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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20100727:05:17:00

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20100727:05:40:00

a lot of things that are going to be a tough political battle. he has not had that many republican co-sponsors so far, but i think he will be if republicans come into power one of the folks to look to for intellectual firepower and an actual policy discussion. the question is whether or not others will line up behind him. >> ezra klein bringing intellectual firepower to "countdown." thank you, ezra. >> thank you. coming up, "the countdown" apology hall of fame gets a new wing thanks to the little known type of sorry known as over-repentance. ted haggard wants a do-over on sorry. and a tea party candidate who thinks the birthers are dumb asses. his word, not mine. at the top of the hour the rachel maddow show, why chris hayes says the only thing the gop is running on for 2010 is to get even with obama. this is "countdown," only on msnbc. we believe you're at your best when you can truly be yourself.

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20100727:05:24:00

you replaced mud with light water, even though there had been gas -- the list goes on and on and on of shortcuts, and for you to come here today and say we really are at the top of the world in terms of safety and it comes before anything else, there is nothing in the testimony -- there is nothing in the testimony of any sort that backs up that position, and i just -- i feel on behalf of those who have been injured in your company, you would be far better positioned to say i am going to change this culture rather than to come and tell us all is well. >> we invited steve flynn to appear on "countdown," but he declined. mr. flynn, you have a standing invitation to appear on this network with me, and my first question to you will be one that the senators were too polite to ask. why haven't you resigned? you're in charge of safety, and you lost 11 workers on the deepwater horizon rig. how many more deaths will it

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20100727:05:14:00

>> thank you. coming up, as bp gets ready to ship tony hayward off to siberia, why is the company doing nothing about steve flynn? steve who? bp's vp in charge of safety. and later, john boehner is hoping to turn his title from house minority leader to speaker of the house, all things to the power of the word no. and democrats say that strategy is completely ignoring the needs of the american people. that and much more ahead on "countdown." could switching to geico really save you

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20100727:02:43:00

>> ted haggard thinks he said sorry too much for dabbling in meth and male prostitution. a tea party-backed candidate can't say sorry enough to the tea party, and the queen of the tea party may be sorry to hear this. sarah palin, you won the straw poll at net roots nation. you really did. i was there. no kidding. it's all coming up. this is "countdown." love activia light? sometimes i have no choice but to eat heavy greasy food that's hard on my diet... and my digestive system. so i eat activia light every day. it helps me feel good and look good too! ♪ activia! ♪ a day once dawned ♪

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20100727:02:50:00

and i would ask that you bless this church. >> coming up, sorry may not be enough for the birthers. somebody is calling them dumb asses, and that somebody is asking for their support. that's next on "countdown." kid. i want to run a marathon. [ female announcer ] at aarp we believe you're never done growing. i want to take him on his first flight. [ female announcer ] discover the best of what's next at aarp.org.

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20100727:00:46:00

according to haggard, "i over-repented." so the preacher now apparently has some extra sinning to do, that he has already repented for, or maybe he can transfer that balance to me, sense i have a tendency to under repent for my sins. whatever the outcome, haggard's remarks make his original apology truly worthy of retroactive inclusion into the new over-repenters wing of the "countdown" apology hall of fame. >> it's written in the bible, all right, so we don't have to debate about what we should think about homosexual activity. it's written in the bible. >> do you think you owe gay people an apology? >> absolutely. and i do apologize. i take all the pain, all the rejection, all the hurt i caused those men and women, gay and lesbians. i'm deeply sorry for the attitude that i had.

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20100727:00:24:00

although it wasn't tested at the depth. you replaced mud with light water, even though there had been gas -- the list goes on and on and on of shortcuts, and for you to come here today and say we really are at the top of the world in terms of safety and it comes before anything else, there is nothing in the testimony -- there is nothing in the testimony of any sort that backs up that position, and i just -- i feel on behalf of those who have been injured in your company, you would be far better positioned to say i am going to change this culture rather than to come and tell us all is well. >> we invited steve flynn to appear on "countdown," but he declined. mr. flynn, you have a standing invitation to appear on this network with me, and my first question to you will be one that the senators were too polite to ask. why haven't you resigned? you're in charge of safety, and you lost 11 workers on the deepwater horizon rig.

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20100727:05:43:00

ted haggard thinks he said sorry too much for dabbling in meth and male prostitution. a tea party-backed candidate can't say sorry enough to the tea party, and the queen of the tea party may be sorry to hear this. sarah palin, you won the straw poll at net roots nation. you really did. i was there. no kidding. it's all coming up. this is "countdown."

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20100727:00:43:00

>> ted haggard thinks he said sorry too much for dabbling in meth and male prostitution. a tea party-backed candidate can't say sorry enough to the tea party, and the queen of the tea party may be sorry to hear this. sarah palin, you won the straw poll at net roots nation. you really did. i was there. no kidding. it's all coming up. this is "countdown." get one of these every six months you go without an accident. [ judy ] what are you waiting for? call or click today for a free quote or to find an allstate agent.

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