>> if there is any dignity about the leadership, if there's any commitment to patriotism, if there's any desire to put country over party this is the week. >> it is unreel. it is unbelievable to hear the president of the united states of america say something like this. i think his words and his action tend to speak like one who knows something about being a racist. it must be in his dna, in his make-up. >> congressman lewis, of course, a living icon of the civil rights movement. and he is among those who announced they will not be attending the state of the union address later this month. all this brings us to our lead off panel on a friday night. ken thomas, vivian solama,