rendell, do you have a problem with that?rev, you didn't ask me a question. >> i just asked you. >> mr. rendell, do you have a problem with that? >> i think we should let michael respond. >> he wants to know why i have a problem with that. >> michael, listen to me for just a second. >> sure, go ahead. >> whether would governor romney says makes sense in a macro economic sense or not, i don't think it does, but it ignores human pain. it ignores suffering of u.s. citizens. look, it -- he was a good governor. i served with him for several years. he was a good governor. he's obviously an intelligent guy but he's tone deaf. it's the reason why i don't think he'll ever get elected president. the american people want their neighbors to be able to preserve their right to own a home up to the very end. they want every chance, and ironically al this morning beau biden was on "morning joe" outlining a program that several attorneys general are doing all across the country which says before the foreclosure takes place there has to be med

i think that might have been part of what rendell was getting at. >> exactly. they can't really explain what they're there and what they're looking for. you can't say, can i give you tomorrow? they don't know what it is. they say a job. what kind? there are jobs that are out there. they don't want to start at the bottom. others are protesting obamacare. there is not one consensus of what they're there for. because other people are carrying signs and they don't know what the sign said 'cause they were paid to be there. it's not like the tea party. it was self-generated. a lot of this is a political campaign. what's going to happen is it's going to get ugly and way out of hand very fast. >> i mean, what happens in general whenever protests start, and you saw this with the tea party also, is that people want to take advantage of what real americans are doing when they're stepping forward and having a protest. so the tea party, for example, got a ton of money from the koch brothers. >> laura: coke brother as soon as. >> they wanted to ride that wave that was a righ

governor rendell does he have to go after the rich and their money?ness. does that mean taxing people who make a whole lot of money who have benefited by this country and have gotten rich in the last few years? of course it does. of course it does. >> will that help win re-election? >> absolutely. >> will that help him hold this job? >> that is the message that will resonate in western pennsylvania for example, chris. >> okay. >> but he's also got to appeal to independent voters. our base will come out. in 2010, he visited philadelphia twice before the election, philadelphia out voted the rest of the state. the base came out. we lost because we got killed with independent voters. independent voters have to see a balanced president who is willing to reform government at the same time make it fair and you can do both you know, senator sanders, you know history as well as i do. we love american political history. i can tell. look at roosevelt's great speech at franklin field in '36. he said we're going to get to this later in the show but i can't resist

and ed rendell and rick lads i don't debate the gop going fat free on jobs, investigators, voter i.d. laws, are they happening now because of this? >> and everybody is laughing about herman cain, except these guys. is the joke really on them? chris hayes on the gop raising contain. "politics nation" starts right now. >>> welcome. tonight's lead, republicans have hit a new low, even by my standards. today speaker john boehner lashed out at the president for bypassing this do nothing congress in order to help students and homeowners. >> this idea that you're just going to go around the congress is -- it's almost laughable. >> laughable? helping the middle classes laughable? but he didn't stop there. >> are you saying that the president with his approach today, from what you know of it, is acting around hi constitutional parameter and violating those parameters? >> i've got great concerns that he may be. >> let me get this straight. you have great concerns that the president is violating the constitution, because he's helping students and homeowners? this is why americans are taking to t

governor rendell? >> well, al, i think that is absolutely right. the obama policies helped stop make it worse. there's no question without the first stimulus, which is much mall lined, the conservative omb office of manage about the budget has said we would have had a point to two points worse unemployment without the first stimulus. so give the president credit for making sure that things didn't slip over the abyss, number one. number two, we've made progress. the sad part is everyone knows for every billion spent on infrastructure, we create 25,000 jobs. the president in this new stimulus wants to spend $75 billion right away, in the next 18 months. that would create close to 1.6 million new jobs by itself. >> now, e.j., you said this week was a pivot week, this changed the whole conversation going on. what do you mean by that? >> i think where you look at where we were for most of the year. we were talking about the tea party, talking about deficit cutting, an insurgency and resurgence. what you have seen are a number of things. one, the anti-wa

governor rendell, in a few days when your watch goes beep, don't worry.s me putting my alex alarm on. it means it's 12 noon, turn on msnbc. >> good luck to you, alex. >> ed rendell, alex wagner, thank you for you your time and alex, congratulations again. >>> still ahead, a 96-year-old woman owon her fight against injustice. now it's time to help over 5 million americans who could lose their right to vote. ♪ ♪ let's go ♪ ♪ ♪ come with me, let's go ♪ ♪ come with me, let's go ♪ ♪ cruise like a norwegian ♪ aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa auto repair? gary... he hung up. ...why do we have so many a's in our name? so we're listed first in the phone book. ya know, gives us an edge. you know fedex can, give us an edge. how? well, fedex ships auto parts from factories around the world, they clear em through customs, and that'll help us fix cars faster. great idea. you know you got a bright future here at aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa... [ male announcer ] supply chain solutions. fedex. solutions that matter. since ameriprise financial was founded back in 1894, they've been committed

thanks, governor rendell. thank you, steve, for his honesty. >>> coming up, it's official, the rich are getting richer. wait until you see the numbers from the non-partisan cbo. they are astounding. it seems like the top 1% is taking the money from the 99 rather dramatically, and you'll see it in the numbers. what do the republicans talk about when they groan about it looks like one of the classes is winning the war. you're watching "hardball," only on msnbc. you know when you push your hair to the breaking point? pantene said, "breakage and split ends? get pantene breakage to strength." [ female announcer ] the keratin protection pro-v system helps prevent then repair split ends. zero fear of breakage, 100% more strength. pantene. >>> more numbers now from the "new york times" poll. here it is. americans tend to support the occupy wall street protest that have sprung up across the country now. nearly half of those polled, 46%, say the wall street protesters reflect the sentiment of most americans. only one in

let me go to governor rendell. it seems like the president has found a sparring partner, the villain he likes. that's congress. nobody doesn't think it's smart tactically that he says, okay. i may not be perfect, but look at the bums i'm up against in congress who say no to everything. >> yeah. no question, chris. i think he's been on the uptick since his speech on the jobs bill. he delivered a simple straight message. he made it clear to the american people that these were things that the republicans had supported before, and the only reason that they don't support them now is politics. the republicans played right into his hand. if i were the republican congress, i would have immediately said we're going to work with the president. we're not going to pass all of this, but we're going to pass some of it. we're going to pass infrastructure. we're going to pass tax credits for veterans. we're going to pass continuing the tax cut on payroll deduction. that would have been a mature response, but they look terrible. th

thanks, governor rendell. thank you, steve, for his honesty. >>> coming up, it's official, the rich are getting richer. wait until you see the numbers from the non-partisan cbo. they are astounding. it seems like the top 1% is taking the money from the 99 rather dramatically, and you'll see it in the numbers. what do the republicans talk about when they groan about it looks like one of the classes is winning the war. you're watching "hardball," only on msnbc. [ male announcer ] you are a business pro. your core competency is...competency. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle...and go. you can even take a full-size or above, and still pay the mid-size price. i'm getting an upgrade. [ male announcer ] as you wish, business pro. as you wish. go national. go like a pro. now through january earn a free day with every two rentals. find out more at nationalcar.com. >>> more numbers now from the "new york times" poll. here it is. americans tend to support the occupy

governor rendell, does he have to go after the rich and their money? >> he has to go at basic economic fairness. does that mean taxing people who make a lot of money, benefited by this country and gotten rich in the last few years? of course it does. >> be sure to watch "hardball" weeknights at 5:00 and 7:00 eastern only on msnbc, the police for politics. >>> here is your first look at some of the other news going on around america. plumes of smoke blackened the skies over one texas town forcing officials to clear schools and neighborhoods. the evacuation orders came after a chemical plant fire erupted monday morning. the raging inferno produced several explosions. >>> a surveillance camera was growing when a group of milwaukee destroyed a bar owner's mini bus. they were spotted near the scene of the crime. >>> the national park service is sharing unique views of the nation's capital, from one wall of the washington monument, the breathtaking footage was captured by a helmet cam worn by an engineer inspecting the 550-foot structure. the crew finally go

ed rendell is a political analyst and joins us now from new çyork.n taking it piece by piece. we saw the student loan deal does this work? will it persuade people that the president is taking action when we've had so little action from washington? >> from a political stand pointd it's good. ever since the jobs bill speech which was a great speech sub tan tifly, putting to the republicans by telling people every part of the jobs bill is something republicans have voted for in the past. he's been showing leadership and evidencing a strong message to the american people. things are breaking his way, the recent income disparty released by the cbo is shocking, the poorest 20% of americans, only 18% while the richest 1% had a 265% increase. that's backing up the president's plans. in terms of doing things by executive order, it creates an impression that he's trying his best and moving in the right direction. i think the president has got the wind behind him back on this issue. and i think congress looks absolutely pathetic in the 9% favorablety rating exe

he is ed rendell and now works as an nbc news political analyst. ed, you're on with us, in principle, you have encouraged all of us from the get-go to pursue this path. at the same time, you maintain an understandable degree of caution as to whether we can pull it off. what do you see as the barrier? >> well, first of all, let me say that i think this is an incredibly good idea, whose time has come. and when i was up in boston teaching at harvard for four days last week, and i told the occupy boston folks that what occupy means in my judgment now is to coalesce around two things, an idea that can unite them in terms of action, and two, political organizing for the 2012 election. but your idea, getting big money out of politics, is the best way to help begin the process of closing that gap between the rich and middle class and the rich and poor in this country. because it's the influence of big money that cements the educative policy in harrisburg and sacramento and springfield. it's what does it. it's what creates these loopholes. creates the abili

when the public assistance rolls ed rendell, so did that company's profits. the senator introduced legislation to expand the program to include those on disability. the judge gave the jury of tomorrow, so he and the attorneys can hammer out jury instructions. the senator, through his attorney, also asked to be excused tomorrow. opening statements begin wednesday. reporting live, david collins, wbal tv 11 news. >> thanks, david. now, to a follow-up on a story we told you about last week, students that were to have a temporary home in a cruise ship. now, they will have to wait a bit longer. >> the cruise ship is docked in downtown st. mary's. it is now officially the new dorm for over 200 st. mary's college students. 240 students from st. mary's college will call the cruise ship, through the semester. their old dorms have to be closed because of mold. >> it simply adds another category, housing the st. mary's college. with this move, we know the students will have a resource sense of connection with the campus. >> but how did this idea come about? >> well, we h

joining me now ed rendell and tony frat owe, former spokesman for george w.ppy friday. >> good morning. >>> quite a fall from grace for michele bachmann. are you surprised? >> no, not surprised but i'm disappointed. as you know, chris,she was my pick to be the republican nominee. i'm crushed by this news. >> you got on your knees every night before bed and said please. >> i was happy, happy guy after the iowa straw polls. michele bachmann's appeal was limited. i don't think people can close their eyes and think of her as president of the united states. i think that's a problem for a number of candidates in the gop field. >> let's see if they can do that for herman cain. he's raised more than $3 million just since the start of october apparently. apparently, he's using some of the money to do unusual ads. he got his campaign manager smoking and now this. take a look. ♪ >> okay. punk. get real. ♪ >> i stand with herman cain. because herman cain stands with us. >> tony, you're going to have to explain this to me? >> who says you can't have fun when you're runnin

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rendell, an unapologetic clinton ally will make the case for moderation in the 2012 race.f the chicago tribune. the terrain will be the net roots and the newspapers and the net works and how to win the battle there. then we step into history with doug brinkley of rice university against sam tanahouse of the "new york times." what does history tell us about what race president obama would be smart to run? the great democratic debate tonight one hour from now here on msnbc. that's "hardball" for now. thanks for being with us. now it's time for politics nation with the reverend al

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what do you think of rendell, andrea? >> i think he's smart. he comes from a critical state in election, pennsylvania, he knows this kind of thing, this kind of lawless activism and disrespect of authority does not play well in a center right country. i mean, it reminds a lot of voters in pennsylvania and ohio of woodstock and the disrespect. he's right, this does democrats no good. do you really want a bunch of naked, sweaty bob beckels running around, is that really going to help your political movement? i don't think so! bill: let's listen to bob, the handsome man! lieberman is saying that democrats should run away from this group. >> first of all, the idea that they're lawless, i don't quite get. they're lawless, they're -- i mean, what law are they breaking? >> they're deaf indicating on police cars. >> excuse me, that's my booking call. i forgot to take my phone off. bill we can't hear it. go on. >> first of all, they're not lawless, secondly, the last person they're going to listen to, with all due respect, is ed rendell, a former govern

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increases by the british and these have rejected almost five to one a motion calling for a little rendell and u.k. membership meanwhile is we need is out to take the final decision on these troubling greek economy at a crunch summit on wednesday where the president of the european council went on the wrong tree that you close of this corporation states. leave his new route is moved to dump his boarded secret location for burial while promising to introduce sharia islamic law was the basis of the country's unequal system of evidence of mass executions of gadhafi supporters just a provisional government does not in control of rebel gunmen. are knocking off the web whistleblower wiki leaks despite his publication with he is still rising my client stooge amount of funds american based financial institutions refused to close as donations by credit cards and payment systems at the president on down the chain and sunspots to find the song again in the. uk next to take you on a trip to one of the biggest and oldest other houses in siberia the city of almost our extended report as an excellent.

. >> andrea: rendell brought slot machines to pennsylvania. it doesn't do any good.ty checks. it's not slot machine that is the answer to the problem. >> eric: there is billions of dollars bet oversees. no tracking it. no taxing it. gamblers want it. safer bet at casino than other side. can i point one thing out in your monologue. melon balls? >> dana: what is that? >> greg: midori -- >> andrea: bright green. >> greg: fantastic! >> andrea: they look like exo cooler. they're bright green. >> greg: delightful. sitting on a rooftop shirtless. you have can't go wrong. >> bob: i would drink 50,000 of them. melon balls. what a wuss! >> bob: you are the straightest human being i've ever known. god bless you. [ laughter ] nothing alcohol in it -- no. these are melon ball shooters. all right. melon ball. a little thing you take and put in your mouth. >> andrea: wrapped in bacon, they're delicious. you're both so red. >> greg: god and coeds, two of bob's favorite things. we'll talk about both of them next. i'll come by your home when you're asleep and reachange your furniture.

in a rendell video news release title rendell revolution you p.m. see media campaign highlights tim green of the chicago bears states, quote, we have had some players who have had ongoing problems with head injuries. we made the switch to the new project of head gear when it came out. these players have had no problems since then or now repeated concussions. do you expect you for high school football team to have no repeated concussions after switching from traditional helmets' design to read all revolution helmets? >> no i don't. >> pretty straight forward. >> this is beyond my level of expertise. >> mr. oliver, i want to ask about the maximum life span of football helmets. you talk about that a little bit in relation to prior questioning you. starting next year it will no longer recondition helmets that are 10 years or older. the executive director stated he would not want is some wearing a helmet that old. the technical director, dave halstead told the new york times, quote, would never let his kid wear a helmet more than 10 years old. ralph konr

pennsylvania, called hydrofracking, often criticized by environmentalists, but former governor ed rendell says, done right tcan produce big benefits. >> it's a very big job producer. and these are good, blue-collar jobs that are well-paying jobs and can't be outsourced. >> reporter: perry and his wife have had enough in questions about supporter robert jeffers, an evangelical minister who calls mormonism a cult. this led to a comment by his wife, anita perry. >> reporter: this morning, perry defended his wife's defense of him. >> my wife said two things yesterday. she said he's the most conservative canned daught in the race and he's a christian. i can't argue with either one of those facts. >> reporter: now, response to perry's energy policy was not surprisingly, negative. from the obama campaign, quote, it isn't the way to win the future, it's straight out of the past. and mitt romney's campaign has this to say. governor perry has no substantive plan to revive the economy or allow the economy to flourish. >> former new mexico governor, gary johnson joins the panel later in the program,

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surrogates but not necessarily personal surrogates who can talk about him -- >> he needs people like eddie rendell we saw on this network now common. because he's still defending the clintons after these years. >> people that know him and -- >> will die for him. anyway, thank you, scott wilson. a great piece. really important piece. nia malika henderson. thank you. >>> when we return, let me finish with this talk about cults and what the constitution really means by freedom of religion. ng good! you lost some weight. you noticed! these clothes are too big, so i'm donating them. how'd you do it? eating right, whole grain. [ female announcer ] people who choose more whole grain tend to weigh less than those who don't. multigrain cheerios... five whole grains, 110 calories. >>> let me finish tonight with this. the constitution of the united states is very clear on one matter concerning public office. there should be no religious test for serving this country. none at all. this is a paramount principle of our american republic. the founders have seen much of europe torn apart for centuries, by one chr

. >> he needs people like eddie rendell.s after these years. >> people that know him and -- >> will die for him. anyway, thank you, scott wilson. important piece. nina, as always, thank you. when we return, let me finish with this talk about cults and what the constitution really means by freedom of religion. you're watching "hardball." hemon is non-stop to seattle? just carry new preparation h totables. discreet, little tubes packed with big relief. from the brand doctors recommend most by name. new preparation h totables. the anywhere preparation h. [ reporter ] ...passengers, emergency crews are prepared. they're in place. all we can do now is watch. wait. wait a minute. there's a truck. tough to tell from here, but whoever is driving that truck is right below the plane now. this is -- this is just unbelievable! the broken landing gear landed into the bed... [ male announcer ] the midsized nissan frontier with full-size payload and towing. innovation for doers. innovation for all. ♪ you know, when i got him on e-trade he

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ed rendell was on this program talking about something called an infrastructure bank. >> if we did infrastructure right, it's not hundreds of thousands of jobs, but millions of jobs. the infrastructure bank is important. one, it would make decisions on projects of regional and national decisions based on merit, not the old political system of who has the most powerful congressman or senator. that is important to get public confidence back in. two, as the president said, it would access private-sector dollars. they want to invest in american infrastructure projects, where there is a rate of return, and the infrastructure bank would be the way to do that. the president talks about capitalizing it at $5 billion per year. that is important. there has to be federal participation to act as the leverage for bringing the private funds in. it is absolutely needed and necessary. the president should do it quickly. >> national infrastructure bank. guest: well, i agree -- well, infrastructure banking. we have looked at the proposals. the president mirrored some of that in his recent recommendations. we have

ed rendell says it's political idiotsy and calls these members who duck the president complete wuosses9%, don't be surprised if the democrats cover their political backsides and simply disappearing when the president comes to town. what message does it send when some democrats are ducking president obama? go to cnn.com/kafrcaffertynn.coo to our post on "the situation room's" facebook page and write your little wisdoms there. >> we want to make you look good. >> need all the help i can get. >> thank you. meanwhile, other news, he was captured and killed in a global spotlight, but gadhafi was buried in secret. libya's national transitional counsel says the former dictator's body was inturred along with a son and adviser in an undisclosed location. dan rivers is joining us from libya with details. dan, gadhafi got buried. now, questions about human rights abuses. what is the new government in tripoli saying about this? >> reporter: well, giving all of the kind of rights that -- they're talking about the need for investigation. their desire to uphold human rights. the problem is, implement