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Middle east and perceptions that have brought us the protests weve seen tragically the last few days. ultimately its something that has to be resolved. this is largely up to the israeli prime minister and the palestinian president, and there is a fundamental lack of truth between the two. so it is going -- one would hope there will another opportunity going guard, but right now the conditions for a successful negotiate dont exist. >> p.j., let me transition to afghanistan. you heard her report t...

About two different things. >> no, were not. >> ethnic makeup versus people on the left who have right-wing views. youre talking about ideology -- >> no, no, were talking about -- >> versus socioeconomic makeup. >> the perceptions that they convey. you know this, youve been in the business long enough. you know what reporters say in private. they dont like republicans. >> no, see, this is the paranoia we always see on the right. >> its not paranoia! >> look, the media is pro-media. their job is ...

You saw him stand up for president obama at the democratic national convention. now hes hitting the road, gregg. >> gregg: ed henry live in kissimmee, florida. quieted crowd, thanks very much. >> heather: with the republican and democratic national conventions over and done with, analysts are noting the different approaches that we saw from each side. republicans rarely mentioned president obama by name. while democrats, they came out strong in their criticisms of governor mitt romney. so what c...

More aggressive on various labor appointments and help for big labor and card check, whats the truth about where they stand? >> its important for your audience to understand that this is partly political theater that were witnessing. this division between labor and the obama presidency, i think, is for real, but its far, its a far shallower division than might otherwise be the case in the perceptions of many. remember, this bargain, you just heard the president refer to the bargain yesterday on ...

Steny hoyer, van jones, and congressman chris van hollen who ted heads up the dccc. i hope you have a great weekend. thomas roberts subpoena next. you know whose tweet i like the best? bob newhart tweeted that hes contacting his lawyers because clint eastwood stole his persona. i love that one. you have a great weekend. ill see you monday. >> bye-bye. >> on the agenda next hour, game on mitt romney and paul ryan bask in the after glow after last nights convention as the official ticket gets ba...

Statement that will change sort of broader perceptions about him being someone that just wants to win this thing at whatever -- by any means necessary? >> i think you hit on an interesting point. i dont think mitt romney can change his personality and he shouldnt. when i ran for governor, some of my advisors, people i paid a lot of money to, wanted me to don overalls and milk a cow. i was a big city mayor. >> we still kind of want you to do that. >> that would have looked absurd. he cant come of...

Him. we know from the pool reports, he was practicing yesterday. this is a big moment for mitt romney to say what you may have heard about me is not right and this is who i am in these last 70 plus days before the election. >> mark, in 1992 we were in madison square garden, the last time a candidate really successfully reintroduced himself as the man from hope, bill clinton. this kind of moment, does it need to be at this level? hes got a "the washington post" poll today where the race is still ...

The navy seals. turning toturning to the campaiy bounce out of the choice of congressman ryan? >> traditionsally, there is a modest bounce when you choose a vice-presidential nominee. vice-president matters more to what peoples perceptions are of the presidential candidate. this will help mitt romney over the long haul. he has signaled he intends to make the campaign about deficit, debt and spending and putting our fiscal house in order and a pro-growth economic policy. he has one of the most pa...

Okay, turning to the campaign... any bounce out of the choice of congressman ryan. >> traditionally, there is a modest bounce when you choose a vice-presidential nominee. it dwindles away. the vice-president matters more to what peoples perceptions are of the presidential candidate. and this will help mitt romney over the long haul. he has clearly signaled he intends to make the campaign about deficits and debt and spending and putting our fiscal house in order and a pro-growth economic policy a...

Transform what kind of campaigner mitt romney is. people are ultimately not going to vote for romney because at least he has chris christie there. its a different calculation. i think president bush then governor bush made the selection of cheney to send a more subtle message to people who had questions about his credentials and experience, to say okay, theres going to be a guy there thats really experienced who you can trust. perceptions of cheney were different back in 2000 than they are now. ...