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and missouri senator claire mccaskill on how a toxic situation can turn tragic. and how it should be stopped. im chuck todd. joining me to provide insight and analysis this morning are jonathan martin of "the new york times ," kathleen parker of "the washington post", the cook political reports amy walter and manu raju of politico. welcome to sunday. its "meet the press." >> from nbc news in washington, this is "meet the press" with chuck todd. and good morning. it is the kind of sto...

Whisper campaign he was jewish got the best of him. at his funeral this week, former senator jack danforth spoke about the state of political discourse in america. >> the campaign that led to the death of tom schweich was the low point of politics. and now it is time to turn this around. so lets make toms death a turning point here in our state. >> this isnt just about politics. at the same time we learned a former major league pitcher curt schilling who took to his blog over the weekend to call...

Panel. this is what she wrote on thursday in the washington post. politics is a blood sport, a fact that some find worthy of boasting. as we consider america has lost a good man, who is aspirational in his politics and inspirational in his life, why would any decent person want to run for office? it is a question i ask myself a lot these days. >> and it is a real problem. it is one of the things that senator danforth talked about in the eulogy. if toms life was too sensitive for politics, are we...

former pitcher curt schilling and missouri senator claire mccaskill on how a toxic situation can turn tragic. and how it should be stopped. im chuck todd. joining me to provide insight and analysis this morning are jonathan martin of "the new york times ," kathleen parker of "the washington post", the cook political reports amy walter and manu raju of politico. welcome to sunday. its "meet the press." >> from nbc news in washington, this is "meet the press" with chuck todd. and good ...

then i saw the runway and it was just white. you dont realize how fast a plane is coming in to land when theres to brakes. so youre sliding -- >> youre literally sliding for thousands of feet and you know whats happening but your mind cant really get there. >> that exclusive interview from the "today" show joining me now sara dollof what have they learned so far about the reasons for the crash? we know several other planes had landed on the same runway minutes before. >> reporter: that...

Schweich is the natural consequence of what it has become. tom should have been less sensitive or tougher is what some have said. he should have been tougher or been able to take it. well that is accepting politics in its present state and that we cannot do. it amounts to blaming the victim and it creates a new normal where politics is only for the tough and callused. former missouri senator jack danforth today speaking in front of the governor of the state, the states u.s. senators the rest o...

Danforth basically called out as an anti-semitic bigot in this scorching eulogy and condemnation of missouri politics and missouri republican politics, specifically. john han corks the guy dan forty called out in the eulogy he didnt show up for the funeral. just remarkable days in the state after the suicide of this gub that toeshl candidate, tom schweich, remarkable days in the state and seems there will be more news to come because after a day like this, the fallout cannot be over yet. next. �...

Schweich is the natural consequence of what politics has become. since thursday some good people have said, well, thats just politics. and tom should have been less sensitive. he should have been tougher. he should have been able to take it. well, that is accepting politics in its present state. and that we cannot do. it amounts to blaming the victim and it creates a new normal where politics is only for the tough and the crude and the calloused. >> former missouri senator jack danforth today sp...

Man (sternly): where do you think youre going? mr. mucus: to work, with you. its taco tuesday. man: youre not coming. i took mucinex to help get rid of my mucusy congestion. im good all day. [announcer:] mucinex keeps working. not 4, not 6 this week marks four months since president obama nominated loretta lynch to be the next attorney general. meanwhile, eric holder is still attorney general and he has been clearing off his desk. one of the big things is to finish the investigation of the sho...

Consequence of what it has become. tom should have been less sensitive or tougher is what some have said. he should have been tougher or been able to take it. well, that is accepting politics in its present state and that we cannot do. it amounts to blaming the victim and it creates a new normal where politics is only for the tough and callused. former missouri senator jack danforth today speaking in front of the governor of the state, the states u.s. senators, the rest of the political great ...