you know, i was -- >> greta: what do you think about this, dick? >> i was listening to it, and i don't want to spend too much time on the scheduling thing. speak and tuesday night. labor day is monday, tuesday is nothing on. probably some bright apple got some idea hey, let's compete with the republican debate and force them to postpone it for cancel it. boehner came back and said you can't do it on wednesday you have to do it thursday going up against the football game. obama said i will do it at 7:00 eastern before the game. >> that means in central it is at 6:00 and on the west coast it is at 4:00 which means his own audience is undermined. i think obama just outsmarted himself on this. i think it was an attempt to sense out the republican debate and blue u blew up in his face.