all that and rachel maddow joins us tonight. buckle up. this is "the ed show." let's get to work. just like the meteor slamming into russia, elizabeth warren is already banging heads in the senate. >> the question i really want to ask is about how tough you are. >> we'll show you how the new sheriff of wall street is outclassing her fellow freshmen, and how the new cop on the beat means trouble for big banks. >>> ten years after george w. bush dragged the country into war in iraq, and explosive new documentary narrated by rachel maddow details the trail of deception like never before. rachel joins me to preview the film tonight. >>> plus, the big congressional panel on john boehner's decision to go on vacation before we go off another cliff. >>> it was the biggest meteor blast in 100 years. so how did we know about an asteroid the size of a swimming pool but not a meteorite the size of a house? good to have you with us tonight, folks. thanks for watching. progressives finally have something to be hopeful about when it comes to congress. now, the 113th congress kicked off in a pret

most of the time, "the rachel maddow show" is safe family viewing. if you are watching with the kids right now, you might consider asking them to run to the kitchen to grab a snack for a sec or maybe cover their eyes and ears. the most recent details to come out of freedomworks i think may possibly be rated r. david corn of mother jones magazine has been getting all the details on that implosion at freedomworks. and he repeated most recently on a freedomworks promotional video which the group apparently planned to show to thousands of their supporters at a big conference called free pac. now i'm not going to read the words that are on your screen right now that describe what was in that video. you can read it for yourself while you cover the eyes of your child. this is what adam brandon, the vice president executive president of freedomworks asked two female interns to do with their time interning for freedomworks. and while acting out that particular instruct from their boss at work, quote, one intern wore a hillary clinton mask, the other wore a gi

"the rachel maddow show" is starting right now. good evening, rachel. great job last night, again. >> thank you, ed. i have to tell you, i'm having a little trouble with my audio right now. so we'll see how my show goes tonight. >> if you can hear me, you can just give me gestures. >> okay. i've been talking for 35 years. i can probably fill some audio for you if you need me to. >> i think i'm all right, as listening as i hold perfectly still. all right. >> you sound fantastic as always. >> thank you. >> all systems go. no problem, houston. >> all right, thank you, man. i appreciate it. and thanks to you at home for joining us this hour. ought to be more exciting than usual. let's see. president obama's state of the union address last night lasted almost exactly 60 minutes, with not quite 7,000 words. it was a little longer than average in terms of word count. the speech was interrupted 83 times for applause, according to a tally by the national journal. there was no notable disruption in the audience this year, no moment like a republican congressman y

rachel maddow starts right now. rachel, tremendous job last night. >> thank you, ed. thank you for being so effusive about it. but also for focusing so much on issues at the heart of it. you've been really, really kind. >> well, it was jaw-dropping. >> yeah. >> you know, you almost feel guilty living through that period. but there were voices on the left, only 23 in the senate that came up with a very courageous vote. i hope it's a lesson to america for generations to come. great work, my friend. >> thank you. i really appreciate it, ed. thanks a lot. and thanks to you at home for staying with us for the next hour. as ed mentioned, last night we did air this new msnbc documentary on why the iraq war happened. it has sparked a lot of discussion, particularly the new reporting in the film. we've had a lot of feedback on it. i'm really glad we did it. we're now talking about hopefully reairing it some more times on msnbc. but a lot of people have been asking specifically about the timing. why do this now. well, we specifically did not time the new documentary to coincide

"the rachel maddow show" starts right now. you know, rachel, the russians must have thought they were getting bombed or something. i mean, the videotape, and so many people that caught this is just absolutely amazing. it's really pictures we've never seen before. >> the fact that there was so much video of it is amazing. but ed, there is actually at least one russian politician who is a truther on this matter and who says it wasn't a meteor at all. he has another theory. we're going to be featuring him later on in the show tonight. >> sounds great. have a great night. >> you too. appreciate it. thanks to you at home joining us as well. happy friday. after the last mid-term elects in 2010, the one where the republicans did so well, after those mid-terms, the first major special election that got a lot of national attention ended up being this one, right? the scott brown senate race in massachusetts. long-time democratic senator ted kennedy had died during his term in office. so they held a special election to fill ted kennedy's

it's hosted by rachel maddow, tonight at 9:00, right here on msnbc.e sequester situation. the deadline is creeping closer but compromise seems as far away as ever. plus mark sanford is not shying away from that scandal that chased him out of politics for a while. our president's day gaggle will be here next. but first, no soup for you. white house is closed. don't forget to check it out on facebook. the patient, presented with a hairline fracture to the mandible and contusions to the metacarpus. what do you see? um, i see a duck. be more specific. i see the aflac duck. i see the aflac duck out of work and not making any money. i see him moving in with his parents and selling bootleg dvds out of the back of a van. dude, that's your life. remember, aflac will give him cash to help cover his rent, car payments and keep everything as normal as possible. i see lunch. [ monitor beeping ] let's move on. [ male announcer ] find out what a hospital stay could really cost you at aflac.com. from capital one... boris earns unlimited rewards for his small business

and those who say this is no big deal, they are enabling the next guy to be even worse. >> did rachel maddow get a private audience with the president? >> exactly right. >> that's outrageous that statement from her, howie. i think that is outrageous. >> no one, yeah, we do care a rats, but we care ten rats about that. >> she was putting it in the form of a question. should the public care whether or not journalists have access to some of these more routine events? bill, you're making the point, it's not just a golf game he could fall and break his leg or whatever. but at the same time, i think to a lot of folks, let's be honest here, looks like self-interested pleading on the part of the white house press corps. >> this is not as much about us as it is about what the public gets to know and who tells them. the white house can tell them, but do you always trust the white house or do you want a somewhat disinterested outside view? >> howie, you know, this week we had a great example of the sequesteration and the white house bringing in out of town reporters. >> these are the automatic budget c

"the rachel maddow show" starts right now. melissa harris-perry filling tonight. >>

the "rachel maddow show" starts right now. good evening, rachel. >> good evening, ed. thank you very much. and thanks to you at home for joining us this hour. to those of you who are still snowed in on the east coast, i salute you, and i empathize. barely escaped myself. a big thanks to melissa harris-perry for filling in for me on friday when i was snowed in. when pope benedict xvi announced today that he would resign as pope, that he would abdicate the papacy, the move was greeted, frankly, with shock that something that has not happened in 600 years is happening right now. but it was also clear immediately that even though nothing like this has happened in 600 years, or 598 years to be exact, the catholic church nevertheless had a plan ready to go. even though no pope has resigned his seat since the year 1415, and this resignation announcement today from pope benedict was totally unexpected, despite all of that, there is apparently an agreed upon protocol for what happens in an instance like this. once pope benedict leaves the vatican on february 28th, the church sa

"the rachel maddow show" starts right now. after the last mid-term elects in 2010, the one where the republicans did so well, after those mid-terms, the first major special election that got a lot of national attention ended up being this one, right? the scott brown senate race in massachusetts. long-time democratic senator ted kennedy had died during his term in office. so they held a special election to fill ted kennedy's seat in january 2011. after the november '10 mid terms. republicans were over the moon with how well they did in midterms. then they were over the moon and over the moon again when this previously unknown republican state legislature scott brown won that u.s. senate seat and found himself going to washington. now scott brown did not stay there long. he ended up serving only a partial term in ted kennedy's seat. when he had to defend that seat in this last election in november, he lost the seat as an incumbent by eight points. scott brown and herman cain were both announced this week as the latest contributo

but we here at "the rachel maddow show," were not the only ones suspicious of his tweets. others found it unlikely that this was a pocket tweet. he even went so far as to try personally to recreate a scott brown level pocket tweet himself with his own phone in his own pocket with the screen on, mashing the keyboard. here is what he got. m, quote, only one character was inputted. and i was vigorously matching it in my pants for a while for science. it is kind of hard to believe that the word was a butt dial. one thing is certain, when presented with an opportunity to apparently embarrass one or both of his daughters, scott brown will take that opportunity. >> arianna definitely is not available, but aylar is. >> stop. >> ayla was teaching me how to obviously get on facebook and twitter, and there were areas i didn't really understand. after her concert, we were here in the living room. and responded to a couple of people. and then put it in my pocket. the next thing i wake up -- >> becomes a news story, scott. >> you know, drunk tweet, butt tweet, pocket tweet, whatever, no

"the rachel maddow show" starts right now. good evening, rachel. great story you broke last night. >> thank you very much. we have a follow-up on that scoop tonight that i'm really looking forward to, ed. thanks a lot. >> it's got a lot of liberals troubled, no question about it. >> and i also think in the business that we are in, i spend a lot of time defending us from people who say that we're just like fox. there is a lot of criticism from the left from this administration who people who see themselves as principled liberals, and it's civil. that's really different than the dynamic you see on the right. and i'm real proud of that. >> no question about it. thanks. >> thanks a lot, man. thanks to you at home as well for joining us this hour. there is lots going on right now in the news, including some unexpected progress on the issue of guns and public safety. they said it couldn't be done. also today, the unheralded but fairly dramatic resolution of a fight that senate republicans said they would win, but today they lost. also today crime and pun

here is a "rachel maddow show" related sample. the home of massachusetts native and show producer. his folks still live there. as you can see there that is the top of the mail box. and oh, my stars, that is a stop sign, not a child-sized hip-length stop sign, a real life stop sign and the snow goes almost all the way to the top, just outside of boston yesterday. now this is summerville, massachusetts, before the roads were plowed, the sidewalks shovelled. while there was still a driving ban in effect for the whole state. but these hearty souls were out with the card table, in the snow, canvassing for the signatures. it takes more than two feet of snow to stop politics in massachusetts, there was a reason for that. when john kerry became secretary of state, he had to resign his seat in the senate. mo cowan was chosen to fill it. he says he will not run in the special election, so both parties have to pick the candidates and fast. the deadline is roughly two weeks from now for any candidates in the special election to turn in 10,000

. >>> and last night rachel maddow ripped the scab off the wound with her document "hubris." >> it atorst deception. it is at worst incompetence. >> tonight david corn of mother jones on what the movie couldn't show. it's a new day. if your a man with low testosterone, you should know that axiron is here. the only underarm treatment for low t. that's right, the one you apply to the underarm. axiron is not for use in women or anyone younger than 18. axiron can transfer to others through direct contact. women, especially those who are or who may become pregnant, and children should avoid contact where axiron is applied as unexpected signs of puberty in children or changes in body hair or increased acne in women may occur. report these signs and symptoms to your doctor if they occur. tell your doctor about all medical conditions and medications. do not use if you have prostate or breast cancer. serious side effects could include increased risk of prostate cancer; worsening prostate symptoms; decreased sperm count; ankle, feet, or body swelling; enlarged or painful breasts; problems breat

. >> jon: 101 of them during the rachel maddow show? >> what's up is water-gate they're calling it. this is absurd. this is a young man who gave a speech in english, and in spanish, to a party that has had problems recruiting hispanics, i mean, why could they not pay any attention at all to the con at the point in time of the speech, whether or not they agreed with it. >> it's not so much about marco rubio drinking the water. it's about the media drinking the kool-aid for obama, that's what it's about. >> there's such a thing as fumbling forward. in 1988 bill clinton made a terrible speech at democratic national convention. and went on the carson show and-- >> ar the pac says if you give money, you get a water bottle. hydrated. >> jon: tweeted this hispanic senator and the media tells it. and nen nen dez ignored. >> the reality with menendez there's substance abuse to be covered and not getting into the issue with underage prostitutes i think it's unclear what went on there. the stuff that is clear they don't want to cover, but they want to cover someone taking a sip of water. i act

david corn, michael isikoff, the brains behind this great documentary that rachel maddow will presento you, "hubris, the selling of the iraq war." there is no better thing to do tonight than to watch this thing. >>> up next, only took 148 years, but mississippi, remember every molehill in mississippi, has officially come out against slavery. boy, they're up to date. and this is "hardball," the place for politics. [ male announcer ] i've seen incredible things. otherworldly things. but there are some things i've never seen before. this ge jet engine can understand 5,000 data samples per second. which is good for business. because planes use less fuel, spend less time on the ground and more time in the air. suddenly, faraway places don't seem so...far away. ♪ suddenly, faraway places don't seem so...far away. try running four.ning a restaurant is hard, fortunately we've got ink. it gives us 5x the rewards on our internet, phone charges and cable, plus at office supply stores. rewards we put right back into our business. this is the only thing we've ever wanted to do and ink helps us do

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love letters released in time for valentine's day this year, but for valentine's day eve, the "rachel maddow" show gives you president lbj ordering pants in all of its glory. happy valentine's day eve, america, this is how you know i love you. the best new thing in the world. >>> good morning. happy valentine's day. first look, free at last. some 4,000 passengers stuck aboard a carnival cruise ship with few toilets and no power since sunday are pulling into port right now. >>> pope benedict's sendoff have the faithful on their feet. >>> bloomberg's latest target. >>> plus, the world's largest airline, one billion rides around the world. >>> a skier with a wildly exciting back flip. we'll give ut back story. good morning. 4200 passengers are hoping to set foot on dry land this morning after a disaster at sea. carnival's triumph cruise liner lost power sunday causing it to become stranded with little food and fewer working bathroom. jay gray is live in alabama where the ship is set to dock. jay, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, to you. yeah, it's been described by passengers as a diffi