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At the white house was taken as an outrage and an insult in many quarters. today, he's a world away from the cruel and prideful bigotry of that time, and good riddance. i can't wish my opponent luck, but i do wish him well. [ applause ] >> kevin mclaughlin, where -- where is that in our politics today? where is it? we watched how republicans reacted after charlottesville. it's so far. >> yeah. >> from what john mccain did right there. >> yeah. you know, i think it's been a long slog to get to where we are right now. seeing him talk and think about 2008, i was with the mccain campaign in the 20...

Barack obama by his competitor, john mccain. >> i don't want it getting out of this room that my opponent is an impressive fellow in many ways. political opponents have a little trouble seeing the best in each other, but i've had a few grimses of this man at his best and i admire his great skill, energy and determination. it's not for nothing that he's inspired so many folks in his own party and beyond. senator obama talking about making history. and he's made quite a bist of it already. there was a time when the mere invitation of an african-american citizen to dine at the white house was tak...

That time, and good riddance. i can't wish my opponent luck, but i do wish him well. >> andrea, i think what a lot of people will miss about politics and the way it used to be is that as nasty as campaigns could be -- that was during the 2008 campaign. >> just before the election. >> you still had people have a fundamental respect for one another that carried over after the election was over. >> >> exactly. and while john mccain worked with george w. bush on the surge with general petraeus and overs because he wasable that was the best policy, he worked against the bush white house with dianne...

Determination. it's not for nothing that he's inspired so many folks in his own party and beyond. senator obama talks about making history, and he's made quite a bit of it already. there was a time when the mere invitation of an african-american citizen to dine at the white house was taken as an outrage and an insult in many quarters. today is a world away from the crude and prideful bigotry of that time, and good riddance. i can't wish my opponent luck, but i do wish him well. >> well, put that in a time capsule, proof there was such a time when american political leaders spoke that way about...

Flint. the city's mayor will join me a little bit later in the show. but as we go to break, we've been talking about the state of statesmen in america. it was nine years ago nearly to the day that john mccain spoke at the al smith dinner in new york. down in the polls, he was running for president at the time, he left the crowd in tears of laughter and said this to the man who would eventually win the white house. >> in the military they work pretty hard to impress the chain of command on your way of thinking. and one way or another on the 4th of november, word will come down from the top of...