that s just perfect for me. mm, clams cooked portuguese style. ricardo: yeah. anthony: so tender and sweet and deous. why do you think portuguese food has not had a higher profile internationally? ricardo: well, for me it s real easy for me to say this, it s basically it s your fault. anthony: our fault!? ricardo: it s america s fault, yeah. anthony: why? ricardo: the american culture embraced spain, and embraced italy, and embraced france. it didn t embrace portugal because i don t know. if we have a civil war so popular like the spanish had and hemingway came to portugal instead of spain then we d be a different country. anthony: you know you think of italy, you think of romance. ricardo: but we are romantic. anthony: i know. ricardo: we are the most romantic country in the world. after a couple of meals in porto, you re going to feel the saudade in your heart and soul. anthony: man, good meal. oh wait, what there s more clams? right over here, my friend.
here. the president said he had a private meeting with the top leadership of the nra over the weekend. a lunch here at the white house. he says they are committed to doing something on this. but time and time again in school shooting after school shooting nothing has happened in washington, largely because of the opposition of the nra. so we ll see if that s different this time. many lawmakers on capitol hill skeptical of that. we ll see if the president s leadership changes that. we ll be watching for that. jeff zeleny, thank you. in terms of action, will there be more action from the president to back up the tough talk on guns? what else can, should, needs to change in this country? i want to bring in charles blow from the new york times. your piece america is the gun. in that you make the case that this is part of the american culture. right. the violence, guns that go with it. the president today saying don t be afraid to fight the nra. does he get an ounce of credit
internationally? ricardo: well, for me it s real easy for me to say this, it s basically it s your fault. anthony: our fault!? ricardo: it s america s fault, yeah. anthony: why? ricardo: the american culture embraced spain, and embraced italy, and embraces france. it didn t embrace portugal because i don t know. if we have a civil war so popular like the spanish had and hemingway came to portugal instead of spain then we d be a different country. anthony: you know you think of italy, you think of romance. ricardo: but we are romantic. anthony: i know. ricardo: we are the most romantic country in the world. after a couple of meals in porto, you re going to feel the saudade in your heart and soul. anthony: man, good meal. oh wait, what there s more clams? right over here, my friend.
use when we try to get things like this passed. that s what it appears to me. it s more than that it s also an agenda to change the makeup of this country. pete: yeah. whether it s intended or unintended consequences the fact is the result you bring in and break up the culture. countries, nations survive because of a cohesiveness of culture. they also have diversity, real diversity when people come in, add value, add their culture that becomes a greater melting pot. remember that phrase? we have been the melting pot since the founding of this country. and this is what we still are, what we need to be. kevin: the american culture that s what americans want. abby: you can still live the american dream. thanks for being on this morning. pete: thank you, david. preevment your time. good to see you this morning. good morning. abby: donna brazile accused hillary clinton and the dnc primary. now she says never mind.
that s just perfect, mm, clams cooked portuguese style. ricardo: yeah. anthony: so tender and sweet and delicious. why do you think portuguese food has not had a higher profile internationally? ricardo: well, for me it s real easy for me to say this, it s basically it s your fault. anthony: our fault!? ricardo: it s america s fault, yeah. anthony: why? ricardo: the american culture embraced spain, and embraced italy, and embraces france. it didn t embrace portugal because i don t know. if we have a civil war so popular like the spanish had and hemingway came to portugal instead of spain then we d be a different country. anthony: you know you think of italy, you think of romance. ricardo: but we are romantic. anthony: i know. ricardo: we are the most romantic country in the world. after a couple of meals in porto, you re going to feel the saudade in your heart and soul. anthony: man, good meal. oh wait, what there s more clams? right over here, my friend.