there were claims that vaccinations caused mental retardation. a woman came up crying to me after the debate. said her daughter was given that vaccine. she told me her daughter suffered mental retardation as a result of that vaccine. in appropriate gender stereotypes. be submissive, wives, to your husbands. and inappropriate remarks on slavery. i think it is high time that we recognize the contribution of our forebearers who worked tirelessly, men like john quincy adams, who would not rest until slavery was extinguished in the country. here was a greatest hits reel of michele bachmann and how inappropriate she really is. now we have moved into the realm of gangster government. we have gangster government. i want people in minnesota armed and dangerous on this issue. we have an imperial presidency. our fathers thought taxation without representation was bad.
we the people, declare today that the most evident of truths that all of us are created equal. is the star that guides us still, just as it guided our forebearers through selma and stone wall. so here in nerdland with us to mark this moment in the struggle is california congresswoman and senior democratic whip, barbara lee. alongside the great kenji yoshi yoshino, professor at new york s university law school. lisa dug began, professor of cultural and social analysis. darlene nipper, executive director of the national gay and lesbian task force. thank you for being here. where are we in this moment? what is this moment, darlene? it s an incredible moment. i think as you said, it s a watershed moment for our country. the fact that the highest court in the land is looking at an
back to hardball. we, the people, declare today that the most evident of truths that all of us are created equal is the star that guides us still just as it guided our forebearers through seneca falls and selma, and stonewall. new polling on this. welcome back to hardball. that was president obama monday a couple days ago at his inaugural address. it was lines like that one that has defeated the right. anyway, it s got the defeated right braying about mr. obama s
the sol si is expected to be eliminated tomorrow. the house extended the debt limit until mid may. it allows the government to borrow enough money and avoid default. the deep freeze in much of the eastern u.s. with winter warnings in effect across much of new england. back to hardball. we, the people, declare today that the most evident of truths that all of us are created equal is the star that guides us still just as it guided our forebearers through seneca falls and selma, and stonewall. new polling on this. welcome back to hardball. that was president obama monday a couple days ago at his inaugural address. it was lines like that one that has defeated the right.
that was on the official inaugural platform during the swearing in of the president. but while the justice was dreaming of snowboarding and looking on at president obama s second inaugural yesterday, did the president do the same thing again, the same thing that so upset justice alito back in 2010? was president obama yesterday again shouting at the supreme court, except this time doing it ahead of an expected controversial supreme court decision rather than waiting until after? we the people declare today that the most evident of truths, that all of us are created equal is the star that guides us still, just as it guided our forebearers through seneca falls and selma and stonewall. and stonewall? joining us for the interview is frank rich, writer at large for new york magazine. thanks for being here. thanks for having me. what do you think of my little theory?