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Regarding marriage. >> what are your problems with judge von walker. you seem to have a problem with him personally. >> look how he mishandled the case. he man played the case to intimidate the witnesses to keep them from testifying. he will wanted to. >> i understood that he said that they had a weak case like the attorney general of california did not defend the law of california. wasnt that the real issue? there wasnt a case made on behalf of state law? >> remember who the attorney general is...

Why he misinterpreted the many facts in this long trial the way that he did. they may have a better chance trying to argue he got the law wrong than the fact that he got the facts wrong. the facts are eslings snet stone for the federal court in san francisco, the ninth circuit and more importantly the u.s. supreme court in washington. >> while it is a huge victory for those who support gay marriage in california no one is going to be standing in line tomorrow or the next day or the day after at ...

More than 40 years ago. so this is exactly their case that they made before judge walker. >> i want to bring in david bergen our other senior political analyst. david, its going to go before the 9th circuit court of appeals right now. thats considered a pretty liberal court as you know but eventually itll wind up with the supreme court and it will be critical to see the makeup of the supreme court once a decision there has to be made. give us your thoughts right now what happens in the interim. ...

Chances in nevada and florida and thats pulled it back. >> hitting you guys with a surprise attack. weve got a brand new court decision out in san francisco. >> yeah. >> striking down really any attempt it seems to me by a state to prevent same-sex marriage. its a dramatic move. looks like a very broad decision by the district court out there by von walker. wont the republicans, see jim demint of south carolina already jumped on this bandwagon and fox television, of course. wont they begin a cam...

Constitutions, but tonight, for the first time, a federal judge says that banning gay marriage is unconstitutional under the u.s. constitution. judge von walker ruled on proposition 8 passed two years ago by 52% of california voters banning gay marriage, but he says it fails -- im quoting from his decision now. it fails to advance any rational basis in singling out gay men and lesbians for denial of a marriage license. indeed, he says the evidence shows that proposition 8 does nothing more than ...

Senate. and another day, another republican wants to look at the changing of the 14th amendment and revoking birth right citizenship is this nativism a smart direction for the republicans to be taking? well ask the "hardball" strategists. finally, amber alert. whats wrong with this picture? well, it looks harmless enough, a handsome candidate, son of former vice president dan quayle with his children, or is it? check out the sideshow. we start with the ruling on proposition 8 in california...

With the gop base, and his debate performances did nothing to help. in the first national poll since that second debate walker garnered a statistically insignificant amount. less than 1%. walkers political manifesto, "unintimidated," apparently not an effective predictor of the candidates longevity. joining me now from madison, wisconsin john nichols, washington correspondent for "the nation" and a veteran walkerologist. having watched him up close. john, are you surprised by this? >> yes. i was...

It was very religious. but it was upbeat. it was sort of like, well, you go get them next time, this just didnt work out. walker seemed like someone under duress. if you showed that video to someone, youd think hed gotten indicted or something just based on the kind of grimness of it, the fact that when he said he was quitting one person applauded which was sort of awkward. i dont know who did that. your point about the tin ear i think is important here. i mean, he seemed to sort of lurch from p...

Debates down to the kid table. and that -- for a guy with scott walkers ego and his lingering ambition, the fact he still wants to be in politics, the notion of being shuttled off to the kids table and having to debate bobby jindal i just dont think appealed to him. >> thats fascinating because i just saw some reporting saying that the super pac allied with governor walker still has quite a bit of money of cash on hand. i think i saw the number, maybe $20 million or -- 10, 20 million dollars. i ...

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