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A presidential front-runner joking about executing journalists? but i think the question is what is it about our system that provides no checks on the rise of someone like this? and what is it about everybody else thats not allowing them to tap into that same anger in a constructive way? >> and you also write that the problem with this is not just the existence of this in the universe, its that we eventually capitulate to it in a way. that the goalposts are moved on the field so that we try to f...

"first they came." right? first it was the mexicans, then the muslims, now its just journalists. a presidential front-runner joking about executing journalists? but i think the question is what is it about our system that provides no checks on the rise of someone like this? and what is it about everybody else thats not allowing them to tap into that same anger in a constructive way? >> and you also write that the problem with this is not just the existence of this in the universe, its that we ev...

>> i know, really, the goalposts have been moved to god knows where. but heres the thing. i think its -- look, i think its admirable of dick cheney of whom im not a fan to say that. i also think george w. bush after 9/11 took a more or less understanding about diversity of religion and muslims. but theyre not in power. the people who are, where is mitch oconnell, wheres powell ryan, where is reince priebus, the head of the republican party, a few state chairmen, candidates below 5% in the polls ...

>> to some degree, if you hurt your head or your foot, you should say youre hurt. >> advocate for themselves. i can put pressure on any 10-year-old. >> some kids are always more comfortable with doing the headers. its just -- its become part of it. you can tell the kids that are willing to jump in there and use their head. there are, you know, times where, like, coaches need to be educated because, you know, the goalkeepers punting the ball, you know, 50 yards, 40 feet in the air, and coaches on...

>> let me bring in nbc news senior white house correspondent, chris jansing. think back to 2008, then-candidate obama, promised to end this war. >> reporter: and 2012, he said, once again that he was going to pull all of the troops out. there has been a couple of goalposts that have moved since then. most notably in march, when he delayed another draw-down after meeting with the afghan president. theres no doubt, kate, this is a significant strategic shift but as you heard from the president, wh...

Moving the goalposts on him. initially after the ted wells report, it was determined he had jena warns of deflating footballs. then when goodell upheld this four-game suspension, he knew he was in sti gating this. and thats tough for judge berman who has been hearing this case. >> can there be a stay? is it literally the judge will decide in the next few days before friday on what the fate may be? >> yeah, hes either going to -- i believe go with the four-game suspension or say, you know what? n...

The judge held him in contempt 6 court and put him in jail. the courts have a lot of power. if they want to refuse to that level they have short phase of imprisonment. they have keys to their own sentence. >> this is one thing they can do but it is not going to work. >> also, sorry to interrupt, it would be very interesting. theyre saying, take the death penalty off the table because these people wont testify? wouldnt it be interesting, and i am not suggesting this, if the lawyer was somehow inv...

Freedom as soon as i can get it. >> youre saying you actually prefer getting the death penalty to being in prison for life? >> yes. >> that is before she decided she would sell her hair and grow her hair. that would be better for people if she were alive. jon: that was more than three years ago telling our fox affiliate that she wanted the death penalty. now -- >> i said before, give her what she wants, jon. jon: she changed her mind. she did recant that statement. now her attorneys, her attorne...

Away from photo ops in the past. earlier this year, he visited california in the middle of historic drought to talk about federal relief aid and climate change. back -- >> thats a good photo op. >> he met with henry louis gates at the white house after a beer summit after the senators arrest in his own home. he visited the gulf coast on the wake of the bp oil spill, handling tar balls on the beach. in 2011, went to el paso in sight of mexico while pushing immigration reform. >> were here at the ...

And then what does he do? he moves the goalposts, he changes the rules. this is chris christie at his best. this is what hes done continuously. its not to be -- its not a surprise to us in new jersey, but its unacceptable. >> he ran around the state, denigrating every one of his predecessors, democrat and republican, basically being like, these shiftless losers hustled and conned all you people, because every year, year over year, they had a shortfall. and instead of paying the money into the pe...