G: Grover, G: Governance

Senator Tom Coburn talks with Ezra Klein about his objections to Grover Norquist's anti-tax pledge and the way Norquist defines a tax increase - objections increasingly shared by new Republican legislators. (The Rachel Maddow Show)

Greece a bank run with a twist

Paul Krugman, Nobel Prize-winning economist and columnist for The New York Times, talks with Ezra Klein about what's at stake in the "country run" that is threatening to destroy the Greek economy. (The Rachel Maddow Show)

Paper plane proxy pitcher a lesson in unfair advantage

Ezra Klein explains how the use of a ringer paper airplane thrower is a metaphor for the unfair advantage the wealthy have in using their money to make more money. (The Rachel Maddow Show)

Improving economy undermines Romney narrative

Ezra Klein highlights as series of awkward campaign appearances by Mitt Romney in which his narrative of a failed economy was undermined by improving economic conditions in the state where he was campaigning. (The Rachel Maddow Show)

Ugly echoes of 2008 encroach on Romney message

Melissa Harris-Perry, host of “Melissa Harris-Perry” on MSNBC and political science professor at Tulane University, talks with Ezra Klein about the Mitt Romney supporters recycling tactics from the failed McCain campaign. (The Rachel Maddow Show)

Inequality of income, inequality of opportunity

Ezra Klein remarks on how wealth brings economic opportunity and wealth inequality yields opportunity inequality in a cycle that worsens the income gap. (The Rachel Maddow Show)

Arsenio Hall talks politics

Arsenio Hall's show changed the face of late night TV, and modern presidential campaigning. Twenty years later, Hall weighs in on that moment in history, our current politics and his role on Celebrity Apprentice. (The Ed Show)

Great debate on whether Rev. Jeremiah Wright is still fair game

Is it fair to criticize President Obama for his past at Rev. Jeremiah Wright’s church? Radio and tv talk show host Armstrong Williams, MSNBC political analyst Michael Eric Dyson and Ed Schultz discuss. (The Ed Show)

President Obama might not be on the ballot in Arizona

Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett claims after sheriff Joe Arpaio launched an investigation into the birth certificate he got over 1,200 e-mails from concerned constituents asking him to do an investigation of his own. Now he says if he doesn’t receive confirmation from Hawaiian officials of an authentic birth certificate, President Obama’s name could be left off the ballot in November. (T...

Trade tariff on China levels the playing field

A big move by the government on solar energy means a lot for manufacturing jobs in America. Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio joins Ed Schultz to explain what the latest move means for fair trade with China. (The Ed Show)

Billionaire Entrepreneur argues he's not a job creator

Republicans have been saying that taxing the wealthy only hurts the job creators. Billionaire Nick Hanauer says he's not a job creator and makes the case for raising taxes on the rich, in order to boost the buying power of middle class consumers.  He talks with Ed Schultz about changing our thinking about taxing the rich. (The Ed Show)

Romney picks the wrong bridge to nowhere

Mitt Romney and other Republicans continue to oppose stimulus spending unless it's politically beneficial to them. Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich tells Ed Schultz why we need an influx of infrastructure spending now. (The Ed Show)

Ed: ‘They say it’s all about vetting the president’

Ed Schultz offers a preview of Friday’s show, including the right’s hypocrisy on presidential religion, Romney’s remarks on a bridge stimulus project, and birtherism reappearing in Arizona. Let’s get to work! (The Ed Show)

You’ll be glad to know

Bill Wolff, executive producer for the Rachel Maddow Show, shares a preview of Friday’s show – why the country of Greece is super important right now, with some help from Paul Krugman. Plus Senator Tom Coburn is on the show to talk taxes, and the implications of Facebook going public. (The Rachel Maddow Show)

May 18: ‘When in doubt, attack the preacher’

Chris Matthews previews the topics and issues discussed on Hardball on Friday, May 18, 2012. (Hardball)

Conservatives hit Obama from left, right on all issues

Mother Jones’ David Corn and the Washington Post’s Eugene Robinson join Hardball to talk about anti-Obama conservatives’ obsession with resurrecting the Rev. Jeremiah Wright controversy, and conservative claims that President Obama was never properly vetted. (Hardball)

Romney releases first general election ad

Democratic strategist Bob Shrum and Salon.com’s Joan Walsh discuss the Romney campaign’s first general election ad that shows what a Romney presidency would do for the country, and what Team Obama can and should do to respond. (Hardball)

HHS Sec. Sebelius heckled by anti-abortion activist

HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius was interrupted by an anti-abortion activist during her address at a Georgetown University commencement ceremony Friday. (Hardball)

Ariz. Sec. of State voices doubt over Obama’s citizenship

Arizona’s Secretary of State says he’s waiting for the President’s birth certificate to be verified, even though it already has been. (Hardball)

Can Obama gain support from veteran voters?

Chris Matthews talks with BuzzFeed’s Michael Hastings and Joe Sestak, former Pennsylvania congressman, about President Obama’s outreach to veterans, and whether or not the President can win over the veteran vote, which has traditionally gone to the Republican Party. (Hardball)

Gingrich gives Obama advice on Bain attacks

Newt Gingrich is criticizing President Obama for attacking Mitt Romney’s Bain Capital record. A little hypocritical, isn’t it? (Hardball)

Matthews: Romney's economic plan is the same as George W. Bush's plan

Chris Matthews says that Mitt Romney’s economic plan is exactly like George W. Bush’s plan, and that electing Romney would do nothing but put America back on the same downward spiral that Dubya did. (Hardball)

Buzz Bissinger talks about new book, relationship with savant son

Chris Matthews talks with “Friday Night Lights” author and journalist Buzz Bissinger about his new book “Father’s Day,” the true story of his relationship with his mentally-disabled son Zach and their journey across the country together. (Hardball)

Health secretary faces protests at Georgetown University

Andrea Mitchell reports live from the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, D.C., and is joined by the Washington bureau chief of USA Today, Susan Page, as they discuss the protests at Georgetown University on Friday that Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius faced while delivering the university's commencement speech. (Mitchell Reports)

Wright or wrong? Vetting GOP claims that Obama was never vetted

Salon.com’s Steve Kornacki, Democratic strategist Julian Epstein, and Lehigh University’s Dr. James Peterson analyze conservative attempts to use Rev. Jeremiah Wright again as a campaign issue, and also why Arizona’s Sec. of State is raising the “birther” speculation again. (Martin Bashir)

Krugman: Speaker Boehner, Paul Ryan ‘completely deluded’

Nobel Prize-winning economist and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman joins MSNBC’s Martin Bashir to discuss his new book, “End This Depression Now!,” and also why Republicans’ austerity-only path will make a bad economy worse. (Martin Bashir)

Top Lines: Romney, Biden, Martin, and Belushi

VP Joe Biden channels John Belushi, fire scares Steve Martin, and Romney stands by what he said…whatever that was, in the week’s Top Lines. (Martin Bashir)

Romney repudiates Rev. Wright ad, stands by Wright comment

Politico’s Ken Vogel and author Goldie Taylor join MSNBC’s Martin Bashir to dissect Mitt Romney’s latest statement “I stand by what I said, whatever I said,” which he said while repudiating a Rev. Wright attack ad. (Martin Bashir)

Bashir: Will Facebook stock ultimately be a bust?

MSNBC’s Martin Bashir analyzes the much-discussed Facebook IPO – not to mention a founder’s repudiation of his American citizenship – and what this may tell us about the United States in 2012. (Martin Bashir)

Boehner, GOP kick the tires on a second debt ceiling fight

Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., joins MSNBC’s Martin Bashir to discuss Speaker Boehner and House Republicans’ attempt to revisit last year’s debt ceiling debacle. (Martin Bashir)

Bashir: Mitt Romney news conference reveals ‘an empty suit’

MSNBC’s Martin Bashir gives the last word to his cat after Mitt Romney’s “I stand by what I said, whatever I said” remark about Rev. Jeremiah Wright on Thursday. (Martin Bashir)

Facebook starts trading stock

Founder Mark Zuckerberg is hoping to make a lot of friends on Wall Street and billions of dollars as Facebook goes public. CNBC’s Jon Fortt discuss. (Mitchell Reports)

Reforming agriculture, technology to produce more food for Africa

President Jakaya Kikwete of Tanzania and Bono join Andrea Mitchell Reports how any initiative to increase agriculture or product will produce more income for the people of Africa so they can obtain the food and nutrition they need. (Mitchell Reports)

Bono on reversing food insecurity

President Barack Obama has issued a call to action for world leaders to attack poverty in African by expanding agriculture. Singer Bono talks about the immediate goal – lift 50 million people out of poverty over the next decade. Bono also comments on the recent release of the Facebook IPO and how he’s slated to become the richest musician because of it. (Mitchell Reports)

Obama announces new $3 billion food initiative

USAID’s Rajiv Shah explains how 45 businesses will invest in reforming agriculture at the grassroots level to help alleviate hunger in Africa. (Mitchell Reports)

G-8, NATO Summits being held this weekend

Elisabeth Bumiller of the New York Times and Richard Stengel of Time Magazine preview the upcoming meetings. (Mitchell Reports)

Daniels on the Indiana Senate race, 2012 election

Gov. Mitch Daniels, R-Ind., talks about the Indiana senate nominee Richard Mourdock, his view on Simpson-Bowles, and explains why he’s not interested in being vetted as a Mitt Romney vice presidential pick. (The Daily Rundown)

Panel: Romney’s road ahead

Politico’s Joe Williams, NBC’s Mark Murray and MSNBC contributor and Voto Latino Executive Editor Maria Teresa Kumar talk about the Latino vote and Mitt Romney’s path to the presidency. (The Daily Rundown)

Panel: Lacking a third party candidate

A Daily Rundown panel talks how American’s Elect was unable to get a third party candidate on the ticket and give their shameless plugs. (The Daily Rundown)

Five time Jeopardy champ rates Todd’s appearance

Rep. Rush Holt, D-N.J., joins The Daily Rundown to look at the highs and lows of Chuck Todd’s appearance on Jeopardy and talks about budget battles on Capitol Hill. (The Daily Rundown)

Too big to manage? Discussing the week in JP Morgan

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon sat down with "Meet the Press" moderator David Gregory for another round of interviews, and Gregory discusses with the Morning Joe panel about his talk with Dimon. Harvard's Michael Porter, Fortune’s Andy Serwer and "Meet the Press" moderator David Gregory join the conversation. (Morning Joe)

Very Last Word: A good day for Obama

Politico’s Maggie Haberman says the fallout from  the Joe Rickett’s plan has kept Mitt Romney “very much off his message.” (The Last Word)

Very Last Word: Return of Rev. Wright

In an exclusive web video, Dorian Warren dissects the racial overtones in the Joe Rickett’s memo. (The Last Word)

Mario Batali completes Food Stamp Challenge

Celebrity chef Mario Batali joins MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell to share his experience completing the Food Stamp Challenge: try eating on the equivalent of a food stamp budget ($1.48 per meal) for one week. (The Last Word)

Rewriting Ben Stein on presidents

While talking to Bill O'Reilly Fox News guest, actor, and writer Ben Stein suggested that President Nixon was much smarter than Pres. Obama. In the Rewrite, MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell sets the record straight. (The Last Word)

Venture capitalist: the middle class are the job creators

In an exclusive interview with MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell, Amazon investor and multi-millionaire Nick Hanauer argues that middle-class consumers do more to create jobs than the super-rich. (The Last Word)

What’s the motive behind Ricketts’ Obama attack ad?

On The Last Word, Politico’s Maggie Habberman and Washington Post’s Jonathan Capehart join MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell to discuss Joe Ricketts and the controversial, anti-Obama proposal and how sports socialism may come into play. (The Last Word)

Planned super PAC attack against Obama

MSNBC’s Lawrence O'Donnell asks New York Magazine’s John Heilemann, former DNC communications director Karen Finney and Columbia University assistant professor Dorian Warren if President Obama campaign benefits from the Wright super PAC revelation. (The Last Word)

Day in news: Thursday, May 17

Another crazy Republican billionaire has emerged with an idea about how to get you to hate the president. And while you're at it, he wants you to open an account at TD Ameritrade and buy Chicago Cubs tickets. (The Last Word)

Heckuva job Andy!

Ezra Klein shares an exchange of letters between a boy who is requesting federal disaster relief funds for his messy room, and Ronald Reagan, who suggests he turn it into a one-man volunteer project. (The Rachel Maddow Show)

Romney cites Clinton, takes none of the lessons

Jared Bernstein, former chief economic adviser to Vice President Biden, now a senior fellow at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, talks with Ezra Klein about why Mitt Romney and Republicans haven't learned anything about how tax cuts increase the deficit and ignore the lessons of the Clinton administration despite citing him on the campaign trail. (The Rachel Maddow Show)

The harmful effects of filibuster abuse

Congressman Keith Ellison talks with Ezra Klein about why he supports the Common Cause lawsuit arguing against the constitutionality of the filibuster, which has made the Senate dysfunctional and hurt people who should be helped by majority-supported legislation. (The Rachel Maddow Show)

Robots respond to brain control

Ezra Klein offers a look at new technology that allows a stroke victim to control a robot arm with her brain. (The Rachel Maddow Show)

Feds forced to step in where right-wing governors reject health reform

Ezra Klein explains how Republican governors pandering to the far right in their party by rejecting the responsibility of creating health care exchanges are only handing the job (and the fate of their state) to the federal government. (The Rachel Maddow Show)

Romney sees greed's silver lining

Ezra Klein shows that despite the risk to the economy and taxpayers, Mitt Romney sees the risky trading that resulted in the loss of billions of dollars by JP Morgan as a good thing because someone was able to exploit it for financial gain. (The Rachel Maddow Show)

Romney upset by criticism of his record, supporters plot anti-Obama smear

Gene Robinson, columnist for The Washington Post, talks with Ezra Klein about Mitt Romney's sensitivity to having his record criticized and false equivalency he draws between attacks on the record he's running on and a campaign based on character assassination. (The Rachel Maddow Show)

What Chris Christie doesn't 'got'

Ezra Klein shares clips from the recent video for the New Jersey Press Association's Legislative Correspondents Club featuring Newark Mayor Cory Booker and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. (The Rachel Maddow Show)

Karl Rove weighs in on Walker recall

Karl Rove and the rest of the Republican Party know how important the Wisconsin recall election is, and Rove has offered his support for Walker. Mayor Tom Barrett, Walker’s democratic challenger for Governor, talks with Ed Schultz. (The Ed Show)

Senators introduce a proposed penalty for Saverin

Senators Chuck Schumer and Bob Casey have introduced legislation that would penalize people like Eduardo Saverin. Saverin renounced his U.S. citizenship before the company he co-founded, Facebook, went public.  Plus, Senator Bernie Sanders wants Jamie Dimon to step down from the New York Fed. (The Ed Show)

JP Morgan losses may pass $3 billion

The losses for JP Morgan are getting bigger, even as the bank turns a profit for the second quarter. Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren joins Ed Schultz to discuss the JP Morgan mess and what it means for the American economy. (The Ed Show)

Ricketts Family doing damage control

The fallout continues over a proposed 10 million dollar attack ad campaign on President Obama, reportedly bankrolled by billionaire Joe Ricketts. Ed Schultz talks with MSNBC Political Analyst Richard Wolffe and Sam Stein of the Huffington Post. (The Ed Show)

Race baiting injected into presidential campaign?

Is race baiting being introduced into the presidential campaign with a new attack campaign involving Jeremiah Wright? Ben LaBolt, National Press Secretary for the Obama campaign responds to the attack ad. (The Ed Show)

Ed: ‘This will rile up the liberal base’

Ed Schultz offers a preview of Thursday’s show, including the GOP’s new campaign tactic, JP Morgan’s growing losses, and the latest in the Walker recall. Let’s get to work! (The Ed Show)

Never simple, but always makes sense

Cory Gnazzo, senior show producer for the Rachel Maddow Show, shares a preview of Thursday’s show – Mitt Romney expresses love for former (Democratic) President Bill Clinton, plus the Super PAC scandal of the day takes a few dozen weird turns, and we have some cross-franchise fun – a story both geeky and heartwarming. (The Rachel Maddow Show)

Romney deflects questions on new anti-Obama attack

Republican strategist Todd Harris and Democratic strategist Steve McMahon join Hardball to discuss the resurrection of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright controversy, Mitt Romney’s response, and why the issue is being brought up again now as an attack on the President. (Hardball)

Conan O’Brien proposes new slogans for Romney

Late night comedians are having a laugh at Mitt Romney’s expense, from new campaign slogans to re-enactments of Dubya’s endorsement. (Hardball)

Biden takes Romney campaign to the mattresses

Vice President Biden isn’t afraid to point fingers on the campaign trail, bringing Mitt Romney up by name over a dozen times in one speech. (Hardball)

Matthews on birther supoprters: Who votes for these political quacks?

The birther movement is still alive and kicking, and Rep. Mike Coffman is the latest to bring the issue back into the spotlight. (Hardball)

Romney invokes Clinton in attempt to appeal to liberals

MSNBC’s Alex Wagner and the Huffington Post’s Howard Fineman discuss Mitt Romney’s attempt to call up Bill Clinton’s legacy to help him on the campaign trail, despite Romney’s previous statements criticizing Clinton’s policies. (Hardball)

Archbishops protest HHS Sec. Sebelius speech at Georgetown

Chris Matthews talks with the Washington Post’s EJ Dionne about the protest to keep Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius from speaking at Georgetown University because of her support of affordable access to contraception. (Hardball)

Matthews: Reduce abortions by promoting birth control, not protesting pro-choice speakers

Chris Matthews addresses anti-abortion activists and says that the number of abortions can be reduced by promoting safe sex practices, which includes the use of birth control. (Hardball)

Reviving the Rev. Jeremiah Wright controversy

Chris Matthews talks with NBC’s Chuck Todd and the National Journal’s Major Garrett about the attempt by the right to bring back the Rev. Jeremiah Wright controversy as part of an anti-Obama agenda. (Hardball)

May 17: ‘Jeremiah was a bullfrog!’

Chris Matthews previews the topics and issues discussed on Hardball on Thursday, May 17, 2012. (Hardball)

An exclusive one-on-one with Koch Industries general counsel

MSNBC’s Martin Bashir interviews Koch Industries general counsel Mark Holden. (Martin Bashir)

GOP distancing itself from Super PAC’s ‘hate porn’ anti-Obama ad

Mother Jones’ David Corn, Salon.com’s Joan Walsh, and the Washington Post Jonathan Capehart analyze how quickly Republicans -- including Mitt Romney at a live news conference -- distanced themselves from a Super PAC’s proposed character assassination of President Obama. (Martin Bashir)

Kick the can: Boehner stars in debt ceiling deja vu

Rep. Charlie Rangel, D-N.Y., joins MSNBC’s Martin Bashir to explain why the economy can’t sustain another debt ceiling fight, and what conservative efforts to dredge up Rev. Jeremiah Wright again may tell voters about the movement. (Martin Bashir)

Top Lines: Biden, Cain, Romney … c’mon, man!

Boehner goes can-kicking, and Romney not only makes Biden perform the sign of the cross -- he goes to the prom in today’s “Top Lines”. C’mon, man! (Martin Bashir)

Romney: I stand by what I said, whatever I said

Georgetown University Prof. Michael Eric Dyson and Democratic strategist Krystal Ball join MSNBC’s Martin Bashir to dig into a Mitt Romney news conference that included at least one gaffe and an effort to distance himself from an anti-Obama Super PAC move that wants to resurrect the Rev. Jeremiah Wright controversy. (Martin Bashir)

Voting rights under attack

Rep. John Lewis explains how he single-handedly defeated an attempt to defund enforcement of a portion of the Voting Rights Act. (Mitchell Reports)

Congress holds hearing on proposed abortion law

Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton shares her thoughts on the legislation that would further restrict abortions for Washington, D.C. residents. (Mitchell Reports)

Poll: Most Americans support gay marriage

Although the focus of this year’s election will certainly be the economy, President Barack Obama’s recent endorsement of same-sex marriage is sure to have an impact this fall too. Time Magazine’s Mark Halperin discusses. (Mitchell Reports)

Why do we play ball?

Author John Fox shares details from his book, “The Ball – Discovering the Object of the Game.” (Mitchell Reports)

Disco diva passes away

MSNBC contributor Toure talks about the death of Donna Summer. (Mitchell Reports)

Three Qatari women become the nation’s first Olympians

Nada Arkaji, who will be competing in the 50 meter freestyle this summer, explains the historical significance of her participation and how it will help evolve democracy in women’s athletics and social progress for the nation. (Mitchell Reports)

Super PAC proposal would highlight Wright’s influence on Obama

Former Gov. Tim Pawlenty talks about a GOP Super PAC’s idea to bring back into the spotlight President Barack Obama’s link to Rev. Jeremiah Wright. (Mitchell Reports)

Panel: Rev. Wright back in the spotlight?

MSNBC’s Karen Finney, Former Governor Bob Ehrlich), and Time Magazine’s Michael Crowley discuss the sudden focus placed on Reverend Jeremiah Wright in the 2012 campaign and how it might divert from bigger issues, and Vice President Joe Biden’s time on the campaign trail. (The Daily Rundown)

Road to November

Governor Martin O’Malley, D-Md., head of the Democratic Governors Association, joins The Daily Rundown to discuss same-sex marriage, 2012, and the Democratic Governor’s Association’s support for the Wisconsin Democratic party. (The Daily Rundown)

Deep Dive: Meet the candidate – George LeMieux

The Daily Rundown’s Chuck Todd takes a look at the Florida senate Republican primary race between Connie Mack IV and former Senator George LeMieux and talks with LeMieux about the race. (The Daily Rundown)

Panel: Republican Rift

A Daily Rundown panel discusses the Nebraska GOP Primary and give their shameless plugs. (The Daily Rundown)

Wright controversy may be back to haunt Obama

The Daily Rundown’s Chuck Todd talks about a New York Times report, which suggests that a Republican Super PAC is considering a proposal to launch TV ads tying President Barack Obama to Rev. Jeremiah Wright. (The Daily Rundown)

Contentious White House meeting highlights debt limit clash

NBC’s Luke Russert reports on the meeting between President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner and explains why each side believes it has a winning argument to fix the budget. (The Daily Rundown)

Rewriting Fox's attack on Mario Batali

Celebrity chef Mario Batali is leading an effort in New York City to raise awareness about funding for the federal food stamp program. MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell takes on the Fox News host going after Batali for his efforts. (The Last Word)

Bob Kerry to face off against Deb Fischer

The November ballot is set in the U.S. senate race in Nebraska, a seat that is key to the Democrats' effort to keep control of the United States Senate. MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell has details. (The Last Word)

Gov. Christie's VP audition tape: ‘I got this’

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's new web video spooks the VP selection process. MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell, theGrio.com's Joy-Ann Reid, and The Nation's Ari Melber discuss all the potential candidates and who has the best shot of winning. (The Last Word)

Congressional GOP gets served

President Obama invited congressional leadership, including House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, to lunch at the White House, where he told them there will not be a repeat of last summer's debt limit debacle. MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell dishes with MSNBC political analyst Richard Wolffe and MSNBC host Alex Wagner. (The Last Word)

Romney takes the Biden Bain bait

After Vice President Biden's fiery attack, Mitt Romney breaks his silence on Bain Capital and responds with a claim Washington Post fact checkers deem "untenable." MSNBC's Alex Wagner and Chris Hayes discuss with MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell. (The Last Word)

Day in news: Wednesday, May 16

The Romney campaign hasn't figured out how to talk about Mitt Romney's days at Bain Capital. But Joe Biden has. (The Last Word)

Very Last Word: VP picks, 2008 vs. 2012

TheGrio.com's Joy-Ann Reid and The Nation's Ari Melber discuss Romney’s strategy to pick a VP and why he may employ a different strategy than John McCain before him. (The Last Word)

Very Last Word: The tie situation

MSNBC’s Chris Hayes admits he cannot properly tie a necktie, and therefore, avoids wearing them at all costs even when it comes to dressing up for his own show. (The Last Word)

Jane Lynch, Best New Thing

Jane Lynch, actress and author of the book “Happy Accidents” reports that the Best New Thing In The World is Republicans being taught how to lose gracefully on the issue of gay rights, and talks with Rachel Maddow about the changing tide of equality in America. (The Rachel Maddow Show)