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And historian michael bleech lo. "now with alex wagner" comes your way for the next hour. >> no wall of obfuscation here. mitt romney takes 47% views to a whole new level. mark mackinnon, sam stein, eric bates. foreign policy and finger pointing take center stage as republicans zero in on president obama's cabinet. the back and forth over benghazi and embassy rice with former governor bill richardson. the president tours storm damage in new york, addressing climate stage. we'll talk with deputy mayor wolfson when "now" starts in a mere 180 seconds. [ birds chirping ] are you sure you can fit i...

Caught on tape. take a look at this. look at this! this is in mountain track, colorado. the driver, jeremy foley and his co-driver flipped off course while making a turn, falling off course, flipping several times before crashing below. not a movie. looks like a movie to me, but it's not. both drivers air lifted to a local hospital, had to be checked out. somehow didn't even break a bone. i'm thinking how did they film this? what was the cameraman doing? our news nation gut check is next. do you agree with skrat gists like mark mackinnon who say romney's choice of ryan means he's going to lo...

I always have told people, campaigns are not for educating. you do not educate. there are people who use campaigns as a means of educating lose the campaign. they may go on to win a bigger race later on. campaigns are not made for educating. ryan has to educate the country. >> now the republicans have 84 chaotic days in which to teach america about the nuanced ryan plan. while the democrats have to keep making the simple and arresting point that romney and ryan will end medicare as we know it. a complicated argument versus a simple one. republican strategiist mark mackinnon said i think it's a...

Mark mackinnon is head of a strategy firm and was advertising director for president bush's 2000 and 2004 presidential campaigns. mark, you are on all alone except with me. and the question is, i saw the ad. what was your response to it? >> well, first of all, i thought it was a great, great ad. reminded me of "morning in america," one of the great political ads of all time. it's great because it evokes optimism and confidence and it invokes hope. but i didn't see it as particularly political, as being one side or the other. i think it's kind of like a rorschach ink blot test. i could make a c...

>> that was the great voice of hal rainey. brilliant advertising. mark, why don't democrats put ads like that on television? what is it? go ahead. >> i went to kiss the ring of hal ryan because he was such a god in our business. he had four whiskeys and smoked a pack of cigarettes over lunch. i realized where he got that great voice. it's great having you on, mark mackinnon. who is going to have the best ads this year? on the political side? >> well, i think both -- the team that produces ads like clint eastwood last night is the team that's going to win. i'll tell you that. >> will optimism s...