well certainly just to talk about eliot spitzer because i do think that you know he acted with a lot of brave worry and it's certainly the case that a lot of people on wall street including you know quite liberal people people who have served in the cabinets of democratic presidents absolutely despise eliot spitzer so it's absolute the case there has been tremendous hostility there towards him in terms of me you know a few people have yelled at me have. i used words that were not so nice when i you know when i told my father about a few of the reactions my dad is a farmer in northern alberta and is quite you know a. he would i think himself call himself a redneck proudly and i told him he said all the tell me who that is you know i'm going to beat him up they can't talk to my daughter that way but you know on the other hand i have had some reactions which have surprised me in a positive way so there was one guy who i quote in my book of goldman sachs executives and he sent me an e-mail and it said plutocrats in the subject line and i was i don't know if you ever get those emails that

well certainly just to talk about eliot spitzer because i do think that you know he acted with a lot of brave worry and it's certainly the case that a lot of people on wall street including you know quite liberal people people who have served in the cabinets of democratic presidents absolutely despise eliot spitzer so it's absolute the case there has been tremendous hostility there towards him in terms of me you know a few people have yelled at me have. i used words that were not so nice when i you know when i told my father about a few of the reactions my dad is a farmer in northern alberta and is quite you know a. he would i think himself call himself a redneck proudly and i told him he said all the tell me who that is you know i'm going to beat him up they can't talk to my daughter that way but you know on the other hand i have had some reactions which have surprised me in a positive way so there was one guy who i quote in my book and goldman sachs executive and he sent me an e-mail and it said plutocrats in the subject line and i was i don't know if you ever get those emails that

well certainly just to talk about eliot spitzer because i do think that you know he acted with a lot of brave theory and it's certainly the case that a lot of people on wall street including you know quite liberal people people who have served in the cabinets of democratic presidents absolutely despise eliot spitzer so it's absolute the case there has been tremendous hostility there towards him in terms of in the you know a few people have yelled at me have used words that were not so nice when i you know when i told my father about a few of the reactions my dad is a farmer in northern alberta and is quite you know a. he would i think himself call himself a redneck proudly and i told him he said all the tell me who that is you know i'm going to beat him up they can't talk to my daughter that way but you know on the other hand i have had some reactions which have surprised me in a positive way so there was one guy who i quote in my book and goldman sachs executive and he sent me an e-mail and it said plutocrats in the subject line and i was i don't know if you ever get those e-mails t

well certainly just to talk about eliot spitzer because i do think that you know he acted with a lot of brave theory and it's certainly the case that a lot of people on wall street including you know quite liberal people people who have served in the cabinets of democratic presidents absolutely despise eliot spitzer so it's absolute the case there has been tremendous hostility there towards him in terms of need you know a few people have yelled at me have. i used words that were not so nice when i you know when i told my father about a few of the reactions my dad is a farmer in northern alberta and is quite you know a. he would i think himself call himself a redneck proudly and i told him he said all the tell me who that is you know i'm going to beat him up they can't talk to my daughter that way but you know on the other hand i have had some reactions which have surprised me in a positive way so there was one guy who i quote in my book and goldman sachs executive and he sent me an e-mail and it said clue krauts in the subject line and i was i don't know if you ever get those emails

. >> eliot: good evening. i'm eliot spitzer. this is "viewpoint." first it was wisconsin. then indiana. now michigan is the latest midwestern state where republican governor is eviscerating the pouf of the unions. michigan today became the 24th state to enact so-called right-to-work laws. much like the michigan senate last week, along party lines the house approved right-to-work legislation which prohibits unions from requiring members to pay dus. without hesitation earlier this evening, governor snyder signed the bill into law. there is a simple reason that laws like the one signed earlier are bad policy and bad economics. there's nothing wrong with a tough negotiation between a governor and labor unions or between a ceo and his workers. economic reality has to drive such negotiations. when i was governor, i negotiated hard but change the rules so workers cannot be effectively represented by a union takes away a fundamental right of workers to be represented on matters central to their economic well-being. it is one thing to be tough in negotiations, it is quite another t

"the young turks," see you tomorrow. [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> eliot: good evening i'm eliot spitzer and this is "viewpoint." who is afraid of the big bad so-called fiscal cliff? maybe it should be termed the nice gradual fiscal slope. we've certainly heard a lot of ceos and other financial cassandras in recent weeks prove size doom if it a deal isn't cut by year's owned. but washington, both side have dug in their heels, and the answer may be that suddenly the sliding down the fiscal slope does not seem that bad. maybe that's why the republicans leaders like speaker of the house john boehner were able to put off making a counter proposal to the president's offer until today. crossing the red line on the talks by rejecting the demind that the republicans accept a hike in the marginal tax rate for those with income over a quarter million dollars a year. my view? obviously i agree with the white house on the substance and as i have said before, their hand gets stronger over time. but sometimes a new idea can change the dynamic. here is an idea that has been around for a long time, supporte

. >> good evening, i'm eliot spitzer and this is "viewpoint." the status quo rarely lasts more than 24 hours. just ask jim demint. he has done everything in his power to perpetuate the grid lock between the white house and capitol hill including support for some far right candidates who won office in the conservative wave election of 2010 and for con turf as i haves like richard how are dock who may have cost the tea party many seats. he announced he was leaving for a lucrative post as one of the presidents of the heritage foundation. he explained. >> chad conley told the hill: >> this morning, house minority leader nancy pelosi was asked what it meant to her. the congressman reflected on his role. >> that was one of the saddest days so anyone who was a party to that, well, i wish them well wherever they are going. >> while we always wanted to wish someone well while they go on, i will not miss his often bizarre views or tea party rhetoric that defined his view on every issue he took. i'm delayed to be joint any congressman debby wasserman-schul

"the young turks," see you tomorrow [ ♪ music ♪ ] >> eliot: good evening i'm eliot spitzer and this is "viewpoint." it has been five days since the tragic shooting at sandy hook elementary school where 26 people were murdered, including 20 innocent children. today the bodies of daniel barden, charlotte bacon and caroline previdi were all laid to rest as victoria soto who was shot and killed as she attempted to shield her students when when the shooter adam lanza open fired. >> obama: the fact that this problem is complex can no longer be an excuse for doing nothing. the fact that we can't prevent every act of violence doesn't mean we can't steadily reduce the violence. and prevent the very worst violence. that's why i've asked the vice president to lead an effort that includes members of my cabinet and outside organizations to come up with a set of concrete proposals no later than january proposals that i then intend to push without delay. this is not some washington commission. this is a team that has a very specific task, to pull together real reforms right now. that those of us who

we'll see you guys tomorrow. [ ♪ music ♪ ] >> eliot: good evening i'm eliot spitzer and this is "viewpoint," with 22 days left until we go over the so-called fiscal live, and even after president obama and speaker boehner met for the first time in over a month we still appear to be no closer to a deal. but over the weekend, for the first time both sides did seem to be softening the edges of their ideological swords. today in detroit the president continued his campaign-style push for congress to pass tax breaks for those below $250,000 and allow tax breaks for the wealthy to expire. >> a lot of people are putting forth a theory, and i actually think it has merit where you go and give the president the 2% increase that he's talking about, the rate increase on the top 2%. so there is a growing body. i actually am beginning to believe that is the best route for to us to take. >> in my view we all agree that we're not going to raise taxes on people who make less than $250,000. we should just take them out of the discussion right now. >> i think if it got to the floor it would carry. >> eliot:

eliot spitzer, our good friend from ""viewpoint"" will be along as he is every wednesday more than. peter welch in studio with us and lee saunders the president of afsme who will fight back after the right to work was signed into law guy governor rick snyder. good news on the gun control front yesterday. but first. >> this is the full court press. >> on this wednesday, other headlines making news, a big sigh of relief in the media community and the world. nbc news richard engal reserved yesterday after going missing in syria for five days. he and his production team and a turkish journalist were held captive by a proceed government militia loyal to president masad. their lives were threatened several times. no ransom request. they got free at a rebel checkpoint when their captives were overcome. >> a great reporter, probably the best foreign reporter that we've got. >> sure. >> a war-time correspondent that we have. he is everywhere and seems to be fearless. he's been in syria before. it's the most dangerous country in the world today for journalists. i am so glad they got out safel

we'll see you tomorrow. [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> eliot: good evening i'm eliot spitzer and this is "viewpoint." you wouldn't think that it would be difficult to ratify an u.n. treaty that is based on existing u.s. law. but then again you might not have met the modern republican party where ideological zealots rule. on july 26 1990, president george bush sr. signed the americans with disabilities act. the bill passed the house and the senate with only 34 legislate34legislators total opposing it. yet today 38 republican senators voted no on the u.n. treaty that would extend the ada to the rest of the world. inclusion six who had voted yay on the bill in 19 ott. this was sufficient to block it. the treaty was adopted by the united nations six years ago and has since been ratified by 126 countries, just not the united states. even a last-minute appeal by former senator bob dole himself a disabled veteran, as well as every major veterans group and even the chamber of commerce could not sway senate republicans. but this is what has become of the republican party. a party whose views often dissend t

. >> cenk: "viewpoint" is up next with eliot spitzer. what do you have for us? >> eliot: first congratulations. a whole year, you made it. it is a great show. we love watching it. i have to correct you on one thing. you were quaking in your boots after that first debate. i was with you. we both said it. we were both sort of shaking but you were right. that's the good news. we have dick blumenthal with us, he'll be talking about the republican purfidy how they stopped the treaty protecting civil liberty liberty. great show coming up. >> cenk: thanks. we're looking forward to it. when we come back, the elbow of the day. that's always fun. [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> cenk: hunting deutsch was the job star in florida for governor rick scott. something we found out about him. he was taking unemployment before he got that job. now his job is to oversee people taking unemployment. from 2009 to may of 2011 he took unemployment. let me give you the specifics on that. he maxed out at $275 a week over 91 weeks. that's over $25,000 in government benefits. now if he really ne

you might want to watch ee you tomorrow. [ ♪ music ♪ ] >> eliot: good evening i'm eliot spitzer and this is "viewpoint." it has been three days since the tragic shooting at sandy hook elementary school where 26 people were murdered including 20 innocent children. it was a heart wrenching weekend of memorial services, a weekend where the entire nation wept for the 20 children whose lives were stolen away. yet another weekend where the country was forced to come to grips with a horrific gun tragedy. today the awful process of burying the child-victims began. snow with aer pozner and jack pinto were buried. last night in an interfaith memorial service for the victims, president obama delivered a touching eulogy, while at the same time saying it is necessary to take a hard look at our current gun laws. >> obama: in the coming weeks i'll use whatever power this office holds to engage my fellow citizens from law enforcement to mental health professionals to parents and educators. in an effort aimed at preventing more tragedies like this. because what choice do we have? we can't accept events l

. >> eliot: good evening, i'm eliot spitzer. this is "viewpoint." the president caved after months of republican attacks led by senators john mccain, lindsey graham and kelly ayotte on u.n. ambassador susan rice focusing on her scripted television appearances following the benghazi tragedy today ambassador rice withdrew her name from consideration to be nominated for secretary of state. in an interview with brian williams, rice pointed to the distraction the republican attacks have caused. >> today i made the decision that it was the best thing for our country for the american people that i not continue to be considered by the president for nomination as secretary of state because i didn't want to see a confirmation process that was very prolonged very politicized, very distracting and very disruptive because there are so many things we need to get done, as a country. and the first several months of the second term president's agenda is really the opportunity to get the crucial things done. we're talking about comprehensive immigration reform balanc

. >> good evening, i'm eliot spitzer and this is "viewpoint." the status quo rarely lasts more than 24 hours. just ask jim demint. he has done everything in his power to perpetuate the grid lock between the white house and capitol hill, including support for some far right candidates who won office in the conservative wave election of 2010 and for con turf as i haves like richard how are dock who may have cost the tea party many seats. he announced he was leaving for a lucrative post as one of the presidents of the heritage foundation. he explained. >> chad conley told the hill: >> this morning, house minority leader nancy pelosi was asked what it meant to her. the congressman reflected on his role. >> that was one of the saddest days so anyone who was a party to that, well, i wish them well wherever they are going. >> while we always wanted to wish someone well while they go on, i will not miss his often bizarre views or tea party rhetoric that defined his view on every issue he took. i'm delayed to be joint any congressman debby wasserman-schu

we'll see you monday. [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> eliot: good evening i'm eliot spitzer, and this is "viewpoint." after months of bloodshed in syria, the u.s. could be close to recognizing the country's rebel coalition. cairo's tahrir square is once again the scene of angry protests and as the islam mist dominated constituent assembly pushes you through the draft constitution. yes, the middle east is living down to its reputation as the world's leading source of turmoil. we start tonight in syria. the damascus airport was reopened friday following fighting that saw international flights canceled thursday republics say they destroyed regular syrian army vehicles near the airport while syrian military jets bombed damascus suburbs that are the strongholds for the rebellan. the rebels have enjoyed a series of tactical successes in the recent weeks capturing air bases and military supplies. the rebels have also scored on the diplomatic front, as britain, france, turkey and the gulf cooperation council recently recognized their umbrella group the national coalition of syrian revolutionary and opposit

"young turks." [ ♪ theme ♪ ] >> good evening i'm eliot spitzer and this is "viewpoint." we have become all too accustomed to gun violence. in recent years despite horrific tragedies, we have lacked the political will to do anything about it. now a suicide has brought it back into the public eye. livan belcher murdered the mother of his daughter and shot himself. >> here wrote jason with it lock is what i believe. if he doesn't possess a gun he and sandra perkins would both be alive today. >> half time of a football game was the wrong time to bring up the issue of gun control. wane lapierre accused costas of promoting an anti second amendment agenda. media conglomerates want to ram gun control down throats. those of us who believe in gun control should bring all the pressure we can to where it might make a difference. the white house. when president obama was in tough straights he went back and did something. i've been fighting this battle for a long time as attorney general, the governor, now for what i believe in. it's time for president obama to stand up to the bullies

let's bring in eliot spitzer. >> cenk, susan rice saying i don't want the job, i don't quite believe her. i believe she was pressured by the white house. the white house caved once again. hsbc, little tiny slap on the risk go give money to drug lords. that's what the banks are being told over and over. i can't believe it. randy winegarten about the future of labor. we're going to have a fun time talking about tax rates. >> cenk: we just did a story on the hsbc. if you're a banker, you can't kill someone we think. >> here's what you do if you're hsbc. you go down to the drug companies and say we're open for business. we make a lot of money doing this and if we get caught, we only give back a little bit to the government and maybe a little bit of our bonuses but maybe not. but if they catch you on the street with a little reefer in your pocket, you go to jail. this justice department, failure top to bottom. lenny brewer, the assistant in charge of the criminal division, horrendous. should be gone tomorrow. gone to really. >> cenk: preach it, brother. >> i am south raged. there you have

let's bring in eliot spitzer. >> cenk, susan rice saying i don't want the job, i don't quite believe her. i believe she was pressured by the white house. the white house caved once again. hsbc little tiny slap on the risk go give money to drug lords. that's what the banks are being told over and over. i can't believe it. randy winegarten about the future of labor. we're going to have a fun time talking about tax rates. >> cenk: we just did a story on the hsbc. if you're a banker, you can't kill someone we think. >> here's what you do if you're hsbc. you go down to the drug companies and say we're open for business. we make a lot of money doing this and if we get caught, we only give back a little bit to the government and maybe a little bit of our bonuses but maybe not. but if they catch you on the street with a little reefer in your pocket, you go to jail. this justice department, failure top to bottom. lenny brewer, the assistant in charge of the criminal division, horrendous. should be gone tomorrow. gone to really. >> cenk: preach it, brother. >> i am south raged. there you have

evening i'm eliot spitzer and this is "viewpoint." you wouldn't think that it would be difficult to ratify an u.n. treaty that is based on existing u.s. law. but then again you might not have met the modern republican party where ideological zealots rule. on july 26 1990, president george bush sr. signed the americans with disabilities act. the bill passed the house and the senate with only 34 legislate34legislators total opposing it. yet today 38 republican senators voted no on the u.n. treaty that would extend the ada to the rest of the world. inclusion six who had voted yay on the bill in 19 ott. this was sufficient to block it. the treaty was adopted by the united nations six years ago and has since been ratified by 126 countries, just not the united states. even a last-minute appeal by former senator bob dole himself a disabled veteran, as well as every major veterans group and even the chamber of commerce could not sway senate republicans. but this is what has become of the republican party. a party whose views often dissend to

we'll see you monday. [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> eliot: good evening i'm eliot spitzer and this is "viewpoint." after months of bloodshed in syria, the u.s. could be close to recognizing the country's rebel coalition. cairo's tahrir square is once again the scene of angry protests and as the islam mist dominated constituent assembly pushes you through the draft constitution. yes, the middle east is living down to its reputation as the world's leading source of turmoil. we start tonight in syria. the damascus airport was reopened friday following fighting that saw international flights canceled thursday republics say they destroyed regular syrian army vehicles near the airport while syrian military jets bombed damascus suburbs that are the strongholds for the rebellan. the rebels have enjoyed a series of tactical successes in the recent weeks capturing air bases and military supplies. the rebels have also scored on the diplomatic front as britain, france, turkey and the gulf cooperation council recently recognized their umbrella group the national coalition of syrian revolutionary and oppositi

"the young turks," we'll see you tomorrow. [ ♪ music ♪ ] >> eliot: good evening i'm eliot spitzer and this is "viewpoint." it has been three days since the tragic shooting at sandy hook elementary school where 26 people were murdered including 20 innocent children. it was a heart wrenching weekend of memorial services, a weekend where the entire nation wept for the 20 children whose lives were stolen away. yet another weekend where the country was forced to come to grips with a horrific gun tragedy. today the awful process of burying the child-victims began. snow with aer pozner and jack pinto were buried. last night in an interfaith memorial service for the victims, president obama delivered a touching eulogy, while at the same time saying it is necessary to take a hard look at our current gun laws. >> obama: in the coming weeks i'll use whatever power this office holds to engage my fellow citizens from law enforcement to mental health professionals to parents and educators. in an effort aimed at preventing more tragedies like this. because what choice do we have? we can't accept eve

we'll see you guys tomorrow. [ ♪ music ♪ ] >> eliot: good evening, i'm eliot spitzer, and this is "viewpoint," with 22 days left until we go over the so-called fiscal live, and even after president obama and speaker boehner met for the first time in over a month we still appear to be no closer to a deal. but over the weekend, for the first time both sides did seem to be softening the edges of their ideological swords. today in detroit the president continued his campaign-style push for congress to pass tax breaks for those below $250,000 and allow tax breaks for the wealthy to expire. >> a lot of people are putting forth a theory, and i actually think it has merit where you go and give the president the 2% increase that he's talking about, the rate increase on the top 2%. so there is a growing body. actually am beginning to believe that is the best route for to us to take. >> in my view we all agree that we're not going to raise taxes on people who make less than $250,000. we should just take them out of the discussion right now. >> i think if it got to the floor it would carry. >> eliot: as

." >> eliot: good evening. i'm eliot spitzer. this is "viewpoint." it has been four days since the tragic shooting at sandy hook elementary school where 26 people were murdered including 20 innocent children. the tears continue today as the coffins of james mattioli and jessica rekos were carried from st. rose of lima roman catholic church to their final resting place. on capitol hill, the pressure continues to mount for legislators to pass meaningful gun legislation. today the brady campaign to prevent gun violence held a press conference in front of the u.s. capitol featuring families whose lives have been affected by gun violence in an effort to make the emotional case for gun control. one of the speakers was a father whose son was in the hallway of sandy hook when the shooting began and was fortunately saved by heroic teacher. >> i'm andre i'm father of bear nikachuk, my son miraculously survived the shooting. every time something like columbine, virginia tech or aurora are happening i would avert my eyes and i will still think something will be

. >> eliot: good evening. i'm eliot spitzer and this is "viewpoint." it has now been six days since the tragic shooting at sandy hook elementary school where 26 people were murdered children. funerals continued for the victims as today grace mcdonnell, benjamin wheeler allison wyatt, catherine hubbard and jesse lewis and teacher annemarie was laid to rest. the task force met for the first time today. at the top of the meeting, joe biden stressed the task force will look at all factors contributing to gun violence including mental health and cultural issues. a balanced approach the democrats see as a way to garner republican support for modest gun control. >> gun control in reasonable ways, yes but also mental illness, violence and those kinds of things, when i talk to my republican colleagues in the senate who are pro nra in the last few days, they express that over and over again. but even a balanced approach to curbing gun violence may not be enough to sway house republicans. >> vice president's recommendations come forward we'll certainly take them

coming, young turks. [ ♪ music ♪ ] >> eliot: good evening i'm eliot spitzer. and this is "viewpoint." syrian forces continue to fire scud missiles at rebel fighters. >> we made a decision that the syrian opposition coalition is now inclusive enough, is reflective and representative enough of the syrian population that we consider them the legitimate representative of the syrian people in opposition to the assad regime. >> eliot: this recognition by the u.s. is a major step forward for the syrian rebels even though the president was quick to say they do not support the chaos in the country. >> there is a small element of those who oppose the assad regime that are, in fact, affiliated with al-qaeda and iraq, and we have designated them as a terrorist organization. >> joining me now to help us understand what this means in syria and the larger context of the middle east, from the hoover institution, one of the most astute observers of middle eastern politics. thank you for joining us. >> thank you very much, governor. >> eliot: is this recognition by president ob

i think he's put himself in a position where he could sort of follow the eliot spitzer project ri and a long-term recovery and he's put himself in that position because he did not lie about the situation after it has happened and you compare that t situation, highly embarrassed and problematic, something that's survival if he had dealt with it in a more forthright manner from the very beginning. his undoing is the fact that he continued to lie about the actions after the fact and put himself in the position where people really evaluated him from the trust perspective and came to the conclusion they could not trust him going forward because of how he handled the situation after the fact. if you take those two, still very concrete and extreme examples, most people are not going to find themselves in those types of situations but they each took a different path and general petraeus, he has a chance to put in place a long-term comeback plan whereas i think congressman wei 234e ner to someone out of a job. >> looking forward and politics angle, i read recently something that you said in an

." >> eliot: good evening. i'm eliot spitzer. this is "viewpoint." it has been four days since the tragic shooting at sandy hook elementary school where 26 people were murdered including 20 innocent children. the tears continue today as the coffins of james mattioli and jessica rekos were carried from st. rose of lima roman catholic church to their final resting place. on capitol hill, the pressure continues to mount for legislators to pass meaningful gun legislation. today the brady campaign to prevent gun violence held a press conference in front of the u.s. capitol featuring families whose lives have been affected by gun violence in an effort to make the emotional case for gun control. one of the speakers was a father whose son was in the hallway of sandy hook when the shooting began and was fortunately saved by heroic teacher. >> i'm andre i'm father of bear nikachuk my son miraculously survived the shooting. every time something like columbine, virginia tech or aurora are happening i would avert my eyes and i will still think something will be d

yesterday afternoon former new york governor eliot spitzer suggested it might be time for major investors in cerberus to pressure the company to get out of the gun business. last night one very large investor, the california teachers pension fund did start to make a move in that direction. they said they were reviewing their investment in cerberus capital in light of friday's school shooting. that was late yesterday. and then at 1:00 a.m., at 1:00 a.m. eastern, cerberus announced it will be selling the freedom group, that big gun company it spent years building up. one part of the freedom group that cerberus is now selling is bushmaster, the company that manufactured the gun that connecticut authorities say was used to kill all of the children who died in friday's killings. again, that announcement from cerberus happen at 1:00 a.m. and that was the start of a whole day long worth of lots of other unexpected changes. apparently all precipitated by friday's shootings. the retail chain dick's sporting goods today suspended sales of modern sporting rifles, ar-15 style rifles at all of its sto

. >> eliot: good evening. i'm eliot spitzer and this is "viewpoint." it has now been six days since the tragic shooting at sandy hook elementary school where 26 people were murdered including 20 innocent children. funerals continued for the victims as today grace mcdonnell, benjamin wheeler allison wyatt catherine hubbard and jesse lewis and teacher annemarie was laid to rest. the task force met for the first time today. at the top of the meeting, joe biden stressed the task force will look at all factors contributing to gun violence including mental health and cultural issues. a balanced approach the democrats see as a way to garner republican support for modest gun control. >> gun control in reasonable ways, yes but also mental illness, violence and those kinds of things, when i talk to my republican colleagues in the senate who are pro nra in the last few days, they express that over and over again. but even a balanced approach to curbing gun violence may not be enough to sway house republicans. >> vice president's recommendations come forward we'll

yesterday afternoon former new york governor eliot spitzer suggested it might be time for major investors in cerberus to pressure the company to get out of the gun business. last night one very large investor, the california teachers pension fund did start to make a move in that direction. they said they were reviewing their investment in cerberus capital in light of friday's school shooting. that was late yesterday. and then at 1:00 a.m., at 1:00 a.m. eastern, cerberus announced it will be selling the freedom group, that big gun company it spent years building up. one part of the freedom group that cerberus is now selling is bushmaster, the company that manufactured the gun that connecticut authorities say was used to kill all of the children who died in friday's killings. again, that announcement from cerberus happen at 1:00 a.m. and that was the start of a whole day long worth of lots of other unexpected changes. apparently all precipitated by friday's shootings. the retail chain dick's sporting goods today suspended sales of modern sporting rifles, ar-15-style rifles at all of its sto

not eliot spitzer money when you are visiting escorts but a pretty fair amount of money in the prostitute apparently charged five bucks. which was an enormous amount of money. so lincoln says to her maam, i have to tell you, honest abe, can't afford it. i only have three. she no speed so there's a possibility he will pay her when he gets the money. what we know is either a because lincoln got embarrassed or b his honor got the best of him but once she said to lincoln you can pay me later or this one is on the house, lincoln ran out the door. they say when you visit a prostitute there should always be happy ending. this is not from personal experience by the way but in this case it was not a happy ending. what i thought i would do for the main body of my remarks my remarks is to know you a couple of my favorite stories, not just about mistresses in history but more importantly about presidential characters. don't worry, there are some juicy stories here as well. oneone of them involves our 22nd and 24th presidents, grover cleveland. when grover cleveland was a young man there was a controv

eliot spitzer was quoted saying how great this was. chuck schumer was one of the sponsors in the u.k. labor was running the u.k. and even the critics said this report showed that even the labor is kind of spending far too much money on the nhs at least they give regulation right. so there was a very widespread bipartisan kind of economic faculties of the western world bought into this and that played a very big role. the other thing and this is a big difference between now and the response to the industrial revolution. government exists now and people no know government and the necessarily like it. in particular, americans or canadians are think about the olympics and the british choosing not as a symbol that was good good about britain. all for you to another book that is a great book called the submerged state. it's by woman called to send that letter was a political scientist at cornell. it's really interest them because what she argues is there is kind of this bipartisan deal since the reagan era to kind of hide funding of state se

with eliot spitzer. this man burns the candle at both ends. he is willing to join us at least once a week he does every wednesday morning to comment on the issues of the day. hey, elliott, good morning. >> good morning. burn it too much except one week i forgot to call in. other than that, we do okay. >> you are not that far from washington, but i am interested -- >> emotionally we are very far away. >> okay. i am interested even with the benefit of 500 miles how does this for the prospects for a deal on fiscal cliff look from your perspective? >> you know -- >> do you think it's going to happen. >> short answer is i don't know because i see two trends simultaneously. one, you hear voices in either party saying, hey, it wouldn't be so bad if we go over the cliff. some of the hysteria attendant to the whole notion of the cliff is being -- dissipating. on the other hand, if you look at the numbers, they are not that far apartment. you know, honestly, it's not as though we are dealing with major tectonic plates moving in separate drksz. the presi

eliot spitzer will join us toward the end of the hour from current tv, of course. president jim hoffa, president of the hemster's union, in michigan, mad as hell. he will tell us all about it and kitty kelly, great historian, biographer, great all-around person. he has a great new book about john f. kennedy in studio with us but first. >> this is the full court press. dan: other headlines making news on wednesday, in sports the suspicions of the new orleans saints in the bounty head program has been overturned, the former n.f.l. commissioner who has handled the appeal of the participators for a reward program for hard hits and games. he said the entire case has been come tamnated byt sot the suspensions are being vacated. two of the three players have been allowed to play while their appeals have been pending roger goodell not happy. dan: williams is gone. yesterday we brought you the story to charlie sheen giving money to lindsey lohan but to a better cause. anger management star is giving away $75,000 to a 10-year-old girl fighting cancer. this, after he met her

. >> i was on the eliot spitzer show with a dude that was like not only is romney going to win, he is going to win all of his home states. >> did he also mean california where he has a house in la jolla? >> yes. >> no oh my god! >> stephanie: that's so sweet. >> bless his heart. >> stephanie: all right. tina great stuff at contributor.com. happy holidays. >> happy holidays honey! >> stephanie: there she goes. [ applause ] [♪ "world news tonight" theme ♪] >> stephanie: republicans not budging on taxes, democrats resisting steps like raising the eligibility age for medicare. 65% of the american people agree with the president on both of those issues. boner said serious differences -- >> serious differences! >> stephanie: remain between him and the president after serious offers. >> he disagree with my new offer which is the same as my old offer! it's a serious disagreement. >> stephanie: president started $1.6 trillion in new revenue, he made a new offer of $1.4 trillion. >> flabbergasted! >> stephanie: right. so he responded with the same offer. also pressing for an increase in med

. >> i was on the eliot spitzer show with a dude that was like not only is romney going to win, he is going to win all of his home states. >> did he also mean california where he has a house in la jolla? >> yes. >> no oh, my god! >> stephanie: that's so sweet. >> bless his heart. >> stephanie: all right. tina great stuff at contributor.com. happy holidays. >> happy holidays honey! >> stephanie: there she goes. [ applause ] [♪ "world news tonight" theme ♪] >> stephanie: republicans not budging on taxes democrats resisting steps like raising the eligibility age for medicare. 65% of the american people agree with the president on both of those issues. boner said serious differences -- >> serious differences! >> stephanie: remain between him and the president after serious offers. >> he disagree with my new offer which is the same as my old offer! it's a serious disagreement. >> stephanie: president started $1.6 trillion in new revenue, he made a new offer of $1.4 trillion. >> flabbergasted! >> stephanie: right. so he responded with the same offer. also pressing for an increase in med

eliot spitzer has a great piece in slate this weekend, if you taxed half of a percentage you would fix the entire economy. you don't have any country without the middle class. what are you rich people going to run? >> stephanie: yeah. mitch mcconnell listen to this for a minute. >> what the president is really interested in is getting as much taxpayer money as he can, first by raising taxes on small business -- >> lie! lie! >> -- and then on everybody else. >> can one of steph's trolls call in and defend this guy. >> i have never seen this before! i'm flabbergasted. >> i demand a heated rock in my terrarium. >> my shell will protect me if i fall off the fiscal cliff. >> stephanie: nothing he said there was true. he doesn't want to raise taxes on everyone else. he wants to lower them on 98%. >> he wants the tax rate to go back to where it was. >> exactly. >> every line of that was a lie. >> stephanie: the president. >> obama: i'm encouraged to see there has been some discussion on the part of republicans acknowledging the need for additional revenue. as i indicated the only way to get t

eliot spitzer has a great piece in slate this weekend if you taxed half of a percentage you would fix the entire economy. you don't have any country without the middle class. what are you rich people going to run? >> stephanie: yeah. mitch mcconnell listen to this for a minute. >> what the president is really interested in is getting as much taxpayer money as he can, first by raising taxes on small business -- >> lie! lie! >> -- and then on everybody else. >> can one of steph's trolls call in and defend this guy. >> i have never seen this before! i'm flabbergasted. >> i demand a heated rock in my terrarium. >> my shell will protect me if i fall off the fiscal cliff. >> stephanie: nothing he said there was true. he doesn't want to raise taxes on everyone else. he wants to lower them on 98%. >> he wants the tax rate to go back to where it was. >> exactly. >> every line of that was a lie. >> stephanie: the president. >> obama: i'm encouraged to see there has been some discussion on the part of republicans acknowledging the need for additional revenue. as i indicated the only way to get t

john stewart, and steven colbert, and denis leary, and susie essman, dee snyder and of course eliot spitzer killed. [ laughter ] >> stephanie: it's at the 93 and y. and it is going to air tonight? >> yes, it's a two-hour special, and it will be air a bunch of times in december so people can keep donating if they want to it's a terrific thing. >> stephanie: listen we all know -- they have re-aired our show so many times, we could be a prison documentary. and you can still donate right? >> yeah. people just donate $10, if millions of people donate $10, that's a lot of money. >> stephanie: exactly. >> and this was particularly resonant because a lot of the comedians on the show are from new york. >> stephanie: yes. you are no stranger to this. gop aid asks why don't we wait a few months to deliver sandy disaster relief. >> wow. why? >> is that what they are saying? >> stephanie: yeah there is another showdown between the white house and congress this one over disaster relief funds for sandy. they basically are saying do we have to do it right now? >> oh my god, they are just unbelievable. unti

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spitzer wrote an item on his blog. at the time, it was not clear that you will that they were going to take any action. there was a question about whether they should be donating money to education programs. clearly overnight -- >> they're putting it up for sale. >> let me read what they sale. they said it's apparent that the ansi hook tragedy has raised questions regarding gun control to a new level. our role is to take positions for investments. it is not our role to take a role regarding gun control. >> they're going to take a hit on it right now, too. >> i imagine they will. >> not the best time to be selling. >> in truth, it looks like it's been quite a successful investment for them. again, will there be a tremendous discount selling? >> right. >> you don't know. but given that other teachers pensions and others did have stakes in this and probably are now saying, we've got to get out of here, this is -- >> they sold it probably law enforcement agencies and the military. >> absolutely. and i should say colt defen