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. >> we knew that going in and we just committed to getting a story right. we had a great book that had been so well researched and got to work with my collaborator and the amazing screen writer and a strong journalist and committed to tracking down all of the sources and confirming that they weren't messing around. >> by the way, it's more interesting if you produce a multifacetted. it's like a recount and you surprise james bakerment he thought the guys would stiff him and they went around saying it was a great movie. >> if you are going to do a story that said it is based on truth, people g...

Should have? or were they softening up? how would you sbrieb the preparation? >> kerry was more of an actor than a screen writer in this. and the thing they were really worried about, they thought kerry was going to play paddy cake with obama in order to become secretary of state. and in the first preparations at the dnc in washington, he was really soft on obama. but it turned out obama is just not the kind of guy you can walk up to and call a failure to his face. i think that holds true with every president in these practice sessions. obama particularly. >> guess who did? romney did. >> romn...

Ben affleck, an academy award winning screen writer at age 26. >> i fly into tehran, we all fly out together. >> he's now in the running for best director and best actor. people are talking about you for an oscar. you star in it, you direct it. >> this has definitely been a pronounced movement up. >> did you ever consider anybody else for the lead besides yourself? >> you know, it's one of those things where the actor was sleeping with the director. i wanted to have as much to do with it as i could. i just really loved the part. >> george clooney, your friend, he was chosen sexiest man in 2006...

And that's a question for another day because i'd like to come back to that topic about just how much the american economy and the global economy can continue to count on the american consumer. >> we learned in 2008, that's when the rubber hit the road. >> it was all fueled by cheap credit. >> and i think quoting was the sort of social political response to income inequality. >> author of "life inc.," and jessica bagnulo the green light bookstore. thank you all for being here. the screen writer of the new film "lincoln," joins me. i'm so excited. right after this. so, i'm happy. sales go up....

>> uh-huh. also jennifer lopez making headline this morning as well. she is the executive producer of a new sitcom, called "the fosters" which airs on abc family. and basically centers around two women raising an ethnically diverse group of biological and adoptive children. the premise of the series has angered the very conservative family group, one million moms. we heard from them before the they take issue with the attempt, rather, to redefine marriage and family by having two moms raise these children together. they also slam hollywood for pushing an agenda that homosexuality is acceptab...