newt gingrich was trying to defend romney's attack on the president over welfare, except newt didn't really defend romney's attack on the president over everywhere. newt did, however, remember to say his favorite line. food stamp president. >>> after that, from the department of insane conservative ideas, a family policy expert publicly suggests creating an organized system of kidnapping to remove children from their gay parents. >>> and in the spotlight, if the obama campaign is already using the term "romney hood" now, imagine what they'll come up with if mitt romney picks paul ryan as his running mate. >>> and breaking news tonight, susan g. komen for the cure faced backlash for joining the political fight against planned parenthood. now the organization is making big changes. my parents had kraft mac & cheese without me. so this time, i took precautionary measures. looking for these? [ rattling ] [ male announcer ] kraft macaroni & cheese. you know you love it. we believe small things can make a big difference.e, like how a little oil from here can be such a big thing in an old f

newt university degrees. >> i went to newt u. we were a little late. we were chewing gum. >> it was awful. chuck, let's talk about last night. a couple of nights ago we had two speakers that some people thought missed the mark. last night, rave reviews. >> i think all the boxes of pyripyre i -- firinging up the base, making the case against the president. helping mitt romney in his biography on religion. what ryan did explaining mitt romney's faith is better than any romney surrogate to date on the issue. all of the things you want your vp speech to do. it isn't designed to speak to swing voters. you can't say, oh, you can see what swing voter he talked to. i think his persona is comfortable with swing voters. the ideological argument is a different story. paul ryan comes across as what i would say is a conservative idealogue with a smile. perhaps that allows him to sell something that may not be as popular in the middle. when you think about what a veep speech is supposed to do, it checked every box. >> a lot of people say the c

what level of dante's political hell has newt gingrich and mitt romney entered? world would newt gingrich go out there and talk about welfare when he knows that he has to talk about an ad that admittedly isn't true, i mean how stupid is that? why would he do that, what's the upside of doing that? >> you know, this campaign, it is the most puzzling campaign, to me, the romney campaign. there's no message. we're now about what 90 days out, there's still no focus. you could literally walk down the street of any major city or small town and no one can tell you what governor romney is running for or running about. what has happened is they have to distract. they have to attack, and it is a puzzling strategy. it's political malpractice, if nothing else, but you see their surrogates are left in this box, what do they go out there and tout governor romney's vision is going to be for the country? they can't say what it is, so they have to attack president obama and in a sense attack him over something that isn't even true. >> but it needs to be pointed out, i believe, ove

newt gingrich has suddenly become a romney spokes person. he claims that president obama is relaxing welfare to work requirements. the romney campaign camp has started running this ad in heavy rotation nationwide. the ad which we won't show because you -- look, it's untrue. it claims that president obama is gutting welfare and handing out checks to people who don't want to work. almost every major news outlet debunked the ad within hours of debut. here are the facts. republican governors have asked for more flexibility and power in handing out temporary assistance money in their states. romney was one of the governors who was asked for the reform. governors in utah and nevada planned to use this new waiver being offered by the obama administration. both governors poled greg sergeant that they would not reduce the welfare to work requirements in their states. the republicans are left with no substance to make the argument. they are just relying on pure politics. >> unless you made it a mandatory work requirement, it would get waived to a poin

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not like newt gingrich does. which is why poor kids should be janitors at schools working under master janitors. newt gingrich was also the one who said on the campaign trail that president obama is the food stamps president. he once offered to go to the naacp and, quote, talk about why the african-american community should demand paychecks and not be satisfied with food stamps. and here is what happened when he was asked about that rather plainly racist rhetoric at a republican debate back in january. watch the response. >> speaker gingrich, you recently said black americans should demand jobs, not food stamps. you also said poor kids lack a strong work ethic and proposed having them work as janitors in your schools. can you see that this is viewed as a minimum as insulting to all americans, but particularly to black americans? >> no. i don't see that. you could take one janitor and hire 30-some kids to work in the school for the price of one janitor. they would be getting money, which is a good thing if you're

newt gingrich is an error lobbyist -- uber lobbyist. barney frank talk about michele bachmann. he also called out newt gingrich and said he held him responsible for the demonization of opponents that has contributed to the atmosphere we live in today. i do think he came into the house. he slashed all of the caucasus and civility. we are seeing this. this is a man who a few days ago talked about education reform in the context of firing the janitors in schools and putting the kids to work. a lot of the media called that unconventional. [laughter] let's repeal child labor laws that we fought hard for in this country. bring in dickens to chronicle it. i do think there is the cruelty amidst the reality show debates we have been subjected to. who is running this, entertainment or news? there is a cruelty when people cheer that someone dies without health care or bbo a soldier that dies in iraq. >> i am joking about herman cain. he is a guy who cannot hide the truth well. that makes me more comfortable with the idea that i know who he is about so i can make a decision. >> are you tal

they brought newt out to talk about welfare.he expert. >> this is a fundamental question about what's good for poor americans. we believe work and education are. they believe dependency and food stamps are. i think on the hard left, there is an unending desire to create a dependent america. >> republicans are happy to support corporate welfare through tax breaks and subsidies. but when it comes to real people who need help, then it's called dependency. joining me now is ana marie cox, washington correspondent for the guardian. and jonathan capehart, an opinion writer for the washington post and an msnbc contributor. thanks to both of you for joining me. >> thank you. >> good to be here. >> jonathan, let me start with you. welfare reform. it just popped up as a big issue for the romney campaign. why? and why now? >> why? why now? it's a great question. well, the way they're doing it is rather effective in that it gets people's juices flowing. particularly people within the base of the republican party who have this view that all

newt gingrich, one of your chief conservatives saying this.that proposed the budget that eviscerates medicare, turns it into a voucher program. tells senior citizens you're on your own, and this is the guy republicans want to put up against barack obama and joe biden. i think it's a wonderful idea for democrats. >> i don't see people in politics saying this is a good idea. >> the weekly standard said that. >> i will tell you this, at least he put forward a budget unlike our democratic counter parts who haven't voted on a budget in over 1,000 days. and here's the point, and the exact point, my forewarning should not be on it, this conversation, that should not be what we're going to talk about in the presidential race. if that's the case, romney will lose. i understand why democrats want him on the ticket, but that's why i think it won't happen. >> there's a lot of bad ideas coming out of the romney campaign, one of which was to go to london and trash the olympics. i don't know what to expect, frankly, but as i said, we're dying for ryan. >> ro

for mika at newt university.be fantastic. >> listen, if you invite me i'll come on the show the morning before we do the class and we'll chat about it together on the set. >> okay. >> that would be great. >> i hope i don't get kicked out of class. >> you may. >> never. >> mika, i can make no garp guarantees. i've said it with newt off set but i'll say it right now, i went to sort of a newt u in 1993, joe gaylord helped run it and it helped me get elected. everybody who loathes me you've got newt and joe to blame for that. >> i'll tell you, mika becomes our student it's going to be a great success automatically. >> i'm there. >> exactly. >> mika, what do we have next? >> still ahead, an exclusive first look at the new issue of "time" magazine. plus, do you have what it takes to build a successful business? our next guest a venture capitalist says the best entrepreneurs are made up of four key traits. we'll talk about them. you're watching "morning joe" brewed by starbucks. mid grade dark roast forest fresh full ta

. >> in a moment you'll hear from newt gingrich to defend the ad. but first, i want to show you how mitt romney is campaigning on the claims made in that very ad. >> with a very careful compuexee action, he removed the requirement of work from welfare. it is wrong to make any change that would make america a nation of government dependency. we must restore and i will restore work into welfare. >> listening to that and watching the ad you would think that the white house somehow managed to undo what the elected representatives accomplished on welfare reform. you get the obama administration wants an america where hard working americans pay taxes and lazy ones sit around collecting welfare. newt gingrich spelled it out all. >> i think on the hard left, there is an unending desire to create a dependent america. it's not just obama's a radical, but the people appointed are more radical. >> the white house disagree and they're not alone. a string of fact checkers blast it as false. what in fact the white house department of health and human services prop

former speaker of the house newt gingrich coming up right now. >> there is a saying that dr. king had that said there is always the right time to do the right thing. i try to live my life every day by doing the right thing. we know that we are only halfway to completely eliminating hunger and we have work to do. walmart committed $2 billion to fighting hunger in the u.s. as we work together, we can stamp hunger out. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: it feels like deja vu all over again as yogi bear once said. four years ago when we kicked off our coverage, our guest, former house speaker newt gingrich and a hurricane was playing havoc with the convention scheduled then just as it is this year in tampa. i am always pleased to welcome the former speaker to this program. good to have you back, sir. >> is great to be back with you in there is an eerie parallel. >> if there is indeed. i am glad to have you tonight. but me start with the fact that you have releaser delegate -- released your delegate. what is the rationale having ru

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>> newt gingrich is leading a series of workshops called newt university.. really? what did newt ever do? >> we will have the first permanent base on the moon and it will be american. i got bit. >> are you calling mitt romney a liar? >> yes. i think that mitt and i get along fine and get stuff done. i don't particularly dislike him as a person. >> he doesn't particularly dislike mr. romney as a person. thanks for playing, newt. that leaves us donald trump and sarah palin. the donald has allegedly declined a speaking slot. and no one is saying either way if palin's involved. but let's keep hoping. >> i don't want to bring up a very successful show called "the apprentice". >> she is not just a momma grizzly, she's a momma grizzly who's probably packing. >> they're hopping in and joining the jacuzzi. >> i'm really honored and i'm really proud that i was able to do something that nobody else could do. >> whoever is speaking at the convention, i'm sure they'll leave many of us speechless. thanks for watching. i'm al sharpton. "hardball" starts right now. >>> oba

it's fantastic. >> steve: newt gingrich having a horse in his stomach? gist. >> steve: fantastic. >> jimmy: this next one is from dr. oz. you know that guy. >> steve: i love dr. oz. >> jimmy: we love dr. oz. >> steve: he's right across the hall. >> jimmy: he hosts "the dr. oz show" right across the hall. we're neighbors. we're good buddies, love the guy. >> steve: i can't watch all of his shows. >> jimmy: no, i'm a busy dude. what i do is, i boiled it down to the parts that can't be missed. >> steve: perfect. it's like a serving. >> okay, this is tmi, but when i'm eating, i stick my chewing gum under my nuts. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] >> steve: hold on, wait. >> jimmy: hold on, ready? [ laughter ] >> steve: wait, what? that's the show, boiled down? >> jimmy: i don't -- i haven't seen him in a while. i haven't seen him in a while. can we see that one more time. >> okay, this is tmi, but when i am eating, i stick my chewing gum under my nuts. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: i don't know. i guess. it's a different season. he's going in a different directi

newt gingrich has defended the ad, going beyond it in some respects. but as you'll see later on, eaker gingrich also makes a surprising admission. i spoke with former presidential candidate just a short time ago. mr. speaker, this ad says, and i quote, you wouldn't have to work and train for a job, they just send you your welfare check. president clinton assigned the law, which you worked on as well saying that's not true. even haskins said, quote, there's no plausible scenario under which this new policy constitutes any kind of serious attack on welfare reform. are they all wrong? >> well, robert recter, who was the original developer of welfare reform, worked with governor reagan and then president reagan, he was the first person to come out aggressively and say look, this will in the end gut welfare reform. his reasoning is pretty straightforward. once you start allowing states -- this is why, by the way, the law itself does not permit waivers. the president actually could not waive section 407 which says there can't be any waivers to the work envir

later when newt lost, he switches horses and put it on romney any way.u hear what they thought about sarah palin. now, here's fred burton, the v.p. of stratfor. romney and palin want the job but neither are winnable. mormon and walmart night shift aisle stocker--but she can carry the white trash and redneck vote. that's what they think of you. they can take the corporate guy even though he's mormon. but tea party people, an aisle stocker. you're a redneck. you're white trash. that's what the corporate establishment think of you. and they had a word on herman caine is liked the trump the dems on the race card. that's questionable grammar but use cain. we got a black guy. we got a black guy. he's saying it, not white people. they'll get him to say as many racist things as possible on behalf of white republicans. this is what they think. this is why the e-mails are amazing. one of the things they want to hide is their money. they don't like it when the irs comes after them. that's why they argue for deregulations all the time. the house thousands of irs age

host: newt gingrich. guest: i think you raise some interesting points, but they are in some ways very misleading. congress has a penchant plan that is much closer to a defined contribution plans the than a defined benefit plan and then it used to be. in lots of companies, people can earn a long-term benefits, and when they get older, members of congress are on medicare just like everybody else. i think that part of it is just not an accurate perception. the key difference is no corporation, including federal employees, is big enough to control medicine in america. there is a very wide range of choices pretty to look at the federal employee health benefit act, it is a good model for thinking about having a large number of choices. what worries that those of us who have looked at various national health system is putting power in the hands of bureaucrats so they start making decisions. there is a reasoned argument about whether or not you should have a particular test for men that relates to prostate cancer

free beers on newt.kay, you've engaged in what i consider very problematic rhetoric in the campaign trail. when you accuse bobama, the president, of being a food stamp president and everybody gets into the birther fun and there's a -- i don't even know what game that donald trump's going to pull this week. he says he wants to go on the offensive with the birther talk. do you have a problem, thinking back on it, of having used ethnic politics, with terms like food stamp president? >> look, i find your assumption so absurd that it's hard to answer your question. >> okay. >> but let me take the birther thing for a second. >> sure. >> what mitt romney did the other day, people say, you ought to relax, you ought to be a little bit lighter. so he tells a joke. now, it tends to be a joke that serves him in a totally different way that you're calculating. it reminds everybody in michigan that he was born in michigan, he's a michigander, and the poll that came out this morning, he closed a five-point gap in michi

you are on with newt gingrich. >> caller: hello, mr. speaker. i have a couple questions for you based on the budget. a few weeks ago the president was claiming to be the lowest spending president in 40 years, which i found totally misleading. nobody in the media seems to explain the budgeting process and how misleading that is based on the date at fiscal year-end and how the first nine months of his day, the money that hand and nancy pelosi and the stimulus and the $400 million omnibus bill all get taxed on president bush and he's basically saying the scenario based on the baseline. that's the first part. the second part is, how is the t.a.r.p. by me accounted for in that scenario? how is that with bush's numbers? when you talk about that is paid out. where does that go into the obama numbers? >> guest: first of all company raised a number i can answer. i'll have to find out. it's a very good question about the way to keep score. the loans under bush could have been about spending and the payments under obama could count as revenues in. that cou

he's a friend of newt gingrich? >> he was a supporter of newt gingrich, and he's now a supporter of the republican candidate, whoever he is. >> sea pal of yours? >> oh, i know him. he's not a pal of mine. he's much older than i am, and more wealthy. >> but he doesn't have more money. >> absolutely. i got another target to go at. >> exit question. which presidential candidate won the week? barack obama or mitt romney? tim carney. >> i think that obama probably won the week in part because of what you're talking about, that mars is a popular thing. u.s. success in olympics. all these things reflect on to obama, deserve is it or not. >> eleanor. >> i agree with tim carney. >> mort. >> i think obama barely. it was more or less a tie, but i think obama was slightly ahead. >> obama finished up the week ahead in the polls, evidently, and that's a good week for him. >> actually, it was a draw. >> okay, if you say so john. >> we'll be right back with predictions. >>> predictions. tim. >> by the end of september neither penns

we were able, once -- we decided to follow newt gingrich and see where he was going. we were not sure if he was going into sheldon adelson's suite or not it turns out he went to 571 as well. >> and to explain what these are, the corporate suites overlook the arena. so you walked in a door as if you're walking into an office, the the other side looks out onto the arena, and these are where the large corporate donors have their party's and their suites for the evening. some of the large donors also can sit on the higher bleachers of the arena, and sit with their wine and watch the proceedings below. >> we tried to get into several of these suites last night. every single time we were turned away. >> maybe we can talk more about who sheldon adelson is. >> there's a reason we were trying to speak to in. he pledged to spend as much as $100 million on this year's campaign. it is in an attempt to beat president obama. one of -- according to citizens united, you can spend unlimited amounts of money whether it is the super pacs or 501c4's. we interviewed peter stone on "democr

. >>> before paul ryan, there was newt gingrich.995, then house speaker newt gingrich wanted to voucherize medicare. he wanted to privatize it. as the l.a. times reported it then, gingrich predicted congress would undertake a major reform of medicare. one alternative would be a voucher program where they would choose among several competing private health plans. so medicare goes away, grandma gets a coupon and a prayer and a visit to the private insurance market. before paul ryan ever proposed getting rid of medicare that way, newt gingrich did it en1995. that's an underappreciated part of why we got four more years of president clinton in 1996. the president tied newt gingrich and his voucher medicare stuff like a lead weight to bob dole's neck in the '96 election. >> against medicare again. dole/gingrich tried to cut $270 billion. bob dole, wrong in the past. wrong for our future. >> dole/gingrich then. romney/ryan this year. that's what the democrats were going to do anyway. now it's a lot easier. bill clinton won a second term i

remember what rush and newt said. let's bring in patricia rose. she's from brown university.ricia rose, great to have you here. my sense is you might agree with me given our previous conversations. >> yeah, yeah, you know, this is hard to disagree with you about. i mean first of all i want to back up for a moment from the political context and just remind people just of the incredible unthible and morally bankrupt set of strategies that is involved. 150 million americans have been deemed at this moment to be either in poverty or near poverty. 150 million people. most of those people are coming from all kinds of racial back backgrounds. these are white americans who are being duped that a small percentage of the society is some how a group of lazy cheating criminals rather than focusing on the real criminals who are stealing the predominant resources from society. it's really hurtful to imagine the 150 million people who are hungry, whose children are hungry, who are out of work, they don't have healthcare. they're trying to find affordable housing and may be living on the str