With the approach of halloween, the season of ghosts, spooks and pranks is upon us. Among them, the Republican Party line on the Affordable Care act and its impact on jobs and Economic Growth. And in case you need a recap, heres senator marco rubio earlier today. Obviously, i believe it should be repealed and replaced. But one of the most fundamental powers and responsibilities of members of congress is to fund things or not fund things. And i certainly dont believe we should be funding an Insurance Law thats going to do so much harm to the American Dream and to the american economy. Yes, that was the grand rationale that led to the Great AmericanGovernment Shutdown of 2013. You know, the one that cost the nation 24 billion in lost economic productivity. And, by the way, some people think it was done brilliantly. The shutdown was so magnificent, run beautifully. Im so proud of these republicans. And that is because they have branded the Republican Party as the anti obama care party. Yes, they certainly have done that. And thats where the great punking of america comes in. Because while republicans were crying out to kill obama care, save the economy, the white house offered up the chairman of its council of economic advisers to describe what actually happened. Instead, what we did in october was a selfinflicted wound that will subtract from jobs when we eventually learn the jobs number for october. Thats right. Thanks to the gop shutdown, sales growth slowed, jobless claims soared. Economic confidence plunged. And estimates showed gdp growth in the Fourth Quarter will be reduced anywhere from 2 10 to 6 10. Thats the marvelous ann coul r coulters definition of magnificent, all in the service of a branding effort on behalf of the gop. And its an effort that boehner and company have every intention of carrying on into the foreseeable future. Cue todays response to a late jobs report for september. Showing an added 148,000 jobs, the jobless rate ticking down to 7. 2 . And to that steady more than threeyear trend of job growth and job creation and growth, House Speaker john boehner issued a statement of righteous fury aimed at republicans newest, greatest obsession. Healthcare. Gov. Quote, todays report shows the president has more than a troubled website to fix. He has a troubled economy. Weakened by years of failed stimulus policies and excessive red tape. Thats why, in the weeks and months ahead, republicans are going to continue to work, to stop the president S Health Care law. And to pursue pro growth policies that strengthen our economy and expand opportunity for all americans. Right, that sounds familiar. But will have republicans rev up for shut down part deax, they might want to look at the numbers. Because theyre starting to sound a bit like sally brown. I had to listen to you you blockhead what a fool i was you tell em, sally. Lets get right to our pam. With us in new york is contributor joy reid, of the grio. Com and Maria Theresa kumar, president of voter latino. Joy, can you explain to us how the redfaced Speaker Boehner or orangeface, depending on what you prefer, how he has the gall to say he is beyond Economic Growth when hes been behind a republican shutdown that reduced growth by 24 billion . I think he might have win those talking points a couple months ago and wheeled them out. By the way, 126,000 of those jobs were in the private sector. So the problem republicans and john boehner have now is that their argument is complicated and doesnt work. Theyre trying to say that the Affordable Care act kills jobs. But the jobs number is the best its been in five years. Theyre trying to say it stops entrepreneurship in the private sector, but private sector jobs growth is the bulk of the job creation were seeing, and really the slow down in jobs has been in Public Sector hiring, because the republicans have insisted on getting rid of Public Sector jobs. It doesnt make sense. And i cant say this enough. The thing theyre saying is, the bullet in the heart of the economy is people being able to buy Health Insurance from private insurers. It doesnt make a lot of sense as an economic argument. Well, thats it hasnt even started, right . And it hasnt even started. Health care hasnt started. So thats where their theory, what theyre trying to promote to the American People, breaks down. Because all you can do right now is enroll. But health care itself doesnt start until january 1. They say its a train wreck and destroying jobs for three years. They dont have any solutions and dont know how to Talk Straight to the American People. And at this point theyre saying a website. Its not health care itself. Its a website that well answer that in a minute. I understand that republicans are now channelling their inner mark zuckerberg. But while talking about the website, what about some salient acts about the Affordable Care act. 3. 4 million Young Americans up to age 26 now have health coverage. That Insurance Companies can no longer deny coverage to those with preexisting conditions. And thats something, by the way, that is supported by 83 of americans. That some 24 million americans currently without Health Insurance will be able to buy it, thanks to subsidies. And another 13 million will be covered for Medicaid Expansion. What is the song and dance about here . Martin, i was at the white house yesterday when the president addressed this at the rose garden. And he principally said this is a winwin for the American People and i think thats what the republicans afraid. Do you know that six out of ten americans can now get Health Insurance for less than 100 a month. Thats unheard. And if youre a pregnant woman, for those down that road, for most part, they could not get Health Insurance before, because that was a preexisting condition. It no longer is. Being pregnant was a preexisting condition. Yes. Fantastic. What a great system. And thats a system that they want to maintain, as republicans. Exactly. So its its a if you want that narrative, you want a continued war on women. And thats not a good narrative for the Republican Party. Right. Joy, if Speaker Boehner and i address to both of you, really, wanted to do something about Economic Growth, would he have not got behind the Senate Proposal on comprehensive Immigration Reform . After all, what does the cbo say . The senate bill would increase gdp by 700 billion in 2023. Right. By 1. 4 trillion by 2033. I mean, again, he says hes for pro growth. Right. Economic policies and job creation. And yet they do absolutely nothing when confronted with the prospect of doing so with the senate bill. Right. And the thing that makes no sense, if you want Economic Growth but you dont want to tax anyone who is existing, paying taxes, why would you not want to create more legitimate taxpayers who can pay into the system and help shore up the economy . Theyre saying they dont want to do that. They dont want more income coming in. Theyre saying dont get that second job or add more hours to your work but they dont want to do anything that would increase this is actually one of the few things that will theyll actually address the issue of national security. Thats what the republicans claim they really care about is securing our border. Number two, they want to inject to the economy without increasing taxes but the cbo said it also shows roughly 10,000 jobs are going to be added to our economy monthly. And more importantly, you actually provide a fair wage for all the American People, because all of a sudden, folks that are right now currently being paid under the table, they wont be. They actually have to all of a sudden make sure they have a competitive just like every person. And certainty for employers. Because the other issue, and e verify went down during employers couldnt even verify. Never mentioned that. Right. So the point is, now you would have certainty for businesses and republicans are used to be the party of business before they became the tea party. And businesses need the certainty of knowing that who theyre hiring and they wont be fined or penalized. But joy, everything youre both saying is about Economic Growth and job creation. Right. But none of these things are being picked up by republicans. And yet their kdeceitfulness an lying to the nation, schlag off the numbers and say theyre pro growth. Im still looking for one thing. Give me one thing. Well, and theyre lying principally not just to the American People but their own base. Theyre lying to their core v o voters and saying if we stop people from being able to buy Health Insurance, youll have a job. What they really need to do, talk to the gop republican governors who actually have to govern and expanding medicaid, because they realize they have a population that is in need and they have to address the issues. First as a governing body all they do is legislate. Yes, sure, you could identify what youre funding and who youre funding but youre not seeing those programs or the need on the ground. No, i have to mention, the president and first lady attended Parent Teacher conferences at their Daughters School earlier today. Do you think the president may have asked for teacher tips on how to handle adolescents the lesson for john boehner once you lose respect of your students you cant lead the classroom and he has lost control of his students. There is still hope for john boehner. He has to eventually confront those 40 or 50 people and say, if you dont get me the votes, im going to get 100 moderate or conservative formerly conservative republicans and theyre going to be my guarantee. Youre going to be irrelevant. Youre either going to vote with me or im going to get these guys and theyre going to do it. Thats what a strong peeker would do, thats what nancy pelosi would do. Either the tea party is going to make sure he goes down in flames or the establishment. Someone is. Maria Theresa Kumar and joy r d reid, thank you for joining us. Coming up, how to defeat goliath. Well talk to challenger Barbara Buono about her effort to unseat one of the most popular governors in the country. And what was behind Chris Christies surprising decision on samesex marriage . The formalities are out the way. Time for the special moment this couple has been waiting for all their lives. Do you wish to be joined in marriage . Yes. Yes. Yes and i wish to join you. Not in marriage, but join you together. Too late, it already got weird. All right you may hug your mayor what the hell leave them alone this is not about you have hail damage to both their cars. Ted ted is trying to get a hold of his insurance agent. Maxwell is not. Hes on geico. Com setting up an appointment with an adjuster. Ted is now on hold with his insurance company. Maxwell is not and just confirmed a 5 30 time for tuesday. Ted, is still waiting. Yes maxwell is out and about. With teds now exgirlfriend. Wheeeee whoo later ted online claims appointments. Just a click away on geico. Com. You know, tom. You must be the thinnestskinned guy in america. Gayle. None of your business. Did i stay on topic . Are you steward . On topic. Next question. Do you think that is a confrontational tone, then, you know, you should really see me when im pissed. Ah, yes. Everyones favorite acerbic encore. Probably unwise not to tell our next guest Chris Christie is almost certainly to be reelected next governor of new jersey, nor that his president ial material or nor that his habit of calling people jerk or idiot is indicative of strong practicing mattek leadership. Well do all three with our next guest, state senator, Barbara Buono, welcome to our broadcast. Nationally, mr. Christie has developed this fantastic image of himself as a nononsense principled, pragmatic kind of guy. How does that reputation square with the fact that the state now ranks 44th in job creation, where the Unemployment Rate is 8. 5 , not 7. 2 . And where property taxes have gone up almost 20 under his leadership . Well, you know, i do take issue with your first statements. Are you beating me . He better not can his chicken so fast. New jersey focuses according to the polls, he looks as though hes pretty well ahead. Well, you know what they say about polls, its a snapshot in time. And in new jersey, we make our decision a couple weeks out. And we just went up on tv last week so people were communicating our message. People are out there listening to it. And its resonating. And you really expressed our platform right there. This governor is wrong on the issues. We have an economy in emergency that has fallen flat, bottom of the barrel in Economic Growth. This governor doesnt have an economic plan. He has taken a page out of the trickledown economics we voted against in the last two president ial elections. So how do you credit his success . People in new jersey are burdened under the highest property taxes that they have seen ever. People are out of work. We have the highest unemployment in the region and the lowest so why is he so popular . Theyre not focused. Hes a good entertainer. Governor omalley hes an entertainer . As governor omalley said, if you cant govern, you better well entertain. And he is entertaining. But you know what, no amount of youtube videos or latenight wise cracks on letterman or snl can erase the fact this governor doesnt have an economic plan. His social issues, stance on social issue are in sync with, i dont know, sarah palin. Certainly not new jersey. Not now, because he supports gay marriage or certainly not litigating against it, is he . That couldnt be further from the truth. This governor has stood against gay marriage for four years. The Supreme Court of new jersey, thank goodness, backed him into a corner. He had no choice. He reacted to the rule of law. They said, hey, listen. They denied his motion to stay in lower court decision, saying that words do matter. You are denying gay couples their equal rights under the law. But he was backed into a corner. He reacted to the rule of law. So was that a principled position or was that simply him being pragmatic . This governor, one thing you can say about him. You can be sure, he will say whatever it takes to get reelected. You heard him in boston before the rnc. He said if you want a candidate that believes in ideology, someone that has some conviction, im no not youre guy, because im in it to win. During a recent debate, mr. Christie argued he was perfectly healthy to carry out his duties andits hard to assume he isnt. He did a great job over Hurricane Sandy and so on and led the state in that way, i guess, fairly successfully. Youve published your own medical records, which describe you in excellent health. Would you like him to do the same . You know, i think its really not a question of what i would like. Its whether or not the people of new jersey, the voters think thats relevant in the election. But what im focused on, the fact there is 400,000 people out of work. This governor doesnt have an economic plan. I get it. And we have discussed that. What im asking is, do you think that his physical condition is an issue . And as i said, i think its up to the voters of new jersey to make that decision on november 5th. What. Do you think . I think that the moderator asked my governor and myself at the first debate whether or not we would release our medical records if we were asked. And we were asked. And i released them. The governor hasnt. Okay. We didnt answer the question, i forgive you. During the last debate, you asked christie whether he regretted raising money for americans who helped bring the shutdown about. Let me play a bit of his response. I dont regret it at all. In fact, what i regret is what we see in washington, d. C. Thats been typified by the awful partisanship by both sides. How do you i mean, he says hes opposed to the shutdown. And yet on the other hand, he wont condemn those who brought it about. Well, exactly. And i think that there isnt he said there is enough blame to go around. Quite frankly, i dont think there is. I think its squarely at the feet of the Republican Party. And some of them have taken responsibility. The governor likes to, you know, throw his sound bites out there. But you cant erase the fact that he campaigned for, raised money for, the architects of the shutdown. In fact, if he cant condemn them, then i think hes as guilty as the crazy element in the Republican Party driving that train off a cliff. Final question. Can you make up the deficit in the polling current to win this election . Absolutely. As i said, were up on tv. We dont have as much money as this governor does. You dont. No. But we do have matching fund, two for one matching funds in new jersey. And, you know, on the issues, if we can get our message out there, and we are, and we have by the way, we have the same team that got de blasio