mitt romney's tax cuts be disastrous i'm be on realtime with bill maher 10:00 p.m.hbo. an informed electorate. our country's future depends on you. to help you make informed decisions, watch current tv's politically direct lineup. only on current tv. take the time to learn about the issues. don't just vote, vote smart. >> eliot: have mitt romney and his anti-tax rasputin grove norquist finally met their match? for years norquist has almost single-handedly led our congress down a destructive one-dimensional path of refusal to consider any revenue increases as part of meaningful fiscal policy. he has ham strong every effort to address long term issues. the basic inequities of our tax code the failure to invest sufficiently in the building blocks of our future, entitlement reform or the deficit. the effort to restore the tax rate at the wealthiest americans who have thrived over the past several years even as others have borne the brunt of the deep recession, that leadership temperature airline includes, and for who knows how long mitt romney who signed the pledge back

it's the same reason why bill maher says the things he says. fires up a particular part of their base. john sununu is a racist. i'm just going to call it. i'm just going to say it. >> i was not responding to you when you said john sununu is a racist. i understand what you're saying but bill maher is not a surrogate for the obama campaign. >> no, he's not. >> he's not been interviewed and making the case. he donates his money. that's his business. but it's not the same thing. >> and also i think it's not right to judge somebody a racist without knowing them. >> i just string together -- if this was just a one-time comment, then you're right, i wouldn't say that. but if you just look at what this man has said about the president, about black people over the last 3 1/2 to 4 years, i don't understand how anyone who doesn't have those sort of view, harbor those sort of views, either you're such a monstrous politician who's going to manipulate a base as much as you can and you don't care what you say or do in other words to do so or you're a racist.

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how about that bill maher applauding for the idea of a black man not being allowed on air force one.n, either they themselves don't want a black man on air force one or lots of their friends, ie, other liberals don't want a black moon air force one. being a conservative, like you, sean, i don't know actual racists, but there seem to be a fair number on the left, which isn't surprising given the reaction to the poor actress stacy dash who sends out the tweet about support romney, it's your future, and suddenly being called racist names on twitter or the way liberals -- i mean, where the small pockets of racists in america aren't completely on the left, as i describe in my book, they historically have always been. >> sean: jay-z and beyonce did a fundraiser for obama. he doesn't have time to meet with anybody else, but here's a guy in his lyrics who regular liaises thlyuses the n-word. she took issue with it in 2009. if mitt romney used the mitt romney, what would the reaction be, the media firestorm be like? >> that's true, but i prefer to think about black celebrities like shiner, th

and highlights battle with bill maher and ben aflac this weekend.reaking news tonight, hillary clinton says the buck stops with her and she is taking responsibility for the deadly terrorist attack in benghazi. now, if the buck stops with her, who is the president? now it sounds like she might be taking the fall. we will check in with former defense a second donald rumsfeld, bob beckel and much more. and then move over obama girl, paul ryan girl is out there. she will join us later this hour. ♪ let's get fiscal, ♪ fiscal ♪ i want to get fiscal ... we'll uncover opportunities, find hidden risk, and make success a reality. bny mellon wealth management because helps you keep doing what you love. no wonder it's america's #1 selling pain reliever. you took action, you took advil®. and we thank you. >> a polling, independent polling, in pennsylvania, northern state, in 2008, 12% of the people there said they were, quote, not ready for a black president. i assume there's some racism involved with that. >> no. >> not ready for a black president. >> that's be

chrystia will be appearing before later this evening with realtime, and oh yes, bill maher will be with also. have we moved beyond racial divides? not if you look (vo) brought to you by courtyard. (vo) answer in a moment. (vo) brought to you by courtyard. [ ♪ music ♪ ] >> eliot: like any looming giant, the libor scandal seems to move in slow motion. but move it does, which brings us to the number of day--16. that's how many banks have received subpoenas in this growing scandal. along with the seven banks we have known about before today the wall street journal reported nine other banks were served in september and august. these include major financial institutions such as bank of america. bank of tokyo credit swees and the royal babank of canada. but that should not be a surprise. because 20 banks set up libor which helps define interest rates between banks. with just three banks involved it would be difficult to manipulate the rate. banks cry out once again for deregulation and free market fundamentalist maintain the business world can police itself the libor current tv encourages you

check out bill maher. check out michael moore. check out andrew sullivan.hey wanted a mud fight, my friends. >> yes, exactly. then if he has a better debate, they'll be like, oh, my gosh. we knew this was the real obama. >> like the parents watching the little league game. they're trying to get him back in line. >> that was my line from last night. there should have been a mercy rule. >> exactly. >> you tweet that had. >> i did. >> i like that. >> i did not steal that from you. >> stealing. >> coming up, what does president obama have to say after the debate last night? you'll hear from him next. first, here is joe biden's analysis. >> i think the president did a wonderful job, a wonderful job, a wonderful job. >> he really is an american treasure, leave now and you'll miss dana performing a version of "smoke on the water." excited "the five". >> last night it was tk obama at the first debate in denver. how did he react today? >> so you see the man on stage last night, he does not want to be held accountable for the real mitt romney's decisions and what he'

and a programming note, this friday i'll be a guest on realtime with bill maher at 10:00 p.m.ming up. successful democracy depended on an informed electorate. our country's future depends on you. to help you make informed decisions, watch current tv's politically direct lineup. only on current tv. take the time to learn about the issues. don't just vote, vote smart. [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> eliot: i have grown greasingly mystified that a presidential candidate we know so little about is now so close to rising to our highest office. the etch-a-sketch strategy has worked. the candidate without a chance of victory has turned it into a path to the white house. i'm not sure who to blame. the voters, the media, president obama, all share fault for not calling romney out time and time again. perhaps it's time as a nation to hold mitt romney accountable. we don't know who he is or what he believes because we've never forced him to tell us. every time he creates his own platform or policy he gets away with it. lucky for us we now know who candidate richard mourdock. the romney-ryan endor

>> stephanie: he was on bill maher a couple of weeks ago and bill maher told him to cam down and he goes? hey, marilyn. oh, dear. the president talking about the jobs numbers. >> obama: today's news should give us some encouragement. it shouldn't be an excuse for the other side to try to talk down the economy. >> stephanie: and here is mitt romney. >> romney: when i'm president of the united states -- [ cheers and applause ] >> romney: that unemployment rate is going to come down not because people are giving up and dropping out of the work force but because we're creating for jobs -- >> in china. >> -- and get america working again. >> stephanie: the first part of that once again was a lie. [ bell chimes ] [ applause ] >> stephanie: just saying. okay. helen in fairfax, virginia. welcome. >> caller: did you get a chance to see george step november louse? >> stephanie: no. >> mary -- every time she started to speak to him she always ended up saying professor, dr. krugman. and i wondered if it was a way to put down people are a lot of education. >> you aren't the boss of me. >> when is it

bill maher, you know about the bill maher tweet? he was not impressed.hat he thinks. sometimes maybe he should keep what he thinks to himself. but this one -- he sends a lot of tweets. i can't believe i'm saying this but obama looks like he does, in capital letters, need a teleprompter. i'm mentioning him because he's giving your super pac $1 million. an important guy to you. are you worried that what happened last night could affect fund-raising? >> absolutely not. democrats were proud of how president obama performed. and they think the president has an advantage, a little bit ahead, but he has to close the deal. for a little bit of context on those numbers you rolled out there, restore our future did raise money over the course of the last two years. most of that was in the primary. month of august, we outraised restore our future by a considerable sum. there's probably a reason they're advertising right now and only in one state, which is wisconsin. i'm not sure what that reason s their donors are probably wondering what's the strategy to spend in wi

bill maher said, i can't believe i'm saying this, but obama looks like he needs a teleprompter.goria said i'm in new zealand watching the debate. obama is killing it on health care. both need to speak slower. a nonpolitical bush weighed in. nfl running back reggie bush said romney was aggressive at times and won the debate but i think obama will be reelected as president. >>> jetblue is offering american who is might be upset about their candidates defeat a chance to follow through on threats to leave the country. you can sign up at a jetblue website for a chance to win one of 1,000 free trips to a tropical vacation destination. that's your morning dish of scrambled politics. here is your first look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow closed down. the s&p was up five and nasdaq up 15. overseas trading, in tokyo, the nikkei rose. a mixed bag of news for wall street sends hp shares plunging to a nine-year low after sending up a caution flag for next year's earnings. adp reported the private sector added 162,000 new jobs. according to usa today, six chains are hiring

lohan was trying to get the attention of hbo's bill maher.eally want to know your honest to god thoughts, she wrote. will you please direct message me? [ crickets ] >> now, i don't know if bill maher direct messaged lindsey lohan or not. maybe he did. after all he does a political talk show and she's not if not very relevant. she also attempted to interact with sarah silverman. and the camp from "vanity fair" magazine. apparently no luck there. i know what you're thinking. anderson, why should i care what hollywood people think about the election? they are so out of touch. not so, america. not so at all. lindsey lohan is a woman of the people. she cares about pocketbook issues, literally. just take a look at this totally relatable tweet from just a few weeks ago. quote, burkin, period. mac computer, period. chanel and a jet. never quit fighting to live your dreams. god bless. a private jet, a burkin handbag that costs, i don't know, thousands of dollars. god bless, indeed. not only that, she wrapped up her live tweeting of last night's debate

liberal comedian, bill maher. i can't believe i'm saying this, but obama looks like he does need a telepromter. analyst stu rothenberg. what happened to obama? the president didn't seem prepared. it continued on the airwaves. >> i don't know what he was doing out there. he had his head down, he was enduring the debate. rather than fighting it. >> romney supporters celebrated. >> this was awesome, from start to finish. particularly measured against fears and expectation. >> reporter: after enduring weeks of headlines about gaffes, romney woke up to read he had been declared a debate winner. the obama campaign struggled to explain. >> so, you're perfectly happy with his demeanor and energy level tonight? >> what i'm happy with is the path he wants to lead this country on. >> hello, colorado! >> reporter: even while cheering the president at a denver rally today, his supporters seemed puzzled by his debate performance. >> i didn't know quite what was going on as far as maybe he's dealing with some crisis in the middl

my favorite moment on bill maher when he was screaming. bill maher said this is calm! applaud him and get excited about that and we need to get out and vote! >> stephanie: she said it. do it, america! melissa fitzgerald chasing the shill her series. check it out at stephaniemiller.com. we love you. >> love you guys, too. >> stephanie: come back again soon despite jim. see you tomorrow on "the stephanie miller show."

here's darrell issa on real time with bill maher last night. >> when vice president biden says, we didn't know about their need for more security in libya, he's only talk about the president and vice president because as it turns out, he doesn't hear what his own people say at the state department and all up and down underscoring testimony. >> issa should know the details of the testimony, he's the chairman of the house overnight committee that is investigating the libya tragedy. "new york times" reports that biden and the president probably did not know about the security requests. they were handled further down the command chain at the state department level. those requests were largely for tripoli and not actually for benghazi. >>> now to the west coast and the final journey for the space shuttle "endeavour." the shuttle is moving through the streets today by the supermarkets and the shell station and the mcdonald's. really amazing pictures. here at a gas station nearby. it has actually been on the move most of the morning. the shuttle is headed to the california science center. that w

bill maher, gave $1 million, tweeted this. he said, i can't believe i am saying this, but obama looks like he does need a teleprompter. he tweets, obama made a lot of great points, but most of them were for romney. he is getting hammered by his own teammates. >> he did not seem to be comfortable there. he seemed flustered at times. he was on the defensive almost the entire time. the governor kept coming back at him with a smile on his faille face in a friendly manner. i don't think the president made any grave mistake tonight. but if he were your champion, have you to be disappointed because governor romney really needed to do something here to invigorate his troops and i think he did it. as i say, i don't know how high could have done a better job. these are sort of onekish subjects. he has the material down cold. i will say this, you understood why he was a very effective executive when he walked into a room and made decisions. the man knows his onions on all of these issues. maybe after 2 years of being in there, he was rea

liberals like bill maher left dazed and confused officially.tarts right now. >> gretchen: snoozy animation there with the presidential seal. welcome, everyone. did you get a chance to see the debate last night? i hope that lots of americans watched the debate last night. >> brian: i think between 40 and 60. i imagine the higher side of 60. i don't know if they can count the ipads and lap tops. if they did, i think everybody was tuned in. for the first time you had a chance to see these guys shoulder to shoulder without a script, with just the topics and with both being called out on their stump speeches and by looking what you're saying on the twitter and on what they called the twitter and -- looks like the president had a horrendous night and he did not make eye contact. he looked disinterested. he looked more like the guy who would rather be at the hoover dam like he was during the day as opposed to at night. mitt romney knew his stuff from top to bottom. you might not agree with him, but you can't say he didn't know. >> steve: it kind of lo

and this tweet from bill maher. >> i can't believe i'm saying this, but obama looks like he needs-- heed a teleprompter. well, coming up at ten o'clock. the top of the hour, eastern that would be, we will talk to brent about the media coverage of this debate. here is a question for you. by ten o'clock eastern, will the establishment media have rallied around the president, will they have a new tone by then? that will be new at 10. please go to our facebook page and give us your opinion on the debate and i want to hear from you, whether or not you are supporting president obama or not. i really want to hear from anybody who thought that president obama won the debate last night. come on, chime in. dare we call this a romney rally? futures up as we firmly count down the to the opening bell of the market. we have that and much more from last night's debate coming up. u turn an entrepreneur's dream... ♪ into a scooter that talks to the cloud? ♪ or make 70,000 trades a second... ♪ reach one customer at a time? ♪ how do you help doctors turn billions of bytes of shared information... ♪ into

thousand and four kind of on his literally on his hands and knees begging nader not to run on the bill maher show and on top of that i want to play you something that noam chomsky just said which i found very interesting let's take a listen to that. person that was in the swings. against romney ryan. who are. some of the troops. could. approach. the beginning of some. cool turn. but the so joe what do you think about this prominent kind of intellectual left wing figures falling back and as a status front line of lesser of two evils and what happened. well you know i'm i'm grateful for cities. so poor. and the state where he lives which is as a chooses i'm very grateful for. that our campaign is the way that we start building a politics of integrity and alternative for the long haul which we desperately need you know i think there's there's a difference between the academics who are you know and the historians who are make an indelible contribution to our disk. and then there are the people who are out on the streets fighting the fight and knowing that there is no easy way out of this that we

about vermont and they've got a socialist in vermont bernie sanders and who's on the sometimes the bill maher show on h.b.o. except for a people that for a moment want to secede from the from the nation and they get a lot of press we don't hear much about main tell us about me. again john logan jones well maine is a beautiful place i love it people here are very friendly very independent minded history of maine is one independent thought you know back during the civil war maine was one of the few states that know if i had the fugitive slave act telling the federal government that no we're not going to capture escapes flames and and return them to the south so that's that's a history that i'm very proud of and i'd like to continue that independent streak as a legislator well speaking of economic as she is that of course is on everyone's mind all over the country what's the situation up there in maine maine does have a debt burden we have about a billion dollars in debt and about nine billion dollars when you add in the unfunded liabilities our states g.d.p. is about fifty two billion a year so

but first bill maher explains people, and nothing can explain these new musical tributes to mitt romney. when it wasn't fit anywhere else, we put it in theview finer. >> i am still glowing from last week's run away win from mitt romney. he has the mitt-mittdom. there is still no word for it it never existed before. ♪ mitt romney has got the solution, yeah ♪ ♪ his name is mitt romney he's going to fix the problems in the usa >> romney: thank you. you too. ♪ vote for mitt romney ♪ ♪ paul ryan too ♪ ♪ they've got the r-train rolling for you ♪ >> we all know that the bureau of labor statistics are cooking the books for their buddy obama. >> there was no doubt in my mind it was under 8%. take it any way you want. >> rick, you what you are implying with your comments -- >> i'm not implying anything! >> why say it because the whole point -- >> because it was true! >> if jack welsh, legendary former ceo of general electric is aledging dishonor of with the bureau of labor statistic, you can be sure he has some hard evidence. >> i have no evidence to prove that. >> maybe it's a coincidence. >> i'