what do ann colter and john boehner have in common? >> i believe they believe in the party and the direction of the party. but i think they have different ideas on moving forward. john boehner has to actual govern and appeal to an activist base within the party. but he has to think about the direction of the company at large in terms of how the country is moving forward. we are dealing with major issues right now. we are grappling with high unemployment. there are a number of issues that are coming to fruition namely the debt ceiling debate that is going to take place in 6-7 weeks. those are issues he has to think about. whereas someone like ann colter resides in the activism within the party. it is like selling red meat to tea party people and far right. >> is there common ground? do they share ideas and ideals? >> i think they want to say the party become more successful than it has been particularly in winning elections. how they actually get there i think is open to discussion between them. >> the government shutdown, was that harm

ann colter joins me now. how are you? >> fine, thank you. and you? >> i should plug your book.est-selling author, obviously. i find this fascinating. glenn beck said this on some show, i'm not sure, megan somebody on fox. >> he has a huge show and you don't know who she is? >> go back and be more uniting in my language, because i think i played a role, unfortunately, in helping tear the country apart and it's not who we are. now i look back and i realize if we could have talked about the uniting principles a little bit more instead of just the problems, i think i would look back on it a little more fondly. >> there we are, a great right wing pundit in america, finally admitting that, his words, not mine, torn this country apart with his partisan rhetoric. you're another one, a female glenn beck. >> i'm not the female glenn beck. i agree with him, he should be more like me, a uniter. >> a uniteer? >> yeah, that's what i am. >> how can you say that with a straight face? >> you call me the devil and say i'm a divider? >> i went shooting last week and one of my shooting partners se