At first they were very surprised and, I think, they were wobbly. They weren't quite sure how to handle this.
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Gergen reflects on the initial response of the Obama administration to the situation in Egypt, describing it as uncertain.
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No, their problem is Anderson, he's got more support back in their districts in their states than they do and that gives him enormous -- it gives him enormous leverage against them.
President of United States has not had a security briefing, or security briefing since October 2nd. I've never heard of any president, under any circumstances, come anywhere close to that, and been so derelict of the duty.
I think it's something that's spontaneous. It's happening in the country where just tons and tons of people are coming out because they feel that democracy is at stake that we're in real trouble here.





