the situation couldn't have been more unnerving for jack maher. with a deadline fast approaching and what was our day shaping up to be the most momentous american strike of the second half of the 20th century, the man whose judgment maher most trusted believe that the union that they had found it together was about to be broken and destroyed. making matters worse, maher realized that it might already be too late for patco to change course. it was doubtful that comptrollers would heed a last-minute back to work order from the union's national leaders unless it was accompanied by a new contract offer from the government. the strikers have assumed all along that the government might try to dismiss them before ultimately compromising. indeed, this assumption was built into the strike plan that maher had helped to conceive. organizers had prepared the union's members in advance for this strike. they have also explained if the striker stuck together they would make it impossible for the government to carry through a mass firing. as the deadline approache

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maher. i'll be talking about i my new book, "jack kennedy: elusive hero." "politics nation" with al sharpton right now. >>> rick perrys brain freeze is the least of your problems. perry forgets. but a day after voters rejected extreme republican policies, the rest of the pack pushes the same old ideas. >> 9-9-9. >> i wouldic look to see our tax rates flatter. >> paying the price of two happy meals a year? everyone can afford to pay at least that. >> melissa harris-perry and richard wolffe on the gop still captive to the tea party. >> the most significant jobs package since the g.i. bill. >> back in the real world, a jobs bill finally passes, but republicans still don't get it. >> senate democrats have spent most of the time trying to make republicans look bad. >> and the penn state sex scandal. coach paterno's out, the new coach speaks out. and we'll have all the latest. plus -- >> he has to respond to hearsay. >> shocking threats from herman cain's lawyer to potential accusers. and what happens on the campaign trail doesn't stay there. >> i can and will be

maher" on hbo. i'll be talking about my new book, "jack kennedy: elusive hero." "the ed show" with ed schultz starts right now. >>> good evening, americans, and welcome to "the ed show." tonight live from washington, d.c. nbc news is reporting joe paterno has hired a criminal defense attorney. agonizing questions surround the penn state ordeal. president spanier and the former head coach, they are out. i don't think penn state has done enough. rick perry on a media tour trying to salvage his intelligence. i definitely don't think that he's done enough. this is "the ed show." let's get to work. >> a phone call put me out of it. but we'll go from here. >> the penn state sexual abuse scandal continues to grow. >> if there are more victims out there or witnesses out there, please come forward. >> former penn state player and nfl hall of famer franco harris is defending his old coach. >> i'm defending joe paterno, not jerry sandusky. >> reporter: tonight franco harris joins me exclusively. >> i would -- i would do away with the education, the -- commerce. and let's se

jack the prices. >> eric: before this gets bad, regardless of what is in it or not in it, the unfavorable rating is -- >> andrea: 501%. >> eric: the only bill less popular than that is bill maher is indictment of the administration not telling this as well. they let the tea people and you out front and made it negative -- >> kimberly: why won't they talk about it now? >> eric: we got to go. another green energy company that got funding from the obama administration bites the dust. we have tell you all about it next. on "the five." ♪ ♪ blan  ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> andrea: welcome back to "the five." it may be halloween but it feels like groundhog day as a report comes out about a second green energy company going bankrupt after getting a government loan guarantee. the power corporation that develops energy system got a $43 million guarantee from the energy department last year. now that money is gone. yes, that's taxpayer money is gone. first, eric, we have solyndra and then sun power, then fisker and the list goes on and on and on. this is another one. the administration is saying we'll just look into it is that good enough? >> eric: no. again, one of the most disturbing parts of th