housing market to hit bottom. i refuse to accept that and so do the american people. >> remember romney told the las vegas journal review in a past trip to vegas that the government should simply let the housing market hit bottom. look, here's the issue for romney. this isn't about a left-right thing. the question is whether he is ready for modern day political warfare. it's done verbally. it's done fast. it's done on your feet. and he does seem to h
americans and poor americans were hit hard by the recession. and that's why he's been focused very aggressively on doing everything he can to grow the economy and create jobs. >> and not exactly coincidentally as romney campaigns in nevada where the unemployment rate has gone from a 5.5% when republicans lost caucused there to 13% today. and the construction industry has collapsed. the president had his latest pointed remark at a housing event that seemed to be shot at romney. >> it...
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i think with the american people. >> yeah, you're right. the thing that separates gingrich from romney, though, is gingrich is talking in a language that is about self-improvement, that is about getting a job and in terms of people want to hear. romney was dismissing a section of the populous saying, forget that, they'll have the social safety net to deal with. >> thanks, sam. good to have you with us tonight. >>> pennsylvania teacher sarah ferguson worked for free to keep her school open. now she's taking her fight to save public schools to the ellen degeneres show. we'll have the highlights next. >>> china's trading policies have put over a million americans, their jobs at risk. what can the president do about it? we'll visit with leo girouard when we come back. [ male announcer ] to the 5:00 a.m. scholar. the two trains and a bus rider. the "i'll sleep when it's done" academic. for 80 years, we've been inspired by you. and we've been honored to walk with you to help you get where you want to be. ♪ because your moment is now. let nothin
i think with the american people. >> yeah, you're right. the thing that separates gingrich from romney, though, is gingrich is talking in a language that is about self-improvement, that is about getting a job and in terms of people want to hear. romney was dismissing a section of the populous saying, forget that, they'll have the social safety net to deal with. >> thanks, sam. good to have you with us tonight. >>> pennsylvania teacher sarah ferguson worked for free to keep...
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getting americans back to work. as president obama spoke about if importance of doubling our exports, we are focused here on the state department to do that. and this conference is to highlight all of our efforts from the ambassadors on the ground to working with the commerce department, our hope is that it's about economic and economic message about how americans given a fair playing field, we can committpete and wn win and drive american jobs using our diplomats to achieve that. >> you were the highest ranking official that came back from iraq recently, what about the giant embassy there and the concerns about staffing there, are we going to have to downsize the deployment to iraq? >> let me tell you first and foremost, words can not express the commitment and dedication of the men and women in iraq. did foreign service -- fulfilling his commitment. the idea that we set up the commission, which is i think the largest mission since the plan, we will work as we have said, our first priority is the security of our pe
getting americans back to work. as president obama spoke about if importance of doubling our exports, we are focused here on the state department to do that. and this conference is to highlight all of our efforts from the ambassadors on the ground to working with the commerce department, our hope is that it's about economic and economic message about how americans given a fair playing field, we can committpete and wn win and drive american jobs using our diplomats to achieve that. >> you...