but in this world today, it is in fact true, and i think understood by many people, women being targeted as women for women what? don t toss me in there. that s not fair. i don t have sexist views. i m saying in the old way. you said historically, and all i was ng is ye historically, you might have been on firmer ground. i think in today s world, people understand violence against women is political. you would think right now you would be expanding the mandate, not contracting it seems to be some kind of politics at play. that s what we re getting at here. you said historically. dave, you re welcome here always. i have one more topic. you would not believe the scope of the problem in this country, let alone others where women are not protected at all by the government. van jones, no more redos for brother clinton.
here s what we re pointing out to you. van, finish your point, please. listen, language matters. positioning matters. i remember when bill clinton had to go and get somebody from north korea, or maybe it was al gore had to get somebody, i can t who it was bill clinton went to deal wihe two journalis right, bilr there, and he made sure he had the most dour countenance the entire time. he didn t even want a photograph of him smiling next to the president. he was sending clear signals. this is a horrible person, i am dog it for political expedience. he didn t say you re honorable, you re great, everybody loves you. if president obama had used that language, it would have been bedlam across the entire spectrum because you don t praise them. you don t have to set the tone and tenor that all you have to do in this world is gate couple chemical weapons and you can do whatever you want to your people and the president of the united states will flatter you in a way he s never flattered h
need to move on for bill clinton and hillary clinton as being the top and the leaders of your cause. let s play his latest sound. i think the norms have really changed in terms of what you can do toody against their will, how much you can crowd their space, make them miserable at work. you don t have to physically assault somebody to make them, you know, uncomfortable at work or at home or in their just walking around. that, i think, is good. van? look, i think that he was trying i think the hard thing for bill clinton is that he has always been the gold standard in communication and being able to connect with people, to thread these needles, to bring people together. and there s something missing now in that ability of his. and so if you listen to the whole thing in context, you can tell his heart is in the right place. he s really trying to make the
being targeted as women for women what? don t toss me in there. i don t have sexist views. i m saying in the old way. you said historically, and all i was saying is was yes, historically, you might have been on firmer ground. i think in today sworld, people understand violence against women is political. you would think right now you would be expanding the mandate, not contracting it. it seems to be some kind of politics at play. that s what we re getting at here. you said historically. dave, you re welcome here always. i have one more topic. you would not believe the scope of the problem in this country, let alone others where w are not protected at all by the government. van jones, no more redos for brother clinton. he keeps digging himself into a deeper hole every time. the rules have changed for what you can do to someone against their will? no, they haven t. no, they haven t. why does he keep getting chances to do this, a does the left
no, he hasn t. he just began. can you imagine what would happen if president obama had gone to a dictator like this, a brutal, brutal genocidal thug like this and said, i m honored to meet you? he did a head nod to an arabian i wish president o did because we wouldn t be dealing with it w. he shook raul castro s hand, dave, and you made it sound like he took him to the prom. i did this? you own the whole group when you re on this show, guys. you have to take the whole right and van has to take the whole left. he ll have his time, don t worry. i m on cnn, not fox. and we re happy to have you here. re s what we re pointin o to you. van, finish your point, please. listen, language matters. positioning matters. i remember when bill clinton had to go and get somebody from north korea, or maybe it was al gore had to get somebody, i