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Exhibiting the kind of profound indifference to the racial contours of the jeff session nomination that i wouldnt have expected from somebody as savvy as mitch mcconnell. If they did that on purpose to be racially provocative, to stir you racial currents here, i think thats scary and gross. If they did it accidentally, i think its political malpractice. But i think theyve just turned this issue and Elizabeth Warren and the Jeff Sessions nomination into a much hotter, more hotly contested and sort of scarier thing that its been up until now. It was remarkable. Do you think it changes any votes ...

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Department. he has questions to answer about the ambassador. but he is a savvy, smart operator. and compared to the others, i would never bet against mike pompeo. >> last sunday we saw two members of the cabinet at least come out and defend the president. why didn't we see mick mulvaney or anybody else in the cabinet come forward? >> it's complete nonsense. this is a myth that goes back to richard nixon who used to talk about the clowns out at langley. he was convinced were out to get him. it wasn't true then. it's not true now. >> the essence of the whistleblower's complaint has already been ...

Himself. a lackluster career. having said that, the article has four or five points that i think indicate that he is a smart operator. for example, he said you can hide who you are. he's got a certain amount of charisma. and we saw that during the campaign. he said he found it more invigorating to be afloat before then to be against something. i think that's going to be a big edge if he can pull it off in this democratic primary. he's a master of social media. he's got people -- there were how many people who watched him get his teeth cleaned for god's sakes? >> ed: some people were turned off...

In north korea. >> well, i think that is right. whenever there is a change in the leadership of a government department, if the workforce inside the department has been soured on the previous occupant of that office, then the new person regardless of what policies they necessarily pursue, if they take symbolic steps to look like they are open and new and different they have a honeymoon. we will see how long the honeymoon lasts but pompeo is a particularly effective operator in my opinion. not to say anything about rex tillerson. >> dana: right. >> but pompeo is really effective. he sensed he h...