obama lost in 2008 and mitt romney won in 2012 launching him to the nomination. we ll talk with him what he is doing behind closed doors. what he thinks is going on and what the true message from the democratic convention should be from the republican perspective, jon? jon: bucolic scene and all heck breaking out politically where you are. carl cameron, thanks. jenna: republicans continuing to ask americans if they re better off now than we were four years ago? last night the rnc pointed out that not one speaker at the democratic convention so far has said the phrase, americans are better off than they were four years ago. that exact phrase. but several speakers made that argument implicitly including massachusetts governor duval patrick. this is the president. who saved the american auto industry from extinction, the american financial industry from self-destruction. the american economy from full-blown depression. who added $4.5 million
private sector jobs in the last 2 1/2 years, more than in george bush s eight years in office. [cheers and applause] jenna: so are the democrats effectively countering are you better off theme? brad woodhouse is with the dnc. sean spicer, rnc. both communication directors. we expect perfect grammar from the both of them. nice to have you with us today. thank you, jenna. jenna: sean, that s a long laundry list of come likements according to duval patrick. what is your single biggest point that counters all those accomplishments by president obama? keep it short, long. there is no single list. i mean you had a convention that kicked off yesterday with a video in which they said government is the only thing that we belong to. that is the mantra last night. all about government. the government belongs to us. we don t belong to government. second, you had, as you just mentioned not one of the 34 speakers mentioned we re
not be included in an rnc fund-raiser held in new orleans. that following revelations of lavish spending on private jets, hotels and limousine and even that outing at a bondage-themed nightclub at west hollywood. norah o donnell is the chief correspondent. this is a timing thing or a link between the scandal? a palin adviser says it s, quote, unrelated and totally separate from the up roar about this gathering at this sex themed bondage club. at 8:41 p.m. last night the rnc was contacted by representatives of former governor sarah pail lynn, and she was asked that her name be removed as a quote-unquote invited speaker to this event coming up, the southern republican leadership committee. so they re going to do that. palin s advisers say it s