lot of talk, even more tension from congressional leaders pushing for the g 20 summit to be moved which was not going to happen or for the u.s. to consider withdrawal from the olympics, which are to take place in russia next year. the early reaction to this announcement has been positive. he had a comment from chuck schumer saying the president made the right decision. in the the press past that putin has been behaving like a schoolyard bully . host: moving ahead, what happens next? it will be interesting to see what russia reacts. there ve been questions about the move with snowden and with others in standing up to the united states or being perceived to stand up to the united states lays well domestically in russia. the question will be whether officials will think they have gone as far as they can go or to up the antent and want to be seen as standing their ground. the response from moscow will be interesting. host: the headline, amid snowden tension, obama cancels the
divide between race even among two conservative republican presidents, but after all these decades of progress, here we find ourselves with the reactionary and, yes, some would say a racist president. good morning, it s monday, january 15th and it is martin luther king jr. day. with us, we have msnbc contributor mike barnacle. the chair of african-american studies at princeton university eddy gloud jr. cady kay. david ignatius and pull zer price winning historian john meechum. let me begin with you, john. history does not always go in straight lines. i do think, though, historians 30 years from now will be shocked that america has moved as much as we ve moved since the life and death of martin luther king jr. we elected barack obama, who won two majority victories. i guess the last president to do that, my god, maybe it was eisenhower? and yet it s followed with a president who is reactionary and radical and i would say judging by his words and deeds racist. how do histor
the how publishers and bookstores are teaming up to propagandize to our children. we have a damning piece to highlight today. lame duck negligence for that s the focus of tonight s angle. last week, the president threw down with democrat leaders over his signature promise to build a wall. if we don t get what we want, one way or the other, whether it s through you, the military, through anything you want to call, i will shut down the government. i am proud we disagree. i am proud to shut down the government for board security. laura: natural open border democrats replacing you, digging it against the president. the president must understand, that are not votes for the wall. he s not going to get the wall in any form. laura: no shock there. he s not thrilled about it. but what about the house g.o.p. surely in their waning days of power, they have their priorities straight. they will finally support the president s agenda and the rule of law, right? like elf,
of how the way you live. the how publishers and bookstores are teaming up to propagandize to our children. we have a damning piece to highlight today. lame duck negligence for that s the focus of tonight s angle. last week, the president threw down with democrat leaders over his signature promise to build a wall. if we don t get what we want, one way or the other, whether it s through you, the military, through anything you want to call, i will shut down the government. i am proud we disagree. i am proud to shut down the government for board security. laura: natural open border democrats replacing you, digging it against the president. the president must understand, that are not votes for the wall. he s not going to get the wall in any form. laura: no shock there. he s not thrilled about it. but what about the house g.o.p. surely in their waning days of power, they have their priorities straight. they will finally support the president s agenda and the rule of l