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Need s to connect the dots and explain what the attack will be? >> sure. >> and what it will not be? >> i think you have to do two things. they are playing an inside game trying to convince congress. no doubt they had a good day yesterday with the leadership in the house of both the democratic and republican side which is tremendously important. i think as they play the inside game it is imperative for them to play an outside game. not simply to explain why this strike will be limited, to reiter...

Agree with you. going back to what one of the senators said. senator graham specifically. hes saying how can i sell this? hes going back. theyre on vacation one more week. how do i sell this to south carolinians. he says its not iraq. its not afghanistan. if we dont send the signal, what affect would this have ultimately connecting the dots with iran? right? because we know what the president said august of last year. when it comes to this red line. if we follow through, that is sending a messag...

Are beyond it and they have had it. this race baiting is a part of our past, an ugly part of our past, and i think voters should hold hillary clinton to what she is saying. >> it it will continue in court too. 30 seconds left. syria and there will potentially be a vote in congress. where do you stand on potential action against syria? >> i am skeptical of a need for action. i am not seeing the national security threat. i continue to explore on behalf of the people i represent and see those dots ...

It is easy to determine whether this was a rocket attack. >> jay, let me bring you in. this is a part and leading up to what will happen in the next couple of hours, this briefing, that will include secretary kerry and secretary haggle with members of congress. weve seen a letter signed saying there needs to be congressional agreement. what do you anticipate will come out of this meeting or this conference call today? >> well, the administration does need to make its case on why they believe so ...

And do so in a way that helps to build and optimize your career and potential career as opposed to to hurting you. really thinking more about it. >> yes. thinking is always good no matter what we are doing. patricia, thank you for your time. thomas roberts is up next. what you got? >> im so glad we are old. >> thats right. can you imagine doing that at that age? its tough. >> you make a good point about free speech but, unfortunately, that also comes with free judgment from potential employers d...

Vaccinate your children. youre doing it for two reasons. youre doing it to protect your child and youre also doing it to protect other children because, of course, children give each other these diseases. im going to be a little bit harsh here. if you decide not to vaccinate your child, thats your choice, right? you want to put your child at risk for dieing, thats your choice, but you know what, youre hurting other children, too, and its just selfish. >> measles is obviously very serious. the u....

So that you can win. >> if you look at the map where you see what republican and democratic judges have said, over the years under the voting rights act, what you see is about 88% of these enforcement actions are in the south. those red dots in the southern parts of the country are where youve had the most discriminatory rules. as you look at the march, you look at the anniversary, shouldnt it be pretty hard for republicans to sell the idea that in response to the supreme court the answer is to ...

Give every american child a chance to live the dream. god bless you! thank you! >> that was msnbcs ed schultz, speaking there. msnbcs ed schultz, speaking there, in part about the poshs of diversity e tity in schools. it makes me think about the attack on civil rights and voting rights in north carolina began first with an attack of the integration of schools in wake county, north carolina. >> exactly. and part of what we have to do, melissa, is destroy this myth of the ultra-conservative, extre...

Contributor james peterson takes to task those focusing on the nsa story while for the most part ignoring the stop and frisk story by ask "how can we have a discussion about civil liberties and security and privacy and safety without connecting it to the physical surveillance to which black and brown americans have been historically subject?" joining me now is msnbc contributor james peterson, director of africana studies at lehigh university. david sirota, columnist for salon.com. just joined n...

Joining me now is msnbc contributor james peterson, director of africana studies at lehigh university. david sirota, columnist for salon.com. just joined nfswcorp.com as well. james, what caused you to write the piece? >> well, i mean, i think a few things caused me to write it. one, wanted to sort of put on the table the fact that ive had some of these experiences, myself, and try to give a broader sense of what might be the way forward for us to connect the dots across some of these very, very...