al sharpton creates a stir jumping into the same-sex marriage debate in maryland.tails straight ahead. >> first lady michelle obama is at morgan state university. we are live at her sold-out fund-raiser, next. >> you are watching wbal-tv 11 news. live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal tv-11 news at 6:00. >> rev. al sharpton and other national black clergy members have joined the battle in the same-sex marriage debate in maryland. >> today during a news conference at the national press club in washington, they declared that they want to dispel the idea that all african-american ministers are against it. we are live in the newsroom with that story. >> this announcement comes less than two months from election day. reverend sharpton's group declared their part of a full court press to educate voters on what the ballot question is about and what it is not about. >> it is not an issue about gay >> it is not an issue about gay or

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al sharpton is making a stop in the district today. >> welcome back. they merit supporters in are about to get prominent african- ministers. grendell sharpton is one of the expected to show support during an event at the national press club today. voted to legalize marriage earlier this year, but opponents get enough signatures for a referendum in november. black ministers preparing to launch a new effort against gay marriage. in prince george's county, investigators will hand out as they search for attacked antally elderly man. the person seen in this sketch victim lasthe onurday at a bus stop bladensburg road. suspect attacked the man while tryingll bat to rob him. seen a person, call police. >> and emotional vigil for a maryland woman shot and killed weekend. withother spoke with abc 7 brittany mckinley's son by her side. his mother and best friend is .one he has to sleep with her shirt at night it. >> dozens of family members and friends attended the vigil held outside the home in capitol she was shot. police say that exports and michael stored kil

reverend al sharpton speaking in support of gay marriage, while the coalition of african-american pastors calls the notion sinful. sharpton says gay marriage is not about religion, but civil rights. >> you cannot be for civil rights for african-americans, but not for gays and lesbians. >> reporter: but those against marriage equality say black ministers sold out. the group claims african-american pastors are supporting gay marriage for financial gain. >> to lead a society downhill for money is sinful and it's wrong. and that's what they're doing. it's all about money. >> reporter: maryland voters will ultimately decide. but the pastors who favor gay marriage say there are some ministers urging voters to stay home on election day and skip out on their right to vote in order to stay neutral. pastors say that would defeat what other black leaders achieved. >> don't travel on martin luther king, make sure you're concerned about everybody having the right, for the black community does not own the civil rights movement. >> reporter: both sides say their campaigns will continue until election da

al sharpton was very upset as other ministers about for blacks not to precipitate in the upcoming election. sex marriagessame- to suppresss a tool black voters. sharpton said no african- back the should give right to vote. abc 7 news. >> coming up, the washington a place in theh playoffs. n what is next for the team. >> new video of the baby panda. all the little one is doing. >> the excitement over the new [ romney ] my plan is to help the middle class. trade has to work for america. that means crack down on cheaters like china, it means open up new markets. next, we've got to balance the budget you've got to cut the deficit. you've got to stop spending more money than we take in. and finally, champion small business. have tax policies, regulations, and healthcare policies that help small business. we put those in place; we'll add twelve million new jobs in four years. i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. thto want the very best publicly education system for youate to.n teacchildren.ome test... i'm mitt romney i'm barack obama and i approve this message. >> the excitement over the

al sharpton and a dozen other church leaders came together to dispel what they call a myth that all african american preachers are fundamentally opposed to same- sex marriage. >> people of faith have the right to be in the public square. we do not have the right to impose our personal religious beliefs on others in matters of public policy. marriage equality is primarily a public policy issue and not a theological 1. >> back in march, governor o'malley sign legislation legally recognizing same-sex marriage. the law does not go into effect until january, 2013, to give opponents time to put the measure on the ballot. maryland will be one of four states voting on same-sex marriage laws. calls are pouring into and from the stone bank at the maryland marriage alliance headquarters in and not the phone bank at the maryland marriage alliance headquarters in annapolis. he says reverend sharpton does not speak for the broad leadership of the african- american community. >> i do not think he holds a lot of clout. >> this pastor disagrees that this is a same s civil rights i. >> they do not have the r

. >>> the reverend al sharpton is in washington, d.c. to support same-sex marriage in maryland. he's having a news conference at the national press club. also attending, a minister of about an 8,000 member church in prince georges county. maryland voters are deciding whether or not to allow same- sex couples to marry in our state. that issue is on the november ballot. >>> today baltimore county is hosting its first ever animal leadership summit, learning about animal abuse in the county and task forces created, made up on local attorneys, police officers, reps from local animal shelters and societies who have dedicated so much time looking at ways to stop animal cruelty cases. >>> happening now, take a live look at new york city. look at that line. people from all over the country line up in the big apple to take a bite out of the big apple, all for the iphone 5. linda is live outside a verizon store this morning with some anxious people. >> reporter: they are not messing around. look inside the store, about 16 sales guys now getting trained, getting ready for doors when they op

. >>> al sharpton will be ginning other ministers from across the country to support same-sex marriage here in maryland. maryland voters will be deciding whether or not to allow same-sex marriage in maryland on election day. >>> today experts will be using a special heat treatment to kill off bedbugs found at carol community college. students received e-mails this week making them aware of the bedbugs on the campus. the college called in investigators, who used a beagle to track down the bedbugs there. different areas and all the infected church have been isolated. >>> stay with us this morning. the state requirements now for booster seats and car seats, and when they go into effect. we have all the details. >>> and face to face encounter, what would you do if you were that close to a cheetah? it's time to change the way we clean. it's time to free ourselves from the smell and harshness of bleach. and free ourselves from worrying about the ones we love. new lysol power & free has more cleaning power than bleach. how? the secret is the hydrogen peroxide formula. it attacks tough stains

al sharpton is expected to show support for gay marriage during an event today at the national press club. lawmakers voted to legalize same-sex marriage another group of black ministers is launching a new effort against gay marriage. prince george's county police stepping up their search for the person who attacked an elderly man. officer's hand out flyers this morning in the 3800 block of bladensburg road. that's where the person seen in this sketch approached the victim last saturday at a bus stops. the suspect attacked the man with a baseball bat while trying to rob him. a man shot and killed in a robbery attempt spent time in prison in connection with the murder of a beloved school principal. joel johnson was released from prison in april after pleading guilty to being an accessory in the death of brian betts, a principal a school. the largest solar power system in the area is online. 2600 panels capable of generating 830,000 kilowatt hours every year. that includes one said a panel that covers 70 spaces in a parking lot. electric cars can use the spots as a place to power up. we

al sharpton is lending his support to question 6 and he will join other well-known minister is the news conference at the national press club on friday. the maryland open is later approved the same-sex marriage issue earlier this year. the issue will go to the voters on october 6. -- voters are trying to make sure the law is not acted. >> to men bring almost 13 pounds of cocaine into dulles international airport. where they hit it and why they were arrested. >> more violence in the middle east blamed on an anti-muslim film produced in america. that has the military making changes. [ romney ] my plan is toelp the middle class. trade has to work for america. that means crack down on cheaters like china, it means open up new markets. next, we've got to balance the budget.t to stop spending more money than we take in. and finally champion small business. have tax policies, regulations, and healthcare policies that help small business. we put those in place; we'll add twelve million new jobs in four years. i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >> another bloody day in afghanistan -- 13

reverend al sharpton joined black clergy members in washington today to dispel the myth that african-american ministers oppose same-sex marriage. they say it is a civil rights issue, at in the debate belongs that a church, not in government. opponents say reverend sharpton does not speak for the entire african-american community. >> i think many in the baptist faith and in the committee will say he is gone renegade with his belief on this issue. i do not think he killed a lot of clout. >> the pastor at internal polling indicates more voters oppose than support same-sex marriage. >> one man is dead tonight after am early morning standing around 2:00 a.m. in the 2700 block of west north avenue. police found a 34-year-old man on the ground and unresponsive. we are told the at tambrands to his upper body. he was taken to shop, but died later -- we are told he had stab wounds to his upper body. he was taken to shock trauma but died later. down anmen chasexd victim around 2:30 is today avenue. -- yesterday afternoon. police he taught -- police believe he tossed the weapon before running off. >> cit

. >>> al sharpton will be in our area today. what he'll be supporting, straight ahead. >>> topping america's money, the iphone 5 arrives. some customers have been waiting all night. analysts say the debut of apple's smart phone will be the largest in consumer electronics history, apple selling as many as 10 million this weekend. even though it dipped last quarter, the federal reserve says the u.s. economy is looking good. american airlines canceled many flights and the airline says some excites are staging job actions, many calling in sick or reporting minor mechanical problems. and the checks are in the mail for more than 1200 investors swindled by bernie madoff totaling $2.5 billion. that's america's money.

. >> lean forward with the reverend al sharpton and "politics nation" weekdays at 6:00 on msnbc. >>> new census bureau inn come and poverty paint a bleak picture. median household income dropped 1.5% last year to just over $50,000 a year. that's over 8% lower than in late 2007 when the recession began. in contrast, income for the wealthiest 20% of americans went up 1.6% last year. 2011's income gap between the rich and the poor grew to the widest in more than 40 years. while the proportion of americans living in poverty did not rise in four years, the 46 million people in poverty remained at the highest level in the 53 years since the census bureau began keeping that statistic. >>> apple's new and improved iphone has arrived. the 5 will be in stores on the 21st, coming with a laundry list of new editions. nbc's jay gray got a look. >> reporter: the skies did not open up. by all reports the earth is still on its axis. the tech universe has a new shining star today. >> today we're going to introduce iphone 5. >> reporter: with that all the rumors shifted to reality, when the 5 made ent

random girl karaoke in the grocery gay marriage supporters did support from a well-known minister, al sharpton. maryland lawmakers voted to sex marriage this year, but opponents are out -- as they support a referendum on ballot. several ministers are launching new fighter against gay marriage. sunday it will mark mia the base ofday, at the memorial on the national mall. they continue to advocate the return of americans still missing in southeast asia. >> 6:46, and the metro will not the heights -- there will be buses between falls boston, and marine cheverly. there will be no work on the lines. parking spaces are going to be into a park today, because this is national parking deck. it will be made into a temporary urban park. parking day is to show the need for open an urban space, without public space as allotted. a massive campaign is being against several types of cancer. this has been called a moonshot campaign, and the center expects as $3 billionch years, andxt 10 tonight, hope for some people severe food allergies. new research from john hopkins shows that some shalit -- y be cured by e

al sharpton. every once in awhile a member of the organized crime syndicate known as the far left will blurt out the truth. rev. al sharpton went on in as nbc in 2010 and said, and i quote, it is absolutely true, there is no doubt that the american people overwhelmingly voted for socialism when they elected president obama. so the kooks see it. they get it. but they get hearted american people who elected this man did not want to see it or refuse to see it. even to this state we see in some of the polls, well, i like him. i'm not sure about on the. he has played on that could this, played on that american willingness to believe the best, certainly about their president. he has used that and leveraged it brilliantly so i laid out the case and then i lay of against obama. i put together the entire obama domestic policy record with the entire foreign-policy record. you can see it all, and i have to say, when you see all of the evidence amassed in one place it is devastating, devastating. i write abou

promoting a very big pro police expand police measure he had to get it through congress and reverend al sharpton among others got in his face and said this is going to be really bad for the black community inner city communities and clinton put it in as a concession to sharpton so you've got a bad bill was a good amendment in it and because of that we were able to reform the los angeles police department the republicans did not want the federal government able to do that they campaign for local control of local police and what i'm telling you is that no matter how militant how radical how revolutionary i've ever been in my life or your viewers have ever been in their lives progress comes by the inches we gain ground by the inches. that's an excellent and brilliant point tom hayden thank you so much for coming on the program tonight making it absolutely. one day after the president speaks tonight new job numbers are due out on friday so whatever obama says his words will be put in immediate context when we learn how many jobs were created or lost in august after all it's the economy stupid and on

was struck-- i've been through a lot of conventions-- you mentioned '04s supposed to speak and al sharpton took my time away. ( laughter ) i don't know if you remember that. i was supposed to be on prime-time. >> schieffer: he was sort of the clint eastwood. >> right. you mentioned clint eastwood, the lonely gunfighter. that's what the republicans were projecting. it's all individual responsibility. yes, but i think the democratic partly is about family, about unity, about bringing people together. we're all in this together, we're all trying to rebuild the economy together. and i think you're going to see this convention not appeal to the base, not have a bunch of nasty attacks. you're going to see a convention filled with promising young hispanic speakers, you're going to see diversity, you're going to see multiculturalism. you're going to see a real effort to engage the middle class, engage the american worker, and say that we want to be positive about this country. we're not going to be a bunch of negativists. >> schieffer: well, let me ask you about this. so bill clinton turns out to

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reverend al sharpton. think, among other things, the president, as he always had, expeckation. his wife spoke. what is he going to do behind that. bill clinton. he didn't listen to the chatter. he made an epic speech tonight. he did it because he was substantive. he laid out policy. he laid out exactly what he's going to do. he brought out bigger vision. he's been criticized on hope and change. he elevated hope and change, he didn't give it up. we are still going to deal with hope. we are still going to deal with change. we had a hard way to go. that's what hope and change is. he handed it back on a silver platter, laid out policies and reduced his opponents to people chattering somewhere in never, never land. i think barack obama won the election tonight. >> you heard al sharpton there. >> i was struck by the expressions of humility in the speech, the appeal to the center of the electorate, the center of entrepreneurship. the government isn't always the answer. i don't think the democrats could have possi

chris matthews and rachel and the others, they are taking lessons in racial bafoonry from al sharpton. i think that it is -- it's appalling that there is racial rhetoric -- it comes out of the mouths of so-called journalists and anchors and hosts to the extent that we don't understand what is fact, what is truth because they -- they use the prop and it is things-- the convention -- >> outrageous that they ignore the new black panther party and they are calling for bloodshed in the streets and voter intimidation in the streets in philadelphia, that's ignored by ms-nbc, who i think was a p.r. firm for -- >> but they are repeating the democrats' mantra, the war on women, the war on hispanics-- >>> theyure the extension of the obama re-election press office. it's a total extension. >> how can nbc as a news outlet allow it? there are no adults. >> unemployment through the roof-- >>> i think there is going to be a backlash. i think there will be a backlash. the president's not likeable. his likeability's going down. >> on the politic it's. >> sean: speaks out when sandra fluke, but not a co

chris matthews and rachel and the others, they are taking lessons in racial bafoonry from al sharpton. i think that it is -- it's appalling that there is racial rhetoric -- it comes out of the mouths of so-called journalists and anchors and hosts to the extent that we don't understand what is fact, what is truth because they -- they use the prop and it is things-- the convention -- >> outrageous that they ignore the new black panther party and they are calling for bloodshed in the streets and voter intimidation in the streets in philadelphia, that's ignored by ms-nbc, who i think was a p.r. firm for -- >> but they are repeating the democrats' mantra, the warn women, the war on hispanics-- >>> theyure the extension of the obama re-election press office. it's a total extension. >> how can nbc as a news outlet allow it? there are no adults. >> unemployment through the roof-- >>> i think there is going to be a backlash. i think there will be a backlash. the president's not likeable. his likeability's going down. >> on the politic it's. >> sean: speaks out when sandra fluke, but not a cons

the reverend al sharpton joined black clergy members to disspell the myth that all african-american ministers oppose same sex marriage. they say this is a civil rights issue adding this debate belongs in church not government. but opponents of same sex marriage say reverend sharpton doesn't speak for the entire african-american community. >> i think many in the baptist faith and even in the community would say, well, he's gone renegade with his belief system in this issue. i don't think he holds a lot of clout. >> pastor mccoy adds that intern polling indicates that more voters oppose same sex marriage than support it. remember, you can all get the latest political news on our website wbal tv.com. there you will find the most up to date information for state loshg call and national elections. >>> one man is dead this morning after an early morning stabbing in west baltimore. it happened around 2:00 in the morning in the 2700 block of west north avenue. police say that's where they found a 34-year-old man ton ground unresponsive. we're told he had stab wounds to his upper body and was take ton

"politicsnation" with al sharpton starts right now. >>> thanks, chris. and thanks to you for tuning in. i'm live tonight at the democratic national convention in charlotte. and what a crowd we have. we're just four hours away from president obama's speech in this election suppressing the voters has become a key part of the republican strategy. and for almost 50 years this country has had no greater champion of voting rights than the man speaking now at the podium. voter i.d., voter suppression is something that they have brought out in many states this year. my concern is that a generation ago we fought with the man that is speaking at the podium to get us the right to vote today in this generation people like you and i have to fight to maintain the right to vote. this morning reverend joe lowry of one generation and me of another stood together saying this vote should not be compromised. and this election no matter who you're supporting. no matter who you're voting for, this election cannot be the turning back of voting rights. at the podium, let's list

i'm sure we have jesse jackson and al sharpton protesting outside.eric: she will win on her merit. she has been fantastic mayor of a town. bond rating up. interest rates down. doing it all right. keep her eye on her. >> kimberly: #winner! coming up. >> greg: where are you? >> bob: i don't know. >> kimberly: n.f.l. referees are headed back to the field. is tonight the first time ever the fans give the refs a standing "o"? bob is looking to watch all nine innings of tonight's game. he tells us about it. that's next. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> bob: yeah, reunited and it feels so good! tonight when football players are back on the field with the real refs. who would have thought we'd say that? n.f.l. reefing deal overnight to kick replacement officials to the curb. it goes down to two game, one was the packers and the seattle super hawks. [ laughter ] there was a three-point shot that was not accepted as a three-point shot but we know the feet were on the three-point line. >> kimberly: seahawks. >> bob: two incidents here that were a problem. one was green bay and seatt

." ♪ i'm al sharpton lettuce. good evening, reverend. it's just actually jpmorgan. >> oh, well, okay, you can call me a.l. sharpton. [ laughter ] now, it's being reported that your company lost all this money because of some risky trades made by a trader named the london whale. where is this whale? >> well, it's not an actual whale. he's here in england. >> so he's on land? he's beached? well, that's a shame. [ laughter ] >> no, the london whale is a nickname for an employee here who made some unfortunate decisions and lost a lot of money. >> well, $3 billion to be exact. that's a lot of plankton. [ laughter ] now, how did this happen? >> well, unfortunately, we couldn't detect and mitigate the risk in our portfolios because of the multiple disconnected

i'm sure we have jesse jackson and al sharpton protesting outside. >> eric: she will win on her merit. she has been fantastic mayor of a town. bond rating up. interest rates down. doing it all right. keep her eye on her. >> kimberly: #winner! coming up. >> greg: where are you? >> bob: i don't know. >> kimberly: n.f.l. referees are headed back to the field. is tonight the first time ever the fans give the refs a standing "o"? bob is looking to watch all nine innings of tonight's game. he tells us about it. that's next. ♪ ♪ sleep train's inventory clearance sale is ending soon. save 10%, 20%, even 35% on a huge selection of simmons and sealy clearance mattresses. get 2 years interest-free financing on tempur-pedic. even get free delivery! sleep train stacks the savings high to keep the prices low. but hurry, the inventory clearance sale is ending soon. superior service, best selection, lowest price, guaranteed. ♪ sleep train ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ ♪ ♪ >> bob: yeah, reunited and it feels so good! tonight when football players are back

mean, the thing about this book is i don't really write very much about black people other than al sharptonages to pop up now and then in the book, but it really is a book about white liberals and how they have made everyone crazy and done nothing to help the black community and actually have made things so much worse. and we have this freedom after the o.j. verdict, and thousand it's gone now, it's gone. now people are back to walking on egg shells, liberals are oohing and ahhing over everything a black person does. i do not think -- i reviewed a lot of this writing "treason," i do not think when jimmy carter -- not as incompetent a president as obama -- ran for re-election in 1980, i don't think he was protected as much as barack obama is being this campaign season. cheryl: interesting we're still talking about this so many years later after the civil rights movement. ann coulter, thank you very much. >> thank you. cheryl: good luck on the book, "mugged" by ann coulter. >>> imf's head christine lagarde saying you cannot have it all at the same time. well, turns out some women can really h

"politicsnation" with al sharpton starts right now. >>> thanks, chris. and thanks to you for tuning in. tonight's lead, oops, he did it again. there's a new secret mt ro vithurd today. this one comes from his years running bain capital and mr. romney's language in the video, once againjust leaves you scratching your head. the same man who said corporions are peop who made al $10, bet with another candidate. the question is, just who is this guy? who wants to lead our nation. mother jones magazine obtained the video. it shows romney ba in 1985 ewedhe companies it was supposedly helping. >> bain capital is an investment partnership which was formed to invest in, startup companies and ongoing companies than to take an active hand in maning them and hopefully five toht yeto harvest them at a significant profit. >> harvest these companies for a profit. that was romney's goal in business. to harvest companies the way you harvest organs, the way you harvest crs. ave stalks behind.goo but we now know this is mitt romney's world view. the world view we only see b

reverend al sharpton will also attend. the pastors want the public to know that not all clergy are opposed to equality. >>> three area county executives are doubling down on another big issue on maryland's ballot, expanded gambling. baker of prince george's county, leggett of howard county gathered to show their support for table games. they say games would add 2,000 jobs. those who oppose it aren't concerned about maryland residents. >> make no mistake. this is about maryland versus west virginia. >> frankly, i didn't like the fact that an out of state interest is putting $5.5 million into a campaign to tell marylanders how they should vote. >> that out of state interest is penn national, which owns rosecroft race way as well as hollywood casino in charlestown, west virginia. the group vote no on 7 released a statement saying the promise of jobs and new education funding are, quote, blatantly misleading. >>> two years after serious blunders, arlington national cemetery is now receiving some praise. a report by the pentago

"politicsnation" starts right now with al sharpton. >> thanks, chris. and thanks to you for tuning in. tond's lead, 44 hours later and no apology from governor romney. and not repeating his ugly claim that president obama was apologizing for america in the wake of the tragedy in libya. but here's what happened as he began to address the subject. >> we're thinking about the families and those he left behind. >> why are you poll lit advertising libya? it's a question that many is beginning to ask the question and want answered. it's now been two days since his first disgraceful criticism of this country's response to the violent attacks that left four dead. today a launch checker was flat out wrong. here are the headlines. romney misstates facts, romney gets it backward. fact checker says no to romney. apology claims. let's be clear. governor romney claims the obama administration apologized for american values after u.s. embassies were attacked. this is not true. and the president agrees. >> it appears that governor romney doesn't have his facts right. >

i'm al sharpton. "hardball" starts right now. >>> romney versus ryan, the divorce.all." ♪ >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start with mr. romney's divorce. why did he pick paul ryan for

"politics nation" with al sharpton starts right now. >>> thanks, chris. and thanks to you for tuning in. tonight's lead -- a record to run on. the democratic convention is officially under way in charlotte, north carolina. this week, democrats will be talking about who they are and what they stand for. unlike republicans who last week tried to hide their right-wing policies from the american people. tonight democrats will showcase key parties of their base. women, hispanics, and african-americans, and young people. first lady michelle obama will be front and center tonight. and as will san antonio mayor castro. who gives the big keynote address, democrats are proud of that your policies. and what they believe in will be demonstrated on stage. last week, republicans tried to hide what they were really about. just look at this. 55 prime time speeches, not a single one, not one, included the words tea party. all those unpopular extreme republicans, gop decided to keep them out of the public eye. guess that tea was little too strong for swing voters around th

. >> i don't mean to be flip but i have to chuckle a little bit when i see al sharpton say i can't believe somebody would jump on a political action for political purposes. >> let me go back to amy. i showed some of it. reporters conspire about which questions to ask and how to ask it before romney's brief press conference? >> that look as little conspiring. most of the time at press conferences, you know, everyone is their own island, their own question in their head and it's really easy for the president or white house spokesman to play people off each other because they know you're not going follow up. being a little bit strategic with your college and your press, to me that's not -- it's not technically conspiring. i don't think there's anything wrong with that. if you talk to your colleagues about that, what's wrong with that? >> i understand that. but, amy, to a lots of people the press looked like it was determined to make the story line mitt romney responds to his criticism of the criticism of the administration. >> right. and i think it was very constructive for the news struck au

"politicsnation" starts right now with al sharpton. >>> thanks, chris. and thanks to you for tuning in. tonight's lead, one side is in shambles. the other, getting a boost, literally. there are just 57 days to go until this election and the obama campaign is enjoying every bit of it. this week president obama was swept up by a pizza shop owner who happens to be a big fan. did i mention the guy's a republican? and the a.p. snapped this photo of vice president biden chatting it up with a female biker. no wonder they are in such a good mood. a new poll has them up 6 points over the gop ticket. then, there's governor romney. let's just say, well, he had a difficult weekend. the last time he stumbled this badly was during his disstas rouse overseas trip. remember that? it was so awful the media coined a phrase called romney shambles. well, after yesterday, i think we need to bring that phrase back. mr. romney has run a campaign in which he's offered no specifics, in which he's played fast and loose with the truth and, worst of all, he thought he could get awa

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"politicsnation" with al sharpton starts right now. >> thanks, chris. and thanks to you for tuning in. i'm live in columbia, south carolina. part of our continuing fight against republican efforts to suppress the vote. today is national voter reg rags day and we'll be talking about that later. but we begin with tonight's lead. it's the policy, stupid. more evidence the romney campaign is in deep trouble, support sagging in poll after poll. the candidate continuing to commit gaffes. but today mitt romney put a brave face on all that and after bill clinton introduced him at an event, today he actually cracked a pretty funny joke. >> if there's one thing we've learned in this election season, by the way, it is that a few words from bill clinton can do a man a lot of good. all i got to do now is wait a couple days for that bounce to happen. >> yeah. hey, what about my clinton bounce? yeah, i don't think that's going to happen, governor. here's what president clinton said today about your tax plan. >> we know what governor romney says, which is that his prop

"politicsnation" with al sharpton starts right now. >> thanks, chris. and thanks to you for tuning in. tonight's lead, can we predict who will win the election? and to help answer the question, i want to introduce fake governor romney and fake president obama. welcome to "politicsnation" and great to see you. folks, 39 days till the election and there's one way to predict who will win that really does seem to work. it turns out, the sale of presidential halloween masks are actually a great way to know who's going to win. in fact, in the past four elections, halloween masks have determined by their sales they accurately predicted the winner. and guess who is selling more this year? that's right. president obama masks are out selling mitt romney's masks by nearly 40%. congratulations, mr. president. when you think about it, mitt romney's been hiding behind a mask this entire election. a mask he only takes off in quiet rooms, behind closed doors, when he's talking to wealthy donors. but voters don't seem to like it much. and a new fox news poll, yes, fox n

"politicsnation" with al sharpton starts right now. >>> thanks, chris. thanks to you for joining in. tonight's lead, the big 5-uh-oh. the romney team is in disarray. governor romney woke up to a blistering headline this morning with some of the harshest criticism coming from the right. people in his own party. it comes one day after a devastating political article that details a romney team in chaos. full of finger pointing and back biting. but don't worry, in an interview to ed this evening on telumundo, mr. romney says things are just peachy keen. >> my senior campaign people work extraordinarily well together. our campaign is doing well. >> so no changes in your campaign? >> no, i've got a good team. >> well, not everyone seems to agree. political details of a campaign that, quote, badly needs a consultant from bain to tra straighten it out. they talk about the chaotic eight-day scramble after romney's rnc speech was scrapped and retarded from scratch. and describes how stunned romney watched the rambling comedy routine in fury. >> what do you want me

"politicsnation" with al sharpton starts right now. >>> thanks, chris, and thank you for tuning in. tonight's lead, the secrets of mitt romney. governor romney's release of her 201 # 2011 returns have raised more questions to his murky financials and now he's got a paul ryan problem. the 2010 remarks paul ryan made says that one of the main investments mitt romney has is a way to, quote, hide money. >> we don't want to have a situation where we're penalizing businesses for keeping their money, their capital, and their headquarters and their manufacturing facilities in america. so rather than having ireland and the cayman islands be the place where you hide your money, why don't we make it america? >> the place you hide money? don't believe your ears? let's play it again, sam. >> so rather than having ireland and the cayman islands be the place you hide your money, the place you hide your money, the place you hide your money -- >> so even paul ryan, his own running mate, says using the investment vehicles romney uses is a way to hide his money, as in hide it from tax laws. ryan shows