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"at senate breakfast yesterday morning i was asked why democrats made abortion a central theme of the presidential campaign. i do not defend nor do i stand by the remarks made by representative akin or dr. mourdock. in my attempt to provide context as to what i presumed they meant. my position was misconstrued." i am joined tonight by karen finney, msnbc political analyst and former communications director of the dnc. how insulting is it? >> i mean, ed, they just dont stop, do they? wow. you kno...

Of the house gops doctors caucus. and oh, yeah, he is also a practicing obgyn. >> and ive delivered lots of babies, and i know about these things. we tell infertile couples all the time that are having trouble conceiving because of the woman not ovulating just relax. drink a glass of wine, and dont be so tense and uptight, because all that adrenaline can cause you not to ovulate. so he was partially right, wasnt he. and yet the media took that and tore it apart. >> gingrey now says his words hav...

Of the house gops doctors caucus. and oh, yeah, he is also a practicing ob/gyn. >> and ive delivered lots of babies, and i know about these things. we tell infertile couples all the time that are having trouble conceiving because of the woman not ovulating just relax. drink a glass of wine, and dont be so tense and uptight, because all that adrenaline can cause you not to ovulate. so he was partially right, wasnt he? and yet the media took that and tore it apart. >> gingrey now says his words ha...

Presidential race is a dead heat. president obama leads mitt romney by 1 point by registered voter which has changed little since june. joining me now white house correspondent for the hill, army parnz earn ed okeefe. good to see you. >> good to see you. >> amy, i want to ask you about mitt romneys comments about his birth certificate. some conservatived pushed against perferesident obama. did romneys handlers wish he had not gone there. >> they called it a joke but on some level i think they re...

Ease, that he doesnt have. having her up there is essential. having her on tuesday is wonderful. he is could have an hour of hot and cold, sweet and sour. it starts with her. then you get chris christie. throwing all kind of thunderbolts at this administration. it will make for an interesting night. >> bret: sticking on convention top thick week with the comments of representative akin in missouri, democrats have been bouncing on republicans saying their views on abortion are radical and the rep...

Conversation is going to make its way to the stump here anytime soon, but they may be forced to because of the climate out there right now to answer from time to time. >> headlines and whats at stake. thank you very much. let me bring in our panel for today. nationally syndicated radio talk show host michael smerconish it, jonathan coledgeio, american crossroads and nia henderson "washington post." jonathan, your super pac linked to karl rove. it was monday, i believe, that joe scarborough said ...

Whole tea party movement, the gads zen flags and so for the, not a whiff of conversation about social issues. regardless of what happens with acondition kin and his individual candidacy, that would not be the situation. take a look no further ahead than monday in what would have been a sleeper when the gop convention adopts its platform, rest assured well be having this conversation on monday and beyond regardless of akin. >> the republicans would like to talk about the economy and obviously, th...

And charlie summers. as a husband and a father, i found representative akins comments shockingly offensive. he should resign effective immediately. and the party apparatus came crashing down on akins head. first karl roves group. they had a new round of ads scheduled to start wednesday. they announced theyre pulling the buy for good. senator john kor anyone announced that nrsc would also pull their support. over the next 24 hours congressman akin should consider what is best for him, his family,...

Focus less on exactly what the statement was which is very problematic and look more at the record of representative akin and also at the records of representative ryan and former governor romney because this is not an isolated statement. we know that representative akin as well as ryan co-sponsored a bill that would have limited which cases of rape qualified for federal abortion funding and that they put forward and voted for bills that would eliminate the right to abortion in all cases. so thi...

The number one, 100% of the time, theres no -- that would be silly, and, frankly, thats not what i think governor romney looked for both in terms of paul ryan and the people that surround themselves in an administration. will he surround himself with people who are serious about tackling the problems that the country faces, will bring a variety of solutions to the table, and want to get the job done. so i think thats what you are going to hear us focussing on, and we look forward to a great conv...