"washington post" associate editor bob woodward and democratic strategist hilary rosen. also this morning, a few minutes with bob costas of nbc sports, on the penn state sex abuse scandal. after this week's devastating report about who knew what, and when. >>> good morning. well you knew it was going to get nasty and here we are in this presidential fight. really the choice is by the fall, is this going to be a campaign that turns on the obama economy? or mitt romney's business record? a week ago we were talking about a bad jobs report for the president. this week, because of the obama team going on the offensive, it's all about romney's bain record. and the president is staying with it on the campaign trail yesterday in virginia. >> he invested companies that have been called pioneers of outsourcing. i don't want a pioneer in outsourcing. i want some insourcing. >> the response now, the adviser of the romney campaign ed gillespie. good to have you back. >> thanks for having me. >> so this period of time that matters, 1999 to 2001, and the question of mitt romney's tenur

democratic strategist hilary rosen. president of americans for tax reform, grover norquist. of the naacp, ben jealous. welcome to all of you. so much to discuss. but let's talk about the battle over bain, that's become the issue, and mike murphy and hilary rosen, here are the dueling ads. this is what the obama team put out first on this outsourcing issue, and then how romney responded. we'll play a little bit of each. >> running for governor, mitt romney campaigned as a job creator. >> i know how jobs are created. >> but as a corporate raider, he shipped jobs to china and mexico. as governor he did the same thing. outsourcing state jobs to india. >> the obama outsourcing attacks, misleading, unfair, and untrue. there was no evidence that mitt romney shipped jobs overseas. candidate obama lied about hillary clinton. >> so shame on you, barack obama. >> but america expects more from a president. obama's dishonest campaign. another reason america has lost confidence in barack obama. >> okay. strategists, how is this playing, mike? >> well it's the obama game plan which is to u

earlier, i spoke with hilary rosen, our democratic strategist.ally relevant, but she is relevant. she is not only a member of congress, she's a member of the intelligence committee, and four other relevant members of congress that also signed that letter. >> if you're a member of the intelligence committee and have a serious concern about somebody's status and you think that they may have ties to muslim brotherhood and it is serious, would you raise it publicly or would you raise it privately within the confines of the intelligence community. >> excellent point. >> to the people you need to talk to, whether at the cia, department of defense or within the state department. >> lot of things in politics require nuance. this is simple. put up or shut up. if you have evidence, put it up, if not, shut up. >> michele bachmann since i think she's relevant, let her come on, we will discuss and get her perspective and we will continue this conversation. let me play another clip of the interview with speaker john boehner today. we spoke of his relationship

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