michael eric dyson is going to be weighing in on that." on msnbc. >>> well, the folks in ohio, they got a lot of deal with. crumbling infrastructure, a union busting governor, and a tanned and teary eyed speaker of the house. and now to top it all off, the state could end up with joe the plumber in congress. that's right. of course you know joe. he rocketed to fame when he asked candidate obama a question about taxes in john mccain's example of a real american. even though his name's not joe and is not a plumber. now he has filed to run in one of ohio's newly drawn districts. get ready to hear more of great lines like these. >> i don't think journalists should be allowed in war. i think media should be abolished from reporting. >> i obviously don't want my son seeing men kissing each other. it throws me off. so it's just not a big deal. let me rephrase that. it's just not something i want around my family. >> social security, i've never believed in. don't like it. hate that it's forced on me. >> joe says his pick for president in 2012 in

michael eric dyson. great to have you with us tonight.r time. >> great to be here. >> i have never heard a candidate talk about race like this. what do you make of these comments? >> well, he's clearly pandering to his base. he doesn't want to offend republicans. i'd rather have a republican like colin powell who took his fellow white republicans to task in a bold and strategic way. i'd rather republicans acknowledge that there are structural impediments and inequalities that persist. we talk about health care despairty, economic inequality, the fact that the wages of black people fell post-recession and the median income by 9.2%. the unemployment is 16.7%. one out of two black men in new york cannot get a job right now. and the disproportionate concentration of african-americans in the prison system. we can talk about the persistence of structural inequiies as well as cultural bigotry that -- and that keep them down. there's no question that he's a loosery. he's in delusion. >> professor, is herman cain doing his race is disservice by sa

michael eric dyson, thanks for your time. that's the "the ed show" ." show." he's already the front runner. michael eric dyson, thanks for your time. that's the "the ed show" ." show." we'll see you back leer tomorrow night.

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this is a race to the bottom in terms of appealing as michael eric dyson put it. they hate immigrants even if they are children. when you start to probe the depths of that kind of attitude, something very ugly comes to the surface. the really sad thing is it makes it harder to move towards some kind of real immigration reform. the president couldn't even get the dream act through at the end of last year. he wants to introduce it. it's one of the big priorities and it's an important thing to do for the country and this back and forth makes it harder to achieve. >> jonathan and professor dyson, we have much more to discuss. do stay with us. when we come back, mitt romney's latest problem. . >> the republican party has found it's michael dukakis. a massachusetts governor running on competence and not ideology. [ male announcer ] tom's discovering that living healthy can be fun. see? he's taking his vitamins. new one a day vitacraves plus omega-3 dha is a complete multivitamin for adults. plus an excellent source of omega-3 dha in a great tasting gummy. one a day, gum

>>professor michael eric dyson has written two books about aren't looking >>mark led to king exemplify the african-american people >>the professor shared his opinion ... let's continue to tell the story of the struggle of the civil rights movement as a part of black history >> this memorial inspired us and motivated us tremendously and we are happy to come back. definitely go take your children and your relatives >>the official dedication happens this sunday october 16th a quarter of a million people are expected to be there when president obama makes the speech dedicating a memorial >>wgn will have live coverage on the morning news on sunday and a summary on the news that nine. >>it has taken 32 years but tomorrow marks the dedication of a permanent memorial to the victims of the american airlines flight 191 disaster the american airlines jet crashed in a field near touhy avenue shortly after taking off from o'hare airport on may 25, 1979271 passengers and crew members perished to people on the ground also lost their lives their names will be memorialized on a 700 and 75 ft. wall in l

. >> well, here to help us navigate the mind of herman skain professor michael eric dyson, msnbc contributor, scholar and professor of sociology at georgetown university, as well as the author of debating race. sir, after hearing cain speak on foreign policy, do you have any idea what his policy constitutes? >> no, i guess it gives new meaning to having a dog in that fight or show of diplomacy. or maybe on the greyhound that was running behind him or the horse that was in front of him, a dark horse, to be sure. >> cut it, enough, enough. >> the reality is that this is all blatherring nonsense. it is rooted in temperamental disgust with obama, and get him at all costs. it is not rooted in plain thought rational reflection upon the forces that lie before us. and as you so poignantly pointed out. this seems to be more a recommendon station against george w. bush than against obama. now that they're withdrawing, you cannot win for losing. if you stay there too long, what are you doing? we've gotten osama bin laden. that was the os sentencible reason for us getting involved in the first place alo

willie brown served as mayor of san francisco and michael eric dyson is a professor at georgetown university. mr. brown, thank you for joining us. mr. mayor, and professor, thank you. this is something we thought was dead as a rat somewhere down in the basement, down in the eaves somewhere. mr. brown, it's back again. it just seems to be the weird little -- here's rick perry, by the way, in his own defense in an interview with the st. pete times where he tried to clean up, i guess, his birther comments. let's see if we can follow his thought process, such as it is. let's listen. >> jeb bush the other day said candidates running for president should categorically reject the notion that president obama wasn't born in america. this came after you expressed doubts. >> i want expressing doubts. i was having fun with donald trump. you know, lighten up a little bit. >> you have no doubt that he's an american citizen? >> i have no doubt about it. but here's the more interesting thing. let's lay out our income taxes, let's lay out our college transcripts. mine has been on the front page of the paper.

michael eric dyson, thanks for your time. that's t"the ed show.show." we'll see you back leer tomorrow night. >>> tonight there's a new nbc news/"wall street journal" poll and you're not going to believe who the new republican front-runner is. hint. 999. >> the 9-9-9 special. >> that is so cool. >> with surging poll numbers comes a little more scrutiny. >> someone once said simplicity is genius. >> rich republicans think it's genius. >> it's a package. 9-9-9. >> 9-9-9. >> the 9-9-9 plan replaces payroll tax. >> with a 9% flat income tax the poor would pay more while the rich would have their taxes can ut. >> the democrats would never put a 9% sales tax on the poorest americans. >> i've gone through the math. >> i don't think anybody in this town takes herman cain seriously. >> his tax plan doesn't make sense to me. >> the pizza guy who says 999 999 times -- >> flavor of the week. >> herman cain flavor of the month. >> haagen-dazs black walnut because it tastes good all the time. >> support for mitt romney won't budge. >> he can't break 25%. >> it is ama

. >> ken blackwell, michael eric dyson, thanks to both of you. once again, still waiting for confirmation from the white house about the death of moammar gadhafi, but the pictures that have been sent out by rebels on the ground in libya after strikes this morning, they say that this is the body of the dictator who ruled libya for 42 years. our coverage continues after this. >>> time for your business small business advice. choose the right place to host your video content. third parties like youtube will help maximize total views. keep it less than three minutes, and attach a text transcript to your video. it lets search engines get a better read of your content. for more, watch your business sunday mornings at 7:30 on msnbc. we know a place where tossing and turning have given way to sleeping. where sleepless nights yield to restful sleep. and lunesta can help you get there, like it has for so many people before. when taking lunesta, don't drive or operate machinery until you feel fully awake. walking, eating, driving, or engaging in other activ