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Republicans, some of them -- my republican friends, they have lost it and what is happening is absolutely ridiculous. as we were just chatting, nickel saying, people were being slaughtered and ukraine -- in ukraine. and republicans were praising president putin. >> can i just ask claire a quick question? >> of course joy. >> we know that the incentive structure on the right is driven in a lot of ways by fox news and by conservative media. and the incentive structure now is to attack joe biden, s...

Brown jackson even though shes likely to be confirmed and some of this felt anti-climactic, but the news here to me, oliver, was watching these gop senators come up with culture war arguments for the midterms, use them against jackson and felt to me like they were trying to get booked on fox that night. did it feel that way to you? >> definitely. >> the hearing was aunt digs to get on hannitys show that night. >> if you want to understand what republican politicians what motivates them, why they...

Its the u.s. and its nato. thats what were seeing play out here. >> you know, mark, i think people -- i pay attention to what happens on fox because i think its at the intersection of the threat to the homeland, people that believe in these grievances, people who adhere to the lie, people who chafe at public health measures, intersect with an ongoing threat of domestic violent extremism. what i dont understand is what is the incentive structure for fox to become a vehicle that channels the kind ...

Cannot disparage, tarnish or otherwise harm in our opinion, us and/or the site. this is a perfect summation of the trumpist attitude towards free speech. anything goes as long as you dont disrespect the donald. dont strain yourself looking for consistency of principles, but do recognize the trumpist rallying cry of free speech is a self-serving fig leaf to cover up their own inner snowflake, hypocrisy and greed, grift and grand standing, they all go together. theres a tragedy in here somewhere a...

Dont strain yourself looking for consistency of principles here. but do recognize that trumps rallying cry of free speech is a self-serving big leaf to cover up their own inner snowflake. they can look to trump lawyer sydney powells group which raised $14 million while spreading election lies and see there is still plenty of superfans left to fleece. hypocrisy and greed, grift and grandstanding, they all go together. there is a tragedy in here somewhere as well. because the descent of devin nune...

Suffering and im sure those in the guidance counselors office that met with him are upset about this. we still need to stop what went on here in two successive days, whats unclear whether it was the same teacher that made the reports. in two days you had concerns about this young man one searching for ammunition and a second bloody images and you cant take his word for it i wish to some day design video games. you also weighed in about our electoral reality. i think ive got time for this. this i...

Cabinet secretaries for his next administration. >> this reporting really does cover everything and it does not ignore anything and that includes the racist element of the insurrection as sort of motivation and incentive structure. i want to read this. one statement earned overwhelming support among the 21 million committed insurrectionists almost two-thirds agreed that quote, african american people or hispanic people in our country will eventually are more rights than whites. the other way, th...

Ethan told them the drawings were a video game he was designing. they did their best. im sure theyre heart broken. punish the parents. im sure all the folks in the school community are hurt and suffering and im sure those in the guidance counselors office that met with him are upset about this. we still need to stop what went on here in two successive days, whats unclear wherether it was the same teacher that made the reports. in two days you had concerns about this young man one searching for a...

Unfortunately, the country, the congress, we all end up losing out here because it just debases what representative government should be about. >> because her strategy here appears to be here being a jerk. but it appears to be working. what is there to dissuade, you know, her or paul gosar or anyone else, it used to be you were a jerk, you got in trouble, you got reprimanded for it. now they get rewarded. >> yeah, because that is the incentive structure. listen, john mentioned kevin mccarthy. he...

In private rather than make a public statement of condemnation. >> yeah. also, i mean, lauren boebert there is acting somehow offended that ilhan omar is asking for a public apology in boeberts own telling of the conversation, she didnt even offer her a private apology. never mind a public apology for insinuating that her fellow member of congress was a terrorist. john, the incentive structure in american politics is so perverted and this is yet another perfect example of it, because what boeber...