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Generational statement and make the turn, he has to say no. he has to stand up to big oil and show the american people that big oil doesnt get all it wants. he has to protect the aquifer. he has to keep the town of mayflower, arkansas in mind when he is making this decision. there is another thing to take under consideration in this part of the country if we look at the map. where is the next pipeline going to go? if they have the pipeline approved and the keystone comes over the aquifer, what o...

He can to the get through a general. he is throwing help red meat at cpac. i think he wants to be the next rush limbaugh. he sees jim demint no longer having to be held accountable for votes. jim demint has a driver and expense account. cool deal to have a radio show and play golf every afternoon. big bucks at fox news. a conspiracy theory. he has the twinkle in his eye. >> he had the forum at cpac. john, chris christie got snubbed last year. is this the chance to reset the tone? >> of course. i...

Pits in alberta. we need to leave it there. >> all right. michael, we highlighted the issue in mayflower, arkansas, that spill. what if that happened over the aquifer? >> the impact would be enormous. ed, let me take a second to applaud your change of heart on this. it takes a lot of courage for someone to take a step back and look at the facts and talk to real people about the impacts of this decision. >> i appreciate that. you are very kind. this is not about me. this is about the 65% of the p...

Goal is to stand up against unjust laws. >> no matter the outcome of the election, turner has already proven she has what it takes to succeed. weve done a lot of interviews, but weve never really asked you where did nina turner come from? give us your background. what brought you to where you are today? >> born and raised in cleveland. teenaged parents. they got married really young, divorced early. i grew up in a single parent household. my grandmother is the staple for our family. i am the old...

Ethnicity, our gender where we are totally equal. and when you have a people attacking the democracy to that level, it cries out for somebody to stand up and say i will go. so i stood up in the state of ohio and said that i will go. if i were secretary of state, i would have stood up to the general assembly to tell them that the bills they are passing right now are anti-voter. that it puts up hurdles and roadblocks. voting shouldnt be a contest about how long you can stand in line or how many fo...

keystone energy project. >> the keystone pipeline would create thousands of jobs. >> the jobs will move the needle, essentially, although the permanent jobs will be about 50. >> the people have not earned the right to use our land. >> one spill. >> you would not be able to drink it. >> the dirtiest oil on the planet. >> if there is a crack or leak. >> contaminated. >> when do we want it? >> good to have you with us. thanks for watching. when i first came to msnbc five years ago, it was...

precedent that sets for lawlessness. >> these republicans are all presidential contenders. they actually believe this kind of talk is their ticket to the white house. in fact, right wingers like ted cruz think the party should run farther to the right. and theyre bashing the sold moderates of the past. >> if all of us remember president dole, and president mccain and president romney. look, those are good men. theyre decent men. but when you dont stand and draw a clear distinction, whe...

Is there a chance that no one will step forward because of the infrastructure that the clintons have been able to put together? >> well, ed, that is my fear. i mean, it would be a very sad day if we did not have a vigorous debate on the important issues. and just because some folks have access to huge sums of money should not exclude other candidates raising important issues. so i do think it would be unfortunate, you know, if she was uncontested. this is a democracy. we need different voices ou...

Working longer hours for low wages, people who dont have health care, people who cant afford to send their kids to college, to im who are seeing their jobs going to china and vietnam, we have got to come together and say that with increased technology, increased productivity, the middle class in this country should be expanding. we should be moving in a more egalitarian direction, not in an oligarchic way. we have a huntsville of millionaires. we have to shake that system up. and thats what the ...

are affable about, kind of in favor of something. is there any information that could come to you that would make you change your mind on a subject that might be rather a hot topic? do you want to have the same knowledge base tomorrow as you have today? and that was the question that i asked myself. do i know everything that i have to know about this project? and clearly the answer was no, because there were such divided loyalties and such difference of opinions from expert, i might ad...