held george michael plans to say thank-you to the austrian doctors can save his life as he battled pneumonia. this is no pipe dream, the traditional church organ under threats as tastes change. hello and welcome once again. prince philip has undergone heart surgery for an obstructed coronary artery. the treatment is said to a been successful. earlier, buckingham palace announced the queen's husband had been taken to a hospital from the royal estate. he had been suffering from chest pains. our correspondent is that the hospital in cambridge. >> all the information is coming from buckingham palace. the duke is suffering from chest pains. he was brought straight year to the specialist. tests were carried out. there was a blocked coronary artery, the artery that supplies blood to the heart. as my colleague reports. >> he is 90 years old and he has had surgery on his heart. a procedure to open up a blocked artery carried out under local anesthetic. he will remain in hospital for a short time, the paulus says. the duke has been continuing with an active program of the engagements. two months ago,

weird health cycle for george michael.i don't see the casting. not sure about that. >> he was an older man, too. >> he takes unconventional roles, too, he does. >> let's see how it turns out. maybe a wonderful couple of months on location for james franco. good luck, james, have a good time, my friend. >>> mel gibson back in the news. after 31 years of marriage. officially, divorced from his first wife, robin. they separated in 2006. she officially filed for divorce in '09 when the whole affair came out. anti-semantic rant. they have seven kids together too. and get this -- he is worth an estimated in the divorce papers $900 million. that's incredible amount of money. >> nice. nice. >> the divorce is final. may you go on hating and being single. >>> you know, this last story for me was unbelievable. you have a fan. you know the rap star -- >> drake. >> drake. a fan decided to tattoo his name -- there you go -- on her face. and some people are saying she was inspired by his song, "tat my name on you so i know it's real." i

this report has some flash photography. ♪ >> george michael onstage in prague and august.ur was to taken across europe, accompanied by a symphony orchestra. it is a new departure for the singer. but last month, the tour was caught short. he was diagnosed with pneumonia. it was clear how ill the singer was. >> i have a couple of minutes. i am not supposed to speak for very long at a time. merry christmas, everyone. >> looking frail and short of breath, he told reporters she was lucky to be alive. >> it was basically by far the worst month of my life. but i am incredibly fortunate to be here. >> he said he was recovering from a tracheotomy and he paid tribute to medical staff in vienna who treated him. crux i spent -- >> i spend the last 10 days since i woke up literally thanking people for saving my life. that is something i have never had to do before. i never want to do it again. i really, really, really, from the bottom of my heart, thank everybody for their messages and everybody in that i see unit -- that ic unit. >> he made a commitment to perform an extra show for th

never want to do again. >> george michael says his staff deliberately down played the severity of hiso avoid alarming fans. >>> a lost violin worth $172,000 has been found. it dates back to 1835. the student had it on loan. on tuesday, she was traveling from boston to philadelphia and left the violin in an overhead bin. she called the bus company when she realized her mistake. the spokesperson said they found it in the holding area for lost luggage. >> i think i would have had it strapped. >> i would have had it handcuffed to me. >>> still ahead, the app of the day is for people who waited for the last minute to buy gifts. >>> a basketball brawl. tough words after a school chancellor saw this video. >> the people at jib jab are back. a holiday greeting with familiar state farm. this is jessica. hey, jessica, jerry neumann with a policy question. jerry, how are you doing? fine, i just got a little fender bender. oh, jerry, i'm so sorry. i would love to help but remember, you dropped us last month. yeah, you know it's funny. it only took 15 minutes to sign up for that new auto insurance

it will be cheaper. >>> this morning, sing, i george michael is -- singer, george michael is thanking staff for saving his life. he says he was hospitalized with life-threatening pneumonia for nearly a month. doctors released him and this morning he's back home in london. michael said it was touch and go for a while. the illness forced him to cancel an expensive tour. >>> 8:19. this holiday weekend also starts -- marks the start of the chps maximum enforcement period. some 10 million californians are expected to hit the road for the holidays between now and january 2nd. the chp will be out there increasing their patrols all offer the state to help make the road safer. they are also telling you and everybody else to report drunk drivers by calling 911. drivers can expect to see sobriety checkpoints in the following cities -- >>> when burglar alarms go off a lot of people ignore them. we'll tell you why one area police department is gonna start doing that too. >>> we're paying attention to the weather. rosemary will have our forecast. >>> we have a live look at the westfield solano mall

fine got it but we never should have invaded iraq in the first place why did we invade why did george michael bush invade iraq. what we do do is that the nation now i just thought that obama's fix that problem for us well actually that's a true maybe yes it we didn't at the time get it. yeah right now to now we dive in and. i can't wait to see what dick cheney and feith space is going to look like when with total solder becomes the next brought by mr of iraq because you can bet your boots that the shiite majority of congress inside of iraq is priming him up abseiling him up to do lead the charge when the allowed him to do that we allowed him to get away with murdering american soldiers and american marines and let him take off to iran to study for a couple years and now he's back to his tricks again it's a mess that's an interesting discussion and a really important to have especially as this year wraps up the war is you know sort of over the for the combat troops are gone but there is still a lot that we're going to keep in our eyes on takes over to iraq war veteran in our team blogger joini

singer george michael is recovering from knew moana. doctors say the 48-year-old is making progress but needed intensive care because of how it spread. he was admitted last week. and black id peas set to perform at the president's tree-lighting ceremony tomorrow. others include kermit the frog, one republic and big time rush. get more music news on otrc.com. >> next at 4:00 future of modern art in san francisco. >> and later at 4:30 a blast from the past. state leaders cut a deal in efforts to bring back olympic autos then, high tech company banning e mail in exchange for another form of internal communications. >> taking a look right now at traffic in san rafael, you can see things moving slowly right now. for traffic heading through marin county. stay with us. the news at 4:00 continues right after this. 8teÑeÑeÑeÑeÑeÑp >>> san francisco's museum of modern art is set to undergo a dramatic transformation. the plan's structure will more than double gallery space and will let visitors see from several level autos change the way the museu

. >> george michael is recovering after a dangerous bout of knew knew. -- he was been at the hospital ever since. he is still recovering. >> how many moons does earth have? if you say one are you almost certainly wrong. according to a new find i will tell you about. >> temperatures dropping rapidly right now. coming up the coolest morning of the weekend and when shower chances could be added to the bay area forecast. . >> new at six we first brought you this story about a family struggling to find housing. now --. >> i'm happy. i'm grateful. i'm gratel to everything that's working out for us. >> hear about the amazing generosity that has this family off the streets. >> and farmers aren't used to turning on sprinklers in des but the dry windy fire conditions are forcing them to do a lot differently. >> tonight at six complete bay area news coverage. . >>> an early present for earth. we have another moon. at least two, one you see and others you don't. john fowler with what sciencists say is a big surprise. >> reporter: this turns on its head everything we thought we knew about the moon

. >>> george michael thanked his doctors for seeing him through a bout of touch and go pneumonia.e said he was not supposed to speak for very long and was still recovering from a crakeeotomy. the singer had been in the middle of a european tour when he became ill. >>> a groggy music student from taiwan in hot water tonight after leaving a rare violin on a bus from philly. it is worth over $100,000. the taiwan cult mur organization loaned her the violin. philadelphia police say that instrument can be returned to them no questions asked. we sure hope it is. >>> tis the season for cough and his colds and stuffy noses. how about natural remedies? we'll have a holistic holiday health alert. >>> and it is going to be a cold night to bundle up. a look at your almanac, cooler today and breezy. that is still above the high of 45. we did pick up almost three tenth dollars of an inch of rain. >>> up next an unusual emotional family reunion in a hockey arena full of fansful look at that. hi, i'm amanda currently stationed in guam. i wanted to say hi to my family in virginia. happy holidays to

>>reporter: george michael is out of the hospital he checked in last month with severe pneumonia.hed into a hospital room on november 21st. a representative for the singer says that michael will continue to rest in his home in london. and this american idol star was reportedly arrested after a bar brawl. the 29 year old and his boyfriend who were both jailed earlier this morning.- >>justine: -- >>reporter: former new york representative anthony wiener is making headlines begin this time for being a new dad. he welcomed his son jordan zane into the world. he resigned after racy photos were sent to someone he was having an affair with. he resigned. >>reporter: if you are looking for a tasty and talk of this holiday season and we may have finally talk solutions-borden-found a top of that he could see with your hot spot runteeth int missiono with.--joel--sink your teeth into. and >> out there are a lot of the homeless is here and live and they are playing, we have when they're run what is then hit zero and it frightens but critics say that had sought unless the ostler o trend is now t

[applause] george and his son, michael, are still bringing this show to life after 34 years, and we arel to both of them. so -- [applause] tonight, we honor five giants from the world of the arts -- not just for a single role or a certain performance, but for a lifetime of greatness. and just to be clear, this doesn't mean that they're over the hill. [laughter] it just means they've come a long way. now, at first glance the men and women on this stage could not be more different. they come from different generations, different walks of life. they have different talents, and they've traveled different paths. and yet they belong here together. because each of tonight's honorees has felt the need to express themselves and share that expression with the world. it's a feeling that all of us have at some point in our lives. that's why we sing, even if it's just in the shower. [laughter] it's why we act, even if we never get past the school auditorium. that's why we dance, even if, as michelle says, i look silly doing it. [laughter] it's one of the downsides of being president -- your dance mo

singer george michael says he's lucky to be alive after a severe bout of pneumonia.austrian hospital and underwent a tracheotomy. and britain's royal family is preparing for a very big 2012. that year, this next year, marks queen elizabeth's diamond jubilee, that's 60 years she's reigning an queen. she's planning a pageant of 1,000 boats, and that's going to take place in june. jon: god save the queen. new info on what may be a huge case of buyer's remorse. two-thirds of californians want a redo of that referendum that committed the state to a massive high-speed rail project that's running into the tens of billions of dollars. william la jeunesse has the latest developments from los angeles. that state's going broke. where are they going to find the money, william? >> reporter: it's not just the state, jon, it's the feds as well. this is what voters were sold. it looks really good. this was the promotional video, if you will. instead, the san francisco to l.a. bullet train is mired in the fights over costs, right-of-way, design, noise, environmental impacts and a tot

but first on this day in 1987, george michael had the number one song.er ] what can you do with plain white rice? when you pour chunky beef with country vegetables soup over it... you can do dinner. four minutes, around four bucks. campbels chunky. it's amazing what soup can do. the doctor leaned over and said to me, "you just beat the widow-maker." i was put on an aspirin, and it's part of my regimen now. [ male announcer ] be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. go see your doctor now. >> all right. the answer to the trivia question of the day, ray romano. the winner is elaine from virginia. congratulations. we're going to send you something real nice. >> when she entered the presidential race back in july, congresswoman michelle bachmann was surging ahead. she was second in national polls, only to mitt romney and she even won the iowa straw poll. >> things were going great but the latest results show bachmann's support has now shrunk to 7%. so with only two weeks left, before the iowa caucuses, does the congresswoman think

another police officer shot a man in pring george's county this weekend -- prince george's county this weekend. officer michael owens junior shot and killed rodney edwards saturday night in land over. owens was in uniform and returning from a toy give away in an unmarked van when he saw the 35-year-old lying in the grass. now, assistant chief kevin davis says that man turned out to be armed with a pistol and pointed it at owens. >> this police officer saw someone who was minimally in his opinion in need of some type of attention. so he stopped. he stopped to help him. and from that, he was encountered by an arm gun. i would argue that that police officer had no idea whatsoever that he was going to be confronted by a person with a gun. >> edwards does have a criminal history that includes drugs and weapons charges, but his family complains the shooting was senseless. the officer is on administrative leave while an internal investigation is completed. >>> outrage tonight over the treatment -- the alleged treatment of young black men in dc. dozens have received barring notices from the dc housing authority. polic

woody allen, george clooney, michael fassbender, alexander payne, martin scorsescorsese. >> best performance close, albert knobs and viola davis, the help, rooney mara, the girl with the dragon tattoo, merle streep, the iron lady. tilda swinton, we need to talk about kevin. best performance by an actress in a motion picture, comedy, or musical, jodie foster, carnage. charlize theron, young adult. kristen webb, bridesmaids. best motion picture drama. ram part opens january 27th. but i don't see it on the list here. a lot of things left off today. i just want to say. okay. "the descendants." "the help." "hugo." "the ides of march." "moneyball" and "war horse." >> congratulations to all of the nominees. don't forget to join us on sunday, january 15th, for the golden globe awards, live on nbc. >> we want to take a look now -- i love sitting here listening to these. your reaction is great. woody harrelson throwing in a promo for his upcoming movie. how does that fit with the golden globes? >> he had a good shot at getting nominated. i think if there was one more slot no best actor in a drama he w

george f. will, michael gerson, david brooks, and today the "national review" itself among others are essentially sticking their heads out of the window and screaming, i'm scared as hell and i'm not going to take this anymore. can they stop newt? that's our top story. can they stop newt? >>> plus, who knew? w.h.o. is the 50,000 watt station that dominates iowa and the host to see if you want to win the republican nomination is simon conway. tonight we'll simulcast with him. we'll be on his show and he'll be on hours. and find out what voters are really thinking in iowa. >>> also, two days ago, we gave you the obama campaign's many projected paths to victory. well, tonight, what state does the republican nominee have to take back from obama to win the white house? we'll ask the "hardball" strategists. >>> and the american war in iraq is officially over. after nine years, 4,500 american lives, and thousands of wounded, was it worth it? >>> and let me finish with my thoughts on whether the republican big shots can stop the stampede toward newt. >>> we begin with the republican establishment and thei

george. >> merry christmas. >> bill: michael bloomberg wants to talk about solutions to the immigration problemnd boy do we have -- high school kids smoking pot in america. tell you why upcoming. >> bill: factor follow up segment tonight, immigration both legal and illegal. new haven connecticut the mayor wants to give illegal aliens the right to vote if you can believe it here in new york city there are an estimated half million illegal residents causing all kinds of drama. here now new york city mayor michael bloomberg and rick schultz from the american enterprise institute. they are working on solutions to the immigration problem. new york city has a reputation and it may not be founded, being a sanctuary city for illegal aliens. >> it's an entry city. people from around the world want to come here. we have record population 8.4 million highest the -- biggest the city has ever been. this year we will have 50 million tourists come to new york city. a place people want to come. >> bill: with a half million illegal aliens you are not doing what arizona does or alabama does or other states where

and a number of conservatives, including two of george bush's attorneys general-- alberto gonzales and michael mukasey-- both said, and i'm going to quote what mr. mukasey said, and he told this to fox news. not to "mother jones" but to fox news-- he said, "mr. gingrich's proposal is dangerous, ridiculous, totally irresponsible, outrageous, off the wall and would reduce the entire judicial system to a spectacle." now that's a conservative judge... or a conservative attorney general. how do you respond to that? >> i think many lawyers will find this a very frightening idea. they've had this run for 60 years of pretending that judges are supreme. that they can't be challenged. the lawyer class defines america. we've had rulings that outlawed school prayer. we've had rulings that outlawed the cross. we've had rulings that outlaw the ten commandments. we've had a steady secular drive to radicalize this country away from all of its core beliefs. i mean, what got me into this was the 9th circuit saying the "one nation under god" is unconstitutional. we live in a country where judge beery can literal

[applause] george and his son michael are still bringing this show to life and we are grateful to bothem. tonight, we honor five giants from the world of the arts. not just for a single role or a certain performance but for a lifetime of greatness. and just to be clear this doesn't mean that they're over the hill. [laughter] it just means they've come a long way. now, at first glance the men and women on this stage could not be more different. they come from different generation, different walks of life, they have different talents. and they've traveled different paths. and yet they belong here together because each of tonight's honorees have felt the need to express themselves and share that expression with the world. it's a feeling that all of us have at some point in our lives that's why we sing even if it's just in the shower. it's that's why we act even if we never get at the school auditorium. that's why we dance even if as michelle says, i look silly doing. [laughter] it's one of the down sides of being president. your dance moves end up on youtube. [laughter] but tonight's hono

george h. w. bush andl michael dukakis who was then thf governor of massachusetts or vernor, former governor, and he was at:r democratic nominee. >> what do you remember about ey that debate?. >> i it was hairy in every way i had imagined, and even got hairy before the debate began. there was a, in those days the format was a moderator and three journalist panelists. and we had a meeting the night before in winston-salem, north carolina, it was going to be on the campus of wake forest university, and the four of us had a meeting to go over questions. and i was the moderator, the three panelists were peter jennings of abc news, annie grower who was in the orlando paper and john maasic who was in the atlanta paper. and we went over, we had dinner, and it was very secure, it was in a closed room in a downtown office building, and suddenly peter jennings said i've got an idea. let's forget the debate rules, let's just say, mr. bush, mr. dukakis, go at it with no rules, nothing. and i was stunned. and i got very self-righteous, all of that, i said, oh, peter, we can't do that. we're honor-bound, we ag

george clooney wrote, directed and starred. >> ryan gosling is in the best actor category. michaelor the movie "shame." >> my money is on george clooney at this point. viola davis for "the help." meryl streep as "the iron lady." in the supporting category, bernice did a silent celebration for the nomination in her silent film. >> i am very happy. she's up against "the help" stars. all though he ruffled a few feathers last year, ricky gervais will return in 2012. the awards handed out january 13th. >> there you go. coming up tonight at 11:00, we are following a situation in fairfax county where a stand-up with a gunman has a college campus on lockdown. explosive charges against an nfl player. one of the biggest drug dealers in all of chicago. reports he has a list of high profile clients. those stories and more coming up. >>> another check on the weather. doug is out live in fairfax. doug? >> i tell you what, it's hard to believe we are talking 62 degrees out here now. in the middle of the of december, normally we start to think of snow like in the middle of this iced snowman. belie

. >> host: douglasville, george will, michael on the independents fine. >> caller: my question would be, i don't believe this and all you social security as an example. republicans never liked it. they want to get rid of it. why should the democrat work with them? >> guest: michael, i think there is a lot of support on both sides of the idle for many of the programs and infrastructure we have in our country. and there's certainly a lot of support in america for those things. one of the things that we found in our polling is overwhelmingly, people want their legislators to work together. and so, that is something that we've seen from independents to democrats. it's actually slower with republicans saying they want their legislators to work together. this something that people overwhelmingly say. in her trappers and switchers poland mentioned, we asked people to describe president obama in one word. but what the people most likely used was trying. people think he is trying to work with the other side. so having the other side refuse to work with him over and over again i think does not

alec baldwin, george clooney, tom hanks, steven spielberg, and michael douglas are among the hollywoodower players who have already made some donations to obama's re-election campaign. i'm craig melvin. that's going to do it for me right now. i'll see you back here at 2:00 eastern for "news nation." right now, though, it's "now with alex wagner." >>> seven days, seven candidates, and 7 million hypotheses about who will win the iowa caucuses. it's discuss 27th, and this is "now." joining me today, from "the nation," msnbc contributor ari melver, former governor of pennsylvania and nbc news political analyst ed rendell, robert traynham is the d.c. bureau chief of the comcast network. and from politico, the inimitable ben white. we are a week away from iowa, the first republican nominating contest. but after months of campaigning, millions of dollars spent, and nearly half a dozen lead changes, the last man to win iowa says the best indicator may be the local meteorologist. >> if the weather is

george clooney "the descendants." leonardo dicaprio "j edgar." michaelad pitt "money ball." >> did you leave one name off of there? >> it's so weird. it was here but they typexed it out. i don't know what that means. best motion picture in a comedy or musical, "50/50" "the artist" "brides maids" "midnight in paris" and "my week with marilyn." >> best performance by an actress in a mini series or motion picture made for television. roman igidi" the hour" and diane lane, elizabeth mcgovern, emily watson "appropriate adult" kate winslet "mildred pierce." best performance by an actor in a supporting role in a motion picture, kenneth briana "my week with marilyn." albert brooks "drive." jonah hill "money ball." "a dangerous method." christopher plummer "beginners." best director motion picture woody allen "midnight in paris." george clooney "the ides of march." michael hasinovichich "the artist." alexander payne "the descendant." martin corsez "hugo." >> best performance by an actress in a motion picture drama, glenn close "albert nobs" viola davis "the help"

michael dukakis finished third in 1988, and one the democratic nomination. georgeh finessed second in 1988 and -- finished second in 1988 and went on to win the republican nomination. right now, candidates, two weeks before -- i think you have to say it is gingrich, ron paul, and mitt romney. >> suppose mitt romney comes in third, or even fourth, how bad does that hurt him? >> the national vote -- they pretend they do not paid attention to what happened in iowa, but they do. how does mitt romney respond? and does he take a punch? does he lashed out? does he said i am going to be a different candidate? for 11 months he ran an incredibly disciplined, controlled campaign, then he lost the lead, and started to get more personal, more revealing about himself. which mitt romney will we see after i what? >> well, we will find out. the end of the iraq war. >> iraq is not a perfect place. it does many challenges ahead, but we are leaving behind a sovereign, stable, and self- reliant director >> i believe history will judge this president's leadership with scorn and distaine

[applause] george and his son, michael, are still bringing this show to life after 34 years, and we areful to both of them. so -- [applause] tonight, we honor five giants from the world of the arts -- not just for a single role or a certain performance, but for a lifetime of greatness. and just to be clear, this doesn't mean that they're over the hill. [laughter] it just means they've come a long way. now, at first glance the men and women on this stage could not be more different. they come from different generations, different walks of life. they have different talents, and they've traveled different paths. and yet they belong here together. because each of tonight's honorees has felt the need to express themselves and share that expression with the world. it's a feeling that all of us have at some point in our lives. that's why we sing, even if it's just in the shower. [laughter] it's why we act, even if we never get past the school auditorium. that's why we dance, even if, as michelle says, i look silly doing it. [laughter] it's one of the downsides of being president -- your dance

gregg: gingrich is taking fire bike george will, charles krauthammer, they fear he can't beat president obama. they call him unsteady. then there is this comment from michael gerson, former aide to george w. bush. so adultery is not disqualifying for high office but it can reveal character trait that has might be recklessness, selfishness and compulsiveness are relevant. do personal failings matters to voters in iowa or not? >> certainly newt gingrich has had two failed marriages, but he has and i the question remarkably well. usually it would be hard to overcome. he he has said legitimate question to ask. i repented for that. i think voters so far have seemed in large part to accept that. he has kind of navigated that mine field better than i've seen another candidate do. >> ron paul has devoted following in iowa to say the least in a very sturdy and deliberate organization that is vital to that unique caucus process. did he suffer a setback or maybe a near debilitating setback during the thursday night debate. what do you think? >> i think ron paul's performance in the thursday night debate was the only notable performance where he hurt himself. all the

george wallace. there is no obvious, obvious third party candidate. willie brown and michael steele, always a pleasure to talk to you both. >> thank you, chuck. >>> up next, which republican presidential candidate earned a 12th pants on fire rating over at politifact for not telling truth at last night's debate, again. you're watching "hardball," only on msnbc.

. >>> the identity of a prince georges county police officer who shot and killed a man saturday night has been released. he is michael owens jr. he's a two year veteran and owens was in uniform and returning from a toy give away in an unmarked van. when he saw a man just lying there in the grass. assistant chief, kevin davis, says that man came armed with a pistol and he pointed it at owens. >> this police officer saw someone who is minimally in in need of attention. he stopped. he stopped to help him. and from that, he was encountered by an armed gunman. i would argue that the police officer had no idea, whatsoever, that he was going it be confronted by a person with a gun. >> the victim is 35-year-old rodney edwards whose criminal history includes drugs and weapons charges. his family complains the shooting was senseless. the officer on administrative leave now while the investigation is completed. a group of d.c. lawyers is teaming up to fight what it calls a grave injustice in our area. they are referring to the young african american men who have now been issued barring notices. that means they are kept away fro

has been defending that statement and that betting line from the debate and michael reagan says romney is looking more like georgeush sr. than his dad at this moment. maybe you are referring to the cash scanner thing, the issue that got the president in trouble at the time. but, i don't know what was so bad here. what am i missing, michael? >>guest: well, what you are missing, the whole thing on romney he is out of touch with the common issue. the scanner issue with bush is he did not know how to use a carney, and didn't understand it and showed him be the out of town, and romney betting $10,000 against rick perry, that played into the you are out of town with the common persons. >>neil: was it out of touch or just generic. >>guest: it showed that romney is very uptight when people come after him and at that has not shown very well for romney. he needs a more ronald reagan moment than a george bush moment. >>neil: your father would say, famous for turning things around, that's my microphone comment, where he took charge and showed a little temper and this is famous for younger folks the moment that might have tur

michael? >> i thought the president's somewhat pathetic budget speech at george washington university in aprilwould be mitt romney's revival of the roaring '20 recent when he said corporations are people too. i think that's what occupy wall street inspired, people said not on my watch. >> i think it would be osama bin laden killed. let's go to surprise twist award. >> the rice and i will say presumed fall of newt gingrich. who thought this summer the revolving $500,000 tiffany's account, the greek isles tour, that this guy would xwk the front-runner of the year. who knew? >> that the governor of texas would be so awful as a campaigner. i mean, you know, this man has won election and rewon election. he's an accomplished politician. he was so unready for the national stage. rick perry, you get a revvie. >> for me it was herman cain. coming in with very little political experience, to capture the imagination of the base, and to move folks the way he did i thought was a big surprise. >> i agree with alex. it was newt gingrich. everybody thought thinks career was not over during the continue any's

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