and anne's point, and shira, let me ask you this. obviously, we're going to see fund-raising going on as a result of this. we've seen it already. so, there's no doubt about that. but is this the kind of thing that will fire up the conservative base? >> i don't know about that. i think conservatives so far have had kind of a mixed reaction. i saw erick erickson on twitter, for example, kind of stand by romney a little more. then we've seen other conservatives say romney should stand down. so far, romney appears to be standing by his comments, just calling them inarticulate or something like that. we'll see in the coming days. the bigger problem here is that this is after a series of bad events over the last week. romney's campaign is not in the upswing in terms of momentum. it's exactly the opposite. >> without a doubt. we're going to talk much more about this coming up later on in the hour, but i want to thank shira toeplitz, anne kornblut and david corn. thank you so much. >>> in afghanistan today, mail tant group says a suicide bom

also, shira tchtupplet, also joining us. long time aide for senator john mccain, wrote something in real clear politics. saying in part, quote, the rush by republicans including mitt romney, sarah palin and scores of other conservatives to condemn president obama for policies they claim helped precipitate the attacks is as tortured in its reasoning as it is unseemly in its timing. we just heard from rick santorum there, as well. how has the romney campaign responded to the backlash over his comments? >> well, initially they didn't even blink. they held a press conference, they doubled down on the issue, they didn't see anything wrong with it. and in the following day, you saw some of his senior advisers speak out and further emphasize their point. they didn't back down at all. but towards the end of the week, we saw them change the subject slightly, we saw romney and paul ryan return to issues like the economy which is what they would much rather be talking about than what happened earlier this week in the middle east. >> ji

with me now is the "washington post" dana milbank and "roll call's" shira tom brokaw let's. column in the post, your attitude is similar to mine for some people y is this guy still able to walk before a camera and say i want to be a united states senator? >> first of all, i love the idea he has democratic woman in his campaign photo there because, of course. >> democrats are the one most enthusiastic about him remaining in the race because he is the one likeliest to hand the seat right back to them. you know this is maybe the luckiest man alive because he had this horrible scandal, looked like he was going down, then the conventions came and now mitt romney's in trouble. you know what that is the biggest distraction for the republicans than what's happening in missouri. all eyes are off him you can the democrats are laying low, they don't want to bring this thing up again until they hit 295th when he has to stay on the ballot, then all kinds of she will going to be unleashed on him. >> sure. just to remind everybody this is a guy who speaks in a way so condescending toward w

that's because the president is so unpopular in missouri. >> thanks so much, dana milbank and shira. when we return, let me finish with mitt romney redefining that word "redistribution." a terrible word. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. >>> let me finish tonight with that word, "redistribution." you know, the word mitt romney has grabbed on and is chewing iy has a facebook page these days. but where's the relationship status? well, esurance is now in a relationship...with allstate. and it looks pretty serious. esurance. click or call. >>> let me finish tonight with that word, "redistribution." you know, the word mitt romney has grabbed on and is chewing like his dog, seamus, with a new bone. so when we get a social security check, that's, oh, my god, redistribution. someone's money is going to someone like them who worked all their life to earn it. terrible. when that teacher gets paid, or a private in the army, oh, my god, more redistribution. terrible. or the student who manages to get into college. how about that police officer working the night watch in a

that's because the president is so unpopular in missouri. >> thanks so much, dana milbank and shira.hen we return, let me finish with mitt romney redefining that word "redistribution." a terrible word. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. mid grade dark roast forest fresh full tank brain freeze cake donettes rolling hot dogs bag of ice anti-freeze wash and dry diesel self-serve fix a flat jumper cables 5% cashback signup for 5% cashback at gas stations through september. it pays to discover. one is for a clean, wedomestic energy future that puts us in control. our abundant natural gas is already saving us money, producing cleaner electricity, putting us to work here in america and supporting wind and solar. though all energy development comes with some risk, we're committed to safely and responsibly producing natural gas. it's not a dream. america's natural gas... putting us in control of our energy future, now. hey, bro. or engaging. conversations help us learn and grow. at wells fargo, we believe you can never underestimate the power of a conversation. it's this exch

mr a song she's a spy all he did was exercise he's right to freedom of information he received and shira to a much more surprised that there has been no investigation into the glaring crimes documented in those leaked reports featuring the us interference with issues that have absolutely no relation to their national security or the safety of the american citizens both size of course very very eager to find some form of resolution but just when and how this will come with a sixteen year old certainties as a lawyer told r.t. there is no time limit to resolve this situation so it looks like this one could be set to run and run but you can catch the full interview with kid at times as a lawyer but also exclusively on r.t. . you're watching r.t. and still ahead for you this hour a price too high for the palestinians they paid these treats on mass as living costs a rocket with an expert suspecting israel's hundred play plans. until there is a whole sure those being smart being educated is cool. but until that happens teachers can't bikes and striking staff in you our schools are seen parents

thanks so much, shira. >> thank you. >>> today's tweet of the day comes from the plethora of tweets overree deal. this is from esfn's freddie coleman. big thanks to replacement refs thespite being in or tir heidoivtr a lot more heart than most. ques? anyone have occasional constipation, diarrhea, gas, bloating? yeah. helps defend against these digestive issues with three strains of good bacteria. approved! [ phillips' lady ] live the regular life. phillips'. >>> the replacements are out. the nfl referees will hit the field tonight after stent tively agreeing to an eight-year deal. the longest for nfl officials in history. stephanie gosk join mess now in new york. power of the people. than whe stephanie. >> yeah. the fans definitely win the. the officials might win as well. you know, if the point of this strike was to prove, without a doubt, how important the nfl officials arto the game then you can say more or less it was a success. but threeeeks md, bungd calls, misinterpreted rules and general chaos. when the officials went to the cable last night after that call, that las call in the

. >> perry, shira, stay with me. i want to bring in dan jones, president of rebuild the dream. good to see you. good morning. >> i want to play a clip from the president yesterday. he was in toledo, ohio. >> they know that everybody if you don't buy into their plan, even if you don't vote for them, they're thinking, well, maybe we'll discourage people, we'll get folks so disillusioned by all these negative ads that you'll just decide to sit this one out. >> but he also went on to sort of suggest it's not just the negative ads. he understands that people still have some lingering concerns. are you concerned about enthusiasm? a lot has been written about how different this is than 2008. and is there a chance to sort of recapture that do you think over these next several days? >> well, it's definitely a different election. but the last time it was a big hope election. this time it fears more like a fear election. both sides afraid of what the other side will do. but i think what's going to happen, and you're seeing it happen already, people are starting to rally back to the presid

. >> and a little publication "hotline" and i came from there and so did shira and i don't know why you breaking news was a guy named joe biden dropping out of the race. a special two-day hotline went out. that is it for "daily rundown." have a great weekend. coming up next is chris jansing. bye-bye. with the spark cash card from capital one, olaf's pizza palace gets the most rewards of any small business credit card! pizza!!!!! [ garth ] olaf's small business earns 2% cash back on every purchase, every day! put it on my spark card! [ high-pitched ] nice doin' business with you! [ garth ] why settle for less? great businesses deserve the most rewards! awesome!!! [ male announcer ] the spark business card from capital one. choose unlimited rewards with 2% cash back or double miles on every purchase, every day! what's in your wallet? wthe future of our medicare andr electiosocial security. for... man 1: i want facts. straight talk. tell me your plan... and what it means for me. woman 2: i'm tired of the negative ads and political spin. that won't help me decide. man 2: i earned my medicar

that the persian empire gave a free pass to your ancestors to come to iran and your grandfather to shirahat's the land of love. [laughter] the question is this, do we have 7 million people in the world right now, the population since january 2012. and the middle they distort the portion may be 300 million or a small portion of what the world population is. but how could we as a kind of minority population kind of form to big events after all if a war happens in that area will affect 7 billion people. could we not all of us be able to sit face to face and see what is hurting us or what is 18 nice and then come up to some kind of a solution, which every human looking for, which is pursuit of happiness and freedom and providing for their children. thank you. >> will go right to this gentleman here in the turquoise shirt. >> thanks. i might pass back. my question is your talking about the importance of mobilizing iranian citizens against the regime. we thought recently that wasn't quite so affect kids and iranian protest i'm wondering how you think we may build to resolve against the governm