he used to produce monty python specials. oh, and he hates mimes. lorne hates mimes. the bulls up a chair and give him this poem with 1100 jokes in it. he opens it. he reads the first joke. egos, u -- he goes, uh-huh, good. then he closes the book. i wrote 1100 jobs over two days, and he reads one joke. i wrote a jokes and the post office was about to issue a stamp commemorating prostitution in the united states. 10 cents, but if you want to lick it, it is a quarter. [laughter] he said, good. good. he said, tell me, how much money do you need to live on? i said, well, i am making $2.75 an hour at the deli. match it. [laughter] he said, well, tell me a little bit more about yourself. acted it to mean before he committed this kind of cash, he wanted to see what he was buying. i said, with the allen is my idol. i love monty python. but if there is one mime on the show, i am out of here, and he gave me a job. [laughter] that was my great. ultimately, hear i am, having written a novel with my childhood hero dave barry. [applause] >> dave barry and alan zweibel, they're not

>> probably a python. >> why? constrictor? >> big and passive.ught a black mamba, attack your nervous system, 15 minutes to live. attack like this. >> you are more ruthless approach to politics than i do. >> that is the greatest 15 seconds of television in at least the last 24 hours. newt gingrich says python, big and passive. he helene. >> i really miss him. don't go away, come back. >> we all did. >> where were the hard questions during the primary? this could have been a game changer. >> your plug? >> jim garrity on twitter. >> my beautiful nephew, hi cooper. >> david? >> my whole team at yahoo news, the ticket is where you find the great political content. >> i will do my friend, andy schneider is getting married, i will officiate that is it for this edition of the daily rundown, have a safe and fun memorial day weekend. coming up next, chris jansing and company. maybe it's time to recharge the human battery. only the beautyrest recharge sleep system combines the comfort of aircool memory foam layered on top of beautyrest pocketed coils to pr

he thinks that's a python. >> it's big like a python. >> but it's not a python according to officialsly a black rat snake. have you ever heard of a black rat snake? >> no. i suspect that one has eaten a lot of rats. >> it actually has eaten a lot. why is it in a tree, you ask? i don't know. maybe it'sating squirrels. >> i've seen some -- rats with long tails. >> he's trying to get it off the tree but it won't go. >> hopefully it doesn't switch from well, the problem is i thi the homeowner doesn't want to pay to have the snake removed so it's going to stay there until it goes away on its own. >> i'm wondering if it was a pet at some point. how is it slithering through a neighborhood in south carolina? >> i don't know. >> rat snakes, not as sexy as pythons but equally as scary >> we'll keep you posted. >>> imagine calling 911 and -- >> yes, uh-huh. >> and all you hear is snoring. we've got the tapes to prove it. and details on what exactly happened to the dispatcher. [ tires squeal, engine revs ] ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] not everything powerful has to guzzle fuel. the 2012 e-class bluet

. >> probably a python. >> why? >> big and passive. >> what about a mamba? i would think you would like that, 30 miles an hour, they attack your nervous system. you have 30 minutes to live. >> you have a more ruthless approach to politics than i do. [ groans ] [ marge ] psst. constipated? phillips' caplets use magnesium, an ingredient that works more naturally with your colon than stimulant laxatives, for effective relief of constipation without cramps. thanks. good morning, students. today we're gonna continue... you know who you are. you can part a crowd, without saying a word. you have yet to master the quiet sneeze. you stash tissues like a squirrel stashes nuts. well, muddlers, muddle no more. try zyrtec®. it gives you powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec® is different than claritin® because zyrtec® starts working at hour 1 on the first day you take it. claritin® doesn't start working until hour 3. zyrtec®. love the air. >>> when he got to the crunch, he was tough enough and smart enough to beat me in florida. when you have somebody who is tough enough t

>> probably a python. >> why? >> passive -- >> the constrictor aspect of it?> no, i think -- >> they like to eat cows whole. >> they don't eat cows whole. >> what about a mamba, they attack your nervous system, you've got 15 minutes to live. >> you have a more ruthless approach to politics than i do. >> anyway, thank you. >> he got gingrich to laugh. >> and i love chris matthews, tell me about the python -- of course. >> well, here's the thing, scott mcgrew likes zoos too, but he loves gadgets. >> yeah, let me talk to you about dr. seuss if i could. do you recall the name of the zoo? the mcgrew zoo. look it up. i swear it's absolutely true. >> well done. >> good morning to you. i have a gadget. you remember the jam box. this was a couple of weeks ago, a small wireless blue tooth-powered speaker. well they've come out with a bigger one and they're calling it the big jam box. it's about $300. now we have a tradition we play music on gadget friday, you get to choose the music i play. and our fine weather person said wanted "dead or alive" by bon jovi. it's really

he thinks it's a python. he's not letting his 3-year-old son into the yard till he knows that snake is gone. animal officials think it's a big black rat snake. rat snakes are not poisonous and can actually keep more dangerous snakes away. >>> tonight, president reagan's family is angry that an auction house claims to be selling a vial of the late president's blood. the auction house is in great britain and it says the blood was taken at gw hospital after the president was shot back in 1981. bids have already reached more than $14,000. president's son michael called the auctions outrageous. he says he is confident it is not his father's blood. officials at gw hospital tell the family they are investigating. >>> comic bookstores are buzzing tonight over this one. d.c. comics is on the verge of having one of its main heroes come out as gay sometime in a future issue. d.c. comics produces superman, batman it, aquaman and the flash among others. the company isn't saying which character is involved but do claim it'

>> probably a python. >> why? >> it is big and passive. >> constrictor. >> yes. >> and you like the constrictor aspect of it and like that it eats cows whole? >> they don't eat cows whole. >> what about a black mamba that goes like this and keep attacking -- >> well, you have a ruthless approach to politics than i do. >> well, the black mamba has been here, and thank you, newt gingrich, and please come back if you don't sign with fox it would be good for you and stay independent like notre dame. we will be right back with the not been that. )93g ♪93g >>> over the past few months there has been an increasing buzz that mitt romney will pick a vice president who's safe, white and duller than him. [ laughter ] which pretty much narrows it down to a piece of chalk, doesn't it, really? >> back to "hardball" and that is the "side show" and we have started. how former governor rick scott just became the laughingstock of spanish tv. it started in spain to promote business in his own state. and king juan carlos

>> a python. he picked it right. >> north lawn.n. >> the entire interview. favorite animals, favorite snake. you don't like the black mamba? how weird? they are both weird. in here with us as a friend of bill and we are also going to talk to one of the leading officials with nasa as soon as -- this is a historic day space x hooks up with the space station. we will be talking to nasa about what it was about and how they did it and we will in the next hour, before we leave, we will be sampling our favorite beers for this memorial day. we have the celebration down. first, this is the full-court press. >> yes. only my mom calls me daniel. thank you for that. that usually means i am in trouble. >> yeah that's what levi calls you. he is broke. bristol palin's baby daddy moved back in with his mom in alaska. us weekly confirmed he made over a million dollars over the past couple of years but blew it on guns, boats and four-wheelers and he is reportedly not paid child support to bristol in over two years. >> he is such a lose her. >> newt

>> probably a python. >> why? >> big and passive. >> constrictor?ou like the constrictor aspect of it. they like to eat cows whole. >> they don't eat cows whole. >> what about the block mamba? >>> please come back if you don't sign with fox again, that would be good for you. stay independent, like notre dame. >>> we'll be right back with the "sideshow." this is "hardball," the place for politics. ll. she's a dietitian and she suggested i try boost complete nutritional drink to help get the nutrition i was missing. now i drink it every day, and i love the great taste. [ female announcer ] boost has 26 essential vitamins and minerals, including calcium and vitamin d to help keep bones strong and 10 grams of protein to help maintain muscle. all with a delicious taste. your favorite patient is here! [ dad ] i choose great taste. i choose boost. time out. sweet. [ female announcer ] with charmin ultra soft, you can get that cushiony feeling while still using less. designed with extra cushions that are soft and more absorbent and you can use four times le

the feeling i have had i don't hate you are supposed to pray for personal things python that led send a message but it was the first bill signed into law but the second to dance with him that the neighborhood ball. he said we will do this. i knew he was not talking about dancing. he said we are going to do this. . .

>> probably a python. why? big and passive. >> constricter? you like the constricter aspect? >> no, i think they oar. >> you like that they eat cows whole. >> they don't eat cows whole. >> a black mambo. you have 15 minutes to live. they attack like this and keep attacking. >> you have a more ruthless approach to politics than i do. >> was that on tv? that was sensational. why do you like the reptile house? he's always playing "hardball." you have to love democracy. here it's a little slow sometimes. you watch c span and they have the numbers up on the screen. if you want real fighting democracy go to the ukraine. this is a brawl yesterday in ukraine's parliament. this is inside the parliament. over a bill -- this is why they were fighting -- that would allow the use of russian as an official language in parts of the country where russian speakers are in the majority. shirts ripped off. people just throwing hands. the idea violently as you can see opposed by lawmakers who want to tain main ukraine's political and cultural independence so they came out swinging. 2010 in ukrain

it's like i don't know, it's out of monty python. yeah, go ahead. >> so if they decided that they should be two separate states, then i guess the idea is they're both fighting over the same little bit of land- they all want jerusalem or something? >> well, it's very complex, but in a nutshell, to kind of give you the overview, you know, what we have here, and this came out of the- one of the things that i really love about this profession and at least the freedom i have at western to teach, is that i can create or resurrect classes- and i wanted to know more about judaism, so i put together a semester-length class on judaism and much of this comes out. well, of course, everyone is familiar with the holocaust, but the history of the jews is just enormous irony and suffering, and it's just overwhelming. but to come back here quickly to the situation, the zionist movement, as dr. lorberbaum says, you know, starts roughly around 1897 and works in many different facets. the one most interesting, i think, is there was a strong group that w

. >> we've found there is contamination from lead shot and clay pythons used there for decades. >> members contamination this, is the main concern. >> whether or not it's leeching into water or fish. that are out here. investigations preveal there is no danger to the water as long as they stay embedded in the lake. but contaminations are a different matter. >> this needs to be addressed. there may be race being from people coming into contact with it. >> and the p.u.c. voted to take back control so those negotiations as to who is going to foot the bill will continue. the management of the rest of the lake was postponed so that is still up in the air. very to tell you this that harding golf course not part of the debate and will continue to be managed by rec and parks. >> thank you. >> a hearing to determine if two police officers should stand trial for beating a homeless man got off to a ghastly start when prosecutors play a video. before we show it to you, we want to warn some people may find this disturbing showing two fullerton police officers smacking a mentally ill man with a baton. t

>> python. >> why? >> it's a constrictor, right? you like the constrictor aspect of it. you like that it eats cows whole. >> i thought you would like the mamba, they go 30 miles per hour -- >> you have a more ruthless approach to politics than i do. >> thank you, newt gingrich, please come back if you don't side with fox again, it will be good for you. stay independent. we'll be right back with the side show, and this has not been that. this is "hardball." the past few months has been a buzz that mitt romney will pick a vice president that is safe, white, and dumber than him. that narrows it down to a piece of chalk. >> that is the side show. first off, how rick scott just became the laughing stock of spanish tv. he was promoting business opportunities to his home state. spain's leader caused a fire storm when he went on an elephant hunting trip. it didn't go well with the people struggling. enter rick scott who met with juan carlos later this week. i've ridden elephants. an elephant started chasing the jeep, my wife was in the back and she wanted to get to the front of

>> a couple of spotted pythons from australia. >> reporter: they're not dangerous?>> only to mice. >> reporter: all right . they like the camera. >> they're trying to climb on it. this is about as big as they get. >> reporter: that's a good thing. very smooth. let's talk about the show. >> you're going to see 150 plus tables of all kind of reptiles an other exotic animals. we have every hour educational presentations. if you're looking for a new pet come out and learn about the animals and maybe pick one up. >> reporter: this is the 4th repticon? >> yes. it's been popular. >> reporter: very good. good to see you again. >> we appreciate you having us. >> reporter: our pleasure, skip. do they have names or anything? >> that would be up to the jp. >> reporter: perfect . jp, good to see you. >> hello. >> reporter: what do we have here? >> this is another lizard you'll see at the show, a blue ton skink. >> reporter: what is this? >> it's another one of the lizards that we'll have available at the show. >> reporter: how long have you been open? >> since '9 # 6 err -- sinc

a burmese python. i'm going to take an extra extra extra large python pizza to go. martha: i don't want to know what pizza place it was. bill: sal has been captured by the way so the city is safe. martha: there are brand-new developments this morning in this unbelievable story we have been dploferg america's newsroom. it's a man opportunity for a suspected killer adam mays. he topped the fbi's most wanted list. he's suspected of killing a mother and her teenaged daughter and take off with the two younger girls. mays' wife and mother are also charged. his mother-in-law told police that mayes believes these girls are his own daughters. here is tennessee's chief prosecutor. >> they are believed to still be with adam mayes. the primary objective to to bring these young girls home to safety. martha: bill daly is a former investigator. just to catch everybody up on this. these two girls that he's traveling with, he has been close to this family who is not his family. his wife believed he might be having an affair with joanne b air, nez. the family was about to move to ari

that didn't stop monte python from making fun of it?m not dead. >> he says he is not dead. >> i'm not. >> he isn't? >> he will be soon. he is very ill. >> i'm getting better. >> now are not. you will be stoned dead in a moment. >> bill: mocking death. scientists believe the plague was spread how? the answer is, a. correct, fleas and rats. >> bill: question number two, during 1989 world series candle lit park in san francisco earthquake struck on live tv. >> man, going like this, man. [ laughter ] >> i was just walking in from the parking lot and saw all the cars shaking and the alarm going off i will tell you what, pretty wild. >> it was wild. they canceled the series if you remember that. >> bill: who were the opponents of the san francisco giants in the series that year? >> definitely my category. >> bill: cards up, please. >> the answer is b oakland athletics. >> bill: pure dumb luck. >> obviously it was two california teams. >> bill: got a 25% chance of guessing correctly. number three, the 2004 tsunami devastated entire region. >>

searched and i searched and i searched between spam and europe is this bit of analysis from monty python. >> eggs and spam, eggs, bacon, sausage and spam. everything has spam in it. >> we can't build an entire portfolio based on a spamamid. right now there is perhaps no better name than hormel, at least an an example. i'm just use it as an example of a business that can withstand the withering financial assault that are europe, facebook and jpmorgan. three plagues on the average joe investors. i want to use hormel, homeland hormel, as a paradigm. not only because it's barely a dollar off its 52-week high but because it's emblematic of fairly obvious trends that you simply can't miss, even if you don't do a lot of security analysis. first, let's start with the issue of financial vulnerability, the vulnerability and craziness overseas where a couple smaller companies are holding the whole world hostage, in part because of panicking depositors, who want out of their country's weakened bank, in part because no institution wants to own these faltering nation's bonds. what's it to hormel? you

that didn't stop monte python from making fun of it?dead. >> he says he is not dead. >> i'm not. >> he isn't? >> he will be soon. he is very ill. >> i'm getting better. >> now are not. you will be stoned dead in a moment. >> bill: mocking death. scientists believe the plague was spread how? the answer is, a. correct, fleas and rats. >> bill: question number two, during 1989 world series candle lit park in san francisco earthquake struck on live tv. >> man, going like this, man. [ laughter ] >> i was just walking in from the parking lot and saw all the cars shaking and the alarm going off i will tell you what, pretty wild. >> it was wild. they canceled the series if you remember that. >> bill: who were the opponents of the san francisco giants in the series that year? >> definitely my category. >> bill: cards up, please. >> the answer is b oakland athletics. >> bill: pure dumb luck. >> obviously it was two california teams. >> bill: got a 25% chance of guessing correctly. number three, the 2004 tsunami devastated entire region. >> oh my

>> i'm going to go with the monty python summarizing 100 words or less idea. [laughter] the impetus is the same for the republican party generally. it started as an anti-slavery party. that lineage continued to last in the for the next hundred development. years of the party's by 1960, which is the moment when i opened my book, you can actually argue that the moderates held a dominant and what was known as the within the republican party. what we think of the conservative faction which we republican party. think of is the smallest in the others being the dominant party in midwest, which we associate with robert taft. and those from the larger cities of the northeast and west coast, and in the progressives was rockefeller, and those who were largely liberal on civil rights and civil liberties issues and who are mostly found in the northeast. the balance of power had been eisenhower years by that held during the dwight moderates. eisenhower had very little use for the conservatives. he said that number is negligible and the they are stupid. other colorful marks

what caught her eye on this one is that it reminded her of a python jacket she saw a at a very high and label. we have a royal blue as well. here's our very fun magenta, which i'm calling purple. i love the notch collar as well. these also feature buttons down the side of the cuff. when you go through the entire back of his jacket you notice the print extends all the way through. her jacket are never boxy. there's also a little dent in the back. i like ripping those things open as well. everything needs to have a pocket. this is going help you if you only want to wash just this. we have a lot of that may weather. if you don't have sleeves of your tops, you and you throw something on this light. the center back link is on this ranging from 34 in. to 35 in. for the + sizes. that is to be your best measurement for this. i happen to like an agenda as well. this is something you may have shoes that match back to that. it matches back to something you own. my recommendation for this phenomenal gray this kind be it is great with white jeans. she's been designing since the year 2000. summer is

>> python. >> why? >> it's a constrictor, right? you like the constrictor aspect of it. you like that it eats cows whole. >> i thought you would like the mamba, they go 30 miles per hour -- >> you have a more ruthless approach to politics than i do. >> thank you, newt gingrich, please come back if you don't side with fox again, it will be good for you. stay independent. we'll be right back with the side show, and this has not been that. this is "hardball." last season was the gulf's best tourism season in years. in florida we had more sun tans... in alabama we had more beautiful blooms... in mississippi we had more good times... in louisiana we had more fun on the water. last season we broke all kinds of records down here on the gulf. more people more good times. this year we're out to do even better... and now's a great time to start. the sun's out and the beaches are even more relaxing. you can go deep sea fishing or enjoy our world-class restaurants... our hotels and rentals have special deals for the whole family. go golfing, kite boarding, or build the worlds bigges

. >> probably a python. big and passive. >> you like the constrictor aspect of it.e that they eat cows whole? >> they don't eat cows whole. >> what about a black mamba. they take your nervous system, you have 15 minutes to live. >> you have a more ruthless approach to politics than i do. >> thank you, newt gingrich. please come back. if you don't sign with fox again, that would be good for you. stay independent. we'll be right back with a side show and this has not been that. [ male announcer ] this is corporate caterers, miami, florida. in here, great food demands a great presentation. so at&t showed corporate caterers how to better collaborate by using a mobile solution, in a whole new way. using real-time photo sharing abilities, they can create and maintain high standards, from kitchen to table. this technology allows us to collaborate with our drivers to make a better experience for our customers. [ male announcer ] it's a network of possibilities -- helping you do what you do... even better. ♪ is now within your grasp with the all-new e-trade 360 investing das

the homeowner is concerned it is some sort of python. hoping to find and remove the snake soon so his 3-year-old son can play safely in the backyard. i'm shepard smith. and this is "the fox report." it's the bottom of the hour, time for the top of the news. 6% unemployment. that's what the former massachusetts governor military romney is promising by the end of his first term as president if elected. he made that prediction in an interview with "time" magazine. here listen. >> i can tell that you over a period of four years, by vitter virtue of the policies we put in place get the unemployment rate down to 6% or perhaps a little lower. >> shepard: i would like a pony as well please governor. government economists have been clear under current law their projection today is thawn employment will hit 6% by that point. and governor romney moved the goal posts in just a matter of weeks. he said he was going to get it down to 4% several weeks ago. now he is at 6%. doug mckelway is in washington. watching all of this excitement. hello, doug. >>

. >> probably a python. >> why? >> big and passive. >> constrictor.the constrictor aspect of it. you like that eats cow's hole. >> they don't eat cow's hole. instantly. from olay. pull on those gardening gloves. and let's see how colorful an afternoon can be. with the home depot certified advice to help us expand our palette... ...and prices that keep our budgets firmly rooted... ...we can mix the right soil with the right ideas. ...and bring even more color to any garden. more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home depot. get memorial day savings with 4 bags of earthgro mulch for just 10 dollars. [ male announcer ] introducing new dentyne split to fit pack. it splits in to two smaller, sleeker packs that fit almost anywhere so you can take them everywhere. dentyne split to fit. practice safe breath. >>> welcome back to "weekends with alex witt." alex is off today. onedwards trial is in recess until tuesday, but it is bizarre courtroom behavior topping the news from the trial. a juror has been flirting with the defendant. and that john edwar

that would be the burmese python.thoughts for graduates graduating? >> yeah, don't go to law school just because you don't know what you want to do with your life. i took the lsat which is the most painful part, filled out the applications and didn't do it because i didn't want to do it. and every day when i hear my law school friends complaining about how i have the job of their dreams and they're in a allow firm, i am reminded unless you want to be a lawyer, you don't need to go to law school. >> frank bruni. >> based on what we just watched my advice would be if you're going to follow politics closely, have a very robust sense of humor. >> i have a very good sense of humor if you're going to be on this show or watching the show i would say. thank you again to our panel, frank, alicia, receive and ben. that is all for now. this memorial day weekend. i will see you back here not on monday but on tuesday at noon eastern, 9:00 a.m. pacific/10:00 a.m. mountain when i'm joined by glenn thrush. the "chicago sun-times" lyn

>> probably a python? >> why? >> big and passive. >> like the constrictor aspect.ba. they attack like this and they keep attacking. >> you have a most ruthless approach to politics. >> really pushing that. what if anything did you learn today? [ horn honks ] hey, it's sandra -- from accounting. peter. i can see that you're busy... but you were gonna help us crunch the numbers for accounts receivable today. i mean i know that this is important. well, both are important. let's be clear. they are but this is important too. [ man ] the receivables. [ male announcer ] michelin knows it's better for xerox to help manage their finance processing. so they can focus on keeping the world moving. with xerox, you're ready for real business. [ man ] when i went to get my first new car, my dad said to get a subaru because they last. ♪ he drives a legacy, but i'm nothing like him. i got the new impreza. maybe i should have picked a different color... [ male announcer ] the all-new subaru impreza. experience love that lasts. ♪ it was in my sister's neighborhood. i told you it was

contemplating contemplating-- contemplating the to forbid it noted is for crow win one tye eight -- monty pythonompetition, one contestant teams a matter go group was cut off abruptly upon the opening. one can readily appreciate the difficulty but if i was asked to summarize, i should reply that his is the work that exposes and clarify is. greasy what actuates of the hypocrite with the transparency except shakespeare or george eliot. this is the time it is not the product of cynicism. to be perceptive and innocent is the achievement for of thank you. [applause] >> >> i am christophers editor at to "vanity fair" this is from the 3par series of the limits of self improvement. [laughter] i noticed that touch of decline but one puts these down to the requirement of seniority. the stomach use the chap in a position the blasts of refreshment never heard anybody. balking business is overrated i mastered the art when i was small. what are taxis war? smoking is a vice but 1/2 still have a hobby. when my friends said they would pay good money to stop looking at me in my shape five agreed to rehabilitation

speaker, monti python's parent, it's no more to seize. it has expired.so why does the euro elite continue to claim that it is alive and well? isn't it essential that europe -- breakup of a eurozone before the markets forces economic tsunami? >> what i would say to my honorable friend, i've always been a genuine eurosceptic am skeptical about the your that's why didn't want to join a. but we have to recognize what is now in this country's interest which is for the eurozone to sort out its issues and difficulties. i believe that would involve greater fiscal transfers but i think must involve overtime eurobonds. i think it involves a more active monetary policy in europe and we should be encouraging european partners to go down this road to make sure the system works properly. we do have to be clear that although, there are real dangers in terms of this organize exits from the euro, because it's not just that countries would devalue and that would've an impact on his commute to think about the impact of financial institutions and banks around europe, includ

from the monty python gang acted out its sunrise prove to competition, one of the contestant teams, acal group was cut off abruptly by the master of ceremonies before it got beyond the opening days of suave ways. one can readily appreciate the difficulty. yet if i were asked to summarize the achievement, i should reply that his is the worker axons that exposes and clarifies the springs of human motivation. through his eyes, we see what actuates the dnc and the other end the granby and a hypocrite and that was there, with the transparency unexampled except shakespeare or george eliot. and disability even alarming is not pure knowingness. it is not in other words the product to cynicism. to be so perceptive and yet so innocent, that and a phrase is the achievement. thank you. [applause] >> i am a bell, christopher's editor at "vanity fair" and this is from his three-part series on the limits of self-improvement. i've noticed a touch of decline here and there, but one put a few things down to anno domini and the acquirement of seniority. a bit of a stomach is a chappy position in society

and it's like a monty python routine. the government spending itself dizzy in red tape.tudies. don't miss our get real this morning. you're watching "starting point." ♪ an old man shared some fish stories... ♪ oooh, my turn. ♪ she was in paris, but we talked for hours... everyone else buzzed about the band. there's a wireless mind inside all of us. so, where to next? ♪ (female announcer) most life insurance companies look at you and just see a policy. at aviva, we do things differently. we're bringing humanity back to life insurance. that's why only aviva rewards you with savings for getting a check-up. it's our wellness for life program, with online access to mayo clinic. see the difference at avivausa.com. it was in my sister's neighborhood. i told you it was perfect for you guys. literally across the street from her sister. [ banker ] but someone else bought it before they could get their offer together. we really missed a great opportunity -- dodged a bullet there. [ banker ] so we talked to them about the wells fargo priority buyer preapproval. it lets people know t

. >> it was in a tree in andrew bilson's backyard, they think it's a python, whatever it is, it's reallyn't think i would have noticed walking by. andrew, good luck with that. >>> hello, sailors! it's the first week of fleet week in new york city, the parade of ships, sailing up the hudson river beginning at 9:00 a.m. eastern, so squint, look out your windows if you are in manhattan and stay tuned to cnn if you're not. it commemorates the 200th anniversary of the war of 1812. a live look at the statue of liberty, but later we'll have a camera trained on the "the intrepid" sea, air, and space museum. >>> soledad o'brien joins us to talk about what's ahead next. >> it's like jessica rabbit over here. >> hello, sailor. >>> all right, ahead this morning on "starting point" we'll be talking -- >> sorry. >> we'll make it through. we'll talk about mitt romney's time at bain capital. it's the hot topic on the campaign trail. ed canard is a former bain capital employee. mitt romney was his boss, the managing director, ran the new york office. he has a new book out called "unintended consequences,

>> i'm going to go with the monty python summarizing 100 words or less idea. [laughter] [laughter] >> the impetus is the same for the republican party generally. that lineage continued to last in the for the next hundred years of the party's development. by 1960, which is the moment when i opened my book, you can actually argue that the moderates held a dominant and within the republican party. what was known as the conservative faction which we think of is the smallest in the republican party. the others being the dominant party in midwest, which we associate with robert taft. and those from the larger cities of the northeast and west coast, and in the progressives was rockefeller, and those who were largely liberal on civil rights and civil liberties issues and who are mostly found in the northeast. the balance of power had been held during the dwight eisenhower years by that moderates. eisenhower had very little use for the conservatives. he said that number is negligible and the they are stupid. other colorful marks to the effect. richard nixon, had he won

speaker, the euro is as dead as monty python. elite continueo to claim that it is alive and well? isn't it importan-- before the o force an economic tsunami? >> what i would say to my friend is i am always a genuine euro skeptic. we have to recognize that it is in this country's interest, for the eurozone to sort out its issues and differences. i think that must involve overtime eurobonds. it involves a more active monetary policy. we should be encouraging european partners to go down this road to make sure the system worked properly. we have to be clear that although there are real dangers in terms of disorganized exit from the euro, you have to think about the impact on financial institutions and banks around europe including british banks. it is important that the eurozone put in place the plant to keep them safe. >> now that he is lecturing greece about the need for growth and we need a little bit in spain, and also in the eurozone, for the sake of clarity, can we get to the bottom of this growth here? repeat these words after meet. ibm going to drop the austerity plan and go

>> probably a python. >> why? constrictor, right?ssive >> constrictor. >> you like the constrictor aspect of it? >> no, i just like -- >> eats cows whole? >> they don't eat cows whole. >> what about a maximuamba? they attack your nervous system. you have 15 minutes to live. >> you have a more ruthless approach to politics than i do. >> i don't even know what a black mamba is. >> that is just not right. >> no, it's not right. but, you know, the speaker was very patient with chris. >> he did. he answered all the questions as honestly as he could. >>> top of the hour. welcome back to "morning joe." mike barnicle and donny deutsch still with us. here with us now from washington, former speaker of the house and former republican presidential nominee newt gingrich. he is here on behalf of the romney campaign. welcome back to the show. >> i have to say between the piece you're going to show between chris matthews and watching the earlier joe scarborough home movie -- >> yeah, i tell you. what did i tell you? exactly. >> it did bring back a

speaker, monti python's parent, it's no more to seize. it has expired.es the euro elite continue to claim that it is alive and well? isn't it essential that europe -- breakup of a eurozone before the markets forces economic tsunami? >> what i would say to my honorable friend, i've always been a genuine eurosceptic am skeptical about the your that's why didn't want to join a. but we have to recognize what is now in this country's interest which is for the eurozone to sort out its issues and difficulties. i believe that would involve greater fiscal transfers but i think must involve overtime eurobonds. i thin it involves a more active monetary policy in europe and we should be encouraging european partners to go down this road to make sure the system works properly. we do have to be clear that although, there are real dangers in terms of this organize exits from the euro, because it's not just that countries would devalue and that would've an impact on his commute to think about the impact of financial institutions and banks around eupe, including british

this is actually the point shoe camera lips hi python i s zero.e mota second and it was sure you wear cando for ted for use for secondary of that is huge, you also1080p vivid via evo. you can see there is even that on screen dial. this is just a dairy camera all the way around. look at all the features, i am going to buy into that right now so you can see it is the coolest thing. i am going to do some first options.now you can hear. [click]. [click] >>host: all the other digital shots are going by and the other day when i saw this him i said my gosh we are offering slr features for the price of a point and shoot. you are getting such amazing features and a powerful, easy-to- use model for the lowest price carryall grab yours for yourself or as that gift. >>guest: vthe pictures right here in just a moment but i also want to show you some of the beautiful images we were able to capture with this g e, you can and large you can aggressively crop in. if there are features you want to get closer on you can do that. you are going to3 get gorgeous quality

. >> do you remember monty python's flying circus. >> of course. >> do you remember the sketch confusingat. >> yes. my god i hope it works! >> it seems like the republicans are trying to drop the cat and put in voter. confuse the voter. >> yes. >> so they don't know what is going on so you accidentally vote to cut your own throat. >> that's exactly right. by the way that was a full throated endorsement from newt gingrich huh? >> was there an endorsement? >> sort of. i think the most [ inaudible ] ever which is saying something. [ applause ] >> he doesn't suck as much as the other guy. >> and he really did mention the moon colony. >> he said suspending his campaign does not mean suspending citizenship. >> i'm king of the moon. >> he tepidly endorsed romney. is mitt romney conservative between barack obama. this is a choice between mitt romney and the most radical leftist president in the history. [ crickets chirping ] >> he is better than that black guy. >> he is not the most leftist president by a long shot. fdr, maybe. >> yeah, or his cousin teddy. >> one of my favorite gingrich moments