>> lincoln mitchell joins us.s a lot to talk about. >> yes. >> let's back up to the democrats first. >> yes. >> hillary clinton did you catch that comment we just played where she said no matter what about bernie sanders, he is better than donald trump. where is she going with that? >> one thing she is trying to do is highlight the extent that bernie sanders is comfortable saying the same thing to her. and hillary clinton is a world better than donald trump if you are starting out from a bernie sanders's position. and this goes back to her point that she is not sure if he is really a democrat. i think if you said that to bernie sanders, part of his campaign has been i'm not really a democrat. but now we're moving towards closed primaries. so only democrats are voting, and that's why you see her pushing on this theme. party unity, more than in the open primary states and caucuses. >> why that choice of words about secretary clinton. >> in terms of qualified? >> yeah. >> it was a poor choice of words. if you read th

mitchell pointed out the results were clear. lincoln enlisted these -- and won. history repeats itself according to mitchell. iner unionists joined recalling the civil war service of african-americans during the current conflict. it seemed hardly quince at dental that thomas wentworth biography,rote his his lengthy articles detailing the valorous contribution of the first south carolina volunteers during the midst of the spanish-american war. the heroics of the soldiers had not been should not be forgotten he insisted. black soldiers had volunteered, fought valley and late during the civil war and that fought fought valiantly during the civil war and will again. tock soldiers a signed pacify the indians in the american west, the so-called upload soldiers were among the first to be mobilized in 1898. this was in part the scientific racism that goes with this that many white americans thought physiologically and biologically they were better suited to fight in the caribbean and the tropics. work, the short approximately 10,000 african-americans served. many of them,

invoking the civil war's memory, mitchell responded that in fact this was the same logic issued to lincolneven robert e. lee had, quote, recommended that the confederates arm these same negroes and use them to fight for the united states. quote, lincoln enlisted these niggers and won. mr. jefferson davis would not enlist them and lost. history repeats itself, warned mitchell. and it seems hardly coincidental that thomas wentworth higgenson wrote his article detailing the valorous contributions of the south carolina volunteers during the midst of the spanish-american war. the heroices of the u.s. ct should not and cannot be forgotten. black soldiers assigned -- and here's a link with mark's talk -- black soldiers assigned to, quote, passfy the indians in the american west, the buffalo soldiers, were among the first to be mobilized in 1898. this was in part -- there's the scientific racism that goes in with that that many white americans thought physiologically and bilogically they were better suited to fight in the caribbean. 10,000 african-americans served. many of them to much acclaim. ne