if they feel bad, they won't spend money. >> you know, jim steven, when we look at payroll taxes wentginning of the year. gas prices, as jim haggerdorn has said, we've got sequestration fears. do you notice these things? is it a direct correlation on your business at all? >> yes, we do, but i would argue that all of the uncertainty we've had coming up to this period right now, is pretty much vaporizing. now, is the picture perfect? no, i don't think it's perfect, none of us do. but at least the picture is clear. and i think i as a consumer and most consumers can now start to move forward, albeit maybe not exactly the way we want to move forward, but we can move forward. >> tim, what's the greatest threat to the economy right now? from masco's point of view. >> from masco's point of view, i would say a major problem in europe might be an issue that we might be concerned about. i think your point about the consumer is certainly one that has not played out yet, but possibly could. just in terms of, you know, less disposable income. on the other side of that, though, i think that you've g

steven colbert. our national political correspondent jim acosta is in charleston with more. >> reporter: wolf, with 16vying to become the gop nominee in this race to fill an open congressional seat it is no wonder that the dirt is flying down here in south carolina and not all of the mud is aimed at the man expected to win former south carolina governor mark sanford. good morning. mark sanford. >> reporter: in this congressional race along the south carolina coast known as low country the candidates have not exactly taken the high road. this flyer mailed out to voters takes aim at former governor mark sanford over the extra marital affair he tried to hide by saying he was hiking the appalachian trail. it reads "we know where this trail leads." after voting, sanford once again acknowledged his mistakes. >> life is a series of course corrections. some days you get right and you surprise yourself on how right you get it. other days you disappoint yourself and a lot of others. >> reporter: with sanford the favorite on a ballot of 16 gop candidates this primary day, it's getting down and dirty. rivals like

joining us now is fox news contributor steven crowder. j jimand then lashes out? >> it's not offensive, jesse, happy easter, i hope you enjoy all things christy and all things christ. important things to know about jim carrey before the fox news attacks. he tried to do social political commentary in the '80s, sam kinson, and failed. went back to funny faces. he's not only a moron, is a comedian and it's a horrible thing and say this by a canadian. they don't understand, firstly, free speech and the second amendment. two different histories and united states fought for the freedom and we fought the single most country, and never happened before or since. and canada bends over to kiss the ring of royalty. they struck a plea bargain and they don't understand what goes into fighting off tyrants. to fox news, issuing veiled threats that he may sue fox news. jim appears your understanding of the first amendment is almost as poor as the grasp of the second. in this country we have a right to disagree, it's called free speech. that doesn't exist in can

jim, what are you doing over there? i'm taunting you with my new steven stills hat.lbum. he grabbed a guitar and started playing. this is cool! coolest thing that ever happened to me. >> he is awesome. >> crosby stills and nash. >> and jimi hendrix. >> stephanie: i think i put my wine down on a million dollar guitar. [ screaming ] >> when you go to a famous musician's house don't touch anything! [ laughter ] >> stephanie: apparently some of them a little pricy. >> you're going to crack mom's crystal egg. >> stephanie: we call that one the house in hawaii. sorry. >> was the neck supposed to hang off like that? >> stephanie: i'm sure that drink thing will come out of there. his wife, impossibly gorgeous. >> rock star. >> stephanie: exactly. she looks exactly what you would think. she's smart and nice. and he took me to some fancy private club where i also embarrassed myself. >> did you use the wrong fork for dessert? >> stephanie: i have no idea which fork. probably. >> she used the tuning fork. [ laughter ] >> stephanie: i used the musical spoon. >> musical spoon. >>

turner's son, steven colbert's sister and a disgraced former governor all vying for the same open congressional seat in south carolina. one of the most interesting special elections in years. jimatching it all unfold from beautiful south carolina city of charleston. jim, how did this bizarre election come about? >> reporter: wolf, all of this got started late last december when jim demint, the very conservative former republican, senator of south carolina announced his retirement. the congressman from this area, tim scott, decided to make his name known that he would like to be jim demint's replacement. he was appointed that replacement, and all of that opened up this wild congressional race as sort of a star wars bar of candidates. in south carolina, mark sanford needs no introduction, but after the former governor of this state famously tried to cover up an affair by falsely telling the public he was hiking the appalachian trail -- >> i've been unfaithful to my wife. >> reporter: a reintroduction wouldn't hurt. >> we'd learn a lot about grace and second chances. >> reporter: now sanford is asking for voters for a second chance to win his old congressional seat. >> after what

jim get on that. >> bull winkle -- >> you are not thinking of dishonest john -- >> stephanie: donna in [ inaudible ]. >> caller: hi stephanie. i just got up and read that 27-page time article by stevenf money they are duping the american taxpayer and i don't know why ryan wants to get rid of medicare, because he is making more money off of it than anybody. >> stephanie: yeah, i know. >> caller: please ask all of your listeners to read this. >> stephanie: yeah, somebody who was making the -- it's like losing -- whatever general looses a war showing up with a list of demands. it's like what? here is my plan to get rid of obamacare. no, you just lost. derrek in denver. go ahead. >> caller: hi i love your show. >> stephanie: thank you. >> caller: i noticed he cited that he wanted to keep interest rates low in his budget, but that's absolutely ridiculous because they have been low for years and years now. >> stephanie: yeah, he is going to take credit for that now. are you calling from chucky cheese, hello? >> caller: sorry i'm outside walking with my son. >> stephanie: that's right. >> caller: i just wanted to say it's demand that spurs the country. if you don't have money to spur the s