For the first night of the Republican convention, MSNBC on Monday went to extremely liberal columnist Charlie Pierce to rant against all the “angry,” “old” “white people” attending. Host Chris Hayes also brought on the wife of a Democratic senator to ask her opinion on the GOP gathering.

Questioned by Hayes about the Republican Party’s “identity crisis,” Pierce assailed, “If you are really optimistic, you could say this is the last time that old white people will command the Republican Party's attention, its platform, public face.” He continued, “That hall is wired by loud, unhappy, dissatisfied white people.”

Pierce is a long-time writer for Esquire and the Boston Globe. He’s previously bashed Paul Ryan as “Satan.”

Reporter April Ryan of the American Urban Radio Networks agreed, “very white crowd.” Hayes did allow one GOP voice, Congressman Steve King of Iowa, but he was often talked over the left-wing panel.

Later, for “balance,” the MSNBC host brought on Connie Schultz. Hayes sheepishly admitted, “I should note for full disclosure you are married to Sherrod Brown who is a senator from Ohio.”

Hayes then seriously questioned the spouse of the Democratic Senator, offering this question about John Kasich: “Do you think it will hurt him in terms of his appeal to voters to be in this convention or do you think it's about something else?”

A partial transcript is below: