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thanks for being with us, "politicsnation" starts now. >> welcome to "politicsnation," i'm al sharpton, tonight's lead, the gop's winner take all mentality. from the winning, wi argue mitt romney has had trouble seconding with average americans, but speaker boehner says that's really not a problem. >> american people don't want to vote for a loser. they don't want to vote for someone that has not been successful. i think mitt romney has an opportunity to show the american people they too can succeed. >> the american people don't want to vote for a loser. think about that for a second. if he is saying someone -- if they don't have money, they're a loser. you're a winner if you're able to spit out lines like this? >> i like being able to fire people that provide services to me. >> corporations are people my friend. >> i drive a mustang, and a chevy pickup truck. ann drives a couple cadillacs. >> according to the gop, that's winning. i want to be very clear, i don't have a problem with people that are successful. that's part of the american dream, part of what the country is all about. i

that's "hardball" for now, "politicsnation" with al sharpton starts right now. >> welcome to "politicsnation," i'm al sharpton, tonight's lead, mitt romney found himself a quiet room where he could say what he really thinks about government, fairness, and mothers. he had a exclusive fundraiser last night in florida. no reporters were allowed but the speakers were clearly heard on the street. for example, his candid response to comments about the war on moms. he called it a gift to the campaign. and his wife said it was an early birthday present for someone to be critical of me being a mother, and that was really a defining moment and i loed loved it. that doesn't match the outrage we saw last week. the colleagues with chris hayes uncovered video from romney a few years ago showing he has a different view of nonworking moms if they're poor. >> just three months before, we said stay at home moms are all working moms. he wants moms with kids, you need to go to work. >> people said that's heartless, i said no, i'm willing to spend more giving day care to allow those parents to go back to work fp

"politicsnation" with al sharpton starting right now. >> welcome to "politicsnation," tonight's lead, two very different ideas about fairness in the battle for the white house. from the beginning, president obama has been fighting to even the playing field in this society by signing the equal pay act on the first day he took office, or by bringing affordable health care to every american. he made the fight for fairness the defining principal of his presidency. today he continued that push while speaking to students in iowa. >> keeping that promise alive is the defining issue of our time. i don't want this to be a country where a shrinking number of people are doing really, really well, and then a growing number are barely able to get buy. i don't want that future for you, for my daughters, i don't want it for america. i want this forever to be a country where everybody gets a fair shot. and everybody is doing their fair share, and everybody is playing by the same set of rules. that's the america i know, that's the america i love, and that's the america within our reach if we work for

that's "hardball" for now, "politicsnation" with al sharpton starts now. >> welcome to "politicsnation," i'm al sharpton in atlanta, georgia. it's game on in the election of 2012, and it's not just a contest between two men. now it now seems clear that romney will be the republican choice, but this is really a battle of ideas. a fight about the fundamental relationship between ourselves and our government. and it all comes down to fairness. that's the conversation we need to have in this election. president obama is drawing a bright line attacking the republicans flagship plan, the ryan budget, that guts the safety net. >> the republicans running congress right now have doubled down. and proposed a budget so far to the right, it makes the contract with america look like the new deal. it is a trojan horse disguised as deficit reduction plans. it's an attempt to impose a radical vision on our country. it is thinly vailed social darwinism. >> but romney channelled paul ryan. >> i will gradually raise the age for social security,ly cut tax rates for individuals and corporations. i will rep

. >>> welcome to "politicsnation," i'm al sharpton. we have a lot to cover tonight including a bizarre new defense from george zimmerman's lawyer in the trayvon martin case. believe it or not, he is talking about shaken baby syndrome. we'll see what that reveals about their defense. but we start with tonight's lead. this is the real year of the woman. today at the white house, president obama held a forum on women and the economy. courting women voters with policy, politics, and personal stories. >> i grew up the son of a single mom that struggled to put herself through school and make ends meet. we had to rely on food stamps at one point to get us by. but she earned her education, made it through with scholarships and hard work. right now women are a growing number of bred winners in the house hol. but they're still earning just 77 cents for every dollar a man does. which is why the first bill that i signed into law was the fair pay act. later this year, women will receive new access to recommended preventive care like domestic violen

"politicsnation" is al sharpton starts right now. >>> welcome to "politicsnation," i'm al sharpton. we have a packed show ahead including bad news for willard romney, the right wing trying to make voter fraud into a real issue, and the passing of mike wallace, a great journalist who profiled me. he was tough but fair. we'll get to all of that but we start tonight with a major development in the trayvon martin case. angela cory says he will not bring the case before a grand jury. the grand jury is supposed to meet for the first time tomorrow. corey's office said that from the moment she was assigned she knew she may not need a grand jury. folks. this is big news. let's be very clear. there's now just one person in the world with the power to arrest george zimmerman and that's angela corey. the world is watching and waiting. since this news broke, the questions have been swirling. what does it mean? will there be an arrest? what if there is no arrest. joining me now, one of the attorneys for the martin family. attorney natalie jackson. thank you for your time tonight. >> thank you, si

>>> welcome back it "politicsnation."rimary night and mitt romney is facing his toughest opponent yet, nobody. republicans in five states are voting in primaries today. but most, the most delegate that are up since super tuesday are at stake. while romney's all but crisp gop nomination, many still aren't sold on him. 41% say they still have reservation and only 33% say sim in a positive light compared to 48% who see obama positively. willard's potential running mates seem to be running way from him. >> if he asked you to be vice president -- >> i would say no. >> that's an absolute no. >> i would say thank you, but no. >> that's fine. she's a city governor. what about pa lenty. >> the answer is, i'm not going to consider that and i've taken myself off the list. >> okay, all right. fine. you don't need to be on the list. they don't want you. they will go old school. >> how many ways can i say it? not me. >> mark why rubio says, rob portman's your guy. let's see what he has it say about it. >> romney/portman, does very a ri

thank you for being with us, "politicsnation" with al sharpton starts right now. >>> welcome to "politicsnation," i'm al sharpton in burbank. do you recognize this face? look closely, it should wring a bell. how about now? that's right, folks, willard mittç romney and george w. bus are one in the same. the whole campaign is built on returning us to the same broken down policies of the bush presidency. he just is betting on american people to have short-term memory. but vice president biden was out reminding us today -- >> governor romney, i think, is counting on collective amnesia of the american people. americans know, americans know, that we can't go back to the future. back to a foreign policy that would have america go it alone. shout to the world you're with us or against us. lash out first and ask questions later. >> lash out first, ask the hard questions later? that was the basis of the bush foreign policy. wage and entire war based on weapons of mass destruction, ask questions later. today, niep years later, willard is trying to take america back to those days. 17 of romney's foreign p

"politicsnation" with al sharpton starts right now. >> welcome to "politicsnation," i'm al sharpton. tonight's lead in the trayvon martin case, the defense makes it's case. five days to good until a grand jury is convened, and we're seeing a push from the george zimmerman defense team. his father speaking out saying his son was walking back to his car after the 911 operator told him not to follow trayvon. here is what happens next. >> there was a sidewalk that goes to his left, and trayvon came from that area, he asked my son if he had a problem, and george said no, i don't have a problem, and trayvon said, well you do now. he punched him, broke his nose, knocked him on to the sidewalk, and beat him. >> his nose was broken, and is it true that he had injuries to the back of his head, sir? >> yes, sir, he did. >> we still don't know what happened that night. we know the police report says zimmerman was bleeding from the nose. and that he did not need a ambulance that was on the scene. the zimmerman defense team is about to roll out a zimmerman defense website and his new attorney know

"politicsnation" with al sharpton starts right now. >>> welcome to "politicsnation," i'm al sharpton. tonight's lead, cutting through the gop spin on women and work. we start at today's convention for the national rival association which was willard romney's big chance to win over gun toting conservatives to convince them he is one of them despite his past positions. >> there is one more person i would like to introduce. this is a hero of mine. i happen to believe that all moms are working moms, and if you have five sons, why your work is never over, my sweet heart ann romney. >> let me give a shout out to all moms that are working. and by the way, to all dad that's are working. we love all of you. >> moms are heros. isn't that a different conversation than expected at a national gun convention. ann romney's appearance came one day after a tv pundant said ann never worked a day in her life. republicans have pounced on this one, this one comment they have gone over and over again, and they used it to gloss over their attacks on women's health. and the serious deficit compared to the pr

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. >>> welcome to "politicsnation," i'm al al sharpton. tonight's lead, willard mitt romney has a problem in this election, and democrats will not let him forget about it. >> i fought against long odds in a deep blue state, but i was a severely conservative governor. >> your severely conservative all right. you support the ryan budget, you're severely conservative on women's rights, and perhaps most of all, you're severely conservative on immigration. >> with regards to illegal immigration, of course we build a fence, and of course we do not give instate tuition credits to people who have come here illegally. that only attracts people that people come take advantage. >> if you don't deport them, how do you send them home? >> the answer is self deportation, people decide they can do better. >> i think you see a model here in arizona. >> of course we build a fence. the answer is is self-deportation, arizona immigration is a model. if congress passed the dream act i would veto it. that's severely conservative, all right, but it's also severel

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"politicsnation" with al sharpton starts right now. sfls welcome to "politicsnation," i'm al sharpton. breaking news tonight. george zimmerman's defense team quits. turning craig sonner and hal uhrig met with the press moments ago, dropping this bomb shell. >> as of now, we are withdrawing as counsel for mr. zimmerman. we lost contact with him. up to this point we've had contact everyday. he's gone on his own. i'm not sure what he's doing or who he's talking to, but at this point, we're withdrawing as counsel. as of, i believe, sunday, and the last couple days, he has not returned phone calls or text messages or e-mails, leading me to believe that i can't go forward speaking to the public about george zimmerman in this case, as help representing him. because i've lost contact with him. >> as of sunday we lost contact with george. er with professionals. craig sonner, craig sonner pa, hal uhrig the defense group, we do this for a living. we try to do a good job of it. but we are not putting ourselves out to the public for continuing repr

"politicsnation" with al sharpton starts now. >> welcome to "politics nation." i'm al sharpton. explosive new details emerging in the secret service scandal. er with learning as many as 21 foreign women were brought to the hotel in colombia last wednesday night. they were reportedly with 11 secret serviceç agents, and te military officers. who were staying in the hotel. in the days leading up to president obama's visit. an nbc news reports that the 11 agents had copies of the president's day by day, minute by minute schedule, potentially a major security breech. and more breaking news today, congressman peter king, chairman of the house, homeland security committee, told nbc news the secret service sent agents to colombia to interview all of the women involved. he says the secret service now has all of the women's ids and they are conducting an extensive background check to make sure they aren't affiliated with any drug trafficking or terrorist group. there are many unanswered questions here. how serious a breech was is this? was security compromised? and how far does this prob

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"politicsnation" with al sharpton starts right now. >> welcome to "politicsnation," i'm al sharpton, tonight's lead, carl rove is worried about the election, and is the backpack spending in all the wrong ways. here is how he is going after the president. >> obama! ♪ i'm so in love with you >> nice! >> he is a jackass.ç >> obama! obama! obama! oh yeah. >> i'm sorry, was that the baoba campaign add? i loved it. i thought it was great. i never thought i would live to say these words, but even donald trump agrees with me. >> i thought it was a terrible ad. it made him bigger than life. it made him a super celebrity. i think it was a terrible ad by the republicans. i think if anything, when i first saw it, i thought the democrats put it out. >> today the romney campaign jumped on the campaign saying the president spent the week slow-jamming the news, striking the heisman pose, and trying to pick the fight over student loans. they're trying to attack the president on one of his biggest strengths -- popularity. 56% of americans say the president is likable. only 27% feel the same way about

thanks for being with us, "politicsnation" with al sharpton starts right now. >> welcome to "politicsnation," i'm al sharpton, tonight's lead, breaking news in the trayvon martin case, newly released documents reveal the key parts of the prosecution's case against george zimmerman. we got the documents right after he appeared in the court for the first time. he went to face charges of second-degree murder, and for the first time since his fateful 911 call, we heard him speak. >> mr. zimmerman, yes, sir. >> appears here for your first appearance that the time for a charge of murder in the second degree, and you are respected by mr. o'mara is that true? >> yes. >> he will be arraigned on may 29th. the release of the documents are a big deal shedding new light on how this case will be prosecuted. prosecutor angela corey writes "trayvon martin was on his way back to the townhouse where he was living when he was profiled by george zimmerman. martin was unarmed and not committing a crime. zimmerman observed him and assumed martin was a criminal. zimmerman felt martin did not belong in the gated c

. >>> welcome back to "politicsnation," live from los angeles with a story that changed the city andfour los angeles police officers were caught on camera, brutally beating rodney king following what started out as a routine traffic stop. . he was hit more than 50 part-times with a baton, and kicked six times. he suffered kidney damage, and his face is is still numb. on april 29th, 1992, the world was shocked again when the four police officers who peat him were found not guilty on charges including excessive force. >> the yur find the defendant not guilty. [ bleep ]. >> within hours of the verdict, los angeles was on fire. the ryons would become the worse in u.s. history. >> what's a fire here is a auto supply store, and a thrifty drugstore. two businesses, lots of jobs just going up in flames. >> i'm probably going to loseç this store to fire. we hire about 350 employees. >> people lewded everything. >> at least 53 people died and billions lost scores of businesses that were lewded and one man was pulled from his rig and beating to death on live tv. at the height of the violence,

"politicsnation" starts right now. >> welcome to "politicsnation," i'm martin bashir, reverend al sharpton will be here laty9ñ he is in washington at the national action network, and he will be live with an interview with trayvon martin's parents. here is the special prosecutor, angela corey. >> good evening, everyone. i'm angela corey, the special prosecutor for the trayvon martin case. just moments ago we spoke on the phone with sybrina fulton and tracey martin. we told them weeks ago that we would get answers for their questions no matter where the quest led us. and it is the search for justice for trayvon that has brought us to this moment. the team here with me has worked tirelessly looking for answers in trayvon martin's death. i want to introduce to you one of my top homicide prosecutors, and john guide, my other top homicide investigator. also is jim madden from the florida department of law enforcement, dominic pate, our sheriff john rutherford. we appreciate so much all of their cooperation in this. i especially want6ii to thank m two investigators who have spent countless hours

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even better. ♪ axelr . >>> welcome back to "politicsnation."conomy under george w. bush, you will love it under willard romney. here is a press secretary describing the economic platform for 2012. >> it's less government spending, lowering taxes so small businesses can grow and employ more people. we understand that the private sector is the engine of the economy. not the government. >> now, how different is that concept from what was -- what were the policy ls of the bush administration. >> i think it's just updated. >> the bush policies updated, what could go wrong? we all know the answer. under bush, debt exploded, the stock index collapsed 40%, and 4.4 million jobs were lost in bush's last year in office alone. check out this chart showing the bleeding jobs and the turn around under president obama. the red bars show job loss under bush. the blue bars show job growth. the republican plan just wants to update those plans, mr. president, what's your take? >> here is the news, we tried this for eight years before i took office. at the beginnin

. >>> welcome back to "politicsnation." we have some big news tonight.ngeles times is reporting that willard romney released his taxes from the last 12 years. the "washington post" says, "only romney has been willing to talk about his financial affairs" they also said that governor george romney put all presidential contenders on the spot. wait, that's the wrong romney. those articles are from 1967 with mitt's father, george, became the first presidential candidate. he only released one full year's returns showing he made $21.6 million, but he paid a tax rate of just 13.9%. that's far blow what many middle class people pay. people that make a lot less money are paying more in taxes. president obama wants to change that. he wants the rich to pay more, and romney wants him to pay less. the vice president was on the road thursday talking about it. >> the romney rule says let's double down on tax cuts for the wealthy. that's another trillion dollars in tax cuts going to the top 1% of american taxpayers. i don't blame her for crying, she is going to inherit i

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. ♪ >>> welcome back to "politicsnation."lot of time demonizing people who relied on food stamps to feed their families. >> no program in our government has surged out of control more dramatically than food stamps. >> president obama is the most effective food stamp president in american history. no president has put more people on food stamps than obama. >> multimillion dollar lottery winners are getting food stamps. >> if you don't have a job and you're not rich, blame yourself. >> they also love attacking programs that help the poor. the new paul ryan budget would cut food stamp funding by $133 billion over ten years. but in this debate, facts matter. and i have some food for thought for the gop. food stamps actually help reduce poverty. a new government study shows that food stamps have lowered the poverty rate by nearly 8% in 2009. the most recent data in the study. the food stamp program also lifted more than 5 bill million people including over 2 million children above the poverty line in 2010. facts matter republicans

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. >>> welcome back to "politicsnation," today, house republicans made it clear who they really care aboutpanies every everyday americans. these priorities were revealed in a vote to help students burdened by college loans instead of closing tax loopholes, they settled for cuts on women's health. the bill they passed eliminates a preventive health care program that covers hundreds and thousands of screenings for breast and cervical health. >> now we're going to have a fight over women's health -- give me a break. this is the latest blank in the so called war on women. entirely created -- entirely created by my colleaguesç acro the aisle for political game. >> no war on women, but you just voted to cut $6 billion on services that help women, and then you have the nerve so say this. >> people want to politicize this because it's an election year, but my god, do we have to fight about everything? >> fight about everything? that's your entire agenda, and you have been doing it since day one. a new book alleges that while president obama and his wife were dancing at the inaugural ball, lawmake

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i'm al sharpton, this is "politicsnation," thanks for watching. "hardball" starts right now. >> romney now says the rich like him should be congratulated, let's play "hardball." >>> good evening, i'm chris matthews in washington. leading off tonight, america at the cross roads. this country now confronts a choice that is starker than anyone could have imagined. the man that carries the republican banner for presidency has thrown down the challenge. all of his talk about liking to fire people, having two cadillacs, pals that own nascar teams, he now thinks it means something big. he wants to live in a country where financial wealth like his should be congratulated. let romney and his wife -- let obama and his wife depend on student loans, the republican parties for the successful. the successful, as i said in the latest speech, are to be congratulated. the successful are to call the shots. it's unbelievable. newt gingrich says he will drop out of the race after he spends one more weekend enjoying the good life. and another problem for romney, barac

parents of trayvon martin, they will give a special then provide an interview with the parents on "politicsnationtes ahead. john, i have red everything you have written about this case, and you quite frankly have felt that it has stunk from the beginning. >> yes. there is so many unanswered questions. i'm not a prosecutor, and i agree with kendall coffey, the masterful angela corey, but just with your own eyes, so much questions were raised about what happened, and why certain things leaked out about george zimmerman's stories didn't add up with what we were seeing with our own eyes and hearing with our ears from that 911 call. from the beginning i thought this case stunk, and from the beginning i thought that the idea that a person could shoot and kill an unarmed child, and not be in jail to at least be held accountable in a court of law, it really shook my faith in the justice system. i have to tell you martin, after watching angela corey's presentation -- >> jonathan, i'm afraid i have to leave you, reverend al sharpton is about to speak. >> let me say 45 days ago, trayvon martin was murdered.