the typical msnbc viewer. that's a problem for msnbc. if they're purporting to be intelligent and intelligent network with folks like rachel maddow on and i think folks like rachel maddow and chris hayes and steve are smart, they are -- they are presenting rigorous debate, then everything on that network really has to live up to that standard. this tweet certainly did not. >> i agree about that intellectual quotient and why the head of the network was seething about this. errol, let me bring you in about the rnc's claim about a boycott that day which was quickly rescinded once there was an apology. what was the republican national committee trying to do with this? >> some of this is almost the equivalent of professional wrestling, right. there has to be outrage, drama, there has to be a demand, but i mean, realistically this is a bit of a negotiation, right. we're not surprised there's politics involved here and reince priebus needs to show his party he's going to stick up for