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and romney adviser john sununu. the surprising cnn presidential poll shows obama with a seven-point advantage. that same survey says 63% want romney to release his personal tax returns. it's a great description i think. two crucial areas. one, this ridiculous way. secondly, on the gun issue, and we'll come to that in a moment. just the fact they won't say anything. let me start first of all with this ad that came out yesterday. the one that basically said mitt romney killed this woman. to me, it was crossing a line. it was just one of the ugliest smears i've seen. this is from a man, president obama, who said he didn't believe in super pacs. he wasn't going to do that. now he is and doing it in a very ugly manner. >> it was clearly over the top. just like the vampire ad at the beginning. where someone called governor romney a vampire. he's not a vampire and he's not a murderer. the problem with all this stuff and the other side is just as bad and the welfare ad is just as despicable. the problem with all this, it cu

loved this speech, and john sununu loved -- if john sununu is the focus group that this party tonight trying to reach, then it is going to miss a huge swath of undecided voters that are going to decide this election. john sununu is already probably far more wound up than he needs to be. this isn't about reaching john sununu, it's about reaching somebody else. i think when speaker boehner using the time of language he does, and some of the other language you heard tonight, i think it's offputting for americans that want to here what mitt romney wants to do. >> robert gibbs, obama campaign senior divorce, former woes press secretary giving advice that they definitely will not take, even if it's good advice, because it's coming from you. >> i tried. >> thank you for joining us. nice to see you. >> thanks. >>> the latest on the other big story of the night, the just as big story, and that's hurricane isaac. we'll talk live with rick santorum, yes. you are watching msnbc's live coverage of the republican convention. ♪ [ male announcer ] introducing new dentyne split to fit pack. it splits

when somebody like sununu or gingrich says, you know, sununu particularly said you shut put an obama forehead, are they working the refs or making an unfair charge against journalists trying to be straight? >> i think we've seen and we've talked about this a lot in this horse race coverage that oftentimes the candidates are asked to respond to here's the white house charge, here's the other side. i think what john sununu was responding to with soledad o'brien, there was a screen grab she was reading from talking points memo, printout of the blog site, known as a liberal leaning site. i have no problem with a journalist asking questions from, say, here's what some liberal bloggers have to say about your plan, can you answer those charges and those criticisms. i think that obviously those charges need to be correct and fact checked, but it also has to be done on the other side. do we see journalists taking blogs right wing blogs, and asking liberal politicians to respond to conservative criticism of their policy positions, and i don't think we see that as often. >> amy's right. the arg

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john sununu. >> thanks, lou. lou: it is not only governor romney issuing dire warnings about obamanomics, the newest government forecast is chilling. >> unemployment rate will rise to about 9% in the second half of next year. and remain above 8% through 2014. lou: are you excited about this election now? well you will assuredly be when you hear what lou lariman has to say. >>> out of the shadows. nearly half a million federal employees make six figure incomes. you heard me right. an explosive new book on government excess and the silent but awesome power of public employee unions in tonight's chalk talk. lou: dire economic warnings and the path to prosperity. whose fault is with fiscal cliff? willoughby of your realized? joining me now is lew lehrman. joining me in just a moment. first, wall street's climbing back, investors getting what they wanted from the federal reserve, or at least so it seems. the dow jones industrial is down 31 points and has been down more than 80 points until the fed released the meeting

lou: senator john sununu, thank you so much. thank you for letting ask a question. john sununu. it is not only governor romney issuing dire warnings about obamanomics. the newest government forecast is chilling. >> the unemployment rate will rise to about 9% in the second half of next year and remain above 8% through 2014. are you excited about this election now? you will assuredly be when you hear what lew lehrman has to say. out of the shadows, nearly half a million federal employees make six-figure incomes. you heard me right. the silent but awesome power of public employee unions so... [ gasps ] these are sandra's "homemade" yummy, scrumptious bars. hmm? i just wanted you to eat more fiber. chewy, oatie, gooeyness... and fraudulence. i'm in deep, babe. you certainly are. [ male announcer ] fiber one. lou: dire economic warnings and the path to prosperity. whose fault is with fiscal cliff? willoughby of your realized? joining me now is lew lehrman. joining me in just a moment. first, wall street's climbing back, investors getting what they wanted from the federal reserve, or

i think that john sununu summed it up. >> i like that. but let me just say that i think mitt romney is trying to put this, along with hant hant on president obama because the american people like president obama and he is just defending himself. >> sean: we don't care about kids with autism and down's syndrome -- >> oh, come on. >> it's my turn with the strong partisans and you are smart. you know, i appreciate that. >> >> sean: we have to run. >> the guy's reacting because he's losing. >> sean: that's right. we have to run. >> check the polls, gentlemen. >> sean: we see nu83 days. a growing controversy, joe biden responds to his racially charged remarks. and new black panther party threatens violence at rnc. we have that audio. >> we are under siege. there is a city of tampa, all because of this republican national convention has everyone on edge. ♪ [ male announcer ] to hold a patent that has changed the modern world... would define you as an innovator. to hold more than one patent of this caliber... would define you as a true leader. t

let me ask you about the tax issue john sununu.republican honestly say you can sign a pledge never to raise taxes? this is the narrative coming out of the other side. the zop thinks you can sign a pledge to never ever raise taxes ever? >> that's up to each candidate to decide. i ran as governor 30 years ago believe it or not, and i made a public commitment we would not have a sales tax or income tax in new hampshire and i was able to come in and balance six budgets. the question is, what is the intent and philosophy of the candidate, and some feel they have to sign something, others feel they can just express it. the point is you want to go in there and recognize that governments from the federal level, state level, and the municipal level all got bloated in the good years we have. we need to cut spending. >> is that the president's biggest mistake here? what has been the president's biggest mistake that he has been unable to get this economy out of the rut? >> i said the other day, i borrowed einstein's quote about instan insanity

>> i feel i need a stiff drink after my john sununu interview. our get real chat -- >> chat, good word. >> argue, whatever. this python problem in the everglades, that's an easy segue. invasive species apparently eating everything, including al gators and deer. not surprising when you look at the size of that thing. scientists caught the biggest one they have seen, weighed 164.5 pounds carrying 87 eggs inside of it. researchers are now studying to learn how they can stop the spread of this -- >> thankfully. >> look at the eggs. just started in 1979. first time thipythons showed up florida and hundreds of thousands of pythons in southern florida. >> has no known predator, right? >> i don't know what would eat that. >> it's like a bad science fiction, out of the sci-fi channel. >> like that anaconda movie with jennifer lopez. >> or "snakes on a plane". >> that's our get real. don't go swimming in the everglades because that big thing could eat you. the f-bomb is now in the dictionary. >> makes it okay. you'll never believe what other words have mad

joining me now, former new hampshire governor and romney campaign adviser john sununu. welcome, governor, and good morning to you. >> nice to be on, candy. happy sunday. >> so let me ask you, this is certainly -- comes as a surprise to the romney campaign. they certainly knew ahead of time how this would taken. how do they move against what clearly is going to be an attempt to say, this is a man who wants to fundamentally change medicare and social security and going back to his record, which is basically seven terms in congress? >> well, you know, you've had a lot of discussion on that. i just want to point out that there's another benefit to this what i think is a great choice. and that is it's going to test the seriousness and credibility of the pundit class in washington. these are the folks who are commentators and columnists and for years have been saying, there's nobody who's trying to be bipartisan or nobody who's willing to stand up and make the hard decisions to solve the tough problems. and now mitt romney has made a choice of someone who clearly falls in tha

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sununu joked obama's left arm is about eight inches longer from patting himself on the back. this as mitt romney said in 2007 it's not worth quote moving heaven and earth just trying to catch one person. speaking in ohio, rick santorum played the religion card warning catholics supporting president obama is a sin. one time obama assumer former alabama democrat will speak at the republican convention. he told the "washington post" he'll focus on failed themes from the obama's 2008 campaign. and donald trump's big surprise at the republican convention is predicted it will be some idiotic video. he called him a joke in political circles. it turns out an obama impersonator just posted a picture with trump on facebook. jessica alba will host and pit bull are will perform at the democratic convention's closing party. and finally president first kiss now wife michelle outside a chicago ice cream shop and now there's a 3,000 pound granite marker and plaque to prove it. and that is your morning dish of scrambled politics. >>> and now here's a first look at how wall street will kick of

conduct many tv interviews because he is very abusive to reporters, i am not saying he is like john sununu close. very close. you are not a regular convention person? >>guest: first time. first time here. we had a number of policy meetings and met with the delegations from the states we operate and i wanted to understand what happens. >>neil: you have heard the wrap against the business titans, all spread sheet, pocket protector, nerd, high i.q., is that fair? >>guest: well, those are the i.q. part is fair. i don't think the pocket protector part is. i few him and supported him four years ago in the primary run. there is a lot more to him, now, he is seasoned in those four years but the problems we face, the economic problems, they need someone of that caliber to deal with them. they are fundamental issues that having the business persons is going to bring a lot to the party. >> do you think, we hear a lot of the speakers at the convention, small,up, and large business owners alike, this proportionately mentioned, this is unusual for so many business figures to be so preeminent -- to be so

of sununu, you're wrong. mitt romney, you're wrong.chers, not fewer teachers and more cops and more firefighters that support our (vo) cenk uygur is many things. >>oh really? >>"if you ever raise taxes on >>the rich, you're going to destroy our economy." not true! >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." live on your radio and current tv. >> bill: joe cirincione is our >> announcer: this is the "bill press show" live on your radio and current tv. >> bill: how about those important senate races in the country. we'll tell you all about them starting in the next segment of the "full court press." right now, we're talking some important hot spots around the world with joe cirincione, head of the ploughshares fund. so this headline, have obama and romney forgotten afghanistan? the writer calls -- how's this for a conspiracy of silence. it is true joe. we don't hear much about afghanistan. what's going on? >> the forgotten war. the forgotten war. in fact, secretary of defense leon panetta came out the other day and said we're at war don'

. >> let me bring in john sununu. what is your reaction to this? is it basically a stain on all their houses? >> look, there's a reason. if ed rendell and i were running against each other, we'd be arguing politics and policy. we have slight differences. he was a governor. i was a governor. the problem is -- been caused by what was well described by ben smith in an article in politico just about a year ago today where he interviewed the obama campaign and the obama white house and they said that their strategy was to do things that would destroy mitt romney and, in essence, be a character assassination. once they started down that path, it's like nuclear armament. everybody escalates a little bit. this should be about issues. >> i mean, i think both are equal at fault here. i watched the whole romney campaign when he was becoming the republican nominee. i was in some of these places. these small towns and smaller cities when he was rampaging against all his rivals. it was a bombardment. if you were watching local television, every three minutes, bo

joining me is former senator john sununu, msnbc contributor robert traynham and liz sidoti.d poll, president obama at 48 and romney at 47. all of this done pre-ryan. the economy that -- if you look at it, not a huge gap, a 9 point gap between number one and number two. they separated out jobs at 15%. more importantly, who will do a better job on a number of issues? romney is head of obama on who would best handle and deal with jobs on economy. 49 and 44. and 50 and 44. and then you have helping the middle class, obama by double digits, 54-40. the president only 45-49 for social security. liz sidoti, i think the most important split here is the fact that romney wins on substantive and economy and jobs and the president leads big on the values portion on who looks out for the middle class. >> so, here's what has happened. the democrats have gone after romney. in the first is economic fairness in the question of rolling back tax cuts for the wealthy and the second component of it is the personal release of his personal tax returns. and so the democrats are looking at their poll

john sununu says they have one eye on it.is christie tomorrow night, the governor of new jersey going to give the keynote address. ann romney will be here. that's a big outreach to the women. paul ryan gets a big sendoff from his high school in janesville, wisconsin. your feel we are getting rolling in a big way. bill: with that storm rolling, what you will remember from this convention is the convention and not the storm is what john sununu told us. you remember the introduction of sarah palin and john mccain, not the storm. martha: let's go over to john roberts. he's just across the way at the tampa bacon vengs center known as the times forum. how is everything looking as they try to get things back on schedule? >> things are looking good. today has been canceled. but they are getting thing ready for tomorrow when they believe they are going to have a full day as everybody waits to see where isaac is going. you have been talking about women voters. like so many elections in the past this will be all about women voters. they

but here's what romney's surrogate, john sununu said when he was pressed about the similarities between the two plans. >> this is from mitt romney.com and it sounds awfully like the paul ryan medicare plan. >> but it's very different. >> oh, it's very different. you know, it's hard for these folks to get on the same page when they're not telling the truth. i find it amazing that mitt romney would go down to florida and not have an answer for medicare when he knows he's going to be asked about it. how could he pick a candidate he's not on the same page with. his answer to the reporters was vague. just like his tax returns. i can't believe that paul ryan would go to iowa when we're in the midst of the worst drought in 50 years and not expect some questions on, well, what are you going to do? what kind of support are you going to have out there? oh, he just wants to enjoy the state fair. these guys are not on the same page. they can't be trusted with leadership. they're winging it. it's a dart board mentality. i also think it's going to be awfully hard for romney and ryan to tell seniors a

and romney surrogate john sununu told andrea mitchell he's outraged.g to be folks across the country who are going to try to take that as some kind of code word that is going to suggest that the republicans are trying to be racial in their programs. that's ridiculous. >> but hold the phone. there was no republican outrage when former presidential candidate rick santorum used the same code almost one year ago today. >> because they will put you in chains called obama care and you will be dependent upon government and you will never break away. >> so it's okay for the republicans to talk about president obama's policies enslaving americans but it's not okay for the democrats to say the word chains? joining me tonight, msnbc political analyst and georgetown university professor michael eric dyson. before i ask you a question, i want to go to this. campaigning in ohio tonight, the candidate, mitt romney, said the following in a response to joe biden's comments. here it is. >> so mr. president, take your campaign division and anger and hate back to chicago

john sununu day effective advocate all things romney.e who interviews him is nervous including myself. what did you think? >> a great speech and a great convention. condoleeza rice speech was excellent. i know paul ryan pretty well and i admire him. he is willing to put in the time to learn the details. and cannot solve the problems that you are constitutionally illiterate. if that is the president's problem. he has trouble counting. they tried to tell us they created the thwarted job stand reagan. they created 4 million jobs. google it. he created 7 million the first two years than 17 million. this administration cannot understand 7 million is bigger than 4 million. neil: they say it is the best we can do. now than in normal is abnormal or sub normal. now they say no, no, no. is even to constituencies. why do people, two america? for the message of right and gave. not obama. were card, you will be average. [laughter] neil: one thing that i thought was missing in this ticket you frame it no-nonsense. black and white. you have a choice an

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. >> andrea: speaking of substance, former senator john sununu, sur kate for the romney -- surrogate the romney campaign went on the attack and had this to say. always colorful. >> they are losers. they have run the country in the ground. they are desperate and they know they can't win on the economy. all of a sudden, they are not going to be able to win because they robbed medicare of $716 billion. they can be as nasty as they want. they with move in class warfare as much as they want. they can move in to racial unrest if they want. the american public is seeing through the phonies. >> bob: really, john? >> andrea: kimberly, he -- >> bob: can i say one thing? this is the last man that put together a campaign with a one-term president and lost it. he has as much standing as -- >> dana: do you know anything about that? >> kimberly: i'd like to an ultimate championship capable match. >> brian: he knows romney's record better than romney. >> bob: john sununu doesn't know much. >> andrea: every time he says something it's picked up and played over and over. >> bob: because you talk like

but here's one of your most prominent surrogates, former governor john sununu. explaining the difference. 12k3w4r when obama gutted medicare by taking $717 billion out of it, the romney plan does not do that. the ryan plan mimics part of the obama plan. the romney plan does not. that's the big difference. >> how you guys be attacking president obama for cuts to medicare that paul ryan himself proposed according to your own surrogate john sununu. >> starting sunday, you saw the romney/ryan ticket coming together on shared values. what president obama did, actually weakens medicare. it takes $700 billion out of it and uses to spend on a new entitlement. it takes the money away from medicare and spends it in a new way, and that's the wrong approach, that's actually going hurt current beneficiaries right now. what romney/ryan does is actually restore those cuts. because that's what we need to do and it looks at other ways to make medicare solvent for future generations. so, those are very big difference and okay, i only have a couple of minutes late, some thoughts o

should romney rely on attack dogs like sununu or become an attackdog? there is a theory he should stay out of this. >> kimberly: there is enough time to train him between now and the enext? you either have it in you or you don't. he needs to step up. that's the rhetoric and the action the public wants. especially the republicans and to motivate his base. he is going to get them out and turn some of the numbers around, there is still time to do it. they will have to hear something from him that is not enough to have it from the v.p. or sununu or someone else. >> greg: there is bad polling for obama. not a lot. there is a gallup poll on the job approval, bob. had him at 43%, 51% disapproval. there it is. is it worrying given the context of the other polls? >> bob: it's not worrisome. good poll. >> greg: i mentioned it at the start. >> bob: oh, you did. okay. i want to agree with kimberly. one thing here for a candidate, you either do have it in you or you don't. maybe it would move him to get a v.p. nominee to do that for him. i don't know that. the fact