with our neighborhood patch and blog and tell our stories and the story of america's cities on huffington post. thank you very much. arianna huffington. i'm now very pleased to introduce -- i understand she's in the house, my good friend, the friend of cities all across the nation, nancy pelosi, democratic leader of the house 37 now, i don't use friend lightly. every single time we come to washington, d.c., we ask for a meeting. with nancy pelosi. we get it. every single time that we've come to washington, d.c., with a problem, nancy is working with us to find a solution. every single time we've said it's time for the congress to act on the issue of jobs and economic development, she has been there right along our side. please help me in welcoming my friend, our friend, a woman who was with us in baltimore whose dad was a mayor of baltimore, tommy d. alessandro, a grit leader for america, nancy pelosi, the democratic leader of the house. >> good afternoon. thank you very much, mayor villaraigosa, for your generous introduction, for your service to the city of los angeles, for your great leader

she's the president and editor in chief of the huffington post media group. her columns can be read in publications around the nation. and indeed the world. and if that weren't enough, she's only allowed no more than 13 books. "time" magazine named her to the 50 most influential people. not just once but twice. today is a great opportunity for us to hear from someone who's led the media charge to focus our national conversation on issues related to the middle class and jobs. she's here with us to discuss what role mayors who drive our metro economy duringing in the national debates, please join me in welcoming arianna huffington. >> thank you so much, mayor villaraigosa. thank you all so much for inviting me to be with you today. and let me just say that i have been obsessively checking on four square and i'm not the mayor of the mayors conference. but power has not gotten to my head yet. >> i'm flat which made me really uncomfortable because ever since i moved from greece where i was born to the states and even before that to england, i think this issue with

. >>> with tom barrett and huffington post, sam stein -- >> barack obama needs to rethink what he has done to the people of america we're rising up on this one. >> the radical republican war on women continues. the nation's katrina vanden heuvel has reaction. >>> rick santorum's hard right turn has him up nine points in michigan. bob sh rum has the latest on the race. >>> lin puts it up, jeremy lin from downtown! >> why didn't anybody see jeremy lin coming? now even the president is caught up in lin-sanity, director and super fan spike lee and bill rhoden will weigh in tonight. >>> good to have you with us, folks, thanks for watching. if there is one governor in the united states of america who represents the complete opposite of what president obama stands for and what he's working for, it is the guy he came face-to-face with today, his name of course is my good friend scott walker. president obama and the governor of wisconsin were face-to-face for a brief moment today. when president obama arrived in milwaukee, wisconsin. they were supposed to go to milwaukee's masterlock factory t

let's bring in the political reporter for the "huffington post."ime. >> thanks for having me. >> i assume it would still be iffy in a republican controlled house. what is it purpose? >> i think it's purpose is to galvanize voters. republicans are fired about this. democrats are also fired up about this and it is getting people into politics who otherwise wouldn't necessarily be and i think republicans are courting the catholic vote right now, and a lot of people criticized obama's birth control mandate, and so this is a way of saying nobody has to cover health care for anyone. unfortunately that -- the problem that democrats have with it is it takes the decision away from the women. where is the employer conscience mattering more than the women's conscience? >> in politics 2012 everything is a dog whistle, but which is which here is the idea of obama curtailing religious freedom, is that the dog whistle, or is it the other way around? >> i think that women's health right now is -- the argument is being refrained as an argument about religious freed

hasn't faced objections because it's been pretty successful thus for thus far according to the huffington post the reporting of domestic violence has increased by fifty one percent that's not saying that domestic violence is necessarily up or rather a sign that women are feeling more comfortable coming forward to police about the abuse well now the a.w.a. as it's called is up for reauthorization again with a few modifications designed to place an emphasis on reducing sexual assault strengthening housing protection for victims and putting more focus on preventing domestic homicides but this time around some people are objecting to the the authorization efforts and senator chuck grassley is leading the charge the republican from iowa says that he has problems with three of the provisions for stars he's opposed to the part that would give protections to abuse victims which is designated to protect against discrimination based on sexual orientation he said quote the substitute creates so many new programs for undeserved populations that are risks losing focus on helping victims of every group is a

and aol's huffington post says it plans to create live programming that will be seen on the huffingtont and aol web sites and on televisions via sony play station and devices from roku. the network will feature news and comment teary based on content from its companion web site. stocks, little change. dow couldn't seem to pull through. bloomberg index didn't do much either, closing flat today. at bloomberg studios in san francisco, i'm emily chang with bloomberg west. >> just a gorgeous day around san francisco. and other parts as well. you're looking live at the beach now. this is just an example of a new city showing how sunny skies lower the risk of a stroke. sunshine let's the body create vitamin d. other studies suggest eating foods rich invite minute d may help protect against stroke as well as memory loss. >> spencer christian joins us. >> it's spectacular outside it is unusual. >> we've had temperatures into 70s in spots. 74 degrees the high so far today. it's like groundhog daichl he saw his shadow today. >> six more weeks of sunshine. here is a live view right now from our ca

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>> what the heck -- >> this was actually shot at the huffington post offices. watch this. huffington. >> yes. >> she pushed it in. >> she pushed it deeper in. >> oh, my ooesiaa is a lovely lady, but i wouldn't let her do that for me. >> this past weekend was world sword swallowers day, the reason they celebrate it in february is because it's national swallowing disorders month. we have dan myer with us. how in the world do you become a sword swallower? >> careful, careful practice. it takes most people from three years to ten years to learn to swallow a single sword and another five years to master it. some people never learn. >> how long did it take you? >> it took me four years, about 13,000 unsuccessful attempts before i got my first sword down in 2001. >> where does it go? >> okay. what you have to do is slide it behind the back of the throat, behind the adam's open, flip open the epiglotas, past the diaphra diaphragm, past the liver and kidneys. piece of cake. >> can you do this for us right now? >> sure. i'd be glad to. ♪ >> tell me why you started doing this? >> as

on the huffington post, she says, quote, what juan williams failed to point out is that barack obamaot put anyone on food stamps. the grossly irresponsible and greedy practices of those on wall street created the most severe recession our country has ever experienced since the great recession. these events along with the continuous deregulation of our financial sector conspired to make record number of people food assistance. juan williams completely missed this opportunity to reveal the real truth behind newt gingrich's racist assertions. ♪ are the luckiest people in the world. >> yeah. thank you. well, i guess she thinks that my job is to somehow argue with newt gingrich. i can ask a question. that was my job as a moderator on the fox debate. it's not my job to argue with him. he wants to answer. let him answer how he wants to answer it and let her be the judge. why she has to attack me, i don't get it i know she loves you but apparently. >> loves me and hates you. frmts juan, just the fact that barbra streisand would mention your name on the huffington post, macy big. nobody cares

the fact is i follow huffington post. i'm embarrassed for them. a better blog than that.t they allow this idiot have it on the page, not -- i'll call it what it is. hate speech, bigoted. i'm a protestant. i have differences with catholics but to say these things. do you think that is funny? >> greg: he doesn't say it's funny. he calls it satire. >> bob: i want to ask eric i don't know of liberal press. you said the liberal press supports it. >> eric: i watched it today. they did a piece, whole segment. bias to the left saying you know, freedom of speech. >> bob: i'm here dumping on them saying -- >> eric: listen, they wouldn't answer the phone and i e-mailed them. want to give us your side of the story i know you made it retractable -- whatever, an apology. >> greg: fake apology. >> eric: i said here is an opportunity. we'll talk about it on "the five." give us your side of the story. all i got is no thanks. >> greg: he shouldn't apologize. stand by what you write. if it's trite and terrible you live with it. i admire him for not apologizing but an idiot not to see what a

you can find his articles on the huffington post. let's start on the money side of things.iously money is, i think one of the reasons why mitt romney is doing well in michigan. let me give you statistics which you probably already know but for our viewers. romney raised more than $62 million, and i'm not sure what the time frame is. it may have been in january. that can't be right. he has raised so far to date. $62 million compared to santorum's $6.6 million. romney only has $7.6 million on hand so he's burning through cash rapidly. he has got to spend so much to win michigan and arizona, should he be worrying about when he wins, if he wins, where he's going to get the rest? >> i don't think as a democrat i wouldn't be too concerned about that as far as-- >> but should he be concerned? >> i don't think he should be concerned. i think with the super super pacs, the republicans historically have been prolific fundraisers. the thing that jumped out at me as far as the super pacs is one how effectively he was able to use it in the state of florida. and the type donors. the meg

bring in paul abrams crib ought to writer who wrote this up for the "huffington post" yesterday. thanks your four time. >> thank you for having me. >> when i read your piece, i thought maybe i missed something were his comments as surprising to you as they would have been to me. >> they were when they came out, but as you said i think occupy wall street changed the dialogue in the country, and they see there is an increasing chance that president obama is going to be elected and very much like the mafia of old they are going to bet on both sides. i think this is probably the least that they care about. so in essence if you think of this as one big negotiation, they are signalling that this is what is least important to them. >> this leads me in two % directions, the first one being that is there any chance that jamie dimon or this journal actually might get something they want? >> it certainly gives a lot more cover to people in congress but i think the tax issue for congressional republicans is their brand, and so when i wrote that they abandoned the republicans, jays my jamie d

i'll ask howard fineman of the huffington post and john nichols next. >>> more bad news for the wisconsinovernor, democrats going up with a new ad, we'll bring you the latest. >>> in the public school disaster in chicago, students pay fines for breaking rules, parents are outraged, that report is ahead. >>> welcome back to "the ed show." mitt romney can't be a regular guy maybe he ought to stop trying. he pulled a classic at nascar when he tried to mix it up with the regular folks. he saw a group of nascar fans wearing rain ponchos, so he said i like those fancy rain coats you bought. really sprung for the big bucks. when a reporter asked him if he was a nascar fan, he said this. >> not as closely as some of the most ardent fans but i have great great friends who are nascar team owners. >> he knows the owners but not the guys who change the tires. romney claimed to remember the 50th anniversary of the american automobile. >> i think my dad had a job like being the grand master or whatever of the 50th celebration of the automobile in detroit, they painted woodward avenue with gold paint, m

. >> same kind line in the huffington post suggesting that the coverage of iran reminded them of theerage that led up to the iraq war. >> let's also add a wave of terrorist bombings. but that kind of hook now. in addition to the charts and organizations so on, now you actually have people killing each other over this. it makes it there is a war already between israel and iran. >> jon: are the media beating drums for war? >> i don't see a connection to iraq. the iraq war was led by the government and media kind of got on board. there is nothing to suggest the obama administration is planning on going to war with iran. i think covering news that is important is actually the job of the media. >> jon: let's talk about the other big media story, the death of whitney houston, it sparked a big debated over whether the mainstream media encouraged houston's drug problem. >> you wrote this in column they don't have any include to cover the death of whitney houston because she was slowly dying for years and many press averted their eyes. >> i have seen dozens of stories over the years detailing

minneapolis mayor and the huffington post howard fineman are here on the state of the race.he president outlines his political priorities as he sends his budget to the congress and calls for more stimulus. >> when we're creating jobs at a faster clip, we have to do what we can to keep the recovery on track. >> republicans can caving on the payroll tax cuts. we'll have the latest with vermont senator bernie sanders. >> in this country the government doesn't tell you or your organization what your religious views are. >> the republican war on women's health continues as they misrepresent the president as anti-religion. >> it will not go away until the administration simply backs down. >> joan walsh and crystal ball weigh in. tonight we take a look back the at the storied rise and tragic fall of whitney houston. good to have you with us tonight, folks. thanks for watching. rick santorum has been hiding in plain daylight for conservative the voters. they finally get a good look at him and find what they say. the average of recent national polls give santorum a slight lead over m

vivian watts, a democrat from fairfax county and in washington, laura bassett, reporter for the huffington post. she is writing about how the birth control-centered gender swar boosting democratic campaigns. great to have both of you with us. delegate watts, let me start with you. how did this all go down? what happened here? what are you hearing in virginia tonight? >> well, the governor walked it down. it was only a very small step back from the brink. he mentioned in the clip that you used that women have a right to know, well, anyone in elective office has a duty to understand. and although we have a new bill before us in ten minutes, we were told to -- that we had to vote on that bill. we could not take it off the floor for real study and the bill that he drafted, his bill, is full of mistakes. is full of insensitivities and lack of knowledge. you mentioned the one. someone who has rape still has to go through an ultrasound. he also thought that he was fixing, but did not understand that there are various types of miscarriages. and he is forcing a woman who is going through a miscarriage,

a brand new fast food treat that is making waves all over the internet, from gizmodo to "the huffington postone is talking about jack in the box's new bacon milkshake. it's a secret item on the menu only for the elite jack in the box visitors who know that this exists. >> and everyone who is watching this right now. >> you're welcome, america. >> take a look at this video from alicia and oh so fresh and it's appropriately set to the police song "the milkshake song." >> we are actually going to try the new bacon milkshake. >> if there's one milkshake that would bring the boys it's the bacon milkshake. >> do you have the bacon milkshake? >> the bacon shake, yeah. >> can i get two. >> do they make it with real bacon? >> no, they do not. this is made with a bacon flavored syrup. >> hickory bacon. >> tastes like hickory bacon. >> wow. >> it will not hurt your diet at a whopping 773 calories and 40 grams of fat for a regular size. it's like a light snack. >> light menu. >> bacon shake. >> come on kids, dig in. >> best day of my life. >> i know. >> cheers. >> all at once, all at once. okay. one, tw

. >>> let's bring in an his and editor and director of the huffington post, howard fineman, great to have you with us tonight on "the ed show." one thing about this, with these candidates, nobody looks good everywhere. somebody looks good somewhere, and this is the land of michele bachmann and rick santorum, looks good right now. say he win tomorrow night, what does it mean, if anything? >> he has to win somewhere tore -- tomorrow. i was talking to staff who says they are running a lean, mean campaign, with low burn rate, not spending a lot of money on ads and whatever. but he has to win again, so far the high point of his campaign was 34 vote recount victory in iowa after he spent two years in iowa basically cultivating the same kind of voters and institutions in minnesota. the republican party in minnesota, as you know, ed, is it very heavily dominated by or certainly infused with evangelical christians, conservative catholics who respond to the kind of appeals that rick santorum is an expert at making. and so this is his spot. he's got to win minnesota, he has to do well in the be

georgetown university and the university of virginia ranked highest on "huffington post's" 2012 preppie barometer. eat charter schools were chosen based on students' style. georgetown got nods per spotting lots of popped colors and topsiders. and one of uva's official mottos is guys in ties, girls in pearls. boston college, wheaton, and cornell rounded out the top five prepiest colleges. >> the "huffington post" would know. >>> george mason fans are still buzzing after their thrilling win over virgia commonwealth. the patriots' sherrod wright hit a 30-foot three-pointer at the buzzer to give gmu the victory. george mason is now tied for first place in the colonial athletic association with drexel. >>> and getting away there home seems to be good luck for the wizards who have won two straight on the road. the wiz beat up on the trailblazers in portland last night 124-109. nick young led the team with a season-high 35 points. it was a full team effort last night as the wizards shot 60% from the field. john wall added 29 points and nine assists. and mcgee reported his 10th double-double of

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