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Talk about anything other than watergate. but he also wanted to defend himself on watergate. he wanted to r ed ted to try to legacy, to be seen as something other than a disgraced cook who had had to resign his presidency. that effort to try to rehabilitate his image, to defend himself on watergate, led richard nixon to this iconic moment in the american presidency. >> well, when the president does it, that means that it is not illegal. >> richard nixon was trying to rehabilitate his image there...

And those are three facts there that are -- >> ed, there must be a lot of stupid people, there must be a lot of stupid people, then, ed, in your own nbc news poll. because if you look at the cross-tabs on the economy in your own poll that came out yesterday, it doesnt appear that they see things the same way you do -- >> thats a messaging issue, no doubt -- >> at best he has a 50/50 chance -- >> thats -- he has added 4 million jobs, saved millions of jobs, and 26 months of private sector job gro...

>> ed, you know, i think you know, one key point to keep in mind, when was the last time the last president that anyone questioned whether they were an american? i mean, its really that simple. so you have fringes within the republican party that are saying this, i think, just, it just sends a -- it puts a bad taste in a lot of peoples mouth, and its just so counterproductive. its just the worth type of politics. >> why arent the democrats asking for mitt romneys birth certificate? i mean, his d...

Basis with the transportation bill. i mean, i dont hold out any illusions that we can work with these guys in a constructive way. weve got to win at the polls and let that be the deciding. thats sad. i want some cooperation. im ready to cooperate, the presidents ready to cooperate, but if youre looking for cooperation from the other side, i dont think were going to see it. >> not with that attitude. congressman keith ellison, thanks so much for being on the program tonight. >> thanks, ed. >> ans...

Truth doesnt come out until they get recorded and it gets public, how do we expect these people to work with the president or with the democrats if they think that the president is un-american and bad for the country? theyre just going to say, hey, were just going to wait this thing out and try to beat him at the polls. were not going to try to get anything done, because we dont think hes an american anyway. see my point? >> ed, my colleagues on the other side of the aisle told me everything i n...

They get recorded and it gets public, how do we expect these people to work with the president or with the democrats if they think that the president is un-american and bad for the country? theyre just going to say, hey, were just going to wait this thing out and try to beat him at the polls. were not going to try to get anything done, because we dont think hes an american anyway. see my point? >> ed, my colleagues on the other side of the aisle told me everything i needed to know when they were...

To the subject of bullying. big news coming from her school this morning, well have that for you, jessica and her parents, they joined me yesterday to talk about that suspension, and the school had said her project proved disruptive after one alarmed parent called the police, before that interview the so-called -- the school called requesting a new meeting and guess what, she was back in school today, meeting with those officials in the district is totally erasing the new york teens suspension f...

talk about anything other than watergate. but he also wanted to defend himself on watergate. he wanted to r ed ted to try to legacy, to be seen as something other than a disgraced cook who had had to resign his presidency. that effort to try to rehabilitate his image, to defend himself on watergate, led richard nixon to this iconic moment in the american presidency. >> well, when the president does it, that means that it is not illegal. >> richard nixon was trying to rehabilitate his i...

watergate. but he also wanted to defend himself on watergate. he wanted to try to shape his legacy, to be seen as something other than a disgraced cook who had had to resign his presidency. that effort to try to rehabilitate his image, to defend himself on watergate, led richard nixon to this iconic moment in the american presidency. >> well, when the president does it, that means that it is not illegal. >> richard nixon was trying to rehabilitate his image there. that did not help. "i...

talk about anything other than watergate. but he also wanted to defend himself on watergate. he wanted to try to shape his legacy, to be seen as something other than a disgraced cook who had had to resign his had had to resign his presidency. that effort to try to rehabilitate his image, to defend himself on watergate, led richard nixon to this iconic moment in the american presidency. >> well, when the president does it, that means that it is not illegal. >> richard nixon was trying t...