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Out there. sunni nations almost all. to greet donald trump. and is he going to be speaking to these nations. basically, its going to be the arab world and free world speaking. donald trump is going to be the keynoter. its amazing. a guy getting a lot of guff because of a six nation ban or seven nation ban who made some statements on the campaign trail that people thought were anti-islamic. no one told the saudis and no one told the people of cutter. no one told united arab emirates. they love he...

Is defined by our differences, we will empower those who sow hatred rather than peace, those who promote conflict rather than the cooperation that can help all of our people achieve justice and prosperity. and this cycle of suspicion and discord must end. >> so has that cycle of suspicion and discord ended? whats going on right now? lets welcome the president of the arab-american institute, james zogby, to us right now. you just conducted, five years after the speech, an important poll, arab att...

Favored. not george bushs father. >> they still admire bill clinton? >> enorm mussily, and obamas numbers are divided between those who think hes a great president -- >> there were huge expectations after that cairo speech, after the istanbul speech, when he spoke to the muslim world. have they felt -- and this survey, this new zogby poll youve got, arab attitudes throughout the arab world towards this president, have they felt disappointed that he hasnt been able to deliver? is . i think disa...

It is a lot of talk about what they should do, coming to the table, president putin doesnt want to come to the table and find a neat solution and checking every box we want. he is playing poker. he doesnt have a good hand but he has a good poker face and plays the role well. america has a strong hand but this president refuses to play the game and call his bluff and say you dont have the assets to back up what youre doing. were the world power, they chalk up the boxes, the world is less weak. >>...

It is a lot of talk about what they should do, coming to the table, president putin doesnt want to come to the table and find a neat solution and checking every box we want. he is playing poker. he doesnt have a good hand but he has a good poker face and plays the role well. america has a strong hand but this president refuses to play the game and call his bluff and say you dont have the assets to back up what youre doing. were the world power, they chalk up the boxes, the world is less weak. >>...

Gays have a constituency, they argue for legislation to protect themselves. what i dont need is a constituency here, youre all friends, i know you love me, trying to protect me because i made a statement about that. and i am going to continue to say this. i know this issue quite well. and my dad as you know worked in this movement and was there the day dr. king gave that speech. if you believe that without voter registration, any impediment on it to voting by blacks is a substantial foundation f...

Progressive. >> this is one issue where right and left can come together on treatment. instead, it is a republican war on women. when president obama made a cairo speech, talked about shared history of tolerance between the two religions and two areas of the world, that was also a bunch of crap. thats all i have to say. >> eric? >> we do these stories a lot. would like to hear what you have to say. youre very passionate about these stories, i appreciate that. for me, it is the same question. whe...

When president obama takes the podium tomorrow. i did a lot of homework today. over the last 50 years, since 1963, since martin luther kings speech, lets see where we are in the black community. socioeconomics in the black community. theyre six times more likely to be incarcerated than whites in federal prison. 25.8% of african-americans live below the poverty line, more than double the white population. if youre african-american, youre six times more likely to be a victim of homicide in america...

Most important issue is the voting rights act? not any of the things that bolling picked on? >> there would not be opportunity for blacks to get the unemployment they have, education they had, if not for voting rights. and what eric gave you, if you look at virtually any demographic group, theyre doing worse in terms of economics in the last ten years. the question is -- >> thats not true. >> do you believe blacks in this country are worse off than they were when martin luther king gave that spe...