going to drop the young from the turks? middle stay with young turks. >> which of these stories will you be talking about tomorrow. romney takes the lead. now leading in the michigan polls despite little living in denial. >> we should get the government out of general motors so the future is determined by the demands by the marketplace not washington. >> and living on another planet. >> i like the fact that the cars i see are detroit-made automobiles. i >> iand you wonder why he cannot connect with the average voter. >> you can bet since it's an election year they're dusting

off their three. point plan for $2 gas. >> newt equals $2.50 gasoline. >> how the g.o.p. is full of hot gas. mid-atlantic crieses as they approve same-sex marriage and virginia rams forced ultrasound. >> they say vote for us, things will get better. then you vote for the republicans and they take a hard right turn. >> and with god on his side. >> i personally think this is god's will. i think he has a final path and i think there is more happening than what we're seeing. >> that's rick santorum's wife explaining his surge in the polls. >> we got an understanding. we're on a mission from god. >> all that and more now on "countdown." ♪

>> good evening this is friday february 24, 257 daze before the election. i'm david schuster sitting in for keith olbermann. the race between rick santorum and mitt romney is getting uglier by the day. the romney may have hurt himself again with another gaffe. with romney leading santorum in michigan although the 3% is still within the margin of error. he would address 1200 members of the city's economic club. >> i hate standing between you and your lunch, but i want to talk to you about policy today. >> the former massachusetts governor then laid out his tax plan before giving comics and a critics a mistake to chew on.

>> i drive a mustang and chevy pickup truck. ana drives a couple of cadillacs, actually. and i used to drive a dodge truck. >> what about going to a depress depressed state and boasting about driving four cars. santorum was still smarting from romney's hammering wednesday in his support of "no child left behind" program. santorum snapped, mitt romney has criticized me for taking one for the republican team because we all know why. mitt romney's team is all democrats. back in 2008 snort santorum endorsed mitt romney for president because of mitt's conservative record. this sounds like another case of abandoning principals for political advantage. santorum is trying to regain his advantage in michigan with another attack ad. >> ho is on the side of the michigan workers? not romney. he supported the wall street

bailouts while turning his backs on the michigan workers. >> now another ad attacking romney. >> mitt romney said let me detroit go bankrupt. we need a president who will stand by us all when times are strong. mitt romney would let america fail. >> and santorum's red white blue super pac added to the fun. >> like obama gingrich support the individual health mandates and supported freddie mac. and just like obama romney left massachusetts $1 billion in debt debt. >> president obama's super pac raised less than $60,000. >> i would like to announce a donation to the obama super pac which has the unfortunate tongue

twister name priority usa action. i know, it was named by borat. tonight i would like to give that pac $1 million. >> bomb's super pac is long among the least of the g.o.p.'s problems. yesterday bush criticizing saying i used to be a conservative, and i watch these debates. it's troubling when sometimes when people are appealing to people's fears and emotion rather than trying to get them to look over the horizon for a broader perspective. santorum rejected that. >> i think there is a legitimate reason to be concerned about the concern of this country. i've been the optimistic positive candidate. >> but his turn to social issues is not working for former mayor rudy giuliani. >> i think beyond all the religious and social talk it makes the party look like it's not a mudden party. it doesn't understand the mudden

earth we live on. >> and bryner york said all in all it's been enough to turn off the tv. what will it do for g.o.p. voters. self-professed romney supporter jon huntsman said this. >> i think we're going to have problems political until we get some sort of third party movement or some alternative voice out there that we can put forward new ideas. we're joined by joe williams for politico joe. good evening. >> hi, how are you. >> candidates speaking to middle age white men in suits don't embarrassing pictures happen. >> some of them were masquerading as empty stadium seats. we call this a campaign advance staff fail. the storyline is this. the detroit economic club said

that there was such demand for tickets for this hot event to hear romney outline his economic plan that they had to move to a larger venue. the campaign supposedly said no problem. ford field, we can fill it. only they didn't. that was something that they didn't think threw how this would look compared to this big state. there wasn't a library available or a high school gymnasium or even an union hall god for bid. there could have been some other alternative. they didn't consider that. now they've got a week or more bad press. >> romney's verbal gas. he loves cars, especially the four he owns. what about the guy who likes to tweet pictures of himself eating at subway. is he again and again and again out of touch a prince of the 1%. >> this is a flip side of rick santorum. this is the romney of who he really is. who he really is a product of

cloyserred up bringing in the detroit sub precious. when to prep schools and then went to college where everybody on campus is virtually like him if not in class certainly in demographics. he goes straight to business capital, high finance where you have a lot of other guys who are just like him. and so he's comfortable talking this way in front of these folks. you mentioned earlier it's a group of largely white folks of detroit economic club. no problem. i'll roll out a couple of my jokes, and it will be absolutely fine. but the gaffe, the up forked errors coupled with the big empty stadium coupled with the fact that he really does seem like he's in his element when he's around other stiff people completely overwhelmed his message. nobody remembers it, and it's just as well since a lot of people called it standard republican broiler plate tax

cuts entitlement cuts. >> and the verbal gaffe comes at a crucial time because romney has been catching santorum. i assume that's a reflection the debate. was the fear that romney was doing damage to santorum or santorum simply doing damage to himself. >> it's equal parts both. you have party establishment questioning where rick santorum was coming from with his new found liberation to talk about the culture war. that cut into his lead. people were wondering was he running for president or pope, and a lot of people couldn't tell. he was handcuffed from the thing he liked to do most. he was in the spotlight for the first time. clearly he was not prepared or not as agile as he has been in past debates. he came off like he's not ready for primetime player. romney has a very long record, a big his of destroying his opponents. he didn't do any lasting--he did lasting damage to santorum, but he didn't necessarily put him

away. that's why the lead is tight in michigan. >> what have you heard about the move on at piling on mitt romney simply the democratic group lifting challenges that, i don't know, might not be a challenge to president obama should they get the nomination? >> well, that's it in part. will you also to protect the obama brand. a lot of damage has been done to the president over the last couple of weeks in the. 's sphere. you have two dozen give or take swing states where the president's numbers have dropped, and those places like iowa, which recently has been won firmed--confirmed leaning republican where you have relents attacks ben the president. this is a way to swing back and do damage to their elevate their preferred opponent but protection the reputation of the president that the republicans have been trying to tear down. >> joe williams, great stuff.

thanks for coming on. >> my pleasure. >> marcos, always great to see you. >> what a week. >> what a week. and jed bush said he's concerned concerned, what does that to the g.o.p. race? >> i think what it says is he knows that it's a lost cause and it's a car recognize of a presidential nomination and he is running in 2016. he may be staking himself out. >> and that's what rudy giuliani is saying. it's not looking like a modern party because it's turn to go social issues. can they turn back to the economy without betraying the true believers the right wing which tends to be active in these nominations. >> it's not a mudden party.

he's right about that. the reason is because the republican party base wants to keep fighting these battles that were settled in 1960 and before. things like birth control. access to birth control. this is what they want to talk about. they wanted to talk about this for a long time but the tea party started to open the floodgates to let out crazy out. they can't even talk in code words. they have to overtly pledge allegiance to the radical agenda. and, like, giuliani. it brings out the retrograde rejects that they really are. >> and romney and santorum were miscast as candidates and neither look formidable for november. is this why we hear the fantasy talk about a contested convention this summer, and do you see any wray that the republicans could get jed bush or rudy giuliani or chris christie to come how get away with this. >> we would be so lucky to get

jed bush run again. the serious republicans knew that 2012 was going to be a tough year. that's why most of them sat this thing out. i don't think there is any illusion by any of them being handed the nomination, one it would angry the existing supporters of the existing current candidates, and two they don't have an organization. they haven't got a foundation. they haven't built a campaign staff. and they would come forward with with finding a candidate before he would have the money to fight back. held be a fantastic situation. of course, the existing republican candidate, any of them getting the nomination would be a fantastic situation. i think all the serious candidates are throwing in the towel for 2012, looking ahead to 2016. >> then there is jon huntsman who was part of the field and then dropped out. now he's calling for a third party.

that's a few weeks after endorsing mitt romney. is that the ultimate form of treason in the g.o.p. with? and is it worse than santorum accusing romney of having all democrats on romney's team. >> you had rush limbaugh complaining about santorum being a team player and not being a team player is a horrible, horrible, horrible thing. using birth control is treasonous these days. there are a lot of things they don't like. but huntsman has got to be the worse surrogate ever in a campaign season that has already sown crazy silly unbelievable aspects of it. mitt romney, he needs to shut hup. his surrogates need to shut up. he needs to ride this thing out. that's the only way he'll rain right now. >> and president obama's numbers go up. and there is bill mohr contributing $1 million. what do you think about that and

what others are viewing in this republican mash up. >> no one wants to get cocky or overconfident. there are things that could go wrong that could up end the shape of this race. but right now i think that the clearest sign that the obama campaign really is enjoying this primary is the fact that they're playing in michigan. they're trying to weaken romney. if rick santorum wins michigan, that this thing is going to drag out another one to two months. they realize the longer the republicans are fighting each other, the longer they will damage each other and the more money they'll spend damaging each other as opposed to targeting obama and other democrats. >> marcos, thanks as always and have a great weekend. >> you too. >> thank you. even republican economists are knocking down the republican gas prices. but they will not be denied. and why can't andrew breitbart

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>> and the greater washington, d.c. area, residents like to teach one another about respective states. now the differences on social issues could not be more stark. out of michigan from god their storyline now seems like nothing compared to rick santorum's wife. andrew breitbart could not resist making rape charges yet

when it came to testimony under oath breitbart is hear no evil and see no evil. and the

is on the new news network. >>welcome to the war room. >>jennifer granholm joins current tv. a former two-term governor. >>make your voice heard. >>detremined to find solutions. >>that partnership in order to invest in our country is critical. >>driven to find the truth. >>how did romney get his groove back? >>fearless, independent and above all, politically direct. >> gas prices are spike at the pump causing republicans to lick their chops. the g.o.p. establishment along with their conservative media friends are trying to convince

the voters that president obama is to blame for higher prices. claiming that oil production is down under president obama. oil production has actually increased president obama has been in in office. g.o.p. candidates are claiming that prices raise rising around the globe are all president obama's fault. >> all because of the radical policies of this president. >> when i was speaker for four years, the average price was $1.13. when obama was sworn in, the average price was $1.89. trying to get from $2 and $2.50 is closer to the historic norm. think of it as the pre-obama normal. >> gingrich's numbers are misleading but never mind that. on thursday in miami president obama defended his energy policy and made light of the republican attempt to shift blame in his direction. >> you can bet that sense it's an election year they're dusting

off their three-point plan for $2 gas. america is producing more oil athan any time in the last eight years. dozens of new pipelines including from canada, and opened millions of acres for oil exploration. >> g.o.p. message is simple. gas prices are up. it's the president's fault and drill willing make prices go down especially drilling the president has not approved. simple enough message for voters to understand and free of expertise on the matter. economists have pointed out that gas prices are due to world events like instability in the middle east such as threats by iran to shut down one sixth of the world's oil supply. the influence that the president can have is very limited. and prices have gone up since president obama took office but they were at their height during the bush administration.

gas cost $4.12 compared to today where the price is $3.62. a gallon. joining us is coral davenport. good to see you again. >> good to see you david. good to be here. >> if republicans had their way keystone were constructed assuming it would take a couple of years, even though the projections are that it would take longer, what would the impact be on gas prices? >> there would be zero impact on gas prices. there are a lot of potential benefits to building the keystone pipeline. as republicans said it would generate jobs although the number of jobs it would create is in dispute and it would give united states access to an oil source that is friendlier than the middle eastern and potentially volatile sources where we get our oil from now. those are definitely benefits but it would have zero impact on the price of gasoline. as you mentioned in your intro,

the price of gas the price of oil is set on a global market due to a wide variety of forces and building that one pipeline is not going to have anything to do with the global sort of broad interconnected complex global forces that set the global price of oil. >> on that republican talk on policyoil production. oil production is down under president obama. is there even a nugget of truth to that assertion. >> that is absolutely false. the president loves to say and this is true that oil production is at its highest in eight years. when the president doesn't say is often a lot of increased production that we see is due to leases and drilling that were initiated during the bush administration. the bush administration was an aggressive promoter of oil drilling. what happens in energy policy a lot of times when you implement a policy it can be several years before you see the impact. so we are seeing a robust

expansion of drilling under the obama administration as a result of policies put in place during the bush administration. >> so if they wanted to be honest they should say we should do more of what george b bush did and he gets the increase in supply. >> it is true. there will an increase in supply and it was more due to the policies put in place by the republican administration. >> how important is conservation and fuel efficiencies when it comes to gas prices. >> they really don't have an impact on what the price of gasoline is. the price of gas is set by the price of oil. that's determined by factors like unrest in the middle east. that's the growing demand in india and china international financial markets. the advantage the idea of what president obama and democrats

are doing with conservation is saying if you put in place policies like increasing the epa fuel mileage. president obama has mandated an increase of vehicle fuel economy to 55 miles per gallon average by 2025. if you have a car that gets 55 miles measure per gallon average matters less. it doesn't hurt your pocketbook. it doesn't hurt your household or economy because you don't need nearly as much gasoline to put in that more efficient conservative tank, fuel fuel-efficient fuel-sipping tank. it does have an impact on the price but it does have an impact--it means that those prices aren't going to hurt the economy as badly. >> and without getting into the science i read certain issues related to gasoline additives that cause prices to go up in the summertime and go down in

the winter. >> absolutely. i mean we see this every single year. there's oil refiners each year ching their blends seasonally. they change it in spring and then again in fall. that does seasonally cause prices to go up every year around late spring right before memorial day. there's, you know every year there is an annual increase in price. that's exacerbated by the fact that americans drive more in summer. there is an increased demand. but every year we see this, the price starts to go up around may, it tends to hit a peak around july. that's probably when it will be a central political issue. then it tend to go down after labor day. a lot of times we see this pattern again and again. this is a huge issue in the middle of the summer. then by november when people go to the polls they've changed the mix.

the demand has gone down. >> thank you for you're time tonight. we appreciate it. >> it's great to be here. >> just ahead there were implications that andrew breitbart has a double standard when it comes to concerns about victims of alleged sexual assault. but coming up, vladimir putin and the bobsled h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h

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>> coming up, virginia and maryland. so close and yet so far away on social issues. it was on this day in 1938 that variety reported that mgm bought the rights to the wonderful "wizard of oz" and 16-year-old judy garland would be cast in the role of dorothy gail. it was successful if ranking sixth in the top 100 greatest films of all time and losely

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>> i bring you "countdown" live each night at 8:00 p.m. eastern and replay at 11:00 p.m. eastern. one state advances equal lights. the other seeks to roll back women's rights. the potomac dividing line did not stop the sparing over respective states social issues in washington. governors were thrust into the spotlight and o'malley you vowed to pass the gay marriage bill. and virginia requiring to undergo an ultrasound before undergoing an abortion.

tonight touch words on the state g.o.p. overreach. >> they say vote for us, things will get better. you vote for the republicans and then they take a hard right turn outlawing relationships women's rights and unions all sorts of social issues out there when all people care about are jobs and the economy. >> governor mcdonald pushed back. >> the the governor is the only one who has social issues at the top of his agenda. i don't. i'm not sure what he's talking about. >> after instructing the state lawmakers to axe the vaginal probe requirement, mcdonald said that it did not constitute a reversal on his part. striking down the measure from the press release. it was never my intend to force a woman to have an advantagal screening against their will. only to ensure that women seeking abortions are fully

informed and current procedures are followed but for me it was a matter of conscience. vogel intends to vote on a house version which still subjects women to ultra sounds. erin thanks for your time. >> hi, david. >> over the course of nine days in virginia, we saw an trace of ultrasound bill that was on the fast track of becoming law then the public started pay attention. and then there was an outcry for changes do the republicans not see the backlash coming. >> republicans could be forgiven in being surprised because a lot of these bills have only brought in a little protest. there has little moment. i think republicans really felt they could get away with this

because it's the usual suspect of the reproductive rights activist who are protesting. but you have a building momentum where people are starting to connect the dots. when you say ultrasound, i thought you meant the warm and fuzzy kind. now they're trying to dissuade women as if they don't know their minds and then it's blowing up in their face. >> and then the cost. even if you perform this other ultrasound it adds $300. and from what i see the republicans are not suggesting that the state pay for that. >> there is a whipping horse for their abortion because republicans are trying to impose various bans. we have the amendment where the federal government medicaid can't pay for abortion. any burden they put in a woman's way even though it's her life, her body, and her constitutional right they think if they can put

enough roadblocks in her way they can dissuade her. >> what about governor mcdonald. >> i don't think he did not realize that these are not consensus issues. this new bill is trying to have it both ways. he thinks if he takes the word transvaginal off the table that that's enough. but the response to o'malley amounted to, i know you are but what am i. everybody is making their agenda known. you have--you can sort of judge them by their record at this point, and each of them, you know, one of them is a surrogate obama, and the you can judge them by their priorities. >> i don't get how maryland and virginia, which are so close to each other can be so far apart on social issues. what do you think is going on? >> this is recent for virginia. it was only until both houses turned republicans. these bills were dead on arrival when one of the chambers is democratic.

now we have a republican governor. it's not all virginia. you have a thousand women protesting outside. i think there is a real battle over the heart and soul of virginia and which way is it going to turn. it feels like people are rising up and saying this is not what we want for our state. >> what are they saying that they're eager in other states to focus on social issues right now? >> i'm quite surprised they're continuing. there has been a tremendous backlash you but they're being honest about what their intentions are. you can see rick santorum and his opposition to birth control. he said it's a license to do things in a sexual realm that is obvious of what it's supposed to be. they want to defund title 10 which is providing contraceptives to low-income women. we're seeing what is the republican agenda for women. as far as i'm concerned keep on telling the truth because then voters can assess for themselves if that's the same vision they

have for women and females. >> this virginia bill, even if you are raped there is no exception for you you still have to have this ultrasound. you still have to go through the second you millation. >> that is absolutely the case. >> what dowhere do you see this going? >> right now there is a court challenge against the texas law where it says it violates the patient's and doctor's freedom of speech. right now it's not looking good. it is for the challenge because there is a very very conservative group over there and it's heading to the supreme court. >> thanks for coming in tonight. nice to meet you. >> just ahead, rick santorum's wife thinks her husband's drive in the presidential campaign is due to divine intervention. she's not the only one. and andrew breitbart is giving the silence treatment to james o'keefe, and it makes the

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>> andrew breitbart claims to be champion of victims of sexual harassment but then he's silent. and rick with jennifer granholm. >>i am jenniffer granholm and you are in the war room. it's a beautiful thing. >>jennifer granholm on current tv. >>i'm a political junkie. this show is my fix. >>in politics, she was a gutsy leader. in cable news, she's a game changer. >>be afraid, be very afraid. now, the two term governor from michigan is reshaping the debate with a unique perspective and a forward-thinking approach. >>our goal is to bring you behind the scenes with access to stories that you've never seen before. >>she's a trailblazer determined to find solutions. >>one of the key components of a

war room is doing a bit of opposition research. >>driven to find the thruth. >>i'm obsessed with the role of govenment. >>fearless, idependent and above all, politically direct. >>part of the mission here in our own war room is to help these candidates stay on track. make your voice heard. >> all this week this show has been doing a nightly mash up of andrew breitbart's unhinged rant against occupy protesters. we've been putting the mash up on hold however there is something i would like to contribute. andrew breitbart's overall claim to report rapes and sexual assaults. breitbart allegations do not hold up. yet the great irony is while breitbart has proclaimed to be a championing of rape victims he

has said nothing of one of his own female bloggers who has name stunning allegations against james o'keefe. o'keefe is a breitbart protege and convicted felon who is infamous for his interviews. "countdown" first reported in december here is his background background. o'keefe asked in october to participate in an undercover plot targeting occupy wall street. that's part of their discussion o'keefe met her by the new jersey train station. he stopped to purchase alcohol before taking her to his parents' home. there was a dispute and she said she told o'keefe she would not participate in his scheme. she testified that o'keefe refused to drive her back to her train station, was verbally abusive and repeatedly insisted that she stay overnight in a barn on his parent's property. she felt increasingly incapacity

incapacitated. she said, i found it hard to move my muscles. it was his intent to persuade me to spend the night in the barn. when she threatened to call the police o'keefe finally grayed to drive her to the station. she passed out in the car and then woke up and got on the train. o'keefe offered her money to stay silent. she refused. o'keefe harassed her. quote, he made me out to be a tramp. he used other people to torment. the judge dismissed it on a jurisdictional ruling which found there was insufficient evidence to show o'keefe's harassment originated in the town. however, she would take o'keefe to civil court. i asked andrew breitbart for a comment on this issue. he refused to address it.

but it stands in contrast to the entire occupy movement. >> stop raping people. stop raping people. stop raping people. stop raping people. >> andrew, let me be clear. your silence in the o'keefe matter is actually appropriate. you didn't witness anything. you weren't involved, and this matter may continue in the courts. this approach towards o'keefe in light of that youth burst about occupy underscores what democrats and republicans have been saying about you for years. you are a hypocrite and frequently unstable publicity [ male announcer ] this is lawn ranger -- eden prairie, minnesota. in here, the landscaping business grows with snow. to keep big winter jobs on track at&t provided a mobile solution that lets everyone from field workers to accounting, initiate, bill and track work in real time. you can't live under a dome in minnesota that's why there's guys like me. [ male announcer ] it's a network of possibilities --

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>> it's commonplace to hear that a candidate is running for president because of some sort of divine intervention. now rick santorum is the late toast join the list of those who have been called upon. and our number one story fresh off the controversy this week with rick santorum's warning that satan has his sight set on america. his wife said her husband's run for president is celestial. >> your run at 3%, why is this happening? >> i think this is god's role. he has us on a bath path, and there is more happening than what we're seeing. >> hum, or to put it another way. >> we got an understanding. we're on a mission from god. [chuckling] >> but god's will was not always so clear to mrs. santorum.

>> i'm thinking about this and i said we need to pray about it. she said, no, i'm not going to pray about it. god couldn't possibly want you to do this. >> i always did feel always in my heart that god had big plans for rick. and eventually it was there. you know, tugging at my heart. >> hmm, it isn't the first time he haven't heard this. in 2000 when considering the run for president george w bush told evangelist james robinson, i feel like god wants me to run for president. then early last year before declaring her candidacy former g.o.p. candidate michelle bachmann also said she had that calling and tugging on her heart. she had also been called by god to run for congress in 2006. this is not to doubt the con conviction of these candidates or sincere beliefs but it seems with the santorum decline god

moves in mysterious ways. lee, good to have you tonight. >> thanks for having me. >> rick santorum in 2008 said that satan is setting his sights on america. now his wife is saying that god has called on the family to make this run. are the santorums setting up the narrative that satan is after us, and god has called in rick santorum to fight back? >> i think he's getting his strategy from maybe a stephen king novel like crossed with charlie and the chocolate factory. this is the man who believes that satan is talking to him in his head. he's hearing voices. if i told people that the tooth fairy was telling me how to run the country would you give me access to nuclear weapons? >> god is clearly not in control of poll numbers and santorum's are declining so how might a believer explain the path that god has santorum on now since santorum does not seem to be

heading towards the nomination. >> i have a sneaky suspension that god just needed entertainment. people would pay to watch bears fight monkeys. you know, no one ever thought that the monkey would have a shot, but they told the monty that he had an oh shot. i think santorum is a monkey. we are more civil. we put a sweater vest on the monkey. >> maybe that's an act of god. >> bush said in 2007 that he was called by god to run. and in 2003 famously said that he was on a mission from god to invade iraq and afghanistan. why didn't god tell george w. bush and there were no wmds. >> it's like god is fine with killing lots and lots of his creations, lots of civilians that god seems to be very against colored people and women

and gay people. basically their god is only for about 12 rich white men. that's all he's looking after. >> and tim tebow. >> michigan bachmann was also called upon by god to run for the g.o.p. nomination. did god change her mind? assuming god is a she, did god change her mind about bachmann and where weather did she endorse both bachmann and santorum. >> sometimes you put money on the bear and on the monkey to cover all bases. this has made a clown car look roomy. just so many crammed in there i've never seen so many--just this google of bobble-headed twits. >> does god ever call on people to get out of the race? if so, does the almighty not have newt gringrich's phone

number or e-mail or twitter? >> no, newt gringrich is in--he's in the race because he's on god's holy mission to get children back on the factory floor, okay. this is he speaking for the patron saint of child laborer i think. >> politics is one of the few possessions where god is involved in the staffing process. you never hear an used car salesman say i got a calling from god to sell this used car. why does god focus on politics and storks? >> god for some odd reason, he never gets blamed for the game-losing shot. he or she never tells anyone to get out of the race. apparently he's not involved in that kind of thing and never touches those. >> candidates seem to be more openly religious than once more. you see santorum criticizeing obama oppressing--when you're talking about satan targeting

the united states and god is calling on him to be president. >> they reverse the word freedom. they think freedom is their freedom to press their religion on other people. like orwell would stab someone in years if he were around. you have the freedom to believe whatever it is you want. i have the freedom to say you make a block of cheese look bright. i have the freedom to say you're a puppet show to distract everyone from the corporate pillaging that continues to go on in this country by ceos that make charlie sheen's moral compass look like marriott harriet tub man. >> maybe this is god saying let's have fun in 2012. >> i think god is george burns. just an entertainer looking for some good times good ratings. >> thanks for your time tonight. we appreciate it. >> thank you. >> that's our report for tonight.