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>>. >> heather: welcome back. a possible showdown in washington has president obama prepares to assemble his new cabinet and there is controversy over the potential candidacy of u.n. ambassador susan rice to be the next secretary of state. andy dean is national radio host. ellen rat nor. let's begin with this. white house has signaled that susan rice may be the president's choice to replace hillary clinton for secretary of state. she is known to be one of the president's greatest loyalists and as recently this week, the president voiced utmost confidence in her. what hou do we feel about that?...

Jumpinger ton, -- jim pinkerton, writer for "american spectator" magazine. ellen, did candy crowley take sides. >> the debate commission clearly wanted her and let her decide to intervene. however i have to say i think that, her trying to clarify the issue of terror and the president's discussion was in fact a little over the line. i wouldn't have done it if i was a moderator. but on the other hand her overall, her moderation i think was quite good. jon: all right, jim. did she take sides. >> she went completely rogue on the rules. the debate commission and thing both romney and obama campaign...

Debate at times seeming to favor the president, actually backing him up when he said he called the murder of four americans in benghazi a terror attack the very next day in the rose garden. in fact he did not directly do so. a lot of folks are saying crowley went over the line turning from moderator into an advocate for the president. this morning crowley was clarifying her statement. >> i was trying to move them on. they were hung up on this one thing. mitt romney gone out and said, first they said it was the tape. then they said it was this. then they got hung up on did he say act of terror ...

>> it is what it is. >> jon: paula deen fights accusations of being a racist. are the media behind the smear? >> knock-knock, who is there. >> the george zimmerman gets off to a question start. they go wall to wall with the coverage but is all the attention adding to a racial divide? and a tip on how to protect yourself from government spying. >> jon: on the panel, judy miller, joe consha, jim pinkerton, ellen rat they are and richard grenell. i'm jon scott. fox news watch is on right now.