jean are ygenius is an over use saul williams is a genius. >> thank you very much. >> that's it for "the ed show." "politics nation" starts now. good evening, re. >> good evening, dr. dyson. thanks to you for tuning in. tonight's lead, the gop's lawsuit impeachment hysteria. house republicans are have now set a date for the first hearing on their lawsuit. the lawsuit against the president. they will go at it next wednesday. today, the leader of the republican party couldn't be happier. >> i wanted obama to fail at what he has done. i wanted him to fail. at growing government. obama is doing it by himself and he's bragging about it. he's promising to do even more by himself. [ imitating obama ] if they won't do their job, i

will. i'm not going to sit around, i'll do it. [ normal voice ] and he's doing it. that's why he's being sued. >> limbaugh accusing the president of bragging, the same language used by speaker john boehner. "the current president believes he has the power to make his own laws, at times even boasting about it." there you have it. the two leaders of the gop on the same page. they would rather sue the president for delaying part of the health care law than focus on real issues. speaker boehner has no vote scheduled on immigration, minimum wage, unemployment insurance or equal pay for equal work. instead, they are busy with political stunts exposing their own hypocrisy. in 2006, president bush was rolling out a new health care

law. medicare part d. as a key deadline approach ed te president decided low income seniors should have more time to sign up. so he waived the deadline. >> as we head for a may 15 deadline, if you are eligible for extra help, if you are a low income senior the deadline doesn't apply to you. you can apply after may 15 without penalty. >> a republican president delaying part of a health care law. democrats didn't sue or threaten to impeach. it would have been are ridiculous and harmful to the country. yet that's exactly what republicans are doing now. joining me now a former pennsylvania governor ed rendell and political strategist angela

rye. thank you for joining me. >> thank you, rev. >> should it be alarming that the speaker of the house started to sound like rush limbaugh? >> sure. it should be alarming to any right-thinking republican interested in winning on this senate and congressional election coming up what the party is doing. have you ever seen the movie "dumb & dumber"? the impeachment talk and now this talk about suing the president for something he did two years ago. it's "dumb and dustin milligmbe" they have to think, my party is crazy. my party doesn't want to do real work, accomplish anything. they want to waste our time on stuff like this the. it's "dumb & dumber". >> let's show more of why people might question why they are a little crazy.

last year, right after president obama are delayed the employee mandate, speaker boehner said he was glad. he urged the president to delay more of the law. listen. >> i'm glad the president recognized that his health care law is not good for our economy. just delaying the employer mandate frankly isn't good enough. today we sent a letter to the president asking him to justify delaying the employer mandate while leaving in place the mandate on individuals and families. >> so just to be clear, the speaker's first reaction was to praise the delay. and the to push for more of a delay. but now he wants to sue over it, angela. >> to use governor rendell's language it was dumb to ever try to repeal the affordable care act. it was dumber to try to repeal it over 50 times. now this is dumbest in action

with this lawsuit. not only is it dumbest, it is wasteful of taxpayer dollars. this is a taxpayer-funded lawsuit. i thought these folks were fiscal conservatives. i know these folks aren't actually hypocritical, right? really. >> yeah, right. >> i think it's clear on its face. you showed exhibit a of that happening, in action. these folks want with it to fail by any means necessary. they have shown it above and beyond. rush limbaugh said it on his show today. as you say, the president of the party. it's clear what they are about. it's not about ensuring the american people have the health care they need, the access they need or anything else. it is about trying to ensure that this president fails until he walks out of the white house and turns the lights off. >> governor, it's really leading to the impeachment talk and chipping away at the legitimacy of the president. for example, speaker boehner was asked about impeaching president obama back in 2006.

congresswoman nancy pelosi was asked about impeaching president bush in 2006. i want you to listen are. as i said, this week mr. boehner was asked about it. 2006 pelosi was asked about impeaching president bush. listen to the difference in the answers. >> listen, i think this is a battle between the two branches of government. otherses could make a determination about whether it is impeachable or not. >> impeachment is off the table. >> that's a pledge? >> well, it is a pledge -- yes. it's a pledge. of course it is. it is a waste of time. >> so boehner is against impeachment, but it's for others to determine. pelosi slammed the door. no. that's off the table. there is no real leadership. it is a question, is he the speaker of the house or the

microphone of the tea party. governor? >> most importantly, i can't believe congressman boehner could be that dumb. he knows what the constitution says. the constitution doesn't say the president can be impeached because he makes a decision they think is out of the bounds of the constitution. the constitution clearly states that a president can only be impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors. let speaker boehner tell the american people which high crime or misdemeanor president obama is guilty of. >> angela, the silver lining is it has energized president obama. look at this. >> you hear some of them. oh, sue him. impeach him. >> yeah! >> really? [ laughter ]

sometimes i feel like saying, i'm the guy doing my job. you must be the other guy. so rather than wage another political stunt that wastes time, wastes taxpayer money, i've got a better idea. do something. >> i mean, he knows he has a political winner here, angela, doesn't he? >> he absolutely does. you have the speaker of the house who should know not only the constitution, but should know what the president can do within his authority. the first quote you showed from speaker boehner showed the president thinks he can make his own laws. yes, he can. they are called executive orders. they have legal action tied to them. it's absolutely what he can do. they have used the talking points that he's above the law and he supercedes what his boundaries are. this guy is the president of the united states, the commander in chief. not only do they need to demonstrate some type of respect, they need to demonstrate they might be able to work with him. he has a year and a half left.

he's not going anywhere any time fast. they might as well do something before the election. >> they have not waited for a year and a half. let's not forget the meeting the night of the first inaugural ball. 2009. first one. they were planning how to get rid of the president. >> that's right. >> how to delegitimize this president. they have never stopped. some on the right want this lawsuit to be the first step to impeachment. sarah palin wrote, "obama can keep laughing and say so sue me to the house's tepid lawsuit threat." let's hear him laugh off impeachment. will boehner's lawsuit satisfy the right wing or whet its appetite for more drastic action like impeachment, governor? >> angela got it right. although president bush has two and a half years left. don't hurry him out. >> fair enough.

i'm sorry. math was bad. i went to law school. i'm sorry about that. >> there you go. you're right, rev. there is no end to their insatiable hatred of the president. ironically, the lawsuit is the right remedy, not impeachment. if you believe the president overstepped his bounds you have the right to sue and the courts determine whether the president has violated his constitutional powers. that's the way we determine and decide things in the united states of america. we don't impeach people except for high crimes and misdemeanors. speaker boehner, read the constitution. >> they are doing a lot of things we don't do as americans. >> they lost once already. >> we are going to continue raising that to the public's attention. governor ed rendell and angela rye, thank you for your time. have a great weekend. coming up, they hammered president obama for selling the affordable care act with a

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health care law they were freaking out about this. his appearance about promoting the law on the spoof web show "between two ferns". >> so do you go to any websites that are dot com or dot net or do you stick with dot gov? >> we go to dot gov. have you ever heard of health care.gov? >> let's get it out of the way. what did you come to plug? >> it's fair to say i wouldn't be with you here today if i didn't have something to plug. have you heard of the affordable care act. >> that's the thing that doesn't work. >> health care.gov works great now. millions of americans have gotten health insurance plans. what we want is for people to know that you can get affordable health care. >> it was fun, but republicans said he was wasting his time, going hollywood. but a video that was huge. it was a huge success on two

fronts. this week we learned that the episode is up for an emmy award. the real goal, getting people to sign up for coverage, the video helped the law go way past expectations. one recent study found 20 million americans gained health insurance under the health care law. gallup tracks the percentage of americans -- but you know what might be my favorite statistic? 78% of americans who gained insurance under the law ares satisfied with their new coverage, including 74% of republicans. the same people who fought this law tooth and nail like what it does. i don't think the president needs the video to win an emmy. he's already won the real fight. joining me now, msnbc's krystal

ball and m.i.t. economist jonathan gruber who helped design the affordable care act. thank you for being here. >> thanks for having us. >> good to be here, al. >> 74% of republicans who got coverage under the law like it. how soon until republicans in washington with try to start taking credit for it? >> i love that question. that's a great thought. i hope it happens sooner rather than later. it's better than them trying to repeal and under mine it ratherrather than embracing it, moving forward and making it the best possible law. there is the fact that people are satisfied with the coverage they got. there is the fact that a lot of people got coverage. there is the fact that the number of uninsured is, of course, dropping off a cliff. one thing that's sad to see is

the fact that in states that haven't gone forward with the medicaid expansion, there is a force -- a much lower participation rate. there are many fewer people that gained insurance. the uninsured rate has not dropped to the extent we have seen in other states. it's sad that because of politics, some of the red state governors, red state legislators decided they want to continue to resist rather than taking help from the federal government to do something good for their population. >> you know, jonathan, a new report from the commonwealth fund shows that in states that expanded medicaid, the uninsured rate among low income americans dropped from 28% to 17%. 11-point drop. but in states that refused to expand medicaid, the uninsured rate only fell two points. i mean, what effect is this

going to have? >> i think you have to remember that the overall news is great here. i think it's striking that fox news doesn't seem to want me on anymore. they were happy to have me on when the law wasn't going well. now they suddenly don't want to cover it. >> really? >> survey after survey is showing a huge drop in the number of uninsured as we predicted. beneath the good news is the bad news which is states that create political mall are practice by not expanding medicaid. despite the fact that the government will pay for it. these governors are punishing citizens, not just the poor citizens left uninsured. they are punishing all citizens by turning down billions in federal stimulus in their state. >> i want to go the next step on that with you, jonathan.

there is a human cost to this. just look at this tennessee couple. the wife has epilepsy. they earn too much to qualify for medicaid because of the husband's retirement income. watch this. >> we have been at points in times where a good day was 10 to 15 grand mal seizures. i have seen her go through brain surgery. we have been through a lot. on december 26 after 33 years of marriage, we separated. >> the couple makes too little to qualify for the affordable care act. both of them would have qualified for care while living together if tennessee had expanded the medicaid program. >> in order to keep my wife alive, i can't live with her. unless the governor expands medicaid i will never be able to live with her. >> this is tennessee where the governor refused to sign on to expand medicaid.

i was in memphis yesterday. i fear these are not the only couple going through this around the country where governors won't expand. >> we point to examples of somebody had to pay another hundred dollars or somebody had to buy insurance they didn't want. these are the stories that matter. these are the people's lives that are changing. in massachusetts we saved over 300 lives a year. if the states that aren't expanding medicaid would expand them it would be $6,000 people a year who would stay alive who the legislatures are dooming to die. it is a tragedy. we need americans to focus on the cost of inaction. this is not just a political football. these are people's lives at stake. it's tragic we can't get the public to understand it. >> this is what we need to focus on. s this is not a political football.

it's people's lives at stake. this is not democrat or republican. this is life and death for some. >> it is life are and death. we'll see more examples of people whose lives could have been saved if their governors had decided to do what's right for the state and the citizens rather than what they perceived to be good for their political career. it really is shockingly unbelievable that there is anyone who would fail to go forward with the medicaid expansion and also jonathan pointed out the fact that the money would be a huge fiscal stimulus in states if they would go forward with it and create good, well paying jobs. it is fiscally responsible not to go forward with medicaid expansion because it would save money so all these people who claim to be fiscal conservatives are costing their state money and lives by not going forward

with it. >> these are the fiscal conservatives. i'm going to have to leave it there. believe me, we'll stay on this issue. thank you for your time. have a great weekend. >> you, too. >> be sure to watch k arystal o "the cycle" on msnbc. coming up, turning tragedy into activism. one year after the george zimmerman verdict, the fight against the stand your ground law. and mitch mcconnell three years ago, meet mitch mcconnell today. we're breaking out the flip-flops in tonight's gotcha. each year, 95% of homeowners won't have a claim.

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state of florida versus george zimmerman, verdict. we, the jury, find george zimmerman not guilty. so say we all. >> the verdict that stunned the country. announcing one year ago this weekend. the death of trayvon martin made stand your ground laws part of the national debate. after the trial, rallies against the law were withheld across the country everywhere. celeb the tis like jay-z and beyonce came out to lend supports as we fought to fix this injustice. >> there should not be a law that means that if you think you

are under threat you have the right to kill somebody. that law hurts blacks, whites, latinos, asians. this ain't just a black thing. this is a human thing. [ applause ] >> sense then governor rick scott signed a law expanding the stand your ground law and attempts to repeal it were voted down. now it's time to redouble our efforts. this law is injustice. we are seeing it invoked in case after case after case. >> he's going to get away with murder. he's going to get away with executing my little brother. >> joyce is distraught. a court of appeals decided the man who killed her brother should be immune to prosecution under the stand your ground law. >> that's when the homeowner shot the burglar. >> good for him. wonderful. i wish more people would do it. >> investigators say the

homeowner was within his right to stand his ground. >> now one broward youngster charged with battery has convinced an ape lat court he should have the right to say he was standing your ground. >> trying to use the stand your ground law. >> families of the victims say all who were shot were unarmed. >> he came back and shot gary 17 times. that's not standing your -- that's a cold-hearted murder. >> each of those news clips is from florida in the last year, after the zimmerman verdict. too often the law is being used to justify murder. it's time for a change. joining me now is florida state representative perry thurston. he led the attempt to repeal the stand your ground law in march. and lisa bloom, legal analyst for av ork.com. -- avo.com.

her late es book is "suspicion nation." >> thank you for having us. >> representative, one year after the zimmerman verdict, stand your ground laws are now known. that's a big change from before. >> it's a big change, reverend. we are saddened in florida that a year later after a young man has been needlessly gunned down, we have created a culture with this verdict that encourages shoot first and ask questions later mentality. we have a culture that encourages individuals where it says the biggest gun would win. it's unfortunate we have situation where is no matter if you are in a parking lot, a movie theater, wherever you are, parents are are concerned about the protection of their children. >> you know, lisa.

that's why i got involved with trayvon martin. i never had heard of the case when the attorney and the parents called me. most americans never had heard of it. now i hear the retired police captain who shot and killed a man who threw popcorn him at a movie theater may try to use stand your ground next year. here's how reeves justified the shooting to police. >> so what made you shoot him? >> well, i guess -- he scared the hell out of me. i thought the guy was fixing to beat the [ bleep ] out of me. i don't know how else to say that. >> he was scared of what turned out to be popcorn. this is how they are using stand your ground. >> we can either value human life or have stand your ground laws. we can't do both at the same time.

i support thurston for trying to do something about this problem. until 2005 we didn't have stand your ground laws. for over 200 years in america we were content to have self-defense law which required people to get out of the situation if they could. without committing violence. now we have stand your ground in half the states. it increases violence and there is no question there is a huge racial imbalance. whites who kill blacks are 350% more p likely to be exonerated than the other way around. >> 356% more likely, wow. >> yep. >> let me go back to you representative thurston. now there are 26 states. none before 2005. there are 26 states with some form of stand your ground laws.

you are right there where we made it a national issue in florida. the democratic candidate for governor charlie crist says he'll call a for a review of the law. does the political will exist in florida to fix some of the worst abuses of stand your ground in your opinion, representative? >> reverend, i would agree with you. i'm glad to see the potential governor takes the stand. across the state many others have taken the position. where you have the proliferation of individuals utilizing the law at the same time you have individuals who are affected by it. they are coming out by the drones saying enough is enough. that's why we introduced, called for a vote on the house against stand your ground and instituted

where thousands of floridians have already signed up. along with governor crist you have a number of people across the state who will recognize that this is a problem. we encourage more of your listeners to come on board and let's join this petition. let's do something and make florida the great state we know it could be. these other states across the nation should also be standing up, voicing an opinion against this bad law. >> all over the country. lisa, you more than most have delved into the legal side of the cases. and dealing with how the prosecutors in some of them have not done their best in trying to deal with this or the defense attorneys in trying to defend against it. >> it's the one-year anniversary of the george zimmerman acquittal. the prosecutors did an abysmal

job, the first half of my book walks everyone through how bad it was the. part of it was because of stand your ground. we know george zimmerman was with free for 45 days while the country was in an uproar because of stand your ground laws. he came in the zimmerman case in closing arguments, that the jurors talked about stand your ground. after the verdict they talked and more generally, jurors and people in the public think you can take your are gun out and shoot when you feel threatened. that's not the law but it creates a culture of escalating violence. the law should encourage deescalation of violence. >> in our country, we must. i will never get at least one or maybe two of the jurors said he got away with murder. a year ago. state representative perry thurston and lisa bloom, legal analyst for avo.com. thank you both for your time tonight.

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was it an accident or was it murder? why did a 22-month-old die in a sweltering hot car? right now investigators are closely looking into the father's secret online activity. the pickup citeses are ross harris trolled for women. those photos come from a site where he met at least one of the six women he was sexting with, police say. he was sending naked pictures of his private parts to a girl as . a former close friend spoke to nbc news revealing ross's fixation on other women, even while he was married saying ross would are visit him at work and talk about the women there. >> most of the cashiers there were younger females.

he would tell me later on, oh, that one's so fine and that one's so fine. then i noticed he was adding themes as friends on facebook. i'm like, you ain't really trying to talk to these girls, are you? he'd say, she's so fine. like, i know she's pretty, but -- she's in 10th grade. >> prosecutors say harris lived a double life, a double life that shocks his friend. >> oh, lord. when i saw that scout.com profile, message me, i'm harmless. this isn't the same guy. this isn't the ross harris we knew. what happened, it blows my mind

that the ross harris i knew is capable of doing any of the things i have heard. i mean, it seems like a monster. this don't seem like my friend. it seems like a monster. >> a former friend calling this man a monster. harris is charged with murder and has pleaded not guilty. joining me now are criminal defense attorneys eric guster and carmen st. george. thank you both for being here tonight. >> thanks for joining us. >> eric ross's former friend talked about his obsession with women. how might the prosecutors use this information? >> well, they are going to use this to show he's not honest. he is not being honest about his life and the life he was living. one of the problems the prosecution will have is that he did not make a statement. they are going to show his statement might be an admission to the crime. they will try to prove he lied

about different incidents. this would show his propensity for lying. >> now, ross's friend told nbc news, carmen, that he was surprised that the police were with able to find any information on his computer. listen to this. >> when it comes to computers, ross harris ain't no dummy. i mean, even in high school, the boy could build a computer. to be so clumsy not to cover something up, to not know that would be the first thing to come out -- your internet search history. he knows how law enforcement works. he knows how computers work. >> he knows. what does this say about the search he made looking for sites that talked about how animals die in hot cars. >> the internet information is what the police and prosecution

should use as concrete proof in this case. it's not a guessing game. sometimes we look at people's subjective reaction. we want to analyze how did they respond, how was he at the scene when he saw his son dying. everybody does that. we are human. some people respond differently. some are stoic, some cry. scott peterson didn't shed a tear. now you take it to the concrete evidence. you have computer searches. but even if he's a wizard in computers, he's not thinking. he's got a double life he's leading. this search points to various different areas once a search engine is hit. within your computer you would have to go individually and delete every area to clear that evidence. and that proof. that's what the prosecution will hold onto. >> eric, put on your defense attorney hat. you've got a defendant charged with murder. you have him with this history now in terms of his footprint in

using his computer to search where animals died. >> yes, sir. >> exactly the way his son died. and you have the emotions of a 22-month-old baby that died. how do you approach this? >> well, the facts are one in ten people left their child in the car by mistake. and men, according to one study i read, are three times as likely to leave their children in the car and forget about their children being in the car. people don't want to think that a man would actually be this evil to do this. the prosecution may have problems proving their case because like we said earlier, he didn't admit to killing his son with malice. >> but, but, but carmen, his friends say he was very routine in this interview. the friend says heaven went to the restaurant, ate the same thing every day, ordered the same for the kid. he'd walk in the restaurant, they would start fixing it. they knew. somebody this routine.

somebody this methodical, predictable forgot his son all of those hours and just happened to have searched those sites? how do you defend that? >> if i was defending him i would say that the proof on the internet about googling being child-free or prison life, that it had other reasons why they were doing it. perhaps the notes in his state they were looking for making sure kids are protected from this particular incident so he wanted to make sure what do i have to do so i don't put myself in that circumstance. what are the clues i have to look for so i know if -- >> i get it, eric. you looked at the site to make sure you defend yourself and a week later you forgot your kid in the car. you were so busy making sure it didn't happen that you turned around a few days later and did it. >> first of all, i think he's

guilty. but the prosecution has the burden of proof to prove it, reverend al. i'm not sure even with the facts we have read, sexting, computer searches, i'm not sure they have enough of a case to get 12 jurors to vote guilty in this. i don't see it. >> he's googling child-free, how to survive prison. now i'm putting on the prosecution hat. there is no way this man looked past the baby in his car nor is there a way he got into that vehicle with a stench in it and drove to a parking lot where people would see him do his act of crying over this child. >> all right. we are going to see where it goes. we are going to stay on this one. this one struck a nerve with me. 22-month-old baby. eric guster and carmen st. george. thank you for your time. we'll be right back.

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we are back with a pause from the political battles of the day. a time to rest, relax and recharge. that's right. it's time for the "politics nation" summer break. at number three, to germany where world cup fever spread to the elephants. look at this power kick. he's scored in the argentina goal that means he's predicted germany to win the cup. brazil could have used this fellow the other day. he also predicted an epic

overreach for speaker boehner's lawsuit. we go to mexico for number two. all rise because here comes the crocodile bride. yes, doesn't she look beautiful? hey, croc, who are you wearing? the myanman married the crocodin a ceremony, part of the local tradition. the happy couple danced the night away. look at those sweet moves. rick santura was protesting outside. at number one, we stay with the dancing theme in michigan where they honored the history of native americanss at the cherry festival. hundreds gathered to boogie down. they cut it up and had a great time. but the dogs stole the show. awards to the best dressed dog, the ugliest and my personal favorite, the owner-pet look-alike. other pets were also celebrated.

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it's the story everyone -- and i mean everyone -- is talking about. lebron james is going home to play for the cleveland cavaliers. the story broke this afternoon, and nearly broke the internet. james are revealed the decision on the sports illustrated website. the white house even responded with the press secretary saying the president is a big fan of lebron and praised lebron's values. but james isn't the only one going to cleveland. earlier this week, rnc chair reince priebus revealed the 2016 republican national convention will be in cleveland.

so it got us thinking. how is lebron different from the rnc? number five, lebron is best known for betting fans out of their chairs. the rnc is best known for celeb the tis talking to empty chairs. lebron's move is throwing chalk in the air. the rnc tries to throw americans off health care. number three, lebron's nation's capital name is king james. the rnc is oh sesed with calling the president king obama. lebron is leaving florida to go home. the rnc is going to florida to block the vote and the number one difference, lebron wins national championships, and the rnc loses national elections. congratulations to lebron on his decision. he is a great role model for kids and a great ambassador for

the city. we wish him and the city luck as he returns home. thanks for watching. i'm al sharpton. have a great weekend. "hardball" starts right now. good evening. i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start this friday with a political leadership of this country that's so screwed up it cannot take action even with the urgent situation of 52,000 children now warehoused on the texas border. the u.s. house of representatives says every high school of civics is taught. but the speaker of the house who thinks only of being a republican refuses to act. he points his finger at the president for causing the problem of the children as if pointing the finger somehow