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Wildly unfair character attacks against a good and qualified public serve nlt. his qualifications are impeccable. while at least seven democrats couldn't be convinced of that, they voted no, but it's important to know that harry reid was also a last-minute no vote, by doing that, voting with the prevailing side, the no voters today. bret, reid reserves the right to in the future call this vote back. >> how would that work? >> well, it is a maneuver they can use in the senate that senatorss aunch do when they se they're on the losing end of a vote. if they vote with the winners, it does give th...

I had told you -- you listening? >> yes, ma'am. or maybe we can break until the morning. >> no. i'm going to leave town today. >> what's that? >> i'm leaving today. >> are you refusing to come back tomorrow? >> to you? >> are you refusing to -- >> we need to keep this a question and answer. >> the reaction to jeantel by court watchers has often been unkind or on twitter and social media, downright cruel and flat-out racist. many of rushed to her defense. michael denzel smith writing in "the nation" notes "rachel jeantel isn't a hollywood actress. she doesn't testify in court regularly. she's a...

I had told you -- you listening? >> yes, ma'am. or maybe we can break until the morning. >> no. i'm going to leave town today. >> what's that? >> i'm leaving today. >> are you refusing to come back tomorrow? >> to you? >> are you refusing to -- >> we need to keep this a question and answer. >> the reaction to jeantel by court watchers has often been unkind or on twitter and social media, downright cruel and flat-out racist. many of rushed to her defense. michael denzel smith writing in "the nation" notes "rachel jeantel isn't a hollywood actress. she doesn't testify in court regularly. she's a...

And against the character attacks. for that she should be commended and thanked." that sounds about right to me. joining me now is john mcwhorter, professor of linguistics at columbia university. i'm so glad you're here. as i was watching this, i was thinking the whole time of what john mcwhorter was making of this. you're a linguist. you and i have had conversations about the linguistic bounty that is america and what we are watching in the courtroom over the last two days are two people from very different cultures, from very different linguistic backgrounds encountering each other while all...

Primarily attacking mitt romney. and the character attacks on mitt romney. but he has also focused on narrow satisfaction efforts where he has tried to find narrow slots of his own political base and appeal to them, rather than making a broader argument. remember, what independents have in common is that they think the status quo on both parties probably are not so great. and they are looking for more unifying message is. >> speaking of governor romney, we are going to listen to his remarks. we are told this is a major economic address by team romney. >> does that change the country's course. ...