w first running for congress, one of the stops he made was to come to washington to meet with paul weyrich and to try to persuade him to help finance his congressional campaign, to use his influence. and weyrich gave him a lot of advice, including, if you want to make a name for yourself, go after some of the big-name democrats and, you know, tow some mud. he didn't say it in those terms, but that's what it aund to. and newt gingrich, of course, went afterpeerim wright, and it was there that he earned his reputation as a... as a tough customer in washington. so weyrich's advice was good. >> here's a quote from paul weyrich you have in the book. "i told him, 'see here, you don't waste other people's time and effort unless you are serious about it. if you're not serious about it, don't expect us to take you seriously.'" when did paul weyrich... how did... when did he talk to him that way? >> oh, well, i think that was... that wasn't that long ago. i think anybody who has dealt with newt gingrich over the years understands that he throws out a million ideas, but his follow-through is not grea