moorhouse and brian parker are brilliant on the basics. you pay your people right. you have good service, you're expanding and doing tilt american way. i love it. have a great fourth of july. it's a great story. i appreciate your time tonight. that's "the ed show." i'm ed schultz. "politics nation" with reverend al sharpton starts now. rev, i'm not taking a shower after work. i'm going to jump in the lake. it's fourth of july. have a great one. >> you have a great one, too. i'm at the essence festival. it's going to be a great week. you have a great fourth ed. >> thanks, rev. >> thanks to you for tuning in. i'm live tonight in new orleans. but tonight's lead, the gop tanked the economy. but they failed to stop the recovery. new numberses today show president obama is pulling the country out of the krcrater lef by the recession.

the country added 288,000 jon jobses last month. the unemployment rate dropped to 6.1%. >> given where we started in 2008 we have made enormous strides thanks to the hard work of the american people, american businesses out there come peegt. getting smarter, more effective. it's making a difference across the country. >> president obama putting today's number in context. in 2008, this economy was on the edge of collapse. with a disaster on main street spreading to main street. >> the clash of the titans. wall street in panic mode. a sign of the times on wall street as thousands of lehman brothers bankers pack their boxes. >> what's been called the worst financial crisis in modern times. certainly the largest financial

disaster in decades. >> this is one of the ugliest days i have seen in my career. >> it wiped out $700 billion from retirement plans, pension funds and other investment portfolios. >> that was the mood in september, 2008. but we have made up the lost ground. the job areless rate is now exactly where it was at the start of the bush recession. heading in the right correction. the private sector under this president is growing. it's now added jobs for 52 straight months. a remarkable streak. the longest in american history. it's happened despite the republicans. they have been blocking, attacking, pushing against this president and his policies. year after year after year. >> repeal the health care law that frankly gets in the way of job creation. >> giving the federal government more money is like giving a

cocaine addict more cocaine. >> he wants more spending and more tax hikes that will hurt our economy. >> because of the obamacare millions of full-time workers can only find part-time work. >> speaker boehner was wrong every step of the way. today, he had the nerve to say the president has failed to lead on the economy. "until he proves that leadership, he is simply part of the problem." it's ridiculous and harmful. yes, the economy is growing. but there is work left to do. too many people are still hurting. looking for jobs. that's why it's so outrageous that republicans are are still playing games. and refusing to help the president rebuild this economy. joining me now are jared bernstein and e.j. deion. thank you for being here. >> good to be here.

>> jared, are you surprised at the job are growth we are seeing? despite republicans trying to block the president's policies for so many years and with them blocking the public sector he's been able through private sector growth to bring us back to are where we started in the recession at 6.1 unemployment rate. >> i think it is a little surprising. it's a symbol of just how resilient the american economy and the people in it really are. we know that obstructionists in congress have been not only blocking the president's agenda, but at least last year in 2013 were doing great harm to economic growth because of what economists call fiscal drag. that is by really trying to pull government support out of the economy in a way that slowed growth significantly in 2013,

relative to this year. this year we have been doing better. as you suggested, the last time we saw 6.1% unemployment, it was on the way up to much worse times. we are headed in the eight direction. we are moving there at a faster clip than we thought. there is more work to do, as you suggested. >> e.j., there are still a lot of people and i deal with them every day that are suffering. many because the public sector has been blocked by the republic. we have been able to gain in an amazing way, in my opinion, the longest stretch in history with private sector job growth every month. look at this graph again, that i showed. it shows when the bush recession started, we were at 6.1% unemployment. as of today, we are back to 6.1. now, it is not in areas that many of us need a lot of attention. but this president has built a recovery. there is no doubt about it.

look how far we have come. there have now been 6.1 million jobs created under this president. under president bush, the private sector lost 646,000 jobs. yet republicans still claim the president obama's policies are killing jobs. >> one of my favorite lines on this came from floyd norris from the "new york times." he said there is no longer any way to claim that the good news is really bad. people have been saying for months, and speaker boehner is addicted to the sentence, "where are the jobs." well, here are the jobs. this was a very deep jobs report. the proportion of people who have been out of work for six months to five years. we are making a dent. low wage jobs went up but so did

middle and weigh wanl jobs. something good is happening here. i think you are right on this public sector point. if you go back to the reagan recovery, we are weren't cutting under the conservative ronald reagan. we did not cut public sector job at the state, local and federal level to the degree we did here. you had a lot of republican governors continuing to hack away at the public sector. so i think that we could probably be quite a bit below 6.1. as you say, that's an enormous achievement. down since the beginning of 2013. it's down from 7.9%. that's one of the best year on year improvements in a long time. >> let's go to that point, jared. because many people that have been at the bottom of the economy are the ones that depend on the public sector jobs. this is a chart of state and local public sector jobs.

since right before the bush recession. it shows a loss of over 600,000 jobs since august of 2008. in recent months, these jobs have slowly started to come back. but republicans are still obsessed with cutting public sector budgets. am i right? >> very much so. as i said earlier, that's one of the reasons why this year has been a little bit better and your chart shows that, than last year. some of the budget cuts that were really causing great headwinds to growth last year have been mitigated this year. in fact, last month the government sector added 26,000 jobs. i believe 18,000 were in public education at the local level. that's obviously very important. but, listen, i have a bit of a warning on this public sector

job point. we have real momentum. congress has not stopped doing damage, i don't say awe might expect, especially the conservatives we have been talking about. we have a highway trust fund that's in trouble. if congress doesn't get its act together and replenish the fund quickly, states have are to start laying off people who are building roads and bridges. this is exactly the wrong time for that. we have to keep our eye on the ball, rev. >> e.j., in fact, the opposite should be happening in most states. we ought to be hiring people to rebuild the infrastructure. we talked about on this show the other night, for example, a bridge in arkansas needing are repair. it's all over the country, everywhere you look. people in new orleans are where i am. the reason there is disproportionate unemployment with minorities is we work in fun lick sector. that's where the blocking has been.

>> it's a shame you had all the budget cutting over the last few years. the best time to begin rebuilding our infrastructure when was interest rates were almost at zero and a lot of people needed the jobs. jared is absolutely right about this trust fund. we've got about a month, i think it's in august, where if it's not replenished, if congress doesn't act, then you're going to have to cut some of these projects by, like, 20%. that's crazy. our infrastructure is not anywhere where it should be. we are behind other countries. we used to be ahead of other countries. which is where we ought to be. >> we are going to stay right on this issue. jobs, jobs, jobs. you can guarantee are we'll be on it. jared bernstein and e.j. dionne. thank you for your time tonight. have a good night. >> happy fourth of july, reverend. >> coming up, a stunning day in court for the dad accused of

letting his son die in a hot car. new allegations that he was sexting during the tragedy. also a tea party darling who doesn't know when to quit. the nastiest race in the country is getting evens worse with ugly talk spilling over into a media conference call. >> i'd like to know if black people were harvesting cotton why do you think it's okay to harvest their votes? >> finally, just in time for your holiday barbecue, tips on how to handle your nutty neighbor who spendses too much time watching fox news. big show tonight. stay with us.

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we told you, mississippi tea party candidate chris mcdaniel is having a tough time since his loss in the republican run-off. check out his latest reaction. [ sobbing ]

>> that was actually a japanese politician who is suspected of misusing funds. but it's not that different from what we have seen from mcdaniel. he's mad because his opponent senator thad cochran reached out to democrats and particularly african-american voters. now mcdaniel is fund-raising to channel the election results calling them a sham, plain and simple. his campaign sent senator cochran a, "notice of intent to challenge." and they are offering rewards to people who provide information on voter fraud. meanwhile, the tea party group "true the vote" is suing mississippi secretary of state alleging violations of the voting rights act. mcdaniel lost by more than 6,000 votes. it wasn't a sham. cochran's campaign says claims

of irregularities are just sour grapes. when they held the conference call on the issue yesterday, one caller interrupted with this rant. >> i'd like to know if black people were harvesting cotton why do you think it's okay to harvest their votes? why did you use black people? why did you use black people to try to get cochran elected when they are not even republicans and you are treating them as if they are just idiotses that they will vote for cochran just are because they are black. that's ridiculous. >> yep, that caller claimed cochran harvested votes like blacks harvested cotton. it's crazy. that we are hearing this in 2014 is nuts. you know what else is crazy? that mcdaniel and his supporters can't accept the reality that it's over. joining me now is dana milbank and tara dowdell. thank you for being here. >> thank you. >> hi, reverend.

>> dana, you've got real ugliness here. someone talking about harvesting voters. how does this hurt the gop if mcdaniel and his supporters just won't go away? >> p yeah. there is something special about the tea party now claiming president's cup of the voting rights act after cheering its demise at the supreme court in recent months and years. i think what you are seeing here is sort of the meltdown of the tea party. the tea has been boiling a little bit too long here. the republican party, let's face it. thad cochran is as conservative as they come. ideologically it's a tea party. the question is are there people who believe in government. are there people trying to burn the entire thing down. that's what you are seeing from mcdonnell. this scorched earth politics throwing race into the equation, putting out this sort of bounty. he's not going to win the challenge. he's going to sully thad cochran

and his party. >> now, tara, you know, speaker boehner is suing the president, for example. it was supposed to appease the tea party. now he's getting are criticized by other conservatives. one writer who is called for impeachment wrote, the lawsuit simply reinforces the president's assessment that his opposition is unserious. now, boehner did this for the tea party. now he's getting hammered for it. doesn't it show the disarray in the gop, tara? >> oh, absolutely. s clearly he's gone way over the line. you know he's gone over the line when his own party is criticizing him for it. he thoughts he was going to try to make up for the fact because they want to impeach the president. let's not forget that's not where they are trying to go and it's not feasible. this is something they were going to do in the interim. boehner gave himself away when he could not name an executive order at his own press

conference that he was going to sue about. he could not name one at his own press conference are. >> you're right about that. dana, the thing with the with tea party is that they always take things to the extreme. i mean, take ted cruz. no one was more responsible for the government shutdown. listen to what he said afterward. >> i didn't want a shutdown. throughout the whole thing i said we shouldn't have a shutdown. folks here can disagree, but repeatedly, i voted to keep the government open. >> he claims he didn't want a shutdown. how removed from reality are they? >> ted cruz didn't want the government to shut down. he wanted president obama to agree with his demands. i suppose technically he's correct. he's using a debater's point of view. here is the interesting thing, reverend. why are they going the lawsuit route with john boehner instead

of impeachment. they said democrats are control the senate. suppose republicans take over in november. then all bets are off. you see the ted cruz is dominant, the efforts at impeachment. that's when you have a c conflagration. >> something interesting today that caught my attention. the president in an interview said himself that the gop is going to have to change if they are going to move forward nationally. listen to this. >> i think over time the republican party will move back to the center. mainly because if they don't they will never win the presidency again. at a certain point people will get fed up. >> tara? >> i think at some point they

would have to move a little bit toward center. whether they will move back completely i'm not sure that will happen. they have gone soer far to the right. the tea party are focused on 2014. 2014 happen before 2016. you are seeing the republicans trying to rally the base. they are ensuring they have the turnout to try to take the senate. that's what this is about. democrats need to stop focusing on 2016 and focus on 2014. >> you are right. 14 comes first. we'll be all over the country protecting the vote this year. thank you dana and tara are. both of you, have a great weekend and a great fourth of july. >> you, too, reverend, thanks. >> thank you. >> still ahead, what was a dad allegedly doing while his son

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the same old tired attacks on president obama. >> the people recognize that the president has not done what he promised to do. >> hmm. hmm. where have i heard that before? >> we have more than slogans and promises to judge him by. barack obama are has failed america. >> this is like a bad rerun. here is another old favorite. trying to connect with common folks. >> people are having a hard time paying their electric, gas and gasoline bills. >> here is the same line at the same farm back in 2011. >> families are are buried under higher prices for food and for gasoline. >> oh, the agony of repeat.

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the. now to georgia and that disturbing case of a 22-month-old boy who died after being left by his father in a hot car. it was 88 degrees outside. likely, much hotter inside that car. jus are tin ross harris was in court today for a probable cause hearing. he pled not guilty to murder and child cruelty, claiming he forgot to drop his son off at a day care center. on his way to work. only to discover his son's body

later that afternoon. in dramatic and gut-wrenching testimony today, police testified that ross are wanted to lead a, "child-free life." >> his demeanor would fluctuate also. he started off trying to work himself up. we were watching him on the camera as he's doing this, walking around, rubbing his eyes. looked like he was trying to hyper ventilate himself. then he stops. no tears, no emotion except for the huffing. >> the police also testified that when ross finally did show emotion, it was not over his dead child. >> it was all about him. i can't believe this is happening to me. i can't believe, you know, this happened to me? why am i being punished for this? it continued. it was all very one-sided. >> did he talk about losing his job? >> he talked about losing his

job? what are we going to do? i'm going to lose my job. i'll be charged with a felony. >> the detective revealed harris was exchanging sexually explicit texts with several women, includi including a teenaged girl in the hours before he found the boy dead. his wife, who has also been under scrutiny was in court today supporting her husband. both parents admitted to internet searches about what temperature would harm a child inside a vehicle. ross also searched for and watched videos about kids dying in hot cars. today, a judge denied bail for harris. now the case will go to a grand jury. joining me now is legal analyst lisa bloom and former child abuse and sex crimes prosecutor wendy murphy. thank you for being here. >> thank you. >> you bet. >> lisa, you have covered so

many tough cases. but the case the prosecution laid out today is truly horrible. what struck you today? >> it really is. it makes me physically ill to hear these allegations. the worst thing a human being can do is kill his own child. when you add to it that this manner of death was especially designed to cause horrific suffering to last a long time. now we hear the allegation he's sexting at work while his little boy is baking to death in the car? it's almost more than the mind can take in. if the allegations are true, this man is clearly a sociopath and needs to be locked up for life. i want to emphasize he's still presumed innocent. we have heard only one side of the story so far. >> we have only heard from the prosecutors the allegations. >> right. >> wendy, what's your response? >>you know, i don't want to jump on the bandwagon and say the guy is a monster. i agree with what lisa said.

i'm struck by the juxtaposition of the guy. remember, we are talking about a man who has essentially admitted because the photographs are there, having an erection and sharing it with teenage girls while his son is suffocating to death. could there be more contrary emotional experiences? an are recollectierection, the l pleasure and the suffering of a victim in a car. it's hard to get around the horror of the pictureses together. that said, i still think there is more to the story. remember, we have heard there is more to the story. that the man is a suspect in more grotesque crimes. i'm guessing that potentially here this man wasn't just doing pornographic stuff with his body parts and teenage girls. perhaps we are going to hear this child was being sexually

exploited by this man. >> wow. we'll be watching to see where it goes. let's stay where we are now. here was with mr. harris's response when police informed him about the murder charges. watch. >> we did decide to charge him with murder. i brought him back into the interview room and sat him down to explain the charge. he said, but there is no malicious intent. >> now, he said there was no malicious intent. is it odd that someone would use language like that after being charged with murder? murder of his own child? >> yeah. it's beyond odd. it certainly shows a devious mind. a guy who has researched this. listen, it would be odd if an attorney said that. for a nonattorney to say that, if you were accused of a crime as horrific as killing your own child and you're innocent your firks reaction is, are you are

crazy? i didn't do that. not, "i didn't have malicious intent." >> wendy, the police also overheard a conversation between ross-harris and his wife in the interrogation room. watch this. >> after he was talking about how cooper looked peaceful, his eyes were closed. you know, it looked like he was sleeping. he goes, i dreaded how he would look. >> dreaded, past p tense. >> as in past tense. >> what do you make of that? i dreaded how he would look. >> if we only had the linguistic oddities as proof of the crime, this guy would be toast. no doubt about it. it's not just the words he chose and the things he said and the lack of emotion that add to the consciousness of guilt which the prosecution are is going to have a field day proving and i think it will be easy to prove he knew what he was doings which is why, i think, he planned the whole thing and potentially as a

cover-up for another crime. here is another piece of the puzzle. simultaneous with this guy clearly planning what i think is a cover-up of other more horrific stuff, you have his wife going to the day care center when she's supposed to pick up the child, realizing he isn't there and her saying, oh -- >> well, let me -- >> maybe my husband left him in the car. >> let me show the detective saying the unusual and i will use that word -- unusual reaction of the mother when she found out that the son had not been dropped off. listen to this this. >> she's like, just got really calm like i don't know what to do. they walked back out into the lobby. the in front of several witnesses all of the sudden she states, ross must have left him in the car. they're like, what? there is no other reason. ross must have -- no other explanation, excuse me. ross must have left him in the

car. they tried to console her. they're like, no, there are a thousand reasons. he could have taken him to lunch or something. we don't know yet. she's like, no. >> wendy, that's what you were referring to. >> yes. let me tell you why it's significant. this shows that these two are in cahoots at least with regard are to the defense strategy. one of the things i have seen work in many cases, it's frustrating for a prosecutor. i'm sure lisa will agree. when only two people know what happened and they each go like this. if you point the finger at the other one and agree to be each other's built-in spousal reasonable doubt, that can be a tough case. i think we are watching that unfold now. >> we also told that the mother, quote, did you say too much during the interrogation? what could that indicate? >> well, it does appear they are coconspirators. i want to emphasize she hats not been charged. she's not on trial yet. she's presumed innocent.

we haven't heard her side. based on what we know that doesn't look good for her. you would expect a mother who was not part of oh this to be outraged, shocked, horrified. her own little boy has just are died. whether it was by accident or intentional, she should be mad at the dad for doing that. instead she's covering up for him. that doesn't look good for her either. >> he's been held without bond which means he'll stay in jail pending the grand jury and assumed trial. we will be watching this one, i promise you, very closely. lisa bloom, wendy murphy, thank you for your time tonight. have a great holiday. >> thank you, rev. >> you, too. >> happy fourth. >> coming up, a new 47% tape is causing havoc in a gop campaign. when will republicans learn insulting half of the country isn't a smart political strategy? also, do you have a neighbor

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it's the number republicans just can't escape. 47. as in 47%, the number of americans mitt romney claimed

were dependent on the government in a secret recording back in 2012. now another republican has been caught on camera using the same language we heard from romney. the republican candidate for governor in colorado bob bopray made comments about 47% of the country in a 2010 speech. he sounded a lot like willard. >> i see something that doesn't surprise me, having been on ways & means. 47% of all americans pay no federal income tax. i'm guessing most of you in this room aren't in that 47%, god bless you. what that tells me is we have almost half of the population perfectly happy that somebody else is paying the bill. most of that half is you all. >> 47% don't pay taxes? this has been debunked time and

again. if it fits into the ugly republican narrative about people in need, that's continued right into this year. >> no matter how much money the government takes from the haves and gives to the have nots, poverty will not change until personal behavior does. >> when you're hungry, you will figure out a way to eat. >> a lot of people are lazy and becoming lazier. >> more takers are in the cart and fewer makers are pulling the darn thing. >> whether it's 47% or makers versus takers or welfare queens, this kind of rhetoric only divides the country. joining me now is karen finney are. thank you for being here. >> great to be with you. >> just how central is this 47% makers server sus takers rhetoric to the gop right wing now?

>> it's senseless. unfortunately it's the kind of rhetoric we know we'll hear. it falls into the stereotypes of who is really doing hard work in this country and who's not doing hard work. who is deserving and who's not. one of the things really so shocking about that video is he's basically saying those are other people, those people, don't work hard. we know the whole thing has been debunked time and time again. to assume people don't work hard because they pay federal income taxes but pay state tax and so forth. it shows a lack of respect for american workers in this country. >> talking about stereotypes in the 47% tape, bob eaupr are ay talked about keeping about the

liberal plot to keep people reliant on the government. >> i submit to you there is a political strategy to are have a permanent ruling liberal majority by keeping over half of the population dependent on the government that somebody else is paying for. >> i mean, a liberal plot. >> right. >> reliant? this rhetoric is often used like people are are getting rich that are just barely getting by with no government to bring them over to a level of stability. >> we have heard it before. not that long after the 2012 election part of the rationale was the people who voted for barack obama just won free stuff. this is another version of rhetoric we have heard. i think it's time we flip the script on the conversation. remember. when we talk about walmart workers, as taxpayers we are subsidizing the workers because they don't make enough to afford

to shop at walmart. that's a form of corporate welfare. let's also talk about the wealthy 1% who -- want to talk about who doesn't pay their fair share? we have plenty we can talk about. let's talk about those people and really flip the script on these guys. you know, it's so disconnected from reality. >> you know, this week a new law in tennessee went into effect that allows the state to drug test people applying for federal welfare. it says even though similar programs have failed in florida and research shows welfare recipients use drugs at a rate no higher than the general population, despite that they put this law into effect in tennessee. >> it's are really despicable. we did see in the last couple of years measures like this cropping up. you mentioned florida and tennessee. there were a couple of other places are where people tried to pass this. again it goes to a stereotype

about who people are and why they need assistance. it is basically penalizing someone for needing assistance. we are about to hit fourth of july and celebrate this great country of ours. that's not the american way. s that is not what these programs are there for. instead we should think there but for the fwras of god go any one of us. let's shake sure the programs are there for people. >> thank you for your time. enjoy your independence day. >> thank you. you, too. are you dreading the barbecue this weekend with your whacky cousin who watches too much fox news? never fear. i have reverend al's july 4th barbecue tips sure to grill that cousin's arguments to a crisp. hey. i'm ted and this is rudy. say "hi" rudy. [ barks ] [ chuckles ]

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other books confronted the realities of drugs and racial injustice. myers won publishing's highest honors and his books sold more than a million copies. he never forgot who he was writing for. >> the most positive thing i can give them is their own presence, acknowledging them. . if i say to a kid, you are a human being that -- i understand. i know where you are coming from. i know that you are feel and that you're thinking. i need to do that. i need to write that. >> myers spent his life writing about kids he felt no one else cared about. for that, walter dean myers will be missed by children, young and old. live in the same communities that we serve.

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♪ happy fourth of july holiday to everyone in "politics nation." it's a day to celebrate our great are country, to rest, relax and maybe have a barbecue. you know what that means. your whacky uncle or your ted cruz-loving neighbor or oh your cousin who watches fox news all day may swing by for a burger or a dog. don't worry. i've got you covered. it's time for rev al's july 4th barbecue tips. or should i say july 5th because if you're on the east coast, chances are you are getting rained out. whenever it is, you will be ready when the neighbor comes over and drops something like this. >> barack obama is a socialist. he believes in socialism. >> we have a president who wants to turn america into another european-style social welfare state. >> president obama and his socialist policies must be

stopped. >> ah, the classic socialist line. you will have the cold hard facts to go with those. there's been 52 straights months p of private sector job growth under president obama. the united states is on pace for the best year of job creation since 1999. and on wall street it was a record-breaking day. the dow jones crossed 17,000 for the first time ever. look at this jobses picture. you can see the surge under president obama. but as your neighbor digests that, your cousin might start up on health care. >> obamacare is the biggest job killer in this country. >> the worst thing that's happened in this nation since slavery. it is in a way. it is slave ary. >> our position is very clear. the law is a train wreck.

>> first tip, look up and point. the sky is still there. it didn't fall like conservatives predicted. over 8 million americans have signed up. the uninsured rate is at the lowest rate since gallup started tracking in 2008. the affordable care act is not a job killer. just see the first tip. with that out of the way, get ready for the fireworks. no, mott the ones in the sky. i'm talking about the family fireworks. uncle frank might uncork this one. >> believes somehow he's become a monarch or emperor that can basically ignore the law. >> president obama doesn't want to bother with the niceties of democracy and the constitutional system. he just wants to decree it. >> he said let's make this a year of action then the declared

himself king obama. >> i'm afraid he may have a king complex developing. >> since the beginning of the 20th century, president obama has the least amount of executive orders. you can see this chart way at the end is president obama. yes, that means less than george a w. bush. now you have grilled your conservative friends like you grilled the last piece of chicken. give them one grand finale by saying, nice try, but we got you. thanks for watching. have a great holiday. television crime are dramas sometimes portray forensic science as the last word in law enforcement. >> think from tv people may have the impression that the computers can make these identificati identifications. it doesn't work that way at all. >> in real life cases, what happens when forensics fail?