"the ed show" with ed schultz starts right now. >>> good evening, americans. welcome to "the ed show" live from minneapolis. 81 days until the 2012 election. mitt romney actually picked the perfect running mate. paul ryan lies almost as much as mitt does. this is "the ed show." let's get to work. >> that gm plant was shut down in 2009. i remember president obama visiting it when he waz first running, saying he'll keep that plant open. >> the romney campaign rolls on, and the lies keep on flowing. >> the president's plan, this goes bankrupt. >> tonight, we'll dig deep on paul ryan's stimulus lie. >> i don't recall. >> and we'll relive a week's worth of deception from the republican ticket with big eddy's board of truth. paul ryan gets ready for some assisted lying in florida. >> you wouldn't do that to your mom, would you, tim? >> bewe'll show you the stakes r ending medicare in the sunshine state. >> the obama campaign keeps taxes on the table with a creative offer. >> i never paid less than 13%. >> and the creator of the wire drops the hammer on mitt romney's

"the ed show" with ed schultz begins right now. >>> good evening, americans. welcome to "the ed show" live. 82 days until the 2012 election. mitt romney traded in his etch a sketch for a whiteboard, trying to go back to the basics on medicare. it's a little more complicated than that, mitt. this is "the ed show." let's get to work. >> president's plan cuts medicare -- excuse me. well, let's see. there we go. >> the romney campaign to end medicare as we know it picks up karl rove's whiteboard and george bush's playbook. >> in my line of work you have to keep repeating things over and over and over again for the truth to sink in. >> tonight, wendell potter on the nonstop romney lies. jonathan alter on the possibility these lies could work. >> the fascination with taxes i've paid i find to be very small minded. >> mitt romney dumps gasoline on his tax return fire. we have an exclusive response from senator harry reid. >>> "the associated press" nails paul ryan on his request for stimulus funds. and ryan pulls a palin to try and dodge the question. >> you had aske

this is "the ed show." let's get to work. >> the president's campaign is all about division and attack and hatred. >> the romney campaign is raging about chains. and silent about voter suppression. tonight, the reverend al sharpton on the romney campaign to distract and conquer. >>> and the nation's ari berman on the surprise ruling that will help republicans steal the election. >> wonky on you, but we haven't run the numbers on that specific plan. >> the republicans serious guy on budgets has no answers for fox news. robert reich is here tonight to explain paul ryan, the fraud. >>> my plan has already extended medicare by nearly a decade. their plan ends medicare as we know it. >> howard dean on today's smackdown from the president on medicare. >>> and the architects of romney care and obama care say paul ryan is dead wrong when it comes to rationing health care. >> we're saying get rid of the health care law, stop putting this rationing board in charge of current seniors' health care. >> john gruber and j

"the ed show" with ed schultz starts now. >> good evening, americans. welcome to "the ed show" from new york. 85 days until the 2012 election. mitt romney has picked the most radical vice presidential candidate in the history of the republican party. i love it. tonight, i'll remind you why. this is "the ed show." let's get to work. >>> one thing we've got to get straight -- one thing we've got to get straight -- >> the paul ryan backlash begins in iowa. and the vice president is on the attack in north carolina. >> what's gutsy about giving millionaires another tax break? what's gutsy? what's gutsy about gutting medicare, medicaid, education? >> mitt romney goes hard right with a guy who says progressivism is a cancer on america. >> what i have been trying to do is indict the entire vision of progressivism. >> it's a cancer. >> exactly. >> tonight, john nichols of the nation magazine tells us exactly who paul ryan is. joan walsh and e.j. dionne on the president's counterpunch today on the campaign trail. now's terry o'neal on what romney/ryan means for w

"the ed show" with ed schultz starts right now. >> good evening, americans. welcome to "the ed show" live from minneapolis. 78 days until the 2012 election. a new front on the republican war on women has exposed the conservative right wing. todd akin's remarks about legitimate rape have republicans in the crisis mode tonight. this is a big deal and it could affect a lot of races. this is "the ed show." let's get to work. >> i had heard one time a medical report that said it's hard to get -- it's harder for somebody to get pregnant under those conditions. >> a missouri lawmaker's radical rhetoric has reignited the republican war on women. >> rape is rape. >> republicans are denouncing their own candidate. super pacs are pulling money and the candidate refuses to quit. >> i'm not a quitter. >> tonight terry o'neill on todd akin's is ridiculous beliefs, joan walsh and sam stein on the political impact in missouri and beyond. the romney camp refuses to stop lying. and today the president called them out for it. >> you can't just make stuff up. >> richard wolffe o

"the ed show" with ed schultz starts right now. >>> good evening, americans, and welcome to "the ed show" from new york. 89 days until the 2012 election. the obama super pac commercial has mitt romney whining. republicans are on defense and ann coulter is calling for the head of romney's spokesperson? gosh, it's getting interesting. >>> all that and harry reid is starting to reveal more information about his source. i'm loving it. hope you are too. this is "the ed show," let's get to work. >>> the past when people pointed out that something was inaccurate, why campaigns pulled the ad, they were embarrassed. >> the debate over the joe soptic ad hits fever pitch. mitt romney is crying foul in a stunning display of hypocrisy. journalist michael kinsley says the ad is fair game and he joins us tonight. >>> newt gingrich admits romney's welfare commercial is full of holes. >> we have no proof today. >> democratic strategist chris kofinis agrees and he's fear to set it straight tonight. >> corporations are people, my friend. >> romney thinks corporations are people, but when it comes to releas

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this is "the ed show." let's get to work. >> the selfish swine, todd akin, is going to hurt the republican party. >> todd akin's enemies are getting louder. and so are his allies. >> our position on him has not changed. >> and mitt romney is now adaming that the media stop asking him about the forcible rape issue. brand-new polling proves mitt romney's medicare lies aren't working. we'll break down the new numbers. >>> the obama campaign says they have the answer to stop republicans from stealing ohio. state senator nina turner is here. and how did mitt romney get completely shut out among african-american supporters in every latest poll? >> i'm going to eliminate every nonessential program i can find. i'm going to work to reform and save -- >> the daily show's senior black correspondent, larry wilmore is here to explain. good to have you with us tonight. thanks for watching. liberals, you have to be loving this. congress and todd akin, he isn't going anywhere, and the republican establishment can't do anyt

that is "the ed show." i'm ed schultz. "the rachel maddow show" starts right now.you, my frind for staying home with us this hour. >>> part of the problem for waiting for a big announcement in news about politics this year, in this case, the mitt romney vice presidential announcement, but part of the problem of anticipating a big announcement is that practically every time somebody in republican presidential politics has said this year they are going to make a big announcement, it has been a big letdown. i don't know if this happens every year, but this past year it is starting to approach satire. take, as an example, a year ago tonight, political watchers on the edge of our seats after republican presidential candidate jon huntsman says he's going to make a major announcement the following day. everybody starts trying to read the tea leaves trying to figure out what this announcement could possibly be. at that point, jon huntsman campaign was not a joke, he was seen as a contender in the race, so political reporrs flocked to florida where this major announcement w

thank you for joining us on "the ed show." >> my pleasure, ed.r your wife's recovery. >> thank you so much, sir. that's "the ed show." i'm ed schultz. the "rachel maddow show" starts right now. good evening, rachel. >> welcome back, my friend. >> good to be back. thank you for your kind and wonderful communication. i appreciate it so much. so does wendy obviously. >> while you guys are in new york and back home, our company is you and your are our company. >> i appreciate that very much. >> thanks to you for staying with us for the next hour. for the second time in just over two weeks, there has been a mass shooting with multiple casualties in an american town. two weeks ago, it was in aurora, colorado, of course. 12 people killed there, almost 60 people wounded there, and an apparently random mass shooting at a movie theater in the middle of the night. yesterday, yesterday morning, another mass shooting. this time in oak creek, wisconsin. which is a suburb of milwaukee. but this time, because of the location of the shooting, because of who was k

"the ed show" with ed schultz starts right now. >>> good evening americans. welcome to "the ed show" from new york. 92 days before the 2012 election. republicans are calling harry reid a dirty liar and mitt romney is using america's heroes to tell a real dirty lie in ohio. >>> another horrific mass murder at the hands of a lone gunman. new details that you will only get here tonight. this is "the ed show." let's get to work. >> i'm not going to respond to a dirty liar. >> the hits keep coming from senator harry reid. leader pelosi and the white house. tonight, congressman john garamindy and tom parielli on mitt romney's never-ending tax nightmare. >> any effort to impede the right of our military members overseas or here domestically voting would be an extraordinary violation. >> mitt romney is hiding behind the military to suppress the vote in ohio. former ohio governor ted strickland has the latest. >> and the president comes out for renewing the assault weapons ban in the wake of the massacre in wisconsin. mark potok of the southern poverty law center says

"the ed show" with ed schultz starts right now."hardball" for. "the ed show" is next. >>> good evening, americans. welcome to "the ed show" from new york. 91 days before the 2012 election. a new report explains why mitt romney might owe senator harry reid an apology. this is "the ed show." let's get to work. >> the word is out he hasn't paid any taxes for ten years. >> a shocking new report outlines how mitt romney may have legally dodged taxes. >> let him prove that he has paid taxes because he hasn't. >> david k. johnson will give us the details and eugene robinson is here on the politics. >>> well, seeing as how dick -- excuse me, vice president cheney never misfires -- >> dick cheney never apologized for shooting someone in the face. but sarah palin's got him running scared. >> it wasn't so much governor palin as it was the basic process being used. >> democratic strategist bob shrum will weigh in on the power of palin. >> another day, another lie from the romney campaign. this time, it's about welfare. msnbc's jonathan alter is here with rea

this is "the ed show." let's get to work. >> i had heard one time a medical report that said it's hard to get -- it's harder for somebody to get pregnant under those conditions. >> a missouri lawmaker's radical rhetoric has reignited the republican war on women. >> rape is rape. >> republicans are denouncing their own candidate. super pacs are pulling money and the candidate refuses to quit. >> i'm not a quitter. >> tonight terry o'neill on todd akin's is ridiculous beliefs, joan walsh and sam stein on the political impact in missouri and beyond. the romney camp refuses to stop lig. and today the president called them out for it. >> you can't just make stuff up. >> richard wolffe on the president's blistering press conference. in ohio, a republican says, we should not contort the voting process. to accommodate african-american voters. state senator nina turner and ari berman have the latest on voter suppression in ohio. >> good to have you with us tonight. a senate candidate from missouri forced republicans

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"the ed show" with ed schultz starts right now. >>> good evening, americans. welcome to "the ed show" live from minneapolis. 74 days until the 2012 election. move over donald trump, mitt romney is now the top birther in america. this is "the ed show." let's get to work. >> ann was born in henry ford hospital. i was born in harper hospital. no one's ever asked to see my birth certificate. >> mitt romney blows the dog whistle of right-wing hatred on the stum. >> they know this was the place we were born and raised. >> and the haters on the right are eating it up. >> right on, right on, right on. >> tonight, michael eric dyson on the birther of a candidate and richard wolffe on mitt romney's political gamble. >> an avalanche of dirty money is pouring into the state of ohio to take out senator sherrod brown. tonight, the senator tells me how todd akin, medicare, and voter suppression are moving the polls in the buckeye state. >>> and director spike lee says republicans are doing the wrong thing. >> everything that's happening now is really, i think, a plan to stop

. >> behind the wheel was a local farmer and part-time bus driver. 55-year-old ed ray. >> ed ray was the most wonderful bus driver that you could have. >> irene and lin caucuse lindar sisters were also onboard the school bus that hot dry july afternoon when temperatures can reach 110 degrees. >> i was 12 and a half. linda, julie and stella our youngest she was is in kindergarten. fivion almost six at the time. >> this is the actual school bus the children were riding in that summer day more than 35 years ago. jody heavington showed her son matthew where she sat on that fateful day. >> i was sitting about right here, matthew. >> under a scorching sun, the school bus rolled past you chowchilla's almond orchard and wheatfield. the bus would periodically stop to drop off a child in front of their home. >> the last kid got off of the bus and all of us kids were singing. we were singing "my momma told you, you better shop around." that is the song we were singing whistling at the happened. >> it was a little after 4:00 p.m. when ray turned the because on to avenue 21 where a white van with

"the ed show" with ed schultz starts right now. >>> good evening, americans, and welcome to "the ed show" live from minneapolis. 76 days until the election. paul ryan is trying to run from his past. tonight we'll expose brand-new details of his akin problem. this is "the ed show," let's get to work. >> you sponsored legislation that had the language "forcible rape." what is forcible rape? >> rape is rape. >> the party of no exceptions is scrambling over forcible rape. tonight, we'll show you why the presidential ticket can run, but they can't hide from their radical positions. todd akin says to mind your own business. michael steele and bob shrum on the explosion of republican hypocrisy before the tampa convention. >> today's seniors, if you will, my plan presents no change. >> "the new york times" exposes another mitt romney lie on medicare. we will correct the whiteboard again tonight. and the president is sacking mitt romney on his education plan. >> governor romney says we've got enough teachers. we don't need anymore. >> tonight, super bowl champion warren sap on the president, repu

welcome back to "the ed show."e majority leader harry reid, he says he's got a guy who tells him that mitt romney didn't pay any taxes for the last ten years. meanwhile, republicans are calling senator reid a dirty liar. for more, let's turn to our panel, lizz winstead with us, contributing writer for the nation, ari berman, who is the author of "herding donkeys" and republican strategist susan del percio. is harry reid a dirty liar? >> i don't know, but harry reid is playing old school dirty politics by doing this. his story has been changing, which is amazing. first he said, i can't say for certain. then he gets up on the floor of the united states senate and then makes a claim. then he comes back with another interview and says, oh, well, lots of people are saying that. what is it? this guy, he can't get his story straight, and frankly, it's inappropriate. it goes beyond the pale, especially on the floor of the u.s. senate. >> lizz? >> if we didn't hear throughout the course of this past couple years, ellen west

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>>> welcome back to t"the ed show."te now on what i believe is the biggest story in this race. the republicans are setting the table to steal the election in ohio. let's make sure we don't stand still and watch this. two new polls show how tight this race has become. the president and mitt romney are only three points apart. that's within the margin of error. the quinnipiac poll gives obama a slightly larger lead over romney, there's been no change in those numbers since july. if the republicans manage to block a small percentage of obama voters, romney could win ohio. so far, the republican vote stealing plan is right on track. they shortened voten hours in all 88 countries. it's a direct attack on obama supporters. 47% of people who voted in 2008 in that election cast their ballots during the extended hours made available to citizens. those early voters were mostly african-americans. so republicans are stealing almost half of the vote by changing the hours. when reporters asked the secretary of state about it, he insi

. >> behind the wheel was a local farmer and part-time bus driver. 55-year-old ed ray. >> ed ray was the most wonderful bus driver that you could have. >> irene and lin caucuse lindar sisters were also onboard the school bus that hot dry july afternoon when temperatures can reach 110 degrees. >> i was 12 and a half. linda, julie and stella our youngest she was is in kindergarten. fivion almost six at the time. >> this is the actual school bus the children were riding in that summer day more than 35 years ago. jody heavington showed her son matthew where she sat on that fateful day. >> i was sitting about right here, matthew. >> under a scorching sun, the school bus rolled past you chowchilla's almond orchard and wheatfield. the bus would periodically stop to drop off a child in front of their home. >> the last kid got off of the bus and all of us kids were singing. we were singing "my momma told you, you better shop around." that is the song we were singing whistling at the happened. >> it was a little after 4:00 p.m. when ray turned the because on to avenue 21 where a white van with

welcome back to "the ed show."ican whacked out congressman steve king of iowa, he is absolutely thrilled with the idea that paul ryan might be the vice president of the united states. he told an audience at the iowa state fair that if the republican ticket is elected, he's going to be a major player in the white house. >> so i'm going to work to put mitt romney in the white house. i'm going to work to put my good friend, paul ryan, in as vice president. and we're going to have a strong voice from iowa right there in the west wing and sometimes in the oval office of the white house. >> steve king is one of the most controversial republicans in congress, especially on immigration. he's a vocal opponent of the dream act. in june he proposed to overturn president obama's new immigration policy in court. just a few weeks ago, he was supporting pointless-english-only legislation. at a time mitt romney is polling at record lows with hispanic voters, king could be the last straw. beyond immigration, congressman king has a