because nothing unites us except in an assent, an agreement with that idea. and how unbelievable, jon says that lincoln got it done, but he got it done just barely. i mean, he got it done appamatox courthouse, less than a week later, abraham lincoln is dead, a 30-year fight, and it was a 30-year fight, michael beschloss. and this doesn t just apply to lincoln. you look at, for instance, lbj, who actually chided richard nixon for being too self-righteous on civil rights in 1957 when he was vice president, who did not have a great background fighting for civil rights, and yet what he did in 64 and 65 absolutely
done. but he got it done just barely. he got it done, courthouse, april 9th, 1865. less than a week later, abraham lincoln is dead a 30-year fight, and it was a 30-year fight, michael beschloss. and this doesn t just apply to lincoln. you look at, for instance, lbj who actually chided richard nixon for being too self-righteous on civil rights in 1957 when he was vice president. who did not have a great background fighting for civil rights, and yet what he did in 64 and 65, absolutely extraordinary. with lincoln, you had somebody who represented a run away slave
first question the democrat member of congress accuse justice clarence thomas being a hater of civil rights? let me ask this question of brother thomas, why are you such a hater? who said it? cori bush, are you ready? you re going with jeffrey s, lucy with the answer is. let me ask this question a brother thomas why you such a hater? hey on civil rights, hate on women s rights, hate on reproductive rights why are you such a hater? jesse: 1-1 with the brother thomas. [laughs] all right method will recount what to get to the judges next category hocus-pocus. what tv host said that if roe v. wade was overturned women could be burned like which is at
to build back america. it s not just supposed to be a slogan. there s a actually supposed to be policy that backs it up and i d like for this president and this entire administration to act as if the people gave them power. now it you the might not have been absolute and the margins to rick s point may have been slim, but the reality is people showed up so i m tired of the excuses that this administration is giving and i m tired of the slow walking and i want the attention and the power that the presidency actually has to be used. and that means to go after people within his own party that are obstructing his agenda. danielle moody and rick tyler, thank you both for being with us. coming up, dr. martin luther king s jr. s grand daughter stops by politics nation on civil rights. and did you know, you can hear the latest news and updates from all your favorite msnbc hosts including me, anytime, anywhere,
adults sits at 86%, hispanics at 76% and among whites at 59% easily making her the most popular supreme court nominee since john roberts was elevated to chief justice in 2005. joining me now is former assistant u.s. attorney maya wiley who will next month become the president and ceo of the leadership conference on civil and human rights. congratulations, maya. i have to say, it struck me. i ll only put this on myself watching that montage of all of these, you know, right wing republican senators denouncing essentially this judge and saying they can t support her, and only these three not southern justices, it definitely felt for me like watching the dixie crats versus the northern democrats in the 1960s on civil rights. it sounded like if you put yourself there, that s how that sounded. now i feel like i know how that sounded. what do you make of it all? well, sadly, well let me just start with the joy because i do