a bodega and can't find your philly blunts. >> whhe hasn't mentioned it to . >> hasn't mentioned it to me, either. >> may be the final week in the obama presidency. >> the dam is about to break on bengha benghazi. >> the media by in large has really dropped the ball on this. >> what were they trying to cover up? >> four dead americans. was it because of a protest or because of guys out for a walk one night who decided they'd go kill some americans? what difference at this point does it make? >> it makes a difference if we are purposefully being lied to to manipulate an election. >> leon panetta, susan rice, president obama, admiral mullen. would all of these people go to bat just to get president obama re-elected? >> why would they sacrifice their reputation? >> the media by in large has really dropped the ball on this. let's get right to our panel. joining us now is msnbc contributor james peterson of lehigh university. and by msnbc political analyst