and you know what, that's about the same amount of time it took shultz to get things back on track at starbucks, which by the way, he told me would happen when we had an offline conversation about how long it would be, because i didn't want starbucks stock to go down anymore. if i were you, i'd be buying some starbucks again. the company has shown it can ruthlessly cut costs with the best of them, something that i didn't think howard could do. i thought he was a bit of a socialist. if it can perform well in this environment, then you know it can do much better when things recover. beyond its focus on boosting profits rather than sales, it has a whole host of new initiatives, any one of which can catapult the stock higher. the new base of value investors won't sell at the drop of a hat. stock at 19.5 times 2000 earnings and 18% growth in 2010, i think it beats that given shultz' mastermind in turn ayound. come on, even with 15% growth, i think it's inexpensive. here's the bottom line. the turn at starbucks is real. the company has gotten, with the ruthless cost-cutting program. it's go

right w it's time for "the ed show" with ed shultz >> i'm ed shultz. this i"theed show." good evengamericans. live from 30 rck in new york. it's "the ed show" omsnbc. a day after frankenets swn in, harr reid gs tough, tellin bauckusjust pass the health care bill. it's about te. report has just been released at shows the isura industry is hammering consumers when it comes to overcharging. big story coming up in just a moment. and sarahalinays options are onhe table for 2012. the republicans are loving that. e can bring them star power and as i said, a bunch of money. coervatives think michael jackso couldturn mainstream america ainst the trat decrat sheila jackson lee i pushing a controversial resolution in the house. it's causing big problems for ncyfe loes pesi. i'll talk to congresswoman jackson lee inhe hour but first, tonight's"op-ed. if you've been following the developmentss of late,ou have to note there are mixed messages cing from the whit house on thisublic a and they're absolutely should b no mxed messages. zero, period, none. chieof s rm eanuel let a comment sl

right now it's time for "the ed show" with ed shultz. >>> i'm ed shultz. this is "the ed show. good evening americans, live from 30 rock in new york, it's the ed show on msnbc. the republicans, believe it or not, are using al qaeda as an excuse to break the law. not on my watch. i want an investigation, and i know americans want the house intelligence committee to move forward. i want to know what democrat is willing to kill health care reform after everything we've heard from the public, i think it will be political suicide. president obama is putting the pressure on one on one until he gets that 60th vote. i'll have an update on that head didn't count from senator rockefeller at the bottom of the hour. sarah palin is heading south in the polls. it seems that the righties don't like quitters. plus "psychotalk" and a great panel. and get your phones out, because we'll have a poll tonight on a big issue. >>> but first tonight's "odd-ed." they're trying to defend dick cheney for telling the cia to break the law and not brief the congress on a secret program. get this. the ranking

right now it's time for "the ed show" with ed shultz. >> i'm ed shultz. this is "the ed show." good evening, americans. live from 30 rock in new york, it's the ed show on msnbc. righty psycho talker glenn beck calls the president a racist. says he's got a deep-seeded hatred for white people. we're going to take a closer look at the source on this one, folks. plus stephen a. smith is in the house. he'll weigh in. the righties are gaining ground with their bogus talking points on health care reform. they are lying right to your face. house majority leader sten steny hower responds to our poll at the bottom of the hour. interesting numbers you won't want to miss it. plus, the president hit the trail in a big way. he says he's got a plan to protect you from insurance companies and make their dirty tricks a thing of the past. a former insurance executive who knows how the game is played joins me and he'll explain what the president has got to do to make this thing right. plus "psycho talk" and a great panel. i want you to decide what hate speech really is. but first tonight's "op ed

and i think larry will remember the memo that peter rowe for secretary shultz when but agree million ruins and u.s. forces have withdrawn from lebanon and a long period of syrian domination he wrote a memo saying our involvement should be punctuated not with a period but with a ; because we would of indebted -- undoubtedly need to revisit the issue again. he argues and rights that lebanon was ronald reagan's biggest foreign policy failure but as they would have a some 20 years later as rear reignited as colleagues at the pope pentagon we had to deal with the issue. i should say peter b. wyss the board met was a little awkward. he had been a mentor, he was somebody i have looked up two, a role model and we found ourselves in the awkward situation of him being by subordinates. a less gracious person would make them more difficult with his natural grace made a very easy relationship. as i held down suspected he became my indispensable colleague and ally and enter agency fights but he and i agree as two veterans of the reagan administration misadventure we have a moral charged to preserv

now it's time for "the ed show" with ed shultz. >> i'm ed shultz. this is "the ed show."ood evening, americans. it's "the ed show" on msnbc. a top insurance company bags nearly $1 billion in profit for one quarter. executives are rake it in and american families are paying for it. i want to know what politician is willing to defend this system. i'll put senators rockefeller boxer and barrasso on the hot seat tonight. a top political leader in canada is going to tell me what it's really like to be healthy north of the border and have universal health care. it's in my "playbook." arlen specter and ed rendell aren't pulling their punches. i think specter is starting to feel the heat. the congressman challenging anymore a primary is going to join me on the program. get your cell phones ready. we want to know what you think about the democrats and big insurance. who's going to stand up to them. this may be president obama's biggest moment on health care. this is as i would say a make news night. and sometimes the news just falls flat in your lap. the timing couldn't be better

since howard shultz returned to ceo they have closed stores renegotiated rent, reduced suppliers. >>> weak earnings show that the recession is taking a toll on continental. they announced they are slashing 1700 job and charging more for bags. and united is cutting flights in response to fewer travelers. united will make an additional 7% cut to international flight capacity after labor day. we will probably see fares stay low for some time to come but fees keep piling on. >> we'll all be putting our bags in the overhead bin at this rage. >> thank you. >>> it may have a place in american history but no one wants to buy the watergate hotel. it was up for auction on tuesday. it has been vacant for two years a victim of the recession. the minimum purchase price yesterday was $25 million. no one came through monument realty lost the hotel and it is hoping to reopen it. the auction should give the bank more time to try to sell the watergate hotel. >>> in ten minutes, marylanders learning the art of cane fu and a man who spend a decade trying to identify soldiers in the civil war. >>> here's

." >>> i'm ed shultz. and this is "the ed show." >> good evening, americans. live, 30 rock from new york. for democrats, they want to overall health care and they want rich people to pay for it. if you're making $1 million a yearing you're going to pay more. i say go for it. the acting chairman of the senate chris dodd will join us in just a moment. shooters under fire. carl rove is coming to the rescue. this is a dandy. rove says congress is prone to leaking. congressman adam smith will respond to all of that tonight. dog gone it, i found out today, guess who's a fan "the ed show" it's the drugster? that's right, rush talking trash act me. why don't you come on my program and we'll debate about anything you want to talk about. come here on "the ed show." be sure to watch my "playbook" tonight. you're going to love it. get your phones out. i'm going to ask you, what do you think about paying for health care, the rich folks? but first, we've got breaking news tonight. first, there has been a shooting on capitol hill. let's go right to nbc's luke russert on the

right now it's time for "the ed show" with ed shultz. >>> i'm ed schultz, this is the ed show. live from 30 rock in new york, it's "the ed show" on msnbc. tonight president obama is showing america how to do conflict resolution. right now he's defusing the tensions between the cambridge cop and harvard professor at the white house over a couple cool ones, but get this. the cop shows up with his union rep and his attorney. come on, and we're hearing he's going to hold a press conference at 7:30. how disingenuous. i'm down on this cop's program. that was wrong. moving forward, we have airhead america on the way. sarah "barracuda" palin may be hitting the air waves. sources say she's been testing the water. i've got an offer for you, former governor palin, you might not want to refuse. it's coming up tonight on "the ed show." >>> and democrats have struck a deal on health care. folks, barney frank, and jay rockefeller going to be joining me in just a moment. get your cell phones ready. our text survey is coming up, but first tonight's op-ed. >>> progressive democrats, oh, gosh, yo

i'm ed shultz. for more information go to ed.msnbc.com. check out our radio website. going to be in madison, wisconsin, this sunday night at 7:00. town hall meeting on health care. "hardball" starts right now. >> barack obama is back to the fight. let's play "hardball." fight. let's play "hardball fight. let's play "hardball." good evening, i'm chris matthews in washington. leading off tonight, the president grabs the reins after a week overseas, president obama has gotten back his command voice. yesterday, he hit back at his critics on the economy reminding them and us that they're the people, as he put it, who helped get us into this mess. today he gave a full throated defense of his health care reform plan that will mean higher taxes on the better off. this is obama's moment. does he have the political power to get his plan passed nervous democrats and just say no republicans? nbc's chuck todd is going to join us in a moment on the president's big push. >> plus, who gave dick cheney the right to keep congress in the dark in the law is pretty clear. congress is to b

i'm ed shultz. i'm heading over to the white house right now. can watch us at 8:00 eastern time here on msnbc. we'll be back with a post game show edition of "the ed show" 11:00 eastern. up next is "hardball" right here on msnbc. see you tonight at 11:00 eastern. >> is there a doctor in the house? let's play "hardball." >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews in washington. leading off tonight, does this make or break? i'm talking health care. president obama's health care. in one hour the president holds a prime time news conference with one thing in mind -- win public support for an historic plan to bring health care insurance to those who don't have it, that guarantees protections to those who do. it won't be easy. support for his plan is slipping. and today, the president lost orrin hatch of utah as a possible ally. in a moment, david axelrod joins us for a talk about what the president needs in the bill and what it will do for the average person including those who already have health insurance. we also have early word on what the plt say in h

i'm ed shultz. for more go to msnbc.com. >>> police story. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening.ff tonight, taking sides. president obama asks for last night's news conference to talk about health care. but the biggest news may end up being what he said about the arrest of an african-american scholar, henry louis gates. he said the cambridge, massachusetts, police acted, quote, stupidly in arresting gates. the case and the president's answer touched a very sensitive issue in american politics and in history. it's called racial profiling. police treating minorities as suspects because they're minorities. we'll be joined by among others lynn sweet of "the chicago sun times" who raised that provacative question at last night's news conference. >>> also cheney versus bush. this week's "time" magazine just out today has a fascinating cover story on how vice president cheney tried and failed to get president bush to pardon cheney's former chief of staff, scooter libby. the story says cheney, who some white house staff thought might be engaging in a cover-up, came close to crossing the

at 11:00, ed shultz takes over. we'll rebroadcast the president's vent at midnight. right here on msnbc. >>> a controversial case in south carolina, a mother charged with child abuse after her teenage son tipped the scale at more than 500 pounds. should childhood obesity be considered child abuse? >>> and a local church gives out $25,000 to its worshippers with just two conditions -- we're going to tell what you they are coming up. snifrment)d)d)d)d)d)d)d)d)d)d)dd >>> a south carolina mom could phase prison because her teenage son eats too much. 14-year-old alexander waying in at 55 pounds. authorities told his mom to change his diet and make hip exercise. when the weight still didn't come off, his mom was charged with child neglect. dr. nancy snyderman joins me now. we talk about this case in particular. there are so many families who are struggling with similar problems. how much of this -- okay, say you have a child who is obese and take to the doctor. what do they look at contributing factors for obesity? >> certainly sedentary lifestyle, high fat diet and all th

then at 11:00, time for an all new "ed show" with ed shultz. we're joined by david axelrod. thank you for join us. it's a big night for the president. before we get to health care which is right on the front burner right now, what do you make of these members of the u.s. congress, including senator shelby out there saying they don't know whether barack obama is legitimate as president. they don't know whether he's a native born american or not. >> i got to tell you, chris, given the problems that we have to deal with in this country and the struggles that people are going through in their daily lives i would think they'd be awfully frustrated that time was being wasted on something as silly and trite as that. i thought we left this behind when in the campaign when people were challenging both mccain and obama over whether they were constitutionally qualified. those issues were resolved. this is a heck of a time to resurface them. >> let me ask you about what's on the front burner, as i say, health care. is there any feature of this bill that's being debated in the senate fin

i'm ed shultz. we'll see you back here tomorrow night 6:00 eastern time. we'll see you. >>> good evening. this is msnbc's coverage of president obama's prime time news conference set to begin in the east room of the white house in one minute from now. east room of the white house in about one minute from now. i'm chris matthews in washington. i'm joined by rachel maddow and dr. nancy schneiderman both of msnbc. first you, rachel, the stakes tonight? >> the stakes tonight are whether or not the president can turn his personal popularity into the thing that bolsters this thorny, political issue that has stymied so many presidents for so many generations now, whether he can make this something that seems like the kind of thing that the president obama who americans still like and can therefore get done, rather than this issue to which has been attached so much fear in politics over the years. >> doctor, the health impact of the speech tonight on our public health? >> the health impact is huge because we can't sustain what we have. we know that. i've never met

also former secretary of state, secretary of labor and directo r of the budget, secretary george shultz who after studying carefully the events of the last few months, came up with the following statement and i quote secretary schultz. observing this process, the question comes forcefully ought. has the accord gone down the drain. the secretary of course is referring to the 1951 accord where the fed regained its independence from the treasury, which had lost during world war ii and was committed to pegging treasury interest rates. and then he goes on to say, an remember how difficult it was for the fed to disentangle itself from the treasury in the post world war ii period. so these are very serious concerns. my four concerns, and i'd be happy to answer any questions you have about them. thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you, mr. taylor. dr. meltzer. >> thanks to my old friend, congressman ron paul and to the members, thank you for the opportunity to present my appraisal of the administration's proposal for regulatory changes. i will confine most of my comments to the role of the federa

shultz bill is that the 1977 stimulus package was the right thing to do to give the economy back on trackus package was a mistake read by that time, we should have seen the underlying inflation and not overstimulated the economy a second time. >> old models for integrating for integrating -- for integrating considerations that were better with that lead to failure. it seems that the quality of the cases we have talked about are ones that were either very important political considerations were overlooked or sometimes once or political considerations were allowed to dominate despite important [uninteligible] >> one model is whether or not you weren't running for reelection and you have to worry about that. -- whether or not you are running for reelection. in december 1983, i work for the reagan administration and the tv came man -- and the td came on. president reagan was in santa barbara for the weekend. atwater bob on the phone -- got on the phone. he said a low, the pentagon is handling it. finally i can't remember what reagan did come but he was the one on watch at that point. that was

charlie went back into the marines corps after four space shultz flights and came back in as a full colonel. marines corps wasn't keen on promoting marine astronauts to general officer. so the first time that charlie was in the doesn't of consideration, they passed him over. charlie said, instead of retiring, i want to go back to annapolis, and i want to give back to the institution that gave me so much, including an education. and he did so as the deputy superintendent which is a marine slot. his superiors were so impressed by his attitude and his service that the next time he was in for consideration as general officer they promoted him. a second instance in charlie's life. and i would mention just one other incidence of an overcomer. because he was so well prepared and so expert at his task -- that of a naval aviator and of a pilot astronaut -- 23 1/2 years ago after having the most delayed american space flight in our country's history, the 24th flight of the space shuttle having been scrubbed four times on the course of a month, finally on the fifth try, that 24th flight of the space s