all right. no secret how i spent one particular afternoon on vacation, and there is nothing to add, except to say thank you. thank you to all who reached out in person, who sent messages. i appreciate it. that includes mr. hannity and ms. maddow. they acted as colleagues, not competitors, and i won't forget it. in fact, i'm not going to forget and i will use all of the feedback. because the key is for us all to be better, and that starts with me. so let me do what we do best here and expose an ugly reality. here's the argument. republicans have been intentionally downplaying white supremacy, that it is literally part of their playbook. the obvious question is why are they doing this? we'll get to that. but first let me dismiss any suggestion that this argument is false. here's the proof obtained by the "tampa bay times." this is an internal memo circulated among gop members of congress. here's a sample question. you can go online and get it for yourself.