joining us on set is michael wolf, co-founder and managing director of activate.com, former presidentv networks and former director at mckinsye ckinsey, also on the b yahoo! and sticking with us, michael fertik, founder and ceo of reputation.com. >> the one who i said this on the air it happened outed mr. baldwin on the plane, that was him sits next to him. >> shows you what social media can do and how apocalyptic 140 characters can be in the day of a star. >> you would know about whether businesses are businesses or not and we were just talking about facebook and facebook has a lot of social i guess at this point, do we know it's a great business? >> well it's 900 million people are on facebook but it isn't much of a business yet and the reason is because the only way they figured out how to make money is all the little ads that are up and down the sides of the page and suddenly when it goes to mobile, those ads, there isn't an easy place for those ads. interestingly enough it's fascinating, twitter, which has less than really 20% of the members of facebook has twice as much advertis

they hired michael wolf to write a column about tina brown. just what america is crying for.edia. that will sell copies. well done. >> eric: by the way -- >> bob: with all the dumb things i said, don't worry about it much. the n.f.l., the referees are on strike -- lockout by the owners. so they have replacement officials in. this last week, a certain side judge was brought in to the do the new orleans saints-carolina game. on the face page, he put himself up, and he had a fan page for the new orleans saints. guess what? they had to walk out on the field and say son, this is a little bit of a problem here. we take you off and replace you with somebody else. he thought he'd get away it with. good try. >> eric: i watched a lot of football. they did a good job. be careful. you're right, lock-out. >> andrea: last week i traveled to give a speech in the south and i visited gillford college. here are the college republicans. even in the white shirt was a college democrat president who showed up. that was nice. thank you to north carolina. it went to south carolina and they were so n

michael wolf has an opinion or two.ringing on others and giving existing reporters like susan page who are terrific more running room to be out there to tell the story their way. >> what was the most important news event in 1987? >> i have no idea. >> you hired me. anyway, put me on "san francisco examiner." thank you, larry cramer. important news story to me. >>> when we return, "let me finish" with naerkamerica's lea coming together. you're watching "hardball." the place for politics. humans -- sometimes life trips us up. and sometimes, we trip ourselves up, but that's okay. at liberty mutual insurance we can "untrip" you as you go through your life with personalized policies and discounts when you need them most. just call... and speak with a licensed representative about saving on your policy when you get married, move into a new house... [crash!] or add a car to your policy. don't forget to ask about saving up to 10% when you combine your auto and home insurance with liberty mutual. security, coverage, and savings.

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michael wolf has an opinion or two.g on others and giving existing reporters like susan page who are terrific more running room to be out there to tell the story their way. >> what was the most important news event in 1987? >> i have no idea. >> you hired me. anyway, put me on "san francisco examiner." thank you, larry cramer. important news story to me. >>> when we return, "let me finish" with america's leaders coming together. you're watching "hardball." the place for politics. in america today we're running out of a vital resource we need to compete on the global stage. what we need are people prepared for the careers of our new economy. by 2025 we could have 20 million jobs without enough college graduates to fill them. that's why at devry university, we're teaming up with companies like cisco to help make sure everyone's ready with the know how we need for a new tomorrow. [ male announcer ] make sure america's ready. make sure you're ready. at devry.edu/knowhow. ♪ >>> "let me finish" tonight with this. i think some

michael palmer. >> what of that wolf hound at full stride. what of the woman that serves as fairl guide and witness to the snowy hive? what of the singer robed in red and frozen at mid-song? and the stone, its brokenness, or the voice oft seen that says note the dragon seen but asking no questions of flight, no questions of irridescence, what of that century, did you see it pass? what of that wolf hound at your back? and then a poem that is for mahmud darlish called the dream of narcissus. the dream of narcissus, that there would be a silence loud as time. the dream of the writer that there could be a silence loud as time, the dream of time that rest might come, the dream of rest, that unrest might arise. the dream of the palm, the pilgrims would enter the village. the dream of the village, that they depart with their palms and the house dreaming of his leveling and the exile as well, the dream of night that the day would be purified, the dream of day that the dark would be lifted, and the dream of the dream but who is to speak of this? i don

. >> thank you, michael steele and robert wolf. me finish with why charlotte may be the happiest place on earth tonight. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. [ ow ner ] i need to expand to meet the needs of my growing business. but how am i going to fund it? and i have to find a way to manage my cash flow better. [ female announcer ] our wells fargo bankers are here to listen, offer guidance and provide you with options tailored to your business. we've loaned more money to small businesses than any other bank for ten years running. so come talk to us to see how we can help. wells fargo. together we'll go far. if we took the nissan altima and reimagined nearly everything in it? gave it greater horsepower and best in class 38 mpg highway... ...advanced headlights... ...and zero gravity seats? yeah, that would be cool. ♪ introducing the completely reimagined nissan altima. it's our most innovative altima ever. nissan. innovation that excites. ♪ >>> let me finish tonight with where i began in that other convention, the o

> michael dukakis, kitty dukakis, michael dukakis of course was the democratic nominee for president in 1988. thank you very much for talking with us. back to you, wolfry much for that, dana. thank governor dukakis for us as well. we're standing by for the official start of this the final night of the democratic national convention right here in charlotte. pretty soon we're gog to hear the national anthem with marc anthony at the mic. or makes another sale, or hires another employee, it's not just good for business. it's good for the entire community. at bank of america, we know the impact that local businesses have on communities. that's why we've extended over $4 billion in new credit to local businesses across the country so far this year. because the more we help them, the more we can help make communities stronger. dad vo: ok, time for bed, kiddo. lights out. ♪ (sirens) (train horn) ♪ vo: wherever our trains go, the economy comes to life. norfolk southern. one line, infinite possibilities. alright, yand... flip!in? whoa! did you get that? yep, look at this. it takes like 20 pictures at a time. i never miss anything. isn't that awesome? uh that's

wolf? >> he is, how sweet it is. thanks very much. i want to go right to the podium. the mayor of philadelphia, michael mitt romney, education is a luxury. as governor, he vetoed universal pre-k. in his first year, k-12 school saw dramatic cuts that led to teacher layoffs. he failed his students. what has he learned from all of this? all the wrong lessons. he failed the education test, now wants a promotion. his budget would mean fewer teachers and bigger class sizes, fewer pell grants, costing our country millions of college graduates, and he wants to put big banks back in the student loan business. just ask him about affording college. like one high schooler did in ohio. romney's answer? shop around. here are some wiser words from a great philadelphian, ben franklin. he said investment in knowledge pays the best interest. sounds like mitt romney could stand to learn a thing or two about investing. our economy grows from the middle out, not the top down. we're all in this together. i learned that lesson growing up in west philly. when i shovelled the sidewalk, my parents didn't let me stop with our ho

michael coroleon. that's it for me. i'm brooke baldwin. let's take you to charlotte now. day one of the dnc. wolf blitzer and "the situation room" beginning right now. >>> thanks very much. happening now, brand new cnn/orc polls just in on the heated battle for the white house. did the republican national convention give mitt romney the bounce he needs to get out in front of president obama? you're going to find out in a matter of a few seconds. plus, one hour from now the democratic national convention formally kicks off. tonight, the president's most powerful political weapon takes center stage. and with the enthusiasm building here in the convention hall, republicans are already pouncing. they're seizing on the grade the president gives himself for improving the economy. i'm wolf blitzer in charlotte, north carolina. and you're in "the situation room." >>> this just coming into "the situation room." we want to get straight to our brand new cnn/orc polls on the state of the race for the white house on this the heels of the republican national convention in tampa. take a look at this. an actual

wolf blitzer and the best political team on television. submit your questions and get answers in real time live chat. logis on to cnn.com/roundtable in order to participate. >>> e-mails from michaelr promoter paint a scary picture of the troubled star as he prepared for his final this is it tour. we'll get all the details coming up. [ female announcer ] kelly tweets, "yoplait light banana cream pie makes my taste buds do a happy dance." ha, ok! get ready for more happy dancing 'cause now all our light flavors are 90 calories each. yoplait. it is so good. ♪ yoplait. it is so good. a thing that helps you wbuy other things.hing. but plenty of companies do that. so we make something else. we help make life a little easier, more convenient, more rewarding, more entertaining. year after year. it's the reason why we don't have customers. we have members. american express. welcome in. >>> welcome back. 40 minutes past the hour. the promoter for michael jackson's comeback tour wasn't so sure the king of pop was ready. e-mails in sunday's "los angeles times" show that the tour director believed jackson was paranoid and obsessive and suggested that a, quote, top psychiatrist evaluate him as

michael oreoining us fm new york. he's been spending all this time with the prime minister. mr. ambassador, thanks for coming in. >> always good to be with you, wolf prime minister, has literally drawn a red line. by implication it suggests that's not necessarily enough. you need the united states to drawhat samre lin if the iranians are going to back down. and you haven't heard the obama administration do that yet. is that the issue right now? >> well, as the prime minister said to the general assembly today, wolf, the drawing of the red line is designed to give diplomacy and sanctions more time to work. we believe by drawing that red line you won't be increasing the chances of military engagement, you'll be significantly lessening the chances of a military engagement because the iranians have been presented with red lines in e past in trai of hormuz and they've backed down. we know they can see the color red. we're engaged in a conversation with the obama administratio about setting limits to iran's enrichment process because that's the part of the iranian nuclear program that we can actually see and mor. and that the part that's in facilities t