griswold?g that was said it was wrongly decided and that was enough to get him out in terms of the supreme court nominee. it's lawrence versus texas and -- >> of course, the sodomy case, yes. >> we know how rick santorum feels about saw feels about sodomy. >> that was awkward, yes. >> but they have to do for example, defunding planned parent hood, where rick santorum and mitt romney want to do that, and it's opposing the fact that the affordable care act has coverage for contraceptive, and they oppose that, and not being able to afford contraception is the same thing for not having access to contraception. the last thing, we remember in mississippi, where they voted on the personhood amendment. next year it will be on a lot of ballots. they are thinking we did it twice in colorado, and the second time we had two points more. they think the iud and in some cases the birth control pill is abortion, and it's not crazy to say states want to ban it. one of the works against it is griswold. >> i thin

or in their view out of the mainstream and they talk about the griswold versus connecticut case that was an issue that casey used against you about whether or not a state has the right to make a law against a married couple using contraceptives is that something you're at all concerned about is has a right never questioned the citizenry that's right if rick santorum were dictator he'd let states ban contraceptives no more condoms in kentucky no more birth control in alabama back in october santorum railed against contraceptives saying one of the things i will talk about that no president has talked about before is i think the dangers of contraception in this country it's not ok it's a license to do things in a sexual realm that is counter to how things are supposed to be. there's a reason why as santorum said no president has talked about this before because it's already been settled in one thousand nine hundred sixty five in that griswold case the supreme court ruled seven to two in the case of griswold versus connecticut that americans have a right to privacy and that state laws ba

when i was studying in law school i didn't think we'd go back before griswold versus connecticut. >>these social issues have been around since the beginning of time whether it's abortion rights or fort worth control. there would be people for it, against it. but i do think that the mainstream majority will look at it and mike you said, it will be personal choice. >> i kind of look at it the way do you, debra, in the sense that who thought we would ever be even debating whether birth control should be legal or not. but he says that the states should be age to ban it. do you agree? >> absolutely not. i think there is a right of privacy that there's a protection there i think the supreme court made the right decision. i actually wrote this down because i found this so horrific. his quote, it's a license 20 do things in a sexual real ham is counter toe how things are supposed to be. >> i like to know what he's talking about. let's be explicit. >> i don't think any of us know what he's talking about. >> birth control. >> but i'm going to guess he's looking at from the catholic faith as ev

it is strange a harvard law graduate doesn't know about griswold versus connecticut. know whether states are allowed to ban the sale of contraceptives and, i think george stephanopoulos was incredulous he didn't know that and i think the news letters are fair game and paul has a very important point as well, which is he's one of the only people that talks about racial issues in terms of the drug sentencing laws, and death penalty and rather than focusing on really important issues, they are focussing on something that happened a long time ago, that he has answered 50 times. >> but the real question should have been from george, okay, what do you think about jews? what did you think about the civil rights legislation? voting rights and open housing laws of 1964, 1965? you were against big government, do you think it was good legislation or not? those were the questions that should have been asked. >> george stephanopoulos spent a lot of time in the media recently but people forget when he was front and center in the clinton administration and the argument is that he ne

this is a company, griswold that actually does that.to have a nursing license to work for griswold but again, you know, it's -- i will say this, there's a lot of turnover in this type of industry and a lot of turnover at griswold. that's why they have jobs. it's emotionally difficult to care for the elderly and very taxing work but if you've got the heart for it, do it. >> you've got the heart for trying to help people find jobs, cheryl. you do it each and every week. we appreciate it. >> we're doing fox news radio, the blog going and "fox & friends." it's all good. >> ok. >> very nicely done. all right, cheryl, thank you. still ahead, former mob bookie was fired by the city of chicago. now he's not only getting his job back, he's getting his check for more than $100,000 from the taxpayer. how did that happen? can you say union power? michelle malkin has details at the top of the hour. plus she's one of the women on "the view." elizabeth hasselbeck is here on our couch. she'll come in from the green room coming up. so who ordered the ce

>> is there going to be -- will we get a pro griswold act. >> is that going to actually be the breaking point, it's okay to use the birth control pill. >> rachel maddow, thanks so much for sticking around. >> i'm kind of jealous. i sort of want to stay. i'll hang out. you see if you need me. >> we will be right back. thanks for sticking with us. >>> joining us here at the desk for the rest of our special coverage another up with chris hayes regular, host of his own daily show "the majority report" on majority.fn. we were talking about rick santorum and his, you know, he is sort of the big story coming out of night. as we went into the weekend, he was really pretty much ignored and written off for most of the campaign, i would say. never had his turn in the seat, the sort of h seat where he was enjoying a lot of media attention and was the kind of candidate we were paying attention to. he doesn't have a lot of money, doesn't have a ton of organization. he feels a bit not old in terms of his years on the earth but the last time that he was a real name in politics was a little -- a while a

and finally, bessie griswold of dudley, north carolina. 100 years old, loves reading the bible. her secret to longevity? moderation. and even in moderation, moderation. that's it. >> all right, willard, thank you so much. >>> coming up, the things you can save money on in 2012. >> but first, we're going to take a look at your local news. and if you're living in the new york area, your soggy weather forecast. >> live, local, latebreaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news today in baltimore. >> good morning. i am mindy basara. let's check on the morning commute with sarah caldwell. >> it has been a really rough ride this morning. wet roads have yet to clear up. jammed right from 195 all the way down to 32. much of that due to an earlier accident. all lanes are open. if you want to take 95 as your alternate, much better southbound. another one being cleared on 29 at 40. we are learning about an accident at windsor mill in. it involves an overturned vehicle at belmont ave bit shutdown at gordon ave. downed tree in hampstead. for 82 closed at brought ba

the other week we had 15 minutes on a contraception issue decided in griswold verses connecticut in 1963 about which to the best of my knowledge no one has discussed it politically for a decade. you think what is this reporter doing? >> good point. >> what question if you could have it did yo you want to knowm speaker gingrich? >> i heard marco rubio had a bigger role. what did you think when he said he wasn't going to be a vice presidential candidate? >> i am not at the present moment saying anything decisive. if i become the nominee. i have known marco a long time i would speak to be very persuasive about america and the importance of america and the importance of his helping america. i think he's a guy who would be swayed by patriotism. i don't want to have a big fight. i am just saying he is one of the great talents we have in the country not just republican party. >> how many would want to see him as vp? it would certainly help in florida. >> it has been 1,002 since the budget has been passed. none of us can comprehend that. we couldn't run our house like that. what would you do to

the other week we had 15 minutes on a contraception issue decided in griswold verses connecticut in 1963 about which to the best of my knowledge no one has discussed it politically for a decade. you think what is this reporter doing? >> good point. >> what question if you could have it did yo you want to knowm speaker gingrich? >> i heard marco rubio had a bigger role. what did you think when he said he wasn't going to be a vice presidential candidate? >> i am not at the present moment saying anything decisive. if i become the nominee. i have known marco a long time i would speak to be very persuasive about america and the importance of america and the importance of his helping america. i think he's a guy who would be swayed by patriotism. i don't want to have a big fight. i am just saying he is one of the great talents we have in the country not just republican party. >> how many would want to see him as vp? it would certainly help in florida. >> it has been 1,002 since the budget has been passed. none of us can comprehend that. we couldn't run our house like that. what would you do to

>> yes, they have. 1965, griswold v.cticut. >> i believe that the law of the land is as spoken by the supreme court and if we disagree with the supreme court and occasionally i do, then we have a process under the constitution to change that decision, and it's known as the amendment process. and where we have, for instance, right now we're having issues that relate to same-sex marriage. my view is we should have a federal amendment to the constitution defining marriage as a relationship between a man and a woman. but i know of no reason to talk about contraception in this regard. >> you accept the supreme court decision defining the right to privacy in the constitution. >> i don't believe they decided that correctly. in my view, roe v. wade was improperly decided. it was based upon that same principle and in my view if we had justices like roberts, alito, thomas and scalia and more justices like that, they might well decide to return this issue to states as opposed to saying it's in the federal constitution. and, by the

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and finally, bessie griswold of dudley, north carolina.ible. her secret to longevity? moderation. and even in moderation, moderation. that's it. >> all right, willard, thank you so much. >>> coming up, the things you can save money on in 2012. >> but first, we're going to take a look at your local news. and if you're living in the new york area, your soggy weather forecast. >>> 8:26 is your time on this thursday, january 12, 2012. i'm eun yang. major crash on the beltway. it slowed traffic to a crawl. danella, good morning. >> good morning. we had an earlier crash at 355 on the beltway outer loop involving nine vehicles. it is now gone but the damage is done. you are jammed as you pass i-95. this is a look at new hampshire avenue. you can see these cars are barely moving at all. travel speed right now ten miles per hour. from i-95 to i-270 it will take you almost an hour. >> danella, thank you. >>> (ringing) hello? this is the sea calling. the sea? yeah! (laughing) what's it like there? brrrrrrr! how do you deal with that? a coat, a hat. g

and finally, bessie griswold of dudley, north carolina. 100 years old, loves reading the bible. her secret to longevity? moderation. and even in moderation, moderation. that's it. >> all right, willard, thank you so much. >>> coming up, the things you can save money on in 2012. >> but first, we're going to take a look at your local news. and if you're living in the new york area, your soggy weather forecast. >>> good morning to you. 8:26. i'm laura-garcia-cannon. may soon have a way to do that. the california public utilities commission will meet today to consider a proposal that would allow customers to opt out of the smart meter program. resident wos take the option would have to pay a fee of $270 up front, and then $14 a month. some residents have complained that the meters pose a health risk. pg&e insists the meters are safe. time to check the morning commute with mike. >>> we're tracking an accident that happened in the last of the last report and cleared just in the beginning of this one. we canceled the sig alert. look how slow it i

he has said as recently as this week, he does not believe the famous griswold case was wrongly decidedin his view states should ban private sexual behavior and maybe even contraception. what do you think of that view of senator santorum? >> i think he's very confused. most of these problems should be solved out of state. he is rejecting the ninth and tenth amendment. they should be resolved that state level. i would say if poverty rights and individual liberty and the fourth amendment doesn't protect privacy, what does the fourth amendment do? that is privacy. you're not supposed to have the government come in and invade our houses and that's what the patriot act has done. that's why they repealed the fourth amendment and rick santorum is completely wrong on that. >> congressman ron paul joining us this morning. congressman paul, thank you, congratulations on your third place finish as you head into new hampshire. we appreciate you being with us. >>> still to come on "starting point" the dnc chair. debbie wasserman schultz will join us live. we'll ask her about the democratic strategy

it's about griswold vs. connecticut which is the predicate of roe v. wade.confusion, baffled. what are they talking about? he wouldn't let it go. this is a question that was designed not to elicit information or illuminate the views of the candidate but to embarrass him. i've asked a lot of questions like that in my life. i'll concede that. however, this is a presidential debate. the point is to let voters know what these guys think and this was an utterly irrelevant question for that purpose for sure. >> when i was watching it with my wife, i said do you have any idea what that's about and she goes nope. it does seem jaw dropping. when you think a little bit about it, there you got george stephanopoulos, former spokesperson to the president of the united states, a democrat, it does look on its face like left wing bias hard at work, doesn't it? >> sure. a lot of news organizations, in fact everyone i've worked at except fox goes into these events with the idea, look, we need to tell the american people how extreme the republican candidates are and that's cle

here full bore social conservative, talking about things from the 60s like contraception, the old griswolduld support the constitutional right to outlaw contraceptives. did that scare people away from any conservative base? >> didn't follow the message he came out of iowa with which wasn't just about family values, that was a big piece of it but about restoring manufacturing in this country for an economic recovery. it was a direct appeal to say romney is going to play well upper income republicans, i got a shot here, working class. he got diluted here, off track, see how that ends up playing. >> do you think huntman made a mistake thinking you could run in new hampshire and not in the country? new hampshire is very aware it is the first primary. it has a national responsibility like iowa and maybe we don't know until we see the numbers, i don't know that is something anybody tried before, i will skip the country, not going anywhere in the 49 state bus go here without new hampshire noticing that and saying wait a minute, we respect going to waste our vote? >> the last couple of days parti