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All of Minnesota’s members of the House filled their top D.C. office jobs with white staffers, exclusively.

All of Minnesota’s members of the House filled their top D.C. office jobs with white staffers, exclusively.

We've been working over the last four years, speaking about the n-word, abolishing the n-word. but there is something else that's pushing through. we need to talk about this. that's 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 doesn't exist. >> john? >> well, you know, look. when i heard it, i have to be honest with you, i wasn't surprised. this is dr. laura. consider the source. she's proved herself in the past to be homophobic, anti-feminist in some ways. so i wasn't surpri...

Than the n-word itself. we tend to get caught up in that word. it's a lightning rod. but i agree with the guests, there is a conversation to be had here. i don't think, unfortunately, it's much of a conversation that can be had in america. >> i do think it is a lightning rod sometimes. i wonder if it is a diversion sometimes from looking at the real issue, as jill said. john, you say that using this word is like gay people using the word "queer" or other words. you think the terms are equal and have basically the same emotional power? >> i think it can be. the thing about the n-word is, yes, i...