good will. >> the way he related to you and i've observed that in prayer breakfasts and other gatherings and other younger members of the staff, it's almost a big brother, young father kind of thing that i don't think is seen through the press. because he seemed to be, you know, not the touchy kind of guy. but in his own way, he seems to have built this kind of relationship with younger staff members. >> you know, he really believes in empowering young people and being there for them. i spoke about how he helped when my father passed away. he set a culture in the white house. they are quick to give young staff -- whether it's heather foster who you know is a young woman leading african-american outreach. this white house and this president believe in empowering young people to do important work. >> well, josh dubois, i'm going
>> sean: in the midst of confirmation hearings, prayer breakfasts and speeches on immigration, a senate hearing on benghazi nailed president obama for being virtually awol during the terrorist attack back in september. yesterday senator lindsey graham grilled leon panetta for the obama's administration lack of leadership on the night four americans died, only to learn in fact that our commander in chief, barack obama, did nothing to help the victims that night. now last senate senator graham was on the program and reacted to that exchange right here. >> if i were a family member, and one of my loved ones was killed in benghazi, i would be sick to my stomach. the president of the united states talked to the secretary of defense for 15 minutes, never talked to the secretary of state until after the attack was over. never made a phone call saying
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ahead. thank you very much. [ applause ] >> president obama there with remembrance of his prayerful meeting with the reverend billy graham in north carolina. he was on a trip at the time to western north carolina. and that was in asheville. he made his way and had a meeting with billy graham and his son. you kristen welker is live at the white house. in an election year sometimes your ear is tuned in for politics. most of the prayer breakfast is usually not about politics. i couldn't help but think of the timing, if you will, of listening to the president talk about the very poor, talk about worrying about the poor in a way frankly that all presidents do at these prayer breakfasts. but to hear it to day just after the mitt romney thing, you know, forgive me for having my ear tuned into politics. >> it's interesting, chuck.
country. it establishes penalties up to and including execution for the crime of being gay. despite reports that the bill was withdrawn and killing part was taken out, the bill has not been withdrawn and it includes execution as a penalty. the reason this murder is an american story is that the kill the gays bill author is connected not just to america's anti-gay religious quacks with their tennis rackets and bogus research. he's also connected to the family which organizes prayer breakfasts in uganda and has welcomed him to america where the street in washington is home to several conservative members of congress. the journalist who covered the family most closely say that david is the family's key man in the uganda parliament and that american connection has been key to his rise in politics. last year he appeared on our show to defend his american inspired kill the gays bill. he told us the u.s. and other
america today who feel we're losing our freedoms while people of other faiths are gaining their freedoms. so it is a perception. whether it is right or wrong is still a perception. >> reporter: jane, he is also taking part in events here on capitol hill. jane: shannon, quickly a few weeks ago we heard a federal judge declared national day of prayer unconstitutional. what about the people who sued about that the fact that it is still happening today anyway? >> reporter: they're not happy. they have a full-page ad in "new york times" decrying what is happening today. they won in court. they said the day of prayer shouldn't be happening a dangerous mix of government and religion. i talked to one of the plaintiffs. here is her thoughts. >> you have politicians using this event to pander for votes or feeling they must put their stamp of approval on such things as prayer breakfasts and healing events and prayer proclamations. it is very dangerous. >> reporter: people here
bill is moving towards passage. it is a strong step. >> none of this, i think, had not rachel maddow made it a he real cause on her program. this was rachel on february 1st. >> one thing the family does openly take credit for in politics is the national prayer break faes. they do it here every year. every u.s. president since eisenhower attends the annual prayer breakfasts. there's the fact that two family members behind the kills the gays bill both said in recent weeks that they were planning on traveling to the u.s. to attend this year's prayer breakfast. alongside president obama and all the other dignitaries expected to make appearances. >> now, i don't know whether those two gentlemen were at the prayer breakfast today because we're looking at all of the pictures of the attendees, but one person was there, mark sanford, at the prayer breakfast today. jeff, how does this happen in
national prayer breakfast. they do it here every year. they have for decades. every u.s. president since eisenhower has attended these annual prayer breakfasts. they're seen as nonpartisan, relatively innocuous, if vaguely insulting to the idea of separation of church and state. but this year the family's sponsor seems rather less innocuous, even beyond the sex scandals and cover-ups of the c street house there's the allegation two family members behind the kill the gays bill both said in recent weeks that they it were planning on trafrlg to the u.s. to attend this year's prayer breakfast. alongside president obama and all the other dignitaries expected to make appearances. we can report tonight that despite their claims, neither mr. bahati nor about buturo will attend the prayer breakfast. the state department confirmed that late today. even without those two there, though, should the president of the united states still be planning on attending the family's prayer event? joining us now is someone who
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i think this whole issue becomes a surrogate for a lot of other feelings that people have about the notion that somehow or another their country is being taken away from them, because the country is changing profoundly, this is a demographic reality out there, and what richard hoff used to call the paranoid style of politician flourishes in times of big change and challenge. but it's being consciously exploited. >> his stepfather was born in indonesia. his birth father was from kenya. despite going to prayer breakfasts, despite protestations, perhaps, what does it take for him to demonstrate -- or is it just fighting words? it's what you say to, the muslim thing, the birther thing, these all go together that he's not one of us. >> i think some maybe don't believe that, but it's what you do say about barack obama. spt birth it's the same thing, the birther thing, he's not one of us. >> how about palin saying he hangs around with terrorists. >> it's all of a piece.