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let's go to richard wolffe. thank you for being with us tonight. was that a dicey answer for jay carney today? >> i don't think so. look, you don't have to go very far into washington, d.c., to see golf clubs which to this day don't allow women on the property and it wasn't that long ago that african-americans couldn't play, jews, irish couldn't play. i don't see why at this time in 2012 this should be a difficult question for anyone to answer. >> what did you think of mitt romney's response? it's an etch-a-sketch response, wasn't it? >> i think he obviously thinks that women should be allowed. the construction doesn't open up the idea so much as sexism. he could only answer it if he was running augusta. you don't have to manage the company to have a moral position on something so clear about equality in this country. >> critics, i can just hear them now, will probably come out saying president obama is using the masters golf tournament as a prop because we're having this big discussion about the war on women. is that fair criticism? >> not really.

msnbc political analyst richard wolffe, msnbc contributor jonathan capehart, an opinion writer for the "washington post" and with me here in new york, ron christie, former special assistant to former president george w. bush. now, richard, what is your take on the republican outrage toward the president having mentioned the killing of bin laden? >> please! the republicans, president bush, to be precise, donned a jump suit and went in a fighter jet to land on the aircraft carrier and before he gave a speech in front of the troops, and a banner saying mission accomplished. when the mission wasn't accomplish in iraq or afghanistan. the notion that this is outrageous or out of bounds, you have to put into some context. this was president clinton giving testimony to the presidential decision, the priorities, the character test that all come together in that one mission. it is not just about giving the order. it is about whether you have a policy and a strategy in place to do so. to be able to be in a position to give that order for the mission. so fair game. it is a fair issue and it is pre

let's turn to howard fineman and richard wolffe with us tonight.e huffington post on winning a pulitzer prize today. that's outstanding. congratulations. >> thank you. not only for us and the wounded veterans with we wrote about but for the future of online journalism. we're very proud. >> you have a lot to be proud of. it's a great honor. let's touch on mitt romney for a moment. howard, why is romney not willing to admit which programs and agencies that he plans to cut but he can sure go right to the wealthy and go right to the military and give them anything they want? >> because the wealthy want to know how it pencils. the wealthy want to know what the bottom line is. they are used to looking at balance sheets and he had to give them something for them to try to believe them. he gave them massive cuts in housing and education. hud isn't just a bureau. it's place that oversees the distribution of housing for people who need it in subsidized housing for people that need it. the department of education is a place that handles pell grants for colleg

richard wolffe, great to have you with us. >>> coke and pepsi were the first to go.t, i'll talk to one lawmaker who's leaving the group, ted vick. alec whistle-blower joins me next. >>> conservatives have spent ten years vilifying all things french. will they be able to handle mitt romney's french connection? stay with us. ♪ dave, i've downloaded a virus. yeah. ♪ dave, where are we on the new laptop? it's so slow! i'm calling dave. [ telephone rings ] [ male announcer ] in a small business, technology is all you. that's why you've got us. at the staples pc savings event, for a limited time get up to $200 off select computers. staples. that was easy. for a limited time get up to $200 off select computers. high schools in six states enrolled in the national math and science initiative... ...which helped students and teachers get better results in ap courses. together, they raised ap test scores 138%. just imagine our potential... ...if the other states joined them. let's raise our scores. let's invest in our teachers and inspire our students. let's solve this. >>> welc

. >> joan walsh on the president's hard-hitting speech in florida and richard wolffe on the return of george w. bush. >> what i don't like to be done is beaten on a ride by a one-legged veteran. >>> senator frank loutenberg says he's got the goods on the governor, and he's here tonight. >>> rick santorum is cutting and running, but not before he trashed the party. >> imagine, had mitt romney been around at the time that we were drafting our constitution. he'd have just shaken it and shook it up after it was approved to rewrite it. >> good to have you with us tonight, folks. thanks for watching. the word is "bizarre," a very bizarre twist in the trayvon martin case. the shooter, george zimmerman, has gone rogue and his lawyers have had enough. late today, they cut ties with their client. >> as of now, we are withdrawing as counsel for mr. zimmerman. we've lost contact with him. up to this point, we've had contact every day. he has 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. >> it's not so much that we're resigni

. >> karen finney and richard wolffe on ann romney surprise. >> they are paying a lower tax rate. >> senator sheldon is fighting for fairness before monday's vote. >>> newark mayor plays super hero saving his neighbor from a fire. >>> 100 years after it sank, we're getting the most detailed look at the titanic. tonight, we're taking you to the bottom of the ocean. >>> good to have you with us. thanks for watching. the republicans have found their new rock star and i want ain't mitt romney. >> there's 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. ann romney. >> she's been pushed to the forefront of the campaign. she's the best thing the campaign has going for them now. she's warm, likable and can speak clearly on the issues. she joined her husband at the nra meeting. earlier, the romney campaign did not miss an opportunity to appeal to women voters. >> this is what i love the most. women are talk about the economy and jobs, and about the legacy of debt that w

jonathan alter, karen finney, and richard wolffe. all three are political analysts. karen, sarah palin on thursday talked about the secret service agent who guarded her. then she work in a dog reference and eventually says the buck stops the w the president. jeff sessions has made a similar comment. i've just heard the local liquor store has run out of myç favore bourbon and they're expecting rain in seattle. should we blame it on the president? >> the president is not responsible for the behavior but he will be held accountable for how the situation is handled going forward. particularly with regard to the secret service matter. obviously, these are not political pointes. these are career people. but at the same time, this is a national embarrassment. it certainly embarrasses, you've heard from people in cartagena that they're embarrassed that this is what they're getting attention for. and real attention from the president. >> the president in colombia said that if it emerged, if the truth eventually proved this had happened, he w

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joining me today, msnbc political analyst richard wolffe, former intern to richard now well established champion journalist sam stein of the "huffington post," catherine crier, author of patriot acts" and former white house press secretary and head of the obama super pac priorities usa action, bill burton. after a weekend of policy heavy discussions in colombia, the headlines out of the trip were focused on a potential scandal involving secret service and prostitutes. but obama's focus was trained on domestic issues especially those he hopes will help him in november including immigration. >> the only reason we do not have a law right now that has provided a pathway to citizenship, not just for d.r.e.a.m. act kids but for folks who are here, are law abiding citizens is because the republicans have consistently demagogued this issue and have blocked action in congress. >> sam, i will throw this first question to you to maybe time the ire you're feeling because i brought up the fact that you were once richard's intern. i will not comment on that. i thought this was interesting. not intere

richard wolffe, great to have you with us. >>> coke and pepsi were the first to go.t, i'll talk to one lawmaker who's leaving the group, ted vick. alec whistle-blower joins me next. >>> conservatives have spent ten years vilifying all things french. will they be able to handle mitt romney's french connection? stay with us. >>> welcome back to "the ed show." the american legislative exchange counsel, or alec, as we've been reporting on, has been responsible for some of the most anti-union, anti-immigrant, anti-democratic and pro-gun measures in this country. from voter suppression to stand your ground, alec drafts right-wing legislation to better serve its corporate members. and it pushes it on state legislators. but now folks are waking up to what's really going on. progressive groups are putting pressure on alec's corporate members as well as lawmakers. some of the most recognized brands in america from coca-cola to kraft foods have left this organization alec. 16 of alec's 76 democratic state legislators have now cut ties with the group. tonight, number 17. a democ

. >>> nbc latino's alicia menendez, joe watkins and msnbc political analyst, richard wolffe. i want to start with you because as we look at the new "washington post" poll numbers, 52% of republicans say they want rick santorum to stay in this race, to be the conservative alternative to that of mitt romney. does that say more about the enthusiasm for santorum or the dragging a horse to water for support of mitt romney? >> i think that rick santorum certainly has been able to really fascinate a lot of republican voters and certainly a lot of conservatives, evangelical conservative voters are excited about his campaign. i think that everybody knows that mitt romney is going to be the republican nominee. and so i think that rick santorum is just going to help sharpen mitt romney for the fall campaign. but rig but romney is going to be the nominee, and most americans know that. >> let's talk about the fall, richard. obama in this new poll, he has strong leads over mitt romney, strong leads over rick santorum. and then the major gaps against mitt romney. a large edge when it comes

party sitting down with richard wolffe american author and professor at new school university his new book occupied economy challenging capitalism hits shelves in the next few months this war thank you very much for staying down to speak with me thank you very much for giving media to me two years ago you said that the crisis will take not just a few years but much longer to overcome it is the common belief that the so-called financial crisis is basically over the one that started in two thousand and eight so where do you think the u.s. economy is right now i think the way to answer that question is to recognize that this crisis is a crisis of the entire global system and where it is extremely bad at one moment it will be relatively easy or another as the symptoms move around for example the united states was in much worse shape in the first two years two thousand and eight and two thousand and nine compared to europe two years later the years two thousand and ten and two thousand and eleven reverse the united states is not the extreme problem europe is and the financial crisis that w

austerity agenda and what might the backlash against the sort of austerity look like economists richard wolffe joins me now from new york he's the visiting professor at new york school at the excuse me at the new school university and the author of numerous books including capitalism it's the fan the global economic meltdown and what to do about it dr wolfe welcome back thank you tom since the two thousand and eight financial crisis we've seen these austerity measures being pushed across europe as the dutch government topples sarkozy it looks like he's headed for defeat in france what stage are we at now in this austerity agenda and is this a backlash it's absolutely a backlash if i could draw your attention to two particular statistics i think they demonstrated overwhelmingly the official unemployment rate in spain is now twenty three percent. that was the low of on the employment in the great depression of the one nine hundred thirty s. it was twenty five percent spain is in the great depression of its history again the second time in seventy five years and it is changing everything in spain

lgh i u t rne caaind richard wolffe and goldie taylor. good morning to both of you. were surrounded by people saturday night. i didn't get a chance to say hello. but i'm wondering, do you think the romney campaign has a point, in the end, will it matter who is hipper, who is cooler, who yowould rather have a bee th >> allhei ater nt suouinme, tnkof jt pa ohe crd. t osor, lo, i's t in t whors tatg messages, yes, that's important. when he makes a joke about rec santorum saying having a college degree makes you a snob, when he makes that kind of joke, yes, it's fun if i, there's a bit of self deprivation in there, too, but it'ses also speaking to people about those values that were expressed through the republican contest. so there is politicsow at the boomfit nd on tamanngid mein-dep reseachnta lk a tis sthawe p ren b bush/dukakis. clinton/bush. and then we could go on to the races '96, 2000. and when we went through them, the consensus was that in every case, the person you'd rather sit down and have a beer with was the person who won. are we underestimating that sort

msnbc political analyst richard wolffe, msnbc contributor jonathan capehart, an opinion writer for the "washington post" and with me here in new york, ron christie, former special assistant to former president george w. bush. now, richard, what is your take on the republican outrage toward the president having mentioned theneump a ntnfite j a tirafcaie anberehegave secin frt troops, and a banner saying mission accomplished. when the mission wasn't accomplish in iraq or afghanistan. the notion that this is outrageous or out of bounds, you have to put into some context. this was president clinton giving testimony to the presidential decision, the priorities, the character test that all come together in that one mission. it is not just about giving thee d toe le binpoti toive tat oerorhe miio soai game. its aair issue and it is pretty downplayed in tone compared to what we've seen from previous presidents and previous election campaigns. >> that's right, isn't it? the president was very measured. he is not encouraging excessive celebration. you've just seen him in the press conference. wh

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let me bring in richard wolffe and goldie taylor. good morning to both of you. rrounded by people saturday night. i didn't get a chance to say hello. but i'm wondering, do you think the romney campaign has a point, in the end, will it matter who is hipper, who is cooler, who you would rather have a beer with? >> all the time that were not surrounding me, i thinks of just part of the crowd. but who is cooler, look, it's not going to be what voters decide on. but there are data points that people look for about the character judgments that hers looking for in a leader. you're not going to decide because you like jimmy fall on that ut vote for him. but if you're trying to reach younger voter, then being relevant, finding what they're viewing and delivering those messages, yes, that's important. when he makes a joke about rec santorum saying having a college degree makes you a snob, when he makes that kind of joke, yes, it's fun if i, there's a bit of self deprivation in there, too, but it'ses also speaking to people about those values that were expressed through the

joining us from washington, social activist and author, and msnbc political analyst richard wolff.i may begin with marcia, the white house may be walking away from the comments but they aren't walking away from the argument that democratic policies are much more helpful to women than republicans. and the point is not that a mother should be less than an employee but that most mothers don't have a choice. because they're unsuch pressure, they simply have to work them can't rely on a husband whose personal assets are $250 million and who has a car elevator. >> right. let me say that hillary rosen and ann romney have two things in common. they're both white women who have privilege in some form or fashion and access to power. i love hillary and know that she probably did not mean a personal assault on ann romney who seal like a very nice lady. the bottom line is that there are women who don't have what ann or hillary have. education or employment opportunities. like up, some mothers, even if they stay at home are struggling to feed their children or they're concerned that they'll be h

. >>> joining us now isç msnbc political analyst richard wolffe.s is the president today saying that the republicans are starting old fights. here it is. >> just look at some of the debates we've had this year. instead of putting forward serious plans to help more americans back to work, a lot of those folks in the other party have chose on the refight battles we settled long ago. >> who is winning in this battle? who is winning in the political give and take here? >> the president normally scores well on issues of authenticity and honesty. that's why people say they like him. it is a bit rich to coin a phrase to hear john boehner say this whole thing is contrived and phony. here is someone that took this country to the brink of default over an entirely contrived argument about the national debt ceiling. a debate about a budget they had already passed. a debt ceiling that will be lifted for decades to come under the paul ryan budget. they hurt the economy. they hurt themselves. he knows something about contrived political debates. the president has

. >> joining me now is richard wolffe an msnbc political analyst.icate that the enthusiasm that the president had of young voters in 2008 wasn't present. it looks like this is the very first thing as soon as the president was -- he wants to get that youth vote activated once again. >> what they did with the women vote yes, i guess it's the second thing. >> that's right. >> but if you look at the numbers, they're already on the move, they're on the move as they have been across the board through the republican primaries, if you go back to the end of last year, you see the differential romney and obama at about 10 points now, it's up to about 17 points among younger voters, so it's already moving in the right directions, and what's unusual for this white house, which has frankly struggled with its message for the last three years is what we're seeing over the last several days, a repeated effort to hit this market, this group on the same issue again and began in different formats. that's a sustained effort that was lacking again for the first few year

richard wolffe, great to have you with us for the discussion. >> pleasure. >> facts are facts. will it stick with the american people? what do you think? >> i think it's hard for the republicans to do what they are doing which is say who are you going to believe, me or your lying eyes. the economy is moving in a different direction from where they want it to be. they can say the economy should have have, would have been better if republicans would have been there. it's kind of what mitt romney is trying to say. that argument is hard to pull off. they can do what john boehner is doing and say it's terrible. no matter what you're hearing and no matter what you're seeing, it's all bad. you can fool some of the people all of the time and some of the people are not ever going to vote for this president. it will work for them. >> you got 450 right wing talkers that are hammering this stuff every day. you have the folks across the street giving boehner the platform. it seems like he's going to the karl rove school and play book, attack where you're weak. these are facts but maybe we c