anna, let him finish. i promise you can still disagree with me. first of all, they didn t need to point out the baby was black. it was obvious in a room full of white people the kid was black. i don t think they were making funn of the baby. if they were, i d be right on your side. was it the best joke? no. but it wasn t appropriate. you now, you and i have talked about this. a lot of hosts. a lot of people on msnbc, that whole crowd, they criticize me a lot. i never respond because i never respond to colleagues criticism. why should i? fair enough. the dog is supposed to howl at the moon. the moon doesn t howl back. stewart stevens said this, msnbc has become a club for the smug to go, to exchange hateful opinions and reassure others, each other it s acceptable. he has a point with that.