. >> the white house terror adviser mr. john brennan. >> he's the guy sitting next to bin laden here. always trying to prove himself. he's been his second in command in al qaeda since 1998. by a bunch of different accounts, he's not a likable terrorist. he is from egypt. in al qaeda, that's not good. an fbi special agent who interviewed many wrote all though al qaeda recruits come from many countries, apparently, it's everybody who is not egyptian against everyone who is egyptian. sucker games put egyptians against arabs. soccer. they can't do shirts versus skins so it's everyone in shirts versus the egyptian guys in shirts. why is being an egyptian a strike against you in al qaeda? i do not know, but it is. it sounds like cause for disunity in al qaeda. it's great news for the rest of the world. also in a post 9/11 world of an already fragmented al qaeda, the work of power and authority the way bin laden did, there's never been another leader. it will fall to mr. not so charismatic, mr. egypt and being on the run. from on

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. >> white house terrorism adviser john brennan. mr. not so charismatic zawahiri is a doctor, he's the guy on the -- sitting next to bin laden here, always trying to prove himself, see how close we are? zawahiri has been osama bin laden's second in command in al qaeda since at least 1998. by a bunch of different accounts he's not a very likable or inspiring terrorist. even if you are a hair on fire extremist, yourself. for one thing, zawahiri is from egypt and in al qaeda, apparently that's not good. an fbi special agent wrote in a "new york times" op-ped, though al qaeda recruits come from many country, within the organization apparently it's sort of everybody who's not egyptian against everyone who is egyptian. quote, even soccer games pit egyptians against persian gulf arabs. al qaeda soccer. they can't do shirts versus skins, modesty. so it's everyone in shirts versus all the egyptian guys in shirts. why is being an egyptian a strike against you in al qaeda? i do not know. apparently it is. with an egyptian guy as the apparent next

. >> white house terrorism adviser john brennan. mr. not so charismatic zawahiri is a doctor, he's the guy on the -- sitting next to bin laden here, always trying to prove himself, see how close we are? zawahiri has been osama bin laden's second in command in al qaeda since at least 1998. by a bunch of different accounts he's not a very likable or inspiring terrorist. even if you are a hair on fire extremist, yourself. for one thing, zawahiri is from egypt and in al qaeda, appare apparently that's not good. an fbi special agent wrote in a "new york times" op-ped, though al qaeda recruits come from many country, within the organization apparently it's sort of everybody who's not egyptian against everyone who is egyptian. quote, even soccer games pit egyptians against persian gulf arabs. al qaeda soccer. they can't do shirts versus skins, modesty. so it's everyone in shirts versus all the egyptian guys in shirts. why is being an egyptian a strike against you in al qaeda? i do not know. apparently it is. with an egyptian guy as the apparen

on monday, less than 12 hours after president obama announced the death of osama bin laden, mr. obama's former ambassador to china john huntsman very quietly filed paperwork to create a political action committee for himself. that's so he'll be able to travel and raise money in the lead-up to formally announcing his own run for president. he took that step right after the bin laden news was announced. knowing full well that bin laden would eclipse all other news coverage of anything else for days. why would you want to run for president without anyone noticing you were running for president? i do not know. mr. huntsman is not alone. former pennsylvania republican senator rick santorum also waited until the bin laden news dropped to announce his fec filing for his presidential race. thus guaranteeing about exactly this much coverage of him officially being in the running. for a long shot no-name recognition candidates like huntsman and santorum, what the bin laden news gave them this week was an opportunity for a soft launch of their presidential campaigns without too much pressu

question -- >> how many houses do you and mrs. mccain have? >> i think -- i'll have my staff get to you. chris: well, the answer was seven. democrats have rich guys, too. john kerry's winds-surfing habit was a picture most democrats wanted not out there. here was jay leno. >> did you see the picture of john kerry windsurfing? he's at his home in nantucket, doing his favorite thing, winds surfing. even his hobby depends on which way the wind blows. chris: john edwards wasn't a silver spoon guy, but he forgot where he came from -- over and over. there was that infamous $400 haircut. this takeoff went viral. ♪ i feel pretty ♪ oh so pretty, i feel pretty, withey and bright and ♪ chris: by the way, on the subject, he exited the stage with this misleading statement -- >> i've decided that we are going to continue onward with "celebrity apprentice." we're going to continue making loggets and lots of money for charity. chris: charity? well, the contestants on the show compete for their charities, but trump himself reportedly gets te

mr. obama went on to say we don't trot out this stuff as trophies. we don't need to spike the football. the president making essentially an ethical point of why he chose not to release those photos in saying that's not who we are, but also making a couple of strategic points. one, what he described as -- as very graphic photos of somebody who was shot in the head. do not become an incitement to further violence against the united states or something to be used by propaganda by the followers of osama bin laden. but also to senator lindsay graham's criticism. that i mentioned earlier, that indisputable proof be provided of bin laden's death. mr. obama arguing today, quote, we don't think that a photograph in and of itself is going to make any difference. there's going to be some folks who deny it. releasing a photograph, release any kind of factual evidence is not going to quell people who are invested in a conspiracy theory that serves their own purposes. this is something that we can intu

. >> smith: mr. speaker, we're going to take a break and we'll continue with speaker john boehner from the capital on "face the nation" right after this. we're america's natural gas. and here's what we did today in homes all across america: we created the electricity that powered the alarm clocks and brewed the coffee. we heated the bathwater and gave kelly a cleaner ride to school. cooked the cube steaks and steamed the veggies. entertained dad, and mom, and a neighbor or two. kept watch on the house when they slept. and tomorrow we could do even more. we're cleaner, domestic, abundant and ready now. we're america's natural gas. the smarter power today. learn more at anga.us. >> smith: welcome back to the special edition of "face the nation." i'm harry smith sitting in for bob schieffer. mr. speaker, one of the things that seems to be dragging down the economy-- you've got one in four mortgages in the united states that are underwater. some estimates say there may be another five million foreclosure

. >> you, mr. trump, recognize that the real problem was a lack of leadership, so ultimately you didn't blame little john or meatloaf. ( laughter ) you fired gary busey. these are the kinds of decisions that would keep me up at night. ( laughter ) >> schieffer: so there you have it. i'm going to ask you, michael gerson, as a former member of the bush white house, a republican in good standing, now a columnist, that you write from the right side of things-- what do you think the president is... is there more going on here than we might suspect? was he doing more than sticking the needle in? >> it was a good comedy act, but also a good strategy. you know, anything done to humiliate donald trump may make it more likely for him to run. any increase in the likelihood that trump is going to run is good for the president, because every minute that trump spends on the national stage is a minute that a serious republican is not on that stage. >> schieffer: that's very, very interesting. and i want to talk t

. >> you, mr. trump, recognize that the real problem was a lack of leadership so ultimately you didn't blame little john or meatloaf. you fired gary busey. these are the kinds of decisions that would keep me up at night. >> schieffer: so there you have it. i'm going to ask you, michael gerson, as a former member of the bush white house, a republican in good standing, now a columnist, that you write from the right side of things, what do you think the president is... is there more going on here than we might suspect? was he doing more than sticking the needle in? >> it was a good comedy act but also a good strategy. you know, anything done to humiliate donald trump may make it more likely for him to run. any increase in the likelihood that trump is going to run is good for the president because every minute that trump spends on the national stage is a minute that a serious republican is not on that stage. >> schieffer: that's very, very interesting. and i want to talk to the more serious side of thi

but, you mr. trump recognized the real problem was lack of leadership. ultimately, you didn't blame little john or meat loaf, you fired gary. these are the kind of decisions that keep me up at night. >> we did a radio town hall down in ashville, north carolina today. every time i talk about donald trump, it brought the house down. if you do run for president, you have to win north carolina. you might want to get down and start smooching those people. right now, they think you are a joke. the president had you right where you belong. >>> republicans would like you to believe they are tough on national security. the facts tell us something different. that is next. ♪ [ male announcer ] in 2011, at&t is at work, building up our wireless network all across america. we're adding new cell sites... increasing network capacity, and investing billions of dollars to improve your wireless network experience. from a single phone call to the most advanced data download, we're covering more people in more places than ever before in an effort to give you the best netw

. >> you, mr. trump, recognize that the real problem was a lack of leadership, and so ultimately you didn't blame little john or meatloaf h you fir meatloaf, you fired gary busey. and these are the kind of decisions that would keep me up at night. >> i mean -- >> talk about a poker face. >> and in retrospect these are the kinds of decision that is would keep me up at night when the president of the united states was considering what the commando team in action were going through. >> and the irony of the fact that 24 hours late er the covere of barack obama, at least the run up to him announcing the death of osama bin laden broke into what show on network television? "celebrity apprentice." this is not someone who can stand up to a withering skrcruty of his finances, personal life. >> and 56 million people watched the president sunday night. that's a super sized audience. >> stunning. >> and thank you. >> thank you. >> speaking of stunning, good to see you in person. >> that does it for us. for a ve

. >> you, mr. trump, recognize that the real problem was lack of leadership, and so ultimately you didn't blame lille john or meatloaf. you fired gary busey. and these are the kind of decisions that would keep me up at night. [ laughter ] >> wow. i think we knew what kept the president up that night. anyway, up next, what a story. >>> up next -- the death of osama bin laden may prove to be a defining moment for the 2012 republican field. their argument that president obama is weak to foreign policy lost its bite the other day, and they don't seem to have a candidate that can match up to be commander in chief like this one. that's ahead. you're watching "hardball" only on msnbc. this was me, best ribs in nelson county, but i wasn't winning any ribbons managing my diabetes. it was so complicated. there was a lot of information out there. but it was frustrating trying to get the answers i needed. then my company partnered with unitedhealthcare. they provided onsite screenings, healthy cooking tips. th

. >> you, mr. trump, recognize that the real problem was lack of leadership. and so ultimately, you didn't blame l'il john or meatloaf. you fired gary busey. and these are the kind of decisions that would keep me up at night. [ laughter ] >> wow. i think we knew what kept the president up that night. anyway, up next, what a story. up next, the death of osama bin laden may prove to be a defining moment for the 2012 republican field. their argument that president obama is weak on foreign policy lost its bite the other day, and they don't seem to have a candidate that can match up to be commander in chief like this one. that's ahead. you're watching "hardball," only on msnbc. ♪ [ male announcer ] an everyday moment can turn romantic anytime. and when it does, men with erectile dysfunction can be more confident in their ability to be ready with cialis for daily use. ♪ cialis for daily use is a clinically proven low-dose tablet you take every day so you can be ready anytime the moment's right. ♪ tell your doctor about your medical condition and all medication

> on that night that the weather caused a delay in the mission, president obama did this -- >> you, mr. trump, recognize that the real problem was a lack of leadership and so ultimately you didn't blame little john or meatloaf. you fired gary busy. these are the kind of decisions that would keep me up at night. well handled, sir. well handled. >> if you didn't know it already, you know now that whenever you watch the president of the united states doing something, saying something, you don't ever, ever know what the president might really be thinking about. what may be weighing on him most heavily. barack obama is too calm, too steady, yes, too cool to let you see a hint of the weight he bears every minute of the day and night. republicans have been using osama bin laden for political profit for almost ten years now. they have been insisting that only republicans know how to protect you from osama bin laden. only republicans are strong on the defense of this country. that of course has never been true. it was a democratic president who won world war ii. sunday night on the third floor

>> on that night that the weather caused a delay in the mission, president obama did this -- >> you mr. trump recognize that the real problem was a lack of leadership and so ultimately you didn't blame little john or meatloaf. you fired garr busy. these are the kind of decisions that would keep me up at night. well handled, sir. well handled. >> if you didn't know it already, you know now that whenever you watch the president of the united states doing something, saying something, you don't ever, ever know what the president miergt really be thinking about. what may be weighing on him most heavily. barack obama is too calming too steady, yes, too cool to let you see a hint of the weight he bears every minute of the day and night. republicans have been using osama bin laden for political profit for almost ten years now. they have been insisting that only republicans know how to protect you from osama bin laden. only republicans are strong on the defense of this country. that of course has never been true. it was a democratic president who won world war ii. sunday night on the third floo

. >> you, mr. trump, recognize that the real problem was lack of leadership, and so ultimately you didn't blame l'il john or meatloaf. you fired gary busey. and these are the kind of decisions that would keep me up at night. [ laughter ] >> wow. i think we knew what kept the president up that night. anyway, up next, what a story. >>> up next -- the death of osama bin laden may prove to be a defining moment for the 2012 republican field. their argument that president obama is weak to foreign policy lost its bite the other day, and they don't seem to have a candidate that can match up to be commander in chief like this one. that's ahead. you're watching "hardball" only on msnbc. tempur-pedic i >>> i'm going to love this segment. welcome back to "hardball." since september 11, republicans have taken hold of national security as one of their signature issues. but over the past few months, the gop descended into a party that questions things like the president's birth certificate and his college grades.

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