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Class where u.s. history was essentially a gateway to understanding class and racial inequality in america, but by a professor who happened to be black with the last name mohammed. thats a lot to chew on. in that context, if you think about -- you get over that at 17 or 18. by the time youre 20, 30 years old, you have a more inclusive sense of the world. theres no shortcuts to that. because we havent been doing it, because we stripped humanities from much of our educational k through 12 systems,...

>> context matters. i mean, again, he praised her work as a chief law enforcement officer in the state of california and then he made a blunt compliment about, you know, mrs. harris being one of the best looking attorney generals. so of course he apologized. distraction. lets move forward. >> context matters when its president obama but im telling you, when its mitt romney talking about binders of women or just about anything else it is a war on women. >> there is a war on women. and right now a...

Somebody with a business background can deliver a better economy? that is what romney is hoping. so we will see can two visions will predominate in the fall. the numbers will determine. the real numbers. not spun numbers. the real numbers that come out from tq >>neil: what about just if it is a handle at 7.9 percent on unemployment what it was when the president took office. now, all the an better reagans and anomalies you discuss still standing it would be what it was when he came in. but, way ...

Situations matter. and your ability to observe what those situations are and how you relate to them matters a lot. he says, on a small level, it might just earn you a free hotel room and on a big level provide you with a heck of a lot more. with us is sam summers, author of "situation matters." i would argue, professor, there is nothing revolution in your assertion that situations matter and context matters. i think most people would agree though that assertion. i think whats probably most inter...

Those situations are and how you relate to them matters a lot. he says, on a small level, it might just earn you a free hotel room and on a big level provide you with a heck of a lot more. with us is sam summers, author of "situation matters." i would argue, professor, there is nothing revolution in your assertion that situations matter and context matters. i think most people would agree though that assertion. i think whats probably most interesting here is your analysis of how one is to observ...

If i was advising him, if i was representing him i would say, yes, mr. attorney general, youre the chief law enforcement officer in this country, and we do believe you, and we do believe that you made a mistake, but tell us as to what went on in this case. megyn: explain this memo versus what was said -- >> in terms of the case law, a lot of americans are going to find this incredible. an unresponsive and misleading answer, even if its arguably false is not necessarily perjury. the problem here,...

Redistribution of wealth woman who i bet i disagree with on anything everything. but she asked for the rest of the tape to be heard and i agree with her. the farmer in the story backed her up. it was a turning point story. if you dont have a turning point story, youre probably still a dirt bag. she has a turning point story. thats why we defended her. i stayed on her side of the story and demanded that her side be heard. because crazy, context matters. see, context matters, but not to the people...

Tea party is on a witch hunt. trying to make sure that zero tolerance. then the naacp, they find this tape. they know this speech will look bad for them, so they kill it. they kill. they assassinate shirley. to keep the pressure on the tea party. for political reasons. they take this woman out. now the naacp is under attack from both sides. what theyve learned is they cant treat their supporters like the general population yet. context matters. shirley, i dont think you should have been fired fo...

Said i have a three-and-a-half hour ride ahead of me. second call, shes driving in the car. the third call, they finally call and say just pull over to the side of the road. you have to resign. the white house wants it right now. are you sitting down at the white house? are you comfortable, robert? may i call you bobby gibbs or do you prefer the pillsbury spokesboy? here is my take on shirley sherrod. i dont think shirley should have been fired. im sorry. forced to resign. based on the facts tha...

>> glenn: website truth.com, a "daily online magazine that provides thought-provoking commentary from a variety of black perspectives," this week had a feature called "the blackest white folks we know." they explain, "race relations have gotten a little crazy lately. and all white basketball league. seriously? then there is glenn becks black history lesson. the root takes a look at those who claim blackness and those who we think make the cut whether they like it or not." who made it at number t...