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. >> kevin bleyer -- >> up next, "hardball" with chris matthews. >>> lumped with trump. let's play "hardball." >> good evening, i'm chris matthews back in philadelphia. what has donald trump got on mitt romney? is it fear? is the republican nominee for president afraid of what trump might release on him. this is about a growing group of republican grown ups demanding that romney show some independence from trump and leave him to sit in his playpen blowing his noisemakers all alone. joan walsh is here to tell us what it could be, is donald on the short list for vp, does he think there is something with the birther stuff? let's bring in joan walsh, and i want you to watch this thing. a republican strategist said "i think who romney stands with says a lot about what he'll stand for. associating with trump seems to only reinforce the narrative on romney that team romney that team obama wants to push. that romney is a out of touch rich guy with no core. that he will associate with anyone if it will further his ambition. joan walsh, is your thinking along those lines? >> yes,

and kevin bleyer is one of the authors who coming up with the funny stuff. >> he is the author of "meion of the united states. hi, kevin. >> good to be here. this is embarrassing. i thought we were going to talk golf. >> you thought we were talking comedy. what is your day like? how do you go through this creative thing? >> at the show. we wake up, watch the news, decides what makes us angry or squirrelous or find what's funny there. if it's a big story, we'll do it. if it's something we're yelling at the screen as much as anybody else, we'll go ahead. >> are there ten people around the table who are all funny? >> it's not rocket science. it's much like this table, not round, and, yeah. there's a little dancing on the sniebl b table. >> but you seem to be an equal opportunity offender. it seems there are no sacred cows. >> the thoughts are a sacred cow. >> i'll let that lie. >> right here on this table. but that's what i think is so great about it. even your own agent described you as an intellectually prostitute who will do anything for money. is that a correct characterization of yo