let s play it now. this is america, a brilliant diversity, spread like stars, like a thousand points of light in a broad and peaceful sky. some criticized him for that being a replacement of the government s role in taking care of people, but others have since seen this as a his illustration of what healthy civil society looks like and those americans with abilities to share with others do so. yeah. and just a few months ago president trump was mocking this concept. but i think it goes to fundamental conservatism. george h.w. bush was not completely opposed to the government helping people out. especially people who were needy, people who were helpless. he passed the americans with disabilities act. but there is a fundamental conservatism to the idea that these sorts of activities should
well. steve clemons, as this all unfolds in the hours and the aftermath and coverage and feeling of it all, it is emotionally paralleling that of 9/11, when you see the world out commenting on this. this could also be a unifying moment again, not that we haven t had it since 9/11 but revisiting the unification to fight terrorism and to understand the threat that is out there. how do you respond to the response of the french people in the way they are protesting in solidarity right now? i think what mikey laid out about the people sticking with their freedoms of expression and saying we are going to continue to do what we do and have a healthy civil society and not be intimidated. i would like to see candlelight vigils all around the world in honor of the people that died in this horrific attack. i would like to see them in riyadh and jeddah and tehran
so, i think that the important thing is, you know, could this man have been responsible for this act? it s possible. but, his politics aren t dispositive, one way or the other. his politics don t tell you one way or the other that he s the person behind this. and it s a little bit of a red herring. and it does strike me, steve, as, it is an opportune time to bring up ibrahim, when you have the focus on the investigation that seems to be going nowhere, no idea if the plane went north or south, it does seem like the timing is opportune, doesn t it? it may be opportune, but it s also weird. it s weird in the sense for all the reasons will dobson outlined. if there was some great conspiracy through authoritarian regimes in the region to have a proponent of healthy civil society, inclusiveness, you
anwar ibrahim suspect that they re trying to tarnish some of the blame that s focused on their own actions and lack of clarity in the investigation. so, i think that the important thing is, you know, could this man have been responsible for this act? it s possible. but, his politics aren t dispositive, one way or the other. his politics don t tell you one way or the other that he s the person behind this. and it s a little bit of a red herring. and it does strike me, steve, as, it is an opportune time to bring up ibrahim, when you have the focus on the focinvestigati that seems to be going nowhere, no idea if the plane went north or south, it does seem like the timing is opportune, doesn t it? it may be opportune, but it s also weird. it s weird in the sense for all the reasons will dobson outlined. if there was some great conspiracy through authoritarian regimes in the region to have a proponent of healthy civil society, inclusiveness, you