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What about the dark castle? you call that defense?! come on! [ female announcer ] watch live tv anywhere. the x1 entertainment operating system, only from xfinity. we're back talking about paternity leave. joining me now, rebecca traister at the "new republic" and rita ewing, ex-wife of patrick ewing and author of "home court advantage" and a massive envy spa franchisee. i'm going to start with you, rebecca, this idea of men taking paternity leave being a side of weakness. >> it's obviously, as chris said, it's ridiculous. i want to talk a little bit about these questions you heard them ask,...

We're back talking about paternity leave. joining me now, rebecca traister at the "new republic" and rita ewing, ex-wife of patrick ewing and author of "home court advantage" and a massive envy spa franchisee. i'm going to start with you, rebecca, this idea of men taking paternity leave being a side of weakness. >> it's obviously, as chris said, it's ridiculous. i want to talk a little bit about these questions you heard them ask, what's he going to do, sit there and look at the baby? what do you do besides breastfeed? this is actually at the core of a bigger system of how you divide the labor...

>> and it's interesting, sort of the way the men in this situation sort of both the per purveyors of it and in sense the victims of it. >> they're denied the comfort of knowing how to care for their children, dress them, do diapers. i did the breast-feeding. my husband did everything else. he had to teach me how to put on a diaper two weeks later when i emerge from my room. it gave him expertise. that's an equal way in which everybody gets to shoulder burdens and enjoy the pleasure and love of family. >> it makes them a better person and father. my hat goes off to daniel. i have a feeling they...

Better society in general. >> and it's interesting, sort of the way the men in this situation sort of both the per purveyors of it and in sense the victims of it. >> they're denied the comfort of knowing how to care for their children, dress them, do diapers. i did the breastfeeding. my husband did everything else. he had to teach me how to put on a diaper two weeks later when i emerged from my room. it gave him expertise. that's an equal way in which everybody gets to shoulder burdens and enjoy the pleasure and love of family. >> it makes them a better person and father. my hat goes off to da...

more than $30 million in eight states. for some perspective on what that bias for little perspective on what that money buys, take a look at the number of tv spots afp has aired versus the pro-democrat senate majority pac. more than twice as much. and yet a majority of americans still have never heard of the koch brothers. an additional 11% have no opinion on them. harry reid has been trying to change that, and last night, he appeared to score a victory on that front courtesy of the "wall street journal" which published an op-ped from charles koch defending himself as a man who has d...