more on the deeply flawed gop field with joan walsh and steve kornacki from salon.com.ow the wings. >>> welcome back to "the ed show." it has been almost a year since the world was captivated by the story of survival in chile. a mine collapsed leaving 33 men trapped over 2,000 feet below the earth. after 69 days awe of them were rescued but in the first 17 days of their ordeal, the trapped miners didn't know if they were going to make it out alive or not. in this clip from the upcoming msnbc documentary titled "17 days buried alive" the miners discussed their dwindling food supply and almost unthinkable option that lay ahead of them. by the 15th day with their meager food supplies almost gone, the 33 miners feared that the civilized democracy they had established might give way to something entirely different and awful. >> you are battling against what food you have left, against the probe and yourself, battling all of those things. >> it was august 21st. we were down to the last can of tuna. it was there waiting for us. >> translator: one of us set an example. he was f

joining me now, joan walsh, editor at large, salon.com.at to have you on with us in this time slot. hope you'll join us often. >> thanks, ed. >> hope you'll join us often. you bet. is there any doubt perry was reigniing the birther question there? >> no doubt. i wrote about this on "salon" today and my headline was, how low will he go? i meant it in both senses. he's down as you said. he's at fifth or sixth in iowa. his poll numbers are sinking. he's gone into the sewer of birtherism with donald trump. i suppose for rick perry at this point in his campaign, a donald trump endorsement would be a big deal. he's flailing. he's embarrassed himself. now this is really humiliate to say this, that donald trump doesn't know so he doesn't know either. this is the rick perry way. >> a strange scenario playing out for perry. here's a guy falling in the polls when he has plenty of money. we all know candidates with money don't leave the races. >> no. >> would donald trump help this guy out? >> i don't know. you know, donald trump was kind of laughed o

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joining me now, joan walsh, editor at large for salon.com. an, thanks for being here tonight. >> thank you. >> tonight, are willard romney and other republicans completely tone deaf to the realities of what we've been going through in the last ten years? i mean, can we say tonight they're just tone deaf? >> i would say so. it's like he's putting the old bands back together, bringing them all back without any regard for the foreign policy disaster they got us into. i think all this team needs right now is a running mate liz cheney. i think she would be an excellent pick for mr. romney. then they would really have the full bush/cheney effect. it's ridiculous. >> i'm laughing to keep from crying. >> it could happen. >> if you look at what mr. romney said today about president obama on foreign policy. >> i will never ever apologize for america. i will knoll surrender america's role in the world. this is very simple. if you do not want america to be the strongest nation on earth, i'm not your president. and he's an apologyist for america but intere

anyway, thank you joan walsh and matt cooper. little chuckle out of joan with that one. >>> up next, an alleged terror plot by iran to assassinate the saudi ambassador here in washington. how high up ththe ladderer did thahat go? this is "hardball," only on msnbc. ot eer!" ♪ ♪ but the second that she shut the door ♪ ♪ girl started blowing up their credit score ♪ ♪ she bought a pizza party for her whole dorm floor ♪ ♪ hundred pounds of makeup at the makeup store ♪ ♪ and a ticket down to spring break in mexico ♪ ♪ but her folks didn't know 'cause her folks didn't go ♪ ♪ to free-credit-score-dot-com hard times for daddy and mom. ♪ offer applies with enrollment in freecreditscore.com™. >>> boy, a lot -- all of us have been watching these anti-wall street, there they are, protests around the country, especially up on wall street. well, now we have our first idea of what americans think of those demonstrations. our new nbc/"wall street journal" poll out today asked people whether they support or oppose the protests. a plurality tend to

let's turn to joan walsh. editor at large of salon.com and mike papantonio. joan, it would seem to me that this really sets the table for walsh to run against congress. i mean there are so many avenues he can follow right here. the angst in the country and he's the one out there advocating the simple thing of jobs. what do you make of it. >> i want to point to the president taking a much more populous line even before occupy wall street. so he deserves credit on that front for sure. at the same time, ed, occupy wall street has done what we have not as the rest have been able to do for generations. i love hearing van say that, you know, occupy wall street should co-op the democrats. i know there is a lot of fear about just becoming another appendage of a democratic party. so i think that role for a lot of us right now should be listening and paying attention and dialogue rather than saying you guys have to vote. you have to vote for obama. i'm taking a kind of curious wait and see posture. i think the things that happened is in ten days really is that eric can

thank you joan walsh and matt cooper. little chuckle out of joan with that one. >> an alleged terror plot by iran to assassinate the saudi ambassador here in washington. how high up the ladder did that blot go? this is "hardball," only on msnbc. ♪ [ dr. ling ] i need to get the results from the m.r.i. see if the blood work is ready. review ms. cooper's history. and i want to see katie before she goes home. [ male announcer ] with integrated healthcare solutions from dell, every patient file is where dr. ling needs it. now she can spend more time with patients and less time on paperwork. ♪ dell. the power to do more. >>> boy, a lot -- all of us have been watching these anti-wall street, there they are, protests around the country, especially up on wall street. well, now we have our first idea of what americans think of those demonstrations. our new nbc/"wall street journal" poll out today asked people whether they support or oppose the protests. a plurality tend to support that, something less than 50, but 37% say they tend

anyway, thank you joan walsh and matt cooper. tle chuckle out of joan with that one. >>> up next, an alleged terror plot by iran to assassinate the saudi ambassador here in washington. how high up the ladder did that go? this is "hardball," only on msnbc. >>> boy, a lot -- all of us have been watching these anti-wall street, there they are, protests around the country, especially up on wall street. well, now we have our first idea of what americans think of those demonstrations. our new nbc/"wall street journal" poll out today asked people whether they support or oppose the protests. a plurality tend to support that, something less than 50, but 37% say they tend to support the occupy wall street protests versus 18% who say they oppose them. that 18 is a pretty low number. that suggests the protests might have legs and more importantly political value to the democrats especially. we'll be right back. ♪ there's a place i dream about ♪ ♪ where the sun never goes out ♪ ♪ and the sky is deep and blue ♪ ♪ won't you take me american flig

joan walsh is out there, editor at large of "salon."ponent. he has taken a good look at mitch mcconnell, his absolute negativity. his absolute partisanship and said this guy is who i want in the ring with me, right? >> absolutely. you know, it's totally fair, chris, because it didn't just start last week. you remember this. "the new york times" had a great story about how mitch mcconnell in the dead of winter before the president was inaugurated had a 70% approval rating. republicans were terrified. he brought them together, the senate minority caucus and said if we stick together with 40 votes we can block him. he knew the president for better or worse had campaigned on a promise of bipartisanship and was smart enough to know, guess what, to be bipartisan you need a partner. he committed his caucus to blocking everything the president did. this isn't some new battle that just got picked up last week. this is an old battle. i'm really, i'm very happy that the president is finally getting in the ring with this guy. >> i think people are

hi latest book, "aftershock," is now out in paperback and joining us as well is joan walsh, editor at large for "salon." i want you all to wait a second. robert reich, you lay out, as professor, you lay out a plan for the country that includes, seemed right when i read, big jobs plan, like the wpa, works progress administration from the '30s and the civilian conservation corps, also from the '30s. cutting the military budget in half, to come up with the scratch for this, and higher taxes for the rich with incomes above $5 million subject to a good old-fashioned 70% rate. mr. secretary, i want you to go over this in a positive way if it could ever get through congress. if eric cantor and the boys with ever say, sure, try something. nothing else is working. if that day came, what would happen in terms of our macro economy to the unemployment rate if this went into effect? >> well, if you had a really large jobs program, chris, something that was on a scale and in proportion to the extent of the crisis we actually have right now, we could get people employed. you know, 25 million america

joan walsh cassidy. she was not my girlfriend. i did not deter, but we were great friends.as left me with many marvelous memories. there are many things i wish we could still do together that we cannot now do. i will tell you one little one. by the way, she was a member of the national press club, of which markets the president. but when one of us was in paris -- we were never there together, but we had this little tradition of going to one particular hotel and drinking a cheer to each other. if i am ever in paris again and at the hotel, i shall drink a cheer and turned down an empty glass. that is our show for today. ♪ >> many have spoken out on the need to transition to a clean energy future. at excelon, we're acting. by 2020, will offset or displays more than 15 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions annually through greening our operations, helping customers and communities reduce emissions, and offering more low carbon electricity in the marketplace. we're taking action, and we are seeing results. ♪ >> "white house chronicle" is produced in collaboration with

>> joan walsh, thanks for your time tonight. that's "the ed show." i'm ed schultz. listen to me on sirius xm radio channel 127 monday through friday noon to 3:00 p.m. follow me on twitter @edshow. i hope you liked our show. we're going to be here every night. if you think this is good, wait until you see the rachel maddow show coming up. gets better. good to see you tonight. >>> ed, great to see you in the 8:00 eastern spot. i'm looking forward to our new evening. i think this is going to work out great. >> i do, too. thanks, rachel. >> thanks to you at home for staying with us the next hou former secretary of state condoleezza rice already published a memoir of her life. a book about growing up in segregated alabama, her rise to prominence as a russia scholar. her involvement with republican politics, her eventual ascendance to the highest ranks of the george w. bush administration. that book is already done. she published that book last year. but now condoleezza rice has published another one. a 734-page new book of which all 734 pages are apparently about her tim

. >> great to have you with us, steve kornacki and joan walsh on "the ed show." i'm ed >>> chris christie, he won't quit like sarah palin. won't be scrutinized like rick perry and definitely won't be the republican nominee for president. >> now is not my time. >> his heart remains in new jersey. >> so new jersey, whether you like it or not, you're stuck with me. >> new jersey is stuck with chris christie, so republicans are stuck with everyone else. >> what they see is what they get. >> the press conference that lasted nearly an hour. >> he's been saying he's not going to run. >> blunt, open and engaging style. >> i am who i am. >> he doesn't sound full of crap. >> jabs at reporters and the president. >> making sure president obama is a one termer. >> nobody else is going to jump into this race. >> we are now pretty much looking at a settled field. >> general width of -- >> good news for mitt romney. >> they love the idea of beating barack obama. >> the president is stuck with a congress that doesn't work. >> all we got from them is no. >> speaking today in texas

great to have you on, joan walsh.for the republican nomination is defining the norm. it's so bizarre out there with this guy cain winning. what are they up to? you're watching "hardball," only on msnbc. see if the blood work is ready. review ms. cooper's history. and i want to see katie before she goes home. [ male announcer ] with integrated healthcare solutions from dell, every patient file is where dr. ling needs it. now she can spend more time with patients and less time on paperwork. ♪ dell. the power to do more. executor of efficiency. you can spot an amateur from a mile away... while going shoeless and metal-free in seconds. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle...and go. you can even take a full-size or above, and still pay the mid-size price. now this...will work. [ male announcer ] just like you, business pro. just like you. go national. go like a pro. >>> let me finish tonight with this. you have to wonder what's going on in the republican party this season