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Collection of people who are all focused on just one issue. and its not the same issue all the time. they are pro gun or anti-tax or anti-abortion. it just goes on and on. they all want limited government. thats why this movement, i think, is losing steam. lets bring in conservative talk show host heidi harris. good to have you on tonight. youre in las vegas. i didnt mean to call you harry reid. >> please dont. were looking forward to getting rid of him in november but thanks, ed. appreciate tha...

But its just one more -- its going to be football, car dash general. >> i thought youd be rooting for him because theres a bush on the roster. >> exactly. the kardashian boyfriend. >> all right. there you go. >> thanks, ed. tonight i asked you, do you think the democrats have shown enough guts this year? 5% say yes. 95% say no. thats "the ed show." im ed schultz. be sure to tune in tomorrow night msnbc 9:00 eastern, special coverage of sarah palins speech at the tea party convention.

>> maybe im wrong but in todays political environment f. youre not willing to run over somebody, you dont deserve to be in the majority. because thats what it takes to get something done. its not just about working across the other ill. its about power and having the ability to do something, being in a position to do something. and ill tell you, john, the democrats really run the risk of setting themselves back for several election cycles to rekindle the confidence in that party if they dont str...

See more parties but the bottom line is, weve got two of them. the republican, basically, without doing anything, have established themselves as the party of change. >> yeah. >> if democrats dont cease that back and stop being managers and start being leaders, then they are going to suffer and the fact of the matter is, the american people arent going to feel sorry for them for a long time. >> two red heads that know how to shovel snow. john nichols from wisconsin. >> youre a good man, ed. >> go...

the republicans, sitting with the democrats, sitting with health care experts, and lets just go through these bills and then i think that weve got to go ahead and move forward on a vote. if congress decides were not going to do it, even after all of the facts are laid out, all of the options are clear, then the american people can make a judgment as to whether this congress has done the right thing for them or not. >> now, i thought we -- i thought we made a judgment. there was an elec...

Learning that nobodys safe anywhere. but i think they are also being careful not to read notch into that. i think a lot of the republicans are reading way notch it and thinking that massachusetts is going red or against the health care plan. not that simple a lot of people in massachusetts dont like the health care plan because it doesnt have a public option. they are a little shell shocked by that they have a better candidate. >> thank you very much. ron brownsteen, susan millegan. join us mond...

Fixing the senate/house differences through such a reconciliation bill, which requires only the simple majority in the senate. you heard that right. there are democrats who actually fear passing health care reform with a simple majority in the senate because it would look like some kind of trick to the american people, they think, or because it will further taint attempts to work with republicans on health care. as many as ten democratic senators have reportedly expressed such reservations. whic...

In the gi bill, how is that working out for the gis? >> they are robust and they are really solid. you know, the president deserves a lot of credit for pushing for that guy. bill and secretary shin sec ski trying to make it smoother at the va. i was testifying today on the house side about the new budget increase which is the largest one in a long time it is about a 15% increase so moneys there and it is a strong sign. we have to make sure they are doing a better job:doing customer service for t...

He was going to pass the physical and he had a chance of getting a job. that was the highlight of the day. >> amen. ed schultz, the host of the ed show on msnbc. were glad you were there and great thanks for being with us tonight. >> thank you for your support, keith. you started the ball rolling. it takes money to do this. its a heavy lift. and volunteer effort has been absolutely outstanding. the medical professionals here emotionally touched and this train is just going to keep on going for t...

Expressed such reservations. which brings us back to the reality of people who desperately need health care. at todays free clinic in hartford, put on by the national association of free clinics, 1,000 patients received care. our friend, ed schultz, the host of "the ed show" here on msnbc has been there all day and joins us now from there. ed, good evening. >> good evening, keith. good to be with you. >> tell me what you saw today. >> i saw the best of america and the worst of america, keith. i ...