might. a new poll puts barrett even with scott walker. another poll puts barrett behind. john nichols has the latest. mitt romney joins donald trump and blows the birther dog whistle. in addition to the angge of e president and the citizenship of the president, i would like it to also say that the president has to spend at least three years working in business before the president can become the president of the united states. and even fox defenders are saying fox news is rotten to the core. instead of concentrating on job creation, president obama has concentrated on growing government. you will not believe the new fox and friends attack on the president. good to have you with us tonight, folks. thanks for watching. it s been less than 24 hours since mitt romney secured the republican nomination for president. now we know how he plans to win the white house. politico published a report today showing the record amount of money republican groups will
bill maher made a one-time donation to president obama s super pac. he doesn t campaign for obama on his weekly hbo show. donald trump, on the other hand, has held press conferences to officially endorse mitt romney. he actively is campaigning on tv for mitt romney. he s hosting fund-raisers for mitt romney. he s robo calling voters for mitt romney. the list goes on and on. and yet romney won t stand up to the guy and show true leadership because he believes it s a sign of weakness. i m joined tonight by msnbc political analyst krystal ball, new york one host errol lewis, and political commentator, abby huntsman. great to have you with us tonight. let s talking with krystal, about this bill maher/donald trump. is this a false equivalentsy? of course it is. and it s the same thing that they tried to pull when rush limbaugh came out and calmed sandra fluke a prostitute, they said, what about bill maher? as you pointed out, there is no comparison. and one thing you didn t mention is the
the birth certificates of presidential candidates. here s hoekstra explaining his vision of a tea party group. i d like to establish a three-person office in washington, d.c., so that in any future election, right? that someone would have to walk into that office and prove that they meet the minimum qualifications to be president of the united states. hoekstra is now defending his proposal to grow the size of government and claims it has nothing to do with president obama. i m not talking about barack obama. i m just saying, you know, this is a in the united states of america, this is a debate we should not be having. but we are having this debate, because the extremists in the republican party want us to have this debate. republicans say they want to talk about the issues, but the only issue that matters to them is defeating this president. and they are willing to do anything, say anything, and stand next to anyone until they achieve their goal. and that anyone is donald tru
amount of money really can have a huge effect on the flow of information, but voters are smart and decent and i think they ll overcome this. this will be the year of displaying heart by progressives, just how bad do you want it? robert greenwald, tom perriello, thanks for being with us. and share your thoughts on twitter @edshow. scott walker is raising loads in wisconsin. the nation s john nichols with the latest on the recall next. and donald trump isn t backing off the birther nonsense and mitt romney is just fine with all of it. krystal ball, john errol, and abby lewis will weigh in on all of that in the big panel tonight. who gets heartburn and then treats day after day. well, shoot, that s like checking on your burgers after they re burnt! [ male announcer ] treat your frequent heartburn by blocking the acid with prilosec otc. and don t get heartburn in the first place! [ male announcer ] one pill a day. 24 hours. zero heartburn.
they have obviously decided to double down on a strategy of appealing to people who are disenchanted with the democratic party after civil rights. and that includes the voter suppression laws, what s going on in florida. they ve decided, rather than trying to broaden their appeal, they re going to restrict the people who can vote. abby, your father spoke out against donald trump i was surprised he wasn t invited to the event, by the way. here he is attacking trump at an event. here it is. i m not going to kiss his ring or any other part of his anatomy. this is not about ratings for donald trump, this is about jobs for the american people. i don t like to see the dumbing down of american politics. so the question is, abby, is there room for moderates in the republican party these days? that s the question. i think we need to see what the independents think of all of this, just nonsense. are they looking at this as a positive for romney right now, that he s not standing u