coming up right now, "the ed show" with ed schultz. >>> good evening americans, and welcome to "the ed show" live from new york. let's get to work tonight. ♪ >>> read my lips. >> we are in the midst of a serious financial crisis. >> we are in the worst economic mess since the great depression. >> this particular piece is an interpretation of the stock market crash of 1929. >> and the federal government is responding with decisive action. >> in a minute, the crash comes, interest rates rise and the dance really takes off. ♪ >>> if you're a working american and you believe in recycled bush economic theory -- >> read my lips. >> fundamentals are of our economy are strong. >> no offense, but i think you need your head examined. >> you've got to stay focused on creating jobs and -- >> the republican congress in particular has blocked him every step of the way. >> you have such disdain for hard-working americans. >> it's called obstructionism. >> government is not the solution to our problem. government is the problem. ♪ >> good to have you with us tonight, folks. thanks for watching. i want

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ed as mayor and ed as leader. i've been lucky to know every single mayor in san francisco since my birth and mayor lee is quickly taking his place among the very best. i've seen ed grow into the mayor's role with great ease and aplomb and there's no surprise there. mayor lee is focusing on young people and guiding a rebust economic rebirth in san francisco. his interest in young people is quite genuine and he meets regularly with middle school principals, focusing on critical years for kids to stay engage the in school. recognizing that mayors can have tremendous impact in their communities, he co-sponsored the legislation to eradicate bullying from schools at the 2012 con conference of mayors. he is here today to address us on the vexing issue of bullying. it is my pleasure to introduce the mayor of san francisco, ed lee. . >> thank you, ann, for that wonderful introduction and i don't know where you got the ease of coming to the mayor's ofrs, there was no ease on that. ladies and gentlemen, thank you for joining

coming up right now, "the ed show" with ed schultz. >> good evening, americans, and welcome to "the ed show" live from new york. let's get to work. not war. ♪ >> we at war. we're at war with terrorism. racism. most of all, we are at war with ourselves. >> i intend to address the american people from the white house on tuesday. >> on the eve of the 12th anniversary of 9/11. >> i was elected to end wars and not start them. i've spent the last 4 1/2 years doing everything i can to reduce our reliance on military power. >> "operation iraqi freedom" is over. >> the tide of war is receding. >> by the end of next year, our war in afghanistan will be over. >> if congress fails to authorize this, will you go forward with an attack on syria? >> right. and you're not getting any direct response. >> why is there not a larger multilateral coalition of partners? >> because the bush administration lied to the world about the war in iraq. >> i put this before congress for a reason. >> i'm going to support the president's call for action. >> we must respond. >> in terms of opposition. >> first of all,

but right now, "the ed show" with ed schultz. >> good evening, americans and welcome to "the ed show" live from new york. let's get to work. not war. ♪ >> we have the opportunity to take some action that is meaningful even if it doesn't solve the entire problem. >> i'm going to support the president's call for action. >> we must respond. >> if we hit syria, it's an act of war. >> my credibility is not on the line into this debate is about the world's red line. it's about humanity's red line. >> there's risk involved only for american men and women. >> why can't we concentrate on our own problems? >> because we give lip service to the notion that these international norms are important. >> the use of chemical weapons against civilians is beyond despicable and this assad guy, he's a bad dude. but it's a civil war. >> this is not iraq. and this is not afghanistan. this is a limited pro proportional step. >> we'll call it operation just the tip. >> we want it 0 fire a shot across the bow. and then he goes off and plays golf. >> to stop these terrorist killers. thank you. now watch this dr

coming up, "the ed show" with ed schultz. >>> thank you, martin. good evening, friends. we begin tonight with the news that everyone in the country is paying attention to. it all unfolded at 8:20 this morning when a gunman opened fire on people at a washington naval yard. the shooting take place at building 197, home to the naval sea systems command. at the hour, officials say 13 people have been confirmed dead, including the shooter, the gunman has been identified as in 34-year-old aaron alexis of ft. worth, texas. officials say he recently began working as a civilian contractor. alexis gained access to the building using another worker's security badge. he was reportedly carrying an assault rifle, an ar-15, a double-barrel shotgun, which has been reported and also a handgun. and many questions surround tonight. how does a man get into a military facility that well-armed? nbc news has confirmed alexis was killed at the scene of the crime. there is currently no known motive. one witness described the chaotic scene to wrc earlier today. >> this morning about 8:30, we hear

ed schultz and "the ed show" is next. >>> good evening americans, and welcome to "the ed show" live from new york. let's get to work. >>> the man police believe identified as aaron alexis. what is still unclear. why he shot and killed a dozen people. >> that's what we joked about, him being obsessed at his age. >> i think va games is a bigger problem than guns. >> tell congress they need to act and act in time. >> video games have a pernicious, destructive effect. >> there is something evil in our society that we as americans have to work to try and eradicate. >> why aren't we looking at frequency of approaches per person. >> the only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. >> you're murdering somebody in cyberspace. in a sense, you're performing the act, like it or not. >> earlier this year, 91% of the american people supported expanded background checks for gun purchases. congress voted the measure down. >> let's go pass a piece of legislation restricting either this type of weapon or this capacity of magazine, and there won't be anymore of these. that is an abs

coming up next, right now is "the ed show." with my friend, ed schultz. >>> good evening, my friends. let's get to work. >> nothing will kill obamacare faster than, in fact, a series of mistakes. i, for one, no, ma'am at one of those people who said i'm going to kill obamacare, i'm going to in a machiavellian way attempt to delay or deny. i voted against the affordable care act. i want to remind all of us of something we may have forgotten. this is the law. hello, this is the law. >> do you understand the words that are coming out of my mouth? >> every witness invited by the majority here today represents a state government that is openly obstructing implementation of our affordable care act. >> you have to have the whole law to make it work. >> will the gentleman yield? >> no, i want to finish my statement. >> the majority has not allowed stacy ritter here to present her statement, but i'm going read an excerpt. >> would the gentleman yield? >> he's turned into the new joe mccarthy. >> presented by viper. stand back. >> witnes

i'm ed shultz. "politicsnation" starts right now. rev? >> thank you, ed.for tuning in. >>> tonight's lead, the shutdown party. seven days to go until a possible government shutdown. and far right republicans are showing every indication they're serious about making this extreme move. today tea party senator ted cruz escalated his obsession with defunding the president's health care law. on the senate floor, the texas senator called on republicans to join him. >> i would submit to every

that's "the ed show," i'm ed shultz. "politicsnation" with reverend al sharpton starts right now.ev. >> thank you very much. >>> thanks to you for tuning in. tonight's lead, knock it off. that's president obama's blunt message to republicans today. with three days to go until a government shutdown, the president spoke just hours after democrats in the senate, voted to keep the government running, and fully fund the president's health law. the vote was a huge defeat for ted cruz and his tea party extremists. now the issue goes back to the house and the clock is ticking.

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coming up is "the ed show" with ed schultz. >>> good evening, americans, and welcome to "the ed show" live from minneapolis. let's get to work. ♪ >> one of the oldest definitions of insanity is continuing to do the same thing over and over. defund obamacare. and expecting different results. i intend to speak in opposition to obamacare. i intend to speak in support of defunding obamacare. until i am no longer able to stand. would you eat them with a fox? >> fox news. >> green eggs and ham. has some applicability as curious as it might sound, to the obamacare debate. it's when americans tried, if they discovered they did not like green eggs and ham and they did not like obamacare either. >> you're crazy. you're crazy. >> and one of the oldest definitions of insanity is -- >> my career is over, i am making a horse's asseth of myselfeth. >> they did not like obamacare in a box with a fox in a house or with a mouse. >> will the senator yield for a question? >> i cannot yield for the purpose of a question without yielding the floor. >> what is your major malfunction, numb nut! >> save us fr

and that is "the ed show." i'm ed schultz.tarts right now. rev? >> yes, sir, ed. thank you very much. and thanks to you for tuning in. tonight's lead, the gop is still the party of jesse helms. that's not the opinion of al sharpton. it's the opinion of one of the gop's rising stars, ted cruz. last night senator cruz spoke at the heritage foundation and said what today gop needs, what it really needs, is more leaders like jesse helms. >> the very first political contribution i ever made in my life was to jesse helms. when i was a kid, i sent $10 to jesse helms. the willingness to say all those crazy things is a rare,

but they're hurting the economy now, ed. if you shut the government down, it's going to hurt the economy. people are going to lose their jobs. >> congressman, great to have you with us tonight. i appreciate your time. >>> now let's bring in kelly o'donnell, capitol hill correspondent for nbc news. kelly, thanks for your time tonight. i know you're busy up on capitol hill. what is the mood of republicans in the wake of what president obama had to say this afternoon? >> reporter: well, ed, there really is a deep amount of stress and uncertainty that's playing out here. because those republicans who have been in office for a long time have seen how this played out back in the '90s, and they really argue forcefully that it doesn't go well for their party. john mccain being one of those who came out today and said, if this were to go to a shutdown, the american people will blame congress. so even though among republicans there is a united voice that they don't like the health care law, the tactical fight has been particularly raw

ed, how is the white house responding to that op-ed from putin?ll, they're trying to put the best face on it by saying, look, america promotes human rights, unlike russia, and has freedom of expression and express did putin in the "new york times" op-ed, the white house trying to brush off what is clearly an embarrassment, as they talk up the possibility that russia might breckary -- broker a deal with syria, you have vladimir putin in the op-ed slamming president obama, suggesting that assad was not behind the chemical weapons attack on august 21st, it was the syrian opposition behind it, even though there's no evidence of that. he goss on to attack the president's address to the nation this week. putin writing, quote, i carefully studied his address to the nation and would rather disagree with the case he made on american exceptionalism, stating the united states policy is what makes america different. it's what makes us exceptional. it's extremely dangerous to encourage people to see themselves are exceptional, whatever the motivation. the pres

the words in an op ed don't matter.russians present to us don't matter. it is the deed that matters. and you have to make sure -- i agree with what ronald reagan once said. trust but verify. you can trust the words but you have to verify the deed. >> if it's okay i want to turn back to what jake was talking about and about the agenda. and also just about kind of the state of play of congress vis-a-vis the president. jake was talking about spin doctors. we like talking to you because you're definitely not a spin doctor you'll give us the truth. >> my mother always wanted me to be a doctor but not a spin doctor. >> you're doing okay. but the idea of the whole -- much of the caucus of your caucus, people you helped get elected in the last cycle, being against the president. how much of that is because they don't have a relationship with a president of their own party? it's just -- there's no there there. in all candor. >> no, i think it has more to do with the concern that many of my colleagues had with intelligence in the

his whole op-ed craters because of the very idea.russia is serious about removing the threat of chemical weapons from syria, they should work with us. if they don't, this proposal will fall through and we should maintain the authorization for the use of force and allow that to go forward. so the russian federation has to make a decision. >> in terms of force, the president talked about a limited strike. you more than two years ago said assad should go away, step down. so we are not seeking at this point for regime change. where do you stand on that now? >> there is no question that i believe the best result for us in terms of the result that would flow from removing assad from power would be a much better result for our national security because the maintenance that russia and others provided to the keep assad in place means the iranian regime strengthened. that's not good for our interest. hezbollah is greatly emboldened and strengthened. we should continue with the u.s. policy that assad should go. uh how we get get there is anothe

i don't see the miracle, ed. i see the shutdown coming tonight, and it's going to have a real impact on real people. >> jim clyburn said earlier in this broadcast, it's all about tarnishing the president. do you agree with that? >> oh, i think that's a huge part of it, yes. i mean, you know, let's be honest. part of it is what i would consider crazy ideology. but a lot of it is tarnishing the president. can't get over the fact that he is president, and that he has these accomplishments. >> okay. eugene robinson, great to have you on "the ed show." thanks so much. >>> coming up, failed presidential candidate, rick santorum is shooting for the stars in tonight's "pretenders." stay with us. o i cook? ♪ because an empty pan is a blank canvas. ♪ [ woman #2 ] to share a moment. ♪ [ man #1 ] to remember my grandmother. [ woman #3 ] to show my love. ♪ [ woman #4 ] because life needs flavor. ♪ [ woman #5 ] to travel the world without leaving home. [ male announcer ] whatever the reason. whatever the dish. make it deliciou

ed schultz is next. >>> good evening, americans and welcome to "the ed show," live from minneapolis. let's get to work. >>> if the majority is going to run the minority over with a train, the minority has the ability to stop them. >> they're there to burn down what we should be building up. >> republicans get blamed for shutdowns in washington, always have. >> you've got to give it to the republicans. they can fill the atmosphere with a lot of static. >> i would rather shut the government down. >> just so they can make an ideological point. >> i call it the limbaugh theorem. >> i don't think in america we should throw tantrums. >> i live in a glass case of emotion! >> i believe we can win this fight. >> to burn down what we should be building up. >> senate republicans should stand united. >> i call them legislative arsonists. ♪ burning down the house >> good to have you with us tonight, folks. thanks for watching. this is a follow-up to friday night's program, when i talked about the moral compass of america. and this is right at the heart of what the republican party is doing. when

ed we'll start with you.this question of whether the latest moves are about a pr move or about true cleanup. so dig in to what they are doing for us. what is this ice wall they are trying to build? >> they need to construct some sort of a structure that is going to prevent ground water from flow going the site. so the option the government has chosen would be to create an artificial perm ma frost and creating a solid wall of ice. >> and you work for the nuclear energy trade group. what is your take on the viability of this? >> well, the first point to make is the governments and the nra, and the industry minister have all made it quite clear that there is no pollution after two and a half years of the ocean adjacent to the plant. so that raises some questions about how necessary this ice wall is. secondly, the figures you quoted earlier are fantastic. they have been in the media, i agree, but they have not been from tepco or the nra. the leakage in that large water treatment plant is present, but it is minor

right now, it's ed schultz and "the ed show." >>> good evening, americans and welcome to "the ed show" live from new york. let's get to work. not war. ♪ >>> the russians happen to have a proposal to settle all of this. >> we accept the russian proposal. >> this represents a potentially positive development. >> i'm sure some leader, somewhere, of a country went to this guy right here and said, you know what, he's gonna strike syria. you guys better get involved in this. >> the russians coming to the -- bringing to the table a proposal. the president deserves a great deal of credit for. >> turn over every single bit of his chemical weapons to the international community, in the next week, turn it over. all of it. >> these are conversations i've had directly with mr. putin. >> and puti says well, monday morning we'll probably do something about it. sure enough, here we are! >> now has muscle because of the prospect of a threat. >> we're skeptical, because we don't think the administration has a strategy for day two, day three, day four. >> and i have to say, that's just not the case. >>

he's doing it in an op-ed. it's effective. as for the russians do they have national interests in there? yes, they do. some coincide with us which is that al qaeda not get chemical weapons. others don't. he wants assad to survive. he doesn't want a war on iran. he doesn't want terrorists coming to chechnya any more than we hadn'ts them in new york. we have interests in common with this man. let me say this. i worked with richard nixon and reagan. when i was with ro nald reagan he was desperate to talk to the russians. he would say i try to talk to them and they keep dying on me. three or four died. then gorbachev. he went right to him to negotiate. what is the united states doing stiffing the president of russia, not having meetings with him? it makes us look petty. in the last week, vladimir putin looked like a statesman. >> back to my question that the former head of the kgb and what they did for decades is now lecturing our president via the new york times to the american people on issues of peace and diplomacy. and to a pr

putin's op-ed that you mentioned is really a fascinating op-ed. it's a beautiful piece of propaganda by the russians but it is really muddled. the major message he has in the op-ed is that the use of force today can only be done under the principle of self-defense if you're being attacked under imminent attack or with united nations security council approval. so putin is laying down his interpretation of international law that you cannot do it independently. the united states does not have the right to independently attack syria or any other country. that's his minimum waajor messa. the whole op-ed is rather muddled. he talks about that which is the major message but then talks about american exceptionalism and criticizes that. i find that really bizarre coming from the russian president. >> we'll talk a lot more about that later. thank you so much for joining us. a former u.s. ambassador to syria. we appreciate it. >> my pleasure. >>> also this morning, the heavy rain is finally easing up in boulder, colorado, but major flash flooding is turning

ed schultz is next be. >>> good evening, americans. welcome to the ed show live from new york. let's get to work. ♪ >> the reality that american poor people, not malnourishemal eat too much food. >> 49 million americans struggle to put food on the table every day. >> it will consider a bill that will cut food stamps, s.n.a.p., by $40 billion. >> i understand the frustration. >> they want to gouge deeply into the most important successful antihunger program. >> obama's policies resulted in a lot more people being on food stamps. >> encouraging parasites. >> this is the most effective food stamp president in american history. >> can't you see that this is viewed as a minimum as insulting to all americans but particularly to black americans? >> no. i don't see that. >> they want to take food out of the mouths of hungry men, women and children all over america. >> i understand people's frustration. i really do. ♪ don't you forget about me >> my goal on this program tonight is to reach out and hopefully touch you in your living room and appeal to your very best sensibilities and you

vladimir putin penned this in the op-ed and he didn't mince words. the chemical weapons were not used by the syrian government, but instead the syrian opposition and that any u.s. strikes would increase violence and kick off a new wave of terrorism. >> i think it is pretty clear that the whole purpose of that was to try to weaken our resolve and to try to make sure that we would not fulfill our pledge to conduct military action if we have to. >> the white house response to this, putin is putting his credibility on the line. jay carney saying something similar at the white house yesterday. >> demonstrates that, you know, russia is now putting its prestige on the line when it comes to moving further along this diplomatic avenue. >> >> as the government confirms a new "washington post" report that they're suppliering the fighters with much-needed weaponry. we begin with kristen well kerr. >> let's start more with the putin op-ed and i want to put it up there. millions around the world increasingly see america not as a model of democracy, but as relying

ed as mayor and ed as leader. i've been lucky to know every single mayor in san francisco since my birth and mayor lee is quickly taking his place among the very best. i've seen ed grow into the mayor's role with great ease and aplomb and there's no surprise there. mayor lee is focusing on young people and guiding a rebust economic rebirth in san francisco. his interest in young people is quite genuine and he meets regularly with middle school principals, focusing on critical years for kids to stay engage the in school. recognizing that mayors can have tremendous impact in their communities, he co-sponsored the legislation to eradicate bullying from schools at

he said so in an op ed for the "new york times." he also challenged the idea of american exceptionalism, essentially telling everyone in the united states to stop thinking we're so special. the times titled it "a plea for caution from russia" but it actually reeds like machiavellian political pokings tucked inside a scolding wrapped in the illusion of a plea, truly the russian nesting doll of oppeds. all day reaction to it. but beyond the political reactions a ticking clock. there's not much time to get a workable solution down. the second and final scheduled day of the summit is already underway. our international correspondent jim sciutto is standing by live in geneva. how do things stand after the first day of negotiations there? >> reporter: u.s. officials told us they're many coming in with a healthy dose of skepticism. you can see why those disagreements coming out very clearly and publicly on the first day of negotiations one over the use of force. secretary kerry saying from the beginning the u.s. is going to reserve its rig

show" ed schultz.ghtly earlier than usual. ted cruz, right at this moment, ed, is on the floor, railing against affordable health care. he said, i'm using his words, he said he wants to speak for 26 million texans and for 300 million americans. nearly one in four texans have no health coverage whatsoever. why doesn't he speak up for them, ed? >> well, mr. cruz is proving that he simply has no credibility and what we're about to see is two people with immense credibility, and that's former president clinton and current president barack obama. who is the authority on this bill. and can speak to all the lies. it's ted cruz who has manufactured negativity, ted cruz who has scared a lot of americans and created some confusion. they want us to be confused. they think we're stupid, martin. they think that we can't go to a website and read options available to uninsured americans. this is outrageous, and this is a very unique opportunity for the president. and bill clinton, to bring the best out of barack obam

this is a remarkable op-ed, an important one. i have an opportunity to chat with folks in the was tonight. still dip jesti idigesting this. some what in shock. i think part of the reaction is this really puts vladamir putin on the line. this is vladamir putin strutting his stuff, last week, one of the most reviled men in the world. this week one of great heroes in the eyes of many for saving and stopping a potential conflict. the more he says he is defending international law, international norms. the more he is on the line for actually delivering success, and getting those chemical weapons, out of syria's hands. and so i think that while many people may deride the piece in the long run it is a really important opportunity to see vladamir putin put himself in a track he can't get off of. in the end that may be good for us. >> crystal ball he opens the piece, we had problems during the cold war and remembers the good old days where we defeated the nazis together. this could be the reunion? the old team? >> that's right. well, i li

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