as an american, as a democrat, and as a free man. [applause] i mention all of this only because this country faces so many serious challenges, so many great opportunities, so many burdensome responsibilities that i hope we can address ourselves in the coming months. if this statement of mine makes it easier to concentrate on our nation's problems, i am glad that i made it. [applause] under any circumstances, the victory we seek in november will not be easy. we know that in our hearts. we know our opponents will invoke the name of abraham lincoln on behalf of their candidate, despite the fact that his political career has often seemed to show charity towards non and malice for all. we know it will not be easy to campaign against the man who spoke and voted on every side of every issue. mr. nixon may feel that it is here and now after the new deal and the fair deal but before he deals, someone is going to cut the cards. [applause] that someone may be the millions of americans who voted for president eisenhower and electing his successo

i remember him specifically telling us that he was very proud as an american that we're here as americans helping out this revolution. >> the last ambassador was adolph dubbs. >>> the republican presidential ticket preparing to stand by criticism of the white house's response to the libyan attacks as they hit the campaign trail. mitt romney holds a rally at van dyke park in fairfax. tomorrow, his running mate paul ryan will hold a campaign event at the fairgrounds in harrisonburg. that will be about 2:00. >> first lady michelle obama will also be in the commonwealth today campaigning for her husband. mrs. obama will speak to supporters in richmond at 2:00 this afternoon. then she'll head to fredericksburg where she'll speak to the campaign's grass roots network at the university of mary washington around 5:00 tonight. president obama, meanwhile, is trying to win votes in a critical western swing state. he arrived in aurora last night after a campaign seepeech in la vegas. later he'll speak in golden, colorado, in jefferson county, which helped the president to win in 2008, what was previo

but as i talk to you today in view of the comments being made by mitt romney, as an american and as atruly believe these two are a threat to our national security. people don't know how lightly we take our politics. but foreigners listening to these statements really cannot believe that they're speaking for americans. so, in a sense, as a democrat, i want so badly to feel good about our chances for re-election. but as a patriot and as an american, i feel ashamed that we allow people like this to allow foreigners to believe that that is how insensitive we can be. >> because it does appear that he's playing the role of an opportunist, seeking to exploit a national tragedy. and that -- on 9/11 of all days, really? >> i thought the same thing about 9/11 when americans can show how great we were in coming together, how outside forces could really, as much pain as they cause, could bring all americans, democrats, republicans, liberals, conservatives together. but i look at mitt romney as an empty suit that comes out of central casting for a movie, rich, european looking, and just give him a

remember him specifically telling us, the few libyan americans that were there, that he's very proud as an american that we're here as americans helping out this revolution. >> reporter: among those who spoke, a university of maryland student who met ambassador stevens in libya. >> translator: we really want to live amongst the libyan people. he would go out. he would explore. he would -- he really would -- i felt like he considered libya his home. >> reporter: most of those who lit candles in memory said they had never met ambassador stevens. but they appreciated his obvious love for his job and for libya. >> he's part of us. he's part of our family. he really cares for this country and to see something like this happen to him and what his family is going through, this is the least we could do, just come out here and be in solidarity. >> reporter: and obviously, there is great interest for any plan for a memorial service. >> right now, the search is on for a man who opened fire at morgan state university. the victim was shot inside the campus student center. police say he was not a student, but th

>> to me, as an american and i have to say frankly i'm an american first, i believe in freedom of exsprefreshenen if you hate what people say, i will defend your right to say it. >> you think it's okay? >> i think it's acceptable in our society, and i think it's offending certain people clearly, but most of america is not reacting the same way extremist are in other countries. >> do you think it's okay? >> i can't quantify the number, but by the faith you are not supposed to depict muhammad, because they don't want idolotry. >> i get offended about jokes. it's how you respond to it. a civil protest is fine. we have to defend civil protests and that's freedom of speech, too. >> i texted you and said i hope you are watching bill maher and you and i went back and forth and you said you were angry about some of my responses and some of what you were seeing. you said to me, those people don't represent me. they don't represent muslims. to a nonmuslim, you know what that sounds like? it sounds like a "those people over there" attitude. >> american muslims are not protesting this way violently. it's a

but as an american not as a commentator or anything like that.me because i see chaos at the highest levels of our government. that is what i see here and in the economy as well. but let's just stay on here. i mean here you have two very high level obama spokesmen saying oh, you know, random act. no. and then they have to reverse themselves. what do you say? >> well, i think that let's start with ambassador susan rice. i mean she was either, you know, willfully ignore rant or are she was unbelievably and dangerously naive. when you have a three pronged attack on a compound and the attack uses rpg and heavy weapons fire it is clear that that is not the spontaneous response of a student mob to a movie. >> bill: all right, let me stop you there. >> all right. >> bill: everybody agrees with that. i don't think there is anybody who disagrees with what you just said. >> correct. >> bill: there are two things that can happen. either ms. rice doesn't know what she was doing and should resign or was ordered to say that, which i believe. i don't think she g

as an american, come on.ean we can't have the ambassador to the united nations going out and saying crazy stuff. come on. >> i think that what you had there, yes, i agree there should be an absolute probe. i wish i trusted congress to do it in a fair full way. i don't trust congress. congress is so bit early partisan that everything is about cheap shots. i think fast and furious was a gross example of how one side can run off and do something. let me say something in a broader context. i heard people say tag this vial hateful muslim film is irrelevant. it may, indeed, be irdevelop rant to what happened in benghazi libya but is not irrelevant in the larger context of the muslim world where you have violence from indonesia to morocco. >> bill: it should be irrelevant. the fact that it isn't shows the world that these crazy muslims who are out there trying to hurt people over video they know nothing about are so unstable, so out of control and apparently the governments of pakistan, egypt and others can't contro

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remember him specifically telling us, the few libyan-americans that were there, that he's very proud as an american that we're here as americans helping out this revolution. >> stevens is the sixth u.s. ambassador killed on duty. the last one was adolph dubs who died in afghanistan in 1979. >>> virginia will be decision 2012 central again this week. republican nominee mitt romney will hold a rally at van dyke park in fairfax today at 11:30. his running mate ryan will be in the commonwealth tomorrow. his trip comes after controversial comments. romney called the white house disgraceful for an early statement on the attacks which romney said sympathized with the attackers. he is standing by the comments. >> the embassy of the united states issued what appeared to be an apology for american principles. that was a mistake. i believe that when a mistake is made of that significance, you speak out. >> the white house fired back saying that it was shocked that romney tried to politicize the attacks. >>> michelle obama will also be back in virginia today campaigning for her husband. mrs. obama will speak t

as u.s. forces continue to hold terrorist suspects, there are reports from american officials that an all qaeda leader once detained has been killed in yemen. said al-shihri is described as the second in command of al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. our security correspondent frank gardner has more. >> killed in an air strike. it the second most senior member of al qaeda in the arabian peninsula, a group washington considers the most dangerous branch about qaeda anywhere in the world. they say he was killed by a u.s. unmanned drone. yemen resents the program of drone strikes. they are angry at their government. when a drunk killed a popular cleric, they called it out of control. it is proving hard to eliminate altogether. the loss of the senior leader will be mourned by militants. it is this man, the master bomb maker, that america fears the most. he is still at large. frank gardner, bbc news. >> there will be no miracle. that was the warning today from the new u.n. envoy to syria. he was speaking in cairo with the head of the arab league. he has only been in the job for a week but it is a sobe

>> to me, as an american and i have to say frankly i'm an american first, i believe in freedom of expression our fundamental rights, it's paramount. it has to be protected. even if you hate what people say, i will defend your right to say it. >> you think it's okay? >> i think it's acceptable in our society and i will defend the right to do it. i think it's offending certain people clearly, but most of america is not reacting the same way other extremists in other countries. >> do you think it's okay? >> i can't quantify the number, but by the faith you are not supposed to depict muhammad, because they don't want idolotry. i get e-mails about joke house can you make fun of this person? it's how you respond to it. a civil protest is fine. we have to defend civil protests and that's freedom of speech, too. >> on friday we started talking about this on the bill maher show. i texted you and i said i hope you are watching bill maher. and you said you were angry about some of my responses, some of what you were saying. you said to me those people don't represent me. they don't represent muslims. s

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he sees me equally as an american.hey can talk about these issues all they want. problems here it doesn't -- they don't see color. a mom is out there trying to go to the grocery store realizing prices have gone up and trying to put food on the stable realizing bills are piling up, it doesn't have a color, they're going to be more concerned about issues and jobs. we're going to see an america that a president is going to deal with. >> sean: the heart of the issue that barack obama's policies failed. he said he'd dree kree yait jobs that didn't work. so now, they resort to these tactics. and if mitt romney would have asked how best to handle this character democrats want to paint of what conservatives are like what is your answer? >> i think he's doing a great job. because again, when we're looking at the 23 million americans that are out of work, when we're looking at the people are having a hard time investing because they have no idea what the taxes are going to look like they're going to vote for someone because they

. >> as an american politician at that time. >> absolutely. when our country is attacked in any way, shape or form, we need to pull will together, come together, not separate at that point. i mean, you know what i would do over there? i would do what the pinnacle of the republican party, the hero, whatever of modern day, ronald reagan did. do you recall when back in the '80s the barracks in lebanon was hit and over 200 marines were killed? did ronald reagan go to war? no. he got us the hell out of there. and that's where i stand on this. if these people don't want us over there, let's close our embassies. i stand with ron paul. let's get rid of foreign aid altogether, because, as ron paul put it, the definition of "foreign aid," that's taking from america's poor and giving it to another country's rich. >> but hang on, jesse. >> wait a minute. >> no. you wait a second. it's my show. you wait a minute. >> hey, i'm talking. >> i'm challenging you. because i think that is taking one extreme and going to the other. it may well be that america has t

he sees me equally as an american., they can talk about all of these issues all they want, the problems we face here, it doesn't -- they don't see color. when a mom is out there, trying to go to the grocery store and realizes the price has gone up, trying to put food on the table and realize that the bills are piling up, it doesn't have a color. they are going to be more concerned about the issues and jobs. we are going to see an america vote for a president who is going to deal with this. >> sean: you are getting right to the heart of the issue. barack obama's policies have failed. he said he would cut the deficit in half, create jobs. all of these things, they didn't work. now they resort to these tactics. it if mitt romney were to ask your advice, how best to handle this false narrative? this caricature that the democrats want to paint? what's your answer to him? >> i think he's doing a great job. i think he's doing a great job. again, when we are looking at the -- the 23 million americans that are out of work, when

as an american express cardmember you can expect some help. what you might not expect, is you can get all this with a prepaid card. spends like cash. feels like membership. >>> judging by the conservative reactions and the women who spoke at the convention last night, each one of us appears to have hit a raw republican nerve. itasn't just the optics of the democratic women showing their strength in numbers. it was the substance of their speeches coming from personal experience. for instance, imagining life under a president romney. >> your new president could be a man who stands by when a public figure tries to silence a private citizen with hateful slurs. a man who won't stand up to those slurs or to any of the extreme bigots voices in his own party. >> the reaction among conservative pundits even before the speeches had finished was equally parts revolting and risible. conservative blogger eric erickson had to apologize after he tweeted, first night of the vagina monologues in charlotte going as expected. and professional pundit ann coulter

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not there yet, but not a day has gone by in the last four years when i haven't been grateful as an americanent because he always has the courage to make the tough decision. [ cheering and applause ] >> i've got news for governor romney and congressman ryan. gentlemen, never ever, it never makes sense, it's never been a good bet to bet against the american people. >> back now with some screens from the convention, a live picture of the benediction going on at the conclusion of the convention this week in charlotte, north carolina. brian, they won't have long to savor this moment tonight. they are heading up to new kicweeks of this campaign. >> and it's on. tom fitzgerald tonight. >>> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands one nation under god indivisible with liberty and justice for all. [ cheering and applause ] >> an emotional moment tonight inside the convention hall as former congresswoman gabrielle giffords led democrats in saying the ellen of allegiance. giffords -- the pledge of allegiance. giffords as you know criticall

specifically telling us, the few libyan-americans that were there, telling us he's very proud as an american that we're here as americans helping out this revolution. >> stevens is the sixth u.s. ambassador killed on duty. the last one, adolph dubbs, who died in afghanistan in 1979. >>> an aid worker from rockville kidnapped in pakistan last year is now asking for israel's help to be freed. 71-year-old warn weinstein asked for benjamin netanyahu's help. he said the american government had no interest in him and therefore turned to israel. he said if al qaeda's demands were met, he would be let go. in previous videos, those demands included the freeing of militant suspects and the stoppage of u.s. air strikes. >>> virginia once again, decision 2012 central this week with several stops planned to the state by both presidential campaigns. today mitt romney will hold a r rally in fairfax. tomorrow, paul ryan will be in harrisburg around 2:00. >>> meanwhile, first lady michelle obama will make two stops in the state today campaigning for her husband. mrs. obama will speak to supporters in richmon

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