"All of this finally culminated in the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. And I want everybody to understand that this recession started long before I took office," President Obama told an audience in Oregon on Wednesday night. VIDEO:

"I don't want to be in Washington another six years and watch the Republican party betray the trust of the American people again. I mean, we had the White House. We had a majority in the House and the Senate. We voted for more spending and more earmarks. Most of our senior members seem to be focused on taking home the bacon. I'm not going to be

"I have every anticipation that we'll come together in a similar format as we are now, with me as speaker of the House," current Speaker Nancy Pelosi tells Charlie Rose. "Our members are battle ready," Pelosi adds.

Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) criticizes the capitalism "type" of economic system that allows political contributions to organizations that don't have to disclose their donors. "It's like we're three-fifths of a person again," Olbermann says.

Personhood USA: In 2010, Colorado will mark the beginning of the end of the culture of death. The first state to legalize abortion, will fittingly be the first state to banish it.

Sarah Palin signs an American flag at a tea party event in Reno, Nevada.

Right Scoop: Pat Caddell says that Republicans are not winning over voters that they should be winning because they have failed to make this coming election about national issues. He contends that by allowing the Democrats to have even a decent

Marco Rubio (R-FL), whose parents were immigrants, was accused of having an "anti-Latino" platform by the debate moderator.

Vice President Joe Biden on Michelle Obama: She's the "nicest person you'll ever meet." Biden made a surprise visit to a school in Redwood, CA on Tuesday morning.

Gov. Ed Rendell (D-PA) calls Joe Sestak the "Silky Sullivan" of politics.

Karl Rove says President Obama is "obsessed" with him and he loves it.

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) says it is a "myth" that Florida is a red state.

Whoopi Goldberg comments on walking off the set during an interview with Bill O'Reilly on "The View."

Virginia Thomas seeks apology; Anita Hill demands FBI probe.

GOP: Congressman Oberstar (D-Minn.) wants to create a "carbon regime" through cap-and-trade even though it will cost families an average of $2300 per year. (source: Chip Cravaack for Congress)

President Obama targets black voters in a radio ad with jazzy background noise that is appearing on air during the radio talk shows of Tom Joyner, Steve Harvey, Michael Baisden, Yolanda Adams, Russ Parr, Bev Smith, Doug Banks, Coco Brother, Al Sharpton and Warren Ballentine. "On November Second, I need you to stand with ME…and VOTE," Obama sai

Tough-talking Chris Christie and his no-nonsense approach to New Jersey's state politics have caught the eye of Republican big shots across the country, leading some to speculate whether he is presidential material for 2012.

MSNBC: Rachel Maddow looks back how race-baiting became a tactic to secure Republican victory through antagonized white voters, and how that strategy is being resurrected for the 2010 midterm elections.

"First of all, every actor likes to play bad guys," actor Richard Dreyfuss said on "Joy Behar." "I always say to kids, inside you is Hitler and Jesus and you got to find the appropriate person and bring them out," Dreyfuss added.

Former Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine, the chairman of the Democratic National Committee, talks to Ann Curry about voter frustration and his party’s final push leading into the midterm elections.

MSNBC: Is Sharron Angle qualified to be a U.S. senator? Is the Senate majority leader out of touch with his constituents? The Republican lawmaker and strategist Nicolle Wallace join the Morning Joe gang to discuss the increasingly nasty race in Nevada.

DAVID AXELROD: No. I -- as I said, I think you're going to see an -- an election where, you know, people win who perhaps you didn't expect to win, people lose who -- who, perhaps, you didn't expect to lose on -- on both sides. So I -- I mean what I would suggest to you is you -- you stay up for the full night and -- and total it up at the end. Y

Rep. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., join the Morning Joe gang to discuss the state of the economy, its impact on the midterms, as well as efforts to get a handle on U.S. spending.

Bill O'Reilly: Many Americans believe that President Obama and some in the Democrat leadership lean toward a socialistic philosophy.

Countdown: Clarissa Martinez of the National Council of La Raza talks about a political advertisement encouraging Latino voters not to vote.

Brit Hume: President hits campaign trail to ramp up support for Democrats.

"Chuck Schumer is a wonderful guy, but I'm a Durbin guy," Democratic candidate for US Senate Alexi Giannoulias (IL) said.