Programming notes

*** Friday’s “The Daily Rundown” line-up: Obama campaign senior advisor David Axelrod… NBC’s David Gregory with a Meet the Press preview and analysis of the Allen-Kaine debate he moderated yesterday… Marist’s Lee Miringoff breaks down the new battleground polls… Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), deputy NRCC chairman, on how Republicans plan to hold onto the House… Jeff Greenfield on his new e-book “43*”… Latest campaign trail news and analysis with the Washington Post’s Jennifer Rubin, USA Today’s Jackie Kucinich and Neera Tanden of the Center for American Progress.

*** Friday’s “Jansing & Co.” line-up: MSNBC’s Chris Jansing interviews former NH Gov. & Romney Sr. Advisor John H. Sununu, DNC Executive Director Patrick Gaspard, the Rothenberg Reports Stu Rothenberg, Talking Points Memo founder & editor Josh Marshall, the Washington Examiner’s Tim Carney, GOP strategist David Winston, and NBC New Analyst Evan Kohlmann.

*** Friday’s “MSNBC Live with Thomas Roberts” line-up: MSNBC’s Thomas Roberts talks with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), CNBC Chief Washington Correspondent John Harwood, former Biden Economic Adviser Jared Bernstein , and Meghan McCain.  Today’s Power Panel includes: TheGrio.com’s Perry Bacon, Democratic strategist Chris Kofinis, and sepublican Strategist Alice Stewart.

*** Friday’s “NOW with Alex Wagner” line-up: Alex Wagner’s guests include Bloomberg Businessweek’s Josh Green, Politico’s Maggie Haberman, BuzzFeed’s Michael Hastings, Author & Columnist Jay McInerney, and TIME’s Michael Scherer.

*** Friday’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports” line-up: NBC’s Andrea Mitchell interviews former Ambassador Prudence Bushnell, Obama 2012 Deputy Campaign Manager Stephanie Cutter, Vanity Fair’s Todd Purdum, USA Today’s Susan Page, Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) and Voter Participation President and CEO Page Gardner and NBC’s Ayman Mohyeldin.

*** Friday’s “News Nation with Tamron Hall” line-up: MSNBC’s Tamron Hall interviews Democratic strategist Keith Boykin, Republican strategist Danny Vargas, the Washington Post’s Anne Kornblut, and the Boston Globe’s Noah Bierman

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MSNBC 's real boss David Axelrod was in-house...all his MSNBC lackeys will follow his orders and spin furiously today's talking points.

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Reply#1 - Fri Sep 21, 2012 9:59 AM EDT
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Republicans created their own election nightmare. John McCain's call for an investigation over Libyan Embassy tragedy is a stark reminder of the callous incompetence of congressional Republicans in dealing with issues important to Americans.

How about an introspective investigation by McCain on the Republicans record use of the filibuster to block the senate from voting on bills important to the needs of the American people. The filibuster was meant to be used to give the minority a method of blocking very important issues to garner more support for their position on the bill. The Republicans used it as a tool to totally impede the business of the American people. Republicans in the senate, upset that American voters had not given them control of the Senate decided to deliberately punish the American people for that slight.

John McCain can start by investigating why he and his Republican colleagues refused to allow a vote on a jobs bill for returning war veterans. They were elected to vote, but a jobs bill for veterans just wasn't important enough to allow a vote. The choice was clear to these Republican patriots; it was more important to impede Obama than to do something for our soldiers fighting in foreign wars for over a decade. A war pushed by Dick Cheney, a deferment ladened Republican. They thought that this filibuster would help Mitt Romney, another deferment ladened Republican, to become Commander and Chief of the soldiers the Republican Party had just turned their back on!

A libyan investigation is the priority right Senator McCain. How many unemployed Americans soldiers do you think will be ignored while you perform this witch-hunt?

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Reply#2 - Fri Sep 21, 2012 11:05 AM EDT

WASHINGTON -- Senate Republicans blocked legislation Wednesday that would have established a $1 billion jobs program putting veterans back to work tending to the country's federal lands and bolstering local police and fire departments.

Republicans said the spending authorized in the bill violated limits that Congress agreed to last year. Democrats fell two votes shy of the 60-vote majority needed to waive the objection, forcing the legislation back to committee.

McCain forgets, or just simply does not care......he exhibits the "I've got mine" attitude. His attitude is despicable since he rides on all the benefits as a former POW, VietNam vet, member of congress!

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#2.1 - Fri Sep 21, 2012 11:31 AM EDT

Chilled - Typical left wing BS. Both parties care about the veterans and there are currently at least 6 veterans job training and placement programs, so why create another, except it is an election year and Obama is trying to show he cares.

Yes, I am retired military, and retired in 1980. I did take advantage of the GI Bill and I did get veterans points when applying for my city job. These programs are still available along with numerous others. If Obama wants to help our military, then get them the hell out of Afghanistan NOW, it can be accomplished in 3 to 4 months easy.

Further the military is an all volunteer force now, no more draft, so everyone knows what to expect when joining. Now, the bill did violate the limits that Congress and the WH agreed to last year. Further, please explain to me what the hell it means to putting veterans to work TENDING the country's federal lands?

As far as bolstering local police and fire departments, that is not a federal responsibility. That is the responsibility of the State and local communities which all have taxing authority.

    #2.2 - Fri Sep 21, 2012 1:42 PM EDT
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    With regards to programming, I thought last nights debate in MA was outstanding, Srown got ripped into shreds again - this time by Warren! Yippiee, I sure love it when a 1%er gets their smashmouth shut, especially by a working class woman. By the way, I am a little confused here - what is wrong with being of Native American heritage? I'm rather proud of mine, hope everyone else is too. Brown was more than a little insulting on that issue. Stop whinning Scott - it's called the "down ballot" vote, and knowing you can't run with Mitt must make it even harder for you to run at all. One and done Mr. Brown, one and done.

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    Reply#3 - Fri Sep 21, 2012 12:14 PM EDT

    I especially loved the part where Brown suggested that she couldn't be part Native American because she didn't look like one. What an idiot.

    Ah, the smell of desperation in the evening! Bet Brown is cursing Romney on an hourly basis right about now.

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    #3.1 - Fri Sep 21, 2012 12:23 PM EDT

    The popularity of Ancestory.com and shows like "Who Do You Think You Are" attest to the interest and pride people take in their roots. I like to identify with my Puritan ancestors and - and I am further removed from their time than Warren is from her Native American relatives.

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    #3.2 - Fri Sep 21, 2012 12:31 PM EDT

    Something about those GNOPers and foot in mouth disease....what is a Native American supposed to look like?

    GNOP - We don't need no fact checkers - GNOP CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH...

    C'mon Mythe - show us the 1040's! What ARE you hiding@??

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    #3.3 - Fri Sep 21, 2012 12:32 PM EDT

    So which is it, a movie hahahhahaha or a terror attack, seems Oblamo can't figure that out. BTW so us Oblamos 4 million dollar sealed records, what is he hiding???????

      #3.4 - Fri Sep 21, 2012 4:53 PM EDT
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      Of course Romney is down in the polls. Since winning the nomination, he has been for and simultaneously against everything he ever sponsored or originally stood for. He has become a birther supporter and he capped his wonderful performances by disdainfully writing off 47% of the population. He does not realize that we were not all born with Trust Funds or a country club membership. He had the nerve to do this AFTER refusing to show the country his own income tax returns. I personally hold against him all the lies he has told during the campaign while pretending to have such great moral character. This guy is unworthy of any position in government let alone being President. He has war mongers and LDS Church leaders for his advisors. It's a poor and dangerous combination and he has gotten really poor advice.

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      Reply#4 - Fri Sep 21, 2012 1:40 PM EDT

      Yeah the guy in the whitehouse now is printing money 24/7 to cover the 3.5 Billion he is spending daily, how long do you think it will be we are like Greece, Spain, France, Portugal????????????????

        #4.1 - Fri Sep 21, 2012 4:52 PM EDT
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        This moron Willard can't even do his own campaign correct..talks about the past ( which we all know about already), doesn't talk about what he will do for the future and just attacks people instead.

        No way pal you can run this nation..and you're never be president of the USA....no way!

        OBAMA 2012..no doubt!

        Going to love the debates on TV with this idiot trying to lie galore.

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        Reply#5 - Fri Sep 21, 2012 2:01 PM EDT

        Your hero king tried to lie his way out of the four Americans killed in Libya, but the facts were just too overwhelming for him, even now he is still back peddling.

          #5.1 - Fri Sep 21, 2012 4:50 PM EDT
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          It has to be something in the water that makes them act like fools, or it could be all that free stuff.

            Reply#6 - Fri Sep 21, 2012 2:09 PM EDT

            The libtards are falling all over themselves with these fake liberal polls. But hey thats ok, Jimmy Carter was ahead for months before the election, and Reagan won by an landslide, good luck tards.

              Reply#7 - Fri Sep 21, 2012 4:48 PM EDT

              Fake polls!!!

              I love it!!

              Folks, this is what fear smells like.

              Fake polls!! I love it!

              Obama in 2012. You know, because of all the fake polls!

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              Reply#8 - Fri Sep 21, 2012 5:47 PM EDT

              Buck, Robert is full of conspiracy theories today based on his posts. He needs to take his meds and a nap.

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              #8.1 - Fri Sep 21, 2012 6:08 PM EDT
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