this is andrea tantaros here. >> i know. >> andrea: why didn't you run? a thing called a show. it's "the apprentice." you know about the -- >> andrea: wait, wait "the apprentice' more important than the. >> no, it's not. but i will say this, it is a big prime-time two-hour show. clint eastwood is a friend of mine. what he is doing to reality show, in all fairness andvy a two-hour show, number one show -- >> andrea: they can handle it without you. >> i am precluded from running after may 20. the show ends may 20. >> andrea: c'mon. >> i'm not precluded from running. >> bob: as an independent, right? >> it would have to be as an independent. >> eric: can we get you to weigh in -- i assume you watched the debate. >> i did. hi, eric. >> eric: how are you? weigh in. what do you think of the debate? who do you think did well and hurt their cause? >> well, i thought huntsman using my name to try to get gravitas was ridiculous. it didn't go over very well. he is a lightweight. i think that ron paul i really an interesting guy, but cookie, very cookie. interesting.

you know andrea tantaros, right our greek component here? you look exactly alike, you two.t add. >> thank you. >> dana: a huge compliment for you both. >> bob: sorry. >> dana: no, go ahead. >> andrea: she can ride a bull better than i can. >> you did ride a mechanical bull in new york city. you may have a bright future and you can compete next year. mckenzie, i want to highlight the education. you want to be -- i guess you worked as an elementary school teacher and pursuing your master's degree? >> that was my plan. things changed. i took last year off from school and i'm registered for classes in january. i'm going to university of south daco. the i'm going to pursue speech-language pathology, a masters program. in january, i am back to being a normal person. >> bob: dana,vy a question for you. do you ride yourself a lot? do you ride horses? >> dana: not a lot, bob, because i have been riding the acella back from d.c. to new york with you. >> bob: i just wonder. >> all you do is stand here. >> dana: mellow. >> andrea: bob has more energy. >> dana: they're alive. they're no

you know andrea tantaros, right our greek component here? you look exactly alike, you two.dana: a huge compliment for you both. >> bob: sorry. >> dana: no, go ahead. >> andrea: she can ride a bull better than i can. >> you did ride a mechanical bull in new york city. you may have a bright future and you can compete next year. mckenzie, i want to highlight the education. you want to be -- i guess you worked as an elementary school teacher and pursuing your master's degree? >> that was my plan. things changed. i took last year off from school and i'm registered for classes in january. i'm going to university of south daco. the i'm going to pursue speech-language pathology, a masters program. in january, i am back to being a normal person. >> bob: dana,vy a question for you. do you ride yourself a lot? do you ride horses? >> dana: not a lot, bob, because i have been riding the acella back from d.c. to new york with you. >> bob: i just wonder. >> all you do is stand here. >> dana: mellow. >> andrea: bob has more energy. >> dana: they're alive. they're not stuffed. >> bob: i kno

>> eric: i'm eric bolling, along with kimberly guilfoyle, bob beckel, andrea tantaros and greg gutfeld. 2012 is around the corner. thank you for ringing it in with us. as you can see, the five of us are ready to celebrate. bob! "the five" starts right now. ♪ ♪ >> eric: exactly. who gave bob the noise-maker? presidential election will be the focus of 2012. hopefully will be able to celebrate a new president. but, as we end 2011, we can't forget about all the politics that happened in the year, especially the videos. youtube released a list of the most beautiful political videos of the year. now we're going to bring some of those to you that were our favorites. look at this one first. take a listen. >> we have run a campaign like nobody's ever seen. then america has never been seen a candidate like herman cain. >> we need you to get involved, because together we can do this. we can take this country back. ♪ ♪ ♪ america ♪ one voice ♪ united we stand ♪ i am america >> eric: wow! [ laughter ] wow! >> greg: that guy, you know, there is no columbo there. >> bob: has anybody yet figured out wh

i'm kimberly guilfoyle along with ben bernanke, eric bolling, andrea tantaros and greg gutfeld. this is "the fiv five." the winners of the caucuses in 2008, governor mike huckabee makes his 2012 predictions. and predictable, bill mayer trashes christians over the weekend. we'll tell you what he said. "the five" starts right now. >> how's everybody feeling after the christmas holidays? we might need to ease back into the politics today after such a great holiday? everybody, how was your holiday? we'll begin with bob. how was your christmas, sweetie? >> it was actually nice. first of all, i stayed up until 5:00 in the morning finishing my decorations. i did. got some tape of it. it's even better than what you saw before. >> there you go. >> look, everything moves. that's music behind there. the house goes along to the music, see. >> what's the song? >> it's for you, greg. "good king winsalot." >> you just picked a change house and did that, didn't you? >> no, huh-uh. >> you lost a contest, didn't you? >> i lost the contest, because my secret santa was supposed to take off on a wir

i'm eric bolling, andrea tantaros, bob beckel, dana perino, greg gutfeld. it's 5:00 in the big city and this is "the five." first night of hanukkah. happy hanukkah. five days from christmas, merry christmas. big show tonight. first, bill clinton sits down with bill o'reilly. the first time ever. the worlds collide. we have the tape. plus, vice president joe biden says that the taliban is not our enemy. you have to love the obama administration foreign policy. and never before seen color photos from battle of the bulge. "the five" starts right now. ♪ ♪ the top story tonight, the interview everyone has been waiting for. bill versus bill. bill clinton and bill o'reilly. two giants amongst us mere mortals. see it tonight on the factor. stop it, greg. the first topic of presidential republican race. go ahead. all right. maybe not on that one. >> bob: now you can explain the suck up. >> eric: how do i have to explain the suck up without this comment. we're going to get it. bill o'reilly interviewing bill clinton. >> andrea: you play o'reilly. >> eric: this is fan

with the only asset greece has left, andrea tantaros. and he puts the juan in juan-derful. the expro-baller with the open collar and near-sighted kittens mistake her for a rainbow. it's dana perino. get glasses, kittens. it's 5:00 in new york city. this is "the five." the show is packed tighter than a vegas pawn show. let's do this, america. the show starts as soon as i stop crying inside. ♪ ♪ >> greg: on thanksgiving, i told you what to do when offspring force their stupid politics on you. what if skippy changed his name to che and decided that america is at fault for everything? have him occupy the backyard. no tv no, bathroom. just like third world countries that professors admire. i like that guy. now the obama retaliated with a home for holidays video, teaching apostles had to engage the ages. those silly old people. >> my dad is a character. >> my stepmother is life long republican. >> my grandmother has been so long saying oh barack obama. >> greg: poor thing. how do you change their little minds? badger them on facebook. >> start having a competition with my dad thr

i'm eric bolling with andrea tantaros, bob beckel, dana perino, and greg gutfeld. it's 11 days until christmas and 5:00 in new york city. this is "the five." developing news tonight. president obama may cave on the millionaire tax. we'll have more on that in a minute. but first, columnist says if tim tebow wins a bowles, christians will go after muslims, gays and immigrants. we'll show you who would say such a thing. "new york times" columnist bill keller says he isn't going to call illegal anymore. maybe undocumented or maybe alien. stick around and we'll tell you about it. check out this house. it's oozing christmas cheer. it belongs to one of us at "the five." we'll tell you which one later. it may or may not be greg gutfeld. "the five" starts right now. three years into his presidency, obama used a whole lot of excusesser his failing to turn the economy around. take a listen. >> there are always going to be bumps on the road to recovery. we're going to pass through some rough terrain. >> we have been a little bit lazy in the past couple of decades. we have take

." ♪ ♪ >> eric: hello, i'm eric bolling with andrea tantaros, bob beckel, dana perino and greg gutfeld 5:00 in new york city. this is "the five." all right, guys just a minute ago, newt gingrich tells abc news, "i'm going to be the nominee." this is a quote from him. quit's hard not to look at the recent polls and think that the outside are very high i'm going to be nominee. he goes on to say the guys who attack each other up until now, every one of them lost ground by attacking. i will focus on being substantive. i will focus on barack obama." what do you think of that? >> andrea: no one can accuse him of having low self-esteem. one thing newt gingrich cannot be accused of this. is two-fold. i think he really believes it but i think he is trying to send a message to not just the g.o.p. electorate but donors and doing it for fund raising as well. superconfident, if you keep saying it, maybe it comes true. he needs money. we're almost 30 days out. >> bob: dana and i were on a train with newt gingrich last july when he was in the dumps. he came up to me and said i said how are you doing,

captioned by closed captioning services, inc >> dana: hello, i'm dana perino with andrea tantaros, bob beckel, eric bolling, greg gutfeld. it's 5:00 in new york city. this is "the five." it's this third night of hanukkah and only three days now until christmas. mitt romney gets a big endorsement we'll tell you about in a moment. first, after high drama in washington over the payroll tax cut, finally, a deal. we will tell you about it. plus, rush limbaugh just can't understand why mitt romney won't call obama a socialist. we'll tell you more about that. and it was christmas party time for "the five" last night. we'll show you great picks and tell you what went down. "the five" starts right now. ♪ ♪ >> dana: first to breaking news in the fight for 2012. it's not called an official endorsement but it sounds like one. former president george h.w. bush telling "houston chronicle" he thinks mitt romney is the best candidate for the republican nomination. here is romney's reactio reactit a short while ago. >> i had a chance to chat with the president this afternoon and wished him merry christ

captioned by closed captioning services, inc >> dana: hello, i'm andrea tantaros with eric bolling, bob beckel, greg gutfeld in silly glasses. it's $5:00 in new york city. here what is on top tonight. first, was nancy pelosi going to violate house rules to smear newt gingrich? we will tell you what she said. plus, president obama compared himself to lincoln, fdr, jfk and teddy roosevelt today. could he be really more like jimmy carter? and now, i have heard it all. professor claims rudolph the red-nosed reindeer promotes bullying and is bad for kids. those details and much more. "the five" starts right now. ♪ >> dana: things are heating up in iowa. ron paul is in second place in a poll out there. newt gingrich is in first. ron paul is going on the offense. >> if you want to put people in jail, look at the politicians that created the environment. the politicians brought unemployment. >> gingrich on the defense, taking $1.5 million. after he led congress. freddie mac. $1.6 million. >> some just before the housing market collapsed. >> he renewed his support for the healthcare mandate. >>

unleashed from greece, andrea tantaros. it's 5:00 in new york city. 4:00 a.m. in venus. this is "the five." the show is packed tighter than a jail cell for new year's eve. let's do this, america. five starts as soon as i slip in to something more comfortable. ♪ ♪ >> greg: so lost in the tussle among republican candidates is the question: which one can beat obama? the campaign is middle school. jocks, nerd, outsider from another school versus the teacher's pet obama. these are the teacher's pet because he is the favorite among the media. protected because she the perfect progressive among academics and herbal tea. who is the best challenger? the outsider is cool. loner pointing out how this school sucks. that is what paul does. just like outsiders, what he offers is probably weird. the need is good. he would make a great lab partner but you have to avoid him after class. one thing you count on with nerds, they study because they know they aren't the jock. speaking of, mitt with good looks and easy way. you get the sense he hasn't had to study at all. what you are left wit

i'm eric bolling along with kimberly guilfoyle, ben bernanke, andrea tantaros, and greg gutfeld. it's 5:00 in the big city. this is "the five." a packed show tonight. who's a conservative, a rhino, who's crazier than your cousin eddie? we'll break it down. plus, lady gaga's assistant says she was a slave to the pop star, and you won't believe the demands she had to meet. and like a crack addict needing a fix, bill maher goes on another offensive rant for attention. his target? christians and tim tebow. this time he went too far. i had to respond. we have those details and much more. "the five" starts right now. >> our top story, a week from today, 2012, presidential hopefuls will square off in the iowa caucuses. some polls have ron paul in a strong position, but listen to what dick morris has to say about the texas congressman. >> ron paul cannot defeat barack obama. he's really by far the most liberal, radical candidate of the bunch. nobody other than ron paul wants to dismantle our military. nobody other than ron paul wants to legalize heroin. nobody other than ron paul wants t

i'm eric bolling, with andrea tantaros, dana perino, bob beckel, greg gutfeld. this is "the five." less than four hours until the fox news debate. gloves are coming off. the g.o.p. presidential candidates scaring off in iowa. we'll break it down. plus, rush limbaugh doesn't do many of these. last night, on greta the captain of the republican movement offers sound advice. new developments in the tim tebow story we brought to you yesterday. see what the rabry is saying rat the rabbi is saying now. that and much more starts right now. ♪ ♪ >> eric: to the top story, the showdown in sioux city tonight at 9:00. fox news will host the final and most meaningful republican debate before the iowa caucuses on january 3. we'll start with you. borrow a term from our friend the donald. i think it's going to be huge! >> andrea: it is going to be huge. i cannot understate the importance of this debate. it will also be nastiest debate we have seen. expect a pile-on toward newt gingrich who is now the front runner. the key question is how does he handle this tonight? his achilles heel is being accus

i'm kimberly guilfoyle with leslie marshall, eric bolling, andrea tantaros and greg gutfeld.s 5:00 in new york city. this is "the five." we have a busy show for you. we are five days to iowa. and the nives are out for ron paul, let me tell you. plus, could harry reid and nancy pelosi be on the out in washington in 2012? what is what karl rove think. are the girl scouts trying to indoctrinate our young girls to lin ral ideology? we tell you what they are up to. a pro-abortion blogger campaigns against tim tebow. "the five" starts right now. ♪ ♪ >> kimberly: our top story, bad news for white house. rasmussen report has mitt romney with a six-point lead over president obama in a 2012 matchup. to make matters worse, obama is upside down in the gallup daily tracking poll, a couple of days after bob beckel was down right giddy. only 41% approve of obama. 50%, i don't think so. all right, andrea, what do you think about the numbers? >> andrea: he is in big trouble. he saw a very short-term bounce. democrats were starting to rally around him in payroll tax. the optics of that fight h