microphone. that dramatic scene playing out wednesday during the committee hearing investigating the irs. it led to calls from the black caucus to remove issa from the oversight committee, which he chairs. cummings says issa called him last night, cummings accepted the apology and wrote a statement, my sincere hope is that as we move forward, we will respect the opinions of all members of the committee. i want to bring in goldie taylor, who s featured on the grio every monday. republican strategist rick tyler is a former spokesman for newt gingrich and joins us from cpac. good to see both of you. goldie, let me start with you. how important was it for darrell issa to apologize? i think it was important for darrell issa to apologize. one, i don t think he knew what the visuals would look like on the outside of this thing. would there be any political ramifications for what he did? no. who would be in a position to make him pay for an act like
uniform tonight when the nets play the lakers in l.a. this is the first time an openly gay athlete plays in a major league sport. let s get right to our brain trust on that. political in assist and contributor at the grio. lynn sweet is the washington bureau chief for the chicago sun times and zirlina, scholars testifying in defense of michigan s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage aim to show doubt about the wisdom of change, sharply disputed recent studies to suggest that children of same-sex couples do not fare as well as those raised by married heterosexual couples. what is the real next step here? they need to stop making this argument in court. because this argument mirrors many of the arguments we heard, you know, people who are against interracial marriage.
having him. if you missed him, what are you doing at 3:00 on friday? the real president s staff tweeted out, please, no spoilers. kevin spacey, who plays the manipulative v.p., says the show about 99% accurate. for me it s like performance art. you know, i sometimes watch it actually we can get done shooting on a day, and i ll come home and turn on the news and think, you know, our storylines are not that crazy. they re really not. one man who s always 100% accurate and who benchwatched all 13 wow! i watched nine hours, perry. 13 is impressive. perry bacon, political editor at the grio. perry, there is an extraordinary level of viciousness on house of cards. they have ramped it up. i think they have exponentialized the business. i hear some folks on the hill love the show. some hate it. what does the attitude of people on the hill about house of cards say about how they
as we continue to celebrate black history here at msnbc, the gr grio is out with a list of influential african-american. front and center is lupita nyong o. i got this for mrs. shaw. i stink so much i make myself gag! 500 pounds of cotton day in, day out, more than anyone. for that, i will will clean. that s all i ask. this here. joining me now from the grio is the editor, chris withersp n
color overcome the odds because so many boys in this country need that mentor to help them become a man and good father. president obama at the national prayer breakfast yesterday raising the issue of mentoring for young men of color. an issue that challenges all us of to do more in our communities and schools. the grio is honoring african-americans for doing just that. joining us now, colin powell, thank you very much. i wanted to talk about education and your role in the community. let s talk about ccny and what you ve created in new york at ccny, a school my dad went to, it was a school that you went to. it was the place of choice for young men and women in that day who didn t have a lot of other options as a public university. a public university formed in