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Heard the story about so and so"? weve got 45 seconds here, hes telling a joke. he walks out, and hes relaxed. ive never seen anybody like it. nixon was totally different. hed sit in the room and study for two days. all these briefing books, call me up, get me more on this, click. you know. >> yeah. >> reagan was totally relaxed. ive never seen anybody like that. >> but literally corrected -- 1983, williamsburg summit. ronald reagan is supposed to tackle this briefing book sunday night. the firs...

Tough on him on deficits and parts of the war strategy. but the one thing i always admired about him, this may not sound like -- hes totally zen. he gets pummeled by all sides and when the day is done, he goes upstairs, talks to laura, turns on "sportscenter" and frankly, my dear, doesnt give a damn. >> its interesting. from the beginning of the campaign he let it roll off his back. i remember being on the campaign plane, mark, you probably saw this, laura bush an i would be looking at the headl...

Sally. when reporters asked his attorneys why slater took the slide, the answer -- because it was right there. even his ex-wife came to his defense. >> he definitely has the joan of arc of the flight world right now. >> you sound like you like him a lot for an ex-wife. >> oh, hes fantastic. hes wonderful. >> reporter: but even wonderful people snap. like in the nocoderm commercial. >> stop it! stop it! stop it! stop it! >> the last time i tried to quit smoking -- >> only two carry-on items! >> r...

>> thats one way they care. >> it was worse for bill clinton when he had -- >> did you get that feeling or are you just projecting that feel something. >> no, no one said anything like that to me at all. i think what they say is a more zen like thing which is, if we lose it, we lose, it we believe in what were doing, a story to tell, a case to make, and eventually well get credit for it. >> one reason we wanted to expand how we do, it weve seen these numbers in the gallup, but the problem is, if...

Wasnt the worst thing in the world for bill clinton when he had -- >> did you get that feeling or are you just projecting that feeling? >> they dont say that. no one said anything to me like that at all. i think what they say a more zen like thing. if we lose it, we lose it. we believe in what were doing. we think we have a story to tell, a case to make. >> this enthusiasm gap, one reason we wanted to expand this. weve seen the number the most likely and weve seen the gallup. if you just looked ...

Voter mood on a certain level. this economic recovery is very, very unstable. we could seriously go backwards. so the president focusing on the deficit? thats politics. thats not policy and it worries me. it bothers me. >> howard, your thoughts initially. >> well, my thought initially is that in barack obamas mind theres kind of a zen to this. the way to get reelected is to behave like you dont care about getting re-elected. i think he cares about history. i think he and david axelrod shaped the...

We could seriously go backwards. so the president focusing on the deficit? thats politics. thats not policy and it worries me. it bothers me. >> howard, your thoughts initially. >> well, my thought initially is that in barack obamas mind theres kind of a zen to this. the way to get reelected is to behave like you dont care about getting re-elected. i think he cares about history. i think he and david axelrod shaped the obama candidacy in 2008 an the theme making history, the day that we were cha...

Im not tearing the president down here, but i am concerned about one thing. theres one area where hes putting his own re-election i believe ahead of the countrys best interests. and thats on the issue of economic recovery and the deficit. he has turned into something ever a deficit not a hawk but a worrier. and david axelrod, his political genius said something very interesting to "the new york times" last weekend. he said hes concerned about the deficit because his job is to check the political...

Jim. more americans are excited. >> team usas game winning goal against allgigeria may have had defining moment. heres jeanne moos. >> reporter: may be more refreshing than even a moment of zen -- the moment of goal. the kick that beat algeria was like a kick in the pants. making americans jump up in bars from seattle to nebraska. >> i was like i needed to take a xanax. okay? >> reporter: true, some americans are probably more familiar with disco balls than soccer balls. >> soccer, the sport for...

>> ill find out. i hope its not that sad. >> i was thinking like me it doesnt like getting older. >> maybe thats it. as simple as that. >> baby animals always happy online. take a look. this week its a baby kang room . >> these baby animals dont have to do anything and get millions of views. >> babies, animals, they trump everybody and everything. >> thats true. time for your zen. every week you get your relaxation video. ready? this week is funky. lets hear this music. this is called "animusic....