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Now here was the palin reaction. >> that was another one of those wtf moments when -- the sputnik moment, that he would aspire americans to celebrate. he needs to remember that what happened back then with the former communist ussr and their victory in that race to space, yeah, they won, but they also incurred so much debt at the time that it resulted in the inevitable collapse of the soviet union. >> okay, a little hard to make much of that statement because its not exactly very clear what shes...

And it was really a traumatic moment. >> beginning my downfall. >> thats how we ended up here. what governor palin said is wrong in two respects. first of all, actually in 1957 when sputnik went up, and for about the next ten years was the high point of the strength of the soviet economy, in terms of economic growth, i think it grew at 6%, 7% a year, and its technological development. thats why the united states had such an allergic reaction. the reaction was, oh, my god, the communist can do it...

Part of the side bar. michele bachmann is a member of congress and a representative of the tea party. but at the end of the day, we have to get our serious players out front and talk about the things that matter to be the alternative to the president and the democrats. >> ultimately, professor cohen, historians love -- everybody is researching sputnik. that has to be exciting for you. >> well, its more autobiographical, and i remmember when it went up. in 1961, i think, the soviet union sent up ...

Historians love -- everybody is researching sputnik. that has to be exciting for you. >> well, its more auto biographical, and i when it went up. in 1961, i think, the soviet union sent up the first man in space. that was actually considered more sensational than sputnik, which ed reminded me before the broadcast weighed 20 pounds and was the size of a volleyball. but when they sent a human being, that really brought it home that they put a man in space. theres one other thing i would say, what ...

Palin taking aim at president obamas sputnik moment in the state of the union address and weighing in on russian history. but can she see the facts? were keeping them honest tonight. host: could switching to geico really save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance? was abe lincoln honest? mary: does this dress make my backside look big? abe: perhaps... save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance?really host: is having a snowball fight with pitching great randy johnson a bad idea? man...

Now here was the palin reaction. >> that was another one of those wtf moments when -- the sputnik moment, that he would aspire americans to celebrate. he needs to remember that what happened back then with the former communist ussr and their victory in that race to space, yeah, they won, but they also incurred so much debt at the time that it resulted in inevitable collapse of the soviet union. >> okay, a little hard to make much of that statement because its not exactly very clear what shes tal...

>> i knew you did. >> i asked my 19-year-old daughter and she told me. so im informed. >> glad to hear that. history 101, theres a big span of time, 34 years, between sputnik and the collapse of the soviet union. so when sarah palin says, in fact, one was linked to the other, is that true? >> im not a palin fan. >> im not asking you whether you are or not, i want to know historically if its true or not. >> its not the dumbest thing thats been said about the end of the soviet union. what she want...

Old soviet union instead. president obama called this our sputnik moment. she says launching sputnik ended up bankrupting the ussr. does she have her facts straight? were keeping them honest tonight. also, the u.s. congressman who says president obama is practicing socialism. does he have the facts to back it up? were keeping him honest and getting his take. so you can decide for yourself. and then later tonight, a mom does what lots of parents do, trying to give her daughters a shot at a be...

>> i knew you did. >> i asked my 19-year-old daughter and she told me. so im informed. >> glad to hear that. history 101, theres a big span of time, 34 years, between sputnik and the collapse of the soviet union. so when sarah palin says, in fact, one was linked to the other, is that true? >> im not a palin fan. >> im not ask you whether or not you are, i want to know if its true. >> its not the dumbest thing thats been said about the end of the soviet union. what she wanted to say is the soviet...

Reagan, of course, six presidents, three decades after sputnik went into orbit. she writes in "usa today," we won the cold war without firing a single shot, or apparently launching a single rocket. more now on the facts and the politics of what sarah palin said with democratic strategist maria cardona and steven cohen and ed rollands. nice to see you all. lets begin with you, steven. i want to start with the history thing. >> i do know what wtf means. >> i knew you did. >> i asked my 19-year-old...