message is sufficiently universal and neutral. that it should be appealing to everybody in this country and i sincerely hope that it doesn't get utilized as a political fodder in a debate. you know what, it is, that is the way it is. conservatives believe the auto loan was the wrong thing to do. they are on the wrong side of history. and their only hope politicize like the talk last friday when the job numbers came out. but the message of this ad is just too strong. >> come from behind, how do we come together, and how do we win? detroit is showing us it can be done. and what is true about them is true about all of us. this country can't be knocked out in one punch, we get back up again and when we do the world will hear the roar of our engines. yeah, it's halftime, america. our second half's about to begin. >> yeah, the big question is how do we come together? this ad was about the the strength of the of american spirit. but it also a love letter to the people who stood behind american workers to make this rescue possible. the american taxpayer. was the people that made this po

, a worker as a nurse's aide, i taught at the university level. i have a background that is nothing like the world that scott walker lives in right now when he's down in florida. that is the kind of candidate we need, a candidate that will bring wisconsin together. we have to stop pitting business against workers. we have to stop pitting the private sector against the public sector. >> senator,ive to ask you --. >> it's about bringing us together. >> one of the big issues is collective bargain, would you veto any bill that has an attack on collective bargaining? >> i went toil noil over collective bargain, didn't i? you bet. >> that is an absolute 100% you won't change it? >> no, no, no. i stuck my neck out on this long ago. >> here is another one. how are you going to counter the money, the koch brother money coming in, super pac money dropping in almost to the tune of a million dollars and probably a heck of a lot more. how will the democrats or any candidate fight against that? >> well there is no way we're ever going to match his money. it's not going to happen. and i don't mind

precedent this proposed rule would set. a lot of people think this is a good step toward universal health care, which i know you and i would be very much in favor of. i like the idea that poor women in this country are going to get an opportunity to move forward in life because obviously, it's hard for them economically especially when they get pregnant and have children at an early age. everybody is in favor of this. but when you see that the insurance company is saying that this is -- this sets a tough precedent, the precedent the proposed rule would set, doesn't that mean they are ready to fight this? >> i don't know, if the republicans and insurance industry is on one side, and women and the catholic health association and all the health care experts are on the other side, i think that is a pretty good team. i would rather be on that team. >> congresswoman jan schakowski thank you for being here. melissa harris-perry, whose new show starts february 18:00th at 10:00 a.m., great to have you with us. >> thanks. >> did the president do the right thing? >> absolutely. in fact it was a clas

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professor of english at lehigh university. go to have you with us. >> thanks for having me. >> why is this happening? why is this ingrained racism still a problem in 2012? it's just like water off a duck's back and yet a lot of people get away with it. how do you feel about it? >> it's disheartening and disappointing. there's a couple reasons why. i think you're right that the president's election causes a backlash that's been ongoing since he was elected. it's sad but there are people that are frustrated and mad and hateful just because we have black president. there's that piece of it. and then as your show and other folk have been talking about for the last six months, sadly republican presidential politics has been embracing sort of racially insensitive discourses as well. when that's going on from the grassroots up from a small group of folk who hate the fact that we have a black president, put that in conjunction with politics and pandering and small minority of folk within the republican party hanging onto racial discourses and create an environment where shock jocks and differ

michael eric dyson, professor at georgetown university and author of the book "can you hear me now"? >> that is an appropriate title, can you hear me now, we have a learning curve that has to get straightened out. sort it out for us, professor. >> it's steep, brother ed. the reality is jeremy lin has taken the nba and world by storm. there is global awareness, international acceptance, there is profound asian pride, and yet it seems to be this stingy refusal among some people to acknowledge that this is a phenomenon all should embrace and some of these ugly stereostipes reassert themselves. they are more vicious because they are unconscious, i don't doubt the people crafting those phrases or who talk about that offensive phrase used by espn, meant anything harmful but that is the point it's so deeply steeped in our own traditions, that we're unconscious and not aware, which also points to the fact we need to have more people of color not only in front of the camera but behind it as well making decisions. >> the commentator is an employee of madison square garden and being evaluated

remarks he made back in 2008 at a catholic university in florida speaking about then candidate barack obama's position on abortion. here's part of what santorum had to say. >> this is not a political war at all. this is not a cultural war at all. this is a spiritual war and the father of lies has his sights on what you would think the father of lies satan would have his sights on, a good, decent powerful, influential country. the united states of america. if you were satan, who would you attack in this day and age. there is no one else to go after. other than the united states. that has been the case for now almost 200 years. once americans pre em i sown. >> it's absurd. if a person -- i'm a person of faith. i believe in good and evil. because if you're person of faith is a disqualifier for president we'll have a small pool of candidates. >> i'm joined by bob shrum and professor at nyu and dr. james peterson, director of africana studies at lehigh university. we're talking contraception, faith, talk ag bore shun, bob, what is going on, why are they going down this road and what

and universities who receive public dollars to have intellectual diversity. the indoctrination at university level -- >> they are hiding behind tenure. >> santorum things university educated students are a harm to our economy and country. this may be the most radical conspiracy theory we have ever seen from a presidential candidate. rick santorum is staying the president wants your kid to go to school and lose his or her faith, the connection with god. he's basing his indoctrination argument on a bogus survey. he says 62% of college students lose their religion? he is quoting a survey from the cardinal newman society the catholic group that led the failed effort to stop president obama from speaking at notre dame university in 2009. of course the expert on bogus analysis is on the board of directors of that society. rick santorum relies on false information to push his obama bashing anti-university conspiracy theory. it isn't the first time he's mentioned it. he went on the attack as soon as president obama said this in the state of the union address. >> higher education can't be