he must have known about -- james lipton joins us for a review of how the actors perform.his is "hardball," the place for politics and theater tonight. [ feedback ] attention, well, everyone. you can now try snapshot from progressive free for 30 days. just plug this into your car, and your good driving can save you up to 30%. you could even try it without switching your insurance. why not give it a shot? carry on. now you can test-drive snapshot before you switch. visit progressive.com today. >>> i've got some new poll numbers in some key senate races today. let's check the "hardball" scoreboard. in connecticut a quinnipiac poll shows republican linda mcmahon with a one-point lead over democrat chris murphy in that senate race for the seat held by joe lieberman. mcmahon, 48%, murphy, 47%. i think she just went ahead. in missouri senator claire mccaskill six points over republican todd akin. explained by the fact that libertarian candidate has got nine. that's valuable information there. look at this, in arizona a new ppp poll there shows democrat richard carmona, the forme

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he must have known about -- james lipton joins us for a review of how the actors perform.ball," the place for politics and theater tonight. . >>> i've got some new poll numbers in some key senate races today. let's check the "hardball" scoreboard. in connecticut a poll shows republican linda mcmahon with a one-point lead over democrat chris murphy in that senate race for the seat held by joe lieberman. mcmahon, 48%, murphy, 47%. i think she just went ahead. in missouri senator claire mccaskill six points over republican todd akin. explained by the fact that libertarian candidate has got nine. that's valuable information there. look at this, in arizona a new ppp poll there shows democrat richard carmona, the former surgeon general of the united states, leading congressman jeff flake by two in the race to replace senator jon kyl. it's carmona, 45%, flake, 43%. i guess plak is not a good name for a candidate. we'll be right back. flake is noe for a candidate. we'll be right back. [ male announcer ] every day, thousands of people, like you, are choosing advil® because it helps

he must have known about -- james lipton joins us for a review of how the actors perform. "hardball," the place for politics and theater tonight. ally bank. why they have a raise your rate cd. tonight our guest, thomas sargent. nobel laureate in economics, and one of the most cited economists in the world. professor sargent, can you tell me what cd rates will be in two years? no. if he can't, no one can. that's why ally has a raise your rate cd. ally bank. your money needs an ally. >>> i've got some new poll numbers in some key senate races today. let's check the "hardball" scoreboard. in connecticut a quinnipiac poll shows republican linda mcmahon with a one-point lead over democrat chris murphy in that senate race for the seat held by joe lieberman. mcmahon, 48%, murphy, 47%. i think she just went ahead. in missouri senator claire mccaskill six points over republican todd akin. explained by the fact that libertarian candidate has got nine. that's valuable information there. look at this, in arizona a new ppp poll there shows democrat richard carmona, the former surgeon g

anyway, thank you, james lipton. it's always an honor.hope to get you back after the last debate. >> i'll be back. >> the final. >>> anyway, when we return, let me finish with the wealthy people now telling the little people how to vote. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. buying this juicer online was unbelievable. what a bargain! [ female announcer ] sometimes a good deal turns out to be not such a good deal. but bounty gives you value you can see. in this lab demo, one sheet of bounty leaves this surface cleaner than two sheets of the leading ordinary brand. so you can clean this mess with half as many sheets. bounty has trap and lock technology to soak up big spills and lock them in. why use more when you can use less? bounty. the clean picker upper. >>> let me finish tonight with this. there's something old and bad combining in this campaign finish. you've seen the effort of republicans to kill the vote of minorities, all this voter suppression out there. you've seen the moves to intimidate minority voters by scaring

with me once more is james lipton, host of bravo. mr. lipton shall you set out to advise mr. his performance but also to find out who the former governor is in life. what we saw last night was an uncomfortable candidate and if you look closely you can see the perspiration on his upper lip. that shininess prompted actor albert brooks to tweet, if romney sweats any more, i get a royalty. that was referring to this scene from broadcast news. >> our own state department was rocked, not only by the revelation but from the highly unusual persistence of the state press corps. martin cline reports on the raucous at foggy bottom. >> the state department -- >> just how noticeable is this, huh? >> my late dad loved that performance. i think a lot of people identified more with him than the other guys but james what did you make of that? he was dealing with foreign policy and how he had was memorized phrases to use? >> i suppose that was it. it's a flop term of art and that was flop sweat. flop sweat derives from the days of when he was dancing as fast as he could, knew that he was dying

we'll grade the performances when we go back inside the debate studio with james lipton, just ahead.. oh, hey alex. just picking up some, brochures, posters copies of my acceptance speech. great! it's always good to have a backup plan, in case i get hit by a meteor. wow, your hair looks great. didn't realize they did photoshop here. hey, good call on those mugs. can't let 'em see what you're drinking. you know, i'm glad we're both running a nice, clean race. no need to get nasty. here's your "honk if you had an affair with taylor" yard sign. looks good. [ male announcer ] fedex office. now save 50% on banners. on gasoline. i am probably going to the gas station about once a month. last time i was at a gas station was about...i would say... two months ago. i very rarely put gas in my chevy volt. i go to the gas station such a small amount that i forget how to put gas in my car. [ male announcer ] and it's not just these owners giving the volt high praise. volt received the j.d. power and associates appeal award two years in a row. ♪ and also to build my career. so i'm not about to alw

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here with a critique and debate for the next one, master thespian, james lipton. always a pleasure to have you on set. i'm eager to hear of what you made of both perform 's last night. but let's start with the president's? >> may i start with romney? >> go for it. >> roll right over alex. >> whoa. >> the washington of romney rolled over the moderator last night? the thing about -- i came to first because i had writ ain't piece for the "new york" magazine, how to act human, giving romney advice. since then i've tried to pursue him, but that's not easy. he's elusive. >> yes. >> he keeps recasting himself, recasting himself. i've tried to flail it down. before last night's event i had come to the conclusion i finally had typecast him, because he can't play a character role, he's not a good enough actor. this is a conclusion i came to. that he is that boss who makes lame jokes at which we are compelled to laugh at peril of our jobs. >> yes. >> and -- >> i don't know any bosses like that. >> last night he more or less erased that image with the significant cooperation

. >> we will rate last night's performances when inside the actors studio james lipton joins us againour studio to rate the latest great debate next on "now." [ male announcer ] wouldn't it be cool if we took the nissan altima and reimagined nearly everything in it? gave it greater horsepower and best in class 38 mpg highway... advanced headlights... and zero gravity seats? yeah, that would be cool. ♪ introducing the completely reimagined nissan altima. it's our most innovative altima ever. nissan. innovation that excites. ♪ >>> when my friend talks about fissile material, my friend recently in his speech in washington said 30% of the american people are takers and i love my friend here, why does my friend cut out the tuition tax credit for them. what would my friend do differently? >> let's recall they disavowed their own statement that they had put out earlier in the day in cairo. >> it's incredible. >> thank heavens we had the sanctions in place. it's in spite of their opposition. >> oh, god. >> they've given 20 waivers to this sanction and all i have to point to are the results. >

who better to analyze it than "inside the actor's studio" james lipton.ists the soul, the person of mitt romney. did you find him last night? >> i believedy. this all began in the new york times with that political comic strip in the sunday section showed him coming to me for acting advice. then i wrote the people for "new york" and then i was on your show. now have i this new political career. i'm not sure why. in any event, yes, i have been trying to chase him down. he's elusive. elusive for you and elusive for me. he tends to change character rather quickly. last night -- i've been coming to this conclusion for some time but last night i suddenly said, yes, that's who he is. he is that boss who tells lame jokes and waits for everybody to laugh or else. and who keeps us forever off-balance, uncertain and anxious. and that, for me -- that is who he is. he is that boss. on the other hand, obama last night, especially when libya came up and he turned suddenly and he fixed his opponent with this stare and he began to talk to him very quietly but with seethi

>> stephanie: we were saying because james lipton was saying that mitt romney -- you played a lot ofed how i played this butt hole though. this is a revenge role. >> stephanie: you're doing a fund-raiser for the rape crisis center in response to recent statements by todd akin and paul ryan and now you can add richard mourdock to the gang who said if a woman is raped that's what god intended. you know which reminds me -- >> huge mistake anthrofor-more nizing. >> whose wife thought after an accident in traffic that blew open a vehicle full of helium filled dolls, she runs into traffic and gets hit by a truck. i think all of this is god's will and i'm this flat line guy while my kid stands by wondering what's happening to his dad. >> stephanie: the character nate says it is not god's will. your wife fell out of a moving car. >> i'm like the test pattern from the '50s. then snow. >> please stand by. we're experiencing technical difficulties. >> stephanie: there are bigger freaks in the world than us. >> what? >> stephanie: woman posts an ad for person to watch her sleeping. >> done and d

james lipton should be pleased. but that wasn't the goal. he danced around his position on the issues and that's what you heard the president and vice president saying on the campaign trail. >> jennifer: just quickly one more question about last night then i do want to pivot forward because the opportunity is, of course to move and get up off the mat. a lot of people have been asking was the strategy to go in and perhaps be less confrontational more sober so that mitt romney would be in an attack mode which might make him look either not presidential or not likable. was there strategy there? >> the american people know that mitt romney can ably attack the president. that's been the premise of his campaign for the last year and a half. he started out with his republican opponents mowing them down and telling them to stop whining and then attacking the president along the campaign trail for the past year and a half. mitt romney admitted that that wasn't an effective strategy when he selected paul ryan as his vice presidential candidate. he sai

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he engaged in an act of performance art last night, something that james lipton would have been proud of, but it was ultimately a substanceless performance. he wouldn't specify where he stood on issues. he wouldn't say what he would replace the affordable care act with. he would cover people withpreexisting conditions or not for people with preexisting conditions between jobs or between plans. we're going to call out exactly where mitt romney stands on the issues and make sure that every vote there understands his aexat position. >> diana degette was disappoi disappointed the president didn't raise the women's issues and point out what at affordable care act, obama care, whatever you call it does for women. >> i think those issues will certainly come up along the campaign trial in the week as head. we've got paid advertising up on these issues talking about the positions that mitt romney has taken. saying he'd get rid of planned parenthood. i heard your questions about the 47% as well. i think that's most effective in mitt romney's own words. we've got the verbatim up, mitt romney in

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eastern, when i'm joined by our own chris hayes, deputy city mayor, karen finney, ben smith and james lipton at facebook.com/nowwithalex. "andrea mitchell reports" next live from danville, kentucky. you have to scrub it first. no you don't. yes, you do! don't! do! whoa, kitchen counselor here. see cascade complete pacs work like micro-scrubbing brushes to help power away tough foods even in corners and edges. hmm! cascade. love it or your money back. >>> right now on "andrea mitchell reports" -- the duel in danville. vice president joe biden landed in kentucky moments ago. >> ever see me rope a dope? >> congressman paul ryan is also getting ready. will he be able to build on mitt romney's momentum? right now, the former massachusetts governor is headed for north carolina as the latest polls show he i

when joined by savannah guthrie, former governor ed rendell, professorer michael eric dyson and james lipton stude yop find us at facebook.com/now with alex. "andrea mitchell reports is next. good afternoon, andrea. >> we are live in denver at the site of tonight's first debate, first presidential face-off. a preview from both campaigns with obama deputy campaign manager stephanie cutter and romney senior adviser former missoury senator jim talent. michael benefit from colorado on the changing political landscape out here in a battleground state and chris cizilla, dan balls and jonathan martin with a viewers guide on what to watch for tonight. "andrea mitchell reports" live in denver on msnbc. >> i'm meteorologist bill karins with your big travel forecast. big changes in the midwest but until the cold air arrives a warm day from minneapolis to kansas city, all the way coun through texas. we do have a soupy airs mass, humidity in the air along the eastern seaboard. a chance of showers, but they will be isolated during the day today. the cool air arrives in chicago tomorrow. or get the yard re

"new york times" frank bruni, joy reed and don't miss our final debate performance review with james liptonight, we will be live with a healthy dose of sass and insight starting at 9:00 p.m. eastern. "andrea mitchell reports" is next live from boca raton, florida. good afternoon, andrea. >>> good afternoon. i loved your tribute to george mcgovern. i was there on the floor of that convention listening to that acceptance speech. great to see you and hear all that. >>> tonight, the foreign policy debate. will it sway undecided voters? joining us here, chuck todd, chris cillizza, mark halperin, congressman greg meeks, peter king and mike rogers, and our foreign policy debate panel, richard engel and bruce rydell. what questions would they ask the candidates? and the biographers weigh in, next on "andrea mitchell reports" live from lynn university. , keys, keys, keys. ♪ well, he's not very handsome ♪ to look at [ sighs ] ♪ oh, he's shaggy ♪ and he eats like a hog [ male announcer ] the volkswagen jetta. available with advanced keyless technology. control everything from your pocket, purse, or wh