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She went to congress to fight for them. those are things you hear over and over again. you even saw today she blamed the media reporting those remarks, not taking the blame herself. it was clearly a mistake. and so in her eyes and also in the eyes of her supporters, they see the media ganging up on her because shes a republican, not pointing out accurately serious mistakes about the founding of our country. >> you know, chris, theres always a lot of fuel for that sentiment because you and i know...

The paper reported she said it not once but twice that week and shouldnt everyone running for president know basic american history. the themes of our history, like the mccarthy period, slavery, things like that. lets go to shoshana daily beast ander obviously lewis. people have this cant -- i dont want to get into that. this is a slip of the tongue, i make slips of the tongue, everybody broadcasting does it. it is a question of not nothing fundamental information. michele bachmann made it on "h...

Up next, mish bachman proves again she doesnt know much about history. maybe thats not a big surprise. were going to get to this. how do you get the social promotions in the republican party now for a serious candidate for president but not serious about knowing anything. this is "hardball" only on msnbc.

It is not that hard. we dont have that long a history you cant master it. i will be back in a moment with closing thoughts. youre watching "hardball" only on msnbc. >> it brings your best minds and their brightest ideas together. it helps the largest of companies seize opportunity like the smallest of startups. its the network-- the intelligent, secure cisco network that lets your employees, partners, suppliers and customers innovate and share so you can unleash the power of your most valuable a...

Not only has she shown signs she wants to run for the presidency with new hampshire and iowa, but she also says over and over how committed she is to the constitution. but as you said and you point out, it doesnt seem to be a slip of the tongue. she said this twice, and coupled with all the other things you just mentioned, i do think it is worry some, incredibly worry some. >> let me go back to earl. the great thing about history, things get better. we learn when we fail, the horror of slavery, ...

Everybody knows that, and not new hampshire. it wasnt a slip of the tongue. the paper reported she said it not once but twice that week and shouldnt everyone running for president know basic american history. the themes of our history, like the mccarthy period, slavery, things like that. lets go to shoshana daily beast ander obviously lewis. people have this cant -- i dont want to get into that. this is a slip of the tongue, i make slips of the tongue, everybody broadcasting does it. it is a que...

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