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Supporting president obama's plan to let the bush tax cuts for the wealthy expire but the off message remark reminded us of a similar instance. >> there's no question that in terms of getting up and going to the office and, you know, basically performing the essential functions of the office, a man who has been governor and had a sterling business career crosses the qualification threshold. >> on capitol hill last hour four of six republican leaders called the former president out by name in calling for those tax cuts to be extended. >> even bill clinton came out for it, before he was against ...

Functions of the office, a man who's been governor and had a sterling business career eyeses the qualification threshold. >> joining me now karen finny, former communications director and current msnbc political expert. and anna marie cox. my position is, this is all a frenzy around what clinton is saying is media frenzy. he's speaking and one word come into his head and it sounds like it's at some variance with the obama campaign. what could you make of the clinton controversies? >> well, they are exactly that, lawrence. a media frenzy and i'm sure clinton himself, probably enjoys it. >> yes....

On national tv. bain, of course, the recent target of attacks by the president's campaign. mr. clinton telling cnn: there's no question that in terms of getting up, going to the office and basically performing the essential funks of the office, a man who's been governor and had a sterling business career crosses the qualification threshold. well, bill clinton did then walk those comments back, but today there are at least two primaries in which the presidents are at odds. in new jersey mr. clinton is backing bill pascrell, mr. obama supports bill rothman, his competitor. and in california clin...

Crosses the qualification threshold. megyn: bill clinton is out there, and no sooner had he made those initial remarks than came out later and said some people are taking my remarks out of context and tried to say this wasn't an endorsement of mitt romney, but it had a lot of people saying that was -- it's not that helpful to our message when we are going after bain for you to call his business record sterling. >> this is clear pundit theater and has no meaning to everyday people and won't alter the campaign dynamics. i think it's good for democrats and president obama to have bill clinton ass...

Barrett. that wasn't enough. because president obama just tweeted that he is standing by tom barrett. glad everyone is finally up to speed. this, of course, is not the first time that bill clinton publicly undermine team obama. last week, he appeared on television praising republican presidential candidate mitt romney. take a look. >> there is no question that getting up and going to the office and, you know, basically performing the essential function of the office, a man who has been governor and sterling business career crosses the qualification threshold. >> sean: sterling? now to talk abo...