all backgrounds, that their full and equal participation at every level of our political process, that is the most fundamental building block of a stable and enduring democracy. we see it in iran. we know it to be true in afghanistan and everywhere around the world where women s rights have been repressed. those are the most repressive regimes for democracy for all, and that is true here too. joe. lawrence o donnell, thank you so much. greatly appreciate it. i can t help but, listening to rech and just thinking about america, sort of sets us apart when it comes to how we deal with women and leadership in leadership roles, especially as president of the united states. you can look back. my god, israel had golda meir 50 years ago. india, bhutto. you can go around the globe. the united kingdom, great britain, obviously the most important person on the world stage for them, protecting outward from britain, queen elizabeth. the entire era shaped by this woman. and in her time,
mig radio show, saying, oop oom we have enough black women, ketanji brown jackson in the supreme court, we have vice president kamala harris. i don t know if i want to vote for stacy abrams. who would not be proud of abrams unless you are so insecure as a man that you feel that you ve got to be manipulated for provocateurs or the faith community that i don t believe in women s right to choose and women ought to be school board subordinate, not leading? did you read the bible and forget the book of esther and ruth? did they edit that out of your bible? it s becoming disturbing, lawrence o donnell. that s right. the point that s so important is in this time when so many americans are concerned about the strength and durability of our democracy that we have to understand that these things go together, that the enfranchisement of all americans, people of color, but women who are the majority of