black president. second black president if you include bill clinton. greg: bill clinton would. emily, the democrats have run out of republicans to call racists so they re returning to the people that invented it, the democrats. juan: a good theory. i think it will be interesting to see the level what outweighs what. what is more important to the african american community, the association with president obama, in that administration, or these kinds of gaffes. i think it does beg the question, in what world did that comment benefit the either african american community or the 18 to 49-year-old demographic which he needs so desperately? if anything, it does continue to relay the fact that he s out of touch with current times even if you can argue why are we imposing today s morality on 1972 or 6 or whatever because it s relevant. quick secondary point. it s telling that his staffers are coming out after the fact and anonymously reporting to
reality of the situation. this is a good deal. it was the best deal for president obama and the team could get. neil: that was a good point. the president made the same argument in a press conference, but for bill clinton would has high approval numbers and is very popular right now, to say, look, i looked at the same math, and he reminding the nancy pillows and hoyers and if you think you can get a better deal in general by walking away from this one now, forget it. and telling republicans, if you think this is easy to start from scratch, think again. does that hold? guest: two points. a former president is in a position to affirm and validate in a different way. in some ways, more powerful way than the president would made the deal. neil: but he did not bring jimmy carter with him, he brought bill clinton. i am not saying anything about