make matters worse, obama is upside down in the gallup daily tracking poll, a couple of days after bob beckel 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 helped him because he stayed out of it. now, he has to deal with an economy he hasn't fixed. contrary to what democrats say, it's still in the gutter.

once you walk out the door, if someone is going to pick on bob beckel, irstand up for you. >> bob: i. >> eric: greg stands up -- >> greg: i hate all of you except for dana. >> bob: i jump three comemies coming after you, bolling. >> greg: we'll leave it there. >> bob: you're still wrong. >> eric: what do you think? e-mail us, your thoughts at "thmalia. we'll be righ --e-mail us your t thefive@foxnews.com. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ congratulations. congratulations. congralations. today, the city of charlotte can use verizon technology to inspire binesses to conserve energy and monitor costs. making communities greener... congratulations. ... and buildings as valuable to the bottom line... whoa ! ... as the people inside them. congratulations. because when you add verizon to your company, you don't just add, you multiply. ♪ discover something new... verizon. ♪ ♪ >> dana: welcome back to "the five." yesterday we told you about president obama making his pitch to working class voters in pennsylvania, but last night the president was living large in new york city. and went back in 2008 whe

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

once you walk out the door, if someone is going to pick on bob beckel, irstand up for you. >> bob: i. >> eric: greg stands up -- >> greg: i hate all of you except for dana. >> bob: i jump three comemies coming after you, bolling. >> greg: we'll leave it there. >> bob: you're still wrong. >> eric: what do you think? e-mail us, your thoughts at "thmalia. we'll be righ --e-mail us your t thefive@foxnews.com. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> dana: welcome back to "the five." yesterday we told you about president obama making his pitch to working class voters in pennsylvania, but last night the president was living large in new york city. and went back in 2008 when i took a look and read president obama's book when he was senator and running, one of the things he said is he is a blank slate and people see in him what they want to see in him. which was great if you are running for president. it's kind of a problem though when you become president, because then nobody sees in you what they thought they saw. so yesterday, eric, during the day he was talking about the payroll tax cut. being wi

i'm kimberly guilfoyle, along with bob beckel, dana perino, greg gutfeld and eric bolling. -- [ loss of audio ] -- >> kimberly: mod bob is very excited about that. oh, yeah. then is there a divide between the conservative elite and the conservative base on who should be the republican nominee? we'll debate it. and check out this outrageous video. middle school girls. the parents. it's a fight club in school bathrooms. where are the parents? the top story, donald trump is teaming up with news max to moderate the presidential debate in iowa later this month. it's unclear how many of the candidates are going to attend. including is donald trump going to show up? what is the deal? this is your guy. >> eric: i love donald. he has been visited by many of the candidates. most of the candidates will show up if not all of them. he will ask the tough questions. that is missing in the debate. where are you on the economy? where are you on foreign policy? bob, wait. >> bob: id'm listening. >> eric: fantastic opportunity to get donald who by the way, a lot of conservative base respects.

go to a tease. >> thank you, stage producer bob beckel. doing everybody's job today.ce of you. coming up, would tim tebow be criticized like he is if he were a muslim or drug addict? a columnist says so. we debate it next. ♪ ♪ lu? i don't trade on luck. i trade on fundamentals. analysis. information. i trade tradearchitect. this is web-based trading, re-visualized. streaming, real-time quotes. earnings analysis. probability analysis: that's what opportunity looks like. it's all visual. intuitive. and it's available free, wherever the web is. this is how trade strategies are built. tradearchitect. only from td ameritrade. welcome to better trade commission free for 60 days when you open an account. ♪ ♪ >> eric: welcome back to "the five." tim tebow in the middle of a media fire storm. we have follow the story closely here. rush limbaugh had some thoughts on why the broncos' quarterback gets so much grief. listen. >> we don't want anybody to be better than we are. so we don't have to deal with how bad we are. if everybody is a scum bag, everybody can be a scum bag. but

a big green one. >> for sweating bob beckel. >> i love it. he might like this. >> show it.an. >> it's actually got my face on it. that's very good. >> nice! >> it's president obama pajamas. >> all right! yes! >> santa. >> that's great. are you going to wear those? >> i'll trade you. i will trade you no matter what you get. >> santa is from the north pole. >> a puzzle ball unicorn kit. >> you love them. we know what you're doing this weekend. >> i'll get this done in an hour. then i'll take it apart. >> to you from santa. >> okay. it's so good to see you. i love you. >> oh, the bad girl's guide to the party life. >> why are you getting that? >> that's called the revelation, which is what that means. >> i got something special from santa for you. >> you know, i'll tell you -- >> it's not edible. >> it's not edible? >> no. >> i was going o say something to santa, but i won't. okay. let me see it. >> you know, this is one of my -- >> there you go. >> there is a guy that i've known for a long time who is a great tv personality and he does radio shows and he has a ranch in texas

bob beckel is back.e emmy winning actor for the work on "cheers" and murphy brown and fills in for howard stern and has his own show. jay thomas. she is a singer, actress, author of the book "what is he thinking?" what guys want to us know about dating, love, marriage. rebecca st. james. the person you need to talk to is him. >> the person i did talk to is you for the book. >> sean: you didn't put enough about me in the book. >> sorry. next book. >> she didn't have you from cover to cover? >> no. a small part about me. >> he spoke about purity. >> gave her a one-hour interview. >> the importance of purity. >> i've heard it all. "what were you thinking' the book? >> "what is he thinking." >> i interviewed guys about what they're thinking and what they think about purity. good guys. there are good guys left. >> i have a book out that is called request in the guys that lied to rebecca." >> i did not lie to rebecca. i don't mean this to be rude but it's not valuable to tell you the truth. it is only valuable

go to a tease. >> thank you, stage producer bob beckel. doing everybody's job today.g up, would tim tebow be criticized like he is if he were a muslim or drug addict? a columnist says so. we debate it next. ♪ ♪ if you've just signed up for medicare or will soon, there's no time like the present to consider all your health insurance options. does medicare alone meet your needs? would additional coverage be better for you? well, now is a good time to take a look at an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. get started by calling for your free information kit and guide to medicare. as you probably know, medicare only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. a medicare supplement insurance plan helps cover some of it. that could save you up to thousands of dollars a year in out-of-pocket costs. and you can visit any doctor who accepts medicare patients. with medicare supplement insurance, you'll find a range of plans to choose from to fit your needs and budget. there are no networks. no refer

bob: he has a verb. called tebow. we need a beckeling. you might know what that entails. goes where few have gone before. she will show us what happened between she and dumped trump and the few of them. dou >> bob: back to my normal place, to the back of the show. after alec baldwin was booted off a plane last week after he wouldn't turn off his electronic device. i have been thrown off planes for worse. kidding, of course. "saturday night live" gave alec air time to address the situation. >> what is your take on the event of last wednesday? >> it was awful, which is why it was very important for me to come here tonight and on behalf of everyone at american airlines issue an apology to mr. alec baldwin. [ applause ] >> alec, are you sure this is the right way to hand this? >> yeah, keep going. >> bob: greg, what is this with "saturday night live" and baldwin? he is on, all t time, right? >> greg: it's great to be a famous celebrity. because you call up your friends like lauren michels and they tang take care of it fr you. self-deprecation works. it makes buffoon look less

captioned by closed captioning services, inc >> eric: hello, i'm eric bolling with kimberly guilfoyle, bob beckel, dana perino, greg gutfeld. it's 5:00 in our old studio in new york city. "the five." a lot going on today. first, we're less than a month away from iowa. candidates look to pick up major endorsements. trump, palin, mccain. what are the biggest and why? we analyze. trump making headlines again. see what some g.o.p. candidates and karl rove had to say about the donald. tiger woods gets his first win in over two years. conservative christians, tim tebow makes it 6-1. take that bill maher. "the five" starts right now. ♪ ♪ >> eric: our top story today, the big endorsement each candidate looking to score one or more. there are many still out there to be had. herman cain, sarah palin and donnel trump amongst many others virgin islands my own idea of the most coveted endorsement. i'll save it for last. who is the big kahuna as far as endorsements go? who will land them? >> bob: the biggest one is cain for this reason in iowa. he does have tea party suppor support. that does matter. there are

>> 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

captioned by closed captioning services, inc >> kimberly: hello, i'm kimberly guilfoyle with bob beckel, eric bolling, dana perino, greg gutfeld. it's 5:00 in new york city. you got it. this is "the five." it's sex days from christmas and this is a busy monday. first, president obama says he is one of the top presidents of all time. can you believe it? we will show you the tape. tim tebow and jesus gets spoofed by "saturday night live." did the show go too far? house of representatives told they can't use the phrase "merry christmas." we have those details and more. "the five" starts now. ♪ ♪ >> kimberly: our top story, president obama, ego. he thinks a lot about his accomplishments going as far to say he is the fourth president, best president of all time. listen to this. >> i would put our legislative foreign policy accomplishments in the first two years against any president with the possible exception of johnson, fdr and lincoln. in terms of what we've gotten done in modern history. >> kimberly: i'll get to you later in the program. i'm joking! >> greg: you are mean-spirited. this g

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 christmas. he

captioned by closed captioning services, inc >> kimberly: hello, i'm kimberly guilfoyle, along with bob beckeleric bolling, andrea tantaros, and greg gutfeld. it's 5:00 in new york city! and this is "the five." we have an exciting show for you tonight. first up, mitt romney taking mitts off to duke it out with newt gingrich for the nomination. should he? well, we analyze it. plus, the women who want a warm christmas in this country should know better not to mess with texas. and the classiest woman in america. miss dana perino is out in sin city to perhaps do a little bull riding and maybe some gambling for bob. hey, baby! what happens in vegas isn't going to stay there this friday night. because "the five" starts right now! ♪ ♪ >> kimberly: well, we are going to talk to dana in a moment. you have to wait for that. but first, get to big advice from rush limbaugh to mitt romney. >> mitt, if you want the nomination, get together with your people, and think about trying to run to the right of newt. you and newt are both guilty of flip-flops, so mitt, why not flip to fool conservatives and see what

on our great american panel, former assistant secretary of state and columnist and five co-host, bob beckelad singer and founding member of the marshal tucker band who celebrated their 40th anniversary. doug gray joins us. she is the host of nbc's poker after dark and appears in playboy magazine, leanne tweet joins us. thank you for being with us. not enough stories s in playboy. >> first of all, the funny thing was, when leanne was in playboy she came to do the show with hannity. when they are walking down the hall, just give me the story. they handed the story and i'm looking at the pictures, and hannity says look at that and he denies looking at the pictures. playboy has mild to what is else out there. >> fred: that is what i hear. let's change the subject. boston times newspaper is already talking presidential. apparently somebody has decided that but he has floated condoleezza rice's name. she is not being negative apparently. some of her friends seem to think she would be very interested in it. we asked you what you think in terms of a vice presidential nominee. do you have a favorite

. >> greg: bob beckel. >> juan: i was getting worried. [ laughter ] >> andrea: not you.ing up, vice president biden unleashed on one of the presidential candidates. that candidate is hitting right back today. next. p@?ñm Ñoy÷h>óñc>ó eastern. now back to new york and my colleagues at "the five." ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> juan: christmas rock. vice president joe biden takes a shot at mitt romney in op-ed of the "des moines register" biden writes, "how could anyone forget the economic catastrophe brought about by the same policy that mr. romney is proposing? the same policies that deregulated washington and turned it in to a casino that gambled recklessly with hard hard-working americans' money." >> dana: would those be the same policies in place when he was a senator for all those years? delaware? it's so over the top. preposterous that right now they are going to fire -- they will use ammunition to fire against mitt romney. have some dignity. >> greg: this was an accident. biden didn't know he was writing an article. he was writing an e-mail. the entire thing was a subject head

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

bob beckel? >> good reason to feel down. before we start, you caller risk dash -- you called eric dashing? where did that come from? and dana is wearing a leather skirt, i want everyone to know that. >> did you dress her? all my favorite color, leather. all my goodness. >> i like that, too. actually. >> you try to say, what is the good news? there is not a lot but for the following: the republicans take a bigger hit on this not being the economy put together than obama by a long sheet. second, obama's favor ability is high, and the parallel to carter is misbegotten. and what is amazing someone who polls a lot, i don't think you will get away with this in an election but the fact that more people still believe that george bush is responsible for this economy that president obama, i find that a remarkable thing. now, whether that sunk in, and why it sunk in that way but it did. and, the communications --. >> because president obama says it every chance he gets. >> it goes deeper than that, something about the depth of the feel

i'm greg gutfeld with the vavavoom of the court room, kimberly guilfoyle, bob beckel, the tireless night of the hard right, eric bolling and america's charm bracelet, dana perino. it's 5:00 in new york city. second night of hanukkah and 379 days until next christmas. this is "the five." the show is packed tighter than a sushi roll. let's soak the truth in saki, america. the show starts as soon as i shut my stupid face. ♪ ♪ so on the view, whoopi goldberg said communism is a great concept that makes perfect sense on paper. roll tape. >> this is what happened with communism. it's a great concept. on paper it makes perfect sense. once you put a human being in power it shifts. we have seen it in russia and all over the world. he's nuts. i keep my fingers crossed. >> andrea: fingers crossed. whoopi is right. some things look good on paper that aren't in real life. like "the view." while an idea is harmless, communism in action did kill hundreds of millions that revealed a lifestyle of the leftie, divorcing belief from consequences, copy house rhetoric culminate in a killing field. if whoopi a

i'm kimberly guilfoyle, along with bob beckel, eric bolling, dana perino, greg gutfeld. it's 12 days before christmas. it's 5:00 in new york city. this is "the five." we have a lot to cover. obama is down in key swing states between gingrich and romney. which candidate will have a better chance of taking on the president? plus, the donald bails on hosting the big republican presidential debate. some people hmm saw this coming. and greg gutfeld has thoughts on harry reid. the millionaire and unicorns. get ready for the gutfeld people. "the five" starts right now. ♪ ♪ >> kimberly: and our top story tonight, president obama in 2012. a new gallop poll appears to undermine obama's entire vision for america. maybe his re-election campaign. when asked what the biggest threat to the future, 64% said big government. 26% said big business. big labor, coming in at 8%. is this a problem for the president? eric? >> eric: i think so. the number you put up there 64%. at the highest, since gallup has been in business. so it's on an increasing scale. big government is continuously a big