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one-termer. the vibe was bad enough this week. the top obama campaign strategist sent a memo to reporters noting that the presidents support from the democratic base is strong. the same cannot be said of independents. 54% disapprove of how hes doing his job. things can change between now and november 2012. the more immediate question is whether president obama has the political capital to sell his jobs plan to the public and push it through congress. joining us now, the number two de...

taking on islamic militants who have overrun a coastal town. its a case eerily similar to the one against former imf chief dominique strauss-kahn. an egyptian businessman could be arraigned in new york today, charged with sexually assaulting a hotel housekeeper. 74-year-old mahmoud abdel salam omar is accused of groping a maid at the pierre luxury hotel. she says she went to the room at omars request to drop off tissues. call it a bin laden bounce. strong performances on national s...

Doesnt work. and so, while i think the president is good to get involved because nothing much was happening and no one can hold that against him in any way, the parties are going to have to negotiate the boundaries themselves. >> but heres -- jeff goldberg of "the atlantic" magazine and "bloomberg view," wrote a column this week, and he said that failure to get a peace process started is going to very quickly have the arab spring on the israeli doorsteps. he writes about it this way -- "israel w...

Offensive. some people say its unnecessary. however, its not as offensive as the real wall, palestinian border wall or our border wall. >> glenn: yes. i was thinking nothing like that, but yes. we showed you the protest yesterday at pastor hagie church where they yell how many acres have you stolen? in tucson, what have you heard? none. 50,000 acres, america. most of it in texas. its been given up on. its the same argument. what theyre trying to get israel to do now. give up land. thats what the...

How is it were changing our traditions and changing in our classrooms? i remember now. we see it more and more in the classrooms if we dont get involved. just remember this is a teacher in california here. >> this is not about mexico. this is about a global struggle against imperialism and capitalism. we know. all that is happening where we now stand its stolen occupied mexico. >> glenn: you could transplant him over to the middle east. we are being re-educated to believe that america isnt all s...

How is it were changing our traditions and changing in our classrooms? i remember now. we see it more and more in the classrooms if we dont get involved. just remember this is a teacher in california here. >> this is not about mexico. this is about a global struggle against imperialism and capitalism. we know. all that is happening where we now stand its stolen occupied mexico. >> glenn: you could transplant him over to the middle east. we are being re-educated to believe that america isnt all s...

Surge in iraq back in 2003, there was, in both iraq and afghanistan, a long period in which there was belief that if you took out the bad guys the rest would take care of it. that was rumsfeld. and other people. it does not work that way. you have to build government institutions. you are right. the u.s. is not a good occupier and that is a lesson. when president obama talks about taking troops out of afghanistan starting next july, that makes people nervous because you have a deadline and the b...

There is lot of reporting indicates these guys kind of left the fold so to speak. theyre no longer under direct control of isi, pakistani intelligence service. they are now becoming a threat to that country as well. these groups killed benazir bhutto. theyre considered in many circles a an internal threat. look at it realistically. im not for the present troop level in afghanistan. we have to be avoid being seen as occupier. we have to avoid that all together. we have to do is necessary. what th...

I know his aides said he was misquoted. >> first of all, he didnt say it. they dont have him on tape saying that apparently he was having a conversation with some members of the parliament. somebody said he alluded to that. he said he didnt say it. i suggest hes going to come over here. the president invited him to come over. mr. karzai, when you come over, why dont you have time, maybe on msnbc, talk to american people from your heart, dont filter through the media, just talk directly from your...

Who have called for complete withdrawal from afghanistan? there are others. >> they are not pushed back. there are people that just dont believe that the united states should be at war and shouldnt have sent additional forces into afghanistan. this has marked a real departure from the obama administration from the left. its a grounds on which, you know, in the aftermath of whats going on in iraq is just, you know, war is not a popular thing. if you look at the polls right now, most americans sup...