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All of Minnesota’s members of the House filled their top D.C. office jobs with white staffers, exclusively.

All of Minnesota’s members of the House filled their top D.C. office jobs with white staffers, exclusively.

Weve been working over the last four years, speaking about the n-word, abolishing the n-word. but there is something else thats pushing through. we need to talk about this. thats why it keeps coming up. we need to sit at the table and discuss racism. there is racism in america. we need to stop trying to sweep it under the rug and act like it doesnt exist. >> john? >> well, you know, look. when i heard it, i have to be honest with you, i wasnt surprised. this is dr. laura. consider the source. sh...

Than the n-word itself. we tend to get caught up in that word. its a lightning rod. but i agree with the guests, there is a conversation to be had here. i dont think, unfortunately, its much of a conversation that can be had in america. >> i do think it is a lightning rod sometimes. i wonder if it is a diversion sometimes from looking at the real issue, as jill said. john, you say that using this word is like gay people using the word "queer" or other words. you think the terms are equal and hav...

Have just decided that there is a bigger problem here at hand. whats going on with the n-word, we have been working over the last four years, speaking about abolishing the n-word. but there is something else thats pushing through. we need to talk about this. thats why it keeps coming up. we need to sit at the table and discuss racism. there is racism in america. we need to stop trying to sweep it under the rug and act like it doesnt exist. >> john? >> well, you know, look. when i heard it, i hav...

With these problems in an interracial marriage you shouldnt get married outside of your race. what shes talking about is larger than the n-word. the word is a lightning rod but i agree with the guests. there is a conversation to be had here. i dont think, unfortunately, its much of a conversation that can be had in america. >> i do think it is a lightning rod sometimes. i wonder if it is a diversion sometimes from looking at the real issue, as jill said. john, you say that using this word is lik...

Thats why it keeps coming up. we need to sit at the table and discuss racism. there is racism in america and we need to stop trying to sweep it under the rug and act like it doesnt exist. >> john? >> you know, look, when i heard it, i have to be honest, i wasnt surprised. this is dr. laura, consider the source. shes prove herself homophobic, anti-feminist so i wasnt surprised but i agree, i think there are bigger issues. the word itself were something like a speed bump. she said things in rer ra...

That hypersensitive about color and dont have a sense of humor, dont marry out of your race. if you are going to marry out of your race, people are going to say, okay, what do blacks think? what do whites think? what do you think? what do catholics think? of course, there is not a one-think per se, but in general, there is think. and what i just heard from jade is a lot of what i hear from black think. and it is really distressing and disturbing. and to put it in its context, she said the n-word...

Mean as she did on that show, it is to show to height of intol ranls and the height of insensitivity. >> i want the play another clip from what happened a little bit later on that same program. >> you know what, if you are that hypersensitive about color and dont have a sense of humor, dont marry out of your race. if you are going to marry out of your race, people are going to say, okay, what do blacks think? what do whites think? what do you think? what do catholics think? of course, there is n...