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We dont have to live in an america where 20 kids my sons age are lined up against a wall and shot. >> how much does president obama have to spend on this subject state of the union february 12th? >> i dont have a number of minutes in mind, but i think he is going to spend a good long time. a good thing to do is look at president clintons last state of the union speech, his valedictory before he left. he spent minute after minute after minute talking about everything he accomplished and what yet ...

To make things work, to make government of, by and for the people be just that. the movie "lincoln," especially the second half of the movie, the part about winning congressional passage of the 13th amendment to outlaw slavery is about washington doing its job. people get squeezed. they get paid off with jobs. in short, they get worked. go see "lincoln," or go back and watch "recount" and see how things work on the inside. thats "hardball" for now. thanks for being with us. "the ed show" with ed...

We encourage you to do that. well bring the results later on in the show. joining me tonight is mark glaze, director of mayors against illegal guns. mark, good to have you with us tonight. >> thanks for having me. >> with all the discussion and media intensity tonight, what is doable? >> i think a lot is doable. there has been a real tipping point in this country that sees mass shootings happen more and more frequently and on a greater scale. people who have been doing this for much of their pro...

Time. a good thing to do is look at president clintons last state of the union speech, his value dickry before he left. he spent minute after minute after minute talking about everything he accomplished and what yet needs to be done on gun issues. that man is remembered very well in this country, and i think president obama will be remembered along with vice president biden for taking this on and making it a part of their legacy. >> mark glaze, thank you so much. remember to answer tonights ques...

Minutes in mind, but i think he is going to spend a good long time. a good thing to do is look at president clintons last state of the union speech, his valedictory before he left. he spent minute after minute after minute talking about everything he accomplished and all of the things that were yet to be done on gun issues. that man is remembered very well in this country, and i think president obama will be remembered very well, along with vice president biden, for taking this on and making it ...

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>> shell have to do this. clean up the testimony. shameless plugs, quick. >> mark glaze at the raven group, theyre doing a great job in the context of the discussion. >> washington going into a -- theyre giving away a thousand books to help improve literacy. >> time magazine person of the year issue. not just obama is the runner up, great profiles and people that were close seconds. beautiful pictures, wonderful story by michael shearer. >> fair enough. thank you, sir. thats it for this edition ...

Welcome back to "hardball." has the political power of the nra peaked in the wake of the newtown shootings or are they just waiting llaying low waitin storm to pass. today they released a statement saying theyve been quiet, quote, as a matter of common decency, but thr he planning -- in fact they have a press conference set for friday. according to "the new york times," it has a established precedent for responding, quote over the years the nra has perfected its strategy for responding to mass s...

Stacked with anti-gun judges. the president has a variety of om options and a disposal we dont take any of them for granted. lets turn to mark glaze. hes director of mayors against illegal guns. >> is this a history-making moment with firearms in this country. >> it absolutely is. to me, it feels like us who are at the oklahoma city bombing. where things have gotten so bad that you had this explosively terrible moment that people just reev reevaluated. today, we had celebrities, tech leaders, th...

On the same wik theek that this happened, we have the mayor of tucson, ohio, north carolina call to join us because they hear about what were doing, theyve had enough, whether republican or democrat, they understand that the politics of this are right. the nra isnt all that its cracked up to be and people have reached the point where its beyond time to act. >> mark glaze, thanks so much. the divide between urban and rural america is never greater than on guns. john nichols joins me next. repub...