i'm keith olbermann. good night and good luck. and now to discuss tonight's primaries and why a certain tea party past is about to catch up with her on msnbc, ladies and gentlemen, here is rachel maddow. good evening. who are your special guests tonight? >> my special guests tonight include -- >> chris matthews and lorenz o'donnell. >> keith olbermann and lawrence o'donnell and chris matthews all coming up in just a second. can you hold on for a moment before i come back to you? >> i'll just wait here. thanks for staying us with at home on what promises tock a very, very business election night. the last big night of primaries for this year's elections. tonight's the night we learn the final matchups. with news from new york, new hampshire, delaware, maryland, massachusetts, rhode island, wisconsin, and the district of columbia. will insurgent conservative movement candidates keep picking off the republican establishment? will the sharron angle and rand pauls of this election year have more company as candidates no one can quite b

>> thanks. >>> last night on msnbc's "countdown with keith olbermann" keith asked david k. johnston what he thinks republicans on capitol hill are opposed to middle class tax cuts if, as keith says, that strategy would improve the economy and, in turn, put more money in wealthy american's pockets. >> this is the time of ideology and the idea that tax rates are what's important. what's important is how we spend our tax dollars and whether our tax system is encouraging investment in things that produce jobs or is it encouraging to buy unproductive things like real estate and to move your factory to china so that you can make more profit by hiring low-cost workers there while destroying work here. so we need to get away from this desba debate that this is class warfare. if it is class warfare it's being waged in both directions. and to distribute the. it encourages more investment here at home and more jobs. and right now we're focused on the tax system that just lets you save money so you can spend it in unproductive ways. >> be sure to join keith olbermann each night as he c

i'm keith olbermann. good night and good luck. please join us for the live edition of "countdown" every weeknight at 8:00 eastern/5:00 pacific. >>> sounding off. president obama goes face to face with americans frustrated with the economic slump. >>> feline fiasco. a woman in england faces the music for tossing a cat into a garbage bin. >>> and terror in the stands. horrifying moments as a bleacher packed with spectators collapses in brazil. good morning, i'm lynn berry. those stories and more are straight ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> we begin this morning with on the defensive. at a town hall held by cnbc in the nation's capital, president obama held his ground while frustrated citizens took turns taking shots at his economic strategy. the president repeatedly defended his policies while fielding pointed questions from americans who fear the worst from the economy. nbc's steve handelsman has more. >> quite frankly, i'm exhausted. i'm exhausted of defending you, defending your administration. >> reporter: self-describ

continuing with me now is keith olbermann. keith, i know too much. i've strategized tax bills in the senate when i was working the senate finance committee, i've seen both sides of this argument, i've been through it. i don't know. is the vice president right? you just have to let the people who run the playing field make the strategic decision in the congress? >> but what is this decision? is this decision designed to encourage voters in a particular state things will work out the way they want it, even though there's not going to be a vote? is this about harry reid in nevada? is that the idea behind it? because obviously the work of miss angle there has put mr. reid back into the race when he didn't have a chance when he was facing the chicken lady. he can win that and go back to his seat if he doesn't make a major mistake. what my worry is this decision has been made to protect a couple of senators with the expectation, don't worry, the polling shows voters understand we're with them on this issue even though we do not presently have the guts to e

and if you're on the left, someone like keith olbermann or rachel maddow, someone who helps keep our government honest, then he thinks those folks provide an invaluable service. i want to thank mr. burton for his kind words and the president for his. and i want to sort of rise to this bar, i hope, by asking this. if on the eighth day of the administration, if the president knew the gop has been anti-everything, why has he been negotiating with them as if he could get a yes from them? >> because the president doesn't watch zombie movies. and you can't negotiate with zombies, you can't trust zombies and you -- you know, he continued after that point. i read the "rolling stone" interview today, and that was a striking acknowledgment on his part. after getting that big no from them on stimulus spending, he ran into it again and again on the energy front, on health care, on wall street reform, and each time he was, you know, he spent a lot of effort and a lot of political capital trying to work with the zombie party. and he kept hitting his head against the same wall. maybe if he'd come t

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"countdown" with keith olbermann starts now. we'll see you in an hour. >>> christine o'donnell disavowed by her own campaign manager. not backed by the group led by dick armey, because they said yesterday she had no chance of winning. attacked by the republican party and the editor of the new republican, as tonight the gop nomination for the senate from delaware. it is clear, says the democrat she will face in the general, chris koonz that the republican party is perthing itself of moderate voices and embracing the radical. christine o'donnell one vote away from representing delaware in the u.s. senate. full coverage ahead. >>> which of these stories will you be talking about tomorrow? how to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. republicans get a hint at filibustering obama tax cuts for the middle class. >> it's unfair to raise taxes on anybody in the middle of a recession. >> even the rich? you might be wrong about that. >>> the house democratic caucus meets to decide whether to force the republicans to reveal their toting t

that's september 24th, i'm keith olbermann. good night and good luck and now to discuss the ruling that a major discharged undore don't ask, don't tell must be reinsta reinstated, ladies and gentlemen, here is rachel maddow. >> go east, indeed. thank you. have a great weekend. >> you too. >> thanks to you at home for staying with us for the next hour as well. how about a bit of big breaking news? late on a friday. a federal judge appointed by president george w. bush in 2002 has issued a federal court ruling late today, essentially dismantling the don't ask, don't tell policy. this is the second very strong federal court ruling against the military's gay ban in less than a month. the plaintiff in this case has not done a national tv interview before. she'll be joining us in just a moment for an exclusive discussion along with someone whose face will be familiar to those of you following our coverage of this issue over the last seven weeks or so. excuse me, over the last year or so. the last seven weeks or so have been an unbeli

"countdown with keith olbermann" starts right now. >>> which of these stories will you be talking about tomorrow? not dead yet. while senate democrats will run on a platform of we assume you know we only want tax cuts for the middle class and there's nothing wrong with us note voting on them until after the midterms, the speaker of the house, still pushing for actual quotes on the cuts before the recess. >> we will retain the right to proceed as we choose. america's middle class will have a tax cut. it will be done in this congress. >> arbor kline on the maturations, arianna huffington on the coward es in the senate. the first bush tax cuts postmortem. the first quantitative analysis of the real economic impact. this from may 2001, this was nonsense. >> this tax relief helps all taxpayers. especially helps those at the low end of the economic ladder. >> the colbert report, he testifies at congress. first, the funny. >> my great grandfather did not travel across 4,000 miles of the atlantic ocean to see this country overrun by immigrants. >> then, the deadly serious. >> the least powerful

i'm keith olbermann, good night, and good luck. president obama lays into republicans for holding up middle class tax cuts. >>> grave situation. the army discovers at least two people buried in wrong spots at arlington national cemetery. >>> and beast of burden. oregon firefighters rush to rescue a camel stuck in a sink hole. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> we begin this morning with getting down to business. primaries are over, midterm elections are just weeks away, and now president obama is slamming republicans for holding up his tax plan to prop up small businesses and the middle class. tracie potts joins us now from capitol hill with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the president has a problem because increasingly democrats also disagree with him over taxes, and republicans are digging in, not good signs for a compromise seven weeks before an election. >> reporter: how to win a tax fight and an election. first, solidify the base. >> don't forget who is standing with you and who is standing against you. >> repo

i'm keith olbermann, good night and good luck. join us for the live edition of "countdown" every weeknight at 8:00 eastern, 5:00 pacific bchlt there. aloha. >>> battling for votes. he became the presidenter campaigning for change. now voters want change. >>> seeing red, a colombian bullfight turns deadly for rowdy speck tail tors. >>> and military mishap, two navy pilots under fire for lowering their choppers into lake tahoe. good morning to you. i'm veronica de la cruz, those stories for you straight ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> now, we begin this morning with desperate measures. president obama heads to the nation's heartland today where he will no doubt rake with republicans over the coals but they aren't the only ones in the hot seat. the president turned up the heat on his own party members yesterday hoping to obtain the support that won in the presidency. tracy potts has more for us now from washington. good morning, tracey. >>> buck up, president obama said in one interview. he's trying to reenergize this party

they won't turn on his policies, but turn as michael moore and keith olbermann got into it because he's not liberal enough. >> that's a refrain you seem to hear from the media a lot these days. >> i actually think the reason this is so attractive to the media because it involves a bunch of in-fighting and petty, you know, the little disputes between people that have been longstanding and i think most people in washington already know about, but now it's all been exposed for everybody else and so, i think if there was actually some serious substance in this it wouldn't be getting the same level of attention. >> i think the bulk of coverage is about the infighting between the different people and that's what people are focusing on. if you then want to read more into it, you can find out more substantive stuff, but let's face it, what most people are talking about is the name calling and this person hated this person and that person hated the other person, the junior high school stuff they did the same thing with bush, you know, with the infighting among bush's advisors. >> you know, judy,

i'm keith olbermann. good night and good luck. and now why democrats like a >>> campaign mode, president obama plans a four-state swing taking aim at republicans for irresponsible policies. >>> mercury rising, los angeles swelters in a record-breaking autumn heat wave. >>> and home on the range. record numbers turn out to watch an american tradition on the great plains. good morning to you. i'm veronica de la cruz. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> we begin this tuesday morning with taking aim on the trail. president obama took republicans to task for their proposed pledge to america yesterday, calling their policies, quote, irresponsible. today the president sets out on a campaign swing with stops planned in three states to sell his plan to fix the economy. tracie potts is in washington, d.c. live with us this morning with the latest. good morning to you, tracie. >> veronica, good morning. what you'll see this morning will take on a distinct campaign trail feel, designed to use what worked for them two years ago during the presi

olbermann now besides looking pretty cute in tight t. shirts cooper's show just is not something that people rush home for he's great out in the field and breaking news or waiting in the mud rescuing orphans from the rubble but in the studio sorry not so much so jon klein that is your legacy at c.n.n. of asian and change and that's why you were fired today and that's why you've become tonight's tool time winner. now many people from india left their native country in pursuit of the american dream when that rain starts to fade due in part to the weak economy many have decided to go back to india are to correspondent reassuring their introduces us to a family who has found happiness at home as part of the american dream brain drain . ten years ago k.j. saying would have never imagined that he'd be back in india going overseas for higher education was something that the guys who did well in academics that was the first preference there weren't too many jobs in india. in the private sector and so i followed the trend this trend led singh to

the night of the o'donnell nomination in delawar i'm keith olbermann. good night and good luck. party past is about to catch up good evening. who are your special guests tonight? >> my special guests tonight include -- polls have just closed in the state of new york, where controversy plagued democratic congressman charlie rangel is trying to hold on to his seat tonight that he has held on to 45 years so far. he is facing five challengers, chief among them adam clayton powell iv. we're still awaiting results in >>> mr. castle now becomes the latest in the long line of republican endorsed candidate to be moved to an outsider. a conservative challenger this year. twp last hour christine o'donnell addressed her supporters in dover, delaware. >> i can't thank everyone by name because we would be here until midnight. so many people have sacrificed so hard. but i specifically want to thank the 9/12 patriots for laying the foundation and stirring thing up in delaware. the founders values group and all the delaware tea party groups. you are the visionaries and leaders who made this poss

. >>> i'm keith olbermann. goodnight and good luck. >>> now to discuss why republicans think a candidate like christine o'donnell is to get women voters, ladies and gentlemen, here is rachel maddow. good evening. >> the mice and men jokes write themselves. it's almost impossible to avoid them. >> she is a gold mine. between that and the other jokes. >> i know. i know exactly what you mean. i thought sharron angle was as good as it got, baby. not true. >> yesterday news, sharron angle. >> thank you, keith. appreciate it. >>> thanks to you for staying with us at home for the next hour. after a day or so of marching out of step and hath each other for it, republicans today got in line. right behind their senate candidate in delaware, christine o'donnell. which means they are plating their political trough with christine o'donnell just as the country is learning lots, lots, lots, lots, lots more about christine o'donnell. >> there's also the issue of murder with vincent foster. >> we'll also tonight have more of my

i'm keith olbermann, good night, and good luck. >>> and now to discuss joe biden's senate seat with joe biden, rachel maddow. good booking, rachel? the republican nomination for senate from delaware, but i will remember where i was. i was here on msnbc 24 hours ago. and in the wake of that ever lasting gobsmacker, i traveled from our home studios in new york here to washington, d.c. for the rare opportunity to sit down with the man who for a very long time -- a long, long, long time -- held the senate seat that christine o'donnell now wants. tonight my sit-down with vice president joe biden. the vice president had plenty to say about the delaware senate race. a pretty bold assessment of the possible repeal of don't ask, don't tell. and some very direct talk for the democratic base. >> one reason i want to be on your show is to tell the progressives out there, you know, get in gear, man. >> having just given away why the vice president would agree to spend a good part of his day with me today. we will get to the rest of what he had to say about christine o'donnell in delaware, the republ

it is this -- first of all, if she is such a joke why is keith olbermann doing his entire show about her? >> greta: thank you. next the best of the rest. governor sarah palin speaking in the great state of -- which state? that part is the important part, stay tuned. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] every siness day, bank of america lends billions of dollars, to individuals, institutions, schools, organizations and businesses. ♪ working to set opportunity in motion. bank of america. [ malhis day starts thwith his arthritis pain.. working to set opportunity in motion. that's breakfast with two pills. the morning is over, it's time for two more pills. the day marches on, back to more pills. and when he's finally home... but hang on; just two aleve can keep arthritis pain away all day with fewer pills than tylenol. this is steven, who chose aleve and 2 pills for a day free of pain. and get the all day pain relief of aleve in liquid gels. >> greta: here is the best of the rest. handful of white house hopefuls came to the values voters summit in washington. former governor sarah palin made a d

"countdown" with keith olbermann starts right now. >>> which of these stories will you be talking about tomorrow? the democrats standing up and fighting. immigration reform to be central to the mid-terms. the dream that is. the dream act. the path toward citizenship through military service. >> i know that many of you campaigned hard for me. and understandably, you're frustrated that we have not been able to move this over the finish line yet. i will not walk away from this fight. >> our special guest, congressman gutierrez of illinois. >>> karl rove, frog marched out of fox news. now claims he endorsed christine o'donnell. >> i endorsed her the other night. i said i'm for the republican in each and every case. >> this is how he endorsed her. >> again, the serious questions about how does she make her living? why did she mislead voters about her college education? we'll see if she can answer these questions. >> what a lying sack of -- analysis from howard finemann. how to handle the tough questions, avoid them. >>> 51 minutes later -- >> thanks for being on the program. >> thank you. th

chris rock, bob costas, keith olbermann, all of them have added to this narrative of what baseball is, and the temptations. let's take a listen to how one kind of simplifies, for lack of a better word, simplifies what the temptation of steroids all about for a player in major league baseball? >> it's my belief if the means existed in the '20s, that babe and his friends would have jumped in in both feet and so would mays and mantle in the people in the '50s. >> f you're looking at that and saying i'm 35, and i'm a backup infielder for the san diego padres, and if i can take this, i can play another five years and make another $15 million for my family and for the rest of my life, why would you not do it? you would have done anything to get to the big leagues before, you will do anything to stay in the big leagues. that's very human and very true of anyone who gets to the top of the athletic profession. >> i just heard that, as anybody would hear that. it's so simple and you totally get it at that point. >> yeah, these are choices. difficult choices that were taking place in every singl

it is this -- first of all, if she is such a joke why is keith olbermann doing his entire show about her? >> greta: thank you. next the best of the rest. governor sarah palin speaking in the great state of -- which state? that part is the important part, sta >> greta: here is the best of the rest. handful of white house hopefuls came to the values voters summit in washington. former governor sarah palin made a different stop. a republican dinner in where else, iowa. governor palin has a message for republicans before the midterms. >> we have some great common sense conservatives who are putting it all on the line these candidates and their supporters. fighting for what is right. a lot of them just fought some tough primary battles. that's good contested primaries are good. it is good for the system. it is great for voters. democracy at work. competition is good. healthy competition breeds success. and it makes us all work harder and this rebuilds character. but the time for primary debate is over. the time for unity now is the time upon us. the time for choosing is near. in just 46 d

i'm keith olbermann, good night and good luck. >>> and now to talk about what christine o'donnell scrubbed from her website and why, ladies and gentlemen, the song stylings of rachel maddow. good evening, rachel. >> good evening, keith. you know, the network is still on the air, everything's okay, no glass broke. i think this singing thing might catch on. >> not on your life. just once. >> all right. we'll just keep doing it in the halls. >> okay, great. >> cheers. thanks to you at home for staying with us for the next hour as well. we do have a lot more ahead about don't ask, don't tell, lady gaga, the big day tomorrow, and the wrench that senator john mccain is so lustily throwing into the works on this issue. a report from the scene of today's rally with u.s. air force major mike elmi, and from capitol hill on what could be another filibuster eve. and there are two big reasons why thursday is a day to mark on your electoral calendar. it should favor democrats and howard dean will help us explain. that's all to come. >>> but first, when a political candidate comes from outside mainstream

the gop is resting on the idea if you give tax cuts to the job creators, the rich, but keith olbermann had an interesting staton his show last night and i want to show this to you right here. just after the bill was sign under to law in 2001, unemployment rose to 4.6%. the next month 4.9% the month after and 5% and then 5.3 and it goes on and on. so, how might you defend something that does not appear to create jobs and increase the deficit along the way? >> richard, what i would say to you is, boy, we would love to have unemployment back to 9.7% and people are really hurting out there. we need to do everything we can to help create jobs and the president and the democrats have really punted on this big policy debate. i think it's really tragic because people really want jobs and they want the best for the country and they're not getting it from this administration. >> richard, people do want jobs, but i think it's also interesting that you have some of the wealthiest americans coming out and saying, you know what, i do want you to tax me more. you have the founder saying i made invest

i'm keith olbermann, good night and good luck. now to discuss what the democrats would prefer to run away from rather than run on, ladies and gentlemen, here is the invaluable rachel maddow. evening, rachel. >> invaluable. thank you very much. >> well, it's not me saying that, that was the deputy press secretary who said that. >> well, you too are invaluable if i remember the quote correctly, keith. >> well, i wasn't going to point that out, but thank you for doing so. >> well done and very subtle. thank you, keith, and thank you at home for staying with us for the next hour. during which, i hereby promise we will talk about white supremacist football. white supremacist football and its connection to one insane new york congressional race. do not try this at home. this is stunt wing nutry to be handled by professionals only. you are in good handle this. white supremacist football is coming up later on this hour. >>> but we begin tonight at the university of wisconsin in madison. where president obama has just launched a new get ou

"countdown" with keith olbermann starts now. >>> which of these stories will you be talking about tomorrow? cave-in. the word, official now, from the senate. no vote on bush tax cuts for the rich. no vote on obama tax cuts for the middle class. they are afraid of the topic. they are afraid of the fight. and the democrats in the house are afraid to go first. congressman larson of connecticut. >> the anxiety comes from what our colleagues across the building will do in the united states senate. >> my guest, michael moore, on what should have been a day of democratic triumph. and on the small lie. more on our report on tax breaks and small business, small in name only. >>> on the republicans' remarkably flimsy plan, the pledge to america. a lemon of a pledge. >> we are not going to be any different than what we did. >> we can provide certainty and relief if we would just extend the current tax rates now. >> nice slip, sparky. howard finemann and chris hays on giving the de-energized base an anvil. >>> gold line and the gold finger. >> here's the deal. call gold line, study it out, pray on it.

i'm keith olbermann. good night and good luck. and now why democrats like a commitment phobic guy find it harder to talk about what they believe in. that's my line, ladies and gentlemen. here is rachel maddow. good evening. >> did you say commitment phobic? >> commitment phobic guy, i did. >> sure enough. wanted to have that for the record. thank you. >> what did you think i said? >> i just didn't want -- i didn't want to have it end up where you said something totally different and i invented that. >> like the french justice department minister? >> oh, the giggly guy? >> no, no, no, the woman who didn't say -- meant to say inflation but didn't say inflation. >> oh, yeah. that was -- that was one of those ones i saw the headline and couldn't breathe any further. i got verklempt for the rest of the day. >> me, too. >> thank you, keith. thanks to you at home for staying with us for the next hour. for the next hour in which we shall celebrate the launch of lawrence o'donnell's new show which is tonight right after this hour. we shall

it is this -- first of all, if she is such a joke why is keith olbermann doing his entire show about her? >> greta: thank you. next the best of the rest. governor sarah palin speaking in the great state of -- which state? that part is the important that part is the important part, sta activia has delicious news for dessert lovers. often, the best part of a meal is the dessert. but sometimes after a busy day and a heavy greasy dinner... my system needs some tlc. now there is something new. introducing activia dessert. rich, silky, smooth yogurt with desserty flavors like strawberry cheesecake, blueberry cheesecake, and peach cobbler. and because it's activia, it helps regulate my digestive system. mmm. works for me. ♪ activia new activia dessert. >> greta: here is the best of the rest. . in washington. former governor sarah palin made a different stop. a republican dinner in where else, iowa. governor palin has a message for republicans before the midterms. >> we have some great common sense conservatives who are putting it all on the line these candidates and their supporters. figh

i'm keith olbermann, good night and good luck. mao to discuss why lady gaga brought a former west point cadet to the video music awards rather than, say, dylan g. lucas or the go-gos, ladies and gentlemen, here is rachel maddow and dressed normally, i see. good evening. >> i have my bubble suit coming up later. >> i had the meat shirt but i left it in the office. >>> thanks to you at home for staying with us for the next hour. on tonight's show, as keith said, for the first time ever we shall broach the all-important world-changing subject of lady gaga. lady gaga now makes our news because she has started poaching rachel maddow show guests to take as her dates to awards shows. you know how people say we couldn't be more excited and they mean that as hyperbole? i don't mean it as hyperbole. we could not be more excited or our health would be at risk. we are very excited. that story is coming up later on this hour. we begin tonight with a new reminder of what is making this such a brilliant year for the news about the country's poli

"countdown with keith olbermann" starts right now. >>> tea party candidate christine o'donnell disavowed by her only 2008 campaign manager not backed by the astroturf tea barrett dick armey said she had no chance of winning has won the gop nomination for the senate from delaware. it is you will face in the general chris kuhns, that the republican party is purging itself of moderate voices and embracing the radical. christine o'donnell one vote away from representing the senate. >>> which of these stories will you be talking about tomorrow? how to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. republicans get a hint at filibustering obama tax cuts for the middle class. >> we think most american think it is a bad idea to raise taxes on anybody in the middle of a recession. >> even the rich? you might be wrong about that. >>> the house democratic caucus meets to decide whether to force the republicans to reveal their toting to the rich to vote against the middle class tax cuts. our special guests, caucus chairman, chris van hullen and the pollster who addresses the caucus, stan greenberg. >>> repu

keith olbermann starts right now. that does it for us. good night. >>> good evening americans and welcome to the "the ed show" tonight from new york, these stories are hit my hot buttonsa this is hour. newt gingrich, i think, has hit a new low. playing to the birther fringe of the republican party. accusing the president of the united states of having a kenyon world view. you won't believe how low this guy has gone. i've got commentary on that. this kind of radical thinking has infuriated our schools across the country, educators are trying to keep your kids away from president obama. parents are being warned about indoctrination during his back-to-school speech. my commentary on all of that coming up in just a moment. >>> and the tan man's act, well, he's got to find a new act. he wants to -- you to believe, that he really cares about the middle class and the middle-class tax cuts. democratic house majority whip, jim clyburn will be here to blow his cover in the battleground story. >>> this of course the story that has me fired first up

i'm keith olbermann. goodnight and good luck. >>> now that hint at privatizing veterans hospitals yesterday. the gop attempting to mess with the vets. good evening, rachel. >> i appreciate you taking a break from counting your rare gold antique coins to join us on tv today. >> gold coins. you know what else? they have chocolate in the middle. >> the great scandal of 2010. thank you, keith. >>> thanks to you at home for staying with us for the next hour. we begin tonight with the great unveiling. house republicans held their bik big take your jacket off photo op today to prevent their agenda for this election year. it was a bit of a flop. not in terms of the photo-op. the photo-op looks awesome. the blue shirts, it's amazing. no problem there. but the reception it received, that greeted it upon arrival was blunt and not positive. their big election year pledge was called, drek and pablum and full of glaring contradictions. also, milquetoast. those were things from people on the right. those terms were from

"countdown with keith olbermann" starts right now. >>> which of these stories will you be talking about tomorrow? christine o'donnell and the tea hottests convene in d.c. ready for my clo-up, mr. demille. >> there are more of us than there are of them. >> politico's report. the vetting process for o'donnell and the others? there is no vetting process. if it was popular to be really liberal now says her former campaign manager, maybe she'd do that. sarah palin vouched for joe miller he was the real deal. then there is the o'donnell treasure trove. obama -- >> is so liberal that he's anti-american. we took the bible and prayer out of public schools. now we're having weekly shootings practically where -- >> 49-49, i call that a tie. >> no, christine, he won in votes. you know that. >> no, no. what do the election results say that i got? >> they say that you got less results than he did. >> which ken vogel of politico and all the christine o'donnell sound bites you can eat. >>> the values voters summit. that's a brand name. >> like speaker pelosi, who has been busy sticking the taxpayer wit

"countdown" with keith olbermann starts right now. >>> which of these stories will you be talking about tomorrow? the 3,450 votes that changed the american political landscape. >> the united, we the people, can win back our country. >> the tea party triumph in delaware eclipsed as the republican party comes apart at the seams. its senate election committee will only do the bare minimum. >> how does she make her living? why did she mislead voters about her college education? >> i interviewed her, and i felt her explanations were far more plausible -- >> did you ask her about the people who were following her home to her headquarters and how she's checked each night in the bushes? >> everything he's saying is unfactual. >> why is he so mad at a republican? >> and who leads those republicans tonight? another claimant steps forward. >> this 10% is going to be the shelter for the other 90%. this 10% is going to -- out of this 10% will be the leaders of tomorrow. >> and the democrats celebrating the schism, nervously, while the president tries to seize the moment and become the tax cut man. >