you know, look, i guess dennis rodman has a right to whatever friends he wants. but i do think broadly you have to realize if you're a public figure, you go and do things like, this they have an impact. the white house has come out and said this is not the sort of thing we want to be doing. >> he looks earnest. i feel sorry for dennis rodman. thank you, stephen. >> i'm not sure whether he is earnest, but that doesn't mean the impact of hi actions don't have negative consequences. >> thank you thank you stephen a. we'll be right after this. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics let my me p in the middle of the night it can be frustrating. it's hard to turn off and go back to sleep. intermezzo is the first and only prescription sleep aid approved for use as needed in the middle of the night when you can't get back to sleep. it's an effective sleep medicine you don't take before bedtime. take it in bed only when you need it and have at least four hours left for sleep. do not take intermezzo if you have had an allergic reaction to drugs containing zolpidem, such as ambien.