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Goes into effect immediately, it's not until january, this month, that they say we are now in the process of assigning monitors. assigning monitors begins this month. we say are we understanding you correctly. you are not putting the monitors in place until january. we did not hear back when we wrote that then. but it's highly suspicious if for no other reason that it's january. twlst these contract that canceled, there's bellville, the hoboken story. and now the administration says, okay, we're putting this in place. >> robert, i want to ask you on part of the language we heard steve use. it ...

Considering a conservative point of view. i have received some of that same vitriol because i am running for the republican nomination as a conservative. so it is just brainwashing and people not being open-minded. pure and simple. >> i'm joined by msnbc contributor karen hunter and comcast network bureau chief robert tranam. good morning to you both. i have to go on the heels what he said to you, robert. what do you think of what he said? i know where you vote. >> i think herman cain was inartful in his language. i don't think that african-americans are brainwashed with anything. as it relate...

>> peter, the u.s. faces a very tough challenge here. do we try to promote democracy in the region and risk a backlash, or do we step back even if that might mean potential violence? >> well, democracy is happening, alex, i think. this is spreading like a prairie fire in egypt. and i think we've seen these movements in the past. obviously, the fall of the soviet union, the people power revolution in the philippines that deposed marcos, the regime that went down in flames in romania. all over the world this happens. and i think that the critical thing for the president here is to talk about rea...

Deal with the crisis, and what does it all mean for president obama? robert tranam is chief for comcast democratic. peter is a democratic strategist. a special welcome to you, robert. welcome to the family officially. glad to have you. >> thank you. >> robert, if you were advising the president, what would your advice be to let things play out, or to try to get in there and influence the situation? >> well, the problem is is there is no good options. i mean, there's a lot of moving pieces here, and all of the pieces are very delicate. so what the president is doing is the right strategy. first...

You know, this is happening so quickly that i think that those folks in the streets will not be happy unless they see an indication by this president, mubarak, that there is real reform coming down the line. >> robert, joblessness. few opportunities, rising prices all seem to be the driving force behind these protests. does the u.s. need to do more to address those issues overseas, or if you listen to a litany of what i've just discussed there, do we have enough to worry about here at home just like that? >> you know, it's a perfect storm, alex. you're exactly right. we have more than enough o...