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Give to the families of the fallen is still the same. this is about a strategic decision as president of the united states. if we knew there were no weapons of mass destruction in iraq, i dont believe we would have gone into iraq. if i were president, i wouldnt have authorized it. >> joining us now, howard dean. also msnbc political analyst casey hunt. political reporter steve clem mondays. this tele prompter is if you have of things that arent true. shes an msnbc political reporter. she will le...

>> no, because the honor that we give to the families of the fallen is still the same. this is about a strategic decision as president of the united states. if we knew there were no weapons of mass destruction in iraq, i dont believe we would have gone into iraq. if i were president, i wouldnt have authorized it. >> joining us now, howard dean. also msnbc political analyst casey hunt. political reporter steve clem mondays. this tele prompter is if you have of things that arent true. shes an msnb...

Have any validity to it and i dont think that the ones being tossed around about this exercise do if they catch on and it speaks to an underlying anxiety or experience of the people who believe it. and the most popular conspiracy theory about this and there are a number of but the most popular has ---ion ionyou know this martial law idea, i think it speaks to this fear of the militarization of policing. i mean people have overtly cited that in texas, who are talking to reporters. you know the id...

That shes the only one thats doing this? thats just not reality. >> okay. joe, two issues. number one, you know, she just comes out with things that arent true. that should be a bother for the commander in chief, the wannabe commander in chief. but do you think its almost like americans dont expect honesty from politicians? >> absolutely. i dont think -- you know, i keep hearing people talk about, oh, they dont think hillary clintons honest or trustworthy. name a politician in either party that ...

That shes the only one, thats doing this, thats just not reality. joe, two issues. number one, she just comes out with things that arent true. do you think that its almost like americans dont expect honesty from politics? >> absolutely. you know, i keep hearing people talk about oh, they dont think hillary clintons honest or trustworthy. name a politician in either party that people think -- thats running for president, in particular, that people think is honest and trustworthy. they dont trust ...

Into transparency. >> i like the work you do i disagree slightly with you on this point. i do think its important that cabinet level separates her from jeb bush. i went through jeb bushs e-mails that found a lot of things that shouldnt have been there that was there. al i think theres abug problem of him holding back his own stuff. the clinton campaign such as it is theyre into this defensive crouch and start talking to reporters and telling us things that are not true. i was told by a clinton a...

Have known it for a long [ bleep ] time. its a -- it was a very badly kept secret in the comedian world. >> did you hear rumors about it as a comedian? >> you know what, you hear jokes. you hear things. i think theres even stuff that goes on -- just in hollywood, in general, man. we hear so many rumors and so many things and parties in the playboy mansion and all that stuff. but you never know what to believe. and you dont even think of it because if it is, people take this world so lightly. and...

Quota, not allowing more than about 16 or 17% of asians to apply. have you looked at that case? how strong is that case in your view? >> it depends ultimately on the facts. these are allegations but the allegations are powerful. if i think if universities put a quota on any racial group, i think thats going to end up in trouble in terms of where the court is right now and its thinking about constitutional litigation and affirmative action. if they prove the facts, and people say, maybe it is bas...

Facts. these are allegations but the allegations are powerful. if i think if universities put a quota on any racial group, i think thats going to end up in trouble in terms of where the court is right now and its thinking. constitutional litigation and affirmative action. people say it may have been based on test scores and other facts but i think thats a troubling set of fact. >> the basic fact is even though applications of asian americans have almost tripled i think in the last 20 years, the ...

Enforcement system not just here in new york or ferguson is flawed. a mix of people. what do you make of that? >> well, i think its reflective of what people see and hear and the way the media presents these things as well. you know, i think that there is a lot of these cases that people are outraged about are outliers and you will be outraged when you only know part of the facts of whats going on. when there are injustices going on, absolutely people should rise up and speak out against them in...