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whoopi wasn't taking it. do not move. "on the record" back in 60 seconds. >> greta: there's no doubt about it, the presidential race it tight, but the sizzling question who hats edge. polls in swing states showing president obama pulling ahead of governor mitt romney, but not so fast. dick morris, author of new book "here come the black helicopters" has something to say about the polls. he joins us. nice to see you, dick. dick, you may be perhaps the only one who's saying that these polls suggest that governor romney is winning. please tell me how you arrive at that. >> sure. well, karl rove i think has some thoughts like that. let me go through it. what's going on now is these polls are assuming that you have the same high level of african american, latino and young people vote in 2012 that you had in 2008. not the normal level, which you had in '04, '00, '06 and so on. the pollsters are awaiting the data to assume you have that level. so, for example, in 2008, 14% of the vote was cast by african americans. in 2004, in a

four are sharp-tongued and not conservative, whoopi goldberg in particular.she said "you know what, i think i could vote for you." and i said, "i must have said something really wrong." >> sharp-tongued women. ouch. as you might guess, the ladies on "the view" just had to respond. >> this is just preseason. this is an exhibition game. if you can't handle four sharp-tongued women, how are you going to handle the country? >> i'm holding my tongue until he gets here. >> romney has now agreed to come back to "the view" next month. meanwhile, president obama and the first lady will make their first joint appearance on "the view" next week. this little dust-up about the "the view" is part of a larger issue for romney. voters want a president they can relate to. romney only seems comfortable in quiet rooms, closed-door $50,000 a plate fund raisers. joining me now is jonathan partin, an opinion writer for "the washington post" and msnbc contributor. thanks for being here, jonathan. >> hey, reb, didn't know you were in washington. still. should say still. >> how can w

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. >> so he has time for whoopi goldberg, but he doesn't have time for world leaders?> no, chris, i -- look, the president is, is going to be actively involved at the u.n. general assembly. >> he's not meeting with any private leaders. private leaders. he's giving a speech., and i jut want to give her everything. yeah, you -- you know, everything can cost upwards of...[ whistles ] i did not want to think about that. relax, relax, relax. look at me, look at me. three words, dad -- e-trade financial consultants. so i can just go talk to 'em? just walk right in and talk to 'em. dude, those guys are pros. they'll hook you up with a solid plan. they'll -- wa-- wa-- wait a minute. bobby? bobby! what are you doing, man? i'm speed dating! [ male announcer ] get investing advice for your family at e-trade. >> aouncer: meet tom, a proud dad whose online friends all "like" the photos he's posting. oscar likes tom's photos, but he loves the access to tom's personal information. oscar's an identity thief who used tom's personal fo to buy new teeth and a new car, and stuck tom with

." >> mitt romney said whoopi goldberg was pretty president tough. you know, there's a little bit among some of the establishment press of looking down their collective noses at letterman, leno, the view, "the daily show," why do the candidates waste their time talking the fluffy stuff. everybody uses the sound bites and the clips. romney talking about snooki. asking what you wear to bed, imagining -- i won't even go there. everybody feasts on that stuff and they derive it both days. i don't think there's a problem going on the programs. that's where they live. they don't all watch cable news all the time. >>> when we come back, remember when the media census was paul ryan was he because a smart pick. now smart money says he was a terrible pick or he's being muzzled. is that fair? years of our governmentover5 employees insurance company, or geico...as most of you know it. ...i propose savings for everyone! i'm talking hundreds here... and furthermore.. newcaster: breaking news. the gecko is demanding free pudding. and political parties that are actua

. >> whoopi is going to jump you. >> she is looking meaner and meaner out there. i'm going to go on there. >> i think barbara will be there. >> she is always respectful. >> elisabeth hasselbeck have one friend in the crowd. >> that's all i need. i'm worried based on the lou dobbs segment before you when 38 members of 8% of the people n the fox news poll say president obama's policies have helped the economy, that's frightening to it me. now, maybe they will. >> see, i don't know why you think. >> right now the data is overwhelmingly negative. >> let me explain why i think the president is polling as as well as is he on issues like the economy. first of all, if you have a job, and if you are doing okay, then the economy is okay for you. >> bill: not many people with median income counsel down $5,000 for the average home, most people are living paycheck to paycheck. >> that has almost always been the case. i mean, it is marginally different and more difficult now. >> bill: at $4 a gallon of gas always been the case? >> here is my main point about the mitt romney tap

whoopi goldberg in particular. >> so he's going to pick on vladimir punt but he's worried about whoopi goldberg. >> vladimir putin can't beam into all of that. >> because "saturday night live" mocks whoever is there, i can see how it's a higher risk than going on "the view." >> but you want to show you have a sense of hue more. >> but if you can recognize you can't pull it off, it's a good decision not to go. >> he's right. "the view" is full of liberals and "saturday night live" has been lampoolampooning. >> it's so funny. we're talking about the likability factor with two candidates who are not that likeable. on the pantheon of politicians, neither president obama or mitt romney are the kind of guys to take home and have a beer with. it's a side show and it's about economic interests and a lot of serious policy issues. >> one thing that's very important in politics is self-deprecating humor and possib president obama has demonstrated that many, many times and it can be a useful tool innancing your critics. >> we got one of our questions answered, mitt romney does know who snooki is a

(laughter) whoopi goldbergstan, i believe it is. >> i heard. >> jon: that the talk of-- you were at the u.n. today. does anyone-- is there any discussion amongst world leaders about the american president not being available for face-to-face meetings? is that not a-- is that upsetting? >> not that i heard, no. i think everybody's there preparing for their speeches and in side meets with other leaders. that was not an issue. >> jon: so we are, in fact, perhaps, in some respects blowing this out of proportion? >> most likely, probably. (laughter) >> jon: although inside it does hurt a little bit, doesn't it? (laughter) how are things? you are neighbors with-- for some perspective with our audience who believe you're somewhere off the coast of bermuda-- (laughter). you are bordered by iraq, syria-- >> yes. >> jon: israel and saudi arabia. >> egypt. >> jon: and egypt. so how are things? (laughter) >> we've seen better days. >> jon: you run a constitutional monarchy. >> that's right. >> jon: in the middle of the largest democratic i don't want to say uprising but transition in your part of t

so he has time for whoopi goldberg but he doesn't have time for world leaders? >> no, chris, look, the president is going to be actively involved at the u.n. general assembly. >> he's not meeting with any leaders, he's giving a speech. >> chris, they have telephones in the white house. last week he talked to the president of egypt, he talked to the leader in libya. we don't need a meeting in washington just to confer with leaders. >> greta: looks like the president's already having a bad week, and it's only monday. jake tapper joins us. >> good evening, greta. >> greta: how does the white house respond to the question of why secretary of state hillary clinton is meeting with the president of afghanistan and the president of libya and president obama is not, and the president is not meeting with prime minister netanyahu? >> well, their basic answer when asked about this -- we've been asking about it for quite some time -- is the one that you just heard jay carney explain, the idea that the schedules do not align, president obama's in new york monday/tuesday, then

whoopi goldberg in particular.e show she said to me, you know what, i think i could vote for you. i said -- i must have said something really wrong. >> how can we trust mitt romney to protect america from internal terrorists when he's afraid of whoopi goldberg? >> yeah, what did she do to him? why did he pick her out? part is the way he says things, sharp-tongued ladies. like a 1950's quality. and he said also he wanted to leave his inheritance to his sons. cutting the wives out. he has a way of talking about women that's very old fashioned. it's not helpful. "the view" is very popular -- >> he needs something at this point. >> he needs something so it's not a good idea. >> thank you to all of you. >>> stay with us. much more ahead. >> we do not have to have the kind of divisiveness and bitterness and recriminations we've seen over the last four years. i will bring us together. >> you all but called them moochers. did you? >> no, i'm talking about a perspective of individuals who i'm not likely to get to support me

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that's whoopi on mitt romney on twitter. >>> up next, change is in the air.e're going to explain what is behind the rhetoric that you've heard from the president and mitt romney and change from insider/outsider washington. you are watching msnbc, even on saturday afternoon, the place for politics. hmm, it says here that cheerios helps lower cholesterol as part of a heart healthy diet. that's true. ...but you still have to go to the gym. ♪ the one and only, cheerios >>> i'm craig melvin. here is a quick look at some of the stories making news right now. police in new york city now say a 25-year-old man was not trying to kill himself when he jumped into the tiger den at the bronx zoo. instead they say he wanted to, quote, become one with the tiger. despite being mauled by the 400-pound cat, the man could now also be facing be facing criminal charges. >>> three survivors of the colorado movie theater shooting are suing the theater owners. it's the first civil lawsuit following the massacre, which left 12 people dead. >>> and pakistani newspapers are now banned a

aas we know, whoopi is never one to hold back. >> no. no. i actually can't wait.ll just be entertaining to listen to her. >>> let's switch gears, talk about shakira. there's big news this morning. >> really big news. shakira and her soccer star boyfriend are expecting a baby. she broke the news on her website. at this time we have decided to give priority to this unique moment in our lives and postpone all the promotional activities planned over the next few days. she's canceling the concert at the big i heart radio in las vegas. interesting timing here sheechlt took on a new job as a judge on "the voice" and if i'm doing my math right -- i was never great at math but i think she'll be very pregnant at that point. maybe, carol they're why she wanted to take a job where she could be sitting in a big, comfy, spinning chair instead of performing on stage songs like "hips don't lie." it was a good move. >> i agree. a.j., thank you. he will be here next hour. r.j. kelly made a little history in the soul train awards. stick around for that. you see us, at the start of t

prime minister netanyahu or whoopie?resident will be making at the speech at the u.n. which should be the most significant speech he's made during this campaign, if not the presidency based on the middle east being on fire at this point. instead a meeting with foreign leaders, he's going to make this speech the he's in and out of town very quickly. what will he say? will he say this video is owe financessive? yes, he's basically said he's going to say the video is offensive. when he says the video is offensive, is he signing on to the middle east excuse for violence in the middle east and anti-american hatred? unfortunately he is. is he going to say, listen, folks in the middle east who hate america, you need to sign on to our recognition of the first amendment in the same way we're signing on to where our understanding of sharia law in your countries. you need to sign on to our recognition of the state of israel in the same way we're signing on to try and help build a palestinian state. it's two ways. it's mutual respec

. >> he has time for whoopi goldberg but not for world leaders? >> chris, they have telephones in the white house. last week, he talked to the president of egypt. he talked to the leader in libya. >> reporter: yes, it's foreign policy election season edition. >> unfortunately in american election cycles, foreign policy becomes not so much an issue of demonstrating wisdom as it is an issue for demonstrating toughness. so i think you'll see a lot of that from the president in his speech. >> reporter: the president speaks to the u.n. generally assembly tuesday morning. administration officials say he will address the issue at the heart of the tension with israel's prime minister, iran's nuclear program. >> i don't think you'll see any daylight in the u.s./israel alliance. but i think the president needs to show that he is not dawdling on the question of iran. he's got a robust diplomacy in mind. he's got a sanctions program. and as he's said many times, he's left everything on the table. >> reporter: he will also address the violence in the middle ea

(laughter) whoopi goldbergstan, i believe it is. >> i heard. >> jon: that the talk of-- you were at the.n. today. does anyone-- is there any discussion amongst world leaders about the american president not being available for face-to-face meetings? is that not a-- is that upsetting? >> not that i heard, no. i think everybody's there preparing for their speeches and in side meets with other leaders. that was not an issue. >> jon: so we are, in fact, perhaps, in some respects blowing this out of proportion? >> most likely, probably. (laughter) >> jon: although inside it does hurt a little bit, doesn't it? (laughter) how are things? you are neighbors with-- for some perspective with our audience who believe you're somewhere off the coast of bermuda-- (laughter). you are bordered by iraq, syria-- >> yes. >> jon: israel and saudi arabia. >> egypt. >> jon: and egypt. so how are things? (laughter) >> we've seen better days. >> jon: you run a constitutional monarchy. >> that's right. >> jon: in the middle of the largest democratic i don't want to say uprising but transition in your part of the

meetings i guess it's more important to work with whoopi goldberg instead is this obama's idea of campaigning sitting on the view talking about how hot he is what i can't he is trying to distinguish himself from his opponent and he is much more personable and in touch with voters than his counterpart well according to a recent new york times in-depth investigation there are some strikingly significant similarities between the two candidates like college spicy chicken and star trek can you believe it oh there's more the article cites they could compare counties visited in iowa activists fawned over in new hampshire and irritations of dealing with blowhard colleagues and state government they can exchange trivia about star trek liked by both or complaints about the press disliked by both. wowo look at how much they have in common just like a lot of human beings i know they both went to college they both travel and they both like chicken by suggesting that these superficialities are the only things shared in common between the two the new york times is ignoring the much more devastating reality

. >> he has time for whoopi goldberg? but he doesn't have time for world leaders?e president is going to be actively involved at the un general assemblies -- >> giving a speech -- >> chris, they have telephones in the white house. last week we talked to the leader in libya. >> cenk: look meeting with foreign leaders has nothing to do with whether he'll get elected or not elected, fund raises which they all have time for, that has a lot to do with the election. they'll make time for the media and the "the view" is very important for the female demographic. so that's part of it. and what he hasn't met with netenyahu enough? >> believe me he has met with them plenty of times and knows exactly where the prime minister stands. what did they discuss on "the view"? they discussed libya, and what they would do after the presidency if he won a second term, and apparently michelle obama said go on a long vacation. i don't blame her. president obama joked around that he was there to be eye candy. and joy behar tweeted about mitt romney and his reluctance to appear on the show

so he has time for whoopi goldberg but he doesn't have time for world leaders? >> no. look the the is going to be actively involved at u.n. general assembly. >> bill: gibbs, what can you say? >> this is different. he has a neutral expression that is downward just slightly. he might look angry but he is not angry but it gets tighter and mouth goes down further. >> bill: when you see angry, isn't it annoyance rather than anger? >> yes. >> bill: you can be annoyed at the tone of the question, but if you are angry you are angry? >> okay, don't scare me. >> bill: i want to give everybody an example. >> we'll use annoy answer. at the end of this, he, annoy yanks. but he tiltsd over in this vulnerable position. smiles and annoyance and then at the end of this he gains hits composure. >> bill: there you go. plenty more ahead as factor moves ahead. the great american news quiz terrible decisions made by presidents. and miss megyn kelly on the first debate, what does mitt romney have to do to defeat president obama. [ male announcer ] what if you had thermal night-vision goggles

whoopi goldberg in particular, she said, you know what? i think i could vote for you. and i said, "i must have done something really wrong." \[laughter/] >> i was going to say that i think our media strategy that will be sending ann on "the view" and having her sit there. >> yes. i think she is your best advocate. >> got it. >> because she is, i think, your best surrogate. >> yes. >> your best advocate. >> i agree. >> she connects so well. i mean, we talked so much about this, and somebody said, oh, many people think of you as a rich guy. and those of us who know you, know that's not -- >> i'm as poor as a church mouse, right? >> yeah, yeah. >> so people don't get tired of her. or start attacking. >> i'll tell you, but you will see more of her in the september-october time frame. hillary rosen, you know, attacked her, and that made ann much more visible to the american people, which i think was very helpful. it gave her a platform that she would not have had otherwise. and i agree with you, i think she will be extraordinarily helpful. >> people who friended her on face

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>> choosing whoopi over world piece? >> world leaders like to be treat as equals. now all of them know that president obama chose to do "the view" instead of meeting with them. >> is there any discussion amongst world leaders about the president not being available for face-to-face meetings. >> not that i heard. i think everybody is preparing for their speeches. >> so we are in fact perhaps in some respects blowing this out of proportion? >> most likely. >> he decided to sit down with the ladies of "the view." >> whatever his missteps are as president, barack obama, is surging the course because the closer we get to the election, the dumber mitt romney gets. >> you can't find any oxygen inside the aircraft because the windows don't open. i don't know why they don't do that. but it's a real problem. so it's very dangerous. the windows don't open i don't know why they don't do that? >> eliot: i have my own take onnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn >> eliot: taking cheap shots at the replacement refs was easy and fun, but misses the point. it's time to focus on the deeper m

but they said everybody should make time for whoopi. >> greg: true. possibly pay for it. unusual. this talk about obama skipping intel briefings is a farce. "the view" is an intel briefing. i mean, think about it, he finds out how joy feels about terror threats in somalia, as well as menopause. you can't get the two anywhere else. brownie recipes. i want him on the view. better for him to talk foreign policy with the biddies than have him talk to foreign policy leaders. my mom used to give me my toys and put me in the closet to keep me from breaking things in the living room. that's "the view." >> bob: that explains it. >> greg: i took the toys and made it to a monster and killed everybody. >> andrea: if you are a foreign leaders that the president stood in front of today and was trying to address in what he thought was a serious manner, how are you supposed to take anything he said seriously? one he won't meet with you or he'd rather meet with the ladies of the view. remember before it was leading from behind and now it's leadinleading in absentia. he is not there. >> bob: he sho