Earlier in the week MSNBC's Chris Matthews said President Obama had an I.Q. near 160. "The scariest thing, a guy of limited mental power, George W. Bush, talked this country [into the war in Iraq] ... that's the scariest part," Chris Matthe

In this video clip from an hour long call in show with Steve Adubato, Gov. Chris Christie tells a woman that is no business of hers as to where his kids go school. She was complaining that Christie is cutting funding to the public school system, the same system his property taxes pay for. "Hey Gail, first off, it's none of your business. I don't

White House communications director Dan Pfeiffer addressed the yearly convention for activist grassroots liberals. Pfeiffer received a cold reception from the attendees, especially when it came to addressing President Obama's position on gay marriage. In 1996, when Obama was running for the Illinois State Senate, he answered a survey which had

JIM LEHRER:  Senator, welcome.   SENATOR HARRY REID (D-NV):  Thank you very much for allowing me to be on the show.   MR. LEHRER:  Well, first on the Libya military operation, do you believe the War Powers Act requires authorization of further action?   SEN. REID:  The War Powers Act has no application to what’s going on in Libya. Â

Fmr. Gov. Tim Pawlenty surprisingly defended his primary opponent Mitt Romney for his "unemployed" gaffe: "Well I think he was trying to make a joke and you know we have all made failed efforts at humor and so if it was

"We do not put every meeting on the schedule, nor should we," White House press secretary Jay Carney told the WH press corps. The White House has come under fire lately for not releasing President Obama's full schedule of activities and more importantly, meetings. "We have been very transparent about the president's schedule," he followed up.

"You know, he [my father] gave me my first basketball. And it wasn't until I was in my 20s, and I thought back 'you know, no wonder I've been -- that's part of why I've been playing basketball this whole time.' That was that one signal of something he had given me," President Obama told ABC's "Good Morning America" in an interview that aired this m

A new web ad from from Mitt Romney's campaign says that "President Obama's 20 million bumps in the road would stretch from the White House to Los Angeles...and back."

"You know, you act as if this is a decision of mine. This really isn't. As Michelle points out I did not carry ten pounds in my belly, you know. I think that Michelle's general view is 'we're done,'" President Obama told ABC News in an interview that aired this morning.

"I wish Representative Weiner and his lovely wife well. This has obviously been a tough incident for him, but I'm confident that they'll refocus and he'll refocus and they'll be able to bounce back," President Obama told ABC News.

And with Chris Matthews at MSNBC, what does that make him? CHRIS MATTHEWS: "It's the kind of liberal, I think, Roger [Ailes] would love to get out and say 'here's the guy with the dunce cap on.' But he has to wear the dunce cap, do you what I mean guys? John Harris, do you think that it is too wise ass to think like that?"

"Some are blaming Newt Gingrich's wife for his presidential campaign struggles, but what is Callista Gingrich's role?" CNN asks.

"Well, I don't have anything specific," White House press secretary said in response to a question asking if President Obama ordered or had any knowledge of project "Fast and Furious." The mission involved gunrunning at the southern border between the U.S. Mexico. Congress is currently investigating this secret operation which has resulted in su

Bill O'Reilly observes: Once the press turns on a politician, it is very difficult to survive in office. A celebrity might survive but not a politician.

Chris Hayes, Washington editor for The Nation magazine, talks with Rachel Maddow about the Republican candidates who are only running for president to boost their speaking fees and sell books. (The Rachel Maddow Show)

"I should also point out that I have men with guns that surround them, often. And a great incentive for running for re-election is that it means they never get in the car with a boy who had a beer, and that's a pretty good thing," President Obama told ABC News.