author of the new children's book, "who are your people." so, bakar ri, do you share senator ted cruz's concern that this is an insult to black women? >> no. i -- i wanted to laugh one of those good hearty belly laughs at the intellectual dishonesty that is ted cruz. the fact is you have wicker, ted cruz, and senator kennedy from louisiana who are doing more than a disservice. i mean, not only do we have to look at the lack of diversity they have on their own staffs, including the few women they've hired in their own offices, but the fact that they can form their mouth to -- to talk about this process and denegrate this process and talk about reverse racism and talk about discrimination while they've stood idly by and watched