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This, monkey. code words. lets not be in denial that race is an issue on the table and the president plays it well. >> im out of time and ill give you the last word on this adrian. >> i mean look, i think were conflating two issues in here. number one health care and the economy are still going to be the driving force in the mid-term elections. but i think at the same time youre seeing the republicans who are using illegal immigration most importantly and voter suppression tactics in georgia, wh...

>> let me ask you this. i want to get the percentage -- thats the problem with percentages. i think most people are proud of their ancestry even if its a little bit. if i was a little american indian, id talk about it. she did say at the time she first talked about it was 6 to 10 generations ago. the problem of course is what she said, how she identified herself at penn law school. >> correct. >> thats the problem. >> heres what we know. we know that she said she has native american ancestry and...

A womans life when government controls that decision for her, shes being treated as less than a fully adult human responsible for her own choices. >> i think you see the contrast right there, ari, and i think thats what 60% of americans in the navy sea poll said they wanted to hear tuesday morning, they want to hear straight answers on whether or not he is actually going to embrace the idea of the fundamental freedom of access to abortion. what you did not hear him say which was very, very distu...

It was not by mistake or happenstance or coincidence. this was a strategically placed word. back decades ago people used to refer to african-americans in so many derogatory terms and desantis is trying to harken upon his presidents code words and dog whistles to get those people who dont like the fact that you have an african-american who could become the governor of this red state. he wants them to come out and he gave a dog whistle to them and his apology could be tongue in cheek, turn your he...

"national inquirer." but he took allens name, if you will name. do you think thats important? >> this is like that lanny -- laurel tape we were listening to. i keep opening the possibility they were talking about our friend david. but others seem to think its david pecker. so. >> interesting. >> so if it is -- no matter who the david is, the one thing that jumps out is the way michael cohen inex pertly using these code words. thats another sobering reality theyre going to have to face is that th...

You saw the real donald trump in the "sun" interview. he was trying to clean up the mess in the press conference this morning. you saw the real donald trump in the press conference when he said, youre changing the culture through immigration. thats code word for white supremacist. thats code word for keeping people of color and other diverse backgrounds out of either europe or the united states. this is what he believes. i just dont buy it, when he comes out and tries to make up with theresa may...

Rule, it is an idea that a judge wouldnt comment on specifics of any case that might come before them later. it is often a way for judicial nominees to avoid answering specific questions, particularly on these thorny issues. expect that question about precedent as sort of a code for talking about roe, to be something that gets a lot of attention the next couple weeks. as senators, particularly those in the middle five or six folks who are watching, try to figure out exactly what they think kavan...

For someone who is hostile for roe v. wade. they have used these code words and have weighed in to some degree like john roberts and neal gorsuch. unless there is a moment in these confirmation hearings that makes clear the nominees are going to vote against roe v. wade, if you are susan collins, are you going to be the one who votes against republicans getting a 5-4 majority? thats a difficult vote even if we are talking about a moderate from maine. >> is there an indication the politicking we ...

Such. at the same time you point out, many nominees have been keiji about it dating back to robert bourque when his nomination was torpedoed by womens rights groups and consultants have trained them not to answer the question. what we found is there is a good way to read some of this language that lines up with the same language that activist groups for pro life organizations use like the susan b anthony foundation and right to life foundation. what i found was that two out of the three, kavanau...

Base. your reflection? >> yeah. it is intentional. weve gotten beyond of point of code words. "infestation" and "invasion" and "animals." you can talk about people in this way when you dont consider them people. so it is actually a very honest manifestation of the presidents actual thoughts and actual feelings when he uses these non-human terms to talk about them. you even see yesterday the things that other commentators say. it is not just today with the cotton-pickin. yesterday rachel campos s...