mrs. woodhouse, what is it like to raise these two boys? >> well, it hasn't been easy.m. >> i love that, joy woodhousing come here, mmmwah. i think you are a the best. are you really funny. that was good, guys, wasn't that good? yeah, calling in, it's mom. oh, god. anyway, joy went on to say she loves politics and is a registered democrat. obviously, she likes brad better than dallas, just saying. >>> new jersey governor chris christie is defending his love for the dallas cowboys after getting hammered on social media. it all started sunday in philly. you can see this behind the video, the high fiving owner, that sparked a nasty reaction from some eagle's fan, former pennsylvania governor ed rendell calm calling him pathetic and made a derogatory comment agent his weight. he reacted on a news station. >> i'm an enthusiastic dallas cowboys fan. i've never made a secret of it. some people reacted badly to it. i understand. they're passionate about the eagles, too, the people who listen to you know that i call them as i see it. and i'm not going to be one of these politici

mrs. woodhouse, let me start with you.ou hoped in that clip, you hoped that your sons get it out of their system and you guys can have a peaceful family christmas. is that what you're enjoying there? did they get it out of their systems? >> that's what i wanted. excuse me. it hasn't happened yet. but they've been busy so far. so, i'm asking everybody to pray for us to have a peaceful christmas. >> well, let me -- >> i figured out one answer, steve. we have a really big woodhouse extended christmas family party today and the woodhouses, when you get them all together have big, diverse political and my uncle, you know, back in the f '60s was the chair of the democratic party in north carolina. he's now a big conservative. i mean, we have big diverse political views, but in a -- >> do you have a point? >> i have a point. in a show of bipartisan good faith, i have decided that i will not say a word about politics today. i'm sending my brother and i'm taking my son to the packers game. >> so, brad, can you make that same commit

mrs. joy woodhouse.on whenever pundits argue on television, i want their moms to call in and tell them to get it out of their systems so they can have a peaceful christmas. it had to be disarming. you're on television, and then your mom calls. got to come back when there's something like that. oh, really? someone's on the phone. hello? i know as well as anyone. >> hello? >> mom. >> hello, anderson, darling. it's your mother. listen, i was watching your show and i just had to call in and say how proud i am of you. you know, i'd never embarrass you on the air, but i just wanted to let you know how much i'm enjoying this segment. i hope i'm not getting you at a bad time. >> no, no. this is a great time, mom. it's a perfect time to calm. what are you doing? >> what, sweetheart? >> what are you doing? >> well, i'm watching you. i'm watching you on the air as i do every night. i'm glued. >> you're glued. >> i'm glued from, you know, 8:00 to 9:00. >> all right, mom. well, thank you very much for calling in. >>

mrs. woodhouse, what is it like to raise these two boys?been easy. >> i hope they get there out of their system today on your progr program. >> oh my gosh. i guess between the entire panel, you are not taking call-ins today? >> no. >> my mother could the first day i was in d.c., i got elected. i was 30. everybody was knocking me, i was too young. the news journal had written a nascy article about me my chief of staff says your mother is talking to luke mccoy. i call home, mom! >> leave my son alone? 12k34r yeah. ma, ma, the knock against me is that i'm too young. this doesn't help. >> you had a little joey. >> your mom called to protect you. oh my gosh. that, that mother was the mother of blad dallas embarrassing her two sons, the mockumentary woodhouse divided. on set, jerpy peters, jim vander height with us and with us former white house press secretary for president obama, robert gibbs, also msnbc contributor and editor of "the fix" of the washington post. let me first ask you, robert gibbs. >> sure. >> mica and i went to the white house

mrs. woodhouse, what's it like to raise these two boys? >> caller: well, it hadn't been easy.dn't been easy. we love joy woodhouse. >> who doesn't? it's basically everybody's mom in america who wants to do that. in my family we have democrats and republicans, too. we kind of want joy woodhouse to come to washington and knock some heads together and solve our budget problems. >> we're going to get a call in the morning. >> thank you, sir. we appreciate it. >> thank you. nice list. nice list. merry christmas to you, too. we're going to ask you to stay with us. why the same heart exam can triple in price depending on where you get the test done. the odd map of medical testing is straight ahead. >>> "the new york times" livy rosenthal is joining now with her new series, paying until it hurts. she writes in part, it's become what liquor is to the hospitality industry. a profit center with large and often ash trash markups. from a medical perspective, bloodworks, tests and scans are tools to help them diagnose disease. from pa business perspective, they are opportunities to bring in