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But talking about his proposals to curb gun violence, the president rode the applause lines almost as if he was at a rally or speaking before a congregation. invoking the memory of gun victims, like hadiah pendleton who performed at the inauguration and later was shot and killed not far from the presidents home in chicago. >> her parents are in the chamber tonight. along with more than two dozen americans whose lives have been torn apart by gun violence. they deserve a vote. [ applause ] gabby g...

>> hes got it. >> hes not looking off camera. >> beautiful. beautiful form. >> be the drink. own the drink. >> but joe, to defend -- think about this for a moment of what marco rubio had to do that he probably never had to do before, and that is speak without an audience. >> right. >> and youd probably forget, and its something that they didnt realize, when you dont have an oaudience to give you a applause break even for five seconds, you dont have that moment. and suddenly i think he realized, ...

Administration that did not want to use the words war on terror. they wanted that out of the vocabulary yet the entire memo from the the department of justice is based on the fact that were engaged in a war on multiple fronts with terrorists that are trying to destroy us, so theyre he using the convenience of the war on terror and convenience tongue in cheek, using it for a justification that the president is in. and the double standard is unbelievable. >> megyn: let me tell you, jay. i was ther...

On foreign policy and national security. the second thing is that, you know, one of the things weve seen with governor romney is that its hard for him to debate -- to draw a clear contrast with president obama on foreign policy because, in fact, in terms of substance, theres not that much difference between them a lot of policy areas. syria is one area where hes seized on the notion that there is a dramatic difference. and in this case, the dramatic difference is that hes much more in line with ...

And of course, be assertive and be on offense against both obama and the media. that always worked for newt, right? >> can we have some real talk about newt gingrich here? >> please, yes, sir. >> the guy who lost to the guy whos losing to the president is giving out advice on how to win. >> good point. >> so i just want to appreciate that context. as for attacking the media -- >> and by the way, newt lost in the debates. he would have a good debate with some dramatic flourishes basically in atta...

And of course, be assertive and be on offense against both obama and the media. that always worked for newt, right? >> can we have some real talk about newt gingrich here? >> please, yes, sir. >> the guy who lost to the guy whos losing to the president is giving out advice on how to win. >> good point. >> so i just want to appreciate that context. as for attacking the media -- >> and by the way, newt lost in the debates. he would have a good debate with some dramatic flourishes basically in atta...

>> i wonder whether it was bill clintons wonderful -- it wasnt just a rousing speech with a lot of applause lines, but it was the educational factor where he talked about what the president was stuck with back in 09. what hes been trying to do, and how its working, if slowly, how its working. he was the first one i thought to give people reason for even ebullience. people have been very happy im around ever since they heard bill clinton talk. >> im hesitant to use the great man theory in politic...

Saying their platform is where we want to move the economy forward. the republicans had two years control of the house. we dont like what they did. maybe we should try something new. >> i wonder whether it was bill clintons wonderful -- it wasnt just a rousing speech with a lot of applause lines, but it was the educational factor where he talked about what the president was stuck with back in 09. what hes been trying to do, and how its working, if slowly, how its working. he was the first one i ...

"the huffington post." what do you make of these numbers were getting that show definite strength in races we were seeing neck to neck. it looks like democrats are pulling ahead. >> the trend is pretty obvious. youre starting to see a reflex of that in the polls. one thing thats clear after the convention is the country by and large is buying into the fact that the economy wasnt as bad as republicans said it was. obama is doing as good if not better than mitt romney on the she of the economy. i ...

Positive that had been as well, i was struck by how hard he took on the republicans for being obstructionists. this is something that delegates here say they wished the white house had done more of, but which barack obama has kind of, you know, shied away from a little bit, reminding voters of just how many times the republicans have stopped barack obama from doing the kinds of things he wanted to do. but bill clinton went straight for it. >> bill clinton countered issue by issue, the core repub...