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Thanks for joining us. from politico. some people thinking this is a good pick, some thinking maybe not such a good pick. what are the arguments on both sides? >> i wont argue that this pick is more of a risk than a reward. look at statements coming out from republicans. theyre all glowing but all general. its that paul ryan is bold, hes courageous, but then they stop short of endorsing the details, sort of the bread and butter of why he was even picked in the first place. look, without the ryan...

>> no, sorry. he said that paul worships the ground that paul ryan walks on. would paul ryan possibly be your running mate? >> paul ryan would be on everybodys list of leadership for the next generation for this kunlt. hes bright, hes smart, hes courageous. we have a wonderful next group of people coming up to lead the country. as to dick cheney, hes great, too. >> medicare has been the word of the week. theres been a lot of talk of it. i just returned from the new yorks congressional district w...

Every night "keeping them honest," hes courageous. but when tavis smiley suggests holding the president accountable then all of a sudden im labeled an obama critic. that argument is specious, number one, and quite frankly has some racist undertones to it. >> it has been a criticism of the congressional black caucus that the president has not focused on issues that are important to african-americans, professor west, dr. west. and some people took him to task. robert gibbs defended him just a coup...

When black leaders start saying that, then what role are they playing? if theyre not fighting for the best interests of black people. no matter who the president is. so this is not about the president. its about the presidency. how do you get the white house to take note of the suffering of your people and get them to address that? >> you talked about black leaders. and im just read something quotes. al sharpton, the reverend al sharpton says, "tavis smiley is an outright liar and a hater and a ...