and only a genius like george patton could have done it. well, the truth of the matter is -- and you have all of these stories that say that -- the truth of the matter is, patton's back in casablanca planning to invade sicily. his plans were bradley. bradley was the guy, for better or worse, who did all that planning. he's really the guy, and he didn't get the credit -- for the most part, he didn't get the credit in the news stories at the time. a few -- eisenhower tried to -- and some of the staff tries to correct the record, brought the reporters in and said, you know, bradley was really the guy. bradley actually came up with this stuff. you should give him some credit. and so there's a couple of news stories, including one that's in bradley's personal scrapbook that says, well, you know, the war -- the campaign had entered a different kind of phase. we needed a different kind of warfare, so bradley was there. you know, i'm not sure whether we went from africa to greenland or something. suddenly they weren't using tanks across the plains o

george patton and john wayne or errol flynn of douglas fairbanks, that will lock up the youth vote!ealing this favorable information gives aid and comfort to our enemies. >> the leaks undercut the u.s. government's ability toll collect information. >> they're saying it's not dangerous, that this doesn't put anybody in jeopardy by having these leaks. by that notion, shouldn't we just start tweeted our troop movement? >> the fact is no one wants to know is what the president is doing. we have never confirmed we even have the program of drone attacks. >> stephen: but now the cat's out of the bag! the terrorists know we have drone strikes. before this leak, al qaeda thought their leaders were just spontaneously exploding from natural causes! (applause) maybe... i don't know, maybe bad hummus. (laughter) but, folks, i'm not surprised that obamaír÷ is leak. the man is desperate for any good news because, let's face it he can't run on the economy. though he tries. just listen to this huge gaffe he made on friday. >> we've created 4.3 million jobs over the last two... 27 months. over 800,00

the tech sergeant drove general george patton from normandy to berlin in world war ii. >> if these unique tales that may someday disappear and that's why nick encouragag his dad to keep telling them. in this family of night multiple services to the red white and blue, but their 92 -year-old patriarch of the one to offer and emulate. >> it's our family, that's the way we will raise. >> it travels from coast-to- coast sharing his stories and carries a small photograph of general patton's cheap ticket to young people. the key to longevity is to keep working and keep a sense of humor. >> i don't drink and i don't smoke cigarettes. >> advice and memories for the generation, something we should all fight to preserve. >> some bay area fathers have extra reasons to celebrate tonight. coming up, why spending father's day in the hospital resulted in the best gift i dad could get. >> it was a big day in greek politics. the outcome of the elections and why it's called calm fears. >> and something takes place tomorrow. what do you think his legal team will take. >> a major cooldown across parts of the

. >> trying to be like george patton or joan wayne.t is no one wants to know what the preis doing. >> reporter: president obama says the white house does not, quote, operate by leaking national security operational details to the media. and any suggestion to the temporary, he says, is quote, offensive. today, the president's top political advise our says the information must have come from elsewhere. >> i think the authors of all of this work have said the white house was not the source of this information. i can't say that there weren't leaks. there were obviously leaks but they weren't from the white house. >> republican congressman mike rogers and democratic senator die tan fine stain say the leak have been, quote, devastating to the intelligence community. and the senator says, if president obama says he didn't do it, he didn't do it. >> but i take the president at face value. and as chairman rogers said, the investigation has to be nonpartisan. it has to be vigorous and it has to move ahead rapidly. >> reporter: but republican sen

. >>> trying to be like george patton or john wayne.one wants to know what the president is doing. he's not even supposed to be talking about drone attacks. we have never confirmed we have that program. >> other lawmakers mostly republicans say the leaks were coming from people at the top to make them look good. obama said it is not true it's offensive. the top campaign advisor and democrat lawmakers defended the commander in leaf. >>> i think the author except the white house at the source of this information. i can't say they weren't. at least there were obviously leaks but they weren't were the white house. >> the investigation has to be nonpartisan it has to be vigorous and it has to move ahead rapidly. >> here is the breakdown repub casses aren't convinced they can effect these leaks. both sides say the u.s. attorneys will head up the investigations are good men and good lawyers. gop lawmakers are concerned they may still be reporting to attorney general eric holder. eric holder reports directly to the president. >>> time for a loo

. >> he's trying to be like george patton or george wayne. the fact is no one knows what the president is doing. >> reporter: president obama says the white house does not operate by leaking national security operational details to the media and any suggestion to the contrary he says is offensive. today the president's top political advisor said the information must have come from elsewhere. >> i think the authors of all this work have said the white house was not the source of this information. i can't say that there weren't leaks. there are obviously leaks, but they weren't from us. >> reporter: the leaders of the house and senate intelligence committees, republican congressman mike rogers and democratic senator dianne feinstein say the leaks have been devastating to the intelligence community and the senator says if president obama says he didn't do it, he didn't do it. >> i take the president at face value and as chairman rogers said, the investigation has to be nonpartisan. it's got to be vigorous and it's got to move ahead rapidly. >> r

you called the president john wayne, or george patton or both, what is behind that?e it was obvious from reading these stories that the administration is trying to give the president glory, showing what an outstanding war commander he is. let me make it clear, i have said i think the president has done a very good job as far as combating terrorism overseas. i gave him full credit for the osama bin laden raid, the operations he's been carrying out, i support them. my point is that none of this should ever be made public. it's obvious it was being contrived, it was portrayed in a way i said john wayne and george patton yesterday, they compare him to white house aides the top aides of the president describing them, a scholar already and what are year at the same time. that is great nor campaign if you're talking about material out in the open. but to be using classified, sensitive, top secret information -- and this isn't just me saying it as far as the type of information, democrats are saying it, senator feinstein said it was an unprecedented avalanche of classified i

i could combine the audacity of george s. patton and george washington commanding the heights of the general service pay scale. but he asked why on earth do you charge $100,000 for an ounce of generals brains when the others are priced so much more reasonably? well, the director responded, do you have any idea how many generals it takes to get an ounce of brains? [ applause ] now you notice i didn't say anything about retired generals brains. thanks for laughing anyway. you know the deal, when you reach this stage of life you're only as good as the material they give you. hopefully, those about to receive their diplomas today can venture forth with confidence that they will not need to visit a brain transplant center. in fact, class of 2012 when you walk down the old west steps and out into the world, the education you received here in the dickinson values of global engagement and active citizenship will serve you very, very well indeed. the be sure ours is a time with no shortage of pressing issues and our country and our world nee

. >> trying to be like george patton and john wayne, no waun wants to know what the president is doingabout drone attacks we never confirmed that we have that program. >> harris: other law makers have said the leaks were orchestrated from the top to make the president look good. mr. obama saying last week, not only is that untrue, but offensive. today the top campaign advisor reiterating that message. >> i think the officers except the white house was not the source of this information, and i can't say that there weren't leaks, there were obviously leaks, but they weren't from the white house. >> molly henneberg was live with the news in washington and republicans and other critics are not convinced that the obama administration was planning to investigate the leaks and fielding any answers. >> that's right, harris, both sides say that the two u.s. attorneys who head up the investigations are good men and good lawyers, g.o.p. lawmakers are concerned because they will be reporting to attorney general issuing holder who reports to the president. the republican chairman of the house intel

. >> you called the president john wayne or george patton? >> ah!. >> the administration is trying to give the president glory. >> the notion is offensive. it's wrong. >> climb the mountain so you can see the world, not so the world can see you. >> 'tis graduation season. that was a refreshingly honest commencement speech by david macculloch, jr. at a long time english teacher in massachusetts with that wisdom, gates let's get to our panel. jonathan capehart joins us live from washington. ken vogel joins us live from nation's capital and we are pleased to have msnbc contributor crystal. one of the things about this particular scandal is i've learned something about republicans and that is that they do have a fundamental literacy problem because they don't seem to be reading what "the new york times" story actually said. particularly with regard to stocks net where it wasn't flattering of the president. they described him as fearful. so what is this kind of nonsense about? >> not only that, but it also has put the president in an awkward position wit

i am talking about benjamin patton grandson of george s. on he is here with a side of history we have not yet seen. john stossel the libertarian thought. michelle mar kin can be opinionated i have heard. bristol palin will be here and massachusetts senator scott brown. lots of people think essexy one of which is ian. fox and friends starts in just a few minutes. >> quick headlines for you. a brand new weapon in the fight against cancer. a recent study by british researches suggest the common cold virus can kill cancer cells and trigger an immune response which helps eliminate leftover cancer cells. the aichg cost average cost tod a new house in california doup 1100 new bucks new homes equipped are solar bills. they will save more in energy costs. >>> speaking of solar solyndra back in the news. the solar panel company went bankrupt last august despite receiving half a billion dollar loan funded by you the tax payer. we are finding out more people were laid off than originally reported. diane macedo brings down those numbers for us. >> when s

the grandon of george patton is exploring that legacy in a book. mself . george s. patton's grandon. it is call would growing up a patton. and welcome to the show. and this is through you're dad's eyes and letters from your dad, and to your grandd father. >> yeah, they are busy. my father was struggling to pass math. they had math in west point and deal women and introducing himself to girls and my grandfather is on multiple fronts and they had a correspondence back and forth and was not known historically until now. >> brian: george c scott played him in the movie and a successful movie. but you had a dad who went in the military in his dad's foot steps. >> a lot of times, i was asked what was the pressure like to follow in your father's foot steps. moy father graduated from west point six months after his dad died . they said you will never be the man your grandfather was. >> brian: it is hard to shake but it motivated him. you say your dad had the voice of george cscott but your grandfather had a high pitched scroyce. >> he was tough. my dad had

. >> trying to be like george patton or john wayne.s, no one wants to know what the president's doing. he is not supposed to talk about drone attacks. we have never confirmed we have that program. >> president obama has insisted that the white house doesn't, quote operate that way. and says the idea that his administration would leak national security information for political gain is, quote, offensive and, quote, wrong. the leaders of the house and senate intelligence committees, mike rogers and dianne feinstein, say the leaks have been devastating to the intelligence communities. still, the senator says, if president obama says he didn't do it, he didn't do it. >> i take the president at face value. as chairman rogers said, the investigation has to be nonpartisan. it has to be vigorous and move ahead rapidly. >> shannon: the president's top political adviser insisted today that there may have been leaks, but quote, they aren't from the white house. republican senator mccain counters that the information had to come from the obama adm