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>> the first time i was introduced to ted cruz was a supreme court argument i had no idea who he was, he was a texas solicitor and he argued in front of the court a case called medellin. no idea whoa was. and i walked out of there thinking that might have been the best performance id seen in front of the court. and id watched a lot of argument. the guy can do do it. hes amazingly adept at what we might call in another context code switching. sort of breitbart comment thread and like guy who argu...

Chief, who understands the threats we face. who am i comfortable having their finger on the button? now, thats a question of strength, but its also a question of judgment. and i think that is a question that is a challenging question for both of them. >> when asked about those comments, a cruz spokesperson told the "times" that "judgment is a question for all candidates for president of the u.s. thats the point cruz was making." the biggest challenge for ted cruz ultimately may just be his perso...

Are just citations of old quotes from conservatives. the kind of insidious fact about ted cruz is that he can tell a great story, has a good sense of humor, and is clearly brilliant. then he uses all that empathy and intelligence to do ted cruz things. this is one of those things. dont read the book. >> and join meg me now is jeb lund, columnist for "the guardian" and "rolling stone" who recently wrote a piece for that magazine called "ted cruz isnt crazy, hes much worse." and also our dedicated...

No idea whoa was. and i walked out of there thinking that might have been the best performance id seen in front of the court. and id watched a lot of argument. the guy can do it. hes amazingly adept at what we might call in another context code switching. sort of breitbart comment thread and like guy who argued in front of the supreme court. >> he knows the sort of conservative slang and the accent to put on it and make you seem like a down home, you know, rebellious folk but hes coming from lik...

And like guy who argued in front of the supreme court. >> he knows the sort of conservative slang and the accent to put on it and make you seem like a down home, you know, rebellious folk but hes coming from like you said a white shoe law firm and hes got a job that one in 100 people in the country have. >> well see if that inauthenticity is something that ends up tripping him up. jeb lund, thank you very much. >> thank you. >> ahead how democrats are responding to the rank bigotry coming from t...

Finance regulation. cruz is very smart. there are few howlers in this book. instead he argues from omission and by context whenever possible. from a narrow perspective its factually correct, its just broadly untrue. its all very lawyerly, which makes me wonder why a former supreme court clerk wrote a 340-page book that has only 66 end notes about half of which are just citations of old quotes from conservatives. the kind of insidious fact about ted cruz is that he can tell a great story, has a g...

speak to that islam is their religion and who have a desire for caliphate. and as paris talks continue, a look at our changing climate from space. >> extremes of weather that are occurring in places that you normally dont see them. >> and in a historical reminder that change can happen. >> 20 years ago nationed finalized an agreement called the montreal protocol. >> when "all in" starts right now. good evening from new york. im chris hayes. in the first scientific poll since donald...

a brokered convention as the evidence showing that donald trump isnt going anywhere mounts. >> i dont play games. i play to win. then, ted cruz makes his move to take out trump. a house democrats questionable remarks on islam. >> it can be anywhere between 5% and 20% from the people that i speak to that islam is their religion and who have a desire for caliphate. and as paris talks continue, a look at our changing climate from space. >> extremes of weather that are occurring in pla...