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States which has always brought up human rights as a primary value was very quiet. and this caps the real policy gap in asean this year and the association of southeast asian nations, this deafening silence on human rights. >> for those people who are frustrated by the fact that the president didn't bring up human rights in a way that they would like to, how -- there is no questioning that there is a drug problem in the philippines. how would those people like to see president duterte change track? what would they like to see happen, trying to fix the drug problem, but at the same time respect...

Now more than ever we need someone tough as president. someone who has the experience and the courage and the good judgment and the truthfulness in order to lead on day one. we need a leader with a bold and free and fair plan. we need a new plan to take this country in a new direction and that's got to be john mccain. >> sarah palin in 2008 doing what vice presidential nominees do best making the guy on top look good and the one on the other side look bad. some vice presidential nominees are picked to rally the base such as sarah palin, create some excitement. some are picked to fill a policy ...

Excitement. some are picked to fill a policy gap. joe biden, dick cheney both of whom had more foreign policy experience than the presidents whom they served. what will the cal can you laws be this year? with me now are cnn's top political commentators. play now with me donald trump gets the nomination. okay. donald trump gets the nomination. who would you tell him to pick as his veep. >> who would do it? other than jeffrey lord i'm not sure who he could get to fill this slot. i mean maybe -- >> ivanka which would make me feel good. >> maybe a ted cruz. i don't know of the current candidates r...

There really was sort of an outcry when sonia sotomayor was first put up for the court. when she talked about the wise latina position. so talk to me about the role that empathy plays in actual policy making. how does it lead us to good and/or potentially bad policy. >> first of all, it is like we just talked about. walking in somebody else's shoes. it allows you to think beyond your box of, what are the policy options in front of me. i think, though, most interesting, the policy gap itself allows for a wedge to come in. because what we're seeing is a republican party falling short on that emp...

Cut out and create a joint task force, and it will have a dotted line into the nato supreme allied commander. >> because what we're hearing is that some nato allies, turkey specifically, are very reluctant to be a robust u.s./british/french/nato air campaign against ground forces, not only going after their planes and enforcing a no-fly zone, but going after the artillery, tanks anything potential that could enganger civilians. >> absolutely. i think that has to do with the muslim sensibilities, and tshld. i think what we're seeing is that i think they're say, look, you americans haven't worke...