and another thing too that a lot of reporters seem to have had some trouble with was the cost associated. so when you wanted to look up some documents, it cost $25 per hour for a researcher, so that became quite an expense in some cases. cal borchers and david corn, thanks for joining me tonight. sure thing. a pleasure. coming up, michele bachmann has gone too far for the republican establishment and now it s bachmann versus john mccain. and guess whose side newt gingrich is on? and in the rewrite tonight, the nra continues to fight for freedom. the freedom for american mass murderers to not have to reload before firing a hundred bullets. [ man ] ever year, sophia and i
look at the skirmishes with these five members of congress, who ask a very practical question. what is the impact of the muslim brotherhood in the u.s. government? do you share that concern? absolutely. and so newt gingrich has once again decided to align himself with the bat crap crazy wing of the republican party and its out-of-control leader, michele bachmann. so far, it s newt, michelle, and four republican house members, trent franks, louie gohmert, and lynn westmoreland against the speaker of the house of representatives, john boehner, the house intelligence committee chairman, mike rogers, and senators john mccain, lindsey graham, marco rubio, and a number of other republican lawmakers. here s senator mccain speaking for the establishment
and we have some new designs for our off the cliff campaign buttons. nicholas smith from glendale, california sent us two versions of his button. benjamin pendleton from spotswood, new jersey, sent us these. and john of albany, new york, sent us this one with the thelma and louise touch. for an explanation of what happens if our government goes off the cliff on new year s eve, you can go to our website, thelastword.msnbc.com. coming up, team bachmann calls john mccain numbnuts. the republican party s having some big problems uniting before their convention. whose side is mitt romney on? numbnuts or the bat crap crazy side? and in the rewrite, how wayne lapierre and the national rifle association support the freedom of american mass murderers to use the weapons of their choice over your freedom
chris cillizza, author of the gospel according to the fix and krystal ball, thank you both for joining me tonight. thanks, lawrence. coming up, it s the bat crap crazy wing of the republican party against what s left of the establishment wing of the republican party. michele bachmann versus john mccain. and newt gingrich has picked his side. and later, you ll meet the man trying to bring sanity to the sixth congressional district in minnesota by running against michele bachmann. and in the rewrite, the biggest lie the nra tells is about freedom. whoa, look at all those toys.
the lever on election day with a guy that they really actually don t like. chris cillizza, author of the gospel according to the fix and krystal ball, thank you both for joining me tonight. thanks, lawrence. coming up, it s the bat crap crazy wing of the republican party against what s left of the establishment wing of the republican party. michele bachmann versus john mccain. and newt gingrich has picked his side. and later, you ll meet the man trying to bring sanity to the sixth congressional district in minnesota by running against michele bachmann. and in the rewrite, the biggest lie the nra tells is about freedom. what s with you?