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How do they handle that at the table? >> yeah, so, first of all, thanks for having me on, ed. happy thanksgiving to you, to all the viewers. i would say start compassionately. this is a tough time for uncle fred. hes angry, hes lashing out. give him a big hug, tell him you love them, tell him its going to be okay, and tell him youve been there before, because when john kerry lost, you felt a similar silence of disappointment. and let him know youre there with him. as far as the stuff thing, i wo...

>> yeah, so, first of all, thanks for having me on, ed. happy thanksgiving to you, to all the viewers. i would say start compassionately. this is a tough time for uncle fred. hes angry, hes lashing out. give him a big hug, tell him you love them, tell him its going to be okay, and tell him youve been there before, because when john kerry lost, you felt a similar silence of disappointment. and let him know youre there with him. as far as the stuff thing, i would flip it. i would say 100% of ameri...

You got to say, hey, baby jesus, you want to do pilates? >> all right, its funny, but not exactly helpful. your uncle fred might still be a little bit angry about the election. tonight, weve got some tips for responding to some of the political topics which could come up during dinner. lets bring in the founder of cultivated wit.com, baratunde thurston. hes also the author of "how to be black." mr. thurston, thanks for joining us tonight. i want to start with this, the traditional america. what ...

And folks would say, are you supporting hillary clinton because shes a woman or are you supporting barack obama because hes black? and my response was always, im supporting mitt romney because hes mormon. and its because, you know, ive talked about this on the show, my mothers people are mormon, my mother graduated from brigham young university. so my story is, yes, im a woman, yes, im african-american, yes, i also have mormon heritage. all of those things are true and so, you know, i wouldnt wa...

Your insurance company cant drop you thanks to president obama. number three, theres a lifetime cap on the coverage. no, theres not. not anymore. theres no lifetime cap on the coverage. uncle fred, if you get really, really sick, were not going to cut you off at a million bucks. number four, children, oh, yes, they can stay on their parents plan until theyre 26 years old and then go to somebody who is in the family in that demographic and ask them, uncle fred, if thats a good deal or not. and nu...

They cannot drop coverage when you get sick. so uncle fred, if you get sick, your insurance company cant drop you thanks to president obama. number three, theres a lifetime cap on the coverage. no, theres not. not anymore. theres no lifetime cap on the coverage. uncle fred, if you get really, really sick, were not going to cut you off at a million bucks. number four, children, oh, yes, they can stay on their parents plan until theyre 26 years old and then go to somebody who is in the family in t...

Former dnc communications director. do most people understand whats happening here when it comes to the health care? are we going to run into conversations over the barbecue where people dont know, karen? >> oh, absolutely. when i worked in the clinton administration, i got it all the time when hillary was working on health care. usually its the, here i want you to go tell the president. thats more like i think what people will get tomorrow. heres what you should go tell president obama. >> does...

Whole cook out and talks about how bad obamacare is. it seems like theres always an uncle fred in the family who wont shut up about how bad president obama is. now look, youre going to want to feed people first. it always really helps. my favorite is the cherry cola glazed ribs. 48 ounces of cherry cola. get it flat. dont worry about that. two cups of cherry jam. two thirds cup of mustard with horse radish. it cooks extremely well. three tablespoons of apple cider vinegar. one table spoon of hot...

Whole cook out and talks about how bad obamacare is. it seems like theres always an uncle fred in the family who wont shut up about how bad president obama is. now look, youre going to want to feed people first. it always really helps. my favorite is the cherry cola glazed ribs. 48 ounces of cherry cola. get it flat. dont worry about that. two cups of cherry jam. two thirds cup of mustard with horse radish. it cooks extremely well. three tablespoons of apple sider vinegar. one table spoon of hot...

With lower-calorie options. with more choices and fewer calories, americas beverage companies are delivering. senator claims mentioning climate change as a reason for this summers intention weather is a scare tactic. eugene robinson weighs in next. joe walsh attacks his opponent for discussing her military service. tammy duckworth is here to respond tonight. later, if youre trying to avoid fireworks between you and your conservative relatives at tomorrows barbecue, well, i have some tips on ...