where she stands on whether to vote about the filibuster and where manchin also stands too, outside of that. i think what we are seeing right now is a very strong effort for democrats and also allies and civil rights leaders to make it very clear how important this bill is, even if they can t get the votes to pass this week and they won t get the votes to pass considering how the senate is right now. we can only expect that this issue will be compounded even further into the year, into the midterms, and knowing that they re going to double down on this message of how to have a coalition, how to bring a deal to the table that s going to make sure something gets done, if that is the electoral count act or something else that is much more aligned with sinema or manchin and all democrats aligned too. thank you so much and to garrett of course and to blayne alexander in atlanta. joining me now is patrick gas par, president and ceo at
but we re pressing now. patrick gaspar, thank you very much, good to see you as always on a very significant day, a day of remembrance and of service. thank you, patrick. thank you, andrea. and truth and consequences for the world s number one tennis player facing the music for his refusal to get vaccinated. that s coming up. this is andrea mitchell reports on msnbc. mitchell mitchell reports on msnbc. i think they look good, man. mm, smooth. uh, they are a little tight. like, too tight? might just need to break em in a little bit. you don t want em too loose. for those who were born to ride there s progressive. with 24/7 roadside assistance. -okay. think i m gonna wear these home. -excellent choice. we were alone when my husband had the heart attack.
houghton, south africa, just outside his home. here s part of a statement by the mandel laz read by a spokesman a short time ago. the mandela household is no more with us physically, but his spirit is still with us. we have lost a great man. a son of the soil whose greatness in our family was in the simplicity of his nature. in our midst. a family leader who made time for all and on that score, we will dearly miss him. nelson mandela died on thursday. he had been fighting a recurring can lung infection. memorial services are planned all next week with a national day of prayer and reflection tomorrow. the funeral is next sunday, december 5th. joining me now the united states ambassador to south africa, patrick gas par. i m glad to have you here.
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this is the ed show. as ed would say, let s get to work. mitt romney s middle class tax increase. he pays less, you pay more. on the air and on the stump, president obama is drilling mitt romney over his middle class tax hike. and the romney team is trying to change the narrative. that report you referenced is a joke. tonight, karen finney and the dnc patrick gas par on the politics of romney s ongoing tax nightmare. and dean baker on the policy implications. and why on earth is twitter getting on the great young gymnast gabby douglas over her hair? i ll explain in the dyson-ary. president obama has mitt romney on the ropes over a tax plan that doesn t add up and would raise taxes on the middle class from mr. romney. just one day after a damning independent analysis, the obama campaign put out an ad that will air in eight battleground states. mitt romney made $20 million in 2010 but paid only 14% in