now melissa harris-perry. is there something in the culture there that tolerates this unacceptable language? >> well, i think you can get into a bubble and be surrounded by people who have contempt for other people who believe different things that are conservative and that could lead you to think this thing is okay. i am not, for my part, in support of people losing their jobs over this. i think bashir's apology was good, as well. you should be loud to say sometimes mistakes, say dumb things and offend people. >> as we all do from time to time. >> but i think the folks over at msnbc often spend a lot of time dealing the moral authority card and being morally superior about people right of center. when you make a mistake like this which is frankly the kind of thing they accuse the right of all the time, you should hang up the moral authority card for just a few weeks. >> another example, during the whole duck dynasty thing, eric dyson said phil robertson are part of a majority white supremeicist culture. to ho

i wonder since you're the host of a radio show in boston, you have guests on like melissa harris-perry did that say things that are outrageous. what do you do in those cases? >> in the moment i distance myself from the comment. you have to. as a host of the show, you end up taking most of the blame if that's said on your show and left unchecked. in this instance in the moment, she didn't react fast enough to realize, wait a minute, where is this conversation going. you have to in that moment and then you know what? in those cases where i didn't react fast enough, i have to come back and say here's what was said. here's what i should have said in the moment. and make it plain that i didn't approve of an inappropriate comment. >> a good closer for us. "the new york times" wrote on twitter a moment ago. cable news should turn all weekend programming to emotional apologies and open that up to nonhosts and make for good tv he said. i don't know if that would make for that good tv or not. sally, would you watch? >> well, i actually would love to see television. i do think there's something w

make it impossible to take all of those groups out of a party and have that party win. >> melissa harris-perry and e.j. dionne, thank you both for your time tonight. >> good to be here, reverend. >> and be sure to watch melissa harris-perry weekends at 10:00 a.m. eastern right here on msnbc. >>> coming up, a week of big developments in the investigation into governor christie's administration. but where does it go from here? >>> plus, president obama prepares for a state of the union speech, focusing on fairness. tonight some behind-the-scene photos. >>> and what is president obama saying about rush liaugh it's the president as you rarely ar him. stay with us. [ julie ]i've got t. to help me become an olympian, she was pretty much with me turni her hom into an ice rink. ♪ she'd just reach for the bounty select-a-size. it's the smaller, powerful sheet that acts like a big sheet. look, one select-a-size sheet of bounty is 50% more absorbent than a full size sheet of the leading ordinary brand. use less, with the small but powerful picker-upper, bounty select-a-size. we are the thinkers. the job

and we're certainly going to have you back on. >> good to see you. >> nice to see you. >> melissa harris-perrywith you. >> we don't know. it may be all of the above, e.j. don't forget to catch melissa harris-perry weekends at 10:00 a.m. eastern, right here on msnbc. >>> up next, rush limbaugh says the president is a dictator. get this, because his american flag is too big. >>> plus, senator rand paul invokes jim crow in attacking the president. >>> and this 94-year-old woman voted in every election since 1960, but a radical id law stopped that streak. today a huge victory for her and against voter suppression. it's a hot one, and it's coming up. (vo) you are a business pro. seeker of the sublime. you can separate runway ridiculousness... from fashion that flies off the shelves. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle... and go. and only national is ranked highest in car rental customer satisfaction by j.d. power. (natalie) ooooh, i like your style. (vo) so do we, business pro. so do we. go national. go like a pro. if yand you're talking toevere

what do you make of melissa harris perry's apology? i think she was sincere. >> i think she was sincere, but the bigger issue is we have issues where african-americans can be as racist and offensive as white people now. she skipped over the middle person. she is like the trader joe's of racism. she goes right to the source. >> interesting metaphor. one i barely understand. governor romney all class and handled it the right way, didn't he? >> definitely. i wonder why this came up in conversation. mitt romney is obviously not running for president. he is not newsworthy. i was confused as to why she brought it up. why go there? >> you know in the editorial meeting there is a whole other conversation about this picture and how funny it was and stuff. >> why assign that? there is no good place to go with that. >> msnbc had an editorial policy where they want to get the news out. that's almost what you are saying. how can they decide on this as a news story? >> and then we will do a story on that so that's why it is a news story. mike, since

two days later melissa harris-perry apologized writing, i'm sorry without reservation or qualificationney family. those who offend do not have the right to tell those they hurt that they are wrong for hurting. joining me, eboni williams and crystal wright. pretty outrageous comments to hear. >> i agree. i was surprised. i'm familiar t with the writings. i was surprised, dr. perry being the product of a biracial union. i was taken aback. it was in poor taste as we saw her exhibiting in her apology her ak knowledgement of the bad taste. >> your thoughts on this before we get into details? >> i'm not surprised melissa harris perry engaged in mocking the only black adopted grandchild of mitt romney. this is the woman who decided to wear tampons on television to say women and parents decide when life begins. not only is it indecent and classless. the fact that she went back instead of giving a sincere apog apology she created her own personal hash tag to promote her disgusting brand. i'm speechless. and the fact that eboni pointed out. she's a product of a white mother and a black father. s

the majority of american people are also -- >> why does al sharpton make comments, melissa harris-perryromney's -- why do people call laura ingram horrible names -- >> i think you owe it to the american people to stop giving them attention. >> alec baldwin can say it, melissa harris-perry but not me. >> until you show me an eviction letter. it was a stupid comment. >> if rick perry said listen, if yo you should leave, you're not welcome here, there would be massive outrage. the mainstream made ya would be going insane over that comment. and rightfully so, mind you. >> i agree with you, we're agreeing. >> why does everything have to be lumped into the liberals said this, or the democrats said this, or the republicans -- >> that's how it works. >> what he said was wrong, period, let's move forward. >> why should i move forward when my governor says there's no place for me in new york. >> and when an election comes up, people can vote. >> i'm leaving as soon as i can. governor, come on the program and tell me why i'm not welcome here. >> you are an extremists, and he says people are anti-g

i think especially on the new year, heather, when someone, like melissa harris-perry did when she apologizesthese families. it was a mistake. let's all -- >> real apology? heather? msnbc calling that entire panel of melissa harris-perry on tv to give an apology to the people, to the family, to the nation for what they did. that is an apology. heather: based on what you just said, jehmu, i want two of you to hold hands and sing kumbayah now. is that going to happen? >> good luck. >> happy new year. >> i will say happy new year. leave it at that. >> wow. heather: leland, what is coming up next? leland: coming up next, get sick, go to a hospital, makes sense. well you mate may want to take more precautions when you head to the e.r. we'll talk a deadly threat spreading to the hospitals around the country. ate cd that wothat's correct.a rate. cause i'm really nervous about getting trapped. why's that? uh, mark? go get help! i have my reasons. look, you don't have to feel trapped with our raise your rate cd. if our rate on this cd goes up, yours can too. oh that sounds nice. don't feel trapped wit

. >> there's a pattern of hiring people like melissa harris-perry, eric dyson, and reverend sharptonraise things. they say racially inflammatory things, they bring race into discussions where it doesn't belong, and their take is ba basically all of black people's problems are caused by white people, and if you disagree with that, you're a racist. >> hard pressed to come up with something for that. >> i watches on c-span the other day, a panel, and at tulane university where melissa harris-perry, who is a professor there, the race-baiting that took place, a lot of people don't watch c-span, was shocking. i don't think they do it to be shocking. i think a lot of these commentators and hosts deeply believe what they're saying. i think that's really the problem, they're not doing it for shock value. they really believe it. >> thoughts, bobby? >> my thought is i think this guy was way over the line. i don't watch msnbc because nobody else does, and you can't talk about it. but the fact of the matter is that to suggest that black commentators are in the business of race-baiting all the tim

regarding melissa harris-perry, look, i'm not sure it was heart felt. it seemed heart felt.art felt. she did the right thing. look, we all blurt out stuff that sometimes we wish -- >> not like that. >> well, you know what, the only thing about her is it keeps happening. she keeps doing it over and over. however -- >> she's a recidivist. >> my feeling is you make a mistake, you go on air and you apologize. i screwed up. i made a mistake. if you mean it, let's all move on. >> i don't have enough time to make all those apologies. i make those mistakes, too. >> you don't say stuff like this. >> i think romney was a class act. in her case, she was crying near the end of that apology if i'm not mistaken, beginning to well up. if that was so emotional for her, why did she say it in the first place? >> correct. >> that's the thing that bothers me. >> i have a theory. >> dana. >> well, when she had -- when it happened she had on a panel of comedians and it is not easy, greg, to have comedians on. you have no control over them. you get caught up in the moment. you might say something

regarding melissa harris-perry, look, i'm not sure if it's heartfelt.d heartfelt, it may have been, but she did the right thing. we all blurt of stuff that sometimes we wish we -- >> not like that. >> you know, the only thing about her is it keeps happening. she keeps doing it over and over. >> she's a recidivist. >> you make a mistake, you go on air and apologize and say i screwed up, a made a mistake. if you mean it, move on. let's move on. >> i don't have enough time to make all those apologies. i make those mistakes, too, but i will say this -- >> you don't say stuff like this. romney was a class act. in her case, she was crying near the end of the apology, if i'm not mistaken, or beginning to well up. if that is so emotional for her, why did she say it in the first place? >> i have a theory. >> when she -- when it happened, she had on a panel of comedians. and it is not easy, greg, to have comedians on. you have no control over them and you get caught up in the moment and you're trying to illicit laughs when your job is not to make the jokes. you w

. >>> we'll have a story coming up about the woes of msnb host melissa harris perry and her apology. for 575 calories or less on our lighter fare menu. enjoy fresh tossed. go fish. and try our new rosemary garlic chicken at olive garden. >>> msnbc host melissa harris perry teared up on national television today. it happened during an apology to mitt romney's family after comments about his recently adopted african-american grandson, listen. >> my intention was not malicious but i broke the ground rule that families are off limits and for that i am sorry. also allow me to apologize to other families formed through transracial adoption because i am deeply sorry that we suggested that interracial families are in any way funny or deserving of ridicule. on this program we are dedicated to advocating for a wide diversity of families. it is one of our core principles and i am reminded that when we are doing so, it must always be with the utmost respect, appr appreciative of everyone who offered serious criticisms of last sunday's program and our fiercest critics can sometimes be our best te

i'm melissa harris-perry. we have a lot of news and politics to discuss this morning. before we get to that, i'm going to start with an apology. last sunday we invited a panel of comedians for a year in review program. it's what we call our look back in laughter. but in one of the segments we looked at a number of photos that caught our attention over the course of the year. in that segment i asked my guests to provide off the cuff ideas for captions of the foe toess we were seeing. among the images we aired was one of the romney family that showed mitt romney's grandchildren, including his adopted grandson, who's african-american. given my own family history, i identify with that picture and intended to say positive things about it. whatever the intent was, the reality is that the segment proceeded in a way that was offensive. and showing the photo in that context, that segment, was poor judgment. so without reservation or qualification, i apologize to the romney family. adults who enter into public life, imp

>> i'm not surprised melissa harris perry engaged in mocking the only black adopted grandchild of mitts is the woman who decided to wear tampons on television to say women and parents decide when life begins. not only is it indecent and classless. the fact that she went back instead of giving a sincere apog apology she created her own personal hash tag to promote her disgusting brand. i'm speechless. and the fact that eboni pointed out. she's a product of a white mother and a black father. so what she's saying is when liberals have bi racial babies they are tolerant but when conservatives do it like mitt romney it's tokenism and we can mock them. it's disgraceful. >> crystal points out the time she wore those things on her ears but she also said conservatives using the word "obamaca "obamacare" with, she related it to using the n-word. there seems to be a recurring theme here. >> dr. perry can be very outrageous in her rhetoric. that's not to cut her slack on this issue. even she looking back with with some perspective saw it was just beyond the pale, out of pocket for her. the tampon

back to the latest verbal crash and host melissa harris-perry.mented the host wrote without reservation or qualification i apologize to the romney family. >> i think it was important to apologi apologize. it went in a direction it didn't need to go in. >> reporter: megan lindsay does not work in politics, try the national council for adoption. >> they intended to make jokes about politics instead they made jokes that would have been about this family. >> thanks to lisa desjardins for that report. >>> it means money and some workers pay taxes and 13 states make their hikes. it's still not enough. what do you need to make to be able to get by on your own? >> i would have to make at least $14, $15 to be able to live. >> new in the next hour of "the newsroom" the tough reality of living on less than $20,000 a year. aflac! aflac! got 'em. ♪ yeah, he's clean, boss. now listen to me, duck. i have an associate that met with, uh, an unfortunate accident. while he's been incapacitated, somebody's been paying him cash. now, is this your doing? aflac? now, i

msnbc host melissa harris perry teared up on national television during an apology to mitt romney's family adopted african-american grandson. outrange erupted after she and the panel joked about this photo of romney holding his grandson. and andrew cuomo is announcing executive order next week, allowing limited use of medical marijuana. recreational use became legal in colorado this week. >>> a knife found in a lake, an alleged murder weapon, rumors of satanic rituals and the words of a convicted killer. all of it adding up to an apparent slam dunk in the case against jason baldwin and damien echols. >> any time we would go to court, they were always standing along the walkway when they would lead us into the building, you know, screaming, holding signs. wishing death on me. >> damien and jason's trial for the murder of three young boys in west memphis, arkansas, began on february 28th, 1994. >> crowds around the courthouse were irate, and they believed these were three kids who, in some kind of ritual involving satan, had murdered and mutilated three 8-year-old boys. >> mara leveritt wrot

msnbc host melissa harris-perry teared up during an apology after their adopted african-american grandsonfter they joked about this photo featuring romney holding his grandson. the new york times reports governor andrew is having limbed use of medical marijuana. stay with cnn for the latest news updates. >> reporter: on falcon lake there has been no sign of david hartley's body, his jet ski, anything that could prove his wife's story, that her husband was shot to death by mexican drug smugglers. the beheading of the one mexican detective trying to solve the crime has dealt the hartleys another blow. you feel right now there's people in mexico maybe even police in mexico who won't say what happened to david. >> uh-huh, i do. >> reporter: because they're afraid. >> yes. if you have threats against your loved ones, if you don't know if they're going to come home, i mean, that's a fear that i can't imagine. i don't want to imagine. that's why it's like, this has to stop. >> reporter: without any clear answers from mexico, the hartleys have turned to intelligence sources north of the border wh

now take a look at just the last few days, msnbc anchor melissa harris-perry joking about governor romney's adopted african-american child. racism, you decide. but one thing is for clear, the comments hurt an innocent child. the anchors now apologize but on twitter. and how about law professor gloria brown marshall, she just wrote, "southern white radicals vowed to stop implementation of the obamacare law, leading one to wonder if tea party members would oppose affordable health care if not from a nonblack president." is that why, because of racism towards the president, or was it a lousy website that just didn't work? you decide. and then there is new york city's sanitation department chaplain, reverend fred lucas jr., comparing new york city to a plantation. a plantation, you know what that's code for. so in just a few days, a news anchor, a law professor and a chaplain working to divide the nation, not heal it. what's with that? imagine, with their three powerful positions, anchor, law professor, and chaplain, if each just gave it a rest, stopped with the insults and instead worked on re

. >> melissa harris perry took to the air waves for the apology. and we'll tell you exactly what she said. >>> plus, the always outspoken ann coulter ready to speak to the media's new low. follow the show and you can join us on twitter @sean hannity. and we will continue. lookin' good, flo! feelin' good! feelin' real good! [ engine revs ] boat protection people love. now, that's progressive. call or click today. if ...hey breathing's hard... know the feeling? copd includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis. spiriva is a once-daily inhaled copd maintenance treatment that helps open my obstructed airways for a full 24 hours. spiriva helps me breathe easier. spiriva handihaler tiotropium bromide inhalation powder does not replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms. tell your doctor if you have kidney problems, glaucoma, trouble urinating, or an enlarged prostate. these may worsen with spiriva. discuss all medicines you take, even eye drops. stop taking spiriva and seek immediate medical help if your breathing suddenly worsens, your throat or tong

i'm melissa harris-perry. it's both the most universal and mundane of human experiences for people living in and around the country's major metropolitan areas, the morning commute. and for drivers it can become a dreaded dachbly slog all because of a bayne of a driver's existence, traffic. that's where drivers spend 3 rkds 800 hours a year sitting in a car not moving. usually it's just a local news story that is until this week because this week the story of one traffic jam was featured in the wall-to-wall national news coverage which is right now the biggsest scandal in the country. it revolves around the office of one of the leading contenders for republican nomination, governor chris christie. this was christie this week after a series of e-mails and text messages linked his administration to a commuter nightmare that appeared to be politically oriented. >> i come out here today to apologize to the people of new jersey. i apologize to the people of fort lee and i apologize to the members of the state legisl

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et schultz attacks a conservative, martin bashir attacks a conservative and melissa harris perry a republicanhas blankets all righties and says, oops, we're sorry. this is -- this is a serial offender here going on, bob. it's not like one of them does it and they all kind of say, okay, we won't let that happen again. it's happening and is consistent, but phil griffin, he kind of has a responsibility here to make some changes. by the way, that network is one step out of the scrapyard anyway so no matter how much rustoleum you spray on it it's there anyway, but the point, is oops, we're sorry. we didn't mean to have that tweet. he needs some blanket housekeeping. martin bashir, he allowed to step down, didn't fire him, allowed him to step down. ed schultz still has a show, harris perry is probably getting promoted and wagner got a spot at 4:00. they are promoting these people. >> it's fair to say on the other side there are some people at this table and around our own network who have been -- said some of the rudest and crudest things about the president of the united states, so msnbc is way ov

former gop presidential nominee mit romney in the news, accepting an apology from msnbc host melissa harris perry. over the weekend she expressed remorse for a segment on her show that poked fun at romney's adopted african-american grandson. and governor romney saying he's ready to move. on he says everybody makes mistakes. and that's tonight's "speed read." >>> and two republican lawmakers from wisconsin in a bruising fight over obamacare. ron johnson of wisconsin and representative jim sensenbrenner. the court had s being asked to block the federal government from paying for health coverage for members of congress and staff. representative sensenbrenner calling it an unfortunate political stunt. senator johnson defending his legal action. >> i don't believe this is trivial, frivolous, that this is a stunt. this is, i think, a very important constitutional question. i think it's a very important issue that deserves a full airing, its day in court, quite honestly a very full public discussion. >> joining us, our political panel. washington examiner chief political correspondent byron york, "fortu

today, well, the host, melissa harris perry apologized on twitter saying i am sorry.r qualification. i apologize to the romney family. #mhp apology. does her apology go far enough? a cnn political contributor, and we talk about it last night. and then michael is a conservative talk show host. happy new year in advance, by the way. i'm going to start with you. is an apology over twitter sincere enough? >> i find it cheap. i find it cheesy. can you really say something poignant and heartfelt in 140 characters or less? i say you had the resources of nbc news. i'm pretty sure you could get the romneys' number, pick up a phone, attempt to apologize verbally. doing it by twitter and particularly with #mhp apology. it is like you're sponsoring an apology. >> hash thing was a little weird but that's what people to on twitter. how do you know that she did not reach out to the romney family? >> we haven't heard anything that would indicate that as of now. >> maybe she would say i've reached out to them personally. you say this is overblown. she tries to put this into context. a

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. >>> msnbc host melissa harris perry teared up on television today during an apology to mitt romney. >> my intention was not malicious, but i broke the ground rule that families are off limits. for that, i am sorry. also, allow me to apologize to other families with transracial adoption. i am sorry we suggested they are in any way funny or deserving of ridicule. on this program, we are dedicated to advocating for a wide diversity of families, it is one of our core principles. when we are doing so, it must be with the utmost respect. generally aappreciate yative to everyone who offered serious criticism of last sunday's programs. i am reminded, our fiercest critics can be our best teachers. >> this photo holding his grandson. no word from the romney's who are on a family vacation. >>> the controversy is triggering strong emotions and opinions on what is appropriate and what is not to say in the public arena. earlier, i talked with ben ferguson and mark hill. listen. >> earlier in the week people blasted her for not offering a public apology on television. they said she only did it thr

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i'm melissa harris-perry.he picture of our country's political map, we almost always paint it in primary colors can. by now, our understanding of the united states partisan landscape is indelibly painted in shades of red or blue. in fact, the portrait of a bi-color america has been a favorite rhetorical of the president, when he's wanted to illustrate the differences that divide us but do not define us. >> the pundits like to slice and dice our countries into red states and blue states. red states for republicans, blue states for democrats. but i've got news for them too. americans that sent a message to the world, that we have never been just a collection of individuals or a collection of red states and blue states. we are and always will be, the united states of america. we remain more than a collection of red states and blue states. we are and forever will be the united states of america. >> he really does love that line. but if we look closer, beyond the boundaries, separating one state from another, a dif

on december 29th, msnbc commentator melissa harris-perry talked about the romney family adopting an african-americans is the romney family, and, of course, there on governor romney's knee is his adopted grandson, who is an african-american, adopted african-american child, any captions for this one? >> one of these things -- >> my goal is that in 2040, the biggest thing of the year will be the wedding between keerin romney and north west. can you imagine romney and kanye west as in-laws? >> harris-perry has apologized to the romney family, but this seems to be a never ending saga at msnbc. i don't think ms. harris-perry meant to be malicious here, unlike martin bashir and ed schultz and his comments directed to you, but she and her guests were clearly mocking the romney family, who did a good thing. >> why mention the race of the child at all? i thought we were supposed to be beyond race, yet every chance they get, the left has to say, okay, ha, ha, ha, caption here, please. i mean, imagine, bill, if you did that or i did that on the radio, you did that on television in a similar setting. sandra bull

romney was far more gracious than melissa harris-perry and her guests deserved.nt and apology yesterday. it seems to me you can't lead a racial witch hunt against a man's family and then pretend you didn't like the torch. that's what she did. she took the family photo, pointed out the black grandson sitting on mitt romney's knee. when her first panelist started calling the baby a thing she started laughing up roarusly. that's the point of the segment. her apology yesterday, i like alec baldwin's reply, which is, if i cry, will i be forgiven too. >> let me ask you, lz, if he were unin an add verted situation, if president obama adopted a white trial, do you think they would have triggered the jokes and controversy this has? >> you can't play that game. you know, the history of both races are just too different. and i really don't like when people say, if they were white, would have you done this. they are just two totally different situations because of the racial complexity in this country. but with that said, i'm glad that governor romney has taken the step to p

when melissa harris-perry apologized for crass remarks she did it on twitter and should have done itle on msnbc remind me of class clowns in school. never said anything good about anybody they disagreed with. from california, your talking points on benghazi were excellent. the whole country should hear them. they are on billoreilly.com. dr. bill touchstone, florida, mississippi. you were right and megyn kelly is wrong. many employers require drug testing before a person is hired. entitlement payments should require the same thing. it's telling that you don't read on air any pans of "killing jesus." you're delusionalal. i read them all the time. people tell me i'm going to hell for writing the book. i'm tempted to demand you change your name from pineo to pinheadeo. i'm tempted but i won't. from oregon. i'm reading "killing jesus" and love the book. why didn't you mention the earthquake that occurred right after jesus died. because we could not independently confirm that it happened. there is not a reported quake in any records unlike the lighted night skies for 30 days during the per

representative cathy mcmorris rodgers said living room, lady on settee, where's the needlepoint, melissa harris perryearfully apologized for mocking mitt romney's family and martin bashir called sarah palin a word class idiot and said someone should force her to eat excrement and alec baldwin left the network after shouting a homophobic slur at a photographer. >>> in indiana destiny hoffman was sentenced to 48 hours in jail for a drug screen result but the court never issued an order to release her. 154 days later she was free. hoffman wrote a letter to the court but never heard back. two more women in the same drug program are now claiming they were held for months beyond their sentences. the director of that program has been fired and a bailiff suspended. finally, you and your doctor may be getting medical advice from the same place, and it isn't medical journals, toys wikipedia. that's according to the ims institute for health care. the obvious problem, anyone can edit that site which means articles are subject to misinformation. some, however, do fact-check the site like medical students at the u

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i'm melissa harris-perry. have you ever taken a look at our list of federal holidays? and it's not a long list, because federal holidays are special. whatever ted cruz may have had you thinking last year, we don't shut the entire u.s. government down for just anybody. if you are among those who sacrifice and dedicate their lives to the safety and security of our nation, we take a day to say, thank you for your service. if you are the only first president of the united states, congratulations, you get a holiday in your name! the point is, if you make this exulted list, it means our country recognizes a contribution so significant and pivotal to our nation's history that we must all stop for 24 hours to pay tribute. and there is only one other individual for whom we reserve that level of collective commemoration, dr. martin luther king jr. for the last 27 years, the third monday of january has been the day of national remembrance for the man who embodies the movement of nonviolent protests that sparked a transformative civil rights revolution in the united states. each y

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i'm melissa harris-perry.and, today i want to talk about empathy. not just the empathy all of you should be having for me right now because of that new orleans loss last night, but, no, empathy in the biggest sense. the ability to put yourself in someone else's shoes. to see what life might be like for them. to understand how your actions affect them. it seems like it should be a controversial thing, empathy, but we have seen otherwise. do you remember back in may of 2009, when supreme court justice, david souter, announced his retirement. here's what president obama said that he would look for in a replacement. >> i will seek someone who understands that justice isn't about some abstract legal theory or footnote in a case book. it is also about how our laws affect the daily realities of people's lives, whether they can make a living and care for their families. whether they feel safe in their homes and welcome in their own nation. i view that quality of empathy, of understanding and identifying what people's

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>> all right, so nbc has been having a lot of problems, alec baldwin, bashir, melissa harris-perry, cryingou got al sharp turner, all controversial comments on a regular basis. the one guy that seems to escape scrutiny now has played the race card more than ever and more recently this week is chris matthews. let me play it. >> the return to something like jim crow days, literacy tests, the goal will be to eliminate obama, so that nobody should even think of being president. >> jim crow, literacy tests, he is talking about tea party, that to me is so outrageous and over the top. why no scrutiny for him? >> and look if you were to ask chris matthews to cite a single example of anybody who ever said this to him, he can't do it. if you had him cite an example of anybody who wrote this to anybody else, he can't do it. in the same day he also said the republicans were going to take us to war. so he is playing the lbj daisy commercial all over again. what is going on at msnbc? obviously they're being told at comcast to push the envelope, push it, push it, push it. and what happens on the insults,

. >> host: hillary clinton once said that i'm getting partisan by the way much like melissa harris-perry from "msnbc" a couple of months ago hillary clinton was that we as a country need to move beyond the idea of there is anything that there is -- the reason i brought it up if it's very clear that burke understands that the family unit is essential particular 19th century. the family unit is a dictatorship. aps are not one with a lot of rights in the context of their own families so i was wondering does paine consider that to be unjust, a father or mother who tells the children went to go to bed and what to e and what to wear? >> guest: john locke offers an answer to the old who follows question which is to say liberalism is suspended in the family until the age of maturity and the reason is liberalism or liberty requires reason. reason more or less has paine understands and human beings were born with and undeveloped rational faculty and they reach it at maturity. >> host: as parents we can agree with that. >> guest: is certainly true. i'm sure you don't have but when you're four years

. >> host: hillary clinton once said and not to get too partisan but much like melissa harris-perry from "msnbc" hillary clinton said we need to move beyond the idea of thinking there's an idea of anyone else's child. the reason i brought it up is it's very clear that work understands that the family unit is essential -- it's a dictatorship. babies are not one with a lot of rights in the context of their own family so i wonder this paine consider that to be a father or mother tells her children went to go to bed and went to eat and what to wear. >> guest: john locke offers an answer to people which is to say liberalism is suspended in the family until the age of maturity and the reason is liberalism or liberty requires reasoning and human beings are worn with an undeveloped rational faculty and they reach that maturity and that is what maturity means. >> host: as parents we can agree. >> guest: it's certainly true. i'm not sure you reach it ever but i'm sure you don't have it when you were four years old. effectively parents have this right to treat their children as almost their propert