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Talks about himself. maybe to barbara, maybe to poor barbara. maybe she has to hear it every night. let me tell you something. when that plane was spiraling toward the specific, i had two choices. >> not likely. >> but that is not him. >> right. >> what an amazing contrast. >> bring this up because michaels talking about one term presidents arent remembered by history. george w. bush seems to gr grow -- he seems to be the one giant, the one giant on this stage, the one great man left. in america...

Good thing. >> so, really, basically, willie, hes ruined it for all ex-presidents. for everybody, michael. >> a moral scourge, just like mika. michael beshalof, thank you so much. we called you late last night after this news broke and thank you for coming here. kind of like willie geist, the host and founder of "way too early." willie and i were commenting that having you and meachem here talking is kind of like hanging out in the hilton in athens, georgia, smoking cigarettes, listening to the ...

>> vietnam. >> and basically, michael, do you agree with this, basically experiments with, all right, lets have a quieter presidency. lets see if what we all say we want when we disagree with a strong president. when we disagree with a strong president, were all for legislative power, when we ask grow wi grow -- disagree with a strong president, were all for that and created the possibility for reagan. carter didnt win by much, another four or five counties in ohio. >> or texas. >> mississippi. ...

The best analogy we have for that is another one term president, hecrbert hoover. >> michael, is it a little unfair though not to look at his actions as a former president, how he traveled to all ends of the world, got his hands dirty, got exhausted and put his own heart and sweat into real building homes -- >> thats part of what makes him superior. >> opposed to other presidents you talk about who might be traveling on private planes to comfortable locations, getting paid a great deal of money ...