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Removed the commissioners and attempted to cover up what happened. >> we'll have you back for that. everybody, suspend your judgment about that. you've been intriguing, let's figure it out as we hear balanced views. barry, thank for you coming on, and bob barr, great to have on. lawrence brewer has been executed for the dragging death 6 an african-american man james byrd 13 years ago. he was chained to the back of a pickup truck, in one of the most grisly crimes. we'll be right back with a report from the scene in jackson, georgia. you're watching "hardball," only on msnbc. [ male announcer ] ...

either changed their stories or recanted their testimony, raising doubts that have gone global. anti-death penalty protesters are out in force tonight in georgia and over time, the pope, nobel peace prize laureates, desmond too tou and jimmy carter have been among those who have appealed for leniency or a new trial. the original prosecutor in the case say they are executing the right man tonight. >> there are two troy davis cases. there is the legal case, the case in court, and the public relation case. we have consistently won the case, as it's been presented in court. we have consi...

>> oh, my god. >> please stay where you are. everybody, stay where you are. >> did you get it? oh, my god. >> keep your heads up. everybody, stay where you are. >> i knew that was in the stands, oh, my god. >> it could have been us. >> i know. in my mind, it was coming. >> joining me on the phone is the man who shot that video. he is brent wilson, he's back home in portland, oregon. brent, you know, we could hear i counted three "oh, my gods." i don't know if that was from you or your son. i can't imagine what you were feeling. if you can, walk me through your initial thoughts when y...

Stop saying that normal people are racist when they aren't. >> sean: what do you think this is about? i think especially with the naacp, we saw in 2000 the james byrd act. george bush supported the penalty, the dragging death it was horrible. because -- they run this ad, it is like my father is being killed all over again. what do you think is about? i think this is about politics and energizing the democratic base which they think right now is depressed, heading into this midterm. >> pelosi and obama and everyone on the left are scared to death of the tea party, because the tea party is a vib...

>> sean: what do you think this is about? i think especially with the naacp, we saw in 2000 the james byrd act. george bush supported the penalty, the dragging death it was horrible. because -- they run this ad, it is like my father is being killed all over again. what do you think is about? i think this is about politics and energizing the democratic base which they think right now is depressed, heading into this midterm. >> pelosi and obama and everyone on the left are scared to death of the tea party, because the tea party is a vibrant has vibrancy and energy. it is made up of independents,...