being sidelined on the issue and asked to no one in particular, how come all of these meetings on immigration are going on and i m not being invited. may we humbly offer an answer, steve congress was the congress person last year who compared immigrants to bird dogs and insisted that americans should have the pick of the litter. how successful republicans will be at keeping the crazy out of the legislation, keeping the crazy out as the legislation makes its way to the house, a place known as the locus of the crazies will determine the fate of immigration reform. for now, the focus remains on the senate where yesterday republican senator jeff flake of arizona said even though the gang of eight had their differences, they would ultimately unite because quote that s what gangs do. joining us is davis guggenheim, director of the dream is now. great to have you on set here in new york city. we were talking about gun control and one of the things that has really shifted this debate in favo
is the friskiest and that s the one sleeping in the corner. if you want one to sleep on the couch pick the one sleeping in the corner so you get the pick of the litter and you ve got yourself a pretty good birddog. we got the pick of every civilization on the planet because it s hard to get here, you had to be inspired to come, we got them to come to america. some republicans are suggesting moving to a reform towards a path to citizenship. are you changing your position at all or are you in the same place? you know, i have been misquoted and mischaracterized on that. i couldn t hear the audio at all, but i m going to guess that was an edited version, and here s what i said, that entire tli delivery that day in pocahontas, iowa, it was about america exceptionalism, the vigor of legal immigrants. there have been people on the left who mischaracterized that
the very first time senator john mccain has signed onto one of the president s legislative priorities, and you may be surprised to learn that republicans have made this sudden shift from previous immigration proposals such as herman cain s electrified fence and mitt romney s stance of self-deportation. after all, it wasn t even a year ago that congressman steve king of iowa compared america s immigrant selection process to that of picking out a dog. pick the one that s the friskiest, the one that s engaged the most, and not the one that s over there sleeping in the corner. you get the pick of the litter, and yourself a pretty good bird dog. we got the pick of every darn civilization on the planet. right, pick work dogs, not lazy dogs from those donor countries. congressman king said later his remarks were meant as a compliment. charming. so there has been an evolution by the republican party and it s not because rick perry accused anyone of not having a heart.
upset. i like adrian gonzalez so much as a player. then i realized they were getting rid of $200 million plus. sometimes you have to start over. now they just have to get rid of bobby valentine. what? for the red sox, this is a drain. i liked adrian gonzalez a lot, too, he was not happy in boston. he ruined the atmosphere in the clubhouse. think of what they can do over the next free years, building. free agent crops where they can have their pick of the litter. but they have to stay smart. that s why i say pick of the litter. this is one time the red sox had dove in and paid tom dop do
that s friskiest and not the one that s over there sleeping corner. you get the pick of the litter and you have yourself a pretty good bird dog. we got the pick of earn on the planet. we got the bigger from the plen et to come to america. iowa congressman steve king at a town hall in iowa comparing immigrants to dogs. this is the same guy that lobbied for an electrified fence along the u.s.-mexican border because the same tactics help control livestock. marco rubio insists his party is welcoming to all. he told a group of conservatives the gop is a more diverse party than the democratic party is. if we take him at his word, that s great news for mitt romney. the latest nbc news wall street journal poll tell a different story. president obama tops mitt romney