[laughter] but folks, scandal is rocking newt's tweet-o-verse. >> a former staffer claims newt gingrich paid an agency to artificially pump up his twitter followers to show more than a million followers.ñr >> stephen: what? [laughter] his twitter followers aren't real? are you telling me today's youth don't fancy a 68-year-old, semi-employed, former politician who tweets such gems as "had great lunch at mabe's pizza." [laughter] and "stopped in for lunch at the pizza shack." [laughter] he's speaking their language, man! kids love hearin' about the 'grich eatin' 'za. [laughter] the former staffer alleges that 80% of newt's followers are inactive or dummy accounts. oh come on. are you trying to tell me that devoted newt follower "at 41113846806103" is not a living, breathing person who just happens to have no photo, no profile and has never tweeted? [laughter] now, newt insists his twitter followers are legit, and i have no reason to doubt the word of a man who cheated on two wives. [laughter] but let's say he did hire a firm to create his twitter followers. well, i say, making up fake p

and that will create jobs here. >> sean: just talking to newt. he would bring congress back in session immediately. he wouldjç move the economy. and it's a republican congress gives him an opportunity? >> if i was republican congress i'd be passing those things. you look at. >> sean: not going on vacation. >> and and with this talk about corporate jets and there is a message. and coming back early. >> sean: do you get a 10 day vacation? >> get a three-week vacation in iowa. >> and and seven children are here with me. we've made a commitment. the house and8 senate have to make that commitment, too. it's key on what is going on in this political time. to go and sit on side lines when the markets are this upset about what is going on in this country we'll see we'll let a committee do it. they're right. >> senator, great to see you. >> and we'll be around next two days. >> sean: coming up more analysis from tonight's republican presidential primary debate. herman cane coming up next, we're live in ames, iowa. special edition of "hannity" continues,

and that will create jobs here. >> sean: just talking to newt. he would bring congress back in session immediately. he wouldjç move the economy. and it's a republican congress gives him an opportunity? >> if i was republican congress i'd be passing those things. you look at. >> sean: not going on vacation. >> and and with this talk about corporate jets and there is a message. and coming back early. >> sean: do you get a 10 day vacation? >> get a three-week vacation in iowa. >> and and seven children are here with me. we've made a commitment. the house and8 senate have to make that commitment, too. it's key on what is going on in this political time. to go and sit on side lines when the markets are this upset about what is going on in this country we'll see we'll let a committee do it. they're right. >> senator, great to see you. >> and we'll be around next two days. >> sean: coming up more analysis from tonight's republican presidential primary debate. herman cane coming up next, we're live in ames, iowa. special edition of >>> also taking capi

and that will create jobs here. >> sean: just talking to newt. he would bring congress back in session immediately. he wouldjç move the economy. and it's a republican congress gives him an opportunity? >> if i was republican congress i'd be passing those things. you look at. >> sean: not going on vacation. >> and and with this talk about corporate jets and there is a message. and coming back early. >> sean: do you get a 10 day vacation? >> get a three-week vacation in iowa. >> and and seven children are here with me. we've made a commitment. the house and8 senate have to make that commitment, too. it's key on what is going on in this political time. to go and sit on side lines when the markets are this upset about what is going on in this country we'll see we'll let a committee do it. they're right. >> senator, great to see you. >> and we'll be around next two days. >> sean: coming up more analysis from tonight's republican presidential primary debate. herman cane coming up next, we're live in ames, iowa. special edition of >>> also taking capi

some of newt gingrich's early success. and paul weyrich also led the assault on sheila burke, when it was feared that as a former democrat, a nurse, and a person of moderate leanings, was feared that she would push bob dole into a compromise on health care reform with president clinton. and weyrich is again proud that he's the first person to say out loud that sheila burke cannot be trusted. and in fact, the right wing almost... they tried to get her fired. bob dole resisted. and then, scott reed, who's now bob dole's campaign manager, at one point made a move on sheila as well, but she seems to be pretty well entrenched. and i suspect if dole does win the presidency, we would see sheila burke emerge as a possible secretary of health and human services. >> yeah, it's interesting you would mention weyrich, because he's... he's important as one of those characters in washington that few people know and you seldom hear abt m,ltugh he does appear on op-ed pages, and hdoes show up from time to time. but you don't really connect

interesting comments from newt gingrich. how high are the president's expectations for this committee? >> reporter: kind of hard to tell. he has said repeatedly that he wants a balanced approach, that's been the key word, from the white house, a balanced approach. there's been some indication, at least this morning from david axelrod speaking on "good morning america" that the president might be amenable to coming back to washington from his vacation to help expedite this process, to help calm the roiled markets. axelrod said this morning that he will join his family in massachusetts if he can. then he backtracked on that a little bit, saying that he had intentions to join his family in massachusetts so, that remains a little unclear. but newt gingrich is the only one who's criticizing this policy. we heard from mitt romney, saying he's not going to eat the president's dog food when talking about the debt ceiling deal last night, we heard from tim pawlenty this morning that this supercommittee is in the words of pawlenty sup

i thought newt was very good. i think he was much more like the candidate people would thrive in these debates. he was great on the idiotic supercommittee. his question about the campaign falling apart was fair but people liked him sit back at the media and the other strong performer was mitt romney who two debates now hasn't been challenged. is kind of gliding. the worst, i thought was john huntsman. it seemed to me that his voice was actually shaking. he seemed very nervous. he seemed very contrived. i wouldn't have been surprised if he just walked off the stage at some point because he didn't seem to belong there. >> for a minute, we had tim pawlenty up as your worst. your pick was huntsman. >> i thought pawlenty didn't do so well either against bachmann, people -- he is desperate because he thinks bachmann is stealing his thunder in iowa, one, and two, he doesn't like her and i don't think he respects her and he let it show. and i think this is a bad play for him because just average viewers are out there goin

there was more good newt moments than bad newt moments. he's not viable, not a factor, not taken seriously out here among iowa republicans. dismiss that for a second, and i guess it's a cheap cliche to say this, you got to say rick perry has got to feel pretty good about last night. the more i think about it and digest the debate from last night, i'm thinking i bet you i can't find a republican strategist who is not affiliated with one of these campaigns who thinks last night was a good night for the republican party. how did they advance their cause of making the case against president obama? i felt like you could see how it was beginning -- yes, this is what happens in primary debates. you made a great point about the ten-to-one deal. you say things in primary debates that once you're in office, you'd never actually dismiss something like that. they're in the middle of this primary. iowa republicans are very conservative. this is going off in a direction that's probably not good for the republican party in the next six months. >> speakin

newt gingrich's campaign has seen better days. last night the claws came out when moderator chris wallace asked him about his campaign missteps. >> how do you respond to people who say that your campaign has -- >> i took seriously brett's injunction to put aside the talking points. i'd love to see the rest of tonight's debates asking us about what we would do to lead america whose president has failed to lead instead of playing mickey mouse games. >> if you think questions about your records are mickey mouse, i'm sorry. i think those questions are what people want to hear answers to. you're responsible for your record, sir. >> in a strange moment midway through the debate, this happened after one commercial break. >> welcome back to the stevens auditorium on the campus of iowa state university. our next round is a lightning round really quick before we get into foreign policy and national security. are we actually missing a candidate on the stage? we are. >> she'll be right back. >> congresswoman bachmann. there she is. that's oka

newt gingrich. he's got 1 passport 3 million twitter followers, which sounds impressive, but he has hired firms to hire people to follow him on twitter to boost his number of followers. now, i am following newt gingrich for free. >> that's very sad that you follow him for free. >> where's my paycheck. >> this is really common. i see a lot of people that have massive followings on twitter, but there is no activity on their account. so you look, who is following him and they have no profiles. i think the companies -- i don't know why twitter allows it. >> i don't have any people following me on twitter. >> bob, you have to be on twitter. >> i understand. >> people do follow out street, though. >> i was going to say one thing about newt. i took a train ride with newt. it was sad. he started to talk about what he wanted to have one-on-one debates for two hours with mitsubishi, -- with mitt romney. and one of the smartest men i know. he has a lot of ideas. but in this case, it's a time that has come -- >

i thought newt gingrich had a great moment. newt can bring thins to a place where everybody can nod and say yeah, i understand that i was a good moment for several candidates. >> sean: does it matter that some are not participating in the straw poll? governor romney, newt gingrich, those that decide, those that don't decide, they make a mistake? >> i believe it is like entering a marathon. you can't enter at mile six. like it or not the marathon to the white house begins in iowa. had it not been for iowa, barack obama would not have had a launching pad. it can be a very important breakthrough moment for a candidate who otherwise is wall lowing in obscurity. >> sean: -- wallowing in obscurity. >> sean: for those of us who saw barack obama as radical left from the beginning. i think we hit a tipping point with the downgrade, losing our aaa rating. between that, the high unemployment rate, record deficit, record debt, economy in a shambles. all of this has contributed to a narrative that i don't see how the president can change or

and newt gingrich. gingrich has been on twiter for a while. 1.3 million followers which sounds impressive until you fine out he's hired firms to hire people to follow him on twiter to boost his number of followers. i follow newt gingrich for free. i guess that means -- >> greg: that is sad that you follow him for free. this is really common. i see people with massive following on twiter but there is no activity on the account. you look at who is following them and weird names, no profile. the companies are -- i don't know why twiter allows it to happen. >> bob: i don't have any people following me on twiter. >> greg: you're not on it. people follow you on the street. >> bob: one thing about newt. i took a train ride with newt last week and it was sad. he sat down and started to talk about he wanted one-on-one debate for two hours with mitt romney, like mitt is going to do that. he wanted to debate bachmann. you know, i tell you the sad part is one of the smartest men i know. a lot of policy ideas. give

most of the people that follow newt certainly do not. but i do think that we need to look again at newt in particular, at least at the accusation of him purchasing accounts. >> michael hussey, i'd love to know who the other 82% really are. thank you very much for joining us. while some may feel the need to pay for their twitter followers, i'm not much in that business. we invite you to follow the show or like the show on facebook. >>> coming up, mitt romney and the mystery million as the market dive continues. stay with us. as a manager, my team counts on me to stay focused. so i take one a day men's 50+ advantage. it's the only complete multivitamin with ginkgo to support memory and concentration. plus vitamin d to help maintain healthy blood pressure. [ bat cracks ] that's a hit. one a day men's. woman: day care can be so to save some money, i found one that uses robots instead of real people. 'cuz robots work for free. robot 1:good morning... robot 1:...female child. sfx: modem dial-up noise woman: flaws? yeah, um, maybe. anncr: there

of laying out some policy. >> jon: so newt gingrich is still runing? >> he's still running, believe it or not. he's still running. but i think this conversation by a lot of the establishment type, particularly in washington... >> jon: you're talking about establishment republicans. >> karl rove or the "wall street journal," they need to cut that noise out... >> jon: they're not satisfied. >> too bad. get over it. the reality is these are the folks that are going to be running. all those other individuals are not going to get into this race at this point because they have to get on the ball yacht in 50 states, and that's a process that takes time. they have to raise money. they have to put the organization in place, and if they haven't done it by now, particularly with perry, bachmann and romney, it's not going to happen. vaughn jon from what i understand, you are allowed to, and i'm not an election law specialist or litigator, but apparently if you have a one nation bus and you're sarah palin, you're allowed to just drive. even on inauguration day, jus

you remember newt gingrich, don't you? >> in the last debate, yes. >> well, michele bachmann is kind of self contained. she is a walking-talking-gch gotcha answer. she doesn't need a question. it is not sur surprising that the person whispering in her air is from the -- >> are we talking about the substance or the guests? you can look at every -- >> you're missing the point here. the point is when she talks about speaking six times a day, the president of the united states probably speaks more times than that and probably should be called upon, called upon to make sure, as a regular basis, he wouldn't make this -- >> that the standard you hold president obama too t.o.? >> to be perfectly honest, sure. >> maybe she needs a vacation. but you guys beat up on president obama about taking vacations, don't you? you think he shouldn't be in martha's vineyard, don't you? >> no, actually he is in washington our economy gets worse. so maybe he needs to stay away lock longer than ten days. he is on two and half year vacation from dea

now by the guy i met newt gingrich chris wallace but so newt gingrich does he even really have a campaign left anymore i don't know i'm going to go on a long shot and say no he's not going to be president but he did it now it's you know while everybody right now is in iowa and we're also they going. minnesota or new hampshire newt is announced that he's actually taking his campaign to hawaii and to hollywood first they're making a stop in hollywood and are going to screen two films or something and then they're going to hawaii that is the best excuse for somebody who knows that they have no shot at winning anywhere but all these people have already donated money he would say you just say well why thank you my loyal followers i'm going to take a vacation in hawaii that is particular absolutely you think it can be to go everywhere you want to go on vacation yeah i mean a couple things first of all the timing is a little suspect here in that it's new gingrich is anniversary with his wife and he just happens to be going to hawaii eleventh and imo because there were eleven of her i mean you kn

>> i have to give it to newt gingrich. he's going to have a voice now. >> he really fought. >> he really fought and laid down a good gauntlet. he's going to be the one more than anyone else who can focus us on the issue. >> okay. i don't know about about you, i want to talk about serious issues, really i'm captivated by micka and onthon dancing. she's really got the moves. we'll see if the gop candidates we'll see if the gop candidates do too. checks, bills, and other financial information. it lets you see the details as well as the big financial picture. so you can do more with your money. see what a complete view of your money can do for you at pncvirtualwallet.com. ♪ pnc bank. for the achiever in you. >>> we've been talking online about whether tomorrow's iowa straw poll will be decisive for the gop field. samuel writes the straw poll is a creative marketing ploy by the residents of iowa to bring revenue to states. the candidates feel they have to make an appearance. paul writes, it's a a measure of what a small fring

is this just newt unbound? >> newt goes where he wants. >> he's running a campaign based on big ideas. this is going to be unconventional campaign and beyond what people expect. we all know what newt is doing right now. newt is on a book and movie tour and go on the book and movie tour wherever it takes him and if we criticize him, he'll say people don't understand the depth of his thought. >> is there any shred of political strategy in this? i tend to agree with michael, there's not. >> the only political strategy is rebuilding the brand and you saw him start to do that in the debate in iowa when he was feisty and combative with the modrard and the other folks on the stage. i think that's what it is about. next, he'll go to puerto rico. >> look, if the primary fight goes to hawaii, he may well have it totally wrapped up. let's go to shameless plugs. jackie, go ahead. >> my mom, stepfather are celebrating their 19th wedding anniversary coming up. >> the more shameless, the better. >> mine may be more shameless,

newt gingrich at 5:00 p.m. eastern time. in case you missed it earlier in the day, tim pawlenty, who is spending a lot of time in iowa. he spoke to folks at the "des moines register" soapbox earlier in the day. it. >> good afternoon. thanks for the opportunity to share a few thoughts about the future of our country but before i do that, i wanted to do is a special guest, my wife mary, former first lady of minnesota. a big part of my campaign. i know she would like to share a few thoughts with you about the great state of iowa and this country. mary pawalenty -- pawlenty. >> thanks for being here. i know you're seeing one or two politicians along the way. we love the seeing eye was a fair and going to the minnesota state fair, of course. i would like to say thank you. i appreciate i was -- iowans. we have come to appreciate all engage you are and how people genuinely asked good questions of the candidates and doing the job you do so well cycle after cycle. it matters, obviously not only to iowa but it matters more broadly to

did you complain -- did newt complain too much about gotcha questions? >> i think it was really a fair question. if you can't run a campaign, can you run a country? the main thing that stood out to me was all the anti-gay marriage talk. i believe that everyone should have that right. i just -- i understand g.o.p., you are not going to be in favor of t. but they were all illogical about it. mitt romney believes that state by state, you can decide health care, but not marriage. ron paul, mr. libertarian, he thinks government shouldn't get involved in marriage, but it should be between a man and a woman. and i forget my last one. they aural said stupid, inconsistent things. santorum -- that's what it was. santorum talks anti-gay stuff, but he says he's worried about the gays in iran. i just don't believe that. i don't know. >> you know who was most offended herman cane who as we know, quoted a donna summers song. caller: yes, yes. kevin, what candidate do brits like? do they want to see obama elected again? >> that's a very good question. i have no idea wha

megyn: it's tough to think the left is going to vote for newt gingrich. but these people are upset with the house gopers, but are they really going to hold it against romney, pawlenty, rick perry? >> >> is pawlenty running? yeah. [laughter] megyn: are you suggesting pawlenty is less than dynamic? >> yes. i'm saying -- megyn: stirewalt says -- >> he was very liberal in many of his things as governor, immigration of minnesota, and now i think -- megyn: but my question is are these independents going to hold things against pawlenty? they're upset with obama and house gopers. >> i think they're probably waiting to see, get more definition about what the race is going to be. there's too many unknowns. too many unknowns to really know how it's all going to fall a year and a half there now. we're in the summer, a year and a half away. people are going to the beach. i'm not sure most people are paying attention right now. megyn: well, i think they pay attention on the big news days, they watch. i really feel like i can speak to this because i was the average news

six hundred thousand and they thought that was a little strange that well we know that nobody likes newt gingrich so that is a little going to follow you know i mean it's just like there are hot girls doing odd things on twitter who don't have nearly as many followers as an old man who you know because newt gingrich gave all men excuses to how to talk their way out of infidelity and i'm like my girl got a rabbit out of a thanks for joining me that's it for tonight's show thanks for tuning in and make sure that you come back tomorrow and experience for the young turks to be on the show again now in the meantime don't forget to become a fan of the alone a show on facebook and follow us on twitter he missed any of tonight's show or any other nights you can always catch it on youtube dot com slash the ilona shelf and coming up next is adam versus the man. more news today violence is once again flared up. these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. showing corporation to rule the day. wealthy british soil the sun. sometimes because they don't. like.

newt gingrich is back with us. mr. speaker, welcome. >> good to be with you. >> sean: i think i changed -- >> go ahead. >> sean: no, go ahead, you wanted to say something. >> i was going to surprise you. i was going to agree with maxine waters. i think if you listen to the exact quote you had a minute ago, where she said this level of unemployment is unconscionable. and you think about african-american communities that have had 43% teenaged unemployment. she is right. the president ought to be in washington tonight with a brand new plan based on free markets and free enterprise and things that work. he ought to ask the congress to come in monday and pass that plan. this country is in real serious trouble. and we could find that our already in a depression at 9.2% unemployment, that we could be sliding over the next three months, deeper. that's why i think we need jobs now. we need a plan for jobs now. the president doesn't have one i would be glad to give him one, anybody who is watching can go to newt.org and will see

mitt romney and newt gingrich are also on the ballot. and so i would be remiss -- register as well in the polls. a number of people i spoke to voters, viewers, they were impressed with rick santorum's report. and so there's been some speculation -- raising his profile in this very wide-open republican field. the viewer remarks about the candidates and what they had to say, there's been quite a lot of obama bashing. but you have to remember who the audience is here which is the core of the core of the republican electorate largely made up of evangelical christians. so bashing president obama who is not popular among them is the message of the day. there's also been a great deal of hat tipping to conservative social issues, talk of proposing -- opposing abortion and supporting traditional message. so there shouldn't be any surprise to viewers that that's what we're hearing. host: if you take that core what i call mike huck abea voters. how far will that go and will that give somebody like governor pawlenty more of an opening? >> well, he's

while he's at it he should create a fake newt gingrich. because the current one is not doing too good. >> okay. 26 the hour. time now to take a look at the morning papers. the "new york times" breaking with the party. new york senator kirsten gillibrand voted against the debt deal. she was disappointed it didn't include new taxes on the wealthiest of americans. >> what is that about? >> people want to focus on the political things. she has principled objections to it. if they needed her vote she would have voted yes. >> "the washington post", mitt romney's top advisors said he's beginning his second phase of his presidential campaign. the governor will focus exclusively on the president's breathest vulnerability, the economy and job creation. romney also plans to avoid any engagement with his republican opponents. >> "new york daily news", next time you get a park being ticket, just be glad you don't live in lithuania. in the capital city the mayor is cracking down on illegally parked vehicles by running them over with his tank. what? >> w

we asked newt gingrich. mr. speaker nice to see you. >> great to see you. >> greta: i must note, you have a nice relaxed iowa look about yourself. no suit and tie tonight. >> we are on the way to the parade which kicks off the fair tomorrow morning at 8:00, the fairground opens. i was there and people are already eating and having a good time. it is going to be a great fair. >> greta: great time in iowa. the dow plunged 519 points, wiping out all the recent gains. why did it happen? what should we do about it? >> well, we have been following policies that aren't going to work. they aren't working. i think congress should come back and start bypassing the repeal of the dodd-frank bill on -- day one. move to repeal sarbanes-oxley on day two. go through as many federal regulation as they can to repeal them to let businesses focus on doing their jobs. this economy is crumbling under a bureaucratic socialism in which washington dictates every aspect of life. the result is, people aren't hiring. folks are running out

later the seven men, former house speaker newt gingrich, and congresswoman michele bachmann. republican line. >> i have to say, even though it was just barely touched upon, i do have to commend newt gingrich for bringing up the subject of the u.n., and how we should be fun them, seeing how our government seems to be shaping their policies and legislation is in agreement with the treaty is that we have signed onto with the u.n.. i think that this should be addressed more thoroughly in the dates and so forth with the candidates -- debates and so forth with the candidates. i believe it is a driving factor in a lot of obama's policy and legislation. >> paula, thank you for the call. next, portland, maine, mark is on the phone and also on the republican line.

no one else, including newt gingrich can say yes or has both of those circumstances. gingrich will stay? for a long time because this is his last shot. support his fundraising all of that is lagging. i don't see him making that up. people got used to him and already have an image of him when he was speaker of the house ands that not what they want to see in a president. >> laura: just dove tailing on that. isn't that the thing that perry has going on him now? he is the shiny new penny in the jar of coins rusting away on your dresser? shiny and new. >> new is the key word. people are looking for something different. different from obama. >> the unromney they are looking for? >> antiestablishment candidate. people generally just looking for something different. like we have heard all of this before. we want somebody new. and that's why bachmann has caught on so much i think because she is so antiestablishment. she even gets in fights. >> laura: what is the establishment? george will said that the other day what the establishment anymore. >> she even has conflict within

repeatedly zene to fellow minnesotan michele bachmann if there was a surprise performance it might have been newt gingrich's but the winner of the debate overall in terms of how it changes the election and what effect it has going forward is pretty obviously mitt romney. now don't get me wrong i watch the debate i'm covering it too i obviously think that it's important what it's him what is what is important is the stuff that actually sticks out the stuff that makes you want to laugh or the stuff that might want to make you cry and run in fear not the expected usual g.o.p. talking points about who loves the constitution more than the other and foreign policy is a great example of where we should be looking let's see we've been fighting a ten year war in afghanistan we're still in iraq we have drones in elite teams in pakistan yemen somalia and who knows where else and all the while social programs are going to be cut here at home to keep those wars going and foreign aid is going to be given out to whoever the flavor of the month is that we think promote stability worldwide until of course they do

newt gingrich is do accused of doing that andepl w go indepth. >>> it wasn't a bad start to the weekend. temperatures a little cooler than average but nice inland. 81 san jose. 76 fremont. not the best beach weather, though. 50s and 60s at best. your extended forecast has a warming trend. details ahead. >>> a 9-year-old boy who was the victim of a hit and run is in critical condition tonight at san francisco general hospital. the boy was reportedly hit in the crosswalk just after he and his family left the giants/phillies game at at&t park on thursday night. both teams are reaching out to the boy and his family who were visiting from pennsylvania at the time. we are joined from san francisco with more on that. >> reporter: good evening. we're told the players from both the giants and phillies are signing people beale wra for the 9-year-old ryan white and they hope to deliver the items to the hospital eventually. safety advocates were on the street to raise awareness about pedestrian safety. the condition of 9-year-old ryan white is said to be improving, but the young phillies fan is lis

i heard newt gingrich may be in hawaii? >> his campaign has been quite modest, you can say, on a shoestring budget. he is in hawaii today. he's going to be doing an event with the maui gop, fund-raising out there, and fweguess what, i his 11th anniversary, his third marriage, newt gingrich on the campaign trail, extends all the way to hawaii. and herman cain, the former godfather's pizza ceo and former radio talk show host. he's campaigning for a second straight day in new hampshire. you'll also see rick santorum there as well. so things are quieting down a little bit, but there's still some business on the campaign trail this weekend, alina. >> paul, you mentioned with newt gingrich, that shoestring budget. obviously, i want to say a month or two ago, there was a mutiny in his campaign and everyone just sort of upped and quit. has he hired back most of those campaign staffers? >> no. they are gone and some of them, some of the top ones are now with rick perry. when that happened, that was an indication that, well, maybe pe

. >>> a scandal developing involving newt gingrich and twitter. >> and ashley the bachelorette picks her guy. we'll get the whole scoop next in "the skinny." c c c c c c c c ♪ skinny so skinny >>> welcome back, everybody. to start off "the skinny" this morning with an update to a story we talked about yesterday. there were rumors amy winehouse, reports over the last couple of days, she was before her death a couple of days ago was in the process of trying to adopt a little girl that she'd metet in st. lucia. her rep has come out and said, you know what, that is absolutely not true. this little girl's name was danica. she met in st. lucia because the girl's grandmother owns a beach bar on the island amy had frequented. >> apparently they were just friendly. >> they were just friendly. they said the girl called amy mom, she called her her daughter, all of this. it was a little weird and apparently the girl is growing up very poor on the island, her parents were fine giving her to amy. but her rep says all this was not true. a denial from amy's camp about that. kind of a frightening p

next book with newt gingrich. we have done several books with newt over the past six years. they've all been big best-sellers, and he is a real leading figure in the conservative marketplace and has driven in a lot of ways the discussions about the important topics that are going to be coming up in this election cycle. so this book is a little different from the books we have done with him before. previously his books were policy heavy and talked about solutions for problems we face and what he is doing with this book, which is called "a nation like no other" is taking a more historical viewpoint, which of course newt is perfectly poised to do because he is a historian -- and talking about what makes this country exceptional, what makes this country great and how are we in danger of losing that. one of the most interesting things he said to me was that in polls across the country, when you ask americans do you believe in american exceptionalism, they say, yes, we do. when you follow up and say, what does that mean

newt gingrich's problem has never been his debate performance. he's had fantastic debate performances the entire time. but his problems are organizational, managerial, financial. no one can deny newt gingrich is not an excellent debater or speaker. they don't get anyone to the white house. >> at the top, we played governor pawlenty actually turning to mitt romney and using the term obama care. they were couple feet apart. michele bachmann in the middle tonight. he said obama care. he stood by it. that was a redo of this moment from our debate. >> why would you chose -- choose those words maybe in the comfort of a sunday show studio, your rival standing right there. it was obama care on "fox news sunday" why is not obama care with the governor standing right there. >> president obama is the person whoim quoted saying he looked to massachusetts for designing his program. he's the one wo said it a blueprint and he merge said the two programs and soution the term obama care was a refliction of the president's comments that he designed obama care on t