. >> working hard senator chris coons in studio with us. the court over the last three days, senator but do you know and sort of follow like we all did, the arguments there in front of the court how critical is this, do you think, this issue before the court? it's been called the case of the century or maybe the biggest case before the court since bush v. gore. is it important? >> i would say citizens united is in many ways the most important mistaken decision in my view of the century. the political consequences of citizens united and the speaks speaks super packs that it has unleaped unleashed we are just now beginning to see what a toxic impact that's going to have on our campaign. >> even some republicans are starting to realize that? >> i think inevitably after this campaign season, there will be all sorts office of investigations of influence pedalling and dealing. i think it puts at risk a loss of public confidence in the connection between who con contributes to campaigns and i think it's a grave concern. let's go to the health care

chris matthews about that. we'll try to get your light back while playing that type, so let's just listen to this. >> to me, it's a matter of interpretation of whether he's saying coon or goon. there are a lot of parts of this country where people proudly call themselves coons in louisiana particularly. i don't know too many people who younger than 40 who use that term as a racial slur. as far as the other word, goon, i've been informed by my 17-year-old daughter that that, among her peers, is a term of endearment. >> joe, as you know, there's been an awful lot of african-american reaction to that, starting with charles blow. let's hear his reaction to that now. >> well, i grew up in louisiana, and i have never once heard an african-american refer to an african-american in that way. >> i never said african-american. >> you're going to let me finish. >> i will. >> and particularly, any sort of term of endearment, and particularly, why would you insinuate that george zimmerman was using that as a term of endearment, whether it's a "c" or a "g" after the "f" word about a person whom he found suspicious, about a person whom he was following with a gun? that is absolutel

coon" is he was saying "goon." people call themselves goons because they lifeke each other. then he told chriss last night, "and even if he said "freaking soon," that's okay because that's what people call each other in louisiana they call each other "soon ass" and it's a term of sxweerment. do you think for a second when georgeendearment. do you think for a second when george zimmerman said these f'ing coons always get away do you think that was a term of endearment? this is disgusting. do you think it's going to work? 866-55-press. first thing can i first thing kill him, then they are trying to destroy his reputation. it's sick. >> bill press meets television. now on current tv. >>this is outrageous! [[vo]]cenk uygur calls out the mainstream media. >>the rest of the media seems like, "ho-hum, no big deal." we've have no choice, we've lost our democracy here. just refreshing to hear. no other television show does that. we're keeping it real. ♪ >> on your radio. on t.v. the bill press shoe, new on current tv. >> 24 minutes after the hour, if you will court press here, the bill press show, poli