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Michelle obama was fundraising. the guy is on a very, very full fundraising schedule right now. >> the guy is going to raise a billion dollars. >> you think he would be doing things like solving the economy, job problem. >> this sounds like israel-palestine. you say unilateral disarmament? no, no. democrats will raise money and if you think republicans aren't raising money, you're -- i don't know -- >> he's the president! >> and in the first quarter of the year before the election, president bush did three fundraisers. president obama did 31. that's a stark difference. but president obama argu...

Taking the broader view, why is this conversation so important for us as a country and what should our takeaway be from it? >> let me first say i saw cutaways that show mitt romney and rick perry crit sidessing president obama on israel. israel has never been a partisan issue in the congress. and -- or with any president. and it should not be now. so i hope that will not continue. this issue has always been important, and it's been unresolved. president obama called for progress last year when he spoke to the u.n. friday is when abbas is supposed to speak, 72 hours from now, and in political t...

Walked this far up to the line. the other development today was that abbas, the president of the palestinian authority, said he will not heed president obama's request to not call for the vote. and that is a different dynamic. we'll have to see how that shakes out. >> there was some poll that said four out of ten americans have no opinion on this matter. i'm kind of one of them. for americans, the conflict there is like construction on a freeway. you drive by, it's been going on for years, you never see any progress at all. >> that's what i'm saying. >> it's like it goes on forever. >> in othe...

Michelle obama was fundraising. the guy is on a very, very full fundraising schedule right now. >> the guy is going to raise a billion dollars. >> you think he would be doing things like solving the economy, job problem. >> this sounds like israel-palestine. you say unilateral disarmament? no, no. democrats will raise money and if you think republicans aren't raising money, you're -- i don't know -- >> he's the president! >> and in the first quarter of the year before the election, president bush did three fundraisers. president obama did 31. that's a stark difference. but president obama argu...

Walked this far up to the line. the other development today was that abbas, the president of the palestinian authority, said he will not heed president obama's request to not call for the vote. and that is a different dynamic. we'll have to see how that shakes out. >> there was some poll that said four out of ten americans have no opinion on this matter. i'm kind of one of them. for americans, the conflict there is like construction on a freeway. you drive by, it's been going on for years, you never see any progress at all. >> that's what i'm saying. >> it's like it goes on forever. >> in othe...