you've got staying power. >>> good evening, i'm kathleen parker. and i'm elliott spitz per. welcome to "parker spitzer." kathleen, let's take a moment and explain what we're trying to do with the show. when i think about it, the single most important thing to me is ideas. >> and then there's a vacuum. >> larry: but we have no idea tonight -- >> okay. >> larry: let's get into political picks. what's going to happen in november? >> i think the republicans are probably going to take the house. >> larry: not the senate, but the house? >> i don't know about the senate, but the house is certain. >> reporter: the senate has safe democratic seats. >> now, since the republicans nominated folks on the fringe that are witches. >> oh, eliot, good grief. >> when is that, october 31? there's no witch candidates. >> i think that's so unfair, christine o'donnell, i'm not a big fan -- >> don't tell me you're a witch. >> all little girls are fascinated with witches and the reason is, they're powerful women. we didn't have a whole lot of choices. the good witch of the west. >> larry: what do yo

all next on "larry king live." >> larry: good evening, we're delighted to have kathleen parker and eliot with us. their new show "parker spitzer" debuts on monday night, 8:00 p.m. eastern, 5:00 p.m. pacific. kathleen is a pulitzer prize winning columnist, eliot, the former governor of new york. are you nervous? >> about what? >> larry: are you nervous? >> about what? >> larry: are you nervous? >> about the show? >> larry: yeah. >> no, i'm more nervous sitting here with you because you're such a star. how's that? >> isn't she amazing? she wins you over from the start. >> larry: how did this come about? give me the story. >> you know, john klein called me. >> john klein called me. >> we'll do this in tandem. >> and said do you want to do a show. >> and he said do you want to do say show. >> and i said, are you nuts. he said, let's have a conversation. he said this will be exciting. you'll do it with someone who is smart, witty and clever. i said, who's that? and he said we have somebody we want you to meet. and when we met, i called him back and said she's a smart. she's smart, witty and c

eliot spitzer, kathleen parker. we sat down with them to talk about showtime. it's coming up in about 40 minutes. and then we'll go off to the races a little bit. sharron angle, the republican nominee in nevada. a fantastic senate race. caught on tape. what kind of juice is she talking about? you'll want to see that one. and also tonight, bill maher, right here, to talk about his involvement with his old friend christine o'donnell. she's the republican candidate for senate in delaware. she used to be a frequent guest on bill maher's show. "meatball politics." i think you already know what i'm talking about. 345-2550 are still talking about retirement tdd# 1-800-345-2550 like it's some kind of dream. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 it's either this magic number i'm supposed to reach, or... tdd# 1-800-345-2550 it's beach homes or it's starting a vineyard. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 come on! tdd# 1-800-345-2550 just help me figure it out in a practical, tdd# 1-800-345-2550 let's-make-this-happen kind of way. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 a vineyard? give me a break. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 [ male

so why don't we talk to kathleen parker? in her column last year for "the washington post" she wrote -- she's the co-host of cnn "parker/spitzer." she wrote in 1929 the women's organization for national prohibition reform led the movement to ends alcohol pro-hicks. might women lead the next in personal autonomy? keep those flutes and snifters and bongs, question mark, handy. kathleen parker joins me from new york. welcome to cnn. good to talk to you have finally on the air. >> thank you, don. nice to be here. >> what did you mean by that? >> so -- i think that was in response -- actually i was commenting on a group of mothers, women who had organized to push forward laws to at least decriminalize if not legalize marijuana. i think that was the tiein. but i've written about this several times through the years. i don't really have a dog in this fight. i don't smoke pot and don't really want to, don't expect to if it becomes legal and i don't live in california. but i've been convinced by people in law enforcement and the judic

kathleen parker and former democratic governor, eliot spitzer. or the right idea to get people off soda if they are on food stamps? >> you know, i'm of the school that you can do more with education and volunteerism than you can with government imposition of rules. i've just recently moved to new york and i was told by the fella that installed by cable, he had to go to new jersey to get ap recent donut. >> wait a minute. new york city has the best donuts in the world. i'm not going to put up with that. >> we understand what it is. food stamps make sense to me. they shouldn't be used for alcohol and cigarettes but at some point you have to stop directing everybody's decision. >> here's the thing. when the state stepped in and said we're not going to let kids buy cigarettes and then started saying women who are pregnant should not be smoking cigarettes, the magnitude of the problem of childhood obesity, that michael bloomberg and taxpayer money, we're saying use it for good nutritional food. i understand what mike bloomberg is saying and i think he

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and at that moment, eliot spitzer and kathleen parker were on television.f course, comes up at the top top of the hour. >> so you guys are on tv live, the final miner brought up to the surface, the miracle unfolds in front of you. what was it like? >> yeah, it was thrilling to be part of that. and we tried not to personalize it too much. but it was good fortune for us to be able to do that during our -- the hour of our show. to be witness to that and participate. >> and you know what, john, i think even though we haven't been in this business of being brought casters for terribly wrong, i think everybody knows what we talk about is negative, and the stories aren't really happy. this is one of those moments, i think people will remember. and you know, whether it's a poll owe 13 or landing on the man, this is a good news moment and great to be part of it. >> great point. breaking news is often tragic news or disappointing news. it was nice to watch the world come together and something positive. you mention you're relatively new at this. i want to warn you, s

i'm kathleen parker. >> i'm eliot spitzer. welcome to the program. kathleen, amazing show. does google know where we are, where we've been and thinking? a scary thought but that's what the ceo of google said. we'll talk to him later in the show. but first, my guess, the first latino president of the united states, the reverend sam rodriguez, when you listen to him, see why i make the bold claim and before that, juan williams, the scandal striking at the heart of npr's credibility. why did they fire him? i have no idea. it was a mistake, just feeds the flames of the right. >> you have given money to npr, haven't you? >> i have. >> i love to make fun of the way they talk but -- >> come on. they make fun of the way we tack. >> i'm sure they do. it was outrageous, completely out of proportion to what -- whatever his offense was which was saying what he thinks and he is another victim of the thought police. >> too careful too often in limiting what people say and i hate to say it. it raises for me the easy issue is should he have been fired? of course not. the tougher issue rais

. >> among those in the debate, kathleen parker, eliot spitzer. their new program is at the top of the hour. good idea? >> i thought, that's chilling. it's kind of growing on me though. it's sort of like gidget goes to mordor. >> i liked it from the first moment because the whole point is she is mocking the media and everybody else out there saying how ridiculous are they saying that about me? then she says the most important line, i'm going to go to washington and do what you want to do to washington. basically she's saying, i'm real people. >> he doesn't mean a word of that. i mean, eliot's been defending o'donnell and palin -- >> democrats can't wait till they're the candidate -- >> he's having a cable conversion. that's what we call it here. among those weighing in on the ad is a man that many people often call the voice or at least a push on the republican right. now ad critic rush limbaugh. listen. >> you want to know what i think about it? everybody knows she's not a witch. i mean, come out and say that i'm not a witch -- i mean, how many v

. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good evening, i'm kathleen parker. >> i'm eliot spitzer. welcome to "parker spitzer." kathleen, second show, last night was great. don't you think? >> for those who may have missed it we should reintroduce ourselves. you're a liberal new york city democrat and i'm sort of -- >> character, but i'll live with it for now. >> i'm a regular american -- >> prague mattive conservative. >> pragmatic conservative from the south. we're going to have different ideas about things. >> sometimes. a lot of times we don't. >> anyway, what we want to do on this how is talk about the most important ideas, events, people of the day. tonight we have -- >> tonight we have some of the most interesting people. who are we starting with? >> dick armey, the former majority leader and also sort of figurehead of the tea party. >> we have a loto thank him for. >> manifesto. >>> a brilliant historian, doris kearns goodwin. she got a pulitzer prize. a brilliant woman. fun to listen to. great record, but she roots for the boston red sox. i'll forgive her. >> some people ma

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. >>> so two nights ago they launched the chat show, "parker spitzer" and kathleen parker.he delight of both hosts and called sarah palin an idiot. watch spitzer ea response. >> sarah palin is an idiot. come on. this is a remarkably -- this is a remarkably stunningly, jaw droppingly incompetent and mean woman. >> hilarious. how odd is it a man who paid thousands to den gnaw grate women took pleasure in other den gnaw grating others. not to be outdone the next day , the perverse oliver stone waddled on to the same show and called palin a more ron comparing -- a moron and comparing them to the kkk, and not in a good way. >> she is a moron in my opinion, and she doesn't say anything. she is very colorful. but you give her more and more power. she is an andy griffith character. >> let's not make a movie of her right now. >> as we look back, it is a very unusual phenomenon she entered the political stage. >> american history is all over the place. you find candidates coming in, ignorant people who run for office and they win. the ku klux klan was marching 100,000 on the streets

year and a half and then forget them. >> can somebody come to you and say we need information on kathleen parker that. >> does that happen very often? >> very rarely. if it's not for mali delivered, we'll fight it. >> check out "parker spitzer" every night 8:00 p.m. eastern. >>> what would we do without viral videos? wooel wee [ female announcer ] you use the healing power of touch every day. ♪ now the healing power of touch just got more powerful. introducing precise from the makers of tylenol. precise pain relieving heat patch activates sensory receptors. it helps block pain signals for deep penetrating relief you can feel precisely where you need it most. precise. only from the makers of tylenol. [ male announcer ] ever have morning pain slow you down? introducing bayer am, an extra strength pain reliever with alertness aid to fight fatigue. so get up and get goin'! with new bayer am. the morning pain reliever. ♪ never thought that this would be the way you'd come back home ♪ >> zp well, every day at this time, we honor the men and women in uniform who have given their lives for all of us whi

kathleen parker and eliot spitzer of our new prime time show, "parker spitzer," talked with economistre a big fan of deficit spending. you say to get something we have to spend more. but for the average american at home who may already be in debt, the idea of spending when you don't have money doesn't make a whole lot of accepts. can you explain why that's a good economic model? >> yeah, it's not at all times, right? when the economy has recovered, once we're back at a point where we have a self-sustaining expansion, when businesses are spending because they're using their capacity, then you actually want to try and pay down the debt. certainly stop borrowing so much. but right now, nobody wants to spend. businesses don't want to spend, consumers don't want to spend, and the economy is deeply depressed. and the only player out there who can get this economy moving is the government. so now is the time for the government to go ahead and borrow, spend, get this economy moving, and then be responsible and pull back, but only after we have got this thing going. >> for more opinions, ideas

i'm kathleen parker. >> and i'm eliot spitzer. welcome to the program. this weekend, i saw a movie, it made me angry. movies inside job, a documentary by charles ferguson tells the story of a financial cataclysm of the last couple of years. how everybody in washington went in on this, and you, the middle class, paid the price. if you lost a house, lost a job, paid your taxes, it went to the folks on wall street who came out with tens of millions of dollars and we came out with nothing. kathleen, we should be angry. >> well, i am angry. i went to see that movie, too. and i loved it not only because you were in it as one of the good guys, i might add. but it helped me understand how we got here. what i really loved about this movie is it helped me understand the complex series of events. but what really struck me -- you just can't blame only republicans or just democrats. you can't pin it on president bush or president clinton. it really didn't matter who controlled congress. it's just a story of runaway greed of a relatively small number of people who nea

kathleen parker, eliot spitzer are here tomorrow. jenny mccarthy on friday. but the larry summers vacancy is key and to see if the president is pointing in any direction or if there's a change-up if the way he's going it will be in that larry summers job. >> what will be the signal be? and mark preston is cnn's political editor. look at the polls. when you ask which party is more responsible for the economic problems, 41% say congressional republicans as opposed to 35% blaming congressional democrats. at the same time ask which party is more likely to improve the economy and 47% favor the republicans versus 41% choosing democrats. heading into the midterm it looks like they are counting on republicans to fix it. >> these are voters who are looking back at the past eight years of the bush presidency and they realize that's when the economic slide really began to show and that's when they began to feel it. republicans have all done better on economic issues and tax cuts and democrats are considered the party of tax and spend and let's face it. right now democra

i'm kathleen parker. >> and i'm eliot spitzer. i have an issue burning a hole in my stomach. i have to talk about this economic crisis is worse than anything is telling you. they came out with new unemployment number. you moe what it is? it's 12.9%. 12.9, about 20 million people who are out of jobs. here's what's going on. the bureau of labor statistics, the government agency that puts these numbers together, it's not so much that they're lying to us. they just don't include 5.9 million people that they say are marginally attached, people who are too discouraged to keep looking or they haven't looked in the past four weeks, because they know there's no jobs for them. good news out there, a tiny bit, you know what? 34,000 additional jobs last months, you know where? drinking establishments. it's clear what's going on, we're drinking away our sorrows, but folks, this is not happy hour. kathleen? >> elliott, i want to do my part after this announcement of gloom and doom to help the economy. >> this is not a happy story. >> i'm going to a drinking establishment right after work.

i'm kathleen parker. >> i'll eliot spitzer. welcome to "parker spitzer." tonight, we discuss the single most important issue framing these midterm elections, what role should government play in getting us out of this recession and let's face it, there are two fundamentally different view of that, one of the tea party republican view, which says government should do less, and the democratic view, which says government has got to do more. >> and a new movie opens tonight. it is called "i want your money" and it is a conservative argument for dramatic cuts in spending. the founding released two weeks before the midterm election. anyway you look at it, it is a political statement. let's take a quick look at a clip from the film. >> so, what you doing here? >> i'm redistributing the wealth. i learned in school spreading the wall street is good for everyone. >> well, i learned from real life that it is not. what about the guy you're taking money from? >> okay, so it's good for 75% of the people. isn't taking money from one person to make three others happy a goo

. >>> good evening, i'm kathleen parker. >> and i'm eliot spitzer. i finally figured out just who you are, rational conservative from the south. >> and you're a new york liberal with a funny accent. >> your talking accents just proves everything in life is where you stand and where your perspectives are. we're not only going to have tough conversations but try to come up with some answers. >> we'll bring on some -- we'll both get in a fight with that guy that wrote that controversial book, "the roots of obama's rage." >> that was quite a book, i got to tell you. and we're going to figure out why you misspell clinton, right? >> all right, so i miss bill clinton. >> we get to the office with something big on our minds that we want to talk to the public about. right now in politics, it's game time. time to cut to the chase. a couple of simple facts are driving our politics right now. one unemployment is stuck at 9.6%, heading the right way. two ecoinequality worst than it's been in decades. a lot of them were in the middle class until recently. and the

i'm kathleen parker. >> i'm eliot spitzer. welcome to the program. tonight we begin with aex collusively. cnn's jim acosta with the first interview with christine o don't knell running for the senate seat in delaware. the first interview in quite sometime. >> o'donnell famously known for having dabbled in witchcraft as a much younger woman and jim acosta asked her about that, sarah palin, obama care, you name it. let's take a look. >> your latest ad says i'm you. >> right. >> it's as if you're trying to reintroduce yourself to voters. >> yes, yes. >> why is that? is that what you're trying to do? >> absolutely. my goal has been since the primary to meet as many voters as possible so they get to know me, i get to know them. i have to hear what's on their minds to know how i can help in washington, d.c. my goal, my candidacy is about putting the political process back into the hands of the people. i'm not a career politician. i'm not someone who's been groomed for office. i'm not someone who's been hand picked by her party elite, by the party bosses. o

let's check in with kathleen parker and eliot spitzer.ir new program "parker spitzer" ahead at the top of the hour. i'm not sure what to make of this guy, carl paladino. in some ways he keeps -- you might say he's the gift that keeps on giving in terms of controversy. he tried to explain himself this morning. listen to this on the "today" show. i'm not sure if it makes it better or worse. >> should not be exposed to that at a young age. they don't understand. it's a very difficult thing. and exposing them to homosexuality, especially at a gay pride parade, and i don't know if you've ever been to one, but they wear these little speedos and they grind against each other and it's a terrible thing. >> i would assume the big issues in new york state are jobs and government spending. what is this guy doing? >> john, i just got to say, i'm mystified because i think he's put himself now more in the crank category. every day, every couple days he's coming out with another comment that's offbeat and not talking about the things the public might wan

. >> and kim kathleen parker. joins by cnn's chief political correspondent candy crowley. >> the department will continue on cnn.com and air in its entirety on cnn tonight at 11:00 p.m. eastern time. now, breaking news from the mine rescue in chile. we've catched this drama. close to the end of 69-day odd si. the 32nd miner about to reach safety moments away from the surface, 29-year-old air yalg a aerial, daughter named spanish for hope. right to gary tuchman in copiapo, chile. tell us what's going on right now. >> reporter: eliot, there's great joy in the desert in northern chile and throughout the universe because this valiant effort to save the lives of 33 miners appears to have succeeded. 31 of the miners are back on earth, back on terra firma with their families. one miner's being brought up now. there's this wheel behind me, when the wheel turns that means the capsule's on its way up. within seven minutes we expect miner number 32 to be up here. and then shortly after that, the final miner 33 inaudible. he'

we'll also talk to eliot spitzer and kathleen parker out.emo from two prominent democrats saying the president's got it all wrong. we'll ask them what they think. and christine o'donnell, as we speak, is at an event in delaware. she's the tea party republican senate candidate. she's caused a lot of controversy, including because of clips released by bill maher. she's taking questions, bill maher will be here a bit later to grade the answers. . but we've parted ways with our old airline credit card that promised flights for 25,000 miles. it was always... [ laughing ] that seat's not happening without a big miles upcharge. a miles upcharge wasn't part of the deal. was i supposed to go without my wife? [ elevator bell dings ] [ grunting ] haha, that was awkward. so we upgraded to the venture card from capital one. we've had it with the games. [ male announcer ] don't pay miles upcharges. don't play games. get the flight you want with the venture card at capitalone.com. what's in your wallet? it's work through the grime and the muck, month. tow

. >> good evening, i'm kathleen parker. >> and i'm eliot spitzer. welcome to the program. we begin tonight with our opening arguments. today, some alarming bad news. home foreclosures, the highest in history. nothing good there for homeowners anywhere in our economy. unemployment claims, still going up. trade deficit with china, the highest in history. and here's the good news. if you work on wall street, listen carefully, guys, $144 billion in wall street pay, the highest ever funded by, you know, it, tax dollars and bailout checks. these guys don't even have the scene see to say thank you. they destroy our economy, cash the checks, leave the rest of us in the lurch. mr. president, that's the record. and in two-and-a-half weeks these midterm elections are referendum on your record. you know what, you gave the banks money, and you got nothing back. no relief for homeowners, no control on pay, no consumer debt relief. nothing anywhere that was good for real people. you have got to learn to stand up to them. we'll vote for somebody who stands up and fights, even if they're n

i'm kathleen parker. >> and i'm eliot spitzer. thanks for joining us for our first show. this is a show about ideas. the ideas that drive american politics. >> perfect. succinct and to the point, eliot. you know how i am. i hate labltz. conservative, liberal. no. we're going to do something different with this show. we come to the table with different perspectives. we're from different worlds clearly. i'm from the south. you're from the north. >> right. so far so true. >> i'm a journalist and you're a politician. >> yeah. but i'm recovering. this is step one. i promise. really, i'm going to move beyond that. >> let me just say we're praying for you. >> that's big of you. i know what that means. i have in-laws from the south. when they say that i'm in deep trouble. >> bless your heart. >> yeah, a stake in my back when i hear those words. but the important thing, kathleen, we get to the office every day with something we care about, we want to talk about. right now i'm going to tell you folks, my opening argument tonight, very straightforward. mr. president, i'm a fan, big

here's what kathleen parker says about it. >> i have been convinced by people in law enforcement andl system that we can really allocate our resources in much better ways than arresting people for simple possession of marijuana. in 2008, for example, in california, there were 60,000 arrests just for simple possession of marijuana, and it seems to me a very huge waste of man power, resources, et cetera, et cetera. there's so many arguments you can make in favor of legalizing it that i really can't come down on the other side. >> provocative issues and lively debate you don't want to miss. "parker spitzer" week nights at 8:00 p.m. eastern on cnn. >>> >> a public health scientist behind a tennessee bill to legalize marijuana pays a heavy personal price for the cause. >> the one thing i'm thankful for in all of this nightmare is that i've been free to speak up both for the plant and for the people the plant helps. >>> coming up in the noon hour, how this 61-year-old ended up in the middle of the debate over legalization. ouncer ] ever have morning pain slow you down? introducing bayer am

. >>> cnn co-host eliot spitzer and kathleen parker are jumping in in the political foray over o'donnell'sersial bid for the delaware senate seat. noting that she's just in time for hollywood, the two traded barbs last night over the dramatic new ad that debunks rumors that she's a witch and tells, quoters, vote, i'm you. >> here's the line that matters. the line that matters is when she says, i will go to washington and do what you would do. she's saying to real people you know what you would do. you can send people with credentials, they have policy points, we're going to take the place apart. now, here's where i completely part company with her. i think the tea party, that piece of the republican party is vapid, has no ideas. remember herbert hoover? we don't remember him, presidents during the depression, that's where they're taking us, they're going to destroy the country, but that's an appealing ad. >> now how i have politely been listening. she's saying she's going to go to washington and represents the angry people sick of the elites, what are we going to do now? start burning elit

. >>> kathleen parker and elliott spitzer of "parker spitzer" are talking about the shocking new documentaryic recession. >> what i loved about this movie is it helped me understand the complex series of events but what struck me is you can't blame only republicans or just democrats either. you can't pin it on president bush or clinton. it didn't matter who controlled congress. it is a story of run-away greed of a small number of people mao nearly destroyed our financial system. >> i would say it was president bush and president clinton, the folks around him, the fed, the sec, everybody bought into this notion that wall street could make everybody rich, but you know what they did, they made themselves rich. we are poor. this was one big ponzi scheme because we had to bail them out, and they kept all of the money and gave nothing back to us. that is what is outrageous. >> that was all about the documentary "inside job." tonight, the director of "waiting on supman" will be on "parker spitzer." >>> 21 days until voters, you, decide control of congress. time for your cnn proehl update. mork pres

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cnn's kathleen parker and eliot spitzer talked about it last night. >> what i really loved about thestand the complex series of events but what struck me was and you just can't blame only republicans, you can't blame just democrats either. you can't put it on president bush or president clinton and didn't matter would controlled congress. it's really just a story of runaway greed, of a relatively small number of people who nearly destroyed our financial system. >> the only thing i'd say it's all of the above, it was president bush and president clinton and the folks around him, the fed, the s.e.c., congress sitting there, everybody bought into this notion that wall street could just make everybody rich but you know what they did, they made themselves rich and we are poor. this is one big ponzi scheme because we had to bail them out and they kept all the money and they gave nothing back to us. that's what is outrageous and has people really angry. >> don't meet "parker spitzer" tonight at 8:00 p.m. >>> quiz time for you. what do guitar hero, the kindle and airbags all have in common?

and kathleen parker posed it last night in parker spitzer. >> this whole idea of bringing the taliban the best exit strategy for us? >> i don't think we should think of it that way. most civil wars end through negotiations. it's very rare to have the north triumphing over the south quite as it did in the american civil war. the timing of this seems to me to be such that we are negotiating from complete weakness. we have noe not shown any military success. we have announced a departure date and the taliban knows that politically, domestically, the american public has lost all confidence in this war. so we are not negotiating in a position where we can bring anything to the table to demand that they give on the significant issues. >> i'm not sure that we're as weak as that. it would be better if we had somehow broken the talibantalib momentum. it's proving difficult to do because afghanistan is a vast, mountainous country. the troops are spread thin. but we are -- i think we have some real threats, which is we can stay there for a long time. we can't stay there in these numbers, but we

. >> meanwhile, kathleen parker had her own message for sarah palin telling the gop lightning rod it's time to decide whether or not she's going to run for president in 2012. >> it may be that palin is waiting for a thunder bolt or a voice from beyond to instruct her next move. in the meantime, she's teaming with rnc chairman michael steele to raise money. come on, sarah, drop the tease and just tell the american people you're not running. as consolation, maybe you and michael steele can turn your road show into a money-making gig for real -- a tv show, perhaps. you could call it, "steele magnolia." then to be caught on tape in some gotcha political moment. observers are stunned at the lengths to which some of these candidates are going, like refusing to release public schedules to local reporters or running away from the cameras and shouted questions. some wonder if going forward candidates in state races will be tightly guarded as presidential candidates. then again, you can't really blame the politicians completely when you take into account the rise of what's called the tracker cul

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parker spitzer airs at 8:00 p.m. eastern. right now before this show. take a look at what kathleen eliot discussed today and then jon stewart and i -- >> and they had a danish. >> larry: we'll be right back. >> i think midterm turnout is so hard to call. >> yeah. >> that i think it's -- let me put it to you this way. i think both chambers are in play. and i think it's entirely possible that you're going to have a republican house and a republican senate. >> if you were a betting man. professional effects whitestrips. it's professional level whitening. start seeing results in 3 days. crest 3d white professional effects whitestrips. s who need assistance getting around their homes. there is a medicare benefit that may qualify you for a new power chair or scooter at little or no cost to you. imagine... one scooter or power chair that could improve your mobility and your life. one medicare benefit that, with private insurance, may entitle you to pay little to nothing to own it. one company that can make it all happen ... your power chair will be paid in full. the scooter store. hi i'm

parker spitzer" airs at 8:00 p.m. eastern. right now before this show. take a look at what kathleenliot discussed today and then jon stewart and i -- >> and they had a danish. >> larry: we'll be right back. >> -- i think midterm turnout is so hard to call -- >> yeah. >> -- that i think it's -- let me put it to you this way. i think both chambers are in play. and i think it's entirely possible -- >> if you were a betting man -- >> that you're going to have a republican house and a republican senate. [ female announcer ] join yoplait in our commitment to fight breast cancer. for every pink lid you send in, yoplait will donate 10 cents to susan g. komen for the cure. with your help, we've donated $25 million over 12 years. so let's continue to make a difference one lid at a time. >> larry: jon stewart is the host of the night of too many stars. it's an overbooked concert for autism education. it airs tomorrow night on comedy central. here is a sneak peek. >> 3,000. 4,000. >> i see only men so far. are there any women? >> 8,000. 9,000. there's two of you now. it is at $10,000. >> who he

parker spitzer" airs at 8:00 p.m. eastern. right now before this show. take a look at what kathleen discussed today and then jon stewart and i -- >> and they had a danish. >> larry: we'll be right back. >> -- i think midterm turnout is so hard to call -- >> yeah. >> -- that i think it's -- let me put it to you this way. i think both chambers are in play. and i think it's entirely possible -- >> if you were a betting man -- >> that you're going to have a republican house and a republican senate. it's a pretty big deal. ♪ i like your messy hair ♪ i like the clothes you wear ♪ i like the way you sing ♪ and when you dance with me ♪ you always make me smile [ male announcer ] we believe you're at your best when you can relax and be yourself. and at thousands of newly refreshed holiday inn hotels, you always can. holiday inn. stay you. and now stay rewarded with a sweet dilemma. up to five free nights at any of our properties or double points. >> larry: jon stewart is the host of the night of too many stars. it's an overbooked concert for autism education. it airs tomorrow night on comedy

parker spitzer airs at 8:00 p.m. eastern. right now before this show. take a look at what kathleenssed today and then jon stewart and i -- >> and they had a danish. >> larry: we'll be right back. >> i think midterm turnout is so hard to call. >> yeah. >> that i thi it's -- let me put it to you this way. i think both chambers are in play. and i think it's entirely possible that you're going to have a republican house and a republican senate. >> if you were a betting man. [ female announcer ] it's endless shrimp at red lobster. indulge in endless servings of your favorite shrimp. including crunchy new parmesan shrimp in a buttery garlic sauce. it's endless shrimp. just $15.99. now at red lobster. >> larry: jon stewart is the host of the night of too many stars. it's an overbooked concert for autism education. it airs tomorrow night on comedy central. here is a sneak peek. >> 3,000. 4,000. >> i see only men so far. are there any women? >> 8,000. 9,000. there's two of you now. it is at $10,000. >> who here thinks -- this is a great cause tonight. raise your hand. >> 11,000. >> thank yo

"parker spitzer" airs every night at 8:00 eastern on cnn right before this show. here's a little of what kathleenave been talking about this week. watch. >> i think left and the media making a huge mistake and christine o'donnell is the greatest decoy in american politics. while firing artillery at her, sharron angle is beating reid in two polls. nikki haley will be the governor of south carolina. susanna martinez is up now in new mexico by eight. these mama grizzlies, these women candidates who are attractive and tough and smart and able are going to win from coast to coast and christine o'donnell may surprise some people and win, too. >> larry: we'll be back with samantha geimer and her attorney. we'll talk about hollywood's support of polanski next. desperate for nighttime heartburn relief? for many, nexium helps relieve heartburn symptoms caused by acid reflux disease. and for the majority of patients with prescription coverage for nexium, it can cost $30 or less per month. headache, diarrhea, and abdominal pain are possible side effects of nexium. other serious stomach conditions may still e