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And we've seen this. i mean, you know, a for effort rick santorum. he's really trying to appeal to african americans. i don't think you appeal to african americans by calling africa, you know, african countries s-hole countries and calling neighborhoods where african americans live and like elijah cummings assure their problems but instead of saying listen, baltimore is set by some of the same problems you see in pittsburgh, the downtown in manufacturing for instance, that's not how he's phrasing it. he's going for another thing, this sort of emotional play for folks who feel left behind by a ...

Pittsburgh, the downtown in manufacturing for instance, that's not how he's phrasing it. he's going for another thing, this sort of emotional play for folks who feel left behind by a lot of the demographic changes in just the divisions, the sort of urban world divide, the racial divide. so that's what he's doing. >> how does this play out on the debate stage? to van's point, there is a danger for democrats in focussing on every tweet the president is sending and not focussing on -- >> let him dictate the entire conversation. there is a danger in that no doubt. this is why i think you'll probab...

An interesting way he's phrasing it. >> but i was surprised by the phrase shot across the bow. when you shoot across the bow of an enemy ship, you say stop or we will sink you with the next round. when obama says we're doing a shot across the bow, then we're going to go home, this will stop, it will be limited. three days, we don't want an iraq war. so has none of the effect of a shot across the bow. it is simply a way to he is swaj the president and people through the west without doing anything. the reluctance of this president trying to make the case is simply staggering. it reminds me of t...