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The polling on a lot of these issues is most people are for universal health care. most people are for more gun restriks. most people are for a lot of ideas that are pretty progressive, but are actually mainstream ideas when you kind of divorce them from the partisan politics. but once you imbue the -- >> once you put the hat on -- >> puns you put it on its like youre on this team and im on that team. and its hard to have a conversation once youre on separate teams like that. but if you start ta...

Stay and you get the tragedies that happen like the horrible situation where the tree fell on the home and more people there, more human issues as opposed to where you are. >> you have higher concentrations of people, very small minority of residents who decided to stay, one of the main concerns, you evacuated and have to wait days before you can get back on the island, worry about your property so those few hardy souls decided to stay on the island did so because they didnt want to deal with fi...

Disgusted to work at a company that has anything to do with fox news. seth mcfarland saying hes embarrassed by this. what do you think is the role of artists who have such a following in this debate? >> i think its important that we block the, you know, the pivot of the conversation. and instead of making it politics, to not forget, these are human issues. and a lot of people are very cynical about artists, musicians, athletes, and everyone getting involved in the national conversation. but lets...

All kinds of people. and yet, were in a country where were seeing a debate over who really american and whether people who are trying to get here should be mistreated, as a, quote, deterrent, as a tool of u.s. government policy. walk us through how you view this. >> well, i think theres a misconception. what you were talking about earlier is relevant to this topic because theres a pivot that happens on a daily basis when youre telling a story and broadcasting news. and what happens is, theyre bl...

Corey says he was mocking the democratic activist who was playing politics with children. >> it doesnt matter. i mean, look, the story itself does illustrate how complicated this issue is. i think there are a fair number of democrats who would like to believe this is kind of one decision in the wrong direction as soon as you reverse it, everything is going to be fine. it is extremely complicated. >> absolutely. >> its going to take a long time to try to unwind and get the right policy which, by ...

Its a liberal audience. what i would say, the most important argument that the host could have made is that working for donald trump and working for an administration that doesnt advocate for policies that help woman like raising the minimum wage, protecting the right to choose and helped her options, thats where i see the real issue. >> david: tax reform helps women. the economy helps women. >> jessica: there are a lot of women, millions who disagree with you and say yes, womens issues are huma...

On this on twitter before her dad and a member of congress said thats great, thank you so much for condemning but we need to be hearing from your father. do you know at all behind the scenes, did she talk to her father before this morning? >> reporter: i think we all know that ivanka trump is very close to her dad and sort of softens him up on these human issues, so im not surprised that ivanka decided to tweet with her millions of followers, shes converted to orthodox view, he said im not anti-...

Leader, leader of men and women, not somebody to be treated the way anybody should be treated, but now you see these side fights. i mean, why is newt gingrich fighting with megyn kelly? just move on! dust it off. say something. >> well, let me make one point, first. and that is, that we tend to characterize these issues of sexual harassment and sexual assault, in this case, as womens issues. theyre not womens issues. if anything, theyre mens issues. men are the ones, generally speaking, doing th...

I mean, why is newt gingrich fighting with megyn kelly? just move on! dust it off. say something. >> well, let me make one point, first. and that is, that we tend to characterize these issues of sexual harassment and sexual assault, in this case, as womens issues. theyre not womens issues. if anything, theyre mens issues. men are the ones, generally speaking, doing these -- the harassing and the assaulting. but theyre human issues. now, as far as newt gingrich goes, really, could you ask for a w...

A moment of great importance who was better qualified by knowledge, experience, and temperament to do what needs to be done now to restore prosperity, to deal with these human issues, to make us as safe as possible. thank you very much and god bless you. >> there you have it, bill clintons first solo appearance on the campaign trail. this cycle for his wife, hillary clinton, in nashua. lets bring in nbc political director, moderator of "meet the press." chu chuck, this event much talked about, w...