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Will this, not the baby blimp, will the baby blimp do you think upset him? >> yes, because donald trump is obsessed with being perceived as a big man and a big leader and to a certain extent, it worked. i talked to a lot of trump supporters during campaign, who told me that they would vote for donald trump, because he was a real man and he was a tough leader. but, of course, donald trump is not necessarily the most board for a tough leader. he is the poster board for masculinity. a man comfortab...

Norm. thats his base. the idea that both sides are equally wrong is very seductive for people who want to be fair minded -- >> not fair minded. >> people who want to be fair minded in their self perception. there is no american leftist parallel to the kkk in the american experience. im sorry. we can talk about europe in the early 20th century, but thats not relevant to our experience. you do have folks who live in the south who grow up sincerely believe that bumper sticker of heritage not hate. ...

To me, as an educator and advocate and community activist. >> that idea of responsibility and manhood being cool is the move. >> reporter: by day hes vice principal at oxon middle school and hes helping to improve this once failing school. >> how the world sees them impacts their self-perception, impacts how they see themselves. thats the reason why we call them kings and queens and the reason we try to build them up. we know when they leave the world will break them down. >> reporter: but for h...

Change to tempur-pedic. whoopi goldberg remains a defender saying she doesnt like snap judgments. as for the woman closest to cosby? >> reporter: camille cosby, seven years younger than the comedian she married but a commanding presence in her own right. here, praising civil rights activists dorothy at her funeral in 2010. >> her clear determination, a strong positive self-perception, did not allow several men who acted out egregious, sexist

Discussion. thats the reality. they want the police there, there has to be a 50-50 give and take here. yes, there is that feeling of misperception and trust, why is that? community policing is so important. establishing that relationship is crucial. malik aziz, the president of the national black policing association, he was very opened on that as well. you cant put the honus entirely on all the policing. the community plays a role, too. moving forward, we need more discussions on what brings us...

We all miss reality and this can be our perception of distance or maybe of time passing but these little gradeiations in perception are actually much more widespread and subject to change than we realize. these acts of self-deception infiltrate and influence every major aspect of our lives. joseph halinan is the author of "kidding ourselves." joe, welcome. >> thanks for having me here. talk to me about this notion of self-perception. give us examples of how we do this in everyday life. >> the ea...

Hullet packard did a study and its since been replicated elsewhere that women will tend to apply for promotions when we feel we have roughly 100% of qualifications for the job. men will do it at 60%. so imagine what that sort of self-perception, self-judgment does over the course of a career. one other study we found fascinating, men and women take the same test, they score the same, but when asked how they did, before they know, women routinely underestimate how theyve done. men are overconfide...

Everyone think they are awesome. people have horrible self-perception. people theng as you said they think they are funny and witty and they are not. >> they never are. it is time to take a break. more stuff when we come back.

Every "t" and came up as the only result. >> what are your thoughts, sharlene, on now, you know, now, you are effectively on government assistance through medicaid. and its something you didnt want to do. i mean, how does that change you? how does that alter your own self perception if at all? >> well, you know, i dont want to have to go to sit in the waiting room with -- waiting for a doctor that already has a big caseload so i really feel that i wont get any quality care. itll be care of disea...

Every "t" and came up as the only result. >> what are your thoughts, sharlene, on now, you know, now, you are effectively on government assistance through medicaid. and its something you didnt want to do. i mean, how does that change you? how does that alter your own self perception if at all? >> well, you know, i dont want to have to go to sit in the waiting room with -- waiting for a doctor that already has a big caseload so i really feel that i wont get any quality care. itll be care of disea...