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This. he basically just wanted to oh, gosh, this is the first question, lets -- he wanted to get rid of it and move on to something else. should he be held to the same standard as someone whos been a career politician, whos done a million town halls and maybe more experienced with how they handle people? >> what do you think donald trump would say if he decided to build a 150 story office building in manhattan. >> good luck and go to it. >> you idiot, you dont know what youre talking about. that...

Spent 20 years -- listen to me here carefully. im a member of that same united church of christ denomination. the members run the church. they have the ability to fire the minister. barack obama sat in that pey and listened to anti-semitic sermons for years and never said anything. >> he responded to it a number of times, a number of times in 2008 -- >> he didnt fire the guy. he could have fired the guy. he didnt do it. he didnt act. >> okay -- >> same standard. >> he has addressed the issue, he...

>> i might disagree just mildly with stephanie here, i thought the march 2008 speech around race, around then senator obamas pastor. >> reverend wright. >> i thought that speech was a very emotional and extraordinary speech in the middle of a presidential campaign and at a very pivotal time where he needed to go at and explain to the american people this basic piece of his life that had to do with his faith, it had to do with his church, but also a broader context of how he approached these issu...

>> reverend wright. i thought that speech was a very emotional and extraordinary speech in the middle of a presidential campaign and at a very pivotal time where he really needed to go out and explain to the american people this basic piece of his life that had to do with his faith, that had to do with his church, that had to do with his pastor, but also a broader context of how he approached these issues. and i was really struck, jake, listening to his speech on friday at how much -- how far, a...

He didnt talk candidly about race really all that often, there were a couple moments here and there, but generally speaking, it seemed as though his staff didnt want him talking about it. >> well, it was a very big concern. early in his career, he did talk about race, he was forced to talk about race with jeremiah wright and he did well. once he got into the white house, he got his so hard that he felt himself in a beer summit with a beat cop just trying to escape with the black lash. and he was...

Obama you saw friday is the same one that you and other democrats fell in love with years ago. >> absolutely. you know, the president has given many, many good speeches. and i dont think anybody disagrees with that regardless of your politics. but the speech that he gave on friday, was the same barack obama, the same emotional barack obama speaking truth to this country, and bringing everybody along with him. i havent seen something like that since 2004. >> really? >> and thats with someone who ...

We should have been tougher on bush. so i think he earned a lot of credibility with a lot of media. reverend wright, he was -- bill: this is what bob schiefer said, a man i respect and like too. what we do, we watched the campaign and we report what the two sides are doing. i think it is politicians who make the campaign. now that sets us up for the following question. what bob schieffer was referring to katie, seems to me the horse race the polling who is up, who is down day-to-day, and not the...

National stage in 2004. >> no other country on earth is my story even possible. >> reporter: in 2008 then senator obamas prospect of becoming the first african-american president was almost derailed when his pastor was caught making racist remarks. forcing obama to address race head-on. >> reverend wrights comments were not only wrong but divisive. divisive at a time when we need unity. >> reporter: michelle obama, too, felt under siege. >> what do you think is the one thing most people get wron...

Hes not the outsider looking in. its the people he hung around with. when he hears death to america. he hears oh, yeah reverend wright. it has nothing to do with him being outside the united states. its the education he has to him. thats a bunch of baaloney. >> anything else? >> shall i talk about the missiles? >> let me set it up for you. yesterday, announced they would be selling a surface to air missile system with iran. >> yes. >> charming. >> these are basically the guard dogs for the nukes...

World. >> but there seems to be a certain level of ignorance. its not funny, youre right. hes reading a tell prompter and repeatedly says in his speech navy corpsman, not knowing what a corpsman is making crusade without the understanding it was an islam response -- and desire to get back christian holy sites. but he said this one thing i want to take issue with. he said sometimes when i listen to less than loving expressions by christians i get concerned. now, he spent 20 years in this mans chu...