we re against anti-semitism. with that being said i wish this was handled in a closed door fashion, i wish they were able to go in a back room or maybe at the democratic club have a conversation about why words matter and language is important. that did not happen. but what we got was we lost some ground and we didn t show the country we could lead with moral clarity on this issue. that s unfortunate. this was a missed opportunity. michael, how damaging do you think this is for democrats? the fact is the president is now clearly using this line the democratic party is anti-israel and anti-semitic. you can say it s outrageous, you can say it s effective, but did the democrats by their own actions, hand him that opportunity? i think so. i think i agree with bakari wholeheartedly, i was shaking my head when even senator bloom
i think it was absolutely intentional. i still think they should stop but this is who they ve become. what are the politics of this issue in connecticut, those calls are calls to try to influence you and calls to try to influence senator bloom enthat you will. you ll be voting on an assault weapons ban when the amendment comes up in the senate. those calls are aimed at trying to turn your vote. yeah. again, i think it is the nra trying to show people that they re going to play everywhere and make their argument everywhere, clearly they re not going to prevail in connecticut, clearly senator blum enthat will and i are leading that effort to beat back the nra in the united states senate. in hartford, they are on the verge of passing one of the strongest gun violence bills. this is who the nra has become. ten years ago they came to the capitol and argued for universal background checks. today they re against those background checks because they ref in feeding paranoia, saying
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david knack mara broke today s story. i have to start with the reporter then senator i want to you pick up on the significance of it politically. david, is it a fact or not, do we know, that was going to prostitutes, is that part of the secret service m.o. before cart hana or not? we don t know. we did hear from a current agent who said, in 2009 that you just mentioned, when clinton was on, clinton wasn t there, but it was after hours, there were visits to the strip clubbes. but that s not in the same league. it s not in the same league but the agent did say that they heard about contact by age went prostitutes on that trip. and that there might have been photos. that s the only other case you ve heard of. only specific case we ve heard of. so not common practice. it is still, as the president said, referenced let s hear the president right now, then i want senator bloom enthat will to respond. as he put it well, a few knuckle