he would have said it if it wasbe debbie wasserman schultz or barry wasserman schultz. >> do you think it's the d.n.c. strategy to go after decorated military veteran? what is the mission between the democrat full throttle attack? >> greg: the story here isn't the e-mail. this is the new kind of politician that isn't a politician in 2010, you have a tea party and people represent. these are not the normal run of the mill politicians. they don't play the dirty

debbie wasserman-schultz did nothing to deserve the sexist tirade. the republican agenda is one of the most sexist that we have seen in politics. they have shown themselves willing in word and in politics and in policy to discriminate against women, everything from cutting family planning, to privatizing medicare. the thing that made me saddest about this was that it came during the normal course of business. just as you said, debbie wasserman-schultz was on the floor of the senate, talking about the impact of legislation on her own constituents. emily's list has come out and made a statement and taken action. where are the rest of the women's groups on this? >> i think there's a lot of outrage among women and men in america, who are sick of this kind of thing. i think the outrage and the enthusiasm that it has engendered is coming from two places. one is is the gop war on women, which i think nobody expected the ferocitity of. and the second is inspiring women coming to the forefront of the republican party like debbie wasserman-schultz. if you want

earlier today, allan west said that an apology to debbie wassermann schultz is quote not happening.e female house democrats are demanding that west apologize for the e-mail to wassermann schultz calling her quote vile and saying she is not aly di a d telling her to quote shut the heck up. they are calling the e-mail equivalent to sexual harassment and kelly o'donnell has more on this feud. >> reporter: a florida feud. two members of the house in a debt limit dual that got personal. congresswoman debbie wassermann schultz who is also the chair of the democratic national committee and a tea party star, congressman allan west, a freshman republic who hit send on a nasty e-mail to schultz. you are the most vile, unprofessional and despicable person in the house of representatives. here is what set him off, he voted in favor of the republican bill, and then schultz got up and accused him of betraying the sen senors. >> the gentleman from florida who represents thousands of beneficiariess as do i, have voted for this plan which is unbelievable for a representative from florida. >> and he

he would have said it if it wasbe debbie wasserman schultz or barry wasserman schultz. >> do you thinks the d.n.c. strategy to go after decorated military veteran? what is the mission between the democrat full throttle attack? >> greg: the story here isn't the e-mail. this is the new kind of politician that isn't a politician in 2010, you have a tea party and people represent. these are not the normal run of the mill politicians. they don't play the dirty politics. he gets angry and shoots from the hip. look at him and go that is the kind of guy i want as a neighbor. you know his lawn is perfect, the trash is in the right place. just like his hair. perfect. unlike schultz. >> bob: you want everybody at attica. you just jumped in. it'd like to chairfy this. when you said the thing about what is his name, we talked about it yesterday. i made it clear yesterday i thought what he said was disgusting. bill maher. he ought to go to insane asylum. >> you were more outrageed. >> greg: no, he was more outrageed about maher than i was if i remember. >> this is debbie wasserman schultz and all th

star, congressman alan west, from republican who hit send on a nasty e-mail to schultz.l and despicable member of the house of representatives. there's more. tuesday, west voted in favor of the debt cutting bill and wasserman schultz got up and accused him of betraying seniors. >> the gentleman who represents thousands of florida medicare beneficiaries as do i, voted for a bill that would increase costs, unbelievable for a member from south florida. >> and an e-mail that said, shut the heck up, and then this, you have proven repeatedly you are not a lady and shall not be afforded due respect from me. democratic congresswoman accused west of sexual harassment. >> once again, we've been told to stay in our places. >> in any other environment, he would be subject to a sexual harassment claim for creating a hostile environment. >> reporter: in a statement to "abc news," he said, he does not hate women and father of two daughters? p. and he says she is not a victim and been attacking west for quite some time. in that interview, he complained of a double standard and in the pa

break down the fight and start off with what wasserman schultz said that angered west.>> president obama vowed to veto this bill which ends the medicare guarantee and incredulously the gentleman from florida who represents thousands of medicare beneficiaries as do i is supportive the plan to increase cost for medicare beneficiaries. unbelievable from a member from south florida. >> andrea: okay, whether it's truthful or not, that was just policy. here is how west reacted in an e-mail to wasserman schultz. >> for her to follow me on the house floor after i have given a one-minute speech and i talked about facts and figures as far as the debt ceiling and her to make personal references to me after i had left i didn't appreciate that. she is not a victim. she has been attacking allen west for quite some time. i finally had to let her know enough is enough. >> eric: hold on. that was his explanation for this. right here that he said. let me make myself perfectly clear. you don't have a personal fight -- sorry i need my glasses. >> dana: >> they, eric. borrow bob's glasses.

patti ann: well, meanwhile, wasserman schultz's female colleagues are weighing in on this. what are they saying? >> yeah. a handful of democrats held a press event, and they basically took turns says wasserman-schultz is a lady and west is wrong. >> sticks and stones will not break this congresswoman's bones, and neither will congressman west's blackberry. >> he really should apologize. i think that it's only due, and if he refuses, he should be asked to do so, um, by the house leadership if he refuses to do it on his own. >> reporter: those women also sent a letter to gop leadership asking them to disavow mr. west. they're also asking for money to gin up support in their base which west is doing as well. he's saying that wasserman schultz is an attack dog, and he's asking people to send him $25 or more. patti ann: peter doocy, interesting. thank you, and happy birthday, i believe. >> yes, thank you. [laughter] patti ann: so what will congressman west say next? he's going to be here on "america live" today during the 2 eastern time hour. bill: also on fbn coming up shortly.

to talk more about that and a nasty feud between debbie wasserman schultz and congressman allen west, ing a ex wagner and clarence page of the chicago tribune. clarence, i'm trying to think of the analogous situation historically speaking for when the health of someone running for president has been questioned, and i can't quite find it. you know, it's not exactly tom eagleton. a far more extreme set of circumstances. it doesn't feel quite like questions about ronald reagan's age, either. how do you see this in a historical context? >> as long as it's not as questionable as tom eagleton, because he was -- it was revealed he had taken shock treatments for depression, and in those days, that was very scary to many people. the public didn't understand it, and that really resulted in his dropping out of the race. dropping off the ticket. with michele bachmann, i think all of us have somebody in the family, if not ourselves who suffer from migraine, but that can work for or against her, because many times people will have debilitating migraines that can be so severe they can't work, and qu

it started with congressman debbie schultz singled out west on the floor. take a look. >> incredulously the gentlemen from florida who represents thousands of medicare beneficiaries as do i is spo supportive of the plan that would increase costs for medicare beneficiaries unbelievable for a member from south florida. >> colonel west didn't take that sitting down. he wrote quote you are the most vile unprofessional and despicable member of the u.s. house of representatives. you have proven repet petedly you are not a lady and therefore will not afford due respect from me. >> there is widespread confusion over west has issued an apology to schultz. some are denying that report. scare tactics are par for the course for the democratic party. it was months ago a liberal group ran this add doe pekting a paul ryan look alike running poor old grandma off a cliff. joining me with reaction is the author of the number one new york times best seller michelle malkin is here. you know, i am just comparing this, the deafening silence about bill maher and what he has aid s

allen west appealed to leadership in both parties saying it was wassermann-schultz who went too far.ine, leadership is not talking about this. when i asked about it, they said they are kind of worried about the debt issue right now and they just didn't want to engage in this. but the political teams are. they are using this, sending out e-mails trying to raise money on both sides of this thing. this is an incident that shows that their supporters should send in more cash. >> it is shocking how rabid, how passionate, how extreme the language has become even in the political arena as well. it really is. kelly, thanks. >>> what do cartoons and terrorism have in common? apparently it's the new recruiting tool targeting children. the yemeni branch of al qaeda reportedly will roll out an animated film teaching the history of the terrorist group. it was introduced on an arabic jihadist website this past weekend as i quote, an alternative to the poison broadcast by other tv channels to our children and youth. one analyst described it as a disney-like film trying to make terrorism exciting to

democratic debbie wasserman schultz and republican allen west.er west spoke out in support of the cup, cap and balance measure, wasserman schultz took to the house floor to respond. >> the gentleman from florida who represents thousands of medicare beneficiaries as do i are supportive the the plan to increase cost of beneficiaries. unbelieveable from a member from south florida. >> reporter: west fired off an e-mail to wasserman schultz and copied house membership leaders saying, "you want a perm fight, i'm happy to oblige. you the most vile, unprofessional and despicable member of the u.s. house of representatives. if you have something to say to me stop being a coward and say it to my face. otherwise, shut the heck up. you are not a lady. >> i believe he really should apologize. i think that it's only due. if he refuses, he should be asked to do so by the house leadership if he refuses to do it on his own. >> allen west is a right wing extremist. >> reporter: the were of words is the latest sparring between the two members who have a history of

that's an e-mail that allen west wanted to go to debbie wasserman schultz. it did. the congresswoman has played it down to a degree through a spokesman saying, quote, i don't think congressman west is upset with the congresswoman but he highlighted that they are trying to balance the budget on the backs of the seniors, children and middle class. that being said, he's already raised $1.2 million for his campaign next cycle. a very much spirited tea party member of the house of representatives that's going to be in a very contentious re-election fight. >> when you write something like that, they say wait 24 hours before you hit send, but i guess they didn't have that. >>> congresswoman schultz will be a guest today on andrea mitchell reports at 1:00 p.m. eastern time right here on msnbc. >>> some breaking news to pass along. minnesota is back in business. just in the last hour, the state's governor signed a new budget that ends the nation's longest state government shutdown in the past decade. minnesota's government had been shut down since july the 1st, playing off 2

sophomore rick behavior schultz. west also writes, you want a personal fight, i'm happy to ob blige. you are the most vile, unprofessional and despicable member of the u.s. house of representatives. if you have something to say to me, stop being a kourd and say to my face. otherwise, shut the heck up. you have proven repeatedly that you are not a lady, therefore, shall not be afforded due respect from me. good to see everybody's getting along well. west was responding to earlier comments that wasserman shut made about him on the house floor in which the democratic nags anational committee chairmn responded to the cut for cut, cap and balance. >> incredulously, jat from florida who represents thousands of medicare beneficiaries as do do i is supportive of this plan that would increase costs for medicare beneficiaries. unbelievable from a member from south florida. >> she called him the gentleman. he said shut the heck up. a spokesman for wasserman shut says he think west is upset that the congresswoman highlighted his

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take the ongoing fight between democrat debbie wasserman schultz and republican allen west, both from florida. >> incredulously the gentleman from florida who represents thousands of medicare beneficiaries as do i is supportive of this plan that would increase costs for medicare beneficiaries. unbelievable from a member from south florida. >> congressman west did not take kindly to those remarks at all. according to politico west fired off an e-mail when he called wasserman schultz the most vile and despicable person in the house. you have proven repeatedly that you are not a lady and, therefore, shall not be afforded due respect from me. jonathan alter is a political correspondent. we kind of have to joke and laugh about this, but the bottom line still seeing bickering. why at this point? >> this is kind of out-of-bounds behavior by congressman west. you know, debbie wasserman schultz shot him with, you know, a pea shooter, and he retaliated with an ak-47, so you don't -- i think anybody kind of looking at this nutrily, what she said is basically fair comment, and what he said was wa

with us this hour live from capitol hill democratic party chair debbie wasserman schultz and senators chuck schumer. facing the heat, british prime minister david cameron gets his turn before a raucous and raudy emergency session of parliament in question time. >> on the decision to hire him, i believe i've answered every question about this. it was my decision. hold on -- it was my decision, i take responsibility. people -- >> i apologize for interrupting the prime minister, the house must come in order. >>> and what about the man at the center of this media empire? did rupert murdoch's performance help or hurt? even the "the wall street journal" reports investors are asking has the media mogul passed his cellgate? zbld day, i'm andrea mitchell live on capitol hill today. the president is going to hold a white house meeting with democratic leaders less than two hours from now. this after a gang of six made an 11th hour pitch to save budget talks. senate leaders say it may be too little too late. with us senators. thanks so much. a number of republicans have now come on board and endo

during remarks on the floor debbie wasserman schultz questioned allen west after he left the chamber. west responded with an unusually personal e-mail, wrote west "you are the most vile, unprofessional and despicable member of the house of representatives. if you have something to say to me, stop being a coward and say it to my face, otherwise shut the heck up." in an e-mail reply a spokesman for wasserman schultz says west is upset because the congresswoman highlighted that west was "trying to balance the budget on the backs of seniors, children and the middle class." we'll continue to follow that. >>> republican presidential candidate michele bachmann confirmed she suffers from headaches but denied they leave her unable to perform her work. "the daily caller" reported they can incapacitate her for days. backman says that's not true. >> i'm prescribed medication and i take it on occasion whenever symptoms arise. they keep my migraines on control. i'd like to be abundantly clear. my ability to function effectively will not affect my ability to serve as commander in chief. >> a just re

that's the ed show, i'm ed schultz, can you listen to my radio show, sirius xm radio noon to 3:00 p.m. the last word with lawrence o'donnell starts right now. see you tomorrow night. >>> the leading six-pack. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening, i'm crist matthews in san francisco. leading off tonight, the gang of six has a plan. president obama endorsed it in principle. conservative republicans helped draft it and a deadline looms with certain economic consequences on the other side of august 2nd. so how long can the tea party republicans stand in the door and say no? give us everything we want, we'll give you nothing, and then we'll have a deal. how much longer can they say they won't accept any plan that president obama would agree to? of course, that's our top story tonight. >>> plus what would ronald reagan think of the debt fight? he would be seen by today's republicans as a hopeless moderate. republicans talk about the party of reagan, but wasn't the great communicator also in several cases a great compromiser? and across the country republican governors and legislators are

. >>> the peanuts comic strip by the great charles schultz is wonderful for a lot of reasons. first, it's funny. second, while being funny, it is also a little melancholy. one of the referring themes is about kids going into auntnal s right? there's a reason that all of the songs are in a minor key. it's dark but in a good way. but one of the things we have to thank peanuts and charles schultz for is the comic-based metaphor for something that happens in washington all the time. it's lucy with the football. charlie brown thinks that lucy is going to hold the football for him. every time she convinces him she would hold the football for him, and every time she pulls it away at the last second. >> yeah, go ahead! >> do it! ♪ >> lucy and charlie brown and the football is such a familiar american metaphor that it turns up as a skit even in burlesque shows like this one in north carolina last year. the lucy and charlie brown football metaphor explains exactly what has been going on in washington between democrats and republicans since president obama got elected. republicans were f

alan west sent a scathing email to debbie wasserman schultz. both sides of the aisle. he tears into her writing in the subject line, quote unprofessional and inappropriate behavior. here it is. you're the most vile, unprofessional and despicable member of the u.s. house of representatives. if you have something to say to me stop being a cord and say it to my face, otherwise, shut the heck up. you've proven repeatedly that you are not a lady, and therefore, shall not be afforded due respect from me. so dramatic. what's west so upset about? the tea party freshman didn't like what wasserman shuttle said about his support of cut, cap and balance. >> it is crucial na the american people understand that this plan would require even deeper cuts than under the ryan republican plan we saw in april. incredulously the gentleman from florida who represents thousands of medicare beneficiaries as do i is support i have of this plan that would increase costs for medicare beneficiaries. unbelievable from a member from south florida. >> the congresswoman spokes

joining me from washington, congresswoman from florida, debbie wasserman schultz. of the democratic national committee and also serves on the house budget committee. thanks for joining us. >> ink that's, alex. >> we have the house planning to hold the symbolic vote on reid's plan before even getting it. so what would a rejection by the house gop mean for reid's plan? >> well, what the republicans in the house are trying to do yet again is insist on getting their way, refusing to many come to the table and compromise. as mike just said, the two sides are really not very far apart. there are significant cuts in both senator reid and speaker boehner's plans, but the poison pill that the the house and the senate to pass and send to the states a constitutional amendment, alex, is -- was a total wrecker. the balanced budget amendment was an absolute deal breaker. it it ended -- at the end of the day, whether it's the cut cap and balance plan that was dead on arrival, it's time for leaders to lead. to come to the table and be reasonable. democrats have been there ready fo

. >> that was debbie wasserman schultz from florida, speaking out about the radical cap and cut billhat passed the house tonight. she was calling out her fellow floridian al enwest for his support of the flan. he responded with a letter to democratic leadership. in it, he called wasserman machine schultz the most vile, unprofessional, and did he say pickable member of the united states house of representatives. he also called her a coward. he said she was, quote, not a lady. and al enwest told him to shet the heck up. jane, debbie wasserman schultz responded to that quote saying the truth hurts, that's the point, right? the cuts the gop are putting forward really are going to hurt a lot of americans. why would they go down this road. i think that exchange there that we just had really underscores just how intense this whole thing is and how divided our lawmakers are when you come to start talking about how to balance the budget and using the big three and not having any tax increases. what's your natake on the gop a after they hand the democrats the medicare issue with the ryan plan.

alan west fires off a nasty e-mail to debbie wasserman schultz. the details and fallout coming up with "politics now." >>> we're getting dangerously close to default while lawmakers are still arguing over how to raise the debt ceiling. they have 13 days to get this done. the president might call everyone back to the white house as early as today to talk about a new deal drawn up by the senate's so-called gang of six. >> it would not match perfectly with some of the approaches that we've taken, but i think that we're in the same playing field. and my hope is, that we can start gathering everybody over the next couple of days. they tomorrow are prepared to start talking turkey and getting down to the hard business of crafting a plan that can move this forward. >> all right. nbc's kristen welker is live at the white house. kristen, the president is behind this deal just by saying, as we just heard, he's not fully behind everything. >> reporter: that's right, richard. as the president pointed out in his remarks yesterday, he feels as though this gang

let's give another hand for debbie wasserman schultz. thank you. godspeed. [applause] >> let's have a big hand for the california school employees association for providing us with lunch today. [applause] >> and one last shoutout i would like to say a thank you, thank you to jen and kona. her plenary session last year on a progressive economic vision was the inspiration. and the starting point for our session today so thank you to jen. [applause] >> yeah, let's give jen a hand. i'm barry kendall. i'm the executive director of the progressive ideas network, a membership organization and collaboration platform for federally focused think tanks, policy institutes and other organizations that travel in the world of ideas. our partners work in a wide range of policy areas everything from national security to immigration reform to transportation infrastructure, but there is a through-line in all of the work that they do and i think it's the same through-line in all of the work that we do as progressives as well and that is a concern for the ideal of equality. when

. >> take a listen to debbie wasserman-schultz. take a listen. >> this is not leadership. this is -- this is -- this is almost like dictatorship. i know they want to force the outcome they'd like to see, their extremists would like to impose, but they are getting ready to start panic and chaos, and they seem to be okay with that. it's just really disappointing. and potentially devastating. >> extremists, really? >> debbie wasserman-schultz, she of the angry perm -- >> we've all had those, monica. >> she's a mistress of projection. she learned at the feet of the master of projection, barack obama. she's out there accusing the republicans of everything of which the democrats are guilty. she calls the republicans extremists. the democrats have been hijacked by the extremist wing of their party. >> oh, god. >> she talks about lack of leadership. there's zero leader coming from the president. you know, the final point on dictatorship, president obama -- well, exhibit a, obama care. but this week obama himself said, you know, it's very tempting for me to go do something on my ow

wasserman schultz, for two minus. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from florida is recognized for two minutes. ms. wasserman schultz: thank you, madam speaker. i would point out that to my good friend from texas, madam speaker, as a constitutional conservative he should recognize that the conitution itself was a series of compromises. and our nation and our economy is being pushed closer and closetory default. hardliners on the rit, extremists by any other name, have refused to compromise. we are putting in jeopardy the payment of social security obligations, paying the members of our military, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff yesterday couldn't even answer in the affirmative that he was confident that those payments could be made if we default. we're putting in jeopardy the full faith and credit of our nation. yesterday, seniors in my district called my office in tears wondering whether we would default and what those consequences would mean for them. these are real people who live on social security

in fact congressman west's spokeswoman said he is waiting for wasserman schultz saying she is sorry andt said anything close to that. she did suggest that west might want to start updating his resume'. >> he is clearly feeling the pressure. if he can't handle that pressure, canned handled being called out in debate on the house floor he should probably change his position. >> reporter: congressman west spoke to republican whip kevin mccarthy and after the chat he thinks gop leadership has got his back. across the aisle, scores of democrats. he put out this statement he is strong saying quote. public opinion of policy makers is already quite low. why in the world would west want to undermine it further stooping to undiplomatic demagoguery not unlike the pastor in florida burning koran knowing all too well the media frenzy. this action by west is hardly different. anybody can get a strong words in, get a few jabs in doing just that. jon: that is a fascinating case study to watch. peter doocy, live in washington, thank you. congressman west will be martha macallum's guest coming up on "ame

this west this week fired off angry e-mail to wasserman schultz for questioning his stance on medicare. and west called her vile, unprofessional and despicable but insists he is not apologizing. >> i stand by what i said. she was the one who publicly released it out to the media. i had no intention of that happening. >> bret: earlier west tweeted u.s. is in crisis and everyone wants to talk about congressional members not getting along. it's insummitting to americans to waste airtime on this. congressional black caucus originally suggested it would speak out to west's comments has decided to drop the matter. >>> the place in history is secured. the space shuttle pulls in port for the last time. its voyage at an end. >> bret: just before dawn, space shuttle atlantis with four astronauts on board touched down for the final time at the florida kennedy space center and it was the final mission for the space shuttle program after 30 years. space flight is now set to shift to private companies, but they aren't expect -- they aren't expected to launch americans in space for three years. ♪ >>

. >> congressman allen west calls his colleague schultz vile unprofessional and despicable.you what caused those fighting words. a quick programming note this friday july 22nd, 9 eastern my exclusive interview with former florida governor jeb bush, a show you don't want to miss. one of his rare [ male announcer ] to the 5:00 a.m. scholar. the two trains and a bus rider. the "i'll sleep when it's done" academic. for 80 years, we've been inspired by you. and we've been honored to walk with you to help you get where you want to be ♪ because your moment is now. let nothing stand in your way. learn more at keller.edu. what's vanishing deducti all about ? guys, it's demonstration time. let's blow carl's mind. okay, let's say i'm your insurance deductible. every year you don't have an accident, $100 vanishes. the next year, another $100. where am i going, carl ? thnext year... th was weird. but awesome ! ♪ nationwide is on your side ♪ ♪ i like your messy hair ♪ i like the clothes you wear ♪ i like the way you sing ♪ and when you dance with me ♪ you always make me smile [ male annou

i think one of the things w, congresswoman moore, that he was responding to congresswoman schultz, would vote against medicare and social security, that from fr what i understand, she wasn't calling him names or getting any personal way at all, this was about policy. he's the one that made this about name calling. >> you have said it very well, reverend sharpton. our rules don't allow us to bring in person amounts. she was simply commenting on the geography and in that region before wr there are a lot of older adults. they are really questioning why someone would defend medicare, which is a great in that area. when west said i had to defend my honor, it certainly is not about his honor. we are facing huge cuts in medicare, medicaid, social security, the programs that literally have kept elders out of poverty, we are having a huge debate regarding tying this vote to a debt ceiling vote. which could literally bring our financial system to a collapse, increase interest rates to a gar gargantuan amount. >> he is defending his honor when his honor was not in question. he would have done himse

outraged. >> he was more outraged about mahr than i was if i remember. >> this is debbie wasserman-schultz. she eats males for break fast, okay. >> let's take him to the wood shed, i mean really. >> come on. what we are seeing here is the republicans actually standing up and putting up a fight for once and not being tarred and lied about and smeared without a real fight. >> maybe they could learn to do it with a little bit of -- could we talk about the debt. >> bob, you you have said on the program that the cake is already baked and they have a deal. why are though torturing us with the political theater and torturing greg gutfeld? >> did you fall out of the wrong side of the bed this morning? calm down. >> why? >> because you are yelling at me. >> oh, poor bob. >> he also chews males for breakfast. >> no, i don't. i chew other things for breakfast. >> what is going on? >> what is going on is that part of the reason that they have democrats coming down in the meeting this afternoon is they are running into some resistance among democrats on real cuts in the social security and medicare whi

it began when debbie wasserman schultz made a statement on the floor criticizing allen west yet.responded with a scathing e-mail to wasserman schultz which read -- i don't believe these words -- you are the most vile, unprofessional and despicable member of the house of representatives. wow, opting to take the high road, she spoke with andrea mitchell and said, i love this, the pressure felt by allen west and her other colleagues. well done. >>> this one is personal. yesterday i interviewed joe walsh from illinois. suffice it to say that representative walsh tried to use my name, which is fine with me, more than a few times as he attempted to defend the, cap and balance bill, as well as his own rationale for signing nor quists's petition. and his claim, that the president is a liar. let's take a look back. >>> hey, chris, let me ask you a question, do you support that, chris? >> the president's plan. >> what is the president's plan? we have to stop that, chris. come on, chris. hey, cresse. hey, chris. chris, chris, chris. i love it, chris. >> well, that wasn't half of it. how man

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it started with congresswoman and chairman of the dnc, debbie wasserman schultz and she took a shot at tea party republican alan west. for supporting the cut, cap and balance bill. and congressman west firing back with an e-mail, calling her the most vile, unprofessional and despicable member of the house. >> she's not a victim, she has been attacking alan west for quite some time and i finally had to let her know, enough is enough and i copied mccarthy and cantor and, nancy pelosi, because they need to be aware of this pattern of behavior. >> reporter: peter doocy has the latest on this. hi, spirit. >> reporter: hi, let's start at the beginning and republican congressman alan west gets on the house floor and speaks about cut, cap and balance and debbie wasserman schultz follows him and she was critical but never mentioned his name, just his state, listen: >> president obama has vowed to veto this bill, which ends the medicare guarantee, and incredulo incredulously, the senator from florida, who represents thousands of beneficiaries, unbelievable from a member from south flashes and, i

congressman allen west and dnc chairwoman wasserman-schultz. he lives in her district.d him out on the floor, he e-mailed her you are the most vile member of the u.s. house of representatives. he have proven repeatedly you are not a lady, therefore should not be afforded respect from me. to which she responded on air with my colleague andrea mitchell. >> it is not surprising that given the pressure that the republicans are facing -- i mean they're defending ending medicare as we know it. it's not really surprising that he would crack unthe pressure of having to defend that. >> jeff johnson is a contributory msnbc and thegrio.com and jackie kucinich covers politics for "usa today." welcome to you all. jackie, i know you have covered capitol hill quite closely in some of your previous -- with some of your previous employers. describe the level of this spat, sort of what we saw go on here. is this sort of par for the course in 21st century congress? >> i think so. at this point someone says something and they raise money off of it and everybody gets upset and then they rai

chairman of the dnc and florida congresswoman debbie wasserman schultz. thank you for coming up on. >> thank you for having me, as always. >> we understand that speaker boehner and eric cantor met. they met at the white house over the weekend. where does the actual deal stand? is all the negotiation going on, taking place in the senate and between house republicans? >> the actual deal stands at democrats led by president obama being willing to put all of our sacred cows on the table, still pushing for a big deal to make sure that we can solve our nation's fiscal crisis over the short term and the long term. and on the republican side, sadly, it seems that they are still only willing to insist on their dogmatic adherence to anything that makes sure that we protect millionaires and billionaires. the duck, dodge and dismantle plan that we're going to vote on in the house today is the ryan plan on steroids. it would end medicare as we know it. it would potentially slash social security benefits. make sure that elected members of congress avoid accountability

west called democrat debbie wasserman-schultz despicable and cowardly after she criticized his stance on medicare. >>> texas has executed a man convicted of killing two men and wounding a third as part of a shooting spree he said was meant to target muslims in the wake of 9/11. mark stroman died by lethal injection. >>> georgia delayed the execution of a convicted murderer by 24 hours giving no reason. the move came shortly after the supreme court denied andrew deyoung's appeal. it will be the first videotaped execution in nearly two decades. >>> new york city is warning swimmers and kayakers to stay out of the hudson river after a fire at a waste water treatment plant forced officials to pump raw sewage into the river. officials say it will take at least 48 hours of continuous dumping before there's any significant impact on the area's beaches. >>> and in montreal the rear-end of a car was hurled right up in the air after floodwaters blew open a manhole. parts of the city received nearly a foot of rain in less than an hour. >>> now here's an early look at one of your top health headl

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congresswoman betty wassermann schultz was also the chair of the democratic national committee and a tea party star. congressman allen west, a freshman republican who hit "send" on a nasty e-mail to wassermann schultz. you are the most vile, unprofessional and despicable member of the house of representatives. and there's more. but first, here's what set him off. tuesday, west spoke in favor of the republicans' debt-cutting bill. then wassermann schultz got up and accused him of betraying senators. >> the gentleman from florida who represents thousands of medicare beneficiaries as do i is supportive of this plan that would increase costs of medicare beneficiaries, unbelievable. from a member of south florida. >> reporter: when a blistering e-mail told wassermann schultz to shut the heck up and hit a nerve with this -- you have proven repeatedly that you are not a lady, therefore, shall not be afforded due respect from me. democratic congresswomen accuse west of sexual harassment. >> just once again we have been told that in order to be a lady, we need to stay in our places. >> in any

it started when representative schultz lobbed something over the backyard fence.listen. >> incredulously, the gentleman from florida, who represents thousands of medicare beneficiaries, as do i, is supportive of this plan that would increase costs for medicare beneficiaries, unbelievable from a member from south florida. >> well, neighbor west took huge offense at this. he fired back an e-mail to her personal e-mail, i might note, and he said, i quote, "you are the most vile, unprofessional, and despicable member of the house of representatives." wow, that tells you something, especially considering how many might qualify for that title. and he goes on to say -- and again i quote -- "you have proven repeatedly that you are not a lady, therefore, shall not be afforded due respect from me." it doesn't stop there. now there are demands for apologies. frankly, with all the other things we're dealing with, we're not sure who should be apologizing to whom. with unemployment rising and the government about to go broke, you can't help but wonder if they should apologize t