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mexico was recently disciplined for telling this black student santa was white. ♪ he sees you when you're sleeping ♪ >> reporter: but at this los angeles mall, old saint in this case is latino and african, diversity that makes a difference to parents. >> we heard there is a korean santa and hispanic santa. we want every year to take a different picture so he knows there's all kinds of people in the world. >> the books and tv show it as one race. i want him to be able to see there is more than one. >> nbc news contacted fox news for comment, and they declined, saying that kelly had already responded to the criticism. toure, back to you. >> kristin, my friend, that was a very nice report. but you left out a key fact. santa claus is black. he just is. look. is it that hard to deal with? i hope not.
wrote a column last week arguing sen santa should be a penguin instead of a white man, insisting the switch could share kids the insecurity and shame she remembers frommed childhood. fox news anchor megyn kelly seized on the comments last wednesday. >> yet another person claiming it's racist to have a white santa. you know? and by the way, for all you kids watching at home, santa is white. >> words that got her on the naughty list of some news organizations, pundits and late-night comedians. >> here's a secret for you. i'm black as hell. >> on friday, kelly responded, saying her initial words were tongue in cheek. >> race is still an incredibly volatile issue in this country and fox news and yours truly are big targets for many people. >> harris says she doesn't buy it. >> i didn't feel as if she was joking or kidding. it felt like, honestly, she was sort of angry about the fact i suggested he couldn't be white. >> reporter: it's not just the fox flap. a high school teacher in new
>> i already am giving you something, brother. >> so weird. >> good stuff. good afternoon, i'm ari melber, it's monday, december 16th and we're following fresh developments in afternoon on what the nsa can and cannot do. and we're going to talk to glen greenwald about that. first, while the house is away, will the senate play in? the deal was finally struck after every member of congress was visited by three ghosts. >> the senate is poised to pass the two-year budget agreement. >> it's a safe bet it's going to pass. >> we need bipartisan support to pass. >> it's not a done deal. it's going to be very close. >> we must not shut down the government again. >> we also don't want to have shutdown drama. >> only in washington can an agreement be so divisive. >> john has kind of got his irish up. >> you have no idea what you're criticizing. >> i see the tea party as indisenceable. read the deal and get back to me. >> are you kidding me. >> irish flare up or revenge of
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