courtesy of al sharpton. in march 2012, while covering the trayvon martin case, the" today" show ran a recording of the 911 call. >> looks like he's up to no good. looks like he's black. >> well, that tape was doctored to make it look like zimmerman was a racist. here's what zimmerman said to the 911 operator. >> this guy looks like he's up to no good or he's on drugs or something. it's raining and he's just walking around, looking about. >> okay. and this guy, is he white, black or hispanic? >> he looks black. >> now after that blatant dishonesty is exposed, they fired three pe right thing to d. fast forward to last august 13th when al sharpton accused me of attacking poor americans. >> bill o'reilly gone back to one of his favorite talking points. attacking the poor. here's his latest rant about people on food stamps. >> when obama administration is encouraging parasites to come out and, you know, take as much as they can with no remorse and this is how a country declines. this is how we become a weak natio

they sued al sharpton for slander, liable, whatever. i believe of it johnny -- sharpton wasn't going pay them. that is the why now. the search for the great white defendant hasn't gone away. we are looking for him. george zimmerman made a very unlikely great white defendant but he was there at the time it happened. before we get in to that i want to talk about how transparent is his innocence. is there reason to believe he was innocent. some people said no he was guilty. i watched tv for a year and a half about this. he was totally guilty. i had -- during the early day of the trial i speapt weekend with a black friend of mine. a good guy, level-headed guy, and the trial was on he had been following the main stream media. and when he said what do you think is going happen. and i said he's going to be acquitted. he said how can you say this? he was believing what the media was telling him. just like a lot of people. he's level-headed and straightforward guy. you wonder what the rest of the world was thinking. well, here's what we know. do

here's your host and the host of "politicsnation," the reverend al sharpton. >> our next revvie is a s always a "politicsnation" favorite. the alfred c. sharpton blueberry pie lifetime achievement award. every year we take a moment to look around and ask ourself who has the most blueberry pie on his face. there's plenty of blueberry pie to go around this year. so who takes the cake? >> oh. i see you chose to sign up for obama care. >> yeah. it's actually my first time here. >> well, here we are then. change into a gown and the doctor will see you soon. >> that's right. it's the koch brothers. charles and david. the tea party billionaires for dumping hundreds of millions of dollars into tea party causes for trying to scare the country with those creepy uncle sam ads. and for propping up the tea party that caused the government shutdown. for all that, you both walk away with the alfred c. sharpton blueberry pie lifetime achievement award. congratulations, brothers koch. i hope you enjoy your pie. and maybe you can find it in your hearts to spare some crumbs in the new year. we'll be rig

al sharpton was involved in the trayvon martin murder case and took one side. so clearly he is treated differently than most talk show hosts. >> but again, if we, if nbc is not going to do anything, bernie this, means all standards have collapsed. at that news organization. have they not? well, you understand that there was a former president of nbc news who said we do news here on this side of the street. and they over there in msnbc are our editorial page. i say fine. then, say is that the editorial page you want? it shouldn't be the kind of editorial page you want. >> wait, wait. >> let me just challenge. >> hard news and comment yary come under the umbrella of journalism. there are rules. there are rules you cannot distort either the facts or the commentary. we approve it. >> that is right. >> sharpton does this >> let me take your viewers on a tour of how sausage is made. what howard said is correct. first of all sharpton is responsible for what is on the show his name is on it. he's responsible. >> i agree. >> but sharpton doesn't go into the editing room

enter the far left msnbc network and al sharpton.we have demonstrated in the past, sharpton is a dishonest purveyor of information. a man who could not care less about reporting what's true. last friday, using nelson mandela as cover, sharpton attacked me. >> he said about nelson mandela last night on fox: >> 9 a years old. nelson mandela, i spent some time in south africa, he was a communist, this man. >> yeah. >> he was a communist. all right. >> that. >> >> but don't you wonder where in south africa? it wasn't like he was hanging out in soweto that bill o'reilly i'm quite certain. >> well, here i am in soweto where i did spend some time. that woman a a a former spokesperson for the dnc obviously made a mistake. i'm expecting a letter of apology from ms. finney by tomorrow. if she is honest she'll send it over. if she is like sharpton and not honest she will not and i will let you know what happens tomorrow evening. as for sharpton, is he a flat out deceiver. here is what i actually said about mr. mandela. >> 9 a years old. nelson

al sharpton has been on this program. you guys had back and forth. >> i tried. i d >> he knew to take it out of context. he did and it's an accurate. using the death as a spear to try to get to you. >> right. that despicable? too strong a word? exploiting the death of this great man? >> it's dishonest. this is what the left does. >> i know. as i said to combs i never saw combs doing anything like that. >> these are exemptions to the rule. >> i don't think the left does that generally. i think there are militant leftist that's do it. the deal is this. cbs suspends layera logan from 60 minutes because of the benghazi report. and they brought in a man who wasn't there, he said he was there, he wasn't. so he was suspended i feel bad for laura logan. nbc, hires a guy like this, puts him on the air every day, knowing he does this all the time. we've documented it, here. i don't get it. >> i need to know who produced this segment? >> that he should be on the air apologizing to everybody. >> also, look. when hosting a show, you host every night we hosted programs on fox

the attorney general a good friend of al sharpton, they pal around. he gave a press conference the day before the government shutdown which was also day one of obamacare on october 1 or 2nd i guess. he was asked, what about george zimmerman? he said the investigation is ongoing. you have to understand the fbi spent three months investigating george zimmerman and they cleared him fully 16 months ago. not only that but just quickly zimmerman's most prominent role in sanford was the year before this incident took place a black homeless man had been punched out at the son of the police lieutenant and was brushed away. zimmerman happily got involved, printed out flyers and handed them out all over the city, spoke publicly on video in front of -- in defense of sherman where and it led to the termination of the police chief. that is how active in public he was. he had on the top of the flyer a quote from me famous anglo irishman and it said people can try and only when men of good will do nothing. he would have been better off using a quote from another angl

we'll read the best messages at the end of the program. >>> up next, al sharpton, bill o'reiley and a stunning case of misleading editing. that's next. >>> new concerns today over oba obamacare. healthcare.gov was shut down for repairs again last night. health and human services say due to more backend website errors, 15,000 applications submitted through online exchanges never made it to insurers. .now those americans may not be approved for coverage come january 1st. across the atlantic, a final farewell to nelson mandela. the casket of the anti-apartheid leader was laid to rest in an elaborate state's funeral. thousands of people gathered for the service, including world leaders and civil rights activists and one last sendoff for a man who helped unify his country and free millions. >> there are few things more insidious in television than misleading editing. some parties are both sides are guilty of that. i've seen few cases as egregious as al sharpton and bill o'reiley. >> nelson mandela -- i've spent some time in south africa. he was a communist, this man. he was a communist, al

. >>> coming up, reverend al sharpton takes on michelle obama, while jack king ton calls for poor children to work. stick with innovation. stick with power. stick with technology. get the new flexcare platinum from philips sonicare and save now. philips sonicare. >>> now sometime for your first look at this morning's dish of scrambled politics. the republican finally cop seeds to the democrat after recounting the race for virginia attorney skrn. the first time since 1969 that democrats are in control of all five statewide elected offices. >>> politico reports wyoming candidate liz cheney's husband is registered in wyoming and virginia, but he reportedly signed a document in wyoming signing he wasn't registered elsewhere. a spokeswoman says he's asked to take his name off the rolls. >>> a new ppp poll finds chris christie leading hillary clinton 45% to 42%. but how long will the former secretary of state be on that list? well, after barbara walters named her the most fascinating person of 2013, here's what she had to say. >> i haven't made up my mind. >> you haven't? >> i really have not. i

we'll read the best messages at the end of the program. >>> up next, al sharpton, bill o'reiley and a stunning case of misleading editing. that's next. helped unify his country and free millions. >> there are few things more insidious in television than misleading editing. some parties are both sides are guilty of that. i've seen few cases as egregious as al sharpton and bill o'reiley. >> nelson mandela -- i've spent some time in south africa. he was a communist, this man. he was a communist, all right? >> this is not -- >> but don't you wonder where it was in south africa? it wasn't like he was hanging out in soweto, bill o'reiley. >> it turns out mandela was briefly a communist. but that's not the point. to see what sharpton did on his msnbc program, let's take a longer look at what bill o'reiley actually said. >> 95 years old. nelson mandela -- i've spent some time in south africa. he was a communist, this man. he was a communist, all right? but he was a great man. what he did for his people was stunning. the sacrifices that he made. >> a great man, wow. now, nbc fired three people

joining me now is reverend al sharpton, host of "politics nation." and congresswoman barbara lee, democrat from california. she was an election observer in south africa and worked on legislative effort that removed mandela from the terrorist watch list. rev, one of the greatest figures of our time. >> probably one of the greatest figures of all-time. you cannot take lightly that the anc and nelson mandela were considered terrorists by much of the western world, including the right wing here. and for mandela to emerge as a prisoner negotiating privately, at great risk, even at the great risk of some that were supporters of his, who didn't know about the negotiations until later. for him to take that move of reconciliation and lead that country into an election, i was an election observer. i remember barbara lee. i have a picture of her and danny glover and all of us at the carlton hotel. it was an amazing time to see people lined up the first time they could vote. for miles and miles, for three days. and they didn't vote on individuals, they voted on

here this morning, tom brokaw, al sharpton, paul gigoe and katty kay.york. the reverend al sharpton is here. your book is out now called "the rejected stone." congratulations on that. i want to talk to the group about not really the other side of mandela, just his historical context. he celebrated in death, he celebrated in life, but there is a more divided view on mandela in the anc. senator kennedy on this program back in '86 talking about the push of economic sanctions against south africa when there was political disagreement about that, and indeed, reagan didn't agree. here was senator kennedy in '86. >> what we're interested in doing is achieving the political objectives that desmond tutu has talked about, freeing mandela, freeing detainees. hopefully in the meantime we might get some international group who can go to south afric been reported beaten to death in the south african prisons. >> tom, this was a different time. cold war is what holds sway over our views. >> first of all, talk about south africa and the real consequences of apartheid. i

reverend al sharpton, thanks very much for joining on this evening. can catch his show, "politics nation" at 6:00 p.m. eastern on weeknights on msnbc. we'll talk about the international solidarity movement and how it helped bring an end to apartheid on the night we mourn nelson mandela's passing. we'll be right back. [ tires screech ] ♪ [ male announcer ] 1.21 gigawatts. today, that's easy. ge is revolutionizing power. supercharging turbines with advanced hardware and innovative software. using data predictively to help power entire cities. so the turbines of today... will power us all... into the future. ♪ into the future. so when my moderate to severe chronic plaque psoriasis them. was also on display, i'd had it. i finally had a serious talk with my dermatologist. this time, he prescribed humira-adalimumab. humira helps to clear the surface of my skin by actually working inside my body. in clinical trials, most adults with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis saw 75% skin clearance. and the majority of people were clear or almost clear in just 4 mon

al sharpton. you have been watching breaking news on the death of former south african president nelson mandela at the age of 95. our coverage continues with the ed show. >> good evening, americans and welcome to the ed show tonight. we start with tragic breaking news. former south african president nelson mandela died at the age of 95. mandela, a remarkable life dedicated his to fighting for civil rights in south africa. mandela lived long enough to see a multiracial democratic south africa. he called it the rainbow nation. the grief over his death crossed racial lines ha he devoted his to erasing. a young man at the age of 25, he joined the african national congress in 1956. mandela was arrested with 155 other political activists and was changed with high treason. the treason trial lasted 4 1/2 years. the charges against him were ultimately dropped. mandela used a false identity to evade the government and traveled to europe and other countries in africa to built support for the anc and study gu

al sharpton.ching breaking news on the death of former south african president nelson mandela at the age of 95. our coverage continues with the ed show. >> good evening, americans and welcome to the ed show tonight. we start with tragic breaking news. former south african president nelson mandela died at the age of 95. mandela, a remarkable life dedicated his to fighting for civil rights in south africa. mandela lived long enough to see a multiracial democratic south africa. he called it the rainbow nation. the grief over his death crossed racial lines ha he devoted his to erasing. a young man at the age of 25, he

"politicsnation" with reverend al sharpton starts right now. good evening, rev. >> good evening, ed. and thanks to you for tuning in. >>> tonight's lead, obama care plus success equals one massive right wing freakout. president obama's health care law is working. and many on the right just can't handle it. here's what i'm talking about. >> well, nelson mandela stood up against a great injustice and was willing to pay a huge price for that. that's the reason he's mourned today because of that struggle he performed. but you're right. what he was advocating for was not necessarily the right answer, but he was fighting against some great injustice. and i would make the argument that, you know, we have a great injustice going on in this country with an ever-increasing size of government that is taking over and controlling people's lives. and obama care is front and center in that. >> yes. he just compared fighting the health care law to fighting apartheid. rick santorum doesn't have to like the health care law, but he's a former u.s. senator. does h

"politicsnation" with reverend al sharpton starts right now. good evening, rev. >> good evening, ed. and thanks to you for tuning in. >>> tonight's lead, they can't handle the truth. we've told you our "politicsnation" theory. obama care plus success equals a right wing freakout. and we're seeing it again. just listen to former senator rick santorum's rant on government-run health care and former british leader margaret thatcher. >> she knew once you had people getting free health care from the government, you can't take it away from them. and the reason is because most people don't get sick. and so free health care is just that, free health care until you get sick. and then if you get sick and you don't get health care, you die so you don't vote. it's actually a clever system. take care of the people who can vote. people who can't vote, get rid of them as quickly as possible by not giving them care so they can't vote against you. that's how it works. >> take care of the people who can vote and get rid of the others? you know, i feel i've heard

here this morning, tom brokaw, al sharpton, paul gigoe and katty kay. now, david gregory. >> we're back from new york. the reverend al sharpton sheer. your book is out now called "the rejected stone." congratulations on that. i want to talk to the group about not really the other side of mandela, just his historical context. he celebrated in death, he celebrated in life, but there is a more divided view on mandela in the anc. senator kennedy on this program back in '86 talking about the push of economic sanctions against south africa when there was political disagreement about that, and indeed, reagan didn't agree. here was senator kennedy in '86. >> what we're interested in doing is achieving the political objectives that desmond tutu has talked about, freeing mandela, freeing detainees. hopefully in the meantime we might get some international group who can go to south africa and look at the 8 to 10,000 detainees, some of whom have been reported beaten to death in the south african prisons. >> tom, this was a different time. cold war is what holds swa

charlayne hunter-gault, reverend al sharpton, great to see you. among those reacting to mandela's death is muhammad ali. he said he was a spirit born free destined to soar above the rainbows. today his spirit is soaring through the heavens. he is now forever free. oprah winfrey releasing the statement saying he's everything you ever heard and unscathed by bitterness. and he always loved to tell a good joke. and paul simon said, he conceived a model for mortal enemies to overcome their hatred and find a way through compassion to rebuild a nation based on truth, justice, and the power of forgiveness. we'll have special coverage throughout this how. and we'll go to the white house and explore the special connection between mandela and president obama. then on to capitol hill where senator leahy was there in the 1990s. then i'll be joined by martin luther king iii. and we want to use today's question for you and get your thoughts for nelson mandela. how will you remember him and his legacy? >>> coming up next, we're getting into other big headlines of

i'm al sharpton. "hardball" starts right now. >>> two days and counting." ♪ >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews in louisville, kentucky. let me start tonight with the big news. close to home news. and to this show. two nights from now president obama will be our guest. yours and mine on this show. he's agreed to sit with me before a big group of college students. that's right. the "hardball" cge

"politicsnation" with reverend al sharpton starts now. good to see you tonight. >> good to see you, ed. and thanks to you for tuning in. >>> tonight's lead, it's starting to work. since the health care law went into effect two months ago, republicans have been on overdrive rooting for its failure. but after a rocky start, we're seeing huge improvements to the website and an end to the right wing's talking points. 100,000 americans chose insurance plans through the federal exchange in november. nearly four times as many people as signed up the month before. hundreds of thousands more getting coverage through the state-run programs. 91,000 people have signed up for insurance in new york. 98,000 enrolled in washington state. and nearly 80,000 in california. and 48,000 in kentucky. yes, there are problems with the website. but they're getting fixed. the site now works more than 90% of the time. it can handle 50,000 visitors at once. and 800,000 visits per day. according to the administration. and that's good. because the demand is staggering.

"politicsnation" with reverend al sharpton starts right now. good evening, rev. >> good evening, ed. and thanks to you for tuning in. >>> tonight's lead, breaking news from washington. any moment now the house will begin voting on a new budget deal that rolls back some of the worst abuses of the republican sequester cuts. it's expected to pass despite opposition from tea party extremists. it's the first bipartisan budget deal in 15 years. it restores funding to programs like head start and meals on wheels. and it helps avoid another gop government shutdown. tonight's vote sets up a big new battle in the fight for fairness. extending jobless benefits for 1.3 million americans. that is set to expire just three days after christmas. it won't be easy. republicans are making it clear that protecting families from a brutal holiday hit isn't a gop priority. >> well, they wanted to put this in this agreement without any offsets which would have blown a $25 billion hole in our savings. it was a last-minute request with no offsets. we didn't see that as

"politicsnation" with reverend al sharpton begins now. good evening, rev. >> good evening, ed. thanks to you for tuning in. tonight's lead, breaking news. a school shooting in colorado just miles from the site of the horrific columbine massacre. the shooting happened at arapaho high school in colorado. a student entered the school apparently looking for a specific teacher. that student is now dead of self-inflicted gun wounds. two other students are hurt. one of them seriously. a janitor says he saw the shooter enter the school. >> i saw a kid running into the building on the north side of the building. he was kind of running side of sif side, kind of military style. when i saw that, i double looked to see if it was a gun. it was a shotgun. so right away i got on the radio to alert everyone and the staff to, hey -- when we went in, that's when i just heard the shots. >> police say the teacher ran from the school, attempting to draw the shooter away from the other students. >> the student that was armed with a shotgun, as he entered the west high of arapahoe high school immediat

. >> and the reverend al sharpton interviewed michelle obama where she shared a personal story abouter daughter's brush with meningitis at just four months old. >> but if we hadn't had insurance and access to a pediatrician and access to a hospital where we deny have to worry about the cost of care, if we had waited overnight, if we had postponed acting, there's no telling what the outcome would have been. >>> organizing for action wants to know how you plan to spend the cold days in december. tweeting that pajama boy planning to drink hot chocolate and talk about getting health insurance. he will "wear pajamas and drink hot chocolate because that's all you can afford under obama care. >>> words people want to see disappear is obamacare followed by shutdown, gridlock, fiscal cliff. >>> it's time for your friday first look at politics. joining me from washington is kevin suh rilly. >> happy friday and happy early birthday to your daughter. >> that's sweet of you. thank you. let's start with the "duck dynasty" story. some are coming to their defense. why are they getting involved? >> i

up next, "politicsnation" with reverend al sharpton. >> thank you. and thank you to the beautiful wendy and the rest of her clan. and thanks to you for tuning in. i'm live tonight from chicago. tonight's lead, developing news. a major, major step toward justice. today president obama the seasons of crack cocaine offenders all sentenced rnd severe mandatory minimum laws. the president said, quote, if they had been sentenced under the current law, many of them would have already served their time and paid their debt to society. they have been committed to correcting the injustices of our legal system. president obama talked about it on the 50th anniversary of the march on washington. >> to secure the gains this country has made requires constant vigilance. not complacency. ensuring the scales of justice works equally for all and it's not simply a pipeline from underfunded schools to overcrowded jails. it requires vigilance. >> up until the president and congress changed the law in 2011, crack cocaine and powder cocaine were prosecuted completely differ

for details, visit vwdealer.com today in a new interview, the first lady opens up to reverend al sharptoneing a mom and why the health care law hits home. mrs. obama spoke to reverend sharpton on his radio show. >> that's where my passion comes from because i want for the rest of america what my family has, you know? i want people to have the peace of mind that i have because it's hard enough being a mother, trying to raise kids, and then worrying about whether if they get sick whether you can help them. there is nothing more powerless than being a mother who can't help their child when they're sick. that's just to me untenable. but we now have the resources, but we have to be educated about it. we have to do the -- we have to reach out. we have to get signed up. and then we have to sign up others. we need young people signed up too for this because it's not just about moms and babies. it's about young people who feel invincible, right. >> that's right. >> who feel like, i'm never going to get sick. i'm healthy now. well, young people are the ones who are driving around late at night, you

among our guests the reverend al sharpton, mandela biographer richard stengle and nbc's tom brokaw.nd when we come back here, we'll huddle around the cooler. ron burgundy, i know, but this one is actually -- this is a good one. he's getting a little tired on the promotional road but he's also a sports aficionado. his take on the doug flutie hail mary call when "way too early" comes right back. [ fishing rod casting line, marching band playing ] [ male announcer ] the rhythm of life. [ whistle blowing ] where do you hear that beat? campbell's healthy request soup lets you hear it in your heart. [ basketball bouncing ] heart healthy. [ m'm... ] great taste. [ tapping ] sounds good. campbell's healthy request. m'm! m'm! good.® so i can't afford to have germy surfaces. but a fresh sheet of bounty duratowel leaves this surface cleaner than a germy dishcloth. it's durable. and it's 3 times cleaner. so ditch your dishcloth and switch to bounty duratowel. [ female announcer ] holiday cookies are a big job. everything has to be just right. perfection is in the details. ♪ pillsbury cookie dou

the reverend al sharpton is making an address at that eventilary today.uesday edition of go and do, the spotlight on those that try to improve the lives of others. black friday and cyber monday, tuesday a day to give to those less fortunate. today we highlight a charity to try to change the giving experience. netherland.net allows donors to give to needy people, day to day items that make a differ. the founder joins me at 30 rock, danielle king in chicago. ladies, it's good to have you here. it's going to be good for everybody to know on giving tuesday. megan, explain to all of us, why and where did you come up with this idea. >> absolutely. i'm a social worker. i've been working know years alongside low in come family in the united states trying to reach their goals and sustainability for themselves and their families. i found myself frustrated and angry over and over again when families who were doing everything right and working towards goals would run into a roadblock and none of us could help. maybe a car would break down and mom couldn't get to work

. >> next, al sharpton and bill o'reilly and a case of misleading editing is next. >> gregg: greg hollywood icon peter o'toole has died at the age of 81. the irish actor passed away in london at the hospital yesterday after a long illness. he shot to fame in "lawrence of arabia," and has a successful career serving eight oscar nominations for roles in "my favorite year "and "lion in winter." dead at the age of 81. the miami dolphins made a decision over the recent bullying scandal after a six weeks suspension lineman could listen his fate tomorrow and is eligible to regin tomorrow and the team wants to extend his suspension but only if he agrees so it. >> i will see you at 7:00 p.m. for the fox report and now back to "media buzz." 95 years old. i spent time in south africa and nelson mandela was a communist. a communist. a communist. >> it wasn't like he was hanging out in soweto, bill o'reilly. >> he was there, and mandela was branchly a communist as south african bureau chief but see what sharpton did on the program, take a longer look at what o'reilly actually said. >> 95 years old, nels

al sharpton will sit there and throw spit balls from msnbc. jon: it is not just sharpton though.ults. it is rachel maddow, chris matthews, lauren owe don't nell, spend a -- lawrence o'donnell spend a good deal of airtime mentioning the fox news. >> just about every show has a clip of fox and pit it up and offer very little commentary. you mentioned ed shults, he is becoming the equivalent of msnbc's media buzz, with the media consisting entirely of fox news. yesterday played a clip of sean hannity, with almost no commentary. a 90 second clip and offered it up there and said this is what they're doing. of the it is becoming a singular obsession as you said. >> this is the outlet, noah, in the george zimmerman, tray tray case,dtrayvon martin case did very desent i have he had it of actual events to portray one side after controversy. >> it was a local nbc outlet and played nationally on nbc and msnbc. they learned a pretty tough lesson from that. that was almost criminal and misleading editing. what happened to o'reilly in this case was actually inappropriate. i wouldn't go so far

president, leaders that are black, sports that are black and it is people like the reverend and al sharptonho have a financial interest in the racism staying like this, so they make idiotic comments like. >> that and i a -- and i apologize, he may have been a friend of you, but i think it is wrong for him to make that statement. >> it doesn't make it right. >> no, it doesn't make it right. it is the wrong word to use. >> and he shuts down conversations rather than encouraging it, and if you are a mia love, and thank god she has courage, but if you raise your head up from the ground and say i have an idea, being smacked around, it is something people will shrink back from and they don't want to argue and they stay in their area and don't want to reach across. there are policies on both sides if there was allowed to be a decent conversation without calling someone a racist or calling something apartheid, not what we have going on in america. >> rand paul's suggestion about detroit has not received an attack from the left. i think it is a good idea to have the dialogue and hopefully his idea w

he said this to chris matthews who, today said in an interview with al sharpton, that mitch mcconnellares unfavorably to pro apartheid south african leaders and barack obama complained to chris matthews that the media is doing that. i think that was ironic. >> amy? >> well, i think the media has been pretty tough on president obama's rollout of the health care law, and i think the question last night that matthews posed to him, his level of management control and ultimate accountability was the right question, i just don't think obama really answered it. it doesn't matter how many times he met with kathleen sebelius, he didn't meet with her enough, obviously. if he was hands on, he would have learned earlier on that this was an enormous task, that the people assigned to it were not up to. and it was ultimately not prepared to be launched on october 1. there were other indications that before october 1, he says he doesn't know about that. either way, whether you know and you're trying to hide it later or you didn't know, that is a failure of leadership. >> what about this whole thing t

wait until you see what she told al sharpton today. 40 million holiday shoppers may be getting ripped off at this moment. new warnings about one of the biggest computer hacks in history. breaking tonight, big news in a major 11th hour change -- yet another one -- to obamacare. in what's looking like a last ditch white house effort for health care coverage for some of the millions of americans who have been booted off of the plans they had and liked thanks to the president's law. with four days to go now until the deadline to enroll for obamacare coverage, we are talking monday. you don't enroll by monday you don't have coverage in the new year. news leaked about how the administration has decided to urge insurers to sell bare bones catastrophic plans to the pool of nearly 6 million americans who lost insurance under obamacare -- something they were t not supposed to be allowed to do. catastrophic plans that the 6 million people didn't want but now may need to buy, thanks to being kicked off of their plans. fox news chief white house correspondent ed henry live in washington with the b

. >> will nbc news move against al sharpton for blatantly dishonest on-air behavior? analyze. >>> we celebrate the birth of jesus and the season of giving. >> espn says it will not run that ad because it mentions jesus. we'll tell you all about this brand new controversy. >>> what will you do about benghazi? why isn't benghazi at the top of your issue? >> well, i'm certainly not here to talk about it.

politics nation with reverend al sharpton starts right now. >>> tonight's lead, people over politics. that's the message from the president and the first lady today. after they met with a group of mothers who have been helped by the affordable care act. and later today i talk to the first lady on my radio show. she was very personal and passionate, telling me why health care hits so close to home for her. i want to get into this because this is such an important message that you're giving. and what really was striking to me is that you got very personal. you talked about 12 years ago with sasha. tell us about that. >> yeah. when sasha was about 4 months old, you know, we were blessed with healthy babies. i had a healthy pregnancy, you know, malia was issue free, but i will never forget, it was a day when, you know, one hour she was fine. she was normal. she was happy, doing everything i was used to her doing. and in the next hour, she was crying inconsolably, and that just wasn't like her. and i did everything i could do. i tried to rock her, feed her, burp her. finally, i thought i n

i'm al sharpton. we'll see you here for the revvies on monday night.arts right now. >>> the aca is here to stay and republicans don't know what to do about it. let's play "hardball." ♪ >>> good evening. i'm michael smerconish in for chris matthews. starting off tonight, after a bruising political defeat in october, when republicans followed the cruz wing into a kamikaze mission to shut down the government, there appears little appetite to try something as brash

"politicsnation" is coming up next with the reverend al sharpton. and that starts right now.u doing? >> good, joy. how are you? good to see you. >> doing very well. hope you had a merry christmas. >> i did. we did. we spent all day feeding the homeless and the poor and seniors there in harlem. so had a great christmas. good to see you. and thanks to you for tuning in. >>> i'm live tonight from miami. tonight's lead, republicans reveal their new year's resolution. block all economic solutions. in less than 48 hours unemployment benefits will run out for over a million americans. it's been decades since congress refused to renew long-term jobless benefits. when the unemployment rate was this high. this is not politics as usual. it's the result of a heartless, mean spirited party. and now families

i'm al sharpton. "hardball" starts right now. >>> president obama comes here tomorrow. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews in washington. i got the christmas eve excitement brug here at hard balance, because tomorrow at precisely this time, the president of the united states is going to join us on "hardball." it's going to be a serious night of questions, certainly for me, questions about executive management methods and the health care rollout, voter suppression across the country and war and peace questions. how we can avert war with iran. we've been hitting these issues on "hardball." i'm hoping the president will be responsive to the concerns that you and i certainly share and the hopes that we have for this country for the next three years. unfortunately, america's still being assaulted by the bizarre benghazi tactics or that he's an illegal alien who shouldn't have been elected in the first place and should be deported to east africa or somewhere more distant. we have a wild and wooly right wing out there that cares nothing about facts, onl

i'm al sharpton. we'll see you here for the revvies on monday night. "hardball" starts right now. >>> the aca is here to stay and republicans don't know what to do about it. let's play "hardball." ♪ >>> good evening. i'm michael smerconish in for chris matthews. starting off tonight, after a bruising political defeat in october, when republicans followed the cruz wing into a kamikaze mission to shut down the government, there appears little appetite to try something as brash again. at least for now. on top of that the chaos of the law's initial rollout is at least dying down. healthcare.gov is faring better. many are signing up including some that could not get coverage under this old broken system. success stories are starting to reverse what first looked like an unstoppable flood of bad news. even a tea partier from wisconsin is warning his party. he told "the new york times" that the affordable care act is, quote, no longer just a piece of paper you can repeal and it goes away. there's something there. we have to recognize that reality. before today

i'm al sharpton. "hardball" starts right now. >>> will the new year bring new and improved fortunes for president obama? let's play "hardball." ♪ >>> good evening. i'm michael smerconish in for chris matthews. leading off tonight, 2013 was one hell of a year for president obama. when the country turned the page on 2012, there was an expectation that the president's resounding re-election victory would mean a path forward. it was the president's own re-election slogan. an idea that despite the ugly battles of the past four years, there was hope yet. for something. but gun control failed, immigration reform stalled, the government shut down, and embarrassments plagued the irs, nsa, and affordable care act. call it his amus cobelius which was described on sunday's "meet the press." >> i would say this was the worst year of the presidency that beats out 2011. well, and especially given sort of where he started given the fact that the first year of the second term is historically the most productive of the

i'm al sharpton. "hardball" starts right now. >>> scared as shut downs.♪ >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews up in new york. let the start with this tonight. who didn't fear shutting down the government said that only scaredy cats and wimps did have gotten a case of chicken. name your crazy and he or she if they're still talking at all are

i'm al sharpton.ill the new year bring new and improved fortunes for president obama? let's play "hardball." ♪ >>> good evening. i'm michael smerconish in for chris matthews. leading off tonight, 2013 was one hell of a year for president obama. when the country turned the page on 2012, there was an expectation that the president's

politics nation with reverend al sharpton starts right now. >>> good evening, ed, and thanks to you. in just over three weeks, 1.3 million unemployed americans stand to lose their benefits unless congress acts. time is running out. families will take a brutal hit over the holidays. but today house speaker john boehner didn't seem too worried about it. >> under what circumstances, if any, will you accept an extension of unemployment benefits that run out at the end of the month? >> we've worked all year to get our economy going again and to help produce better jobs and more wages. >> he's worked all year? so he's taking a two-week vacation instead of fighting for unemployed americans? that's his answer? that's his answer to 128,000 people in his home state of ohio who will lose benefits, just three days after christmas? sorry, speaker boehner, but those reindeer won't fly. today senate majority leader harry reid vowed to keep fighting to extend jobless benefits. in the house, 166 democrats september a letter to speaker boehner demanding he take action before the holiday break. and the

i'm al sharpton. have a great weekend. "hardball" starts right now. >>> going on offense.od evening. i'm chris meatthews in washington. let me start tonight with this. the vast difference between what the ceo at the top is getting and what the p

i'm al sharpton. "hardball" starts right now. a . >>> d-day for the aca.." ♪ >>> d-day for the aca. let's play "hardball." ♪ >>> good evening. i'm michael smerconish in for chris matthews. leading off tonight, it's deadline time for the affordable care act. tonight at midnight was supposed to be the last moment to sign up for health care coverage on the federal