i'm ed schultz. for more information on "the ed show" go to ed.msnbc.com. check out my radio show noon to 3:00 eastern, 167 on xm. and my radio website, wegoted.com. "hardball" with chris matthews startsz right now. we'll see you tomorrow night. >>> the house is back in session, that means it's time to play "hardball." >>> good evening. i'm michael smerconish, in for chris matthews. leading off tonight, the battle of a lame-duck congress.

barbara schultz, simply put, we could not have ren sated the play area without her support. so on behalf of my two girls and the numerous children who will enjoy this play area, thank you. >> thank you. thank you very much for your leadership. working closely with the neighborhood. there's two individuals i want to acknowledge and then we're going to get started. commissioner al harris i see in the audience, would you wave? thank you for your support. now, and an unsung hero with the library system that does tremendous work but sometimes never gets acknowledged, jill bourn and thank you for all of the work you do. great work. all right. are we ready to go into the library? absolutely. thank you for your patience. our tradition with all of the branch improvement programs when we do a ribbon cutting is to do the cutting and then the lion dancers from the joe ming athletic association will lead the way to do a traditional chinese blessing of the building. so we ask for your patience and then as soon as we walk through the first floor, we'll open the doors for the community. tha

the congresswoman wasn't talking about your sergeant schultz joke.aid she was outraged by limbaugh's take on various vernacul vernacular. she was referring to this clip making fun of reverend al sharpton. >> it's not just me. it's day mocking the standard. who dat. who dat say they mocking the standard. al sharpton say day mocking the standard. >> i want to get response from reverend al sharpton. he joins us. the president of the national action network. reverend, good to have you with us. what's your response to in? >> i mean, i think that rush limbaugh, the seriousness of what he does aside from the comedic way he tries to play it is he is trying to use race to polarize this country and turn the country against the president at a time that we have very critical issues. to talk about the majority whip until january as a chauffeur, and miss nancy, the speaker of the house in the back seat, similar to how he played the obama is the good negro. when you keep having all of these racial tones, that is supported by federally regulated radio, remember, the

breaks the inside the beltway mystique but you might hear it schultz ed does his nationally syndicated show out of fargo north dakota and his ratings are good he's matching bill o'reilly's numbers. don't see talkers magazine now is out the ed schultz show has got over three million listeners progressive talk got its start in two thousand and four and it now seems to be having an effect many formerly red states that heard ed and air america were highly competitive voted blue in two thousand and eight while those that heard only conservative talk went read. as usual maybe but here's the scary part since the democrats made gains in the two thousand and six election corporate radio took big get into every other progressive talker in the key swing state of ohio off the air first and. then columbus fall and replaced them with shows they get half there are things that they're out there greasing the skids right now in the winter of those seven with a zero point six number. when i was on there in the fall of zero five it was like a two point four the same status trains to make it. market that y

. >> they are convinced here that calling sergeant schultz sergeant schultz is an ethnic slur. >> you have a name that may be ethnically select connected to being a sergeant. i would say to rush limbaugh's listeners we all have distinctive diction, accents. i find the take on various vernacular as outrage us. >> folks, i can't keep a straight face. play it again, sam. listen to this. if you can make sense of it, help me out here. >> well, it would help if you would watch the whole segment. the congresswoman wasn't talking about your sergeant schultz joke. when she said she was outraged by limbaugh's take on various vernacular vernacular. she was referring to this clip making fun of reverend al sharpton. >> it's not just me. it's day mocking the standard. who dat. who dat say they mocking the standard. al sharpton say day mocking the standard. >> i want to get response from reverend al sharpton. he joins us. the president of the national action network. reverend, good to have you with us. what's your response to in? >> i mean, i think that rush limbaugh, the seriousness of what he does

it's now time for "the ed show" with ed schultz. >>> good evening, americans, welcome to "the ed show" tonight from new york. these stories are number one hitting my hot buttons and on the table tonight. well, the tea party has succeeded in breaking mitch mcconnell on earmarks, he caved. now they are hoping to break the democrats on tax cuts. the president, harry reid's's emergency tonight, you cannot cave on this. commentary on that in a minute. >>> rush limbaugh's racist remarks for democrats cannot go unchallenged. he is attacking several african-american members of congress. congresswoman shelia jackson lee was one of the target he is. she will fire back at rush in tonight's battleground story. >>> a newly elected republican, you will love this one, who rode abashing the public option, he can't just get enough of this government-funded health care. he just can't get it fast enough. i tell you what, they are nothing but a bunch of hypocrites. this is a story i love. we will get to it later. >>> and this just in i have a source on capitol hill reporting that a democratic aide has se

and writer, john devore, the excreting bill schultz and mike baker and president of diligence. >> did you say mildly. >> god help us, it's the network times correspondent, spout your dribble i. herein lies the difference of new york times ambodzman and "red eye"'s fake one, andy levy. andy, not on your bloody life. arthur does not suck. andy -- pretty damn sucky. number 3, arthur -- >> you know what? >> what?! yes. number 4 -- >> you know what? >> andy gave -- [sound effects]. >> i feel much better. >> all right. let's start the show. will security that's tighter make airplanes lighter? will people no longer care to travel by air? today, the latest blogger, nate silver says it could mean fewer flyers, a silver lining, if you do, for those who die fly. citing a study, silver argues that more stringent security features are a tax upon air travel and correspond to a dead-weight loss and air travel dropped 6% after they started to screen checked baggage, suggesting that security measures make people feel safer and also less likely to flight fly. u.s. airlines will be exempt from security

joining me now is ed schultz host of "the ed show."at people are going to take to the streets and shut down transportation, but there are some harsh economic realities here. what do you think of the recommendations from this bipartisan commission? >> we're a long way from this being implemented. it has to get 14 of the 18 to get on the board and the president has to sign off on it and go to all the committees. none of this may come to fruition but he has to take credit for starting the process. now, some serious fight here in defense spending. you're talking about cutting a third of the military force on bases around the world. the conservatives aren't going to like that. 15% cut in procurement for military spending, they're not going to like that. that's just the first fight of many that i think are going to be out there. also for families at the kitchen table. i don't think the public, personally, i don't think the public will take to the mortgage interest deduction. that's going to be gone. your child tax credits could be gone. we'r

. >> reporter: former secretary of state george schultz says objections have been addressed. kyl of arizona was a supporter but now want the vote postponed. >> reporter: are some playing politics with this this? >> i'm at a loss to. i think it is very important to get the things called for in the treaty into place. >> reporter: both schultz and perry say the kremlin is watching and. >> they are supporting us in afghanistan. in the last six to nine months come around strongly in supporting us with what we are trying to do with ry iran. >> reporter: a lot of the support has come from the russian president medvedev. >> it would not only undermine our president but also the russian president and i think it would have a negative effect on u.s. russian cooperation into the future. >> reporter: president obama has been saying ratifying the treaty before senate adjourns is not about politics it is about national security. when the next congress takes over the democratic majority will shrink and the president will need even more republican support to get the 67 votes needed to ratify.

ed schultz, the host of msnbc's "the ed show" joins us.hanks for sticking around. >> great to be with you. >> you know more than i do. i know it from watching your show, about how democrats in washington strategize about getting stuff done and about their agenda. do you have a sense of what they are planning to do with the lame duck period? what they are planning to get done? >> here's what i think the democratic base want to see out of the democrats. get a heart, show some soul and grow a spine. let's talk about compromise. what is that? it's principle for the liberal causes of the country and making sure they deliver for the american people. i think they can do it. i think it can be a very active lame duck session. you have interesting things out there. you have hispanics and women for harry reid committed to the dream act. that would be the biggest thing they could get done on illegal immigration. you've got the middle class tax cuts. use the term middle class as often as you can because the republicans don't do it. >> right. >> your gr

. >> still with sergeant schultz, they went out and dragged in the river and sharpton. >> people sayver they want but not on the air, not on federally regulated air waves and not when those licenses are very difficult to get and should be upholding a standard that they mock the standard. >> no it is not just me mocking the standard, misusing words, de, de mocking the standard. who dat? who dat say they mocking the standard? al sharpton say de mocking the standard. >> racist comments cost dr. laura and don imus their jobs, in the old day jimmy the break his job. rush limbaugh is too big to fail, i was told last night. here is just some of the things that he has said over the years that we have had to put up with. he once asked, "have you ever noticed how all composite pictures of wanted criminals resemble jesse jackson." and mocked the naacp that the naacp should have riot rehearsal. they should get a liquor store and practice robberies and who could forget this gem? >> let me put it to you this way, the nfl all too often looks like a game between the bloods and the crips without any

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right now it's time for "the ed show" with ed schultz. >>> good evening, americans, and welcome to "the ed show." tonight from new york, these stories are hitting my hot buttons, and on the table at this hour. nearly half of congress' made up of millionaires, what do they happen? i want you to remember that the next time that you hear mcconnell and boehner just whining over those tax cuts. it's selfish and unpatriot nick my opinion. my commentary and reaction from senator sherrod brown in just a moment. >>> the righties are freaking out over airport security all of a sudden. they didn't have a problem with patdowns when bush was in office and now they're hellbent in protecting american's privacy? i want to know if they're ready to scrap the patriot act and start all over. congressman jerry nadler sounds off in the about hour on that story. >>> and barbara bush has a beef with sarah palin, and palin brought the hammer down on her reality show. it's all coming up. we'll show you the tape here on "the ed show" tonight. >>> this is a story that has me fired up tonight. now, as the country g

maybe except ed schultz. >> it's called sacrifice.y has to sacrifice for eight -- now it's ten years. we haven't been asked to sacrifice anything. we're putting it on the backs of the kids. and so now when the legislation is expected to expire at the end of the year, we as a country, don't have the guts enough to say you know what, we're going to take care of our husand we're going lot to this go. >> let me tell you why. >> the let's extend social security and cut medicare, where they want to go. fellows, i have to ask you about don't ask, don't tell. what will happen. >> don't ask, don't tell is eventually going to go go away but i think that it will only go away when the military brass and every branch of the service say that it should. and right now you have people in the marine corps the new coma don of the marine corps totally against moving that policy. >> quickly, bill, what do you think? >> i think that the maricomande- this is the bad policy, the president ought to -- >> bill press, michael medved, always a pleasure, you guys

in his apartment shanda computers attorney dr schultz attendee is again playing the game with the hunger in judiciary in his opinion the situation has reached a stalemate nobody has serious plans to put the old man behind bars but of quitting complera is not in the interest of the hungry and legal system either. prosecutor's office really doesn't want to put to peter want trial on the other hand they can't just a quick him because of pressure coming from abroad to set up some particularly zeros so they're just playing for time simply waiting for capirossi day. meanwhile shandor computers set to mark his ninety six birthday death is not on his mind despite his failing health he says a clear conscience is the recipe for his longevity with computers future is far from clear israeli nazi hunters predict the action dharm will soon be put on trial and imprisoned. says shown that it's likely to see next christmas behind bars. we'll. bring you the latest in science and technology from around russia. we. covered. may eleventh one thousand nine hundred sixty a suburb of buenos aires mossad agents

in his apartment shanda computers attorney dr schultz attorney is again playing the game with the judiciary in his opinion the situation has reached a stalemate nobody has serious plans to put the old man behind bars but equating complera is not in the interest of the hungry and legal system either. the prosecutor's office really doesn't want to put. just a quick him because of pressure coming from abroad particularly so they're just playing for time simply waiting. meanwhile shandor computers set to mark his ninety six birthday death is not on his mind despite his failing health he says a clear conscience is the recipe for his longevity with computers future is far from clear israel. the nazi hunters predict the exxon dharm will soon be put on trial and in prison. says sean that is likely to see next christmas behind bars. closure is the same of i can tell you that you know the turtle most of us were telling the fruits of immediately after the end of the second world war major nazi leaders were put on trial for war there is no doubt such crimes were committed. hungry for the full story we'

my name is gabriella schultz and i am speaking to clear wire and the planning commission's reliance on the firm of hammit and edison for their determination of the extent to which clear wire's project meets fcc guidelines regarding public exposures to radio frequency radiation. hammit and edison has, in the past, given conflicting reports on what they supposedly checked in accessible areas in colorado. i strongly believe that given this dubious history of misrepresentation to local governments regarding compliance with fcc guidelines for public exposures to radio frequency radiation and hammit and edison's incomplete analysis of the extent to which clear wire's project will meet fcc guidelines under unusual circumstances such as earthquakes, i urge you to require environmental review under the california environmental quality act. i vote, please vote to support this appeal. president chiu: thank you, next speaker. >> my name is william. i lived up on bernal heights all my life. i moved there january 11, 1945. i was seven days old from the hospital. my family's lived up there for about

and right now it's time for "the ed show" with ed schultz. >>> good evening, americans. and welcome to "the ed show." tonight, from new york, these stories are hitting my hot buttons at this hour. well, here we go, republican attack dog darrell issa is on a witch-hunt to try to take down the president of the united states in his administration. he wants, death by a thousand hearings. congressman dennis kucinich is the man with the plan to stop him right in his tracks. he'll join nus just a moment and i'll have commentary. rush limbaugh, has this guy lost his marbles? he's attacking me because i called him out for his racist hit job on congressman jim clyburn. i'mf i've got something to say to the old rust ne"the playbook." >>> and sarah palin mama grizzlies' propaganda, folks busting at the gut last night. the worst moments as he tried to show us russia from her backyard. it's all coming up, stay with us. >>> this is the the story that has me fired up tonight. the brand-new congress the new members they're invading washington, d.c., and of course, folks, they're out for

in his apartment shanda computers attorney dr schultz attorney is again playing the game with the judiciary in his opinion the situation has reached a stalemate nobody has serious plans to put the old man behind bars but equating complera is not in the interest of the legal system either. prosecutor's office really doesn't want to put trial. just a quick him because of pressure coming from abroad particularly zero so they're just playing for time simply waiting. meanwhile shandor computers set to mark his ninety six birthday death is not on his mind despite his failing health he says a clear conscience is the recipe for his longevity but computer future is far from clear israel. the nazi hunters predict the action dharm will soon be put on trial and in prison service says shown that is likely to see next christmas behind bars. closure is that so much of me is going to make a lot of people a very unhappy look at around me in debt levels in rich industrialized countries but truly staggering for a long time to come there is plenty of financial. wealth . bringing you the latest in science and t

i'm yeds schultz. more information on "the ed show" go to ed.msnbc.com. or where we blog at we got ed.com. you can comment on all of the news stories. cruise ship. >>> and somber remembrance. the vice president pays tribute to the nation's veterans at the tomb of the unknowns. >>> good morning to you, i'm veronica de la cruise. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> we begin with a call for compromise. president obama took the stage at a global summit of 20 of the world's wealthiest nations in south korea, where finding common ground on the economic front was no easy task. kristen dahlgren joins us from washington with the details. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, veronica. yeah, the stakes were high. it's been the president's goal to double u.s. exports within five years. now some fear disagreements could spark an international trade war. there are two areas where the president is walking away emptyhanded. first, he was not able to reach a trade deal with south korea. the deal would have increased u.s. exports, especially in beef and autos. bu

i'm ed schultz. for more information "the ed show," you can go to ed.msnbc.com or check out my radio website at wegoted.com. blog on all the stories that are right there "hardball" with ch. up next, "first look." >>> high seas drama. a major rescue operation underway for a disabled cruise ship with thousands on board. >>> cholera crisis. haiti's epidemic worsens as the deadly outbreak reaches the earthquake-ravaged capital. >>> and social distortion? a connecticut woman is fired for badmouthing her boss on facebook, sparking an unprecedented case over free speech. >>> good morning, everyone, i'm lynn berry. those stories and more straight ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> we begin this morning with rescue at sea. a carnival cruise ship that lost power after an engine room fire off the coast of mexico monday morning is now being towed to safety. all 4,500 passengers aboard are safe and expected to arrive in southern california late tomorrow. nbc's kurt gregory has more. >> reporter: the carniv

he brought hollywood friend actor harrison ford along with former secretary of state george schultz and representatives from several nations. the governor started by congratulating voters for defeating prop 23 which would have suspend california's landmark global warming law and he spoke harshly still about oil companies who backed it. >> have you ever considered the human cost? the human lives that the products are causing? the cost 19,000 people that are dying in california alone every year because of smog? the cost of millions of hospital visits every year for smog-related illnesses? how about the costs of the next war of oil? how many wars did we have already over oil? isn't it already enough? >> the two-day summit ends tomorrow with a major announcement promise about global warming. >> if you're planning on buying during the busy holiday season, things might get a little personal. more personal at the security check point. tsa has rolled out more full body scanners and more full body pat-downs. as kristen dahlgren reports, some passenger say it is an invasion of privacy. while the

i'm ed schultz. for more information on "the ed show" go to ed.msnbc.com. check out my radio show noon to 3:00 eastern, 167 on xm. and my radio website, wegoted.com.and my radio websit. up next, "first look." >>> unfinished business. law makers return to capitol hill and a deal on tax cuts begins to take shape. >>> travel trauma, new airport security and pat-down procedures draw fire from travelers. >>> and by the horns. a bull gives spectators quite a scare at a mexico city bull ring. i'm lynn berry. those stories and more straight ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> we begin this morning with changing course. kicking off a lame-duck session of congress yesterday, one key player did an about-face on a long held political policy and a big deal said to be in the works on a bush era tax cuts. tracie potts joins us from tog with the details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the lame-duck session is generally not very exciting, but yesterday it started with a surprising announcement from the senate minority leader mitch mcconnell saying he is reve

i'm ed schultz. for more information on "the ed show" go to ed.msnbc.com or check out wegoted.com. comment on the stories and blog with us. the radio show on 167 fm. >>> north star. senator lisa murkowski claims victory in her alaska re-election bid. but it may not be over just yet. >>> race against time. a 3-year-old girl falls 75 feet down an irrigation well in argentina. >>> and hooter's horror. restaurant video captures an off-duty cop getting physical with a 54-year-old grandmother. >>> good morning, everyone, i'm lynn berry. those stories and more are straight ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> we begin this morning with beating the odd. after losing her state's republican primary, alaska's incumbent senator lisa murkowski launched a seemingly desperate write-in campaign to seep her seat. after weeks of wading through write-in ballots she's being called the winner. tracie potts with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: lynn, good morning. and it was a hard-fought one. 's difficult to win these national elections as a write-in candidate, but it appears this morning th

wasserman schultz: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today to offer house concurrent resolution 323, ensuring the holocaust survivors live with dignity, comfort and security. this important resolution recognizes the plight of holocaust survivors, honors their unique needs and pledges to help survivors attain the utmost comfort during their remaining years. at the end of world war ii, jutish population of europe had been -- the jewish population of europe had been decimated. the atrocities perpetrated by the nazis to other minority population, it was previously unknown to this world. holt 'cause is a stain on our history which our society has pledged to never forget. the jewish population around the world is still grieve neg less of six million. in the wake of this incomparable human destruction, thousands of survivors immigrated to america, here they hoped to secure a better future for themselves and their children. they saw it as a global example of freedom, liberty and justice. they left the wreckage of the -- of the h

people globally including i should say former cold warriors people like henry kissinger and george schultz many other leaders across the world now believe that it is just too jane shuras to have nuclear weapons and that is the trend that is taking place in the world towards disarmament and away from nuclear weapons and that is the trend which the u.s. senate and the u.s. congress should be going along with and following the leadership of their president . the slovenian president nato needs russia's help to move forward he was speaking ahead of the united states summit in portugal where world leaders are expected to unveil a new strategy for the alliance they needed to tells r.t. that to meet up with moscow is an important step in the cheating that. nato has to change and nato is in a search for a mission for a long time after the ending of cold war the legitimate question was if nato is necessary at all but the mission was never completely defined and i think that it cannot be confidently defined without a true partnership with russia and we don't have a cold war in the war and we have to

i'm ed schultz. join me tomorrow night right here on msnbc. check out my radio show, my website, wegoted.com, channel 167 xm monday through friday, noon to three. that's where you can catch the radio show. >>> royal details. the future king of england and his soon-to-be blushing bride waste no time talking wedding plans. >>> double trouble. a dui suspect crashes his car twice after being pulled over by police. >>> and pretty in pink. a nearly 25-carat rare pink diamond fetches a rare price at auction. good morning, everyone, i'm lynn berry. those stories and more straight ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> we begin this morning with a wedding in the works. in less than a year, england's prince william and his long-time girlfriend will finally have their fairytale ending. in their first interview since the royal announcement, we are learning new details of his engagement to kate middleton, including how william made sure his late mother, proincess dian, didn't miss out by giving kate the 18-carat diamond and sapphire engagement ring. her

i'm ed schultz. chris matthews, "hardball" is next. >>> where to begin? from controversial tax cuts to don't ask, don't tell, politically charged issues grip washington. >>> take action. what some airports are doing now in response to traveler outrage over invasive pat-downs. >>> and a star is born. new york's rockefeller center christmas tree is unveiled with 35 days until christmas. >>> good morning, everyone, i'm lynn berry. those stories and more straight ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> we begin this morning with a bitter battle. as the clock ticks down on the outgoing leadership in the house, the fight over compromise on key votes is definitely heating up. nbc's tracie potts joins us from washington with the latest on capitol hill along with details on president obama's latest transatlantic trip. good morning. >> reporter: lynn, good morning. the president's leaving it all behind, at least for two days. he's headed off to europe. left just before midnight for a couple of days of meetings with nato and the european union. trying to reashower

i'm ed schultz. for more information on "the ed show" go to ed.msnbc.com or check out my radio website at wegoted.com. blog there with all of our radio shows. and xm 157 monday through friday from noon to 3:00. . >>> up next, "first look." >>> shots fired. north korea lobs dozens of shells on to a south korean island escalating already tense relations. >>> pat-down showdown. u.s. security officials make it clear to air travelers there will be no big changes to their airport screening methods. >>> and path of destruction. severe storms spawn a series of tornado in the upper midwest. >>> good morning. i'm lynn berry. those stories and more straight ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc. we begin this morning with a provocative move. the president of south korea says the response to north korea will be firm. after the north fired dozens of rounds of artillery on to south korea's yeonpyeong island. a south korean official says that nation forces quickly returned fire. several hourses reportedly erupted in

people globally including i should say former cold warriors faithful like henry kissinger and george schultz many other leaders across the world now believe that it is just too jane shuras to have nuclear weapons and that is the trend that is taking place in the world towards disarmament and away from nuclear weapons and that is the trend which the u.s. senate and the u.s. congress should be going along with and following the leadership of their president . you know with still ahead in the program a ticket to the moon. four decades ago the soviet union guided tanks into orbit to explore the. revolution in space. stories to overcome the first britain says it's ready to help that hit and with billions of pounds of direct loans at a meeting of european finance ministers chance of a george osborne says it's in the u.k. is interest to support its closest neighbor the meeting comes amid fresh market turmoil and fears that some smaller economies like portugal and ireland are unable to service their massive debts trying for cost gerald cement he says the eurozone has been put to its greatest test. t