Andrea Mitchell was talking with Sen. Al Franken on the convention floor last night after last night's speeches, during an impromptu MSNBC roundtable with him and other reporters. For his part, Franken noted that not only was Trump was one of the original birthers, but also that he lied both about his "investigations in Hawaii" into Obama's birth certificate and later, about how he had witnessed thousands of Muslims dancing in America dancing after the 9/11 attacks.

Mrs. Greenspan simply shrugged and offered her opinion that "facts don't seem to matter in this campaign." Whereupon Al Franken very politely admonished her and the other MSNBC reporters who were seated with them over that attitude:

"I think they still matter. I think, at the end of the day, facts still matter. And you know? I would challenge you" -- as he pointed to the other reporters -- "all of you, to make them matter, and repeat them when there are lies. I would say that the media, you know, I used to write quaint books, called 'Lies and the Lying Liars who Tell Them,' and I think people think, 'wow, there used to be books about when people lied, and now no one cares.' You guys have kind of a job to do." (h/t to Frances Langum at C&L.)

As did Sen. Franken last night, Bill Clinton pushed back hard tonight against the false narratives maligning his wife. Yes, facts really DO matter, and yes, people DO care about the truth. And further, members of the media really need to do a much better job in the future to set the record straight and not let such obvious falsehoods pass unchallenged.

Trump responded Sunday morning on Fox News with a muddled comment that seemed to both reject and reaffirm his support for arming teachers in classrooms.
"I don't want to have guns in classrooms, although in some cases teachers should have guns in classrooms, frankly," he said.
Trump conceded Monday to CNN that his proposal would introduce guns into schools, but rejected Clinton's description of his view.
"The way she said it meant like every student should be sitting there carrying guns," Trump said. "If trained people had guns, you wouldn't have the carnage that you've had."
"The problem with gun free zones is it's like offering up candy to bad people," he said Monday. "They hear gun free zones and they go in there with their guns blazing