to see what happens thursday night when vice president joe biden goes head to head with congressman paul ryan in the vice presidential debate. of course, our anticipation is heightened by the loss that the champ took in round one on wednesday night. president obama pulled a lot of his punches in his debate with governor romney, so if the original strategy was for biden to go in with a soft touch against paul ryan, we can be sure that that is going out the window. he is coming out swinging. gloves off. now, romney was able to dodge blows against his economic plan because actually there s not much of a plan there to jab at. take his strategy for economic recovery, to fill the revenue gap for a result from tax cuts is an exercise in shadow boxing futility. he hasn t yet told us what it is he s planning to do. but by hitching his wagon to paul ryan and endorsing ryan s budget plan, he attached himself to clearly articulated policy and a record that leaves the whole ticket exposed
congressman paul ryan in the vice presidential debate. of course, our anticipation is heightened by the loss that the champ took in round one on wednesday night. president obama pulled a lot of his punches in his debate with governor romney, so if the original strategy was for biden to go in with a soft touch against paul ryan, we can be sure that that is going out the window. he is coming out swinging. gloves off. now, romney was able to dodge blows against his economic plan because actually there s not much of a plan there to jab at. take his strategy for economic recovery, to fill the revenue gap for a result from tax cuts is an exercise in shadow boxing futility. he hasn t yet told us what it is he s planning to do. but by hitching his wagon to paul ryan and endorsing ryan s budget plan, he attached himself to clearly articulated policy and a record that leaves the whole ticket exposed to attack which gives joe biden an opening to hit romney so hard to hit ryan so hard
good morning. i m melissa harris-perry. i was going to start the show with a different story today. i thought we had heard both sides of the same sex marriage issue. then yesterday mitt romney, who could have given a speech about his love of family and his plans for the economy added this remark, and drew a line in the sand. as fundamental as these principles are, they may become topics of democratic debate from time to time, so it is today with the enduring institution of marriage, marriage is a relationship between one man and one woman. did you hear that reaction by the audience? and given the reaction by the audience to romney, would president obama s mid week announcement be enough for those on the side of equality? at the same time, romney was speaking to students in lynchburg, virginia. the first lady was giving her own commencement address in greensboro, north carolina. i know that all of you know the story of the greensborough for and how they changed the cours
one woman. did you hear that reaction by the audience? and given the reaction by the audience to romney, would president obama s mid week announcement be enough for those on the side of equality? at the same time, romney was speaking to students in lynchburg, virginia. the first lady was giving her own commencement address in greensboro, north carolina. i know that all of you know the story of the greensborough for and how they changed the course of our history. but since we have the nation watching, let s talk a little bit. so both romney and the first lady spoke the same week that north carolina voters approved a state constitutional amendment banning same sex marriage again. but her speech was in north carolina, not virginia, and the state is important, but so is the fact that she mentioned the greensboro four. those were the four students that sat at a restricted woolworth lunch counter in 1960 and stood up against segregation. they launched the movement for civil r
controversy we thought that was the easy subject, contraception. chloe, what has been your sense over the last few weeks? i m totally flabbergasted. i m with you. i don t think we could have imagined in 2012 we would still be having this discussion about birth control. on the other hand, i m not that surprised because the anti-choice movement has set its sights on repealing as much law, as much legislation and rolling back as many women s rights as it possibly can. it starts with abortion because lots of people, just less than half the country, feel that abortion is wrong so it starts with something where it has a strong base. but emboldened by that it moves on to contraception. who knows what comes next? i know what comes next. what? aspirin. i have it between my knees right now so i can t get pregnant for the rest of this show. can i jump in here? social conservatives believe life begins with conception and