coming up, hey, beckster, not done with you, buddy. you keep talking smack about me. i'm returning fire tonight. it's fun. you may want to put notes on your chalk board when it's said and done. some outstanding democrats have found themselves in a fight for their political lives. seems like the less the outsider knows the better shot they have at one winning. russ feingold, folks we need to make sure he stays in washington. he'll be in the battleground coming up. all that, plus a massive brawl breaks out on the ballpark field. a trapped miners, they make a crazy request. and a burning oil platform in the gulf. details coming up in the next half hour on "the ed show." stay with us. you're watching msnbc. ♪