. >> joining me now is msnbc's joy reid and richard wolff, and the organizer at united we dream. joy, what is the main difference between the president's plan and the other introduced yesterday? >> well, the main difference is triggers that seems to be you can do whatever you want if there is a trigger. and for the republicans they believe you have to do significant border enforcement first, and whoever decides they have deemed enforcement to be sufficient then you can allow people to get a path to citizenship. so it is basically probation, the 11 million undocumented people in the country would be on probation, but wouldn't get the pathway to citizenship until this decision is made that enforcement is sufficient. >> let's listen to a little what the president said about being a nation of immigrants. >> unless you're one of the first immigrants, the natives, you came from a land of immigrants, the germans, the irish, the polish, the russians, the chinese, the japanese, the huddled masses who came through ellis island on one coast. all of those folks, before there were us, there w

richard wolffe joins me for that. you are looking live at the senate floor where they just voted for a watered down filibuster reform deal. harry reid caved to republicans and liberals are not happy this night. larry cohen of the communication workers of america is outraged and he is here with reaction and my commentary. stay with us. [ female announcer ] going to sleep may be easy, but when you wake up in the middle of the night it can be frustrating. it's hard to turn off and go back to sleep. intermezzo is the first and only prescription sleep aid approved for use as needed in the middle of the night when you can't get back to sleep. it's an effective sleep medicine you don't take before bedtime. take it in bed only when you need it and have at least four hours left for sleep. do not take intermezzo if you have had an allergic reaction to drugs containing zolpidem, such as ambien. allergic reactions such as shortness of breath or swelling of your tongue or throat may occur and may be fatal. intermezzo should not be

richard wolffe joins me for that. you are looking live at the senate floor where they just voted for a watered down filibuster reform deal. harry reid caved to republicans and liberals are not happy this night. larry cohen of the communication workers of america is outraged and he is here with reaction and my commentary. stay with us. at a dry cleaner, we replaced people with a machine. what? customers didn't like it. so why do banks do it? hello? hello?! if your bank doesn't let you talk to a real person 24/7, you need an ally. hello? ally bank. your money needs an ally. >>> welcome back to "the ed show." house speaker john boehner is whining about president obama getting the upper hand. >> and given what we heard yesterday about the president's vision for his second term, it's pretty clear to me that -- it should be clear to all of you that he knows he can't do any of that as long as the house is controlled by republicans. and so we're expecting here over the next 22 months to be the focus of this administration as

richard wolffe tells us what today's circus means for the country going forward. but first, today was the official swearing in day for the senate. vice president joe biden did the honors. and he also did some glad-handing with the families of senators. this is how he handled meeting republican wyoming senator john barrasso and his mother. >> hey, ma. >> hey. >> how are you? good to see you. i'm joe biden. well, i -- >> she liked cheney better. >> i'm 60 years old, so take care. watch where you're walking. >> would you take a picture of this? >> tell him. >> now i've got evidence, guys. >>> the new house will vote on part of a hurricane sandy relief bill tomorrow. aid can't come fast enough for those affected by the storm. i'll ask the small business owner how the delay has hurt recovery. >>> and later, connecticut governor dan milloy calls on washington to get its act together on gun laws, but republicans are already saying no to new legislation. you can listen to my radio show on sirius xm radio channel 127 monday through friday noon to 3:00 p.m. share your thoug

richard wolffe joins me for that. looking live at the senate floor where they just voted for a watered down filibuster reform deal. harry reid caved to republicans and liberals are not happy this night. larry cohen of the communication workers of america is outraged and he is here with reaction and my commentary. stay with us. [ male announcer ] wouldn't it be cool if we took the already great sentra apart and completely reimagined it with best-in-class combined mpg and more interior room than corolla and civic and a technology suite with bluetooth, navigation, and other handy stuff? yeah, that would be cool. introducing the all-new nissan sentra. it's our most innovative sentra ever. nissan. innovation that excites. now get a $169 per month lease on a new nissan sentra, plus $500 bonus cash. ♪ looks like you're in a pickle. yeah. can you get me out of it ? just so happens i know a chap... book any flight and hotel together and get access to our free personal concierge service. any need, any question, we're on call 24

msnbc political an vis and vice president and executive editor of msnbc.com, richard wolffe is with us. hello, richard. >> good morning. >> how are you? and we have the chairman of deutsche incorporated. >> now you perked up. now it just happened. >> are you serious? really? did you just say that? >> there was a whole body language thing that happened. or it was just some bad tacos from last night. >> right. it was definitely not body language for you, donny. oh, my god! wow! wow! >> great stuff. >> have you seen -- just+++1dt >> what's the latest on his knee? >> well, it was a major operation. it was a reconstruction of his knee, but dr. andrews indicated that he was hopeful that he would be able to participate in the 2013 season. we'll see. i don't know. >> if you're not hopeful as a surgeon, why are you a surgeon? >> that's true. that's true. >> you're probably an undertaker. >> andrea? >> we are hoping, they say best case, six to eight months. i think that's a little optimist optimistic, but this is a very tough guy. one can just hope. obviously, this was not what anyone would have

ron meyer and richard wolffe, thank you for breaking the news. run out of time but will follow up tomorrow. >>> coming up, where are the apologies from those who claim the secretary of state was faking her own illness? stay with us. >> you're a roman catholic as am i. we're now calling this the immaculate concussion. ♪ [ female announcer ] over every holiday season your mouth has been snacking, gift stacking, nutcracking and yellowing. because if you're not whitening, you're yellowing. crest whitestrips remove over 10 years of stains, just in time for a white holiday. crest 3d white whitestrips. but i'm still stubbed up. [ male announcer ] truth is, nyquil doesn't unstuff your nose. what? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus liquid gels speeds relief to your worst cold symptoms plus has a decongestant for your stuffy nose. thanks. that's the cold truth! >>> a brief update now on secretary of state hillary clinton. we heard today from a state department spokesperson who reports that mrs. clinton despite being in a new york city hospital room has b

and steve rattner with us along with richard wolffe in d.c.able, "fortune" magazine's assistant managing editor, leigh gallagher. and with us from new orleans, home of the -- what are they called, the watches? wasps? >> the pelicans. >> the pelicans. >> mary matalin, and she's even wearing the gear, man. this is huge! >> very huge. good morning. look what i got. "morning joe." >> you've got to show the other side. is that the "morning joe" mug? >> no, you haven't given me one, but it's kind of a knock-off "morning joe" mug. >> we need to give you one. mary, we were just reading peggy noonan, talking about conservatives not quite getting it, the rnc is trying to figure out how to turn things around. bobby jindal yesterday had a speech saying that the republicans had to stop being the stupid party. what's your take on how we turn things around as we move forward? >> well, just as it happens, governor jindal was at james' class -- he teaches a class at tulane this week and gave an expanded version of that commentary to these kids. and most of the

absolutely. >> richard wolffe, great to have you with us tonight. thank you so much. remember to answer tonight's question there at the bottom of the screen, share your thoughts with us on twitter at edshow and on facebook. we always want to know what you think. >>> coming up, tax breaks for the rich and famous. we found some loopholes that is going to make your blood boil a little bit. let's get into the devil in the detail. find out why some republicans are opposing some obvious reforms, next. stay with us. >>> republicans are misleading the public on the real impact of a government shutdown. john nichols on the gop misinformation campaign coming up. >>> and later, after one of the least productive sessions of congress, democrats are taking action to fix the filibuster. senator jeff merkley joins me to discuss his plan for reform. don't forget you can listen to my radio show on sirius xm radio monday through friday, noon to 3:00 p.m. share your thoughts with us on facebook and on twitter using the hash tag edshow. we're coming right back. >>> welcome back to "the ed

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jonathan capehart, victoria defrancesco-soto, krystal ball, and veteran of the revvies richard wolffehe big one. the biggest winner of 2012. richard? >> okay. the obvious one is obviously the president. but i'm not going to do the obvious one. i'm going to say michelle obama. not only because her husband won, because she doesn't have to campaign again which she hates. because she sailed through the election with sky high ratings. and because now she can actually do some of the bigger stuff about obesity, the biggest public health challenge in this country, frankly the western world. she can now do what she wants. >> i'm going with claire mccaskill. not just because she won her race -- thank you todd akin -- but because she showed the face of what. i think claire mccaskill really came out winning. >> jonathan? >> i would say that the 47% were the winners of this election. because they told mitt romney and the republican party to stuff it. they got off their lazy, unprincipled, immoral behinds and got out there and voted for president obama. >> krystal? >> i got to go with the obvious o

that is next with krystal ball and richard wolff. and if you think 89 votes for the fiscal cliff deal was amazing, and it kind of was. how about 100? that is how many votes harry reid got in the senate today for some important things that nobody is telling you about. that is in the rewrite. [ male announcer ] wouldn't it be cool if we took the already great sentra apart and completely reimagined it with best-in-class combined mpg, not to mention more interior room than corolla and civic, and a technology suite with bluetooth, navigation, and other handy stuff? ♪ yeah. that would be cool. ♪ introducing the all-new nissan sentra. it's our most innovative sentra ever. nissan. innovation that excites. ♪ >>> a lot of this debate in washington is, i think, driven by the president who wants to destroy the republican party. >> but he said no, you have to raise rates, why? because he knew that would accentuate the fractures, the fissures in the republican party, neutralize the one opposition to this institution. that is exactly what happened,

joining us is msnbc.com's executive producer richard wolffe.essman, if i begin with you, aig made the decision it will not join the lawsuit. i'd like your thoughts on that. because today the ceo was doing damage control tweeting that the company was, and i'm quoting him, legally obligated to hear the demand of its largest shareholder. but that was a slap in the face of the american people. >> well, that's mr. greenberg who ran that company into the ground. the taxpayer be damned. the shareholder be damned. it was a $182 billion bailout. aig became the poster corporation for greed, reckless self-dealing. then they wanted to sue the taxpayer that put this money up, saved them so they could be still in existence, and get i think $22 billion more in, quote, profits. you can't make that stuff up. >> you can't. this is true. richard, have you ever seen the intensity of anger and ire expressed towards wall street as we've seen over the last 24 hours? >> well, it was worse for awhile. aig and the banks and even the auto companies was subject to much, m

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that is next with krystal ball and richard wolff. and if you think 89 votes for the fiscal cliff deal was amazing, and it kind of was. how about 100? that is how many votes harry reid got in the senate today for some important things that nobody is telling you about. that is in the rewrite. ♪ [ male announcer ] this is karen and jeremiah. they don't know it yet, but they're gonna fall in love, get married, have a couple of kids, [ children laughing ] move to the country, and live a long, happy life together where they almost never fight about money. [ dog barks ] because right after they get married, they'll find some retirement people who are paid on salary, not commission. they'll get straightforward guidance and be able to focus on other things, like each other, which isn't rocket science. it's just common sense. from td ameritrade. >>> a lot of this debate in washington is, i think, driven by the president who wants to destroy the republican party. >> but he said no, you have to raise rates, why? because he knew that would accent

. >> richard wolff, the nra is a very strange operation.at video games are a big problem in promoting violence in this country. and yesterday, the nra released a free app that we'll put up on the screen that allows people to practice shooting coffin-shaped targets in the head and in the heart. and they have rated it for ages 4 and up. so much for violent video games? >> yeah, well, of course they were going after the video game makers and tv movie makers, they don't realize that they're an easy target themselves. i do think quite seriously that outrage has not proved that effective against the nra, but satire and humor can actually be. because they're a joke, a sick joke, because they don't realize how they fall by their own pathetically low standards. >> there is a new poll out today. 67% support creating a finaeder data base to track gun sales. that is something the president may be able to do with executive orders. 55% support a ban on assault weaponin weap weapons. "the washington post" poll -- 65% in favor of banning high-capacity ammu

richard wolffe and krystal ball, thanks for your time. catch krystal on "the cycle" week days on msnbc. >>> coming up, a new shooting game for 4-year-olds. and the nra says we don't think we have a gun problem. tomorrow president obama reveals action. >>> plus, on what would be martin luther king's 84th birthday, we're a nation still working on a dream. the right wing responds to the tolerance comment. >>> and what does miracle on the hudson hero captain sully sullenberger have to do with arizona governor jan brewer? there's a connection. we'll explain it ahead. you're watching "politicsnation" on the place for politics, msnbc. ♪ [ male announcer ] here's a word that could give you peace of mind. unbiased. some brokerage firms are. but way too many aren't. some of the ones that push mutual funds with their names on them -- aren't. why? because selling their funds makes them more money. which makes you wonder -- isn't that a conflict? am i in the best fund for me, or them? search "proprietary mutual funds". yikes, it's best for them. then

. >> richard wolff, a word on joe biden today. i was struck watching him lead the way into this subject. that i really cannot think of a more effective, more valuable vice president that we have had. unless you are a big fan of torture and invading countries to get weapons of mass destruction -- you know, cheney, if you're a fan of that stuff then you have another candidate for this. but am i missing some other vice president who has played as central an important a role in getting things done in the white house? >> well, no, and the job is worth a bucket of warm liquid. so he -- cheney did not actually work his magic, his black magic through the law-abiding means, right? this is about legislation. and remember, joe biden, look, he gets a lot of criticism and mockery for his kind of folksy w ways, overly personal ways. but what he did, as you well know at that time was say we as democrats are going to be tough about crime, we're going to put 100,000 cops on the street. so there was not just the gun control piece of it. they were g

back with us on-set, we have richard haass, richard wolffe.. >> morning. >> but -- >> kelly -- >> hang in there for a second. >> for a minute. i don't know if i told you. >> no. >> no, this will work. >> no. last week -- >> uh-uh. >> hold on. i'm going to be strong. i was behaving the way i did last week. >> oh, no. please don't do that. >> you knew an orphan, okay? we were friends for a long time. willie knows her. her name was annie. >> little red head. curly red head. >> no longer with us. i can't do this. >> is that what the reason was? >> holy cow, willie, what happened? this story! this story. holy -- >> i feel somebody is very disturbed and i'm not sure who. >> well, we all are. but this guy is really disturbed. >> first thing -- >> you've got to explain. set this story up, man. it's notre dame. they defended this guy. >> might be disturbed too. >> the father. what about the father -- >> he talks about these kids meeting. >> stanford. >> i was going to be his father, and her father-in-law. i guess that's not happening -- >> first things

. >> joining me now is msnbc's richard wolff. demy award for keeping a straight face goes to hillary clinton when she says i can't really engage in poli c politics. that is just a remarkable performance. >> actually, i have a limited way in which i can engage in discussion. what is she talking about? she is leaving the stage. this is exactly why she is such a formidable candidate, she answers the question in what sounds like an obvious way, but doesn't really answer the question. she is brilliant. >> i want to get to something that has to be dealt with. and that is the health question. let's listen to hillary clinton's answer about that. >> it doesn't factor in at all. you know, i have no doubt that i'm healthy enough and my stamina is great enough i will be fully recovered to do whatever i choose to do. >> okay, we have that out of the way. >> just in case you wonder. >> what is the realistic timing for her on making real public moves on this? because joe biden seems to already be doing that. >> you know that is what is so intere

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. >> all right, richard wolff gets the last word. >>> out of the way. obama's coming. let's play "hardball." ♪ >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start tonight with this. i think we're looking at a new barack obama. you know the expression let reagan be reagan. i think we're seeing barack obama be barack obama. an in your face challenge to the right wing. he's putting in a guy who knows the lessons of vietnam and iraq and putting him out front, making him his point man as he goes into the war of hawkish republicans who count the months between wars as an unwanted time-out. who like nothing more than the next war to fight. meet barack obama two. he's going to run the way he believes to do it. i like it. i think there's one guy out there by the way ironically rooting for obama. it's the guy who got used by the hawks, saw his place ruined by their lies. his name is george w. bush. and he's sitting down there in texas watching the same old predictable crowd of war hawks trying good their number one more time. only this time there's someone in the wh

joining me now is richard wolffe and victoria defrancesco soto. let me go to you. immigration reform is now inches closer to what is happening. is this true in your opinion that we are seeing what is actually inching closer and closer into reality? >> reverend, it won't be easy, but i do believe it will happen. this is a very strong initiative that we see being put forward by both the bipartisan senate committee and by the president. and it is so strong. because it is a piece of legislation that has learned from the mistakes of the past two immigration reforms. so in 1965, the heart seller act focussed on family reunification but ignored workers and the need for workers to come to the u.s. that's really the main route of documented immigration today. with the immigration reforming control act, it put forward employer sanctions. but it had no teeth. so we saw the big failures of both of these immigration reforms. and the plan by the president -- >> well, what makes this different? why will we not see it different now? because one of the things i think the president

we are joined now by krystal ball cohost of "the cycle" and msnbc political analyst richard wolffe executivesnbc.com. thank you for being here. i want to start with you and danielle trotter. she's invoking the constitution, the bill of rights. a feeling that is strong around the country among conservatives but not only conservatives nap these policies are going after rights that were secure bid our founders a long time ago. she invoked womens rights as sort of the ultimate underlying principle. a lot of people were moved by that. what did you make of that new chapter in this fight? >> well, it's not surprising. it's not surprising there's an interpretation of the second amendment that they take to mean overthrowing government or standing up for tyranny or in this case -- this is part of the nra narrative since the '60s here. it's about protection against criminals. this has been the big shift in the nra, tea party, extreme conservative narrative. which is that we've gone from the hunting, the protecting the family, to this onslaught of criminals mostly coming from the cities, most coming fro

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jonathan capehart, victoria defrancesco-soto, krystal ball, and richard wolffe. we know 2013 will give us more chances to hand out the revvies. thank you for watching. good night to everybody. >>> you've been watching the 2012 revvie awards. brought to you by "politicsnation" and al sharpton. thanks for watching. we hope you have a safe and happy holiday season. and see you next year! good night, everybody! >>> a building that is usually all quiet on new year's night is bustling with black suits and big debates at this hour. inside capitol hill, house gop itself will decide if they fall in line with their comrades in the senate or stage rebellion demanding changes to the fiscal cliff compromise. hello, everyone. i'm richard lui. here's the latest in the fiscal cliff talks. 2:00 a.m. we had a deal sfr the senate with strong bipartisan support. then this afternoon around 3:30 p.m., we heard that they would amend that bill and that there was not support for it from leaders. the house will then take a look at this, but we are hearing that the senate will hear none of

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