russian counter part by phone that putin's intervention in crimea is threatening sovereignty. we are just over a week out from voters in crimea deciding whether to become a part of russia. they will be heading to the polls with tankers in the streets. doesn't sound like democracy to me. it seems for now, at least, all the world powers can do is wait. we are in kiev where he went one-on-one with ukraine's prime minister today. steve, what did he tell you? >> reporter: well, he was adamant, adamant that this is not how it's going to end, this situation with russian troops on the ground. of course, we have heard reports in 24 hours, up to 30,000 russian troops in that part of the country.

the prime minister, the new prime minister of this country, given the ethnic mix of that part of the country, 60% of the people call themselves ethnic russians given the fact the russian troops are on the ground and the regional assembly is having a referendum of joining the russian federation in a short while. march 16th is the date for that. i put it to him, are the russians in control in crimea and maybe they were going to lose that part of the country. he was adamant that is not the case. listen in. >> there will be no referendum. i want to be very clear, crimea was, is and will be an integral part of ukraine. no concessions. >> reporter: see, here is the problem, you see. the russian government isn't recognizing the kiev government. the kiev government isn't recognizing the assembly in

crimea. nobody is talking to each other. the talks, as you have been saying did not go well. the obama/putin talks are not going well. the kremlin is not recognizing this government and will not talk to them at the moment. diplomacy and he said look, don't be in such a hurry and give up on it yet. it's not where i want it to be, but it's not as negative as some are painting. he said there may well be a challenge of communication open. at the moment, it's hard to see. back to you. >> thanks for that. now, former utah governor, jon huntsman who served as u.s. ambassador and ran for president. he's the chairman of the atlantic. america has little leverage in this situation. you have been an expert diplomat. can we make a difference here or are we hoping putin doesn't go

too far? >> thanks. we have to resort to diplomacy. we are not going to commit military assets there soon. we are a nation wary of war having been in the middle east for 12 years and putin is exploiting that reality. he's exploiting a weak europe. he doesn't like how the cold war ended so he's building a buffer, evidenced by what he did in 2008 in georgia and now what he's doing in crimea. do we have cards to play? we have leverage in the game. it has to be through diplomatic needs building up the alliance system in europe which has been weak with nato and the eu. it will have to be working in concert with people like china, even though they are giving mixed signals and they have conflicts of their own. in the end, where it hurts, the reputation issues like weather russia is going to host the g-8. things that get to their national reputation and most of all, the oil and gas trade, the bread and butter for russia's

economy. we are sitting in a unique position today that we didn't have a decade ago, that is strength in the gas and oil sectors. we should be working with the consumers in europe, who are now buying from russia and reliant on russia to change their purchasing patterns a bit. that's the kind of thing that would really result in leverage vis-a-vis russia. i suspect that's in the minds of the policymakers. >> you get the feeling a lot of people have that on their mind. it is good to see you. we love a double huntsman day on "the cycle." given your experience in the high level of the obama administration. can you give us an example of what happens on the high level talks? we have heard reports from the white house of two phone calls with president putin abdomen president obama and not pro forma calls. one 90 minutes, another an hour.

the read outs they provide are brief. what are the calls like? >> you have the scripts prepared with input from the state department. in these discussions where the stakes are very, very high, get all the point that is are important. you don't want to leave the conversation open ended or with any real big questions. you have to remember that half the conversation is probably going to use through the interpretation back and forth since putin is not an english speaker, would not resort to english in the conversations. that's a big part of it as well. you have the conversation where one side gets their talking points out. putin would get his talking pounlts out. they would be blunt and to the point. both on the record their nation's position. you have to work the diplomatic channels beyond that through ambassadors and allies and friends with a stake in the outcome as well. these conversations are very, very important in the sense you

are able to get on the record in clear and precise terms exactly what your position in and what your borders are in terms of what you can and cannot do. >> hi, dad. >> if somebody on the set looks like me, i'm only oo% responsible. >> i don't know what to call you. i'm going to call you dad. it's awkward, love having you on the show. >> at home, i insist on your exlen si. >> i don't tell anyone that. >> it doesn't feel awkward for me. >> it's weird. >> dad, you often talk about our new strategic pivot to asia and the importance of chin. at the same time, we are making cuts to defend and moving afwra troops on the ground recognizing we don't live in the cold war era anymore and this happens in ukraine and we are saying huh? aren't we past this? what does this say about our

overall strategic agenda? are we missing something here? >> the strategy. one of the things that should be clear to everybody in the united states watching this play out is we have had a pivot to asia, it's incomplete, but in the works. we have had a reset with russia in recent years. left in the dust is the u.s./european relationship. in the cold war, we had a strategy bassed on deterrence. today, we have no strategy at all. the defense budget should be a reflection of a strategy. itis hard to have a proper number around the spending, whether it's $650 billion or just under $500 billion without a real strategy. that's where i hope the united states, the administration and congress pay attention. we have a void in terms of our relationship with europe. that has to be corrected. that has to be fixed. we have to shore up the relationship with nato and make sure we are working with the eu

in expanding the strength. it's a reason you have these fish sures and seismic changes occurring in the regions. >> i guess i shouldn't call you dad. that might be weird. >> might be awkward. >> whatever you want. >> governor, you are mentioning the seismic shifts we are seeing. to me, it's no accident we are seeing the protest movements cropping up all around the world. we saw the iranian green revolution, which was not successful, we saw the arab spring, protests across europe, our own protests in the u.s. and now we have obviously in ukraine a protest that led to a new government being installed. do you see these as isolated incidents that are dependent on the circumstances of that particular country or see a common thread here and a reason why we are having so much instability seemingly across the globe right now? >> we are at a critical pivot

point historically, the entire world is. it's like 1918 or 1945 or 1989 where based on a few things, we are seeing seismic shifts. i would describe those in north africa and the middle east as long serving dictatorships coupled with economies not providing jobs and economy. >> you think it's economic? >> i think in the case of the middle east and north africa, the economies that aren't producing and the advent of social networking that is bringing people to the town square. in the case of ukraine, where just as gorbachev said when he was leaving office, it's going to take a couple generations to figure out what democracy is and how to use it. you have the traditional buffer states of the soviet union that represent that safety cushion that the old empire relied upon. in putin, you see somebody who

wants to recreate that sense of empire. for us, it should be a question of can ukraine govern itself? the biggest problem is you have a country that is divided and can't govern itself. a country rich with resources and human potential. if left to the best of conditions, without russia doing what they have done, they have a bit of a problem on the governing side. that's where strengthening their economy long term is the best thing they can do. >> i feel like i'm sitting at the dinner table at the huntsman household. this is a lot of what we talk about. >> no one is throwing food at you. >> that does not happen. >> never. guys, i have a serious question. what is with the cycle policy of separatining father and daughte. we are in the same building on the same floor, a couple doors away from each other. i'm going to go say hi to my dad. this is rude of you guys. sit tight, the cycle rolls on

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day two of c-pac is packed with red meat applause lines as day one. the favorite, rand paul just wrapped up his remarks in a day that featured several 2016 possibilities, including rick santorum, mike huckabee and rick perry. >> it is time for washington to focus on the few things the constitution establishes as the

federal government's role. defend our country, provide a foreign policy and what the heck, deliver the mail, preferably on time and on saturdays. get out of the health care business. get out of the education business. stop hammering industry. let the sleeping giant of american enterprise create prosperity again. my fellow conservatives, the future of this nation is upon you. >> i have to say, i'm with him on the mail part. perry is going texas preacher there in those spectacles. he got the loudest reaction so far. he was really on fire. here is a fun question to spin on. if you could pick any of the cpac folks, give them a truth serum or tie them up so they have to tell the truth and ask them one question, who would you choose and what would you ask?

let's bring in luke russert who gets to ask them lots of questions. >> i can't believe you endorse saturday mail delivery. it's a waste of money. >> folks need their medicines. >> that was a burn from luke russert. >> working a six day workweek. >> they get so much mail from the amazon stuff they are working seven days a week. >> that's it. that's it. >> back to the question at hand -- >> yes. >> i know you get to ask them lots of questions, but i don't think you get to use the truth serum. this is a special treat for you. i would like to ask rick perry a couple things, what is up with the glasses. they look good. >> i can tell you about those. >> you have inside knowledge? >> when i asked him about it when i went to austin a couple weeks ago, his wife, anita, picked them out. he said she's got wonderful taste. the office complains about them, but they don't have a choice.

>> are their parkers? >> i don't think so. >> they are sold on a bus. it's unbelievable. >> i thought he was trying to get a different look. i see he's adopted them. i like them, i endorse them. >> i heard they came in the mail on saturday. >> could be. >> no wonder you are such a fan. >> if i could jump in, the question i would like to ask goes to texas senator john cornyn reelected in a primary this week. he will be the senator of texas. he is someone who tilted to the right. he was usually viewed as sort of a pragmatic conservative, res s reversed himself on reform. filibustered chuck hagel. supported the government shutdown. ted cruz had to force him to open up the debt limit. that's the one offense he has.

i would have him, was it worth it to go that far to the right and still have 40% of texas republican primary voters voting against you. what does it say, you can't give these people enough. you can't give them enough. what did you gain from it. >> interesting question. you seem like a professional question asker. it's in the blood, clearly. you are a natural at this thing. i would like to get rand paul alone with the truth serum or whatever and talk to him about if he really thinks that monica lewinsky and benghazi and these sorts of things are valid inquiry in his campaign argument with hillary or understands that the republican noise machine is stoking outrage to distract from real and important issues. i would call it sort of the flavor flav question i want to know, does he believe the hype? >> and would he wear a giant clock under the right circumstance?

>> i bet he would. i bet rick perry would. >> if it was delivered on saturday, i bet rick perry would. >> that's a callback, luke. that's how we do it. i would ask ted cruz two questions about what he believes. look, senator cruz, do you really believe that it was the other guys in the democrats that shut down the government? he said that repeatedly. do you feel you were filibust filibustering during the famous nonfilibuster. is he a true believer who is hopelessly confused or is he misrepresenting to the base and the public? we don't know that right now. >> i wonder if he would do the shutdown now given what's happened to him. he lost favor in the republican party. >> he sold a lot of books or will sell a lot of books. here is where i go on ted cruz. he made a speech yesterday saying the reason the republicans lost in 2008 and

2012 is because they weren't principled enough. they were in 2010. what does that mean? i'll tell you that means absolutely nothing. we like to deal in the world of facts here at nbc news, msnbc. look at the 2012 demographics and what happened to the republican party. obama won by nine. he won african-americans by 89, latinos 44. kids 18 to 29, he won by 23. those numbers show that it's not about a principled conservative stand, it shows when the electorate is more represented in the united states, democrats do better. cruz pointed out there's a conservative stand. that's an older, whiter electorate that will replicate in 2014. do you think a principled conservative can win in a 2012 electorate in 2016? >> probably not. >> abby and i talked about this before. he won mailmen by 200 points.

i didn't know that was possible. >> i didn't think so, either. that leads to the question i would ask. i would ask everyone on that stage, how do you translate this energy and this enthusiasm and the messaging that is coming out of cpac so it connects to mainstream political connection. we see a disconnect between the messages we are hearing and what is required between general election success. you would never hear chris christie give the same speech he gave yesterday in a general election if he were the republican nominee. ifitis dog and pony show for the small percentage, what is the purpose of cpac and is it harmful or is it actually a good thing for the conservative cause? that's what i would ask. >> abby, i have to say, rick santorum made interesting comments today. >> he did. >> he called out the republican party for the you didn't build

that messaging being over the top, focusing on small business owners to the exclusion of working people and people who earn a paycheck. if he could back that up with actual policy, that would help folks. >> i don't know, abby, i like cpac. it has a professional wrestling flair to it. you ought to beat the drum once in awhile. it's fine have a pep rally. >> to bring us back to rick perry, if i had to ask about something other than his glasses, what he likes about barack obama. that could be interesting. >> luke russert, thank you for your thoughts. >> see you monday. >> excellent. we will look forward to that. >> with better hair, though. >> all right, all right, all right. >> we put this question to our facebook friends. what would you ask any

politician, if you could get a 100% answer. chris fer wants to know, what is more important, people or money? >> good question. >> david is calling mularkey on all of that. he posts, what politician will ever give you an honest answer? come on. >> cynical. >> i know, the lasso. like us on facebook and let us know what you want to know. dramatic testimony in the os car miss tore i can't say trial. so i deserve a small business credit card with amazing rewards. with the spark cash card from capital one, i get 2% cash back on every purchase, every day. i break my back around here. finally someone's recognizing me with unlimited rewards! meetings start at 11, cindy. [ male announcer ] get the spark business card from capital one. choose 2% cash back or double miles on every purchase, every day. what's in your wallet?

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the new cycle begins with news here on the hill. new developments in the investigation on whether the irs unfairly targeted tea party people. the agency will turn over e-mails and other documents related to the former department.

lerner says she did nothing wrong. >> now to the blade runner murder trial. a former girlfriend of olympic sprinter, oscar pistorius admitted he had a temper, carried a gun with him, threatened drivers with it and shot it through the sunroof once. he woke her up a few times when he thought he heard suspicious noises. h t relationship ended when he cheated on her with reeva steenkamp. only this winter are we talking about a winter storm down south. hundreds of thousands of people without power, mostly in north carolina. it's not going to stick around much longer. temperatures expected to be in the 60s over the weekend. a slice of that is expected to make it as far north to new york tomorrow. >> thank you. cycle fans, you know what today is.

the first friday of the month, that means it's jobs report friday. here are the numbers. 1 175,000 jobs added last month. because they are economic numbers, unemployment ticked up from 6.6% to 6.7%. it has to do with the winter weather we have been covering. to make sense of it, that's s-e-n-s-e sense. we have peter morici and jared bernstein. >> he can be j.b. >> j.b. >> you guys are amazing. >> let me tell you something, j.b., your nickname starts right now. j.b., the control room will work on that. give us your view straight up. this looks a little good, but not super great given the

problems in the economy. tell us what you think. j.b., first. that's why we have nicknames. j.b., then fifty. >> i think it's a fair assessment. i think in some ways the report looks weaker to me than the positive reactions. the 175,000 on payroll -- >> nice job control room. >> sorry. go ahead. >> it was a bit of -- the 175,000 on payroll is a bit above what people expected. i like to think the average of the trend in the payroll. 130,000 per month over the past three months, it's a down shift in the rate of job growth, if you go back six or 12 months before that. i am concerned. there's weather in here. that's part of the story as well. but, certainly better than expected, not great. >> what do you make of it, peter? >> i want your take as well.

>> fifty. >> the number itself, the head count was resilient against the weather. construction jobs are up. if you peel back to get into the weeds, you find the number of adults that normally work full time, but work part time because of economic conditions, that jumped up. we saw a decline in the number of hours worked. all these things are weather. what we are looking at is the economy, we are returning to the path it's been on growing at 2% or so and creating 175,000 to 200,000 jobs a month. how do we get out of second gear and up into fourth gear, eventually. >> i'll give you one indicator from the study that's more positive than what we have said so far. i haven't heard too many people talking about it. there's a number in the report that comes out every month, the production nonsuper visery wage. it tracks the wage of middle

wage workers. if you look at the pace of their wage growth, it's been accelerating a bit over the past say six months. we are seeing growth in the neighborhood of 2.5 to 3%. it's not gang busters, but a couple years ago, it was 1.5%. inflation, at the same time, has been decelerating. it's been growing more slowly. we are seeing real wage gain. now, the message to the fed, in case janet yellen is kicking back and listening to this -- >> sure she is. >> -- this is not the kind of thing you want to stomp out. this is good, benign wage growth. in the context of decelerating inflation. >> peter, to his point, we have seen up tick in job numbers, 175,000. gdp remains sluggish at 1.9%. we focus a lot on the unemployment rate and job creation. is that the right indicator of

success or are there other barometers of economic performance we should be focused on? >> janet yellen is correct, we have to look at lots of numbers. my feeling is the percentage of adults employed, when it's up to prerecession numbers, i will be happy or happier than now. i went back and tracked job growth to the beginning of the bush years. growth and gdp. the two look remarkably alike. both at 2.3%. through the two recessions we have had and recoveries, we have only created maybe about 35,000 jobs a month on average. we have contraction during the bad times. we cannot have the kind of society we want. that's why we read about 1-6 adult males, 25-64 without a job and not looking because they have so little hope. we have to get higher gdp

growth. we do. >> you are there. fifty, when we talk about the long term unemployed increasing to 30%, it's a frightening number. >> it speaks to the issue peter raised. a few months ago, the congress in its wisdom, i'm being sarcastic decided not to expand unemployment insurance for the long-term unemployed. the numbers are ticking up. given the persistent weakness in the job market especially for those stuck in unemployment, it's a bad policy move. the point peter made, one of the problems is when you run an economy at such low gears for so long, you reduce the speed limit. you reduce the po ten shl gdp and labor and the full set of inputs into economic growth. that's what's been happening.

cbo correspooborated that. this is hurting us in the long run. >> a lot of eyes on the speed limit. we are going to put the pedal to the floor. thank you for your time. up next, can you unplug from your devices for 24 hours or hey, this next commercial break? give it a try. except the tv. captain obvious: i'm in a hotel.

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do it? the next guest founded the weppy awards. they are taking one day a week to shut down devices and spend time together. film maker tiffany is here to tell us thousand survive a tech-free 24 hours. you created a web sereryes, the future starts here. it dealt with technology. i have been to a number of dinners, but i have a feeling it doesn't have to do with -- >> whoa! >> guys, i know a thing or two about the juish religion. what is technology shabot? be specific. >> i am jewish. this is about no screens. so, my husband and our two children, we light the candles, we turn off every screen in the house. for 24 hours, we present with each other. i made a film in my future starts here. people are like what do you do?

how do you do it? this week marks it fourth year we have done it. it's the best thing i have ever done for my family or as a person. we all need to unplug one day a week. >> it's not just technology. if you observe, any would be without electricity. you are dealing with folks who aren't as observant. take a look. >> i have to watch all these movies before i return them. my queue and -- family photos. one more text. dvr. >> please, put it down. >> tumbler. >> please. you know what's happening, right? you are out of control. there's too many things going on. >> i have to check my texts. >> help me, please. >> talk about that. that's a reaction and culture we get totally stressed by the devices that are supposed to help us.

>> i love technology, obviously but every friday, i rush toward friday night to have one day -- it's a very old idea. take one day off from work. it's just this -- what is the one day you want to feel alone is saturday. when you unplug from the devices, time slows down. it's an extra benefit. saturday night -- >> within that concept of slowing down, do you find yourselves thinking differently when you are completely unplugged? >> yeah. parenting is ultimately modelling behavior. for one day, you are saying i value this family and you more than anything else. so, you know, for one day, no one is trying to get someone off a device. how many times it family is like turn off the cartoons, get off the game, off the cell phone. it's a constant struggle to do that. it's been the best thing for my family. it has an effect for the rest of the week. i know people say i take it on

vacation. to me, this is about the weekly ritual of it. take every week. i have one day that no one can affect my moods. i go into this with humor, but in the episode technology shabots. it's probably just the most profound thing i have experienced. >> for some people, sorry, this would be harder than for others. do you have some sort of practical tips if you are starting to detox? >> i need that. >> like anything, i'm a believer in trying it and doing it with a friend or your family. if you are not with someone, commit with a best friend and you are itchy at first. you are twitchy. keep a piece of paper out to write out your thoughts that you feel you are not going to remember. then get into it. it's fantastic. each week, it gets better and better. i would say -- tonight is the night to do it. it's national day of unplugging.

that inspired me to start doing it four years back. you will do it with tons of people all over the world. it's better to do things with other people. watch the technology shabot episode. go to the national day of unplugging. they have tips. i think tonight is a perfect night to try it. >> get it started. >> you know what? i'm going to try it. i'm addicted to my phone. i'm going to try this out. >> i'm going to gaze. >> do it with me. you can watch my episode. i show you how to do it. listen, we use a lan line for emergencies. >> tiffany, it's great advice, great having you. thank you for joining us. up next, free reign to laugh. in fact, it's encouraged. it's not always the case. your brain is to blame. ♪

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old people is nudity. [ laughter ] >> there's a mystery to comedy that makes being funny seem like magic. we don't know why we laugh and why things are funny to one person and not another. let's uncloak it. scott has a ph.d. in neuroscience. he's written an interesting book "ha!" we'll call him inspector. if you don't know what it means, act like you do. we are going to explore why we laugh. understanding hugh mar requires understanding the massive complexity of the human brain. the brain is like the reagan presidency all acting

independently with only the semblance of a central executive. i love that. what do you mean about why we laugh? >> yeah. it's really come down to the fact we are not like computers with a central processor. there's no part of our brain in charge, right? son fusion, conflict, they bring on laughter. it's why we laugh at the seinfeld bit. it was hilarious. it wasn't a joke. it was a piano. >> yeah. >> it's serious with a weird, i guess. >> yeah. >> it's when the brain gets that conflict and we don't know what else to do that we laugh. >> there's a myth out there that men are funnier than women. you actually did research into this. >> yeah, you are asking me to go into a mine field, yeah. men outnumber women more in comedy, professional comedy. tina fey, i love her. why is that? some people have evolutionary

theories why that is. if you ask women what they look for in men, sense of humor is number one. >> men never look for that. >> they do but it's number three. looks and intelligence is higher. the theory, who knows if it's true, woman look for it because it's a sign of genetic fitness. it's a good thing to have with a partner. it's linked to problem solving and other important things. if you are looking for a guy, humor is as good as anything. >> what about the answer to her question. >> the answer to her question, men, we try to be funny. we are trying to be funny to show we are worth it. >> it has to do with socialization issues rather than something inbred and men are funnier. >> i wouldn't say women have different brains that way. women work harder to get humor than men. if you give women jokes and try to make them work for it because they are not quite as funny, the men's brains give up and get

quiet. the women's keep working. it's like women come into jokes with lower expectations and are looking to get that away, they >> you have a question? >> we are calling you inspector deck from the wutan clan. you said you wanted a nickname and it is nickname friday on "the cycle." >> okay. >> thank you, d.j. >> some of the research you have in the gender views is like wutan. >> little bit. >> not your views. i want to play a clip from "modern family." dissect this clip from "modern family." >> okay. >> going on? something happen? >> i'm sure you can imagine. >> is he sick? he's in the hospital? oh, my god. just tell me. >> okay. he is dead. >> he is? >> yeah, he's dead. >> what are you going with your

mouth? >> nothing. >> sees smiling. she thinks it's funny. >> i'm not leaving. >> nervous laughter. >> you have to love it. it is common. people laugh all the time, but seldom at straight forward jokes. that is nervous laughter. i wanted to write about humor, difficult so because my wife broke out in humor at the movie "titanic" at the end. she thought leonardo dicaprio drowning was funny. just like "terminator 2." it was a different sentimentality. we laugh when we're anxious. it let's the pressure off. you see the same thing in apes and animals. they grunt their teeth. it is better than the alternative. >> scott, that brings me to the next question that we often laugh at very inappropriate times. never on "the cycle," of course.

it reminds me of "the office." >> a lot of us are feeling under the weather lately. it is that time of year. according by a study, the key boards have hundreds of times more bacteria than a toilet seat. >> i hear your mother has more bacteria than a toilet seat. >> that's true. i dated her mom. >> i love what you say. there is no part of our brain that is in charge. scott, is that why we do that? >> i guess. that's a tough one to do. there's a saying that dissecting humor is like dissecting frogs. the product dies in the end. you don't want to dissect every joke. there is something in nervous laughter. "the office" was great in that. >> uncomfortable. >> it is amazing you are able to study comedy and you tried standup and you bombed.

scott weems, thank you very much. i want to send a quick shout out who makes me laugh. my daughter, her fifth birthday. we have a friday treat for you. stay there. asou used to which is funny, 'cause i still do it better than her. to you know, i don't think i was meant to sweep. it's a little frustrating. look. [ zach ] i can't help out as much as i used to. do you need help? [ doorbell rings ] let's open it up. it's a swiffer sweeper. it's a swiffer dusters. it can extend so i don't have to get on the step stool. i don't know how it stays on there. it's like a dirt magnet -- just like my kids. [ afi ] this is a danger zone. that is crazy. ah-ha-ha! [ zach ] yeah. no, this definitely beats hanging out on a step ladder. what's up, baby? cut! [bell rings] this...is jane. her long day on set starts with shoulder pain... ...and a choice take 6 tylenol in a day which is 2 aleve for... ...all day relief. hmm. [bell ring] "roll sound!" "action!" has begun.

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welcome back to msnbc and the 2014 racial draft. races come together to sort out the racial standing of all sorts of americans. everything is up for grabs, folks. once you are drafted by a certain race, that's your group. would can forget the racial draft where this happened.

>> we need a black delegation. tiger woods. >> no surprises there. he has been discriminated against in his time. he had death threats and he dates a white woman. >> wonder if they take him now. well, folks, in today's racial draft, there has been a lot of shocking choices. a quick recap. the white delegation led by krystal ball choose maria carey and derek jeter. i guess they fit, because they are on welfare. corporate welfare that is. let's touch base with each delegation and get a take on their strategy. krystal? >> i want to have fun and pick cool people. hi, mom. >> joy, what is your strategy? >> mine is attacking equality and bring real wealth into your

community. >> we have never seen a strategy like joy's. can you change race relations? it is time to pick again. >> the white delegation chooses halle berry. >> interesting choice. does the black delegation need time to deliberate? >> no, the black delegation chooses bill gates. >> bill gates is now black. i don't know the justification for picking him is, but $76 billion moved into the community. >> the white delegation chooses drake. >> you can have him. good luck with that. it's joy's turn. >> the black delegation takes warren buffett. >> ladies and gentlemen, i have a major economic restructuring here going on here.

my statistician is telling me perhaps $300 billion is moved from the white community to the black community today. a stunning shift of economic might that could change america as we know it. this is a world where inequity has been rising and mobility is impossible and economic power creates economic power. you have the ability to shape politics and policy. joy reid may have reshaped america by painting the top of the forbes list black. she came in here and said you can have drake. i want that cake. we started from the bottom. now the whole team is here. stay tuned to see how today's seismic events play out in the weeks, months and years. i cannot wait for mark zuckerberg and he becomes eligible. that does it for "the cycle." now "alex wagner" starts now. are we in the twilight zone?

it is friday, march 7th and this is now live from austin, texas. ♪ >> cpac is the super bowl for conservatives. >> if you have doubts, you lost hope. >> we come to the conference and you leave energized. >> a little rebellion. >> day two featuring a trio of guys who want to be president, but failed. >> i put my neck out there and every other body part. >> the irs is a criminal enterprise. >> the organization turns 50 this year. >> the party is split. the question is whether or not it will bring itself back together. >> can libertarians and socialists ever get along? >> no favors for the senate. >> i wonder if he thinks that bob dole stood for principle when he was so gravely wounded fighting for our country. >> i know when america wants to follow an angry mob.