to cover up the failures of the obama presidency. bill: what you'll likely hear are the comments of david plouff and david axelrod saying we've clearly improved from the depths of the recession. they will paint a picture that things are getting better. it might not be perfect yet but things are headed in the right direction. how do you counter that. >> we ask middle class america to look around. look around at your own experience and your neighbors. do you feel things are better off? i think the only folks in america who believe we are doing better today than we were four years ago live at the obama white house. people can fairly question their objectivity. there is no amount of gloss or slick convention staging that can cover up the fact that this is the weakest recovery since the great depression. you know there used to be a country in western singer called