. >> patricia smith has definitely had some worries.nd a 7-month-old with two different men. >> shows him three times. >> smith was given probation after pleading guilty to drug possession. when she entered a methadone clinic for treatment, things only got worse. >> i probably started using the methadone and cocaine together when i was about 6 1/2 months pregnant, trying to sneak around and do it without nobody knowing about it, but that didn't work out so well. >> smith arrived at louisville metro eight months pregnant. >> it hit me that, yeah, i am eight, nine months pregnant, about to have a baby. what have i done to her? what is she going through? make sure that you bring the baby on saturday so i can see her. >> when she went into labor, smith learned the realities of giving birth while incarcerated. >> they shackled me. i had the cuffs on my legs and my hands. i was handcuffed going into the hospital. they put me in a wheelchair while i did my paperwork, handcuffed to the wheelchair. and so, i was in there by myself with a bunch o

steven smith miss patricia lawford brother-in-law mr. steven smith, his sister in law mrs. john f.kennedy. he was 42 years old. >> cenk: and that is frank making an announcement, an important moment in history the press secretary for bobby kennedy, one of the first heads of national public radio served at gorge mcgovern's campaign manager and happens to be the father of ben. frank, great to have you here. part of the reason we wanted to talk to you is to get a sense of perspective on our politics. it seems that it's very divisive now, much more partisan. is that true? >> it is, but we have to understand, it's not the institution that has changed. it's the republican party that has done that to the institution. we never had any resemblance in either plyical party to the tea party and they now run the republican party. so let's move the whole political structure to the right, but it hasn't affected the democrats very much. >> and the media has gone with them. >> the media says congress can't do anything. it's not congress's fault. it's the republican's fault. >> cenk: that's interest