Let me finish with this. When you look at the faces at st. Peters square how can you not have hope . Those faces glisten with the excitement and possibility that the Worlds Largest church could have a leader who will deliver us to an era of openness, honesty, compassion, and social justice. All this could happen because francis i, thats the name he took, holds tremendous power. As we watched him tonight present himself, we saw how he was calling the shots minute to minute, not operating according to the prescribed choreography directed to him by the vatican officials there. I believe thats a good small sign perhaps of things to come. The last thing we need is a pope locked into the woodwork over there. As a catholic i am so hopeful. I want a pope who cares about the welfare of the humble people, those without power. Whether a poor farmer in latin america or an alter poor trapped. And thats hardball for now. Thanks for being with us. The ed show with ed schultz starts right now. Good ev
i understand there is a video that s been on the internet. the secret video that began a political collapse. in this case, it s completely wrong. for the first time, you ll find out all the details. what was it like in the room? what did mitt romney say that was so offensive? and who shot the secret video that changed the course of history? what is your name, and what are you all about? my name is scott prouty. i m a regular guy. middle class. hard-working guy. you know, i think i would like to think i have a good moral compass. and a core. and i think i have a little bit of empathy. i think i have a little more empathy than mitt romney had. i don t know how i would describe myself, but i was behind this. this whole thing. i was bartending that night for the romney fund-raiser. let s talk about may 17th.
potential game changer. the recording that ignited a media firestorm. i understand there s a video that s been on the internet. the secret video that began a political collapse. in this case, it s completely wrong. for first time you ll find out all of the details. what was it like in the room? what did mitt romney say that was so offensive? and who shot the secret video that change the course of history? what is your name. what are you all about? my name is scott prouty, i m a regular guy, middle class, hard working guy. you know, i think i have a good moral compass and core and i think i have a little bit of empathy, i think i have more empathy that mitt romney had. i don t know how i describe myself, but i was behind this whole thing, bartending that
a lot of words got twisted in the 2012 presidential campaign, as they always do, but no words were more carefully or accurately reported than romney s comments about 47% to the american people. i ll never convince them that they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives. those were his words. those were mitt romney s words. and we all heard him say that because scott prouty gave that video to david corn of mother jones, and then david brought it to the world. so in honor of david corn s big scoop, the most important scoop of the 2012 campaign, i m going to give david corn the last word on this tonight. writing for mother jones today under the headline mitt romney s incredible 47% denial actually i didn t say that, david corn s last line was romney still cannot take responsibility himself. right now, seven years of music is being streamed.