msnbc naming al sharpton the new host of their new 6:00 p.m. program. what do you think of this? >> look, in an era of opinionated journalists, al sharpton is a man whose political moment has come. he is preaching out there. we've discovered how as he said himself, that you know the screen is as powerful as the pulpit. and he is working it. >> you so far have been subdued, boring, he gets lost reading the teleprompter. >> some say if you are an actual talk show host you are overqualified for the job. but he is a dynamic personality and he will learn how to read a teleprompter as all of us have done. >> with comcast, he was tight with comcast. >> we know he will never be president of the united states because he can't read a teleprompter. >> ouch! >> this is a guy, he makes ed schultz look liken elder statesman. >> real quick. >> i was going to say the danger for msnbc is they are shown as the al sharpton network. he is getting all the attention and that can't be good for everybody else working there. >> coming up next, rick perry wants to keep the mains

sid it was a ponzi scheme, i would disagree with al sharpton. >> on al sharpton's show.change, something that is designed to just try and take somebody's money. that's what a ponzi scheme is, josh. you can't redefine what it is to try to save rick perry. >> look, if you agree that it's fundamentally unreformable, you're actually arguing by the likes of some of the leading lish liberal economists of the day to be shutdown. it's a logical consequence of what he's arguing here. >> josh ought to run for the republican nomination. he's a great distorter. >> a ponzi scheme -- people get into ponzi schemes, i'll say it again, to do what? get rich quick. nobody gets rich on social security. it isn't intended for that. >> you're selling people dreams and it is not there -- you're not holding and banking their money. so come on, you can't -- >> so it's an aesthetic difference? >> tell me how you reform a monstrous lie. >> there are lots of examples of reforms. i'm going to appeal to your experience as -- >> how do you reform a monstrous lie? that's what rick perry called it. how d

joining me is reverend al sharpton, host of msnbc's "politics nation." been leading the charge to try to save troy davis from execution. reverend sharpton, this case, tell me why it caught your attention, first of all. what brought you into this? a sense of actual innocence? with is that what it is? >> when his sister reached out to national action network, the group i had, about three years ago, what compelled our involvement was when we saw that he was convicted with no physical evidence, never -- there was no recovery of the weapon, there was no dna, and he was convicted, basically, chris, on nine eyewitness testimonies, and seven of those nine had recanted or changed their story. some said they were coerced. some said they were only shown a single photograph. there was clearly the overwhelming majority of the people that testified, which was the only basis of the conviction, and two of them did not recant. one of them, many accused of being the gunman. so we said there was clearly no basis to execute a man when you had this much reasonable doubt. >> w

no one has given this story more publicity than politics nation, the reverend al sharpton. and he joins me tonight. and what the obama white house didn't need, a new book displaying his team as hostile to women. the white house is pushing back, pushing back very hard. let me finish tonight with this that question of obama's luck. are he and his rivals both counting on it to hold in 2012? we start with president obama fighting back. senator chuck schumer is a democrat from new york. senator schumer, it seems like president obama today hasn't totally bought your idea of going after people who make more than $1 million a year and don't pay their fair share of taxes. >> well, i think it's a good thing. most americans believe that at least on the highest income people, people who make over $1 million, that those taxes should not go down with the bush tax cuts, and maybe should even be a little bit higher. this is the one part of our economic spectrum that's done extremely well over the last ten years. the middle class income is down, poverty is up. even upper middle class people

michael jackson's friend, the reverend al sharpton, joins me. daddy, come in the water! [ gnome ] awwwwwwww. i just feel bloody awful. she told tiffany, stephanie, jenny and becky that she was coming to a place like this! but somebody didn't book with travelocity, with 24/7 customer support to help move them to the pool daddy promised! look at me, i'm swimming! ♪ [ gnome ] somebody, get her a pony! [ female announcer ] the travelocity guarantee. if your booking's not right, we'll help make it right, right away. from the price to the room to the trip you'll never roam alone. >>> time for tonight's "rewrite." monday night in this space, i told the story of the police misconduct and police brutality that erupted on saturday at a peaceful demonstration by the occupy wall street protesters. we brought this story to a national television audience complete with video of the police violence. >> get in there and help. [ screaming ] [ bleep ]. [ bleep ]. [ bleep ]. [ bleep ]. [ bleep ]. [ bleep ]. [ screaming ] [ bleep ]. >> pepper spray. seriously? pepper spray for what? [ scream

could have a black agenda and al sharpton arguing sharply that he couldn't have a black agenda and have a smiling arguments equally strong that he should have a black agenda. that is a conundrum for him and it is not to be figured out an easy or delicate way to get around that conundrum yet. the second question -- >> host: i can be of no help. i will is listening to your answer. you did mention the speech in philadelphia in march of 2008. here's a portion of that speech. >> this is where we are right now. it is a racial stalemate we have been stuck in for years. contrary to the claims of some of my critics, black and white, i have never been so naive as to believe we can get beyond racial division in a single election cycle. or with a single candidate, particularly -- [applause] -- particularly a candidacy as imperfect as my own. but i have asserted a firm conviction, a conviction rooted in my faith in god and my faith in the american people that working together, we can move beyond some of our old racial wounds and in fact we have no choice. we have no choice if we are to continue on t

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we have to reform medicare to strengthen it. >> al sharpton, no applause on that one. democrats sitting on their hands when he's talking about making adjustments to medicare in order to pay for these jobs provisions. >> everyone needs to know what that means. when you say gradually reform it, you're not going to touch the people that are impacted now but going down the road what does that mean and how far down the road are we talking about? i think that the devil is definitely in the details there. again, as i said earlier, i think the tone was brilliant. i think that it would be very difficult for boehner to look as a reasonable person to come out and saying with the president saying he's going to look at some of the medicare and other things that we all don't want to see touched are that he's going to deal with some gradual minor changes. how could boehner look like he is even a patriot to say no, we're not going to talk about anything. last night we talked about people talk about ponzi schemes and everything else. you hear the president saying to his base, we'll hav

we have to reform medicare to strengthen it. >> al sharpton, no applause on that one. democrats sitting on their hands when he's talking about making adjustments to medicare in order to pay for these jobs provisions. >> everyone needs to know what that means. when you say gradually reform it, you're not going to touch the people that are impacted now but going down the road what does that mean and how far down the road are we talking about? i think that the devil is definitely in the details there. again, as i said earlier, i think the tone was brilliant. i think that it would be very difficult for boehner to look as a reasonable person to come out and saying with the president saying he's going to look at some of the medicare and other things that we all don't want to see touched are that he's going to deal with some gradual minor changes. how could boehner look like he is even a patriot to say no, we're not going to talk about anything. last night we talked about people talk about ponzi schemes and everything else. you hear the president saying to his base, we'll hav

i'm al sharpton. a live edition from regan library starts right no >>> fight night, let's play "hardball." >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews in washington. actually i'm not in washington. i'm at the reagan library. in just one hour, candidates will face off here for the first of the fall debate. and featuring the new front-runner, rick perry of texas. behind me you can see air force 1 that carried presidentes from 1939 to 2001. i learned that carter would lose to reagan on that plane. this is suspended over the stage where the eight republican presidential candidates, you can see the stands there, will gather for the first important face-off yet of the political year. the key issues as politico reported this morning, take a punch. can mitt romney throw a punch? and can michele bachmann get back into the race? one by one, candidates have been arriving. high up on the mountain here in southern california. they've been checking out stage and lighting and getting ready for what is the biggest night of

i'm al sharpton, live from atlanta, georgia, reporting tonight on a question of justice, justice denied. troy davis is set to be executed less than one hour from now, despite appeals from around the world, and despite grave doubt about his guilt. just moments ago, a group of former death row wardens released a letter calling for the davis execution to be stopped saying, quote, an innocent person could be executed in georgia tonight. doubt about his guilt remains this group includes a warden who was in charge of the georgia death chamber. right now supporters of troy davis are holding a vigil that i started this morning. outside the state prison. i and action network was there all day speaking out against this travesty. security was tight, tv satellite trucks were pulling up, protesters were gathering and emotions were running high. [ chanting ] >> today davis' lawyers frantically fought to save his life. they lost a bid for him to tailing a polygraph test. they lost another appeal asking a judge to block the excuse because of faulty evidence and testimony. some even suggested prison emp

welcome to "politics nation" i am al sharpton. tonight's lead, what a difference a weekend makes. remember last week? it seems that just maybe we had a chance to get something done on jobs. speaker boehner was talking golf with vice president biden, and not once but twice boehner and congressman kantor said the president's jobs bill, quote, merits consideration, unquote. but that was then. this is now. today the president sent his jobs bill to congress, and called for more of the goodwill between the parties. >> this is a bill that will put people back to work all across the country. this is a bill that will help our economy in a moment of national crisis. this is a bill that is based on ideas from both democrats and republicans. as this is it is bill that congress needs to pass. no games, no politics, no delays. i'm sending this bill to congress today, and they ought to pass it immediately. >> shortly after that, mr. "merits consideration" kantor said, quote -- i will tell you that over half, i think, of the total dollar amount is so-called stimulus spending. we've been there, do

to allow the vocal minority on both extremes to dominate the agenda in our country. >> howard, al sharptono say i went to tildon high school which beat howard's school all the time but both schools are close. >> reverend sharpton, i beat -- go ahead. i'm sorry. >> no, but i want to say that i really, really want to point out what howard is saying is so important about the private sector and what he's done. >> i want to get something straight. so, okay. look in the camera, reverend al for a second. and howard, i'm serious here. i want reverend al and howard, so you're telling me that the school that produced howard schultz is shut down and the school that produced al sharpton is shut down. >> and they're neighboring schools. tildon and ken ararcy are both t down. i can't bring my daughters to the high school i went to. he can't. what howard has done in the private sector i think is a great example of what they should do. i work with reverend paul out in seattle who talks about what howard and starbucks really does on a grass roots level. he is not just talking. i give him a lot of credit an

joining me now to talk more about this is al sharpton. following the story and the host of politics nation. reverend, thanks for being here. you have been reporting on this case and you had the opportunity to sit with troy davis as well as his mother. what did you learn? >> i got involved in this case several years ago with the network and i met with troy davis once on death row once about two years ago with one of the local minsters. he stated unequivocally he was not involved in the killing of the officer, the off duty officer who all of us clearly want to see justice for. there is no one that is excusing the fact this man was killed and there should be a just resolve to that for his family. if troy davis is not the guilty party, that is not giving justice to the family. he was able through his sister and others to establish that he was convicted with no dna, no physical evidence, nothing that would approve him in a physical way connected to the killing. the gun was never recover and he was convicted with the testimony of nine witnesses

al sharpton and sin think use talker joins us as well. reverend sharpton, it's 7:00. >> well, i'm at a real loss for words. i'm hoping -- and was hoping all day for a miracle. we had a vigil all day calling for justice here. i remember standing there in 2008 with troy davis out, and the excuse was stayed. i think it's outrageous. i also think that we've got to in his name deal with the fact that i do not think that a capital case should be allowed to go into court only on eyewitness testimony. no matter what your beliefs, there's so much data that says that eyewitness testimony is so flawed it should be outlawed that this can be used in a capital case if there's no physical or scientific evidence. >> if somebody seeing somebody shoot somebody at point-blank range, you want what other evidence? >> i want some ballistics, i want to have something that proves physically they did not in fact mistake what they said they saw. this case is an example of that. when you have 7 of the 9 witnesses -- you have any number of studies, chris, that say t

i'm al sharpton. tonight's lead, yet another flashing red light that something needs to be done to help this country. today we learned that over 46 million americans are living in poverty. that's the largest number since the census bureau began keeping track 52 years ago, and what's even more striking, 22% of the american kids are living in poverty. it's against this backdrop that the president is pushing his jobs bill and calling out republicans for standing in the way. here's what a boisterous crowd in ohio stood with him today. >> this isn't about giving me a win. this isn't about giving democrats or republicans a win. it's about giving the american people a win. it's about giving ohio a win. it's about your jobs and your lives and your futures. and giving our kids a win. there is work to be done. in are workers ready to do it. so let's tell congress pass this bill, right away. >> pass this bill. pass this bill. pass this bill. pass this bill. pass this bill. >> republicans have supported the presi

we speak to reverend al sharpton.dent's day at the united nations. >>> welcome back to news nation. simon cowell brings the x-factor. tony bennett apologizing for remarks he made about 9/11. and parents want to boycott, some parents want to boycott ben and jerry's latest ice cream. let's get the scoop from the pop column columnist. you have a great mixed bag. you're live in los angeles. let's stat with simon cowell. >> reporter: that's right. finally he returns to the television. we didn't see him most of last year because he won't hosting american idol. he was focusing on bringing the x-factor to america and that shows finally premiers tonight. matt lauer talks about how much pressure he is under for the x-factor to do well. take a look. >> how much pressure are you feeling? >> well, a lot. it's like going on a roller coaster. you know it will be quite rough but you're going to have a good time. there are so many people. you know this. dying for to you fail. >> i think that's probably pretty harsh to hear from simon

the latest fallout, including reaction from the reverend al sharpton. >>> and brad pitt sit downs with matt lauer to address the controversy over his recent comments on jennifer aniston. >>> now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day, today on your nbc stations. have a good one.

reverend al sharpton, appreciate your time, sir, thank you. of course, folks, you can tune in to "politics nation" tonight from georgia, 6:00 p.m. eastern only here on msnbc. >>> we should note that lawrence russell brewer is set to be executed by lethal injection at 7:00 p.m. eastern time in texas. he was one of three men convicted of killing 49-year-old james byrd jr. some 13 years ago. byrd was tied to a pickup truck in jasper, texas, and dragged nearly three miles to his death. >>> we continue to follow breaking news in iran. the u.s. hikers who have been held there for two years are now free. we have word that shane bauer and joshua fattal have been turned over to custody of amani officials. we have the latest now from iran. and ali, do we know where josh and shane are right now? >> reporter: craig, i just got word that they have entered the airport compound. i have colleagues there that are standing outside the airport. they saw their convoy at the airport compound. ar -- amani officials and swiss officials are with them. the flight has

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i'm al sharpton. "hardball" is next. >> campaign time. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews in washington. leading off tonight, let the campaign begin. make no mistake, president obama's speech yesterday was less about governing and more about campaigning. after spending three years trying to reach compromise with republicans and getting nothing in return, of hoping to win over independents and failing completely, the president yesterday, in effect, called an election. he's taking it to the people. let them decide whether social security and medicare get cut or the wealthy take the hit. the president's betting that he's got the winning hand in this fight. whether he's right may determine who wins next november. plus, such chutzpah. rick perry's accusing president obama of a policy of appeasement in the middle east. perry isn't just working for jewish votes, he's playing to christian conservatives who can win for him in iowa and south carolina and can defeat his rival, romney. also, it's official. don't ask, don't tell is a thing of the past, as of today. i

country's economy as a lost cause me i'm mad as a reporter and they give me a six weeks to build up an al sharpton team that has been on the shock wave of the halls of congress in need of writing in years of a double dip recession a lot of markets saw the last weeks as to things other than days and how tricky a executive director beth and advisory fans over until the global financial crisis it's inevitable stage. load to look at it in the united states of america growth is basically only match in europe groups it's very low or it's going backwards in all of them if you're economies and also we've got this terrible terrible north sideslip binge issue with the likes of greece and if we look at somewhere like china which has been a huge engine of the global economy well they had some pretty bad good manufacturing numbers come on and that too is leading to a big theory that maybe china is finally heading the ball at least for the time being it's had a huge credit expansion in the last two years that looks really rather like europe and us looked in sort of two thousand and five two thousand and six two

>> schoep: basically, what jesse jackson and al sharpton do for the black people is what we do for whitestahl: well, not exactly. i read to commander jeff schoep this from the nsm's web site: "all non-whites should leave this nation peacefully or by force." >> schoep: our ideal america would be an america that's all- white. that doesn't mean... >> stahl: yeah. and everybody else has to leave, "peacefully or by force." wow. >> schoep: our goal is a white homeland. >> stahl: i mean, the president's not white; our attorney general's not white. so they should leave. what about jews? >> schoep: they're also a race of people. >> stahl: so they should leave? >> schoep: correct. >> stahl: he knows that won't happen anytime soon, but he's preparing. ten white supremacists of various groups were on the ballot in 2010, including three for congress. one candidate seeking local office was jeff hall. >> schoep: jeff hall ran for elections in california and took in almost 30% of the vote as an open national socialist. ( applause ) >> jeff hall: it was a good run, it was a great run. >> stahl: beside th

"politics nation" with al sharpton starts right now. >>> hey, republicans, you sure you want to go after this president's leadership? >> we will be determined, we will be deliberate, we will be relentless. >> relentless against al qaeda, but back home, republicans keep blocking the relentless focus on jobs with their old refrain. >> our country needs leaders. >> leadership tonight, dana milbank on why republicans just won't follow a leader. and supreme court justice clarence thomas says he and his wife share everything. then why didn't he share information with the court? as he's supposed to. congressman john garamendi on w00t his conflict of interest should be investigated. >>> and everybody is talking about governor chris christie. >> can you see him as president? >> republicans might get their wish, but it could be a dpreem come true for democrats, too. >> we slaughter him with the quotes from himself saying he's not ready to be president. >> banks gone wild, which means my pet banksie is on the loose again. "politics nation" starts right now.. >>> tonight's lead. republicans still pl

i'm al sharpton, live tonight from washington, d.c. >>> republicans make believe in the land of makebelieve. things got crazy during the presidential debate in orlando last night. >> now, let's meet the candidates. >> it's not the first time that mitt's been wrong on some issues before. >> so you better find that rick perry and get him to stop saying that. >> i didn't make that claim, nor did i make that statement. >> we need to be reminded of what ronald reagan told us so beautifully. >> you could take herman cain and made him up with newt gingrich. >> in fact, the candidates in this debate were so outrageous, so over the top, so fact-free, that we decided the only way to talk about it was with an awards show. so i present to you the first time ever, the revvies. to help me present tonight's revvie awards, let's bring in bob shrum, democratic strategist and senior adviser to john kerry in 2004, and mark mckinnon "daily beast" contributor and cofounder of no labels. guys, thank you for being with me tonight on this big night. >> glad to be here. >> good evening. >> now, first contest when i

"politics nation" with al sharpton starts right now. tonight they get down to business, protecting the american worker s. daring rpg to get in their way. mitt romney unveils his job plan. why start creating jobs now, willard? plus shocking new tapes from inside the tea party retreat. did they really compare president obama to saddam husse hussein? you know it's getting back for michele bachmann when someone on her own payroll says it's all about perry and romney. glee welcome to "politics nation." the president has laid down the gauntlet for republicans. >> we'll see if they'll put country before party. we'll give them a plan and they'll say, do you want to create jobs? then put our construction workers back to work rebuilding america. do you want to help our company succeed? open up any markets for them to sell their products. you say you're is the party of tax cuts, well, then prove you'll fight just as hard for tax cuts for middle-class companies as you do for oil companies. show us what you've got. >> that last part is important. pr

. >> i am joined by al sharpton, host of politics nation. reverend al, you have been tuck bei talking about this on your show. troy davis is set to be executed. what is your reaction to the board a few hours ago? >> well, i think it's outrageous. i have been involved in the case with the network and as we say we have been talking about it on policies nations. when you look at the facts, tameron, that this man was convicted with no physical evidence and no dna. he was convicted basically on testimony of nine witnesses. seven of whom recanted their testimony. some say they were coerced. we had an expert that talked about how some of the witnesses were brought together to the scene and some were only shown one photo which was troy's. with this doubt, how do you execute a man? i think it is absolutely an outrage. it is also very telling. here we are with all of the heads of states from around the world in this country that we watch tomorrow night the possibility of executing a man who has not clearly found beyond reasonable doubt to be guilty of

for the president with, i'm joined my lawrence o'donnell, rachel maddow, ed schultz and reverend al sharpton. reverend al was just introducing the cabinet as they were coming out. they are joining the president. there is timothy geithner. rachel, we have a couple of moments to talk about this as the president prepares to come in here. i guess the question i think, and i go back to his action. words have been spoken for three years. i think people want action. can he make congress act? >> i think that president thinks that he can make congress act. if he calls them on things they have already said they are in favor of. when we saw the first stimulus act, chris, just a few months after the president was inaugurated in march of 2009, that was about 2/3-1/3 spending to tax cuts. what is the overall ratio tonight? is it more heavily weighted towards tax cuts? if it is, i think we can expect to see that as an olive branch to the republicans. okay, you get more of what you want this time. you get more of what you want with the understanding we will all get something. with the understanding that som

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as soon as they brought out al sharpton for objective analysis, you know -- we went to get popcorn. >death penalty and the reaction from the crowd versus what the moderators thought was very telling. >> bill: right. it was a a conservative crowd in the reagan library. but, of course, msnbc is the liberal network. gentlemen, always a pleasure. plenty more ahead as the factor moves along ben stein and wayne rogers will be here. and bernie goldberg on whether nbc handled the debate in a fair and balanced way. we hope you stay tuned for those reports. ( grunting ) >> bill: personal story segment. press secretary jay carney, i think the president's speech tonight was more political than economic. he wants to put republicans in a corner over creating jobs and raising taxes to pay for those jobs. kirsten powers and andrea, both ladies are fox news contributors. was i too tough on jay? >> you're asking me that? i thought you were perfect. >> bill: i didn't rough him up. >> he did look a little rattled at the end. >> bill: but at the end, i gave him the softball question about the security thi

i'm al sharpton, "hardball" starts right now. >>> attacking al qaeda. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening. i'm crist matthews in new york. leading off tonight, no country for old men. another victory in the war on terrorist, this time in yemen. the united states killed anwar al awlaki and a colleague who edited al qaeda's online magazine. awlaki has been linked to numerous incidents, including the underwear bomber and the murderous assault at ft. hood. along with the killing of osama bin laden, today's drone strike in yemen makes it that much more difficult for republicans to credibly call the president weak on terrorism. >>> also, a new poll shows that most people still blame president bush for the awful economy. but bush isn't on the ballot next november. president obama is. looks like it's time for a new strategy. >>> plus, jersey sore. amid all the talk of chris christie getting in the race comes word today that the governor doesn't really get along with the big-name democrats in his state. senator frank lautenberg calls him the king of liars. w

as soon as they brought out al sharpton for objective analysis, you know -- we went to get popcorn. >death penalty and the reaction from the crowd versus what the moderators thought was very telling. >> bill: right. it was a a conservative crowd in the reagan library. but, of course, msnbc is the liberal network. gentlemen, always a pleasure. plenty more ahead as the factor moves along ben stein and wayne rogers will be here. and bernie goldberg on whether nbc handled the debate in a fair and balanced way. we hope you stay tuned for those reports. ( grunting ) ask me. if you think even the best bed can only lie there. ask me what it's like when my tempur-pedic moves. talk to someone who owns an adjustable version of the most highly recommended bed in america. ask me about my tempurpedic advanced ergo. ask me about having all the right moves. these are real tempur advanced ergo owners. find one for yourself. try your friends on facebook. see what they have to say unedited. ask me what it's like to get a massage any time you want. tempur-pedic brand owners are more satisfied than owners

. >> host: i talked to al sharpton not long ago, and he said we have no model for this. the piers, the pride, but at the same time we have to hold this president accountable. and within the pages of this book, you talk about those who hold this president accountable. talk to me about your agreed for this president at this point in time. you are very critical of him. you talk about how race is strategically placed for him, how he is acceptable for whites, but yet, he has not gravitated as much toward the african-american community. can you talk to me about that? >> guest: sure. point number one being president of the united states, and this is an extraordinarily difficult job for anybody. that's point number one. >> host: an extreme position. >> guest: extraordinary you are the most powerful single individual in the world. and so, it's going to be difficult for anybody. now, here comes barack obama with the two wars going on, an economic catastrophe, a politically divided country. and, and he is a black man. now, that is -- so, the purpose of the level of difficulty, and

i'm al sharpton. have a great holiday weekend. "hardball" starts right now. >>> republicans versus president obama. is it personal in let's play some "hardball." >>> good evening. i'm michael smerconish in for chris matthew. john boehner's refusal it allow wednesday jop speech is more than just the latest example of republicans just saying no to anything. anything president obama wants. what seems obvious is that republicans neither fear nor respect this president. it is not clear all of them even consider him to be legitimate. is it personal, political, in some cases racial? what can the president do to turn this around or push back hard? that's our top story. >>> also, rick perry is about it feel the heat. >> rick perry doubled spending in a decade. and this year, rick perry's spending more money than the state takes in. covering his deficits with record borrowing. >> that's not from the dnc. that's from michele bachmann's pack. the word is that sarah palin is about to good after perry as well. it is not easy being a front-runne

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a jimmy breslin, his ex-wife, larry king or al sharpton. coined by whom is the answer is? correct. ivana. >> bill: billionaire mark cuban seems to love the media spotlight. he recently played himself on what popular tv program? "two and a half men"? curb your enthusiasm. entourage. he played himself on what program? cards up, please. and the answer is, roll the tape. >> i got to tell you, really hate to lose you. you've been a tremendous asset to this company. >> you think? >> no. not really. but i like you. you did bring me up. i'd hate for you to miss out if i take this public. >> i appreciate that, mark. but i got another opportunity, i could really use the money now. >> how much money you need? >> it's small, mark. nothing you would be interested in. >> okay. maybe next time. >> bill: probably not. you both are right. "entourage." it's tied with two questions to go. very exciting. here is question number 3. >> less make it million dollars questions. >> bill: why is he interrupting me? >> i'll smack him around. >> bill: question 4, "citizen kane "featured charles foster

. >> for mer on the story, be sure to watch politics nation with al sharpton.k to one of the minsters leading the charge to save troy davis at 6:00 p.m. only on msnbc. a grim discovery tops our looks. police found human remains not far from where a mother of two was seen. susan powell was last seen two years ago and her husband remains a person of interest in the case. the fbi reportedly paid out a $2 million reward to an unidentified woman whose tip led to the capture of james whitey bulger who was connected to 19 murders in the chicago area. a post 58 service is proposing consolidation of the mail processing facility. 450 facilities would be cut to 200. that is a loss of 35,000 jobs. the goal is to save the postal service $3 billion. will it slow up the mail process that is already very slow? >> a swiss bank, in fact the largest is reeling after what is a road trailer cause and a loss of $3.2 billion. the traitor was arrested in london and shares dropped by 10% from that incident. live pictures from the white house. we are the first living marine is about to

you didn't hear anything from jesse jackson, al sharpton, not that you would.ly representative west. for obama not to make a comment, he should have said something. >> it is a missed opportunity. that speech he gave today that campaign speech from the rose garden that's going to soothe a lot of ruffled feathers in the liberal wing of the democratic party. >> sean: i think you are right. this was a speech to get back the base. it doesn't help with independents. >> amazing analysis that's exactly right. what the speech was -- you think that he thinks for a minute he's going to get anything through this congress? no. if you are going to get something out there as a message you have to get it to the base. he needs to get 'em back before he can work on independents. >> sean: let me ask you this -- serious question. the only reason he won is because he had independents. he's lost them in droves. that speech is not going get back the independents. >> no, it is not. eventually you have to run against somebody. and if that somebody is rick perry, or as i call him the lo

. >>> joining me live from atlanta is the reverend al sharpton, host of "politics nation" on msnbc. good evening, al. >> good evening. >> your reaction to this remarkable news this evening. literally at the final minutes that this is currently in reprieve of some kind. we don't know whether the stay is going to be granted. we don't know if mr. davis will be executed this evening. your reaction. >> well, you know, it reminds me of 2008. i'd been involved in this case for the past 3 1/2 years. his sisters came to national action network, the civil rights group i head, and we looked into it. we delved into it and we became involved which is why we held a vigil today that is still going on. and i was there in 2008, martin, where we stood in that same courtyard that we were having the vigil all day and i was holding troy davis' mother's hand. 90 minutes before his scheduled execution and the supreme court stated and she pointed and told me, look -- and i looked and saw the hearse that troy davis' body was to be taken out of at execution leave the penitentiary. and she started jumping up a

i'm al sharpton live from east lansing, michigan. tonight's lead. republicans have their new battle cry, class warfare. speaker john boehner is very good at endlessly saying no new taxes, but when it comes to helping those looking for work or rebuilding our nation, well, he has a pretty shocking description. >> at a time when -- time when it's spending that's out of control, giving the federal government more money would be like giving a cocaine addict, all right, more cocaine. >> giving more cocaine to an addict? that's how the republican house leader sees extending unemployment benefits. that doesn't seem like a winning message, neither does rallying against taxes. when you're like gop congressman john campbell who is worth $37 million. >> i don't want to raise my taxes. i don't want to raise your taxes or raise warren buffett's taxes, raise anyone's taxes. warren buffett says he thinks he ought to pay more money. well, you know, there's nothing stopping him from doing that right now. he can pay more money to the federal government if he wants to,

i'm al sharpton. thanks to everyone here for their help today. "hardball" starts right now.ç >>> obama loses. boehner loses. " ♪ ♪ >>> good evening. i'm michael smerconish in for chris matthews. leading off tonight, political football. let's agree there were no winners in yesterday's foolish you're a jerk, no, you're a jerk debate over the timing of the president's jobs speech, but in washington, when no one win, the president often loses. republicans have to be thrilled they stuck another thumb in the president's eye and mr. obama supporters are holding their heads in their hands over what tears to be another cave-in by the white house. the speech will air before the opening of the nfl season but the larger lesson seems to be if the president and john boehner can't agree on scheduling. what makes anyone think they'll be able to work together in creating jobs? every concession, every bad poll that comes out seems to make president obama's re-election less likely, but the white house is looking to two former presidents who won despite terrible economic times for inspiration.

thanks for watching, i'm al sharpton. "hardball" starts right now. >>> the battle for richmond. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews in washington. leading off tonight, give them hell barry. last night democrats again heard the man they elected in 2008. a barack obama forceful, hopeful, challenging, inspiring. the president promised to take his case to "every corner of this country "and began making good on that promise by traveling today to eric cantor's district to sell his plan. the president may have finally grabbed the initiative. question, can he keep it? >>> plus, ten years later. still learning more about what went on and didn't happen behind the scene on 9/11. tonight, two guests are with president bush, and with vice president cheney. i said president, not by accident, with america under attack. also, walk around the streets of new york today and it will be clear that officials are taking no chances in light of word that another much smaller scale al qaeda attack may be in the planning stage. we're going to get the latest tonight on "hardball." >