Net neutrality for everyone. The bombshell provokes a ted cruz response for the ages. Tonight, republicans not sure what to do about the obama lame duck offensive. Then, protesters in mexico set fire to the president ial palace following the disappearance of 43 college students. Jose diaz joins me live from mexico. The latest turn in minnesotas pointergate, and matt taibi of Rolling Stone on the big bank takedown. Good evening. If there was any in question how president obama would respond to the drumming the democrats took in the midterms its growing clearer by the day he has no intention on giving ground on the central political fight he stake out for the last two year of his term. By his own past attempts to come to the negotiating table, president obama seems to be installing the time to make concessions has passed. Case in point his call to action today for the strongest possible protection to keep the internet open and free, an issue that has been a rallying point for progressive
Thats the best people. I want to begin by discussing and focussing on the other president ial double talk we saw today about background checks for gun buyers. After the Mass Shootings in el paso and dayton, the president was talking about meaningful background checks. Confirmation hes not looking at background checks. Well be joined by a reporter of details the president may have fully caved a phone conversation with the head of the nra. Its not the first time hes done this. He did this after parkland, exactly the same thing saying hed stand up to the nra and quickly shrinking down. It was just nine days ago after the latest shootings he said he favored, quote, intelligent background checks and said, quote, this isnt a question of nra, republican or democrat. He told reporters he did not buy the National Rifle associations main argument against new legislation it was a slippery slope. You know, its a slippery slope. They think youll prove one thing and that leads to a lot of bad things
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Talk in a second. Because a lot of it is on camera and you have to see it to believe it. One spokesperson denied it and confirmed it in the same interview, which is, i mean, that takes skill. Thats the best people. I want to begin by discussing and focussing on the other president ial double talk we saw today about background checks for gun vbuyers. After the Mass Shootings in el paso and dayton, the president was talking about meaningful background checks. Confirmation hes not looking at background checks. Well be joined by a reporter of details the president may have fully caved a phone conversation with the head of the nra. Its not the first time hes done this. He did this after park land, exactly the same thing saying hed stand up to the nra and quickly shrinking down. It was just nine days ago after the latest shootings he said he favored quote intelligent background checks and said quote, this isnt a question of nra republican or democrat. He told reporters he did not buy the Nat
Pay for everything and is it realistic . Which is the argument that klobuchar makes. That buttigieg makes in the very big divide that is this field. He did it more clearly with more strength. And in that moment. First of all it should be known that klobuchar is getting more attention from the media than i have seen in debates past. Shes not the only candidate in the room. Obviously her performance tonight is resonating. Two, i asked this question for a reason. Im not disrespecting democrats with the comparing youre not having this debate with the president of the United States. Its not going to go this way. At some point you have to start seeing the kinds of things that will allow you to win on the stage. You have a lot of smart people around the candidates they do research. And they really probe to see what kinds of messages will resonate with voters. And if they thought that the way forward here to distinguish themselves was to go sort of scorched earth against the president , they w