tamron, are we going to get meghan mccain on our show one of these days? event and i was going to try to book her and i didn't get a chance to get over to the table. the next chance i see her, i'm going to run over and beg her. nobody is better than alex. he needs to be a defense attorney. >> he's in a rough spot. >> obama who tricked john mccain to make joe the plumber a voice. >> anybody who has to defend joe the plumber is in a rough spot. >> i'm sorry, i got so caught up in laughter on that argument. when we come back, are you smarter than malia obama. a reality show is asking that. it's something we thought you should know. >>> then on "hardball" -- >> then on "hardball" -- is this my read or why urs? >> yours. >> the firefighter at the heart of the controversial case that judge sonia sotomayor ruled on takes the stand during the confirmation hearing. will his testimony sway any senators. "hardball" with chris matthews starts in about eight minutes. ! tell your friends, tell your dad, tell your mom! never mind, they've been singing our songs since we

you can see him up on the stage at a mccain campaign rally last october with the presidential candidate's daughter, meghanlater she's out there with a xa adversarial attitude toward the mccain campaign prop. here is what she told "out" magazine a publication zbered to gay and lease beian readers. joe the plumber is a dumb ass. he should stick to plumbing. if that's your term for joe, i wonder what sob ri quet she has for sarah. a topic she won't address at least until deadline day arrives on the book she's planning to write. >>> for tonight's big number, sarah palin has touted as the biggest fund-raising asset for the republican party. as we'll get to in "the politics fix" tonight, she's got the highest favorability of the leading republican candidates for 2012. here is an additional fact. moveon.org september out a fund-raising e-mail this week asking for money to counter what they say are the false claims sarah palin has making on climate change. how much have they raised. $100,000. see how the left is laughing all the way to the bank on sarah palin? 100k in just 124 hours. villainizing the lady from al

. >>> let's go to the war of words between meghan mccain and joe the plumber.a recent interview, she railed against her dad's biggest supporter. she criticized samuel wurzelbacher. she said, quote, joe the plumber, joe the plumber, is a -- he should stick to plumbing. is that name calling? just asking, folks. i'm just asking. quick break here, be right back. i never thought i would have a heart attack, but i did. you need to talk to your doctor about aspirin. you need to be your own advocate. be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. you take care of your kids, now it's time to take care of yourself. simple ingredients like soft white winter wheat gathered together for 22 grams of whole grain goodness. it's what makes triscuit worth every bite. >>> welcome back to msnbc. we're following big, breaking news here. developments in the mysterious murder of the florida couple. police say they've now found a safe stolen from the couple's home. authorities say they've also recovered several guns. one they believe is the murder weapon. you're l

i want to talk about meghan mccain saying she wants to be the anti-rush limbaugh. >> really?what she said? she said, here is the quote, joe the plumber, you can quote me, is a dumb ass. he should stick to plumbing. >> i thought he wasn't even actually a plumber. >> he was working as a plumber -- anyway, i don't think you become the anti-rush by calling names. >> you can do better than dumbass anyway. >> dumbass is a good word actually. i think i used it during the commercial break. >> i bet you did. >> there was a lot of tweeting going on about the president's first pitch at the all-star game. >> really? >> a lot of people, rush limbaugh included, seemed to think the president throws like a girl. this is the big topic of conversation. does the lefty throw like a girl? mark reardon, who is an old friend of mine, conservative radio talker in st. louis, tweeted yesterday that this is how president obama prepared for his first pitch. show the youtube video. that was the pitch. he says he learned it from this youtube video. look, i'm no expert on what pitches look like, but i thou