i'm chris matthews in for andrea mitchell live in simi valley, california. new numbers from nbc news and "the wall street journal" and we're going to show you the public's distan for washington. and historic low levels. if for president catch this, his disapproval number is above 50%. it's 51% now. the worst of his presidency. that's a three-year low for president obama at 51%. a majority disapproving his performance. for congress the disapproval number is historic. 82%. the first time that number has ever topped 80%. so four out of five americans. in fact, more than four out of five americans don't like the united states congress. joining me now is john harwood and nbc's capitol hill correspondent luke russert. i want to start with john with the president. i want luke to talk about the congress and this historic low and thousand herr feeling the impact of that. first you, john. the president crisis handling. let's start with the positive. 70% of the country say they like him. do you believe that number that they like him still in. >> reporter: i do. i think

msnbc chris matthews will be live tweeting during the debate. you can follow him on twitt twittetwitter twitter @hardball underscore chris. >>> the largest wooilt wildfire in texas has raged out of control in bastrop for days now but low winds have helped fire fighters get a handle on those flames. the 18-mile long, five-mile wide fire in bastrop has charred 45 square miles of land, the most catastrophic of 180 fires burning statewide. >> looking at the fire right now and i'm thinking, gosh, that could be my property that just went up in smoke. >> we don't know if we've got a house to go to. we don't know anything. we can't findning. >> neighbors's charles hadlock is live from bastrop. hard to imagine what's happening with the canine dogs, looking for any victims who may have lost their lives in the fire >> reporter: good news is that so far no one is listed as unaccounted for. that's the very good news. about 4,000 people have been evacuated. 575 homes have been destroyed in bastrop county alone. this is the largest fire but there are several fi

>> i'm not surprised that chris matthew, who oozes sexism in every breath was going to ooze hipocracyeally interest to focus on the hpv vaccine, i think that this is the biggest media travesty so far of this campaign that michele bachmann was not called out on the fact that 35 million americans have received this vaccine and there's no scientific evidence of what she put out there about mental, you know, mental retardation and whether it was john king, matt lauer, no one called her on the fact and how dangerous and irresponsible that is for the mothers and the fathers and the daughters watching michele bachmann make those statements, really, irresponsible. >> david gergin said he was horrified. >> i think his direct quote was many americans are probably horrified what they heard out of the g.o.p. debate tonight and you can balance that by saying, well, man americans are horrified by the obama administration and democrats control of congress for so many years and a lot of them liked what they heard on that stage that night. that was sort of typical punditry. on your comment about the s

>> this is "the chris matthews show." >> ask not what your country can do for you. chris: the day, the decade. losses of lives and two wars. and financial collapse. how do you put a number on fear? straight from new york, since 9/11 with a weighted deliverance. we still weight. there are times we thought we would get past it but each time the relentless war and rising debt keeps pulling us back. when do we in the bad times say good-bye? finally, number nine, number nine, can barack obama get a second term if his jobless number remains upwards of 9%? even a year from now? it's something he must be thinking about. hi, i'm chris matthews. welcome to the show. with us today "the huffington post" howard fineman, a.p.'s kimberly dosier and "the washington post's" david ignaceous. first up, the attacks on september 11, first attacks on america since pearl harbor, were unimaginable. before that terrible day. now it's hard to imagine how much different, more confident, safer feeling, more complacent our country would be today if it weren't for that still-awesome set of attack

these are all being said by chris matthews and msnbc. what is wrong with the word appease.ionary it means placate. who said in july, will john boehner try appease the tea party? who said last december, will barack obama try to appease the angry left? >> sean: chris matthews? >> there you go. >> sean: time for one more. david gregory, nbc again. talks about awkward moments an the debates challenge the gop notion they are pro or the party of life. >> i want to a couple of moments from recent debates that had to do with a challenge to the notion that the republican party is the party of life and supports a culture of life. the first question from brian williams in the debate that had to do with the death penalty to rick perry. >> your state has executed 234 death row inmates, more than any other governor in modern times. [ applause ] >> have you -- >> awkward moment of applause. >> sean: i didn't think it was awkward. >> in other words they believe in the death penalty for murderers, rapists and killers. what part of that doesn't he get? >> i can joke about a lot, this gets pe

. >> joining me now, msnbc's ed schultz and al sharpton here in new york along with chris matthews who joins us again from washington. chris, i'm going to keep going back to the practicalities of how does this thing move and how does it move given that it spreads over so many congressional committees. this is a very, very difficult challenge legislatively and boehner we now know chuck just reported the boehner reaction statement welcoming in effect. let's have the dialogue. let's take a look at your plan and please consider some of our proposals. does that indicate that this may be a smoother path at the beginning in the house of representatives for the president? >> it looks like a door has been opened by this speaker for some bill to pass this session or rather this fall. it may be a mix and match kind of situation but he clearly didn't say we're not going to do anything. i think that means that there's two tests here. one is to get them to act on something. that would include obviously these easier things the president threw out tonight. something in terms of payroll tax relief whic

. >> joining me now, msnbc's ed schultz and al sharpton here in new york along with chris matthews who joins us again from washington. chris, i'm going to keep going back to the practicalities of how does this thing move and how does it move given that it spreads over so many congressional committees. this is a very, very difficult challenge legislatively and boehner we now know chuck just reported the boehner reaction statement welcoming in effect. let's have the dialogue. let's take a look at your plan and please consider some of our proposals. does that indicate that this may be a smoother path at the beginning in the house of representatives for the president? >> it looks like a door has been opened by this speaker for some bill to pass this session or rather this fall. it may be a mix and match kind of situation but he clearly didn't say we're not going to do anything. i think that means that there's two tests here. one is to get them to act on something. that would include obviously these easier things the president threw out tonight. something in terms of payroll tax relief whic

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but three well-known media folks have books coming out; jim lehr, bill o'reilly and chris matthews. jim lehr's book comes out in september, and he was on our "after words" program, and you can watch that online as well at book tv torg -- booktv.org. now, bill o'reilly has a new book coming out called "killing lincoln: the shocking assassination that changed america," henry holt is publishing this book. gentlemen, what new can we bring to the table regarding abraham lincoln's assassination? >> i'm actually interviewing bill o'reilly next week, and that's going to be one of my questions. i'm going to be reading that book this weekend. although i believe, i think this is a fact or maybe it's a myth that more books have been written about abraham lincoln than any other historical figure other than jesus christ. but i think a lot of writers have proven that there's always something new to be said, some new insight even if it's not a new fact. now, whether bill o'reilly has that, i'm not sure. a lot of scholars have devoted their entire lives to writing about lincoln. >> jason boog, chris

coverage of the president's job speech starts right now, with the special edition of "hardball" with chris matthews. chris? >> hiring hall, let's play "hardball." >>> good evening i'm chris matthews in washington. welcome to a special edition of "hardball." it is now 7:00 eastern time and president obama is just moments away from entering the chamber of house of representatives where he will tell congress and the american people his plan to create jobs. as we wait for the president with, i'm joined my lawrence o'donnell, rachel maddow, ed schultz and reverend al sharpton. reverend al was just introducing the cabinet as they were coming out. they are joining the president. there is timothy geithner. rachel, we have a couple of moments to talk about this as the president prepares to come in here. i guess the question i think, and i go back to his action. words have been spoken for three years. i think people want action. can he make congress act? >> i think that president thinks that he can make congress act. if he calls them on things they have already said they are in favor of. when we saw the firs

"hardball" with chris matthews starts right now. >>> show me the jobs. let's pl "." >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews at the ronald reagan presidential library in simi valley, california. leading off tonight, well, this is the week. today's tuesday. by friday a.m. we'll know two things we don't know now. does president obama have a convincing jobs plan? and the hard commitment to sell it to the american people, and to fight the republicans tooth and nail to get it passed. or make them pay if they try and stop him. great question. question two -- can governor rick perry prove himself the obvious conservative challenger to president obama next year? comes down to two events. the big obama speech thursday. the big republican debate here tomorrow night. by friday a.m., reviews in and we'll know where things stand. what a week. we start coverage now with a "wall street journal" poll with lows for both president obama and the u.s. congress. politico's editor-in-chief co-moderates the debate with brian williams and john heilemann. look at the first big set o

i'm chris matthews back in washington. leading off tonight, the president's speech. in just two hours, president obama will make his way into the chamber of the house of representatives to tell congress and the country how he will create jobs. the president's plan has a big name. the american jobs act. but will it be big enough, bold enough to turn around the economy, and with it, his presidency? on this first night of the new nfl season, by the way, will the president throw the long ball or keep it taught and go for three yards in a cloud of dust? thus, and plus -- the one thing everyone seems to agree on about last night's debate. it's now a two-man race. perry versus romney. "the washington post" ezra klein breaks it down like this, mitt romney looked like he had already won the republican nomination. rick perry looked like he will win the republican nomination. michele bachmann looked like she was beginning to realize she definitely would not win the republican nomination. but the surprise of the night, rick perry's doubling down on social security at a ponzi sch

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jim lynyrd, bill o'reilly, and chris matthews. tension city coming inside the presidential debate coming out in september. he was on our program. you can watch that online at booktv.org. now, bill o'reilly has a new book coming out called killing lincoln. henry holt is publishing this book. gentlemen, what it knew can we bring to the table regarding iran lincoln's assassination? >> i'm interviewing bill o'reilly next week, and that will be one of my questions. i will be reading that book this weekend. i believe -- i think this is a factor, may be a mess that more books have been written about abraham lincoln than any other historical figure of avenges christ. i think a lot of writers have proven that there is always something new to be said, some new insight and even if it is not a new facts. whether bill o'reilly has that, i'm not sure. >> jason boog, chris matthews, new book on jack kennedy. simon and schuster november release. >> i think it will be a cool book. he is taking stories. his journalism career, he has been able to sp

i think he deserves great credit for following chris matthews's advice. but it has to be part of a larger sales job. and as far as not having consulted with congress in advance, i mean, congress knows -- they knew pretty much what he was going to be proposing here. but you've got to remember, lawrence, that the president and this white house has a terrible relationship with the democrats on capitol hill, has always had a bad relationship with them. the chief of staff at the white house, bill daly, who's from, you know, one of the great political families, you know, does not have close relations with democrats on the hill, does not have systematic relations with democrats on the hill and there's a lot of grumbling on the hill about the lack of coordination between the white house and the democrats. and don't forget, barack obama came in on a wave of his own, that? he was the answer, that his movement was the answer. and right now he's paying the price for that splendid isolation that got him elected. it's what was his appeal initially, but it's one of the

i'm chris matthews in washington, leading off tonight, campaign kickoff. the fall political season is on and the race for the republican nomination is boiling down to rick perry or mitt romney? so who does president obama want to run against? i love that question. does he think either of them will be easy? that's our top story tonight. then, we could have seen this coming. republicans are already grumbling about president obama's jobs plan, saying they don't want to give him a political victory. they don't want action, even if that means hurting people who desperately need to get jobs. and that's why the president needs to take this fight straight to republicans and highlight projects, work that needs doing in their own districts. all politics is local. he's got to dare them to vote no for projects that help their own constituents. tomorrow, president obama goes to ohio, home of house speaker john boehner, and boehner's district is home to 95 bridges that need repair, structurally deficiency. shouldn't this help the president's argument? we think so. so pl

speaking of quakers, we're joined by chris matthews host of "hardball" on msnbc live at the reagan library. thank you so much, chris. thanks yesterday for subbing for me. >> that was great. >> there you are in front of that great 707, 27,000 we both flew so many years on it at that great setting in simi valley. let's talk about this debate tonight and what you see as the game plan for the didn't candidates including the new front runner rick perry? >> i think it's so much about voice tonight. we just heard from huntsman who has an excellent presentation on the radio. tonight we're going to hear the voice really for the first time of rick perry. it reminds me of one of those old silent film stars who has to do his first talky. we're going to actually hear him. what kind of a person he is. i think voice is so important in american politics. going back to franklin roosevelt. what do you sound like, looks matter of course in a television age, but not really. what really matters is the timber, the quality, the texture of your voice. tonight for the first time the american people conservatives a

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

"hardball with chris matthews" kicks off right now. >>> bad numbers. let's play "hardball."

." >>> good morning, i'm chris matthews in washington. leading off tonight, give them hell, barry. last night democrats heard the man they elected in 2008, a barack obama forceful, hopeful, challenging inspiring. the president promised to take his case to quote, every corner of this country and he began making good on that promise by traveling today to eric cantor's district to sell his plan. the president may have finally grabbed the initiative. >>> plus, ten years later we're still learning more about what went on and didn't happen behind the scenes on 9/11. tonight two guests are with president bush and with vice president cheney. i said president not by accident with america under attack. >>> also, walk around the streets of new york today and it will be clear that officials are taking no chances in light of word that not much smaller scale al qaeda attack may be many the planning stages. we're going to get the latest tonight on "hardball." >>> and shirts versus skins. mitt romney isn't the only republican looking over his shoulder. here comes karl rove and the bush political m

"hardball" coming up in just a few moments here with chris matthews. where rick perry has turned out to be the new target of the republican agenda, as barack obama getting a rest from all of the incoming fire as everyone from michele bachmann to rick santorum circled the wagons to try to prevent rick perry from spoiling their party. thank you so much for spending an mpbafternoon with me. we'll see you at 4:00 tomorrow. >>> playoffs. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews in washington. leading off tonight, fear factor. how scared of rick perry is the republican establishment? well, in one short month, perry shot to the top of the gop chart with tough texas talk about state's rights and saying the federal reserve chairman may be guilty of treason. it's raw meat for the base, but the party's grown-ups, if you will, desperate to beat president obama, are growing worried. perry's loose lips could sink their ship. and it's not just the republican establishment hitting perry. look at what happened last night. the texas governor got beat

right now, "hardball with chris matthews." >>> obama draus the line. let's play "hardball."

i'm chris matthews down in washington. leading off tonight, pay to play in texas. rick perry's awkward debate comment that he couldn't be bought for only $5,000 may be the least of his problems. nbc's michael isikoff reports that not only did perry get far more than that from the pharmaceutical company, merck, but that perry has been accused of a long history of running texas as a pay to play state. he accepts big campaign contributions from deep-pocketed supporters in exchange for favors that help make them rich. it could be the strategy to take down perry either before or after he's nominated. bob dylan said it, by the way, in 1965, and it applies today. you don't need a weather man to know which way the wind is blowing. and right now the wind is blowing hard into the face of democrats. in general, and at president obama in particular. how does the president turn it around? it's been done before. plus, here's senator demint's candid and cold calculation. if republicans support president obama's jobs plan, they'll bear responsibility for the success or not of thos

>>> good evening, i'm chris matthews in washington. the texas massacre. with each debate, rick perry looks like a triple a ballplayer trying it in the majors. he stumbled his way through what should have been romney's flip-flopping. republicans he said didn't have a heart. he got called on a nonfact, how about a fib. the audience became the story. this time, booing a u.s. serviceman for being gay. that's it. they booed him out loud for being gay. this is a huge negative for the gop cheering let him die for someone who doesn't have health insurance. they never say excuse me, i'm not one of them. plus, worst suspicions confirmed department. the chairman of the joint chief of staff accused the pakistanny government of supporting attacks in afghanistan. is the u.s., our country, prepared to go into pakistan and take the militants out? also, the palestinian authority requested full membership status at the u.n., that's statehood, nationhood, if you will. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu. finally, check out michele bachman, no more taxes. how does she

." >>> good evening, mime michael in for chris matthews, leading off tonight, dising the president of the united states. john bainor's refusal to allow a wednesday job's speech was more of an example of the republicans just saying no to anything that president obama wants. it's not clear all the republicans consider him to be legitimate. it's personal, political or in some cases, racist and what can the president do to turn this around or push back -- hard. >>> and also, rick perry is about to feel the heat. >> rick perry doubled spending in a a dick aid. and this year, rick perry's spending more money than he takes in. covering his deficits with record borrowing. >> that's not from the dnc. that's from michele bachmann's pac and word is that sarah palin is about to go after perry as well. it's not easy being a front-runner and eric cantor is getting it if all sides, democrats and republicans alike are taking it to cantor by insisting that fema money for hurricane irene victims has to be offset by spending cuts elsewhere. and no new jobs created, reminds everyone how tough times are.

i'm michael smerconish in for chris matthews. leading tonight dissing the president of the united states. john boehner's refusal to allow a wednesday jobs speech was an example of the republicans saying no to anything that obama wants. republicans neither fear nor respect this president. is it personal? is it political? is it in some cases racial? what can the president do to turn this around or push back hard? that's our top story. also, rick perry is about to feel the heat. >> rick perry doubled spending in a decade. and this year rick perry's spending more money than the state takes in. >> that's not from the dnc. that's from michele bachmann's pac. the word is that sarah palin is about to go after perry as well. it's not easy being the front-runner. democrats and republicans alike are taking it to cantor to say that fema money for hurricane victims has to be offset by spending cuts elsewhere. and the new jobs report, no new jobs created. as we head into labor day weekend, some say let's remember who got us here. george w. bus

>> this is "the chris matthews show." >> ask not what your country can do for you. >> tear down this wall. >> i can hear you. >> the time for change has come. chris: show me the money. wall street sells off its investors see failure in washington. president obama gives up on compromise. tells the rich, it's time to pony up. tells republican, they want a debt deal. better off have to pay their share. if the rick perry tried and failed to perform in the debate, mitt romney is looking like the republican grown-up. is this the way the true obama haters will see it? finally, as this show starts its tenth year, i will show you my place on the very first show, when it was all about the buildup to the war in iraq and it's still my pledge to you today. with us today, michael gerstein, cnn's gloria borger, "the new york times"'s helene cooper and daily beast andrew sullivan. first up, one week after wall street's rotten week, the president gives up on this congress fixing things before 2012. and to confirm those fears, president obama in one of those i can hear you messages to his base, issued

>>> good evening, i'm chris matthews in washington. leading off tonight, what texas miracle? since he jumped into the presidential race, rick perry has presented himself as a job creator. 1 million jobs in his eleven years in office. but today, we learned that the texas unemployment rate hit 8.5% last month, the highest in texas in 24 years. and the state actually lost jobs last month, even worse than the national figure of zero jobs created. so where's the texas miracle now? and how long will it be before mitt romney, or the obama white house, sink their teeth into these new numbers. also, voting blights. from coast to coast, republican state legislatures are searching for and finding ways to restrict access to the voting booth. passing stricter voter i.d. laws, curbing early voting, restricted registration. and what do all these have in common? they're all aimed at preventing democrats in general, and some believe african-americans in particular, from getting to the polls. that's a dangerous game and it's our lead story tonight. plus, why does wall street hate president oba

>>> good evening, i'm chris matthews in washington. leading off today, the texas massacre. with each debate, rick perry looks more and more like a triple a ballplayer trying it in the majors. he was lost last night on foreign policy, he stumbled his way through what should have been romney's flip-flopping. managed to say to republicans who disagree with his immigration policy, they don't have a heart, not a smart move. republicans he called didn't have a heart. even caught on what we generously call a nonfact, how about a fib. once again the republican audience became the story itself, this time, booing a u.s. serviceman for being gay. that said, they booed him out loud for being gay. this has become a huge negative for the gop, cheering the death penalty, let him die for someone who doesn't have health insurance. it doesn't help the candidates never take a stand against the ugliness, excuse me, i'm not one of them. plus, worst suspicions confirmed department. the chairman of the joint chief of staff accused the pakistanny government of supporting attacks on the united stat

every night you heard people like chris matthews accusing george bush, dick cheney, all of these people of committing a crime, and i do not understand why chris matthews could not have been sued for defamation of character. the prosecutor also new from the beginning who leaked the name to the media, yet he kept on with this charade -- i called it a charade investigation. i think he should be disbarred. that is all i have to say. thank you. host: fred barnes, your response? guest: of course, colin powell told everybody not to tell anybody that it was his aide. i do not think cheney thickset is a good excuse. there have been other things written about that that have said that the state department did not want -- that he did not want that to get out because it would be embarrassing for the state department. my question is did he privately tell the president -- remember, the president was hot on the trail of scooter libby and karl rove about whether they leaked information. they did not do that. it was ultimately scooter libby, who was the only person convicted. host: was the president wron

i'm chris matthews. thank you for joining us for this historic moment.od up when they heard what was happening. the national memorial dedication has taken place here in shanksville, pennsylvania. msnbc will have special coverage all day tomorrow of 9/11, live from ground zero. ♪

. >> host: three well-known media folks have books also jim lehrer and bill o'reilly and chris matthews. tension city inside the presidential debate comes out in september and he is on the afterwards program. bill o'reilly has said book called killing lincoln the shocking assassination that changed america up. what new can we bring to the table regarding the assassination? that is one of my questions next week. this is a myth that more books have been written about abraham lincoln than any other historical figure other than jesus christ. but a lot of writers have proven there is always something new to be said. whether bill o'reilly has that, lot of scholars have devoted their lives to writing about abraham lincoln in. >> host: new book on jack kennedy and it has a november release. >> it will be a cool book. because of his journalism career he could speak with people who knew kennedy and all parts of his life then to piece together stories that other people told him. is there is the chance it could have new things we have not seen before. >> there is a bookstore in chicago devoted enti

. >> if i can go on chris matthews then the president can come here, right. >> greta: in february '09that was his ideology that it would produce jobs now we are in september '11, that hasn't happened would you know think that he doesn't think that worked well. >> listen to the folks he relies upon the academics on the left. that's what he comes from, that's what he believes in. >> greta: you have to have some results. you can't have a 9.1% unemployment rate and think it is working. >> they think it was not big enough. that won't work and they will say it is not big enough. they believe their ideology is true even though it didn't work in reality, why? because it is true. it is a very scary thing to have a president who is disconnected with reality, with his economic policy, because he believes theory, above reality that's the problem with this president. >> greta: nice speech you thought -- anything in tonight's speech that you thought, that will work? >> the president gave us more of the same. no specifics that were anything meaningful on medicare and medicine. where are his ideas? a

. >> sean: i feel like joe lieberman or john edwards in the debate even chris matthews you wrote about in the book what he said. we'll talk about that and more. also, why vice president cheney says condoleeza rice's controversial apology about iraq wmd's never should have been issued. that and more, straight ahead. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] the most headroom per dollar of any car in america. the all-new nissan versa sedan from $10,990. innovatiosized. innovation for all. what if we designed an electric motorcycle? what if we turned trash into surfboards? whatever your what if is, the new sprint biz 360 has custom solutions to make it happen, including mobile payment processing, instant hot spots, and powerful devices like the motorola photon 4g. so let's all keep asking the big what ifs. sprint business specialists can help you find the answers. sprint. america's favorite 4g network. trouble hearing on the phone? visit sprintrelay.com. her morng begins with arthritis pain. that's a coffee and two pills. the afternoon to begins with more pain and more pills. thevening guests arrive. back

. >> sean: i feel like joe lieberman or john edwards in the debate even chris matthews you wrote about in the book what he said. we'll talk about that and more. also, why vice president cheney says condoleeza rice's controversial apology about iraq wmd's never should have been issued. that and more, straight ahead. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] the most headroom per dollar of any car in america. the all-new nissan versa sedan from $10,990. innovatiosized. innovation for all. >> sean: welcome back to this special edition of hannity. tonight joined by the former vice president of the united states dick any and his new book -- in his new book hex takes us behind the scenes of the bush presidency detailing his contentious relationship with condoleeza rice who served as national security adviser and later as secretary of state. at one point he talks about 16 words of the 2002 state of the union address that describe add attempt by saddam hussein to acquire yellow cake uranium in africa in jewel of 2003 dr. rice apologized in his memoir vice president cheney describes the disastrous affects of th

. >> sean: chris matthew's head would explode. >> he has gotten even further to the left. >> fox & friendst distance herself. >> sean: time to check in with greta for a sneak peek for what is on the record in 19 minutes. >> greta: jam-packed show. governor romney versus -- >> sean: sounds like you are in an echo chamber. >> greta: i don't do the audio. governor romney joins us. donald rumsfeld. ambassador tone tells us if he is running or not. one of the football greats emmitt smith joins us. he's an author, dancer, he's everything. we have a jam-packed show. >> sean: i just got a hold of romney's economic plan. guy the whole book. >> greta: i had to read mine quickly because of the interview. >> sean: we'll be watching. we continue more with our we continue more with our great, g [ male announcer ] imagine all of your missed opportunities in one place. the winning horse you could have picked. ♪ that "old flame" you should have called. ♪ that leap of faith you never took. but there's one opportunity that's too good to miss. the lexus golden opportunity sales event, with exceptional values

. >> if i can go on chris matthews then the president can come here, right. >> greta: in february '09 his ideology that it would produce jobs now we are in september '11, that hasn't happened would you know think that he doesn't think that worked well. >> listen to the folks he relies upon the academics on the left. that's what he comes from, that's what he believes in. >> greta: you have to have some results. you can't have a 9.1% unemployment rate and think it is working. >> they think it was not big enough. that won't work and they will say it is not big enough. they believe their ideology is true even though it didn't work in reality, why? because it is true. it is a very scary thing to have a president who is disconnected with reality, with his economic policy, because he believes theory, above reality that's the problem with this president. >> greta: nice speech you thought -- anything in tonight's speech that you thought, that will work? >> the president gave us more of the same. no specifics that were anything meaningful on medicare and medicine. where are his ideas? any time

. >> this is "the chris matthews show." >> ask not what your country can do for you. >> tear down thischange has come. chris: show me the money. wall street sells off its investors see failure in washington. investors see failure in washington. president obama

on saturday chris matthews is live at the flight 93 memorial in shanksville, pennsylvania, and on sunday the ceremonies at ground zero begins at 8:00 a.m. eastern. all of this on msnbc. >>> a few other stories making headlines today. a state of emergency in pennsylvania where widespread flooding forced thousands of people to find higher ground. swollen rivers are pushing the state to the brink and parts of new york state are also under water. fairfax county out here in d.c., and binghamton basically cut off. >>> how a simple worker mistake could cut off electricity to millions of people. a power outage yesterday paralyzed parts of southern california, arizona and even mexico. the incident shut down nuclear reactors grounded under the flight, knocked out air conditioning during a time of triple digit temperatures. >>> today, the hunt for moammar gadhafi is going global. intrapolish ud an arrest warrant at 188 countries for the former dictator, his sons. he's been in hide are for months ever since rebels swept into the country's capital. >>> and heading to eric cantor's stomping ground, th

i'm chris matthews in washington. leading off tonight -- >> i'm as mad as hell and i'm not going to take this anymore! >> well, that's the mood of the country right now. people are mad as hell, and they want their politicians to be angry too. maybe that's why republicans are swooning over chris christie. he's tough, he's gritty, he's hurting. and he reflects the mood out there. can president obama catch christie fever and reflect that gritty spirit of the times? he may have to if he wants to win re-election. and we'll have to figure out tonight what herman cain meant when he said that african-americans have been, quote, brainwashed into voting for democrats. brainwashed. what's he talking about? plus, why conservatives hate billionaire warren buffett. e.j. dionne of "the washington post" write today that the right wing wants to shut buffett up for speaking the truth about how the tax code actually makes the rich rich or the poor poorer. he's coming here tonight. and michele bachmann is once again talking about how she

i'm michael smerconish in for chris matthew. john boehner's refusal it allow wednesday jop speech is more than just the latest example of republicans just saying no to anything. anything president obama wants. what seems obvious is that republicans neither fear nor respect this president. it is not clear all of them even consider him to be legitimate. is it personal, political, in some cases racial? what can the president do to turn this around or push back hard? that's our top story. >>> also, rick perry is about it feel the heat. >> rick perry doubled spending in a decade. and this year, rick perry's spending more money than the state takes in. covering his deficits with record borrowing. >> that's not from the dnc. that's from michele bachmann's pack. the word is that sarah palin is about to good after perry as well. it is not easy being a front-runner. speaking of feeling the heat, eric cantor is getting it from all sides. democrats and republicans alike are taking it to cantor for insisting that fema money for hurricane ire

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