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Those in portland that you were talking about, i think sometimes they are people who are homeless, involved with drugs and they pick up on this because they see an opportunity to act out, in my opinion. i dont see it as part of the mob, but i must say the right has plugged into that word as a vehicle for saying to their voters, hey, we are facing bad guys, a mob out there, and i think thats what brooke baldwin was doing. she was saying dont just use the word helter-skelter because it fits the re...

Point, like on every show, if you said mob, they were told you cant say that. sounds to me like she was projecting. >> jesse: the word mob is not a talking point. if i were to go on her show and say trump is running on jobs and the democrats are running on mobs, that would be a talking point. [laughter] she could call me out. i would prove her wrong with my fax. i dont mind brooke baldwin. i think she has a compelling show. her last night, 700,000 -- doubled her audience. i looked at the ratings...

Illegal aliens, radical islam. remember the cnn promo. its an apple. they wont tell you its an apple. they say its a banana. they are looking at a mob and telling you its a banana. [laughter] >> kennedy: if only mobs have that much potassium. its really sad, my brother who was in law enforcement, keep sending me videos of protesters in portland and how they are torturing and terrorizing people there. its not okay. it means youve given up on ideas. it means theres an intellectual reversion in thi...

Really just a sheep. reminds me of the other m word. brooke baldwin isnt even related to alex. its not woke to portray a mob as protesters. when you offer excuses for harassment, you become its defender at airports, restaurants, campuses, streets, online. if youve never said anything that stood you apart from the crowd, how would you even know? before you cite right-wing anomalies, thats merely fringe for the left. its now mainstream. theres a new one or two every day. like the professor telling...

The salem witch trial executed 20 people and they werent witches. they were targeted by a mob to force them to prove their innocence. what does that sound like? kavanaugh. they should be defending kavanaugh. >> jesse: gutfeld bringing his a game. finally, buffalo wild wings updating its fall menu. pumpkin spice wings. the chain debuted a pumpkin ale sauce earlier this month. what do you think? what do we think of pumpkin spice wings? >> dana: i can smell it from here. no. >> jesse: the smell alo...

Ted cruz getting chased out of restaurants by a mob. >> you are not going to use the mob word. >> it is totally a mob. there is no other word for it. >> stop, stop. >> greg: stop. tuesday baldwin was on colbert defending the effort to use the m word to describe groups of unruly, intimidating people targeting one person. sorry, i mean a mob. >> when he brought them all boarded up again, i called him out. i dont want to be the word police, that was not my intention but i also believe in calling ou...

Careful because there are people who are secretly voting. scares the living banana out of me. >> dana: i dont invite people onto due talking points. just kidding. matt lewis, who she was talking to, hes not working for any candidate or party, so he doesnt have to do anybodys talking points. >> greg: he is an independent thinker. >> dana: he has a great podcast, good writer. if you had somebody on who was a spokesperson for a group, then they usually give you talking points. someone like matt lew...

♪ >> dana: it is time for one more thing. i have a big announcement. on monday the five is going to hit the road. we are going to dallas. were talking about the midterms and will be on time i can dallas on monday. beto orourke and ted cruz, they are battling it out there and one of the most watched races in the country. there are more braces happening in texas. hell be joining us for the show, it will be held at southern methodist university. well be answering questions from students, thatll b...