martin bashir made it look like something it clearly wasn't.f the media matters type go after martin bashir. i have a hunch they won't. only us if we go ahead -- by the way we edit stuff. we edit stuff when it's, when things are too long. we don't take things out of context the way he did. >> dana: bob thoughts on it? >> kimberly: we don't chop it bob. >> bob: i fell for this yesterday. i was going to use it for my one more thing and greg said you better look at the whole film. i did. he was right. although i will say this. frankly, i don't care how many times he asks. given the fact he lost his kid, i would have kept my mouth shut. >> eric: that is not the question. selective editing. >> bob: it fooled me. i got it off the front of huffington post. it fell for it. >> kimberly: would you agree it's increasable for the media to do that? they are not reporting the news. >> bob: it is inexcusable. bad taste to answer the question. >> kimberly: how is that okay? >> greg: no wonder that journalists distrusts --be no wonder america distrusts media an

and now a man who is a good husband and a great father, according to his own account, martin bashir. >> toure, what can i say. thank you very much for the obscene compliment and good afternoon. it's friday, january the 25th, and the republican national committee has learned its lesson. the problem isn't them, it's those americans who show up on election day. ♪ >> what is that? >> first tonight, i have a 34esage to conservatives in this country. >> mom always said. >> we have to stop being the stupid party. >> the point he made is exactly right. >> i don't see this as a rejection of our principles. >> we have to stop dumbing down everything. >> you built that business yourself. >> you did build that business. >> you built that small business. >> what is it? >> i think we need to do a better job to applying our principles. >> do you feel you have to give on something? >> we're all about trying to give and cooperate. >> this is an election that republicans are upset about because they feel like they could have won. >> it's time to get over it. stop whining. >> why do we have separate ho

back to martin bashir. >> thanks, chris. i'm with congressman elijah cummings. congressman, we're watching the vice president there. he played an absolutely critical role, didn't he? not just in legislative terms, but also in that election campaign. it was him that went out and gave that singular truth to the american people about bin laden being dead and general motors being alive, and it was also him who after the president's somewhat lackluster first debate came out and basically eviscerated paul ryan. >> yeah. you know the vice president is a real special guy. >> you have nen him for many years. >> for many, many years. and he has a down to earthness, and he does not take your intelligence for granted, which i love about him. in other words, he will tell you that he's not perfect, that you may disagree with him but then he lays out his arguments quite well. we watch him, by the way, when he came to explain to the democratic caucus what happened during the fiscal cliff negotiations. i was so impressed because he told us step by step what happened, why they ag

the martin bashir point is wonderful. >> thank you. >> yes. >> but the risk of congressional action hass to start taking action. michael nutter of philadelphia, rahm emanuel of chicago. starting a devestment drive against gun makers. can i ask you, do you think that will have much of an impact? >> i don't know how much of an impact that's going to have because we give so much money to the nra and to the gun lobby and to the bullet and gun manufacturers. they make so much money. and all these pushes that we're doing right now only helps them to drive up sales, a tremendous amount. the nra profits exactly from that because in a lot of places every gun you buy, $1 goes to the nra. so they are -- >> take i take a view on that. >> julian, don't you think actually this is an example of individual mayors doing what they can in the way that you were just promoting individual citizens should do what we can. >> exactly. and just a slightly different perspective. if you consider what happened with south africa apartheid, much of the leadership came from state and local levels when we began to have

working to suppress the black vote the other speaks with an accent somewhere between john kerry and martin bashir and is horribly offended by that southern eat those guess which one is the movie's center of evil as mentioned there are plenty of black primary characters and mainstream movies that draw a large white audiences and jamie foxx is as brilliant an actor and strong a character as you'll ever see in any movie regardless of race or john or any when you see django unchained you'll understand why fox is not just plain another black action hero or action hero of any this movie is something altogether different it's about a culture in the south that existed for centuries before eight hundred fifty eight which is when the movie takes place and is still very much alive today when tara tino and jamie fox have delivered a clear message to the tempers. the birth there is this a session it's in the vote suppressors of today's republican party and there are few high profile african-american enablers whether that was turn tino's goal is something you have to ask him but to this white movie viewer that

that was the headline after martin bashir testified before the connecticut legislature. >> why anybody in this room needs to have one of these assault-style weapons orapons. jay please -- >> please no comments. we will clear the room. >> a father's grief interrupted by the cries of a heckler. >> not so. media outlets called the sick cos, but then the unedited version surfaced. >> i asked if there is anybody in this room that can give me one reason or challenge this question why anybody in this room needs to have one of the assault-style weapons or the military weapons or the high capacity clips. not one person can answer that question. >> it caused many to vee tight lies the charktizations. did msnbc selectively edit the tape? and did they get a reception because their deceit fit the media's belief? harris, is it possible that msnbc was trying to keep the sound bites short? >> really? do you think it is that they were trying to have the message match their message which when you tighten it up that's what happens. when you see what the context was, obviously he asked a question, and phy

. >> cenk: martin bashir did lay into him and i don't think it's an insane idea.am being in the role of the most conservative on the panel. >> it is an insane idea for a number of different reasons. you can't put all this pressure on a child because if he or she doesn't perform well in school, then the parents respect going to have anything to eat that month. i disagree with that 100%. but the worst part, these are the same individuals that are defunding public education. they're creating an atmosphere, an environment where it's even more difficult for students to succeed because teachers are overworked and underpaid. they're not getting the materials and textbooks that they need to succeed. it's a vicious cycle they're under funding it. >> cenk: i totally agree with your point accepted by the court. no objections. >> this is glossing over other problems. you have single mothers single fathers, people working all the time. it could be be a multitude of records but we'll layout this blanket argument that your parents aren't doing enough. i know he mentioned somethi

martin, bashir it's yours. >>> walmart rolls back and concedes to public pressure quickly.

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martin, bashir it's yours. >>> walmart rolls back and concedes to public pressure quickly. ♪ >> it'sritically important we act. >> one month after the newtown, connecticut, tragedy the vice president is taking on gun violence today. >> every once in awhile there's something that wakens the conscience of the country. >> why do you need an assault weapon? you know 90% of hunters think you don't need an assault weapon. >> i've also invited the gun owners and the nra to come and make their case as well. >> walmart will, indeed, attend joe biden's task force meetings. >> the president and i are determined to take action. >> assault weapons are the drunk driving in a prohibition debate. >> the governor is prospected to propose a ban. >> i'm convinced we can affect the well being of millions of americans. >> there's more holes in these laws than a piece of swiss cheese. >> every once in awhile something wakens the conscience of a country. ♪ >>> with an end of month deadline fast approaching, this week could mark a pivotal moment in the effort to curb gun violence in america. today vice pres

martin bashir, it's all yours. >> krystal, i agree entirely. a disgraceful sin of omission. thank you for that and thank you for joining us. good afternoon, it's thursday january 3rd, and two more years, two more years! >> the honorable john a. boehner of the state of ohio having received the majority of the votes cast is duly elected speaker of the house of representatives for the 113th congress. >> an absolute disaster. >> and i hope and pray that's what we will have. >> this is why the republican party is so irrelevant right now. >> i think nobody in america is going to miss the previous congress. >> has he done a good job? >> absolute, absolute failure in leadership on the republican party's side. >> the direction of the republican party that is crum e crumbli crumbling. >> has he done a good job? >> the seeds are being planted right now for the destruction of the house republican majority. >> a huge office, and you get a balcony. >> fundamentally don't understand the electorate. >> you got that callender with a different word of the day for 2013. >> i did. >> this is a

martin bashir, it is all yours. >> i agree entirely. it's thursday, january 17th, and the president's first task is to keep america's children safe, so who could possibly disagree with that. >> there will be pundits and politicians and special interest lobbyists publicly warning of the tyrannical all-out assault on liberty. >> is there now an obligation to ban motorcycles, bicycles, knives, et cetera? >> i'm afraid that president obama may have this king complex sort of developing and we're going to make sure it doesn't happen. >> they want to gin up fear or higher ratings. >> god forbid if somebody breaks into your home, you better be a good shot. >> i thought it was really weissly. >> our rights come from god. >> of this gun had a hold on me. i felt this incredible surge of power like god must feel when he's holgding a gun. >> i think the president just doesn't have the guts to admit it, is not a believer in the second amendment. >> invoke for the xhirn childre immunity by hiding behind them. >> we don't benefit from ignorance. >> yes

martin bashir, it's all yours.

and now for a man who never backs down, martin bashir. >> toure, thank you so much for that. good afternoon. it's monday, january the 14th, and the president, as toure just satisfied, won't back down on the debt ceiling or on gun safety. >> what should we be doing to make sure that our children are safe? >> they're not going to be able to get an assault weapons ban through this congress. >> i see no need for bushmasters in the hands of an individual person who might be deranged. >> how about a clip? >> i think -- i don't think ultimately they're going to get that either. >> never before have we seen our babies slaughtered. on just guns alone will in the in the political reality we have today will not go anywhere. never before have we seen our babies slaughtered. >> what's wrong with universal background checks? >> we're wasting our time going in that direction when we should be talking about doing away with the gun-free zones. >> do you think you have enough support on capitol hill to keep an assault weapons ban from passing? >> i think right now we do. >> there is a step we

let's go to somebody who always does the right thing, martin bashir. >> actually, toure, i can't ever see lance armstrong admitting publicly to his cheating but let's hope he does. thank you. and good afternoon. it's monday, january the 7th, and the best defense is a good offense. >> to the help meet the challenges of our time, i'm proud to announce my choice for two key members, chuck hagel for secretary of defense and john brennan for director of the central intelligence agency. >> republicans are spoiling for a fight, so they just want to pick a fight. >> quite frankly, chuck hague sel out of the mainstream thinking on most issues regarding foreign policy. >> chuck hagel is the leader that our troops deserve. he is an american patriot. >> they just want to pick a fight. >> if hagel is nominated, it's very difficult to imagine a circumstance in which i can support his confirmation. >> i think it would be a lot of tough questions. >> one of the few secretaries who had been wounded in a war, and the first vietnam veteran to lead the department. >> this is an in your face nomination by

a man so excellent he can't find the road to mediocrity, martin bashir. >> thank you, toure, msnbc's movie critic. it's monday, january 28th. when it comes to solutions for men, women, around children living in the u.s., some republicans have actually seen the light. >> i'll give you a little straight talk. look at the last election. >> latino vote is expected. >> we are losing dramatically the hispanic vote. >> finally in this country we have an immigration law we can live with. >> i think the time is right. >> we have to stop being the stupid party. >> i strongly favor english being the official language of government. >> i would build a fence on every inch of the southern border. >> if you say that we should not educate children, i don't think you have a heart. >> well, i support the arizona law. >> what you need to do is attack their benefits. >> it would have electrified barbed wire at the top. >> we need to end the practice of anchor babies in the united states. >> and yes, mr. president, it would have alligators in it. >> we are losing! >> we are losing. >>> we begin with all

i'm in for martin bashir who's out sick. america today faced a moment of truth on guns. ch ♪ >> we must do something. >> law-abiding gun owners will not accept blame for the acts of violent or deranged criminals. >> in states that require background checks for every handgun sale, 38% fewer women are shot. >> every woman deserves a fighting chance. >> this time must be different. >> there should have been a hearing just like this right after your wife, one of our own member of congress, was shot. >> background checks will never be universal because criminals will never submit to that. >> you missed that point completely. and i think it's basic. >> senator, i think you missed -- >> let there be order! >> we can't have a totally armed society. >> americans are counting on you. thank you. ♪ >> the time for speeches and press conferences has ended. today for the nirs time since the mass shootings in newtown, congress took action on gun regulations. the senate convened hearings to consider new laws to counter gun violence. the witnesses and attendees included safety experts, s

martin bashir, you would have been one of my favorite sitcom fathers too. it's all yours. >> i was just thinking impressional 8-year-old steve kornacki. as lovable then as he is now. thank you so much. good afternoon. it's wednesday, january the 16th. and as the president offered his proposals in response to that massacre at sandy hook, he said this. this is how we will be judged. >> this is our first task as a society. keeping our children safe. in the month since 20 precious children and six brave adults were violently taken from us as sandy hook elementary, more than 900 of our fellow americans have reportedly died at the end of a gun. if parents and teachers, police officers and pastors, if hunters and sportsmen, if responsible gun owners, if americans of every background stand up and say enough. we've suffered too much pain and care too much about our children to allow this to continue, change will come. for all the americans who are counting on us to keep them safe from harm, let's do the right thing. let's do the right thing for them and for this cou

a man so excellent he can't find the road to mediocrity, martin bashir. >> thank you, toure, msnbc'sie critic. it's monday, january 28th. when it comes to solutions for men, women, around children living in the u.s., some republicans have actually seen the light.

i'm karen finney in for martin bashir who is out sick on this thursday, january the 31st. republicans are going after one of the president's men. but did they get him? >> our men and women in uniform and their families must never doubt that their leader's first priority is them. >> our concerns pertain to the quality of your professional judgment. >> why do you think that the iranian foreign ministry so strongly supports your nomination to be secretary of defense? >> i have a difficult enough time with american politics. >> i want to know if you were right or wrong. that's a direct question. i expect a direct answer. >> those who cried appease, appease are hanged by those they tried to please. >> it's a fundamental difference of opinion. >> appeasing our adversaries while shunning our friends. >> do you believe that all options should be on the table when we confront iran? >> absolutely. >> the question is were you right or wrong? that's a pretty straightforward question. >> well, i'm not going to give you a yes or no answer. >> well, let the record show you refused to ans

martin bashir picks up our coverage. >> thank you. it's a day after the president's inauguration and we wanted to talk about the president's second term agenda, we wanted to talk about his call to action on a range of issues from equal rights to immigration to climate change. but we can't because the clock counting the days without a school shooting in america has just been reset to zero. this time it's lone star college north harris campus just outside of houston. early reports indicate up to three people were shot, and moments ago we saw our first pictures of at least two individuals being led from the scene in handcuffs. as we know, details on these incidents are often evolving and confusing, and we're going it try to bring you updates as we have them as we continue with our broadcast. but what we know for certain is that it's another frightening day of gun violence. as one student called in to report her experience from inside her english class. >> all of a sudden i heard rapid shots firing, and people started rushing in the hallw

and now a man who is a good husband and a great father, according to his own account, martin bashir.much for the obscene compliment and good afternoon. it's friday, january the 25th, and the republican national committee has learned its lesson. the problem isn't them, it's those americans who show up on election day.

i'm karen finney in for martin bashir on this friday, january the 18th. the polls are in, americans have spoken. they want gun safety, and that's one more reason the right is pulling its hair out. >> we're going to let their voices, the voice of the american people, be heard. >> you're right to own a firearm should not interfere with my right to live. >> this is a president i think who has drunk the kool-aid. he is feeling right now high on his own power. >> there is the video just right there. it will make perfect sense in a couple minutes when we talk about the news. >> are the president's kids more important than yours? >> to have talk about the president's children, to use that somehow to try to make a political point i think is reprehensible. >> high capacity magazines don't have a pragetcle sporting purpose or hunting purpose. you have 12 rounds. it means you've already missed the deer 11 times. >> i think it's really sad to see the president of the united states exploiting the murter of children. >> you should practice up your aim at that point. yo

martin bashir, it's all yours. >> krystal, sister, i join in supporting you every way. it's thursday, january the 24th, and what is it about the clintons that drives republicans to distraction? >> we were misled that there was supposedly protests and something spraying out of them. >> with all due respect, the fact is we had four dead americans. was it because of a protest or was it because of guys out for a walk one night who decided they would go kill some americans. what difference at this point does it make? >> with all due respect, which is one of those beltway weasel phrasing -- >> that's flat out bull [ muted ]. what did she do to save anybody. >> they were playing election politics. no doubt about it. >> this is the lance armstrong principle of when you're in traubl yell at the person asking you the question. >> the republicans did not examine her with enough aggression. >> i would have relieved you of your post. >> madam secretary, you let the consulate become a death trap. >> it was a good way of having to get out of having to respond to me. >> i was respondin

. >> caller: well, yesterday i was watching martin bashir and he was interviewing some state senatorte senate there that the amount of the welfare checks that the families get would be dependent on whether their children pass the standardized tests in school. in other words, if they didn't pass, then the welfare check would be reduced. >> stephanie: uh-huh. >> caller: martin bashir was questioning that and the guy said well, we're not expecting the child to be a rocket surgeon and i thought rocket surgeon? rocket scientist yes. brain surgeon, yes. rocket surgeon? no. >> stephanie: are there rocket surgeons? i don't know. >> caller: i don't know. all i can think of is it is a good thing the tennessee state senators pay is not based on him passing standardized tests because i'm pretty sure he wouldn't pass. >> stephanie: exactly. >> i'm not a rocket propelled sturgeon but -- >> i just got a vision of a rocket-propelled sturgen in my head. that's very funny. someone will send a picture of that. >> stephanie: brain surgeon. >> i won't get because my e-mail has been hacked and it is usele

. >> i want to bring up what you said and play it back for you, what you said on martin bashir's show back in september about speaker boehner's leadership. >> what on earth is speaker boehner doing? he decides taxes aren't going to rise in the top 2%. they're not even going to rise in the top .2%. >> if he thinks he can get unity in his party, then he has to resign as speaker. >> do you still think he should resign? >> no, he won, but that is the worst type of leadership support that any leader would have. when you are in power because of a handful of people that you don't believe in what they believe in, but they're keeping you there because they can manipulate the program through you, i'm certain. boehner's a good man, and what he's been through, i don't know why he would want to return to that office. >> maybe because there's nobody else who wanted to step up. >> that could very well be. they are fragmentized. what's happening is not just political in terms of republican and democrats. the traditions of america are being shattered. the whole idea that we're going to have a debt cei