>> i think e.j. is right.ning, you have the eastern europeans who have been worried and kit call in asking for help. that's all very good. meanwhile the western europeans have been like, yeah, this is going to be tough for us economical economically. we're not sure. this has been really hard for the obama administration. if this tragedy says anything it's look, war zones are dangerous places. this is happening right in our backyard. it's a three-hour flight from where we live. something has to happen. we have to resolve the conflict. it give it is obama administration more leverage to get the europeans on board. >> e.j., you have covered a lot of presidents. clearly this president has a confluence of foreign affairs issues on his plate. every president has a full plate. there is a real confluence of issues here. >> i think he has about four or five plates in front of him. you heard people talking today. you weren't clear whether they were talking about what was happening in gaza or what was happening in ukrain

e.j., where has the president gone wrong on immigration reform? he can only do so much. >> well, here's what i think is going on politically, if you look at the polls and look at where the president's numbers have gone down in recent months, they've come down to a significant degree among latinos. why are latinos upset? they know it's the republicans blocking immigration reform in the house but they were also promised that things would change and they are frustrated that obama said look, i'm going to do these deportations because that's law. that will give congress confidence that they can pass a bill and have confidence in me. it hasn't worked outs that way. some of the deportations you're busting up families, which is creating a lot of anger and i think understandable anger in the latino community. it's not a question of where is the president wrong on the law. he's been enforcing the law. it's what did people expect out of the government in washington and the fact is that we know that republican obstruction, even if it's done by them, ends up h

and that's what we offer by way of our faith. >> all right, e.j. dionne, keep bringing up that the president is not responding to a letter he wrote in may of 2012 when he asked the administration to stop the flow of immigrants crossing the border. why does he expect a response when these are the things the administration has been doing all along? >> it's really, really striking shift because president obama has basically stopped more people deported more people, he's come under a lot of criticism from latino community for how aggressively he has deported people. and what we have here is a completely different crisis that hit us all of a sudden. it reminds us that we should have been debating and passing a more comprehensive approach to immigration so we could deal with a problem whole. instead of doing what we're doing now, which is responding to a particular crisis with no broad long-term solution to the larger problem. >> all right, professor e.j. dionne and reverend freddie haines iii, thank you. >> remember to answer the question at the bottom

. >> joining me now is msnbc political analyst e.j. dionne.jackson, mississippi, sam hall, assistant managing editor of "the clarion ledger." the campaign has offered a reward for any evidence of fraud, in their statement, we're offering $1,000 for evidence leading to the arrest and conviction of anyone involved in voter fraud on or leading up to june 24th, 2014. so sam, how much has that cost them so far over there in the mcdaniel campaign? >> well, they haven't paid out any rewards yet. they're actually offering up to 15 of those $1,000 rewards, using it as a fund-raise tier. they're asking each person to contribute $15 so they can fund those 15 $1,000 rewards if anybody does come forward with evidence that leads to the arrest and conviction of voter fraud. >> so sam, what is your understanding of the state of the evidence as we sit here tonight? >> well, we know that there are, you know, 2,000 to 3,000 votes that are cross-over votes, we feel like probably statewide. the number that they keep saying of irregular votes has risen all the way

joining me now are e.j. and diana. thank you for being here. e.j., big news tonight, house democrat democrats urging action. nobody goes home until the va is fixed. what does it say they have to be dragged kicking and screaming on a bill that would help veterans? >> it's amazing, they cannot say it's not bipartisan enough, there aren't many bills that pass the senate 93-3. and i think what you're seeing here is a weird form of nullification, which is the idea that we can't do anything with president obama. we can't solve any problem as long as barack obama is president of the united states. and i've been around a while, i've seen democrats be very mad at republican presidents like president bush or president reagan. that didn't stop democrats from reforming taxes under reagan. nancy pelosi was against the iraq war, that didn't stop her from voting -- letting appropriations through for our troop troops and in this case it's outrageous. this is an outrage what's happening to our veterans. it was supposed to be a big scandal, all obama's fault. an

joining me now are jared bernstein and e.j. deion. thank you for being here. >> good to be here. >> jared, are you surprised at the job are growth we are seeing? despite republicans trying to block the president's policies for so many years and with them blocking the public sector he's been able through private sector growth to bring us back to are where we started in the recession at 6.1 unemployment rate. >> i think it is a little surprising. it's a symbol of just how resilient the american economy and the people in it really are. we know that obstructionists in congress have been not only blocking the president's agenda, but at least last year in 2013 were doing great harm to economic growth because of what economists call fiscal drag. that is by really trying to pull government support out of the economy in a way that slowed growth significantly in 2013, relative to this year. this year we have been doing better. as you suggested, the last time we saw 6.1% unemployment, it was on the way up to much worse times. we are headed in th

and msnbc contributor e.j. dion. christina, jose antonio vargas, some of the information around his situation isn't clear. you know him. but before he want to mcallen, texas, did he know there could be a problem in leaving mcallen? >> he didn't know, lawrence, and united we dream, the organization i work with, invited him to be paractivitieso have in mcallen, with joint community in mcallen and immigrant youth that wanted to shed light on the real stories of these children fleeing central america. we held a vigil to call on congress, the president, and the american public to have a conversation about this humanitarian crisis in a way that focuses on the children. >> but it seems he went to the airport today with -- if i'm reading the situation correctly, the deliberate intent of having this confrontation with the border patrol. >> well, he's not from texas. he needed to head out to los angeles, he's promoting his documentary, which is called "documented." and he attempted to leave mcallen through the airport, and tha

>> i think building on what e.j. said about the pope's emphasis on the economy. economy of the church is something that really needs to change, not just the corruption, and there's nor mouse financial corruption and abuse of power in the church around money. money is one of the symbols of power. i guess when you don't have sex, you get to money. so what do you have? at any rate, i think dealing with the excessive behavior of the institutional church. the building of cathedrals in central america for tens of millions of dollars while people are starving. the building of bathrooms -- >> that mansion in germany that the bishop built? >> detroit, wherever, building a vacation residence for yourself. i think one of the joys of this pope is he is a role model for a similar life, and i think that the church does need to return to a simple life. the simple life also includes -- it's been said abuse of power leads to ultimate corruption. the abuse of power is absolute. i think money and power and absolute corruption go together. >> anthea, what are some of the changes you

. >> joining me now, e.j. dion of "the washington post" and msnbc analyst and janeane zakaria. janeane, talk to us about the israeli media and how tightly they are connected to the israeli government and how reliable quotes like that are in the israeli media from the israeli government. >> well, they're very much in sync, and you'll hear when an israeli goes on tv, i heard from a senior official from the prime minister's office, and that's usually the prime minister himself or a top aide, so they're very much in sync. very often they'll just run out with whatever that senior official has told them and there isn't much effort always to try to get a confirmation from the united states side about whether it's what john kerry said in the phone call or what president obama, as we saw as well, with the release of an alleged transcript of a conversation between the prime minister and the president. so they're very tightly synced. >> so we have what's possibly an accurate quote from a very senior official or very senior officials in jerusalem, accusing john kerry of launching "a strate

. >> joining me tonight is e.j.umnist to "the washington post" and msnbc contributor. >> i think marco rubio is confused on this. i haven't heard anybody come out and say they're against one man and one woman and i don't -- he's talking about intolerance. conservatives are the party of family values. they love to say that, so why can't they embrace families headed up by same-sex partners? where are they going with this, e.j.? >> i agree with that, ed. marco rubio would like nothing better than for us to attack him so i'm not going to oblige here. part of what he's up to politically is trying to shore up the religious conservative part of the republican party. a lot of republicans got mad at him for negotiating immigration reform last year and he's sort of tried to back away from that, but not entirely, so i think he knows what he's doing here, but i think in ten years' time he'll be for gay marriage, and i hope you and i can talk about it then because i think that the strongest case for gay marriage, perhaps paradox

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. >> e.j., it's a long shot for mississippi.his is one of the only ways the democrats could possibly make some kind of advance there. >> well, i made this prediction on your show, that the amazing results on election night in november would be if the democrats held the senate by one seat and it was mississippi's. and, you know, when mcdaniel lost that primary i figured, there's one prediction out the window. but now you've got so much turmoil and contention inside the republican party, threat busy mcdaniel support there's they'll never vote for cochran, that maybe that one is still alive. i think i might hang on to it a little longer. >> e.j., it usually takes some time for that kind of committed voter to get over that sort of bitterness. but mcdaniel might not give them that time by running this contest deep into the electoral calendar. >> no, that's true. the longer this goes on, the better it is for the democrats, which is why ricky call, the democratic chair, will do all he can to encourage chris mcdaniel to seek justice in

i want to bring in e.j. dionne. it looks like we're at a moral crossroads if abiding by the law and processing these children, this has gotten very little attention and what do we do as a country? do we reverse the law when conditions a s deteriorating a child smuggling going on. what's the right move and moral dilemma? >> i think the congressman pointed to something very important. this isn't the first time that america has been a place where people who are suffering under nazi oppression and communist oppression, particularly in cuba or victims of civil wars like the one in lebanon in the '70s and 80s. they wanted to come to america and often sent their kids ahead of them because parents worry about their kids. that is understandable. and u.s. has always struggled how do we give asylum and deal with an influx of people and we've got a particularly tough one now because these smugglers are operating in connection with the fears of these parents to bring them here. i just would much rather have us be a country of as

. >> joining me now is msnbc political analyst and columnist for "the washington post" e.j.ion. >> joining me now is msnbc political analyst and columnist for "the washington post" e.j. dion. he was on the ground in jackson, mississippi for the gop primary. take a deep breath if you have to. i believe we have both just heard ann coulter actually say something reasonable about what's going on in mississippi. >> you know, she even said to mcdaniel that some of his supporters were clowns and nuts. >> yes. >> so what would she say if you said that? not that you care very much. but i think the most damaging thing i can say about ann coulter is that she is clearly nothing but an establishment republican. she's basically saying mcdaniel should drop out for the good of the party. imagine what ted cruz is going to say about her. but the thing -- the other thing that struck me about this piece is she does share something in common with chris mcdaniel, which is she has this whole section on people who stole elections, and she likes to say elections were stolen when they weren't. i was

e.j.ay have those skills, but if he doesn't, you need to put in place someone who does. >> what if the south korean government's position on this? what did you get in terms of a sense about the future of the family dynasty, and the future of chaebol? >> my understanding, having spent some time in korea, is that the chaebols are moving through transition period. there is a younger generation of koreans who look at them as being overly complex, not transparent, too much in bed with government, and that leads to corruption and inefficiency. it may have been something that was good to have in those years from the 1940's and 1950's and 1960's to get korea up and running. but this kind of coziness between government and business would appear to be less than democratic sometimes, and that there is need for reform and transition out of this more ossified system into something that resembles more western companies and economies as well. >> what is the opinion of people who work inside the company?

. >> e.j., let me ask you, there are a lot of what it's in this situation. but if the west was in some way able to, bilaterally or multilateral by impose grater sanctions on russia, outcome unknown, was that quell some of the domestic squabbling. i think lindsay graham was singled out as one of those hyper bollic voices. if the president gets something done let's say in tandem with germany, does that placate his republican critics at all? >> there are some of his republican critics who will never be placated and will say the word benghazi whenever anything comes up. but there's much more unity on this in washington and in the country than there is on a lot of other issues. people are angry at putin and this has shown how the russian presence in ukraine is dangerous to everybody, not simply to ukrain ukraine--i think the president has to continue to be out there and talking tough, and pushing, i think that will sort of quell some of the criticism. >> ambassador nicholas burns and e, thank you for your time and your thoughts. >> after the break, secretary kerr

. >> that brings me right to e.j. dion's piece in the washington post today. he writes, quote, instead of dealing with this problem in a thoughtful way reflecting shared responsibility across party lines, president obama are's critics quickly turned to the business of seeking political gain. i mean, for example, jose, governor perry talked about the visual of the national guard being important. isn't seeking political gain exactly what republicans are trying to do here when they are talking about the visual and not really dealing with a solution to the problem? >> you know, rev, the if anybody thinks -- take the example of maria, a 17-year-old young lady who lives in honduras. her brother was shot by gang member who is later came to her house and said, you know what, your time is coming soon. you will become property of ours shortly or you can say no and die. do you think for maria who decided to leave her little village and go through mexico where she was subjected to some of the most horrific things a human being could imagine, that could happen to another h

e.j. deadmouse visited today. for coffee. i guess i shouldn't be surprised that the mayor's coffee order, yet somehow i still am. >> can i get an extra large double double -- >> can i get fives pre s preesp one cup? >> can i get an extra large double double. >> yes. i got that. >> and fives press s preespress cup. >> what is that? >> i don't know, but it's good, trust me. >> five shots of espresso in one cup? i think it would be healthier if he went back on crack. >> there's nothing wrong with five espressos in one cup. >> joe, i think you missed something while you were away. >> what, about the ford brothers? >> this is a media event. >> when you're on a seesaw with your sibling, you're supposed to try to bounce them off. >> but that's not what you said, is it? >> no. >>> up next, what have we learned today? >> here it is. >> we'll be right back. my mother made the best toffee in the world. it's delicious. so now we've turned her toffee into a business. my goal was to take an idea and make it happen. i'm janet lo