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we are back with kathy griffin. young jeezy is on the way.he movies "billy el kwliotelli "flags of our fathers" and c"kig kong." now he takes on cartoon form in the new steven spielberg movie, "the adventures of tintin." >> we have to keep moving. try to find our way off this one is tough -- >> tough? tough? ♪ >> thanks. >> pleasure. >> jimmy: the movie opens in 3d december 21st. please welcome jamie bell. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: how are you? very nice to meet you. don't tell kathy anything you might not want shared with a national audience. or an international audience. >> i will not. >> jimmy: you're from england? >> yes, sir. >> jimmy: what part? >> i'm from a very small town called billing hall. >> jimmy: i don't know why i asked that because i don't know any place in england other than london. >> it's close to new castle where they make the beer. >> jimmy: oh, okay. that i know. [ applause ] >> lots of alcoholics here tonight. fantast fantastic. >> jimmy: 80% at least. and when you made that movie, how old you were when you mad

after the break, kathy griffin's plastic surgery stitches. >> not here.. i couldn't conceive this as a heart attack. 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. >>> and then i also like how the kardashians have the way of talking. hi, i'm a kardashian. i'm so bored with my money. i don't know what to do with it. start the tape. all right. so -- [ laughter ] she said out to her friends, i would rather you hear it from me than someone else in the news. the news. like this is the news. you know, not the debt ceiling or the presidential election, no, it's all about kim and her divorce. >> that's from kathy griffin's "a tired hooker" her special tomorrow night. your earlier special "50 and not pregnant" is unbelievably grammy nominated for best comedy album. >> my fourth grammy nomination in a row. >> you ever won? >> no. only two women -- i can't do that, right in t

watch out, america, kathy griffin is back, unleashed and live. just one phillips' colon health probiotic cap a day helps defends against occasional constipation, diarrhea, gas and bloating. with three strains of good bacteria to help balance your colon. you had me at "probiotic." [ female announcer ] phillips' colon health. we get double miles on every purchase. so we earned a holiday trip to the big apple twice as fast! dinner! [ garth ] we get double miles every time we use our card. and since double miles add up fast, we can bring the whole gang! it's hard to beat double miles! i want a mace, a sword, a... oww! [ male announcer ] get the venture card from capital one and earn double miles on every purchase, every day. go to capitalone.com. i wonder what it could be?! what's in your wallet? >>> for some unfathomable reason, i've invited comedian kathy griffin back on my show. six months ago she straddled this very desk in an attempt to apparently get me thrown off cnn. it didn't work. but she's back again. and we like to live dangerously here,

invited comedian kathy griffin back on my show. six months ago she straddled this very desk in an attempt to apparently get me thrown off cnn. it didn't work. but she's back again. and we like to live dangerously here, so why not? the coverage of a complete lunatic to having a complete lunatic. welcome back. >> thank you, anderson. i'm just thrilled to be here with you and the team at 360. you know, i've never had henry kissinger open for me before. usually when i do the clubs or in my case the sold out show at carnegie hall, maybe somebody with a puppet or a harmonica. dr. kissinger, he laid them out. he killed as we say in comedy. >> women over the years have told me that henry kissinger is an unlikely sex symbol? >> are you hanging out with jill st. john? nobody in my demographic knows what you're talking about. >> would you find him sexy through his voice, the brain. >> the voice alone. my pants fell off during the commercial break. that's how much that voice gets to me if you like the sound of a vibrator losing its batteries.

turn on cnn, watch anderson and kathy griffin. a lot of fun. lot cheaper to stay in your house than pay those crazy prices. >>> animals and babies, how can you go wrong? that's what caused all the commotion on the web this year. jeanne moos checks out the top 10 videos of 2011. >> reporter: the thing about youtube videos, some you get, and some seem like gibberish in this year's top ten most viewed videos. the number five spot went to an annoying cat. the ten spot went to an adorable cat. a mother cat hugging its cutten while the two of them take a cat nap. the number nine video was volkswagen's super bowl commercial called "the force." number eight was a cute 11-year-old canadian singing lady gaga's hit. ♪ lady gaga was so impressed she invited maria to sing a duet in concert. number seven was a dance comedy video. youtube is the place if you want people to -- ♪ look at me now -- at least 56 million people looked at the twin talking babies who seemed to understand each other perfectly. >> da, da, da, da. >> da, da, da, da, da. da, da, da, da.

. >>> still ahead on "way too early," robert griffin iii leads baylor in the highest scoring bowl gamee history of bowl games. the word shootout does not sacrifice when the teams combine forç an astounding 1,400 yardsf total offense. highlights of an outrageous alamo bowl ahead in sports. >>> plus, tim tebow has dazzled fans this season, but one professional athlete is not impressed. in fact, he bet $1 million against tebow and the broncos last week and won. we'll tell you who it is and get a check on weather when "way too early" comes back. [ male announcer ] drinking a smoothie with no vegetable nutrition? ♪ [ gong ] strawberry banana! [ male announcer ] for a smoothie with real fruit plus veggie nutrition new v8 v-fusion smoothie. could've had a v8. fmf]n] >>> 5:46 in the morning, looking at a beautiful live picture of time square. will be full of revelers, including bill karins in a couple of nights. let's check your weather with bill karins. what is the new year's plan, my friend? >> it looks simple, i'll be in bed by 8:00. >> my man with an early work schedule and little kids. >

i think griffin gets a huge bump. richa richardson didn't get to play, so he gets a little bit of a backseat. i compare it to the presidential race. people just don't -- there's no rules about how you're supposed to vote. there's no exact bylaws and people change their minds all of the time. you go with the hottest thing. and you change your mind again and change your mind again. rob bert griffin is a high guy right now just because he had a big game. this is going to go down the wire just because, look, it's probably people recognizing he's the best player. but he's not the hottest candidate. he didn't have the last moment where you say that guy looks like a heisman award winner. that's how people are judging it. i look at the heisman race as sort of like the preseason polls in football. everybody has their favorites before the season. it becomes a horse race. why people don't just wait until the end, they always have to assess. weekly things. who's leading now, who's leading now. because andrew luck has been the guy

still nothing that can protect me from kathy griffin. i'll be co-hosting with her. we did a little interview right before air time tonight and we'll play that in a few moments. here's a quick look at some of what kathy and i talked about. >> if you were stuck on a desert island choosing between nancy grace or jane velez-mitchell, who would you pick? >> wow. much more energy than i used to, when i'm out with my kids, my daughter's like, "mom, wait up!" and i'm thinking, "shouldn't you have more energy than me? you're, like, eight!" [ male announcer ] for every 2 pounds you lose through diet and exercise alli can help you lose one more by blocking some of the fat you eat. simple. effective. advantage: mom. let's fight fat with alli ♪ can be even more powerful, with precise pain relieving heat patch. it blocks pain signals for deep relief precisely where you need it most. precise. only from the makers of tylenol. >>> all right. checking into some of the other stories we are following tonight. susan hendricks here with a 360 bulletin. >> newly released dramatic radio tr

. >> kathy griffin with the rather alarming plans for what sounds like a festive new year's eve apart from everyone except anderson cooper. and anderson "ac360" starts with trepidation now. >>> thank you, piers. we start tonight with keeping them honest. we have thousands of names of people we do not know, and one we do. they are the thousands of syrians who have stood up for the regime that have arrested and tortured many of them and the regime that has tortured children and terrorized survives and lying to the world about it all. the fallen man's name we know is basal al aseed, and he hassed a a second job bearing witness with a camcorder in the hand and documenting the demonstrations and the deaths. he was 24 years old when he died and shot apparently by a sniper. as it was so many times the cameras were taping at the time-death, and his own death at this time. we will not show that he had no blood or fight for life. this is how people die. [ gun fire ] >> if you have not been for war and know that death is for movies, you think that death is more dramatic than it is. in syria peop

anderson cooper and kathy griffin join us to preview live coverage of new year's eve in times square and you never know what will happen when those two get together. >>> three days from the iowa caucuses and mitt romney seems to be feeling good enough about his chances that he's spending tonight and tomorrow morning elsewhere. in new hampshire. he's also back to attacking president obama. this time, comparing him to marie antoinette. cnn's jim acosta at romney's early stops in iowa today. jim? >> reporter: candy, there are several reasons for mitt romney's growing confidence, one is the fact that we've been talking about this for several days, newt gingrich has been staying positive, not going after mitt romney. ron paul, romney's chief rival in the state is leaving the state and going back to texas to spend new year's eve with his wife and family. michele bachmann, a former campaign manager, ed rollins, tell me via e-mail today, that michele bachmann has basically been laying off of mitt romney in the hopes of being his vice presidential running mate. no surprise romney on the campa

still nothing that can protect me from kathy griffin. i'll be co-hosting with her. we did a little interview right before air time tonight and we'll play that in a few moments. here's a quick look at some of what kathy and i talked about. >> if you were stuck on a desert island choosing between nancy grace or jane velez-mitchell, who would you pick? >> wow. ♪ [ female announcer ] you use the healing power of touch every day. the healing power of touch can be even more powerful. with precise from the makers of tylenol. precise pain relieving cream works quickly to activate sensory receptors. it helps block pain signals fast for relief you can feel precisely where you need it most. precise. only from the makers of tylenol. because for every two pounds you lose through diet and exercise, alli can help you lose one more by blocking some of the fat you eat. let's fight fat with alli. ♪ >>> all right. checking into some of the other stories we are following tonight. susan hendricks here with a 360 bulletin. >> newly released dramatic radio transmissions from the stamford,

. >> other big college news tonight, the awarding of the heisman trophy, robert griffin received 405 first place votes. beating out stanford senior quarterback, andrew luck. alabama runningback, trent richardson finished griffin gives baylor their first heisman winner. >>> there are plenty of connections, wide receiver's donte and javar are former patriots. carter spent five seasons in washington. his best was in 2009 when he racked up 11 sacks. he struggled last year when the redskins transitioned with 3-4 defense and parted ways after the season ended. he is their leading defense. he is leading their defense with nine sacks. the skins are hoping he doesn't play that well against them tomorrow. >> it is going to be fun, you know, i came here learning a lot from them. it will be good to see them. haven't had a chance to see them since he left the team. i am happy for him and hopefully keep his mouth shut. i know they aren't interrogating him, but you have to do a good job. >> always happy to see guys do well, and i'm very pleased with seeing him out there playing well. i just hope he

more news in an hour. >> at forward operating base griffin, the team there gets tapped for a mission.he afghan national police reported a remote ied on the only highway in the province. in this hostile country, once the eod team is outside the safety of the wire, the risks are 100 times greater. >> inside here, sometimes you feel safer. may not always be the case. but as soon as you go outside, it's not controlled. anybody can take shots at you at anytime. >> i mean, the unknown is, you know, none of us know if we are coming back alive. it's just, like, you know, if i get hurt or die, just, mom, please don't be mad. >> on this mission, brad will drive, chase mans the gun and the robot, and the chief leads. >> this village is not very friendly. >> there has been some talk about them wanting to his this town. has not happened yet. just keep your eyes open. >> yep. >> you can tell who likes you and who don't like you. got that look. >> several miles away from the town, the convoy approaches the site of the suspected ied. >> this area is known for ieds. there's a big box that this is up a

still nothing that can protect me from kathy griffin. i'll be co-hosting with her. we did a little interview right before air time tonight and we'll play that in a few moments. here's a quick look at some of what kathy and i talked about. >> if you were stuck on a desert island choosing between nancy grace or jane velez-mitchell, who would you pick? >> wow. >>> all right. through diet and exercise, alli can help you lose one more by blocking some of the fat you eat. let's fight fat with alli. ♪ >>> all right. checking into some of the other stories we are following tonight. susan hendricks here with a 360 bulletin. >> newly released dramatic radio transmissions from the stamford, connecticut, fire department paint a heart-breaking picture of that fire that killed three little girls, ages 10 and 7-year-old twins and their grandparents on christmas day. the firefighters struggled to reach the family inside that house, but had to back away because of the intense flames and heat. take a listen to this. >> we've got victims trapped on the second floor. we're going to res

>> kathy griffin with the rather alarming plans for what sounds like a festive new year's eve apart from everyone except anderson cooper. and anderson "ac360" starts with trepidation now. >>> thank you, piers. we start tonight with keeping them honest. we have thousands of names of people we do not know, and one we do. they are the thousands of syrians who have stood up for the regime that have arrested and tortured many of them and the regime that has tortured children and terrorized survives and lying to the world about it all. the fallen man's name we know is basal al aseed, and he hassed a a second job bearing witness with a camcorder in the hand and documenting the demonstrations and the deaths. he was 24 years old when he died and shot apparently by a sniper. as it was so many times the cameras were taping at the time-death, and his own death at this time. we will not show that he had no blood or fight for life. this is how people die. [ gun fire ] >> if you have not been for war and know that death is for movies, you think that death is more dramatic than it is. in syria people di

and the number one thought that went through robert griffin iii's mind when he won the heisman trophy>> how long before kim kardashian calls? >> dave's got to be a big colts fan. that's his home state, indiana. >>> have you ever wondered about the state of youth hockey in kazakhstan? we were just wondering about it today. 9-year-olds on the ice sharing a nice postgame handshake. things take a very wrong turn. look at this. the teams erupt in a center ice brawl. the person who posted the video says the players on one team were dragging about their 5-3 win. that triggered the fight. after a few seconds, the coaches and referees regain control. not sure what kind of punishments may be handed down. you know, maybe no school lunch tomorrow. 9 years old. they qualify for the national hockey league at that rate. >>> coming up at the top of the hour on "morning joe," conservative krit you cans take aim at republican front-runners mitt romney and newt gingrich as a new iowa poll shows newt may be slipping. we're going to discuss that with our panel. >>> and when we come back here, we're going

luck came in second, but was 300 points behind griffin.in had a clear edge in passing yards and rushing touchdown les. but luck's team had the better record and the bulls eye on his back all season long. a big game today at the coliseum. san ramon valley had their hands full against de la sal. a team that hasn't won since 1981. fired up before the game in oakland, but the valley had no answer. there he goes, number 20 around the outside. every time the spartans got close, he punched it in. de la sal captures their 20th straight championship. they'll play for the open division state title next weekend. president obama not showing favorites after spending the first half on the navy side. he walked over to the army side for the second half. navy's chris proctor kept himself for the second touchdown of the game. the two teams combined for close to 600 yards rushing. navy won for their tenth straight win in the series. brewers outfielder, ryan braun has reportedly tested positive for a performance enhancing drug. if he loses his appeal, he'll b

griffin to kendall wright, his favorite receiver this season. it was a routine looking play. this play not so routine. we'll see it a hundred times before now and the draft. look at the escapability. you can't bring this guy down. he has olympic-caliber speed. wow. what a play by r.g-3. that makes it 21-7 baylor. believe it or not, baylor is actually not winning this game. they're down 35-24 to washington at the start of the third. >> to orlando, notre dame and florida state, another potential first round draft pick. this one a wide receiver. michael floyd from notre dame. talk about concentration. >> give me that ball. >> go after that ball, keep your eyes on it and don't let go. finally hauls it in. puts the irish up 14-0. they couldn't hang on. in the fourth, e.j. manual to rashad green for the touchdown and the win. t they beat notre dame. >> and howard, things seem to be slow going. the kids on the unicycles had more fun than the howard kids did. kansas up by 35 and having fun. man, oh, man. elijah johnson throw it is down. later in the second half. murv lindsay hits the

. >> don't forget cnn's live coverage with anderson cooper and kathy griffin begins tomorrow night at 11:00 p.m. eastern time. i will be joining them live from nashville. and that does it for me. i'm brooke baldwin. i hope you have a wonderful new year. erin burnett back here on monday. now "anderson cooper 360" starts right now. >> brooke, thanks. we begin tonight keeping them honest. thousands of people whose names we'll never know and one fallen man whose name we do. they are the tens of thousands of ordinary syrians who stood up today as they have for months now against the regime that has arrested, tortured and killed many of them. the regime that tortured children, terrorized survivors and is now lying to the world about it all. the fallen man whose name we do know is bazil al saeed. before the demonstrations and the bloodshed he was a carpenter. for months now he's had a second job, bearing witness, camcorder in hand, he's documented the demonstrations and the deaths. he was just 24 years old when he died, shot we're told apparently by a sniper. as it was so many other times, h

but very happy for robert griffin and his family, very happy for baylor.big honor just to be up there. >> different feel to it than last year? >> yeah, absolutely. i think last year -- it was a foregone conclusion, you know, what was going to happen. this year, more suspense. a little more nervous. >> so much discussion during the week about the voting and how people voted, why people vote. does any of that filter down to you? do you have an opinion on that aspect of this whole dog and pony show? >> no, you know. i worry about playing football. you know, i don't go out there to impress the voter or media member or whatever. i try and win football games. it's got me this far, i think it's been working. >> so many accolades for you personally this week and the awards thursday night and the unitas friday night. you look back in 30 years, there is a piece of you that you think this might stick in your craw, that twice you were this close to the heisman trophy? >> i think it's something to be very proud of, obviously. but i'll get over it. football goes on. foo

. >> and it was just announced minutes ago, robert griffin iii has won the heisman trophy and becomes the first player from baylor to ever win the award. so i know most people around here, we're obviously routing for stanford and it goes to griffin, and a couple of other guys trent richardson from alabama, but griffin gets it. >> deserving. >> yes. >> he turned it on at the end. >> always good candidates for that. >> sure. >> we still like andrew luck. >> that's it for eyewitness news at 5:30. we will see you back here in a half hour and then at 10:00 and 11:00 and until then our news updates are on cbs-sf.com. good night.

here's at cnn, anderson cooper and kathy griffin.s eve together, and anderson's tenth for cnn. i asked him if physical is hthi of having to avoid the town on new year's eve? watch? >> it is. i started doing this because i never have fun on new year's eve. in new york, no cabs, freezing cold. so i volunteered, i guess ten years ago -- didn't know it was this long. started volunteers and found out i loved it. it's great being actually in times square. >> talk about that a little bit. give us sort of a behind-the-scenes look where you are. where is the set? >> we're on this giant sort of podium of bleachers that all media is on and everybody has two or three feet of space that they're allowed, and you're basically around 46th street. there's just a great atmosphere there. it's nice -- i don't think i could do it as a civilian, because you're hemmed into pens with thousands of other people and can't go to the bathroom. that seems very unpleasant to me. >> talk about kathy. by her estimation, fired three times. why do you keep inniviting

a chance tonight to check out griffin, iii. baylor taking on washington in the alamo bowl in san antonio. 1st quarter baylor up 7, griffin takes the shot and then he's going down. no, he's not. 24 yards for the score, baylor trails washington now 42-24. maybe he's coming. >>> florida state facing notre dame in the champs sports bowl in orlando, florida. the fighting irish led by 14, but tv su scored 18 unanswer -- but fsa scored 18 unanswered in the 2nd half. fsu beats notre dame, 18-14. >>> i do appreciate this. hopefully -- >> presented with the annual redskins media good guy award, an honor given to the player who helped the media the most during the season. recent award winners are former redskin andre carter and carlos rogers. it was mentioned in his acceptance speech. >> i do appreciate this. hopefully i don't end up like the last two or three guys and say here, even though the last two guys did go to the pro bowl. hopefully that means i go to the pro bowl next year. die appreciate it. i like a lot you of -- i do apprecia

. >> the 2011 winner of the heisman trophy is robert griffin iii.ii. >> he becomes the first player from baylor to ever win the award. the junior quarterback had close to 4,000 yards and 36 touchdowns as he led the bears to a 9-3 season. >>> luck came in second but over 200 points behind griffin. here is a quick look at the numbers. griffin had a clear edge in passing yards and rushing touchdowns but luck's team had the better record and the bull's eye on his back all season. >>> big game today at the coliseum. at stake, the d-1 championship. san ramon valley had their hands full against the delasalle team that hasn't lost to a northern california school since 1991. wolves fans fired up before the game for this one in oakland. but san ramon valley had no answer for delasalle's pepe vitale. and he cuts to the outside. he is gone. you're not going to catch him. how about this? six touchdowns for him alone. the spartans capture the 20th straight championship and play for the state title next weekend. >>> president obama not showing favorites after spen

griffin, 291 yards passing.rs beat the longhorns, 48-24. >> kansas state looking to keep their big twelve title hopes alive against iowa state. 85 yards and two touchdowns. 'in the fourth, 23 yards, hubert. passes to the outside. dives over the pylon. that's the difference. wildcats, inch closer to a bcs bowl with a 30-23 victory. >> k-state gates a share of the big 12 title as oklahoma beats oklahoma state right here on abc-7. stick around for our final after the game with larry larry beil d yours truly. >> kudos to the nfl and mcclain has some 'splaining to do. officers arrested him on thursday. he is expected to play tomorrow against the dolphins. raiders have listed him as questionable. he is being charged with four misdemeanors after allegedly assaulting an individual, holding a gun to his head and firing a shot next to his ear in alabama. this attorney denies the linebacker was even involved in a fight. either way, hue jackson isn't happy. >> i'm disturbed by this. anything that hurts this organization or

up next, robert griffin talks about his heisman trophy win. >>> look at that name there, robert griffinor university, he is also with us ahead this morning and looking forward to talk to him. >> very impressive kid. >> that, he is. >>> first, new set of sexual abuse allegations against a leading sports figure there. police in memphis say bobby dodd long time leader of the aau is suspected of sexual abusing boys, a separate story here. two alleged victims told their story to espn last week. >> that story on the heels of penn state. meanwhile, developments this week at penn state. at least five alleged victims are set to tell their stories in court for the first time. anna werner is in state college, pennsylvania. good morning, anna. >> reporter: good morning, jeff. you know, there are allegations that have been the subject of two grand jury reports and hundreds of new stories. tomorrow, jerry sandusky's accuser are expected to answer questions themselves about their allegations that he molested them. the preliminary hearing will be the public's first chance to hear directly from some of

griffin was stunned. >> unbelievably believable.ievable because great things don't happen without hard work. >> robert is a great player and very much well-deserved so i'm not going to lamb on something that could have done. well-deserved for robert and just proud to be here and honored to be here. >> mike: andrew showed nothing but class. i still think he is the best player in college football and will be the top pick in the nfl draft. city college's hosting mt. san antonio. mccalley with a pick since. rams up 7-0. then they pull out the bag of tricks. batey, the heave, and holly for the touchdown. a big game for robert burton iii, in for six. the sixth title for the rams winning 52-42. >> very, very disappointing loss. and they worked real hard all year to get themselves back in this game, and it's great to see all their hard work paying off. we love these guy. that's why i coach. >> mike: high school ncs division, de la salle facing san ramown valley and they cannot stop visit tall lee this 20-yarder part of the lead at the hospi

griffin accepted at ward last night in new york, finishing comfortably ahead of stanford quarterbackk, and alabama running back trent richardson. griffin is first baylor player to win the award. >>> amid this busy season for holiday travelers, some new york lawmakers were calling on the tsa to create a passenger advocate at airports nationwide to act on the spot when passengers complain of invasive security screenings. the proposal by senator chuck schumer follows recent claims that an elderly woman was strip searched at kennedy airport here in new york. for its part, the tsa says it does not conduct strip searches. >>> speaking of high profile incidents at the airport, alec baldwin is getting the last laugh after getting kicked off a flight for refusing to stop playing a game on his electronic device before the plane backed away from the gate. last night he stopped by "snl" to spoof the incident, posing as the american airlines pilot who game him the boot and essentially apologizing to himself. >> mr. baldwin is an american treasure. i am ashamed at the way he was treated. i mean, w

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kathy griffin, anderson cooper.ead to the news and start with iowa and the republican presidential race. three days until the fir votes of cast. plenty of action in places like the giggle and go and bloomers. here's a taste of what potential voters are hearing there. >> my whole emphasis on brain science comes indirectly from dealing -- see, i got ambushed. from dealing with the real problems of real people in my family, and so it's not a theory. it's, in fact, you know, my mother. >> i'm leer to tell you, you got a choice in this election for the presidency, and i'm this limited government conservative. i'm the only limited government conservative in this race that's going to give washington a complete overhaul. >> cnn political reporter shannon travis has been watching the action in iowa and joins us now from des moines. shannon, where are the candidates today? >> reporter: yeah. the sun is just beginning to rise here in des moines, and a lot of the candidates rising if not already up and on the campaign trail. ta

griffin was stunned. >> unbelievably believable. say gingrich was the most presidential, eagd none of the candidate appeared to cut into his momentum. sometimes it happens with punchlines. >> when these debates are over we might be able to see something funny happened on the way to the white house. >> one night when i hope what happens in vegas doesn't stay in vegas. >> the candidate bring substance, stature, and -- >> i would bring a sense of humor the white house because america is too uptight. >> that might explain this. >> governor romney called it a fraud in his apology. i don't know if that it was written by curt coe became or not. >> nirvana had a song called appall -- all apology" get it? i didn't either. on the subject of rick peri, his advise for vice-president. >> take herman cane and hate him with newt gingrich you reside have a couple of really interesting -- >> re boughtal phenomenon romney. >> a couple of images i'm going to have hard time getting oust my head. >> some humaner is unintentional. the name is wolf blitze

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