ads. and particularly the reliance on social media. when you look at what obama's doing and roll mney and the oth republican candidates, what they're doing dmou is basically putting videos on the web using youtube to distribute that information. that allows people to watch the ad and then to share that ad with their family members and their friends. and so what the candidates are doing is to try and tap into those trusted networks because they understand people are very cynical about politicians. if you just see an obama ad or a romney ad, you're often turned off by the messenger. but if a friend of yours has seen that ad and recommends that you watch it, that puts that ad in a different light. because essentially it's been endorsed by somebody you know and somebody that you respect. and so a lot of what the candidates are doing this year that's different compared to past years is going to involve that use of social media. >> so let's go back to where we began. the road that we've traveled. that ad that the obama campaign released last week, 7:00 or 8:00 at night.

approximate i really like the obama ad. i like how they compared him to britney spears and paris hilton. y i don't see how they can be used negatively against him but i guess in this case it was used negatively against him. but i think in a way it helped him. >> what about you, caesar? >> seeing britney spears and paris hilton makes you laugh a little bit. because, you know, they're -- well, at least paris hilton's like a pointless celebrity. and obama is this guy who's supposed to change the outlook of the country. and it kind of just -- at least in my eyes, that mccain ad kind of looks like he's floundering somehow to get some sort of negative thing out to make him look like the better candidate. >> another example on the table. timothy, i'm going to go to you next if i could. one of the ads from the 2008 race, it's again a reminder that you may be voting for john mccain, but guess who's been president for the last eight years. >> i'm barack obama and i approve this message. >> wonder where john mccain would take the econ

interesting and and at a recent a recent obama ad given the pail and says are racist things every time she goes on fox news. will she provide more fodder for the democrats or enthusiasm for the republicans with this kind of race baiting talk. well you know she the one thing that came out of game change was that john mccain didn't really want her to do that the campaign didn't want her to do that but she's really really good at that and i called her a political fluff for a long time she's able to get a crowd really angry and focused on what these shouldn't be so i'm not sure how it's all going to run out but when i watched that that clip the other day from fox i really wasn't sure if she was confusing the civil rights movement with the civil war and that reminds and i'm still not convinced because you know the income disparity between but before the civil war was i own you two i don't own you anymore the civil rights rubric different from that so i actually as you can use that you know yeah you're right at that i mean it's still a pretty despicable thing to say but that would make a lot

are not just made for the people who see them first and not even always first, as we saw with the obama ado reach much wider audiences via social media. >> interesting point. >> ads certainly are designed to attract attention and to generate news, because if you can get journalists to replay the ad for free, basically, that is a win-win for the campaign. candidates use a variety of techniques in order to attract attention. sometimes they use catchy music, we saw examples of that, both obama and eisenhower. sometimes they use humor to make fun of the opposition or draw light of some events. or sometimes, they attract attention by going on the attack. often times, when you look at the types of ads that are picked up by the news media, it tends to be more the attack ads than the positive ads. >> we've gone from the ike jingle to the kennedy jingle of 1960, let's watch. ♪ ♪ kennedy ♪ kennedy ♪ kennedy ♪ kennedy ♪ kennedy ♪ kennedy sfz do you want a man for president ♪ ♪ who is seasoned through and through ♪ ♪ but not so dog gone seasoned ♪ that he won't try something new ♪ ♪ a man who is old e

obama added that the woman then told her that she didn't need to make reaching that detergent look so humanizing moment for the first lady, right? >> her curt wasn't really full. i can't go to target without dropping a couple hundred. >> easy. a cart full of stuff. >>> these new pictures are sure to upset all of the believers out there. these images of justin bloodied and bruised are part of a photo shoot. calm down. >> for the tenth anniversary of "complex" magazine. as for the beaten look? the mag says making pop music is a contact sport. okay. >> all right. >>> and staying with the young and hip theme right now, mtv is bringing back the gang for a sixth season of, yep, "jersey shore." that includes expectant mom, snooki, as part of the action. >> i can't believe she is going to procreate. that says just how big of a role snooki will play. but the dynamics in the house are about to change. and shooting begins this summer. >> you can say all you want about those kids. they're laughing all the way to the bank. >>> move over adele. another young songstress is stealing the spotlight. an

number of voters would go to santorum but enough to romney so he would keep his lead. >> president obama added $45 million to his campaigncoughers in february. >> the need to highlight this is apparent in a time when we are facing high gas prices at the pump. >> president obama will stop in four states in just two days, as for the republican candidates the illinois primary along with their louisiana primary saturday combined for more than 100 delegates. in washington, craig boswell, fox news. >>> maryland's own senator is now the longest serving congress woman in u.s. history she broke the record saturday representing maryland on capital hill more than 35 years she served 10 years in the house of representatives before becoming a senator in 1986 when she entered the senate there was only one other woman now there are 17 female senators, she is the dean of women senatorhelps forge a bond across party lines. >> when the day is over, let's kick back and put our lip stick on and have a glass of wine and keep the institution and america going. >> the late representative edit rogers a massachusetts

. >> president obama added that a nuclear armed iran is not only a danger to israel but a danger to the united states, as well. >>> today we expect to see a massive demonstration in moscow protesting vladimir putin winning the presidency. opponents say the landslide win is invalid and the result of widespread voter fraud and ballot stuffing. putdin thanked supporters for electing him to an unprecedented third term to president, six more years of power. putin called the win a victory over opponents intent on destroying russia's statehood. >>> rescuers are looking for victims of a weapons depot explosion in the republic of congo. the blast caused several buildings to collapsed whiching two churches holding mass. at least 206 people were killed. more than 1,500 were hurt. officials say a short circuit possibly caused a fire inside the arsenal on a military base which then set off the explosion. >>> this morning a 23-year-old d.c. man faces several charges in a chaotic multi-crash involving a loaded metro bus. take a look at this three-vehicle crash sunday afternoon at southern and pennsylv

meanwhile president obama is adding to his campaign war chest preparing for the general election fight this fall. fox's craig boswell reports. >> reporter: after an early morning stop at a diner in springfield, illinois, mitt romney moved on to chicago for an address in economic freedom. >> the truth is this economy is struggling because our got is too big, too intrusive, too invasive of our economic freedoms. >> reporter: the math is favoring romney in illinois the day before ballots are cast, a real clear politics average of polls showing the former massachusetts governor leading rick santorum by more than eight points. santorum is racking up miles in the land of lincoln today, too with direct references to his main republican rival. >> he simply abandoned freedom when he was governor of massachusetts and he abandoned it when he promoted obamacare in 2009. >> reporter: the former pennsylvania senator is a distant second in the overall delegate count but santorum is slightly favored in the contest this weekend in louisiana. while newt gingrich and ron paul have no scheduled public eve

president obama added this is yet another message to the world that the united states of america will stand strongly against any threats to our people. bob is a hostage. for my family, that message was reassuring to hear. i look forward to the day when the president calls me with the same good news that bob has been found and is coming home. lastly, i would like to express my appreciation for the words of support and encouragement my family has received from around the world through our web site helpboblevinson.com. my children and i read every message that comes in. we hope one day soon to post the following message, thank you, everyone. bob's home. thank you. >> christine levinson, the wife of bob levinson and the fbi announcing a $1 million reward for his return. you can get more information by logging on to the fbi web site. >>> at howard university today, the remarks by the education secretary arne duncan on racial disparities. it points out that black students, especially boys, face harsher discipline in schools than other students. this is according to data from the department

things but they're the best there and besides the romney and santorum i think they're the best ad obama ad showed these guys they all are if you know barely scratching thirty percent above in their approval ratings they're all passing crazy these crazy bills you know the tragedy national ultrasound and doctors not allowed to ask about guns in florida i mean that in past they're pushing it and here in ohio you know case in point after the union scott we're going to actually use. i was a good talk about this type of legislation all night with all these guys and he said is right along that line is the ratings barely go thirty percent and you know it's going to help obama i mean these guys are overstepped their bet their hand but you know it going way beyond what their mandate was andy think that this is where most people aren't obviously it's not where it's a six string or a cliff cliff schecter thanks a lot thanks so much for being with us tonight. joining me now from los angeles is another man running for president on the republican ticket fred karger fred welcome to the program thanks tom

now to the latest obama -- president obama ad, with the target not being the current good o.p. ed days, but the 2008 vice-presidential candidate. why? >> reporter: well, it is a time warp. i think the obama campaign is trying to capitalize a little bit on this television movie on hbo over the weekend, "game change," a very negative portrayal of sarah palin. she is back in the news. she's been speaking out about that and other subjects. and clearly, the message of the obama message is, sarah palin's really bad, please, send us money. this is a fundraidsing tactic on the part of the president. >> greta: all right. but, yes. that might be more effective, please send us money, she's very bad. but the problem is, she's not running and she doesn't seem to be close to any of the candidates right now? >> reporter: well, it's true. george w. bush is not running either. and if you look at the bigraphicical movie the president has put together, the 17-minute minidocumentary, a lot of that is blaming the former president on the state of the economy. the point is not to run against the candi

you didn't need obama-care to fix the problems discussed in obama's ad.this thing were popular and these talking points actually worked he would be having a birthday celebration today. e. the freedom you can only get from hertz to keep the car you reserved or simply choose another. and it's free. ya know, for whoever you are that day. it's just another way you'll be traveling at the speed of hertz. i worked at the colorado springs mail processing plant for 22 years. we processed on a given day about a million pieces of mail. checks, newspapers, bills. a lot of people get their medications only through the mail. small businesses depend on this processing plant. they want to shut down 3000 post offices, cut 100,000 jobs. they're gonna be putting people out of work everywhere. the american people depend on the postal service. with verizon 4g lte and a 4.5" true hd display, it's great for watching movies and sports, a true hdtv experience right on my phone. i'll get o for me and one for my wife. i'll be like [manly voice] "a phone, my sweet" and she'll say [s

already they've spent $6 million to broadcast this anti obama ad this month. listen to this. >> we all know about the white house emails, the f.b.i. raised. investors raised campaign money for obama. the government gave solyndra half a billion dollars in taxpayer money. politics as usual. >> the koch brothers don't like clean energy stuff. they are paying for more than just ads. they fund the heritage foundation and other organizations committed to spreading the koch gospel. they are trying to expand their vast political emspire by turning the non-partisan libertarian think tank, the cato institute into a republican prop began at a factory to do their partisan bidding. last week, the kochs filed a lawsuit seeking the power to stack indicate toe's board the people who are on the koch industries payroll who will presumably push their political agenda. the cato board is fighting back. here's the chairman, bob 11y today. >> the key to our reputation is our non-alignment. that is what's at jeopardy here and why we're having this big battle. >> so, the bottle will li

one, you are going to be able to see a 17-minute obama ad.w that everybody is probably going to set aside some time to be able to do this. but we have a sneak peek right here. [ applause ] >> how do we understand this president and his time in office? do we look at the day's headlines or do we remember what we has a country have been through? >> an economic crisis beyond anything anybody had imagined. >> our time of standing pat, protecting their interest and putting off unpleasant decisions, that time has surely passed. >> if we don't do that now, it will be a generation before 30 million people have health insurance. >> if the auto industry goes down, what happens to america? >> now we have to make a decision. go or not go. >> as he walked out the room, it's all on him. this is his decision. >> dana: i want to ask stat, the control room to send tissues for bob because it made him cry. here is the thing. eric, this is a 17-minute documentary, done be the campaign, paid for by them. but what was interesting is that the director, last nume gug

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. >> president obama added a nuclear armed iran is not only a danger to israel but the united states as well. >>> officials in moscow say thousands of people are protesting vladimir putin's victory, he won a third term as president giving him six more years of power. independent observers claim the 63% win should be invalid because it was the result of voter fraud and ballot stuffing. >>> in the race for the white house, gop candidates are making a final push for votes ahead of super tuesday. tomorrow than 400 delegates up for grabs in 11 states including virginia. mitt romney has an edge in the latest poll numbers. in the nbc news, wall street journal poll romney would beat rick santorum if they were the only two on the ballot. he leads 50-45, but when pitted against president obama, he loses 50-44%. each of the candidates is hoping to have a strong showing tomorrow. >> sure hope to get support even in the primary process throughout the south. i think i will. i got good support in florida. >> great grass roots campaign, hanging in there. >> very hard for one of the major candidates

what do they think about the ads against president obama? k luntz. >> it's changing. a majority of the ads against barack obama are not working today and one of the reasons why is the voters' threshold for negativity has gotten so high, it has to be credible and has to be emotional for it to cut through and a majority of the negative ads aren't working right now. >> you isolated two ads and the first one will be from cross roads and you say it's working because? >> because it has specific information and shows the president saying, making promises that he did not keep. let's take a look at the first ad. >> he promised. >> we're investing in a clean energy economy with the potential to create hundreds of thousands of jobs. >> it's used with politics at every level. 500 million to solyndra. now bankrupt. nearly $100 million to a pet project teetering on default. laid off workers, forgotten. typical washington. tell president obama we need jobs. not more insider deals. >> that was so interesting. if you looked at the democrats through that, it w

. >> president obama added a nuclear armed iran is not only a danger to israel but a danger to the unitedtes, as well. >>> today in chicago, attorney general eric holder is expected to explain why he believes the u.s. did not break the law when it killed a u.s. citizen on foreign soil. the cia tracked down anwar al awlaki in yemen. the operative was killed in a drone attack five months ago. in recent months the obama administration has debated how much to reveal it the killing. holder is expected to address the case in a speech at northwestern university. >>> a funeral is scheduled for tomorrow to remember a teenager killed in ohio's school shooting. 16-year-old demetrius hewlin spent his younger years in the d.c. area. he was one of three students killed at chardon high school near cleveland last week. his father says his son was a straight-a student who loved computers and sports. mr. hewlin urge all parents to treasure their time with their children. >> when your child leaves out to go to school, tell them that you love them. before they go to bed, tell them that you love them. because

also counter to the national security interests of the united states. [ applause ] >> president obama added that he will use force if necessary to prevent iran from developing a nuclear weapon. >>> 24 hours to go before super tuesday. and the gop candidates will be out in force today courting last-minute votes. more than 400 delegates up for grabs tomorrow, making it the largest single day of voting in the race so far. among the states holding contests, of course, virginia in there. voters in the commonwealth will only have two options -- mitt romney and ron paul. the other candidates failed to pick up enough signatures to get on the ballot. heading to the polls, romney is the front-runner, according to the latest nbc news/"wall street journal" poll. he gets 38% of the vote compared with 32% for rick santorum. both newt gingrich and ron paul trail with 13% each. >>> the deadline is today for d.c. residents to register to vote in the upcoming april 3 primary. today is the last day for mailing in registration forms or to change your party affiliation. >>> and in the coming weeks, the endorsem

and weren't sure why obama was using their own ad as if comparing the president the united states to a dictator wasn't enough the ad manages to incite those who believe that the president is a muslim he said clearly was not a mistake it's pushing religious bigotry and a racist message that has no place in the american political process and is very fair. zombies normally feast on human flesh but zombie reagan and zombie factor. they feast on the middle class more than thirty years ago margaret thatcher and ronald reagan rose to power in the u.k. and the us preaching a bizarre economic idea based on devouring social safety net programs and redistributing that wealth to the very very top because they said it would one day trickle down on the rest of us in those thirty years none of that wealth is trickle down and this so-called economic theory more like a religion created by a deranged prophet than milton friedman has been proven to be a result of being you know a failure that's only done one thing to make the already rich mindbogglingl

first lady michelle obama just added another one. the cherry trees are a landmark in the u.s. capital. every spring people descend on the river banks to appreciate this symbol of japanese culture. they presented 3,000 cherry trees to the u.s. capital as a token of friendship. obama took part in a commemorative event to mark the anniversary. it was held near the planting of the first planting held by first lady helen taft. >> so many years these trees have served as a symbol of the great friendship between the united states and japan, and as a reminder of our shared hopes, dreams and aspirations. >> the first lady said that on this historic anniversary the american people don't just admire the tree's beauty but also their resilience. ♪ framed by the cherry trees, there was a performance of the japanese traditional music. >>> and next, rachel ferguson with weather. >> hi there. it's look like it's going to be fairly wet across much of china as we head into thursday. you can see the cloud moving across. this is going to be bring something intense showers. maybe as much as 50 mill

back to news. >> virginia congressman jim moran wants metro to take down an ad bashing president obama'se reform law. he says that the ads at the clarendon metro station telling president obama to go to "hell" it's disrespectful and offensive. it's urging people to buy a documentary that says the president's health care reform will hurt americans. >> this is setting its okay to tell the president to go to hell but it's not okay and particularly not okay to do on government property. >> metroaccess it cannot be taken down because it is protected political speech and is scheduled to run through march 12. >> the white house easter egg roll, tickets available from an on-line lottery starts a 10:00 this morning. that will close at 10:00 monday morning. for more details, log on to wjla.com. it will be held monday, april 9. the theme is "let's go, let's play, let's move." a news conference will be held this morning to kick off this year's national cherry blossom festival. it will be a five-week centennial celebration. 1912 japan gave the streetstrees to washington, d.c. >> today is the first da

. >> a congressman what mattered to remove and add that bashes president obama's health care reform law. the addent obama to go to hell and is disrespectful. it urges people to buy the documentary which says the health care reform will hurt america. >> is ok to tell the president of the united states to go to hell. it is not ok. it is not ok to do it on government property. >> they say the ad cannot go down because it is protected political speech. it will run until march 12. >> here's your chance to get in on the no, act white house easter egg roll. >> there isn't online -- there is an on-line lottery. for more details you can log on to. it'll be held on monday april 9. mike your calendar. >> sounds good. a news conference will be held this morning to pick up the national cherry blossom festival. japan gave it to washington back in 1912. today we learn about plans. >> always something to look forward to. >> coming up, fans mourned the sudden loss of another music legends. >> we also have another check of traffic and weather every 10 minutes. stay with us. ahhh. so soft. time out. sweet. [ fema

obama's campaign staff added an image of the birth certificate emblazoned on a coffee mug.paign which administers the fan page also had its personal moments including his first job in 1978 behind the counter at baskin-robbins. >> a new study shows the happiest workers are employed by the government. they are more than satisfied with people they work with and their daily tasks. they also feel they are giving back to their country. the education industry comes in second. that is followed by real estate and construction. >> we are on storm watch this evening. 20 twisters' hit seven states wednesday killing at least 13 people. 750 miles wide. it swept from nebraska to illinois and tennessee. the national weather service said it had winds up to 170 miles per hour, carving a path 7 miles wide. >> and the bad news is, parts of kentucky and tennessee, tomorrow there is another potential day of severe weather. >> you see that and you realize how fortunate we have been. >> we have some rain coming in tomorrow night, but we do not expect anything severe out of it. first we go to bruns

the rnc is clobbering president obama in a new ad. >> barack obama promised to cut healthcare costs.we will bring down premiums by $2,500 for the typical family. >> it didn't happen. 6 in 10 americans are seeing premiums rise. the average cost of a family policy is up $1,300 and a key part of the obama healthcare takeover will cost $100 billion more than promised. higher costs for patients. higher costs for taxpayers. another broken promise by obama. >> greta: the new ad is headed right for the swing states that really matter come november. the rnc chair live from las vegas. thighs to see you. >> thank you, greta. >> greta: i fact checked your ad, are i didn't. i should say abc news .com fact checked it and annual premiums up 9% or $1,300. i assume you are hitting the swing states for a deliberate reason. >> absolutely. i don't think there is anything better in politics when you can take the words coming out of someone's mouth in this case barack obama gives us plenty of words coming out of his mouth. if you can see the american people look here is what the president said. these are

ads they claim president obama is responsible for the rising price to. yes that would push this is a false statement because in reality we discussed on the show last week president doesn't control gas prices that's as the speculators of wall street you can bet enough the crossroads g.p.s. on the super pacs are controlling political discussions in this country but they're spending thousands hundreds of thousands of dollars spreading lies as well are the more reason to overturn citizens united and the very very ugly ricky santorum santorum campaign released an ad over the weekend the briefly replaces a picture of a rainy and president mahmoud ahmadinejad with a picture of president obama is still shot of obama appears just as the narrator is talking about a sworn american enemy force the santorum cain campaign released a statement saying they were confused by their own ad and weren't sure why obama was their own man as if comparing the president the united states to a dictator wasn't enough the ad manages to incite those who believe that the president is a

obama. look at that ad executive dan draper. but he's actually barack obama. >>> now for a great sideshow. st night kicked off a new season of amc's "madmen" and "madmen" fever got an early start on this week's chris matthews show. don draper for the ad agency head who comes with a few entanglements. meet president obama's chief exec. >> so much in that little cartoon. not exactly a smooth start for the pres or for john draper. the president was in south korea and he spoke to some university students and answered questions through a social media site. one person wanted to know if the president would ever go to extremes to beef up his own savorability. let's listen. >> one of you, maybe it was you, maybe it was somebody else -- this is true -- asked this question: have you posted yourself a supportive opinion on a web site under a disguised name pretending you are one of the supporters of president obama? i hadn't thought of this. but the truth is, i have not done this. maybe my daughters have. but i haven't done that myself. >> there was something you wouldn't want to be caught doing, and t

hot dog industry says it is the wrong one. >>> and next, president obama's reelection team is going after sarah palin in a new attack ade's not running, however. do they know that? >> barack obama as never been, i think, seen in the conventional traditional -- h do you have anything for a headache...like excedr... bayer aspirin... ohh, no no no. i'm not having a heart attack, it's my head. this is made for pain. [ male announcer ] bayer advanced aspirin enters the bloodstream fast, and rushes extra strength relief to the sight of your pain. feel better? yeah...thanks for the tip! or annuity over 10 or even 20 years? call imperial structured settlements. the experts at imperial can convert your long-term payout into a lump sum of cash today. megyn: we are tracking some developmenting stories this hour, including new numbers on the horrifying violence in syria. the u.n. reporting 230,000 people have abandoned their homes in syria since the government started attacking prodemocracy protestors last year. many of the refugees now living in turkey, lebanon, and jordan. >>> mitt romney, eye ago golden opportunity in mississi

let me show you this ad from the obama campaign taking aim at john mccain with a direct or indirect reference to george w. bush. >> i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. >> wonder where john mccain would take the economy? look behind you. john mccain wants to continue george bush's economic policy. as president he'd provide no tax bras to 101 million americans but keep tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas. he wants tax breaks for big oil and would tax your health care benefits for the first time ever. look behind you. we can't afford more of the same. >> reaction or comment? >> i don't think it's a good idea for the obama administration to compare mccain and bush? it was a good strategy mplts even mccain had trouble trying to separate himself from bush. i think overall it was an effective commercial. >> let me turn to isaiah mohammed from dick kinson college. do you have a thought about this ad? >> i thought about while reading "game change," it showed the country definitely wanted something new. that ad definitely exploited that current in the country, that people wanted

we need a candidate who was capable first of all of running a campaign eliminates obama's billion dollar ad campaign by proving to people -- on gasoline, you cannot buy enough ads to convince the people that they are not paying too much. that is the kind of campaign you have to run. i work for the reagan campaign and i anderson and how you pick the right fights at the right level and how you make the choice did it. you need somebody who can work with congress to get something done. we are not just in the business of defeating obama. we are in the business of replacing bureaucracies, replacing the lost, correcting the justice, and getting the country back on track. that requires far more than having good consol -- consultants, the ability to read somebody's notes. that requires an understanding that constitution, how to take house members and senators and how to work with the american people because in order to change quashed, you have to be active as citizens. we can impose change in washington, but washington will never voluntarily change itself. if i become denominate with your help tomor

discord and partisanship of the country. >> reporter: the ad is promoting a new dvd kok meant tree called "sick and sicker" that rips the obama it's produced by a man who makes no apology for the inflammatory ad. >> when you use strong language, you're expressing not only disagreement but the degree of disagreement. i very strongly disagree with socialized medicine. >> reporter: it's not just metro riders offended by the comment. >> on private property i think you should have much more discretion as to what you want to show. but the taxpayers at the federal, state, and local level are paying for this facility and to have it host an ad that tells the president of the united states to go to hell in their language, i think that's inappropriate. i think it's offensive. it's profane. >> reporter: representative moran has asked the washington metro transit authorities to take down the ad immediately but the metro facility says no, citing the first amendment. in a statement saying that advertising has been ruled by the court as a public forum protected by the first amendment of the constitution, we may not decline ads based on their