Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20110215:23:52:00
Existing was to fight wasteful spending. irony. love it. with me now is stephanie minsimer, she's a reporter for mother jones. the first question is, i'm struck by how much of the money these washington consultants and media groups keep. is that normal, to keep anywhere from 100% to 70% of the money that people donate to a political cause? >> well, according to some of the reports from the california attorney general's office, it's not uncommon, so i think they spend a lot of money to make money. some of the political fund-raising campaigns aren't that much different. i think it was sharron an...