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>> it is. when he says stooges, all wage earners in america are stooges. eventually thats going to hurt him with independent voters. theres a lot of independent voters that are wage earners. >> the guy youve been sago owe couple nice things about santorum. stop saying middle class. middle income. drop the class. this idea of class is anti-american. >> some people around president obama are concerned about the term middle class because it sounds like it kind ofville fies people who make a hell of...

>> rick santorums political career will be ending soon. he will go to the republican convention next year not as a candidate but as a fox news contributor again. >> santorum has traveled all of iowa, and hes still gaining no traction. theres a reason for that. >> then of course, santorum finished in a virtual tie in the iowa caucuses. how could news outlets make this mistake again and fail to scrutinize santorums record in the process? mitt romney faces skeptical questioning despite wi...

robert reich is here, with the reality on republicans and todays jobs report. racism roars through the republican party. newt gingrich wants an invite to the naacp convention so he can give some advice? >> the african-american community should demand paychecks and not be satisfied with food stamps. >> naacp president ben jealous is here to tell us if newt will get his chance. rick santorum is bringing jesus into his campaign pitch. >> we always need a jesus candidate. plus, john ...

reality on republicans and todays jobs report. racism roars through the republican party. newt gingrich wants an invite to the naacp convention so he can give some advice? >> the african-american community should demand paychecks and not be satisfied with food stamps. >> naacp president ben jealous is here to tell us if newt will get his chance. rick santorum is bringing jesus into his campaign pitch. >> we always need a jesus candidate. plus, john mccain has some kind words for ...

The hope vote that will take us forward." were joined tonight by joan walsh, editor at large salon.com, and michael eric dyson, msnbc political analyst and georgetown university professor. great to have both of you with us. joan, are you buying his answer at this point? >> -- it sounds so clear and he didnt deny it. and you you know, ed, if i said to you, hey, ed, you know, what on your show last night it sounds like you might have said kind of racist about black people, you would say, joan, you...

Nation" magazine. john, whats the latest on this investigation? >> well, ed, it is a very serious investigation. and one of the things thats been revealed today is that this charity, which had been run very effectively by an american legion post, was shifted to control by governor walkers political aide, the guy whos been arrested, by walker himself when he was serving as county executive. so hes not coming out looking particularly well in this. and remember, this investigation follows upon a br...

>> well, ed, it is a very serious investigation. and one of the things thats been revealed today is that this charity, which had been run very effectively by an american legion post, was shifted to control by governor walkers political aide, the guy whos been arrested, by walker himself when he was serving as county executive. so hes not coming out looking particularly well in this. and remember, this investigation follows upon a broader investigation. its part of a broader investigation that ha...

Pay more taxes? and that is exactly what mitt romney wants to do. that is not where president obama and the democrats are. joining me tonight, msnbc political analyst eugene robinson. also associate editor and pulitzer prize-winning columnist for the "washington post." eugene, great to have you with us tonight. >> good to be here, ed. >> good americans knew about the wealth -- and this story is getting around. if every voter out there knew exactly what romneys wealth was and just how much he pay...

Romney? is he really the threat? >> well, you know this is what theyve been saying for a while, ed, trying for months now to n convince the party, the party faithful just to say, okay, accept mitt romney, you dont love him but hes the best shot weve got. and people arent buying it. i was out in iowa, and i talked to a lot of republicans. some supporting mitt romney. not a lot of passion. and some who told me they wouldnt vote for mitt romney under any circumstances, even if he were the nominee. ...

Is he really the threat? >> well, you know this is what theyve been saying for a while, ed, trying for months now to convince the party, the party faithful just to say, okay, accept mitt romney, you dont love him but hes the best shot weve got. and people arent buying it. i was out in iowa, and i talked to a lot of republicans. some supporting mitt romney. not a lot of passion. and some who told me they wouldnt vote for mitt romney under any circumstances, even if he were the nominee. now, that ...