0 mechanics. people want to know how you stood there for 12 hours plus. almost 13 hours. it s not easy. my feet were hurting and you can t leave the floor and you can t sit down. you can t use the restroom or anything. you were told that? it s a rule that is kind of known. the staff knows the rules better so they gave me the advice on what to do and the staff works for the republican and the democrat side. they inform me what you can and cannot do. you ask the question, people can ask you and there is a protocol or you lose the floor. they go to see if you can make a mistake. it doesn t happen very often. it s hard to get recognized when it s not a designated time. most is controlled by the leadership. this happened to be a time. this was on both computers. did they know you would do this? no. in fact we didn t know we would do it that day. we got a lot of information. it s an issue we are interested in and think it should be easy for the president to say americans not engage
absolutely. you better this this or you are going to be weak. the president wasn t doing this in a vacuum. lyndon johnson knew vietnam was a failed war, but felt the pressure. the president triples the number of troops. at the time, we thought it was a disastrous idea. he has another chance. will he have the courage to stand-up to the john mccain s and lindsay grahams and generals who say we need to stay there another five to ten years. if not now, when? if he doesn t do it and stays the course and the republican nominee runs to the left saying bring the troops home. will they vote for them on that issue? i do not. i don t think you will see a republican running to the left. i think there will be kav yachts. hen you hear the republicans talk now, they are talking
benghazi. he said he was going house-to-house to kill everybody. it s a city of 700,000 people. what would we be saying now, if we allowed it to happen? you are a key supporter. all the republicans on the stage of the debate seeming to waiver from what s a traditional republican position on national security. i wonder what ronald reagan would be saying today? what would he say? that s not the republican party of the 20th century and now the 21st century. it s not the republican party that has been willing to stand-up for freedom for people for all over the world, whether in granada or in our enduring commitment to encountering the soviet union. welcome to morning joe. good morning. it is monday, june 20th. with us on set, mark halprin and steve rattner, joining the table this morning. a lot to talk about. willie is back, with his voice. got it back. joe is back. are you mad about the sound byte? we salute john mccain for his service to this country. i want t
would prohibit state debt by loan in any form. in massachusetts, let me ask you, barney frank. how are you going to pay for the big healthcare package in massachusetts when you are rolling the state tax back, the sales tax, from 6.25% to 3%? maybe you should also cut the size of government in massachusetts. just a suggestion. republicans have an historic opportunity here to end business as usual. it s time for the trent lott and the lindsay grahams of the world to go bye-bye. shh. you be quiet. tuck yourself in. go away. bye-bye. remember, trent lott said the tea party was no big deal. and the g.o.p., well, we are just going to have to coopt it when we get here. are you now? you know, lindsay, john mccain, trent, maybe you should just sit down. hey, maybe you guys can get into the backseat and barack obama can join you in there. because both of you clowns
and the outcome depends on you. by the time we meet again tomorrow, you will have you know what? make a promise to yourself right now that you will have exercised to vote by the time we meet tomorrow. if it means you re late for tomorrow s show, well where are you priorities, man? don t be late. we have dvrs for a reason. it s not 2008 anymore. this time, washington, america is awake and ready for real change. it s up to you, america, to chart the course for the future of the republic. it s time for your voice to be heard. it s time for you to cast your vote. glenn: hello, america. it s election eve. democrats are all curled up in the fetal position. just bracing for the bad news. according to the polls, it s almost certain to be bad news. the question is how bad will it be? gallup released a poll number. among likely voters republicans have a 15-point lead over the democrats. gallup said this gap is unprecedented in their polling history. but may i feed a little bl