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Barnacle on conservative principles. conservative principles create the commerce that then liberals come in and tax. basically the left are the mafia in priuses. >> real quickly, on barack obama, youre one of the few -- doesnt vilify him you. just think he is a very effective campaigner, very gifted at what he does, and that essentially they got to get over whatever contempt they have for the guy and maybe imitate the things he does. >> i reject almost every progressive principle, but i admire h...

Politic political commentator kevin madden. i want to give you a moment that just came through from one of the presidents appearances today. he seems to be shifting into campaign mode with vice president biden now out of the race. lets hear how he described republicans just a few minutes ago. >> it does make you wonder why is it that republican politicians are so down on america? have you noticed that? i mean, they are -- they are gloomy. theyre like grumpy cat. >> there he was smiling. all the ...

Chance to respond. >> listen, the fact of the matter is donald trump is a showman. theres nothing else underneath donald trump except for the character hes playing on tv. donald trump is an entertainer. jeb bush is a guy who -- he went out last night on tv. hes not the guy with natural fluency. hes not a natural comic timing guy. however, he took the risk, he went out there and he did it. it was a smart thing for him to do for his campaign. the smart thing for his image. and it allows him to sta...

Like an event on tv. taped in the afternoon but broadcast last night. this is the show you had to be there for partly because of the stars. we also saw the president and three former presidents show up on videotape that joked from the presidents was now our long national nightmare is over. they all said it in a row. it was funny. a lot of special moments within the show. it went 20 minutes long. >> let me talk why now. his comic timing is great. he has the great talent he can harness. people lov...

Good time. you all got dressed up. i thought obama was really funny. i loved the praying five times a day line. >> it is funny. he always does a muslim joke and it always kills. >> your favorite part? >> i hate the whole thing. its a job. >> i hate the whole thing. >> did you go? >> he went. >> its a jobs program for the low-rent tux industry in washington. this president is probably the funniest president of our lifetime. whatever anyone else thinks he has great comic timing. >> george w was fu...

>> you got to watch it. >> you had your fun prom. you get all dressed up. i thought obama was really funny. i love the praying five times a day line. >> it is funny. he always does a muslim joke and it always kills. >> matt, your favorite part of the night? >> i hate the whole thing. >> i hate the whole thing. did you go? >> he went. >> jobs program for the low-rent tux industry in washington. i think this president is probably the funniest president of our lifetime flat out, whatever else anyon...

>> i think that could happen. belgium, here you come. >> oh, yes, waffles. >> waffle diplomacy, very important. >> and its like thats what you want to do. point out the stupid things. theres a lot of stupid going on. >> and so often in politics, not a lot of funny. so youve said the president has some of the best comic timing of any president. >> he does. hes cool, too. that moment, the state of the union when he said, i should know, i won two of them. >> i have no more campaigns to run. my only...

Some folks still dont think i spend enough time with congress. why dont you get a drink with mitch mcconnell they ask. really? why dont you get a drink with mitch mcconnell? >> thats a tough act to follow ronan. >> it is indeed, and, you know the thing you hear from so many of the comedians that have spoken at the correspondents dinner during his tenure is he is exactly that a realtive act to follow rev. hes got incredible comic timing, a really dry sarcastic way, a willingness to push issues on...

Surprise if you listen to indra. she will always tell you -- >> love you more now, john. >> its true. thanks, indra. did you catch it last night? seth meyers, one of my favorite late-night talk show hosts, he is now on tv. late-night franchise on nbc. the former head "snl" writer and update anchor debuted as host of nbcs "late night," taking over for jimmy fallon. the first guest on his show, amy poehler, former "snl" castmate, of course, and also vice president joe biden who said he resisted ...

There? that was terrific. amy poehler had encouraging words for her good friend, seth meyers, as a host, saying "ive watched you for 13 years. pretend to listen to people." theres fred armenson, another former castmate, leading the band there. >> the vice president has comic timing and comic mistiming, both of them. hes very funny. >> an unusual and valued commendation. a new warning for women about tylenol this morning. why researchers say taking the drug while pregnant could affect your chil...