recognizing troops who we ve recently lost in a surprise in africa, we went quickly to politics and i think that that s honestly a shame. leah, you look at this, it was an address from john mccain last night at a time that we all know is difficult for him and his family as he battles for his life. it was really rooted in history and an alternative vision of america. absolutely. i got to ask you, ari, where is the lie? this is what was so powerful about this speech last night which is that it called out all the things that the nation has been wrestling over, been fighting over, that have been in the headlines that the president has equivocated over. and then said that this is not the kind of patriotism that i want to be associated with. it belongs in the ash bin of history. i think too, though it s really powerful in this moment is that