congressman allan west and debbie wasserman schultz. you know the background on this by now. is sexism an appropriate charge in this case? i amean i -- i mean, allen west i think took it there calling into question debbie wasserman schultz' ladyship but it bears basically nothing on the argument. from what i understand, wasserman schultz remarks were partisan ted for tat over or the republican position on entitle reform, and the way he volleyed back, accusing her of being a vile member of congress, it seemed really unnecessary, and if we're talking about the general tenor in congress, the last thing we need is people ratcheting up the rhetoric. >> an excerpt of congressman allen west's e-mail to debbie wasserman schultz which set off the war of words. between these two members of congress. the most vile, unprofessional and despicable member of the u.s. house of representatives. if you have something to say to me, stop being a coward and say it to my face, and otherwise, shut the heck up. my view, in the draft, not that word placed there. doesn't it speak to the whole instability that's become so part and parcel of what goes on in partisan politics

and congressman allen west voted to cut social security for his constituents and for some listen he's still attacking debbie wasserman-shultz. >> 80%. 80% of americans do not want washington to lay a finger on medicare and medicaid. that's a heck of a number. you know the nfl is about ready to do a deal. if some nfl coach said my quarterback is going to hit 80% of his passes this year, they'll say holy smokes, we're going to win the whole thing. that is a huge number. this just isn't democrats. it's republicans, it's independents, the young, the old. black, white, blue, green, center. that's -- you can't have 80% without a strong mixture of all walks of life in america. we used this to show you how out of touch paul ryan was. i want the president of the united states to tell me what he doesn't understand about 80% of americans who don't want him to lay a finger on the social safety net that's been around since 1935. democrats have to ask themselves are they going to stand with the 80% or side with those who want the middle class again to take yet another hit. president obama and john

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to talk more about that and a nasty feud between debbie wasserman schultz and congressman allen west,rence, i'm trying to think of the analogous situation historically speaking for when the health of someone running for president has been questioned, and i can't quite find it. you know, it's not exactly tom eagleton. a far more extreme set of circumstances. it doesn't feel quite like questions about ronald reagan's age, either. how do you see this in a historical context? >> as long as it's not as questionable as tom eagleton, because he was -- it was revealed he had taken shock treatments for depression, and in those days, that was very scary to many people. the public didn't understand it, and that really resulted in his dropping out of the race. dropping off the ticket. with michele bachmann, i think all of us have somebody in the family, if not ourselves who suffer from migraine, but that can work for or against her, because many times people will have debilitating migraines that can be so severe they can't work, and questions will be raised as to whether she can handle the job ju

budget chairman paul ryan and ranking budget committee democrat, chris van the dnc chair and congressman allen west. and feengthe heat. more than 140 million americans now sweating it out in a dangerous heat wave sweeping the nation. >>> touchdown after 30 years. america's space shuttle comes in for its final landing. >>> good day. i'm andrea mitchell reporting live from washington. lots of talk but no deal. as the senate takes up what is expected to be a pro forma rejection of the house passed balanced budget amendment, house republicans came out against both the gang ofix o the debt limit. with me now, the chair of the budget committee, wisconsin republican paul ryan. what is the latest you are hearing? we know cantor and the speaker, eric cantor and the speaker were at the white house meeting with the president st night. there's talk now, reports from the "new york times" moments ago of a possible coming together between speaker boehner and the president. what are you being briefed on or what do you know is the state of play? >> good afternoon. basically what the state of play is it's very fluid

every single american will feel the effects of an economic calamity and the very very ugly congressman allen west this guy has one term written all over a republican congressman from florida wrote a piece for the right wing web site red country in which he labeled obama supporters as threats to the gene pool west wrote i believe we are headed toward the ultimate ideological clash in america i must confess when i see anyone with an obama two thousand and twelve bumper sticker i recognize them as a threat to the gene pool ideological clash threat to the gene pool is allen west suddenly taking notes from going on on how to create a pure america that's very very. bright. it was dangerous monopoly there is a media monopoly today the u.k. is finding that lesson out the hard way and it's a lesson we here in america need to take note of because we're headed down the same road to start with italy though a place where the power of a medium really is on display for the entire world to see with prime minister silvio berlusconi ferals tony started out as a cruise ship lounge singer and small time hustler and

are not a lady, therefore shall no be afforded due respect from me, steadfast and loyal, congressman allen b. west." slam aram ma. that's how you bring civility back the washington, by calling someone a vile coward. now, in contrast to debbie here, congressman west knows how the treat an opponent with basic human decency. when he was in the military and wanted answers from an iraqi policemen named yehay hamoody, he didn't wad mouth hamoody behind his back. he simply fired a pistol next to his head. that's what a gentleman does to someone who turned out to be incident, but this not-a-lady doesn't get it. jimmy, i hesitate to say this, but open the c-span sewer and show us the vile she spewed at this good man. >> the gentleman from florida who represents thousands of medicare beneficiaries, as i do i, is supportive of this plan that would increase costs for medicare beneficiaries. unbelieverrable from a member from south florida. >> stephen: you whore. oh, my god. i need to swab out my ears with penicillin, you hard lot. i feel dirty just having this picture up. how dare you spill such filth in the

what's doing it for them why don't play always an optimist and i are that after that clip congressman allen west apparently said i'm ready to drive the car i didn't really blindly drive my car and however it did whenever it i mean to say that this is this is a guy who is ushered into office you know with the with the whole war crime of you know firing off a firearm next when insurgents had to find out where a tourist attack might be happening and the voters of florida said well this is a feature this is not a bug this is not a problem we like this about this guy so of course going to jump all over this he looks like i'm going to jump on it will benefit like somebody actually responded to the news that the g.o.p. uses film for inspiration he said that he said i don't know if this is a compliment or the ultimate repudiation but if they're going to be watching movies i think the company men is more appropriate. on well there's been a flex political commentary for all things but i'm just i'm not sure congress be listening to that maybe a little bit more better than the town now let's move let's move

steadfast and loyal congressman allen b. west." >> in the 19th century, a dozen congressman were formally censured for insulting remarks to fellow congressmen. now what happens, they say these remarks and suddenly raise more money from their base. one of the things that's happened -- i mean, just to go back to andrea's point for a minute about the speaker not having the power. sometimes i yearn for the days of speaker joe cannon. he had so much power that at one time, he'd say how many ayes, how many nays? thundering nay. well, the nays make the most noise, but the ayes have it. you have a feeling with boehner, he grew up with 11 brothers and sisters, he said compromise is in his dna. he wants to do this, if he and the president could have made it but one of the things that's happening in congress, too, is they're there from tuesday to thursday, they're not there on the weekends, they don't socialize, they don't form friends even between tea party and non-tea party as well as republicans and democrats. we have lost the comradery

congressman allen west sends an e-mail to debbie shultz accusing her of being a she demon turning the men in her village to stone. the shocking story you won't believe because it is not true. that's coming up. and are our play playgrounds too safe? greg gutfeld goes under cover. and what does matt damon have to say about angelina jolie and brad pitt? the story you don't want to miss. i'm serious, it is huge. >> thank you, an dee. >> happy national local -- lollipop day. >> it is about time. it is about time we commemorate that day with a day of its own. >> people enjoyed honey on a stick. >> i would like to see rete search material on that. >> it is probably the last day we are doing it and then this is all over. >> did you say over? nothing is over until we decide it is. was it over when the germans bombed pearl harbor? >> i loved pour key's. >> let's welcome our guests. she has more charm than a harry potter spell book. i am here with the social media strategist. nice little waive. and he is so funny that all of his gas is laughing gas. his comedy central album is available on i tun

first, what caused congressman allen west to call a fellow colleague vile and despicable?e?bret: after florida democratic congresswoman debbie wasserman schultz took a shot at tea party representative allen west, he struck back with colorful language. shannon bream has details of the dispute. >> it was inappropriate and uncalled for aping just plain wrong. >> reporter: the conversation has rafted up a few notches as dismulti-between florida representatives reached a boiling point. democratic debbie wasserman schultz and republican allen west. after west spoke out in support of the cup, cap and balance measure, wasserman schultz took to the house floor to respond. >> the gentleman from florida who represents thousands of medicare beneficiaries as do i are supportive the the plan to increase cost of beneficiaries. unbelieveable from a member from south florida. >> reporter: west fired off an e-mail to wasserman schultz and copied house membership leaders saying, "you want a perm fight, i'm happy to oblige. you the most vile, unprofessional and despicable member of the u.s. hou

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florida congressman, allen west, who frequently seems unhinged in general reportedly said "i'm readyhe car." remember, that is drive the car to go commit violent sin. maintaining christian values in the midst of legislative strategizing is obviously, for house republicans, trying to do too many things at once. upon hearing about this, oscar winner, ben affleck, who starred, co-wrote, and directed the film in question, "the town," issued this statement, rewriting the republican's movie choice. >> i don't know if this is a compliment or the ultimate repudiation, but if they are going to watch movies, i think "the company men" is more appropriate. "the company men" details the plight of many victims of the great recession who never dreamed their jobs could fall from under them and who never thought they could find themselves stranded in this economy, waiting for job interviews and unemployment checks. unemployment checks that republicans think are wasteful government spending. >> what's going on? >> bobby, you know dick landry from legal? >> the company is consolidating divisions, we ha

on my fox business network show tomorrow morning, congressman allen west chimes in on his battle of wordssswoman debbie wasserman schultz. also, investigateive filmmaker jam

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one congressman in the speaker's words getting his ass in line is florida congressman allen west. tweeted boehner plan is not perfect. however the fact pelosi, reid and obama hate it, makes it perfect enough. where is their plan? even if the boehner plan passes the house the word is it is dead on arrival when it gets to the senate. theti÷o áqnate majority democrs just an -- just a short time ago sending the speaker a letter they will vote against his plan. paul ryan joins us. it may far in the house that's all. >> i think that's a lot of talk. what they are trying to do is make these threats to reduce the chance of democrats voting fortunate the house. look where we started. resident obama asked for a blanket increase in the debt limit, no spending cuts, nothing. we said no we said at least cut more than a dollar's worth of spending for every dollar you raise the debt limit. they he asked for big tax increases. we got rid of the tax increases. and now we go a bill that does what we said it should do. is it perfect? to. but it is a good step on spending cuts. is it as much as we p

pretty democratic party debbie wasserman schultz and her war of words with fellow floridian, congressman allen weston faces off with a rowdy house of commons. the latest on the hacking scab dal. all that and more on "andrea mitchell reports." >>> here's your business travel forecast. i'm bill karins. the heat wave is the big story out there. not many areas are going to see wet weather today. atlanta chance of a late day storm. everyone else very hot. 90 easily from new york to d.c., chicago, detroit right through the ohio valley. and dangerous heat continues around minneapolis and all the way down through dallas. have a great day. oh. see if we can "stitch" together a better deal. that's a hint, antoine. ooh! see what anandra did? booking your flight and hotel at the same time gets you prices hotels and airlines won't let expedia show separately. book it. major wow factor! where you book matters. expedia. on every surface in your mouth. but did you know those same germs can build up and form a resilient layer called biofilm? biofilm germs are strong enough to survive daily brushing. thankfully, the

allen west wanted to go to debbie wasserman schultz. it did. the congresswoman has played it down to a degree through a spokesman saying, quote, i don't think congressman west is upset with the congresswoman but he highlighted that they are trying to balance the budget on the backs of the seniors, children and middle class. that being said, he's already raised $1.2 million for his campaign next cycle. a very much spirited tea party member of the house of representatives that's going to be in a very contentious re-election fight. >> when you write something like that, they say wait 24 hours before you hit send, but i guess they didn't have that. >>> congresswoman schultz will be a guest today on andrea mitchell reports at 1:00 p.m. eastern time right here on msnbc. >>> some breaking news to pass along. minnesota is back in business. just in the last hour, the state's governor signed a new budget that ends the nation's longest state government shutdown in the past decade. minnesota's government had been shut down since july the 1st, playing off 22,000 state workers. >>> a day after rupert murdoch and his son testified over the phone hacking scandal, parl

congressman allen west and dnc chairwoman wasserman-schultz. he lives in her district.d him out on the floor, he e-mailed her you are the most vile member of the u.s. house of representatives. he have proven repeatedly you are not a lady, therefore should not be afforded respect from me. to which she responded on air with my colleague andrea mitchell. >> it is not surprising that given the pressure that the republicans are facing -- i mean they're defending ending medicare as we know it. it's not really surprising that he would crack unthe pressure of having to defend that. >> jeff johnson is a contributory msnbc and thegrio.com and jackie kucinich covers politics for "usa today." welcome to you all. jackie, i know you have covered capitol hill quite closely in some of your previous -- with some of your previous employers. describe the level of this spat, sort of what we saw go on here. is this sort of par for the course in 21st century congress? >> i think so. at this point someone says something and they raise money off of it and everybody gets upset and then they rai

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congressional colleagues are gathering at the moment protesting what they call sexist remarks by congressman allen westgresswoman debbie wasserman schultz saying, quote, you are the mostville, unprofessional and most despicable member of the u.s. house of representatives. you've proven repeatedly that you are not a lady and, therefore, shall not be afforded due respect from me, end quote. what is your understanding about what's happening during this meeting? >> i shouldn't get into that because, frankly, debbie and her colleagues are more than capable of defending themselves. obviously that's nonsense on the part of mr. west. he should be ashamed of himself, but i think he's taken on some folks that he'll -- he'll rue the day he did, that because these are strong people, and my money would be with them, but obviously he should be ashamed of himself, and i think they are going to make it clear why. >> congressman, i want to go to something that you wrote yesterday on the huffington post. you wrote, quote, the republicans aim to use a crisis of their own making to hamstring future congresses, and when yo

we actually had a reflection of that this week bean congressman allen west from florida and debbie wassermann schultz, fellow florida congresswoman and chairman of the dnc. he wrote her an e-mail after they had an exchange on the floor, and i'll put it on the screen so viewers can see. this is the e-mail -- "look, debbie, i understand that after i departed the house floor, you directed your floor speech comments directly toward me. let me make myself perfectly clear -- you want a personal fight, i am happy to oblige. you are the most vial, unprofessional, and despicable member of the u.s. house of representatives. if you have something to say to me, stop being a coward and say it to my face. otherwise, shut the heck up. you have proven repeatedly that you are not a lady, therefore, shall not be afforded due respect from me. steadfast and loyal congressman west." does this make your head turn or does this remind you of an earlier era? >> in the 19th century, a dozen congressman were formally censured for insulting remarks to fellow congressmen. now what happens, they say these remarks and sudd

joining us is congressman allen west. it's been a busy week for you, mr. west. we welcome you here today. it's my experience that when something like this bubbles up between two people there is a bit of history behind it. what can you share with us about what led to her calling you basically names on the house floor and then to you calling her names in this email that has gotten lots of attention. >> one thing you have to understand about the dnc chair. there is a history here. it goes back to the fact doing the campaign as a candidate, the florida democratic party sent out a mail piece that included my social security number, my wife's employment identification number. nothing was says about that. no one apologized. many of the south florida liberals were part of that. when you have add in october 2010 when the dnc chairwoman ordered a protest outside of my campaign headquarters to portray me and say i hated women. there has been a pattern much this has the continued on. there are two things i have to make sure of. number one, i have to protect my personal hono

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congressman allen west, the tea party-backed republican from florida last week was saying he was noto go for something like this, unless there was a bunch of conditions. now, you know, he looks a little bit more resceptive to doing something short term, because he is concerned about what could happen perhaps if the economy went into default and got basically thrown under the bus. >> the bottom line it's a period of uncertainty and nobody seems to know what will happen. it's a fascinating story to actually follow and cover. we appreciate it. >>> here is a rundown of some of the other stories covering the next hour. is al qaeda on the brink of collapse? here what terrorism officials are saying about this. >>> a fight against a new form of big brothers. marketers following your every mouse click online. >>> and then the government's case against polygamists warren jeffs. >>> and then the science behind our intense attraction to saturated fats. >>> also, you have raided your jewelry box for old gold. we look to see what it's worth. >> your necklace at melt is worth $3,010. >> i was expec

just ahead, congressman allen west he is saying he will not apologize for a strongly-worded e-mail hes fellow florida member of congress, congresswoman debbie wasserman schultz. peter doocey live for us in washington. peter. >> reporter: a lot of people startled by the strong words that congressman west addressed to congressman schultz called her despicable and not a lady. stuart varney this morning asked if he would take any of that back and he said no way. >> there are certain ways we speak in the military. i haven't learned the inside talk some people are used to. don't poke me in the chest is the bottom line to that exchange. >> reporter: west tweeted this, the u.s. is in crisis and everyone wants to talk about congressional members not getting along. it's insulting to americans wasting airtime on this he is not apologizing. in fact congressman west's spokeswoman said he is waiting for wasserman schultz saying she is sorry and she hasn't said anything close to that. she did suggest that west might want to start updating his resume'. >> he is clearly feeling the pressure. if he can

congressman allen west sent an e-mail to wasser mun schultz. here is the e-mail.he most vile unprofessional and despicable member of the u.s. house of representatives. why? because they disagree over the cap and balance bill. you thought things would get better after the mid-term elections, when voters voted out so many incumbents. so when it comes to the debt ceiling, what is the solution to the political stalemate? facebook..com/carolcnn. >>> a little girl dies of starvation. it's hard to watch, but she is one of tens of thousands of famine victims in africa. you will hear from a father that had to bury his 4-year-old daughter. ny people can get through selectquote for less than a dollar a day. selectquote found, rich, 37, a $500,000 policy for under $18 a month. even though dave, 43, takes meds to control his blood pressure, selectquote got him a $500,000 policy for under $28 a month. ellen, 47, got a $250,000 policy for under $20 a month. all it takes is a phone call. your personal selectquote agent will answer all your questions ... and impartially shop the h

. >> congressman allen west's office. >> reporter: urged on by the president, americans flooded the capitol hill phone lines. republicans senator lamar alexander said the hundreds of people who called his office. >> alexander's office. >> reporter: expressed frustration with both parties. >> they are saying stop the spending, get the job done, get back to focusing on the economy. >> reporter: but the two sides are dug in deep. >> democrats will not vote for it. democrats will not vote for it. democrats will not vote for it. >> reporter: if anything, the president's words monday night. >> many of the republicans in the house refuse to consider this balanced approach. >> reporter: made republicans even madder. >> this president has created a mess and like a 10-year-old child, we are late in the game and we have offered to help him clean up his mess. >> reporter: but how? both sides vehemently dispose each other's plans despite the fact they are not all that dimp. both cut spending up front without raising any new tax revenue and both appoint a bipartisan commission to identify future cuts but

>> so they show this clip and then in the meeting, republican congressman allen west volunteers if figurativelyhip, but not lost on all of this is what the affleck character in the movie actually does. he and his buddy basically engage in a violent beatdown of a couple of other guys at an apartment. and then suddenly this movie starts provoking jabs from democrats, including affleck. the huffington post reports that affleck says republicans ought to watch his movie "company

today's hearing is sponsored by congressman allen west, a republican from florida. >>> we're also learningw details this hour as the norway terror suspect makes his first appearance in court. anders bray vick going before a judge a short time ago in oslo. we're now hearing the man accused of killing 76 people in two separate attacks says there are two more cells in his organization. joining us now on the phone, freelance journalist oscar youland. oscar, two more cells. is there any reason to believe that he's telling the truth here? >> reporter: well, we don't know that yet, but there could well be that is making these things. what we do know of is a manifesto that was published a couple of days ago. he allegedly attended a meeting in london with 2002 with eight persons, two british, one french, one greek, one dutch and one russian man attending, but we don't know if these are things he made up by himself or if it, indeed, true there are other cells. jon: now he, it's my understanding he has admitted to the attacks, and yet he pleaded not guilty in the court in his first appearance? >> tha

some of them like, for example, florida, republicans congressman allen west, have shown signs very recentlyr a debt limit increase as long as there are conditions and perhaps not a very long one. boehner has actually said on the record and you heard in that sound bite, tea party caucuses in pretty good shape, which would suggest he has got some of those votes. but it's the hard line conservatives that we saw in those sound bites at the top. these are people who are not afraid of john boehner, been in congress with him for a long time, and they are saying, you know, on principle, i'm not voting for it. >> the other question. many of these people were talking about digging in, talking about the tea party caucus republicans, they were saying the nation wants this as well and there was a time -- we have seen the polling change. 69% of people back in april, according to one survey said, yeah, don't raise the debt ceiling. >> now gone the other way. in our poll it's about 389%. it seems the tide has turned and people are fearful about what could happen. >> reporter: right. they are not immune. th

allen west for quite sometime. in that interview, the congressman also complained of a double standard, saying in the past, he's been attacked with racially-charged words like, quote, uncle tom, sellout and oreo. west, who is one of only two african-american house republicans, began the speech that started this tuesday pointing out that a democrat confused him. >> i see the gentleman from south carolina. >> reporter: with south carolina republican tim scott. >> i do need to correct my colleague. i'm not from south carolina, i'm from florida. that's okay. i'm the guy with hair. >> reporter: for her part, wassermann-schultz said the e-mails does not blame her and blamed republican policy. >> it's not surprising he cracked under the pressure of having to defend that. >> reporter: she makes one more point, florida does not require congressmen to reside in their districts. allen west does not live in his. he lives nearby in her district. >> as a constituent of mine. c >> he lives in your district. >> he actually lives in my district. >> reporter: in that statement from congressman west's office to nbc says he complained