tonight a conversation with one of the biggest names in popular music, dave matthews. they are coming out with our first project. the new disc is called big whiskey, which made its debut at number one on the billboard charts. the c.d. is dedicated to moore and the city of new orleans. dave matthews coming up right now. >> there are so many things that wal-mart is looking forward to doing, like helping people live better. but mostly, we are looking forward to helping build stronger communities and relationships. because of your help, the best is yet to come. >> nationwide insurance proudly supports tavis smiley. tavis and nationwide insurance, working to improve financial literacy and the economic empowerment that comes with it. >> nation wide is on your side. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ tavis: a few quick programming notes. tomorrow night i will be joined by ken burns on his documentary on the national parks system. on wednesday, a conversation with ted kennedy, jr. on the release of his father's memoir and rumors tha

half the reason he said this dave matthews crap was to get her in bed.ntee this happened before he got laid. if he was the ultraenvironmentallist and things of that nature, definitely do it to get the girls. that ththere is that element. >> and the sad thing is that his wife is sick. she is probably not leaving him because she is sick. >> greg: it is crushing to her to see this thing happen. the other thing she could do is just leave. >> the other sad part is it is clear that real seriously crumps her hair and that went out in '85. >>> from a sap to a flap. is obama meddling like some kind of meddling meddler who meddles? maybe so says the voices in my head. he reportedly asked david paterson not to run for reelection in 2010 because he is so unpopular and that would be a drag on the ticket. or was there something else involved? >> i find that stunning that the white house would send word to one of the two black governors in the country not to run for reelection. >>> paterson said he will still continue to seek office and he and obama as luck would have

also matthew stafford and company 227 yards through the air another season high. the previous in week 1, 198 yards. remember defense wins championships. albert haynesworth he has not been spelling with the media. his playing will do all the talking. he sacked matthew stafford but it came at a price as he suffered a right hip flexor injury. that was not the end of the day for haynesworth he would return in the 3rd quarter. he had two tackles and one sack all in a day's work for the 100 million-dollar man. another bright spot on the defense was player ryan a rap 0. number 98 picking up his first nfl sack in the 3rd quarter to stop a lions driver he had four tackles on the day. >>> our geico 15 minutes of fame takes us to baltimore. the ravens hosting the browns. joe flacco throws for derrick mason who retired during the offseason and decided to come back. good decision. look the 35-year-old. he still has some pretty nasty moves. mason goes 75 yards for the explore. 5 catches for a hundred. 18 yards in the ravens 44-3 win. >>> it's time for our second break. when we

first of tonight, a conversation with the creator of "mad men," matthew weiner. it is vying for 16 emmy awards. last year, the series became the first basic cable program to ever win the emmy for best drama. is now in its third season. also, actors jenna elfman stops by. she is starring in the new series, "accidentally on purpose." matthew weiner and actress jenna elfman, coming up right now. >> there are so many things that wal-mart is looking forward to doing, like helping people live better. but mostly, we're helping build stronger communities and relationships. with your help, the best is yet to come. >> nationwide insurance proudly supports "tavis smiley." tavis and nationwide, working together to improve financial literacy and the economic empowerment that comes with it. >> ♪ nationwide is on your side ♪ >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] tavis: matthew weiner is a for time emmy award winning writer and producer who gained wide acclaim for his work on "the sopran

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>> this is "the chris matthews show." [captioning made possible by nbc universal] >> rising to the occasion, president obama took back the reins of the splintered health care fight. will it last? is he fears enough to get the sweeping change and we know more about the details now but which details will actually become law? what will change in your own assistance today we lay it out. and finally, why so much hate? that congressman who yelled "liar." the fears that the president wanted to indoctrinate school ds. was all this unavoidable? hi, i'm norah o'donnell sitting in for chris. welcome to the show. ceci connolly, joe klein, helene cooper covers "the new york times" and howard fineman, from "newsweek." president obama stealing the scene in the health care debate. his wednesday night speech to congress showed the president knew he needed to take become control. >> the time for games has pass is! now is the season for action. now is when we must bring the best ideas of both parties together and show the american people th

it won't surprise me if matthew hasselbeck doesn't practice all of this week.ovan mcnabb didn't play last week. it won't surprise me if matthew hasselbeck is unable to play this week against the chicago bears. if hasselbeck can't go, seneca wallace gets the turn. i think he has some capabilities of surprising some people, but he's not matthew hasselbeck, crors. john: all right, michael crabtree, still holding out. we heard that report yesterday saying the niners were filing tampering charges. an agent's job is to get the most money for his client. what more can you tell us? >> well, at this particular point in time, i think the whole issue came to a head with the tampering charges. a couple of weeks ago, deion sanders, who's close with michael crabtree, raised the point that there were a couple of teams out there who were willing to pay crabtree whatever he wanted, whatever that is. and so when that happens, that raises the 49ers' curiosity level. they can't have some people out there saying to michael crabtree, we'll pay you a certain amount of money, which is

>> this is "the chris matthews show." >> ask not what your country can do for you. >> tear down this wall. >> the time for change has come. chris: unemployment is rising like a skyscraper. soon the entire country could be beneath its shadow. with government debt rising even faster, what can president obama do? and even if he wins on health care, will he have the political help to get another job stimulus? the candidate barack obama talked of limiting any new tax burden to the better off. but can he really stanch the bleeding of deficits and debt and still keep his promise not to add taxes to the struggling class? finally,he gift of fear. will the specter of losing their seats in next year's elections for congress keep democrats from sticking their necks out for obama? but could it also give his party the fighting edge to play it smart? i'm chris matthews. welcome to the show. trh regan covers wall street for cnbc and nbc news. richard stengel is the editor of "time" magazine. kathleen parker is a "washington post" columnist. and andrew ross sorkin covers wall street. for "the new yor

. >> matthew hess left his estranged wife a note saying he was taking keara to lakeshore middle. he became suspicious when she didn't shoip for her doctor's appointment. >> i'm told 12-year-old keara intended to keep the baby. she may have already delivered. investigators say inside this home where she lived with her father there are plenty of baby supplies and equipment. >> police are worried that 12-year-old keara, due to deliver a baby any day now, isn't getting the medical attention she needs. >> please drop them off. i just want the girls. okay? >> time may be running out for keara's baby. >>> good evening. i'm nancy grace. i want to thank you for being with us. as we go to air, wading through over 1,000 police documents released in just last hours, we confirm high-tech fbi testing reveals the outline, a stain, it's the silhouette of a little child. a child curled up in the fetal positi position. discovered in her own mother, tot mom's trunk. >> if you say the remains, sirks one more time, i'm walking out. how dare you say that about my granddaughter? how dare you? >> they h

>> our old calley kateen matthews is on that list. -- our old colleague kathleen matthews is on that list. politico has a reputation for being substantial and has the goods on people politically. what do you say to critics who say you are going tabloid? >> it is not like we are saying somebody is dating someone else. everything will be well-reported and well-sourced. we are not taking money from it all. it will be great, come on. >> it is on the web site as well as the hard copy. thank you so much. we are looking forward to it. still ahead, we will be >>> there were some major league spaghetti eating over labor day. it was a contest to see who could eat the most chile for $125 prize. bob shout beat out the competition. he 8 over 13 pounds of spaghetti in 10 minutes. -- he ate over 13 pounds of spaghetti. >> i have never had that. it looks like a small town. the next couple of days are not the nicest but it is not pouring rain. lo 70's and the upper 60's in some places. by friday the pattern breaks down and the weekend looks spectacular. we need a little rain on the ground. >> we actu

over the next few weeks, matthew, he regained the ability to walk.now, five years later, he just completed a cross country, 78 day bike trip to raise funds for the shepherd centers, the share initiatives. they enable veterans and the active couth military to travel to the atlanta for treatment. the u.s. army private, they were in iraq when he was shot by a sniper in 2006. two years later, he ended up at shepherd. >> i knew that i would be fine if i could do stuff on my own. you need to take care of yourself. >> they are independent now thanks to shares and donors like matthew sanchez. >> i don't think that anybody could deny that. risking their lives on the day-to-day basis, regardless of how you feel. it's certainly important to support them and offer the best care possible. >> if you would like to find out more about sheer program and the other treatment facilities, to help them receive the specialized care. go to with your saoeb aoáeut on wusa.com and click on -- wusa9.com and click on living well. 9news now at six starts right now. >>> we begin w

i'm matthew yasger, and this is where i live.r of our house begins in the grand hall, and this space is grand in all its elements. above me are these great arches which are supported by stone columns that have been carved out of texas limestone. this 400-pound chandelier was a find in a soho antique shopping spree. besides being the focal point of this room, this fireplace and the plaque above itave been the focal point of many things, but most recently featured in "essence" magazine, where singer usher unveiled his son to the world. unlike most formal living rooms, we actually spend a lot of time living in this room. so, even though we added classic touches like the curtains and beautiful wallpaper, the furniture is contemporary and comfortable. off of the living room is our study. it has all of the classic elements a study needs, like the raised, paneled mahogany walls and the rised ceiling, but the challenge was the carpet on the floor, which we were told by a decorator is impossible to do wall to wall. and as you can see, it'

give me one bold prediction, matthew? >> joe flaco will outproduce philip rivers. flaco did last week and now he gets the chargers who gave up over the 200 yards and i think he has a big day, by the way, rivers missing offensive lineman hard wick. out. >> at the quarterback's position i'm going to tell you to bench jay cutler. >> oh, yeah. >> struggled against the packers last week and he's going to struggle again against the pittsburgh steelers defense and don't just bench jay cutler but start jason campbell against st. louis rams. i think that's a good play. >> since it's been quarterback central i'm going to stick with the quarterback. how about david girard as a top 10 fantasy player this week at home against arizona the cardinals gave up 36 touchdown passes last year. that's more than they threw, and they threw a bunch and how about todd heap? he should be great. he was all-also great last week, see you 11:30 eastern on espn.com. that will do it for us. >> time now for hank goldberg's weekly picks and hammer, congratulations, you were a perfect 5-0 last sunday

>> yes, matthew. it's a step-by-step program where i show parents how to get their kids to be accountable for their behavior. matthew, from day one, the total transformation program shows you how to explain to the child, in no uncertain terms, "this is how you're gonna talk to me. this is how i'm gonna talk to you. this is how we're gonna treat each other. and that's all there's gonna be to it." the arguments stop. the debates stop. we just stop that. i'll show you how to stop it. it's the simplest thing in the world. in the total transformation program, i show you exactly what to do when your kid acts up. i show you exactly what to say. you can sit in your kitchen, and you can listen to this program and learn all you need to know to get your family back on the right track. look, i was a kid with a lot of behavior problems in new york city, and my parents didn't know what to do with me. i developed a program that my parents could have followed to help me. that's how simple that i want it to be. in the

let's play "hardball." >>> good evening, i'm chris matthews in washington.ng off tonight, this is why we have presidents. president obama cannot escape the most brutal decision of his presidency. whether to put more troops into the american war in afghanistan, or pull out and let the taliban and al qaeda win. that was the word delivered to the president, if you hadn't read it already, on the front page of today's "washington post." the commander of our forces says we have to either put in more troops and fight to protect the people of afghanistan or we will lose, period. that there is no middle way left. so what will president obama do? will he bite the bullet and fight his own democratic party and escalate the war, or will he bite the bullet and pull out? which set of consequences will he find the least horrible? we'll talk to a democrat who says it's time to go, and a republican who wants to give general mcchrystal the troops he wants. >>> plus, different channel, same results. remember those inaugural balls last january when the new president danced exact

matthew martin moved his family to new germany and directed the work of the civilian conservation corps in the mid-'30s. >> narrator: the ccc built cabins, pavilions, roads, reclaimed the lake. they built the foundation of this and other state parks. bill martin, son of the first warden, grew up at new germany. >> bill martin: my mother and dad were commonly called mom and pop by some of these ccc boys, especially with the newcomers. first time they'd been away from home. >> narrator: after the ccc era, new germany was developed as the state's first downhill ski destination. locals improvised to provide food and lodging, and transportation around the farm slopes. >> martin: closest hotel would have been in frostburg. so these people arrived here in the middle of the night, no place to go, and so the local farmers would take them in. we had an old tool shack that we used for our hamburger joint. i walked around a lot of times leaning to the side, i had so many dimes in my pocket, i didn't know what to do with. >> narrator: eventually, downhill skiing moved on to private resorts, but new

matthew gets stoned on the beach, christine loses her passport and in a jail. it is a disaster and incredibly funny episode. it is really good. >> i cannot wait. >> yeah. it's a good one. >> tomorrow night here on cbs. and what time. >> 8:00, baby. >> i will be there with you. and listen, come back and visit us anytime, okay. >> i come back right now if i could. >> we wish you could. we'll see you when you get here. thanks for joining us. and best wishes on your fifth season. >>> still to come on 9 news now at noon, the dc city council takes a look at preventing the mayor from taking over an education center in southeast washington. we will tell you why. you are watching 9 news now at noon. dc city council is taking up emergency legislation today to prevent mayor fenty from taking over the tennis and learning center in southeast washington. our 9 news now digital correspondent alex trevino has more. >> reporter: supporters of the southeast tennis center want to keep the doors open. they want to prevent the city government from shutting them down. former dc gove

fst of tonight, conversation with the creat of "mad men," matthew weiner. it is vng for 16 emmy awar. last year, the series became the first basi cble progr to er win the emmy forest drama. is now in its ird ason. also, actors jenna elfman stops by. she is arring the new series, "accidentally on purpose. mattw weiner ad actress jenna elfman coming upight now. >>here are so many things that wal-mart is looking forwar to doing, like helping peopleive better. t mostly, we're helping build stronger communities d relationips. with your help, the bests yet to come. >> nationwide insurance proudly supports "tavis smiley." tavis and nationwide, working together to improve fincial literacy a the economic empowerment at comes with it. >> ♪ nationwide is on ur side ♪ >> and by contributionto your pbs station from vwers like yo thank you. [cptioning made possible by kcet public tevision] tavis:atthew weiner is a fr time emmy awd winni writer and producer who gained wide claim for his work on "the soanos." his new shows "m men." here is a sne. >> look, this is important

i'm chris matthews in boston. leading off tonight. he is back.acketeering is fresh off his seven-year prison sentence, known for being one of the more colorful characters on capitol hill is coming to "hardball." president obama is considering scaling back american forces in afghanistan which would satisfy democrats but infuriate republicans. the political perils of afghanistan. republicans are hawkish on afghanistan but the party is going to war with its own members. south carolina republicans are on the hunt for what they call rinos, republicans in name only, their current target bob ingles. also, the democrats are getting 60 senators. massachusetts had acted to let the governor pick an interim senate pick to fill ted kennedy's seat. looks like it is going to be long time kennedy ally paul kirk. that is coming up in "the politics fix." moammar qaddafi called president obama a kenyan who he would like to see president for life. qaddafi's words on obama in "the sideshow." let's start with the former u.s. congressman who made these words his tradem

i'm mike barnicle in for chris matthews. caught red-handed. iran admitted to building a second secret underground plant to enrich your rainian. president obama says either open the sites for inspection or be held accountable. >> i have said repeatedly we're going to operate on two tracks, that our preferred method of action is diplomatic. but if that does not work, then other consequences may follow. >>> nbc news white house correspondent chuck todd and former state department spokesman jamie rubin will break down what this means for the president a week before the takes are set to begin. >>> why are democrats seeing a sig any kabtd drop fund-raising. how can they convince big donors to open up their checkbooks ahead of the 2010 mid determine elections. >>> remember if conservative outcry over the back-to-school speech? a student performance is drawing fire from conservative critics. >> conservatives charge that the school is attempting to indoctrinate and brainwash its students in support of the president. are they right? also, "meet the the

talk about will you be. >>> baltimore city police say 19-year-olds matthew rainer, jason stoneburner gary parker along with 18-year-old patrick reynolds all face theft and vandalism charges after they stole the four foot high number 8 sculptture in front of camden yards. that 8 of course attributed to cal ripken. no word when the statue will make it back to camden, penn, -- camden yards. back with linda so in a moment. >>> a fan really wanted to show rafael nadal how much he appreciates his game. the fan whisked out of the stands, on to the court, gave nadal a kiss. officials tried to grab him but too late. you see it there. he was arrested. >>> michael phelps will wear a speedo for at least fourmore years. the swimsuit maker extended their deal with the area olympic hero to 2013. part of the deal has speedo donating $10,000 to phelps charitable foundation for every world record he set. phelps says he's going to match each donation. >>> and look at this. yesterday in timonium, in high tops as the ravens cheerleaders were taking part as the ravens kick off week celebrations continue.

[laughter] >> someone who has heretofore been scintillating, joe matthews, host of potus on sirius xm radio -- often gracious to have me on and it covers the audio on 9:30 on saturdays. bob franken -- writer, broadcaster, man about town. known for his incisive interviews on cnn and now with an -- >> snb say and writing for politico -- now with msnbc and writing for politico. >> did you say scintillating? >> don't play but the language. that is my job. chuck lewis is a with a first newspapers, -- hearst newspapers, where he has been for many years. i have a soft spot for them because they gave me shelter from a storm of my unemployment. linda gasparello, what is happening with the president. he is on television five times in one day, then off to new york to do more television at the u.n., then off to the g-20 for more television. is this good? does he just like being on television? >> isn't it wonderful to be young and energetic? >> i seem to recall that. >> the president feels he is really his best communicator and he has a lot to communicate these days. going from the u.n. to the g-2

. >>> matthew berry here from espn.com, fantasy, with free agency that you can pick up for week three with a few quarterbacks bank up, you might be looking for one. how about byron leftwich? don't watch him play, okay? it's going to be ugly. with a buck defense continuing to struggle, leftwich will continue to throw. baby wade was unemployed and then signed with kansas city. and was on the field sunday. he knows the system and it shows. nine targets, he caught six of that emfor 72 yards. k.c. is also going to throw and wade is in a nice spot. >>> and the giants, domenic hixson and hakeem nicks are banged up. the giants, steve smith, have about three fourths of espn's standard league. in the fantasy section of espn.com. >> matthew, thank you. >>> college football action thursday night as snead take on south carolina presented by kingston charcoal on espn thursday. that was a lot to say. >>> all right, listen. this is not exactly the start that the patriots were looking for. week one, they had to score 12 points in the final 2:06 to eke out a winner over buffalo, 25-24. and then for the

over the next few weeks, matthew regained the ability to walk.years later he just completed a cross-country, 78- day bike trip to raise funds for the share initiative. it enables veteran and active duty military to travel to atlanta for treatment. u.s. army private dylan cannon was in iraq when he was shop by a sniper in 2006. two years later he ended up at shepherd. >> i knew i would be fine if i could do stuff on my own. you have to be able to take care of yourself. >> reporter: he is independent now, thanks to donors like matthew sanchez. >> i don't think that anyone can deny these men and women are very brave and risking their lives on a day-to-day basis and regardless of how you feel about that it is certainly important we offer them the best care possible. >> reporter: 9 news now and wusa9.com. >>> if you would like to find out more about the share program and other treatment facilities that help active military members receive specialized care go to our website at wusa9.com and click on living well. >>> we asked the question a while ago, i

i'm chris matthews. welcome to the show. trish regan covers wall street for cnbc and nbc news. richard stengel is the editor of "time" magazine. kathleen parker is a "washington post" columnist. and andrew ross sorkin covers wall street. for "the new york times." first up, right now, maybe all about getting health care passed but what happens next? number one, unemployment will stay very high for quite a while. number two, that means there may be a move for a second stimulus. and more federal spending to fund jobs. number three, taxes may go up to pay for all of this. but can president obama get more, especially after he's pushed health care through? he may have exhausted his political capital at a crucial time when he needs the second wind. a "washington post," abc news poll, obama has lost huge ground. in february obama was trusted to handle the economy by a big margin over republicans. 61-26. but now that number is much closer. 48-37. trish, i look at the high unemployment rate and it's coming out next week with more bad news probably. now is he going to deal with that big f

beyonce and dave matthews. who is who? we're back with it.s it really for fun, or to save money on heat? why? don't you think nordic tuesday is fun? oh no, it's fun... you know, if you are trying to cut costs, fedex can help. we've got express options, fast ground and freight service-- you can save money and keep the heat on. great idea. that is a great idea. well, if nordic tuesday wasn't so much fun. (announcer) we understand. you need to save money. fedex bill: beyonce was very gracious last week to taylor swift. now she has done in other good thing. in australia, she brought a young girl who has leukemia on stage. >> ♪ [halo] bill: she is a patriot. dave matthews seems to know a lot about america. >> there is a good population of people in this country that are terrified of this president just because he is black. bill: really? pinhead most likely. we are giving away tote bags for free. in georgia, maybe the reason president obama is going on network rather than fox is to revive them. and another person from mount pleasant, sc. i think th

she has now written a book the meaning of matthew, my son's murder and a world transformed.g. >> good morning. >> con gratd lagtss on the book. >> thank you. >> i have to say as a mother it is not an easy book to read. sdwr no it's not. it's not easy. >> the mother who lived it how was to write this book for you? >> i thought a lot of those memories, i wouldn't have to go back to them. digging it all up was a lot harder than i thought it was going to be about. >> what do you want it snob. >> what i want it's the truth. it's our family's truth. and i make it very clear that they're our memories that may be remembered differently by other people, but this is our matt and i felt it was time to introduce matt to his family and friends to the matthew that everybody else thinks they though. >> the matthew that everyone either knows is this boy who ten years ago was beaten tied to a fence and left for dead because he was gay. and in the book you write there was blood everywhere this a pool you said his head and all across his face. matted in his hair and kick caked around his nostr

up next, "hardball" with chris matthews. a big show in story. "hardball" with chris matthews starts right now. >>> council of war. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening, i'm chris matthews. in boston. leading off tonight, in the war room. president obama's top commander in afghanistan has said if we don't send more troops there we risk failure. today the president held his first big strategy session to weigh that request. what the ultimate goal of our afghanistan policy should be. the key people from the military, diplomatic and political corners of this administration were in the room including vice president biden, secretary of state hillary clinton, defense secretary robert gates, cia director panetta and chief of staff emanuel. the most important questions they have to answer is how many troops can we send there how long are they willing to stay there? what can they get done? saxby chambliss of georgia and democratic senator bob casey of pennsylvania will be here to give their answers to those questions. >>> republicans want revenge. they'

the coverage will be ankered by keith olbermann, chris matthews and rachel maddow.e beginning of the debate people thought the playbook would be look at what went wrong with the clintons and try to correct on that. you have a mess of other entanglements this administration had found itself in. >> yeah, i mean, it's so fascinating on so many levels. the lessons they've learned from the clinton administration. here we are, 25, 26 hours before the president is going to hit the final send button on his speech to his advisers. does he hit the republicans over the head or anybody who stands in the way of reform? that's one way. does he reach out a fig leaf and explain to the american people in a calm fashion, here's what's in it for all of you? does he try to go to please the democratic caucus? against this, he has the moving parts in congress today which makes the situation more precarious and dramatic. >> with all the options, from the things we've read over the weekend and from speaker pelosi and reid, the option is not going to be to hit the republicans over the head

. >> chris matthews returns monday night at 5:00 and 7:00 evening with more "hardball." "countdown with keith olbermann" starts right now. >>> which of these stories will you be talking about tomorrow? going public, the new cbs/"new york times" poll, nearly half of republicans favor the public option. why are 100% of their senators opposed to it? and could their instructionist tactics be helping democrats? democrat ron wyden of the democratic committee is our guest. >> nuclear deception. the iranian secret is out. details of an underground nuclear-fueleded nuclear site revealed this morning. the president responds this is a mistake. they will be sorry. >>> will china impose sanctions on iran? >>> no classification on bill sparkman. >> they knock on doors of saintly people and really horrible people. missing him is real for us. >> joe. heckler is the gop's new joe the plumber. why the republicans continue to embrace and elevate their fringe elements to poster boy status? sarah palin's latest attempt to prove she is up to speed on global politics. also she changed her prof

matthew staff ordagainst drew brees and the saints. new orleans can light it up. >> it is surprising this football team continues to throw the football so effectively with so many great coordinators out there. look at that, 45 points and the one thing i have to go to is the lions are one team, but once you play quality football teams you have to find a way if you are the new orleans saints to run the football. this is exciting and great stuff. i don't mean to rain on your parade in new orleans, great town and great fans. 45 points outstanding. when you get to crunch time, you got to be able to keep that ball away from outstanding offense. you got to be able to run the football and run it effectively. they didn't need that today. drew brees, i put him in the top three of of quarterbacks, him and peyton manning and we'll see a guy tomorrow in brady and those are the top three and then there is everyone else. >> the lions tis now 18 straight losses dating back to 2007. they have lost 24 or appear -- the game is not over yet, 24 of 25. >>

hi, i'm chris matthews. welcome to the show. kathleen parker is a "washington post" columnist and rick stengel is editor of "time" magazine and helene cooper covers "the new york times" and david david brooks of the news hour. there is a stream of anti-obama talk that's been going on for months now. one of the biggest talkers fueling the outrage is glen beck who made this infamous charge. >> this president i think has exposed himself as a guy over and over and over again who has a deep-seeded hatred for white people or the white culture, i don't know what it is. this guy, i believe, is a racist. chris: and rush limbaugh was back at it with this? >> it's obama's america, is it not? obama's america, white kids getting beat up on school buses now. you put your kids on a school bus, you expect safety but in obama's america, the white kids now get beat up with the black kids cheering, right on, right on, right on. chris: jimmy carter is talking. let's listen. >> i think an overwhelming portion of the intensely demonstrated animosity

you look great, matthew. thank you. kevin cason is next.ving you can be stylish at any age. tell us about kevin's look. >> kevin's got that very interesting look that you've seen from something like "mad men" which has arrived on the tail of this trend. it's been around for a while before that. >> skinny tie. >> very clean. comes from the late '50s, early '60s which is helping a lot of young guys to get into fashion. >> what inspired you? in fashion? >> i don't know. no reason. >> you say you bought the suit on ebay, right? >> right. >> so you can find a bargain on ebay, also investing in quality, too. >> absolutely. >> thank you so much, kevin. okay. next is from atlanta, georgia, 34-year-old santino lattimore. tell us about his style of dressing. >> santino's got this great way of combining this very sort of comfortable simple sports things but adding a sort of flourish with the scarf. >> very nice. i like the way he accessorizes the whole look. let's bring all our gentlemen out because it is up to you now, nick, to help us reveal "esquir

i'm chris matthews in washington. leading off tonight, full-court press.ay where the president races out to meet the enemy, grabs the ball and takes the shot, it works. we've got the latest nbs news/"wall street journal" poll on the president's media play, the big fight over health care, and whether the republican party has gained anything over the last several months. add to that the president's one-man show last night with david letterman. but the big question, is the president's all-out media strategy working? chuck todd and politico's roger simon are here to answer that big question. >>> plus, the war in afghanistan. should president obama give general mcchrystal the troops he wants? what would victory look like in afghanistan? do we even have a strategy? and what would be the consequences of getting out? all tough questions and we'll ask ron reagan jr. and frank gaffney. >>> and let's take a look, let's get a good inside look at the president, there they are, and the first lady, michelle obama. tonight we examine the power marriage of barack and miche

i'm mike barnicle, in today for chris matthews. leading off tonight, filibuster proof. governor deval patrick named paul kirk, cheese ally and former chairman of the democratic national committee to temporarily fill ted kennedy's seat until next year's general election. kirk is expected to be a reliable volt for the democrats' health care reform plan, which was ted kennedy's long-fought mission. and the man who appointed him, governor deval patrick, will be here tonight. >>> next, president obama told the united nations general assembly that he is seeking a new era of engagement with the world, but can an extended hand prompt world leaders to solve the name international problems that vex the bush administration, like iran's nuclear ambitions, middle east peace and afghanistan? >>> and playing the victim. new york governor david paterson sure has a strange way of pushing back on president obama's suggestion that he not run. first, his wife said it was, quote, very unfair, unquote, of the white house to discourage the first african-american governor of new york from runn

." >>> good evening, i'm mike barnicle in tonight for chris matthews.eading off tonight, caught red handed. iran admitted to building the second undersecret underground nuclear plant to enrich uranium and president obama demanded they either open nuclear sites for inspection or be held accountable. >> we're going to operate on two tracks. our preferred method is diplomatic. if that does not work, other consequences may follow. >> nbc news white house correspondent, chuck todd, former state department spokesman jamie rubin will break down what this disclosure means for the nation. before the six-nation talks with iran are set to begin. plus, why are democrats seeing a significant drop in fundraising and how can they convince big donors to open up their checkbooks ahead of the 2010 midterm elections? >>> and remember the conservative outcry over president obama's back to school speech in a student performance at a new jersey public elementary school is now drawing fire from some conservative critics. check it out. >> barack hussein obama. >> conservatives

up next, ""hardball" with chris matthews. >> command decision.hington. leading off tonight, this is why we have president's. president obama cannot escape the most brutal decision of his presidency. whether to put more troops into the american war in afghanistan, or pull out and let the taliban and al qaeda win. that was the word delivered to the white house, if they hadn't read it already on the front page of today's -- actually, the "washington post." the commander says we have to put in more troops and fight to protect the people of afghanistan, or we will lose. period. that there is no middle way left. so what will president obama do? will he bite the bullet and fight his own democratic party and escalate the war, or will he bite the bullet and pull out, which set of consequences will he find the least horrible? we'll talk to a democrat who says it's time to go, and a republican who wants to give general mcchrystal the troops he wants. plus, different channel, same results. remember those inaugural balls last january when the new president da

i bond ferraro enson is also a -- i bond ferraro enson is also a fan of dave matthews. >> poor dave matthewswhat did he do to get on geraldo. i bet you loved that story from the enson part. >> i hadn't heard of him until he had an affair. whereas john edwards was the vice presidential candidate and almost the presidential candidate forethe democrats. >> geraldo: you are not being sincere. >> he wasn't on any short list. >> geraldo: kimberly, i said it sort of tongue in cheek but i really mean that i now believe given the example and the u.s. justice department declaration that they will not pursue campaign finance law violations against the senator who ironically paid off the same amount of money to his mistress and they are husband, i believe edwards can say the money he gave real hunter is a gift. >> we can give gifts to anybody. >> it may be persuasive precedent. it will depend on the source of the funds, how they were diverts have likversus like a . >> geraldo: the proposal makes clear that he got the money allegedly from bunny mellon. a mellon heir. >> rather than his parents. >> and he

the 100 grand that enseen's right here are regarded simply as gifts. ♪ >> poor dave matthews.asn't easy to get on geraldo. i bet you love that story. >> i hadn't heard of enson where we had the affair when he became almost vice presidential candidate for the democrats. >> he was a candidate for president. >> nobody heard it. he wasn't on any short list. >> you know kimberly, i said it sort of tongue and cheek but i really mean i now believe given the enson example that they will not pursue campaign finance laws with the senator to ironically paid off the same amount to her mist kre -- mistress and their money. the money he gave was a git. you can give it to anybody he wants. it may be persuasive. it will depend on the source of those funds how they were diverted. >> you got the proposal makes clear he got the money from bun melon, a melon heiress. >> his friends are doing it rather than his parents. his friends not around helping him out any more. >> that's what they are investigating. reverendal sha al sharpton is h with us. what is it about an ego a public official who allow

ooh, matthew, joey, grab the lemons and come on! - hmm. listen, can i get your attention, please? ok, at the end of the community market, if there are any items that you have not sold that you do not wish to keep, you can donate them, give them away to folks in need, ok? - that's nice. - yeah, that's what i thought. ok, i'll tell you what, i'm going to collect all the donations. once everything's over, you can put everything in boxes which will be given to you by my assistant. my assistant. grover, come on! - coming! i got all the boxes i could find. see, chris? ooh, ooh. - yeah. oh. - i knew i could find a job i am good at. whoa, whoa, whoa! oh! oh! - only 25 cents! lemonade here! get your lemonade! only 25 cents! - hey, this is really cool. elmo, did you come up with this? - oh, well, mr. al gave elmo the idea. yeah, the ballis have a lot of lemons left over, so we just turned them into lemonade. - hey, i'll take a cup. how much? - oh, 25 cents. - you want some? - oh, yeah. me, too. - all right. - mmm! you know, elmo, your idea that i ga

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"hardball" with chris matthews is next here on msnbc. >>> listen to jimmy. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews in washington. leading off tonight, the color of politics. it strikes me that race is the san andreas fault of american politics, it's a huge divide right below the surface that always threatens to shake and split this country in the worst way. the fault line began to show itself in the claim richly enjoyed in the american south that president obama wasn't born here, isn't one of us. then came the wide open arena of the health care town meetings. that really opened up the divide. now last night came this from a southerner who was once president. >> i think an overwhelming portion of the intentionally demonstrated animosity toward president barack obama is based on the fact that he is a black man, that he's african-american. >> that statement by president carter has taken the issue out in the open. republican don't like what carter said. some don't like the signs that are being waved at the town meetings. they are not saying m