reporter: the democrats announced their roster of debates. they are going to do six of them. as you can imagine, there are already people not very happy about it. martin o malley in particular has been complaining that there are not enough debates and isn t very happy with the schedule. a number of these debates come after voting in iowa and doesn t think that will give all of the candidates an equal chance to get their messages out. we re seeing a backlash against the dnc for their schedule. thank you very much. staying on debate here someone who just four years ago was standing where those candidates will be standing tonight, i have governor tim pawlenty. good to be with you, brooke. we have this from our friend at the independent journal review, take a look. before a debate i say a
but i m not convinced that he s trying to differentiate himself to those people who like him and trump, right? this is very texas opposed to maybe let s say new york. right. so i think there s some value for him there. beyond that i don t think it s going to do much of him. lindsey graham s video has been viewed by 2 million times, by republicans and democrats alike, the narrative that republicans aren t funny. has a glass ceiling of sorts been broken? i m skeptical by the numbers. some of those views may be facebook auto playing the video. remember obama girl during the last obama campaign? the difference between that and this is that this is something that a media company that wants to do a lot of money is doing to
fall planning to oppose any spending bill that funds planned parenthood. never one to be left out, bobby jindal is taking action at the state level, where most abortion restrictions have been carried out. today, he cut medicaid contract funds to planned parenthood. in a video, hillary clinton defended planned parenthood. scott walker and jeb bush are calling to defund planned parenthood, and they re joined by republicans in congress. if this feels like a full-on assault on women s health that s because it is.
and you may now be covered. contact your health plan for the latest information. [ gunfire ] there it is. machine gun bacon. [ laughter ] that was senator ted cruz, making bacon on the barrel of a machine gun. the video, uploaded by the conservative website, the independent journal review, is the texas senator s best effort at a viral hit, much lick his colleague lindsey graham s cell phone destruction skit that s been viewed over 2 million
conservative website, the independent journal review is the texas senator s best effort as a viral hit. much like his colleague lindsey graham s cell phone destruction skit that s been viewed over 2 million times. here to discuss this is editor host of the podcast majority report. sam, the old adages out of the frying pan into the gun range. what did you make of ted cruz? i mean, i think he learned a little bit from joni ernst in terms of the gun range. i think, look and pigs. and pigs right, as in the bacon. it s a way to show that he s i guess, cool in those circles. and it s almost like a good old segment with the tonight show except now you don t have to sit through while the host makes fun of you. you get to do your one joke-off.