not oppose gay marriage so we were lumping them into one position sometimes. also many do oppose gay marriage. an muslim population oppose gayness. so are we as news media being allowed to be led into covering things a certain way when we should be fair and broader and looking at ourselves rather than at what people want us to look at. at first it seemed the media debate was about the legal technicality was this indiana law like the federal law passed in the clinton administration, was it like the 19 other state laws. and then it heated up so much, even in arkansas, governor hutchinson asked for a rework for his legislation. so it became more than the dueling interpretation mess. and part of it is that governor pence missed an opportunity to actually talk about the law. i think he was overcoached in a
indiana. and i think for the christian conservative vhave answer for why they re passing this law. you hear is this the same law clinton passed.answer for why they re passing this law. you hear is this the same law clinton passed. for-profit entities can espouse religion and that s why pence couldn t answer the question which is why the gay/rights movement is saying we won it battle. so here you have peps oigns of oig taking the position it s media s fault. sloppy reporting. and i want the renlgs lags tolegislation to change the law. didn t quite add up. well, he was trying to deal with the publicsh back that he was getting. but i think it s important not to be convinced where following the story where somebody is tells us to make it go. one example is the focus on christian conservatives. many christian conservatives do
sounding. it was a fascinating 11 minutes because politicians count on the reporter giving up. george steph pop lis went the entire 11 minutes and stuck to it. he did it in a way where he wasn t badgering pence or interrupting him. he let him give long answers. that s why i think it was very effective and pence couldn t get out of his own way. harry reid once ripped the coke brothers has un-american and said mitt romney hadn t paid any taxes for ten years. it was false. we asked the minority leader about that. no regrets about mitt romney? no. they can call it whatever they want. kudos to dana bash for asking the questions but this would be
sports slammed it. other states and cities banned official travel to indiana because of it. and just look at the front page of today s indianapolis star. fix this now. governor pence couldn t ignore this backlash but this fight has exposed how some of the biggest names on the right, including many gop presidential candidates, are standing on the wrong side of history and public opinion. joining me now is indiana s democratic leader in the state senate tim lannen and chicago tribune columnist clarence page. thank you both for being here. glad to be here. thank you, reverend. senator. you want today you re still disappointed in the governor. why?
daily show host is under fire just hours after the announcement that south african-born trevor noah would take over for jon tour later this year. he s facing major backlash over tweets he sent in the past making jokes about jews and women, including one that read quote behind every successful rap billionaire is a double as rich jewish man. legality this asp comedy central released a statement standing by noah, and quote to reduce my views to a handful of jokes that didn t land is not a true reflection of my character thor my evolution as a comedian. john, your reaction? this they re going to crucify this guy for a couple jokes on twitter that didn t work then i deserve the electric chair. the fact is you cannot judge