they stillstill don't like walker. they for going to turn out i think you are going to see a large manifestation of all the passions we have seen. i don't know whether we will have the outside groups here coming to protest. but it's real and the folks feel just as strong. you hear apinger on the talk radio shows and everywhere you go. i was getting a cup of coffee this morning and a guy wouldn't let me get out of the gas station, he was so passionate. >> greta: the timing of this, june 5. this is not a good time for the democratic candidate because the university of wisconsin is 40,000 students and a lot of them are democrats, probably the greater majority. and they are the ones with the passion and do a lot of the groundwork for the democratic party. they are all gone. they have had graduation and summer school hasn't started up. it would have been better for the democrats had the contest happened a month ago because this is a flat period with the student body in the university system. >> that's probably true. we are

scott walker started this political civil war. i will end this civil war. >> governor walker. >> bob, to answer your questions it's about reforms. that's the way it started out. we don't hear about it largely because our reforms are working. that's great news not only for homeowners, for small business owners but particularly for people on fixed incomes, senior citizens and working families. our state has $154 million surplus. for the first time we've put two consecutive years with money in the rainy day fund. best of all in 2011 wisconsin gained jobs. the mayor and his allies talk about a job number that was based on a sample of 3.5% of employers. our numbers are based on a survey of 160,000 employers. that's more than 96% of employers in the state of wisconsin who are required by law to submit that information. they showed that last year wisconsin gained jobs since i've taken afs we've had more than 30,000 new jobs in the state. i understand why things have shifted. if you look at my record and compare that with our opponent the

member of this thousands of angry protesters in wisconsin yelling shame a republican governor scott walker actors union busting bills passed now is jobs on the line with a storage recall election just days away coming up next see why the outcome of this election could potentially create political the steria. plus you know that motto what's yours is mine old purley that's the type of relationship the f.b.i. wants to harness with every american citizen inventing new technology that helps them eavesdrop on your private cyber conversations we'll tell you what that means for your online data. friday may twenty fifth eight pm in washington d.c. i'm abby martin and you're watching our team usually military service medals are keepsakes they're held on for life by soldiers are passed down their family lineage however at last weekend's nato summit over fifty veterans from the nine eleven wars threw away their military medals and protest it was a symbol mostly of reconciliation for the afghan war and also act of defiance against nato military had money parties on a stasi a church brings us the story.

wisconsin will pick a challenger for scott walker. tom barrett has a slight lead over the other components. kathleen falk and state kathleen. scott walker andhe republicans haven't wasted any time. they haven't waited until the primaries are over to start pumping money into tv ads. since the beginning of the year, $18 million has been spent on political television ads in wisconsin. in 78% of that money was spent by republicans and hold it right there, yes the numbers are astonishing. every time scott walker gets interviewed over on fox news and everywhere else, he's always complaining about union bosses coming in from out of state that are trying to get rid of him when he and his party and his people are the ones spending all the freaking money. 78% of the $18 million has been spent by walker. republicans are spending an unbelievable amount of money on a gubernatorial election. they know what is at stake. they know this will have national ramifications. the latest polls out of wisconsin show that money can only take scott walker so fa

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scott walker and his allies repealed that law. veterans and women paid less, so they can have redresses in our state. those are issues important to me. treating people with dignity. making sure that that this state respects all people. >> governor walker? >> sure. paul, good question. i took an oath of office to uphold the constitution in the state of wisconsin, and it clearly defines marriage between one man and one woman. i continue to support that. what the mayor talk and is only disagreement with the facts. the facts is it's against the law today and will continue to be every day that i'm in office, against the law in the state of wisconsin today to discriminate against a woman based on unemployment, in promotion or employment itself, against a woman or to discriminate in paper based on gender. that's the law today. it's a law we've enforced and will continue to enforce and media outlet after media outlet pointed out the mayor's attacks are plain false on it. that is the law. it was the law before 2009. it's the law today. and

. >> scott walker is going national to survive his recall. mr. barrett joins me tonight. >> good to have you with us. thanks for watching. president bush famously asked the question, are our children learning? mitt romney, are we making enough money off them? mitt romney visits a charter school about success of for profit education. >> i'm told about the success of these institutions you helped found and this institution in particular and would love to get your privilege on what makes it work. >> there are real questions about whether charter schools are working including the one romney visited today. the universal blu ford charter school in philadelphia was put on warning status last year. only 27% proficient in math and 22% proficient in reading. the objectives or 72% in reading and they are behind. romney told the audience classroom size, it has nothing to do with school performance. the teachers he spoke with today took issue with romney's logic. >> i can't think of any teacher in the whole time i've been teach teaching 10 years, 13 years, wh

remember this thousands of angry protesters in wisconsin yelling shame a republican governor scott walker after his union busting bill was passed how is jobs on the line with us stuart recall election just days away coming up next why the outcome of this election could potentially create political hysteria plus you know the motto what's yours is mine apparently that's the type of relationship the f.b.i. wants to have with every american citizen inventing new technology that helps them eavesdrop on your private cyber conversations will play to what it what it means for your online data. self-defense is important right so what does it cross the line between saving yourself from dangers and becoming the aggressor will try to answer that with the help from military blogger jim hansen. it's friday may twenty fifth five pm in washington d.c. i'm abby martin and you're watching our team wisconsin governor scott walker made national headlines last year by busting up state unions remember this. governor walker's attack on collective bargaining rights caused a seventeen day occupation at the state

they show a tighter 2-point lead for walker. these same polls also show a solid lead for president obama over mitt romney. this would suggest perhaps an appearance or some kind of public backing from the president could possibly maybe bring a little more support or an appearance by joe biden or bo the white house dog could show up. the president is not expected to return to the state before the june 5th lurk shun, and not expected to even comment on this recall race. for more let's bring in graeme zielinski, communications director for the democratic party of wisconsin. also joining us is political reporter for "the national journal," alex roarty. gentlemen thank you both so much for your time tonight. >> thanks for having me on. >> graeme dealing with the substantial money disadvantage how can wisconsin democrats hope to get over the top? >> we already have made up the ground. the poll you cited was done by a real pollster not some robo poll, paid for on mother's day by some illinois manufacturer's group. our polling -- that's

and trying to give mr danders a say on whether or not their governor can take over a city and scott walker is giving millions of dollars in aid to the people of wisconsin but does he really care about the well being a wisconsin eyes or is this one hundred million dollars payout nothing more than a political stop. you need to know this on the same day that president obama and the nation took a major step forward toward marriage equality republicans in the house of representatives try to drag the nation backwards hours after the president's endorsement of marriage equality house republicans passed a measure in support of the discriminatory defense of marriage act doma has a federal ban against same sex marriage republican measure also forbids the department of justice from using taxpayer funds to oppose don't you. no wednesday was a historic day for the nation president united states coming out in support of marriage equality for the first time in history it's clear that this will be a long battle before the l g b t q mini community finally gets its full civil rights and will be in the presi

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this thousands of angry protesters in wisconsin yelling shame a republican republican governor scott walker after his union busting bill was passed how is jobs on the line with the stork recall election just days away coming up we'll see why the outcome of this election could potentially create political hysteria. plus you know the motto what's yours is mine all curly that's the type of relationship the f.b.i. wants to harness with every american citizen invent a new technology that helps them eavesdrop on your son private cyber conversations will tell you what that means for your online data. and kids say the darndest things that we've always known from t.v. going to simply hugging students or being suspended from school for the most ridiculous and try to reasons just a few minutes was comedian dean obeidallah a teacher should stop being so politically correct. it's friday may twenty fifth seven pm in washington d.c. i'm at a martin and you're watching our team wisconsin governor scott walker made national headlines last year by busting up state unions remember this. governor walker's atta

he used to campaign against governor scott walker. this race could be the end of big labor in wisconsin. scott walker's going to win pulling away, the "kudlow report's" coming back with staggering numbers on the shrinkage of labor on wisconsin. >>> i'm jane wells in los angeles with a news update. facebook finally had a good day as investors began to buy at about 2:00 p.m. eastern driving the stock up 10% from its intraday low. still, it's down 22% from its ipo price. >>> space x's "dragon" capsule landed in the ocean right on schedule this morning looking like a large scorched cork. the successful mission giving a big boost to space x and the future of spacecraft. >>> former senator john edwards after the hook after a jury found him not guilty on one count and deadlocked on the rest. the judge then declared a mistrial and ended his campaign fraud case. he was accused of diverting campaign distributions to support his mistress and child. he told reporters he did an awful lot that was wrong but did not break the law. >>> and the house

scott walker has raised $13.2 million so far this year. only about $4.4 million has come from within the badger state. two-thirds of walker's total haul came from out of state donors. not all of walker's cash is going toward his recall campaign. he transferred $60,000 to his criminal defense fund which was created to pay for his lawyers in the ongoing john doe investigation surrounding walker's time as milwaukee county executive. he's shelled out $230,000 to law firms since january. it's amazing. scott walker, he can go around the country raising millions of dollars. what does it say about the bent of his donors that they keep giving him money even though he's paying defense lawyers hundreds of thousands of dollars? amazing. going to be fun five weeks from tonight. i'm joined by kathleen falk. she's the former county executive and democratic candidate for governor. good to have you with us tonight. what is chris christie's impact on this election especially after his state just lost 6,000, 11,600 jobs in the month of march? >> it only rein

a dead heat in the upcoming recall election walker has dealt with millions of the t.v. advertising recently raised a staggering thirteen million for his campaign in just three months so what can we learn from wisconsin over the next few months and is it a preview of how the nationwide general election is going to play out. down the official ante up location tool on the phone pulled touch from the. one show on t.v. life on the go. video on demand on t.v.'s in mind the world comes and says feed now in the palm of your. question on the dot com. more news today violence is once again flared up. these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. giant corporations rule today. to emulate. the a. way it. was. the battle between grassroots organizing and big corporate money is heating up in wisconsin a new poll by arquette law school shows governor scott walker and likely democratic opponent barrett in a dead heat among registered voters in the upcoming recall election where it leads forty seven to forty six the poll shows walker losing popularity among

even internal democratic polls that have been released only show walker -- still show walker up, have him up three. now walker, how has he taken the lead? he has seen a coalescing of republican support, particularly in terms of finances. the republican governors association launched its seventh ad in support of walker pushing its total spending in the wisconsin race over $6 million. double what the dga has spent. it's given the governor a significant lead in the ad wars. instead of a referendum on union rights and government power, the race has become more and more focused on the economy and jobs. in other words, the same thing every other race is focused on. even walker's opponent, mayor barrett, has put out ads that seem to reflect the changing narrative. >> scott walker is playing tricks with job numbers because he didn't like the real ones. doesn't wisconsin deserve the truth before the election? >> we cut waste and fraud and our reforms have saved taxpayers more than a billion dollars. and by reducing taxes, we helped employers create more than 30,000 jobs. >> that mention of ref

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scott walker has been all over conservative media begging for money. he's already raked in more than $25 million to smear his opponents. walker raised 12 times more money than all four democrats who competed against one another in the primaries. tom barrett and the democrats are going to need all hands on deck if they pull this off and see walker go down the trail. that's why this headline, i'm scratching my head when i saw this. greg sergeant points occupant the wisconsin democratic party has asked the dnc for $500,000 to help out with their field operation. so far the dnc has declined. i have a question for my friends at the dnc, what are you waiting for? democrats have less than 22 days to get boots on the ground and get organized again, get people registered and get them out to the polls. there's no time to waste. when howard dean ran the dnc he had a 50 state strategy to help get nancy pelo circumstances the speaker's gavel and helped clinton get nine states. financially, it's all about writing the check. walker has the support of who, the republi

a dead heat in the upcoming recall election walker has dealt with millions of the t.v. advertising recently raised a staggering thirteen million for his campaign in just three months so what can we learn from wisconsin over the next few months and is it a preview of how the nationwide general election is going to play out. there hasn't been anything good on t.v. . it is to get the maximum political impact. before the source material is helps keep journalism honest we. we want to present. something real. bright. from science to. start on t.v. . the battle between grassroots organizing and big corporate money is heating up in wisconsin a new poll by marquette law school shows governor scott walker and a likely democratic opponent. bear out in a dead heat among registered voters in the upcoming recall election leads forty seven to forty six the poll shows walker losing popularity among voters as his numbers have declined every month since january at the same time walker has dumped millions into t.v. advertising and announce they raised a mind boggling thirty two million do

they want walker out. but the sense i had, was the "milwaukee journal sentinel" said we don't endorse having walker thrown out right now. you may have trouble with the policies or that wisconsin is a battleground between left and right. we don't like it either but we don't see recalling a governor on this basis. they are issue shopping to some extent. the bite from russ feingold said this is not the wisconsin we know and we need to move away from the stat. >> bret: recall or a regular election. >> they got a million signature for recall. that is significant. right now, the temperature is shifting toward walker. >> some of the democratic groups withdrawing their ads to look at a loss coming up. i love the way the democrats are now trying to discount the importance of the election. this is their third shot on the issue. they want to make an example of walker because they know people they have been living high on the hog with the corrupt deal, contract with politicians for half a century. walker challenge if

walker is all about busting up unions. if they can eliminate all unions, it makes it easy for republicans to win permanently, not just for this year. they would become a redstate. -- red state. this guy is outspending the democrats. he has been doing this. his opponent, 50-48. i have confidence that the ground work will work. if they eliminate all unions, how can the democrats ever win elections? host: thank you. t.j. on twitter writes -- next is a call from chicago, kathleen is a democrat. good morning. caller: good morning. first, i don't blame governor scott walker for doing what he did. everybody knew what he was. he was a union buster and he was a republican. i blame the people in wisconsin. the president went around the country almost begging people not to give the keys back to the republicans. they were so angry and had all those signs in the streets calling the president all kinds of names. i guess they thought they were hurting the president. republicans lied about jobs. haveknew dathey did not any jobs. but the p

help scott walker. the bureau of labor statistics show walker has lost over 30,000 jobs. lost over 30,000 jobs in the state. the republican governor's association isn't the only association lying for walker. now comes the national rifle association, jumping into the fray. this is your freedom. this is your freedom if tom barrett gets the chance to recall your gun rights. any questions? tom barrett has a rating of "f" from the nra. don't let tom barrett recall your gun rights. >> every democrat has an "f" from the nra. scott walker has been whining about outside money coming into the race on the democratic side. i just showed you two commercials from the nra. take a look at some of the outside republican big guns that are coming in to back walker. earlier this week, well, romney's co-chair, the campaign tim pawlenty, failed governor from minnesota, stumped for walker. louisiana governor bobby jindal plans to rally with walker on thursday. south carolina governor nikki haley will campaign with walker on june 1st and mike huckabee, you know, the guy who's got a show over on

what happens if walker wins? what's it say about america? >> i'll use walker's comments. he says that this is going to empower a lot of radical governors and all the other republicans around the country that you can overreach in government. that this is really what the people want and this is really where we have to take the country. look, they are using this and viewing this as a template to the next level of how they want to run the -- >> is the u.s. chamber behind it? >> no question. the chamber's behind it, they'll be throwing millions in there, they already have. and the more money walker spends, the more he goes downs in the polls. >> i love all-time politics. and all politics is local, except for this guy. anyway, thank you, ed schultz. watch him tonight. we'll be watching "the ed show" at 8:00 eastern. >>> when i return, let me finish with the history that president obama makes today. it was a very human statement today. let's talk about it. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics . take the pae dare to compare challenge. get healthier, stronger hair in

two months ago, scott walker was 50% in the polls. 30 or $40 million later, scott walker is about 50% in the polling. the money isn't really doing a lot except what you pointed out exciting the republican base. the obama for america campaign, the national dnc has come in with money. everybody is coordinating together working really hard to get out the vote. we know as democrats the only way to beat the governor is get out the vote. we feel very good about what we have in place. i have been to rallies all over the state. to one in madison, north, south, east, west, all democrats getting fired up, knows what's at stake here. >> in terms of the democratic party and how seriously they're taking this race. you have been at the heart from the beginning, tom barrett the democratic candidate from the beginning, everybody talking about this on tv is fully invested in this, are democrats around the country taking wisconsin as seriously as you can tell thick they should? do you feel supported -- scott walker on the right is a cause celebre for republicans coast-to-coast. >> it's more-or-less sco

yesterday's primary turnout was the highest since 1952, and anti-walker votes outnumbered pro-walker votes by 55,000. however, no one expected walker's republican primary opponent to win in an upset. so many republicans may have just stayed home. we'll have to see. democrats shouldn't get too complacent over all of these numbers. in the actual recall election, turnout on both sides is expected to be far higher. let's turn to wisconsin state senator lina taylor, who has been on the front lines since day one. she was one of the wisconsin 14 that left the state that pretty much got the ball rolling. you know what's interesting about all of this, lina, and great to have you with us tonight, is that collective bargaining does not poll very well in wisconsin. and the labor-favored candidate did not win last night. how do you break that all down? what does it mean? >> well, first of all, ed, this is about not just collective bargaining, so to say, it's about whether or not people should have the opportunity to be at the table, whether or not wisconsin with values will be respected, whether

. >> scott walker's divide and conquer bombshell is causing major problems. the washington post reports national democrats aren't helping the state party in wisconsin. mike tate is here to tell his side of the story. >>> bain capital walked away with a lot of money that they made off this plant. we view mitt romney as a job destroyer. the victims of vulture capitalism is speaking out. jpmorgan $2 billion mistake proves republicans just don't get it. >> you think we need less financial regulation rather than more? >> i think we needless. >> bart shelton on the regulation we need to stop another disaster. >>> good to have you with us. thanks for watching. a new video of scott walk materialing a billionaire donor about his plan to divide and labor might land him in hot water with the united states congress. the video of walker talking with billionaire diane hendricks surfaced in a documentary late last week. take a look. >> any chance we'll get to be a completely red state and work on these unions and become a right to work? what can we do to help you? >> we're

today, walker toured an equipment company in lacrosse, wisconsin. he was joined by a failed presidential candidate who left his state billions of dollars in debt. yes, there he is. romney's co-chair. the romney campaign knows how big the walker-barrett election is. my question tonight, does the obama campaign now how big it is? i'll have much more on this topic tomorrow night. >>> tonight, in our survey, i asked does mitt romney care more about people or profits? 4% said people. 96% said profits. >>> rush limbaugh may be too big to fail, but after his violent offensive remarks about sandra fluke, his ratings have slipped a bit. well, more than a bit. see how bad it is, next. [ male announcer ] if you think any battery will do... consider the journey of today's athletes: ♪ their training depends on technology. [ beeping, ticks ] and when their devices are powered by a battery, there are athletes everywhere who trust duracell so whether they're headed for london or the journey has just begun... they rely on copper to go for the gold. duracell. trust

gave money to the recall efforts against walker and let's see. >> boots are made for walker. >> stephanie: democratic mayor barrett is set to face walker in next month's recall. graham zielinski joins us now. hey, graham. >> thank you for having me. >> stephanie: thanks for coming on. so first what's your first take on this? was this the candidate you think is strongest that you were hoping for? tell us what's happening in wisconsin. >> we had four great candidates. kathleen faulk did so much to start the recall movement. mayor barrett is very strong. you'll see all four candidates that ran at a unity event. unlike the republican primary where they couldn't keep enough acid on each other our primary was very unified. everybody knows the stakes. everybody knows that to combat this mountain of corporate cash that is going to flood in here to buy our state again we're going to have to be unified. all of the candidates understand that all would have been great nominees. we have a very great nominee in my mayor tom barrett who i'm proud to have him here as mayor in milwaukee and he's done a gr