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Abdulazeez is obviously would get attention. hes never gotten any negative attention as far as i knew but i think more than anything he was making a joke. it was funny at the time and now it is a little more morbidly ironic than anything else. >> can you elaborate on that a bit? you say he got attention about his name growing up in the south. did he ever talk about what it was like being muslim in the south in the united states? did he talk to you about any struggles he may have had? >> not real...

Incredibly out of sync with whats going on. so i do think, it will probably come toward the end of the speech, whe speech. otherwise if he doesnt touch on it, it will seem like washington is oblivious. >> interesting, d.l., you said washington should touch on it and joke about these things. >> jokes humanize. ultimately, as a comic, you know youre supposed to talk about the most obvious thing in the room, the elephant in the room. like errol pointed out, it would make them seem even more trite t...

War days when ousted soviet leaders suddenly failed to appear. did this russian leader have the flu? back trouble? even reports he went to switzerland to be with his girlfriend for the birth of his baby. publicly russia and the u.s. making light of it all. >> was the president pleased to see vladimir putin resurface? >> reporter: behind the scenes the u.s. says it believes putin was ill but always in charge. not so fast say some experts. >> in a normal country, had you had this type of situation...

Linked -- arrested thousands linked to the movement since the army ousted islamist president morsi in july 2013. russian president vladimir putin is back after more than a week out of the public eye. >> he joke good all the rumor that were swirl being his absence. you now hes back to business with new military shows of force. barbara starr reports. >> reporter: vladimir putin reappeared for the first time in ten days making light of his absence saying it would be boring without gossip. gossip ...

Flu, back trouble? even reports he went to switzerland to be with his girlfriend for the birth of his baby. publically russia and the u.s. making light of it all. >> was the president policed to ed to see putin resurface? >> reporter: they believe he was ill but always in charge. not so fast say some experts. >> had had you this situation, they would have had a photo op. >> reporter: is putin always wanting to be seen as the strong man in a weakened political position? >> there may be something ...

Flu, back trouble? even reports he went to switzerland to be with his girlfriend for the birth of his baby. publicly russia and the u.s. making light of it all. >> was the president pleased to see vladimir putin resurface? >> reporter: behind the scenes the u.s. says it believes putin was ill but was always in charge. not so fast say some experts. >> in a normal country, had you had this kind of situation, they would have had a photo op with the president. why didnt they do it with mr. putin? >>...

Troubled. even if they havent had that same experience themselves. even if theyre not african-american or latino. think there are a lot of good, well-meaning people, i think there are probably a lot of police officer who is might have looked at that and said, thats a tragedy what happened and we got to figure out how to bring an end to these kinds of tragedies. >> on comedy central, the president was seeking some comic relief, making light of the bruising mid-term elections which resulted in the...

>> the president needs to stop bragging and get the border under control before children start dying. >> tonight sergeant bowe bergdahl is being flown to a military hospital in san antonio. but im outraged by some of the stupidity of some republicans who are making light of his medical condition. just listen to this. >> youre trying to tell me that he is being held at landstuhl, germany because of his medical condition? >> congressman, i hope youre not implying anything other than that. >> im ju...

Liberty mutual insurance. responsibility. whats your policy? welcome back to "the ed show." thanks for staying with us tonight. nobody can pin down joe biden about what hes thinking about 2016. during last nights ireland fund gala, biden received an invitation to hit the golf course with the vice president saying, "if you want to keep your handicap in golf, dont run for president." the vice president making light about a campaign hurting his golf game. but a 2016 run will take more than hintin...