i have to say that john lithgow, not bad.ction changes but on balance he did all right. >> kind of the way you heard it as you were writing it. that was the way it was supposed to be performed. >> if you look at the text, i am awaiting my golden chariot. >> so, rick, how are you feeling? >> i'm doing fine. i'm so impressed with your knowledge of that. >> you leave the campaign, when to all of us it looked like a raging disaster. the man had gone off on a cruise of the greek isles when he was supposed to be in iowa. he was not doing any of the stuff you're supposed to be doing out there on the road. and he seemed to say, based on what we took from some of the statements you and the other staff, some of the things you said to the press, his idea was i can wing it in the debates. and the television power of the debates is all i really need. and that it seems turns out to be true. >> gosh, it did turn out to be true. newt's biggest mistake was hiring senior advisers in the first place. it turns out he doesn't need them. he is the

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you can see there actor john lithgow and among many other dignitaries there, hollywood stardom as welllitical stars as well. they're filling the room. and, of course, we'll continue to watch the developments there and if the president emerges, we'll take his comments live before this evening's big gala, just down the street at the kennedy center. >>> coming up next, international diplomacy comes in many forms. china sends more four-legged ambassadors to the west. ♪ >>> i'm catkinsmith, managing editor of etocracy. we love the word scorpacciata. it is an italian word that translates roughly into consuming copious amounts of an ingredient while it is in peak season. now, it isn't just fun to say. it is also a really great way to eat. because when you're following along with nature's rhythms, you're guaranteed to get the freshest, best tasting produce that hasn't been sitting in a warehouse for weeks or even months. now, right now that means you should be digging into bushels full of apples and beets and broccoli, kale, potatoes, pumpkin, winter squash, so much more. all you have to do is