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Its tough to lose that way. its tough to lose, not just a blown call. it was a -- it was a totally bogus read on what happened on the ground there in seattle. and the nfl owes it, i think, to sports fans, to owners, and people that are spending a lot of money to be at these games and to support the nfl to get this thing straight. >> greta: well, the countrys upset about it. anyway, reince, thank you very much for joining us. >> put it on the list. thank you, greta. >> greta: coming up, as we kno...

Governor romney has the advantage when it comes to the issue of the debt and the deficit. wendell is live at white house this afternoon. wendell, how big is governor romneys lead on the deficit issue? >>guest: four points. a new poll, after four years of trillion dollar deficits, that may not be ohio voters most important economic concern given they prefer president obama as governor romney as the candidate who does a better job on the economy. a spokesman said "as time progresses the field is l...

The nfl is locked in a labor dispute with the regular referees, so the league has been using replacement refs who came from the college level and arena league. >> theyre trying to do the best they can. theyre just not qualified to handle the pace and the speed of an nfl game. >> reporter: espns michael wilbon says he sees the lockout lasting weeks, not days. >> ratings keep going up. popularity of the league know it threatened. not sure they care as much as people going crazy monday night. >> re...

Fans quit watching the games or buying tickets, people who can dsomeend nhing maybe then football will be worth watching again. but people, people in this country, myself included, you included, love our football. tune in every sunday no matter what. unless there is a dip in revenue or ratings what is going to prompt the owners besides of just wanting the game to get back its integrity of good and i think people are looking for a reason to pounce on replacement refs as well. there are blown call...

Talking about this and the country has been talking about this since monday night. the pressure to do something about those replacement refs. how about sending them back to footlocker where they belong. it all picked up steam after this call monday night giving seattle the highly doubtful, questionable, illegitimate victory. >> yes, yeah. you can see one waving it off and one saying touchdown. well, now even the presidential candidates are weighing in on the issue. abcs karen travers joining us ...

Visit progressive.com today. back to "hardball." a lot of buzz about that refs call in last nights game between the packers and the seahawks. >> final play. wilson lob to the end zone. which is fumbled by tate with jennings simultaneous. who was it? who did they give it to? touchdown! >> well, you saw two different calls by the ref. one interception, one touchdown. quite a lot of outrage from people who say the replacement refs should have called that an interception, not the touchdown that wo...

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>> a wisconsin eye doctor -- i love this -- is now offering the refs free lasik surgery to improve their vision, surgery that costs roughly around $3,000. >> i dont get it here too. if you look at the background, some of these replacement refs, theyre not qualified to officiate an nfl game. not at the pace of, you know, pro sports compared to collegiate or high school where, you know, some of the guys are, you know, thats what their background is in. but nothing kind of -- i spoke to the moment,...

Make it worse. john fox, jack del rio. >> the replacement officials, theyre not bad men. theyre trying to do the best they can. >> its not their fault. >> theyre in over their heads. >> you talk to everybody, i remember hearing emmitt talk, a pensacola guy, about the difference between college game and the pro game. he said, man, the first time you get hit and you see how fast everything moves, he said its a whole new world. he said it was mind bending. and so if youre a ref and youre used to se...

Melissa right here on saturday and sunday on msnbc at 10:00 a.m. it was atrocious. im very surprised the replay official didnt overturn it. if the call is in dispute and there isnt clear evidence that it was wrong, theyre supposed to let it stand. but to virtually everybody with a television set, especially with a high-def television set, theres no dispute here. it was conclusively incorrect. >> all right. lets dive in. thats nbcs bob costas. its the disastrous call by replacement refs that ga...