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traditionally the big names like walmart, amazon and apple, so ka-ching ka-ching for them. >> this surprised me. so many people were out, you you would think that restaurant are packed as well, but they're offering deals as well? >> apparently this isn't the time they would snowstormally do it, because people are willing to spend a little more coin on eating out, but this year dining chains are pushing the holidays. you can really cherry pick your stores based on the deals that are out there. chili's, and applebee's using more discounts and advertising a marketing, really catering to the cost-conscious consumers. just to make you feel really hungry, applebee's is offering its sizzling entrees for as low as $8.88. chili's is pushing 30 days of daily deals. in november 61% of americans said they did plan to spend less on eating out in the next six months. there is a bit of a disconnect with what we're hearing about the make rho economy, which is that it's getting incrementally better, but there are still a lot of people out there watching their purses, and keeping that uncertain tone. >> we al
traditionally the big names like walmart, amazon and apple, so ka-ching ka-ching for them. >> this surprised me. so many people were out, you you would think that restaurant are packed as well, but they're offering deals as well? >> apparently this isn't the time they would snowstormally do it, because people are willing to spend a little more coin on eating out, but this year dining chains are pushing the holidays. you can really cherry pick your stores based on the deals that are...
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less than a month out from the voting in iowa, turns out there is still time for newt gingrich to, ka-ching. joining us now is jonathan alter, msnbc political analyst, bloomberg view columnist, and author of "the promise: president obama year one." mr. alter, it's good to see you. >> hi, rachel. >> to your knowledge is there present for mr. gingrich's concurrent efforts to run for president and make a buck? isn't this usually kind of a full-time job running for president? >> usually, this is what you do in spring training. so you had, for instance, john mccain in 1999 when he was getting ready to run. he used his book tour to launch. other candidates have done that. barack obama did some of that in 2007. but this has never been done before. it's very peculiar. just a few weeks before the iowa caucuses. it reflects the i guess unquenchable greed of newt gingrich. but it also has a chutzpah and hypocrisy element to it. you remember that gingrich first became important in american politics when he used a book deal that speaker jim wright had to get wright out as speaker of the house. then when
less than a month out from the voting in iowa, turns out there is still time for newt gingrich to, ka-ching. joining us now is jonathan alter, msnbc political analyst, bloomberg view columnist, and author of "the promise: president obama year one." mr. alter, it's good to see you. >> hi, rachel. >> to your knowledge is there present for mr. gingrich's concurrent efforts to run for president and make a buck? isn't this usually kind of a full-time job running for president?...
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. >> hello and the cha-ching of a cash register. the dollars rolling in with every speech. president obama has already been to 69 fund raisers this year. that's an average of about one every five days. and unless you should think that's the norm of the year before elections, president clinton only attended 23 in the same period back in 1995. president george w. bush, 41. an investigative joiurnalist joins us to talk about the itinerary. should anybody be surprised about the schedule that's been trying to keep? >> no, they shouldn't be surprised at all. the president's fund raising schedule is staggering as blistering as it is, it's a reflection of the campaign arms race that we have today. it's all about raising mother and as much unlimited money as you can. the president and his republican opponents, mitt romney, newt gingrich, they are going all out courting the best if you said raisers in the land. >> by some accounts, some people would say this has paid off, about $90 million so far. significantly a lot more than he's been able to rake in in the year prior. so how much
. >> hello and the cha-ching of a cash register. the dollars rolling in with every speech. president obama has already been to 69 fund raisers this year. that's an average of about one every five days. and unless you should think that's the norm of the year before elections, president clinton only attended 23 in the same period back in 1995. president george w. bush, 41. an investigative joiurnalist joins us to talk about the itinerary. should anybody be surprised about the schedule...
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. >>> also, cha-ching. kelly clarkson learns that it pays to endorse a presidential nominee. >>> very good morning to you. welcome to "weekends with alex witt." i'm veronica. it's 11:00 out east and 8:00 out west. mitt romney has a big lead in the polls in iowa with only ten days to go before votes are cast. he just rapped up a vote in new hampshire. take a listen. >> i am not running just to be popular and close my eyes to the problems that we face in the world. i will go into the white house if i get that job with my eyes wide open and i'll get america right again. thank you. >> nbc's ron mott has the latest from new hampshire. ron? >> good morning. mitt romney is going back to iowa in three, two, and one. an applause as he heads back to the hawkeye state trying to pull off what some would consider a miracle. he's now neck-and-neck with ron paul in the hawkeye state. they vote on january 10th. he asked his voters to get the supporters out on the tent to vote for him. he's already looking down field to sou
. >>> also, cha-ching. kelly clarkson learns that it pays to endorse a presidential nominee. >>> very good morning to you. welcome to "weekends with alex witt." i'm veronica. it's 11:00 out east and 8:00 out west. mitt romney has a big lead in the polls in iowa with only ten days to go before votes are cast. he just rapped up a vote in new hampshire. take a listen. >> i am not running just to be popular and close my eyes to the problems that we face in the...