he managed george w. bush, who got over 40% of the hispanic vote when he ran for reelection for governor. karl rove and the people around him were trying to build a republican party through the bush family and others that would reach out to hispanics, but that s utterly different from what most of the tea party people are doing. the tea party is not necessarily an anti-immigration party, but it s kind of taken on that tenor in the house. it s a looming disaster for the republicans. anybody with any sense, and i actually put john boehner in that category know that. howard fineman, thank you a. well. up next, the dramatic filibuster in texas. will abortion rights advocates across the country use the same playbook we saw tuesday night? you re watching hardball, the place for politics.
if youa well, if you re a viewer well, if you re a viewer of reality shows, the deadliest catch, a pretty popular show you may think the conditions that those guys work in are pretty tough and they are but it s nothing compared to our next story. you really have to see this to believe it. we were all stunned to learn about the apocalyptic place in eastern india where some people are not only forced to work but also live in these conditions. our karen russo has the full story. reporter: this may well be the worst place on earth to work where young children and women often barefoot collect coal by hand atop a burning mine. entire families toil hours a day breathing in noxious fumes in the dangerous heat. they re coal scavengers who live in the small town of bokapahari.