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i know these guys and it s really great to have this space. so what happened on this day? marilyn monroe gave [inaudible] she put on all this make a. she wiped off the make up as soon as the cam went off. how s that? go to their web site. i ve got some people i want you to meet. you are on c-span. the great george condon. this is the situation memory of the white house correspondent. george condon, george e. condon jr. as i call them on the night of the correspondents dinner. even bush sort of looked at me. bush says how long have you known back i? that s true, that s true. this is their party thing. this is for booktv and for sometimes we go to book parties. i don t know if that helps you sell books are not but people will cancel their candle orders. she is working. she is on a real project. it s a big thing. those of us in the history business are not controlling it. there s a movie coming out. i remember it. do you? you were not born yet. act ....
what does it tell us, if anything, about the broader state of politics right now? guest: i think you cannot take too many lessons away from the special election just because of the special circumstances in montana. montana is interesting when it comes to congressional elections. it was much closer than the election in 2016. things have moved closer. most democrats in d.c. predicted the results about what we saw last night. a single digit loss, not a particularly close race. i think that s how republicans saw it, too. i do not think the incident earlier this week a big chunk of the votes came in before the incident. but people in both parties would caution against reading too much into a special election. host: house speaker paul ryan said he thought there should be an apology, and there was an apology by greg gianforte take last night. talk about the reaction to this .ncident reactions i saw were largely in one of two cap spirit they were lawmakers saying that should ....
arkin, as well as jennifer bendery, the political reporter or huff post. thank you both for joining us today. guest: thanks for having us. host: the latest news was last night, the race in montana for the open congressional seat, opened up by ryan sinking what does it tell us, if anything, about the broader state of politics right now? guest: i think you cannot take too many lessons away from the special election just because of the special circumstances in montana. montana is interesting when it comes to congressional elections. it was much closer than the election in 2016. things have moved closer. most democrats in d.c. predicted the results about what we saw last night. a single digit loss, not a particularly close race. i think that s how republicans saw it, too. i do not think the incident earlier this week a big chunk of the votes came in before the incident. but people in both parties would caution against reading too much into a special election. host: ho ....
too many lessons away from the special election just because of the special circumstances in montana. montana is interesting when it comes to congressional elections. it was much closer than the election in 2016. things have moved closer. most democrats in d.c. predicted the results about what we saw last night. a single digit loss, not a particularly close race. i think that s how republicans saw it, too. i do not think the incident earlier this week a big chunk of the votes came in before the incident. but people in both parties would caution against reading too much into a special election. host: house speaker paul ryan said he thought there should be an apology, and there was an apology by greg gianforte take last night. talk about the reaction to this .ncident reactions i saw were largely in one of two cap spirit they were lawmakers saying that should not happen. really hould never that you should never physically assault a reporter, obviously. was a reaction of ....
susan: our guest of this week s newsmakers is congressman luke messer of indiana. he is part of the house leadership team and chairman of the republican policy committee. we have him with us for the next 25 minutes. let me introduce you to reporters who ask you questions. shivone. james arkin covers congress for real clear politics. we start out and i want to ask you a question about senator john mccain who had a serious diagnosis this week. in 2008, you are cochair of his indiana presidential campaign which give you special perspective on senator ccain. what is the impact of his absence on the policy agenda for republicans in congress? rep. messer: john mccain is an american hero. there are times he says things i agree with another times he says things i do not agree with. no one ever questions his patriotism, his dignity, whether he is somebody who loves his country. he has literally given blood, sweat, and tears to the cause. first we think about john mccain and hi ....