legitimate rape, something paul ryan, a vp candidate for the united states embraced at one time. these are ideological issues. the republican party really has shifted so far to the right that somebody like karl rove, who is used to winning national elections, sees the writing on the wall. if the republican party doesn t change, they ll be a minority party pretty much forever. it s one thing to look down the line and try to pick winners and losers. and one thing we ve got from congressman tom price who gave a response to this at the national review breakfast saying, quote, we have lost seats we should not have lost because of a failure of communication is a failure of message, a failure of coherence. clearly, we can t continue the same processes we ve had in the past. so david, you have to admit that, you know, while they re looking at what karl rove is trying to do, basically it is. it s like trying to bet on the right horse. well, there s no doubt about it. they want candidates wh
that have commandeers the nra. i m a pretty friendly guy and i like a good party, but it doesn t prevent them from blasting me for being a big spending socialist. concern about obama, he s going to go full on like socialist, black panther. a lack of diversity just shocks me. maybe he needs a book of binders. i would suggest that everybody wait until they ve seen all my appointments. a dark vein of intolerance. reckless and irresponsible and fundamentally dishonest man. they still look down on minorities. colin powell used to be a republican. i don t think he is anymore. shucking and jiving, that s a racial era slave term. a couple stray comments, one of them by sarah palin. whole birther movement. weapon of mass destruction has been found, it s colin powell. if the republican party doesn t change, they ll be in trouble. if i apologize to everybody i may have offended, i wouldn t be
bitter language that denounces our president and collectively the aspirations of african-americans and others. but if the republican party doesn t change, and if their leadership doesn t change, and if they don t think differently on this issue of diversity and race and acceptance, and they stand by idle, doesn t that fuel extremist groups to feel emboldened to do more things than what we ve seen? absolutely. dr. king said it s the silence of good people that s even more destructive than the vicious behavior of those who are bigots. a bigot is a person who makes an idol of his commitments. these people are worshipping at the alter of their ideas. you re absolutely right. their refusal to say this is wrong, like john mccain did, no, ma am, he s not somebody who s an arab, not non-american, he s an extraordinary person. that s what we have to have from the republican party otherwise they re fueling and fostering and facilitating a vicious reality. it s not a democracy. professor mi
but if the republican party doesn t change and if their leadership doesn t change and if they don t think differently on this issue of diversity and race and acceptance and they standby idle, doesn t that fuel extremist groups to feel emboldened to do more things than what we have seen? it s the silence of good people that s more destructive than the vicious behavior of those who are bigots. and these people are worshipping at the altar of their ideals. but you are right. the refusal to say this is wr g wrong. like john mccain did, no, ma am, he s not an arab. he s an extraordinary person. that s what we have to have from the republican party. otherwise, they are fueling and fostering and facilitating a vicious reality. professor michael eric dyson, great to have you with us tonight. thanks so much.
screaming as we see now with bitter language that denounces our president and collectively the aspirations of african-americans and others. but if the republican party doesn t change, and if their leadership doesn t change, and if they don t think differently on this issue of diversity and race and acceptance, and they stand by idle, doesn t that fuel extremist groups to feel emboldened to do more things than what we ve seen? absolutely. dr. king said it s the silence of good people that s even more destructive than the vicious behavior of those who are bigots. a bigot is a person who makes an idol of his commitments. these people are worshipping at the alter of their ideas. you re absolutely right. their refusal to say this is wrong, like john mccain did, no, ma am, he s not somebody who s an arab, not non-american, he s an extraordinary person. that s what we have to have from the republican party otherwise they re fueling and fostering