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Tough hand. we were told that. we hear this every day almost if you watch tv. you know, and, of course, its my brothers fault for everything that goes on. its almost as though the dog ate my homework is the reason why were going through tough times. >> what are your thoughts on that, michael? >> well, of course, thats what hes going to say, but the fact of the matter is that the financial crisis that we got into was george bushs fault. it was the republican partys fault. sure you can trace some ...

Attention. he has no plan for america. and now hes going to be the guy whos going to reach across the aisle? get your cell phones out. i want to know what you think. tonights question. who do you trust to work with the other side? text "a" for president obama, text "b" to mitt romney to 622639. always to our blog at ed.msnbc.com. well bring you the results later on in the show. joining me tonight, karen finney, msnbc political analyst and former communications director of the dnc. karen, good to...

>> you know, i think what hes trying to do, hes kind of gone small. this is, hes back to sort of the strategy he had during the republican primary, which is, he just doesnt want to make a mistake. hes trying to run down the clock. >> no interviews. >> thats right. >> i have never seen anything like this. that a guy who wants to be president of the united states has got a media blackout. what else do you major events happening he wont answer any questions but will send his staff to walmart to buy...

Closing argument message. and, again, think about where president obama is. hes the adult in the room, right? hes the guy who has said from the beginning, im here, im ready to work with you. he took a lot of heat from the left. you and i both, ed, are people who, you know, it kind of hit him hard a few times. he said, look, im going to work with you guys. then push comes to shove. were in the middle of a crisis. hes there. hes the guy seen doing the job, calm leadership, getting it done. >> all ...

>> what does it say about the republican party that they just dont have someone of the stature of bill clinton, a former president, to be able to go out and feverishly make the pitch for mitt romney? >> they havent had good presidents. i mean, ronald reagan, okay, maybe not to me and you, but, you know, to a significant chunk of americans, fine. good president. he died. so since that, theyve got the two bushes. one of them was a one-termer. one-termers are not successful. and then the other one ...

If anything, ed, if anything, i believe that the democrats havent done enough during this campaign season to draw a direct line between w. and romney and say, these are the policies that created the crisis and romney wants to enact exactly these policies. repeal dodd/frank and lower tax cuts on rich people which is exactly what got us into the problem in the first place. i think democrats havent done that quite enough. >> i think if mitt romney had been a candidate of more definition, where he a...

And now hes going to be the guy whos going to reach across the aisle? get your cell phones out. i want to know what you think. tonights question. who do you trust to work with the other side? text "a" for president obama, text "b" to mitt romney to 622639. always to our blog at ed.msnbc.com. well bring you the results later on in the show. joining me tonight, karen finney, msnbc political analyst and former communications director of the dnc. karen, good to have you with us tonight. >> good to s...

france and england. it was a fight over control of the suez canal. the american president at that time, in 1956, was, of course, dwight eisenhower. republican. he was running for re-election against the democratic candidate that year, adlai stevenson. talk about an october surprise. that year it was eight days before election day. both candidates are forced to deal with an unexpected and genuine giant foreign policy crisis. >> on sunday the israeli government ordered total mobilization...

the suez canal. the american president at that time, in 1956, was, of course, dwight eisenhower. republican. he was running for re-election against the democratic candidate that year, adlai stevenson. talk about an october surprise. that year it was eight days before election day. both candidates are forced to deal with an unexpected and genuine giant foreign policy crisis. >> on sunday the israeli government ordered total mobilization. on monday, their armed forces penetrated deeply i...

and they did it with the secret support of two major u.s. allies. france and england. it was a fight over control of the suez canal. the american president at that time, in 1956, was, of course, dwight eisenhower. republican. he was running for re-election against the democratic candidate that year, adlai stevenson. talk about an october surprise. that year it was eight days before election day. both candidates are forced to deal with an unexpected and genuine giant foreign policy cris...