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I heard various, what the table has been saying. im in the workman-like camp, as far as what i thought this speech did. they had a lot they needed to accomplish. it seemed like at times they were methodically playing the notes rather than lyrically playing the notes, although i thought at the end, you could feel the crescendo and that last part of the speech was all about talking and trying to get the enthusiasm back. right, we know that is an a issue, particularly with two key groups, hispanics...

Now, governor mitt romney lady, vice president biden, caroline kennedy, the foo saddled massachusetts taxpayers fighters? yes, the foo fighters. with an additional $2.6 billion in debt and left them with the weather moved tonight indoors. most debt per capita of any but after a first night owned by state in america. michelle obama, after a second night owned by president clinton, expectations for the in montana, that dog dont hunt. finale are sky high. msnbcs primetime coverage of the democratic...

When we look at joe biden. references, the president of the >> chris, and ed i wanted to united states. >> i believe that no one who bring you in on this, in terms of what joe biden offers and the fights for this country should ever have to fight for a job way he speaks about issues that when they come home. are important to democrats, what do people look to him for that >> the administration has implemented several tax incentives for companies to hire veterans. >> their dedication is second to ...

Die. >> i totally agree with that. i think bill clinton has a message tonight. hes also got a mission. he is just abound when it comes to political wisdom on what to do and how to do it. hes going out there tonight to get barack obama re-elected. thats point number one. thats his mission tonight. all of this other stuff will fall in place. hillarys resume is as long as your arm. no one could match it. no one could match it in the democratic field right now. >> in the democratic party in 20 2016,...

We focused with the critically injured soldiers coming back to walter reed in bethesda. when a soldier starts getting better and starts thinking about leaving the hospital for the first time, we like to be the guys to take them out for a steak dinner. its good to see they can go out in society with their wounds and injuries and be successful. we start to talk to them about whats next. we take care of little things, big things, we take care of it. we help them with their resumes, interviewing ski...

>> melissa harris-perry, thank you. well check back in with you shortly. ed, let me ask you about this common wisdom that seems to have eroded this year. that democrats shouldnt talk about social issues. theres more downside risk to them than upside benefit. people who like, for example, abortion rights and want them to be protected theyre going to vote democratic anyway. if you talk about it too much, youre going to alienate people. >> rachel, theres a lot of things in rural america that are ha...

Could agree on in principle. how we deal with the teachers union is a problem. especially a problem for the democratic party. i live in washington, d.c. i have to say, randy weingarten has not done a great job for our city. weve lost the best superintendent we ever had in education and the school teachers have to explain that. i think this is something we can argue about. i think jeb bush made a very powerful statement on behalf of quality education tonight. >> youve got a debate, youve got a fi...

At 21 years old, it sent him to france as a missionary, an experience he says was pivotal in helping him understand and define what he believed, what was the truth. in the 1980s, romney served as a bishop in the church, eventually the pastor of a congregation. and several years later he became a president, a leader who oversees several congregations in a specific area much like a diocese. the 2010 tax return and 2011 estimate released by romneys campaign showed he donated the not insignificant s...

Philosophy of how to make things better in america when it comes to the republicans. >> ed, nobody attacked teachers. no one attacked teachers. >> no, they are, chris. theyre going after how much money they make. >> who attacked teachers? who did that? jeb bush, if you listened, just came out for higher pay for teachers. >> no. no. thats rhetoric. none of these six republican governors that im talking about, chris, are advocating any pay raises for any of these teachers. they want the old experi...

Welcome back to msnbcs live coverage of the republican national convention. grant bennett is the next speaker. grant bennett is a former bishop of the mormon church in boston, massachusetts. grant bennett is speaking now. are we able to dip into this? here it is. >> i have been blessed to spend thousands of hours over many years with a dear friend and remarkable man named mitt romney. these wonderful, even glorious hours together, were spent in serving our fellow men and women. they were spent i...