frankly, i had one side of the aisle just sit on the sidelines as the crisis unfolded. and if we had taken that position, just thinking about what was good for my politics, millions more americans would have lost their jobs. welcome back to hardball. that s president obama up in buffalo today talking up his efforts to get americans back to work. next week he ll be doing the same thing near youngstown, ohio. but this billboard in buffalo shows what he s up against. take a look at that. it speaks for itself. dear mr. president, i need a freakin job. period. sincerely. and then you have a number there, inafj.org. let s take a look at the video that organization made just to get started tonight. there you ve got organizations, they ve got videos, everything. let s listen. hey. i need a freakin job. i need a freakin job. i need a freakin job. i need a freakin job. i need a freakin job. can you hear what i am saying?
likely to make it and who could go down. also, should public schools be teaching kids something called ethnic studies? shortly after passing its tough immigration law, arizona s now placing restrictions on so-called ethnic studies. is that a good idea? plus, some companies are spending again. small businesses are hiring again. and yet when president obama traveled to buffalo today, he was met with this sign. i need a freakin job. how did democrats win the battle over the economy? and let me finish tonight with the silence of the lambs. the republicans who have yet to come forward. none of them. and say theirs is the party of lincoln, not limbaugh. let s start with the politics and financing of the oil spill. senator sherrod brown is a democrat. i want you to watch and listen to this statement by a bp executive, lamar mckay, on monday. let s all listen together to this statement. we have said exactly whatwe mean, we re going to participate legitimate claims.
i ll tell you, there s always been a lot of people that felt this way. they have been more organized now. they are not a majority now. they are not even a huge plurality. they are going to make a difference. obviously, they already have made a difference. i think the democrats are running scared. i think things will be a little better by fall. they are running scared. jack germond, so glad you came in. jackson bend. you re going to put it box him with what? box him with super saver and lookin at lucky. that s big money? big money. big enough? i m a newspaperman. all right. jack germond. great to see you. that s it for the daily rundown. up next, peter alexander. among his guests, the guy who put up the billboard telling the president he just wants a freakin job. he forgot the apostrophe.
well, let s go right now. that s about economic frustration. it s still out there. which party can gain the edge this fall? it s not a hard one. steve mcmahon, you re playing defense. todd harris, you re happy. i can read american life by looking at the face of todd harris. he is happy as a pumpkin over there. jack-o -lantern, i should say. todd, let me ask you this question. is it fair to dump on the president, to put all the heat on him a year in office basically? he s been in a year and two months now. what do you think? yeah. absolutely. look i thought you d say that. what he s done in the course of that time. you know, stimulus spending, close to a trillion dollars in wasted, bloated government. a health care plan that is basically going to be, you know, first step toward a government takeover of health care. people need jobs. this movement, you know, i need a freakin job, i think that they put they hit the nail right you know, right on the head. what they see is a
today, but it s an angry voter up there this guy s holding up a sign that says i need a freakin job. he was polite too. the fear and loathing issue over the economy which is still apparently officially a recession. the cost of war. this is hardball only on msnbc. winning more awards for quality and customer service than any other luxury manufacturer the last 10 years says something. yet, the award we value most is the fact that lexus has had more repeat, loyal drivers, in more of the last 10 years, than any other luxury automotive brand. to express our thanks, we re featuring our best values of the year. giving you unprecedented access to lexus. at your lexus dealer. sure, but let me get a little infortion first. for broccoli, say on for toys, say two. ys ! the system can t process your response at this time. what ?