again, when rush limbaugh says that he only got -- rush limbaugh has said that if he were not -- this is what he said about president obama. if he were not black, he would be a tour guide in hawaii today. that's despicable. he called him a jackass on the air. that's disgusting. sean hannity says that barack obama wouldn't -- he would still like osama bin laden to be alive. what is that based on? nothing. >> bill says don't worry, bill. ed schultz of msnbc called out hannity over the remarks about bin laden. >> he did, and the president with video clips. >> he did. he did a very good job. the other thing about hannity is, and i've got the tape to prove it, well, he didn't show any tape. he throws that out there. reminded me during the campaign when hannity, particularly, talked about michelle obama. there was a tape where she said we hate whitey and we're going to go after whitey. the tape never existed. it was a total fabrication. and fox news spent hours on. ed shuttle did a really good job on that, by the way. >> is rush limbaugh a hateful person? >> he says hateful things. let me p

to vote for obama on that alone. >> and so with 264 days to go until the presidential election, rush limbaughnt obama. you know, when rush gets going about contraception, he comes very close to doing a full santorum on it. >> birth control is only a means of eliminating consequences. >> well, that's true. birth control is a means of eliminating consequences. but to rush, eliminating consequences means avoiding the responsibility of your actions, while to us contraception is the responsible action to take. now, i wouldn't try to change the mind of anyone who sees it the way rick santorum does. we just have different views of how to be responsible. and we apparently have very, very different views about mindless sex. but i think rush actually has more in common with the people he's railing against than he is letting on. >> to the people in this country who do nothing but have sex mindlessly day in and day out, and who birth control is only a means of eliminating consequences. >> okay, let's see, rush limbaugh got married when he was 26 years old. he liked it so much, he got married three more t

i got to ask you about the rush limbaugh photo.as he picking or scratching. >> i've looked at this frame by frame. >> it really is--back and to the left. back and to the left. >> it comes down to an issue of how you want to define a pick or a scratch. if you define a pick as nasal insertion. but it's a pick. but he was scratching the inside of the septum you might say. he wasn't necessarily digging. he was scratching but it was inside the nostril. >> does he deserve the abuse even if it was just that. the patriot's owner's box is a deathtrap. that's when donald's trumps hair stepped up and waved hi mom. if you're in there bad things will happen to you right? >> well, yeah, i found a lot of fans who discovered that once rush limbaugh was in robert kraft's box before the game, they changed their allegiances. they were pulling for the giants giants. >> the giants were nice enough to me have--oh, sorry. the giants were nice enough to have me in their box. i could see them lose to washington but that's a whole different story. how did m

sort of how rush limbaugh -- oh, sorry. i don't have a rush joke for this one. time marches on. just ahead this has not been a very good day for planned parenthood, but next the union busting effort continues across >>> we bring you "countdown" live each day. the republican war on organ niced labor have slowly moved across the country. indiana became the 23rd right-to-work state. the reaction by hoosier republicansened up pailing what gop lawmakers are considering in arizona. the vote was 28-22, and the protesters in the galleries, and jammed outside the state house chanted shame. and then marched to lucas oil stadium home of sunday's super bowl. the governor signed the bill behind closed doors, saying this won't be a magic answer, but we'll be far better off with it. but being a right-to-work state is apparently not enough for some lawmakers, particularly those in arizona. that government is doing away with collective bargaining, but knew bills would ban all collective bargaining, including firefighters and policemen. the bill would prohibit automatic payroll deductions for uni

>> rush limbaugh worried about the proto typical republican, rush who makes at least $50 million a yearlies in his own gulfstream everywhere he goes. worried about the prototypical rich republican. the obama campaign will, of course, be using that romney statement against romney, but they have so many other romney gems in their file that it might take them a while to catch up. today in virginia, president obama didn't use that. he pushed a plan for the government to help middle income homeowners refinance their home s. and he in effect reminded people of that romney gem, the romney strategy for the housing market. the romney idea, to let the housing market simply hit bottom. >> it is wrong for anybody toing suggest that the only option for struggling responsible homeowners is to sit and wait for the housing market to hit bott bottom. i refuse to accept that, and so do the american people. >> in ft. worth texas, last night, joe biden raised two points in president obama's favor in his re-election, that will be impossible for mitt romney to counter, especially since mitt romney opposed th

certainly rush limbaugh coming out and saying something is interesting you know that. i think that there probably is going to be some sort of residual u.s. presence and in the long term that will retain the ability of the strike and what now is sort of called the aftermath theater. you know which is basically the model that we've seen which is special forces and drones which target al qaeda type people that might have aspirations to attack the u.s. and that's going to go on for the long time. the rush limbaugh thing is interesting because if we see a conservative split in the conservative movement over this that certainly would shake things up a little bit because right now the conservative line certainly in the election them in congress with the exception of maybe ron paul and a little bit from newt gingrich has been that we need to stick it out there and obama is shortening the withdrawal to beyond what can be reasonably expected and those have been the lines of attack against obama so if the conservative movement starts to shift under the feet of these conservative

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like what do you make of these statements today by rush limbaugh?rush limbaugh has insulted and hurt every woman in america. 99% of women have used some form of birth control in her lifetime. so he has now said we're all just terrible human beings. and if i was a woman who listened to rush limbaugh, i would turn off that dial -- i would turn him out of my life because i think people will be disgusted by what he said. truly. >> now let me get back to the blunt amendment because it's also shocking to me. there was a report that mitt romney had spoke to ohio news network. he tweeted after interviewing romney that mitt romney tells him he would not vote for the senate bill which is the blunt amendment which would allow employers to deny coverage for birth control. but then moments later, romney's spokesperson responded by walking that back saying, regarding the blunt amendment, the way the question was asked was confusing. governor romney supports the blunt bill because he believes in a conscience exemption in health care for religious institutions and

he has a ph.d, rush limbaugh is arrogant enough to think he knows better. wants the president to fail at all costs and accusing the obama administration of monkeying the numbers is desperate "psycho talk." >>> so greatful for the victory in a trial and we look forward to californias being able to wed again. >> a major victory for marriage equality in california. proposition 8 overturned. lieutenant dan choi and melissa harris-perry are here with reaction. >>> in wisconsin, more bad news for scott walker. isn't stopping the governor from raising cash. >> to counter that big money from washington we'll need help from people not only here in wisconsin but across the country. >> john nickels is here to fill us in. >>> the komen controversy gets bigger. >> karen did not have anything to do with this decision. >> i was asked to look at options. >> terry o'neill of the national organization of women is here. >>> this is the greatest opportunity i've seen in civil rights for this generation. your constitutional rights shouldn't have to wait. they really should not

. >> rush limbaugh said it. he is almost saying the same thing as may weather. a lot of people are rooting for donovan mcnabb because he is black and there are not a lot of black quarterbacks in the nfl. she racist. well what is racist? >> rush limbaugh said his race played a factor of being in the nfl. >> then somebody else said there shouldn't be a black quarterback ever in the nfl. >> he might have been kidding. >> i asked him so many times. >> but he can say that because he is black. >> that's my point. that's not politics, that's race. >> i am talking about ideology and who you are. >> you talk about politics and not race. >> you are defending floyd maywether who did he say manny paquio -- i tell you i follow project runway. i will say manny because i can't say his last name. he is filipino and maywether said he told him to make some sushi rolls and cook some rice. i guess he doesn't have any problems with asians. >> no, you have to take it by comment. the thing about lin, not racist. that is just inaccurate. filipino does not eat sushi. that's japanese. >>

caller: yes, rush limbaugh is a bad guy.hat i want to talk about is the energy commission the other day passed a bill and eric cantor put a bill and that said that he was going to give line item veto power to the president. democrats were jumping all over it because they had been wanting it. they send the bills to him and the added the pipeline, for example, and they knocked down the pipeline. once they decided, we still want the pipeline, it never went back to him. they changed the whole bill. it does not go back to the president. just because you are getting a bidault, they are not reading the bells. -- getting a veto, they are not reading the bills. shell's oil from canada, instead of using water from california and alaska. host: thank you for the call. guest: i do not know the details of this particular line item veto. it has been an issue that has been a round a long time. i do not know if it is a republic -- a liberal or conservative issue. i support a line-item veto. i remember when ronald reagan was governor, it seem

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rush limbaugh will tell you. while gov.romney got the trump is stamp of approval today, it is not over. the nevada caucuses with the tea party could really stir things up. what is the tea party doing? we won't to las vegas to find out. and another day on capitol hill. attorney general eric holder getting grilled for the sixth time from the members of congress. did the members get the answers they were looking for? not exactly. plus it got nasty. and darrell issa goes on the record. that's next. >> a fiery showdown over operation fast and furious. today an capitol hill eric holder denying a cover one. and congressmen firing backpack sayings of stonewalling and incompetence. here's part of the contentious hearing on the botched gun running investigations. >> allowing guns to walk, whether in this administration or the prior one, is wholly unacceptable. i'm determined to ensure that our shared concerns about these flawed law enforcement operations lead to more than finger pointing. >> we find out you have not fired a single in

even rush limbaugh talking about rick santorum let's listen to rush limbaugh here.lking about the fact if santorum is the nominee -- let's see. >> an unidentified republican leader actually said that if romney loses michigan the party is going to have to get in rear and try to find somebody else that they can nominate at the convention because they don't want santorum newt ron paul or anybody else. >> so it's a very rare moment where i agree with rush limbaugh. if the voters pick santorum to come in here, and say, you're getting to get a jeb bush instead? >> why is running somebody who is terrible a bad idea when there is somebody who may in fact be the candidate. it all starts in michigan next week for romney. he has some bright spots in michigan. but he is closing the gap in michigan. we can see this poll here. the politic average is showing hip about -- what is that -- about 3 points behind rick santorum. rick santorum should be losing badly in that state. it should be a no-brainer again that mitt romney wins that state, but you hear his advisors. eric fernstern

rush limbaugh is a good man and a wise man. he ought not have said that.wasn't helpful to the republican cause. the worst thing you can do in american politics is play to negative stereotypes, and i hope he has your next diatribe on his show. >> doesn't bother me any. >> if this plays with the republican base -- >> this hatred of birth control. >> it shows -- this is the problem mitt romney is having. the republican primary base has moved so far to the right but it's also animated by a tremendous hatred of the left, of obama, and democrats. >> you always say that. democrats always say the republicans hate. >> that sounds like hatred of women. that's a weird kind of message. >> this is expanding it beyond obama to say democrats are aborting their own, democrats are immoral. they don't like women. women -- i don't like women. i don't know what he is even saying there but whatever he is one of the leaders of the right. >> he is challenging the right of a woman to decide who wants to get pregnant. it is an astounding assault on women's rights. that he's playin

and rush limbaugh, no, it's not because he is flushing. rush will tell you himself. >> greta: a surge and shakeup. right now the unexpected. g.o.p. presidential race is completely up for grabs. in this week's contest, rick santorum troubled speaker of gingrich, he won all three states. dick morris says after tuesday results, it's a real chance for santorum that will result romney versus santorum. dick morris, nice to see you. >> it's called the monuments in search of his lost ball. it's president's weekend and what a wonderful way to tell about the founders. >> greta: all right. let me ask but this race. assume romney, gingrich and santorum has identical amounts of money. tell me who wins? >> if all three run and all three are strong, romney wins. romney can always get plurality of the votes but he falls short of the majority. >> greta: but what about the nomination? >> i'm talking about that. but it's trisected, he wins because he has a plurality. what is happening now, santorum is decisively defeating gingrich for the anti-romney semifina

part of each of them. >> i'm sometimes not no agreement with rush limbaugh but he's right. the establishment of the republican party, to be defined loosely as the washington power structure republicans, are scared to death of having santorum and certainly newt gingerich, who they don't want, to they want mitt romney, but you can't hang a candidacy on i'm the most electable. the reason he stayed flat line is he hasn't convinced he's a conservative. santorum has a passionate message that may not be mainstream but they're scared to death. and they're not going to jam someone down their throat. >> let's listen to donald trump -- wait. he's not part of the washington establishment. you would think he would be for santorum. listen. >> there's no gift, no christmas gift, that could be given better than rick rick santorum for the democrats. they're salivating. i don't think they believe it's going to happen but boy, would they like it to happen. that would be an election you wouldn't have to wonder what the outcome would be. >> trump came out a few weeks ago and endorsed mitt romne

the only thing about rush limbaugh is he said the opponents didn't say they opposed super-pacs. mitt romney doesn't like super-pacs either. that's not the system we have, and barack obama has decided in the general election he's going to maximize his ability to compete with mitt romney or whoever the republican nominee is. >> jane, this reminds me -- >> i -- >> go ahead, jane. >> no. i was going to say i think john's total light. they were just alarmed at the numbers when they saw them in the latest fec filings. you get to 7 or 8 to 1 is the ratio for conservative group fund-raising in the super-pacs against what the liberals have in their kitties. they looked at those numbers and thought they better put out a message, which is send in those big checks. >> jane, do you stee any alternative choice mere for the practical politician in the president's position trying to get a 51% victory in november? any choice other than in effect giving the nod to super-pacs to help them out? >> no. i think it's kind of a ridiculous thing to accuse them of being hypocritical. they're playing by t