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September 11, 2012
Guests: Douglas Brinkley, Jonathan Martin, Joe Conason, Michael Tomasky, Nia-Malika Henderson, Joe Conason, Joy-Ann Reid
CHRIS MATTHEWS, HOST: The missing Republican letter, "W."
Let`s play HARDBALL.
Good evening. I`m Chris Matthews in Dallas.
"Let Me Start" with this. There was a missing letter from the
Republican convention, missing from Republican stationary, missing from
their lips, "W." Want to hear it louder? "W"! He was the guy riding in
the car with him when Barack Obama went to take the oath, the guy who left
him with a stock market crashing through the floor, a 4,000-point drop in a
year, heading toward a 7,500-point drop by the following March. "W"!
He`s the guy who left the new president with a jobless number that
would spike to over 10 percent by the following year, a financial crash so
bad that the Republican candidate for president in 2008 asked for time-out
to deal with it, a calamity outmatched only by the great crash in `29.
So ask it yourself, is this country better off in the direction "W"
was taking us? Really? We`ll get to that in a minute.
But first, we`ve got new poll numbers in the presidential race. Let`s
check the HARDBALL "Scoreboard."
Here it is, according to the new "Washington Post"/ABC poll. It`s
President Obama with a 1-point lead over Mitt Romney among likely voters.
Among all registered voters, the president`s lead is 6 points.
Joining me now is Governor Ed Rendell, who was leading Pennsylvania
through that transition from "W" to Obama, and Douglas Brinkley, the great
American historian and author of "Cronkite."
Gentlemen, if you think about where the country was headed in the
final months of the Bush administration, there`s no question we`re on a
better path today.
Take a look at the stock market, for instance. Five years ago, the
Dow closed above 14,000 before heading south. It closed around 9,600 on
election day 2008 before bottoming out about 6,500 in May of 2009. Since
then, it`s steadily climbed to a little more than 13,000 today, the highest
in almost five years. That`s reassuring to any American with retirement
money in a 401(k).
Private sector job growth is up. The country was hemorrhaging more
than 800,000 jobs a month at the end of Bush`s term, as you can see there
in red. Since March of 2010, the country has consistently added jobs month
after month. The unemployment rate you can see here was climbing
throughout 2008 under Bush. With President Obama in office, it`s been
slowly but steadily moving down again from a high point of 10 percent in
the fall of 2009.
In fact, a majority of Americans still blame George W. Bush for the
current economic problems, not the current president, according to a
"Washington Post"/ABC poll taken just a few weeks ago. Fifty-four percent
say that Bush -- that`s "W" -- is responsible for today`s problems. Just
32 percent say President Obama.
I`m going to start with Doug Brinkley, the historian, to look at just
this broad notion. It seems to me Ronald Reagan benefited later in his
term and his second term from his economic decision making. You might
argue that Bill Clinton benefited from George Herbert Walker Bush`s
decision making. There`s always a time lag.
So can anybody honestly blame a president for the economic conditions
in his first year? When do you begin to honestly assess the effectiveness
of the new policies, as opposed to the policies he inherited?
DOUGLAS BRINKLEY, PRESIDENTIAL HISTORIAN: Well, I think that moment
usually comes when those presidents try to get reelected. There`s no way
anybody can say we`re worse off now than we were four years ago, as you`ve
just delineated, Chris. I mean, the country was going down the drain.
People were talking about a Great Depression. There was a fear of a stock
market collapse. People were hoarding money. It`s all changed, and the
stimulus was a big part of it.
The question that`s fair to ask is, did President Obama do enough? He
definitely did a lot, and it will get down, I think, to history going back
to, should that have been the Krugman thesis, a double stimulus, or did he
make a mistake with "Obama care" first and not more infrastructure jobs?
But I think we`ve got to just take off the table -- America is much
better off now than it was four years ago. It`s just a historic fact.
MATTHEWS: Governor Rendell, it seems to me that the only way
President Obama was able to do what he was able to do, about $800 billion
in stimulus that first couple months, was with the help of former senator
Arlen Specter. If he hadn`t been willing to come over and vote for him,
they wouldn`t have gotten the 60 votes they needed.
So all this talk of maybe doing more, looking back, maybe, woulda-
coulda-shoulda -- Obama did as much as he could, I think -- I think it`s
fair to say, given what he had in terms of Senate power.
ED RENDELL (D), FMR. GOV., MSNBC POLITICAL ANALYST: Chris, I don`t
think there`s any doubt about that. I also think Doug makes a very
interesting point. We forget that President Obama last October came before
the Congress with a jobs bill which the CBO said would have created
somewhere between one and two million new jobs, and that was a second
stimulus, and it got turned down flat by the Congress. The Congress
wouldn`t even hear of it, even though every component of that jobs bill had
gotten Republican votes separately in the past.
So he did try for a second stimulus. He did care about the economy.
And look, there are individuals who are making less money than they made
four years ago. There are individuals who were working four years ago, not
employed now. But when you ask the question, Are you better off, the key
factor is what data are you talking about? Are you better off now than the
summer of `08? Probably not, if you`ve lost your job or if you`re making
less money. But are you better off than you were on January 20th of the
new year 2009 when Barack Obama took office? Of course you are.
As you said, whether you`re employed or whether you`re out of work, if
you had a 401(k) or an investment plan, you`re much better off. You`re in
much better shape. And even if your wages have gone down, President Obama
has cut taxes on working people by $3,600. So you`re still ahead of the
game in spendable income.
If you`re unemployed, he extended unemployment compensation that gave
you a significant amount of additional coverage. If your family is on food
stamps, the food stamp benefit went up as part of the stimulus. So it
depends where you take and freeze that date, whether you`re better off.
And I would contend that even people who lost their jobs are better off if
you use January 20th as the starting date.
MATTHEWS: Well, last week, the president was asked himself by a
Colorado affiliate for TV network what grade he`d give himself. He said
incomplete. Let`s hear him explain it.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Your party says you inherited a bad situation.
You`ve had three-and-a-half years to fix it. What grade would you give
yourself so far for doing that?
BARACK OBAMA, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: You know, I would say
incomplete. But what I would say is the steps that we`ve taken in saving
the auto industry, in making sure that college is more affordable, in
investing in clean energy and science and technology and research, those
are all the things that we`re going to need to grow over the long term.
MATTHEWS: You know, the question I have, Doug, historically, is why
do you think the Democratic campaign, which is spending a lot of money
making the case the best they can for Obama under current conditions -- why
don`t they blame "W"? I mean, it`s not like the Republicans were out of
power like they were, say, in 1946, they`d been out of power for a
These guys are recent departures from the city, and all they have to
brag about, really, is that they lost the last election. Therefore,
they`re not sticking around to take the blame for what they`ve done.
That`s all they can brag about. We lost, McCain lost, he couldn`t win the
election against Obama. Therefore, we`re not responsible for the
aftershocks and the realities of what Bush put us into.
BRINKLEY: Well, that`s the key question. But Barack Obama`s personal
style is not one to name names, and I think the Democratic Party`s taking
that cue largely from the president, meaning he...
MATTHEWS: Yes.
BRINKLEY: They blame "W" quite a bit, but they don`t put it out there
in front. And one of the problems that Obama has been unable really to
sell or articulate is it was really not just the recession of 2008, but it
was the panic, and people were panicking, and I brought a cool demeanor
back into government, meaning many people in `08 at this point were saying,
Drill, baby, drill. Open up the Arctic refuge, mine Bristol Bay, go for
uranium in the Grand Canyon, open up the public lands, and President Obama
said, No, calm down.
During World War II, FDR didn`t go clear-cut the Pacific northwest
just for timber, even though the timber companies thought that would equal
jobs during the war and we needed it.
We have to manage our society, so one of the reasons Obama gets an
"A," in my opinion, on -- as president is that he`s done a really excellent
job of cooling down those sort of nativist elements, the people that every
time the economy goes down, we`re going to dismantle the public lands.
I mean, Mitt Romney went to New Mexico a few weeks back and said that
he would take national forest and BLM lands and wilderness areas and put
them back to the states to decide. Well, we would have a -- we wouldn`t be
this beautiful America from coast to coast that we all celebrate when we do
the "America the Beautiful," meaning he`s kept us rational through a very
irrational sea.
RENDELL: And Chris, I think Doug is right...
MATTHEWS: ... Romney out there continues to mock us, mock the
Democrats, actually, anybody who`s an environmentalist, for being concerned
about what climate change is doing. Governor?
RENDELL: I think Doug is right. And perhaps Barack Obama`s most
important accomplishment of all was one that wasn`t very popular at the
time, where he continued the Bush/Paulson plan to save the financial
industry. He could have come in and demagogued it, played to the crowd,
and said, We`re not bailing out those guys. They`re the guys who caused
the problem.
But he understood instinctively that this country`s financial system
could have collapsed if he didn`t continue that bail-out, and for that
matter, the world economy could have collapsed. And I think it`s pretty
clear that he did the right thing now, but that took a lot of courage and a
lot of guts, and as Doug said, a lot of coolness under fire.
And he continued the Bush policy there, but I think the Bush/Paulson
policy was a good one. Ironically, the original bail-out under
Bush/Paulson, as you know, Chris, was supported by congressional Democrats,
not by congressional Republicans.
MATTHEWS: Let me ask you about Pennsylvania...
BRINKLEY: Chris, if I could...
MATTHEWS: ... a moment because it could well be in play. We don`t
know. Right now, it looks likely Democrat, but we know the problems with
voting up there and the new attempts to limit voting, especially in
minority communities.
Governor, I just saw a number that staggered me, 35 percent of Ohio
Republicans -- 35 percent of Ohio Republicans, and that`s, of course, a key
swing state -- believe that Barack Obama was not born in the United States.
So this jocular, sarcastic reference to it recently by Governor Romney is
not a joke, that this is something that you can keep igniting and keep
stirring up.
Aren`t you astounded that, you know, a huge percentage of actual
voters in the Republican Party in Ohio, a reasonable state, believe the guy
wasn`t born in this country?
RENDELL: Sure. And the same percentage -- same type of percentage
believe he`s still a Muslim, even though it`s clear that he never was and
never has been.
Look, there are still warning flags out there. And to my friends and
colleagues and brethren and Democratic voters in Pennsylvania, don`t take
anything for granted. The voter ID law, if it stands, is going to hurt us.
There`s no question about that, Chris. I still believe the debates are
going to be a factor, and Governor Romney can recover in the debates.
And lastly, don`t believe for a minute that they`re not going to spend
any money in Pennsylvania. The super-PAC will come in in the last six or
seven weeks and try to swamp the state with ads -- swamp the state.
MATTHEWS: I agree. All those points, the super money at the end,
using whatever facts they have, and of course, this voter photo ID card
that may discourage people from even trying to vote. Who knows.
RENDELL: Absolutely.
MATTHEWS: They`re pushing every button.
RENDELL: We`re gearing up to fight that...
MATTHEWS: Anyway, thank you, Governor...
RENDELL: ... and there are good efforts going on...
MATTHEWS: I know.
RENDELL: ... to educate voters. But still, I`m not sure we`re going
to get to everyone.
MATTHEWS: And the court decides or meets this Thursday on that in
Pennsylvania. But I`m worried about this Ohio thing. Doug, what do you
make of this? One last question. Do you think this is going to play a
part, this birtherism on the right that seems to have resonated with
regular Republicans? Thirty-five percent in a reasonable, moderate state
like Ohio believe he wasn`t born in the country.
BRINKLEY: Well, Chris, I grew up in Ohio. I`m from Perrysburg (ph)
Ohio, near Toledo. I went to Ohio State University undergraduate, and I
just spent my summer up in Putten (ph) Bay and I`ve talked to a lot of
people. And I think Obama is stronger than the polls or these sort of
birther bits indicate.
I mean, in a city like Toledo, there would be no Champion Spark Plug,
which -- existing if General Motors wasn`t saved. And wherever the
president goes along Lake Erie and Toledo and Cleveland and Akron and these
cities, that saving of the auto industry -- that sound bite or article --
Mitt Romney said, Abandon Detroit -- what president would abandon one of
our great cities like Detroit? And when you abandon Detroit, you abandon
cities like Toledo in Ohio.
And so I think that the American -- the people of Ohio are confused
about Obama. They don`t really believe in the "Yes, we can." Some of them
are feeling that they`re still struggling. But there`s a general feeling
that Obama backed the auto industry, therefore cared about their cities,
and the Republicans don`t, and that may be how he wins Ohio, on that auto
RENDELL: Jennifer Granholm got it right, Chris.
MATTHEWS: What? What did she say?
RENDELL: I said Governor Granholm got it right in her speech when she
talked about the fact that what Barack Obama did for the auto industry
wasn`t just Michigan, it was Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina,
so many other states benefited where our manufacturers manufacture
component parts.
MATTHEWS: OK. Great (INAUDIBLE) That`s so important. Anyway, thank
you, Governor Ed Rendell. Thank you, Doug Brinkley. Good luck with the
book "Cronkite."
Coming up: You listen very carefully, and the sound you hear is the
Republican gnashing of teeth these days. They think Mitt Romney is
actually losing what they consider a winnable election. Maybe it would
help if Romney would stop debating with himself about health care reform.
Does he want to get rid of it, keep it, keep some of it, have it paid for,
not paid for? Romney answers it all kinds of above. In fact, he mentions
all of the above sometimes.
Also, when you have trouble winning over white working voters -- or
working-class voters, who you going to call? Well, the Big Dog, Bubba.
Bill Clinton takes the fight to Florida today.
And on this anniversary of September 11, we learn that the Bush
administration may have ignored far more evidence than we knew that al
Qaeda was planning an attack on U.S. soil.
Finally, "Let Me Finish" tonight with the elephants who blame the guys
with the brooms for the mess the elephants left on the boulevard. You know
who I`m talking about.
This is HARDBALL, the place for politics.
MATTHEWS: We`ve got a poll out of that key battleground state of
Ohio, and for that we go to the HARDBALL "Scoreboard."
Here it is. According to a new poll by Gravis Marketing, President
Obama has a 4-point lead over Mitt Romney, 47-43 in Ohio. And keep in mind
that poll tends to lean towards Republicans.
We`ll be right back.
MATTHEWS: Welcome back to HARDBALL. The avalanche of Romney
criticism -- meaning criticism of Romney from members of his own party --
has been so huge the last couple days it`s been tough picking just a few
examples to show you here tonight on HARDBALL, but here are some of the
First off, conservative radio talk show host Laura Ingraham gives a
dressing-down to the Romney campaign that practically drew blood. Let`s
LAURA INGRAHAM, RADIO TALK SHOW HOST: If you can`t beat Barack Obama
with this record, then shut down the party! Shut it down! Start new with
new people because this is a gimme election, or at least it should be.
MATTHEWS: "A gimme election" -- well, we`ll see. Next up, Rupert
Murdoch tweets today that Romney`s got to stand up to the party fringe.
Quote -- this is Rupert talking -- "To win, Romney most open a big tent to
sympathetic families. Stop fearing far right, which has nowhere else to
go. Otherwise, no hope." Well, that`s Murdoch talking. That`s Fox
talking and that`s "The Wall Street Journal" talking.
Well, Joe Scarborough again today said something he said yesterday.
He expressed dismay at his party`s choice of Romney. Let`s listen.
JOE SCARBOROUGH, CO-HOST, "MORNING JOE": Why is it that Republicans,
as the party is getting more conservative than ever, have selected a guy
that has decided, as the "Wall Street Journal" editorial page says, I`m not
going to tell anybody what I`m going to do if I`m president?
MATTHEWS: Well, that "Wall Street Journal" editorial page piece Joe
refers to there reads, in part, "Mr. Romney`s pre-existing political
calculation seems to be that he can win the election without having to
explain the economic moment or even his own policies. Such vagueness
carries its own political risks." I love this stuff!
Joining me is Politico`s Jonathan Martin and "The Washington Post`s"
Nia-Malika Henderson. Jonathan, it`s so interesting to see. Usually, the
Democrats get involved in this kind of cannibalism...
JONATHAN MARTIN, POLITICO.COM: Right!
MATTHEWS: ... but this is the Republicans...
MARTIN: Right.
MATTHEWS: ... going at -- with their teeth showing, going at the guy
they just nominated. What good does it do to trash him now? He sort of is
what he is, isn`t he?
MARTIN: I think two things are happening. Mitt Romney is facing the
cruel convergence of the calendar and some tough polling. And we`re now
after Labor Day, and the polls show that President Obama got a bounce from
the Democratic convention, and so a lot of conservatives are starting to
get nervous. And when that happens, they start to take out the weapons and
they start shooting. They don`t know exactly where they`re shooting, but
they`re firing the gun.
And, you know, look, they blame the candidate, they blame the
campaign, they blame the message, the strategy, what have you.
They`re not exactly sure what`s going on, but they`re angry, and
they`re sort of lashing out. But, look, I don`t think it`s totally fair or
appropriate right now for the conservatives to get overly anxious. There`s
a lot of campaign to go here. Romney is still very much in the contest.
He`s not where they`d like to be ideally, but running against an incumbent
president, he`s still very much just after Labor Day in the game.
MATTHEWS: Well, Nia, let me ask you about this whole problem.
Everybody knew that Mitt Romney, whatever you think of his brainpower,
which is pretty decent, is a Tommy two-sides. He takes two sides of
everything, and now this weekend with David Gregory on "Meet the Press," he
did it again.
He said, I like all the good stuff in Obamacare, but I`m not going to
pay for it, which is integral to the success of Obamacare. I`m not going
to have the individual mandate to pay for it, have everybody join and get
insurance. I`m just going to have all these new bennies for everybody like
preexisting coverage and young adult coverage by the parent`s policy.
All the -- I will give you everything -- like Roosevelt said back in
`30, I`m going to give you everything the other side will give you and it
won`t cost you a nickel. Isn`t that classic Romney? How can they blame
him for being Romney?
POST": That`s right.
And I guess the day after that he sort of backpedals and backed away
from that, but in some ways the firestorm that ensued from giving some
details sort of proved Romney`s original point, which is that the more
details he gives, the more he`s going to be a target from the left and the
But, listen, I think we have known for a long time that Republicans
have been dissatisfied with this candidate, and in some ways he is a
candidate without a party. This is a party that seems to be in flux. They
have many different tents in this party, the Tea Party, social
evangelicals, and he`s having to juggle all this and it`s like trying to
wrangle cats, and he`s just not been so good at it so far.
Sure, there`s a lot of time left, but I think all of these
opportunities that he`s had so far, whether it`s picking a vice president,
whether it`s articulating his vision at the convention, he`s come up short.
Even today with his foreign policy speech, I think a lot of people thought
it would be a little bit more full-throated, and again he disappointed.
MATTHEWS: A lot of it is the fact -- go ahead, Jon, because I think a
lot of this is the fact that what we saw in the two conventions covering it
-- you saw an Obama campaign -- actual love for Obama by a lot of people
and support for him by just of everybody.
But when you got over to the Republican side it was really a mixed
view. A lot of people simply hate Obama and have to be for the Republican
MARTIN: Right. The passion, the passion in Tampa was almost entirely
geared towards the future of the party and the possibility of retiring
President Obama early, whereas in Charlotte a lot of anti-Romney sentiment
but equal passion for President Obama and the Obama family.
The comparison, Chris, I was going to make was not Romney and Obama
but Romney and George W. Bush. Look, George W. Bush in 2008 and 2004 had
low points in his campaign. There were times where he was not faring as
well in the polls as he ultimately would.
What happened then though is that you had conservatives who held their
tongue, and why did that happen? Because George W. Bush had a measure of
goodwill with the conservative base of the party that Mitt Romney does not
have. And that`s the problem Romney has right now.
He comes out of Labor Day, a couple bad polls, some bad buzz, and you
have conservatives who are spouting off because they don`t have a
relationship, they don`t have trust with Romney in the way that they did
with George W. Bush back in 2000 and 2004.
MATTHEWS: Yes. And they were still supporting his war by then. It
was only a year later.
MARTIN: Oh, absolutely.
MATTHEWS: Anyway, the new CNN...
MATTHEWS: ... poll makes this point. It has President Obama leading
Mitt Romney by six points along likely voters, but the real interesting
numbers show up when pollsters asked voters whether their vote was for
their candidate or simply against the other.
These are great numbers. Among Obama supporters, as we were
suggesting, 74 percent say their vote is more for Obama. Two-thirds say
their vote is mainly against Romney, just two-thirds -- just 23 percent.
Among Romney voters, look at this number, how even it is, 48 percent
say their vote is for Romney, 47 percent say their vote is more against
Nia, when you cover this campaign, can you see that in the crowds,
this -- I see it every time I hear an attack on the president. I hear the
Republicans screeching in pleasurable anger. And then every time they say
something about Romney, it`s sort of dutiful to exciting, somewhere in the
middle there.
HENDERSON: That`s right.
I think you saw that on display at the conventions. But even when you
go to these rallies, there is an emotional attachment that Obama supporters
have towards this president. They linger after he`s done. They cheer,
they wear the old T-shirts from 2008 and they buy buttons.
And I think at the Romney events, it`s just not the same. They
obviously boo when there`s mention of Obamacare, but they don`t linger in
the same way and there doesn`t seem to be just a love and adoration for
Mitt Romney.
But there is a hatred of this president, and I think being at both of
these -- if you go to these two different events, an Obama rally vs. a
Romney rally, it`s very much like the difference between love and hate, and
that`s what the feeling is on both sides.
MATTHEWS: Yes.
Thanks so much, Nia-Malika Henderson and Jonathan Martin.
And, by the way, my bet is on the last weekend of this election right
before you vote, we all vote, the advertising from the Republican side is
going to be entirely negative on Obama. You`re not going to hear too many
supporting salutes to their man Romney because he`s not actually their man.
MARTIN: Thanks, Chris.
MATTHEWS: Up next: Which presidential candidate do voters say they`d
rather have over for dinner? Isn`t that a great question? The answer may
not surprise you, but the margin of victory might. Well, it`s all
surprising, actually.
This is HARDBALL, the place for politics.
MATTHEWS: Back to HARDBALL and now to the "Sideshow."
Political candidates can`t set off on the campaign trail without at
least one thing in tow, right, the stump speech. Well, some correspondents
from "The Daily Show" took at stab at nailing down all the key parts of a
true crowd-pleaser or wannabe crowd-pleaser.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Stump speeches are the backbone of American
democracy, if American democracy had suffered a massive spinal injury.
Stump speeches are not actually as difficult as they look, which is
impressive, because they look incredibly easy. Walk onto the stage
confidently smiling and waving at people as if you recognize them, even
though you very much don`t.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: What`s popular now in stump speeches is to take
some song lyrics and repurpose them for your speech.
Mitt Romney took "America the Beautiful," right?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Stump speeches also involve such things as rich
white men pretending that they do such things as hunt or enjoy the local
food specialty.
MATTHEWS: Who could she possibly be talking about there? Anyway...
MITT ROMNEY (R), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: I got started right this
morning with a biscuit and some cheesy grits. I will tell you, delicious.
MATTHEWS: That was Mitt Romney attempting to win over Mississippians.
Next, heard the all-important question about the presidential race?
Which candidate would you rather have a beer with? Well, this one comes
pretty close. The new "Washington Post"/ABC News poll asks people who
they`d rather have over for dinner.
The results, 52 percent said they`d like to invite Obama. Mitt
Romney, only 33 percent want him for dinner. With Romney still struggling
to prove he has anything in common with your average voter, this can`t come
as a huge surprise.
One more hypothetical question. Which candidate would you rather have
as captain of a ship in the middle of a storm? Well, Obama still has the
edge, but by a smaller margin here -- 46 percent want the president in
charge of a ship in trouble, 43 percent want Romney at the helm. That`s a
three-point difference, not a big one.
Up next: Bill Clinton hits the campaign trail in Florida. There`s no
one better to make the case for President Obama than the big dog himself,
Elvis, Bubba.
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"Market Wrap."
Well, the Dow gained 69 points today to close at its best level in
nearly five years. The S&P added four and the Nasdaq rose just a fraction.
Well, stocks shrugged off a warning from Moody`s, saying the U.S. could
lose its AAA credit rating if budget talks don`t succeed in cutting the
nation`s debt-to-GDP ratio. Meanwhile, investors are looking ahead to the
end of the Fed`s two-day meeting and a decision on whether they will take
additional steps to boost the economy.
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BILL CLINTON, FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: When Congressman
Ryan looked into that TV camera and attacked President Obama`s Medicare
savings as -- quote -- "the biggest, coldest power play," I didn`t know
whether to laugh or cry.
CLINTON: It takes some brass to attack a guy for doing what you did.
MATTHEWS: Welcome back. And he made up those lines right standing
there. Anyway, that was former President Bill Clinton doing the impromptu
act at last week`s Democratic Convention, knocking U.S. Congressman Paul
Ryan for ignoring the fact that he included the same Medicare savings in
his own budget passed by the House when he was chairman of the Budget
President Obama needs Bill Clinton of course to help him with older
voters, blue-collar whites, you might say. And he`s getting him help.
He`s getting lots of help. Fresh off his convention buzz, Bill Clinton is
taking his case to Florida today. And tomorrow, "The New York Times" has
reported potential trips now ahead scheduled already, perhaps Ohio,
Wisconsin, Iowa, Nevada, New Hampshire as well.
Joy-Ann Reid is managing editor of theGrio.com. And Joe Conason is
editor in chief of NationalMemo.com.
You got to love this thing. Here is President Obama paying tribute to
his new best surrogate.
BARACK OBAMA, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: President Clinton made
the case in the way only he can. You know, somebody e-mailed me after his
speech and said, you need to appoint him secretary of explaining stuff.
MATTHEWS: Joy, there you have it.
He not only has charisma and he`s a high number here, but we`re going
to go over the numbers in a minute, where Bill Clinton stands compared to
President Obama among various groups like older people, white people,
working people, whatever. But he does have this amazing ability to explain
stuff, and this -- and to dis-explain some of the stuff coming from the
other side.
JOY-ANN REID, THEGRIO.COM: Yes. Absolutely.
Chris, it`s very important that he do that in Florida. Take the
Medicare issue just on its own. When you`re talking about seniors,
particularly in the southern part of the state, who are still a little
skeptical of Barack Obama for a lot of reasons, we can throw in
demographics, a lot of reasons, who are a little uncomfortable with the
president of the United States, Bill Clinton is somebody that is a more
trusted voice who can actually explain and actually tease out some of the
myths about Medicare.
There are still a lot of seniors in Florida who believe because of the
2010 election and the way the Republicans ran that, that it`s Barack Obama
that`s cutting Medicare. That`s the message Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan are
selling. Clinton can explain that. He can undo some of what they see as
misinformation, and he`s credible, former president, great economy, great
MATTHEWS: Well, by deploying Clinton on the campaign trail as he has,
President Obama is poised to reap the benefits of the Clinton advantage,
you might call it, right where he needs it.
Check this out. President Obama is struggling among men, among white
people generally, and among seniors. His favorability ratings with these
groups are all in the mid-40s. Now look at Bill Clinton`s favorability
ratings, 20 points higher among men. That`s 20 points among men, 20 points
among white people, among seniors, people above 55. Clinton even has a 43
percent favorability with Republicans.
Joe, I don`t know what good that last advantage of 43 percent, but
those 20-some percent advantage among men, older people, white people, it`s
an amazing advantage to bring into a campaign.
JOE CONASON, NATIONALMEMO.COM: It`s a huge advantage, Chris, and I
wouldn`t discount his experience as a campaigner either.
He knows what he`s been doing. He does know how to explain things.
He`s been doing this for a long time. He has a lot of practice speaking,
and that`s what he does most of the time when he`s not running the
foundation, and he`s the best.
So the fact that he`s willing to go out and fight for Barack Obama in
all of those swing states and reach out to those voter groups you`re
talking about is a huge advantage for the president and the president is
wise to take advantage of that.
MATTHEWS: Let me ask you, you work for theGrio, Joy, and you`re a
great guest on the show. I want you on all the time. Let`s get into some
of the tricky stuff.
How does a president who is African-American, an interesting
background, of course -- his father was an immigrant and all that, but is
basically seen as an African-American, it`s pretty simple that way, and yet
he`s trying now to get the white working-class vote, which he had a hard
time, but he did decently well with last time. He did well enough.
Can he bring in a guy like Bubba, Elvis, the big dog, whatever you
want to call him, and help get that vote without hurting himself among
minorities? Or will they understand? If you can speak for all minorities
here, will they understand the politics involved here?
REID: No, I think people actually are pretty savvy about this.
You have to remember Bill Clinton`s strength used to be that he was
the go-to guy that could help you with the black vote, too. Remember, he
used to have that going for him as well.
MATTHEWS: Yes.
REID: No, I think African-American...
MATTHEWS: The first black president. Remember that one?
REID: He was -- right, exactly. And he was called that by an
African-American author.
So, I think Bill Clinton now, it`s interesting that his pivot is now
that he is sort of the ambassador to the white working-class vote and to
older white voters. And, look, Chris, you look at a state like Florida,
where one out of five voters is an independent, those are the voters that
Barack Obama is fighting for.
He`s fighting to keep his share of the white vote as close to 39
percent as he can. They have a floor maybe of 37 percent because you will
have actually more minority voters as a percentage of the population going
into this election.
But absolutely, I think African-American voters are very pragmatic
when it comes to this president and quite frankly so protective of him that
anything that helps him and helps him potentially win, African-Americans
are for it.
MATTHEWS: You know, Joe, Florida is a very complicated state. We
saw it during the recount. You have people in the panhandle who are
basically Southerners. You have got people in the south of Florida who are
basically New Yorkers. A lot of them are people that went down there to
retire or moved down there.
In the middle of the state you have a lot of young people who are
going to make their careers down there and build their lives and families
down there. How do you appeal to them all? But Bill Clinton seems to have
something for everybody I would argue.
JOE CONASON, NATIONALMEMO.COM: Well, you know, the tradition that
Clinton comes out of, and I think he sees himself coming out of, is the
Robert Kennedy tradition in the Democratic Party where you are trying to
unite the middle class and poor, working class whites, African-Americans,
Latinos, in a broad rainbow coalition party that fights for everybody`s
That is -- that`s the tradition that he comes out of. He`s very
conscious of that. It`s why he was proud to be called the first black
president, and it`s why he is ready to cross -- make that bridge across to
other voters who Obama is having trouble reaching.
And I think, you know, if you look at his speech, Chris, a lot of it
comes out of the book that he wrote last year, and it does have something
for all the constituency groups you`re talking about. It`s about how do we
make education affordable. It`s about how do we make sure that Medicare
and Social Security are preserved. It`s about how do we create good new
jobs for young people who are just getting out of school. That -- those
are all constituencies that he can credibly address.
It amazes me when I have gone out with him either on, you know, trips
for the foundation or political trips, how much young people are interested
in him and want to talk to him and want to hear him. It`s remarkable.
People who were, you know, kids, babies when he was president still
fascinated by him and find a message from him that resonates with them.
MATTHEWS: Yes, I think he talks to people with a college education
very well. He`s very good at talking to everybody.
Anyway, thank you, Joy Reid, as always. And thank you, Joe Conason.
Up next on the 11th anniversary of the attacks of September 11th, new
information that the Bush administration may have ignored far more evidence
than we thought they did that al Qaeda was planning to attack us here at
home. And that`s ahead.
And this is HARDBALL, the place for politics.
MATTHEWS: We`ve got new polling on a couple key Senate races. Let`s
check the HARDBALL scoreboard.
First to Massachusetts. According to a new poll from a Republican
pollster Kimball Political Consulting, Senator Scott Brown is hanging on to
a one-point lead over Democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren. That`s 46
percent, 45 percent, and a lot of undecided.
Next to Ohio where a new PPP poll shows Democrat incumbent Sherrod
Brown with an eight-point lead over Republican challenger Josh Mandel.
He`s up 48 percent to 40 percent.
And, finally, in New Mexico where a new "Albuquerque Journal" poll
finds Democrat Martin Heinrich leading Republican Heather Wilson by seven,
49 percent to 42 percent. That`s amazing.
We`ll be right back.
MATTHEWS: We`re back.
Eleven years after the horrific attacks of September 11th, there are
still questions about how seriously President George W. Bush took the
threats from the intelligence community in the run-up to the attacks. Last
year, he reflected on the intelligence failures.
GEORGE W. BUSH, FORMER U.S. PRESIDENT: At some point in time in the
immediate aftermath of the attacks, I thought about why didn`t we know
this? I knew we needed to figure out what went wrong to prevent other
attacks, but I didn`t want to start the finger pointing, you know, and say
to our intelligence communities, you fouled up, you should have caught
this, why didn`t you know?
MATTHEWS: Well, perhaps one reason they failed to catch this was
because his administration neglected the threat in the lead-ups to the
According to an article today by investigative reporter Kurt
Eichenwald, the White House, quote, "failed to take significant action on
multiple warnings by the intelligence community. On May 1st of 2001, the
CIA warned that a group presently in the United States was planning a
terrorist operation. The warnings continued throughout the summer of 2001
with increasing urgency leading up to a now infamous August 6th briefing
entitled "Bin Laden Determined to Strike in the U.S."
Eichenwald writes that officials at the Counterterrorism Center of
the CIA were so frustrated and so convinced an attack was coming they
suggested transferring so as not to be blamed when the attack took place.
All told, it`s a devastating portrait.
Roger Cressey is an NBC News terrorism analyst and was deputy for
counterterrorism at the National Security Council on September 11th, 2001.
And Michael Tomasky, of course, is special correspondent for
"Newsweek" and "The Daily Beast."
Let me start with Roger.
You have been on this show so often about this question, about what
we knew, what we could have known. Where do you think you are right now
after reading this article?
ROBERT CRESSEY, NBC NEWS TERRORISM ANALYST: Well, so, Chris, the
thing that was the most interesting was the reference to the May 1st
presidential daily brief, and I called a couple friends on the 9/11
Commission and I said, wait a minute, this is the first I have heard of
this. I can`t believe people didn`t pay attention to it.
And the answer I got back was, yes, they did, they did look at it.
They did analyze it. There is something there that is missing in
Eichenwald`s account.
So, what I`d like to see is I`d like that PDB declassified, Chris,
because that`s the one piece in his article that I think is particularly
interesting. But otherwise, a lot of what he said was part of the 9/11
Commission narrative. There were opportunities, there certainly were
clues, and the intelligence community was very active in talking about a
potential threat. As we`ve talked about on multiple occasions, the
actionable intelligence we dealt with that summer pointed to an attack
What you saw in the PDB was analytic conclusions, all of which we
know but we did not have specific information that focused on a potential
attack inside the States at that time.
MATTHEWS: Well, President Bush`s counterterrorism chief for 9/11,
Richard Clarke, of course, blamed Bush for ignoring the threat from al
Qaeda in the lead-up to the attacks. He spoke out in 2004 after leaving
the White House. Here`s Richard Clarke on this. Let`s watch.
RICHARD CLARKE, FORMER COUNTERTERRORISM CHIEF: Frankly, I find it
outrageous the president is running for re-election on the grounds he`s
done such great things about terrorism. He ignored it. He ignored
terrorism for months when maybe we could have done something to stop 9/11.
Maybe. We`ll never know.
MATTHEWS: Michael Tomasky, I have to admit, I have an attitude about
this so I`d hold it back a bit but it deals with Dick Cheney, the vice
president of the United States during the 2001 period.
According to this new article by Eichenwald, Cheney continued to
argue we have to go after Iraq. And even when this intelligence came in,
he kept saying, no, that`s not what we ought to be attacking Iraq. Out of
nowhere, he has this drive on his part.
So, what did you make looking at it? Why Cheney -- and, of course,
he was always the intelligence guy in the White House. He was between Bush
and the CIA guys. He was sort of cutting it off and refining it and using
it his way. What did you think of Cheney`s role in all of this?
MICHAEL TOMASKY, NEWSWEEK: Well, Cheney was obviously really
instrumental, Chris. And the administration was driven, I think, from the
time it came into office by a very ideological agenda that was based around
getting Saddam Hussein and trying to find some way to finish what they
considered the unfinished work from 1991 with the neocons and that
movement, considered the unfinished work from 1991, to go in there and get
Saddam Hussein and find a pretense to do it.
So, they were ideologically blinded to what the reality was in these
warnings. And at best, in curious, about pursuing the hints that were
MATTHEWS: Let`s take a look at Condoleezza Rice, who I actually like
personally. Here she is saying something I`m afraid is always going to be
on her record book. Here she is testifying before the 9/11 Commission.
She was quizzed about how much information she discussed with
President Bush, W. Bush, about the likelihood of an attack coming. This is
before 9/11. Let`s watch.
CONDOLEEZZA RICE, FORMER SECRETARY OF STATE: I really don`t
remember, Commissioner, whether I discussed this with the president.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Thank you.
RICE: I remember very well that the president was aware that there
were issues inside the United States. He talked to people about this. But
I don`t remember the al Qaeda cells is something that we were told we
needed to do something about.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Isn`t it a fact, Dr. Rice, that the August 6th
PDB warned about possible attacks in this country? And I ask you whether
you recall the title of that PDB?
RICE: I believe the title was "Bin Laden Determined to Attack Inside
the United States".
MATTHEWS: Let me get back to Roger Cressey.
That`s, of course, a very damming conversation she had there, where
it looked like she had actually warned the president and done nothing about
it. But let`s look at this. You said you were unaware until you read this
article by Eichenwald that just came out today that we knew as of May 1,
there was dangers about terrorism hitting us here in the country. And yet,
here she is allowing -- I remember the president very well knew there were
issues inside the United States.
Do you think that predated the August 6th knowledge that the
president had gotten the PDB or that referred to earlier in the year and
that May 1 situation we just addressed?
CRESSEY: Chris, no, I was aware that there were potential terrorist
operatives in the United States. The FBI tracks people on a regular basis.
What Eichenwald is implying is that the cell that ultimately committed the
9/11 attacks was identified and in the United States that was reference in
the May 1st PDB. That`s why I want that declassified.
You know, I think here`s the point with the administration leading up
to 9/11. The administration identified al Qaeda as a threat. They just
didn`t understand the magnitude of the urgency.
In multiple meetings we had in the spring and the summer, they
accepted, OK, we`ve got to deal with al Qaeda but they did not appreciate
how big and urgent threat it was. And when you see the president`s
conversation just then, you had a little bit of that sense. So, that was
the issue.
You had -- we were arguing in the counterterrorism shop, you had to
elevate al Qaeda at the expense of other issues on the foreign policy
agenda. And as Michael said, they came into office with the view of
terrorism as a prism through state sponsorship and Iraq in particular. And
in the days and weeks after 9/11, there were plenty of conversations
saying, are you sure Iraq wasn`t involved in it? It got to the point where
we had to write a memo to the president saying, we analyze the information.
Iraq was not behind this attack.
MATTHEWS: Well, we`re going to be digging through this for the rest
of our lives.
Anyway, thank you, gentlemen, so much, Michael Tomasky, and the great
Roger Cressey. Thank you, Roger, as always.
We`re going to come back. I`m going to talk about how this all fits
together. We`ll be right back.
MATTHEWS: Let me finish tonight with this. Did you hear about the
elephants who blamed the guys following them with the brooms? Hey, you
guys, you missed some of it. That`s the way it is, Walter Cronkite might
say, in this campaign in 2012.
The Republicans say, yes, we left you with a real mess, you`re just
not cleaning it up on the right way. You`re leaving too much out there on
the street.
Well, they go further. They constantly suggest that Obama is not
quite eligible to be president. That`s working, by the way, 37 percent of
Ohio Republicans now, voters, Ohioan voters don`t believe the president was
born in the USA. And now, that`s what I call an effective campaign, don`t
you? Ruthlessly effective.
And Ohio matters. If history is a judge, Republicans can`t win
without it. Imagine if Democrats played this rough, imagine if they blamed
the Republican for example of national security on the eve of 9/11? Does
anyone doubt that they`ve done it to the Democrats, of the horrible attacks
occurred on Obama`s watch? Really?
Can you hear the birthers and Tea Partiers gyrating with righteous
indignation over that one? So, the elephants move on, pretending they
weren`t just here, dying for the voter to reward them for the single virtue
of having lost the last election, so they didn`t have to be here cleaning
up the mess they left behind.
That`s HARDBALL for now. Thanks for being with us.
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WEDNESDAY, Dec. 12 (HealthDay News) -- The new SARS-like coronavirus that's caused five deaths and four other cases of severe illness in the Middle East can infect cells from bats and pigs, which means these animals could be a continuing source of infection in humans, a new study indicates.
During the SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) outbreak in 2003, nearly 8,100 people became sick worldwide and 774 of them died, according to the World Health Organization.
Researchers found that the new virus -- called hCoV-EMC -- uses a different receptor in the human body than the SARS virus did, and can infect cells from a wide range of bat species and pigs. This suggests that there may be little to prevent the virus from passing from these animals to humans over and over again, according to the study published Dec. 11 in the online journal mBio.
The new virus was first identified in a patient in Saudi Arabia in June. Although the virus does not appear to pass easily from person-to-person, the fatality rate and the fact that the source of the virus has not been identified has caused concern among public health officials worldwide.
People with hCoV-EMC infection experience severe pneumonia and often kidney failure.
"This virus is closely related to the SARS virus, and looking at the clinical picture, it causes the same pattern of disease," study author Christian Drosten, of the University of Bonn Medical Centre in Germany, said in a news release from the American Society for Microbiology.
Research on the new virus is continuing in many laboratories and hospitals. Drosten said it's especially important to identify the animal source of the virus, which would be a crucial piece of information in managing a potential outbreak.
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One of the few certainties in the world of journalism and editorial policy is that the age old tension between freedom of expression, freedom of speech and the right to robust and occasionally rude debate will, from time to time, come into conflict with the sensibilities of those who feel insulted or abused and minorities who can feel oppressed by the slights, real or imagined, of the majority.
The only uncertainty is when and why? Never is that more true than in dealing with religious sensitivities.
At the BBC we've had Christian outrage at the transmission of Jerry Springer the Opera, and Catholic anger at the commissioning of Popetown.
We have Jews understandably distraught at the desecration of their cemeteries or synagogues who see the BBC's reporting of the BNP and the broadcasting of BNP Party Election Broadcasts as the source of the problem.
Elsewhere we had Sikhs storming a theatre to prevent a play they regarded as sacrilegious. And of course Salman Rushdie can testify to the strength of Muslim opinion about the depiction of the Prophet Muhammad and the Koran.
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BBC news has covered all these stories and more, and has had to steer a path through every one of these controversies. We have to do so within the context of our editorial guideline which says: "the BBC respects the fundamental human right to exercise freedom of thought, conscience and religion, this includes an individual's freedom to worship, teach, practise and observe a religious belief".
In a society which regards freedom of speech and expression as a fundamental right the underlying principle we apply to all our reporting is relatively straightforward. It is that in principle there is no subject we will not cover in our news bulletins. Nothing is censored. Nothing can be proscribed.
"No one has made an artistic case for the publication of the cartoons, in contrast to the well made case for Jerry Springer the Opera"
The BBC's guidelines on religion also commit us to "reflect an awareness of the religious sensitivity of references to, or uses of, names, images, the historic deities, rituals, scriptures and language at the heart of the different faiths and ensure that any use of, or verbal or visual reference to them are treated with care and editorially justified. Examples include the Crucifixion, Holy Communion, the Koran, and the Jewish Sabbath".
So a clear editorial justification is required if the BBC is going to trespass on the religious sensitivities of Muslims at home and abroad by showing the Danish newspapers' cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad or the reprinting of them elsewhere.
Despite some inflammatory press reporting about the BBC here and in the Middle East, it was never suggested - nor was there ever any intention - that we publish the cartoons in the way a number of European newspapers have done. No one has made an artistic case for the publication of the cartoons, in contrast to the well made case for Jerry Springer the Opera. And it is unnecessary for the BBC to demonstrate our commitment to free speech by creating a programme for the purpose of them.
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Nor is the BBC in the business of provoking parts of its audience for the sake of it, which might have been the motivation of some of those bent on the reproduction of the images in other places.
But BBC News has a duty to report the world to its audience and had to report the story of the sudden eruption of protest across the Muslim world. We had to show our audiences what Muslims are reacting to. As it happens we could do that with the sensitive use of the cartoons as displayed in the newspapers that have published them whilst minimising the possibility of offence to our Muslim audience by showing them carefully and sensitively. We avoided close ups and detail.
At the same time BBC News Online has not reproduced the cartoons to prevent someone who might be offended stumbling across them on our site. But News Online has links to the cartoons on the sites of others, so that a conscious decision has to be made by the user to access them.
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Guests can enjoy culinary demonstrations and events from the world's most celebrated chefs (Curtis Stone, Giada DeLaurentiis, Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto, Duff Goldman, Michael Chiarello) seminars, VIP lunches, Tacos & Tequila Happy Hour, Bacon & Bourbon, Best of Belgium, Champagne and more!
Festa Italiana will kick off this four-day epicurean extravaganza on Thursday, August 22, 2013 including DJ ?uestlove spinning sets. Presented by Lexus, "LIVE On Grand" features 25 chefs and 200 wineries serving up delicious tastings. This is the culmination of a city-wide celebration of all things Food, Wine, Celebrity and Los Angeles and is capped by an extraordinary musical performance by Gavin DeGraw.
The Los Angeles Food & Wine Festival draws more than 20,000 attendees to celebrate the epicurean talent of The City of Angels.
The festival brings together over 100 celebrity chefs from across the nation, 250 acclaimed wineries and winemakers, and some of Hollywood's most established talent to events across the city, with a portion of the proceeds benefiting Share Our Strength and other local charities.
Tickets for the festival range from $50 for single events to $2,000, with specially priced group and VIP-bundle packages available.
Starry Kitchen will be participating in 'Eater Presents: Asian Night Market' on Friday, August 23 from 7 to 10 PM.
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The big buzz on cable news this week is that the Super Committee failed when it couldn't come to a compromise on how to cut the federal budget by $1.5 trillion.
But the truth is that the American people won.
And now, we must keep on winning.
We won when Democrats on the Super Committee held their ground on the expiring Bush tax cuts on the wealthy.
Instead of focusing like a laser on job creation, conservative Republicans in Congress held our nation's finances hostage in July. To appease the hostage-takers, Congress created a closed-door committee to force through major cuts this fall.
Thankfully, enough Democrats held together on the Super Committee to stop severe cuts from going through. Many proposed to seek revenue from small tax increases for the wealthy and a tiny "Wall Street Tax" on risky stock trades. But those cries from the 99% fell on the deaf ears of conservatives on the Super Committee.
Progressives don't often battle the concentrated forces of corporations and their armies of lobbyists to a stalemate. For that reason, we can stop, reflect on a job well done, and thank the congressmen and women who stopped the worst from getting through.
But we're not out of the woods yet.
The so-called economic recovery hasn't reached the vast majority of jobseekers and homeowners who have been battered by the financial collapse and its aftermath. And the bill that created the Super Committee mandated massive cuts to education, health care, environmental regulation, and job creation in 2013. So we still have some work to do.
In fact, the fights coming up are likely to be brutal. The Super Committee trigger does not identify where the domestic cuts are coming from. And conservatives are already trying to roll back the trigger's cuts to the defense budget and replace them with deeper cuts to domestic programs. So we need to keep fighting if we want to protect the EPA, science, energy research and development, home weatherization, and other vital programs.
We also need to prepare for the fact that the deficit reduction battle will continue to rage in different forms, between now and the end of 2012. Throughout the election season, the same battle about extending Bush tax cuts for the rich (and maybe all the Bush tax cuts), cutting social programs and cutting defense will continue.
There is the possibility for a good outcome. Democrats have a tremendous amount of leverage, because the Bush tax cuts will automatically expire at the end of next year and $600 billion of cuts in defense will go into effect automatically [which would be truly historic] in January 2013 if Congress does nothing.
They can do it -- if they show the courage that we saw in the past few weeks by the Occupy The Highway marchers.
A handful of activists this week walked more than 200 miles to D.C. from Occupy Wall Street's "Liberty Park." They did so to make sure that Washington heard the cries of the 99% for fair treatment.
They pointed out that many students have already mortgaged their future for their education, only to graduate off a cliff into the worst job climate since the Great Depression. Seniors and veterans have already given much to this country and deserve fair treatment in return. These groups did not cause our fiscal and financial calamities.
The culprits are Bush's tax giveaways for the rich, lax oversight of Wall Street and endless wars. Any sacrifices to solve the problem should come primarily from those who enjoyed the tax breaks, bonuses and bailouts, not those who suffered.
Coming off this victory, people of conscience in Congress should follow the example of these marchers -- and go the extra distance to find real solutions for our country.


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A Cat® D7E LGP Track-type Tractor used primarily to spread and compact waste on the working face at the Northeast Arkansas Solid Waste District Landfill burns about half as much fuel as the machine that previously did the work.
The D7E consumes approximately 40 gallons of fuel per day less than the machine that it replaced. "The other machine used about 80 gallons per day, and we were filling the fuel tank every day," said Shay Robinson, Operations Manager of the 380-acre landfill located in Paragould, Ark.
At $3.50 per gallon of diesel fuel, the Northeast Arkansas Solid Waste District landfill is saving $140 in fuel costs every day the D7E works.
With a targeted service life of 20,000 hours, the D7E could reap more than $300,000 in fuel savings for the district.
The machine previously used for compaction on the working face burned more than eight gallons of fuel per hour. After 2,531 hours of operation, the D7E has consumed 10,656 gallons of fuel, which is an average of 4.2 gallons per hour, according to machine performance information provided by VisionLink®.
The VisionLink monitoring system provides information such as hours, fuel usage and diagnostic codes that can be used by customers to effectively manage fleet usage, and monitor machine performance to schedule preventive maintenance and help avoid unanticipated downtime.
As the numbers prove, the D7E's unique diesel-electric powertrain burns considerably less fuel than traditional systems. The electric generator, power inverter, and propulsion module in the electric drive system replace traditional mechanical components to improve power and efficiency.
At the Northeast Arkansas Solid Waste District Landfill, the D7E spreads waste primarily on the working face pile. At 62,886 pounds, the D7E is able to achieve targeted compaction density in fewer passes than the previous machine. "We are realizing much better compaction than we did, probably twice as good," Robinson said.
Each day, the four-county regional landfill processes approximately 300 tons of residential, commercial, construction and demolition waste.
The D7E was purchased in 2012 to replace a machine that cost $80,000 annually to operate because of high fuel consumption and high repair costs. "It spent more time in the service bay than the landfill," Robinson said. Because of excessive downtime, the unit was sold sooner than planned. "Generally, we try to keep machines five years or 10,000 hours," said Robinson.
With the D7E's fuel savings, excellent compaction rates, and outstanding uptime, the machine may be working at the landfill for many years. "We've had zero downtime in the 14 months that we've owned the machine," said Robinson. "And this is a very hard environment on machines."
Uptime is extremely important at any landfill. "If it's raining, snowing—whatever the conditions—we're still taking in waste," Robinson said. "We need a machine that can work in difficult conditions—that's the D7E."
Operators also appreciate the D7E's smooth ride and excellent blade control. "People start working on the machine, and they don't want to get off," Robinson said.
"It's perfectly ergonomic," said Roy Peters, machine operator. "It's very comfortable."
Another feature that benefits operators, the infinitely variable speed control, enables the machine's speed to be set at each individual's preference to maximize production.
To help keep a pair of D6R Track-type Tractors and the D7E in top shape, Riggs Cat technicians complete all warranty and repair work. "I can call the service manager, and have a technician here the same day," Robinson said.
That is how the Northeast Arkansas Solid Waste District Landfill keeps pace with the ever-flowing waste stream.


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Christmas Eve was such a warm and beautiful day, we just had to get outside and enjoy it!
Momma and her sweet angel
She was hesitant at first about tearing into the paper. She got 3 sets of these "Little Tikes Bath Letters & Numbers." If you haven't' heard: these have been recalled because they contain very high levels of mercury in them. Thank God we found out before we let her play with them!
Micah Claire and her first little kitchen!
Her first set of wheels!
M.C. and momma putting her magnetic #'s and letters on the fridge.
The Cowart grand kids Christmas picture taking session was full of smiles, laughs, eye poking, pouting and tears which all add up to priceless memories!
By now she knew exactly what to do with her Christmas gits!


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She loved starting fires. Whether it was in the belly of lost men in pub at 2am or gentlemen in the park at 2pm. All she knew was of starting fires.
She was wilderness, an inhabitable Chappell. That played unheard choirs with symphonies that told stories of all those who once visited her. She left a trail of flame behind her every time she walked away from them. Her glow was a warmth those men couldn't resist. Even though treading too close to her meant getting a burn or two but she loved starting fires and those men loved to be set ablaze. It was more or less a mutual consent. Except of course fire also means inevitable ashes. And it was mostly always her who was slowly being reduced to one. Her footsteps were an amalgam of her ashes; pieces of her that once were and spark; pieces that still held potential. You could say she was life and death both in one.
For those men, she was just a distraction from their old boring routines. Someone who made their stagnant hearts beat a little faster in the night and made them feel more than what their sorry lives made them feel in the morning. She resurrected them from mediocrities, made them feel alive in those moments in her embrace and company. She was never more than a woman who satiated their wildest fantasies and just that.
She too liked the way she made them feel. She was someone they would always remember, like a burn marred into their memory forever but never the one to spend the rest of their lives with. It was only fair, a fire like hers was never meant to be contained. A fire if kept too long would only incinerate and devour the one keeping her captive.
She was a flame meant to spread like wildfire; Velocious, devastating and resistant.
Like a tenacious unwavering inferno, that only knew of rage and annihilation.
Swallowing everything that came her way like smoke down the windpipe of an addict.
All she knew of was starting fires. And there is only so much fire those frightened men could take before they ran for the hills. Their coward faces hid under the mask of unproved bravery. She could only laugh at their stories. Those men….only used her as a lighter to ignite their fire, only to end up leaving her to melt other candles. That's all they could do. Their cowardliness never allowed them to be anything more than that.
They were just scared gutless boys trapped under the skin of manlihood that asked of them nothing more than words and no action. But they carried the mark of bravery like they had earned it, with their puffed up chests pointing towards the sky dripping with smugness and arrogance. Their fragile egos tender and at-stake with everything said against their will. Their pride as easily bruised as their spineless existence- Condescending and conceited.
A mark of bravery they owned like a heirloom but never earned, not even close. So it was only fair when they ran the other way on the sight of fire which threatened their superiority. They were never the ones to fight in the battle field but the ones to flee from it at the first sign of danger and gunfire. Ducking their heads like nothing will ever hurt them if they didn't look and kept walking. Those men only knew how to save themselves and they were good at it.
Nobody really knew the potential her fire contained. She might have burned a man or two but she scalded herself just the same. Her fire only flamed higher and higher until it reached the blue sky and made it red. Until the sky too caught her fire and rained flames.


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Focus Moment
Focus Moments are short video segments highlighting Gwinnett County Public Schools news and events, reflecting GCPS' ongoing commitment to academic excellence. Watch informative feature stories and learn why GCPS continues to be the school system of choice.
Science Fair 2015 Selected Episode
Student scientists compete in the 37th annual GCPS Science Fair
Produced February 2015
- GCPS 5th Grade Honors Chorus 2015
- Grace Snell Middle School 8th Grade Career Day
- Science Fair 2015
- The Author of the Black Lagoon
- Rockbridge Reads with Ringling
- Principal of the Year
- Jackson STEAM
- GCPS Celebrates Black History Month
- Atlanta Falcons Visit Winn Holt ES
- Lanier Cluster Student Leadership Conference
- Career Connections
- Gwinnett Spelling Bee
- Northbrook Dedication 2014
- MLK Lessons
- 2014 Transition Fair
- Meet Fine Arts Director, David DuBose
- GCPS Produces Its Own Teachers
- Mazda STEM Program
- Broad Prize 2014
- Georgia Boys Track and Cross County Coach of the Year
- SNP-Farm to School
- White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics
- Using Social Media Responsibly
- School Bus Stop Safety
- Lovin Bibliotheque
- Holocaust Survivor Visits Sweetwater Middle
- Change comes to Monarch School
- Duncan Creek First Day
- 2014 New Teacher Orientation
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Larry King once again took to the airwaves to ask callers for dollars, and netted more than $1.7 million to aid the Gulf Coast.
Among the guests tapped to appear on the veteran CNN host's latest celebrity-backed telethon were Robert Redford, Randy Jackson, Justin Bieber, Sting and Cameron Diaz.
"Everyone's really pissed off," actress Jenny McCarthy told co-host Ryan Seacrest, describing the reaction pouring in online on the show's "Tweet Suite." Viewers had been encouraged to sound-off on Facebook and Twitter.
U.S. & World
New Orleans native Aaron Neville said most of calls he answered came from New Yorkers concerned about dying animals.
"People are crying on the phone and giving money," Neville said.
Singer India Arie and Herbie Hancock performed a jazzed-up cover of John Lennon's "Imagine."
Callers were able direct their money to the United Way, National Wildlife Fund or The Nature Conservancy.
At the end of Monday's two-hour "Disaster In the Gulf: How You Can Help," King announced that CNN viewers had pledged $1,329,235 in small and large donations.
A similar King telethon for Haiti relief last January following the country's devastating earthquake reportedly took in $5 million.
Late Monday, a BP spokesman said in a statement to CNN that the company is "proceeding with urgency to make the situation right for the environment and for those who have affected by this tragic event."
"We stated from the beginning that we accept responsibility for cleaning up the spill and for paying all legitimate claims for those directly impacted financially by this environmental disaster," BP's statement said.


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Lionel Messi scores twice to take his goal tally to 87 for 2012
The Barcelona and Argentina star has scored 32 times this season for club and country
Barca given tough time in 2-0 win away at second division side Cordoba
Lionel Messi continued his record goalscoring streak by taking his tally to 88 for the year.
The Barcelona striker scored both goals in his side's 2-0 win at Cordoba in the Copa del Rey as Tito Vilanova's team continued its stunning start to the season.
The Catalan side, which lifted the trophy in Pep Guardiola's final game in charge last season, has won the competition on 26 occasions and looks in good shape to defend its title.
Messi makes case as world's greatest ever player
Barca has won 14 and drawn one of its league games so far this season and has only suffered one defeat, which came in the European Champions League at Celtic.
But with Messi firing on all cylinders, it is difficult to imagine which team can prevent Barca from regaining the league title from Real Madrid.
Messi beats Muller's 40-year goal record
Only last week, Messi surpassed Gerd Muller's record of 85 goals in a calendar year, which was set back in 1972 by the former Germany and Bayern Munich striker.
Messi, 25, has two games remaining this year to set the bar even higher with La Liga fixtures against Atletico Madrid and Valladolid to come before the end of 2012.
Already his club's leading goalscorer after moving past the 232 mark set by Cesar Rodriguez in the 1950s, the Argentine continues to defy belief.
His two goals against Cordoba means he has now scored 32 times in all competitions for club and country this season.
Messi has also scored 15 goals in his past eight starts for Barca to ensure his team remains unbeaten in domestic competition.
Playing against a Cordoba team, which is ranked below Barcelona's B team in the second division, Messi could have had three or four goals.
Messi map: How Argentine maestro conquered the world
After tapping home from close-range on 11 minutes, the striker was denied on three occasions by Cordoba goalkeeper Mikel Saizar.
Messi eventually added his second of the evening with 16 minutes remaining.
He will now go up against Atletico Madrid hot-shot Radamel Falcao on Sunday with both men in fine form.
Falcao scored five in his side's 6-0 win over Deportivo La Coruna last weekend and has netted 16 times in La Liga so far this season.
But the Colombian hot-shot was reduced to a watching role as his side eased to a 3-0 win over Getafe in the first leg of their fifth round tie.
Diego Costa struck twice and Filipe Luis was also on target as Atletico claimed a hefty advantage.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Daniel Craig- A right to privacy?
While Messi had an enjoyable evening, his chief rival for the Ballon d'Or, Cristiano Ronaldo, endured a frustrating night as Real Madrid was beaten 2-1 at Celta Vigo.
The defending champion rested a number of players for the first leg tie and was made to pay the price as Celta claimed a deserved victory.
Mario Bermejo opened the scoring on 56 minutes before substitute Cristian Bustos unleashed a spectacular winner to net his first goal in 110 appearances.
Real had several chances to make the breakthrough against a Celta team ranked 15th in La Liga and finally grabbed a consolation when Ronaldo fired home with three minutes remaining.
That away goal leaves Jose Mourinho's side needing just a 1-0 win to progress to the next round, where it could meet either Osasuna or Valencia.
Messi and Ronaldo battle for Ballon d'Or
Elsewhere, there was embarrassment for last season's finalist Athletic Bilbao after it was knocked out of the competition by minnow Eibar.
Eibar, which plays in the third division, had held the might of Athletic to a goalless draw in the first leg of the fourth round clash.
And it completed an historic triumph after claiming a 1-1 draw at the San Mames to triumph on away goals and set up a last-16 clash with Malaga.
Meanwhile, Sevilla claimed an impressive 5-0 win at Real Mallorca in the first leg of its Copa del Rey tie.
Spain international Alvaro Negredo scored twice with Gary Medel, Alberto Botia and Antonio Manuel Luna also on target.
In Italy, Juventus claimed a 1-0 win over Cagliari in the Coppa Italia thanks to Sebastian Giovinco's 56th minute strike.
The game marked the return of Antonio Conte to the touchline after he recently completed a four-month ban for his alleged role in a match-fixing affair at former club Siena.
Elsewhere, Catania won 4-3 on penalties following a 1-1 draw at Parma.
Arsenal stunned by Bradford City in League Cup
In the English League Cup, Swansea booked its place in the semifinals for the very first time in its history following a 1-0 win over Middlesbrough.
The Welsh club, which is managed by former Barcelona and Real Madrid player Michael Laudrup, joins Aston Villa and fourth-tier Bradford City in the next round with either Leeds or Chelsea set to make up the numbers.
In France, league leaders Lyon moved three points clear at the top, despite being held to a surprise tie by relegation-threatened Nancy.
It was Nancy which took the lead through Jordan Loties and the visitor looked set to win for the first time since the opening day.
But Michel Bastos struck an 83rd minute equalizer to ensure Lyon took a point.
Meanwhile, Marseille moved to within three points of the summit following a 2-1 win at Bastia in a game played behind closed doors.
Following trouble in Bastia's home game with Corsican rivals Ajaccio in October, the game was played without any supporters in the stadium.
Mathieu Valbuena's 15th-minute volley and an Andre Ayew penalty sealed the win with Anthony Modeste grabbing a consolation for Bastia.
Elsewhere, Lorient made it four wins from its past five games with a 2-0 triumph over Sochaux courtesy of strikes from Alain Traore and Lamine Kone.
Evian moved out of the relegation zone thanks to Cedric Barbosa's double in a 2-0 win over Troyes.
Montpellier came from behind to see off Brest 2-1, while Ajaccio claimed a 2-0 victory over Reims.


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Redrock Micro flexCable microRemote Motor 45cm
Redrock Micro flexCable microRemote Motor 45cm
This cable connects the 7-pin microRemote Basestation to the 7-pin microRemote Torque Motor to deliver power and control from the Basestation to the motor. The shorter 18" inch cable length is ideal for use on gimbals to keep cables light and tight.
Get the most from your gimbal with new flexCables from Redrock Micro.
flexCables are the perfect upgrade for using your Redrock microRemote or powerPack on gimbals such as Freefly MoVI, DJI Ronin, Letus, Defy, and others. flexCables minimise drag and weight while keeping your connections professional and secure.
If you use the Redrock microRemote with any gimbal setup, or if you are looking to add the Redrock powerPack for safely powering all your gimbal accessories from a single battery, flexCables are the best solution available.
Minimise Drag with Ultra Flexibility
flexCables are 200% more flexible than standard cables, which means less drag and easier cable wrangling. These cables can be wrapped, twisted, and bent to keep your rig tight without damaging or crimping the cable. The ultra flexibility all but eliminates drag for accessories between the camera and the gimbal frame, such as Fingerwheel controller or power connections.
Lighten the load - 35% less weight
flexCables are 35% lighter than other cables. Lighter weight means less effort and long run times with your gimbals. This weight reduction is due in large part to the unique ultralight cable sheathing that still protects cables and connections to deliver top-notch reliability.
No-Compromise Design and Components
flexCables are crafted without any tradeoffs for performance and protection. These cables use metal locking push-pull connectors and the highest grade copper wiring wrapped in sheathing.
Keep it Tight - Bundles designed for popular Gimbals like MoVI and Ronin
flexCables are also available as cable kits designed specifically for the popular Freefly MoVI and DJI Ronin gimbals. Each kit is specific to the gimbal and includes cable configurations and lengths that take advantage of each gimbals' unique power system and layout. For example, Freefly MoVI power cables come with JST connectors and power protection for lipo battery use. DJI Ronin cables are shorter to take advantage of the power plate directly beneath the camera. The result is cables with the lengths you want and the connections you need.
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What are the Redrock Micro flexCables?
flexCables are lightweight super flexible cable upgrade for using Redrock accessories on gimbals such as the Freefly MoVI and the DJI Ronin, as well as any other gimbal. These cables deliver what gimbal users want most: lighter weight and greater flexibility to reduce drag. They are no-compromise designs that still retains great performance and professional connectors.
How do flexCables work?
They are replacement upgrades to existing cables. Simply use them in place of standard cables for improved performance and features.
Which products do flexCables work with?
The flexCables are designed to work with the Redrock microRemote wireless focus system, and the Redrock powerPack for gimbals, which provides protected power to all of your gimbal accessories from a single battery.
Do you have cable packs designed for gimbals like MoVI or Ronin?
Yes, there are cable kits specifically for the Freefly MoVI and the DJI Ronin. These kits combine special connectors and cable lengths optimised to each gimbal to get the best performance possible.
Can I buy individual cables?
Yes, you can purchase individual cables or cable kits designed for specific gimbals
Can I use them with wireless remote systems from other manufacturers?
The flexCables are designed to work only with the Redrock microRemote wireless focus system
How much do flexCables weigh?
The specific weight of each cable depends on the cable length and type of connectors, but generally they are 35% lighter than comparable standard cables
What additional protection do flexCables offer?
flexCables are resistant to acids, bases, solvents, and fuels
What is the operating temperature?
flexCables are designed to operate from -70C to 200C
What is the warranty?
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Well, I worked some last week and it was also Spring break for the children so we were a bit busy. This week is another busy week with our 8th grade dinner coming up which I am in charge of as well. Morgan got the lead roll as Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz for the middle school play that will be in May. She is nervous that she won't learn all her 400 and some lines in a month, but I know she will do a wonderful job and I am quite proud of her.
Well, as always I am always tired by this time of day which is normally past my bedtime for a Sunday evening, so I am closing this out and heading for bed.
Have a great week and I hope if you stop by you will leave me a note to let me know you visited!