republican governor bobby jindal from louisiana. thanks for coming on this morning. >> thanks, chuck. >> all right. >>> a stock surge in the midst of an awful economy around the world. the dow rockets up nearly 500 points. what does it mean, and will it last? plus, nbc's exclusive interview with vice president biden in iraq. what he is saying about ending the iraq war and whether he'll run for president in 2016. >>> but first, a look ahead at the president's schedule. president obama is commemorating world aids day later this morning. both former presidents clinton and is bush will be involved in the event. by the way, you can seat white house is honoring the occasion with a large red ribbon hanging there on the north entrance. you're watching "the daily rundown" on msnbc. it but it lasts too long. how do we get people to chew another piece? i got this one. oh hey. [ male announcer ] spit it out. or yeti will find you. [ grunts ] i like him. thanks ryan. [ male announcer ] new stride whitemint. the ridiculously long lasting gum. nyq

. >> texas governor rick perry toured iowa with bobby jindal and says he is the only non-washington figurein the race. but he is still gaffe prone. outlining his flat tax, he said he would do a standard deduction. jindal reminded him it is still in the plan. >> thank you for correcting me on that, governor. not that i ever make a mistak mistake. >> michele bachmann scheduled for nine stops in iowa today. the congresswoman makes a state fire department three individual pastors who called her biblically qualified and capable leader. fox news confirmed that bachmann rebuffed a direct plea that she leave the race and endorse rick santorum, a charge that vanderplat denies. >> more on this with the panel. thank you. housing and apartment construction urged in november. though 2011 is still shaping up as one of the worst years in history for home builders st. commerce department says the builders broke ground on more than 9% more homes than the previous month. stocks responded positively to the housing market. the dow added 337. s&p 500 gained 36. nasdaq closed # 1 ahead. the market seemed to lik

there have been two more elected since then, including bobby jindal. we have come a long way.r state that sends governors to jail anymore. it's other states. the same thing can be done in washington. look, it's not easy. i know that. it can be tough, but unless the president stands up for reform, it won't happen. you bring a big broom in and sweep them out. teddy roosevelt said it 100 years ago this month. he said is the republican party going to be the party of privilege and wall street or will it be the party of plain people who build a great nation? we turned louisiana around. we can do the same thing in washington. >> governor johnson, you're an advocate for the fair tax. by every measurement, the fair tax would cut the tax bill, but for some others, potentially raise their tax bill because of some deductions that are gotten rid of. i take it you would have taken a ten to one deal. is that fair to say? >> yes, i would have. i didn't raise one single tax as governor of new mexico over an eight year period, something that had never happened before in the history of the state

for texas governor rick perry as he was joined on the stump in four iowan cities today joined by bobby jindal. >> that was just heart warming. let's get to political consultant ed rollings former member of the reagan administration. former republic presidential candidate michele bachmann that went well and governor huckabee as well a fine man. is he a fox news political analyst. newt gingrich, you are not surprised at all, are you? >> no, i'm not. he has no campaign ago go tis particular call role he thought he would have to have one. opponents got $25,000 in an ad like this one. he was in virginia signing books when he should have been in iowa. >> shepard: can we close the book on it? >> is he not going to win iowa. he could have won iowa but he is not going to win it. >> shepard: that's it now. >> no. the bottom line is he still has the opportunity to be the conservative alternative to romney. >> shepard: what about rick perry. >> he is on the move and has resources. he is starting to sail a little bit. it's really those three that can play here plus paul. paul could win iowa very easily. >

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bobby jindal of louisiana. his fellow republic to multiple stops in iowa.one point he said his tax plan would eliminate a certain deduction and it was governor jindal who reminded perry that that is still in the plan. >> thank you for correcting me on that, governor. not that i ever make a mistake. >> or a boo boo. he told politico his favorite beer is shiner and he carries concealed firearm. shep? >> shepard: important endorsement, i guess, somewhat qualified for santorum today? >> that's right. form are pennsylvania senator rick santorum has hit more nics and crannies in iowa than any other candidate. today that appeared to pay off. former senator who was the staunchest critic of gay marriage in the race was rewarded with president and ceo family leader group. the group's board remained neutral. unclear whether the ground game will benefit from, this shep. >> shepard: james rosen in d.c. tonight. thanks very much. u.s. officials say they are worried that new bird flu research could become a blueprint for bioterrorism. and for what could be the first time

i mean, it's clear i think to everyone to america besides bobby jindal and a couple of racist ranchersd puzzle. he'd stare at it in a blank and go, blank gaga, help me. at this point i can't go home. >> a lot of folks are spoofing perry's war on religion ad attacking gays. here's one that caught our attention. here it is. >> i'm not ashamed to admit i'm ignorant, but you don't have to have my low i.q. to know something is wrong in the country when a guy can come out with a super anti-gay campaign ad only to find out on the interwebs he was wearing the jacket from "brokeback mountain." as president, i'll end obama's war on time travel, fight to stop my hilarious self-contradiction, find lady gaga and convince her to become a lawyer. i'm rick perry, i'm wearing the jacket again aren't a, dang it? >> i don't think they should be able to openly celebrate christmas, quite frankly. that's where we need to be going with this. what are conservatives going to do when the military doesn't turn into one big cher video? what thare they going to do? >> i have no idea. >> i don't either. >> donald t

governor bobby jindal said he would consider that request but it has to come directly from the new orleanse fda after he was ordered to shut down his one-man sperm bank. trent arsenal offers sperm donations free of charge through his website. he's fathered 14 children in the last five years, and there's four more on the way. he insists he gets tested regularly for sexually transmitted diseases, but not as often as the fda requires. he says he just wants to help out, help couples who can't afford conventional sperm banks. >> mm. >> you're speechless. >> mm. >>> it was lights out for nearly 70,000 football fans at candlestick park twice in one night, believe it or not. a power outage hit shortly before the scheduled kickoff between the 49ers and the pittsburgh steelers, delaying the game by about 20 minutes. crews scrambled to get backup generators running. but the lights went out again in the second quarter for another 15 minutes. the electric company is still trying to determine the cause. in case you missed it, the 49ers won the game pretty easily. 20-3 was the final score there. lights o

governor bobby jindal says, not so fast. here's both sides. >> crime is spiraling out of control. the street without crimes happening and other kurring. the bad guys are returning the city right now. we've got to take this city back. >> talked to the mayor at the point he made those comments. recommendaled actually talk to the mayor to coordinate, so there's one voice coming out of the city of new orleans. >> cnn's piers morgan testifies about the phone hacking scandal. his appearance live video link. morgan is the former daily mirror and news of the world editor. he said he nerve are hack add phone, told anyone to hack a phone or to his knowledge published a story obtained from the hacking of a phone. >>> a sportscaster, craig james is quitting espn and making a late entry into a crowded race into a seat soon to be vacated by senator kay bailey hutchinson. running in the spring primary, calling himself a conservative outsider who understands the economy. james says he's a self-made businessman from "the real street." >>> who said mitt romney isn't cool enough to hang? delivered t

. >> reporter: governor bobby jindal of louisiana make the point because of the high unemployment recorddifficult for president obama to run on his record in 2012, bill. bill: some have gone on record supporting one candidate or another. do you get a consensus of who they are lining up behind, if anyone in particular, steve. >> reporter: no, actually very few endorsements coming out this week. many of the governors staying on the side lines. the most eagerly sought out endorsement of governors from early primary states, such as south carolina and florida. >> as we all know it's going to come down to florida. it's going to come down to our primary on the 31st of january. i still think it's going to be the candidate that has the best plan for jobs. reporter: governor scott has a lot of company on the side lines. political pros still deeming this race too unpredictable to jump in with an endorsement yet. bill. bill: i'd love to be a fly on the wall in that room. thank you my friend from orlando. martha: the reverend billy graham has been hospitalized in north carolina. the 93-year-old preac

bobby jindal was held to 66% of the vote in his reelection campaign. u might think 66% and the other guy got 34% -- the person -- the person who finished second finished 48 points behind bobby. i think you will enjoy hearing from each one of them. i will not let them have an opening statement. we'll go straight to having a little bit of a discussion. i will start off with you because of the survey you did this morning. the 2010 election was the biggest impact on presidential policy in a midterm election possibly an american history. it was almost exclusively about jobs, the economy, taxes, spending, the deficit and debt -- what about the 2012 election? >> those will be the same issues along with health care, obama care, to your list of issues. this is a situation where the president's approval rating -- presidents tend to have an approval rating in the mid-50's. when they lose, it is around 40% this president's rating is 43% right now. he is about where jimmy carter was when he ran for reelection. obama is 25 points lower than where ronald reagan was. h

bobby jindal was held at 66% of the vote in his reelection campaign. you may think 66, the other guy got 34. actually the person who finished second finish 48 points behind bobby. so i think you're going to enjoy hearing from each one of them. and i'm not going to let them have an opening statement. we are going to straight out and regular discussion. i'll just start off with you, glenn, because of the survey did this morning. the 2010 election was the biggest repudiation of the president's policy in a midterm election perhaps in american history. the election is almost exclusively about jobs, the economy, taxes, spending, deficit, dad. what about the 2012 election? >> well, those are the same reason issues along with health care, obamacare to that coming to your list of issues. and look, and this is a situation where the price against approval rating, when they get reelected, presidents have an approval late in the mid-50s. when they lose its around 40% on average. this president's approval rating is 43% right now. and when you look at measures like co

bobby jindal was held at 66% of the vote in his reelection campaign. you may think 66, the other guy got 34. actually the person who finished second finish 48 points behind bobby. so i think you're going to enjoy hearing from each one of them. and i'm not going to let them have an opening statement. we are going to straight out and regular discussion. i'll just start off with you, glenn, because of the survey did this morning. the 2010 election was the biggest repudiation of the president's policy in a midterm election perhaps in american history. the election is almost exclusively about jobs, the economy, taxes, spending, deficit, dad. what about the 2012 election? >> well, those are the same reason issues along with health care, obamacare to that coming to your list of issues. and look, and this is a situation where the price against approval rating, when they get reelected, presidents have an approval late in the mid-50s. when they lose its around 40% on average. this president's approval rating is 43% right now. and when you look at measures like co