wrestle joann reid, doug thornle is a democratic strategist and former national press secretary for the dccc. and gang, it s great to have all of you here we hear the congressman talking about, and the side by side blows your mind. debbie wasserman schultz, congresswoman and also the party chair of the dnc appeared on the last hour with richard lui talking about this. listen to her take. they re willing to take us over the fiscal cliff essentially controls john boehner, preventing him from being able to make any reasonable deal to avoid taxes increasing on 98% of americans and 97% of small businesses. being held hostage.
past the stark front pages you will find renewed debate over guns in america and the price of freedom. joining me now here on the set. joann reid, managing editor of i m awfully glad you re here. joann, we had colorado governor hick enlooper who was saying yesterday that we cannot postpone any further this debate on gun control. that s the executive of a very pro gun state. yes. so do you think this is the tipping point for whatever reason to finally get something done? you know what, i think we keep saying that these events as horrific as they are and as they accelerate are going to be the tipping point. we thought virginia tech would be that. we thought the gabby giffords shooting would be that. we thought the awe rourora shoo would be. but this is an entity that has a strangle hold on our politicians, the national rifle association have a strangle hold on congress people in both
i m alex witt. it is a day of questions and fresh insight about the sandy hook elementary school shooting. there is information about the gunman, how he entered the school and killed 20 children and six adults before he killed himself. we have established the point of entry. it s believed he was not voluntarily let into the school at all. that he forced his way into the school. but that s as far as we can go on that. in a moment, chris janzen in connecticut with more on that news conference. first compelling new information about the shooter and what he did in the days before the attack. nbc s pete williams is in washington. pete with a good day, what have you learned? reporter: alex, the connecticut authorities have not yet formally identified the gunman, but we re been told and i think it s widely known it s adam lanza is his name, 20 years old who was living with his mother. they say the shooting actually began that morning about three miles from the school at the ho
mike huckabee did a victory lap on fox news earlier. let s take a look. this is a big day. not for chick-fil-a but for america and people who believe that the first amendment applies to everybody, including christians. we have 45 seconds. if you ain t doing a victory lap there for popeye s i m not interested, but the point is, what do we make of this? is this something about freedom of expression or about the state? i think this is a misinterpretation of what the first amendment means. the first amendment does not say you have a right to have a franchise of chick-fil-a wherever you want. there s no one who has prevented the head of chick-fil-a from saying whatever he wants and believing whatever he wants. 20 seconds. to punish someone for their beliefs and to go after them in this way, and then to use government again to bar them from doing getting zoning permits, et cetera, is a dangerous step. maybe we ll make the colonel give us his secrets next. joann reid and susan d
that s a date that will live in infamy along with those other dates. wow, that was not a fireside chat by fdr. i m joined by joann reid and republican strategist susan del percio to whom i ll turn first. is expanded health care coverage on par with a terrorist attack, for real, though? no, i promise. no. end it there. i mean, and there is a point to be made. they say there s a religious carve-out here, but it s not the case. and you know, the work around still does put a lot of religious institutions in a bind. that being said, preventive care of any sort as far as i m concerned is a great thing. all of these things that are being done for women are fantastic, especially in a day and age where viagra is covered. so we re talking about preventive health care, saving lives, versus, you know, other things that are covered. so i have no problem with that.