now, rudy giuliani says i'm not a real new yorker. to which i say, hey, forget about it. i love new york. >> she is so good and sharp. chris: think about it, in all seriousness she's been really good at these transitions and went down south for her husband and developed something of a draw and was authentic and went to new york and became a new york politician, probably the number one politician and now is a woman of the world, a global figure. i think she makes these transitions effectively. >> no one works harder at it. i saw her at the state department the other day and looked every inch the all-serving, all-knowing secretary of state. she's made another transition. chris: when we come back we'll look at another hot spot that makes the president say up, iran, israel has been insistent they won't tolerate a nuclear iran. our question, will the u.s. help israel attack iran? plus scoops and predictions from the notebooks of these reporters. >> life, liberty and the pursuit of politics. chris: i hate to teach politics to the experts but it's fun. >> hardball with chris mat

documents also show before leaving office, palin got $4,000 worth of yankee tickets from rudy giuliani>> and that's for one game and one ticket. just for half an inning. i kid. >> we want to know, do hits in football, do they cause early stages of alzheimer's disease? that's what congress is wanting to find out. >> yeah. it's a catch 22 because we love the big hits when we see them, but what kind of damage is it it do to these guys long term? that's what congress wants to try to find out today at a hearing. you saw all of them and loved them. well, as many as 17 former players, the union and roger goodell will be on which i will for a hearing that was called after an nfl sanctioned study showed former players have considerably higher rates of alzheimer's than others. >> and larry johnson issued an apology and was told to stay away from the team while it investigates his use of two gay slurs. the kansas city star reports johnson used the slur attacking a twitter follower and again with the media on monday after he attacked his coach on twitter. >> and jay-z and alicia keys were supposed

olympics, if rudy giuliani stuck his neck out, any democratic -- i don't think they instinctively would have. they would have said, good try, good move. >> imagine how happy these guys would be if obama lost a war. i mean, it's -- may even come to pass, but they are just is -- >> give me that newspaper over here, will you? when you're talking about a war, let me try to remind ourselves -- here's a war. this is real. eight u.s. soldiers killed in that attack the other day at that outpost. it's real. let's talk about the olympics. this is not nuclear arms negotiations with gorbachev. >> it's a reflection of the political times. anything seen as a loss for obama regardless what it is is caused for celebration on the right. >> when o.j. verdict came in, black and white reaction, instantaneous reaction is telling. it's not a game. these people's glee was real. >> that's what was frightening about it. i remember after 9/11 and for the people on the left and democrats who despised george w. bush, didn't think he had been elected legitimately and thought the tax cuts and everything up to that p

also before leaving palin got $4,000 worth of yankees tickets for rudy giuliani.ted a $550 knife set made with snowmobile parts. women's hunting gear and lodging to a couple of locations. >>> and it has been less than a year since president obama's election. in 2012 that presidential election, the new poll by cnn and opinion research corporation found in a hypothetical match-up for the gop nomination former governor sarah palin not the top choice. former arkansas governor mike huckabee is, as you can see, by the numbers. seven in ten americans polled do not think palin is qualified to be president. >>> if some research in the uk is any indication here using twitter or facebook may be costing your boss big time. a survey by british i.t. company found social networking is costing businesses close to $2.25 billion a year in lost productivity. 56% of the people surveyed said they use social networking sites during the workday for personal use and spent an average of 40 minutes a week on them. >>> a mega store here giving you a mega deal this holiday season. hln money

you were involved with the rudy giuliani case.went on television and announced he was leaving her. >> that was distorted somewhat. >> we saw it on tv. >> i don't want to replay that. >> do i believe what i saw on tv or his lawyer? >> believe his lawyer in this case. this was a reaction to an announcement she made. that's unimportant. the point is when you have these public divorces, it's terrible because there's no aspect of your life -- everybody has an opinion in a divorce. at least two people are living in the bronx somewhere and nobody bothers them. you get divorced. >> how about the case did you with mike tyson? did he bite you? >> he didn't bite me. i represented a lady who had a baby by him after that. he only bites in the ring. >> he made up the other day with holyfield on the "oprah" show. that was a beautiful moment. >> the thing in that case >> it's like some people have the image in the public. we have to take a break. we'll be back with my guests in a sec. don't go away. >>> okay. we're back with my panel. let me ask

the seminar includes rudy giuliani and colin powell.in powell didn't hang around with these thugs anymore. >> i think the greatest speech maker ever and he stinks. >> i have to take issue with that. first of all, bush did too many things that were bad, let's face it. i would rather have somebody who doesn't do anything, oh, let's invade a country, let's take your rights away. let's invade a country. >> what rights have been taken away? no rights have been taken away. >> he wanted war and he got a war. he got what he wanted. >> let's go have a war, that's a good motivation. >> that was just on the blow, he had a war for no reason? we're going to go back to that again. >> you know it's true. >> his first speech is going to be in texas, if it were the bordering states, i would be a little worried. >> why? >> that he would invade for no reason? like iraq. >> what about this other case that we have been talking about this week, this sex scandal between this espn analyst, baseball analysts, steve phillips, he's having an affair with a 22-year

you were involved with the rudy giuliani case. he went on television and announced he was leaving her. >> that was distorted somewhat. >> we saw it on tv. >> i don't want to replay that. >> do i believe what i saw on tv or his lawyer? >> believe his lawyer in this case. this was a reaction to an announcement she made. that's unimportant. the point is when you have these public divorces, it's terrible because there's no aspect of your life -- everybody has an opinion in a divorce. at least two people are living in the bronx somewhere and nobody bothers them. you get divorced. >> how about the case did you with mike tyson? did he bite you? >> he didn't bite me. i represented a lady who had a baby by him after that. he only bites in the ring. >> he made up the other day with holyfield on the "oprah" show. that wasword. the -- the thing in that case is that i knew i was on the side of the angels and according to the public, he was a world champion at the time, could not do any wrong. robert gibbs was the victim, took years and years b

before she left office and before leaving the governor got $4,000 worth of yankee tickets from rudy giuliani. other gifts listed include a knife set, women's hunting gear and lodging to many locations. >>> it's been less than a year since the president's inauguration but political junkies are focused already like a laser on the 2012 presidential campaign. a new poll out from cnn opinion research corporation finds in a hypothetical matchup at least for the gop nomination, former governor palin is not the top choice. former arkansas governor mike huckabee is. >>> a former writer for david letterman said she quit his show because she continued it to be a hostile working environment. she accuses high level employees of having sexual relationships with female staffers and says women benefited professionally from those relationships. she said she's not taking legal action but she wants to call attention to the complete lack of women's writers on late-night talk shows. >>> pennsylvania police say a woman posted an ad on craigslist. undercover cops said they met the woman in the bar where she offere

the seminar includes rudy giuliani and colin powell.in powell didn't hang around with these thugs anymore. >> i think the greatest speech maker ever and he stinks. >> i have to take issue with that. first of all, bush did too many things that were bad, let's face it. i would rather have somebody who doesn't do anything, oh, let's invade a country, let's take your rights away. let's invade a country. >> what rights have been taken away? no rights have been taken away. >> he wanted war and he got a war. he got what he wanted. >> let's go have a war, that's a good motivation. >> that was just on the blow, he had a war for no reason? we're going to go back to that again. >> you know it's true. >> his first speech is going to be in texas, if it were the bordering states, i would be a little worried. >> why? >> that he would invade for no reason? like iraq. >> what about this other case that we have been talking about this week, this sex scandal between this espn analyst, baseball analysts, steve phillips, he's having an affair with a 22-year