>> held onto him tight and kept him in his grip. he got him to back this 800 ship navy. take a look at this. you can have the first grab at this. this is when the president used some real humor. it has to do with the back and forth on the military budget and the navy. obama had one of his strongest lines of the night. it was prepared but god help him. >> our navy is smaller now than 1917. they said they needed 317 ships. we're now under 285. we're headed down to the low 200s. that's unacceptable to me. i want to make sure we have the ships required. >> i think governor romney hasn't spent enough time at looking how our military works. you mentioned the navy and we have fewer ships. we also have fewer horses and bayon nets because the nature of our military has changed. we have aircraft carriers where planes land on them.