he -- those comments coming from senator lindsay graham. we will show you his reaction. >> certainly moving in the right direction, but our point is there is a monumental event going on in iran and the president of the united states is supposed to lead the free world, not follow it. other nations have been more outspoken. i hope we will hear more of this because young men and women taken to the streets in tehran need our support, the signs are in english, they are basically asking for us to speak up on their behalf and i appreciate what the president said yesterday, but he has been timid and pass of more than i would like and i hope the will continue to speak truth to power. >> you know the white house said in response, they say they don't want to become the players in this fight an act to limit the protesters seem like they are tools of the united states. henry kissinger agrees. >> well, these people and not told anyone. they are the ones getting killed. no one in america is getting killed anywhere. anytime american stands up for freedom w

were you influenced at all by john mccain and lindsay graham accusing you of being timid and weak? >> what do you think? [laughter] look, i think john mccain has genuine passion about many of these international issues. and, you know, i think that all of us share a belief that we want justice to prevail. but only i'm the president of the united states. and i've got responsibilities in making certain that we are continually advancing our national security interests and that we are not used as a tool to be exploited by other countries. i mean, you guys must have seen the reports. they've got some of the comments that i've made being mistranslated in iran suggesting that i'm telling rioters to go out and riot some more. there are reports suggesting that the c.i.a. is behind all this. all of which are patently false. but it gives you a sense of the narrative that the iranian government would love to play into. so members of congress, they've got their constitutional duties and i'm sure they will carry them out in the way they think is appropriate. i'm president of the united states and

first of all i want to say thank you to mighty senators, jim demint and lindsay graham. it is an honor to have both of the senators from myte sta support me and i want to say that i appreciate so much your being willing to step forward in endorse me to this committee so thank you. i am honored by president barack obama's nomination of me to serve as the consumer product safety commission. i thanked the president for this tremendous opportunity and if confirmed by the senate i will do my utmost to ensure the safety and the well-being of america's children and families. i want to introduce my husband, samuel. he and i just celebrated our 20 that he wedding anniversary and i thank him for his support in his encouragement during this nomination process. samuel and i were raised in georgia. he is from savannah and i from a small town called pined you. my mother was an elementary schoolteacher and my father had a career in the united states navy. consistent with preston obama's approach to governance if confirmed as chairman i will ensure that the commission is operated in an