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more with chris hayes, host with "up with chris hayes," chris, nice to see you today.et this better than expected jobs report. the needle is not moving, republicans are looking like obstructionists to the president putting out his narrative of let's get america back to work. how's it working out for him? >> what i think is interesting about the jobs report and the current political situation is that we are in this bizarre limbo, which seems to sort of extend out indefinitely, in which there's a little jobs growth, but not enough to bring down the unemployment, but we're also not in a free fall catastrophic situation, not in a losing 800,000 jobs a month, and the politics of this sort of strange, frustrating limbo is a very distinct one. it's unlike anything i've ever seen in my time observing politics, and i think both sides are trying to figure out how to campaign and make an argument in this kind of context. >> it's a sputter stop type of economy right now, meanwhile, we have occupy wall street, which i know you have a firm opinion of what you think about the protest

joining me now, my esteemed colleague, chris hayes, host of chris hayes weekend mornings on msnbc, a man who can unravel an economic untruth faster than i can a snickers bar. the revival of the motor industry. isn't this the cingular success of the obama administration? and if it is, why don't we hear about it? >> i don't think it is for lack of trying. they tried to show and i agree this is the signature success, in terms of concrete success, in terms of saying we took the action, it was not popular, it was opposed by people like mitt romney and his buddies, and look what happened. we really saved tens of thousands of jobs in the auto industry and the cascade of suppliers and dealers and all of the eco system that grows up around that industry in the midwest. they are directly responsible for making sure that didn't go under. i think in hindsight, it was the right decision. >> is it because the phrase bailout is so toxic that we can't use it? >> yes, in short answer, yes. the problem is that if you look at polling on the auto bailout, it is as unpopular as the bank bailout despite t

joining us to think through that question is chris hayes, the host of msnbc's new show "up with chrises" that i spent time on last weekend. >> it was delightful. >> it was great. this is my payback. you got me up early i'm keeping you up late. >> i love being introduced as joining us now to think through that question. that's what i want to do on tv. think through things. >> this is legitimately a question. right? i could just sort of rail about how this is all the republican's fault and so, you know, we just have to put president obama back in there with a democratic congress. that's fine. we have a year. >> right. >> we're a year out. is it possible to govern domestically right now? >> i think the short answer is no. the more disturbing answer as you were reading the intro, what occurred to me, this is a perfect example in which the way legislative dysfunction cultivate life. we can point to the things the president has done in the seat of imperial power that is the executive. with essentially no congressional oversight. he can do that. he can order anwar awlaki is killed by a drone

chris hayes on the gop raising contain. "politics nation" starts right now. >>> welcome. tonight's lead, republicans have hit a new low, even by my standards. today speaker john boehner lashed out at the president for bypassing this do nothing congress in order to help students and homeowners. >> this idea that you're just going to go around the congress is -- it's almost laughable. >> laughable? helping the middle classes laughable? but he didn't stop there. >> are you saying that the president with his approach today, from what you know of it, is acting around hi constitutional parameter and violating those parameters? >> i've got great concerns that he may be. >> let me get this straight. you have great concerns that the president is violating the constitution, because he's helping students and homeowners? this is why americans are taking to the streets all over the country. they're fed up. fed up with the fact that some in washington are working against them, and what's worse, is that while americans are dealing with crushing debt and unemployment, all they hear are f

the maddowization and drumroll. >> chris hayes. thank you very much. what a great thing.g us. logon to scoop.today.com. the magazine is on store shelves. we will be back with gut check. do you have an irregular heartbeat called atrial fibrillation, or afib, that's not caused by a heart valve problem? are you taking warfarin to reduce your risk of stroke caused by a clot? you should know about pradaxa. an important study showed that pradaxa 150mg reduced stroke risk 35% more than warfarin. and with pradaxa, there's no need for those regular blood tests. pradaxa is progress. pradaxa can cause serious, sometimes fatal, bleeding. don't take pradaxa if you have abnormal bleeding, and seek immediate medical care for unexpected signs of bleeding like unusual bruising. pradaxa may increase your bleeding risk if you're 75 or older, have kidney problems or a bleeding condition, like stomach ulcers. or if you take aspirin products, nsaids, or blood thinners. tell your doctor about all medicines you take, any planned medical or dental procedures, and don't stop taking pradaxa without

but there was a very interesting point that i was watching chris hayes, "up with chris hayes" this weekendwith you as a guest. which i do every weekend morning now. john mcwarder made i thought a very interesting point in the discussion where he said the new crusade may become what used to be a voter registration crusade, it may become a photo i.d. crusade, that it may be if these laws hold the task to overcome them or to increase the fairness of voting may be in helping people get these photo i.d.s or showing them what their other alternative ways are with absentee ballots and so forth. that that may be the new education campaign necessary. >> sure, and i hear john on that. you know, john is certainly much more sort of an individualistic conservative, kind of up by your boot straps kind of guy. so he's always going to look at a set of restrictions and say, how do we make sure individuals can get over these hurdles? i appreciate that and that probably is particularly in those states that don't have justice department oversight, those that weren't basically part of the confederacy at one po

chris hayes himself. in a casually dressed attire.re is a story moving right now, the latest example of mitt romney's flip flopping. this on climate change, here's the progress video. >> we don't know what's causing climate change on this planet. >> here's the problem with that. in june he said i believe the world is getting warmer and i believe humans have contributed to that. the polls are suggesting he is going the other way? >> he actually -- this is the second time. i was looking and he made noises to this effect in august. what happened is fox news and rush limbaugh and the entire ecosystem of the right wing media turn and converted empirical data about climate into a culture car issue. into an issue like abortion and gay rights. the hot button cheeks flushed issues that are signs of the tribal loyalty to the conservative crew. it is impossible in the eyes of republican primary voters, particularly the hard core conservative ones that will show up in the polls to believe in the scientific consensus on global warming. >> what are

watch "up with chris hayes" which airs saturday mornings at 7:00 a.m. eastern. that's early. set your dvrs. and sundays at 8:00 a.m. the rachel maddow show is up next. good evening, rachel. >> did you choose your name of the show in full knowledge of the fact people didn't know what it was would say what's up with chris hayes? >> we were hoping for that reaction. yes. >> all right. it works. beautiful. perfectly done. thank you, chris. >>> now that new jersey governor chris christie is back for running for vice president instead of running for president alongside all the other republicans not running for president anymore, like haley barbour and mitch daniels and john thune and mike pence and is donald trump considered to be a vice presidential contender? now that chris christie rejoined the ranks of all the republicans vying with a almighty marco rubio to be the vice presidential nominee in 2012 instead of the presidential nominee, now that that is settled the republican party has to face up to mitt romney's peggy lee problem. ♪ is that all there is ♪ is that all there is ♪

i'm chris hayes in for lawrence o'donnell. the dream is dead. once again. chris christie the man that many republicans have been pining for to enter the race, their much wished for savior, once again took time out of his busy schedule as governor of the state of new jersey to loudly in front of the cameras with great relish put to bed speculation that he will run for president. >> in the end, what i've always felt was the right decision remains the right decision today. now is not my time. i have a commitment to new jersey i simply will not abandon. so new jersey, whether you like it or not, you're stuck with me. >> increased national profile for christie surrounding his decision seems to have conferred some local political advantages in the governor whose declining poll numbers have sharply reversed as he's become the target of cascades of valentines from conservative donors and activists. christie's approval rating in new jersey stands at 54%. during christie's press conference today he also provided his thoughts on the current president. >> i think the co

your favorite, first of all. >> come on, chris hayes is a smart dude. he's like you. all the smart dudes come to this show. him, you, you're all the same. >> i also noticed he didn't have to the wear a tie. >> that was his choice and not mine. that was his choice. i thought he looked very dapper without a tie. the truth is, are you wearing shoes today, dylan? >> yes, i'm actually wearing boots today. >> very good. >> again, i will -- >> you'll take it away. let's start your show. >> i will delude myself no longer. >> the show starts right now. >>> all right. good friday afternoon, oh, sorry, yeah, there. good friday afternoon to you. i am dylan ratigan. if you recognize that music, you know our big story today. aerosmith, "the same old song and dance," that is what we are getting from both sides in the so-called super committee in washington. the republicans, their plan $2.2 trillion in cuts over a decade, that is a pittance compared to the portionalty of our problems, it is an insult. $685 billion will come from cuts in medicare and medicaid. no talk o

i'm chris hayes. for the first time, a u.s. bishop has been indicted on charges of covering up child abuse. bishop robert finn of kansas city pleaded not guilty to charges he failed to report a police accused of taking explicit photos of young girls. >>> around the world, the "occupy wall street" demonstration is catching fire in 951 cities and towns throughout north and south american, asia, africa and europe. we have details coming up. i'm joined by kevin williamson, melissa harris perry. she also writes for a wonderful magazine called "the nation." with us is "new york times" economic reporter, katherine ramble and john fugelsteng, who has also been a guest on the show before. i want to talk to you about what is going on in the global spreading of the uprising virus as it were. i want to go to london after a relative handful of protesters started camping out, the movement is spreading worldwide. in tokyo, they marched after founding occupy tokyo based on the movement in new york. in sydney, australia, they real lid and procl

new scope dualblast. >>> from new york, i'm chris hayes.rst hour that's why you should make friends with someone who owns a dvr. we're not done talking about occupying wall street but are truly lucky to have an amazing voice from other big stories. the wurone-man show opens next week. kind enough to join us. tim and maria also with us. here's a quote attributed to president obama on the passing of steve jobs that reads, we haven't just lost a great innovator, lost a person who had his stuff together and knew what was going on. made up from "the onion." last american who knew what the -- [ muted ] he was doing dies. i loved that piece. it captures a feeling that here was, as dan was saying, we've had tremendous failure. one person who at the very least seemed super competent at what he was doing. >> oh, yeah. steve jobs is a visionary who was impossible to deal with as a human being. be clear about that. impossible to deal with, but the thing that was most admirable about him was that he was incredibly good at his job. you know? like that au

just a programming reminder for you, wake up this weekend and enjoy "up with chris hayes." headlines in the news now, new details about the ohio man who kept dozens of exotic animals on the property. terry thompson owed almost $70,000 to the irs. police are not saying if that's why he set the animals free on tuesday before killing himself. meantime, new pictures today show the animals that were not killed by authorities. the coroner says one of the animals most likely, one of the big cats bit thompson on the head after he shot himself. >>> well, the latest developments in the search for baby lisa, lawyers for the missing 10-month-old parents are pushing for a confession. police say they oemt want the truth and are seeking a fresh interview. they've struggled to find common ground. >>> and lib someday lohan finally got it right. this morning she arrived to the kmublt service at the l.a. county morg 15 minutes early. now yesterday you may remember she showed up 40 minutes late to her first day there after having her probation revoked. the starlet told officials she did not kno

i plan to be there i mean i'm going on tomorrow i'm going on up with chris hayes on m.s.n. b.c. in the morning because he's he's. covering it and i'll be on with allison kilkenny of the nation and citizen radio so it is getting some press over the weekend the other thing about the weekend is that it's a time when people aren't working right and so that's a time when the numbers in liberty plaza park find themselves making a lot i guess they will the. larger question here is that you know it seems like the possibility of a violent confrontation of the police is greater on the weekend for all these reasons our. plans to prevent that or are you anticipating that. today i talked with the director of the n.y.c. oh you know this whole week we've been in conversation about having observers there to make to sort of supplant the media as the sort of watchful eye that can make cops apprehensive about using violence but today she told me that actually folks have been were so you're gathering that it's not going to be a very vengeful weekend on that front so here's open it's a good sign i m

i am chris hayes. barack obama leads the official dedication of the national memorial of the reverend martin luther king jr. >>> and then observed around the world with almost nonviolent protest in every continent. here in the u.s. one woman arrested apparently for being in a bank. >>> right now i am joined by melissa harris perry, and columnist from my favorite magazine, "the nation," and we have the professor of studies at columbia university, and it's greats to have you back. bob herbert, "the new york times" veteran, and now a distinguished fellow and author of "promises betrayed," and then host of the majority report, and cohost of "ring of fire," ring of fire.com. you are such distinguished guest. we will start in washington where nbc news correspondent, mike viqueira, is covering the dedication of the martin luther king jr. memorial. >> reporter: from the i have a dream speech that was delivered 48 years ago, there was a phrase that serves as the theme for the memorial today, and hugh from a mou

i am chris hayes. this is the sunday edition of "up." officials are blaming three deaths on a snowstorm and also left a million people without power, my poor parents among them. and mitt romney has 22% of support from likely gop voters, right behind herman cain with 23%. i will be performing i am america live on set later. that's a joke. and right now i am joined by the middle east editor of "news week" magazine, and the director of the nonpartisan advocacy group, and then an author of a great new book "for liberty and justice for some," and then karen hunter, journalists and professor, and pulitzer prize winner, and our panelists yesterday so we have to book you together at some point, don't you think? >> no. >> so first off let's talk about the week the president had. a very productive week for him. on monday he announced a plan to give much needed mortgage relief to under water homeowners, and on tuesday he changed community health centers to hire veterans, and then lowering monthly payments for student loans, and graduates that have

i'm chris hayes. the guardian newspaper reports london police are preparing a plan for possible use of force to remove hundreds of occupy london protesters from outside st. paul's cathedral. michael moore spoke at occupy oakland to show solidarity with wounded protesters scott son-in-law. and in new york protesters are demonstrating better fiscal responsibility than wall street itself. they have spent $50,000 and raised $450,000. right now i'm joined by heather mcgee from the washington office and senior editor of the atlantic former new york governor eliot spitzer. if you're watching at home, you are one of the best stylists on the entire internet. you're doing it wrong if you're not reading him. i want to talk about the outrageous development that came out of oakland this week which stunned me. this happened on tuesday night. scott olson who is a 24-year-old veteran of the iraq war was in the plaza. he was one of about 1,000 occupy oakland protesters gathered in the square. he served two tours. rece

. >> yes, that was chris hayes, co-starring in a rick perry anti-romney commercial. in response to that video, the romney campaign said, "rick perry is a desperate candidate who will say and do anything to prop up his sinking campaign. after a mere eight weeks on the trail, governor perry is poised to dethrone his one-time boss al gore as the most prolific exaggerator and truth fumbler in presidential campaign history." if rick perry is to be the republican nominee, it will only come after attacks like that from mitt romney and after mitt romney has driven home the message to every republican voter that rick perry is an enemy of social security. >> the term ponzi scheme i think is over the top and unnecessary and frightful to many people. the real issue in writing his book, governor perry pointed out that in his view that social security is unconstitutional, that this is not something the federal government ought to be involved in. >> joining me now is howard fineman, editorial director for the aol "huffington post" media group. thanks for joining me tonight. >> hi,

and chris hayes will be here to preview his show this weekend and what does he have to say about theupy wall street protestors? we'll have that and much more in the next hour. >>> herman cain pushed to do explaining about controversial comments he made. he back tracked saying the unemployed and the poor have only themselves to blame. >> you've said that if you're unemployed and if you're poor, blame yourself. would you like to retract that now? >> my comment was directed at the people who were choosing to demonstrate against those on wall street rather than demonstrate against a white house, which is responsible for any effective policy that will impact this economy. that's where they ought to be demonstrating, and that's where my comment was directed. not at the people unemployed for no reason of their own. >> congressman michael grimm, lots to get to. it's good to see you. what do you think of the occupy wall street protestors? >> well, i got a lot of calls, i know a lot of people who work in downtown manhattan, and they were saying a lot of people didn't know why they were down th

. >> chris hayes actually has tweeted earlier tonight that he thinks the best thing that the mayor could do to raise even more attention to this cause is to force -- attempt to force an eviction from the park. what do you imagine would happen if the police do attempt to force that eviction tomorrow? >> i mean, we've seen it several times. every time that the nypd engages with protesters, makes mass arrests, you know, the movement only grows stronger. that's why there are -- they've really struck a chord. they're standing up for the 99% of us who've been left behind in this economy. and you know, against the 1% that are now set toe evict them from this park. sitting on the board, the owner of this park is the mayor's girlfriend. and so that's who's been putting pressure on the mayor that this property company, to kick these people out. they don't like the fact that they've struck a chord with the 99% of americans who are moveon.org. we are less than 12 hours away from this attempt to vacate the protesters from the park. thank you very much for joining us tonight. >> thank you, lawrence. >

it's sunday, and this is "up with chris hayes." and it's the official day of dedication to the memorial of reverend martin luther king jr. we are focusing on the reverend king, his life and achievements and how his legacy continues to shape our lives. my guest right now has an extraordinary story to tell about that legacy. she has a play that opened last week. it is set on april 3rd, 1968, the last night of martin luther king's life. the play was originally produced in london, a small theater upstairs from a public, about as far off broadway as it gets. let's look at a scene from the show. >> last time, i heard was preaching everybody the same, negro folk, white folk, we are all alike. >> at the most human level, we all the same. >> what one thing we all got in common? >> we scared. we all scared. we scared of each other. scared of ourselves. they just scared. scared of losing something they have known their whole lives. fear. fear makes us human. >> it is such a great pleasure to have you here. can i congratulate you on blowing up