our guest host is john huntsman, former ambassador to china, former candidate for the gop nomination,s and of the huntsman group. take a look at the quickly at the u.s. equity futures this morning. much better picture this morning in you're a bull. the s&p is up by 5 points above fair value and we do have three dow components that came out with quarrel results just over the last hour and a half. united technologies earning $1.31 a share when you strip out items, 11 cents better than what the street was expecting. the bid right now is below where it closed yesterday, $79 versus a close of $79.75. the ask is up at $81. 3m beating the street, an even better enough than you might have expected. $169. and that company raising and tightening the guidance. the street was only at 632. look at at&t. it came in with earnings of 60 cents a share. that was 3 cents better than expectations. revenue did come in just about in line. that stock is indicated to open higher. perhaps the fame of the day, though, apple. >> i think we can conclusively say now as a general q1 lookback, earnings have clear l

john huntsman is in the spotlight today for some comments he made at an event last night. alked about how he was disinvited from a fundraiser recently after suggesting the presidential race might call for a third candidate. he said, quote, this is what they do in chain on party matters if you talk off script. here's huntsman today on "morning joe." >> if you're not on script and you get knocked out of an event like that, the parties are supposed to be bringing in all ideas. i thought for a moment about what they do in china, they knock you out. we shouldn't be doing that here. >> i think talking about a third party might be a problem in any party. huntsman blames his failure as a candidate this year in part on the compliments he got from those to his left, people like bill clinton and filmmaker michael moore. do you think that's his problem? i don't know. >>> now what happens when our favorite tv shows dive into politics. fox broadcast rear-aired the ve first episode of "the simp sons" last night. check out the odd ending to the episode. >> what's his name? santa's little h

no john huntsman has common commoss. -- common sense. host: all right. on the pennsylvania primary, congressional races. here's the "washington times" this morning -- host: the "tribune" review survey show he leads by 7% among voters in union households which includes most of the district's democrats. the winner will face off with republican keith rothfus. mr. altmire beat him by less than 2% in 2010 for the fourth congressional district seat. caller: i want to comment on the vice-presidential race. i think it is extremely important on both sides of the race. mitt romney is going to have to pick running mate that's going to win the trust. the people who are lower income and the people who are minorities in this country. and unfortunately, that's off one and the same. host: james, who represents that -- those characteristics? >> well, i think that right now, best potential choices are marco rubio and condoleezza rice. because i think the country has reached the point of frustration from the lack of fiscal responsibility. the republicans could swing from v

michele bachmann and tim pawlenty and john huntsman and herman cain and rick perry, and ron paul and newt gingrich. thank you to this extraordinary team. we have all fought hard and well. we're going to fight for the things we believe in. >> bret: romney today in arizona trying to consolidate the republican party to run against president obama in the fall. obviously he mentioned two other candidates are still running. ron paul and newt gingrich. campaign cash raised by mitt romney, the month of march, $12.6 million. according to the fcc, romney campaign has $10.1 million cash on hand. if you compare it to the obama campaign cash on hand march 1, $84 million. then take a look at the latest gallop poll. this is think week. romney up three points in the latest gallop poll, from the 15 to the 19th. bring in the panel. byron new york, from "washington examiner." charles lane, "washington post." and charles krauthammer. what about this effort today out in arizona? and where things stand? >> romney got a good reception from the republican state chairman. he tried to wrap things up by thanki

. >> and that is one of the many reasons john huntsman never got traction in the presidential campaignation always bothered me, end quote. let's just face the reality of where we are economically, and that is that everyone's going to have to give something. it's going to have to be a shared sacrifice. >> he could lose the nomination for president by not saying what he really thought and raising his hands when everybody else had to raise their hands. or he could have told the truth, that there's going to have to be shared sacrifices, which means there's going to have to be shared resources. he would have had to drop out of the race even sooner. >> it's going to have be a shared sacrifice. >> the concept of shared sacrifice should prevail. >> there is going to have to be a shared sacrifice. >> the concept of shared sacrifice should prevail. ♪ [ male announcer ] want your weeds to hit the road? hit 'em, with roundup extended control. one application kills weeds, and stops new ones for up to four months. roundup extended control. living with the pains. of moderate to severe rheumatoid arth

. >> and that is one of the many reasons john huntsman never got traction in the presidential campaignildish game on taxation always bothered me, end quote. let's just face the reality of where we are economically, and that is that everyone's going to have to give something. it's going to have to be a shared sacrifice. >> he could lose the nomination for president by not saying what he really thought and raising his hands when everybody else had to raise their hands. or he could have told the truth, that there's going to have to be shared sacrifices, which means there's going to have to be shared resources. he would have had to drop out of the race even sooner. >> it's going to have be a shared sacrifice. >> the concept of shared sacrifice should prevail. >> there is going to have to be a shared sacrifice. >> the concept of shared sacrifice should prevail. if you made a list of countries from around the world... ...with the best math scores. ...the united states would be on that list. in 25th place. let's raise academic standards across the nation. let's get back to the head of the cla

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the former gop contender john huntsman is kinder telling the crimson i think romney will show leadershipn the trust deficit he says, quote, i don't see a whole lot of leadership. at least huntsman endorsed romney. rick santorum is out of the race and still hasn't owe feshlly joined team romney. same for michelle bachman and newt gingrich and ron paul are active candidates despite the inevitab inevitable. >> you don't quit because you happen to be behind. you want to see how you do. who knows, maybe somebody will stumble. >> paul is pretty kind when he is asked about governor rick santorum in i and the romney campaign doesn't worry much about the texan but the truth is it would like a little more love from the rest of the party. here tonight to talk truth, senior political analyst ron brownstein, kevin madden and strategist donna brazil. mr. madden, why is this taking so long? why do people when they come on board add the mumble under their breath of he could be better at this or i wish it were newt. >> i think a lot has to do with the stage of the race. governor romney still has yet to g

. >> now john huntsman said some stuff that a lot of republicans think are not necessarily so good.the clip. >> last night i said, you know, if you're not on script and you get knocked out of an event like that, the parties are supposed to be big tent, you're going to bring in all ideas. and i naught for a moment about what they do in china, if you're off script for the party, they knock you out. we shouldn't be doing that here. i accommodate all voices, i'm a proud republican. >> nothing's wrong with candidates that had big ideas. i think big idea is a terrific idea. one idea that's not so big and certainly not welcome is when you talk third party, you can't them, the republican party to embrace you and bring you to gop fund-raisers. >> i think it's always a problem when you compare one of the political parties in the united states to a political party in china, shall we say. >> not fair at all to the chinese communist party. he's probably met the ---there are secretive, closed sect and so is -- he won't even meet the stan dand of his own far. he's got to come clean or he's going t

form you are utah governor john huntsman is our guest tomorrow, former merrill lynch pred greg flemingemy siegel. that's part of the lineup we have. >> we're on pace to see earnings up 6% from a year ago for the first quarter. >> 50% returns, how does that happen? >> this falls into the category of what we call panicked head line investing. we love buying stocks when we think the sellers don't care about price. fiona here was jue that ford dealers sell a new tire like...every five seconds, how's that possible? well, we purchase 3 million a year. you just sold one right now didn't you? that's correct. major brands. 11 major brands. oop,there goes another one. well we'll beat anybody's advertised price. and you just did it right there, what's that called? the low price tire guarantee. wait for it, there goes another one. get a $100 rebate, plus the low price tire guarantee during the big tire event. look at that. it's happening right there every five seconds. your not going to run out are you? no. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 we're hitting new highs. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 the spx is on my radar. td

abby huntsman, political commentator and daughter of jon huntsman, john fugelsang, comic and a regular here and will contain, columnist for the blaze.com. protesters demonstrating in the streets of phoenix yesterday. five other states have similar laws. this supreme court decision could have a national impact. inside the courtroom, hints of support for arizona's law from the justices. antonin scalia said it may be okay for the states to step in if the federal government is not doing its job. quote, what does state sovereignty mean if it does not include the ability to defend your borders? and the law could be upheld if, quote, no significant number of people are detained for a significantly longer period of time, justice stephen breyer said. famously came out as an undocumented worker in a famous "new york times" op-ed last year. it ai lot of people are saying it looks as though the supreme court is hinting, suggesting at least from the questioning that they're in support of this law. what are you gathering? what is your reaction from yesterday's events? >> i was actually on the steps

but michele bachmann and tim pawlenty and john huntsman and her main cain and rick perry, and ron paul and rick santorum and newt gingrich, thank you to this extraordinary team. we have all fought hard and well and we're going to fight for the things we believe in. i express my appreciation to senator mccain for his battle for the presidency, for standing true to the principles of our party, for the fact that he has been a fighter for america for decades. this is not someone who came late to the game. he has been a stalwart champion over the things that make america, america from his earliest day and he has sacrificed enormously and continues to battle to this day. i hope we see john mccain in the u.s. senat fighting for the things we believe in. thank you, senator. [applause] i'm surprised that senator mccain did not regale you with some of his favorite jokes. i've heard a couple of them. he has one that he says this is the only snate america where mothers do not tell their children that some day they can grow up to be president. i think i can join the millions of americans that wish

very fascinating we reveal for the first time in "inside the circus," is the huntsmans felt a real sense of bederail when johnccain endorsed mitt romney. because, as you remember huntsman went on a limited endorsement campaign in 2008 when his family was with romney, when most of utah was with mitt romney. when mccain endorsed romney without even telling him huntsman told us he set up a very furious, bitter e-mail to them, they're still not over it. >> well, speaking of endorsements, you said that romney made sort of a goof when he tried to, or at least when he didn't ask for the endorsement of jeb bush. >> this is juicy. you know, governor romney, of course, did great in florida. but going into it, when he needed momentum, after the loss in south carolina, he was really hoping for the endorsement of jeb bush of florida. not just for florida, but as you know, jeb bush speaks for a big swath of conservatives in the republican party. but governor romney's awkwardness even translates into some one-on-one calls. we were told that during his call, when he was supposed to be trying to get governor bush to endorse h

john fugel shortstop dang is joining us and amy huntsman.eported killed as a result of those deadly storms in the midwest and the plain states. all of those deaths in the small town of woodward, oklahoma. it's where we find cnn's rob marciano with the latest. rob, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, soledad. day two now with the sun coming up. remember, this storm came in the milled of the night after midnight and devastated parts of this town. it was 1947 where one of the deadliest tornadoes in u.s. history completely wiped out this town. it was this time around, it was a more narrow swath but an ef-3 tornado of 140-mile-an-hour winds. the damage behind me. one of many streets and neighborhoods that have sustained this sort of damage. a remarkable scene and pictures like of a truck, bread delivery truck completely flipped over on its side. this home behind me brick and mortar. these are not run-of-the-mill trailer type of homes. these are well built structures with brick and 2x4 and steel joists and the like. 80 structures in all compl

presidential nominating process john heilemann it, political analyst and columnist for the hill karen finney, formerly of the jon 2012 girls is, the delightful abby huntsman and mr. shouldn't morning hugo lindgren of "the new york times" magazine. mitt romney may spend an extras few minutes at the newsstand today. "the wall street journal's" headline reads romney rules up three wins. the "new york times" wins signals new stage of campaign. and romney sees more signs of coalescing. but apparently no one has yet told rick santorum that. today's "washington post" headline reads strum digs in heels. and the boston globe says santorum to fight on. i had a really nice introduction written which i didn't get to say talking about the fat lady singing in three states. john heilemann, the republican party has their nominee. i'll put a period at the end of that sentence. >> very bold. >> thank you. >> good prediction. >> what i want to pay attention to is in wisconsin, romney won among conservatives, tea partiers, those making under $50,000 a year and those without a college degree, an impressive showing given how the electorate has turned out for him in previous ra

run against mitt romney, one was the jon huntsman and ron paul approach, we ought to be home and home now. i will outflank you on the left. and the other is john mccain. i did not know mccain would push romney so well and i know he's very sensitive to anything on his right flank. we'll have to see how it lines up and makes a statement. steve clemmons from the american foundation and my pal, nice to see you? thank you, rachel. >>> right after this show on the last word, president obama is compared to hitler and stalin by a catholic bishop. lawrence o'donnell has that story next. good news, michigan is mad at us again. also the best new thing in the world. [ male announcer ] if your kid can recognize your sneeze from a crowd... you're probably muddling through allergies. try zyrtec® for powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec® is different than claritin® because it starts working faster on the first day you take it. zyrtec®. love the air. on the first day you take it. free-credit-score-dot-com'sur boargonna direct you ♪ts ♪ ♪ to check your credit score before it gets too late ♪ ♪ and you end up strapped for cash ♪ ♪ patching your board with duct tap

john mccain walked in the room with romney. this is the republican national committee spring meeting. let's take a listen. >> but michele bachmann and tim pawlenty and jon huntsman paul and rick santorum and newt gingrich, thank you to this extraordinary team. we have all fought hard and well and we will fight for the things we believe in. [ applause ] >> and i express my appreciation to senator mccain for his battle for the presidency, for standing true to the principles of our party, for the fact that he has been a fighter for america for decades. this is not someone who came late to the game. he has been a stalwart champion of the things that make america america from his earliest day, and he has sacrificed enormously and continues to battle to this day. i hope we can always count on seeing john mccain in the u.s. senate fighting for the things that we believe in. thank you, senator. [ appl ]

run against mitt romney, one was the jon huntsman and ron paul approach, we ought to be home and home now. i will outflank you on the left. and the other is johnn. i did not know mccain would push romney so well and i know he's very sensitive to anything on his right flank. we'll have to see how it lines up and makes a statement. steve clemmons from the american foundation and my pal, nice to see you? thank you, rachel. >>> right after this show on the last word, president obama is compared to hitler and stalin by a catholic bishop. lawrence o'donnell has that story next. good news, michigan is mad at us again. also the best new thing in the world. great shot. how did the nba become the hottest league on the planet? by building on the cisco intelligent network they're able to serve up live video, and instant replays, creating fans from berlin to beijing. what can we help you build? nice shot kid. the nba around the world built by the only company that could. cisco. you know, those farmers, those foragers, those fishermen.... for me, it's really about building this extraordinary community. american express is passionate about the same thing. th

john mccain on romney. how did you get that by the way? >> that was actually kind of a funny story. people for a long time thought that was pitched to me maybe the huntsman that to me, but i really just found it myself during internet digging. i had a operative had sent me part of that opposition research file. and i did a google search to find a specific element of it, and it lead me to -- i think it was either scribe or some other word document where someone has published the whole file. and it was just sitting there on the net. >> did you find anything really juicy from that file? >> there were a few things in that file. there were all of these videos referenced to about romney maybe talking about where he stood on abortion, where he was on energy even there is a whole list of sort of awkward romney moments that were caught on video, that i don't think anybody can find, because i think those tapes were destroyed. it really gives the narrative that i think the mccain campaign was going to push about romney. that he was a flip flopper, that he has governed more to the center and i think people can really look through that book and get an idea for themse

run against mitt romney, one was the jon huntsman and ron paul approach, we ought to be hole ame and home now. i will outflank you on the left. and the other is johnt know mccain would push romney so well and i know he's very sensitive to anything on his right flank. we'll have to see how it lines up and makes a statement. steve clemmons from the american foundation and my pal, nice to see you? thank you, rachel. >>> right after this show on the last word, president obama is compared to hitler and stalin by a catholic bishop. lawrence o'donnell has that story next. good news, michigan is mad at us again. also the best new thing in the world. treat your frequent heartburn by blocking the acid with prilosec otc. and don't get heartburn in the first place! [ male announcer ] one pill a day. 24 hours. zero heartburn. guys. come here, come here. [ telephone ringing ] i'm calling my old dealership. [ man ] may ford. hi, yeah. do you guys have any crossovers that offer better highway fuel economy than the chevy equinox? no, sorry, sir. we don't. oh, well, that's too bad. [ man ] kyle, is that you? [ laughs ] [ man ] still here, kyle. [ male announcer ] v

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jon huntsman talked about some of the humiliations of the process for him, perhaps the biggest one was having john out on a limb to endorse romney back in '08 split with his family to have john mccain endorse romney. he told us for the first time, he sent a furious, bitter e-mail to john mccain. >> interesting. >> he responded, sorry. >> i can see that. >> they saw it as a betrayal. >> to us, we think they are grown ups, but it's personal. it hurts. when their families get involved, it hurts more. you could tell, they didn't look -- neither huntsman looked eager to jump back into politics. >> we know him and like him a lot. you can really tell the first time somebody first gets into national politics because things are -- which should be deeply personal for a lot of other people. they are like okay, if i walk into a boxing ring and get hit in the face, it's going to sting. >> you can read about it all you want. one of their daughters said it's like getting kicked in the stomach every day. >> he was so not into it. the news we turned out from huntsman, when he was supposed to be in new hampshire, h

huntsman because he didn't do any of that stuff. >> well, yeah -- >> i just met his daughter abby. oh, yeah. yeah. very nice lady. >> you are a little frisky this morning, johning exgay therapy. super. ♪ all things considered i could be better everything is super when you don't think i look good in this blouse ♪ >> bachmann and associates please and thank you, the christian counseling clinic still offering exgay therapy. >> you can't spell bachmann and associates without ass. >> no, you just can't. he talked about submitting to god, letting him direct the way. >> apparently your way is the gay way. >> she told me if i wanted to be happy, i could give my problems to the lord and he could take them away. when confronted last summer he admitted the clinic would perform repairtive therapy upon request. how has it worked upon you thus far, marcus? >> he still uses too much teeth on a corn dog. >> i just see you and i see your ass face! >> and i'll tell why i can put up with your people, because you are bastard people. [ laughter ] >> all right. 17 minutes after the hour. >> oh, boy. >> one suspects michele bachmann is still suffering show tunes-related migraines.