brent bozel. merry christmas to you and a bumper crop in 2011? >> merry christmas. how are you?> i'm good. and have you had a good year with these guys, too? >> it's never a dull moment. this year, i think we have 18 different awards we give out. we can't go through all of them. but these people -- it's the gift that keeps on giving. >> let's start with paul crugman, the economics correspondent at the new york times who tends to diverge from economic theory into -- into blunter instruments. >> a little melodramatic, you thought it would kill people? >> no question. >> the cuts in medicare, the replacem of medicare by a voucher system, would in the end mean that tens of millions of older americans would not be able to afford essential helt care. that's cruel to me. >> that's paul crugman saying that republicans are going to be pushing granny off the cliff. that's only one of several quotes you singled him out for? >> he won three awards. when it is not hate mongering, it's fear mongering. in this one he says, there is no question that paul ryan's policies will kill old people. yo

>> as we continue on "hannity," time for media mash, and here is the one and only brent bozell.> there are other people at nbc, our good friend brian williams, getting a little thrill up his leg about the obamas as well. let's roll the tape. >> not only is he committed to being a father and being a leader, every minute of the day, he never -- he doesn't stop thinking about it. >> someone once told me the first family is like a retroalmost 1950s american family, that there's a kind of a wholesomeness about them. they play board games on the floor of the living room with the dog. the girls aren't allowed a lot of tv and social media. >> of course, the president's -- >> when forgiven get it. go ahead. >> you know, there's something very endearing about the obamas and the way they protect those two little girls from the public eye. >> i agree with that. >> that's all to the good. what about a story about newt gingrich and his grandkids. what about thanksgiving with the romneys. what about a profile on anita perry or a profile on karen sanitorium. there's nothing but negative on the

for instance, brent bozelle said this: their endorsement of romney and huntsman proves only that this junior, my uncle would be appalled. how do you respond to that? >> look, that is the stage we're in. i don't want mitt romney as president either. look, the story of the last two or three years is that millions of people formed the tea parties in large part because they objected to the government in effect, nationalizing your body, saying your with regard and your kidneys are now under the control of the united states government. you have to make arrangements for their care that suit us. we have now come down to a choice in the republican primary between newt, romney and mitt gingrich or whatever michelle bachmann says. two candidates who supported that position. >> gretchen: so let me ask you this, 'cause look at the latest poll. the gop voters seem to like both of those guys, newt gingrich sitting atop at 28%. mitt romney, 24%. ron paul, 10, michelle bachmann, 7. that's the latest poll. so who do you like then? >> i think there are genuine conservatives in this race. michelle bachma

writer, i have to give some credit to the guy who actually wrote the book, which is a fellow named brent bozellhave read it, but he definitely wasn't involved in the production of the book, which is a fascinating story i tell in my book. >> as he spoke to the delegates at the republican convention, which nominated vice president richard nixon. >> as an american who loves this republic and as a member of the senate, i am committed to the republican philosophy and to the republican candidates. it is my belief the people of this land will return a republican administration to office in 1960. [applause] -- >> i might suggest in all seriousness that you and i will not have discharged our full responsibility unless we also return an effective republican congress. i would not imply that our party is the repository of all virtue, that only republicans can see the truth. that only republicans served noble virtues. i must insist that those in control of the democratic party have announced their total commitment to what i regard a lopsided side of man and that puts americans and a shameful condition of ev