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>> absolutely. with cpac kicking off into high gear, anticipation is growing as mitt romney getting ready to reemerge from the shadows tomorrow. his cpac speech will be his first public appearance since election night. overshadowing that is the bartender who secretly reported the 47% comments, finally explaining why he wanted that tape made public is an exclusive interview with our ed schultz. >> i dont think he has any clue what a regular american goes through on a daily basis. i dont think he ...

Romney saying 47% of the country never mind them. this president has bought their votes with all the free obama welfare stuff he has been giving them. that tape is now back in the news in part because we know now, thanks the ed schultz tonight who got that tape and how he came to release it to the rest of the world. but, are we condemned to groundhog this thing forever? are we going to groundhog day this thing forever? is this still the terms on which the republicans and white house, the republi...

Were trying to win this many votes in this many states. but instead, can we activate people around an agenda? >> the man behind the secretly taped 47% video that plagued mitt romneys 2012 campaign has stepped out of the shadows. scott prout i, told ed schultz he was bartending the night he recorded the fundraising speech and was shocked after several sleepless nights he decided to release the tape. >> i felt an obligation in a way to release it. i felt an obligation for all the people that cant ...

At the party. i thought he was one of the caterers. he he ultimately decided to release the tape because he wanted to hear what the candidate for president was willing to say behind closed doors. take a look. >> i simply wanted his words to go out and everybody could make a judgment based on his words and his words alone. the guy was running for the presidency. and these were his core beliefs. and i think, you know, everybody can judge whether, you know, thats appropriate or not, or they believe...

There are 47% of the people who will vote for the president no matter what. all right? there are 47% who are with him, who are dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims, who believe that government has a responsibility to care for them, who believe theyre entitled to health care, to food, to housing, to you name it. and so my job is not to worry about those people. ill never convince them that they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives. >> welcome back t...

>> ed, your interview with him, you asked him why he decided to release the take. lets take a listen to his response. >> how big a decision was it for you to release the tape and to go through all of this? >> it was -- it was -- it was tough. and i debated for a little while. and, you know, but in the end i -- i really felt like it had to be put out. i felt i owed it to the people that couldnt afford to be there themselves to hear what he really thought. >> you know, you and i are intuitive guys...

This stuff and all the naked behind closed doors glory. the republicans presidential campaign showing 47% of the country was accustomed to voting. romney saying 47% of the country never mind them. this president has bought their votes with all the free obama welfare stuff he has been giving them. that tape is now back in the news in part because we know now, thanks the ed schultz tonight who got that tape and how he came to release it to the rest of the world. but, are we condemned to groundhog ...

There will be days off, but it wont be 13 and 14 hours a day. thats the good news. im looking forward to doing it, i hope you will join me. i hope you will be back here tomorrow night. the "rachel maddow show" starts right now. good evening, rachel. >> good evening, ed. i love you, man. hearing you say it that way and knowing you are going to be putting up a flag on the weekends makes me happy we have you for the long haul. god love you. thank you. >> i appreciate that. its work i want to do. it...

Behind closed doors glory. the republicans presidential campaign showing 47% of the country was accustomed to voting. romney saying 47% of the country never mind them. this president has bought their votes with all the free obama welfare stuff he has been giving them. that tape is now back in the news in part because we know now, thanks the ed schultz tonight who got that tape and how he came to release it to the rest of the world. but, are we condemned to groundhog this thing forever? are we go...

Last year. south carolinas republican-led state house voted yesterday to reject a proposed expansion of medicaid. heres something to note. in january one of the republican lawmakers chris crawford talked to a local newspaper. "represent chris crawford, republican from florence and emergency room doctor, supports the expansion but expected the republican caucus to vote as a bloc against the medicaid expanse. "politics are going to overwhelm the policy. it is good politics to pose the black guy ...