dr. ronnie whitfield. gentlemen, i can't get the smile off my face. just think that this was just a fabulous moment for america because this has been so needed that the platform from president clinton given to president obama to explain exactly what is going to be happening in this country. dr. hebert, what was your analysis of this? the most important points made in this discussion tonight? >> i wrote down a few words because the words like moral imperative, fair, patients bill of rights, high quality affordable health care. all these things, they make so much sense. and the way they were broken down by both presidents, it was made so clear. it's crystal clear that we are a country that must take care of our sick people. and we must do it in a way that people can afford and that the country will not be bankrupt because insurance companies want to make too much money. bottom line. i want the young people to go out there and they need to sign up october 1st, because they definitely do have a lot of pre-existing illnesses that they don't know. if you ha

dr. ronnie whitfield, thank you for your time tonight. that's "the ed show." "politicsnation" starts right now. rev? >> thank you, ed. >>> and thanks to you for tuning in. for the past hour, we've been watching this extraordinary conversation between president obama and former president clinton. we'll have the entire conversation on our facebook page after the show. and we're going to be talking about how this health care law is going to work and help millions of americans. but we begin tonight with another extraordinary unfolding story. at this moment senator ted cruz has taken over the senate floor. he's desperately trying to defund obama care. even if it means shutting the government down in seven days. for over three hours, he's been rambling on about his hatred for obama care. here's how it started. >> i intend to speak in opposition to obama care. i intend to speak in support of defunding obama care until i am no longer able to stand. >> he's telling americans the president and even leading republicans, i don't care what you think. in his desperate crusa