>> the manchester union leader endorsing newt gingrich?'s right there. >> they could go to his -- >> go to a barbecue. >> they could have a barbecue with him. >> they have access. >> bought a holiday home in new hampshire. >> huge house in new hampshire. but you'd have to spend time the publisher of the union leader and to be fairly familiar with the history of the union leader to realize how predictable this was and it's not the endorsement that is the most popular and critical thing for newt gingrich, it's the daily drumming that mitt romney will receive now for six weeks on the front page of the "union leader" as a result of the gingrich. >> not only on the front page of the paper which is influential, but every time one of those editorials run, there will be tweets about it and blog posts about it, we'll talk about it. colorful language. they did it to romney last time, when they picked mccain. it's because they don't like mitt romney. >> you believe it could be different this time? doesn't have a great track record of choosing -- but

what is killing him is not the manchester "union leader." it is that he is in over his head and is winging it and everybody can see a plane estate he said the other day in new hampshire, dismissing the importance of knowing anything about otherr countries, that t what the country needs is "a leader, not a reader." that is a hell of a slon to run for the presidency on. >> romney is going to win because he is the only one was nonot t a comic figure at all of this. it is kind of exaordinary that in the race for the nomination for e gop, there's only one guy who is not sort of a laughing stock by finition. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ multiple sounds making melodic tune ] ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] at northrop grman, every innovation every solution comes together for a single purpose -- to make the world a safer place. that's the value of performance. northrop grumman. o0 c1 >> we have gotten a little bit lazy over the last couple of decades. >> that is what our president thinks is wrong with america? that is pathetic. >> ok, at mitt romney has picked up on this too,

what is killing him is not the manchester "union leader." it is that he is in it over his head and is winging it and everybody can see it plain as day. he said yesterday in new hampshire in dismissing the importance of knowing anything about other countries that what the country needs is "a leader, not our reader." that is a hell of a slogan to run for the presidency on. >> romney is going to win because he is the only one who is not a comic figure in all of this. this is kind of extraordinary, that in the race for that nomination for the gop, there is only one guy who is not a laughing stock by definition. >> we have gotten lazy over the last couple of decades. >> can you believe that? that is what the president thinks is wrong with america? that is pathetic. >> mitt romney it has picked up on this, too, saying he does not think the president understands america. what the president said was, but what we have gotten a little bit lazy will last couple of decades. we not out there hungry, selling america, trying to bring business into america.

steve centanni has more on the hefty supporttbehind gingrich. 3 3 the manchester union-llader - ...ays an influential ffrce in local and national politics ... has thrown it's support behind newt gingrrch ... in a boost for thh newly resurgent former house speaker and a snub of the lonn-time front runner mitt rrmney. today's front page editorial &psaid about gingrich:(f/s new endorsement)"we don't haae to agree with them on evvry issue. we would rather back pomeone with whom we may sometimes disagree thannone who tells us whht he thinks we want to hear""oseph w. mcquaid new hammshire union leader cam) another g-o-p candidate ... john untsman giigricc endorsement onnfox news sunday. huntsman says: pa month ago for newt gingrich to have bben in the runnnng to capturr thh manchester union leader woull've been unthinkable, so i think it reflects more than anything else the fluidity, the unpredictability of the race right now."(f/s--real clear politics poll- new hampshire republican presidential primary)mitt romney 36.8%newt gingrich 18.5%11/15-11/21 gingrich s still &pbehind mitt romney

he now seems to feel that it of yours at these papers are toxic, so this week he stiffed the manchester "union leader." 4 republican primary candidate to stiff the "union leader" is like a candidate for the college of cardinals to stiff teh pope. >> the manchester "union leader" to completely break you still, i believe. i think is still in an election year in can break a candidate. >> it is an enormously influential paper, especially in a republican primary. imprimatur or opposition can be dispositive. >> what is killing them is not the "union leader," it is that he is in over his head and winning it and everybody can see it plain as day -- winging it and everybody can see it plain as day. he said yesterday in new hampshire, in dismissing the importance of knowing anything about other countries, he said "what the country needs is a leader, not a reader." that is a hell of a slogan to run for the presidency on. >> romney is going to win because he is the only one was not a comic figure. this is kind of extraordinary. in the race for the nomination for the gop, there is only one guy was not a la

joseph mcquaid is publisher of the manchester union leader. give us a sense of what the voters in new hampshire are feeling about the candidates. guest: the polls show romney maintains a lead, which is understandable in do hampshire. he has a place in new hampshire and he was the governor of massachusetts not so long ago there is also a tremendous amount of indecision. we thought part of that is what has been the national media focus on the republican campaign, which has been to magnify every little mistake every one of them makes and not concentrate on the broader issues. the last poll from the university of new hampshire and the local abc affiliate shows 16% of the voters were committed to their candidate. 17 weeks left before the primary. -- seven weeks left before the primary. host: explain the process you undertake in the coming up with the endorsement. you said newt gingrich was among the most visible to you if not the most visible. how did you get to the point you got to this morning? guest: i have two grandson's. onut two candidates' n

reporter: manchester union leader an influential force in local and national politics has thrown its support behind newt gingrich in a boost for the newly resurgent former house speaker and of a snub of the long time frontrunner mitt romney. here's part of what the front page editorial said about gingrich and the field of gop candidates. we don't have to agree with them on every issue. we would rather back someone who we may sometimes disagree than one who tells us what he thinks we want to hear. jon huntsman had this to say about the endorsement on fox news sunday. >> a month ago for newt gingrich to have been in the running to capture the manchester union leader endorsement would have been unthinkable. so i think it reflects more than anything else the fluidity, the unpredictability of the race right now. reporter: gingrich is still behind mitt romney in new hampshire where the first presidential primary takes place november 10th. the gingrich campaign says the timing of the endorsement is good since most voters don't really start paying attention to presidential politics till arou

race. >> a month ago, for newt gingrich, to have been in the running to capture the manchester union leader endorsement would have been unthinkable so i think it reflects more than anything else the fluidity, the unpredictability of the race right now. >> immigration is shaping up to be in this race and newt gingrich is proposing to let some undocumented stay in the u.s. and the candidate rick perry was criticized for allowing the the tuition illegally. this coming tuesday in new hampshire, perry will appear alongside joe arpaio, a staunch opponent of illegal immigration, and all amid arpaio will endorse the texas governor at a time when his support generally slipping, harris. >> steve centanni, thank you very much. >> harris: let's turn now to pakistan where outrage is growing after that deadly air strike blamed on n.a.t.o. forces. demonstrators now gathering outside the u.s. consulate in karachi today shouting anti-american slogans and burning an effigy of president obama and holding a banner to otest what they say was an unprovoked air strike in pakistan. 24 soldiers killed in tha

in new hampshire, the manchester "union leader" has not been looking out for the little guy, the populist candidates to endorse. this year, the same paper says mitt romney seems too 1%ey. they're going with newt gingrich. memo, everyone gets that mitt romney seems too 1%ey for the political climate in america right now arguably, but if you actually looked into newt gingrich, i mean, on paper, on paper it can seem daunting to look into newt gingrich. when you start looking into his financial empire, it can seem sort of complicated, but it's not. it's basically just this. 1425 kay street northwest in washington, d.c. 1425 kay street northwest is the home of gingrich communications. 1425 kay street northwest the home of gingrich groups, appears to be known now as the center for health transformation, a for-profit gingrich-related health care thing. 1425 kay street northwest the home of gingrich productions. 1425 kay street northwest also the home of gingrich holdings. 1425 kay street northwest also very recently the home of american solutions for winning the future which you will remember fo

thank you. >>> coming up, newt gingrich won the endorsement from the manchester union leader.would the white house be happy if newt won the republican nomination? >>> and later, that devastating new dnc video against mitt romney. >> mitt romney invented obamacare before he was against it, you remember? >> well, that's what we did in massachusetts and that is, we put together an exchange and the president's copying that idea. i'm glad to hear that. obamacare is bad news. and if i'm president of the united states, i will repeal it. >> well, can the democrats make that flip-flop charge hurt hard enough? you're watching "hardball," only on msnbc. >>> barney frank, the congressman from massachusetts, has announced we won't run for reelection in 2012. the 16-term congressman from massachusetts has been in office since 1981 and has been a major player in housing and banking policy. he's also been a lightning rod for republicans who oppose his consistently liberal positions and fear his wit. at a news conference today, congressman frank said he originally intended to run for one more

"the manchester-union leader" divorcing newt gingrich.will be here live at 8:30 to explain the endorsement and take your calls. that is a big political story this morning. we will spend the next 40 minutes talking about a newspaper headline that is all over the world now. as to do with the apparent nato strike that has killed at least two dozen pakistani troops, possibly more. "the new york times"has this had lied. headline. here are the phone lines -- in this story -- a nato spokesman as saying that allied air strikes possibly cause the casualties but an investigation had been ordered to determine the cause. in h"the hill" paper -- there is a lot more in the papers here in washington and around the world that we will bring you in these 40 minutes but we want to get your reaction to what you have heard. lakeland, fla., a democrat, good morning. caller: hello and thanks for cspan. looking at what you just read, to me, there needs to be more cooperation between the pakistan government and nato. you probably wouldn't have these issues if you

joseph mcquaid is the publisher of the "manchester union leader." what a poll saying -- what are the polls saying? guest: the polls show that romney maintain the lead, which is understandable in new hampshire. he has a place in new hampshire. he was the governor of massachusetts not that long ago. the polls also show a tremendous amount of in decision on the part of the voters. we said in the editorial that we thought part of that was what has been the national media focus today on the republican campaign, which has been to really magnify every little mistake anyone of them makes and not concentrate on the broader issues. i think the last poll from the university of new hampshire and the local abc affiliate showed 16% of the voters were committed to their candidate. we have seven weeks left before the primary. host: the primary on january 10, as we know. before we get the calls, joseph and quaid -- joseph mcquaid, you said it was a clear choice to go with newt gingrich. explain the process that you undertake to come up with the endorsement. you have

. >> a month ago for newt gingrich to have been in the running to capture the "manchester union" endorsementunthinkable. it reflects the fluidity and the unpredictability of the race. >> mitt versus mitt. >> i will preserve and protect a woman's right to choose. the next step is see if it will be overturned. >> the democratic national committee only has eyes for mitt romney. >> there is a four-minute internet stop that has romney's shift and uses the snippets to ridicule him. >> you are only allow a certain number of slips before they begin to doubt your character. >> romney spokeswoman shot back instead of focusing on the economy and creating jobs, president obama and democrats are focused on tearing down mitt romney. earlier this month, the former massachusetts governor suggested that the attackers are distorting his record. >> you will find i have been as consistent as human beings can be as i look at issues and apply principles to government. >> now back to the breaking news about herman cain, who until now in clinical terms at least had weathered fairly well the first round of sexual mi

. >> a month ago for newt ingrip to have been in the running to capture the manchester union leader endorsementis unthinkable. i think it reflects the fluid dity of the race. >> reporter: he separates sim self from the pack. the newspaper says gingrich has done it. the editorial says of the candidates we don't have to agree on every issue. we would rather back someone that we sometimes disagree than someone that tells us what we think we want to hear. >> you got the feeling going around the state that there was a very significant consolidation towards my campaign. >> reporter: in new hampshire, home to the first primary january 10th mitt romney has a huge lead. the gingrich campaign says the timing is good since most voters don't pay attention to presidential politics until around christmas. >>> the cost of partridges and pear trees is up this year in case you were wondering. more on that coming up after the break. break. 3q you disgust me. prove it. enough's enough. d-con baits are specially formulated to kill in one feeding, guaranteed. d-con. get out. >>> a live look at the big board in new

so i guess my question is he does it and then he has thanksgiving and then the "manchester union leader here. >> dana: everything is going his way. >> greg: what is pushing newt gingrich there is a desire to see him debate, not necessarily win. when he made the joke that obama can bring teleprompter he will need an imax teleprompter. newt gingrich is going to school him. it will be so bad he will deliver enough sympathy to win the election. >> bob: somebody elig said nice things about newt. do we have bill clinton up here? >> he is articulate and tries to think of a conservative version of an idea that will solve a legitimate problem. for example, last night, i watched the national security debate last night. newt said two things that would make an independent voter say i've got to consider that. >> bob: that is the key. newt made independent voter statements. we would prefer to run against gingrich than romney. i think bill in his own way there is a good old boy, he's just fine. from my stand point, newt is terrific. >> eric: i think you're right that the obama administration would rat

. >> and he never showed up for the interview with the manchester union leader. >> how could he. >> heey is the dream candidate of the left. >> why do you say that? >> why? >> i think they believe he would be the easiest person for barack obama to defeat, and should he slip by, he would be more palatable. >> just the opposite. i think newt is the worst candidate. the thing you don't want is high expectations and a long record. >> i'm not middle of both of you here. i think either one of them are so infinitely better than obama. the problem for newt is his record. right track, wrong track, he's in the wrong direction. the economy is still awful. and likely to get worse. >> i think you are right. when he said, when they asked him, does the country, do you feel better off about yourself three years later? and he said absolutely not. and that's an ad waiting to happen. >> exactly. >> when you think about who is going to be the candidate, you've got to think there's about 193 votes or 194 electoral votes that the democrats have and the republicans have. it's the 145 swing states. and who ca

>> let me jump in and let's talk about this incoursement that's coming out on sunday in the manchester uniont endorse mitt romney. this is a highly critical endorsement that will be happening in this campaign. what happens in mitt room knee does not get the endorsement? >> he didn't get it last time. john mccain got it last night. it's not as powerful as it wasn't went. they went for ronald reagan twice against gerald ford in 76 and then in 80. they went for our friend pat buchanan twice. they go to conservative folks. if newt gingrich were to get this endorsement tomorrow -- sunday, that would be a nice boost for his campaign. >> what if it's jon huntsman. >> he's too moderate for them. >> he's spent -- >> it might be rick sanatorium. if it's an anybody but romney endorsement, it's a slap in the face. >> i'm not going to predict the movements of this one newsroom. it is an example of the tremendous buyers resistance to romney. he's so capable. he has so many good qualities. the republican party just can't abide him. >> they can't stomach him. >> if they must, they must. >> 23% do. >> right

gingrich snagged a major prize of this campaign season today, a front-page endorsement from the manchester union leader. en dorsment. the editors acknowledged that gingrich is not a perfect candidate. but that's okay with them. a lot of candidates say they're going to improve washington, newt gingrich has actually done that and in this race, he offers the best shot of doing it again. we would rather back someone with whom we may sometimes disagree than one who tells us what he thinks we want to hear. >>> pakistan today buried at least 20 soldiers killed in nato air strike. the attack is serious a setback in the relations between the u.s. and the pakistan. in response, pakistan has ordered the u.s. to vacate its air base in the south of the country where it launches cia drone attacks. >>> and here in the united states, a glimmer of hope in a gloomy economy, black friday sales were through the roof, up 7% from 2010. retailers pulled in $11.4 billion. a $1 billion jump from last year. >>> the political world is just starting to shake off its turkey hangover and today's union leader endorsement mark

you have the ""manchester union leader"" coming out endorsing newt gingrich who's now first in some of these polls. you have "the family leader" saying they didn't want to consider you because they don't really think you are ready for it. what do you think has gone wrong in the past month or so? >> well, obviously false accusations and confusion about some of my positions has contributed to it. that was to be expected. in terms of the campaign itself, nothing has gone wrong in terms of our strategy of spending time in new hampshire, south carolina and florida. so in terms of the mechanics of the campaign nothing's gone wrong. but as you know, candy, some people are heavily influenced by perception more so than reality. the good news is, most of my supporters, they have stayed on the cain train, as we say. >> let me talk a little bit about perception and maybe what you think you might have done to add to some of this perception. we have the words from the "family leader" today saying there just isn't some clarity in so many things they wanted to know from abortion and family issues, to

. >> and cain subsequently canceled an interview with "the manchester union leader" editorial board whod to videotape it, which makes you think he was afraid of another such moment. but if you want to be a candidate in new hampshire, you don't dis the union leader. >> right, and the newt gingrich flip-flops on policy and mistakes, newt gingrich selling to say, look, bring on the cameras, bring on the scrutiny. i'll talk in front of the cameras as much as you want, and you can ask me about the controversies in my past. it seems like herman cain's trying to run from it, and there's a fear that i think is sort of blood in the water for people who are concerned about him. >> but there's -- there was a long period of time when it seemed that, you know, journalists were puzzled by the fact that cain was remaining at or even in the lead in the polls, at the top of the polls despite the fact that he didn't have answers on a lot of things, and he even poo-poo'd the notion that if there was a question about troops, he would say, "i'd consult my generals." maybe it's catching one him, but think th

. >> for newt gingrich a month ago to capture the manchester union leader endorsement would be been incredible. >> newt gingrich was able to surge to the top of the republican primary presidential polls only after the herman cain bubble burst. sexual harassment allegations started cain's slippage in the polls, followed by repeated demonstrations by a lack of authority on the daikon fronting all of the candidates and then of course there was this. >> okay, libya. president obama supported the uprising, correct? i do not agree with the way he handled it for the following reason -- no, that's a different one. i got to go back. let's see. i got all awe of this stuff twirling around many my head. >> it turns out one of the things twirling in his head today was the certain knowledge that his campaign was going to be crushed today by ginger white. who tonight revealed details of what she says was her over 13-year off and on affair with herman cain. ginger white told a fox news atlanta affiliate that the affair began in the late 1990s in louisville, kentucky, where she saw the then president of the na

a month ago for newt gingrich to have been in the running to capture the manchester union leader endorsement would have been unthinkable. i will think it reflects the fluidity and unpredictability of the race right now. if you are talking about stocks and i like the free market i have to refer you to in trade where we have gone from the back of the pack to number three which i think they do a good job forecasting what the future trends are going to be in this race. we are in a solid position here in new hampshire but you have to have a message which resonates with the voters here. we have a message that resonates and a background that speaks to job creation and the ability to expand the economy and a background that speaks to addressing the deficit as well. >> chris: your record, let's talk big picture. your record as governor of utah was that of a strong conservative but your strategy in this race has been to run and i put this kind inform quotes as a relative moderate. you are the one who was saying that we need to pull not all but most of our troops out of afghanistan sooner than anybody

worst than the libya flub, he canceled an editorial meeting with manchester union leader. up, the debt. $15 trillion and counting. down, way down the super committee. still no deal in sight. will they really blow it? up, pizza. congress declares it a vegetable for school lunches. with this week in politics, i'm jonathan karl. christiane? >> thank you, jon. >>> now, rahm emanuel brought the house down in des moines last night at the iowa democratic party's annual jefferson jackson party. the chicago mayor delivered a sustained attack on mitt romney. in defense of the president's records. >> republicans fought him every step of the way. but because of his leadership, millions of young americans have been given a better chance. that is the change that we believed in. that's the change we worked for. that's the change president obama delivered. >> and mayor rahm emanuel joins us now from des moines, iowa. thank you for being with us. >> thank you for having me. >> so, you gave this speech, the beginning was a hilarious if scathing standup of the republican candidates. newt gin