(laughter) newt sure why i had to throw in the g.d. nation, welcome to the show. good to have you with us. for reasons that i can't understand our elections have become all about who people like more. it's as if democracy is some kind of popularity contest. and i don't know why, but mitt romney has gotten this reputation as a guy who can't identify with the common man-- no matter how hard he fires them. (laughter) even republican speaker of the house and tandoori american john boehner (laughter) ... has bought this line of bull dookie that mitt's unlikable saying last month "the american people probably aren't going to fall in love with mitt romney." hey! love's overrated. it can be disappointing when i fades over time, but with mitt there's no magic fright the start. (laughter) besides there are plenty of examples of mitt connecting with regular folks. >> i drive a mustang and a pickup truck. anne drives a couple cadillacs. i'm not sure about these. they came from the 7-eleven. i'm learning to say y'all, i like gritz. strange things are happening to me. >> stephe