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So many people lost good jobs in 2008 and 2009 and the years after because of the financial crisis and almost all of the jobs created since then have been very low wage jobs. and youve seen this pressure to push people off unemployment insurance so they get more and more desperate. so theyre willing to take these $8, $9 an hour job. these are people in their late 50s who all their lives have made upper middle class salaries and are now in desperation. >> im going to have to hold it there. joan w...

Christmas break. >> you know who had a merry christmas? the richest 1%? republicans made sure of that protecting billions in taxpayer giveaways. and stripped 1.3 million americans of jobless benefits. >> and ryan, heres what a new poll that looked at the five republican congressional districts found. five key critical congressional districts. republican. if these lawmakers cut off unemployment benefits, a majority of independents in each district say they would beless likely to vote for that law...

Were back and im here with jeff mcintosh, and ryan grim, the third thing that makes the kentucky race fascinating, with mitch mcconnell, seeking re-election, he has a very strong young democratic woman candidate to his left. is the fact that it is the one state, not the one state, but one of the states where obamacare is working its best. this is the best twist to me that you know, the only state in the south that is both expanding medicaid, setting up their own exchange, is kicking butt doing i...

Were back and im here with jeff mcintosh, and ryan grim, the third thing that makes the kentucky race fascinating, with mitch mcconnell, seeking re-election, he has a very strong young democratic woman candidate to his left. is the fact that it is the one state, not the one state, but one of the states where obamacare is working its best. this is the best twist to me that you know, the only state in the south that is both expanding medicaid, setting up their own exchange, is kicking butt doing i...

Ceiling? >> we as a caucus along with senate counterparts will meet and discuss what it is we want out of the debt limit. we dont want nothing out of this debt limit. we will decide what it is we can accomplish out of this fight. one of the problems or concerned i have with the debt limit is we dont know when its going to hit. jack lew, the treasury secretary, has ultimate discretion on when this could occur. so the timing of this is very much in doubt. >> did the debt limit is not raised, exper...

Stamp talk? whats the better pr for these people? >> nothing. like dead silence is the best politics for them. and thats what the smarter ones in the party want to do. >> theyll win because people dont like obamacare. >> keep the mouth shut and just cruise into 2014 and hope that obamas approval rating and stuff -- >> i think youre right. i think theres a secret message which is dont talk. thank you david corn. thank you ryan grim. up next, the return of the president obama rodeo clown. and th...

David corn and ryan grim. both are msnbc contributors. lets start david and then go to ryan. this is an interesting combination. we think this is going to be a smooth season getting through the holidays. but theyre already lining up for the gun fight at the ok corral, if you will. sometimes between march and spring, they can shut down the american economy. and these guys say they dont want to do it. then they say were going to threaten to do it. mitch mcconnell is worried about being defeated. t...

Senate. and probably watch it fail again. because nothing will change these peoples minds because they fear the nra so much. >> last word from you, ryan. this seems to be a general hold the line. whatever trick they can use. and no deal on the budget even if it threatens another government shutdown. therest a group out there on the hard right that doesnt want to ever be caught dealing with obama on anything. >> right. and the specifics vary depending on the particular issue. this time it happens...

This and covering and watching this every step of the way. texas congressman doggett and ryan grim, thank you both for your time tonight. >> thank you for demanding accountability. thank you. ahead, right-wingers gang up on times person of the year. what their attacks on the pope are really all about. plus new signs obama care is working. and the gop attacks are getting desperate and down right funny. also, 11 months after his death, new questions tonight in the mysterious death of georgia t...

But this would have constituted what chuck schumer wanted to do would have been an expansion. so any kind of expansion to the nra is no good. and so they had to block it and they had to nix it. and so, i guess, people are going to get on planes with guns. then i guess the nra is going to say after sandy hook that well, everybody on planes should have guns. >> everybody should be at a wild west show. i want to get to you, ryan grim, on this because they can get into the u.s. capitol. they can get...