rick santorum's political career will be ending soon.ll go to the republican convention next year not as a candidate, but as a fox news contributor again, unless by then he's driven o'reilly and the gang absolutely crazy by insisting that no one at fox news ever use a paper towel as a napkin. a lot of times, things are right underneath our feet, and all we need to do is change the way we're thinking about them. a couple decades ago, we didn't even realize just how much natural gas was trapped in rocks thousands of feet below us. technology has made it possible to safely unlock this cleanly burning natural gas. this deposits can provide us with fuel for a hundred years, providing energy security and economic growth all across this country. it just takes somebody having the idea, and that's where the discovery comes from. >>> the biggest star of the presidential campaign who will never be president continued her state-wide campaign swing across iowa today, trying to rally support ahead of saturday's straw poll in ames, iowa. michele bachma

for rick santorum will be there. his tent boasts rick santorum summer dance party which, by the way, is the lowest testing bet pilot ever. (laughter) (cheers and applause) >> jon: hi, everybody, who here likes to cha-cha. remember leave room for jesus. (laughter) of course, if summer dance parties are not your thing, perhaps you would like some of rick santorum's homemade peach jelly. they're handing out samples of their peach jelly. wow. rick santorum must really be trying to change the search results that come up when people google santorum and jelly. now rick-- (applause) rick, it's the ames straw poll. it's all about the tent. please tell me you've got something different that's going to bring people to your tent. >> how about mike huckabee, remember him the former governor of arkansas, will also going to perform at rick santorum's tent. (laughter) (cheers and applause) >> jon: mike huck a bee, i never thought i would have to say this to you, you are a shut. (laughter) -- slut. so whether the straw poll is predic

i'm sorry, rick santorum, it is false. here it is in context. >> iran is a country that has been at war with us since 1979. iran is a country that has killed more american men and women in uniform in iraq and afghanistan than the iraqis and the afghanistanees has. first says than afghanistans has, then corrects himself. afghanistanees, not a word. being outgunned by iran in their own country is also frankly dubious, but we'll have more on rick santorum in just a moment. first, though, true or false, this is a person. >> general mullen. >> true or false, general mullen is a known and relevant person in u.s. politics and policy? that is false. there may be a general mullen somewhere, but i don't think it's who tim pawlenty meant when he invoked this person in this context. >> i was there last summer with governor perry, by the way, and met with general petraeus, he thought it would take about two years from last summer to have an orderly and successful wind down of our mission in afghanistan, president obama has accelerated

senator santorum. we should be ashamed. we don't know what this economy is really about. what i know about, is this president has put so much opportunity on the table for small business. and you have stood on the sideline. and you've heckled from the crowd. and now, you're saying you're not ashamed? senator santorum. i'll give you the respect of calling you senator, even though you got booted out of pennsylvania. show you'd be ashamed. he stands, by friends, with the bankers in wall street. i'm not ashamed to stand with the people who are under attack by the conservatives in this country, like santorum, and his policies. when i saw that piece of tape come into the shop today, i thought, well. maybe i should go down the street. i saw these folks on the street this morning, when i got back from orlando, after talking to union workers. i said i think i will walk down the street and stand with these great americans and ask them, if they deserve to have their voice heard and if they know what makes america

"santorum" means only "former senator from pennsylvania."n't believe me, you can google it. [laughter] so just as marriage will always be heterosexual marriage, napkins will always be what they are: incredibly gay. [laughter] to think that all these years, i've been resting them on my lap and touching them to my lips. and when i have ribs, i use as many as i can get my hands on -- i'm such a slut! [laughter] and sometimes you even stuff them through a ring, which i now understand just enhances their pleasure. well, that ends now. i'm replacing all the napkins in my house with paper towels. and i'm going with the straightest brand out there: brawny. [laughter] helloooo. we'll be right back. [cheers and applause] >> stephen: welcome back, everybody. thank you very much. [cheers and applause] my guest tonight is an oscar-winning actor who is also this interview will really tie the room together. please welcome jeff bridges. [cheers and applause] good to see you. all right. well, hey man. >> hey, man. how is it going, man? >> stephen: how are yo

if rick santorum and when rick santorum is president, iran will not get a nuclear weapon, because the world as we know it, will be no more. >> you've her the war propaganda that -- you've heard the war propaganda that is liable to lead us into the sixth war. iran is a threat because they have some militant there is. but they are all around the world and they are not a lot different than others. iran does not have air force that can come here. they don't -- they can't even make enough gasoline for theps service. here we are building this case up, they are building up this case, just like we did in iraq. bill up the war propaganda. there was no al-qaeda in iraq. they had nuclear weapons and we had to go in. i'm sure you supported that war as well. it is time we quit this. it is trillions we are spending on these wars! [ applause ] >> when we come back, we'll try to get ahold of6j[1g thin/%÷ social issues that should be fun. and the most pressing issues right now, getting america back to work, after this break. [ applause ] >> bret: welcome back. now to byron york from the washington exa

santorum. tim pawlenty or newt gingrich were not able to make it to the stage or weren't willing, we don't know which in order to be part of the straw poll and see if rick, our cameraman can come over here, and see ron paul, ire engine red t-shirts, they'll sit in the front of the audience to hear him deliver a speech and in the audience a very, very large and prevalent preference of the fire engine red t-shirts suggests a big base of support and he's one of the favorites, along with michele bachmann and tim pawlenty and it's often said there are three tickets out of iowa and continues with the caucus next january and february and we'll hear from ron paul shortly. very much a contender and expected to be a raucous reception once you get started. >> lets me point this out. as you know, this is the first ever straw poll with write-in possibility. how does that change the dynamics of the straw poll? >> it changes it dramatically. in fact. not only would it potentially give them headaches, in terms

presidential candidate rick santorum. ok guys it's time for happy hour and joining me this evening is r.t. producer jenny churchill and adam mcmorris santoro reporter for talking points memo thanks for joining me guys so yeah it's time to take some cheap shots of politicians because nobody wants to talk about anything else but her again but we'll we'll get to the hurricane of politicians talking about the hurricane but first let's talk about for a vice president dick cheney who of course is right now painting his new book but i think the most shocking revelations are all of this apparently he has a heart people. thank you just show me how it works it's got a point inside it's tied into my heart it's. powered by batteries and they're good for about ten hours and when you take them out of. place put it back and. so you feel the heart. maybe the i guess the real hardwood. but i would you have told me to put it back in. god not. that i really do my share you know i just i find it hard to believe that dick cheney doesn't have

santorum and many of his anti-gay colleagues can do better than paper towels.re found of claiming if gay people would be allowed to wed we would have to allow polygamy, incest and beast ality. this is so absurd some people find it difficult to argue against. if you find yourself similarly flum iksed, just point out this distinct. laws against polygamy are nonexclusion airy. whether you are gay or straight, black or white, christian or plus mus

if rick santorum and when rick santorum is president, iran will not get a nuclear weapon, because the world as we know it, will be no more. >> you've her the war propaganda that -- you've heard the war propaganda that is liable to lead us into the sixth war. iran is a threat because they have some militant there is. but they are all around the world and they are not a lot different than others. iran does not have air force that can come here. they don't -- they can't even make enough gasoline for theps service. here we are building this case up, they are building up this case, just like we did in iraq. bill up the war propaganda. there was no al-qaeda in iraq. they had nuclear weapons and we had to go in. i'm sure you supported that war as well. it is time we quit this. it is trillions we are spending on these wars! [ applause ] >> when we come back, we'll try to get ahold of6j[1g thin/%÷ social issues that should be fun. and the most pressing issues right now, getting america back to work, after this break. copd makes it hard to breathe, so i wasn't playing much of a role in my own l

if rick santorum and when rick santorum is president, iran will not get a nuclear weapon, because the world as we know it, will be no more. >> you've her the war propaganda that -- you've heard the war propaganda that is liable to lead us into the sixth war. iran is a threat because they have some militant there is. but they are all around the world and they are not a lot different than others. iran does not have air force that can come here. they don't -- they can't even make enough gasoline for theps service. here we are building this case up, they are building up this case, just like we did in iraq. bill up the war propaganda. there was no al-qaeda in iraq. they had nuclear weapons and we had to go in. i'm sure you supported that war as well. it is time we quit this. it is trillions we are spending on these wars! [ applause ] >> when we come back, we'll try to get ahold of6j[1g thin/%÷ social issues that should be fun. and the most pressing issues right now, getting america back to work, after this break. [ male announcer imagine all of your missed opportunities in one place. ♪ the

is that a tradition santorum seeks to revive? were entitled to beat their wives as long as they used a stick no larger than their thumb, the so-called rule of thumb. does santorum harbor a yen for corporal punishment? they are fond of claiming if gay people were allowed to wed we'd have to allow polygamy, insist, and -- if you find yourself similar flummoxed point out laws against polygamy are non-exclusionary. you can't be married to more than one person at a time. preventing gay people from exercising their right creates a separate, unequal class of people. it is exclusionary. that is the only meaningful distinction you need to keep in mind when arguing with people like santorum.

rick santorum wrapping up. we have a lot more to come.

rick santorum.fairly well. came in fourth. >> i think so. rick per swri only got into the race today but 718 of the faithful came in. true believers. mitt romney didn't play. so, generally we should pay attention to the top three. it's not a surprise. it would have been a larger story, if michelle bachmann had not placed in the top three. that she won is a good win for her. then we saw ron paul, who played last time, i believe came in fifth, obviously doing pretty well coming in second. that keeps him going and tim pawlenty third. the big question will be how, i think people will parce tim paw lenny dumpily. how can you say, i placed third and michelle bachmann and ron paul beat me. how does that keep you going? but it may well be enough to keep him going because third is presentable. and on down the line rick santorum said fifth. he placed fourth. herman cain. all of these folks, you have to igmore the rick perry and mitt romney ones because they didn't involve themselves in the straw poll. so it d

santorum, me to you, i do not know what tapes they mean. getting all of the tapes. but i've never called you nuts. don't project that on to me. i've never called you nuts, ever, seriously. google it. joining me now is the newly relocated chris hayes and host of his own msnbc weekend show starting in september, welcome back to new york, chris. it's great to have you here. >> great to have you back in your home city. >> not going to ask you about rick santorum and what he can or cannot google. >> nothing to find out about rick santorum. >> i cannot research it. >> i can research it at home. but i can't research it at work. here's the 2012 question i want to know about you. what do you think texas governor rick perry's chances are now that we know as of today he's going to run. >> there's this interesting space in the republican field, which is the space for someone who is plausibly insane and also not terrifying to the establishment. plausibly insane but not terrifying the establishment. romney has the not terrifying to the establishment locked down. the establishment

rick santorum, $148,000 cash on hand. do you still see these three guys in the race come a month from now? >> i don't. i think today, as richard was saying, we're going to see some people drop out of the race based on their lack of performance. i'm taking my kids to the zoo here later today and i think i have more money on my wallet to spend on souvenirs than herman kaine does. he's going to have to step it up. if he does not get into the first three spots here, i think the fund-raising is going to dry up. another guy that needs a good showing today to stay in this race i think is tim pawlenty. he's banked a lot on iowa. his fund-raising is down. if he comes in first or second he's going to see a big touch-up in campaign contributions and he needs it. he needs a shot in the rm right now. >> $2 million for cash on hand for tim pawlenty. he's spent almost $6 million in this cycle. one of the things we heard from some of the folks in rick perry's campaign, richard, is that he would like to, over the next couple of weeks, rai

if rick santorum and when rick santorum is president, iran will not get a nuclear weapon, because theld as we know it, will be no more. >> you've her the war propaganda that -- you've heard the war propaganda that is liable to lead us into the sixth war. iran is a threat because they have some militant there is. but they are all around the world and they are not a lot different than others. iran does not have air force that can come here. they don't -- they can't even make enough gasoline for theps service. here we are building this case up, they are building up this case, just like we did in iraq. bill up the war propaganda. there was no al-qaeda in iraq. they had nuclear weapons and we had to go in. i'm sure you supported that war as well. it is time we quit this. it is trillions we are spending on these wars! [ applause ] >> when we come back, we'll try to get ahold of6j[1g thin/%÷ social issues that should be fun. and the most pressing issues right now, getting america back to work, after this break. [ artis brown ] america is facing some tough challenges right now. two of the mos

by the way, you can not only get your jam on with santorum but you can get actual santorum family jamin peanut butter and santorum jam sandwiches. don't worry if you miss huckabee's first performance. you can catch him and his band capital offense in herman king's tent and in the tim pawlenty area. and ron paul prosperity playground. a dump ben bernanke dunk tank, naturally, and inflatable sliding dollar slide. you get the feeling if ron paul could primary bernanke we would? of course, there's food. i told you about the santorum jam. they call it presidential peach preserves. and trucking in from minnesota and herman cain's tent, serving godfather's pizza. a want to know there's more barbecue there. a little concerned, not enough barbecue. we'll see. if you want the real deal on food you have to go to the iowa state fair, which is what i did yesterday. yesterday we told you about the macaroni and cheese, fried macaroni and cheese. too much pasta got in the way of the cheeses. this is definitely fried cheese. cajun batter. american cheese. on a stick. >> wow. that is really, guys -- th

and we're going to do very well in the end. >> rick santorum. see you in california at the next debate. thank you very much. >> thanks. >>> joining us now for more on the 2012 presidential race. "the washington post" opinion writer jew yeen robinson. -- eugene robinson. we've had a rock-n-roll day here. halo barbour accusing the liberal media of taking rick perry to task. i know the governor, we all know that a lot of republicans have been voicing concerns about rick perry and if he's ready for prime time. >> if he continues to put it on the media, men it was republicans karl rove and other republicans who were complaining about perry's language as being not presidential. it wasn't presidential. let's face it. if he keeps shooting off from the lip that way. he's going to squander some of this early buzz from the nomination. >> what do you think about the state of the race right now? is this it? is this the field? do you think there's time for someone else to get in? >> there's probably time for someone else. i wonder who that would be. i take ch

. >> mark, i'm sure you were listening as i had former pennsylvania senator rick santorum on the air with me. he said he would love to be in the top three, but he's cool with the top five if he makes fourth, that's good for him. do you see that as being viable? >> well, alex, everyone is trying to play the expectations game. some aren't that reliable on what to do. i will tell you the people who finished in third place in 2007, that was then kansas senator sam brownback, he dropped out of the race just two months after the straw poll. ditto what happened in 1999. elizabeth doll finished third in the ames straw poll. she later dropped out as well. a third place finish doesn't get you far. people are looking for a first place finish, maybe a good second place. third place is never good. when you're talking about someone finishing fourth or fifth, at least in historical standards, that's not good news. >> the campaigns all seem to driveway on the economic issues out there. do they differentiate themselves with a focus on social issues? is that how you can tell them really apart? >> well

and when rick santorum is president iran will not get a nuclear weapon because the world as we know it will be no more comes and. goes here that here we have another iran war hawk that basically said he's ready to get us involved in of the war to make sure that iran doesn't get a nuclear weapon and we've already drained all of our resources fighting this endless war against the worldwide threat of al qaeda can we give the iran fear mongering a rest for a minute now i give big props to ron paul for calling santorum out on this last night you heard the war propaganda that is loud who would lead us into the sixth war and i worry about the position. i worry about that position to congressman paul everybody should worry about the opposition but you know who doesn't apparently the mainstream media these people spend hours going over every single word of these debates and when somebody says something it's actually crazy they deserve to be questioned they just let it fly basically we just found out that rick santorum would be open to getting us into another war if elected president somethin

to what santorum had to say we have ron paul saying oh what the states want to do whatever the states want to attend to them it's fine so if the states want to pass polygamy that's from the state's one and post arrows ation that's right no our country is based upon moral laws ladies and gentlemen there are things the states can't do abraham lincoln said the states do not have the right to do wrong. well so on on so rick santorum i think is representative of the status quo and that is that i am a senator i'm in washington and i know what education to be in new mexico well i don't think he does i think i understand what health care should be in new mexico i don't think he knows that so really we're going to draw lines we're going to i think you either believe in states' rights or you don't and i believe in states' rights fifty laboratories of best practice fifty laboratories of. of let's do things better now abolishing the federal department of education in my opinion would be the best thing the federal government could do when it comes to education giving it over to fifty laboratories

what does senator santorum have to say about that? joining me rick santorum.thanks for having me on. >> sean: that was a pretty intense moment between you and congressman paul. interesting, i was talking to our friend mark levin. he said, people were pretty angry with utah support ron paul for taking him on. i -- i think ron paul is right on a lot of economic issues. right about the fed. but i have disagreed on national security issues. >> ron paul is an isolationist and believes that we can erect walls around america and we'll be safe. the bottom line is, we will create a vacuum in the world. and that vacuum will be filled by someone who is going to be hostile to the united states. there are plenty out there. whether it is the radical islamists, which we weremmb8 talking that night with iran. china, russia, who knows who else. they are not going to be friends and friendly to us. in particular this issue with iran, i think his cavalier attitude about the state of israel and the security of israel when you have iran who has said they want to wipe israel off the

-- coming up with rick santorum, followed by coverage of ron paul. good afternoon. >> i have been listening to herman cain, but i would like to hear him comment on the federal reserve and what his plans would be to shut down the federal reserve and get rid of this illegal banking cartel of tyrants that is put the people of the united states in dire straits. i like to hear him comment on that, such as ron paul has. he seems the only one looking at the truth. thank you for taking my call. >> thank you. we're looking tense scenes from the iowa state fair. jacqueline is joining us from colorado springs on the democratic line. >> thank you for taking my call. i wanted to comment and said i am a registered democrat. looking at the republican field so far, we have not heard from rick perry yet, but i am not too afraid of how they're going to hold up in the debates with obama. i have not seen anyone that knows what they're talking about him except for ron paul. he consistently has the same set of views, but not talking points other than his convictions. >> t

a number of people i spoke to voters, viewers, they were impressed with rick santorum's report.o there's been some speculation -- raising his profile in this very wide-open republican field. the viewer remarks about the candidates and what they had to say, there's been quite a lot of obama bashing. but you have to remember who the audience is here which is the core of the core of the republican electorate largely made up of evangelical christians. so bashing president obama who is not popular among them is the message of the day. there's also been a great deal of hat tipping to conservative social issues, talk of proposing -- opposing abortion and supporting traditional message. so there shouldn't be any surprise to viewers that that's what we're hearing. host: if you take that core what i call mike huck abea voters. how far will that go and will that give somebody like governor pawlenty more of an opening? >> well, he's been out thing -- time-outing a -- touting a -- we always see that every cycle. and we're definitely seeing it this year. and this year we may be seeing it more

resources he had. >> jon: rick santorum. he didn't get half of what ron paul got. he lost to the guy who lost so bad he dropped out of the race. santorum? >> we're looking at mitt romney who continues to be the frontrunner. but we have rick perry as well and now michele bachmann. let's not count out john huntsman though. >> jon: what? john huntsman? huntsman got 69 votes. if all of john huntsmans sporters met at the same ames iowa restaurant the fire marshal would say, that's fine. no problem. there's still some tables open in the back. huntsman was the only mormon running in the straw poll, and he came in second amongst mormons. and by the way this pretending ron paul doesn't exist for some reason has been going on for weeks. >> a new gallup survey showing rick perry running second to mitt romney knocking down iowa favorite michele bachmann to fourth. >> jon: behind who? fourth behind who? how did libertarian ron paul become the 13th floor in a hoe hotel? why... what's wrong with... he is tea party patient zero. all that sm