great family story for people to know about and that is about tradition on the left-hand side is george romney who is the greatest guy in the world and he brought the family together and homemade vanilla ice cream is what we celebrated he is turning it in those are my sons with the three young guest waiting for their taste before it goes to the freezer. on the other side is the picture of my husband mitt romney churning the homemade vanilla ice cream the same recipe with our grandchildren. these boys children waiting to taste the ice cream so the things that we love to pass on traditions to have a joyous time to share the experience. >> host: is mitt romney a good cook? >> he is fantastic in the kitchen and helps me out on thanksgiving morning he is in their staffing the bird, chopping the celery and onions he is very helpful in the kitchen. he also is what one of the most responsible people when the meal is over because anyone that was working hard in the kitchen he shoos them out and cleans up himself. he is fantastic. >> host: either family photos that have never been published? >> guest: a

here is george romney marching with civil rights activists through detroit's gross point suburb in 1963. that's 50 years ago. the editorial information on that ap photo notes romney said he had not been asked to head the parade, but added since he was in the detroit area, he decided to come out anyway. in other words, he didn't wait for an invitation. he made sure he was there. in this 1966 reelection -- his 1966 reelection for campaign for michigan governor, romney won 30% of the black vote. one generation later in the same family, mitt romney wins 6% of the african-american vote. by the way, here is a great picture. where i grew up in. jackie robinson and nelson rockefeller. he told reporters he was a rockefeller republican. you had jackie robinson, lionel hampton, all those people, famous people, wilt chamberlain, a lot of people were republicans. today you can't find them. >> a lot of our families were. i can go back in my family, especially my family in north carolina, and there were a lot of republicans. but when the party changed, you know, blacks decide we needed to go to a play

george romney, mitt romney's dad was a staunch supporter of civil rights as was his dad.went for minority voters. and never forget nelson rockefeller. he was huge amongst the black community. today, different story. republicans have generally seized on racial divisions in this country and tried to exploit those. jonathan capehart is with "the washington post" and msnbc contributor. and martin luther king iii. thank you for being with us. you write columns every day. i want you to start on this thing. why don't republicans make a decent effort to say we agree o on a lot of things. we're going to try to get the huge number of voters db let's face it. i've been in this country longer than most white people. immigrants have always lived here. >> that is true. up until about maybe the 1960 presidential election, they did compete for the african-american vote. but along the way, certainly after president johnson signed the civil rights act that the republican party just decided you know what? let's drive a wedge between white voters and the democratic party. how can we do that?

here's one exchange between mitt romney and abc's george stephanopoulos. >> governor romney, do you believes have the right to ban contraception, or is that trumped by a constitutional right to privacy? >> george, this is an unusual topic that you raise. >> you went to harvard law school you know very well. >> has the supreme court decided that states do not have the right to the provide contraception? >> yes, they have, 1965, griswold v connecticut. you've given two answers to the question. do you believe the supreme court should overturn it or not. >> do i believe the supreme court should -- >> sometimes the wounds were self-inflicted. >> and i will tell you, it's three agencies of government when i get there that are gone. commerce, education, and the -- what's the third one there? let's see. >> five. >> so commerce, education and the -- >> epa? >> epa. there you go. >> let's talk -- let's talk -- >> seriously? is epa the one you were talking about? >> no, sir. no, sir. we were talking about the agencies of government. epa needs to be rebuilt. there is no doubt about that. >> but you can

who wasn't born here, and also had george romney born in mexico. john mccain, panama. they only challenge it when it's a democrat and happens to be the first black president. >> the arizona law, the reason that didn't become law, the republican governor vetoed it issued a tart worded statement saying it was ridiculous. the president to present thisci >> we have to move off this subject as we continue the ladies flame here. one of the few washington traditions that was above politics but apparently not anymore. today the 1972 miami dolphins will visit the white house 42 years after their super bowl victory and unmatched 17-0 nfl record. president nix didn't not host the team at the time because he wanted to snub his opponent for the record. nixon supported the dolphin opponents, the washington redskins. that's a thing richard nixon and i could have agreed on. even the most feel-good white house ceremony seems to be threatened by ideology. refusing the white house invite, at least three of them, wait for it, joy, politics. former lineman bob kuchenberg told the south flo

here's one exchange between mitt romney and abc's george stephanopoulos. >> governor romney, do you believehat states have the right to ban contraception, or is that trumped by a constitutional right to privacy? >> george, this is an unusual topic that you raise. >> you went to harvard law school you know very well. >> has the supreme court decided that states do not have the right to the provide contraception? >> yes, they have, 1965, griswold v connecticut. you've given two answers to the question. do you believe the supreme court should overturn it or not. >> do i believe the supreme court should. >> sometimes the wounds were self-inflicted. >> and i will tell you, it's three agencies of government when i get there that are gone. commerce, education, and the -- what's the third one there? let's see. >> five. >> so commerce, education and the -- >> epa? >> epa. there you go. >> let's talk -- let's talk -- >> seriously? is epa the one you were talking about? >> no, sir. no, sir. we were talking about the agencies of government. epa needs to be rebuilt. there is no doubt about that. >> but

mitt romney's father, george romney ran. that's what i mean.al-born citizen so whether the mother is a citizen or not has never been determined by the court so if that should happen, it will have to go to the supreme court. >> stephanie: what could it be? it has been a whole industry around the president's birth certificate? [ ♪ "jeopardy" theme ] what could it be? >> i can't imagine. >> stephanie: what could the difference be? >> he's a space alien from another planet? [ ♪ "nbc nightly news" ] >> stephanie: everybody's talking about this oprah story. it was on cnn friday talking about -- she claimed an incident of racism in -- what you call it, switzerland. >> right. third most expensive shopping street in the world. >> stephanie: couple of things i took from this. number one, i'm like you can buy a purse for $35,000, really? and number two, they never got oprah in switzerland? what is it? they wouldn't sell her this bag. >> the only person worth $35,000 -- the only purse worth $35,000. >> stephanie: is there in fact $35,000 in cash in this pu

on the left-hand side -- >> it is george romney, the greatest guy in the world, and he brought the family together. we had to be there on the fourth of july and the homemade vanilla ice cream is part of what we celebrated when we got together and that is him turning the homemade vanilla ice cream and those are my sons waiting for their taste when it is all ready before it goes to the freezer and on the right-hand side is the picture of my husband, mitt churning the same recipe with our grandchildren. some of them are waiting to taste the ice cream. these are things we love to pass on bringing families together and having this time sharing experiences. >> is mitt romney a good cook? >> he is fantastic in the kitchen and he helps me out. thanksgiving morning he is the one stuffing the bird and sauteing the celery and onions getting things ready. he's very helpful in the kitchen. he also is one of the most responsible people i've ever known when the meal is over because anyone that is working hard in the kitchen and cleans out himself, which is a great thrill for anybody that's been the lot

structured in both the primaries and general elections because in the primaries, you know, with george cornering mitt romney on the contraception question, he threw that debate out. >> sure, sure, there was a lot of got-you moments, and, you know, george did was shameful. boy, there's another news flash. contraception was never a part of the campaign, but it was what barack obama wanted. barack obama kept bringing it up. now, you expect a politician to do those kind of shenanigans, but for a journalist to have given him oxygen that way is beyond the pail. i have a lot more problems with george doing this than barack obama doing this. okay? moving forward to the other debates, i don't know that i want to get involved in the debate about debate about the number of debates. that's somebody else's game to play, not mine, but i think republicans have to be much, much choosier about these debates. you know, after every election, republicans complain about the debates, when, in fact, they agreed to everything in the debates. there's so much blame you can cast on the other side before you take responsibility yourse

george w. and last year mitt romney. they're going to come loaded for bear for the race for 2016.ard right is going to take over the republican party in 2016. and the nomination is going to rand paul. you watch. that's hardball for now. "all in" with chris hayes starts right now. >>> good evening from washington, d.c., i'm ezra klein in for the terrific chris hayes, tonight on all in, the cold war may be over, but it doesn't feel like it's all that over. it's getting chilly actually. from the edward snowden situation to russia's treatment of gays and lesbians, u.s./russia relationship is on the rocks. >>> we're learning about another terror plot that was foiled. what do new york city and detroit have in common? bankruptcy.

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romney campaign. >> patricia finn. is this on? can you hear may? >> just be globally. >> patricia from saint george's county. thank you for coming. we are thrilled that you are here. can you comment on two aspects of the romney campaign? i was flabbergasted that there was such a disconnect between romney's performance as a governor and his performance in the primary and then how he turned around on so many issues toward the general election. i thought there was a charge connected with the issues. and then i wanted you to comment about how romney got so many things wrong, fundamentally wrong about where the electorate was going to be. >> on the first, when we talked about why he had dealt this was in the absurd -- excerpted couple of weeks ago but there is a family gathering in 2010. mitt romney and ann romney and their five sons and daughters-in-law. should he run for president? in 2006 that they were looking at 2008 there was a unanimous vote in favor. in 2010 it was 10 votes no into votes yes. that romney was one of the no votes. so we talked about that and he said two things. one was he said if another rep

george w. and then by mitt romney. now coming loaded for bear for 2016. i predict the hard right will take over the republican party in 2016 and the nomination is going to -- rand paul. the. >> what do you think about that, cheryl? rand paul with 16% behind chris christie at 21. is he h the won to watch that has the structure, grassroots structure that a republican party nominee needs? >> i don't think so. with george w. bush you had an idealogue who successfully pretended to be a prague mattist to get into office. with romney you have a pragmatist who tried to convert himself into an idealogue. with chris christie you have the pragmatist versus paul the idealogue. i think republicans are desperate for someone who's tacking more to the center to policies that, in fact, most americans prefer. >> steve, you were smiling. what's your take? >> i was smiling because with all due respect to chris matthews rand paul has a long-term problem. he's a crack pot problem. the southern avenger on the staff despite the fact that this ja gentleman, mr. hunter was a pro c

in both the primaries and the general election corner in mitt romney on the contraception issue -- >> sure. lots of gotcha moments. george stephanopoulos was shameful. contraception was never a part of this campaign but it's what barack obama wanted. barack obama can bring it up. it's beyond the pale. so i have a lot more problem with george doing this than with barack obama doing this. so, moving forward i don't know that i want to get involved in the debate about the number of the debates. but i think republicans have to be much, much choosier about these debates. after they complained after the agreed to everything in the dates there's so much blame on the other side before you take responsible that yourself why were there know the dates held by fox? they said they wouldn't participate. how do you like them apples? we are going to go on brake light. we are going to do a debate. you can reach just as many people that we, too. when we pick a network, to a reporter that has a history of being fair and balanced. judy woodruff don't. >> the former cbs news in turn. off the wall question. looking at the meetings were in the

george w. and last year again by mitt romney and are now going to come loaded for bear for the race for 2016. predict the hard right is going to take over the republican party in 2016 and the nomination is going to -- rand paul. you watch. this is what i do for a living. >> by the way, i do it to and i don't think that's happening. michael steele, though, there's no doubt that rand paul is going -- rand paul, i think, in most polls you see in the early states, rand paul is going to have a big chunk of support. he's not going to win. >> well, joe, i don't know about that. i think that rand paul offers a voice out there that very much like his dad, taps into a new generation of folks coming into politics and that's something to watch. i have a piece up now on the grio talking about rand paul's visit to howard university and the subtle messages that were overlooked in the face of, you know, the way that conversation unfolded. he's doing some things that are staking out new ground for a potential run in 2016. >> you think -- you think rand paul can win the republican nomination some. >> pardon me

deeply disappointed by george w., disappointed with mitt romney.now come loaded for bear for 2016. i predict the hard right will take over the republican party in 2016 and the nomination is going to rand paul. you watch. this is what i do for a living. >> well, i kind of doing it for a living. i get predictions wrong, too. i love he went out on a limb there. i guess i don't quite see it with rand paul for a couple of reasons. one of them i look at is we're talking about ted cruz, talking about rand paul, scott walker. there's going to be so much territory that's occupied by all sorts of different candidates on the right, i almost wonder if that's a perfect setup for the establishment candidate who seems to win these things. >> in the last six iowa caucuses, the winner has won the nomination twice. it's not a path to the nomination, santorum, huckabee, et cetera. also the moderate candidate or the mitt romney won last time, john mccain before that, this candidate tends to win the primary. chris christie, marco rubio, paul ryan. i think someone in th

could you imagine if fox published one about mitt romney or george w. bush. >>gretchen: there would be a lot of talk about it. cnn released a statement last night saying their cnn tphr*eupls -- films division, nbc announced a mini series that would be about hillary expected to be released before the 2016 presidential election. i guess the fine line here if you're cnn or nbc is that she hasn't officially announced she's running for president. if that happens, is it fair and balanced? >> which hillary is going to be in the movie? the lauded secretary of state or the shunted first lady? >>steve: right. one of the films starts in 1998 and that means it leaves out a bunch of the scandals from the clinton era. we've got a list of some of the stuff she's been involved in over the past. what's interesting is it was made very clear it's not only something that would be detrimental to the republicans running for president but also the other democrats as well. >> the fact of the matter is you've got two networks that are potentially spending millions of dollars promotin

george h.w. bush and advisor on mitt romney's campaign. always good to have you.ingings sir. >> good to be here. martha: i'm doing well, thanks. what do you think between these two guys? what do you think? >> look, the party is big enough for chris christie and rand paul and big enough for governor scott walker and governor bobby jindal and governor rick perry and governor mike pence and former governor jeb bush and congressman peter king and senator ted cruz and senator mitch mcconnell, all of which are qualified to be president and 90% of which are probably going to be running for president. the real question is the democratic party so small all they can talk about is hillary clinton and what are they boeing to do when she decides not run? martha: we'll get to that. let's get first to the kind of the discussion that is going on between these two because it does force a lot of questions in terms of nsa surveillance for one thing which we talking about. rand paul very much against it. chris christie says we need this kind of program to keep the country safe. where

george jr.'s turn and then mccain's turn and then romney's turn. are they in a "who's turn is it" mood?t seem like they're in a who's turn is it? because if you look at the people who ran in 2012 and who may run again. rick perry, governor of texas. rick santorum, the former pennsylvania senator, very few people are talking about them as likely nominees or even front-runners at the start of this. the party at this point is looking at a very wide open contest for the republican nomination in 2016. there are a lot of people thinking about running. there are a lot of potentially attractive candidates to republican voters. and i think we're going to see a pretty big and robust debate among these people, and partpeo. and part of that will be what's the direction the party should take. >> the establishment wing -- and the establishment wing of both parties, they tend to win nominations. they've got the big states behind them. doing the establishment wing of the republican party can get one more election victory? can they win after all these people like mccain and bushes, can they win against

. >> george bush got 45% of latino votes, you know, this year mitt romney got in the low 20s or somethingnd i think phil's right that it's about the individual politician but, you know, boy, this party stuff colors everything. >> phillip, i want to give you the last word here. people say -- conservatives complain that the media only covers when republicans say crazy things, when republicans say racist things and ignores when democrats do the same thing. do you agree with that? >> i think there is a definite disproportionate amount of coverage in terms of focuses and trying to distort everything republicans say. typically also the way it happens is that if one republican says something, typically the media approaches every other republican and say do you condemn this remark? and it sort of blows up into a bigger story that then everyone has to comment on. and i think that that's what it is. it's part of the effort to try -- any individual, you know, when todd akin made his ridiculous comments -- >> senate candidate in missouri -- >> everybody had to come out and comment on todd akin. >> it

you might argue that mitt romney arrested that decline, george bush claimed 44% of the hispanic vote d 31% of the hispanic vote in 2008. that decline only went 4% with romney and seem to do that calculation that we should sacrifice the rule of law by granting amnesty on what they believe is political expediency for opening up a conversation with a demographic group of people that i think are just as blessed as the rest of us and we should treat them as god's children, all of us not identity of politics. i don't understand it or i wouldn't explain it in that way. >> i want to ask you more questions on this, obviously. you are talking about republican strategist, who kind of come up with this message and they think they need to bring more latino vote after the 2012 election. anna navarro is a friend of the show. she really didn't mince any words with you over the weekend. you were on "meet the press" and you both sparred back and forth. i mean she used words like mediocre congressman with no legislative record and it kind of went on and on from there and you guys went back and forth. qu

romney campaign. also worked for director of speech writer for the george w. bush white house.et's go to ann from oak bluff, massachusetts on our democratic line. good morning. caller: hi. he criticized obama for taking our troops out of iraq when thank god. we spent a fortune in that country and we had our military damage so much the men coming back wounded and dead. he criticizes the president for taking us out? then when you talk about syria, if we go in, we only escalate the situation. we only make things worse. the violence will get worse. if you think you can blame the president for what's happening in the middle east, that's the biggest joke there is. thank you. guest: couple things. i think ann, probably isn't knowledgeable about the situation in iraq when president obama withdrew the troops. the american troops were not engaging in fighting. it was relatively small force that was there. the violence was down. there were no american troops being killed and it was certainly small costs. what do did mean we did have a presence there and we did have leverage with the regim

george w. bush and saw that with john mccain and saw that with mitt romney when the republican primary voters wantedo win more than they wanted to be right in their own minds. i think they are sick of compromising their ideals to win. now they want some guy like ted cruz who just says what they think is true. and they really think getting rid of obama care will save the country. they don't care if it takes shutting down the government. in fact, they think shutting down the government is a good idea and ted cruz is with them. he doesn't think it's a problem. after all the post office closes on the weekends. >> i wish we could talk more. thank you. >>> a wall street trail blazer for women has died at 80. michelle is here to talk about that. mickey as she was known by some, she broke into the all boys club. that is just one of the reasons as to why she is a legend to many. >> yeah, she was the very first woman to actually have a seat at the new york stock exchange. that means could trade at the new york stock exchange. that was back in 1967. she would be the only woman for ten years. an incredible achi

george -- >> one second. >> your you afraid of debates? >> i'm not afraid. >> the stage is to secure the republican nomination is going to cause huge problems in the general election. it happened with mitt romney and will happen in '16. governor christie would be a potentially strong candidate. in the current republican party, someone like him can't win in my opinion. >> i do not agree with that. but let me go back to david's point, we don't have a product to sell. let me talk about young people for a moment and jobs. unemployment among youth is at historic highs in inner cities as well as people coming out of the college. and there is nothing that is appealing to a young person about the solution to every problem being a large, bloated bureaucracy that can not be held accountable and who's budget continues to rise year after year. the democrats have a single product, which is let us centralize additicentral ize decision-making, create a government program to solve a problem. what we're seeing, whether it's the irs or the debate about national security, we cannot hold them accountable, we don't know what they're doing, and the programs a ineffective. with the rollout of obamacare -- >> people

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study released by george mason university finds democrats are now the butt of most of the jokes on late-night television. that marks a sea of change from 2012, when republican mitt romneyed the republicans to that title. since january, president obama has been the target of 288 monologue jokes, the next most joked-about individual, here he is, anthony weiner, new york city mayoral candidate at 120. here's a few from just this week. >> the movie's called too much johnson. when he heard that, anthony weiner said, great, now what am i going to call my memoirs. i already texted it to ten publishers. >> the mars rover curiosity is celebrating the first anniversary on mars. it's sent back 70,000 photos. i know, that sounds like a lot, but it's still 100 less than anthony weiner sent out. >> how many of you have seen the weiner poll? >>> i help support bonz, heart health and muscles. >> that can only be ensure complete. at farmers we make you smarter about insurance, because what you dont know can hurt you. what if you didn't know that it's smart to replace washing-machine hoses every five years? what if you didn't know that you might need extra coverage for more expensive it

romney guy are going at it. with fernstrom criticizing the reoccupation with the proposed hillary mini series saying it creates bad optics for the republicans. and then told george steph knop police this. >> i don't know if etch-a-sketch is on tilt, george. i am not taking advice from eric fernstrom. i am trying to build a party year-round. >> did you hear that? he took the famously dated etch etch-a-sketch analogy and added a more dated pin ball analogy. it makes me want to put on small gym shorts and go rollerskating. bill? >> i'm in. >> why are republicans still talking about the hillary mini series anyway? it is not fiction they should be worried about. it is truth that can be stranger i have heard. look at the benghazi hearings that have played out like a feature film. hillary getting what difference does it make? and then like she was sharon stone in "basic instipg." instinct." >> eww. >> hillary knows what she is doing, guys. she knows how to play these guys and will take that you men just don't a routine to the white house in 2016. am i wrong? >> see, you disagree with me already. bill, keep your mouth shut. keep saying, he says republican infighting is

we talk about the primary problem but mitt romney made it out of the primary, john mccain made it out, george. bush. >> mike addresses this in today's "wall street journal" in the op-ed page the idea that conservatives, you know, ultraconservatives who sometimes struggle in their own primaries can magically transcend and win general elections is ridiculous. moderates, conservative, fiscal conservatives we want winners, chris christie reeks of momentum and winner-ness. >> i think you coined that. >> it's early enough. >> that's a good word. >> mike allen with a look at the politico playbook, thanks. >> go pop some lipitor. sounds good. >> join the party, baby. coming up, she thought she had won the race but she hadn't crossed the finish line and an unfortunate premature celebration. next on "morning joe." >> my gosh. you think washing your face is healthy. but if your skin feels tight and dry it could be a sign of damage. [ female announcer ] get a healthier clean with neutrogena® ultra gentle cleanser. unlike ordinary cleansers that can over-penetrate and damage skin's healthy barrier our bre

romney told guests that there are better ways to fight back. he says a shutdown would hurt people and the gop would pay the price. >>> former president, george w.on his heart yesterday. doctors implanted a stint to open a blocked coronary artery. jan crawford is in washington this morning. jan, good morning. >>> well good morning, norah. doctors found president bush's blocked artery monday during his annual physical. they did not mess around. they operated the next day, tuesday. that caught a lot of people by surprise. the former president appears to be in such good health. the former president is considered fit and active. just over two months ago, bush biked 62 miles with military veterans. >> he rode every kilometer, every bit of that ride and was looking really really strong and gave the real fit people a run for their money. >> paul morris was one of the riders that day. he started biking with bush when he was one of the president's photographers. the two were together last month in africa when bush volunteered at a clinic and participated in a ceremony with president obama. >> he looked really fit. he looked super healthy and had a lot of

romney showed up in iowa before the 2012 presidential sweepstakes. we are 13 months earlier than barack obama's first appearance in the state before the 2008 sweepstakes. we are 23 months earlier than george. bush's first visit in june of 1999. bill: why is it this early? >> i have a theory. the political system makes a judgment as to when you are going to turn a page on the pathr president in his second term. the sooner i start to turn that page the more that activity ramps up. we have joe biden who will focus on his 2016 hopes. the senator from minnesota is going to make an appearance in the state. i'm thinking the political system is starting to say, president obama, you are in our second term and you are going to become a lame duck and it looks like it will bener than later. president bush's approval ratings in 2005 were slightly above were president obama's are today. but he was engaged in the system and the system was moving. the congress had passed thus far in 2005, a trade agreement with central america, the first energy policy bill in decade, a multi-year highway bill. it was the last time the president and the congress had a multi-year funding bill. bill: you are argue he was ac

romney lostsome. >> guest: because if you look at exit polling, most americans believe the economy was so messed up by georgeush that obama struggled mightily to overcome this horrible situation he inherited. the second reason is most americans believe republicans only care about rich people. and those are branding problems that the republican party has to to overcome. and it's hard to overcome it because you've got three obstacles; academia, hollywood and our major media, all of which are overwhelmingly liberal. when you say something, it's got to be interpreted through the filter of those three entities, and often it's been distorted. >> host: larry elder is our guest, this is booktv on c-span2 live from the los angeles times festival of books, campus of usc. mike's in fort worth, texas. hi, mike. >> caller: how's it going, larry? my -- pretty good. i'm a african-american democrat, but i agree with you one of the big problems in the african-american community is lack of fathers in the house. but i think, larry, when you say that, you kind of come off kind of harsh on black people. now, what's the reason be