i was disgusted, mr. o donnell. that kind of display doesn t belong at a state-funded event. it was divisive. and it s something that s billed as family entertainment and inclusive. i come from a mixed family. my wife is an american citizen from taiwan. and we were there with a student from taiwan. and the acts that were happening in the ring, they drew attention to the president s lips. they shoved a broomstick up his bottom, for goodness sake. you can t do that and expect everybody to be happy with it. it was in bad taste, to say the least. you said that it actually felt more like a kkk rally than a rodeo. not that i ve been to one. but the way they re portrayed on television. yeah. the announcer got the he got the crowd whooped up. and he was trying to wind them
joining us tonight with your observations. thank you. thank you, mr. mcdonnell. appreciate it. joining me now, msnbc s jonathan capehart. jonathan, i want to go to another kind of clownish situation, that is, texas republican congressman blake parenthold last week at a town hall meeting talking about impeaching president obama. if we were to impeach the president tomorrow, you could probably get the votes in the house of representatives to do it. but it would go to the senate and he wouldn t be convicted. what message do we send to america if we impeach obama and he gets away with what he s impeached for and is found innocent? what do we say is okay? jonathan, doesn t seem to be important to mention what you would impeach him for. right. i was sitting there thinking, okay, what s the crime?
o donnell. that kind of display doesn t belong at a state-funded event. it was divisive. and it s something that s billed as family entertainment and inclusive. i come from a mixed family. my wife is an american citizen from taiwan. and we were there with a student from taiwan. and the acts that were happening in the ring, they drew attention to the president s lips. they shoved a broomstick up his bottom, for goodness sake. you can t do that and expect everybody to be happy with it. it was in bad taste, to say the least. you said that it actually felt more like a kkk rally than a rodeo. not that i ve been to one. but the way they re portrayed on television. yeah. the announcer got the he got the crowd whooped up. and he was trying to wind them