daily beast" columnist bob shrum, michael eric dyson and host of the show here on msnbc "disrupt" karen finney you first. the house voted to repeal obama care for the 40th ditime. what does that mean and does it matter that point? >> it doesn't matter in the big picture. but in the little picture republicans convinced themselves that this is an issue they can go home and tell constituents that they voted against obama care despite the fact it is already law and implemented. the other piece of this obviously is this is part of the set-up for the showdown i think we will see in the fall where some folks are actually ready to shut the government down over obama care. >> you guys across the board see how this is unfolding in washington. you have people like ted cruz who want to shut down the government. this could be a disaster. why are they going down the road? >> with him and haund paul it is about 2016 primary politics. they are both thinking about running for president. i think paul pretty much decided to. . if you listen some in the republican party, they think this would be a disave the per.

joining me now karen finney and joy reid.h for being here. >> thank you. >> joy, the whole irs scandal is totally made up. i mean, should i hold my breath from apology by the gop? >> the acorn was so cute. i don't know how anybody could think that was threatening. i'm glad you started back with watergate, rev. the sort of politics of grievance as animated the republican party far long time. ever since nixon had to resign, they went after clinton to say now you have an impeached president just like the republicans. then george w. bush. they say people weren't nice to george bush so we're going to be extra mean to barack obama. and they're constantly framing their policies. now, in the irs case, there has been a really pernicious use of the irs. would be to go after political enemies. but the only person who's done that, you've seen democratic leaning groups or liberal leaning groups complaining they were audited during the bush administration including the naacp. that is closer to the nixonian model than the irs. >> we saw con

. >> i'm joined now by karen finney. for coming. >> absolutely. >> karen, i want to focus, though, on this whole notion of her paying all the dollars, all this pac money to consultants. when she enjoys this image on the far right as this grassroots authentic anti-establishment, unscript kind of leader. what does this say? >> well, i think it's fairly consistent with what we've seen from sarah palin before. remember, a few summers ago when she took that little family vacation in an rv, who was really paying for it? where was the money really going? where was the money coming from? so we've seen this pattern of behavior before from sarah palin. and obviously, the sort of mirage of what she puts on as her front is not exactly the same as what is really going on underneath the surface. >> now, angela, a new poll out this week shows palin would win alaska gop primary if she chose to run. but other major players in the gop are pushing out by the tea party that's embraced palin. the top republican in the senate mitch mcconnell i

joining me now, karen finney, and jonathan capehart.it is a magical moment on the mall, in some ways, disheartening, no leadership from the republican part of the aisle must show up. i must read you a statement that eric cantor made just moments ago, underscoring the remarks in selma. he said i am proud to participate in this year's event. we have the opportunity to come together and celebrate this powerful moment in history. i look forward to visiting the sites of so many landmark civil rights events and reflecting on the sacrifice that shaped the great democracy that we live in today. and yet, apparently, yesterday's events? >> not so much. here is the thing, if there was a political concern about what they say, if you can't show up and just say something nice about your colleague, john lewis, who got his head beat in for fighting for rights, maybe something nice about martin luther king jr., the change the country has seen, i mean, that is a problem. that is a slam dunk kind of event. there is no reason that they shouldn't have gone.

you know, we're just making it up. >> joy reid, and karen finney, thank you for joining us. karen before you go, i have two words for you, happy birthday. >> okay, thank you. >> go party. thank you. coming up, russia's anti-gay laws and what job that andy cohen has turned down, andy cohen taking a stand against the anti-gay laws, that is coming. this day calls you. to fight chronic osteoarthritis pain. to fight chronic low back pain. to take action. to take the next step. today, you will know you did something for your pain. cymbalta can help. cymbalta is a pain reliever fda-approved to manage chronic musculoskeletal pain. one non-narcotic pill a day, every day, can help reduce this pain. tell your doctor right away if your mood worsens, you have unusual changes in mood or behavior or thoughts of suicide. anti-depressants can increase these in children, teens, and young adults. cymbalta is not for children under 18. people taking maois, linezolid or thioridazine or with uncontrolled glaucoma should not take cymbalta. taking it with nsaid pain relievers, aspirin, or blood thin

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i'm karen finney.hat, go for it. >> if we see a grass roots tsunami, that is going to cause republicans and democrats to listen to the people. >> god help us if he ever does get to be anything more than the senator from texas. >> it is going to tick a tsunami and i'm going to do everything i can to encourage that tsunami. >> let's let the man with grass roots common sense. then watch america go, my friend. >> we are going to take back

joining me are karen finney and james peterson. thank you both for being here. >> hey, rev. >> thanks, rev. >> you know, karen, explain to me why can't republicans see the wisdom of getting smart on crime? >> because, you know what? if you listen to the way bill o'reilly talks about all of these issues. go back to even election night when he was realizing how diverse the country is. he doesn't recognize that one blanket solution is going to have different kinds of consequences or that laws are applied in different ways in different communities. that's not his experience. so to him, he doesn't get why this makes sense because he doesn't see that there's an actual problem. >> but the hypocrisy of saying that people should accept the law when they agree like they lectured us on zimmerman and we said we accept the verdict but we disagree. but then he can just act like it's non-existent and a federal judge just said, james peterson, this is racial profiling and it's unconstitutional. so you can't have it both ways. you can't act like it'

i'm karen finney. an autopsy? what autopsy?he next round of social and cultural battles that continue to shrink the gop base. >> career politicians in both parties have let us down. >> i am a republican, proudly. >> the tea party is like a control wildfire that is now burning the republican party. >> you go back to the original greek. politics had two parts, poly, meaning many and

karen finney, thank you for your time tonight. and be sure to catch karen on "disrupt" saturdays and sundays at 4:00 p.m. eastern. right here on msnbc. >>> ahead, police in new york city are stopping anyone they say looks suspicious. but it's a policy with an 88% failure rate. david hornlik has been stopped and frisked more than ten times. his story is next. >>> and remember when attacking the first lady was off limits? that's all changed with michelle obama. it's been ugly and offensive. but today they're eating their words in a big way. >>> and here's president obama. he makes another appearance on the tonight show and has the gop trying to copy his late night strategy. >>> and what is on your mind? have a question or comment about anything? e-mail me. friend or foe i want to know. reply al is coming. my asthma's under control. i don't miss out... you sat out most of our game yesterday! asthma doesn't affect my job... you were out sick last week. my asthma doesn't bother my family... you coughed all through our date night! i hard

she too says she was harassed by him, and karen finney is the host of "disrupt" which airs weekends heremsnbc. laura, what exactly did he do to you? >> in 2005, one of my duties was to staff him at fundraising functions. and i was at a formal dinner where i was responsible for moving him from table to table. when i stood next to him in order to do so, one of the guests commented that i should really be appreciated for my efforts and that i had worked my behind off for him. he proceeded to tell me to turn around, which i did, and he patted me on the behind and laugh and said nope, it's still there. >> what was the reaction from those who were at the dinner? >> you know, i think that they were like were, in shock, and they were just looking for a way to get beyond that moment. i found that the anger and the humiliation, what you might association, reactions you might associate with the situation come later. and so i would imagine that it was similar for the guests. >> it seems like there is strength in numbers, to use that old expression, that so many women are now coming forward, 13 as of

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i'm karen finney.l party can't agree on anything, maybe it might be best to say nothing at all. >> a healthy family debate is not a bad idea at all. >> the idea that republicans have not been trying to help is wrong. >> i would rather shut the government down than continue to shut america down. >> it's not a bad thing at all. >> shut up, will you? >> this is political blackmail. that's what they are doing. >> you look them in the eye and you say, what is your positive replacement for obama care. they will have zero answer. >> that's not true. i've had an answer. >> they don't have a pro t

joining me today is host msnbc's disrupt karen finney and host of "up" with steve kornacki, and joining us from oklahoma city is a rpt congressman from oklahoma's fourth district deputy majority whip tom cole, and thank you for joining us while you are on the recess. and i hope that the august heat is not as hot over there as other parts of the country, although we are hearing according to the associated press that during one of your town hall meetings nearly 150 people broke into applause in support of legislation over a government shutdown. what did you make of that, congressman coa ma congressman cole. >> i love all of the meetings, because they are raucous and spirited and in is a topic along with immigration and national security agency, so again, you have them so people can come tell you what they think, but also so you can tell them what you think and why, and exchange opinions. so they have gone well, and again, we will continue to do them. >> you sound fairly even-minded about this. are you not worried about the quote, unquote suicide congress as pete wayner calls them? >> well

steve schmidt and karen finney, thank you both for joining us tonight.ming up, the state of new york versus donald trump. why the attorney general is calling trump university a bait and switch scam that is illegal. and next, why supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg says she's not leaving anytime soon. [ male announcer ] running out of steam? ♪ now you can give yourself a kick in the rear! v8 v-fusion plus energy. natural energy from green tea plus fruits and veggies. need a little kick? ooh! could've had a v8. in the juice aisle. individualization that your body needs. this labor day, don't invest in a mattress until you visit a sleep number store. when we actually lower the sleep number setting to get the sleep number bed to conform to them, it's amazing the transition that you see with people. oh, that feels really good.it's hugging my body. they just look at you like you cured all the problems they've ever had. we hear it all the time: "i didn't know a bed could feel like this." oh yeah. at our biggest sale of the year, every sleep number bed is

host of msnbc's disrupt, karen finney, and senior congressional reporter for talking points memo, sahil kapor. joining us from cairo is ayman mo mohadean. we've talked about how dramatically this scene has changed. if you look back at the scenes from earlier in july, there were laser lights, a sense of jubilation in the square. couple that with images of today and this week, the violence, 600 people dead. give us if you will the latest, the feeling on the ground in terms of the movement, the seeming ground swell of support for ousted president mohamed morsi. >> reporter: well, you know, if there's one way we can describe egypt over the course of the last several weeks and last several years, it's every time there's a moment of opportunity, it seems to be squandered. even if there was any silver lining in the removal of president mohamed morsi, that seems to be disipitating by the day. we're already getting reports of a spike in the death toll. today was the day that many people were hoping wouldn't be violent. unfortunately, it is turning out to be just as deadly as some of those in rec

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i'm karen finney. a house divided and it can't stand -- >> american on divide as the u.s.ernment issues a worldwide terror alert. >> they intercepted chatter and it is coming from and targeting yemen. >> very reminiscent of what we saw pre9/11. >> it is scary. >> what we see is an administration not confronting terrorism. >> governor chris christie and senator rand paul. >> this is a good fight. >> demonstrating the divide inside the gop. >> strong

i'm karen finney. i say, you know what, go for it. >> if we see a grass roots tsunami, that is going to cause republicans and democrats to listen to the people. >> god help us if he ever does get to be anything more than the senator from texas. >> it is going to tick a tsunami and i'm going to do everything i can to encourage that tsunami. >> let's let the man with grass roots common sense. then watch america go, my friend. >> we are going to take back america. >> i have people who we want to take our country back. >> take it back where? where are we going? >> republicans have to do something we haven't done in a long time. >> we have to protect our phony bologna jobs. we must do something about this immediately, immediately, immediately. >> this fight is likely to heat up in the month of september. that's going to be when the battle is engaged. >> in case you haven't heard, texas senator ted cruz is a man on a mission. he wants to take away your healthcare, even if that means bringing down government

. >>> most people know alger hicks as a communist spy. 75 years later, seems msnbc host karen finneywilling to acknowledge it as a fact. former head of communications for dnc and press secretary for hillary clinton hung up on conservative talk show host hugh hewitt after he tried to get her to say hicks was a communist. finney later claimed she answered hewitt and said the host was only interested in a shout fest. worth noting, msnbc host chris matthews said in the past he is astonished anyone could view him as anything less than guilty. >>> finally, the founding fathers were extremists. that's what 3200 soldiers from all branches of military have been taught this week in a 12 week course for service members trained to spot discrimination on military bases. the daily mail reports the training manual says, quote, in u.s. history there are many examples of extremist i did ee obviously gees and movements, con niss who sought to free themselves from british rule and the confederate states who sought to see seed from northern states are just two examples. nowadays, instead of dressing in

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i'm karen finney. a house divided and it can't stand -- >> american on divide as the u.s. government issues a worldwide terror alert. >> they intercepted chatter and it is coming from and targeting yemen. >> very reminiscent of what we saw pre9/11. >> it is scary. >> what we see is an administration not confronting terrorism. >> governor chris christie and senator rand paul. >> this is a good fight. >> demonstrating the divide inside the gop. >> strong party has two wings. >> ask not for who the bells toll, senator. they toll for you. >> obama care is unfair, unworkable, unaffordable. >> i'm hopeful that in august house republicans will listen to the customer. >> government doesn't create jobs. >> the private sector does. >> you haven't passed a farm bill. you've only passed 4 of the 12 appropriations bills you're supposed to pass. >> what we need to have happen is leadership on the part of this president. >> as we begin this afternoon president obama returns to the white house. intelligence officials continue to monitor the terrorist threat, that closed around the country

i'm karen finney.n in syria and the question remains, are we going to war? >> ten days ago, the world watched in horror as men, women and children were massacred in syria. in the worst chemical weapons attack of the 21st century. over 1,000 people were murdered. young girls and boys, gassed to death. i have decide that had the united states should take military action against syrian regime targets. i've made a second decision. i will seek authorizing for the use of force from the american people's representatives in congress. the country will be stronger if we take this

i'm karen finney.tion's capital, where thousands of men, women, and children came together to make their voices heard in the ongoing struggle to make social and economic justice a reality for all.

i'm karen finney. when a political party can't agree on anything, maybe it might be best to say nothing at all. >> a healthy family debate is not a bad idea at all. >> the idea that republicans have not been trying to help is wrong. >> i would rather shut the government down than continue to shut america down. >> it's not a bad thing at all. >> shut up, will you? >> this is political blackmail. that's what they are doing. >> you look them in the eye and you say, what is your positive replacement for obama care. they will have zero answer. >> that's not true. i've had an answer. >> they don't have a product to sell. >> it's not a bad thing at all. >> they are not rehabilitating. they a they are retrenching. >> i don't know why senator paul's so out of whack about this. >> the party's big enough for both of us. >> a healthy family debate is not a bad thing at all. >> i worked on my hair a long time and you hit it. >>> we've got a lot to get to today as egypt's interim cabinet met to discuss a way forward

i'm karen finney. we just heard from president obama about the situation in syria and the question remains, are we going to war? >> ten days ago, the world watched in horror as men, women and children were massacred in syria. in the worst chemical weapons attack of the 21st century. over 1,000 people were murdered. young girls and boys, gassed to death. i have decide that had the united states should take military action against syrian regime targets. i've made a second decision. i will seek authorizing for the use of force from the american people's representatives in congress. the country will be stronger if we take this course and our actions will be even more effective. i respect the views of these call for caution. what message will we send if f a dictator can gas hundreds of children to death in plain sight and pay no price? i know well that we are weary of war. but we are the united states of america. we cannot and must not turn a blind eye to what happened in damascus. we lead with the belief t

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i'm karen finney. an autopsy? what autopsy? get ready for the next round of social and cultural battles that continue to shrink the gop base. >> career politicians in both parties have let us down. >> i am a republican, proudly. >> the tea party is like a control wildfire that is now burning the republican party. >> you go back to the original greek. politics had two parts, poly, meaning many and ticks meaning blood-sucking parasites. >> what do you say to those who say a possible trump candidacy is a joke? >> we need to abolish the irs. >> ted cruz born in canada, eligible to be born in the united states? >> blood-sucking parasites. >> if he was born in canada, perhaps not. >> the in-fighting is getting so severe, i don't see how you sustain that. >> i look at what's going on and it's very sad. >> just six months after their so-alled autopsy laid out a set of lessons learned from the 2012 election, the classic gop rhetoric about social issues and the need to lean into the ideological battle were front and center yesterday in i

host of msnbc's disrupt, karen finney, and senior congressional reporter for talking points memo, sahilining us from cairo is ayman mo mohadean. we've talked about how dramatically this scene has changed. if you look back at the scenes from earlier in july, there were laser lights, a sense of jubilation in the square. couple that with images of today and this week, the violence, 600 people dead. give us if you will the latest, the feeling on the ground in terms of the movement, the seeming ground swell of support for ousted president mohamed morsi. >> reporter: well, you know,

i'm karen finney. and today we're live from our nation's capital, where thousands of men, women, and children came together to make their voices heard in the ongoing struggle to make social and economic justice a reality for all. >> i can almost hear my father harken that anthem of the movement. people, get ready. there's a train acoming! >> we must say, wake up, america, wake up! >> in selma, alabama, the right to vote. >> but we want to be free now! >> i am not going to stand by and let the supreme court take the right to vote away from us! >> we have to fight for our children. >> i encourage all of you to keep dr. martin luther king jr.'s dream alive. >> where are the women that need to be acknowledged in this movement? >> don't you ever think that men like medgar evers died to give you the right to be a hoodlum. >> yes, we can! because, yes, we did! >> i have a dream that we shall overcome. >> free at last, free at last, thank god almighty, we are free at last. not by the color of their skin, but b

i'm karen finney in for alex wagner. eight days after a chemical attack killed hundreds of innocent civilians and left thousands injured, the u.s. and international community are still awaiting their response. the u.n. security council failed to reach an agreed yesterday on a draft resolution that would authorize military action in sear yarks but tyri syria. yesterday president obama said he had not yet made a decision about whether on-to-conduct a military strike in sear yarks but he did make the case for limited strikes and said the u.s. had concluded that the syrian government was in fact responsible for the attacks. the president also made clear that the syrian government would face consequences. >> i think it's important that if in fact we make a choice to have repercussions per the use of chemical weapons, then the assad regime involved in a civil war trying to protect itself will have received a pretty strong signal that in fact it better not do it again. >> although defense secretary chuck hagel has said the u.s.

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