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Ann, the spin steams to be that it is a surprise of the timing, but not a surprise that this is the way that the pope decided to leave? >> well, one of the things that struck me, chuck, about the announcement this morning is that you have to remember that before pope benedict xvi, before he was pope, he was pope rat zenburze the end of the last pope, and he saw the flat footed response of the church particularly in this country, and it is what kind of impact did pope john paul seconds response a...

Turkey. the one that is most important is benghazi, libya. go ahead. >> right. not and the fact that it was attacked and our ambassador was shuttered and three other americans but the fact that it happened with warning on september 11th. that is like being surprised when christmas falls on christmas day. we were completely flat footed. not expecting it. 8 attacks on american embassies with americans dead. that is an absolute abysmal failure of secretary clinton and you didnt mention in the list ...

Turkey. the one that is most important is benghazi, libya. go ahead. >> right. not and the fact that it was attacked and our ambassador was shuttered and three other americans but the fact that it happened with warning on september 11th. that is like being surprised when christmas falls on christmas day. we were completely flat footed. not expecting it. 8 attacks on american embassies with americans dead. that is an absolute abysmal failure of secretary clinton and you didnt mention in the list ...

>> mitt romneys ads claim he created jobs. but whats the record? their target? one of romneys perceived strong points, his background as a successful businessman. as head of the private equity fund bain capital. one of its investments was scm, also known as ampad, a stationery supplies company. >> i worked there 30 years, and i never dreamed that id lose my job. >> it works. shortly after the negative campaign ads launch, the momentum shifts. >> new attacks would come every few days. so by the t...

Lose my job. >> reporter: it works. shortly after the nev bain adds aunch, the momentum shifts. >> new attacks would come every few days. so by the time you responded to one, you were being hit with another. >> and mitt romney and his campaign were caught pretty flat footed. they did not respond to those attacks very well. >> the kennedy team also goes after another perceived romney vulnerability, the fact that he is a member of the mormon church which until 1978 kept african-americans out of th...

Ads launl, the momentum shifts. >> new attacks would come every few days. so by the time you responded to one, you were being hit with another. >> and mitt romney and his campaign were caught pretty flat footed. they did not respond to those attacks very well. >> the kennedy team also goes after another perceived romney vulnerability, the fact that he is a member of the mormon church which until 1978 kept african-americans out of the clergy where is mr. romney on those issues in terms of equalit...

Phrase. flat footed. this happened during the republican debates. i used to look at the tv and go lean into the fact you have been successful and this is about the american dream. davids point -- >> cheering for romney? >> no. i mean just as a matter of simple strategy and tactics. but i think part of what this does is, the different rule issue, plays into this opportunity gap and the mobility issue and how were handling investments and the fiscal cliff. it does play into a set of policy issues ...

Rules that narrative will follow him through election day. the obama team will make sure of it. to your point, you know, i guess -- i dont know for you or against you. if you dont release or if you release this follows you through. if you release it -- >> but what i do, david, and ive done things like this in campaigns before, every time an attack came and i knew an attack was going to come i would have a response so tough, that they knew that every time they brought it up, you want to bring up ...

Ing that you know, the government doesnt have any role whatsoever in what we do in the economy. its better than what theyve been doing, but i dont think its going to be enough to chak the suggest. what the obama campaign has done was show this is a candidate who was not vetted and a campaign that is very, very flat footed. >> a romney got into the whole discussion today. very much on the defensive when pressured on the issue of gma today. >> just want to give more terrible for more attack and th...

With his party which hasnt exactly been happy with his flat footed response. and if it is a tax, does that mean romney raises his taxes in his plan in massachusetts? according to romney, not exactly. well get to his verbal gymnastics at the top of the program. meanwhile, president obama is on a bus tour through ohio and pennsylvania. can he make inroads among those working class voters? and speaking of those voters, how will they respond to the new reports of romneys extensive offshore bank ...