us first. put the oxygen mask on ourselves before the rest of the country as they would say on a plane. that might not save us as a country, as an entity. it starts with the church beginning to get literally on our knees on our faces, lord, the country is in huge trouble, we can't fix this. they could make some positive change. lord, we are approaching 60 million abortions. this will be 10 times the number of human beings murdered here in america than in nazi, germany during the holocaust. we have to beg god for a revival. what would it look like? exact opposite thing we are seeing. >> i want to turn our focus overseas, what will that look like for america's involvement, what difference can americans make? >> god has used united states in a beautiful way, matthew 24:14 this gososl shall be preaed a as a t ttimony to all nationons an c2ee end will come. that verse doesn't menention america. trainining misissionariies, sen missionaries, atm machine for global missions. i think god, if we had a dramatic revival, we would see more missions, not to be the church in foreign countries but stre

we've doubled our production in the last three years and it is, in my view, not time for us as a country looking for a long-term sustain energy program to dom a u-turn or to press the pause button of what we're doing on renewable energy across the country. so that's a world that i live in. it's the world of reality. it's the world of dealing with what we have to do to accomplish the imperatives of our national, economic and entirnl security for the united states. and that's what i've been working on since i game interior secretary. let me review a couple of things related to them, because another reality of this town is that sometimes those who live in the fairy tale world of politics have a sense of -- a very short memory. they forget that it was just 2010, just a little over two years ago. in fact, right at this time two years ago there was a loyal -- well, 5,000 feet below the surface of the gulf of mex called the makonda well spewing out approximately 50,000 barrels of oil a day into the gulf, and nobody knew what to do, and we through every conceivable resource, threw every conceiva

unacceptable for us as a country. there is a pretty good case for investments in basic scientific research as we've done for decades and decades. and maybe going beyond the support development in areas like clean energy where you're likely to see the market underinvest. that is a realtively limbed list of things. a huge part of what matters is what you do for private investment. we propose a broad framework for corporate tax reform that we think will improve the private investment. not just permanent advantage for research and development of the united states, but to clean up all the muck in the corporate tax to use that to lower rates to a more competitive level. you're right. we say investments. other people say spending. but if you put -- if you look outside of medicare, medicaid and social security, what's happening to -- we propose happen to the role of government in the economy is we expect to see a significant restraint across the rest of government to preserve room for those three or four areas of what we think

all these predictions not just about what will happen to the media, but how will that change us as a country. >> you should have seen it when gutenberg did the printing press. they were buying out the bibles. >> i have heard about it. so the question that i'm struck by now is listening to the three of you talk about the democratization, and i think walter's notion about the positive influences of these things. given all of that and the power of these new platforms, et cetera, what relationship do you see between those positive developments and the fact that our politics are as polarized as they have ever been? >> marcus? >> i mean, i guess i would challenge the assertion that they are as polarized as they have ever been. the history of the country is full of political vitriol and intense partisan rivalries. >> there are metrics that will demonstrate. the farthest left republican and the farthest right democrat that there's lots of space between them. >> not the nation. >> okay. congress is cheerily partisan to the point of almost dysfunction. but i'm not sure -- i don't know that i would sta

unacceptable to us as a country. and there's a pretty good case for investments in basic scientific research as we have done for decades and decades. and maybe going beyond that to support development in areas where, like clean energy, where, again, you're likely to see the market underinvest and probably what makes sense longer-term. that is a relatively limited list of things. now, of course, a huge part of what matters is what you do for the incentives for private investment. so the president proposed a broad framework for corporate tax reform we think would improve the incentives here. not just things like permanent advantage for research and development in the united states. but to clean up all of the muck in the corporate tax, use that for lower rates for a more competitive level. those are things we think. you're right. spending but if you put -- if you look outside of medicare, medicaid and social security, what's happening to -- we propose happen to the economy, we expect to see a significant restraint across

elites well talk about meritocracy and how the ideal that we believe in could be what's failing us as a country that will host our monday hangover panel and talk about the greek election results and what it means for the eurozone and the global economy well all of that and more for you tonight including a dose of happy hour but first take a look with mainstream media decided. all right so it's a monday and boy is it a busy one so today i actually feel like the mainstream media isn't doing too shabby of a job trying to cover all the bases. the muslim brotherhood supporters celebrating in the streets of car with this morning after the party declared its candidate the reader rodney king the man at the center of the nine hundred ninety two riots who became a symbol of police brutality is dead president obama and other world leaders today they're in mexico for the g. twenty summit of the world's largest and emerging economies all of the leaders here are breathing a little easier following the sunday voting stories that at least for now keeps the eurozone intact there is new fallout over the presiden

president has done by ignoring congress and being partisan about it, he will maybe it harder for us as a country to find a reasonable solution to this important problem so that is my problem with what the president has done. i hope i am wrong and i hope we can continue to manufacture forward but he has made it harder to do that at least in the short-term by taking this kind of politically charged action. >>neil: but he must have made it difficult enough for you to drop your own plan for work visas so everything is in limbo now. >>guest: well, one of our arguments people used to say we understand this is an important why but why right now with so many other issues facing the country and my answer is because we have young people out there who we have a lot of sympathy had who would like to go to school in september at a university and that argument is gone. some of the folks will turn to me and say there is no urge answer now, but the other thing that has happened he has poisoned the well trying to make this partisan issue, again trying to make this divisive and ignores congress and the constituti

you agree in the simple, strong, good idea that as a country we can solve our problems through the american system that we've got. we can solve problems usingt the founders gave us, a constitutional defined representative system of, yes, government, through which we shape solutions. the political process for all of its nonsense and static is here to produce policy. policy to solve problems, even ç the big problems. joining us now is dahlia lithwick, senior editor at slate.com, who is at the court for today's ruling, dahlia, thank you for being here, nice to have you here. >> thank you for having me back, rachel, it is a big, big day. >> it is, and legally the court said this congress, this law is allowed to do this particular big thing, to try to solve this problem that we've got in this specific way, but is there kind of a trap door in this ruling in saying, yeah, congress can do this, but it can't do a lot of other things it thought it could do under the commerce clause, is there sort of a hidden message in this ruling? >> i think there was some fear early this morning, you know, on some of the con law list serves that i hang out on that

it showed the other side was really interested in discriminating and dividing us as a country and state. that is what is great about 8. everybody is see the difference and what we stand for and what they stand for. we are on the side of equality and they are not. >> we shall see how things play out. sandy and kris, i appreciate your time. >> our pleasure. >> voters would raise cigarette taxes for the first time in a decade in california. if approved, this would take effect in october and tack on another $1. the tobacco industry has spent $40 million to fight the proposed hike. it would push california to above the national average. >>> former penn state football coach, jerry sandusky back in a pennsylvania courtroom today for the start of his sex abuse trial. we will have the latest. >>> plus, on a different note for you today, queen elizabeth celebrating 60 years in pomp and circumstance as the british do. but no prince philip. >>> first, the 2012 olympics. is cullen jones, the second african-american to win a gold medal in swimming? he helped michael phelps earn a record-setting eight

today, botswana is used as a model country to say what should government do for hiv aids? >> you have many involved. >> the melinda gates foundation. our relationship with the u.s. dates back to 1967 when the country only got its independence in 1966. >> what progress has been made in that area? >> exceptional progress. mother to child transmission has almost been eliminated. testing -- there are testing centers everywhere. above all, education and lack of discrimination. other countries are still struggling with aids discrimination. we are seeing investments government's making -- so the country has done very well in terms of fighting it. >> at one point, the life expectancy was in the 60's. then it was downed in the 30's. >> now we are looking at the 50's. >> that shows the progress. what has been the relationship between botswana and the united states? >> it has been exceptional. botswana and the united states the date a long time back. we have an enforcement academy which is a partnership between the u.s. government and the botswana government. and africa and in the re

invest in the kind of research that produces creative discoveries i think there's no stopping us as a country. i'm a big believer in american democracy. >> rose: here are some quotes on compromise. all government, indeed, every human benefit, every prudent act is found in compromise and barter, that from edmund burke. >> great conservative. >> rose: a politician has to make many compromises that he becomes indistinguishable from a street worker. you might manage from mengin. and then this, if politics is the art of possible, compromise is the artistry of democracy. that would be you. >> thank you so much, charlie. >> rose: the book called the spirit of the compromise. why government-- why governing demands it, and campaigning undermines it. thank you. >> thank you. >> rose: back in a moment. stay with us. north korea is the world's last stalinist state and the latest to join the nuclear club. the death of president kim jong il renewed concerns about the stability of this nuclear arm nation. his youngest son succeeded him giving us a glimpse into this mysterious and oppressive regime. a new no

romney believes we have to have a more aspirational policy and how it would affect the larger economic question we have in this country. how legal immigration helps sustain us as a country and our heritage as well as how it helps contribute to that, as well as how it helps sustain our economic growth in this country. i think the primary, when we litigate these differences in a primary, there does tend to be much more of an emphasis on enforcement. now i think again, we have to talk about what it is exactly that we would do to help grow the economy and how folks that are looking to get in this country, aspirational americans, how we can help them and do it legally. >> quickly, we will move on to the bus tour, can the republican nominee of the party keep the immigration position, mitt romney espoused in the primary which was to the right of rick perry, to the right of newt gingrich? is that a sustainable model? you republican strategist looking at 2016 and 2020, given the growth in the hispanic community and their tendency to vote democrat? >> i think we make a mistake talking about this issue, who is get tting to the right of who. the criticism you will hear wh

much more than just incensetisensitiveinsensit unwillingness to recognize how violence impacts us as a countryit. >> and that kind of violence is the only reason they're having an election. the election is tuesday. ms. harris-perry, thank you for your time tonight. don't forget, catch melissa harris-perry weekends from 10:00 to noon right here on msnbc. >>> coming up, new evidence on how extreme the republicans have become and new ideas about how president obama can break through. >>> and then willard's looking for a new buddy for the campaign trail, but he's not finding many takers. stay with us. cuban cajun raw seafood pizza parlor french fondue tex-mex fro-yo tapas puck chinese takeout taco truck free range chicken pancake stack baked alaska 5% cashback. signup for 5% cashback at restaurants through june. it pays to discover. a cup of johan is a 600 horsepower sports coupe that likes to hug curves. ♪ your curves. smooth, rich, never bitter, gevalia. e your curves. because they don't take it with food. switch to citracal maximum plus d. it's the only calcium supplement that can be taken with

and now we have a leader in president barack obama who is making the right and albeit the very difficult choices to lead us forward again as a countryon the road to recovery there will be ups and downs. no -- no worthwhile work is without its ups and downs, but with 27 months in a row of private sector job growth, president obama is moving us forward and not back. with more jobs created last year than in the entire eight-year presidency of george w. bush, barack obama is moving us -- forward not back. by driving home foreclosures down to a lower level than when he was first sworn into office, barack obama is moving us -- forward and not back. by driving unemployment down to levels that are at their lowest we've seen in three years, president barack obama is moving america -- forward not back. and, yes. the facts are stubborn things, but you know what? sometimes they're also hopeful things. job creation is up. unemployment is down. while we still have a lot more work to do, because of president obama's leadership, general motors is alive and hiring and osama bin laden is not. [ applause ] >> now -- now, could our nation's jobs recove

as we approach pride month and the parade, i hope they are out there, i want us to look to those children and those kids and say, what do we, as a community, as a countryl of us. >> part of why my favorite -- as we sort of did a listing of the things that the obama administration has done well on, my favorite is the hud rule. because it says you cannot deny housing if are you gay and/or trancegend trancegendered, or self-gendered presentation, you cannot be denied housing. that's section 8:, the folks th most vulnerable. it feels much of the progress has been made for those within the most privilege of that position of relative disprivilege of gay identity. >> and we have a wonderful opportunity in the conversations around marriage and changes. in talking about the ininclusiveliness and how expensive our community is, and work very hard to use this opportunity to talk about lgbt kids and gender nonconforming, self-expression kids which normally tend to be left out of the equation, it's true that the homelessness of youth in new york city is exceedingly disproportionately that burden borne by lgbt kids. it's an issue. >> and it almost happened. >> most

us, and we're there for them. as we were talking earlier, this is part of what we are for, our freedom and liberty to have a capitalist system that allows us to move forward as a country. so for me it's very appropriate that we're here. >> we're here for you and you're here for us as well. it's a mutual thing. >> it's not like this every day, but it's exciting today. >> hopefully the futures for the army are up. general, we thank you for your service, happy anniversary. thank you for joining us today. >> thanks for coming in. >> all right, where were we now? wild swings in the final hour of trade. should you be investing right now with so much market uncertainty? >>> later on, he overseas over $200 billion in at sets. joe deer will tell us how he is managing the biggest pension fund in the united states. >>> trying to make sense of a another volatile hour of trading. this is a joy for me because ordinarily i would rush to by blackberry to read your block about what's going on right now. what do you think about the impact you could have as a result of the greek elections over the weekend. >> i think they're worried about bank runs. you could get massive bank runs more

all these predictions not just about what will happen in the media itself but how that changes us as a country >> you should've seen it when gutenberg do the printing press and all the businesses around the roman catholic church were buying up the vernacular bibles trying to stop it. >> i heard about it. so the question i'm struck by now is listening to the three of you talk about the democratization and i think walter's notion about positive influence of these things. given all of that in the power of these new platforms etc., what relationship do you see between those positive developments and the fact that our politics are as polarized as they have ever been? >> i guess i would challenge the assertion that they are as polarized as they have ever been. i think again, this tree of the country is full of political vitriol and intense partisan rivalries. [inaudible] >> you the farthest left republican in the farthest right democrat, there is lots of space between them. >> that is true in congress in general but not the nation. congresses to the point of almost dysfunction but i'm not sure, mean

investigative journalist yes i'm a son believes it can be and is being used as a weapon in the syrian conflict he accuses western countries of preparing a media terror attack on the syrian government involved in sophisticated staged events all designed to force regime change in the civil war and the whole of the majority of syrians are not against assad but if they see the pictures of the regime down the president fleeing the rebels taking over the presidential palace it will demoralize people and even assad supporters will stop resisting and give up and this is how t.v. works people believe it even before they think whether it could be true or not. in any other arab spring country leave the cia believes that qatar based channel al jazeera broadcast pictures from tripoli's central green square showing rebels celebrate in the regime's fall days before they actually entered the city and move he claims help the rebels to advance after we can get off his followers in syria the journalist warns things may go much further diffuse a form they will not only use their own channels to send this message they will replace syrian sate

now, we have a leader, in president barack obama, who is making the right and the very difficult choices to lead us forward as a country. on the road to recovery, there will be ups and downs. no worthwhile work is without its ups and downs. with 27 months in a row of private-sector job growth, president obama is moving us forward, and not backward. with more jobs created last year and in the entire eight- year presidency of george w. bush, president obama is moving us forward, not back. by driving foreclosures down to a lower level than when he was first sworn into office, barack obama is moving us forward, and not back. by driving unemployment down to levels of the lowest in three years, president barack obama is moving america forward, not back. the facts are stubborn things. you know what? sometimes, they are also helpful things. job creation is up. unemployment is down. we still have more work to do. because of president obama's leadership, general motors is alive and hiring, and osama bin laden is not. [applause] now, could our jobs recovery be happening faster? sure, it could. it could. but that would require com

hillary clinton saying, listen, now is the time to engage russia economically because it'll benefit us as a countryupporting the guys that we don't like. so what do you think about that in general, peter? is it wise to engage a country on the economy with the hopes that maybe they'll come more to your side on other issues? >> well, i think there's actually advantage to us in free trade with russia. we have a trade deficit right now, jenna. i think we can sell a lot more to russia. you know, we want to improve our trade relationship there because it benefits us here at home, and we have a tough economic situation. but you make a very good point. this is a very complex, complicated relationship with russia. we want to shape, you know, the situation so that it protects and advances american interests, and that's not easy. in some cases we have a limited amount of tools to do that. but you're right, the relationship is tough, and it doesn't look to be getting better in the future with moscow. jenna: timing is everything, isn't it? all right, peter, we're going to be talking more about this, i'm sure. t

he hasn't done very much to bring us together as a country. we heard, you know, that all evening. just think that he is pitting us once against the other, racism comes up all the time. i'm not a racist. >> i disagree with you completely. >> she is a racist? >> i'm not saying she's a racist. we introduced each other before we started. but number one there's fighting from john boehner. there's never been any kind of some sort of let's compromise period. it's been attack him, attack him, attack him. anything he tries to do we try to stop. there's insiding and nothing is getting done. >> he has no record when he became record. now he does. and so instead of running on his record for re-election, he is tearing up the republican party and congress. >> you guys agree or disagree? >> wait a minute. >> hold on. >> we had two years -- >> hold on. karl, the moment that it gets into these kinds of issues, you take a group that was very friendly and unified and you pull it apart. >> well, let me ask you a question that sort of springs from that. if the president were to get re-elected and he ha

as decided to remove this regime and will use everything in a spot to do so. as well as being the scene of ongoing violence syria's been locked in a so-called information war as the country's minister of information at their mahmoud told us mainstream media coverage often clashes with reality is full interviews coming up a bit later this is a preview. of the very people responsible for the deaths filmed their crimes and sent the footage to the media blaming the government for the atrocities and a recent study shows that ninety percent of satellite coverage on syria has nothing to do with the actual situation in the country yet it's all lies and fabrications it's again proves that there's a real information more waged against syria with real facts being substituted with fabrications these lies and the only way for them to achieve their objectives in their war against syria out of the houla massacre is a good example of that moment that as soon as the first pictures of the massacre were released everybody started accusing the syrian army and security forces but we all know who was really behind this crime today the people of syria are targeted by terrorists who are armed and

we have a lot less in us as a country and the fact that we have so often gone through these bouts of line actually suggest they've are pretty high high opinion of ourselves because we recently think we are in a place in which we can decline. i hear the decline has really been the sort of underlying theme of american politics for the last five to six years and i think the obama campaign, like the reagan and kennedy campaigns before is really a sense where you think back to obama slogan, one was the famous poster with hope underneath and then you change we can believe in logan. i was that the word believe this is important to support change because when we go through these decline periods, we quickly go from well, what is wrong with the economy or position the road to a spiritual crisis, which is by the obama camp pain had this crusade quality. and they still think we are going through this because sadly for the country, the economy still is that over 80% unemployment. and i think the same of posts that help give rise to obama, helped give rise to the tea party. one of the things that h