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With the chantix and with the support system, it worked. it worked for me. (announcer) talk to your doctor to find out if prescription chantix is right for you. good afternoon. im ed schultz in for dylan ratigan on this friday afternoon. on the show today, a missed warning before the attack on the pentagon. and two more signs its tied to the surge in hate. anti-government extremists, 9/11 conspiracies, and a growing threat of home-grown violence in america. plus, so close, but still so far a...

Performing of a gay man and one actor to get to me, jeff bridges that play as country singer down in his country a heavy drinker the only way to deal with a drunk is to say no. and the first accurate depiction of this that ive seen in a movie. jeff bridges does his own singing. ive loved this guy since he did "last picture show." that undermine the very road beneath you and the courage and katherine bigelow ought to win. right now its time for "the ed show" with ed schultz.

Welcome back to "the dylan ratigan show." im ed schultz in for dylan this friday afternoon. a potential about-face from the obama administration in the trial of khalid shaikh mohammed. the self-described mastermind of the 9/11 terror attacks. in a reversal of attorney general eric holders plan to try mohammed in new york city in civilian court, the presidents advisers are set to recommend that he be tried in front of a military tribunal instead. harsh criticisms from both parties, particularly t...

Episode involving a top aide. paterson is just the latest new york politician plagued by scandal. first-term congressman eric massa is accused of making unwanted advances toward a male staffer. he will not seek re-election citing health concerns over his fight over cancer. and ethics violations forced rangel to step down from his post in the ways and means committee. the panel is christopher, u.s. managing editor of the financial "times" and republican strategist phil musser. phil, what is it ab...

The obama administration did, is that they want to hit the fear, extreme negative feelings toward existing administration. and also, very reactionary. what does that mean? how far do you think theyll go? >> well, look, ed, we saw this late in the 2008 campaign at the mccain/palin rally. they may think this is a good fund-raising fodder, but it didnt do them any good in 2008. independents and moderates ran from this. thats why theyre so scared that this became public and theyre trying to distance...

I know the rnc communication director and michael> mr. woodhouse, this is doug high this morning saying you guys are down in the mud, too. here he is. >> i sure wish democrats would say the same thing when dick cheneys cast as d.a.r.t. vader. eric cantor cast as dr. no. if these things are out of line, they ought to be out of line for everybody. >> mr. woodhouse, what is so different between what the rnc is doing as opposed to what democrats did when the republicans had the majority? >> look, ed...

Good afternoon, americans. im ed schultz in for dylan ratigan. on the show today, twisting arms and counting votes. its happening. president obama getting tough with democrats as he makes his case for health care in face-to-face meetings at the white house. plus, the republican fear factor. were exposing the gop hack for 2010 casting the president as the joker, and nancy pelosi as kruella deville? sarah palin, the new deal for another book, and buzz about what shes going to be doing in holly...

Disgruntled about this? i mean, the president yesterday asked americans to call representatives, to call senators, and i can tell you from my talk show this afternoon, which is listened to mostly by liberals, they dont have an appetite to to that right now. your thoughts on this? i mean, this is hurting democrats as much as it is passing a bill. >> well, actually, my own daughter and her family, their health care bill went up 39%. and now their health care premiums will be more than their mortga...

Sarah palin wanted to take up a following, whatever it might be, she would be powerful and important for us in the political process. so, you know, while one may say -- >> it looks like its all about the money at this point. >> but see, ed -- >> i mean -- >> but ed, look. money isnt nothing, of course. but i do think that sarah palin has understood maybe more quickly than a lot of people who are more in the mainstream, that to be an outsider and to present yourself as an outsider today might be ...

Governorship. she turned out to be, you know, crazy like a fox. i think that in terms of raising her profile, it turned out highly econ oh class tick move, but it turned out to be very good for her. >> phil, if she does this reality tv show, or goes into television in a way that might not look presidential, i mean, i think that she could still salvage a political career. but would this really make it almost impossible for her to be something as a force politically? >> ed, that is a great questio...