misleading. it was a really wrong speech. it's not because you can't make a truthful attack on obama or even that ryan hasn't done it previously. it's just somehow in the architecture they built in the campaign the truthful attack doesn't work. and that's not a good sign in how they'll govern. it's not separate from their message to the people. >> that is a very eloquent and i think incredibly substantive and important point to make, ezra, and i think to some degree we're all implicated in this. >> i am, too. it's a good speech, but not true. >> we can focus on the fact paul ryan did a great job for mitt romney last night but what is actually moving the country forward? putting forward falsities and inaccuracies and prescriptions for the american country? richard, what did you make of paul rye wrap an in terms of th romney/ryan ticket? >> well, there are lots of ironies about this. you play the clip before, he said the president is extraordinarily silent about his record. well, i haven't heard anything in this republican convention about the greatest achievement