first joe miller. miller knocked out murkowski in the republican primary. senator murkowski refused to back down. miller went on the record. nice to see you. delight to watch this forum today. you talk about feel good forum policy what did you mean and what would you do about afghanistan now? >> that's a very difficult issue we are committed there. the one thing i will tell you for sure, we to support our men and women in uniform. they to get the support they need to protect themselves to accomplish the mission. >> greta: are they getting that now? >> they could use more. i'm happy with the troops increased. frankly, where they are at right now with the deaths occurring it clear we can do more to support them. concerned about the rotation levels. the impact to our soldiers, their families. we've got to make sure those issues are addressed at home. frankly, longer term we have to define the mission in a little better way so we can focus in on the threat rather than focus in on the broader idea that we are building a nation there. that can be the focus. it ha

miller. rob's legacy of selfless and sacrificial service never be forgotten and may we never cease to live our lives worthy of such noble patriots as rob miller. may we remain forever grateful for the members of our armed services, both past and present, whose courage and commitment have kept our nation, the land of the free and the home of the brave. now may your divine favor and eternal wisdom rest upon our president and our leaders as they lead and serve our great country. bless our soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines and guardians. bless the families who serve alongside them, especially those who have lost loved ones in battle. god, finally we ask your continued blessings on the united states of america. we pray this in your holy name, amen. >> we are watching the president alongside the family of staff sergeant rob miller who was just awarded the medal of honor to his family, green beret, for his heroism in afghanistan. president obama honored the courage and selfless sacrifice of staff s

back in the 1950s, james miller was a 17-year-old baseball-playing phenom in miami. at this community ballfield, he attracted the eyes of eager pro scouts, including one for the san francisco giants, who signed up miller for the giants' farm team. as a minor leaguer player, james miller was told that to get paid, he had to provide a social security number. the problem was, he didn't have one. so instead, he gave his younger brother's number. and for many years, social security taxes on james miller's earnings from baseball and odd jobs were credited to the brother's account. miller would later regret that action-- when he retired and began to collect social security. david certner of the a.a.r.p. says it lowered his social security payments. >> your social security is based on your wage history, so they take your 35 highest years of earnings and, if you have essentially undercut yourself for earnings in any given year, that ultimately will lower your social security benefit. >> reporter: ironically, james miller's loss was his brother's gain. >> he used to tell his b

palin paid king maker endorsing miller. the tea party express bought $600,000 in ads that savageed murkowski but now joe miller may be at odds with the palins after dodging this question: >> do you think sarah palin is qualified to be president? >> that's not my role to comment on those candidacies. >> reporter: for weeks since sarah palin has not even mentioned joe miller and her husband, todd, sent him an angry e-mail. >> her decision to run is hers alone. >> reporter: on fox news today miller would only say palin is constitutionally qualified to be president. >> well, we don't have professional sports here, so, really, politics is our game. >> reporter: and even with winter already blowing, in the game couldn't get any hotter. ben tracy, cbs news, anchorage, alaska. >> couric: and coming up next here on the cbs evening news, the cbs news exclusive it's microscopic killer that's bringing bees to their knees. and a medical miracle, a boy born without ears hearings his mother's voice for the very first time. [ slap! ] [ sla

in the miller time seeing the tonight miller time dennis miller in a race sharron miller helping -- in a race against harry reid in nevada. he joins us from los angeles. what are you doing out there, miller? are you at the bunny ranch? what are you doing? >> well, billy, on april 19th, 2007, harry reid achieved bone head amerit tus status in my eyes when he said the war is lost. when we have got kids on the ground in a conflict. he has been up on the hill since they had lat as it lat tis work. dry lent. every time he opens his mouth you could blend paint colors in my mouth. i decided when i was in vegas performing at the orioles i would go over and meet this angle dame and do a fundraiser for her. >> she was on the factor. i thought she did pretty well. do you know anything about her? are you putting yourself out in case something comes out that might not be, you know, what you want? >> could i live my life like that? i have moved in with sharron angle and time shared for a couple years? no. do i know that she cares about floor ride in water? no is he an idiot and he has to go because

> a diversion like that trying to make me part of the narrative in joe miller's campaign. joe miller is a right person to help lead alaska and our nation and the desperation of the other camps trying to attack him on a leaked private e-mail from joe miller to todd. >> sarah palin speaking last night. well, how much is dinner with president obama worth to you? how about $30,000. that was the price last night as he attended a fund-raiser at a private residence with about 50 guests, raise agriculture a million bucks. obama warped democrats can't, quote, sulking, and sitting back but needs to make sure voters do everything to tun out in the midterm elections. >>> meanwhile, secretary of state hillary clinton dismissing that speck tagz that should could be on the obama ticket in 2012. rumors of a possible swap peaked on tuesday when bob woodward said the white house was keeping that option open. but at a women's summit in washington yesterday, clinton rejected that idea. >> i think the vice president is doing a wonderful job. he's a great friend of mine. we worked together clos

he got mad at joe miller. todd palin sent this since-leaked e-mail back in september to joe miller. "sarah put her -- on the line for joe and yet he can't answer a simple question. is sarah palin qualified to be president? joe, please explain how this endorsement stuff works? it is to be completely one sided. sarah spent all morning working on a facebook post for joe and she won't use it now." now, before we get to the conversation, here's what got todd palin ticked off. joe miller, again, the republican candidate, was on fox news sunday, back on september 19th, and he was asked the question, would he back sarah palin for president? >> you know, i'm running a u.s. senate race right now in the state of alaska. that's whoo what i'm focused on. i've been asked about various candidates throughout the country during this race. that's not my role to comment on those candidacies. >> eric erickson, much ado about nothing, or a sign that there are tensions between the palin camp and the miller camp in a race that is still very close? >> i very much think it's much to do about nothing. if we

hosted that's how hall which he billed as a chance for voters to quote hear miller speak for himself well apparently when the dispatch out of there tony hopfinger trying to pursue miller in the hall with a handheld camera prodding him to answer some questions somebody got pushed miller ran away and hope finger got handcuffed so the anchorage police later showed up on handcuffed the man saying that they would leave it to the d.a.'s office to decide whether to prosecute but despite this a blatant lack of respect for the first amendment perhaps the most interesting part of the story is that the miller campaign later released a statement entitled liberal blogger loses a town hall meeting and described the man as an irrational blogger so now we've got a new book the men in this vicious campaign season and the mainstream media well they've jumped right on that bandwagon but are bloggers really the problem where earlier from our studio in new york i caught up with sam seeder political satire s. and commentator and i first asked him what kind of a world we live in where candidates like joe m

e-mail to miller. yesterday on fox, miller was given a second chance. >> are you willing to say now whether you think sarah palin is qualified to be president? >> you know, i'll tell you the exact same thing i said this last week when i was in d.c., and that is she, if she puts her name in the hat, and that's totally up to her. any one of this could make a far better presidential candidate than the one right now in the oval office. but her decision to run is hers alone. >> i wanted to give you a chance to say yes or no, and it sounds like you're going to say yes or no. >> no, let me make this unequivocal. she's done phenomenal things for this country. she's elevated the debate critical to our race and we know what qualified means, don't we? we know we have a constitutional requirement for somebody that's going to run for president, of course she's qualified. >> well, if he can't answer megan kelly's question, which was a good question, it's the same question he continues not to answer, does it nin sara

>> reporter: now, miller may be at odds with the palins after dodging this question. >> do you think that sarah palin is qualified to be president? >> that's not my role to comment on those candidacies. >> reporter: for a week since, sarah palin has not even mentioned joe miller and her husband, todd, sent him an angry e-mail, joe, please explain how this endorsement stuff works. is it to be completely one sided. >> her decision to run is hers alone. >> reporter: on fox news, miller would only say palin is constitutionally qualified to be president. >> we don't have professional sports here so really politics is our game. >> reporter: and even with winter already blowing in, the game couldn't get any hotter. ben tracy, cbs news, anchorage, alaska. >>> this morning on "the early show" actress diane lane. i'm manuel gallegus and this is the "cbs morning news." [ male announcer ] see this? nobody else has what this paint's got: and that's a number one rating. it's a paint and primer in one -- so it goes on bold, and looks even better. it means getting more done -- in half the time. and

miller. to do so, we are joined by vice president biden and from the millers' family home state of florida, their congresswoman. we're joined by leaders from across my administration including secretary of defense robert gates, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff admiral mike mullen and leaders from our armed forces, including army secretary john mccue and chief of staff general george casey as well as commander of special operations command, admiral eric olson. we are honored to be joined by rob's fellow soldiers in whose ranks he served. his teammates from alpha company 3rd battalion 3rd special forces group from ft. bragg and those who now welcome him into the ranks, members of the medal of honor society. most of all, we welcome more than 100 of rob's friends and family, especially his father, phil, his mother, maureen, and his many brothers and sisters. it has been said that courage is not simply one of the virtues but the form of every virtue at the testing point. forrob miller, the te

miller. he was just 24 years old when his patrol came under attack in afghanistan. his comrades say he never gave up the fight, fighting back at taliban fighters even with two wounds to his chest. they say if it were not for his actions many more lives would have been lost on that day two years ago. his parents are on honda in the east room, which you can see is jam packed. it is a standing room only crowd. these things are so rare. the parents will be there to accept this honor on behalf of their son, and this is always an emotional moment for the family members involved and for the -- and for those in attendance and i have to say even for the press. it is so rare that the medal of horn is awarded for valor, even to get a bronze star for valor is incredibly hard to do and is only given for the most incredible acts of bravery, to get the medal of honor requires such a sacrifice as this navy seal provided, the ultimate one. we'll dip in when the ceremony begins and we'll let you watch that liv

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stephanie miller sounds off, coming up, "the ed show." and professor beck, i tell you what this guy needs to take a little time away from scaring people to do a little extra work on his math. i will break out the lesson plan in the playbook. >>> and of course, we have got linda mcmahon hammering richard blumenthal's record. how about this? joe miller's wife, he says that unemployment benefits unconstitutional but his wife just happened to take unemployment. how about that? >>> and my good old buddy, bill o'reilly, spins his way into the zone. you are watching "the ed show" on msnbc. stay with us. >>> coming up on the ed shock the right-wing chamber of commerce is doubling downs on the attacks on democrats. the chamber is reportedly taking millions of dollars from foreign countries and using it to knock off progressives in the midterms. i find this absolutely un-american and disgusting. salon.com's editor, joan walsh, sounds off on this next "the ed show." stay with us. >>> welcome back to "the ed show" and thanks for watching tonight. >>>

representing the east bay is congress miller. congressman george miller may be best known as the house education committee leader. here at home, he has been a longtime supporter of the transbay project and the affordable housing component of the program. many of his constituents commute to san francisco daily, and we both look forward to the day that the commuters will arrive at a transit center. i want to thank congressman miller for his support over the years. [applause] >> thank you very much. i am here, not just representing the east bay but the rest of the california delegation of the bay area. we understand while this project is in san

joe miller's job is to elect joe miller and give interviews to conservative newspapers. he's saying, if they're serious about changing the country when they take over, be ready to stop everything in its tracks. what i noticed today in richmond republican base moved from hoping they win the election, because they're confident they will, too just getting ready for the coming infighting. getting ready to stage a battle with they demand a complete shutdown, complete repeal, everything they were promised in the heat of the tea party movement from republicans. it's not clear if they can get it if you listen to cantor. >> let me just go off topic. complete repeal of health care reform? >> well, yeah, they want -- people told me today they've been telling me, they expect republican candidates if they're serious to sign on to discharge petition and immediate vote as soon as they can on repealing all of health care. republican strategists, you know, they're pretty giddy. if you catch them in the moments when they're less giddy, they realize this is going to be tough when republica

representing the east bay is congress miller. congressman george miller may be best known as the house education committee leader. here at home, he has been a longtime supporter of the transbay project and the affordable housing component of the program. many of his constituents commute to san francisco daily, and we both look forward to the day that the commuters will arrive at a transit center. i want to thank congressman miller for his support over the years. [applause] >> thank you very much. i am here, not just representing the east bay but the rest of the california delegation of the bay area. we understand while this project is in san francisco, it adds value to the entire economy of the bay area, to the employment opportunity, opportunity of families to come and relocate. they know they will be able to take advantage of a modern intermodal transportation system. as we look at the data, there are two things families and businesses are interested in. what is the education system like, what is the transportation system like?

stephanie miller sounds off, coming up, "the ed show." and professor beck, i tell you what this guy needs to take a little time away from scaring people to do a little extra work on his math. i will break out the lesson plan in the playbook. >>> and of course, we have got linda mcmahon hammering richard blumenthal's record. how about this? joe miller's wife, he says that unemployment benefits unconstitutional but his wife just happened to take unemployment. how about that? >>> and my good old buddy, bill o'reilly, spins his way into the zone. you are watching "the ed show" on msnbc. stay with us. ♪ ♪ i was young and i was stupid ♪ i had just turned 17 ♪ a harmonica and a box guitar ♪ ♪ in a canvas-covered wagon stuffed... ♪ [ male announcer ] while the world's been waiting on the electric car, maybe the whole time, the electric car has been waiting for this... the wattstation from ge. it's going to change the way we get to where we all want to go. ♪ i didn't think much of it till i took it apart ♪ >>> coming up on the ed

miller. he is on our side. host: i went to show you some numbers concerning money. opensecrets.org is run by the center for responsive politics. this is looking outside spending. for joe miller, the republican nominee, they have spent $1.5 million supporting him and only $118 logged in the opposition. murkowski has had $1.3 million supporting her. not much money at all for scott mcadams spent by outside groups. here are some of the numbers in the alaskan senate race. let me tell you about this debate as we lead into this year. it is the final debate among the three candidates. republican john miller, scott mcadams, and republican in some -- lisa murkowski. this is moderated by the alaskan public radio network. a poll of 1500 voters showed miller and murkowski tied. with the three candidates, this is what everyone is watching closely. here is the alaska senate debate, the final matchup. >> next, candidates for the u.s. senate. republican senator lisa murkowskia, joe miller, and democrat scott

he defended his wife sending an e-mail to joe miller and his staff when miller ducked a chance to give palin an endorsement, just as palin has done for him. sarah put her bleep on the line for joe and yet he can't answer a simple question. is sarah palin qualified to be president? i don't know if she is. joe, please explain how this endorsement stuff works, is it to be completely one-sided? actually what miller answered is that there were "a number of great candidates out there." so, i would say definitely not an endorsement. joining, shashana. how do you read this? is this endorsement stuff to be completely one-sided, is that an indication she might be thinking about running for president? >> i think they are thinking about it. i think she will run in 2012. i think what's more interesting to take out of this is how, is the palin's reaction. yes, it was todd palin's reaction on behalf of his wife, but safe to say they're talking together. this is both of their opinions. the way he over, as totally overblown what joe miller said, as you said, it is really taking his words out of context

she lost to joe miller. look up. it's joe miller. >> speaking of ads, did you see that one? joe miller is spicing things up in his senate race in alaska. >>> the chilean miners are heading home one by one. but they're being tight lipped about exactly what happened. >>> i'm chris jansing this is jansing and company. we have nora o'donnell, summer con nish, joe hagan, fred davis and the reverend al sharpton will join us to talk about how he's trying to get voters of all political stripes to the polls. the bun disare asking was there a knockout blow in last night's debate? well, it's the political fight everybody in the country is watching. nevada, sharron angle, heirry reid. they've been trading jabs, millions in ads over the airwaves. last night finally they did it in person. angle mostly on the attack. reid tried to paint his republican challenger as extreme. >> all these things i've talked about, my opponent is against those. she wouldn't do that. my job is to create jobs. what she's talking about is extreme. >> harry reid, it's not your job to create jobs. it's your job to

in alaska, palin and the tea party supported joe miller who took the republican senate nomination from incumbent lisa murkowski. she's now waging a write-in campaign while democrat scott mcadams trails. ben tracy has more from anchorage. >> reporter: pressing the flesh at a hockey game in anchorage, republican u.s. senator lisa murkowski never expected to be on such thin ice. >> nobody was more disappointed than i was. >> reporter: she's the incumbent from one of the state's political power families. >> i'm joe miller. the true conservative choice. >> reporter: yet an unknown attorney and tea party insurgent beat her in the primary. shenous running as a write-in candidate. the race is a dead heat. >> this will be a republican seat. the real question to alaskans is which republican do you want to represent you in washington, d.c. >> reporter: miller, who denied repeated requests for an interview, questions whether federal programs such at social security, medicare and unemployment benefits are constitutional. >> the tea party express joins. >> reporter: palin played kingmaker in the pri

. >> dennis miller with thoughts on bristol palin doing the rumba. caution. you're about to enter the no-spin zone. the factor begins right now. >> bill: hi, i'm bill o'reilly. thanks for watching us tonight. the dirtiest campaign trick we've seen so far this year is the subject of the evening's talking points memo. you might have shopped at target store. they're all over the country. according to a editorial today in the "wall street journal", target has gotten targeted and you may not believe what i'm about to tell you. in july, target donated $150,000 to a pro-business group that gives support to political people that are business friendly. both democrats and republican get backing. after target's donation, mn forward put out a tv ad supporting tom hammer a republican running for governor in minnesota. the ad highlighted his positions on spending. enter the vishis move on.org crew. after hearing about target's donation, move on attacked the company. >> target and other big corporations are trying to buy our elections. but if we work together... we can stop

. >> president obama marked the ninth year of war by honoring 24-year-old staff seargeant rob miller, who died two years ago defending his comrades against insurgents in a cold afghan valley. >> they heard his voice. he had been hit. but still he kept calling out enemy positions. >> his parents said miller believed in the mission. >> he believed he was working for a good cause. >> but nine years and 1,200 lives later, critics say it is time to refocus america's $100 billion-a-year investment away from insurgents and back to al qaeda. >> we can start to not be spending money again on the war. >> the white house reports pakistan's military is backing off direct conflict with the taliban and al qaeda. now there is word the taliban is in talks with afghanistan's government, possibly to end this war. the u.s. pullout is supposed to begin next summer. the beginning of year 10 offers

can't wait for miller. >> bill: body language segment. many of you wrote to me, wanting to analyze the body language of nicky diaz. >> then, i said, meg. please. can you help me? and she was very upset and said no. and you don't know me. and i have never seen you. i'm doing this because i know that a lot of megs out there. who are mistreating the nickies who work so hard for them. >> bill: now i got a lot of mail saying look. no tears. looked contrived and reading off paper. what did you pick up on? >> she was upset. i saw anger and sadness. i saw that in the chin area. this muscle you can see it buckles. it's tough to do that on your own unless you're feeling emotion. >> she was worked up. >> okay. so that, i heard the voice quivering. and nose is running. when you're upset what happens is that tears sometimes drain down. and they come out that. is why the nose runs like that. what i didn't see any reddening of the face. i didn't see heaving of the shoulders which you expect if someone is sobbing and i didn't see any tears. so i believe

can't wait for miller. hope you stay tuned for those reports. >> reporter: this is a fox news alert. i'm ainsley earhardt in new york. mission accomplished tonight. just hours ago, the last of 33 trapped miners safely raised there through a half mile of solid rock. luis uruzua was cheered by a crowd. the 69 day ordeal riveted the world. the last miner's recovery triggering celebrations across the country. the nearby town, 24 of the miners live erupting in joy. nearly 3,000 gathering in town square to witness the happy ending on a giant screen. it's not quite over just yet. the last rescue worker who went down to help is now headed up. i'm ainsley earhardt. now, back to the "o'reilly factor". . saved ourselves the hassle. i'm not too sure about this. look at this. [ security agent ] right. you never kick off with sales figures. kicking off with sales figures! i'm yawning. i'm yawning some more. aaaaaaaand... [ snores ] i see your pnt. yeah. snores ] [ malannouncer ] we understand.® you need a partner who de

miller died two years ago in afghanistan. sacrificing his life for those of his teammates and 15 afghan soldiers. >> our sergeant miller is a valiant, courageous hero and truest and most classic sense. >> hometown war heros are important because they give meaning to why we fight. the bravery and valor shown by those willing to die for a cause set a lofty example for others to follow. staff sergeant robert miller was honored at his hold elementary school, st. michaels parish in wheaton. students attended a mass in his honor to celebrate the life of this fallen hero who is now a role model for others to follow. >> the accounts of his january 2008 day in afghanistan gives us all pause to reflect on what honor and courage and dedication that our sergeant demonstrated. not only for his band of brothers, but for his country. >> receiving the congressional medal of honor, must involve mertoryious conduct involving great personal bravery or self- sacrifice so con spkous as to clearly distinguish the individual above his or her comrad

miller? >> the fence has been voted on in congress is authorized but senator murkowski voted against the funding several times as well as many others in congress that are not showing leadership. we have to build a fence. we have to build something. that is the first step. otherwise you not only are dealing with an illegal alien issue but a national security issue. and even a health issue. we have third word diseases springing up like wildfire in southern states particularly california. you can't maintain national integrity without border security. it has to be done on the southern border. but there are other things to do. we can't vote for amnesty as senator murkowski. you can't build something so people break the law to gain benefit. we have to take care of the problem. the fence is the first step and then design other reforms to make sure they are not able to get in. >> you have gotten heat for referencing east germany as a country that was able to protect its border, have a wall. do we sho

back to aneesh chopra and ellen miller then. as far as this information is concerned, you know, journalists are trained to always be skeptical. anything you tell me, hmm, i'm gonna look at 3 different ways, and that's appropriate because we found in the past we can't always trust government information, but now we're talking about more government information going directly to people without journalists perhaps in the middle to contextualize it. so where does information leave off and spin or even propaganda take up? ellen? >> well, i'm less worried about the spin and propaganda and citizens understanding the data than i am about the availability of the data frankly. we just haven't seen--when data.gov, for example, was created and 3,000 feeds of information were there--we haven't seen a misuse of that data or a massive misunderstanding of the data. i think there is always the need for professional filters. i mean, to suggest that the world of media is gonna go away, whether they're professional journalists or citizen journalists

as for joe miller, the thing that this fellow has had to put up with up against the g.o.p. machine and the democrats and liberal media in alaska, it's no wonder the numbers are tightening in that race. just last night it was revealed the rally i had for joe miller on thursday, it was revealed and we had the tape that proves it, that the cbs reporters, the affiliate in alaska conspired to make up stories about joe miller. we have the tape, chris. i can't wait until it busts out all over the nation to show what it is, kind of what i put up with for two years now with the media, but what joe miller is faced with, someone lisa murkowski who feels so entitled to seat that she and her complicits in the media will do anything to stop at nothing. >> chris: wait a minute. you're saying -- you are saying the local reporters in alaska conspired with the murkowski campaign to put out false information about joe miller? >> i'm saying that we have it on tape, the cbs reporters of the affiliate in alaska are saying let's find a child molester in the crowd as supporter of joe miller, let's

. >> reporter: i'm lee cowan in anchorage, alaska, where in joe miller's mind, it wasn't supposed to be this way. the tea party favorite defeated lisa murkowski in the gop primary, but she mounted a surprising write-in bid, extending her campaign against miller and democrat scott mcadams. >> scott is not ready to lead, joe is not fit to lead. i have been leading this state -- i have been leading this state -- [ crowd boos ] >> reporter: she turned up the heat during their first televised debate sunday, trying to capitalize on miller's missteps. over the weekend, a court ruled some of his personal records had to be made public in light of revelations miller used government computers for his personal use. >> it is true during a lunch hour i did get on government computers and participated in a private poll for about five minutes. it was a mistake i made. >> reporter: he says that makes him real and accused murkowski of asking disclosure problems as well. >> would you be willing to subject yourself to the same level of scrutiny that your campaign has subjected to me? >> we filed a finan

they involve joe miller and todd palin. mr. palin says there's no story here, nothing to see, folks, move along. but a leaked e-mail he sent to joe miller and others hints at his sharp political teeth and perhaps, perhaps sarah palin's presidential ambitions. the e-mail and one from miller to his campaign aassociates followed a fox news appearance where the nominee was asked, quote, would you support her, meaning palin, for president. look at his answer. >> would you support her for president? >> you know, we've been asked that question before. >> really? i'm surprised. >> there are a number of great candidates -- i have been, actually. but we have had a number of people that have introduced their names as potential candidates in 2012. certainly palin is on the top of that ticket. you've got a number of folk that any one of which would be better than president obama. >> now, here's the e-mail that that appearance apparently triggered from todd palin. quote, sarah put her ass on the line for joe and yet he can't answer a simple

she's the one who lost the primary to joe miller. here is part of the ad. let's listen. >> now lisa is trying to pretend she's running to serve us. yeah, right. >> so i am here to tell you, you are disenfranchised no more. >> you lost, lisa. and it's time you respect this senate seat doesn't belong to you. >> there you go. a pretty strong knock there. >> a strong knock. i don't know how well that will work in alaska. this is a group trying to win in alaska politics. she is well known. they're alaskan to the core. i don't know if this is really going to work. >> republican miller and murkowski, both republicans in a statistical tie. remember, voters have to write her name in. i'm not sure that's hard to write a name in. don't even have to spell it right. just get a strong effort there. let's go to wisconsin and russ feingold running for his life with this ad. the nfl has some problems with this video. this is the add put out by russ feingold to save himself. let's watch the ad first. let's listen. >> there's dancing in the end zone. >> in pro football they c

bob jordan >> reporter: the family of sergeant rob miller was in attendance at the ceremony to receive for him the nation's highest award of valor. the most the country can do for bravery and self-sacrifice. >> when the enemy just eats away some so close he could see their faces, rob held his ground. >> reporter: he told a story how sergeant miller had went above and beyond the call of duty. >> rob moved in the other direction, toward the enemy. drawing their guns away from his team and bringing the fire of all those insurgents down on himself. >> reporter: earlier in the day in wheaton where miller attended elementary school, students and friends held a memorial. >> our sergeant miller is a valiant, courageous hero. >> reporter: the mayor of wheaton talked about how important real heros are. not phony ones, but role models the youngsters can follow. >> the account of the january 2008 day in afghanistan gives us pause to reflect on what honor, courage, and determination he demonstrated. >> they dedicating a plaque in his honor. ♪ for amber waves of gray >> reporter: being called a tr

alaska candidate joe miller is only the most noteworthy. at politico reading the constitution literally to declare the minimum wage unconstitutional. it's not in there and the tenth amendment prohibits in his mind any federal program or power not identified by name in the constitution. even if it were constitutional to require americans make at least $7.25 an hour, it's still a bad idea. >> there should not be a federal minimum wage? >> there should not be. it's not within the scope of powers. let me make it clear. it's not a simple checklist. let's think of this pragmatically. even if you agree with the approach that's the thing you ought to be following, it makes more sense to have the decisions made at the level closest to the people. more accountability and less efficiency and more understanding. we said this many times. if you like big government, move to massachusetts. >> in fact the supreme court upheld the constitutionality in 1941 in a battle that involved the constitutional the child labor laws that do not appear in the constituti

miller, the guy you admire? >> earmarks are a thing that will soon be of the past. >> was at an earmark? >> i do not know whether it was or not. they do not want earmarks. it is the single most corrupting influence in legislation today. >> mr. mcadams? >> no, i do not believe it was an earmark. i think that the expansion of tribal sovereignty here in alaska is the right thing to do. >> thousands of alaskans age 65 and older can i get in to see a doctor because of their medicaid plans and doctors will not take them through what is the solution? >> i and the candid in this race that believes we need a fully funded medicare program. we have to manage a caseload of seniors at so that they can pay their bills. to many of our doctors are forced to write with a file cabinet. mr. miller talked about the need to privatize medicare. senator -- senator murkowski voted to cut medicare by $6 billion to read in 2010, you voted to reduce medicare by 20% and voted in an appropriations bill to not fund a clinic. we need a united

. >>> wait until you see the rocket todd palin fired off to alaska republican joe miller after miller wouldn't say whether sarah palin is qualified to be president. we will read it all to you in all its glory in the "hardball" sideshow. >>> let's start with this trial balloon and hillary clinton could replace joe biden as vice president. nbc's andrea mitchell has been working this story. andrea, arianna huffington is the co-founder and editor of the huffington post. her new book is called "third world america" and i was at the book party last night. let's start and see if there's a reality to this. let's see how it started. why are we talking about this, andrea mitchel? vice president, i think everybody knows that hillary clinton has wanted to be president, may well want to be president, but why would she want this route? why would she think she will be given this route? >> i don't know that she thinks she would be given this because i have not heard this from anybody in the obama inner circle but clearly there are people around hillary, if not the secretary of state herself, who woul

she lost to joe miller. look up. it's joe miller, an officer in the u.s. army who served in the first gulf war. now look there. joe miller is the father of eight and was a respected judge in alaska. look up, it's joe miller in washington restoring that thing you love called the constitution. now look again, it's money, money joe miller has saved you by stopping the outrageous spending in washington. now look at your ballot, vote for joe miller for united states senate. >> no matter what side of the aisle you come down on, no matter what, if you have no dog in that fight, that is a brilliant ad. >> you just love the old spice guy. >> i love that. but even you pointed out, you don't hear his opponent's name. he says her. he says her name's not there -- you never hear a reference to her. it is a brilliant ad. >> and the point of the ad is to catch your attention, right? well, part of it. and that definitely has. >>> continuing with politics, sarah palin, she can now check reality tv show star off her to-do list. >> we are somewhere that people dream object. f