for that matter, neither does newt gingrich. newt wants to go somewhere to try to be a hero and a savior to anybody who will view him as such. and todd akin is desperate enough to say come on, i need you. >> tojoked about his rape statement saying everybody does something dumb. here it is. >> saying something dumb disqualify you, joe biden couldn't be vice president. >> is that a fair comparison here? was akin's statement about legitimate rape just a dumb comment? >> no. a dumb comment is the kind of thing that newt gingrich did repeatedly during the campaign. but i think what todd akin did was reveal a world view, reveal a deeply-held world view, a glimpse into that world view that most of the rest of the republican party, even the republican party, just couldn't admit to or couldn't accept. which it was just such a, sort of, ignorant and mechanistic view of the role of women that it was intolerable even for the republican party base. >> i mean, i think tommy thompson in wisconsin is really taking a gamble here, saying he's the

so why was newt gingrich at todd akin's side today urging him to stay in. newt can't stop making trouble for mitt. that's coming up. i'm so g lad you called. thank you. we're not in london, are we? no. why? apparently my debit card is. what? i know. don't worry, we have cancelled your old card. great. thank you. in addition to us monitoring your accounts for unusual activity, you could also set up free account alerts. okay. [ female announcer ] at wells fargo we're working around the clock to help protect your money and financial information. here's your temporary card. welcome back. how was london? [ female announcer ] wells fargo. together we'll go far. >>> mitt romney's latest idea for medical care for the uninsured puts him in conflict with mitt romney. mitt versus mitt is coming up next. and later it's mitt versus newt. >> does the government have a we've all had those moments. when you lost the thing you can't believe you lost. when what you just bought, just broke. or when you have a little trouble a long way from home... as an american express cardme

former speaker newt gingrich is rejoining us.new book out, but his wife calista, does have a new book out, a children's book that will be coming out tomorrow. bob woodward, an associate editor of the "washington post" is the author of "the price of politics" he's written more books than this entire table combined. well, maybe not when you put newt gingrich in there. and pulitzer prize-winning author hendrick smith who has a new book called, "who stole the american dream?" all you people are here to sell books. that's pretty clear. ( laughter ) no, i'm teasing. we're glad to have all of you. mark zandi, let's just talk about what is the state of the american economy right now with just five weeks before we get to this election? the job numbers came out this week on tuesday. we had some very good economic news. housing numbers were up. consumer confidence was up. reports of companies hiring for the holidays seem to be up. but then later in the week, the gross domestic product is down. do you think that american amere confused when

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even now some distance from his failure, that sums up the mistake that newt gingrich and mitt romney e most radical elements of their base for political victory. >> and newt says it is inevitable the media will ask mitt romney about the 47% instead of answering it -- like that's going to be an easy option. instead of answering it romney should pivot and say let me tell you about the 100% has failed, the 100% who have to buy gasoline, blah, blah, blah. so in other words do not answer that. >> the only problem is the president can come back and say he said i don't have to worry about those people. there's no way to pivot away from trashing 47% of the country. and it's not just 47% of those folks who don't pay taxes. he said those are the people who voted for president obama, those are the people who are dependent on government. those tr the people who have no personal responsibility. you wrote off half of the country. you can't pivot away from that. >> how should the president handle 47% in this debate. >> i think he waits 20 or 30 minutes because it would be more strategic to have it c

with us, former republican presidential candidate newt gingrich. nbc's tom brokaw. "new york times" columnist tom friedman. presidential historian doris kearns goodwin. and the former ceo of hewlett-packard, now working to get more republicans elected to the senate this fall, carly fiorina. >> good sunday morning. democrats staged their convention in charlotte, starting on tuesday. but the president is on the campaign trail this weekend, and he fired up his attack lines against the republicans, calling the gop convention nothing more than a tv rerun, joking that you might as well have watched on quote black and white tv. >> when governor romney had his chance to let you in on his secret trust, he didn't offer you a single new idea. it was just the same old policies that have been sticking it to the middle class for years. >> let's turn now to the man who served as the president's chief of staff until october of 2010, he's now, of course, the mayor of chicago, and he joins me live from the windy city this morning before he heads to charlotte on tuesday. mayor rahm em

newt gingrich and the former head of hewlett-packard carly fiorina. our roundtable is coming up. [ female announcer ] how do you define your moment? the blissful pause just before that rich sweetness touches your lips. the delightful discovery, the mid-sweetening realization that you have the house all to yourself. well, almost. the sweet reward, making a delicious choice that's also a smart choice. splenda no-calorie sweetener. with the original sugar-like taste you love and trust. splenda makes the moment yours. >>> coming up here, did clint eastwood overshadow an otherwise successful effort to reshape the >>> we're back with our political roundtable. joining me "new york times" columnist and co-author of "that used to be us" which is now out in an expanded paperback edition, tom friedman. former republican presidential candidate and speaker of the house, newt gingrich. presidential historian and author of "team of rivals," a new paperback edition will be out in october, doris kearns goodwin. former ceo of hewlett-packard, now vice chairman of the r

former republican presidential candidate and speaker of the house, newt gingrich.ian and author of "team of rivals," a new paperback edition will be out in october, doris kearns goodwin. former ceo of hewlett-packard, now vice chairman of the republican senatorial committee carly fiorina. and nbc news special correspondent and author of "the time of our lives," tom brokaw. and i'm here having just written an e-mail about the last ten minutes ago. welcome to all of you. speaker gingrich let me go right to you and how do you respond to rahm emanuel who said a lot of nothingness, no new ideas and a return to the past. that's what you're hearing from the president this weekend. that's what you just heard from his former chief of staff. how do you see the republican convention and the effect on the race? >> well, first of all, talk about the lot of nothingness and return to the past. he's right at one level. we believe in free enterprise. that's been around a long time. we believe in balancing the budget. that's been around a long time. we believe in work requirement fo

that's what newt gingrich thinks. way if the romney campaign does have a grip on things it's a loose grip. it's friday, september 28th, and this is "now."

that's what newt gingrich thinks.f the romney campaign does have a grip on things it's a loose grip. it's friday, september 28th, and this is "now." >> i'm ari melber in for alex. joining me is jeff mason, author and msnbc political analyst joan walker of salon.com, melissa harris perry, and buzz feed editor in chief ben smith. the election is in 39 days but early voting has begun in more than half of the country. which could account ultimately for a third of all votes cast this year. so it's probably not a good sign the republicans are still pointing fingers openly questioning governor romney's strategy. that is bringing him to pennsylvania at this very hour. that's a state where he was down by 12 points according to a poll from quinnipiac university. other polls out show president obama and romney locked in a tight fight. according to the nbc

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a dumb comment is the kind of thing that newt gingrich did repeatedly during the campaign. but i think what todd akin did was reveal a world view, reveal a deeply-held world view, a glimpse into that world view that most of the rest of the republican party, even the republican party, just couldn't admit to or couldn't accept. which it was just such a, sort of, ignorant and mek nisic view of the role of women that intolerable for the republican party base. >> tommy thompson is taking gamble saying he's going to get rid of medicare and medicaid. >> this is another one of those it secret may videos that are coming back to get the republicans in september. but there was another part of that video just after what you played, ed, in which tommy thompson says we'll b put it on vouchers down the road and by 2020 nobody is going to want to pick medicare rather than the vouchers because medicare is going to be broke. and there what you see is an even deeper cynicism in which tommy thompson is saying, we're going to run medicare in the ground in the meantime so that when it comes to t

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we'll ask new jersey governor chris christie, and one-time adversary, newt gingrich. so far romney is sticking to a familiar theme, but does he need to do more? >> i will lower the tax rate. he wants to creat to raise them. i'll create jobs and he'll kill them. also marsha blackburn, bob shrum, and larry sabato from the university of virginia center for politics. as we head into first presidential debate, we'll talk about the state of america at home and abroad with the distinguished panel. michelle rhee, former head of the washington, d.c. school system and founder of students first. economist mark zandi of moody analytics. bob woodward, author of "the price of politics" and hendrick smith, author of the new book "who stole the american dream?." it's all ahead on "face the nation." captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news in washington, "face the nation" with bob schieffer. >> schieffer: and we welcome now to the broadcast new jersey governor chris christie. governor, thank you for being here. governor i have to start off by saying i don't hear very many republicans

you tell this story about newt gingrich that i was riveted by.ly, >> briefly, it was obviously martin luther king jr. that advances this idea. i'm here to do a talk on the interfaith influences of king. i think interfaith cooperation is such at the heart of the american story, and we're looking for a new generation to rise up and write the next chapter. interestingly, newt gingrich was part of that story not so long ago. my friend, suhail khan, needed a place to pray in the capitol. juma prayers on friday afternoon. the speaker of the house was newt gingrich and provided him that place to play. we need more meshes to stand up be the 1996, 1 997 version of that. that's what america is about. >> what i loved about the story. okay, as speaker of the house, newt gingrich is prepared in that moment to provide space for the friday prayers. that's not the newt gingrich we see today, and not so much gingrich has changed, but the incentive structure has changed for an american politician. >> is is now social desirable or socially acceptable to be anti-mus

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newt gingrich knows. fred? so is that kind of a resounding sentiment coming from many republicans, that he's become a little too docile and needs to show a little bit more fight? >> reporter: a lot of conservatives are staying that. stick to your guns, push back against the president. these debates may be the only thing left to change the needle when it comes to these polls. but they can, fred. >> thanks so much, paul. >>> a young man is attacked by a tiger at a zoo in new york. but it doesn't appear to have happened simply by accident. we'll explain. >>> this unbelievable story out of new york. a young man is in critical condition after he leapt into a tiger pit at the bronx zoo. the director of the zoo says the man jumped out of the monorail car and then landed in the pit yesterday. it's reported the man suffered multiple puncture wounds by that tiger mauling him. but apparently was able to -- the man was -- follow instructions from emergency staff and then roll into safety. the zoo director had a lot to say

newt gingrich was saying obama is not a real president. i don't know what newt gingrich is.ot even a real nominee. >> cenk: and the entire republican party is in trouble. tommy thompson is running for senate in wisconsin, and he accidentally admits what their real plans are. watch. >> who better than me [ inaudible ] . . . >> cenk: there he is saying i'm going to do away. who better than me than to do away with medicare and medicaid. >> yeah and these people are getting caught on tape. they are getting caught being who they are. and romney is doing it. tommy thompson is doing it. you are going to say that to seniors in wisconsin. >> cenk: and sharon brown, up by 12. >> i have to tell you, one of the reasons that democrats want this race to stay close is they want the people not to think the race is over. because they need democrats to come out in senate races. if the race is seen as over that is going to create a lot of lackadaisical voters. >> cenk: when we do political analysis, we have to be objective about it. don't say, hey, hey, hey. i want the democrats to win, so cen

but you tell a story about newt gingrich that i was in love with. >> it is often martin luther juniors thought of as giving these speeches. and interfaith cooperation is such at the heart of the american story, and we need a new generation to rise up and write that chapter. my friend who is a republican congressional staffer in the mid to late 1990s, needed a place to pray in the capital on friday afternoon the speaker at the time was newt gingrich and provided him that place to pray. we need more americans to be that version of that. to be welcoming the contributions of all communities and nurturing cooperation between them. >> so what i loved about this story is that newt ging rish is prepared to provide space, but that's not the newt gingrich we see today, and it's not because he changed but the incentive structure has changed. >>. >> the absolutely, it's the whole campaign were where you see a turn to the right, if you may, has been on this islamaphobia bandwagon, and who is going to join it. >> there is a plank right in the republican party platform. >> there are campaigns in abo

enemies right at the moment of election where you have this hard core opposition as clinton did with newt gingrich. and then people say maybe he'll unleash in the second term. i think people are concerned with obama as well, who is the real obama. >> eliot: yeah. but we do know that mitt romney is being sunk but his apparently feelty to the far right. and david stockman said this guy is a joker. >> that's right. they look at romney and say this is too far. the right has gone to an extreme that we never would have envisioned or endorsed and the country cannot sustain. this deep of cut to the social net and economic engine will spell chaos. >> eliot: part of the reason for this is there is this huge chasm when the imagery of ronald reagan and the reality of how he governed. the article is titled "who is driving mitt," eric bates, executive editor of "rollingstone" magazine, thank you for time you tonight. >> thank then how'd i get this... [ voice of dennis ] ...allstate safe driving bonus check? what is that? so weird, right? my agent, tom, said... [ voice of dennis ] ...only allstate sends you a bo

. >>> and newt gingrich just got do in the mud. >> he's not a real president. he doesn't do things that presents do. he doesn't worry about anything that the presidents do. he's a false president. he's a guy that doesn't do the prent's job. >> not a real president? i s ththa one. >>> plus, mitt romney's crowd is pretty fir up for paul ryan, that is. >> that's my guy,. paul ryan, sbt thisn't that som? wait a second. romney/ryan. romney/ryan. there you go. that's great. >> the cracks are starting to show in the gop bromance. puanouthat by 2012ese folks everybody would look like this. whatever happened to the so-called tea party revolution? this is "politicsnation" on msnbc. >> ladies and gentleme it's time for a new segment. this isal mey it's kind of a joke. watch this. >> my dad used to tell us that one year they ate nothing but potatoes. that was when they lived in idaho. even later in life, my dad e.uldn't look a poto ihe and that's kind of a joke. [ angry ] i just discovered untopped triscuit taste great. oh, it's so good! if this image robbed you of the gre

we'll continue with the former speaker of the house newt gingrich. hey. hey eddie. i brought your stuff. you don't have to do this. yes i do. i want you to keep this. it'd be weird. you too. i want you to keep this. [ sighs ] so how did it go? he's upset. [ male announcer ] spend less time at gas stations. with best in class fuel economy. it's our most innovative altima ever. ♪ gives you a 50% annual bonus. and everyone, but her... likes 50% more cash. but, i have an idea. do you want a princess dress? yes how about some cupcakes? yes lollipop? yes! do you want an etch a sketch? yes! do you want 50% more cash? no you got talent. [ male announcer ] the capital one cash rewards card. with a 50% annual cash bonus it's the card for people who like more cash. what's in your wallet? i usually say that. to compete on the global stage. what we need are people prepared for the careers of our new economy. by 2025 we could have 20 million jobs without enough college graduates to fill them. that's why at devry university, we're teaming up with companies like cisco to help make

bill clinton and newt gingrich. i have spoken to newt gingrich about this several times. they used to get in a room and they would throw everybody out and have just the two of them with two chairs and thrash out a compromise. that's what's got to happen. he's got to sit down with john boehner and clear the air and say the good of the country has got to come before our problems. >> it seems like they were close to doing that when it came to that debt ceiling . sdp perhaps there will be a compromise. we'll look for you up late tonight in the post-game at midnight. thank you, sir. enjoy the grill. >> my pleasure. >> just to remind all of you primetime coverage officially kicks off here tonight at 7:00. you have wolf and anderson. former president bill clinton addresses those delegates inside the arena and piers morgan midnight, don't miss it wrapping up night number two of the democratic national convention on cnn. >>> there's a lot more happening here. watch this. the man in kmarj of syrup ya's next door neighbor reveals what he knows about syria's weapons of mass destructi

democratic strategist mary ka do na, i think you heard former speaker newt gingrich and his critique ar of mitt romney's presidential campaign. what do you think of that, mary? >> i think newt, a brilliant guy, makes a good point. if i was a person on welfare, i wouldn't think -- or poor person, i wouldn't think obama cared about me because president obama measures his compassion by how many people are on welfare. so mitt romney is right in his new spot to say conservatives and mitt romney will measure compassion and welfare reform by how many people get off welfare and get a good paying job. it's not just as to the dignity of the welfare person. having the dignity of honest labor, but it helps the economy. it helps the other citizens. but i think newt made a really good point about he just used ohio as an example, but in the 17 states that elected republican governors in 2010 mid-term, every one of those 17 states, unemployment is going down. and the growth is going up at twice the rate of the national economy. >> what about the need to sharpen his message? the need for mitt romney t

there's herman cain in 9-9-9 and newt gingrich. how different do you think this election would be for him if he had been able to stick with that original plan? >> oh, i think he'd have a great deal for flexibility. but his initial plan, i think, running for this election, was to try to avoid making any really difficult right-wing promises so that he could run as a sort of technocrat, run toward the center. you know, play up his governorship in massachusetts. but that just got totally blown out of the water when one after the other, you know, rick perry and herman cain and newt gingrich and rick santorum all tore him to shreds and were leading in the polls, and i think this tax plan was part of his comeback, his way of responding and i think it was just slapped together, you know, in the middle of the night by a couple of his political advisers and i would be surprised if his economic advisers had any input at all. >> bruce bartlett bringing the tax knowledge as always. thank you very much. >>> there is this term you may have heard