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Dozens of town halls and coffees on the corner and other things addressing concerns. i treat everyone with respect and civility. everyone has a right to say how they -- what they believe. i represent everybody, whether they voted for me or not. and i have that conversation because the promise ultimately in my community is not that youre going to agree with me all the time. i tell folks this all the time. you know, if an elected official comes to you and tells you everything you want to hear, the...

Sanders weight. its not funny. >> i dont think if i look at the other networks and other shows theyve done what youve done. youre a standout who has been a straight shooter on this stuff where the others have turned a blind eye to it. my point to you is i dont like any of this. im a catholic like you are. i like peace and civility. my mom is a bernie sanders supporter. i love her to death. we did but we, except for one thing. youre a much better catholic than him. >> i have more kids than you do...

If nancy pelosi made a joke there j its wrong, its too far. it not funny. >> i dont think if i look at the other networks and other shows theyve done what youve done. youre a standout who has been a straight shooter on this stuff where the others have turned a blind eye to it. my point to you is i dont like any of this, im a catholic like you are. i like peace and civility. i love her to death. we did but we, except for one thing. youre a much better catholic than i didnt mean. >> i just think t...

Meaner had it gotten. thats why among other reasons in 2008 i decided it was time for me to go ahead and retire. boy, i think it was a good decision. you know, the decorum and the civility of whats going on now across the board, you know, members dont communicate. they dont really have a chemistry with each other. and, you know, too much calling of names and impugning peoples integrity. we have got to stop that what its going to take is just a few good women or men that will step up and say, thi...

Out of control. i hope that a few budget hawk also occasionally step up and say wait a minute, we have been through this process. we need to begin to see how we can. >> dana: especially while our economy is so strong. >> yeah, absolutely. >> dana: if i could ask you to zoom up 30,000 feet. people seem to be very worried about how divided our country is. its so polarized. of course, we have been more polarized in our past. i wonder how you see this just from a position of wisdom and having been t...

Are causing the divisions in the first place. in times like these americans shouldnt worry so much about being civil. right? >> im saying they should worry more about democracy and less about whether or not were getting along. when you have conflict theres sometimes people being rude. the important thing is maintain the idea that everybody regardless of background is allowed to participate in those rights cannot be curtailed. >> at the same time many people are sick and tired of this era. they r...

It doesnt explain what youre talking about. what im referring to is the fact that one of the two parties is made up almost entirely of white christians. if youre not youre more likely to be in the opposite party. that creates a kind of racial polarization. that makes interparty conflict more vicious. in the end the conflict it if it is not resolved in way that respects everys right to participate. any kind of reconciliation will be empty. in the past during moments of past moments where the part...

Well look at the big picture. hes a controversial devicive celebrity politician and he was elected. in a landslide. not donald trump. im talking about uk prime minister johnson. are there lessons in the results for the united states? well look. plus the state of the race. the country increasingly divided in the trump era, the top democratic candidates seem to be falling into two distinct camps. fighters and the healers. and is civility over rated in america life? and politics. ahead one of my gu...

The heated rhetoric of the trump era has people mourning the end of civility in politics. my next guest argues civility is overrated. good evening. im looking forward to this conversation. i have always thought wheres the civility gone. you have a chance of winning me over. lets have the conversation. you have a piece -- go on. you think its overrated. tell me why. >> theres a distinction between civility thats grown out of kindness and respect. and power telling those with grievances to be sile...

Could do for them what he promised to do. and its a very big lesson in a very -- >> clarity in politics. exactly. if you want to brexit it was clear who to vote for. if you didnt want it it wasnt clear. was it labor or liberal. at the end of the day simplety works. >> thank you. ill be watching this weekend. sunday at 10:00 a.m. and again at 1:00 p.m. >> civility in politics overrated? thats what my next guest says. and youll want to hear his argument.