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Further, injecting her race into the equation. watch this. >> i have a real, real problem with my senior senator trying to make her a scapegoat in this. >> why is this hostility to this young public servant, who isnt really -- isnt really a politician, she serves in the foreign affairs capacity. she is not in the arena with you. why are they treating her like someone to punch. >> this young, african-american woman, i must say. >> okay. >> this is the kind of stuff that happened to colin powell. ...

Oaf their team. congressman clyburn had this to say about susan rice. senator? no a congressman. take it away. >> something about susan rice, i have a real, real problem with my senior senator trying to make her a scapegoat in this. i think its a shame for this young lady whose roots are deep in south carolina soil to get this about my senior senator who i consider a good friend. >> lets talk about the motive here. why the hos silty to a young public servant? >> the young african-american woman ...

State, the presidents response to that has not been to say, i dont want to talk about benghazi, nothing to see here, his reaction has been to say, yes, we should talk about what happened in libya. but the idea that susan rice is going to be your scapegoat here when she has done nothing wrong, thats the part that is nonsense and im not going to go along with that. and youre not using something made up about her to destroy a career that is still on its way up. picking a fight is what theyre callin...

President. now it actually feels like it might be personal with the president now, too. its just -- its just one of those, just like kennedy and nixon. one of those rivalries. >> i understand. we can figure these things out. thanks, chuck. chuck todd at the white house. now joining us is u.s. congressman james clyburn from south carolina, member of the house leadership. lets talk about the real politics of equity, fairness, real democratic values, congressman. youre in the leadership. youre go...

Of susan rice and his pledge to block her nomination, and mccains pledge to block her nomination as secretary of state, the presidents response to that has not been to say, i dont want to talk about benghazi, nothing to see here, his reaction has been to say, yes, we should talk about what happened in libya. but the idea that susan rice is going to be your scapegoat here when she has done nothing wrong, thats the part that is nonsense and im not going to go along with that. and youre not using s...

Reacted after the terrorism took place. strange muted response that occurred to make this seem bizarre. >> kimberly: fair criticism, bob? should he have been incensed over the loss of american lives and coverup of sort in benghazi? then defending -- >> bob: first, i couldnt agree with him more to besmirch her reputation. you ask the united states senators who she was or about it, they couldnt tell you a single thing before this. >> greg: true. >> bob: so they pick out somebody to be a scapegoat....

Mccains pledge to block her nomination as secretary of state, the presidents response to that has not been to say, i dont want to talk about benghazi, nothing to see her, his reaction has been to say, yes, we should talk about what happened in libya. but the idea that susan rice is going to be your scapegoat here when she has done nothing wrong, thats the part that is nonsense and im not going to go along with that. and youre not using something made up about her to destroy a career that is stil...

Used as a scapegoat, a lot of loyalty to susan rice around here, particularly the campaign 2008 veteran. she was a big part of the presidents 2008 campaign and i think where the personal defense of street comes in with the president and susan rice. add in this just lets not pretend a great relationship. the president john mccain. john mccain has been not always come across as the most magnanimous with the president and i think now theres more becoming a two-way issue with the president and john ...

Congressman james clyburn from south carolina, member of the house leadership. lets talk about the real politics of equity, fairness, real democratic values, congressman. youre in the leadership. youre going to make the call. does the president have to win -- i think he has to -- does he have to win on making sure the wealthy of this country get back to paying what they paid under clinton? >> absolutely. hes just absolutely got to win that. and i think he will win that. but let me say, chris, th...

One scapegoat. with y but hes certainly an inviting candidate because theres not a lot of love lost in many quarters there. hes been doing this for any number of cycles coming out with terrific predictions about the big roll licking victory that was to come and even when the victories came, they werent as big as he thought. this time we actually saw it fall apart in live television and the pact that there were hundreds of millions of dollars wasted as many people feel. but i expect four years fr...