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#lawless. and then the looniest possible thing last night, congressman randy weber from texas who, we checked, is an actual congressman and who has not complained recently that his twitter account has been hacked. last night, congressman weber wrote this -- yes, its real. on floor of house, waiting on kommandant-in-chef. chief? i dont know. the socialist dictator has been feeding u.s. a line. or is it a-lying? there it is in all of itsli ly n linguistical glory. it wasnt just upset at the edges....

Positive outcomes for the country. obviously, i thought she raised incredibly important issues when she ran for president in 08. shell make her own decision. i can only affirm to you one thing, having spent a year of my life shoulder to shoulder with her. she would be a fantastic president. >> let me say again where we started, i think today was a breakthrough. were not all the way where we want to be yet. but its a step there. and you have -- you said that you were going to deal with this issue...

Feeding u.s. a line. or is it a-lying? there it is in all of its linguistical glory. it wasnt just upset at the edges. consider also arizona senator john mccain. the republican nominee for president in 08. at various points in his life he has been known to have been a supporter of various practical things, for example, immigration reform. but as mainstream as you get as a republican, john mccain is now doing it, too. he has signed on with congressional republicans who are taking president obama ...

He went right at that and he also clearly said he would veto a bill, a bill that democrats and republicans are talking about in terms of a sanctions bill in terms of iran. i was struck by how the democrats were cheering some of the key lines that i thought republicans missed cheering on. how do you not clap when he talks about pre-existing conditions. zero, the number zero. >> they didnt clap for minimum wage either. >> and he said clearly that they were responsible for the unemployment benefits...

Applause i think was a very important moment tonight. >> reverend? >> i think it was a masterful speech. i think he clearly did have energy and enthusiasm. he was the barack obama that we voted for. i thugt it was very important that he did not in any way duck the issues. he went right at jobs. he went right at income inequality. he went right at the need to close tax loopholes and deal with a lot of the issues people voted for. immigration. he talked about skills that we need training. he talke...

Immigration. he talked about skills that we need training. he talked about helping young men of color. he talked about voting with the supreme court sitting there saying they would weaken the voting rights act. and on foreign policy. he talked about closing guantanamo bay. i thought that was important. a lot of us have been very upset that thats still open and that was a commitment made in 08. he went right at that and he also clearly said he would veto a bill, a bill that democrats and republic...

Isnt there, but, you know, these are obamas people. >> maybe the elephant in the room with biden -- i hate to say this. hes been a good vice president. obviously been a great asset to obama. but he was not a good candidate the two times he did run for president. in 1998 he flamed out and in 2008 he flamed out. a lot of people blamed hillary clintons campaign for being a messy campaign, its hard to see the case for biden in terms of being a great presidential candidate. being vice president for e...

Zero, the number zero. >> they didnt clap for minimum wage either. >> and he said clearly that they were responsible for the unemployment benefits. were a month in now, this is january 28. it expired december 28. he went right at it. he didnt duck any issue. he went right there. i think he was the barack obama we saw in 08 running. >> i think he managed, maybe just hearing thing, but i thought he managed to give a rousing speech for his people, the 40% who are still very much with him. and he di...

Work i working. majority of the country in federal elections in 08 and again in 2012 to elect president obama. we see that americans have kept the division in congress after 2010. so its not so much that theres been a politics of divisions playing from the white house. its the american people that have elected to keep us divided and the fact that we know that on the very first night that president obama was elected in 08, people gathered together on the right to say what can we do to make this a...

To a -- with the air coming through the plane. >> the novice pilot knows his only chance is to glide the aircraft to the ground. >> it is a heavily wooded area. planes and trees dont mix. kind of like a blow dryer and a bathtub. >> to make matters worse, it was dark. >> but then a break. >> i spotted a dark clearing between two evenly cut sets of trees. and in my mind i said there we go. >> as the plane descends, the two men brace for impact with the ground. then, just seconds before they touch ...