now is not my time. we saw the governor s sense of humor, the command of the room as he answered questions for a long time. gin acosta was right there. he was heavily urged to run, he was flattered, the pressure came from people of high stature, in the end it wasn t enough, why? reporter: well, john, answering that question should take a couple of minutes but chris christie, who never is at a loss for words held court in the news conference room for an hour and listened as every reporter in the room basically poked him with a stick, trying to get at why he was not going to make this decision to run for president. he was asked about whether or not it was that compressed primary calendar that all of the republican conditions are looking at right now. he was asked about his weight, whether or not his health might be an issue. he was asked whether his views as a republican are just too moderate for the party. but in the end chris christie said you could not get around one iss
been tepid. in the latest new york times /cbs poll, americans are split on whether the jobs plan will actually create jobs. as for the president s own employment, there is open democratic fear he s a one-termer. the vibe was bad enough this week that top obama campaign strategist sent a memo to reporters noting that the president s support from the democratic base is strong. the same cannot be said of independents. 54% disapprove of how he s doing his job. things can change between now and november 2012. the more immediate question is whether president obama has the political capital to sell his jobs plan to the public and push it through congress. joining us now, the number two democrat in the senate, senator dick durbin. thank you so much for being here. and let s just start with that question. we do see a president who s being openly criticized by democrats, whose poll numbers are falling, a weak economy. and people just not really sure this jobs plan is going to work.
one-termer. the vibe was bad enough this week. the top obama campaign strategist sent a memo to reporters noting that the president s support from the democratic base is strong. the same cannot be said of independents. 54% disapprove of how he s doing his job. things can change between now and november 2012. the more immediate question is whether president obama has the political capital to sell his jobs plan to the public and push it through congress. joining us now, the number two democrat in the senate, senator dick durbin. thank you so much for being here. and let s just start with that question. we do see a president who s being openly criticized by democrats, whose poll numbers are falling. a weak economy. and people just not really sure this jobs plan is going to work. how do you sell that to the public and how do you pass that in the senate? candy, you can understand the skepticism of americans. they ve watched the confrontation in washington virtually threaten to
can you leave me alone? actually no, we d like to talk to you a second. i would like to ask you to leave my private property. you re just dishonest. i listened to the portion you highlighted. you didn t hear the whole thing, don t know the context and owe everybody an apology. want to comment on that? what do you think of that. come on. come on my show. i ll ask you, bill won t do it, he doesn t have the courage, but i ask you, come on my show. bill would have been here today but he is interviewing lindsey lohan. of course. friday, jessie waters showed up at cpac in washington and found himself at the wrong end of someone else s view finder. my next guest, ben armbruster of think progress.com caught up with waters, asked about an interview that a former fox news employee gave to media matters in which he said, quote, stuff is just made up. are you jessie waters? who are you? ben armbruster.
you, get ready to be bullied, o reilly style. mr. vice president. i don t like ambush journalism. jessie waters, fox news. how are you? that s disgraceful, you have to back up your accusations. can you leave me alone? actually no, we d like to talk to you a second. i would like to ask you to leave my private property. you re just dishonest. i listened to the portion you highlighted. you didn t hear the whole thing, don t know the context and owe everybody an apology. want to comment on that? what do you think of that. come on. come on my show. i ll ask you, bill won t do it, he doesn t have the courage, but i ask you, come on my show. bill would have been here today but he is interviewing lindsey lohan. of course. friday, jessie waters showed up at cpac in washington and found himself at the wrong end of someone else s view finder. my next guest, ben armbruster of