but i did talk to lloyd benson, al gore, michael dukakis. in fact, i talked to gary hart. he and i served together. we were recently close but not , very close. and he called me back and my secretary said, gary hart is on the line. i was running out to give a speech, so it went back into get on the phone and said hi, gary. , and he started laughing. the laughter just sort of rolled and rolled. not a word had been spoken between us. almost like there is a new brotherhood now. [laughter] that you have been invited to. after this rather raucous laughter that had no basis to it, i said, why are we laughing? he said, it is life. so it is a unique experience. and this is my turn. >> what do you think you will be facing the next few months? mr. tsongas: for me this is really a campaign of a message. so i am a candidate and the usual kind of thing, but that message has to get out there. there is so much emphasis on getting opinion leaders in the united states whether they are , academic, political activists, those people to read the ideas and have a sense of that, a sense of direc

but i did talk to m lloyd benson and al gore and michael dukakis and, in fact, i talked to gary hartnd he and i served together. and we were recently close but not, you know, very close. he called me back, and my secretary said, gary hart is on the line. i was rupping o inrunning out t speech. i went back to the phone, i said, hi, gary, we both started laughing. the laughter rolled and rolled. not a word having been spoken between us. almost like a new brotherhood now that you've been invited to. and after this rather ruckus laughter that had no basis to it, i said to him, why are we laughing? he said, it's life. so it's -- it's a unique yfqjt&% experience that others have been through and this is my turn. >> what do you think you'll be facing the next few months? >> for me it's really a campaign of a message. so i have to -- i mean, i'm a candidate in the usual kind of the message has to get out there. so much emphasis on getting opinion leaders in the united states, whether they're academics, political activists, opinion, those people who read the ideas, to have a sense of that, th

. >> most people only remember one thing about the 1998 vice presidential debate, what senator lloyd bensonid when dan quayle compared his experience to jfk's. >> senator, you're no jack kennedy. >> here's later in debate, al gore walked up to bush. >> al gore tries to come over and be the bully and get in his face. bush doesn't say anything. just looks at him, smiles, gives him the head wink, and goes on. >> i believe i can. >> that was it. it just -- you know, it just absolutely devastated gore. >> you watch him go. >> yeah. we all revert to our junior high mentality, you know, when our team scored. yeah, you know! >> most people don't know is that bush had been prepared. >> jud gregg, who had played the role of al gore in the debate prep, had seen him pull this trick. he said to bush, be prepared, he's going to come and get in your face. we all dismissed at the time, but sure enough it happened. >> which raises the question how do candidates prepared? these two debate coaches showed me. they prepped president bush for debate. o'donnell later coached mitt romney and michele bachmann. they

it was reminiscent of this famous moment in the vice presidential debate between dan quail and lloyd benson. >> i have as much experience in the congress as jack kennedy did when he sought the presidency. >> senator, i served with jack kennedy. i knew jack kennedy. jack kennedy was a friend of mine. senator, you are no jack kennedy. >> why would senator who everybody tells me went to princeton and harvard and is very smart be such a dingbat about history inthat is the right word for it? >> i am a reporter and my sense is with cruz there is a confidence that has propelled his candidacy but rubs a lot of people in congress and the republican party the wrong way. they see swagger and flare for the dramatic that has made his own party his foil and his target and they don't like it. >> doesn't anybody who works with him know what jack kennedy said and what bobby kennedy said and when he does his imitation of one he gets the guy wrong? he is swinging for the fences with i don't know a roll of toilet paper. thank you katy tur and hallie jackson and robert costa. warning signs. hillary clinton and

. >> most people only remember one thing about the 1998 vice presidential debate, what senator lloyd bensonerience to jfk's. >> senator, you're no jack kennedy. >> here's later in debate, al gore walked up to bush. >> al gore tries to come over and be the bully and get in his face. bush doesn't say anything. just looks at him, smiles, gives him the head wink, and goes on. >> i believe i can. >> that was it. it just -- you know, it just absolutely devastated gore. >> you watch him go. >> yeah. we all revert to our junior high mentality, you know, when our team scored. yeah, you know! >> most people don't know is that bush had been prepared. >> jud gregg, who had played the role of al gore in the debate prep, had seen him pull this trick. he said to bush, be prepared, he's going to come and get in your face. we all dismissed at the time, but sure enough it happened. >> which raises the question how do candidates prepared? these two debate coaches showed me. they prepped president bush for debate. o'donnell later coached mitt romney and michele bachmann. they spent hours trying to replicate de

but i did talk to m lloyd benson and al gore and michael dukakis and, in fact, i talked to gary harthe and i served together. and we were recently close but not, you know, very close. he called me back, and my secretary said, gary hart is on the line. i was rupping o inrunning out t speech. i went back to the phone, i said, hi, gary, we both started laughing. the laughter rolled and rolled. not a word having been spoken between us. almost like a new brotherhood now that you've been invited to. and after this rather ruckus laughter that had no basis to it, i said to him, why are we laughing? he said, it's life. so it's -- it's a unique yfqjt&% experience that others have been through and this is my turn. >> what do you think you'll be facing the next few months? >> for me it's really a campaign of a message. so i have to -- i mean, i'm a candidate in the usual kind of the message has to get out there. so much emphasis on getting opinion leaders in the united states, whether they're academics, political activists, opinion, those people who read the ideas, to have a sense of that, the s

what pop did was he -- don't play a lloyd benson on me saying i knew thomas edison. >> i know bob stovall being b. to turn 90 years old. who has to win to keep the bull market going? >> we have to have somebody from the nfc, national football conference or a team like pittsburgh from the old nfl to win the super bowl and that would be positive for the stock market. like the january barometer, if you will, it's a good indicator of what's to happen in the year ahead. >> albeit illogical. >> if it's up, but if it's down it's more like a measure of uncertainty, but, yes, with the january barometer there's more causation with that correlation with the super bowl theory there is none. >> i'm relieved to see the panthers, they're having a pretty good season. >> i'm still voting for peyton manning since my giants are not in there. that would have been a bullish indicator for the stock market. >> if denver wins it would be an indication for concern for the year ahead. >> you better change your mind, bill, quickly. for the sake of all of our viewers there. >> the best to you and to pops there. >> t