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Also let me plug steve on "the cycle" weekdays at 3 p.m. eastern right here on msnbc. thank you, both. governor romneys 47% problems just got worse. wait until you hear what bill clinton said today. and senator scott browns staffers caught on tape, doing an offensive tomahawk chop at elizabeth warren supporters. i want to know where his apology is. and scott walker is siding with unions. yes, you heard me right. were throwing the penalty flag on him tonight. all that, plus 42 days to go and ...

Im so proud to be in partnership with cgi to make this happen. thank you very much, everybody. god bless you. god bless america. >> that was president obama speaking at the global -- clinton global initiative and addressing the difficult and sensitive issue of human trafficking. that does it for us today. thanks again to jonathan, governor rendell, joy and steve, and remember to catch steve today and every week day on "the cycle" at 3:00 p.m. eastern here on msnbc. ill see you back here tomorrow...

Godless liberal homosexuals. >> whats your big idea? >> freedom. >> people work hard in this country, they can get ahead. >> no question in my mind, were going to win. >> lets get right to our panel. in new york, im joined by steve kornacki, co-host of "the cycle" jonathan capehart and ari melba. can mitt romney turn around a lifetime of flip-flopping, six years of lackluster campaigning in a 90-minute televised debate with the president? >> he almost has to. this is such a fascinating election ...

You make it so that its shooting ducks in a barrel, as i should say. i dont know, whats a really rich word for duck. maybe its the shooing foie gras in a barrel. >> one thing is any candidate is going to get mocked at some point, but i think you have to have that sense of humor and show the american people that you have a sense of humor and youre not taking yourself too seriously. its one of the great gifts that the president has. hes able to convey that, and he also has fantastic comedic timing...

What in his tax returns is he afraid of showing the public? joining me now is former pennsylvania governor ed rendell, now an nbc news political analyst. krystal ball, the cohost of "the cycle" here at msnbc. and david k. johnston, tax expert and author of "the fine print." thank you all for joining me tonight. >> thanks, reverend. >> now, david, i just went over the basics of what the returns show, but you found a clue in his accountants press release about what hes not sharing. it says, "in ea...

Back with us is krystal ball, cohost of "the cycle" here on msnbc, and comedian and tv personality chuck nice. chuck, this is really not his best week. are late night comedians making it worse? >> absolutely. and with good reason. mitt romney is to comedy what mr. softee is to ice cream, so easy to serve up. im sorry. thats just the way it is. thats the stark reality. >> but i thought you wanted mitt romney to win? >> mr. sharpton, i was here a while ago and i told you i wanted mitt romney to wi...

September opened. when it didnt go away, democrats panicked. just about everything thats said about romneys flailing campaign was said by democrats at this very point in 2004. look what happened in 04, kerry suddenly closed the gap. why? thats when the first debate was held. reviews of kerrys performance, youll remember this if you watched it, is pretty strong. bushs, not so much. we remember kerry lost in 2004 but we tend to forget how close he came and the fact he owned the month of october. i...

Its the sound bite haerld around the world. why mitt romney was right to own his hidden camera comments. >> im toure. regardless of whether you think the comments are right or wrong, theyre all everybody is talking about today. can can mitt goit of his own before november 6th. >> im crystkrystal ball. how do they seize on anti-american anger and are we missing the bigger story here? >> well talk to a religious studies professor receiving threats herself after suggesting the filmmaker be arrested...

Time a less than flattering politico story hit the presses. they asked where is the bain capital romney touted so much on the trail? the romney camp calls it silly process stuff. here at "the cycle" we call it perfect fodder for the spin, right? >> yes. >> first, kudos to politico, because this campaign is notoriously hard to access if youre a journalist not named fox news. politico brought us the most comprehensive look inside the inner workings of the north end, which i preached, even though i...

Factually incorrect and refusing to correct that line later. amateur hour is making shoot from the hip statements about foreign affairs. look, foreign affairs are complicated. its difficult to sort out whats happening. we always must make sure that if we are going to be strong, we are strong against the right people. as secretary clinton said, no matter what the situation is, we must be clear eyed, wait until we get all of the facts and then we act in thatre ress lutui. when the facts are in and...