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He has said outrageous things. he needs to apologize to the american people. there are people all over this country who are really frightened. the other thing, chuck, is climate change. it is beyond comprehension that we have a president-elect who thinks the climate change is a hoax when the whole scientific community is telling us -- >> but i want to go back to this other point. what do you say to progressives that say, the republicans essentially united against president obama and guess what, ...

Visit the united states, enter the united states, thats an outrage. on those issues, let me be very clear, speaking only for myself. there is no compromise. we have come too far as a country to try to move forward in a non-discriminatory way to go backwards and see us divided by racism. or zenophobia, but on the other hand, the issues like raising the minimum wage, and donald trump has talked about how he is not going to cut social security, medicaid or medicare, and he is going to work to re-es...

As a symbol on either side of this debate. but the president is saying its become a symbol and if he would have approved this pipeline it would have been a symbol for climate policy out of line with what hes trying to do over the last year of his presidency. i think hes actually looking beyond the specifics of what the pipeline would do in either case and looking at this more as part of a legacy. >> i hope i dont quote karl, but when you bring up that point, it probably will have more of an impa...

Saying it is a symbol and if he approach it it would be a symbol for a climate policy that is out of line of what three is trying to do. he actually is looking beyond the specifics of what the pipeline would do in either case and looking at this more as part of a legacy. >> when you bring up and i hop you do not quote karl rove but it will end up having more of an impact and carbon emmissions. their answer? >> we do not have a great 18. they go back to the basic idea that simply approaching the ...

This debate. but the president is saying its become a symbol and if he would have approved this pipeline it would have been a symbol for climate policy out of line with what hes trying to do over the last year of his presidency. i think hes actually looking beyond the specifics of what the pipeline would do in either case and looking at this more as part of a legacy. >> i hope i dont quote karl, but when you bring up that point, it probably will have more of an impact. their answer? >> they dont...

Effort that crystallized this issue of keystone as a key decision for the united states when it comes to being serious about climate change, it seems like that movement, at least as of tonight, has won. at least its gotten the company behind keystone to stop asking for it. joining us now is elana schor, energy reporter for politico.com. ms. schor, thank you for being here. really appreciate your time tonight. >> thank you. >> short notice for to us book you tonight because we didnt know this was...

Nominee. >> this is how bankrupt can we get? just how broke can we become? so help me i will take it a stem further. >> vowing to commit a federal crime as a candidate has never been, no one has ever really won that way. >> no way to continue trying to get the vote out. >> it is not the way to do it. lets go across the room. best political move of the year. >> well im with you on the immigration action although i think of it a little differently. i think the presidents approach mid terms in gene...

When i disagree on first impulse, after a couple days, i say, you know, hes probably right. i thought the way he did immigration wasnt the legitimate notion, you got to get congress to do it. i thought, you got to open the door at some time. like with civil rights in 64. johnson could have waited for the constitution to be amended. to acquire public accommodations rights and an end to white only. but he said im going to use commerce. sometimes you got to be a little bit rough. hes saying, im goi...

Take this and what will your response be that you and your administration has been talking about all week. he has been, as you and jake and jim and others have been talking about, a lame duck on the loose lately, sort of the bear on the loose that we heard about over the summer. i asked the president at that midterm -- post midterm news conference, are you a lame duck? he said, technically i am but hes been trying to rewrite that playbook by going out on his own on these various deals that you s...

Know, "up with chris hayes" people of actual power. >> president obama is exactly who he wants to be. >> right. thats who president obama wants to be. >> one, "a," i think this model of strong and vigorous debate, obviously, i believe in that. thats what i try to do that here. thats what i do for a living. politics to me seems like im a realist on this. pure will to power. im not quite sure these exchanges ever -- like, do we have some idea that these exchanges back and forth improve things. and...