exactly - Ellison may not share Farrakhan’s sentiments but he also didn’t find those sentiments worthy of creating distance between himself and Farrakhan, that can be seen as somewhat problematic to a large swath of Jewish people.

I can see both sides of this. On the one hand, the more we give these people a platform, the more we normalize their virulent rhetoric. That being said, they are controlling the country now. This is the new normal, however abnormal it may be. And we need to know their arguments in order to be vigilant, stay ahead of…

It really distresses me that a call for silencing dissenting viewpoints is the top comment, especially when Noah did a beautiful job of shining a light on the vileness and senseless criticism that Lahren stands for.

Exactly. Not sure why there is rage. The interview made him look great. Her, not so much.

I think this attitude is an extremely large part of how the alt right gained so much traction. What happened to proper debate and discourse? If we, as liberals, are so afraid of her voice being heard, and are willing to silence controversial topics then are we really striving for a fair and balanced society? or one…

Wow, no. Have we learned nothing from this last election? Silencing racists and mean-spirited bigots like Lahren only feeds into their martyr complexes. I’m reminded of how many conservative speakers have been able to play the victim card after being stopped from speaking on college campuses.

Yeah I do not understand this at all. Having her on and seeing her not be able to do logic weakens her not him. Plus discourse is good?

I don’t know if you know this, but do you know how ridiculous you sound? What is wrong with him having her on his show to discuss and challenge her crazy ideals?

Kara, whether I like your post or not, it’s not wise to drop a post like this and then not engage further.

Not sure what you mean by your comment...

I know what the word means. Who exactly are you applying it too, here? Because it honestly just seems like you threw out a random word, otherwise.

Wait, wait, wait. The Daily Show has had figures from both sides of the table. She’s a crazy person, yes, but why are we upset by her appearing on a talk show that discusses politics from all “walks”.

My head is telling me that 2016 will end up being a fluke. I don’t imagine future Republicans will be able to get at the heart of a place like Michigan exactly the same way Trump was able to, and even then he only narrowly squeaked out a win, the narrowest win in the state in something like 75 years (and the narrowest…

Actually, I’m hoping for Mitt. He’d be the first sane choice Donald Trump made. The rest of his cabinet picks send me into shock and disbelief that a cabinet could be that bad!

Can we stop criticizing Mitt for going for SOS? He’s sane, competent, and qualified-qualities sorely lacking in most of Trump’s cabinet picks. Also, he’s at least somewhat willing to criticize Trump, at least enough to completely unhinge Kelly Anne. I take that as a good sign.

The scary thing is that Obama’s handing over a relatively healthy economy, low unemployment, and stabilized participation rates. Donald Trump will try to take credit for it, and might even succeed. Obama’s at his highest approval numbers since his first term and the Democrat still loss.

They tried that against now-Congressman David Trott in his first run...it doesn’t matter.

Mnuchin’s possible appointment to this role in the Cabinet is a curious choice, given Trump’s hard stance during the election against the elite. The Times notes that this choice is an interesting one, given a campaign ad that “portrayed the chief executive of Goldman Sachs as the personification of a global elite…

Mnuchin and Two Chin

There is nothing he can do. 22nd Amendment and all.... Do you really think Obama WANTS this buffoon in the White House? I’m sure he’s absolutely sick about it. But that whole “peaceful transfer of power” thing allows him little opportunity.