mr. lipton, an honor to have you on set. thank you for your insight. team romney is listening, perhaps we'll see a different candidate in the next few months. >> i'm no expert. he doesn't need me, god knows. but other people have said it, as well. he has some work to do. he is not convincing the american people that he is a common man. and my advice to him is don't pretend that you are. you just plain aren't and you're not a good enough actor to assume the role. even reagan didn't try to do that. so forget it. just be yourself and let the devil tyke the hind most. nothing intended in that. >> thank you to james lipton. it's great to see you, sir. >>> after the break, primaries, polls, and positioning. we'll go inside the latest numbers and talk coalition building next. [ male announcer ] if you have yet to master the quiet sneeze... [ sneezes ] [ male announcer ] you may be an allergy muddler. try zyrtec® for powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec® is different than claritin® because it starts working faster on the first day you take it. zyrtec®. love the

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. >>> plus, the great james lipton offers mr. romney a free course in, quote, acting like a human. you've got to see this clip. first, though, let's get to the news live at 5:30 a.m. here at 30 rock in new york city. >>> washington is bracing for yet another standoff over the debt ceiling. remember that last year? this time it will come at the height of a presidential election. house speaker john boehner warned yesterday he will not allow another hike in the nation's borrowing limit unless it's offset by a bigger amount of spending cuts. he's also ruling out any new taxes. same set of demands republicans issued during last year's grueling showdown with democrats that nearly shut down the government. >> when the time comes, i will again insist, my simple principle of cuts and reforms greater than the debt limit increase. this is the only avenue i see right now to force the elected leadership of this country to solve our structural fiscal imbalan imbalance. we can make the bold reforms and cuts necessary to meet this principle and i believe that we must. so, just so we're all clear,

mr. downey. >>> james lipton, you know from "inside the actor's studio." you know this. i love -- he's so dry. he's so good. apparently, he's written an article for "new york4gñ magazi and done a video. after all his years interviewing actors and teaching, he wants to kind of help mitt lighten up and seem a little more human since mitt kind of struggles a little bit, some would say, with reaching out. that common touch and with being a little more likable and accessible. so take a look at the mock video that lipton put together for "new york magazine." >> what is your least favorite word? >> romney care. >> what turns you on? >> i like being able to fire people that provide services to me. >> what turns you off? >> the plight of the poor. >> what sound of a noise do you love? >> all: we need mitt! we need mitt! we need mitt! >> what sound or noise do you hate? >> all: obama! obama! obama! >> all done in jest, of course. you know what i mean? it's funny for a political year. the last question he says is the question about, if heaven exists, what's do you want god to say?

mr. james lipton. >> let's start with your laugh. >> i live for laughter. >> it isn't working.ss as genuine. worst of all, while you expect us to be amused, you're not the least bit amused yourself. >> james lipton is the host and executive producer of an amazing show. bravo's inside the actor's studio. truly a pleasure to have you sitting at the table this morning. not genuine. talk to me about this laugh. >> look, the humor is based on shared perception. what you say when you hear a joke, i get it. i understand it. so there has to be shared perception. there's very little sharing going on. he's too busy working. he's working the crowd. and i remember once a director said to an actor on the stage and the actor was working hard and director said, hey, relax. you got the job. and now that he's almost got the nomination sealed, signed and delivered, i would advise him, relax. relax. >> you don't like his wardrobe. >> well, it's bowling alley and country club. he's got -- >> so is this. is that the same thing? jeans and -- >> we'll speak after the show. >> you haven't seen his tea

mr. romney could use some help james lipton, took it upon himself to give the candidate some advice on how to act more like a human being. >> since politics and performance have become pretty much fused, and since you have been criticized by some for not coming across as authentic by your public maybe we could work on that today. you have this portrait of yourself as a common man. sir, i don't think you are a common man. my advice to you, sir, and you can reject it of course it is just advice is that you don't try to go with what you haven't got. >> joining me now to discuss what mitt romney could do to about more human is bravo's inside the actor's studio, james lipton himself. can it be taught? >> to whom? >> to somebody like mitt romney? >> acting is very hard to teach in any event. you have to bring to it a certain talent but, yeah it can be taught. >> but you look at a guy like mitt romney and for those of us on this side one of these hated cable new types i used to be on that side he is so easy to make fun of is there something genetically missing in his makeup that would even take y