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This afternoon. >> this is the moment he became senator joseph mccarthy. literally saying, you cant be in my country if you dont do it the way i want you to do it. it is the craziest thing. >> here to talk about whether its all that crazy at all, john mecham. his brand new book is "the soul of america: the battle for our better angels." how is that battle going, my friend? who is winning? >> it is a pitched and difficult battle. but were going to win the war. were going to win the war. we always...

I dont think people should be staying in locker rooms, but i think its good. you have to stand proudly for the national anthem. or you shouldnt be playing. you shouldnt be there. maybe you shouldnt be in the country. >> that was the president of the united states this morning condemning peaceful silent protests by members of the nfl players, suggesting that maybe they shouldnt be in this country at all. heres what jim messina, a former obama campaign manager, said to me about those comments this...

Together, were building a better california. i dont think people should be staying in locker rooms, but still, i think its good. you have to stand proudly for the national anthem. or you shouldnt be playing. you shouldnt be there. maybe you shouldnt be in the country. >> that was the president of the united states this morning condemning peaceful silent protests by members of the nfl players, suggesting that maybe they shouldnt be in this country at all. heres what jim messina, a former obama ...

That somehow you think this is a conspiracy of numbers, fine. but every time we hear new numbers theyre good and the cbo backs them up. listen, if you want to keep this battle going, i think without it youll go into a -- youll have a stroke. >> if youre a vulnerable democrat, ill bet you my bottom buck obamacare is not going to be on one of your ads. >> the reality is, the president can come out and say 8 million people all he wants but people at home are sitting there seeing their plans cancele...

The white house as the administration struggles to respond to the revolution in egypt, who does president obama side with? joining me now is christopher hayes, washington editor of "the nation" magazine. thanks for joining me tonight, chris. >> thanks for having me on, lawrence. >> chris, as you read the presidents statement which just came out after hours of labor, certainly involving people weve just mentioned, it seems like it -- it reads like a tie between these two camps. you can feel the e...

Nation" magazine. thanks for joining me tonight, chris. >> thanks for having me on, lawrence. >> chris, as you read the presidents statement which just came out after hours of labor, certainly involving people weve just mentioned, it seems like it -- it reads like a tie between these two camps. you can feel the establishment statements in it, you can feel the trying to encourage the protesters sentiments in it. where is this battle going, and is the white house behind the curve on this situation...

Respond to the revolution in egypt, who does president obama side with? joining me now is christopher hayes, washington editor of "the nation" magazine. thanks for joining me tonight, chris. >> thanks for having me on, lawrence. >> chris, as you read the presidents statement which just came out after hours of labor, certainly involving people weve just mentioned, it seems like it -- it reads like a tie between these two camps. you can feel the establishment statements in it, you can feel the try...

Will increase the grants to over $6,000 the next seven years. dramatic increase in funding in college to make it more affordable. that passed as part of the bill. a huge step in the right direction. >> how is the battle going, the school reform battle going, arne? we see it here in new york every day. looks like the reformers have made some progress with public charter schools being expanded in this state. are you having an influence across the country or other states starting to move in that di...