i discussed this with marc lamont hill.tarted with hillary clinton's health, an issue that came out of nowhere where karl rove brought it up during a recent speech. marc lamont hill >> he's done her an enormous favor. one, because he gets the conversation on the table, gets the issue out of the way, but also people will come to her defense. people were outraged that he would not only put something like this out there but that he would litter it with so many untruths about how long she was in the hospital, what type of technology she had on her face. by doing that, he made women empathize with hillary clinton more because they see this as a gender sexist attack. he also made the elderly sympathize with hillary clinton more. this did much more for hillary clinton than for any potential republican nominee. she should be sending karl a thank you card. >> we'll see about that. republican strategist alex castellano says rove's attack on hillary may leave a bitter taste. could all this backfire? >> well, it certainly could backfir

i want to bring in our political commentators marc lamont hill and kevin madden. e reviews of the president's angry news conference yesterday are in, and they're not all positive, even from some sources on the left. let's take "the new york times" editorial board which i'm sure kevin will agree is somewhat leftward leaning. expressing outrage is hardly enough for a president who as a candidate in 2008 criticized the agency and vowed to improve care and address backlogs. i've got to tell you, marc, we were with one progressive yesterday who said this president just doesn't do outrage well. so how do you counter this argument that this is all too little, too late? >> i'm not sure that i want to counter the argument, but i do think there's something to be said for a president who exercises patience, who says look, i want to get all the facts and figure out what's going on. we have a culture that looks for someone's head to be cut off whenever there's a political crisis or a disaster. and i'm not sure that that's always the best thing. if this is a local conspiracy or

marc lamont hill has more on our slice of life. >> let's hear you scream [ inaudible >> it may be theevery little kid. to run away and join the circus. >> i love the circuspp. when he kissed the lion it was gross. >> jonathan is living that dream. >> welcome to the greatest show on earth. >> he's in the spotlight as the first african-american ring master at wrinkling brothers and barnum & bailey circus. >> one of the things i always tell people about circus life, especially here at the greatest show on earth, is you don't play a ring master, you don't play a trapeze artist, acrobat, you don't play a daredevil, you are these things. everything you do in your personal life, centers around what you're going to do later that night or three times on saturday. >> it was the chance of a lifetime that suddenly appeared just after he graduated college. >> this opportunity of being the ring master of the greatest show on earth was presented to me. i could not turn it down. it's history. but to be honest with you, history wasn't on my mind. i thought this is a great pick-up line. ring master. >>

marc lamont hill has more. ♪ >> i fell in love with ballet the moment i started doing it. >> misty copeland'ssence on stage is described as breathtaking. her breakthrough in ballet is just as spectacular, beginning much later than most taking classes at a california boys and girls club. >> starting at age 13, there was so much talk around me. talk of me being a prodigy, talk of me having these abilities. >> now she's making history with every leap. as only the third woman of color to be a featured soloist with renowned american ballet theater. >> i was just working so hard because it was so new to me at that age when i became professional. i didn't have the chance to step back and notice and realize that i was by myself. i was the only black woman in the company. >> for the young soloist that created challenges that she had not anticipated. >> i went through a period where i felt really alone and like i had no one i could relate to. >> and she had to come to grips with the idea that some barriers have not yet been broken. >> i would have a completely different path if i weren't an african-ame

. >> will cain, marc lamont. marc, five seconds or less?lutely no reason to question hillary's competence or age. it's a reasonable question because of the health issue like john mccain. there isn't one now except the one karl rove manufactured. let's stick to the issues here. >> marc lamont hill, will cain, come back very soon. >>> coming up for us, donald sterling says he doesn't think racism is a problem in america. he also says he's a very, very nice guy. part two of the cnn interview next. >> you think that is a problem in america, racism, and do you think it -- >> i don't think so. i don't think -- i think it's better than any other place in the world. [female announcer] we grow big celebrations,o. and personal victories. we grow new beginnings, and better endings. grand gestures, happier happy hours. so let's gro something greater with miracle-gro. what will you grow? trwith secure wifie for your business. it also comes with public wifi for your customers. not so with internet from the phone company. i would email the phone company t

[applause] my question has to do with something marc lamont hill's said about privatization and it has to do with public schools. we have all seen the commercials for the charter schools. they have a little thing on the bottom this is paid for by charter school parents but if the charter school parents had that kind of money they'd be in private school. i see they are making this a battle. they are trying to make the brown folks fight you know. how do you organize against that kind of money? what i was wondering if i saw that paid for by charter schools i turn the channel. i would turn the channel and literally another one was on. this brown versus board of education type inequality going on inside the same building where the charter schools come in. they can renovate it. there are the children he can't get books. don't have libraries and i know they have them at the accident accident -- excellent school that my children went to. >> to me organize and work is always connected to political education so part of what needs to happen is that understanding the nature of charter schools and

. >> marc lamont hill, thank you.me you listen to it, you hear one little nuance or thing and it's fun to watch the expression in the audience, those who nervously laugh or those who are stone-faced who said i'm not going to laugh here. >> people tried. >> thank you, marc, appreciate it. >>> all right. straight ahead, no laughing matter at all. nigeria's president now addressing his nation more than two weeks after nearly 300 school girls were kidnapped. what does he have to say now? a live report coming up. narrator: these are the tennis shoes skater kid: whoa narrator: that got torture tested by teenagers and cried out for help. from the surprised designers. who came to the rescue with a brilliant fix male designer: i love it narrator: which created thousands of new customers for the tennis shoes that got torture tested by teenagers. the internet of everything is changing manufacturing. is your network ready? check for more! well, i guess i can double check... my watch! [ male announcer ] it pays to double check, wi

marc lamont hill. >> some days. >> last word, kelly. >> i would just say respect.espect women at the youngest of ages and to each confidence and empowerment of our girls at the youngest of ages so they know what's not okay and what they should not stand for as they move forward into adulthood. >> i'm just looking at the window washer thing coming up behind you and having this important conversation. thanks to both of you. i really appreciate it. marc lamont hill, kelly wallace. >>> still to come, cutting a rug in the classroom to sell healthier school choices to skeptical schoolchildren. now the first lady goes toe to toe with congress as critics are upset with changes to her signature cause. .. chocolate is my other favorite... oh yeah, and frosted! what's your most favorite of all? hmm...the kind i have with you. me too. we do? i took the trash out. i know. and thank you so much for that. i think we should get a medicare supplement insurance plan. right now? [ male announcer ] whether you're new to medicare or not, you may know it only covers about 80% of your pa

his panelists will be marc lamont hill and obery hend distribution, so -- hendricks, so let's welcome our moderator for the day, wallace ford. [applause] >> thank you and good afternoon. good afternoon, hello. >> good afternoon. >> all right, okay. we would like to, first of all, just thank you for coming to the 14th annual black writers' conference here at medgar evers college. my name is wallace ford, i am the chairman of the public administration department here at the school of business, and i'm the author of the point of view, contemporary commentary blog soon to be in a book form and also the host of the inclusion show which can be seen in various parts of the country. the introduction today has to do with the topic, of course, race, power and politics. race and racism has been described as america's original sin beginning with the particularly odious form of racially-based slavery which gab in this -- began in this country in the 1600s and which is carried forward in its many iterations to this very day. the issue of power has a three-part context; there's knowledge, there's ec

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joining me now amy holmes and cnn political commentator marc lamont hill.oth here. >> thank you. >> i'm interested in your take. you are a bit kep tickle of her intentions here? you don't think this is pure. >> i'm not skeptical of her intentions. she implicitly acknowledges she's had her life on hold for the last eight to ten years and refuses to continue. i think she dodges the question whether or not it's appropriate to ask hillary clinton about hillary's own conduct and whether or not bill's conduct if he gets near the white house again should be a topic for a campaign question. >> oh. what do you mean, questions about hillary's own conduct back then? >> certainly as monica herself reports and as we know at the time that hillary clinton was basically saying she was a deranged stalker and in the notes that came out that were taken between hillary and her friend diane she was this narcissistic loony toon. hillary clinton had a ruthless campaign to smear, delegitimize and take away lewinsky's credibility. of course, all of that changed with the blue gap st

marc lamont hill and dominique ra ramano we bring you back to force you to work more.the issue. the team has had the team for 80 years. i would argue, dominique, that goodness knows we've evolved in the 80 years as a society, have we not? >> you would think so. the comments sound tone deaf. the time has come for a change. when members of congress are ahead of you in thinking, there may be something wrong there. >> daniel snyder earlier set up a foundation to raise awareness for native americans. is that enough for the owner of the redskins to do? is that some kind of token, do you think? >> i think it speaks to his intentions. i don't think that he's trying to offend the native american community. i don't think that he's trying to upset anyone. he's being stubborn on this point. opening the foundation and raising money and awareness is a good thing. it doesn't let you off the hook for the redskins name. i'll say this a contentious issue. this isn't cut and dry. there are people in native american community even who have the belief that this is okay and feel honored by

i also want to thank professor hendricks, professor cobb, professor marc lamont hill, and as importantly, want to thank all of you for attending here today. certainly your comments, your attendance, your participation is fantastic. thank you very much, we'll be having another panel coming up in about 20 minutes and have a great rest of the day. thank you now. [applause] >> give all our panelists a big hand. once again, our panelists a big hand. [applause] a few things. if you want to get a copy of this discussion, there are tapes outside about this discussion. they'll be available a little bit later. so that's available. also very quickly, very quickly, the authors will be doing book signings in the book-signing room. so we've got a book signing scheduled in the room. all right? and finally, the john oliver reading series is in our auditorium next door in the edison jackson auditorium next door. and finally, there are tickets left for the fund fundraiser to. tickets are left for the fundraiser tonight if you want to attend. just go to the front desk, and they'll let you know. thank you s

. >> i'm sure by marc lamont hill. you're a white house correspondents dinner correspondent?k on that. hopefully, mchale was better material for tonight. he joins me and ben ferguson, along with politico reporter hadash gold. ladies and gentlemen what do you expect from mchale? first to you, miss gold. >> i would like to say, don, you look great. your clothes even with the bow tie untied, it looks great. i think joel will have a lot of fun. i think he'we will see a pretty easy going speech this year. i don't think he will be like colbert did to george bush in 2006. i think he will have fun poking fun of the celebrities. he is used to that. i think we will have so much fun. i love his show "the soup" so i'm excited to see his speech. >> i was wondering. is mchale a stand-up comedian but he is more of a sketch guy and he does. i looked at his background. he has comedic abilities. >> i think sketch people do better than the other people if you look at colbert in 2006, that is exactly what you saw. he's not a stand-up but his material was awesome. again, they have a team of write

let's bring back marc lamont hill and ben ferguson. good to have you with us. with us onset. fair? was he being honest or prejudiced and racist? >> they're not competing claims. you can be honest. just because you're honest doesn't mean you get absolved for what you said. do i think mark cuban is racist? no. to compare a kid wearing a hoodie because it might be cold outside to somebody who has made a decision to shave their head and cover them with tattoos is a very different thing. they make a decision to embody a particular type of social narrative, whereas another kid is wearing a hoodie. the kids on college campuses wear hoodies on campus and they're not criminalized. using the word bigotry is a poor choice of words. >> bigoted is a very strong charge, to talk about this in the context of a question on bigotry maybe was a misapplied conversation. >> exactly. no, we're not all bigoted. we all have insecurities, all have prejudices. i think it was a poor choice of words and disrespectful to the martin family. >> ben, what do you think? >> i think the hoodie re

. >> i want to thank view professor and professor hendricks professor copp professor marc lamont hill and importantly i want to thank all of you for attending here today. certainly her comments in your attendance and participation was fantastic. thank you very much and we'll we will be having another panel coming up in about 20 minutes. have a great rest of the day. thank you. [applause] very quickly the authors will be doing book signings in the book signing room. we have took signings scheduled in the room. all right? and finally the john oliver reading series is in the auditorium next or in the edison jackson auditorium next door and finally there are tickets left for the fund-raiser tonight. tickets left for the fund-raiser if you want to attend go to the front desk and they will let you know. thank you so much. next on booktv paul kengor. this is about an hour and 15 minutes. thank you ashley and andrew coffin eight gross city college graduate. think andrew was in my first class that i taught at state college. literally i think he was. thank you to pat coyle as well. ron robinson