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So there is some -- its just -- we are not communicating clearly with the people on both sides of this debate. i think thats what im seeing thats really frustrating. >> shannon: bridget, quick final word to you. >> you know, i think the biggest thing is what will just said anything sony people get into the teaching profession because they are passionate about educating our students to be successful members of society and not push an agenda and so i think that its really important that we get bac...

Absolutely happening. teachers are terrified. teachers are scared because paul rossi, i dont know if youre familiar with his situation in york, he spoke out against some of the practices happening in his school and he was fired. so the fears are justified and teachers are often -- you know, they dont want to lose their jobs, they have a lot of response abilities and stuff like that so its a very valid fear that they have for sure. >> shannon: yeah, i mean, people have mortgages and families and ...

>> virginias loudoun county, one of the largest counties in virginia, the board of education there, rather than face parental criticism, they shut down public comment, they actually call the police to come in and arrest parents who had gathered or expressed their grievances. >> shannon: well, tonight, all the republicans on the committee sent a letter to the democratic chairman conceding they cant be sure that it was norcross who made the remark but they are demanding public clarification and ap...

It probably made sense to get people time to question or like john said, the this happens in supreme court hearings as well well theyre not effective questioners theyre not trial attorneys they are members of congress and elected foeshlts and act like this. they are always running into problems like this around the high profile systems. >> its such a strange setup. its designed with impediments along the way to actually have effective testimony. >> it is and its odd, anderson, because the rules ...

Allegations and the charges. but no, its two hearings. if the democrats do it well its laying out the ails of the report and if the republicans do it well what they need to do is call it a deep state conspiracy and that everybody is in cahoots and out to get donald trump and thats what youre going to see. and theyre far more -- the republicans on the committee are more coherent in strategy than the democrats are. you know no obstruction, no collusion and its a deep state plot to take down the pr...

Each you know member make minutes long statements, which, you know, seem more like grand standing often and just eats up time that could be asking mueller questions or hearing muellers direct testimony. >> like john i worked on the hill as well. the problem is they all care about the underlying enterprise and getting to the truth. but they also care about their moment process. and care about speaking to their constituents. care about their own needs as elected officials. at the end of the day th...