here to look at memorable moments two of our favorite cnn contributors, will cain and pete dominick.e candidates slips back into the herman cain the pizza ceo. when he decided to talk about fruit instead of toppings at the debate, no one saw it coming. >> are you saying the state sales tax will go away. >> no, that's an apple. we're replacing a bunch of oranges. >> will the people in nevada not have to pay nevada sales tax and in addition pay 9% sales tax. >> you're mixing apples and oranges. >> you're going to pay the state sales tax no matter what, whether you throw out the existing code and put in our plan, you're still going to pay that. that's apples and oranges. >> i'm going to get a bushel basket with apples and oranges in it because i have to pay both taxes. >> a large pizza to go with it. did that make you hungry? >> no. it infuriated me. >> why are you yelling? >> i'm angry. this isn't fake anger. americans love 9-9-9 and apples and oranges, they can understand that. that's not a lot to understand. i'm too busy. yeah, it's apples and oranges. it's not. it's complex. our pro

so recession tv, pete dominick is the comedian and host of series economic standup at syracuse universityt, what's your take on this new type of reality show? i'm going to be honest with you, i really like to watch horders. because you know what? it's so weird. you're looking in on a slim sliver of society that you just can't stop watching. job liwhisperer, that's quite interesting. >> yeah, well, i like horders, too. but i usually have to clear stacks of newspaper from my tv to see the screen. you know, i'm not sure that this has anything to do with -- well, it has something to do with, but i think everybody thinks, we're in an economic downturn and suddenly it's causing all of these kinds of programs. i'm thinking of the honey meerns and "rosan" and "queen of a day" which were very, very popular shows about people in some economic hard times and those played during good times and bad times. i think one of the reasons we're seeing things like repo games is that it's compelling to watch people, you know, see somebody pull up to where their car is being repossessed, and have a game show as

playing, pete dominick, cnn contributor and democratic strategist maria cardona and georgetown professorght in las vegas. what else is new? things actually got rather physical for a moment between rick perry and mitt romney. take a look. >> i look at defining your facts on that, because that doesn't -- >> i'll tell you what the facts are -- >> rick, again, i'm speaking. i'm speaking. i'm speaking. you get 30 seconds. >> and the way -- >> the wayed rules work i get 60 seconds and then you get 30 seconds to respond, right? >> and they want -- >> anderson -- would you, please, wait? are you just going to keep talking? >> yes, sir. >> you won't let me finish what i have to say. >> oh, boy. dicey, and potentially kind of dangerous there with that reaching out. pete, you first. you know, getting into one's personal space. i don't know. who won this? >> can i speak? are you going to let me -- speak? >> no, no. let me talk. >> fred, i know usually -- >> me, first, wait. [ buzzer ] >> please, usually the way this works is -- the way this works actually is, go to me last. i wasn't ready. >> okay.

playing today pete dominick. lexus mcgill johnson, and cnn contributor will cane. guys, a texas pastor who backs rick perry says mormonism is a cult. do 2012 voters care about the religion of their president? will? >> yeah, to some extent but the question is how much. i contend mitt romney's mormonism in particular won't count that much. i think the more interesting question is should it matter. you know, for religion to be so important as it is to people, for it to be our intellectual foundation, or philosophical bearing, how we make decisions, i don't know why we have exempted it from the conversation. i feel we've walked this political correctness one bridge too far. i don't think religion should be outside the bell am of realm of. >> i think americans care our president believes in a god but i don't think they are particular about what that god looks like. i think this is a conversation for evangelicals and 50% of the gop base is evangelical, at least the primary voting base, and i think that's really where all of these commentary are going, but i think really