>> we talked about robert gibbs at the beginning of this interview. he says he needs to resign or become counselor to the president. >> there have been quite a few mentions of that. members of congress have also made that case. he is in the unique position of serving a dual role. he is the press secretary and one of the president's closest advisers, as well as a very good friend to the president. that creates a lot of friction. he has made no secret that he wants to go upstairs to the white house and focus on political policy and advice to the president when henderson signed, instead of dividing his time between the podium -- 100%, instead of dividing his time between the podium. >> robert gibbs responded to chip reed on the interview that took place friday. >> did you put your foot in your mouth or did you say something you meant? [laughter] >> i think i have both my feet planted firmly on the floor. nothing in my mouth to speak of. >> you answered honestly. was this an honest and correct answer that you gave to those questions? >> i would not contra

was that robert gibbs speaking or robert gibbs speaking for the president? >> i think this is a feeling that has been felt in the white house. sam may agree with this, but the president has told lawmakers that we have done a lot for this country and we are getting backed by our own party for things we haven't done. they criticizing for not getting the public option through but not saying we passed the most sweeping health care bill in generations. there is definitely some frustration, but gibbs went too far from where the president would say. >> does robert gibbs say anything by accident or was this growing frustration behind that podium? >> this reflects the west wing mentality. it is a frustration in every corner of the building, including the -- by the person who lives there. there is a sense of frustration. they are working 80 hours a week and they are getting blasted by people who are supposed to be their allies. i don't know what the motivation was behind what robert said. my sense was he was just venting honest frustration unlike what we see in this t

white house press secretary robert gibbs said the american left should be quote drug tested for what was said about barack obama find out what was behind that remark in the second part of the alone a show coming up with r.t. . it's time for tonight's tool time later and this time it's the son of former vice president dan quayle you know the guy who couldn't spell potato well ben quayle is running for congress in arizona and he's mad take a list. is the worst president in history and my generation will inherit a weakened country drug cartels in mexico tax cartels in d.c. . what's happened to america. i was raised right somebody has to go to washington and knock the hell out of the place my name spent well and i approved this message. i'm sorry with that too funny ben quayle looks like you describe a fifteen year old and he's going to d.c. to knock the hell out of the place give me a break i could knock him out in two seconds flat but despite his teenage boys physique there's another reason the band is running this over the top that you see he's trying to divert attention out in arizon

so it was, i don't know what robert gibbs gets out of it. he has complained that he gets it from cable-- . >> lehrer: watching cable television. >> jim tonight on cable television 2 million americans will watch fox news. all right, i don't mean any disrespect to them. i point out two things. in the 2004 ection, fox news viewers voted more strongly for george bush, 94% than did nra members, than did born again christians, than did rep karns or conservatives. these are people who watch for ammunition, not for information. and for that reason, i simply say, you know, robert, 310 million americans-- . >> lehrer: we have to give michael a dime. >> i completely empathize with gibbs in the circumstances. having spent time in the white house. there is also a professional right where you are never pure enough and they kick you when are you down. okay. so i understand the frustration. but you don't give vent to the frustration. the reality here is intense sit an issue in this election. they need their core base to turn out. you don't attack them under

well tonight i've got a few words for robert gibbs obama's press secretary the guy who recently when interviewed by the hill how do you words for those that he calls the professional left i'm assuming those are all the reporters the t.v. anchors the liberal bloggers of the world the ones that make following politics their profession the ones that are out there investigating seeking answers critiquing in the interest of the people of the average americans who maybe don't have time to sit around and read every single piece of news every single day the ones that the want to make sure the politicians actually live up to their promises and who call them out if they don't oh i see it turns out that this professional left has actually been doing their job they're not simply drooling over every move made by the obama administration so robert gibbs well he decided to tell that professional left the ones that he in his own words here's are saying that obama in some ways might be like bush he decided to say that all of these people how to be drug tested that's right apparently if you happen to

the one predictable person who had the courage to say something about it was the man that robert gibbs is attacking, dennis kucinich. people must be crazy to support him. but dennis kucinich if you read the bill he introduced saying the united states shouldn't target people for assassination all he is doing is we want this country to respect the constitution. we want its leaders to respect the constitution. out of the hundreds of democrats that serve in the congress you know how many co-sponsored that legislation? five. that shows the utter lack of spine that exists in the political culture that we are leg in right now -- living in when we are not able to get more than six democrats to stand up against assassination without due process. we look at the war in afghanistan where this president has case lated the conflict there. each month bloodier than the last for u.s. soldiers. afghanistan civilians are in a terrible situation. in pakistan it is not just flooding but you have multiple wars on the ground. you have various resistance forces some of which are allied to the taliban, some re

press secretary robert gibbs found himself fending off questions about his professional future after he spouted off about that, quote, professional left, who keep complaining about president obama. yunji de nies was there. >> reporter: today, robert gibbs opened his mouth to prove that, in fact, his foot was not in it. >> i don't plan on leaving, so -- and there's no truth to the rumor that i've added an inflatable exit to my office. >> reporter: the press secretary is in hot water after scolding the so-called professional left. liberals who say the president has sold out his ideals to make deals. gibbs told "the hill" newspaper, "those people ought to be drug tested. they will be satisfied when we have canadian health care and we've eliminated the pentagon. that's not reality." gibbs blamed his addiction to cable tv for losing his cool. many on the left believe mr. obama has not kept his election promises, whether on health care reform -- >> this is an insurance company's dream, this bill. >> reporter: or not being decisive on gay rights. >> that's the president's position. clear as

gibbs accuse the political left of being on drugs and what that professional left had to say to that radio host and wonkette blogger sarah betting casa will join me for that discussion and then we're going to take another in-depth look at our economy the fed says we're in trouble so after weeks of speculation is this confirmation that we really are doomed well as business insiders gregory white for his opinion on the state of the economy and all be joined by relationship expert diana falzone i'll get her opinion on everything from snooki cozying up to john mccain to eminem angry on his new music video which some say glamorizes domestic violence that's all the end of the show now let's move on to today's top story. just a week after obama gave a speech touting the end of the iraq war and the on time withdrawal of american troops comes news that al qaeda is already in that and according to the guardian has already begun enticing former sunni allies to rejoin their forces by paying them more than they currently receive from the government and those particular forces are known as the son

gibbs along with a lot of the other pot smoking hippies on the left well two senators alone elected voice who's actually protested the white house's actions claiming the putting a lot of heat on the list is extra judicial center says the current policies destroy the presumption of innocence until proven guilty as the government becomes the police judge prosecutor jury and executioner all in one which we all know is not how the american judicial system should work but these days it is now the right of the president to order the death of an american without any burden of proof or oversight so now kusin is actually putting forth legislation that would prohibit those extra judicial killings of u.s. citizens his bill reads as follows no one including the president may instruct a person acting within the scope of the u.s. government to engage in or conspire to engage in extradition extra due to soul killing of the united states citizen and a bill goes on to say that the authority granted to the president in the authorization for use of military force following the terrorist attacks of nin

gibbs -- i had been watching robert gibbs' twitter feed and it is in pretty intense. >> i do not have anything on that. >> their issues like shirley's sherrod and others, the president seems to be more responsive to the professional right in the professional level. >> the president is responsive to the needs of our country. i would say that that is not particularly right or left. >> is the president angry about the uproar over machel's trip to spain? >> not that i know of. [inaudible] >> what can you tell us about what the president and his and we will do later? >> i checked into the agenda to see if there's something new. i do not have anything. i hope to later in the week have more in and around panama city. [inaudible] i do not think it has changed but i do not have anything specific. [inaudible] i do not know, i am not sure if they're back. >> what the president of the politicking and florida? >> on the 18th, he will be down there for the democratic party. >> just on the discussion on the teachers announcement, at what point does the credit say that the government cannot continue

i don't agree what robert gibbs was saying. here's the deal when you start going out promoting policy, when you dip your toe into the little proverbial pool of policy you cease end being a private citizen. you can't be a private citizen when you enjoy a ton of public perks. >> she's still a mother. >> oh, my gosh. do not play that card with me. do not play that card with me. she's a mother but she's a first lady and she's making policy. if you don't want to be criticized don't walk in the policy. that's it right there. >> is she the first first lady who ever traveled with her family and used secret service protection. >> on policy and platform and enjoy the public perks. >> let me jump in. what do you make of the fact we're on international television and this is the subject matter we're talking about, the first lady taking a trip to spain. this cannot be a serious subject. is it for you? >> gosh i feel i'm on hollywood squares. the unemployment rate is at 9.6%. the note that says economy is week. the democrats are going to get

yunji de nies has more from the white house. >> reporter: robert gibbs opened his mouth to prove that, in fact, his foot was not in it. >> i have no plan on leaving. and there's no truth to the rumor that i've added an inflatable exit to my office. >> reporter: the press secretary is in hot water after scolding the so-called professional left. liberals who say the president has sold out his ideals to make deals. gibbs told "the hill" newspaper, "those people ought to be drug tested. they will be satisfied when we have canadian health care and we've eliminated the pentagon. that's not reality." gibbs blamed his addiction to cable tv for losing his cool. many on the left believe mr. obama has not kept his election promises. whether on health care reform -- >> this is an insurance company's dream, this bill. >> reporter: or not being decisive on gay rights. >> that's the president's position. clear as mud. >> reporter: polls show the president still enjoys the overwhelming support of liberals. but on abc's "topline," liberal blogger jane hampshire said he's been taking them for granted.

robert gibbs to step down as press secretary." kim writes "gibbs isn't immune from being can fire department he screws up but his recent ways of con contentious comments doesn't rise to the level of dismissal. there is no truth that i have offered an inflatable exit, and on the democrats' line, dwight from new orleans. host: please go ahead. caller: we shouldn't blame republicans or democrats. i fault the media. the media isn't reporting the real story, because the republicans, ever since ronald reagan was in office, their goal was to bankrupt the country. that's why they put tax cuts in. that's why he they increased spending, because their goal is to get rid of every social program that they don't like and if the country is in trouble and they cut social programs, that was their goal. ronald reagan was against social security and medicare and the republican philosophy, they want to get rid of welfare, social security, medicare and they're still trying to do it, so if the media would report the story and stop going for the sensati

coming up shortly, we will bring you a press briefing by robert gibbs. that briefing is now scheduled for 2:00 eastern. join us tonight when we will have the weekends rallies from here in washington, starting at 8:00 it is glenn beck and sarah palin. after that, al sharpton leads the reclaimed agreement rally. what both tonight here on c- span. -- watch both tonight here on c- span. the impact of digital recorders are having on the industry, fewer ships, and that advertisers tonight at 8:00 on "the communicators." we take a look now at technology and border security. is the assistant commissioner of the u.s. customs border and protection policy and acquisition office. he is here to talk about the secure border initiative project. first of all, what is the project, how is it supposed to work? guest: as a contact, it was a broad policy, and initiative of the homeland security policy, to look at the totality of things needed to secure the border. over time, it has become more focused on two elements. one was the construction of the physical fence along the

. >> white house spokesman robert gibbs said he couldn't foresee any circumstance where combat troops would be sent back to iraq. iraqi forces are responsible for their own security and the presiden gets to keea campaign pmise. >> joe biden is in baghdad to preside over the formal end of combat operations. as iraqi soldiers take over security, even the name is changing from iraqi freedom to operation new dawn. despite some high-ofile attacks, robert gates said violence is at the lowest level since the war began. >> his forc haven't needed to conduct an air strik in more than six months. and an impoant victory against trans-national terror, al-queda and iraq has been largely cut off from its masters abroad. >> there are now about 50,000 u.s. troops in iraq down from a peak of 170,000 during the surge. and those that remain will advise and assist raer than take the lead on missions. in a prime minister addss tonight from the oval office, president obama will talk how a drawdo fulfills a campaign promise. >> the natn as he truly wants to rebuild is the nation that he lives in the united

the progress in the gulf had white house spokesman robert gibbs saying the president is willing to consider lifting the moratorium on new deepwater drilling. >> the president wants to be assured there's a containment structure, and a plan in place that matches directly... what is being undertaken. the size, the scope of the well, the depth at which it's being done at, and what equipment needs to be on hand. >> reporter: analysts don't expect the administration to lift the temporary ban before october, when the bipartisan oil spill commission finishes a series of hearings. energy analyst thomas pritchard says rig operators will also need certainty on their cost of doing business before new drilling resumes. >> if i was running an oil and gas company, i'd want to know if i'm going to devote x number of dollars in a capital expenditure program in the gulf of mexico, that i would want to have some assurances that i have a good picture of what the admin... governmental oversight is going to be on that. >> reporter: as part of the energy bill on hold in the senate, lawmakers are considering wheth

. >> white house spokesman robert gibbs said he couldn't foresee any circumstance where combat troops would be sent back to iraq. iraqi forces are responsible for their own security and the president gets to keep a campaign promise. >> joe biden is in baghdad to preside over the formal end of combat operations. as iraqi soldiers take over security, even the name is changing from iraqi freedom to operation new dawn. despite some high-profile attacks, robert gates said violence is at the lowest level since the war began. >> his forces haven't needed to conduct an air strike in more than six months. and an important victory against trans-national terror, al-queda and iraq has been largely cut off from its masters abroad. >> there are now about 50,000 u.s. troops in iraq down from a peak of 170,000 during the surge. and those that remain will advise and assist rather than take the lead on missions. in a prime minister address tonight from the oval office, president obama will talk how a drawdown fulfills a campaign promise. >> the nation as he truly wants to rebuild is the nation that he

we'll speak live with white house press secretary robert gibbs. >>> and head shot. the sportscaster who got nailed by a soccer ball and then became a global internet sensation. she's with us exclusively early this tuesday morning, august 31st, 2010. sively this morning august captioning funded by cbs st 2010. >> from cbs news it's >>> good morning, everyone. welcome in on this tuesday morning. i'm erica hill. >> i'm harry smith. we know it's tuesday because -- >> it must be bedbug day? >> no "science times" comes on tuesday. there's a closeup. in case you wanted to know if you're one of those places in america where there are no bedbugs, this is what they look like close up. one of our producers, carol leibowitz leibowitz leibowitz, woke up completely covered in bites. he said there was actually blood on the sheets as a result of the attack, the assault. >> the assault. that poor man deserves a raise. >> so he's going to be along this morning to talk about that. jennifer ashton will be along to say what you can do about it, which is mostly this. >>> and then on the

robert gibbs, the white house press secretary, attacks what he called the "professional left" last week, saying that these people wouldn't be satisfied if dennis kucinich was president or words to that effect. is this by design? is there more going on? >> i think the frustration is clearly real, and it's one that we have been hearing privately from the white house for a long time. and so, you know, it wasn't totally surprising this came out in public. it does seem almost by design the way that the white house hasn't backed off. these guys are foolish if they think they can get a better president who's more in tune with their agenda than president obama. i think it pays to be precise about this, because there's a group of commentators-- that's what he meant by the professional left-- who is unhappy with president obama. self-identified liberals are happy with this president. >> schieffer: do you think he got in a little bit of a fight with the people on the far left so he can appear more of a centrist candidate going into the elections? >> there is that word from the clinton era-- rememb

flight attendant and a hero ♪ >> reporter: it's even reached into the white house where press secretary robert gibbs made a tongue in cheek reference to later. >> there's no truth to the matter that i've added inflatable exit to my office. >> reporter: jetblue wrote on their blog, sometimes the weird news is about us. you can't make this shtick up. but anger on the job is real. job satisfaction is the worst it's been in two decades. >> he really is a symbol and a representation of people's frustration in the workplace. >> reporter: but prosecutors aren't so understanding. they say slater's impulsive exit could have hurt someone on the ground. and for that, he's no hero. michelle miller, cbs news, new york. >>> in suburban chicago an unusual sister act. three sisters gave birth within hours of each other in the same hospital on friday and saturday. two girls and one boy. what are the chances of that? their obstetrician says it wasn't planned that way. to add to the happy news, a fourth sister living in california gave birth to a boy on monday. the mothers say they are happy the cousins will gro

. >> i was kind of surprised that there was thatch reaction to what robert gibbs said. because there's a tremendous amount of frustration within the white house towards the hardcore -- or he called them professional -- gwen: the professional left. >> yes. but the hardcore liberals certainly did have a lot to do with getting barack obama elected. and yet at the same time there's a sense in the white house that they're not being cognizant enough of how things work, especially in the senate where even a diminished minority, which you have in the republicans, can stop almost everything and they feel like, come on, guys, give as you break. we're doing the best we can. we had to make a lot of concessions on health care, for example. we got a bill, you should be happy with that. and the left is saying, no, we don't think you've tried hard enough. >> don't presidents of eater party disappointing their -- either party disappointing their supporters? president clinton was singularly effective in bridging some of those divides but he came in for criticism. >> he did. i think that

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. >> reporter: it's even reached into the white house where press secretary robert gibbs made a tongue-in-cheek reference to slater. >> there's no truth to the rumor that i've added an inflatable exit to my office. >> reporter: so far jetblue is trying to play this for laughs, too. writing on their blog: but anger on the job is real, according to a recent survey. job satisfaction is the worst it's been in two decades. >> he really is a symbol and representation of people's frustration in the workplace. >> reporter: but prosecutors aren't so understanding. they say slater's impulsive exit could have hurt someone in the ground. and for that he's no hero. michelle miller, cbs news, new york. >> hill: still ahead on the "cbs evening news," the town where differences bring people together. but up next, a city with plenty of jobs and what you'll need to do to get one. that send messages through the body. that cause chronic, widespread pain. lyrica is believed to calm these nerves. i learned lyrica can provide significant relief from fibromyalgia pain. and less pain means i can do more with the ones i

gibbs voice it for you. that you you probably spend a lot of time clutching those anger balls that we get at work the ones that you can keep on your desk those things i think it might seem a little bit hopeless to him at times but he he has to soldier on because that's his job and he will continue to do it but fifty years from now there will still be people who swear up and down that obama was a muslim muslim kenyan citizen of course sarah thanks so much for joining us and i'll make sure to call fox home to go to your ear. ok thank you all right time far to eat of the day earlier we told you about a swiss company that's being sued for making condoms they go by the name harry potter now the movie studio behind the harry potter movies is not too happy about these condoms that got us thinking what would harry potter tweet about this lawsuit without it say this don't know you muggles know my wand is magical no condoms needed for that's our twitter they will have another one for you tomorrow and that's it for ton

. >> white house press secretary robert gibbs today said that president obama agrees with napolitano that it would be wrong to make that constitutional change. republican senator john mccain also says he does not support changing the 14th amendment. >>> coming up next at six, continuing coverage on the developing news involving an arrest in a case that has terrorized people living in a bay area apartment complex. a five-day event in the bay area design to help struggling homeowners. we look at how it works and how not everyone is coming away satisfied. . >>> the bay area neighborhood is taking matters into its own hands because of all the police layoffs in the city. >>> plus is life beyond earth? a lot of people who think there is are gathered in the bay area right now. we'll explain why coming up next at six. >>> an amateur photographer captures rare and fascinating images over the skies of texas last night. now, these photos here were up loaded to cnn are of the perseid meteor showers. the meteors are a plume trailing behind a comet called swift tuttle. bits of ice and dust a thous

for more on the speech, let's turn to robert gibbs, the white house press secretary. he joins us from the white house this morning. robert, already, the house republican leader has administered a rebuttal of the president's speech he's going to give today. he says this, some leaders who opposed, criticized and fought tooth and nail to stop the surge strategy, now proudly claim credit for the results. today, we mark not the defeat of those voices anticipated, but progress. he's basically saying the milestone happened in spite of president obama, not because of him. your response? >> there's a lot of made-up history in that statement. i think what congressman boehner -- i think what the american people would like to know, with congress boehner, do you support withdrawing the 90,000-plus troops that the commander in chief is marking the milestone of today? there's no doubt that we're not for a timeline for getting our combat troops out of iraq. we would still be there. >> you say made-up history. but the president did oppose the surge. >> the president did oppose the sur

we're part of that professional left that robert gibbs mentioned. i do not usually wear my politics on the sleeve like that, but that is the point i want to raise. we are a progressive institution, left of center. we have someone from the other side of the aisle here to talk with us about drug policy. judge james gray hills from orange county california -- orange county, california. he is our republican/libertarian. he received his undergraduate degree from ucla. he received his ballot of the degree from usc in 1971. he served in the peace corps and coast rica -- in coaster rica. -- costa rica. . he was stabbed as a general and criminal defense attorney for the u.s. navy after that. he has been a prosecutor and a judge in california. he was elevated to the orange county superior court in 1989. he retired after 25 years on the bench in january 2009. he is the author a book. if you want more information on judge gray, go to his website judgejimgray.com. what are you doing in the liberal hotbed like this? >> i'm going to correct that. libertarians are

white house spokesman robert gibbs says the president is satisfied with the progress iraq is making as it prepares to take over its own security operations. despite a recent lull, gibbs says to expect annual uptick in violence in a runup to the august 31 turnover. >>> meanwhile u.s. military leaders are giving a grim projection for the next few months in afghanistan. they say they expect heavy fighting around the city of kandahar through the autumn months and predict a key role for special forces troops whose job it is to kill or capture taliban fighters. the leaders say they hope for signs of success before a review of the war at the end of the year. >>> $8,000 to remove gum from a courthouse entryway. the new documents raising questions tonight about expenses at california courthouses. >> reporter: burglars are targeting one east bay neighborhood. you'll never believe what they took in their last heist. >>> it has been a foggy summer but you know what? today was one of the foggiest days we've seen. most areas mostly cloudy all day. i'll have the details on what you can expect with to

on the "today" show this morning, matt lauer talked to robert gibbs. >> i think the president will talk about three different themes, ending the combat mission in iraq, strengthening our security swinternationally d outlining some steps we have to take here at home. >> so far 4 sfsh, 400 americans died in iraq. the president's prime time speech will be at 5:00 this eveni evening. >>> a road side bomb attack killed four more u.s. soldiers in afghanistan today. 18 service members have been killed since saturday. there are few details about today's bomb attack. the identities of the service members have not yet been releas released. their deaths today bring august's total to 54 casualties including a marine killed on friday. >>> two airline passengers are in serious trouble after security found suspicious items in their checked luggage. dutch officials say the men are charged with preparation of a terrorist attack. u.s. officials say ahmed mohamed nasser al soofi and hezem al murisi appeared to be traveling with mock explosives in their luggage. one of them got on a plane in birmingham, al

press sect robert gibbs made a reference to the infamous statement president bush made. >> there is a lot of reasons there is no "mission accomplished" banner can be us there a lot of work to do. >> reporter: and president obama made a pledge to the people of the gulf coast. >> president obama: we'll continue to work to hold polluters accountable for the destruction they have caused, weev got to make sure persons who were harmed were reimbursed and we'll stand by the people of the region however long it takes until they are back on their feet. >> reporter: and the government point man in the gulf had its own word of caution today. he said the job of capping the bella not be complete until the two relief wells are drilled and includes, once again, pumping mudd and settlement cement into the leak. but this time from the bottom. >>> amtrack is back on track after a derailment cut off service. two empty railcars tipped over around 4:00 yesterday afternoon blocking the tracks in west oakland. many amtrack passengers had to be bussed between emeryville and jack london square. amtrack confir

>> you follow this whole flap this week with robert gibbs giving an interview making clear his frustration with certain commentators on the left. he says "they must be on drugs if they think there's no difference between president obama and president george w. bush." i think one reason that president obama doesn't get credit from the left and doesn't... if you look at the polls doesn't get a lot of credit from independents who also are deeply disaffected is that he doesn't spend a lot of time talking about the broader context of his decisions. his great success in 2008 was he transcended the internal divide in the democratic party. these questions that most democratic presidents, presidential candidates get. hey, are you a new democrat, a so called d.l.c. democrat, are you more tradition old-line liberal? he said "those questions are irrelevant, i'm barack obama." he united the party around his personal story and, of course, around the democratic party's disdain for president bush. and that was enough. he never defined himself in a philosophical or an ideological way. that was great in the

the promise that drug makers have not found a sudafed strong enough for robert gibbs. he's upstairs probably watching me talk to you with a sore throat and the sniff -- sniffleless. >> charlie rangel, going on the charlie rangel situation, he directly quoted the president, word dignity, three different times. he said, make a dignyified exit would be expulsion from congress. it was not a -- it was in a not so sult reference to the president's quotes. is congressman rangel interpreting -- >> i saw that he was talk bug i didn't hear a thing that he said. i'm not qualified to speak -- i appreciate that. one more. >> sorry. it's me. >> fight amongst yourselves. >> you go ahead. >> no, i was going to say -- on rangel, that their words speak for themselves what the president said but i can think of two different widely diversive interpretations what have the president said. didn't -- did he mean for rangel to resign? >> i've been clear about this numerous times before and today. there's a process in place. and the process -- in that bipartisan process serious questions are be

. >> you think it's a challenge -- the press secretary robert gibbs said on this program that he thought it was possible republicans could take orr the house. he believes that's not the case. that caused quite a stir. what impact did that have? it hasn't changed your view about the challenges the republicans face. >> david, listen, it's only august. there's a lot of things that can happen between now and election day. it is possible. there are 100 seats in play around the country, and 94 of them are held by democrat members. i've been all over my district, i've fwlbeen through a lot of or districts. the american people are screaming to washington stop, stop the spending and the job-killing policies, and yet democrats in washington refuse to listen to the american people. republicans have been listening all summer with our program "america speaking out." we're listening. we're going to come forward with our agenda right after labor day. >> right after labor day. why wait until then? why not do it now? >> i think it's important that we listen to the american people. it's not about what i t

robert gibbs saying it was a local issue. and now ceci says if it is in the remarks did they even bother to give u a head's up o the 9/11 families and then the clarification on the tarmac was weak tea and hard to swallow at that point. there is a saying if communications that if you are explaining you are losing. if you are having to explain your clarification i don't know what you are doing. might as well grab a couple of beers in the cooler and jump down slide off the plane. 68% of the people say they are against it and people have wrestled with this issue in the country. forourse, everybody is for religion freedom but there is something about building next to 9/11 bothers them. they are muddled and they stepped on the purpose of the trip which was to promote tourism in florida. >> you have to seal the pain of some of the independent conservatives that said can't this president be more like a politician than a law professor. he wanted to weigh in on this and weigh in on the broad religion principles and we cited 68% of peop

making matters worse, last month, white house press secretary robert gibbs acknowledged democrats could lose the house. >> i think there's no doubt there are enough seats in play that could cause republicans to gain control. there's no doubt about that. this will depend on strong campaigns by democrats. >> woodruff: all this is taking place as the president's own job approval poll ratings have been sagging, to under 50 percent, amid public concerns about the economy, governmenspending, and two wars abroad. but presidential historian richard norton smith says, regardless of a commander-in- chief's popularity during off- year elections, being a fundraiser goes with the territory. >> it's part of the job. even presidents who are riding low in the polls are often very successful as partisan fundraisers. george w. bush, for example, demonstrated that throughout his presidency; jimmy carter and the latter part of his presidency likewise. so there's no real correlation between where you may stand in the gallup poll and your ability to raise money for your party's candidates. you are the fundra