he was a happy warrior and even people who disagreed with jeff flake liked him. he's a very, he's got a very good spirit about him. he has strong principles and he doesn't bend on them but he tries to be fair and aboveboard. but the same thing with him. he was also called a centrist or a moderate or a squish or a rino or all these. wouldn't you call yourself? >> whatever i was being polite. i just said you're kind of on the right wing of thespectrum . >> here's the important part which is to the credit of where you and others stood, though i was extreme right, that was simply a bargaining tool for where i wanted the overall system to get. a little bit more. but you always compromise to the middle because that's the nature of our system. and what to your point has gone out the window of late with extreme rights, extreme left is we all about the center of the american political base and we do so at great danger because the center has been again, what the glue that held our system together. we got 300+ million people with a lot of different viewpoints and theability

i rounded the corner and who should be there but jeff flake and his wife giving a dome tour as well. so i don't think you've ever lost an election but if you have, they treat you like you have now rigor mortis or you have a terminal illness or somebody close inthe family . everybody that day was solicitous like i'm so sorry. so jeff and his wife pulled me aside, i'm so sorry and we got into a conversation there like we really want to have another term in the senate but we saw the handwriting on the wall based on what happened to you and others and we didn't want that. so we're getting out but telling more about their lives and i said it was a weird one because people would come up and say are you for or against and i'd say i'm neither for nor against him, i'm or different ideas and they kept getting back to one question which was are you for or against trump. and jeff says he goes that's so weird because thousands of miles away there in arizona that was the one question asked me, argue for or against trump and it became a litmus test for our establishments or not part of the system?

jeff flake and john mccain standing up to him is not the same as saying kyrsten sinema standing up to the democratic party trying to pass child care, climate change, all kinds of other health benefits for american seniors. that's not the same, i'm sorry. >> hold on, ayman. the point is jeff flake and john mccain and not just donald trump but throughout their timeot in e senate and t the congress stoodp to thete priorities of their leadership ofir their parties. john mccain was a champion of campaign finance reform, fought mitch mcconnell on it for years and won. so kyrsten sinema, you can s disagree with her positions but i actually do think she's following in thesh footsteps of john mccain. >> christina, let me take carlos' point and elaborate on it. do you think it's time we have 330 million americans can all of our0 colors, diverse opinions, ideologies should not be reduced or, you know, just boiled down to two ideological camps with a litmus test of six or seven questions about whether you're free market, supporter of free market or do you support universal health care, pro-life,

she took jeff flake's seat. host: thanks for the call. let's hear from nate in milwaukee. go ahead. caller: thank you. i would like joe manchin to compromise. 2.5 is in the middle. something else that i think is very important, he is protecting the honest elections bill. in wisconsin, we have a serious problem with gerrymandering. other states have the same problem. ohio, there is a group saying they are suing the redistricting because of gerrymandering. i know another state, their people trying to rig the elections drawing lines on the map. he was one of the people who did it propose trying to do something about it. host: thanks for the call. the u.s. senate is at noon. their work is largely done. there is no government shutdown. they will come in for continued work on nominations. a vote yesterday in the senate for the consumer financial protection bureau. the senate is in at noon eastern today. after the video we shared with joe manchin aboard his boat, his houseboat, this is what pulse says from kansas city, missouri. cynthia is on the republican line. good morning. caller: one

flake swarmed by people in an elevator during the brett kavanaugh hearings or posting that atrocious video of senator christensen were being confronted -- >> what do they want to do? other tactics the tactics of what we have understood to be an american citizen interested in exchange of ideas? >> know because when they have empowered middle-class citizens that are informed and believe in borders and that tribalism is secondary to their identity and they are in control they are not controlled by the administrative state, they don't win because you have a lot of enlightened thinking citizens and they don't trust those people because they have this top-down utopian agenda that they think there's some platonic guardians american to tell us, the stupid people you have to do this about quarantine, you do this about vaccination, if you have covenant it doesn't matter, they don't want an empowered citizenry and have done their best through demographic change and open borders to dismantle things like the filibuster in the electoral college. laura: are you surprised how obvious their tactics h

flake swarmed by people in an elevator during the kavanaugh hearings or even posting that atrocious video of senator sinema and a bathroom being confronted by an activist. >> laura: make it clear to our viewers. you rode a whole book about the dying citizen. are there tactics the tactics of what we had understood to be an american citizen interested in the exchange of ideas? >> no. when they have empowered middle-class citizens that are informed and believe in borders and they believe that tribalism is secondary to their identity and they are in control of their administrative state, they don't win because you have a lot of the enlightened inductive thinking citizens and they don't trust those people because they have this top-down utopian agenda that they think there's some type of platonic guardians and they will tell the stupid people you do this about quarantine and vaccination. you have covid and you have antibodies, it doesn't matter and they don't want to empower citizens and they've done their best with demographic change and open borders were trying to dismantle things like

if i speak out i go the way of you or jeff flake and be on msnbc and won't have a political career anymore. i'm like, that's fine. that would be -- nothing wrong with that. but they can't all ever jump together because there's no incentive to do it. >> any time, grassley. any time. 4:00 p.m. sunday afternoon we'll ready. we'll have you. emily, let's talk about the january 6 committee. talking at steve bannon defying the threats. you have former president trump shut down by the biden administration when it came to executive privilege and folks ask me what will come of the committee? what actual action will come of this january commit tee? what accountability will come of this committee? at this point it seems like there's a lot of legal battles and not a lot of solutions. where do you see this thing headed? >> i think the best possible outcome at this point is for them to actually get the subpoenas to be able to get the documents showing white house records of who was on the schedule, who was trump talking to, on the phone with, what was the social media day, what was the interaction? and t

nor when jeff flake was a senator. they trapped him in an elevator. people are saying the fbi has been weaponized and the pentagon has been weaponized and the cia. there's a revolt against these unaccountsable appointees or lifetime bureaucrats that are exercising power as legislative judicial and executive all in one. >> martha: you know, i think of antifa. there was a question yesterday at this hearing about whether or not antifa is being investigated. everybody can protest in this country. antifa has a right to protest. parents have rights to protest. you don't have a right to burn down buildings or endanger people's lives. the department of justice has to be consistent. i go back to when merrick garland was nominated by president obama for the supreme court. there was this huge dispute because republicans denied him a hearing, which is a separate issue. but he was presented as this person that was so unpolitical, so middle of the road. right? that it was egregious to not give him that hearing because he was such an even-handed juris prudence advoc

jeff flake in the case of turkey, ken salazar in mexico, and republican senators said, okay, that's okay because of senatorial courtesy, because of our club. you used to be a senator? that's okay. we will allow for those, but that's it. unless you are a senator or a spouse of a senator, they will not allow president biden to have any ambassadors anywhere in the world. so happy g20. as president biden heads out to this big g20 summit. no doubt to try to position america as once again the leader of the free world, no doubt to try to convince the leading economic powers of the world about the great things that can be done with peaceful power through the power of diplomacy. the /* that said, awkwardly, he, himself, is not allowed any diplomats. thanks to republicans in the united states senate, the united states is not allowed to hire people to be diplomats in the most important countries in the world. because neener-neener, they are republican senators and isn't it fun to screw up the u.s. government like this? president biden is going to be out there making the international case for diplo

jeff flake in the case of turkey, kim salazar in mexico and republican senators said, okay, that's okay because of senatorial courtesy, because of our club. you used to be a senator? that's okay. we will allow for those, but that's it. unless you are a senator or a spouse of a senator, they will not allow president biden to have any ambassadors anywhere in the world. so happy g20. as president biden heads out to the big g20 summit. no doubt to try to position america as once again the leader of the free world, no doubt to try to convince the leading economic powers of the world about the great things that can be done with peaceful power through the power of diplomacy. that said, awkwardly, he, himself, is not allowed any diplomats. thanks to republicans in the united states senate, the united states is not allowed to hire people to be diplomats in the most important countries in the world. because neener neener, they are republican senators and isn't it fun to screw up the u.s. government like this? president biden is going to be out there making the international case for diplomacy and

jeff flake in the case of turkey, sells or in the case of mexico, and republican senator said okay that's okay, because of senatorial courtesy, because our little club, oh you used to be a, senator will that so, clay will allow for. those but that's it. unless you marry senator or the spouse of a senator, they will not allow biden to have any ambassadors anywhere in the world. so, happy g20. as president biden heads out to this big g20 summit. no doubt she tried to position america, as once again the leader of the free world, no doubt you try to convince all the leading economic powers of the, world about the great things that can be done, with peaceful power, through the power of diplomacy. that said, awkwardly, he himself is not actually allowed any diplomats. things to republicans in the united states senate, the united states is not even allowed to hire people to be diplomats, in the most important countries in the world. because neither need, or their republican senators, isn't it fun to screw up the u.s. government like this. president biden will be out there making the internationa

just this week, jeff flake was confirmed to be an ambassador for joe biden. just a clear example of where these people stand in trump's world, and the stronghold that trump continues to have on the party here even if his -- his raleighs and his speeches and everything are not broadcast on national television and are not given full attention, he continues to show this strangle hold on the party that continues to move in his direction. it's not like it's moving away from him. it is moving closer and closer to him like the example we saw today. >> congressman, that's what so remarkable. he was one of the biggest electoral losers in modern republican history. his defeat in the popular vote was of historic size. his loss of the senate was a crushing blow to mitch mcconnell. he is sort of an electoral loser, the likes of which republicans haven't seen in a few cycles. and yet what mike is saying is certainly true. his ability to purge anyone who -- they are not crossing his tax policy, not crossing him on policy level. they are simply telling the truth. that we wer

. >> that was former arizona senator republican jeff flake in 2018. tragically he was right about threats to our democracy and that he'd get another opportunity to talk about them in a different setting. today the senate confirmed flake to be the u.s. ambassador to turkey. the senate also confirmed cindy mccain, the u.s. representative to the u.n. agencies for food and agriculture. taken together, a good day for arizona republicans who stood up to donald trump. we'll be right back. if you're 55 and up, t- mobile has plans built just for you. whether you need a single line or lines for family members, you'll get great value on america's most reliable 5g network. like 2 lines of unlimited for just $27.50 a line. only at t-mobile. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ this halloween, xfinity rewards is offering up some spooky-good perks. like the chance to win a universal parks & resorts trip to hollywood or orlando to attend halloween horror nights. or xfinity rewards members, get the inside scoop on halloween kills. just say "watch with" into your voice remote for a

she took jeff flake's seat. host: thanks for the call. let's hear from nate in milwaukee. go ahead. caller: thank you. i would like joe manchin to compromise. 2.5 is in the middle. something else that i think is very important, he is protecting the honest elections bill. in wisconsin, we have a serious problem with gerrymandering. other states have the same problem. ohio, there is a group saying they are suing the redistricting because of gerrymandering. i know another state, their people trying to rig the elections drawing lines on the map. he was one of the people who did it propose trying to do something about it. host: thanks for the call. the u.s. senate is at noon. their work is largely done. there is no government shutdown. they will come in for continued work on nominations. a vote yesterday in the senate for the consumer financial protection bureau. the senate is in at noon eastern today. after the video we shared with joe manchin aboard his boat, his houseboat, this is what pulse says from kansas city, missouri. cynthia is on the republican line. good morning. caller: one

jeff bezos retains the top spot for the fourth consecutive year. coming in at number two, tesla ceo and spacex founder elon musk, mark zuckerberg, bill gates and larry page round out the top five noticeably absent, former president donald trump it's the first time in 25 years that trump has not made the list >>> on to baseball now, the major league postseason is under way and what better way to kick things off than the yankees and the red sox in the a.l. wild card game. >> bogaerts deep, gardner turns around and watches it fly. >> one of the best names in baseball, xander bogaerts. red sox wins 6-2 they move on the face the tampa bay rays our thoughts and prayers for all yankees fans across new york the national league wild card game is tonight. this is going to be another amazing game >> the yankees haven't been to the world series in 13 years >>> also new this morning, we're following new developments in the gabby petito case. >> and we're hearing from an attorney from brian laundrie's family this as the manhunt entering its third week expands to