you know, if i'm president i don't want either a gibbs shall gibbs a jaded presence knowingly spill your secrets once he leaves office or mcclellan a former believer who in cleansing his soul spills your secrets. when you need is a jaded believer. oh. [ laughter ] a being so difficult and stub born they say it took three follow-ups to get him to tell you what he wanted for lunch. there's fleischer back in the day. >> there's no question we have evidence that iraq has weapons of mass destruction. the united nations have said they did. iraq says they don't. you can choose who you want to believe. >> jon: cold! here is fleischer now. see if you can spot the change. >> the report says there's ties to al qaeda. to say that president bush lied about this, paul, that is exactly the type of divisiveness we're trying to move beyond in this country. barack obama should say thank you every day that inherited a world without saddam hussein in it. >> jon: did you catch the change? he doesn't wear glasses anymore. [ laughter ] yeah, yeah his eyesight has improved. the longer he lives with the spin the

gibbs? did it bother you? >> we'll get to the bottom of this very intense story. >> i think that the administration is trying to play games with the american people, scare the american people. this is not leadership. >> reports are because of the budget mess, some illegal aliens are being let out of detention. some border patrol will be furloughed, and airline security may be compromised. do you believe all of that? we'll have the inside story. >> and a big new mini series on the bible begins on sunday. we'll talk with producers roma downey and mark burnett. >> bill: also tonight from california, dennis miller on the oscars. caution, you are about to enter the no spin zone from los angeles. the factor begins right now. >> bill: i'm bill o'reilly, thanks for watching us tonight. does the president of the united states have an obligation to tell us the truth. that is the subject of this evening's talking points memo. you may remember that when president obama took office, his theme was a change from politics as

it was not just robert gibbs' problem. is a problem of that job, no matter who has the job. >> reported a drone strike today along the border region. as you know, afghan and pakistani officials have been vocal about their concerns about them possibly killing civilians as opposed to terrorists. what can you say to address their concerns? and can you talk a little bit about the president's thinking about when it comes to drone strikes? >> you know, i won't talk about anything specific like that. >> did drone strikes make it les simple to the american people to understand when these are secret and often done without -- >> you're trying to get me to talk about things that i can't talk about from the podium. >> the president has acknowledged the drones. why can't you? >> again, i'm just going to point you to what he said and not discuss further this issue. >> it's a facade. it's silly. >> bill, i'm sorry. >> john brennan's confirmed cia director. is it safe to assume the drone program will continue? >> i'm just not going to. i

no, okay. >>> thank you very much. >> next is george gibbs here? >>> i'm george gibbs. i applied for a seat on the commission [speaker not understood] for a number of years. actually i was sworn in by dianne feinstein years ago. i moved to the country, left and came back to the commission. i've worked with veterans probably for over 30 years. recently before i retired from the va, i was the coordinator for incarcerated veterans. i've also worked with the homeless veterans in the street of san francisco. [speaker not understood] just got here a year, he was faking. i knew people on the street. for me i see myself speaking for the voiceless veterans. there are veterans here that need help and [speaker not understood] shocking warriors, i call them. from grenada to vietnam to -- on and on and on, all veterans -- [speaker not understood]. we guys go to war, come back and we kind of dismiss them. for me, i was drafted. i was pissed, but i went. a lot of veterans need help. for me, currently i'm covering a project in the jail. [speaker not understood] for the last couple of y

about being in the white house and how they handled the issue of drones here is robert gibbs. when i went through the process of becoming press secretary one of the things well the first things they told me was you're not even sort of knowledge of the drone program you're not even to discuss that it exists and so i would get a question like that and literally i couldn't tell you what major asked because once i figured out it was about to drop. i realize i'm not supposed to talk about it and but here's what's in here are we crazy about matt proposition you're being asked a question based on reporting of a program that exists right so tell me you're in the white house all the time near the white house reporter. what went through your mind when you saw that well. the first thing i thought was of course and then i saw that everybody in the world picked it up and why is this news like to you know do we not think that robert gibbs knew about the drone strike but i was talking a few my colleagues today and i was said i said you know what what's the story here why is this news and the

axle rod and gibbs are smart guys. >> they are smart guys. there is an advantage, howie, i think, to having people who are in the room at key moments at this high level on your cable channel or network. that's important. but, you know, i saw axlerod with andrea mitchell this piece and it was really interesting how hard he was pushing the president's line. he actually interrupted her. she was going on the next question and he said, wait, i just want to say this, andrea. there is a belief among some republicans in congress that maybe the sequester is a good thing. maybe this is a good way of shrinking government in a dramatic way and then he said, that's a dangerous idea, of course. and then she said, no doubt. well, that's not a discussion about politics. that is propaganda. republicans in congress are dangerous. and then mitchell says, no doubt, that really troubled me about how these guys are working the white house line on a cable channel. >> i contacted axlerod and gibbs because i believe in reporting. robert gibbs i don't see it being a c

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i don't know how it came but i think gibbs just volunteered it and so it does seem strange to me that nobody ever asked him that we're never asked about it. but you know people are going to start asking jay carney ok jay is there you know let me ask you about this program that has to do with x.y.z. you know i know you're. talk about x.y.z. but can you not talk about it i was oh i can't talk i was actually to ask him that today haven't please get me i was going to ask him you know when you first became press secretary did they tell you not to talk about the drone program or to tell you that the drone program didn't exist and i'd like to know that because you know now that their knowledge and you're right you know that it makes you wonder. and i think i mean i suspect the answer is that you know once they switch from gibbs to carney you know they've probably deliberately said you know what we're not going to tell you no press are you don't usually know as much as robert gibbs did and that and this is the reason why. jim angle this happened over at fox news one of their so-called hard ne

no, okay. >>> thank you very much. >> next is george gibbs here? >>> i'm george gibbs. for a seat on the commission [speaker not understood] for a number of years. actually i was sworn in by dianne feinstein years ago. i moved to the country, left and came back to the commission. i've worked with veterans probably for over 30 years. recently before i retired from the va, i was the coordinator for incarcerated veterans.

gibbs, how are you? >>> i'm good. >> good, thank you for your service as well. can you tell me how long you served on the commission? prior? >>> probably 15 years. >> you served on the veteran affairs commission. what capacity were you serving? >>> as president for two years, otherwise i was commissioner. >> um-hm. and what were the circumstances that lead you to leave the commission? you said -- >>> i moved to europe. >> okay. >>> yeah. >> and you came back and you're looking to volunteer some more time, right? >>> yeah, yeah. i thought it's a position i could be in, have a voice in, yes. >> 15 years is a long time. that's very impressive. can you point to some successes or some of the things or projects that you worked on while you were on the commission? >>> for me, successes right now, i think the commission is strong right now than it's ever been. in terms of personal suck is hetionvxes, i can't speak of any. >> come on, you were president. you did something. >>> i'm telling you the truth. for me as president in terms of what i was doing at that time, one t

gibbs i don't think that we have to tell the american public everything.on't you want relative protections from people who want to hurt us, seems to me we need to do that. >> sean: i know that your side is just obsessed with going back to the bush administration and help you out here. george bush did go tose of force in iraq and afghanistan and we debated publicly the use of enhanced interrogation for use against our enemies and this president bombs libya without permission of congress nor seeking it and this president is using a drone program not seeking permission or telling the american people. and that doesn't seem transparent to me. >> i don't recall president bush doing that proactively. i believe that he was asked to do this. he was almost forced to do it by the american people and by members of congress, and i don't remember him doing this proactively on the president obama side. >> and-- >> you know, it was debated once he basically had, was force today show his hand relative to that. i don't think he was going to do it on his own. >> let me ask y

. >> from the harbaugh brothers joint press conference to see joe gibbs and doug williams help build a house for cab that for humanity. coach gibbs and super bowl mvp in ton to celebrate the 25th anniversary of that big win. >> after the game, coach robinson told me at that particular time. you don't understand the impact until you get older. the older i have gotten the mosh i appreciate having the opportunity to play in that football game, 25 years ago. >> we had a -- real friendship even though you are the coach. he is the player. i just appreciate what kind of person he was. what kind of player he was. makes me feel good to ride his coat tails and players. >> then to the golf course to catch up with jonathan ogden who find out tomorrow if he is a first ballot hall of famer. >> a long way from the national cathedral. from the shadow of there to canton, ohio, potentially. but, you know, saint albans, i grew up there. that is home. hopefully people in d.c. will share this with me. that's where i got my start in the game. >> jonathan ogden find out tomorrow if he is in the hall of fam

coach gibbs actually in town for literally two hours, flew in to do the event, flew out. we did chat with both. at 5:00 we talked about the super bowl victory. now we talk about this year's team. irchltsdsf the first game he's plays. you would figure a young guy like that would be in awe. >> he was most relaxed, calm, and play like a seasoned veteran. i'm with doug, but you see great athletes from time to time, it's hard for the quarterback to get all the attention, come into the league, get a lot of money. sometimes it's hard to handle all that. i thought he handled all that great. he's a consummate team guy. i think it was pittsburgh that he got a bunch of balls drop on him. he took up for them. i think he's a real team guy. i think that's good for washington, we're all excited for him, what mike is doing, bruce, you have dan there, who i think a lot of, and i think they're building something special. >> before we let you go, alfred morris on the running back, with one of the greatest laughs on the team. i said that on the air to jim vance. he said that's okay, but the

i'm here to speak today in advocacy for george gibbs, our former commissioner. he's only been out of the commission for a couple of months, would have been reappointed to his original seat but for a glitch in the paperwork handling. and another person was appointed. so, we really need him back on the commission. he's the salt of the earth. he can work with one of our new commissioners, michael mafay who works for the city, who works for the prosecutor's office and we are in a major initiative now to advocate for the establishment of a veterans court in the city of san francisco. george gibbs will provide the most effective testimony due to his work for many, many years with incarcerated veterans and what their special problems are as well as homeless veterans. he left his right arm on the battle field in vietnam, but he didn't leave his dignity and he didn't leave his heroism there. he has shown that over many years of working with homeless veterans where a lot of people don't take that opportunity to do that. he's worked in the east bay, and events every time t

sara taylor fagen, robert gibbs, thank you both. up next, president obama tees up with tiger. rand paul on whether he's ready to run. and while jessie jackson's troubles grow, the list. candidates to replace him is shrinking. and then there's a big name new yorker set to spend millions miles from home. but in honor of president's day, washington and lincoln are the most common presidential names for places in the united states. which president's name comes in at number three. so washington, lincoln, think lincoln county, all that business. which presidential surname is number three. person to tweet the correct answer gets an on-air shout-out. coming up. we'll be right back. [ fishing rod casting line, marching band playing ] [ male announcer ] the rhythm of life. [ whistle blowing ] where do you hear that beat? campbell's healthy request soup lets you hear it... in your heart. [ basketball bouncing ] heart healthy. great taste. mmm... [ male announcer ] sounds good. it's amazing what soup can do. a regular guy with an irregular heartbeat. the usual, bob? not today. [ male anno

. >> from the white house press secretary robert gibbs has revealed he was initially instructed to deny the existence of the obama administration's targeted killing program overseas. gibbs made the disclosure during an appearance on msnbc. >> when i went to the process of becoming press secretary, one of the first things they told me was, you are not even to acknowledge the drone program. you're not to discuss it exists. so i would get a question like that and literally, i could not tell you what major asks because once i heard was about the drone program, i could not talk about it. what is crazy about that proposition, you are being asked a question based on reporting of a program that exists. >> the former white house press secretary robert gibbs speaking on msnbc. congress is expected to take up a number of key gun control proposals later this week. the senate judiciary committee could vote as early as thursday on a number of measures, including a ban on military- style assault weapons and a proposal to make gun trafficking a federal crime for the first time. other proposals under co

the president from former obama white house press secretary robert gibbs on "meet the press" said theollowing. >> the disconcerting thing obviously for anybody that watched, he seemed unimpressive and unprepared on the questions he quite frankly he knew was coming. >> gibbs trying to soften his criticism, saying secretary tim geithner turned his way around. hagel's appointment could threaten future relationships in the pentagon in his ability to do the job. >> if i were chuck hagel i'd go to the president and say do you still have confidence in me? do you think i could do the job. >> you would offer to potentially withdraw? >> you've got to if you think you're not going to be effective because of what's happened. >> the whole issue isn't getting confirmed. it's whether he'll have political capital as defense secretary to work with the congress and generals in a meaningful way. >>> coming up next, part of a one on one discussion i had with a man who has had just about every powerful position in washington other than the presidency, defense secretary leon panetta on his four decades in