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Per the "wall street journal," jobs created, bush had the worst track record since the government began keeping records, 1 million in eight years. president clinton, 23 million, president carter, 10 1/2 million in four years, president obama the projected number for this year is up to 1,730,000. 1 million in eight years for bush. but our winner sharon engel after the evidence she was lying when she denied she wanted to gut and privatize social security. she has now changed her tune slightly. she...

Back in 1930 or something. i mean, what are the odds? where do you put the odds? >> reporter: well, compared to previous world cups, this is the 19th edition. first one in africa as you mentioned earlier. last world cup in germany in 2006. and i really get a sense that theres a different buzz about this world cup and the word "buzz" is appropriate because im sure youve been hearing this blairing and this buzzing of the vuvuzelis, a horn typical here in africa. we have been personalizing several ...

If his personalizing in politics where he may be the strongest, where is he the most vulnerable? >> i think hes the most vulnerable in that his persona is hard to pin down. you have liberals who rightfully say hes made so many compromises that some of them are having regrets over his election. you have conservatives who think hes taken such dramatic steps that hes really a socialist and hes lead up over the clip on the economic. so where is the real barack obama? i think he hasnt done well enoug...

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As you note, and this is why its important, now for the first time personalizing his attacks against robert mueller. notably similar the way he went after andrew mccabe a matter of months ago. ty cobb, the presidents attorney, this weekend basically pushed back all this and said the president is not discussing, is not considering the firing of the special counsel robert mueller. again, to be clear, it wouldnt be the president who would do that firing. and youll remember that "the new york times"...

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States is relating to not just trayvons parents who are going through unbelievable agony right now, but to all parents who have sons, who have sons, who have african-american sons, who just worry about their children and say to themselves, you know, there but for the grace of god go i. you know, it is a powerful moment for the president and for the country. >> jonathan, joining us now is germane lee, who covers issues impacting the black community for the "huffington post." jermaine, great to ha...