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He was looking at george pataki like a hawk looks at a mouse. it is now 11:00 p.m. here on the east coast. this presidential debate from lynn university in boca raton, florida. and president obama and governor romney did engage in quite a few sharp exchanges, including libya and syria and iran and this exchange right off the top on al qaeda. >> were going to have to recognize that we have to do as the president has done. i congratulate him on taking out osama bin laden and going after the leader...

The man we saw on stage tonight was a hawk at all. he spoke of peace a lot and troop withdrawal and war being a last resort. both are msnbc analysts. quick thoughts from both you have. he was channelling the late george mcgovern. >> i thought he was going to say lets all sing. >> why did he do it? >> to sound nonthreatening and not make mistakes and appeal to women voters. >> arent they upset? >> theyve given him pass. >> there is no joy in neo conville tonight. go back to john mccains speech at...

Is a mess, dont know how to fix it and think we need a stronger defense. one side wants bigger defense, one wants smaller defense, and thats really where were splitting hairs. what are your thoughts? >> yeah, its not a bad sound bite, and its a good way to react. on defend spending, there is a difference. i think its been exaggerated. some people have said its a $2 trillion difference in their ten-year projections for planned spending. as i calculate it, realistically its more like a half trilli...

Add to that story and well continue to be forthright for the american people about what went on and to investigate it so it never happens again. >> ill turn this over to my colleagues. my last question before i bring martin and alex is, what the heck is the difference between romney and the president? what i suggest, in my opening was, kind of a sensability. you attack them, theyve got to come back and hit you. thats what happens. and do you think romney is a hawk? what is he? a wing tipped cowb...

Very little about. >> look, i think if we get into threats around the world, obviously yemen is and was and still is a very dangerous place. but as you mentioned, the war is no longer on this planet as well as a host that have been taken off this battlefield because this president took them off. >> let me ask you about the key question that most voters wanted answered. who is mitt romney? we have watched this evolution which is the fastest evolution with a right winger on all issues. are we elec...

Look at the budget that comes out of her pledge to this lobbyist grover norquist, the problem is it does just the opposite. it takes benefits away from seniors. it takes benefits away from our veterans. it weakens our commitment to our military. it does the opposite of what the soothing tones of her language says. so it very much connects to her campaign and what shes saying in this campaign. >> why dont we take a look at some of the aspects of the campaign which are unique to you. your friendsh...

Military. it does the opposite of what the soothing tones of her language says. so it very much connects to her campaign and what shes saying in this campaign. >> why dont we take a look at some of the aspects of the campaign which are unique to you. your friendships are so wide and varied. lets look at an endorsement from joe lieberman who is quite the hawk. this is what he said about you. this is joe lieberman, the independents who votes for the democrats but is very hawkish from connecticut e...

Her character. >> well, this is a case that goes way back even to your term. why is it relevant today, senator? >> well, its relevant because it speaks -- it does speak a lot about her character, and nebraskans dont know that much about her. she was -- she won the republican nomination by joe ricketts basically put a bullet in the head of the attorney general and killed him just before the primary. they dont know that much about her. this speaks to her character. everything in the advertisement ...

>> reporter: well, i think just watching what president obama and mitt romney have been arguing about, gives you a road map on what we expect to hear tonight. you will hear arguments over the budget, over medicare and taxes. and these two men, remember, paul ryan and joe biden were on opposite sides of the negotiating table, during the super committee on the failed budget, where they failed to reach agreement. so they have a lot of past history and will air their arguments in public. you will al...

Syria? were going to try to find those people who we can help with weapons, which is what the obama administration is doing. on the top line, he talks this big, strong, big stick game but he doesnt really seem to have a clue about how you would even do that in real life. >> he also -- >> steve i have to get to something dishonest here. i think everybody agreed with your hawk, middle of the road, or a dove, you will agree this is dishonesty here. in the two-state solution its different what he sa...