question on different topic after different topic, i paused. and i don t understand why that pause created so much controversy. i paused to gather my thoughts. i have never not taken responsibility for what some people perceive as mishaps, missteps, or whatever the case may be. in that particular case, i paused to gather my thoughts. in any other instance where i may have said something that may have been misinterpreted, i have always corrected myself. wow. i don t pause like that. you know, when you see herman cain and you see rick perry last week, you wonder, what do people around the world think of this process that we go through in electing a president of the united states? i mean, these guys are a joke. and that s the bottom line. herman cain is a joke. a fantastic piece in this week s newsweek called the
he s heading to florida today. not focusing on iowa. one other point on the gingrich thing. early october at one of the republican debates, he was asked about putting people in jail with regard to the financial crisis, he said you can start with barney frank. he said that famously, and look at his relationship and lobbyist with freddie mac. you know what s amazing about gingrich in the new national poll, he beats obama head-to-head that s a sense of desperation, i think, of the american public trying frantically to find anyone they can hang their hat on. i m going to have to find that poll. all right. on to herman cain who is still on the defensive after getting hung up on a libya question during an interview on monday. speaking to reporters in iowa yesterday, cain offered his explanation about what happened in that conversation. being in a room where you ve been asked question after
the most minute point? why is he wearing that hat and running for president of the united states? you re wearing what s wrong with the hat? a lot. what do you figure his advice was to herman? try to read a newspaper, herman? honestly, i know dr. kissinger, i don t understand why he met with him. i m dumbfounded. that s where it starts. what are you doing? seriously. good question. what are you doing? i d like to know. maybe he d like to come on the show and explain to me the reason he doesn t have a lot of time for a lot of people, i know that personally. he goes to meet with herman cain. are you kidding me? he maybe thought he should be giving a tutorial to these candidates to at least not embarrass themselves with the republican party. okay. 1 out of 4 republicans have checked the box next to his name and say, yeah, i think this should be the commander in chief of our country.
deregulation, privatization, cutting taxes. how much leeway do these candidates have in a system where you now have unlimited corporate money in our politics. to turn the tables on you, katrina, though, many would argue this president has really not struck the balance with wall street and big business and regulation and that he just too big to fail is bigger than it ever was and he had his chance, he got what he wanted. he got health care, he got a lot through, and this country is in worse state it s ever been in. in the change i believe in. i believe real change comes from below, from movements. alive with politicians of conviction inside the system. there s no question that the two major pieces of legislation he passed were diluted, gutted both by lobbyists, money, and by not strong enough leadership by not drawing a line in the sand and saying public option or medicare for all. if he hadn t passed that stimulus, we d be in a great
i am falling in love with you. that s a different one. what is cain going through in his mental rolladex. no, that s my policy regarding a woman named lidia. why didn t he ignore the question and shake your head and go, 9-9-9. do you think the libya comments reinforced the idea you don t have a thorough understanding of foreign policy? 9-9-9. i love you. welcome back to morning joe. a live look at the white house. the sun has come up over washington. the lights are on, and they re back at work. the white house is in the news this morning. we ll get to that solyndra story. joining the table, the host of msnbc s hardball, chris matthews, author of jack