yesterday he was asked about those comments and he doubled down, saying poor kids have no work habits because nobody around them works. it s not the first time that he s demonized the poor for political gain. we re going to get into that in just a moment. also, gingrich is leading in the polls, but does that mean he s the definitive nominee? he seems to think so. and that s what he said to abc news. it s not the first example of his ego that has been out on the campaign trail. let s watch. really poor children in really poor neighborhoods have no habits of working. and have nobody around them who works. so they literally they have no habit of showing up on monday. they have no habit of staying all day. they have no habit of, i do this and you give me cash, unless it s illegal. what if you paid them part-time in the afternoon to sit at the clerical office and greet people when they came in? what if you paid them to work as
in schools. yesterday he was asked about those comments and he doubled down, saying poor kids have no work habits because nobody around them works. it s not the first time that he s demonized the poor for political gain. we re going to get into that in just a moment. also, gingrich is leading in the polls, but does that mean he s the definitive nominee? he seems to think so. and that s what he said to abc news. it s not the first example of his ego that has been out on the campaign trail. is he just too confident? michelle bernard is the president of the bernard center for women politics and public policy and an msnbc political analyst. steve kornacki covers politics for salon.com. here s what newt gingrich said last night, in iowa, about poor children. let s watch. really poor children, in really poor neighborhoods have no habits of working, and have nobody around them who works. so they literally they have no habit of showing up on monday. they have no habit of staying all day. t
really poor children in really poor neighborhoods have no habits of working and have nobody around them who works. so they literally have they have no habit of showing up on monday. they have no habit of staying all day. they have no habit of, i do this and you give me cash, unless it s illegal. whoa. jen, comments like that making conservatives cringe or is this really throwing red meat to the base that he s trying to win the votes like in places of iowa? i think this touches on a really important point. newt gingrich has been writing the anti-romney wave. no question they have both been running for president or running for something for years now. but this is important because you couldn t anyone in this country would be hard-pressed to name three things either newt gingrich or mitt romney would do for working people, would do for poor people, people who have been suffering as the economy s recovering. the one thing they can name is they ll put them back to
pretty much is what it is. meantime, the man now replacing cain at the top of the polls, newt gingrich, creating his own controversy, telling a group of iowa krvconservatives t poor kids have no work habits. watch for yourself. they literally they have no habit of showing up on monday. they have no habit of staying all day. they have no habit of, i do this and you give me cash. unless it s illegal. weill comments like that get newt the boot from the top of the heap? will this be the last stop on the cain train? and who will be the next republican flavor of the week? only a few weeks left before iowa. all questions for the friday mega panel. back on the east coast, that s ari melber, krystal ball, and toure. welcome, guys. hi. thanks, matt. hi. so, ari, let me start with you. you know, lawrence s interview with ginger white was very painful, but also, it s like a car wreck. it was kind of mesmerizing to watch at the same time. i guess the big question at this hour is wil
running. republicans refuse to be drawn into this. it could give shock waves to the entire global system. we cannot go on scaring the american people. we need to be truthful. next, two men who have a lot to say about government, taxes and you. money expert dave ramsey and cory booker. america in the balance. this is piers morgan tonight. good evening. if someone doesn t do something in 19 days and three hours, this country will technically run out of money simply put, the government won t be able to borrow any more cash if congress and the white house can t figure out a way to raise the debt ceiling currently stands a mouth watering 14$14.3 trillion. the situation is so dire, moody s, the bond rating service says it s putting america s gold rated aaa status under ve view and could be headed for an unprecedented default. massachusetts governor says it s the republicans to blame. why do you say that? you guys are in the white house, aren t you? thank you for having