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Solos, people were awed. not so much by the sound, but by the performance. but 50 years later, we are in awe of a musician who chose to promote a nation which at that point would not even allow him to vote. he chose to serve a country which had abridged his own civil rights and had discriminated against him. he chose to work for good, even if it took him to the other side of the world. as we reflect on that concert 50 years ago this week, we can only conclude that while duke ellington was a grea...

Because they dont want to talk about guns. >> yeah, thats right. thats not a good subject for them, is it, stephanie? >> no. i mean, i think thats exactly right, ed. and heres the other thing that i think you and i know. this -- there cannot be a better example of how far right this republican party has gone, they are threatening to shut down the united states government, bring this country to its the knees to defund a law thats a republican idea. its bob doles health plan, the heritage plans he...

Of national security. many would disagree with that. but lets take this tpp, transpacific partnership. the minimum wage in vietnam is 25 cents an hour. they have no rights whatsoever beyond that. the idea that that is a good way to equalize trade, lets talk about jobs, and were not just talking about -- its ridiculous. i.t. jobs are being exported out of this country. tech support jobs. because we have no floor. we have no floor at all. but the biggest thing, ed, is secrecy. and fast track must ...

Congress to vote yes. this is a come palgs at country. >> this generates about $1.70 in economic activity, so even from an economic point of view this is a really good program. >> jennifer, youre the former governor of michigan. what will this do to people in metropolitan areas who are struggling? >> there is no question about what it would do, ed. i just want to give you a standing o fort starting this program so strong. i think that we should be on this program challenging every single republi...

They made a statement on this. the presidents for it. what do you make of it? >> i think to stop it we need to build the coalition we have already that includes greens, that includes all kinds of citizen and democracy groups, civil rights groups, et cetera. people who say we need economic policy, we need trade policy for american workers just as the vietnamese will push in their own interests. and we dont have much in common with them and we need to look out. >> all right. were going to spend mo...

Obamacare. >> think about that. we cant get a farm bill passed in america? a farm bill? because the poor are getting too much. thats where the republicans are right now. >> they claimed it was about deficit reduction, but they stripped out the you nutrition panel and this isnt about deficit reduction. this is about rewarding their campaign contributors and punishing poor people. even bob dole just published an op ed saying the republican party has to get back to its moderate roots of supporting ...

Mirror his deed. >> so there was nothing in that sound bite that you thought was the truth? >> not at all. i mean, and then for him to try to blame the 88 county boards of elections? leadership starts at the top. he is the secretary of state. and so it is his job to make sure that elections are fair. he did not -- in fact, he did not do that at all. he created an environment of suppression, time and time again. and so now hes trying to be a moderate, because he knows that 2014 is coming. ed, i a...

Impeachment forearming known terrorists in syria. but this summer we have seen the far right beat the drum on impeachment. do they have a case for impeachment? let me just be middle of the road on that and ask the question. is this a valid point that should be brought up by the american people? ill give them the benefit of the doubt, even in the conversation. >> lets give them the benefit of the lout. thats what they are. this is grasping after a straw, anything that is extremely on the edge and...

>> and two, that that opponent will then be financed in large part by the national rifle association. >> and until we get that kind of money and have campaign finance reform, i think campaign finance reform is the absolute key to getting the will of the people and the majority of the -- the majority of americans want something done on this issue. >> they do. i agree. and ed, we cannot continue to let situations like what happened yesterday be our normal. people are kind of getting used to it. an...

But lets all work together. lets all make sure that we can get some changes when it comes to firearm usage in this country. i wish i was confident, but tonight im not. get your cell phones out. i want to know what you think. tonights question. will any event ever change the way congress views guns in america? text a for yes, b for no to 67622. you can always go to our blog at ed.msnbc.com. well bring results later on in the show. for now, let me turn to elijah cummings who has lost a relative to...