Now that RNC chairman Reince Priebus has said he's open to conservative talk radio hosts moderating a GOP debate in 2016, MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell tried to figure out Thursday night just what that might look like. Rush Limbaugh already said he's "too famous" to host a Republican debate, but there are plenty of other conservative talk hosts who might step up to the plate. O'Donnell welcomed former DNC chairman Howard Dean, who weighed in on the idea, saying, "when these guys get in the same room they go absolutely crazy, and they're going to say some really crazy stuff." He said he doesn't know what Limbaugh or Sean Hannity besides make the debate "about themselves" and ask questions that appeal to the "foam at the mouth, I hate immigrants, I hate women, I hate gays Republican base." The two men listened back at some of of the most memorable debate questions from 2012, trying to figure if those are the moments the GOP is trying to avoid the next time around. O'Donnell said his big takeaway from the last election is that "there really won't be a way for them to manage to have completely safe debates, no matter who they end up choosing." Watch video below, via MSNBC:

• published: 16 Aug 2013
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