goal i think that we all share. i would hope that all decent minded americans share. how we create a society that ends discrimination. how do we best deal with racism in america? i'm asking questions here. we are making some progress but we got to accelerate that progress. >> the net roots nation conference has been a tough place historically for presidential candidates. hillary clinton chose not even to attend this conference. so could this liberal wing of the democratic party do some damage to the candidates? joining me to discuss, contributor and professor at moore house college also with us ben ferguson. mark, first to you your reaction to what happened there. >> first of all, i was excited, i was proud. i was impressed by the work that was done by the black lives matter movement yesterday. they've been doing amazing work for a year. this was another testimony to how organized they were