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Said he was concerned that this is not the kind of question that you can leave to congress. i have to ask you, if justice scalia thinks he can do your job better than you can, then why doesnt he resign from the supreme court and run for congress? >> well, you know, i heard all those things yesterday, and i am absolutely befuddled by what justice scalia had to say. if chief justice roberts is correct and the court is supposed to be a referee and those nine justices are referees, then what are the...

Upon the record that the congress developed. we passed the renewal of the voting rights act based upon a very extensive record, and if the justice scalia and others will look at that record or even just look at shelby countys record, then i really believe that i would be very comfortable with their decision, but if they are going to get outside of the box, not be referees, and be legislators, then thats a different question. so im not going to pass any judgment on whether or not he should be or ...

N.f.l. referees are more popular. >> bret: playing a political game. last word, charles. >> if we keep spending like this we will have a president in a few years that will stand up and say we are unable to pay social security, or the military or benefits. and not because of self-imposed crisis on a debt ceiling but we will be out of money. that is what the republicans are trying to avert. the president is playing this likebe a demagogue notto pretend we dont have a debt issue. we do. that is han...

They call me keegan at home. but its like, because of my name, im fascinated with really interesting names. i think its a testament to the mothers imaginations. i think they want their kids to have really good names or interesting names that nobody else has. but part of it is being biracial jordan and i can be -- were kind of like racial referees, in a way, because we straddle both cultures. and as does the president in a particular way. >> i guess he does. >> so its like thomas jefferson, you k...

Gave me a weird name. >> well, what did they call you at home? >> keegan. they call me keegan at home. but its like, because of my name, im fascinated with really interesting names. i think its a testament to the mothers imaginations. i think they want their kids to have really good names or interesting names that nobody else has. but part of it is being biracial jordan and i can be -- were kind of like racial referees, in a way, because we straddle both cultures. and as does the president in a ...

>> there will be some folks that the criticize me for complimenting him, but i speak the truth. >> lets bring in mark murray. i believe it was tuesday or wednesday in the first read team that whoever loses on tuesday will likely point to sandy as the reason why. >> well, tamron, thats like in a sports game where oftentimes a controversial call at the end of a game by the referee, that people blame that. but history never looks at those controversial calls by the referees. while partisans might b...

>> greg: are you saying obama ruined the wedding? >> dana: might as well say that. i think its odd she wasnt chosen for the foreign policy debate. that would have seemed to have made more sense. a pre-emptive strike to scare her in to something. it always thought she was fair. the best thing what jim lehrer did is stay in the background and let them have a conversation. >> eric: a great analogy this morning. working the referees. you know anything about sports you work the referees, youre not ex...

Their beliefs. the second is what you would call the big shot bubble which was a big piece and slate talked about this. powerful people with big mega phones who dont have anyone disagreeing with their crazy ideas and falsehoods. mr. walsh is a respected man. thats uncontested. but he is spewing a kind of falsehood and dance thats, as chuck said, incredibly corrosive. who are we supposed to rely on to figure out the baseline discussion of economics and business if not the business leaders separat...

When it comes to dog whistling about the presidents race. newt gingrich -- >> im assuming theres some rhythm to barack obama that the rest of us dont understand, whether he needs large amounts of rest, whether he needs to go play basketball for a while. i dont watch espn. i dont quite know what his rhythms are, but this is a guy whos a brilliant performer as an orator who may well get re-elected at the present date. and who, frankly, happens to be a partial part-time president. he really is a lo...

Newt gingrich -- >> im assuming theres some rhythm to barack obama that the rest of us dont understand, whether he needs large amounts of rest, whether he needs to go play basketball for a while. i dont watch espn. i dont quite know what his rhythms are, but this is a guy whos a brilliant performer as an orator who may well get re-elected at the present date. and who, frankly, happens to be a partial part-time president. he really is a lot like the substitute referees in the sense that hes not a...