talk radio is not mainstream media, that is exactly right. i guess we have a different opinion about that. jon: ellen what about the fact that the president personally had to intervene? this is the guy who who would have us believe that he is the professor, his attention to detail is legendary, he is the smartest guy in the room and somehow it escaped his notice that these two things that are so important to him were not in the democratic party platform? well, first of all, i don t think it escaped his notice, he did intervene as you said, so how did it escape his notice? secondly bill clinton. jon: how didn t it escape his notice if they weren t in there in the first place is what i m trying to say. i understand that, busy people, and the president of the united states is a busy person don t always have a hundred percent to detail in every way, and clearly he did intervene. i have to point out that elizabeth warren certainly talked about the god factor,
opponent as someone people should run from. the gop believes that is one promise he may make true tonight. back to you. jenna: gives us a lot to think about today, william, thank you. jenna: right now president obama has a big act to follow. bill clinton showing last night why he is still a master at the podium, seemingly very much at ease as he defends the obama record, reminding us how president clinton was able to pivot successfully to the center and speak to issues that middle class americans deeply care about. tonight president obama will be solo. he will have to make the big sell. what can we expect in what could be the biggest speech of the president s political career? for a fair and balanced debate, joining us now, susan estridge, professor of lou and political science at usc and fox news contributor. brad blakeman, former deputy assistant to president george w. bush. i said president clinton moved to the center, pivoted to the center, this after