last night on "hardball" with chris matthews, he asked former president, bill clinton, why he this is president obama is calling out congressional republicans like john boehner and mitch mcconnell by name.

>> this is "the chris matthews show." [captioning made possible by nbc enterprises] brave new world. the cell phone cameras changed politics. when he complained about bitter voters, barack obama forgot that everyone's got a camera then there was that fatal mckawakami moment that ended a senator's career. the camera never blinks. how many political scouts are claimed by the relentless 24/7 news cycle? howard dean's scream, jeremiah wright's rants. today an eternity. finally, bloggers rule. "newsweek" had the monica lewinsky's story, but it was a blogger, matt drudge, who broke it. gone are the days when the big boys who control newspapers control the political news. hi, i'm chris matthews. welcome to the show. today a look at how the new media universe has changed things in politics. let's look at some of the new rules politicians forget at their peril. for one, beware the cell phone camera politicians wept to school on this, from former virginia senator george allen, once a highly touted presidential candidate. et>> l's g

if only we could say the same thing about chris matthews and michael moore. yes, it seems this ordeal that ended triumphantly has caused both lefties to lose what is left of their muddled minds. here is what moore had to say about the rescue on "larry king." >> i was thinking, sitting here watching this that the next time we have a hole in the gulf of mexico, we need to call in the chilean government. i mean, it took us three months to plug a 7-inch diameter hole, and there was just oil gushing out, not human beings down there. >> well, the next time we have a hole, we can use you to plug it. and then chris matthews found a way to drag the tea partiers into the fray. >> the message coming out of the tea party is every man for himself, basically. no mar taxes, no more -- no mar taxes or government or safety net or healthcare for everybody. everybody just get out there and make your buck, save it, screw the government and move on, right? these people if it was every man for themselves in that mine, they wouldn't have got out. they would have been killing each o

be right back. >> the "chris matthews shows" brought to you di sh chris: welcome back. sarah palin is again talking about running for president. and our big question -- do the big republicans, te elected leaders in washington, the governors and party leaders, do they think she can beat barack obama? >> in the absence of a huge double dip catastrophe recession, the answer is no. that's why they're looking for a bunch of republican governors to try to get her to stop her. chris: norah o'donnell? >> no. >> no. look at karl rove. >> rove is the king to feel king makers. chris: thumbs down on her. what a great battle before her and what she calls the boys club. that's the show. thanks for watching.

>>> i'm chris matthews and this is london. let's play hardball. >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews. i'm glad to be coming to you from london. always wanted to say that. i've been traveling with bill clinton trying to catch up with what he has been doing as an ex-president. it has been a phenomenal experience. i will be giving it to you in an hour documentary. >>> tony blair formed half of that special relationship with bill clin toin. i asked the former british prime minister how clinton was able to unite progress i haves and political centrists behind him and why the clinton brand has remained in our world. >>> big trouble for meg whitman. we find out her husband knew that their housekeeper had immigration issues. >>> whitman, paladino, and o'donnell, are some republican candidates not ready for prime time. >>> president obama is at it again urging young voters not to quit on him after taking a whack at his liberal supporters earlier in the week. is this like the coach blasting the team at halftime? >>> a sad story came to light when the u.s. government apologiz

hi, i'm chris matthews. bob woodward is with us author of "the new york times" bestseller, and the bbc's katty kay, andrea mitchell, and "new york times" david brooks. the president faces a brutal election next months and also faces the reality of a far more brutal war. the title of bob woodward's book is "obama's wars." but it raises the question, does obama have united command? that's the big question raised again this week. is he in charge? are they all together, including the vice president, on the fighting of this war? >> well, he's definitely in charge. but within obama, i think he's of two minds. intellectually he realizes the war in afghanistan, the secret war in pakistan, which is the center of all of this, is not going well. at the same time, he's the boss, he's the commander in chief, so he decided to send more troops, so the war continues. but there is so much unsettled. secretary gates, who's the key here, is leaving. he has one foot out the door. who replaces him? that's probably one of the key

last night on "hard ball" chris matthews asked politicsdaily.com correspondent alex wagner for her reaction to the president's efforts to stir up the youth vote. >> i was looking back through some of the old 2008 presidential campaign messages he had out there, it was really poetry in motion. the language, the rhetoric, the sense of soaring possibility. and, you know, he's trying to gin up the youth base at this point, there's a dirth of that to say the least. the mtv town hall today was long on legislative accomplishments that the president has succeeded in winning in the last 20 months, but short on enthusiasm and definitely short on that momentum and that enthusiasm he had as a candidate in '08. >> what were the crowds like? i'm not sure you answered that question fully. were the crowds enthusiastic or just supportive in a polite way? how would you describe their reaction. >> mtv apparently did a casting call to get the folks they had in the audience today. these were well-rehearsed questions. they went to questions on health care, immigration, the economy. they had rehearsed answers fro

last night on "hardball" with chris matthews, he asked former president, bill clinton, why he this is president obama is calling out congressional republicans like john boehner and mitch mcconnell by name. >> the republicans want this to be a bad election on everything you have heard about barack obama n obama, nancy pelosi and harry reid. so the reason he is doing this is not just to hurt them but to say what they stand for. it's a choice between nancy pelosi and john boehner. it is almost impossible with only months to go and they have been doing it for maybe a month to fill up the tank as much but it is worth reminding americans that every election is a choice. if you have to run against the ideal, if it is a referendum, everyone has to get beat. nobody would get elected. we would have nobody in office, because there is no such thing as the perfect public servant. the choices you make in politics are like the choices you make in life. you look at the facts as best you can and you make the best available choice. >> each and every nice, chris matthews delivers your daily dose of info

hi, i'm chris matthews. welcome to the show, dan rather, bbc's kathy kay, cynthia tucker and "the atlantic" andrew sullivan. first up, two years after proving himself one of the great politicians of our time, barack obama is trying to save the day for the democrats. question is, should he have been a better salesman and sooner? it was nine months ago the democrats lost the stunner in massachusetts when republican scott brown won his senate street running against health care and bailouts. the next day george stephanopoulos had an interview with the president and opened his report, predicting that surprise defeat for democrats would have a big effect on barack obama. >> a political nightmare for obama that would change the course of his presidency. >> the same thing that swept scott brown into office swept me into office. people are angry and they're frustrated. not just because of what happened in the last year or two years but what's happened over the last eight years. chris: seven months later brian william

i am chris matthews, of course. i'm glad to be coming to you from london, always wanted to say that. i've been traveling this week with bill clinton trying to catch up with what he's been doing as an ex-president. it's been a phenomenal experience and we'll give it to you in an hour long documentary. leading off tonight, prime minister's question time. tony blair formed half of that famous special relationship with bill clinton. i asked the former british prime minister how clinton was able to unite progressives in our country and also political sent trysts behind him and why the clinton brand has remained and he during force if our politics and around the world. my one-on-one interview with tony blair at the top of the show. plus, big trouble for meg whitman. now we find out that her husband knew that their house keep her immigration issues. whitman, pal din know and o'donnell are, some republican candidates this year just not ready for primetime? >>> and president obama is at it again, urging young voters not to q

coming up in a few minutes it's the chris matthews show followed by "meet the press."matthews and david gregory are working on this morning. >>> good morning, washington. coming up at 10:00 on "the chris matthews show" wth just two weeks to election day democts hope the obama factor can be a plus. hard to believe it's just two years since obama formed this new coalition. noit's democrats again without the independents and what can the president do to inspire democrats, many of whom are discouraged? control of congress depends on it. plus, old hands are trying to play the experience card and are finding it's a joker this year. with so many enormous challenges why do voters want to throw out the men and women who have worked for years, even decades on these same issues? would we be starting from scratch with republicans ntrollinf congress? join me and david ignacious, gloria borger and kelly o'donnell foa great roundtable. now for a look at what's coming up on "mt the ess" he is david gregory. >>> good morning, kimberly and aaron. e present as campaigner in chief with 16

"hardball" with chris matthews is up right now. >>> i'm chris matthews, and this is london. let's play "hardball." >> good evening, i am chris matthews, of course, i'm glad to be coming to you from london. always wanted to say that in the words of edward r. murrow. i've been traveling to bill clinton trying to catch up what he's been doing as an ex-president. it's been a phenomenal experience. we'll give it to you in an hour long documentary. leading off tonight, prime minister's question time. tony blair formed half of that special relationship with bill clint clinton. i asked the former british prime minister how clinton was able to unite political centrists behind him and why the clinton brand has remained an enduring force in our politics and around the world. my one-on-one interview with tony blair at the top of the show. >>> big trouble for meg whitman. we find out her husband knew their housekeeper had immigration issues. whitman, paladino attend o'donnell, are some republicans this year just not ready for primetime? >>> and president obama's at it again, urging young

i'm chris matthews. in washington. angle's new angle. forced a vote to prevent sexual predators to get viagara through the bill. the democrats voted no, of course. now sharron angle is accusing harry reid using taxpayers dollars to this. >>> the target of that republican ad in west virginia. actors picked up at philadelphia. they were looking for people who had a quote blue-collar look. joe manchin will be here to talk about it. he's a fiscal conservative, by the way. >>> plus, obama versus ro rove. time for the white house to remember, it's the economy, stupid. also if you have been waiting for funnyman in al franken to come back out, your wait is over. he's out there. he's working the delaware route now. >>> the latest attack on president obama. all that is ahead. >>> a couple of more generic ballot pools. for that, we go to the hardball scoreboard. republicans have a 7 point lead. that's getting big. similar numbers in the new cbs poll. where republicans lead by 8. we'll continue to check the "hardball." scoreboard. it's getting down

>> first, chris matthews just proves he knows nothing about the tea party movement.the tea party movement believes in two things, self-responsibility and individual freedom. individual responsibility, individual freedom. if you want to ascribe political definitions to the miners who were trapped there, for 17 days, they to take care of themselves. they to be responsible for themselves. if you want to play that game, they are the ultimate tea partiers who were down there. it goes to show how irrelevant that network is that they have to take great stories and try to turn them around to attack the tea party. that's desperation too. >> sean: good point. i see leslie stahl was talking the heroic dr. obama save the economy. save the world. he gets no credit, so sad. >> it reminded me of a doctor who has this horrible burn victim come into the hospital and saves the guy's life, this is our economy. saves the guy's life but the guy wakes up and he has scars all over his face that's all he sees that's all anybody sees. the living but he looks awful. what is the doctor suppose

>> first, chris matthews just proves he knows nothing about the tea party movement.arty movement believes in two things, self-responsibility and individual freedom. individual responsibility, individual freedom. if you want to ascribe political definitions to the miners who were trapped there, for 17 days, they to take care of themselves. they to be responsible for themselves. if you want to play that game, they are the ultimate tea partiers who were down there. it goes to show how irrelevant that network is that they have to take great stories and try to turn them around to attack the tea party. that's desperation too. >> sean: good point. i see leslie stahl was talking the heroic dr. obama save the economy. save the world. he gets no credit, so sad. >> it reminded me of a doctor who has this horrible burn victim come into the hospital and saves the guy's life, this is our economy. saves the guy's life but the guy wakes up and he has scars all over his face that's all he sees that's all anybody sees. the living but he looks awful. what is the doctor supposed to say?

up next, chris matthews. >>> democrats wage counterinsurgency. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews in washington. leading off tonight, october matters. the final month before midterm elections and races are tightening. democrats are showing sign of life and have new hope they'll be able to stave off catastrophe. terry mcauliffe gives us his take. then republicans have pinned their hopes on sharon engel. but she's been caught trashing the republican party behind closed door a to a tea party candidate still in the race. he secretly recorded the conversation and will join us. in california, meg whitman's campaign is on the rocks after allegations she knew her housekeeper was illegal. and we'll look at races where debates may make or break candidates. plus, president obama's approval ratings have waned, but there's one block of voters who still support him. let me finish with a stark contrast. what it means to democrats if republicans win this november. let's check the latest polls. for that, we go to the "hardball" scoreboard

coming up at 10:00 on "the chris matthews show" bob woodward is here.yon the table that hillary clinton might replace joe biden on the ticket f 2012? what's the evidence? why would obama want such a heavy clinton presence? would it make him a transitional president? plus, just three weeks from the midterms are voters set to elect some very far right senators? how will that change washington? join me and bob woodward, andrea mitchell and katty kay for a great roundtable. now for a look at "meet the press" here is david gregory. david? >>> thks, chris. good morning, aaron. we kick off our election year senate debate series with two men vying for the seat in illinois once held by president obama. joining me the democrat illinois state treasurer and the repub c republican congressman mark hurt. the race is still too close to call there. that being the case i will ask the candidates where they stand on the big issues -- jobs, spending and taxes as well as the credibility questions that have made this an intensely negative campaign on both sides. plus, our po

let's see what's copping coming up next on the chris matthews show. >>> good morning, washington.on "the chris matthews show" barack obama's trying to rouse democratsut some say it's too late. if he'd responded to the outcry over big spending, could he have kept middle class voters on his side? could he have used the same persuasive powers that got him elected to keep americans with him the last two years? pl, saefrp's threatening gop leaders already. she says if they don't get with the tea party program they may face a third party challenge for 2012. join me and dan rather, katty kay, andrew sullivan and cynthia tucker for a great roundtable. now for a look at "meet the press," here is david gregory. dav david? >>> thanks, chris. good morning, kimberly. coming up the final countdown with only nine days left. how will the republican parties embrace of the tea party movement play out on november 2nd and beyond? with us exclusively this morning the man at the center of it all, the leader of the republican pay, chairman michael steele. plus, our roundtable will break down the biggest

, i'm chris matthews, up in boston for the massachusetts women's political caucus. leading off, eyes on the prize. secretary of state hillary clinton is coming to the political spotlight again, will she be on the ticket in 2012? what do her supporters want for her and how do they want her to get it? our top story tonight. >>> plus, take me home, they're not really from west virginia, they just play them on tv. remember the ad that the republicans are running against governor joe mansion in west virginia? >> boem is messing things up. >> stimulus, obama care. >> and joe mansion supported it all. >> joe's not bad as governor sh but when he's with obama -- >> he turns into washington joe. >> it turns out those guys were actors, they are actors who answered a casting call up in philadelphia for i love this, the hick-y, blue collar look. a an ad that talks that way about west virginians backfire? >>> and sticking with the they'll, remember with the old margarine ad, it's not nice to fool mother nature. well it's not nice to cross mama grizzly. why some republicans are st

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let's play "hardball." >>> good evening, i'm chris matthews down in washington. lead offing tonight who is pushing this hillary for vice president story? nobody says the president's talked about it nobody said the people close to the people's decisionmaking have either. so, who's launched this trial balloon? second who is charlie crist to ask a democratic candidate, kendrick meek to get out of the way for him? that is unless charlie is ready to declare him safe pro-democratic vote in organizing the senate. could this decide who controls the senate? >>> plus, just how conservative has the republican party become? so conservative even ronald reagan might be unacceptable to the current crop of right-wingers here in washington? we will look at a proposed republican litmus test and where it says party is headed these days. >>> also, should gay-bashing activists be allowed to interrupt the funerals of american service people. we will talk to the father of a fallen soldier who had to put up a with a haflt protest and then took the case to the supreme court. >>> wait unt

"hardball" with chris matthews starts right now with the place with politics. lean forward with msnbc. >>> when harry met sharron, let's play "hardball." >>> good evening, i'm chris matthews down in washington. leading off tonight, angle of attack. sharron angle is one nasty challenger. last night she took the crowbar to senate majority leader harry reid and didn't let facts get in her way. that said, with the reputation of a tea partier who drank too much of the stuff, it's hard to undercut expectations. just by showing up, she probably met the woody allen standard. angle's alienated attitude towards facts and showdown in vegas is our top story tonight. >>> plus, angle told reid to "man up" last night. sarah palin has called reporters imtent, limbing, gutless. christine o'donnell told her opponent to put on his man pants. carl paladino talks about andrew cuomo's legendary prowess. what's with this stuff? is this the new normal, political assault? also, what is sarah palin doing taking a shot at michel obama? who has an approval rating twice as high as hearse.

let's play "hardball." >>> good evening, i'm chris matthews in washington. leading off tonight, rescue in chile. crews are ready to start their rescue operation that will free 33 miners trapped for more than two months. chile's president arrived at the site and the first miners expected to be brought to the surface in about two hours. this is a big international story, of course and we will be covering it throughout the night on msn. but also a big political night as well. the democrats finally break out of what james carville, the ragin' cajun called the fetal position. they're fighting back against the republican onslaught. the battle for the women's vote. and big bill. bill clinton hits the road for the democrats. nine states to rally for his party. >>> we begin with the chilean mine rescue. kerry sanders joins us with the latest. kerry, we are wondering about this keeps being pushed back a bit. what is going on right now. >> reporter: there is a little bit of a delay, they thought they might begin now and they are into a two-hour holding period where the

." >>> good evening, i'm chris matthews down in washington. leading off tonight, angle of attack. sharron angle is one nasty challenger. she took the crowbar to harry reid and didn't let facts get in her way. that said, with the reputation of a tea partier who drank too much of the stuff, it's hard to undercut expectations. just by showing up, she probably met the woody allen standard. her alienation toward facts and showdown in vegas is our top story tonight. >>> plus, angle told reid to "man up" last night. christine o'donnell told her opponent to put on his man pants. carl paladino talks about andrew cuomo's legendary prowess. what's with palin taking a shot at michelle obama? does she think about what she says? or does she look for attention wherever she can get it? and turns out john boehner did give money to the republican who likes dressing up as a nazi and didn't ask for money back. we'll talk to sharon brown about that one. >>> let's talk about a grim reminder of the iraq war and who did the pushing. let's get to the latest polls. for

"hardball" with chris matthews starts right now. we'll see you tomorrow night. >> karl rove gets nasty, but what else is new? let's play "hardball." good evening. i'm chris matthews in washington. leading off tonight, shades of nixon. karl rove is reaching back into the nixon playbook and charging that president obama has an enemies' list. rove's claim came in response to the president's claim that rove and others orchestrated elections ads paid for by unnamed foreign donsors. plus, the republicans hopes of portraying the democrats as a freak show has gotten a boost. first karl paladino the gop candidate for the governor of new york, said he didn't want children, quote, being brainwashed into thinking that homosexual is acceptable. then we learn a candidate likes to dress up like a nazi. in world war ii reenactments. well, try explaining that proclivity to the voters. also, honey, get me rewright. remember we told you those guyless in the west virginia ad were actors hired in philly? well tonight, one of those actors joining us to t

"hardball" with chris matthews 15% of you said no. that's the ed show. it's ed schultz. up next, "first look." >>> heads up. more nations joined the u.s. in warning citizens about travel to europe. >>> high hopes, some optimistic look for 33 miners trapped underground in chile. >>> and message from above? a south carolina woman claims to see a divine image in her mri. good morning. i'm lynn berry. those stories and more are straight ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> we begin this morning with a global threat. japan and sweden are the latest countries to put their citizens on the watch for a possible terror attacks in europe. the u.s. and england launched terror alerts and travel alerts over the weekend. but as nbc's steve handelsman reports, so far, fear isn't a factor for many americans on the move. >> reporter: dulles airport outside washington, despite more nations warning today about travel to europe, no panic among people headed there. >> it doesn't bother me. i have my suitcase. i have everything packed. i am going home. >> i'm not afraid. >> the same for a

." >>> good evening, i'm chris matthews in washington. leading off tonight, angel's new angle. remember when republicans forced a ludicrous vote to prevent sexual predators from getting viagra through the health care bill? well, the point was to put democrats in a bind. either allow the bill to be killed with amendments or force them to vote against the viagra amendment. the democrats voted, no, of course, and now sharron angle is predictably accusing harry reid of using taxpayer dollars to give viagra to child molesters. we'll get to this cheap shot and other gems from the campaign trail. >>> also, the target of that republican ad in west virginia featuring actors who'd been picked up in philadelphia at a certain -- remember they were looking for people who had a certain, quote, hickey blue collar look? well democratic senate candidate joe manchin will be here tonight to talk about it, he's a fiscal conservative by the way backed by the chamber of commerce, now there's a democrat for you. >>> and plus obama versus rogue. with the economy still bleeding jobs, why is president o

." >>> good evening, i'm chris matthews down in washington. leading off tonight, angle of attack. sharon angle is one nasty challenger. last night she took the crowbar to senate majority leader harry reid and didn't let facts get in her way. that said, with the reputation of a tea partier who drank too much of the stuff, it's hard to undercut expectations. just by showing up, she probably met the woody allen standard. angle's alien attitude toward facts. last night's showdown in vegas is our top story tonight. >>> plus, angle told reid to "man up." she's called reporter impotent and gutness. told him to put on his man pants. they talk about cuomo's legendary prowess? is this the new political assault? >>> also, what's sarah palin doing taking a shot at michelle obama who has an approval rating higher than hers. does palin look for attention wherever she can get it? >>> it turn out john boehner did get money to the ohio republican who loves dressing up like a nazi and doesn't give the money back. we'll talk to sherrod brown about that. >>> and a grim reminder of who pushed for the

chris matthews starts it off now >>> mixed signals. a new poll shows a republican edge, but democrats are on the rebound ahead of next month's midterm elections. >>> river of death. a lethal wave of toxic sludge pours in to several villages in hungry oig. >>> and deep impact. a brazilian woman survives a horrifying high speed collision. good morning. i'm wherein be i'm lynn berry. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> we begin this morning with closing the gap. new numbers from a "washington post" abc news poll show a majority of likely voters still prefer the republican candidate in their district's midterm elections, but the fight to the finish in november is far from over. nbc's tracie potts is in washington for us this morning with all the details. good morning. >> reporter: lynn, good morning. looking at these latest polls, the big question is the tide turning in favor of democrats just weeks before election day. let's take a look at some of the results. you mentioned this latest abc news/"washington post" poll. it shows that among l

a live "hardball" is coming up next with chris matthews. it starts right now on msnbc. >> political smackdown. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening, i'm chris matthews in washington. leading off tonight, nasty politics it started, the death struggle. seeing the agnevdefeat right in front them, the possibility of deliverance, the democrats and the republicans are going at it. in california, meg whitman went after jerry brown for his staffer's use of a slur to describe her and her dealings with the public safety union. and in the connecticut smackdown, linda mcmahon hit dick blumenthal on his bad character for claiming to have fought in vietnam. he counterpunched mcmahon for "marketing sex and violence to children" as head of the wwe. we'll go to the videotape at the top of the show. >>> plus, regrets, i've had a few. president obama says in a "new york times" magazine story that he has focused too much on policy but not enough on politics. well, tonight, inside the president's brain and who they say the white house thinks is the likely ca

i'm chris matthews in washington. remember when republicans forced a ludicrous vote to prevent sexual predators from getting viagra through the health care bill? either allowed it to be killed with amendments or forced them to vote against the viagra amendment. the democrats voted no, of course, and now aaron engel is accusing harry reid of using taxpayer dollars of giving viagra to child molesters. and actors picked up in philadelphia had a certain -- remember, they were looking for a hippie blue dollar look? a fiscal conservative, by the way, backed by the chamber of commerce. obama. with the economy still bleeding, vice president spending time going after karl rove. >>> also, if you've been waiting for the funny man to come back out, your wait is over. check out the side show. he's out there. >>> let me finish with the latest mccarthy ad attack on obama. i think it's the craziest. >>> a new con gregzal ballot polls. brand-new cnn opinion research poll, republicans have a seven-point lead. that's getting big. republ

." >>> good evening, i'm chris matthews down in washington. leading off tonight, angle of attack. sharron angle is one nasty challenger. last night she took the crowbar to senate majority leader harry reid and didn't let facts get in her way. that said, with the reputation of a tea partier who drank too much of the stuff, it's hard to undercut expectations. just by showing up, she probably met the woody allen standard. angle's alienated attitude towards facts, and last night's showdown in vegas is our top story tonight. >>> plus, angle told reid to "man up" last night. sarah palin has called reporters impotent, limbing and gutless. christine o'donnell told her opponent to put on his man pants. carl paladino talks about andrew cuomo's legendary prowess. what's with this stuff? is this the new normal, political assault? also, what is sarah palin doing taking a shot at michelle obama? who has an approval rating twice as high as her's? does sarah palin think about what she think about what she says? or does she look for attention wherever she can get it? and turns out john boehner did

shipped the drill bit. >> read it and weep, chris matthews. there's a list of the people that really do work. >> can i tell you something else i love? everybody knew they needed sunglasses so rather than give them the paper 3d glasses, oakley said i'll give you the best. i have no problem. give away glasses, they probably sold a zillion of them since then. >> where does chris matthews come from doing this? to use this occasion, to slap the tea party and say they'd all be dead if tea party people are in charge. what a disgrace frankly. >> if you could briefly compare the capitalists to the government situation. >> yes. >> you know, when you look at how the government does it vs. capitalism. >> look, i'm a free market capitalist guy. i think capitalism works. get off our backs and let it work. government doesn't work very well. it's bureaucratic. it is policized. capitalism works. government often does not. >> and you're able to cut through and get the best people at the right time without going through a whole bunch of bureaucracy. >> just my o

>> this is "the chris matthews show." >> a nskot wt your country can do for you. >> i can hear you. >> a time for change has come! >> account president hold back the republican rampage? can he help save enough seats to hold the senate, even the house? can he and biden and bill clinton rows the base to bo bar a wipeout? can the president arouse the young, the progressives, make those true believers believe again? with two weeks to go, can he do a big comeback? finally, don't know much about government. does the candidate who knows nothing and says so beat the pro who claims to know what's best? you betcha. with us today, major garrett, cnn's gloria borger, david ignatius and trying to keep the democrats from sweeping out to sea. before that election, the country also looked like it would toss out the president's party. >> our critics are playing with the people's fears, trying to scare them into believing that things will get worse so their own political fortunes will get better. the picture of fear and despair that they paint on the network even blues -- [laughter] that's a picture of

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chris matthews has taken a shot at the tea party by way of the chilean mine rescue. his show he has said -- >> bret: hot air.com posted today -- >> bret: joy behar of "the view" says michele bachmann's opposition to expand s-chip, program for children insurance makes her anti-insurance, saying -- but michele bachmann has raised five children of her own with 23 foster kids. president obama is said to be related to some of his biggest political foe. the genealogist found the president is a tenth 'cuz on the sarah palin. they are linked through a 17th century settler. rush limbaugh is a tenth cousin once removed. they found links to former president bush and obama and palin. >> bret: a trend is gaining momentum is practice of voting early. senior correspondent eric shawn reports there are questions about security anded a rack analysis -- homeland security. >> reporter: they cast the ballot in early voting and some using absentees but there is concern that it could encourage voter fraud. >> absentee ballots you don't know who is filling it out. they are saying put this c

i'm chris matthews in washington. leading off tonight, backlash. national public radio feels the heat after firing commentator juan williams. in an interview on fox news, williams had said he gets worried when he sees people as he put it in muslim garb on airplanes but he said it was crazy to generalize about people of a certain religion. but in a country where people backed war and arab iraq out of angry in 9/11 in which people oppose the building of an islamic center near the site of the world trade towers, is this really a firing offense? conservatives say firing williams is a liberal corrective move run a muck. political or otherwise, it's our top story tonight. >>> then, three key races that could decide who controls the united states senate after this january. california, pennsylvania, and nevada. we'll find out which side has the momentum in each one of these races right now. plus, it's been the most productive congress in years, but house democrats have been unable to campaign successfully on their accomplishments especially with the core c

well, chris matthews is the host of "hardball" and the "chris matthews show." he'll be there to answer that question, perhaps. >> good morning, amy. >> let's start in florida with the back and forth between meek and president clinton. now meek saying that charlie chist himself even lobbied to get him perhaps to pull out of that race. what are the implications for this race? may this affect voter turnout? >> one of my favorite shows is "the good wife" on another network and the d.a. in that, the ex-d.a. said the only thing worse than a back room deal is a failed back room deal. this week. and i'll tell you this is a failed back room deal. president clinton's playing the good soldier trying to get meek out of the race. meek isn't getting out of the race, splitting the democratic and moderate vote and progressive vote. it looks like it's going to be rubio. and there's nothing they can do about it now. >> let's turn to nevada where senate majority leader harry reid is trying to fend off tea partier sharron angle to hold on to his very important senate seat obviousl

coming up on "hardball," chris matthews talking to chris van holland about the money gap in this electionll it with foreign money. but first, final thoughts from us down here at our nation's capitol. we're back right after this. introducing bayer am, an extra strength pain reliever with alertness aid to fight fatigue. so get up and get goin'! with new bayer am. the morning pain reliever. thanks. i got the idea from general mills big g cereals. they put a white check on the top of every box to let people know that their cereals have healthy whole grain, and they're the right choice... (announcer) general mills makes getting whole grain an easy choice. just look for the white check. >>> if you've been watching especially over the last few months, you've likely seen our effort to channel our anger and frustration into action, to redistrict our energy into building bridges and not motes. we're in d.c. today to host a book party for arianna huffington tonight and her new book. we believe that the only way to keep this nation from becoming the third world country that exists on the outside pote

but the second reason and perhaps probably the most important for many of us is that whatever chris matthewseels running up his leg that day, we know it won't be good. think about how you're going to engage. when you do, we will be -- ronald reagan said when asked how the cold war would end, we win, they lose. final point. final point. final point. on wednesday, november 3rd, you'll look back and on tuesday, november 2nd, you will do the very things that are going to be required for us to not just win an election, but most importantly, to have the people of california win and to have the pelosi-reid-obama government lose and lose big. thank you very much, folks. thank you for your leadership. thank you for your hard work. let's get in this fight and do it right. thank you. thank you. >> the chairman of the republican national committee, michael steele, giving a speech there. this is a rallying cry to get republicans out to the polls to vote on november 2nd and he said that is your duty. at the beginning, he said he was tired of republicans being complacent and not speaking their mind. with t

moment whatever chris matthews feels running up and down his leg, it won't be good. it won't be good. so let's get about the people's business over the next ten days. let's get about the people's business in every community. i need you to be uncomfortable for the next ten days. i need you to think about what else you can do. i need you to think about what else you can do, and then do it. and then do it. victo victory. god bless you. [ cheers and applause ] >> i'm ed henry in las vegas. this is cnn's special "ballot bowl" coverage. this is really the final sprint to the midterm elections. we've been talking about them for months now. so much of it will shape the u.s. congress, both the house and the senate. so many governor's mansions up for grabs, as well. president obama woke up today here in nevada because of this race, harry reid fighting for his political life. air force one just landing in minneapolis. we'll hear from the president live next hour. >> i'm jessica yellin in orlando, florida, where sarah palin is the star attraction coming up at a republican party

i'm chris matthews down in washington. leading off tonight, keeping hope alive.lide, they're going to have to inspire some of the people who put president obama into office now to get out and vote again this year. they've got to keep alive that