From newtown. they really turned things around up there on the hill. and i think people have started to realize that they need to bring all assets to bear in this battle. and that s part of what michelle obama has been doing. so i don t believe republicans fear her, in particular, over others, but i think everybody is now going to be making this a central issue and putting real faces on this gun debate. that s why you see at least temporarily the gun lobby again back on its heels. right. joy, it s no surprise that rush limbaugh marked the first lady s moving tribute to hydeia pendleton. that would be expected. in the middle as he choked on his own bile, he had a nervous breakdown. take a listen. so when i hear the president say, if i had a son he d look just like trayvon, i know what he s doing. when i hear a first lady compare herself to a murdered teenager, i know what she s doing.
Seen a time where it has been so deeply felt. a small number of people having such a huge impact. i, myself, bought extra guns, extra ammo in anticipation of all this nonsense. what does it take for us to change what we are seeing unfold? my child is gone. hydeia pendleton was me, and i was her. newtown, connecticut, deserves a vote. they all deserve a vote. let s get right to our panel. joining me here in the studio is joy reid, managing editor of the grio.com. jimmy williams is an msnbc contributor. and, of course, the great dane ma milbank is a columnist for the washington post. joy, we saw a little bit there of the first lady speaking in chicago. about hydeia pendleton, the teenager who was shot by a gun after performing the president s inauguration. it was a rare speech because first ladies generally don t get involved in such a high-temperature issue. yeah. no, and you know, i ve seen michelle obama on a couple other
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More than half way. this is dead on arrival. how do you see this meeting us halfway? barack obama. the time is now. the time is now. it s a comprehensive immigration bill. i m optimistic we re going to get to done. i turned havana into atlanta. i got white house clearance. what about sandals? they don t have a brutal dictator and don t imprison people for speaking out. i m about to show you something you re not accustom to seeing. as nra members, as a-rated members, this bill done allow government infringement. they start heckling you and i guess start calling you a murderer and terrorist. you can go down to a gun show. of course gun owners are okay with background checks. they ve already got their guns. so what are you waiting for? the game changer is what happened with those beautiful babies. a lot of politicians sadly taking advantage of the horrific tragedy that happened in newtown. grace mcdonnell, age 77. victoria soto. i don t know that i ve e
And israel. with tensions rising throughout the region, is iran now the greatest threat? our policy is to prevent iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. will syria s civil war spill over? assad s regime must understand they will be held accountable for the use of chemical weapons or their transfer to terrorists. i ll ask the president s one-time middle east peacemaker, george mitchell, is now the time to kiss and make up? this is piers morgan live. you know i m passionate about the issue of guns in america. you ve heard a lot of heated debate on this show on both sides. well, tonight, i m going to talk to five men who probably know more than most of us about guns and in particular the aftermath of the acrossty of newtown. they re police chiefs in and around newtown. all of them having experience and trauma of that terrible day at sandy hook elementary school. sadly, the toll of guns doesn t end there. colorado s prison chief tom clements was gunned down in the doorway of his h