. >> last night on the "rachel maddow show" journalist told rachel that ryan's plan for medicare may hurt the ticket in florida. >> rightly or wrongly, he's perceived as someone out to kill medicare and medicaid and for that matter, doesn't feel all that good about social security. now, this is toxic in florida. i'm not saying romney will lose florida, i'm saying as of today, he has less chance of carrying it than he had before, which is one reason he went to florida by himself. i think it's fairly obvious it's one reason he didn't go to orlando. >> the rachel maddow show 9:00 p.m. eastern. >>> elsewhere in politics, new jersey governor chris christie will be giving the keynote speak at the republican national committee. christie said he plans to make an emphatic speech, making the case for electing mitt romney and paul ryan. christie told "u.s.a. today" he's grinding away on the fourth draft of his speech. he said he's going to be offering some very direct and hard truths to the people of the country about the trouble that we're in. >>> well a policeman and two others are dead this

she hosts "the rachel maddow show" on msnbc five nights a week.pped it down for you and left only the absolutely essential stuff. >> steve: great. >> jimmy: yeah, take a look. >> newt gingrich had an ultrasound, and it revealed a small horse inside his stomach. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: now you're all caught up. you can watch the show next week. you all will be all caught up. >> steve: that's what the show is? >> jimmy: what's that? >> steve: that's the show? >> jimmy: that is the show, yes. it's fantastic. >> steve: newt gingrich having a horse in his stomach? >> jimmy: boiled down, yes, basically, that's the 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.

. >> last night on the rachel maddow show, frank rich questioned who in the republican party will challenge the ultra conservative wing and the kind of thinking displayed by congressman akin. he told rachel in his view it won't be mitt romney. >> who are the people in that party who are going to stand up for women's rights? this is a party where in the senate the entire republican caucus voted for the flake amendment, the blunt amendment, excuse me. >> oh, yeah. >> which allowed employers to sort of basically stop any kind of health care coverage that dealt with women's issues. it wasn't framed that way. the only one to vote against it in the senate on the republican side was owe olympia snow who, of course, is leaving the senate. >> each night, rachel maddow takes on the biggest stories of the day with in-depth analysis and all sides of the issue. don't miss the rachel maddow show weeknights at 9:00 pm. >>> despite earlier reports, fbi officials tell the l.a. times they are not investigating any criminal wrong doing by members of the congress who were involved in unusual late-night swim in

host of msnbc's the rachel maddow show, rachel maddow. editor of the national review rich lowry is here, a big advocate for paul ryan in the closing days. and from north carolina, washington fellow of the clairemont institute, bill bennett for whom a young paul ryan once worked. as if at 42 he's no longer young. welcome to all of you. >> still young. >> chuck todd, you can tell i'm -- you know, i'm -- >> you feel old now. that's what you're trying to say. >> that's what i'm trying to say. this is an exciting time. we are in a new phase of this campaign. you heard it from david axelrod at the top of the program. there is this new intensity. let's go back to basics here. why did mitt romney make this choice? >> he needed to relaunch his campaign. i think that's clear. he made that decision. if you think about what they thought this race was going to be, you know, stuart stevens, the chief strategist would argue this for months on end, this is going to be about president obama and it's going to be a referendum and it's going to be about the

. >>> and last night on the rachel maddow show the son of one of the wisconsin shooting victims told rachel about what he calls soft attacks. everyday low level harassment and intimidation against immigrants. >> there's a lot of soft attacks that happen on immigrants. and by soft i mean things that kind of go unnoticed or like a broken window or somebody slashes your tires. essentially these soft attacks, i thought it was just happening to me once in awhile. we had a congregation at our house of well over 200 people that came to pay their respects to my father. and the more stories i would hear from them of these soft attacks, where people thought oh, it's not something we should tell people, it's not something we should just let, you know, push it out there, they wouldn't even tell their friends and family. i didn't tell mine, until they started telling their stories and i started thinking to myself, oh, my god, how many soft attacks are actually happening out there. >> don't miss the rachel maddow show weeknights at 9:00 eastern on msnbc. the place for politics. >>> a federal judge

." >>> last night on "the rachel maddow show," "the washington post's" edie deon gave his thought ofy, saying he had the same trouble as mccain in 2008 because he can't move to the middle of the political spectrum. >> he's got to make more and more of an effort to win them over when he ought to be shaking that etch-a-sketch and trying to appeal to undecideds, to moderate voters, and especially to women, where he has an enormous gap. so, i think that he's going to have this contradiction of not being in a position to appeal to more moderate voters because he's going to have to constantly reassure the social conservatives who largely voted against him in the primary. >> "the rachel maddow show" week nights at 9:00 p.m. eastern on msnbc, the place for politics. >>> and now here's your "first look" at how wall street kicks off the day. the dow opens at 13,057 after tumbling 115 points yesterday. the s&p dropped 11 and the nasdaq fell 20. looking at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo, the nikkei sank 107 points, while in hong kong, the hang seng plunged 252. >>> well, investors banki

the "the rachel maddow show" starts right now. >> thank you for staying with us. part of the problem for waiting about politics this year -- in this case we're all waiting for the mitt romney vice-presidential announcement -- part of the problem with anticipating a big announcement is that practically every time somebody in republican presidential politics has said this year they are going to make a big announcement, it has been a big letdown. i don't know if this happens every year, but this past year, it is starting to approach sat ire. a year ago tonight, political watchers on the edge of our seeds after the candidate said he is going to make a major announcement the following day. everybody starts trying to read the tea leaves, trying to figure out what this announcement could possibly be. at that point jon huntsman's campaign was not a joke. he was still seen as a potential contender in the race. political reporters flocked to florida where this major announcement was set to take place, and then this was it. >> people like jon huntsman, i believe, are the bes

the "rachel maddow show" starts now.ood evening to the nas of nighttime television, rachel maddow. >> nice. this is getting better and better, this gossip from michael, i have to say. i must tell you, you having nas on is very, very cool. illmatic was absolutely formative to my dna. i would not be who i am without their record. >> i could intuit that. >> have a great weekend. and thanks to you at home for staying with us for the next hour. honestly, i have to tell you y have been looking forward to this show for a long time. as you know, today, the new jobs report came out showing the economy added more jobs than economists expected but not enough. the unemployment rate ticked up slightly to 8.3%. president obama and mitt romney gave simultaneous speeches about the economy and about the campaign shortly after the jobs report came out. the president speaking in washington, mitt romney speaking in nevada. honestly, it's not that weerdz for them to be giving split screen speeches. that's going to happen more and more over t

well, "the rachel maddow show" staff obsession has not stopped. as you heard, the u.s. women's soccer team got vindication and beat the team who beat them in the world cup. they beat japan to win the gold today's gold medal match in soccer. yay! whoo! . naturally we took totally unjustifiable pride in our role in this victory, in team sausa' golden moment and they came on our show one time last year. surely that propelled them to victory. or not. not at all? you feel this way inappropriately when you feel pride in something that happens in your country. folks at home right now are taking tremendous pride tonight in the american winning a gold medal in the olympics and the people who are taking pride unlike us, totally deserve it big time. last night we reported this story of collarry sa shields, the american boxer from flint, michigan. her hometown has gone all in for her. she is 17 years old and has been boxes since she was 11. she credited her hometown for their emotional and financial support in getting her to these games. today she fought for the gold medal in the m

as my friend rachel maddow explained last night, she hosts "the rachel maddow show". you've probably heard of it. it's terrific. you should watch it every day. if akin didn't drop out today, it becomes really hard for him to drop out. he's got to get a court order. it's a total mess. but today we heard akin's decision, which was the most welcome big-d decision since lebron james decided to take his talents to south beach. >> right off the bat to make things clear, i want to make things absolutely clear, which is we're going to continue with this race for the u.s. senate. >> for two days, establishment republicans and tea party conservatives alike have pressured, have begged akin to please leave the race. get out of there. but akin explained on mike huckabee's radio show that his comments about legitimate rape and female bodies having ways to, quote, shut that whole thing down, will not keep him from seeking higher office. >> i've had a chance now to have run through a primary and the party people said, when you win the primary, then we'll be with you. well, they were

they enjoy watching movies on turner classic and political commentator rachel maddow on msnbc. >> and the whole news >> and the whole news feed goes ahhh. and we all start crying happy tears and we just want to say, uh, congratulations on your wedding. >> congratulations! >> bob and eileen, former beauty queen, former navy pilot, newlyweds in idaho, who watch this show, you have made a whole bunch of really, sometimes occasionally cynical kids in new york city very proud and very happy today. you are the best new thing in the world today. >> yeah! [ applause ] >>ow back to work! >> that's really what it's like here. best new thing. that does it for us tonight. >>> tripped up. mitt romney wraps up his three nation gaffe-ridden overseas tour. so how will it affect him here at home? >> high ticket high rise. what $100 million can get in in new york city. >> and three's a charm. england's duchess of cambridge is once again crowned best dressed by "vanity fair." good morning, everyone. i'm little berry. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> and we're going to begin this morning with a tumultu

well, the rachel maddow show obsession with the soccer team has not stopped.bly already heard, the u.s. soccer team got vindication. they beat the team who beat them in the world cup. they beat japan to win today's olympic gold medal match in soccer. yay! whew! now, naturally we took totally unjustifiable pride in our role in this victory, in team usa cease golden moment. they came on our show at one point at olast year. certainly that propelled them to victory, right? certainly you feel pride. but there are folks at home taking tremendous pride tonight in an american winning a gold medal in the olympics. and unlike us, they deserve it big time. last night, we reported the story of clarissa shields. her hometown has gone all in. she's been boxing since she was 11. today, claressa shields fought for the gold medal in the middleweight boxing division. more than 300 of her fellow flinters watched the fight on tv there. more than 100 people, more than 100 other people watched and cheered at the auditorium at northwestern high school where she goes to school. she's

the "rachel maddow show" starts right now. good evening, rachel. >> good evening, ed. thanks, my friend. and thanks to you at home for being with us this hour. this is james leon holmes. he goes by leon, not by james. but he was the president of the arkansas right to life group. he headed up in arkansas an effort to amend the state's constitution to ban all abortion. even in instances where the pregnancy could hurt the mother or where it was caused by incest or where it was caused by rape. the idea that being a rape victim might be enough to excuse you from the state forcing you to carry a child to term, that idea really got under james leon holmes' skin. he wrote a letter once to the editor of the moline daily dispatch explaining people should stop worrying about rape victims in cases like this. he said, quote, concern for rape victims is a red herring because conceptions from rape occur with approximately the same frequency as snowfall in miami. that's james leon holmes. he wrote that in 1980. during the george w. bush administration, president bush gave him a lifeti

. >>> the best new thing in the world today ended up involving the whole "rachel maddow show" staff. and something unexpectedly heartbreakingly awesome from the great state of idaho. the best new thing in the world is great tonight. quick, awesome, coming up at the end of the show. also important >>> in 2009, a congressman from ohio said something on the house floor that prompted one of the all-time greatest politics headlines in the cleveland plain dealer. steve latourettte blames d.c. sucking sound on politicians sphincters. that was a headline in the newspaper, and the newspaper was not a lie. here is what prompted the line from congressman latourettte. >> ross perot when he ran for president in 1992 talked about the giant sucking sound. well, today there's another giant sucking sound going on in washington, d.c., and that's the tightening of sphincters on both sides of pennsylvania avenue as people are having to explain who put into the stimulus bill this provision of law. >> see, the headline was not wrong. he did actually blame a d.c. sucking sound on politicians' sphincters. c

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. >> lean forward with "the rachel maddow show." >> one of the worst wildfires is in northern california about 170 miles north of sacramento and it's forced the evacuation of about 3,000 people. fire crews are attacking by air because the flames are burning in such deep forests that they can't reach it by ground. the blaze has burned more than 33 square miles and more than 50 buildings. >> and now here's your first look at some of the other news going on around america today. in utah this is some chilling video but an important reminder to never take train crossings lightly. this video has been released and shows the moment of impact when a woman turned off the street and went right into the path of an oncoming commuter train without bothering to stop for the crossing arm. authorities released these disturbing images in the hopes no one else will make the same fatal mistake. >> and in florida a police officer has been fired after showing his own dash board camera shows him grabbing a woman's car and slamming her into a car. he then yanked her hair and shoved her against the vehicle two m

. >> don't miss the rachel maddow show week nights at 9:00 eastern here on msnbc, the place for politics. elsewhere the results are in from three republican primaries. wrestling secretary won in connecticut. she spent $61 million combined in the primary and her failed senate run in 2010. in wisconsin, former gop governor tommy thompson fought off three rifles for the nomination and in florida congress john micah beat a tea party congresswoman to win the nomination in the newly formed district. elsewhere authority in central washington state said a fast-moving wildfire has destroyed at least 70 homes. the 40 square mile blaze on the eastern slope of the cascade mountains is just 10% contained. at least 900 people have been evacuated. as high temperatures and a lack of rain continue to plague the u.s., u.s. farmers are struggling to cope with the worst drought in 50 years. jay gray visited one missouri and farming community. >> for many across the midwest, it's never been as difficult as this year. >> this year with the intense heat with the lack of rain, we had two measurable rains since

. >>> the best new thing in the world today ended up involving the whole rachel maddow show staff.omething unexpectedly heartbreakingly awesome from the great state of idaho. the best new thing in the world is great tonight. quick, awesome, coming up at the end of the show, after important news from texas and from something totally undercover in washington today. that's all ahead. stay with us. whoa, look at all those toys. insuring that stuff must be a pain. nah, he's probably got... [ dennis' voice ] allstate. they can bundle all your policies together. lot of paperwork. [ doug's voice ] actually... [ dennis' voice ] an allstate agent can help do the switching and paperwork for you. well, it probably costs a lot. [ dennis' voice ] allstate can save you up to 30% more when you bundle. well, his dog's stupid. [ dennis' voice ] poodles are one of the world's smartest breeds. ♪ bundle and save with an allstate agent. are you in good hands? >>> in 2009, a congressman from ohio said something on the house floor that prompted one of the all-time greatest politics headlines ever in the c

actually, i have to say, been sort of a weird day for us at our offices here at the "rachel maddow show." if you go to our blog right now at maddowblog.com, you will see we have posted video that the bass player from nirvana sent us. video of him throwing our swedish horrible tasting licorice candy to his pet goats. it's fine for them.p>>> >> becaur becaup because that'sbes to work here. tthe whole stafrthe whole staf divertp diverted fdiverted investigation of color ride, which which is what's in that e tastip tasting candy, we'v investigatiinvestigating and w chemipchemist to look into s p on clearing calcium depa from the . itp it's beit's been veryp investigation earlier had the basic from -- here it is eating the candy before he gave it to the goats. we are such fans, that honestly, this thing will go on forever for us. >> he's sniffing. he's chewing. he's eating it. this is good for you. good medicine. this is apollo. eat it. >> and there's more. all of the details are at maddowblog.com right if you want them. more detail than you ever wanted on the subject of aluminum chloride an

actually, i have to say, been sort of a weird day for us at our offices here at the "rachel maddow show." if you go to our blog right now at maddowblog.com, you will see we have posted video that the bass player from nirvana sent us. video of him throwing our swedish horrible tasting licorice candy to his pet goats. it's fine for them. krist novoselic sent this video to us today because that's how awesome it is to work here. frankly, the whole staff has kind of big diverted for months now into an investigation of ammonia chloride, which is what is in that horrible tasting candy. we have been investigating, looklook worked with a chemist to look at ammonia chloride to clear calcium deposits from the yo urethras of goats, and we may have dismissed this earlier if it wasn't for the bassest of nirvana. we're such fans of krist novoselic and nirvana that this is going to go on forever for us. >> he's sniffing. he's chewing. he's eating it. this is good for you. good medicine. this is apollo. eat it. >> and there's more. all of the details are at maddowblog.com right nuif you wt them. more de

nighttime television, rachel maddow. >> nice. this is getting better and better, this gossip from michael, i have to say. i must tell you, you having nas on is very, very cool. illmatic was absolutely formative to my dna. i would not be who i am without their record. >> i could intuit that. >> have a great weekend. and thanks to you at home for staying with us for the next hour. honestly, i have to tell you y have been looking forward to this show for a long time. as you know, today, the new jobs report came out showing the economy added more jobs than economists expected but not enough. the unemployment rate ticked up slightly to 8.3%. president obama and mitt romney gave simultaneous speeches about the economy and about the campaign shortly after the jobs report came out. the president speaking in washington, mitt romney speaking in nevada. honestly, it's not that weerdz for them to be giving split screen speeches. that's going to happen more and more over the next 95 days, as we close in on the election. but what was weird abo