. >> yeah, that was the sound bite this week from hilary rosen, democratic strategist close to the white house. it got all of this started this week. hilary rosen was supposed to be a guest with me this morning but declined to appear, canceled her appearance on friday. wanted to avoid some of the firestorm over this. that was the conversation about mitt romney trying to close the gender gap. ann romney responded on twitter saying i made a choice to stay home and raise five boys, believe me, it was hard work. the debate about the gender gap got a lot more personal. it's not just political science and poll numbers. the real debate is out there. joining me now, two working moms. one a key voice in women's issues in the democratic party, new york senator kirsten gillibrand and the other, former republican presidential candidate minnesota congresswoman michele bachmann. welcome to both of you. >> thank you. >> we have a slight delay, congresswoman. i'll be careful about that. i want to start with you and ask you your thoughts after you heard all of this on both sides this week? >> i tho

hopes of a better tomorrow? that was hilarious. >>f somef that hopan enussmurunngreside ba h atefo yrsnt hi fster w does see otr urea?>>elrentry, a safer country, and a better economy. as i said before, we have -- we inherited the biggest economic mess and the worst economic times of our lifetime. we're making progress and turning that corner. we've added -- give you an example. in the so-called bush economic recovery, we lost 1.5 million manufacturing jobs. again, i sit in detroit this morning where we've added 230,000 manufacturing jobs to this economy. the first manufacturing jobs that we've added since the late to mid-1990s. those are snicant spshat wee ki. w is qteralyothe ti ttu bk. imtourba isobo osexrices donsinanououinan bacy it's a make or break moment for them. >> robert gibbs, thanks very much for being here. we'll continue to follow the debate. >> david, thank you. >>> coming up here, more on the start of this general election. i know it's been going for a while. but i want to focus on who's really going to decide this election. and the role that women play came up aga

. democratic strategist hilary rosen is back, and only here, with a few more things to say. >> also here this morning, msnbc's rachel maddow. republican strategist alex castellanos. and vice chairman of the house republican congress, congresswoman kathy mcmorris-rodgers. >>> plus, it's the morning after. a big night here in washington. the washington correspondence dinner adds a little glitz. it gives the president a chance to use some comedy as a political weapon. >> it's great to be here this evening in the vast, magnificent hilton ballroom. or what mitt romney would call a little fixer-upper. >>> from nbc news in washington, "meet the press with david gregory". >> we're going to get you caught up on a big weekend in washington with the white house correspondents dinner a little bit later in the hour. kind of like the prom in washington, d.c. we'll get to the comedy a bit later on. also my colleague brian williams will be here to preview a special hour inside the situation room. an exclusive interview with president obama and his national security team going through the decision m

hopes of a better tomorrow? that was hilarious. >> if some of that hope and enthusiasm surrounding president obama has abated four years into his first term, why does he deserve another four years? >> well, he deserves another four years because the direction this country is moving is in the path toward a stronger country, a safer country, and a better economy. as i said before, we have -- we inherited the biggest economic mess and the worst economic times of our lifetime. we're making progress and turning that corner. we've added -- give you an example. in the so-called bush economic recovery, we lost 1.5 million manufacturing jobs. again, i sit in detroit this morning where we've added 230,000 manufacturing jobs to this economy. the first manufacturing jobs that we've added since the late to mid-1990s. those are significant steps that we're taking. now is quite frankly not the time to turn back. time to turn back is somebody whose experience is in do downsizing and outsourcing and bankrupt bankruptcy. >> robert gibbs, thanks very much for being here. we'll continue to follow the

start off with what hilary rosen said about mitt romney's wife. >> his wife has actually never worked a day in with the kinds of economic issues that a majority of the women in this country are facing in terms of how do we feed our kids, how do we send them to school, and how do we -- and why do we worry about their future. >> this morning rosen returned to cnn and said this whole thing is about mitt romney, not his wife. >> this is not about ann romney. this is about the waitress in a diner in, you know, some place in nevada who has two kids whose daycare funding is being cut off because of the romney/ryan budget, and she doesn't know what to do. this isn't about whether ann romney or i or other women of, you know, some means can afford to make a choice to stay home and raise kids. >> then just last hour ann romney said this on fox news. >> my career choice was to be a mother, and i think all of us need to know that we need to respect choices that women make. other women make other choices, to have a career and raise family which i think hillary rosen has actually done herself

the country rallied around you in hopes of a better tomorrow? that was hilarious. >> reporter: funny man pete dominik was there. wait until you hear his take. >>> good morning, everyone. i'm randy kay, it is 7:00 on the estcoast, 4:00 a.m. on the west. let's get straight to the news this morning. we start with that tragic post-game party in st. louis. one person was killed. 16 others sent to the hospital when strong winds tore up a tent at a sports bar. as many as 100 others were treat for minor injuries at the scene. >> then i got hit with the metal pipes, the standards that hold these things down, the wire. we've got electric inside this tent. it's -- we had a mechanics of about everything that could have happened here. we had live wires laying on the ground. we have some severe injuries to quite a few people. >> we understand there was about 100, 150 people under the tent the time the weather came in. the music was loud. people had been, you know, in attendance at a ballgame after afternoon, and i don't think they were really aware of the seriousness of the situation. >> th

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romney has been leaning on isn't part of that 60% and that's what hilary is talking about. >> is this a creation of political media types? i've been asking that because quite honestly i haven't heard that many women talking about it. i haven't heard any. i'm sure some women are talking about it everywhere, when i talked to my mom and sisters and women i'm friendly with, no one is saying, i can't believe what hillary rosen is saying about. most people are not saying that. most people are saying i'm worried about losing my job next week. they are downsizing this. no one is talking about this except for media and political types. we checked some of the responses here from cnn.com. let's put some of them up. this is what darlene said -- let me start by saying i was a stay-at-home mom. i just wonder if rich people understand how hard we work just to survive. did they ever run out of food on wednesday and payday was friday? not to give any credence to what hillary rosen said, but there is certainly some truth to that. if you're wealthy, you can afford 5, 10, 15 nannies. some people don't ha

, for get what he said. it's all about what she said. democratic strategist hilary rosen taking heat after blast mitt romney's wife. her comments have start add passionate debate. up next, we talk about one of the most famous mommy bloggers on the web. she'll join us next. >>> is dinner a little late tonight? >> patience, papa. i had to straighten up my dressing tachblt something or someone tippedover my hand lotion. my compact was spilled all over and my pan cake makeup is missi missing. >> june cleaver was the quintessential mom, staying home, cooking dinner, cleaning house. that maybe why this comment about mitt romney's wife caused such a firestorm. >> what you have is mitt romney running around the country saying, well, you know, my wife tells me that what women really care about are economic issues, and when i listen to my wife, that's what i'm hearing. guess what? his wife has actually never worked day in her life. she's never really dealt with the kinds of economic issues that a majority of the women in this country are facing in terms of how do we feed our kids, how do we se

bring in democratic strategist keith boykin and republican strategist boris epstein. hilary rosen has since said she misspoke. did the meaning of her message get manipulated for the sake of politics? mr. epstein, you first. >> it didn't get manipulated. it was clear as day what she said. it's both a women's issue and a wider social class issue. what hilary rosen was saying is women who don't work outside the home don't work. i wonder what her opinion of martha washington, jackie kennedy is. it's a clear dig at the social classes of america. it's a disdain, it's social warfare. it has no place in politics and it's honestly wrong. >> keith, how do you see it? >> well, i remember when hillary clinton back in 1992 made a comment about not sitting home and baking cookies and everybody made a big stink about that. this is more about class and not about gender. it's a comment from one person and she's basically making a statement that i think a lot of people could understand if it's not take be on out of context. my mom started working when she was 18 and worked until she retired. a lot of w

tomorrow? that was hilarious. >> the president went zinger for zinger with comedian jimmy kimmel last night at the white house correspondents' dinner, and he wasn't afraid to go there. >> what's the difference between a hockey mom and a pit bull? a pit bull is delicious. of course, i know everybody is predicting a nasty election, and thankfully we've all agreed that families are off-limits. dogs, however, are apparently fair game. >> i want to bring in now cnn contributor will cain and mr. l.z granderson, contributor at cnn.com and a senior writer at espn. okay. that was good. wasn't it funny? did you guys like it? >> it was funny. it was funny. >> great. >> i thought he was great. >> l.z., were you surprised that the president joked about eating dogs. >> no, of course, not. i mean, you know, it's pretty much his stage so if you know people are whispering about it and it's political fodder, the best way to get ahold of it was to beat it head on. i thought he was brilliant, absolutely hilarious. i don't know who wrote the jokes but they need their own show. >> i wrote that joke. then t

three personally women named hilary rosen. i'm not sure that those represent the person we're talking about necessarily. so i really can't comment on the number of visits since i'm not sure that's accurate. >> how about the degree of this particular hilary rosen's -- >> i don't know how many times she's been here. she's not -- she's a democratic strategist. she's a cnn contributor as far as i know, and i don't believe -- i don't know how to assess her overall relationship with people here in the white house, but i do not -- i have not seen her here very frequently. >> do you expect that relationship to continue at whatever level it is? >> again, i don't know what the relationship is. let's focus on what the issue here is. this is a -- when it comes to what this administration has done for women, it begins with the president's signing of the lily ledbetter fair pay act. it continues with the emphasis on the need to put teachers back in the classroom. it continues with a variety of programs, including our opposition to the ryan republican budget and its dramatic cuts. medicare, for exam

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better tomorrow? that was hilarious. >> jimmy kimmel zings the president. but mr. obama had some funny lines of his own, including eating a dog. right? the best of the white house correspondence dinner next. first, something more serious. >> two years after the earthquake, the situation is still the same. the people are still under the tents. they don't have electricity. there is no security where they sleep. they are getting raped. in haiti, things are very difficult. before the earthquake, there were rapes happening. now, i can say, it is total disorder. >> adults are not spared. mothers are not spared. even babies are not spared. my name is malya, villard-appolon. i am a victim of sexual violence. i am on a mission to eradicate this issue so that other haitian women do not fall victim. we do awareness in the camps. we were working in 22 camps after the earthquake. now we are trying to work in others. we tell people to come out of silence. do not be afraid to say that you have been victimized. we offer psychological and legal support. we have a call center. we a compaccompany t

-- remember when the country rallied around you in hopes of a better tomorrow? that was hilarious. >> the president went zinger for zinger with comedian jimmy kimmel last night at the white house correspondents' dinner and he wasn't afraid to go there. >> what's the difference between a hockey mom and a pit bull? a pit bull is delicious. of course, i know everybody is predicting as thatty election and thankfully we've all agreed that families are off-limits, dogs, however, are apparently fair game. >> i want to bring in cnn contributor will cain and mr. . mr. l.z granderson. that was good. wasn't it funny? did you guys like it? >> it was funny. it was funny. i thought he was great. >> l.z., were you surprised he was saying that about dogs. >> the best way to get ahold of it was to beat it head on. i don't know who wrote the jokes but they need their own show. >> i wrote that joke. then there was a much different ending. if he had just flipped that it still would have been funny if he said something else, the hockey mom and pit bull still would have been a funny joke. there was a moment la

and jump on this type of controversy because of what happened with hilary rosen last week as you know her comments spread like wild fire and republicans were all too eager to jump on that. democrats were sort of back peddling away from it. when hilary rosen came out and said that ann romney had not work add day in her life. i don't think i would put ted nugen in the same category. this is starting to get into maybe the silly season of politics of campaign 2012. he is not taken, i would say, seriously on a national level, however, what he does say and you can see in that video behind me, he had a crowd around him at that nra meeting, what he does say does matter to a lot of people inside the movement to protect the second amendment. people in the nra, supportive of the nra, they -- some of them do pay attention to what ted nugent has to say. >> thanks again. president obama used to say that the silly season is upon us. >> that's right. >> thanks, jim. >> it is. yes. >> an issue that affects us, the price we're paying to fill up the tanks, republicans are blaming president obama fo

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