herman cane's advisors who go by the name of herman cane.he is going to go after a voting block he will have to insult every last one of them. that's what he did with that statement. >> i don't think he insulted him. >> i i think he did. going back to earlier today, yes, there was a party, but then in 1964 a president by the name of lbj tried to pass the civil rights bill. he successfully did it. >> the democrats were against civil rights in the 60s. >> exactly. >> the southern democrats decided screw this. and they decided to become republicans. the republicans embraced them with open arms. that's why blacks have consistently voted democrat since then. it is a pretty historical value to that. >> interestingly i don't -- i wasn't alive then. i will state for the record. >> i would never state you were. >> a lot of that is economic. if you get down to the base of it, it is economic. i am afraid they are going to take my job. i am afraid they will take away my wealth. we are actually having the same debate today, but it is in the reverse. as y

wouldn't you like to hang around with herman cain? >> i love herman cain.ant to see a debate between him and obama. >> bill: i'm not going to do it before the election. but herman cain is the kind of guy i like. >> traditional, conservative. >> bill: it is my job not to root for anybody and to tell the people the truth. herman cain is not going to get the republican nomination. >> but bill, i have said that myself, but you have to admit, the surge for cain is good, and it tells us something. it tells us what's going on. >> bill: he's a straight talker. his 999 deal is at least creative. makes people think. it was a brilliant stroke to introduce that. i like a lot of what herman cain brings to the table. but when he was on with me, he didn't really know much about foreign affairs, foreign policy. that's going to be important coming up. >> he's going to bone up on that. but you hear obama trying to copy him. he was a 19-19-19 plan. >> bill: all right. miss laura ingraham, everyone. there she is, directly ahead, herman cain. since many plaque -- says many blac

. >> they voted for herman kaine. >> i don't think anyone should count herman kaine out completely yet. >> i love the "snl" spoof. both of me. i would deliver. >> there's a lot of energy not to nominate romney. >> reminder to chris christi, it's wind open, buddy. >> a front-runner. >> just saying. >> and the current front-runner continues to sink. >> some people who watch closely enough may have gotten a glimpse of debris from -- >> rick perry on the ropes. >> the guy is stepping on body parts every week. >> perry really did throw up all over himself in the debate. >> this is when you normally get tired and confused. >> rick perry is no barack obama. >> mr. nixon, would you like to comment on that statement? >> i have no comment. >>> former pizza magnate herman cane's victory set off a call for somebody else, anybody else to enter the republican primary race. today the rupert murdoch owned "new york post" had an editorial pleading for chris christie. some of the republican party's most influential leaders clearly troubled by the failure of anyone in the current field to stir broad enth

herman cain says blacks have been vor loyal. he's saying we have a history of loyalty and what he's trying to get voters to do is take a look at him. >> dr. peterson, your thoughts on his comment. do you agree with joe watkins? >> no. this is absolutely insane on the part of herman cain. basically to say that black folk are brainwashed is a direct commentary on the intellectual capacity. it's so sweeping and stereotypical, it's repulsive. listen, you and congresswoman waters are absolutely right. black folk vote based upon the issues. >> joe, what about that? >> herman cain would say, take a look at my background -- >> i want you to answer what dr. peterson said. >> he's saying, look at my 9-9-9 tax policy. i'm not an unfair or sophisticated person. don't just -- you can't broadbrush any party. >> but, joe, hold on a second. we did see the ryan plan pass in the house. are you saying that african-americans are opposed to that because they didn't have the right information because they were brainwashed by democrats? the fact is th

herman cain is being tested. i think christie would face the same fate as perry where, you know, he looks good on paper, then you start digging into it and you might find flaws that would make people flee. >> howard, speaking of authenticity in republican politics, mr. donald trump. the candidates have been making the pilgrimage to new york to kiss the ring or whatever it is that trump offers them to kiss in his office. it turns out in the fox news poll, there's some very useful information that they should check before they, you know, make those plane reservations to new york. the fox news poll says the trump endorsement -- of the trump endorsement, 6% say they would be more likely to vote for a trump endorsed candidate. and 31% say that would make them less likely to vote for that candidate. so, it basically costs you 25% of the electorate if you go up there and beg donald for his attention. >> well, a couple things, lawrence. first of all, that 6% are all -- have all been on "the apprentice," so that's number

a great day for herman.ans aren't paying attention to the straw poll. 167 voters, went over 900 votes. >> i hear a lot of hedging though, and it's fascinating, because when michele bachmann comes out on top in iowa, everyone says look, front runner, herman cain wins by double digit numbers we say, i don't know that a lot of people are paying attention. >> the campaigns are good and the straw polls are good. they're day-to-day and they change every time we have one. so, the last one today, not going to make sure we have a clear idea. they're going to come and go, and go up and down and i think that herman cain had a great performance last night and 37%, resonated with the florida voters and that's for today. we got a long way to go. >> aim geg to ask you about the woman in this race, the one that's in right now. they don't know what sarah palin is going to do. >> michele bachmann, 1% of the vote, can she he recover from this, to ted's point is it a big deal that she came in dead last? >> it's not hopeful to h

here is the thing about herman. in a world where everybody is sitting around at night putting together proposals to get funding for policies for sustainability and greenhouse gas. they all work late. sometime in the evening let's order a pizza. herman cain is the cat over here to made pays zas and got them there on time and fed people. >> bill: on the subject of get it done attitude we have to talk about congresswoman waters she says: >> you would never say to the jewish community stop complaining about israel. i don't know who he was talking to because we're certainly not complaining. >> bill: that was in response of course to president obama going to the cbc and saying. >> stop complaining, stop grumbling, stop crying. we are going to press on. >> here is what i would say if it's been 45 years since the great society started, are black people in this country any better off for god's sake? >> bill: a little bit. >> some of those unemployment figures. >> bill: it comes down to education. not race. >> why don't black

they didn't talk about herman cain. now, they have to talk about herman cain. as my name i.d.versus more of the same is what is coming through and this is what that you saw in florida. >> shannon: some of the ideas of herman cain that would change the tax idea as we know it or what some dubbed his 999 plan. i caught up with him in florida and he gave us is more information. it is a first for us on that plan. >> you are a busy man on the road campaigning. why do you think that you resonate so well with people? you have a lot of fans out there. >> because of my common sense message and there really is a hunger for someone who is not a poll degrees. politicianing. this is what the people are saying. all you have to do is attend one of my events and when i get to the point where i try to describe the typical presidential political paradigm, name i.d., a cajillion dollars and having held high public office. then he announce to the crowd i pub never held high public was office. they spontaneously applaud. >> shannon: i have seen that. and quadrillion, how many zeros? >> beyond trill

caller: i like herman cain. because i watched him on tv last week and he mentioned something i don't think a lot of people know -- the government is raiding social security to pay for a lot of other programs. and if they stayed out of that, social security would never go broke. and i would like to see a republican -- herman cain, ron paul, are anybody say, let's get out of the wars within one month or two months and stop wasting our money over there because it is not appreciated. i don't like ron paul's -- watching the debate, the last one, where he says get rid of minimum-wage. it would not create more jobs for poor people. what does he want them working for? $2 an hour? is that how we are going to compete with china? another thing, i don't see anybody in my party going after china on how they are cheating us all the time. they are stealing everything. host: mr. cain getting a lot of activity on twitter bang --- cain made comments about his win of the florida straw poll. >> when the people are sending two disti

a huge triumph for herman cain. the sense that republicans in florida are very upset with rick perry, particularly on illegal immigration, but perhaps because there is a high percentage of seniors which perhaps is his views on social security. these are issues rick perry will get the signal on. he and mitt romney are in michigan now. but the noise from florida is loud. herman cain's common sense conservativism with his 9-9-9 jobs and economic plan has gotten the attention of the sunshine state. it will echo around the country and particularly for rick perry. he'll have changing of policies or at least adjustments to make in the wake of this defeat. to come in with less than half of herman cain's support is a serious blow. he and mitt romney have a serious race ahead. fundraising after straw polls is key after long-term success and whether or not herman cain has staying power. now herman cain is at the top of the straw poll in florida and that means he's going to be on the top of the minds and mouths of republicans a

is it reasonable that herman cain is going to be any different? >> i think running third behind perry and romney is a terribly important battle, because i think it is very possible one of the two front-runners is going to stumble. therefore, whoever is in third will move up to second. it could be cain, could be santorum. it's important to keep your eye on it. when you watch cain in the debates, what gets through is he comes through as so sensible, so direct spoken, so strong. and the reforms that he proposes are structural. no tinkering in the margins. he really wants to change washington and i think that from a ceo, has a lot of appeal to republican primary voters. >> cornell, cain also told wolf he could take a third of african-american votes. he says he's basing that on anecdotal evidence. is there any polling that could help make that case? >> first of all, do you think you're going to invite me on the show and then i'm not going to talk about the ridiculousness of that statement? two things. one is a great way to get people on your side and w

look at herman cain out front 37%. meanwhile rick perry came in second, and then mitt romney there coming in third. michele bachmann at the bottom of this list. herman cain said the win shows that he should not, and will not, be ignored. his keys to his campaign are his tax policy and also energy. >> let me tell you what the cain doctrine is going to be. america is going to be its own best customer. drill here, dig here, explore here first! we have the resources! >> meanwhile, michigan, another battleground state, and the battle is playing out this weekend. governors perry and romney were there at a republican party event. candy crowley will have straw poll results that are due a little later this hour. we'll chat with her about that. meanwhile, listen to mitt romney talk about what he'll do on day one as president. >> the burden of regulation is even larger than the burden of our taxation. if i'm president the first thing i'm going to do on day one is issue an executive order saying all the regulations put in place by

herman certainly has.re looking at other places, then the top two, that's an opportunity for us. we're going to exploit that, spend a lot of time in those early primaries. >> greta: big controversy right now over the primary schedule. you like the primary schedule, the caucus in iowa followed by new hampshire and south carolina. >> greta: florida is stirring up trouble. what's the problem? >> i don't understand what because whatever they'll accomplish they're going to fail. it's talked about moving the primary up to january. all four primary states, iowa, new hampshire, south carolina, nevada, will move ahead of them. all you've done is effectively time to the primary process. >> and lose half of their delegates? republican party, the national republican party. they should be able to set the rules, and they set the rules that these four states are going first. some states don't like it and want to jump ahead. well, they're not going to jump ahead. you're just going to move up the process. what i believe is

>> sean: "herman cain?" they don't know who herman cain is at this point?sense does this make? the m.o. of the national press corps, when it's a crowded democratic field, you tried to raise all votes. the m.o. with the media with a crowded republican field is to sink one vote at a time. they started with romney, they went to bachmann, went to perry, nowebc-½ífk #gcd4o=6l.p"k÷j'm+l be christie. whoever is the frontrunner will be in the gun sights of the media. >> sean: one of the narratives that i picked up on obama 2007 very early, he was too radical too rigid to liberal, wasn't ñ?ñ? prepared to be president. liberals are coming around to my point of view. they'reçt&i>;w1:b/2?v 7zc> if he doesn't feel ready to run, i hope he doesn't because in the end, you know, he has tremendous misgivings. maybe he's right. i mean obama he wasn't ready. maybe christie isn't ready. maybe he feels like everybody wants him to to, but perhaps he does need longer. >> sean: wasn't ready. gee, where were they way back when? people, by the way -- we'll give obama the bene

herman cain 37% wins the straw poll in florida.r herman cain. >> heather: yes. >> gregg: congratulations. that does it for us. rick folbaum and arthel neville take over at the top of the hour. >> heather: and we'll be here tomorrow at 4:00 p.m. eastern. we hope you are, too. bye. >> gregg: have a great weekend.

i spoke with herman this afternoon.erviewed people at the congressional black caucus event. he was called an oreo, a traitor, a bunch of really incendiary remarks that are often made over the years about you and your dad. if you are african-american conservative. why is that happening in this day and age? >> actually, i think it's happening less and less than it used to happen, and i think the black community and the latino community is a lot more open than they ever have been to an alternative point of view within those communities. that's why barack obama's popularity is dropping like an iron in the ocean in the latino community and even in the african-american community. that's why he has to go to try to rally the troops. >> i have to agree with the fundamental point. his popularity has diminished. there is unhappiness and there's the potential for a realignment and a reexamination of the republican party if they would reach out. that's what i'm saying. the republican party is missing an opportunity. >> sean: how hav

is is it reasonable that herman cain will be any difference?> i think the third behind perry and romney is a terribly important battle because i think it is very possible one of the two front-runner sz going to stumble. therefore whoever is in third will move p up to second, it could be cain, could be santorum. it's important to keep your eye on. when you watch cain in the debates, what gets through is he comes through as so sensible, so direct spoken, so strong. and the reforms that he proposes are structural. no tinkering in the margins. he really wants to change washington and i think that from a ceo has a lot of appeal to republican primary voters. >> cornell, cain also told wolf he could take a third of african-american votes, basing that on anecdotal evidence. is there any polling that could help make that case? >> first of all, do you think you're going to invite me on the show and i'm not going to talk about the ridiculousnesses of that statement? two things. one is a great way to get people on your side and win voters is to attack thei

herman cain.two weeks ago he was almost a asterisk in the gop nomination race and right now governor perry and governor romney you better look out, because herman cain is surging and could put both of you in his rearview órk%%rê+=cí3kfpynuw&ba?@r4 n w9foh5s change. politics are so full of surprises. karl rove is here to go on the record. good evening karl. boy, what a difference this week. herman cain is surging. a lot of enthusiasm. why? >> he had a good debate performance and he won the florida straw poll and it gave him attention and notoriety. we should be careful into reading too much in these polls. there's[ poll. one is herman cain has moved up and the other is rick perry has moved down. this race will go back and forth and up and down until people get ready to vote. people are looking at this contest in a different way. they're judging it almost like they would, you know, an olympic diving contest rather than the normal presidential contest where they pick somebody stay with them8o÷nk#hút0

gee herman cane wins the straw poll. >> you said herman cane being a tea party, but i guess they are not racist. but here is the thing, if morgan free man can say being anti-obama means you are racist, then isn't being pro cane mean you are automatically not racist? >> i feel like i have to take off my shoes to add this one up. >> we have time. >> they have lovely shoes. >> i want to know more about the tea party rally you were at. >> you want to know more? >> it was a low part of my life. and even the memory is disturbing. >> i would rather not talk about it. >> look, it was me -- >> they were empty. it is called imaginary. >> we are speaking about romney who didn't cam plane in the straw poll. you asked, how can you run for president and not participate in the straw poll? >> the way things are set up, straw polls are completely meaning less. >> why are we talking about it? >> that's the point is to give us something to talk about. >> they call us straw polls so they can make a meaning out of it. >> i would move forward. >> as much as i think they are pointless, herman cane's campai

herman cain, i saw herman cain, he has an upbeat. herman cain has a bold reform message.t may not be worked out as much as it would be. scrap the tax code. he's only one talking on a scale that is appropriate at the time. >> chris: when we come back, the president calls for more jobs and less debt. and the congress remains grid locked on just about everything. [ female announcer the road is not exactly a place of intelligence. ♪ across the nation over 100,000 miles of highways and bridges are in disrepair. add to that, countless distractions every mile... ♪ ...millions of ill-equipped vehicles... ♪ ...half a million cubic yards of debris... and the 38 million drivers who couldn't pass the driver's exam today. [ horn blares even if road signs actually did make sense. this is why we engineered a car that analyzes real time information, reads your handwriting and makes 2000 decisions every second. ♪ the new audi a6 is here. the road is now an intelligent place. ♪ >> chris: check out fox news sunday.comfor the behind the scenes features and a monday week preview in the week a

herman cain. the victory speech, cain declared "as a black republican, he has what it takes to beat obama." >> i believe, quite frankly, that my campaign, i will garner a minimum of a third of a black vote in this country and possibly more. i think they're over this first african american president thing. i think that is behind them. >> jon: i'm sure that you do. (laughter) joining us is our senior black correspondent larry wilmore. (cheers and applause) mary, tell me. is herman cain right? are black voters over obama? >> well, let me put it this way, jon, it was sweet to elect the first black president but it will be even sweeter to see the first black president kicked out of office by the second black president! (laughter) and if it happened he'd just kick rick perry's awecation ass up and down the state of florida proving sometimes politics is like a porn movie. (laughter) >> how's that? >> you know, pizza guy shows up out of nowhere and (bleep)s you. (laughter and applause) this is going to be

. >> reporter: well, listen, the story of herman cain's ascent is the other side of a coin that talks about rick perry's descent. the perform in the de-- the performance b in the debate, his disappointment in the straw poll in florida is really an illustration of how it is that mr. cain has benefited so directly. romney has run the slow and steady tortoise campaign. he's been hovering in the low 20%, he's been raising more money than the rest of the candidates and trying to avoid the scrutiny of a front runner. herman cain and rick perry, rick perry has experienced the bright lights and how it can singe one.

herman cain also knows there's the former c.e.o. of godfather's pizza he's going to be happy lucky that we've got an e.p.a. that checks the safety of it because if you left a private business most of us probably would be poisoned there's a reason i mean i think we can all admit that you know all these government agencies are perth and good intentions you know i mean the jungle you know we had. our food inspections because of the jungle already in the jungle and i think that's . going to various books of. the challenge is keeping these agencies from becoming too big where they control too much and that's why you know maybe i wouldn't support what herman cain said but the gist of it i do support that he is going to control at least rebuilt it's not going to determine herman cain is i just find. he is so great with the applause lines you know and he knows how to get the crowd. grew up in a. family and he worked his way up through the. night . what is this test now the reality is that you know is that herman cain is good with that line

what does this upset mean for herman caine? what does it mean for rick perry the perceived front runner? >> herman caine gives a great speech and i think this is a case of where he went out and talked to the voters and inspired them and won and upset perry. i think for rick perry this is not good news. this is someone who everyone believed to be the republican front-runner for the nomination. he had a bad debate by just about every measure and fought really hard to win this straw poll and came in an embarrassing second place. the third thing i'd mention is michele bauchmann was last in the straw poll, and she was, remember, first in the iowa straw poll, and that was something that a lot of people thought would really propel her candidacy, but now you have to start wondering whether she's actually a viable candidate in this race. >> mitchell: there are some names out there that a lot of folks thought were going to get in the race, giuliani, palin, governor chris christie in new jersey. what do you think? with this upset today, w

drew on what cain's victory really means. >> his name is herman cain. he is running for president and he just won the florida gop straw poll in an upset. >> thank you. >> some people are spreading the nasty rumor that herman cain can't win. well, i tell you what, that might be what they think, but the american people have a different idea. >> cain, a 65-year-old businessman from georgia doubled favorite texas governor, rick perry 37% to 15%. mitt romney had 14% and michele bachmann came in last with 1 1/2%. while cain was winning florida, romney and perry were in michigan speaking to the gop faithful. >> in washington, you have people that don't understand america. the president and the people around him think that government is what makes us great, they're wrong. it's the people of america that made us great and keep us great. >> yup, there may be slicker candidates and smoother debaters, but i know what i believe in and i'm going to stand on that belief every day. i will guide this country with a deep, deep rutter. >> though many political experts hav

herman kane in 2012. now that herman kane has won in florida. >>> president obama arrives in the bay area tomorrow, he'll be making two stops for fund- raisers at the silicon valley executives sunday night, monday morning a town hall meeting in mountain view. the president's sagging popularity is not reflected here. his approval rating tops 50% in the bay area. >>> the two cal graduates in iran for two years are on the way home tonight. they spoke to press before leaving amman. >> two hours after we left prison we were able to swim in the calm waters of the gulf. we stayed up all night with our loved ones, and we watched the most beautiful sunset. >> they thanked officials for helping to secure their release and said they hope to return to the country. >>> checking bay area headlines, a sunny veil mother is held on suspicion of killing her baby. she was arrested threatening to jump over an overpass. minutes before her son was found unresponsive. an autopsy will determine how the baby died. >>> a high-tech

herman caine, we'll have to see if it was a knockout blow.yone remembers this moment regarding an uninsured american. >> that's what freedom is all about, taking your own risks. this whole idea that you have to prepare and take care of everybody. >> but congressman, are you saying that society should just let him die? >> no. >> as ron paul continues to fight for relevancy, that exchange raised major questions about health care and ethics. meanwhile, the back of the back candidates will only continue to grow. michele bachmann appears to be fading pretty fast. she walked away from the florida straw poll with just 1%. 1.5%, excuse me, in the michigan straw poll vote after seeing her star rise early on, bachmann may also be slipping into the also-ran category as well. that's going to do it for me. i'm going to see you back here at 11:00 a.m. eastern tomorrow. craig melvin picks things up next and he joins me with a preview. >> how are you, my friend? next, herman caine conquers florida. how big of a setback is that for perry and romney? the head