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And i think that's what contributed to this almost pathetically inept response to the sherrod case. >> i take your point about them overlearning that lesson. you look at the allegationas about van jones and read the transcripts and look at the tape of glen beck saying he was a convicted felon who organized the rodney king riots and did six months in prison. i mean, those were the allegations against him. and then van jones gets canned without those things ever having been rebutted. glen beck never becoming the story. instead, we get shirley sherrod fired. she says because we don't want you to ...

Playing of the race card when he makes an inpam asable immigration reform a centerpiece. he's hoping he can goad republicans to saying something provocative that will alienate hispanics. that reminds us about the sherrod case. this is a case that can be overwhelmingly refuted almost instantly. that's not how things work in politics. usually, it's a little murkier, usually it takes time to put the case together. and this could have been a much murkier story where we're arguing about the facts and those different stories would harden only primal political lines. >> the internet is not necessaril...

There have some people in our country who still have some of the residual racist feelings, but also a larger population that is still uncomfortable with dialogues about race. >> and who wants to get past it, too. and who want to talk about issues and who don't always want to be burdened with race. >> we can't get past it. eric holder said it better than anybody else. we are a race country of cowards when it comes to the issue of race. i don't think the administration is as courageous as they need to be in at least creating the environment. there are so many other issues they need to deal with....

Jim crow, slavery and institutional racism. >> melissa harris-lacewell, thanks for joining us tonight. we appreciate it. >> thanks, lawrence. coming up, despite today's positive developments the fact remains the sherrod case has been mishandled from the very start. why did the administration fire her first, ask questions later? and later, michele bachmann's tea party and she'll caucus if she wants to. stay with us. nationwide insurance, let me hear it. i've never had an accident. is there anything you can do for me ?

Not just momentary sort of lapses of prejudice, even if that tape had been true it still would not be an equivalency to jim crowe, slavery and institutional racism. >> melissa harris lacewell, thanks for joining us tonight. we appreciate it. >> thanks, lawrence. coming up, despite today's positive developments the fact remains the sherrod case has been mishandled from the very start. why did the administration fire her first, ask questions later? and later, michele bachmann's tea party and she'll caucus if she wants to. stay with us. only one a day men's 50+ advantage... has gingko for mem...