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Secretary kerry contends that every time in the past that negotiations with iran have broken down, quote, iran's nuclear program has advanced. uma? >> molly, thank you so much for that update. joining us now for more on this, christian whiten, a former state department official under the bush administration. appreciate you being with us, sir. when we talk about this letter and we hear about it is this more of a style issue or a substance issue? is this actually going to make a difference when it comes to the negotiations and whether iran is going to get a nuclear bomb, or is it a distraction...

>> great to be here. jenna: can pr fix this? >> no, i predict dr. emanuel is not going to be put out on my more shows. jenna: why has he been? >> i think they're trying to find the right person who can articulately discuss. the problem they have of a fundamental one of it just not working, and that's a substance issue. a lot of white houses, both parties, make the mistake of saying it's a pr problem. no, the problem is designed into the law itself. jenna: if you were called in, and and they said, ari fleischer, how do we go forward? >> well, first, i wouldn't answer the phone. [laughter] but i...

>> i can have spoken with numerous people who have worked closely with him who say he has a substance issue. they have never seen him drinking at work but think he has been drunk at work. he has denied this. but the police are following him around and they will find mickeys of vodka in the trash. there are handoffs with close friends who are drug dealers or alleged drug dealers who are on charges right now. i think a lot of the signs point to a substance issue and how long that is going on. >> who voted for him? who is his base? who put him there? >> they call themselves ford nation. it's a te...

President's performance, lackluster in energy, perhaps. so playing president obama getting ready for this second debate, town hall style, did you pep up in what did you do? were you more aggressive as president obama? >> i think obama will come out swinging. he will be more aggressive. it looked at the debate but i don't think it was his problem. not just style. it was lackluster. it was substance. he didn't offer anything new for four years. having played the role of barack obama now for several weeks i have been looking for what the substance is, too. only thing that changes over the next fo...

You respect him, as many do. can he turn things around at this point? >> well, he can, and will, and has vowed to continue to make an impact. what he has done is strange in that he's relinquished a winning strategy of being the most knowledgeable conservative for a losing strategy, which is to be the most positive candidate. one. that's not a substance issue. republicans want a substance. two, he is dramatically and directly undermining that strategy by vowing to rip off mitt romney's face. and three, there's no such thing, everybody promises to do positive campaigns. nobody ever does them, be...