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Doesnt it, chris? >> no, they will get alec baldwin to play the president and no one will miss him. hes missing a great opportunity to look human appeal to people who may not necessarily like him. this is where presidents get to be self-effacing. i think the president will regret missing it. judge jeanine: he has his own media, he does twitter. >> the president doesnt need this dinner to poke at the media and have fun with the media. the white house correspondents dinner has become new york post...

That puts the end to the dinner, doesnt it, chris? >> no, they will get alec baldwin to play the president and no one will miss him. hes missing a great opportunity to look human appeal to people who may not necessarily like him. this is where presidents get to be self-effacing. i think the president will regret judge jeanine: he has his own media, he does twitter. >> the president doesnt need this dinner to poke at the media and have fun with the media. the white house correspondents dinner has...

>> if you lock me up ill burn my peter. >> burn your peter? >> yeah. >> all right. >> his disciplinary hearing for a night full of harassing correctional staff. it more memorable than most weve ever covered. >> i admit that. >> yeah. ive let that escalate. i escalated that. >> reid was serving an 11-year sentence. he had stabbed a friend during an argument, and the man died. but reids personal demon had made him no stranger to prison. >> how long have you been in prison? >> most of my life. >> w...

Correctional staff. it more memorable than most weve ever covered. >> i admit that. >> yeah. ive let that escalate. i escalated that. >> reid was serving an 11-year sentence. he had stabbed a friend during an argument, and the man died. but reids personal demon had made him no stranger to prison. >> how long have you been in prison? >> most of my life. >> why? what was your life like out there before prison? >> just spun out of control through alcohol, you know. >> jimmy reid was probably one of...

>> just spun out of control through alcohol, you know. >> jimmy reid was probably one of the most forthright inmates ive ever interviewed. he just was completely uncensored. very self-effacing. very honest about who he was, what he did, why he did it. and he had a great face. he had a face that looked like he had seen many, many bar fights. and the other crimes that put you in prison before, what were those? >> very different. a lot of different things. thieving, fighting. but the majority of th...

>> yeah. >> all right. >> his disciplinary hearing for a night full of harassing correctional staff. it more memorable than most weve ever covered. >> i admit that. >> yeah. ive let that escalate. i escalated that. >> reid was serving an 11-year sentence. he had stabbed a friend during an argument, and the man died. but reids personal demon had made him no stranger to prison. >> how long have you been in prison? >> most of my life. >> why? what was your life like out there before prison? >> just...

Rehearsal. that card is very clear. >> did you see the reports that said -- >> i did see it. i dont want to blast the guy. hes a professional. i do think he needs to get in front of this, though, and come and talk on a show live and maybe the even be self-effacing. look, hes taken responsibility. he clearly has done that. he almost has to make a joke of it himself because this really destroyed the night for these two women. this was their dream. its not the most important thing in the world, but...

>> burn your peter? >> yeah. >> all right. >> his disciplinary hearing for a night full of harassing correctional staff. it more memorable than most weve ever covered. >> i admit that. >> yeah. ive let that escalate. i escalated that. >> reid was serving an 11-year sentence. he had stabbed a friend during an argument, and the man died. but reids personal demon had made him no stranger to prison. >> how long have you been in prison? >> most of my life. >> why? what was your life like out there be...

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Jimmy reid. >> if you lock me up ill burn my peter. >> burn your peter? >> yeah. >> all right. >> his disciplinary hearing for a night full of harassing correctional staff. is more memorable than most weve ever covered. >> i admit that. >> yeah. ive let that escalate. i escalated that. >> reid was serving an 11-year sentence. he had stabbed a friend during an argument, and the man died. but reids personal demon had made him no stranger to prison. >> how long have you been in prison? >> most of m...