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>> the only reason that the pilot cited is that some of the passengers didnt feel comfortable, but when the pas s j sen jers were asked if they were uncomfortab uncomfortable, nobody said they were. >> and the airline says that compensation and reaccommodation on the next available flight were immediately offered a to the passenger and the passengers travel cam upon yon. resincerely apologize for any inconvenience that may have occurred. and so the question is should this occur? we are joined by...

Personal pricing now on brakes. tell us what you want to pay. we do our best to make that work. deal! my money. my choice. my meineke. donald trump recently said he has a great relationship with the blacks, unless the blacks are a family of white people i bet hes mistaken. >> all right. well talk a little more, a lot more about politics, race and donald trump. im joined in atlanta by buck davis, a consultant and counselor and workplace mediator. and tim wise is on the phone in nashville. hes a...

Entered at any time any sense of respect to me and im proud of that. >> i do have to say, you do call back and do the interviews. i must say, you came on this show and many others, i appreciate you coming on. thank you very much. >> thank you very much, don. it is an honor. for many of those who may have missed last night, well replay the highlights of the correspondents dinner throughout the show. if you want more information on what we are covering with donald trump with other stories, reach...

I want to play this to you and you weigh in on it. stereo types play in on african-americans. one is they are not as smart as whites. when you talk about the president and challenge whether or not he has an education or deserves to go to ivy-league schools, you are bringing up and promoting one of the stereotypes about african-americans. and as someone running for president of the country, which means everyone, then wouldnt you be sensitive to those issues in our culture? >> it certainly does me...

Hes questioning academic ability which quickly jumps to questioning intelligence. when a white man with privilege questions, i just went out, questions a black mans intelligence, it sounds very racist and very stereotypical. i think he probably is a very wonderful man, a very smart maun, but it is a prime example how a wonderful, smart man can make a mistake. >> why wouldnt he understand that? >> i think donald trump is in a league of his own. hes operating within a tremendous amount of privileg...

Michele bachmann is here, though, i understand. and she is thinking about running for president. which is weird because i hear she was born in canada. yes, michele, this is how it starts. just letting you know. tim pawlenty -- he seems all-american but have you heard his real middle name? tim hosni pawlenty? what a shame. donald trump -- is here tonight. now i know that hes taken some

Laudable goal, but i dont know -- >> heres the thing. i hate to interrupt you. we have freedom of speech and dr. laura can say whatever she wants. thats what we do here. we dont want to go back to banning words, burning books and all of that. do we really want to apolish the n-word? thats what rappers say. they are taking the word back to take some of the sting out of it. but there are people who are also bothered by rappers using it as well, tim. >> right. well, i think whether or not black fol...

Correct. someone says im a black person. i dont care what a white person calls me. its recrimination and violence that matters. tim, what do you think? have i gone too far and people like the folks on twitter saying, outloyou can call me thl day long? i dont care. >> the fact people say they dont let it bother them is one thing. that doesnt mean we can use it as an act of verbal violence. the biggest problem with dr. laura and this is what the research says, is there was a part whether the calle...

Weve been working over the last four years, speaking about the n-word, abolishing the n-word. but there is something else thats pushing through. we need to talk about this. thats why it keeps coming up. we need to sit at the table and discuss racism. there is racism in america. we need to stop trying to sweep it under the rug and act like it doesnt exist. >> john? >> well, you know, look. when i heard it, i have to be honest with you, i wasnt surprised. this is dr. laura. consider the source. sh...

Freedom of speech. dr. laura can say whatever she wants. thats what we do here. we dont want to go back to banning words, burning books and all of that. so do we really want to abolish the n-word? thats what rappers say. they are taking the word back to take some of the sting out of it. but there are people who are also bothered by rappers using it as well, tim. >> right. well, i think whether or not black folks are going to use the word is a debate for black folks to have. i really dont think t...