Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20130501:22:28:00
>> you had republican monday rat moderates who were -- john lindsey, a congressman from new york at the time, who were strongly for civil rights. so he had big majorities. he could break that filibuster. >> and republicans not as far to the right, like you said, jacob javers, john lindseys, you don't have anyone like that in the party and they are acting naive. >> i agree with that. absolutely. the truth of the matter is if you look at the composition of the republican party in the 1960s, it was a much more did i vrs party than diverse party than it is today. they may do okay in 2014. i think ...