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Having a lady like the first lady remind people of their own families even when youre the first lady of the country is going to create an atmosphere for more people to understand this is not a democratic/republican issue. its a human issue and its the guts of the united states of america. and i might add what the president did to remind people that justice means that people who should not be in jail should get politicians on the state level the political courage to do what is right and not be af...

>> human issue. >> i think its more than just sort of more women on more covers, i think its also the way in which we talk about women and the narratives that we accept. i want to bring up the selfie-gate scandal. michelle obama is looking off to the side. salon had an interesting analysis of this. a lot of the twitter commentary derided as racist and sexist was silly. behind those jokes are an uncomfortable persistent story about women. the notion an attractive woman, michelle obama, in a posit...

The most successful part of kentuckys expansion seems to be the medicaid end of things. and this is where youve seen states succeed the most in terms of enrolling the most people. and i think in messaging, i mean, if republicans are saying that, well, if you like your plan, you can keep it, and that was a lie the president put forward, if theyre saying we need to end obama care, theyre going to be taking away health insurance from people who have had it for a while. and that itself can be a powe...

Because its the first black president? >> probably. i think the bigger challenge is the ideology of the movement. the civil rights movement is totally leftist. we need more soul and left sharpton. the most destructive element in society is the breakdown of the family, that should not be a political issue, it should be a human issue. >> lets talk about that, i think it would have been helpful to have soul and a couple others talking about the breakdown of the family. what do you think. >> i think...

Because its the first black president? >> probably. i think the bigger challenge is the ideology of the movement. the civil rights movement is totally leftist. we need more soul and left sharpton. the most destructive element in society is the breakdown of the family, that should not be a political issue, it should be a human issue. >> lets talk about that, i think it would have been helpful to have soul and a couple others talking about the breakdown of the family. what do you think. >> i think...

Intervene. >> somebody needs to stand up and say this isnt right. this is a human issue. this isnt politics. this is a human issue. >> reporter: even though sarahs at the top of the childs transplant list in her region and has been waiting for 18 months, federal guidelines disqualify her for an adult lung until shes 12, unless every other adult on the waiting list turns down a donor lung. in an e-mail obtained by cnn, health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius told sarahs parents, she...

Override, sarahs parents fear shes been left to die. heres susan candiotti. >> reporter: sarahs lungs are getting weaker and weaker. the 10-year-old with cystic fibrosis is now in intensive care. wise beyond her years, sarah knows she needs a transplant and is in a battle for her life. >> no, im never going to, never, never. >> reporter: sarahs parents also are not quitting, frustrated because friday, the federal government refused to intervene. >> somebody needs to stand up and say this isnt ri...

Like i said, while its a human issue, i think there sometimes just need to be a cap and am i completely satisfied with it? not necessarily, i havent read it obviously so i dont know, i cant speak on it. but i think, as long as its a pathway, as long as its a first step and were all on the same page, i think we can be happy with it if we work well with it. >> another element in this, patrick, the bill expected to have a heavy focus on work skills, more opportunities perhaps would be based on that...

>> does this leave you very confused, if you will, elena, about the political discussion that we have been watching so carefully in washington, d.c. and what you may want from it? >> no, im not at all confused. i think maybe people think that about me, but i know exactly what my morals are. i was -- i -- i was not only raised with them, but now that im an adult, i can tell you that those are my personal views. im not at all confused, i believe this is a human issue that a lot of conservatives ca...

Most or all cases. >> this gives the rnc a chance to reassure social conservatives even though the winds are blowing against them on gay marriage, on abortion the republican party is in the fight for the long run. >> one more thing here. i spoke with the rnc about this and they say this is not a party issue. its not a republican base issue. its a human issue and they say anyone who heard this testimony would find it, quote, repugnant. but the official i spoke with also said that when conservativ...