we are now in danger of demoralizing people at a time when they need to be lifted up, just like dr. perry did. for us to quit now, surrender now, kitchen the cynicism now is to disrespect the shoulders of the people that we're standing on. it's to disrespect them. people say, it's just too hard, van, i mean i voted once. democracy is not an app. it's not an pp, just download it, push the button one time. that sucks. the people in my father's generation they had dogs sicked on them, fighting for change. they had fire hoses put on them fighting for change. they were beaten fighting for change. someone went to jail fighting for change, some were murdered, put in the ground, dead, martyrs, never to come back fighting for change. we'll quit over a really mean tweet. did you read that terrible tweet? so we have a quandry, if we just support the president, just support the democrats, we don't get what we want, but if we don't, our -- can we put our thinking caps on now, look at what they do when they get power, just in case you haven't paid attention. didn't get the memo. >> i think what we shou

she is a -- dr. perry is a professor of political science at tulane university. she's the author of "sister citizen, shame stereotypes and black women in america." she's a regular columnist for "the nation" magazine. she's the host of her own show on msnbc that airs on saturday and sunday mornings. she's the proud mother of a young daughter and once a month be or so she gets a little sleep. it's a delight to introduce you to melissa harris-perry. [ applause ] >>> good morning. >> good morning. >> so it's the start of what is going to be an idiologically diverse day for me today. i'm going to run off the stage when i am done with my address because i am heading off to chicago where i will join the bush family for a conversation about volunteerism in america. so that'll be fun. by the end of the day i will have no idea what's going on in the world, but i am very happy to start the day with you, and particularly because what i find to be my value added within the public sphere is not as an activist or organizer per se. i am married to an activist and organizer so it

and i appreciate dr. perry for pointing out that it's not just about the corporations, it's about us here in this courtroom. so we have a responsibility, some people felt that four years ago that we were too emotional. and we just got a little bit of dope -- doped up on hopy stuff. and we just got too hopy, and we got two emotional and we weren't thinking clearly and we want to have a reaction to that. >> now fighting the least. i'm seeing a movement that was built up over that decade. that stood up against rove, that stood up against cheney, that stood up against bush, that stood up for the people in katrina, that saw african-american mothers and mothers on rooftops and whose hearts were broken to see an american city drowning when they stood up when there was nothing in washington, d.c. that answered the call. i'm watching that movement that broke the back of karl rove's strangle hold. who elected the -- that inspired the world, that shocked the world, that stunned the world. in the moment of maximum peril no

she is a -- dr. perry is a professor of political science at tulane university. regular columnist for the "nation magazine" and she is the host of her own show on "msnbc," that airs on saturday and sunday mornings. she is the proud author of a young daughter and once a month or so she gets a little sleep. [laughter] is a delight to introduce you to melissa harris-perry. [applause] >> good morning. it's the start of what is going to be an ideologically diverse day for me today. i'm going to run off the stage when i'm done with my address because i'm heading off to chicago where i will join the bush family for a conversation about volunteerism in america. [laughter] that will be fun. by the end of the day i will have no idea what is going on in the world, but i'm very happy to start the day with you and particularly because what i find to be my value-added within the public sphere is not as an activist or an organizer per se. i am married to an activist and organizer so it's very clear to me which one of us does real work and which one of us talks about the real wo

and i appreciate dr. perry for pointing out that it is not just about the corporation's, it is about us in this room. we have a responsibility. some people felt that four years ago we were too emotional. we made decisions to emotionally and then we got a little bit doped up on hold and stuff. -- on hope and stuff. we were not thinking clearly, and now we want to have a reaction to that. i am wanting as this moment of testing for america emerges. i am seeing the people who fall hardest, in the decade that dr. perry just talked about, now fighting the least. i am seeing a movement that was built up over that decade that stood up against bush, stood up against cheney, that stood up against torture and more, that stood up for the people who were suffering in katrina. who saw african-american mothers and grandmothers on rooftops and whose hearts were broken to see people drowning, to see an american city drowning, and who stood up at that time when there was nothing in washington d.c. that would answer the call, and

great moment, the great question that the world is now looking at us to answer, and i appreciate dr. perrynot just about the corporations, but about us here in this room so we have a responsibility. some people felt that four years ago, we were too emotional, made decisions too emotionally, and that we just got a little bit doped up on hopey stuff, and we just got too hopey, and we got too emotional, and we were not thinking clearly, and so we want to have a reaction against that, and now it seems that i'm watching as this moment of testing for america emerges in this year, i see the people who fought the hardest in the decade that dr. perry just talked about. now, fighting the least. i'm seeing a movement that was built up over that decade that stood up against bush, stood up against rover, stood up against cheney, stood up against torture, stood up against war, stood up for the people suffering in katrina, who saw african-american mothers and grandmothers on rooftop rooftopd whose hearts were broken to see people drowning, see an american city drowning and stood up at the time when there

she is a -- dr. perrytizen stereotypes and black women in america. she is a regular columnist for the nation magazine and is the host of her own show on msnbc bet ears on saturday and sunday morning. she is the proud mother of a young daughter and once a month or so she gets a little sleep. it's a delight to introduce you to melissa harris peery. [applause] the start of what is going to be in an ideologically diverse date for me today. i would run off the stage when i'm done with my address because i am heading of chicago where i will join the family for a conversation about voluntarism in america. that will be fun. by the end of the day i will have no idea what is going on in the world, but i'm very happy to start the day with you and particularly because what i find to be my value added within the public sphere is not as an activist or an organizer per say. i'm married to an activist and an organizer so it is clear to me which one of us does real work and which one of a stock's about the work that needs

and i appreciate dr. perry for pointing out that it is not just about the corporation's, it is about us in this room. we have a responsibility. some people felt that four years ago we were too emotional. we made decisions to emotionally and then we got a little bit doped up on hold and stuff. -- on hope and stuff. we were not thinking clearly, and now we want to have a reaction to that. i am wanting as this moment of testing for america emerges. i am seeing the people who fall hardest, in the decade that dr. perry just talked about, now fighting the least. i am seeing a movement that was built up over that decade that stood up against bush, stood up against cheney, that stood up against torture and more, that stood up for the people who were suffering in katrina. who saw african-american mothers and grandmothers on rooftops and whose hearts were broken to see people drowning, to see an american city drowning, and who stood up at that time when there was nothing in washington d.c. that would answer the call, and

perspective though dr margaret flowers congressional fellow for physicians for a national health program also liz mair former online communications strategist governor scott walker rick perry and many many more thanks come on the show ladies . all right we've got to take a quick break but up next andrew blakers going to talk back to me i'll explain when we come back. thanks. for the. well today we're going to does a new segment called talk tech to me the idea here is to give you all a better understanding of some of the top tech related stories of the week a closer look into what's going on in the tech world as well as well why it matters today will be focusing on a possible paula policy change by the obama administration aimed at stopping online piracy will also discuss the latest news about mega upload founder kim dot com the u.s. government wants an extra day here but it's looking far less likely that that will happen now plus the great majority of data you transmit isn't really private so do you want it to be if there's an app for that we break it all down and joining me to help me do that is our two web producer blake andrew let's start first with what the obama admin

perspective though dr margaret flowers congressional fellow for physicians for a national health program also liz mair former online communications strategist governor scott walker rick perry and many many more thanks for coming on the show ladies. all right we've got to take a quick break but up next andrew blakers going to talk back to me i'll explain when we come back. i. want of american power. might be time. very true you are very good dog all right. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then something else here sees some other part of it and realize everything you saw or you don't know i'm sorry welcome to the big picture. here is what i. like and they alone are still they'll get the real headline with none of them are the problem with the mainstream media today is that they're completely disconnected from the viewers and what actually matters to those viewers and so that's why young people just don't watch t.v. anymore if they want news they go online and read it but we're trying to take those stories that people actually care about and transfer them back in t.v. . i'm lauren lyster. well today we're going to does a new s

dr. jill biden, marylou henner, chris perry.s some happy news. >> absolutely. >> some remembered to show up. that's odd. >> bet she's a memory expert. >> david bender to talk about wisconsin. now, here she is jacki she schecky schechner. >> i'll give you guys updates on the state senate stuff. scott walker still has a job. the wisconsin governor did beat milwaukee mayor tom barrett 53-46. two and a half million people voted which would be 75% of registered voters and even higher turnout than anticipated. there is no shortage of speculation today about what walker's win would mean for the larger political landscape but seeing if walker outspent barrett almost eight to one and 70% of his donations last month came from out of state, it is obvious we have just witnessed the impact of citizens united. in the wake, barrett is telling supporters not to give up. >> to those of you who care about this state which i love, please please, please remain engaged, remain involved because we will continue to fight for justice and fairness in th