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>> 300 points. susan, ends the game. whats the score? susan page, 1200 points. >> youre the reigning champion still. you get this mug. >> you should be extremely proud. you got the high school. the championship mug and the gift certificate but this weekend there is an interesting twist. the competitors on "up against the clock" are all msnbc talent, karen finney, alex witt and very own toure. all of us here on "the cycle" are rooting for -- >> alex witt. >> of course. >> tune in at 8:44ish easte...

There was a pause on the phone. he said, i do not want that film in my house. and he did not have a copy. >> wow. >> the book -- the only way i can describe it as chilling. its beautiful. for those who didnt experience it, i feel like, i dont know about you krystal and toure, you feel youre living it for the first time. thank you for being here. our facebook fans are honoring our 35th president by remembering his greatest legacies. richard fritz said it is keeping us out of world war iii over th...

>> all right. >> i have to say something very important. i think there have been three or four great intellectual accomplishments in terms of reference works in the history of our people, one would be the edit of the encyclopedia africana and the national biography and edit of bartlets black quotations, because i didnt have anything to do with it. this woman did it. it took her seven years and we should thank the lord for her great accomplishment and her imagination and her vision. toure, this i...

The difference between the urgency of social activism and too much patience. thats one of many lines that has crossed over that is, of course, a part of black american history and a part of all-american history. skip, i wanted to get your thoughts on where this book fits into the larger effort to diversify our history, diversify the cannon. because when we look at people who have been marginalized out of it, women, minorities and others, one argument is lets make sure we have dedicated programs,...

History, our country has come out of it radically better. the new deal was a radical transformation in a whole series of way, political, social, the civil war was a radical transformation and beginning of slavery. about every 80 years we go through these reboots and im very optimistic that whats going to come out of this crash is it will -- there will be enough pain but to your point, toure, that people are going to say, okay, things are crazy, the system doesnt work. the structure is screwed up...

Lucrative businesses that are positioned and live inside these usually not for profit institutions and that sets up a huge conflict. its not a conflict that we have resolved with any sense of fairness or dignity for many of these athletes, people remember in penn state we got a glimpse of just how far fetched and extreme the power of some of these academic sports programs can be. that was an extreme example that involves criminality. but generally you have a lot of athletes as toure is mentionin...

Sure you stay in touch. toure takes a trip to one of the americas most blofd art museums. stick with us. so i c an reach ally bank 24/7, but there are no branches? 24/7. im sorry, im just really reluctant to try new things. really? whats wrong with trying new things? look! mommys new vacuum! (cat screech) you feel that in your muscles? i do... drink water. its a long story. well, not having branches lets us give you great rates and service. id like that. a new way to bank. a better way to save. ...

Regain the party back from the tea party. i think he had a positive message of leadership, of compromise. one that was appealing i think to many around the country, a number of republicans. i agree with toure on this. his greatest challenge will be the primaries and hes going to have more specific where he stands on a number of issues he might not be conservative enough for for these primary voters thats going to be a real challenge. i dont even think we got to the toronto mayor rob ford. >> wel...

Chris christie, toure and i were arguing about on the commercial break. my view on christie, i disagree with his policies on education and pensions and public workers, he is scott walkers policy positions and hes scary for those of us who care about those issues. on the politics, this guy has put together an impressionive and unusual coalition for a republican. the new york times writes about how he did over 100 town hall meeting and including many in african-american neighborhoods where on poli...

And wear a scarlet on their forehead forever or permanent disenfranchisement keeps them on the outside. in michelle alexanders book, the new jim crow, ive lost all voice or control over my government. i get mad because i cant say anything because i dont have a voice. and an e convict that her voting rights restored, says i feel like somebody, its a feeling of relief where i came from that im actually somebody. disenfranchising folks is a way from keeping them from feeling part of society. >> tou...