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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20120613:06:00:00

Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20120613:06:00:00
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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20120613:06:07:00

gave amnesty to 3 million undocumented workers this this in this country. beyond that, in 1979, when he was getting ready to run for president, he proposed a north american accord which would open the borders between the united states and canada and mexico so people could move freely, he proposed, you know, between these three countries. that would not hold him in good stead with the tea party right now. that s one of those crazy ideas like getting rid of nuclear weapons. lame brain ideas. michael, immigration. you pointed to the demographic changes. i mean, we had mark penn on here a couple of weeks ago who said that 10% of the electorate this time is going to be hispanic background people and that s a lot of voters. it s a lot of voters and you multiply that by factor of five or six going down the road and quickly see where the party s positioning itself outside of that growth.

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20120613:06:01:00

types, creates a real problem for governing this country. with me are michael steele and ron reagan. both are msnbc analysts. thank you so much. michael, i don t know how you think on this exactly, but i am impressed. jeb bush s sort of heir to the throne if you will. he sits out there as a guy talked up so highly for all these recent months and years as future prospect and here he is saying basically, you have to compromise, accept things like ten for one deals or you re not getting anywhere. i have to tell you, it was music to my ears and i was so grateful to hear the governor put in very raw terms the reality that we have as a party to face. not just now, but into the future. as you look at the the demographic shifts in this country, you and i have talked about this before. the republican party, which i headed for two years, is moving itself out of you know, line with the american people. it s not the position to be in.

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20120613:06:04:00

tip was a liberal, but they could agree on tax reform, on fixing social security. anything that every moment of the day there. i think it s very interesting if you can find common ground. you can make a better contribution to the country. any way, here s jeb bush drawing the line between his father and reagan as well in the republican party and that party of today. he made it as a breakfast today. here he is, read this to you. ronald reagan would have been based on his record of finding accommodation, finding some degree of common ground, as would my dad. they would have a hard time if you define the republican party as having an orthodoxy. it doesn t allow for disagreement or finding common ground. and you know, i see that. it s very strange, michael, because you had to contend with those new forces, but you have to wonder about what do the people come to washington elected as members of the house, i m not knocking everybody. they get elected as much anything else. anybody else. the

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20120613:06:11:00

bush because i think you hit the right word there. he s going to speak to the heart of the party and i think he reflects in a lot of ways what typical republicans out there feel. i understand where he s coming from and his pledges, but unless you govern and have had to make those tough choices, a pledge is just a piece of paper, my friend. when you are dealing with people s lives, you are dealing with their wallets and businesses, executive leadership which jeb has a lot of, i think trumps an conversation point in that regard. i happen to know something important, which is the president of the united states believes and hopes maybe it s hopefulness, that he can get reelected this time against the forces of the far right who are aligned against him right now, that he can find people like jeb bush and others in the party that they will be red write to negotiate and have a real governing coalition. not official, but both parties actually negotiating with each other on an honest basis.

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