i don't think he has the clout. >> and at least megan mccain's father ran for president. wyclef jean ran for president, too. it's like gorbachov picking artist of the year. >> he did have a say in that. >> and not a lot of people know that. >> i don't like wyclef jean. >> and diane, isn't the real winner here "time" image zmeen. >> they do this for ratings and that is what you get. >> who is your choice? >> i actually, i work here, but i think glenn beck is a choice, love him or hate him. >> i'm not ware of his work. >> yes. >> without the tea party movement i don't think you'd have and been the most influential candidate. >> he'd argue tea party started with cnbc and that guy. and he'll never make it. >> and won't be the cover. >> who do you want to be person of the year? >> don't say the guy who wrote the molesting book. >> i won't. i'm not that witty. i read the candidate list, 5 people i think... i respect the miners but i -- . >> that is the easy one? >> i disqualified them because they're not a person. that is people. and that leaves 24. 10 of the 24, i didn't know

it was great you made fun of megan mccain for saying june yuan assage since you said he is swedish. he is australian. >> i believe he is of swee desh daw -- swedish decent. >> you are thinking about the fact he tried to pick up a girl in sweden or was ared for sexually assault. >> didn't he sexually assault the swee swedish girl? >> joe, you think the person of the year should be you for all of the trouble you have gone through with sprint this year? you obviously never used at&t. >> i just itch swed back. that's how bad sprint is. i left at&t and went to sprint and went back to at&t. >> you will be pining for sprint real soon. >> it is like when i am drunk at 3:00 in the morning, bad decision, but then i go back to the bad decision at the end of the night. >> greg, you think it will be the chilean miners? >> they got trapped in a mine and anybody can get trapped in the mine. >> it was a story of perer is veerns. if anything it is the people who rescued them. >> that's a better point. >> the chilean miners got lucky. they were at the right place at the right time. >> i don't know if

cindy mccain and their daughter megan mccain did a no hate campaign of about -- opposing prop 8 a fewonths ago. what it says is that the country is shifting and that senator mccain is behind, meaning on the opposite side of that shift. the country is moving -- being more accepting, more open to gay people and to allowing them to serve. and so for this to come out and especially now when congress is trying to figure out how they're going to figure out to pass a repeal of "don't ask, don't tell," the timing of this ad coming out or at least us talking about it is rather interesting and might put some pressure on senator mccain to not go ahead with his threat to filibuster. >> i'm curious as i watch this, if you think there's a shift, do you think it's generational? do you think this really is a right/left divide or is it more a younger/older divide in general? >> i mean, look, i think the -- first of all, i think it's the right policy. the chairman of the joint chiefs and many in the military brass have said it's more important that you can shoot straight than you are straight. we're fi

and fair decision on this issue. >> with all due respect, senator mccain has a great deal more of military experience than his daughter megan, than mr. hindery, ed and/or me and the truth the matter is -- >> not more than mike mullen. >> you're right. >> the chairman of the joints chiefs of staff. >> and that's why what senator mccain said there is crucial, which is to listen to the military leaders. the comandant of the marine corps is totally opposed to removing don't ask, don't tell and the only standard of the military should not be only a social program, what should it help the military with its mission, which is to basically defeat the enemy and to break their stuff. and frankly, if you have a crossbenefit analysis that suggests that repealing don't ask, don't tell is going to cost more and impact effectiveness, then it shouldn't be done. >> so bigotry is okay as long as the numbers work out? i mean, come on, michael. >> okay. i'm sorry, is it bigotry, ed do you believe it's bigotry if men and women don't bunk together in the military. >> it is absolutely a policy of bigotry. the military wants to change it. and now h