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Openly hostile to christie and almost gleeful in their efforts attacking him. end quote. joining us for reaction is brit hume. is it smart for christie to call out that network? >> i think not, probably, bill. and the reason is that the proximate cause of the outburst at msnbc was not the things you just mentioned but was a story that came out over the weekend in which the mayor of hoboken is quoted as saying that she was improperly pressured to approve a construction project with sandy relief f...

1,000 points. you can say it doesnt matter. you cast the vote that did what seemed to be the right thing for the country. youre saying that people who cast that vote paid the price of their jobs. thats pretty sad. it is a group that says we want this to pass but not with my vote. and you said i hope this passes but i cant vote for it. theyre at their own political safety. as you look at the plates in american politics, these districts have become so polarized. theyre either safely republican or ...

By vicious battles behind the scenes with the closest team members lashing out another each other over strategy and tv bookings. richard wolffe, the author of "the message" the reselling of president obama. thanks for being with us. >> its a pleasure to be with you. i finally made it to "the cycle". >> it was bound to happen. let me start by playing what you report in the book is president obamas favorite political ad. >> theres a bear in the woods. for some people the bear is easy to see. other...

We have had some people on the program who are close to him who had suggested even in the past couple of weeks that he was seriously thinking about this. he is going to spend three days in iowa later this week. rick santorum, he is getting in it to win? he is getting in it to have a conversation? he is not held public office in a while. what is this about? >> rick santorum was really the last man standing before mitt romney got the nomination the last cycle. he probably feels romney wasnt in the...

Dramatic day in the george zimmerman second degree murder trial. i want to bring back sunny and mark, to, to, a quick question to both of you. and sunny, i will start with you. was it smart for george zimmerman and it was his decision as the judge admonished him throughout. he could have rejected the advice of his attorneys, was it smart for him, in the end, to tell the judge "i have decided i will not testify on my own behalf?" >> it was not only smart it was brilliant. first of all, he didnt r...

Soto and governor ed rendell. coming up was it necessary to close shelters for victims of domestic violence, these are women looking to get away from dangerous spouses. is it smart for the government to cut spending for that kind of refuge? the unkindest cut, our latest example coming up next. this is "hardball," the place for politics. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

Thanks for being here. >> thanks for having me. >> starting with that debate last night, was it smart of colbert-bush to br i this uing . >> i think she brought it up in a way that was effective because mark sanford keeps branding himself as a fiscal conservative who is going to manage the districts finances in a good way. she says, you didnt manage the finances in a good way when you used taxpayer dollars to travel to argentina. he has denied that. he did pay an ethics fine. i think she did tha...

>> taft 2016. people appreciate the authenticity whether he is screaming on you tube. >> that is actually -- every successful politician when they get the presidency, they find a way to connect to the average guy and gal. struggling with weight loss is as american as anything. >> absolutely. you have to prove you are in on the joke. the one thing americans dont need is to be removed and stiff about things. he would make fun of the syntax and vocabulary. that let people know i dont take people to...

And really, the election showed that demographics are did he - asia pacific american vote at 75%, the majority of young people, african-americans voted for obama. theyre saying it is time we fixed the system. immigration reform has to happen, it has to be common sense and a road to citizenship is an essential component to that. >> ryan grim, where is john boehner on this? is he is a noncommital category? >> like he often does, he is playing it smart, kind of standing back and waiting to see what...

Immigration reform has to happen, it has to be common sense and a road to citizenship is an essential component to that. >> ryan grim, where is john boehner on this? is he is a noncommital category? >> like he often does, he is playing it smart, kind of standing back and waiting to see what happens. he realizes that house republicans are not going to drive this. john mccain, lindsey graham, jeff flake, the other republicans in the senate are going to hammer something out with democrats over the ...