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Certainly there is nothing perfect about this perfect and this presidency. we all have our share of things we would like to see done better, more aggressively, certainly. but to take the daily potshots you hear from tavis smiley, his cohort brother cornel west, at a time we ought to be together about the same mission of add advancing the plight of black men and boise find it tragic. >> here is more, goldie, about what the president said. >> when i talk to malia and sasha and i listen to their fr...

And passing a civil rights law. theres a lot of good thats been done, he said. theres a lot of black-on-black crime that has to be dealt with, as he acknowledged. but there has to be an emphasis that he can put on the plight of young, black boys. >> before we close the show, toure is also with us in new york. this is the uniqueness of having an african-american president. no matter what one thinks of this president or any other president, when we talk about the value of having diversity, it was ...

That sort of gives you chills to realize what melissa harris-perry is saying about the significance of what we just heard. >> and to have our first african-american say that and shine a spotlight on it has so much more resonance than a white president saying it. thats where some of the criticism has been over this past week or two looking for the president to find that voice, to be freer to talk about some of these issues. this was a remarkable presidential moment made even more so by the fact t...

Started to produce that all around the country helped, at least in part, to start sort of this usualin plight. people going to the suburbs and then the exurbs to get more space. michigan and detroit particularly has been hurt hardest by this. the president pushed hard for the auto bailout. i know the white house says he is watching this very closely. let me play for you a little bit of what the president has had to say. >> and its hard to run away from a position when youre on videotape saying, ...

Front page of "new york times" declares, momentum shifts in syria, bolstering assads position. think about that. saying that assad is consolidating power in central syria while the rebel movement becomes increasingly fractious and ineffective. secretary kerry met with syrian refugees who expressed anger at the international community for what they say is a failure to act. speaking after the meeting, kerry said that refugees help do put a human face on the suffering. >> this is building into one ...

That those tend to be the kinds of people that are going to be less sensible to the plight of those different from them. it was amazingly condescending for her to project on rachel jeantel, she was just ashamed to talk in front of us. is anyone surprised a woman who expresses those kinds of attitudes would have this belief about a trial? im not at all. >> thats harsh. i have to end it all, thank you, youre going to stick around, be with us for the next hour, but thank you for joining us right no...

>> some will. you know in thats the plight as a defense attorney. they think that youre that person that you represent. sometimes theyre considered to be the underbelly of society and stuff and the legal profession. why? because they attach us to our clients. we are not our clients. we are advocates. many prosecutors end up becoming defense lawyers and were there to advocate and thats imperative for the judicial system to work and each side to get the best lawyer they can get and the best presen...

Body. you know, that their untreated mental illness or something like that and things are going to get better for them. these people are saying, look, ive been here for 11 years in some cases. every indication could be i could be in this little cell for the rest of my life though the united states says im not dangerous, some cases im innocent, and i could be released. im stuck here. what a kafkaesque situation. to me, it seems pretty rational, frankly, a human being in that situation might say i...

Both the strategic and the ethical consideration here. >> i think it does. i mean, i think that the argument for keeping someone alive against their will is obviously strongest when you can make an argument that that person is not of sound mind or body. you know, that their untreated mental illness or something like that and things are going to get better for them. these people are saying, look, ive been here for 11 jeer 1 ye some cases. every indication could be i could be in this little cell f...

The region, bob. you cant deny that. he was an ally to the united states to a certain extent, every extent. >> what you can say here, the government of egypt did not produce the government that the -- referendum and constitution called for. they said they were going to invite other big sectors in the opposition into the government and didnt do it. i think the answer is rock style government and where you have the different parties represented and everybody has power and share. >> they dont want ...