good morning. i m melissa harris-perry. before we begin, protests in egypt continue to react to yesterday s sentence for hosni mubarak to spend the rest of his life in prison. george zimmerman is back in florida and is expected to return to jail within the next few hours a judge revoked his bond on friday saying zimmerman lied about his financial situation. we re going to bring you that live as soon as it happens. but, first, our top political story. it was this day, four years ago, june 3rd , 2008, that barack obama clinched the nomination. now the obama campaign has come out swinging. they have been getting their jams on mitt romney and punched him on his record as governor asthma massachusetts. more on romney later because i want to do something dinner today. as fun as this boxing match is to watch, it s time for president obama to make the affirmative case for oh why we should re-elect him. and as he might say, let me be clear. this is not about rewarding the president
now the obama campaign has come out swinging. they have been getting their jams on mitt romney and punched him on his record as governor asthma massachusetts. more on romney later because i want to do something dinner today. as fun as this boxing match is to watch, it s time for president obama to make the affirmative case for oh why we should re-elect him. and as he might say, let me be clear. this is not about rewarding the president for a completed job or because mitt romney is scary. i mean, maybe a little bit on that last part. but this is actually about convincing the nation to use the 2008 vision that was so successful because what he conveyed to the american people is that it was not about him. it was about us. voters gave back to democrats president bush s response to the sweeping disenchantment with the warner rock, a true surge. it was as though the bush administration said, voters you just don t matter. it s no surprise that so many were ready to embrace the messa
seems that his rivals are the only ones actually moving. because rick santorum has the momentum of conservative voter wind at his back and newt gingrich has energy, as we heard from both candidates this week. we clearly were changing the national dialogue all week. if you ll notice, the president has now made three speeches and a press conference on energy. this is a grass roots campaign for president. who would have ever thought, in the age of media that we have in this country today, that ordinary folks from across this country can defy the odds day in, day out. now, wait. before you dismiss what you just heard as the latest batch of sound bites from guys who according to the recent polls are facing a long road to ever make it to the white house, consider this one day those words may reverberate throughout history. no, no. really. if i asked you to name some of history s greatest men, you might think of thomas jefferson who, with we hold these truths to be self evi
through a committee. yes, it has. the senate health committee. the one you sit on. and if you think he s got cover, think again. this should not be seen as a democratic or republican issue. shouldn t be seen as a fiscal issue. this is a matter of morality, obligation. next, the vote as republican opposition crumbles. i will vote to ratify the new start treaty between the united states and russia because it leaves our country with enough nuclear warheads to blow any attacker to kingdom come. reporter: still not enough for senators kyle and graham. all of the interruptions and the season have resulted in a situation in which very few members are paying much attention. very few are on the floor really thinking about this. you have had it since april. it s 17 pages. all you had to read was 14 words a day. the great recession, started by wall street and the housing bubble. now to be paid for by teachers and firefighters. this is what austerity looks like. hayley ba
blocked, by a doctor. i want to spend whatever we need to spend to take care of the people who sacrificed for us and put themselves at risk. this bill hasn t even been through a committee. yes, it has. the senate health committee. the one you sit on. and if you think he s got cover, think again. this should not be seen as a democratic or republican issue. shouldn t be seen as a fiscal issue. this is a matter of morality, obligation. next, the vote as republican opposition crumbles. i will vote to ratify the new start treaty between the united states and russia because it leaves our country with enough nuclear warheads to blow any attacker to kingdom come. reporter: still not enough for senators kyle and graham. all of the interruptions and the season have resulted in a situation in which very few members are paying much attention. very few are on the floor really thinking about this. you have had it since april. it s 17 pages. all you had to read was 14 words