joining me, a good friend, patricia murphy, founder and editor of citizen jane politics. we were talking about a moment -- i think we had it queued up. something that happened at the forum last night which i thought was almost cute. it was interesting. it was michele bachmann -- can we roll the video here for a second? this is the forum starting, the candidates sitting down. we're not making a big to-do. but listen to the sound. she starts getting everybody water. >> i want to begin by thanking representative bachmann for taking care of the water for today's events. >> i'm used to it, frank. >> you know, this was -- >> moments like this happen on the campaign trail. does this tell us something about her? this is just her nature? >> it totally tells us she's a mom with five kids. there is no mom who is going to let a table sit with empty glasses. this is michele bachmann rolling up her sleeves, and getting in much there the men are like, thank you for the water. thank you, michele. >> let's turn now to actually what they were talking about. it was a faith and values forum,

patricia murphy is back with me.lled her and turned that car around to get her back when we got this news. some perspective here. "union leader," influential, don't have the best track record of picking winners. >> don't have the best track record in addition to picking reagan and john mccain, they also picked steve forbes who obviously did not go all the way. pat buchanan did not go all the way. it gets you a lot of attention, but it doesn't get you across the finish line. but the timing here is crucial for newt gingrich. last hour we said this whole new next news sickle is going to be in connection to gingrich and his immigration policies an other policies conservatives don't like very much. this is the beginning of the conservative establishment basically saying we know we don't agree with you on everything but we're with you. it is a big deal for newt beginning grimp. geng grich. >> is it also a big for for mitt romney? >> yes. this endorsement is fas fahion natu. >> they say we would rather endorse somebody we d

patricia murphy here with me now. founder and editor of "citizen jane politics."io. >> it's wonderful to be here in studio. what a treat. >> we have been working together it seems like for years. this is the first time we've met. >> isn't that crazy? but i feel like i know you. >> we certainly know you. good to have you here with us. we'll have you here all the time. >> great. sunday morning is my time to shine. >> okay. >> apparently. >> well, perry, was this his time to shine last night? is he putting this behind him? does he need to stop making jokes, or do people appreciate that kind of self-deprecating humor? >> i think the humor after a disaster like that in the -- immediately the hours following, it's good to just defuse the situation with a little humor. the problem that rick perry has -- and i've talked to a lot of voters about this -- they are wondering why are you running for president. you cannot even name -- this was not a trick question. this was not who was the president of whatever, whatever. this was nothing obscure. no pop quiz. this is what are

patricia murphy, you excited? >> i'm so excited. i can't handle it. with excitement. >> we can tell. >> it's how exciting my life is. >> founder and editor of citizen jane politics, friend of ours, as well, on cnn sunday morning. it was what everybody was talking about after the cnn debate last week, that is what newt gingrich said. if you didn't hear it and you probably have by now, we'll play it again and talk about it. >> i don't see -- the party that says it's the party of the family is going to adopt an immigration policy which destroys families that have been here a quarter century. i'm prepared to take the heat for saying let's be humane in enforcing the law without giving them citizenship but finding a way to create legality so they not certained from their families. >> -- separated from their families. >> bachmann, perry, cain, rise and fall. gingrich the next to rise and fall, or can he make it through this? >> we're going to see that as the big storyline this week. this was another of those moments where newt gingrich is run afoul of the co

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we'll talk with patricia murphy. it will be an interesting conversation. >>> right now, christine romans mentioned on wall street, your nest egg could get a healthy boost when the opening bell rings at the bottom of the hour. two new bits of information turned markets around and optimism, optimism driving the numbers up. back now to new york and cnn's christine romans. chrisse christine, you were talking about this just moments ago. what is sending the markets soaring. >> the world central banks getting together and saying, look, we see some signs of strain in the lending markets, the way that the global banks are lending to each other on a very short-term bases and we see that there are some credit problems developing and we're going to extend a line of credit, if you will, to make sure the money keeps flowing between banks, even as europe deals with its banking crisis. so, you've got dow futures up 250 points on this move from the global central banks. also a little bit earlier you heard china loosen up some of its

the editor of citizen jane politics and the contributor to the daily beast, patricia murphy.epublican u.s. senate candidate in texas, ted cruz joins us. and your web site is ted cruz.org. let's start, just briefly with the penn state child sex abuse scandal because this is such a horrifying story. pat, your thoughts? >> i think it's just -- emblem emblematic of the colleges and the football programs, chasing after money. you know, this has spread throughout our society, lack of any moral responsibility when they see something wrong, if it will affect their job or their career or whatever. it's endemic -- epidemic in this country. it's awful. the people who let this go on should be -- >> i mean, that's the thing, patricia. we have seen numerous people having knowledge of this over many, many years and nobody report its to law enforcement? >> i don't know how many times this has to happen until everybody in the country happeneds, if you see anything -- if you hear anything, if you hear anything might be true, could be true, is in any way possible, do something. it is not okay t

robert zimmerman, sherry jacovich, patricia murphy.ch the live presidential debate. we'll talk about foreign policy topics tonight on cnn. >>> the busiest on-line shopping day of the year is just six days away, and forget the weak economy. the shopping forecast is strong. i don't know how you could forget the weak economy. allison kosik at the american stock exchange. this economy is two-thirds dependent on consumer spending, so this is a huge number that we're going to analyze cyber monday. what are the expectations? >> it is. and it shows you just how important this is to retailers. listen to this. the expectation is that for cyber monday, sales could reach, hala, $1.2 billion. if it does reach that, that would be a record high. these numbers, by the way, coming from comscore. that means 75 million americans are going to go ahead and get on line and shop. that's the population of texas and other states combined. they're expected to roll out the big deals. many are going to offer these cyber monday deals early: target, staples. they'r

and patricia murphy, founder of citizen jane politics. poll, now basically tied with mitt romney. it's a double digit leap. what's he doing right? chris? >> a couple of things. first, what i think you're seeing is newt is he's not herman cain. so he's doing that right. secondly, newt is coming across in the debate actually going after the moderators with their questions. so people are actually loving that. and, third, he's coming across as the conservative intellectual that he is with a serious grasp of the issues. as a result of that, republican voters are saying, well, maybe we'll take another look at him. if you also notice, he didn't go after his -- despite the baiting, he didn't go after his opponents directly. so as a result of that, he's doing well. >> robert? >> what he's doing right is avoiding scrutiny. let's remember, when he launched his national campaign, he was vilified by the republican party because he condemned the medicare plan, and when he discussed his personal life, he became an object of scorn amongst his own party f

joining us today, robert zimmerman, patricia murphy and roy cain. now he's blaming the perry camp for launching a smear campaign. here is what newt gingerich had to say about it. >> if it turns out that they were republican presidential candidates, going out and creating this kind of story about a fellow candidate, that they would rapidly become an eye and they would fire the people who did it, i would think that that is the kind of despicable behavior. that is the worst possible behavior. we republicans need to be unified to beat barack obama. >> and who is gaining and who is losing? robert? >> considering that newt gingerich acknowledged that because of his love of country, i'm not sure he's the best source to weigh in on this topic. but ultimately, in the short-term, rick perry, neither newt gingerich plans to benefit in the short-term and herman cain by this scandal and herm yab cain drops out. in the long run, mitt romney shows himself to be the only adult in this rather dysfunctional field, he seems to be the one who will benefit in the long r

patricia murphy and republican strategist and columnist for "the hill", sherry jacobis. of joe paterno for the presidential medal of freedom. other lawmakers haven't said yet if they will yank their support. so how much of a political liability is former penn state coach, the coach right now? >> maria? >> it could be a huge one. because i think this is a situation where you look at it and you say, regardless of how good joe paterno was as a coach, he let this tragedy happen by looking the other way. and i drive completely hard line on this, martin, because as the mother of a 7-year-old boy i cannot imagine anything worse than somebody who actually let this happen and have let other little boys suffer this huge tragedy. the presidential medal of freedom is reserved for somebody who shows the utmost of character and that's exactly the opposite of what joe paterno has shown in this case. >> sherry? >> i would agree. we have the pennsylvania lawmakers taking the lead on this. the fact that others haven't said anything doesn't mean they won't. i think they certainly will. the

patricia murphy. sherri gentleman kolb is, strategist and columnist for the hill.. who can be the superhero to save the super committee? maria, you first. >> it doesn't seem like wonder woman or superman will swoop down any time soon and here's the situation. you have a committee where the republicans have asked for drastic cuts in medicare, medicaid, social security. democrats are willing to look at those if the republicans are willing to put revenues that equal the kind of sacrifice that we're seeing with middle class families and seniors if the cuts to medicare and medicaid take place. that is not happening now. the superhero can be two people. john boehner to urge his caucus to take the cuts and grover nor kwis who can say that the oath that is taken to him is not more important than the oath that members of congress have taken. >>> sherri, you next. the hero could be john boehner much he's begging the president to get involved and start instilling discipline to the democrats. the democrats are coming out saying yes, we're united. when in fact, we're finding ou

georgetown university professor chris metsler and patricia murphy founder and editor of "citizen janell address the latest sexual harassment allegations at a news conference 5:00 p.m. we are told this afternoon. now, last night this is what he told jimmy fallon. >> there you are. so how was your day? >> well, all things considered, i'm still alive. >> actually, that was jimmy kimmel. all right. is this anything to laugh about, robert? >> you know, it's so easy to respond as a partisan as a democrat but this issue is above partisan politics. and that's because i believe so profoundly in our democratic process and so strongly in the importance of a strong republican party to match the democratic party. i know the media is going to focus on the tabloid stories but where we have to focus on is herman cain's standards. what we're looking for in national leadership. he really demeans himself by treating this as a late night comic stunt or for that matter lying when he's been confronted by the press. we have a right to demand better from, right now he is a leading candidate. >> patricia? >>

patricia murphy in d.c. for us today.y beast" and alexis mcgill johnson here in atlanta with us. executive director of the american values institute. of course, we're going to start with newt. he's not necessarily the warm and fuzzy guy, but listen to the new newt from last night talking about immigration. the party that says it's the party of the family is going to destroy families that have been here a quarter century and i'm prepared to take the heat for saying let's be humane in enforcing the law. >> chris, let me start with you. who is this guy? >> here's the thing. what conservatives like about newt is he's not exactly a warm and fuzzy guy, and so this may cause him a bit of problems. i think what he's trying to do is, as newt does, he is a bit undisciplined here. and he's trying to play to the general election to, perhaps, independent voters. the problem is, he's got to win the nomination first, and you've got south carolina coming up. you have iowa coming up and in both of those constituencies, there is a huge ant

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