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Report it to his immediate supervisor, who was joe paterno. >> so he would be under no legal obligation whatsoever to report that he witnessed something that was clearly against the wall -- against the law? >> his legal obligation under the mandated reporter law in pennsylvania would have been to report that abuse that he observed in the workplace to his immediate supervisor, which is what he did. now, thats his legal responsibility, ed. you know, theres a whole different responsibility in terms...

Report it to his immediate supervisor, who was joe paterno. >> so he would be under no legal obligation whatsoever to report that he witnessed something that was clearly against the wall -- against the law? >> his legal obligation under the mandated reporter law in pennsylvania would have been to report that abuse that he observed in the workplace to his immediate supervisor, which is what he did. now, thats his legal responsibility, ed. you know, theres a whole different responsibility in terms...

And no one was yelling at him. so i was a little taken aback that he had to get so aggressive and obnoxious with his constituents. >> were you a little intimidated there? >> no. actually, i wasnt. you know, the only thing that scares me about joe walsh is his anti-worker ideologies and his total disregard for facts. >> well, when you talked to him about universal delivery and his response was baffling to me. he doesnt understand the post office. the post office goes places where the private sect...

Just so that i could hear it. and earlier i had told him if he supports darrell issas bill to reform the post office that 200,000 jobs could be lost. 20% of those employees are veterans. and mr. walsh came up to me. he said, "i do not care about the loss of public sector jobs." >> there you have it. melissa rakestraw, great to have you with us tonight. you tell a great story. >> thanks a lot. >> thats who they are. theyre called republicans. thats "the ed show." im ed schultz. rachel maddow star...

What was your reaction when he went off like that? >> well, thanks, ed. my reaction was one of shock. i was just really surprised that he was so hyperbolic when the conversation had been very calm and no one was yelling at him. so i was a little taken aback that he had to get so aggressive and obnoxious with his constituents. >> were you a little intimidated there? >> no. actually, i wasnt. you know, the only thing that scares me about joe walsh is his anti-worker ideologies and his total disreg...

Later in an interview walsh revealed that he doesnt care about the postal service. >> when we talk about creating jobs in this country, sarah, were not talking about government jobs. were talking about private sector jobs. thats the point i was trying to get across. >> oh, there you have it. we saw it in wisconsin. we saw it in ohio. and now were seeing it on the national level. the republican party thinks public employees are disposable and not worth anything. joining me now is melissa rakestra...

You make yourself look real. as you say down here, you bury your dead and move your wagons west. he did that fairly effectively. >> he certainly did. now, you have said that you thought that he would get the nomination. in fact, i think you said that he was going to breeze to it. >> yep. >> do you feel that way now? or has he made too many mistakes? is it adios mofo for rick right now? what do you think? >> well, i think whats happened, ed, is all this guy had to do was to show up and speak in d...

know -- i know. but look at all these other people walking around safely, safe and sound in this street scene. i drove right past them, and theyre all fine. i mean, yeah. but the vast majority of people in the street who i drove by have not been hit by my car. officer. thats the herman cain argument. >> for every one person that comes forward with a false accusation there are probably -- there are thousands who would say none of that sort of activity ever came from herman cain. >> so s...

-- i know. but look at all these other people walking around safely, safe and sound in this street scene. i drove right past them, and theyre all fine. i mean, yeah. but the vast majority of people in the street who i drove by have not been hit by my car. officer. thats the herman cain argument. >> for every one person that comes forward with a false accusation there are probably -- there are thousands who would say none of that sort of activity ever came from herman cain. >> so says h...

safe and sound in this street scene. i drove right past them, and theyre all fine. i mean, yeah. but the vast majority of people in the street who i drove by have not been hit by my car. officer. thats the herman cain argument. >> for every one person that comes forward with a false accusation there are probably -- there are thousands who would say none of that sort of activity ever came from herman cain. >> so says herman cain. even for the worst crimes, you know what? it is not a gre...