well, that's great, but that's not going to change the unemployment numbers, bill burton, before november patent bill does is it offers an opportunity to create an environment where jobs can be created. some 270,000 jobs could be created through that. the faa fight is important in the sense that what you see in the house is the republicans who are stopping that. they slowed down the debt fight and are slowing everything down. since republicans have taken control of the house what they haven't done is what voters sent them to do, which is produce jobs, help create an environment to create jobs. but boehner and his membership has not produced any bills that would actually help to create jobs. >> well, hold that thought. we will continue in just a moment. the panel stays with us. but first, trivia time. i've been looking forward to this. in honor of president obama's birthday we asked how many u.s. presidents have turned 50 while in office? the answer, seven, including barack obama. the others are james pope, franklin pierce, ulysses grant, grover cleveland, theodore roosevelt and bill clint

here in the studio democrat bill burton. he is heading up a group designed to put democrats in office. bill, start with you. economist jeffrey sacks said this week. we are almost three years in the administration and there's never been a plan and the people feel he didn't lead. we have no agreements and leadership . i think it is odd that the vacation is on vacation . it is no joke. it is not just a august up and down little blip but a serious situation. this is not a republican candidate or lawmaker, but it is an economist that supported president obama. is this a problem for the president on vacation. >> you don't need to be a economist to understand that middle class families are -- when he came to office 700,000 jobs were shed. right now we have seen 2.3 million jobs added to the recovery and the president has done things to help the economy to grow instead of shrink. he's not had willing partners in the republican party to move forward. >> bret: why not put out the plan before the 10 day. >> i don't know there is a fair

and now the co-founder of priorities usa, bill burton. good to have you with us tonight.em to me that a governor perry/president obama discussion on jobs would be very interesting. how do you think that discussion would go if they were face-to-face? >> well, ed, thanks for having me on tonight. i appreciate it. listening to rick perry talk about texas and the texas miracle. you would love to see that debate between president obama and rick perry. for a guy who took a state that was at 4.2% unemployment and brought it to 8.2% now is stagnant. a quarter of its residents don't have health insurance, you would love to see that debate with president obama about who has the better vision, the better capability of creating jobs and strengthening the economy. >> does the white house feel they have enough material to make the case against rick perry? i mean, the numbers on education are bad. the numbers on health care are bad, the numbers on job creation are bad, the numbers and the amount of stimulus money that rick perry took is pretty astronomical when you look at it, it's agai

does anybody really think that bill burton is operating independently from david axlerod, the campaign strategist for the obama campaign? i mean, we really are in a make-believe alice in wonderland world on these matters. >> michael isikoff, thank you for your excellent work on this and taking time to be with us tonight about it. appreciate it. >> thank you, rachel. >>> when the supreme court makes people laugh at the law, they are not doing an awesome job of being a supreme court. >>> it not my usual practice to do stories about other people in the media, because usually we media types are not news that matters. tonight, a rare and excellent exception in praise of stephen colbert, next. >>> a quick trip to the department of corrections. i mentioned the great new piece in "time" magazine about how democrats win and have always won elections by defending the social safety net. i began by defending program like medicare and social security. he used the example of jfk beating richard nixon in 1960. when i described that campaign earlier i said that jfk won in part by making richard nixon

there is new fall out over this heat ed exchange between former white house deputy press secretary bill burtoner president obama and former top aide to president george w. bush, karl rove, both appearing on fox news sunday. >> he got what he wanted, he passed the stimulus bill in 2001, he increased spending during that year as well, he got affordable care act, when the president passed the stimulus bill he said that unemployment by this time would be 6 percent, the president's approval rateing this week in gallup on economy is 26 percent. there's a reason why. his polices have utterly failed. >> are the poll numbers low, sure, but when you're a strong leader sometimes you have to make strong decisions that make people unhappy on both sides and the president now sits here and leakures us about how theyieo lectures us about how we need to take action, he has yet to put pen to paper to have a plan in the last nine months. please, don't talk to me about -- it comes from your white house. >> as someone who is a leader in the white house that turned a record surplus into a decifit that got us involv

barack obama says he's got to accept money from lobbyists, but priority usa, you know, bill burton's superpac, is collecting big money from lobbyists all over washington, in fact, giving them up. so, again, you know, this is where we need to focus oun attention. the news media needs to put a spotlight on the action by these superpacs. >> right now we may have to go through the cycle before congress will even think about regulating this. anyway, michael isikoff, our nbc senior investigative reporter. mike, thanks. >> thank you, chuck. >>> wall street wakes up to new worries about a global economic slowdown. we'll get a check of what's moving the markets ahead on this morning's opening bell, plus hit the 2012 campaign trail. mitt romney returns to new hampshire. serves up tough talk for his new rival rick perry. first, today's trivia question. dubuque is the home to the first-ever heisman trophy winner. jay berwanger, known for leaving an indelible mark on the u.s. presidency. how did he do it? tweet me the answer at chuck todd and @dailyrundown. the answer and more um coming up on "th

does anybody really think that bill burton is operating independently from david axlerod, the campaignegist for the obama campaign? i mean, we really are in a make-believe alice in wonderland world on these matters. >> michael isikoff, thank you for your excellent work on this and taking time to be with us tonight about it. appreciate it. >> thank you, rachel. >>> when the supreme court makes people laugh at the law, they are not doing an awesome job of being a supreme court. >>> it not my usual practice to do stories about other people in the media, because usually we media types are not news that matters. tonight, a rare and excellent exception in praise of stephen colbert, next. [ female announcer ] goodnight gluttony, a farewell long awaited. goodnight, stuffy. goodnight, outdated. goodnight old luxury and all of your wares. goodnight bygones everywhere. [ engine turns over ] good morning, illumination. good morning, innovation. good morning unequaled inspiration. [ male announcer ] the audi a8, chosen by car & driver as the best luxury sedan in a recent comparison test. when you s

does anybody really think that bill burton is operating independently from david axlerod, the campaignfor the obama campaign? i mean, we really are in a make-believe alice in wonderland world on these matters. >> michael isikoff, thank you for your excellent work on this and taking time to be with us tonight about it. appreciate it. >> thank you, rachel. >>> when the supreme court makes people laugh at the law, they are not doing an awesome job of being a supreme court. >>> it not my usual practice to do stories about other people in the media, because usually we media types are not news that matters. tonight, a rare and excellent exception in praise of stephen exception in praise of stephen colbert, next. this is my band from the 80's, looker. hair and mascara, a lethal combo. i'm jon haber of alto music. my business is all about getting music into people's hands. and the plum card from american express open helps me do that. you name it, i can buy it. and the savings that we get from the early pay discount has given us money to reinvest back into our business and help quadruple our f

and here with us in studio bill burton. he heads up priorities usa action, a similar group designed to put democrats in office. gentlemen, welcome back to "fox news sunday." bill, let's start with you. economist jeffrey sa sachs whos been a supporter of the president said this week this "we are almost three years into the administration. there has been been a plan. the president didn't lead, he waited. we have no agreements and no leadership and i do think it is pretty odd the president is on vacation right now. norm ally i wouldn't care about such things but the world markets are in deep crisis. this isn't an august up and down little blip, this is a serious situation ." this was an economist who supported president obama. is this a problem for the president now on vacation? >> well, this is o obviously a very difficult time for the country and you don't need to be an economist to figure out that middle class families are struggling. when came to office, 700,000 jobs a month were are being shed from the economy. right now i

bill burton and former white house spokesman appeared on fox yesterday morning and ripped apart karl rove i mean completely got to go. what is his action he has yet to put pen to paper and issue a jobs plan or a deficit reduction plan in the last nine months plays a second about ideological rigidity it comes from those issues would you advise him on this karl but as someone who is a leader in the white house that turned a record surplus into a deficit that got us involved in a war that we never should have been and trying to for the new york stock exchange into a casino i don't think the american people are quite ready to hear a lecture from you well good governor what are you. guys i appreciate the insult i'm. i appreciate the insult as i don't it's only about you it's a you're going to say whatever the matter is and as a fact of the matter is if you think. it's a real mystery that much of the blame for pity's troubles fall at the feet of the bush administration and karl rove it sure is nice hearing the facts called out once in a while even if it is on fox or news a bad senator and

the name of bill burton's group escapes me at the moment, but former deputy press secretary, he has anependent group racing money hand over fist to do battle before karl rove's groups. rob said something interesting about the fact that republicans aren't rallies around behind everything. that might explain why the numbers -- i would like to say that it's because of reaction to republicans taking over the house and some governorships around the country that the reaction around the country of democrats has -- could be one of the reasons to explain why numbers for democratic committees have gone up. the reaction of people who say they're angry with the president is pushing them to not give to president obama directly, about you to campaign committees in wisconsin and tennessee and ohio and other places where progressives feel like they're being pushed up against the wall. >> some of this money could be being diverted to the build jonathan capehart an earthquakeproof bubble -- >> air bag. >>> coming up, is there any reason to feel optimistic about an economic recovery. ♪ everybody hurts ♪

a couple of folks who didn't agree on a lot. >> karl rove and bill burton going at it really over the way forward. it was firey. you know that it is a little tough to be a traffic cop when one of the people it on a remote with a slight delay in austin, texas. but i tried. sometimes ineffectively. and it is good television. and it does show the back and forth that we are likely to see here in washington over how the president is handling the economy. as he gets ready to deliver the speech after labor day there is talk about where has the plan been and will it live up to all that it is being billed as. >> shannon: we talked to someone who says he has a plan and wants to be the next president, senator santorum. >> he is convinced he is getting traction in iowa and. and he says the straw poll finish is better than tax increases. still questions about raising money and his ability to hang in there. he describes it as the little engine that could and thinks that he can get to the iowa caucuses with a big finish. we talk a lot about his policy specifics. wanted to dig down into what he would

. >> romney got slapped by the former white house aide bill burton who runs the political action committeere-electing president obama. at best his capitulation is phony concession to the extremist member of the republican party, though he claims is support "cut, cap and balance," romney's real position is better designed as wait, waffle and wimp-out." tim pawlenty wanted something stronger than "cut, cap and balance," the more conservative g.o.p. house passed bill. nobody is happy about the deal. pawlenty summed it up complaining while the government is expected to narrowly avoid default it agrees to go further in debt and doing it will to reform an unsustainable spending system. in washington, carl cameron, fox news. >> bret: we're awaiting the house to start the vote on the time debt deal, as you look live now. they have started the series of votes. the first vote is a test vote. happening right now. called the call of the house. the second vote is the final debt deal. that is the one we will watch closely as everyone will. stay with us here. expanded panel about the whole deal after the

if you look at the outside group priorities usa run by former gauty press secretary bill burton they've up an ad only against mitt romney. the obama world is focused on mitt romney as a potential threat. >> ifill: do they think mitt romney deciding to forego the hoopla of the straw poll-- he's still going to run in the caucuses-- did they have a sense about whether this was a good idea. >> this is where their expertise and how a republican- nominating electorate only goes so far. they are watching what we are all watching which is how bloody will this republican nomination fight get now. we identified this tier. talking to white house folks and the campaign folks at the obama election headquarters in chicago when they're eager to see a prolonged republican nomination fight they would like to see rick perry and michele bachmann battle it out in iowa and they would like to see them battle it out for a while. there's a cautionary note. the same people you'll remember from four years ago who said they benefited from a prolonged fight with hillary clinton and that nomination process not only

bill burton, tony fratto, great to see you both. >> thanks, andrea. >>> and the east coast preparing for hurricane irene. right now the navy is moving dozens of ships out to sea through ports in virginia. hundreds of thousands of residents fleeing north carolina coastal towns where mandatory evacuations are in effect. and in new york, mayor mike bloomberg says he will make a decision by late tomorrow on whether or not to evacuate low lying areas of the city like battery park. stay with msnbc for continuing coverage of hurricane irene and what it means to you. >>> time for the "your business" entrepreneur of the week. they wanted to personalize the surfing business, so they started grain surf boards. customers can buy a kit and build their own boards, or they can take a course at the farm where they share their expertise and passion. ncer ]e a where'd you get that idea? how'd you learn to do that? what'd you use? every project we finish comes with a story built-in. it's how our rough ideas become "you did that yourself?" so when we can save more on the projects that let us fix, make,

>> i don't think so, judging by what karl said, and also fleeon program, bill burton, and both men headp significant groups that, on either side of the ideological spectrum are trying to raise money to elect republicans and democrats on the other side. and, burton saying that the president has been halted by congress since the election in 2010 and there were a lot of fireworks in fox news sunday, you'll see at 2:00 p.m. eastern time if you missed it this morning between rove and burton on the issue of the president's handling of the economy. clearly, the polls are showing that there is a lot of concern and whether the president can turn that around with a speech or plan after he gets back from vacation on martha's vineyard is yet to be seen and that is what the head-to-head was about. >> jamie: do you get a sense from burton when the president will be in full re-election campaign mode? >> well, jamie, i think there are a lot of people around this town and the country who believe he's already there. the midwestern bus tour arguably wouldn't have happened most analysts believe if he wasn'

we also have karl rove and bill burton, the heads of the two outside groups, of course, who will be funding gretchen: all right. your coffee is right around the corner. >> okay. >> gretchen: have a great show and a great weekend. >> thanks. >> brian: now we have more headlines to share. >> gretchen: a man who raped and suffocated 88-year-old ruth phillips paid the ultimate price for his crime. 30-year-old jerry terrell jackson was executed last night. he was the first inmate in the state to receive the controversial drug normally used to put down animals. jackson had no final words. the victim's son says that jackson's execution was long overdue. >> dave: she was paid to look after an eight-month old boy. instead, this baby-sitter put him in the back of a moving pick up truck, in his stroller, mind you. take a look for yourself. the 23-year-old baby-sitter from daytona beach charged with child neglect. the guy behind the wheel busted for wreckless driving. the baby's mom cried when she saw what happened. the sitter's response, quote, it's not like they give you a handbook or anything on wha

we've heard david axelrod blame president bush for the economic woes and in the past, we've heard bill burton and tea partiers and the president saying all three at different times. but i have never quite heard this excuse for the current recession that we just can't shake. listen. >> over that 17 months, we added 2 1/2 million jobs. now, at the beginning of this year, we get earthquakes, tsunamis, revolutions in the middle east, european financial crises, now they even got earthquakes outside of washington, d.c. i mean, we've had a series of things that have put some heavy blows and slowed the economy back down again. >> the d.c. earthquake was a dud. i'm glad that guy wasn't running fema. >> right. >> it just happened. >> i know. you know, there was some damage but thankfully, did it impact the economy? kind of a funny picture of the d.c. devastation that shows some plastic resin lawn chairs and one of them was tipped over. that was the extent. >> we knew the washington monument was damaged a little bit. blaming natural disasters and tea partiers, they play a role but you got to start with

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