there is a sign sarah palin may get in this. a big movie is coming to iowa that will tell her story the way shy wants. should she let michelle bachman win the cake and on this memorial day is it possible following the mission to get bin laden that the u.s. military has embraced obama as the man who got nominated opposing the iraq war won over the soared that has done the fighting. with us today "time" magazine joe klein. cnn gloria borger. elisabeth bumiller and daily beast's andrew. chris: with all the republican drop out and sarah palin talk the g.o. spfplt down to three with a serious chance to boat barack obama. mitt romney. tim pawlenty and john,huntsman. how would each do it? romney would probably be as manager and job creator. here is romney's offense and obama's defense. >> i like president obama. but he doesn't have a clue how jobs are created. >> an economy that was shedding jobs are created. >> an economy that was shedding jobs every month now has seen over two million jobs created in the last 14. chris: former utah g

sarah palin drops hints. a low-profile special election catapults medicare to the front burner. >> thank you all so much. gwen: meanwhile, the obamas take europe. with a little guinness, a little glamour, and a lot of the nitty-gritty of international give and take. >> it would have been easy at the outset of the crackdown in libya to say that none of this was our business. gwen: including some fence mending. >> but israel will not negotiate with a palestinian government backed by the palestinian version of al qaeda. that we will not do. >> it is very difficult for israelis to sit across the table and negotiate with a party that is denying your right to exist. gwen: and the supreme court presses not one but two hot buttons, on crime and immigration. covering the week, dan balz of "the washington post." major garrett of "national journal." helene cooper of "the new york times." and joan biskupic of "usa today." >> award-winning reporting and analysis, covering history as it happens. from our nation's capital,

two potential candidates, michele bachmann and sarah palin. alin on n in gettysburg. any sign of her bus yet, jim? >> reporter: not just yet, carol. she was at the national archives earlier this morning. one of oufr cnn crews was there. apparently at the national archives where you can view the constitution and other historic documents. somebody yelled you should run. she said i'm going to keep fighting. a nonanswer-answer. trying to figure out, as a lot of other republicans are doing right now, trying to figure out what sarah palin is up to. what we can tell you is she is on this campaign style bus tour. it started in washington as she rolled across the potomac on the back of hairly davidson along with the rolling thunder motorcycle rally that was going on to honor and remember pows and soldiers missing in action. and our cnn sandra endo had a chance to catch up with the former alaska governor for a brief couple of moments where she asked, what are you up to? here's what she said. >> bus tour to get out there and remind americans about our fou

now i think the real sarah palin is michele bachmann, and she's in. ing well in iowa -- >> where she was born. >> announcing i think in waterloo. so, i don't see a lot of room for her. but palin, i think, fears re-electing barack obama more than anything else. i think she understands she can't beat barack obama. she wants to renew her brand, refresh her brand. she can be the power behind a thousand thrones. she just can't sit on the big one herself. >> david brooks, we'll get that poll ready of how the republicans stack up currently. do you not see a role for her in the race? because mike huckabee is out. she could certainly be the social conservative in the race. >> yeah, but you know, being president is waking up, somebody hands you the crisis and says there's a crisis in venezuela, what are you going to do about it? does anybody think sarah palin's ready for that? i don't think so. so, she can manage her brand, but running for president is not "american idol," and i think people may agree with her, they may like her, but that doesn't mean they're go

. >>> on the road again, the sarah palin show rides into washington and beyond. just what is she really up to? >>> also, war and remembrance, on this memorial day weekend, remembering americans who are serving tonight, and those who have sacrificed so much for serving tonight, and those who have sacrificed so much for their country. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening, everyone. amid one of the most destructive tornado seasons in decades, president obama traveled to joplin, missouri, today to see the devastation for himself, and to honor the lives of those killed there, one week ago tonight. it was an all too familiar journey for the president, who just one month ago made a similar visit to tornado-ravaged tuscaloosa, alabama. in joplin today where at least 139 died and 40 people remain unaccounted for, survivors poured their hearts out to the president. he, in turn, reminded them that what happened to their community is a national tragedy. nbc's ron allen is in joplin with more on the president's visit. ron, good evening. >> reporter:

. >>> and sarah palin thundering into d.c. today, but is she ready to roll into the presidential race? the best political team on television is weighing in. i'm drew griffin. the news starts now. in the headlines tonight president obama went to joplin, missouri, today. it was his first chance to see the unimaginable damage caused by last sunday's ef-5 tornado. he spoke at a memorial service for the 142 known victims. a live look at the president's visit just ahead. >>> and sarah palin drew attention riding on the back of a motorcycle in rolling thunder. despite all the symbolism of the moment, the former alaska governor insists she is just riding, not running, at least not yet. >> i'm an american. i have no title, i have no office, and to be an american citizen with the freedom to come out here and assemble and thank our veterans, i can't tell you how honored i am. >>> lockheed martin says the information network system has been attacked but no customer information was compromised. this is one of the largest defense contractor

but on the brand management, i mean, let's just be real, sarah palin is all about sarah palin.he's brilliant at that. she's about pushing her brand. and the fact that we're talking about her, the fact that you're waiting for her in gettysburg, the fact that hundreds of people are waiting for her in gettiesburg, she knows that, and she is using this to the fullest. but i also think that when mike huckabee decided not to run and mitch daniels decided not to run she probably had and is having an a-ha moment because she also knows that she probably better than anybody else can speak to the very critically important social conservatives in the gop who are going to be essential in whoever gets nominated for the gop. and she's saying this could be my moment. now, whether she takes that to the next step, she's going to keep us guessing until that actually happens or not. >> now, most republicans have thought for months, shushanne that no, she's not going to run. if she wants to be active, she wants to be influence, she wants her voice to be heard and she wants to tease us to keep us in

host: newt is in a three-way tie with michele bachmann and sarah palin. they each come in at 10%. hele bachmann running? guest: i think she is probably running. she is taking steps in that direction. i think that palin's presence might change the calculus for her. people see her as a sarah palin part ii. she is beating back that impression. they had been pretty close politically. they held rallies together. bachmann really allied herself with sarah palin. host: shelley is a democrat in west virginia. 2012 politics is the subject. caller: thank you for taking my call. sarah palin is not running for president. the reason is, if she was, roger ailes would have suspended her from being a xbox contributor a long time ago. i would not vote for any way. host: melissa, a republican in buffalo, new york. caller: thank you for taking my call. first of all, i am a republican and i would never vote for sarah palin. if she could not hack it as governor and she resigned after two years in office, there is no way in the world she could handle being president. i do not buy the story that she quit

we started out talking about sarah palin. to the extent that romney is a known quantity, people don't necessarily like him, but he's passed the kind of presidential plausibility test. pawlenty sort of has the aspect of the guy who's just gotten a chance to sit at the grown-ups' table, and people see him as a nice guy, but not necessarily -- he hasn't passed the point where they can imagine him being president. he needs the space and time to be able to do that. sarah palin sucks up some of his oxygen. >> i want to react to something you wrote this week, alex, and talk more from the point of view of president obama and how he fairs. you wrote "newt gingrich is the devil in the red dress" was the headline. "barack obama can only defeat a republican like newt gingrich. obama barely won the presidentsy in '08, though he held the best hand of cards any candidate in our lifetime had. obama still required an unprecedented economic meltdown to put him over the top. he still could not beat mccain, he had to beat george bush. anywhere i

the pressure on the other republicans, including mike huckabee, that we haven't seen this about sarah palin suggests to me that she may not be running. >> i have to take that -- greta is a friend of mine. she gets an interview with governor palin. we can't even get the schedule. that's her choice. she can make that choice from now until the end of time. she can campaign how ever she wants and we have to deal with it. i remember covering ross perot in 1992. it's not their job to help us. but to the question of fox news, congressman, i assume she's told them that they are not running because i don't believe they would allow a double standard like. this don't you agree? >> it's hard to say. she's obviously a big draw. she's extremely popular. it's quite an exclusive to be able to follow her on this mystery tour, know where she's going, and to be able to get the interviews and sound bites that she is providing them in terms of change and all of those things that really are news leading up to her announcement. >> all right. as we continue our conversation, we're told by our political producer th

. >> sarah palin going on tour. our political insiders give us a scoop on the gop for the white house and how palin make as difference whether she is in or out of the race. >>> 7:30 a.m., sunday may 29th. i am ann makovec phil matier has the morning off. >> i am jim bernard in to take a look at the rest of your weekend pattern after a soggy evening hour. >> you were surprised. >> there was a puddle sitting on top of the bay last night left a quarter inch of drizzle shower activity across the region. not enough to green up the hills we are looking at brown or the beginning of the brown conversion out there, barbecuing this weekend, a big kick off to your summer festivities here, fire danger is not a big issue none the less see, the seasons are changing once again we will use caution in and around the dry grasses and local hills as we look for clear and breezy conditions to develop today into tomorrow. >> thanks jim first topping our news a violent weekend in san jose as police investigate the 22nd murder of the year

host: newt is in a three-way tie with michele bachmann and sarah palin. they each come in at 10%. hele bachmann running? guest: i think she is probably running. she is taking steps in that direction. i think that palin's presence might change the calculus for her. people see her as a sarah palin part ii. she is beating back that impression. they had been pretty close politically. they held rallies together. bachmann really allied herself with sarah palin. host: shelley is a democrat in west virginia. 2012 politics is the subject. caller: thank you for taking my call. sarah palin is not running for president. the reason is, if she was, roger ailes would have suspended her from being a xbox contributor a long time ago. i would not vote for any way. host: melissa, a republican in buffalo, new york. caller: thank you for taking my call. first of all, am a republican and i would never vote for sarah palin. if she could not hack it as governor and she resigned after two years in office, there is no way in the world she could handle being president. i do not buy the story that she quit be

no one steals a show like sarah palin. former vice presidential candidate with a fondness for holiday weekend political theater is launching a new round of speculation with her one nation bus tour. and here to read the tea leaves are abc's george will, democratic strategist donna brazile, the former republican national committee chairman ed gillespie and abc's senior political correspondent jonathan carl. welcome, everybody. george, what is up? is sarah palin going to run? >> i don't know. >> what do you think? >> two things are infinite, one is the expanding universe and the other is media attention to sarah palin who is a genius at manipulating it. she has several political problems. the first of which is there is no undecided vote in this country anymore about sarah palin surely. second, the threshold question, it's not usually asked but it's in everyone's mind and a presidential election should we give this person nuclear weapons? and the answer is -- it answers itself. that doesn't mean she can't be without political

come with some mixed reviews. >> this right here is about unity and i don't hear that coming from sarah palin she's awesome. she needs to be here more often. >> reporter: palin has not announced her candidacy for president but she's sending signals. >> i do have the fire in my belly. >> reporter: today she launches her multistate campaign style bus tour starting in washington going up the east coast and then reportedly to the key primary state of new hampshire. >> we know that our best days are yet to come. >> reporter: in a recent cbs news "new york times" poll, 51% of likely republican voters viewed her favorably but among all likely voters, the number drops to 26%. still her former running mate thinks she has a chance. >> can she beat barack obama? >> of course she can, she can. now whether she will or not, whether she'll even run or not, i don't know. >> reporter: a guessing game either way with the whole country along for the ride. witt johnson, cbs news, washington. >> mitchell: and for perspective on sarah palin's appearance today and the overall republican race for president we are jo

what are people saying about sarah palin coming to rolling thunder?f engines behind me, hundreds of motorists behind me, motorcyclists coming out here, all excited for this event and former gop vice presidential candidate sarah palin joining their event this morning as well. we haven't seen her bus arrive here yet, also this is just a starting point for the day's events for rolling thunder ride to freedom, their annual event to commemorate and remember all of the nation's veterans as well as prisoners of war and those missing in action. from here later today going to the national mall where they'll have a bigger event and hearing from robert gates and admiral mike mullen. the big draw and spec collision around sarah palin, will she and won't she be running. the potential presidential candidate will be kicking off her one nation bus tour. it will be interesting to see her perception and the message. the stek clags swirls around whether she'll enter the race and the flirtation continues today. we'll be along for the ride as well as the roll thunder. >>

this is as close as we've gotten to sarah palin's bus, her one nation bus tour, that has gone up and t coast the last couple days and just to give you a sense as to the palin factor that may be at play in 2012 for the white house, she does have her loyal supporters. just a sense of that, people have posted notes on the side of her bus overnight. this one says i voted for you and john mccain. i really hope you run in 2012. just one of the notes that were left behind by her loyal supporters yesterday here in gettysburg. all day long yesterday, it was a game of cat and mouse between the former vice presidential candidate and national news media. she started in washington, d.c., made her way up to baltimore as you said, and then here to gettysburg, she's expected to go on to philadelphia and new hampshire later this week. we're even hearing she may be going to iowa as early as next month. fueling all sorts of speculation that the final destination that she has in mind is 1600 pennsylvania avenue. we briefly caught up with her yesterday evening for just a short question and answer session

>> well, sarah palin can't be the new donald trump because donald trump was the new sarah palin.lin, she'll be a lot more informed, but she's sure to get -- to be ready for questions like what do you read. but i'm interested in seeing the difference between her and michele bachmann who's going to announce. i want to see them argue about how different they are. that should be good. >> question number two, dick cheney says he worships the ground congressman paul ryan walks on. join the club. should paul ryan and his medicare plan run? robert? >> look, there are a lot of democrats who are worshipping the ground paul ryan walks on because his plan to end medicare as we know it really defines the difference between the two parties. and of course dick cheney, who as vice president destroyed our surplus and doubled our debt speaks to the hypocrisy of the right wing today. >> medicare is already in the hole trillions of dollars. paul ryan's plan was just something to reform that. no, i think it's too soon for him to run. first of all, he's in the house of representatives. no one goes fro

figure in a lot of ways and you almost kind of wonder why, why is there such a strong reaction to sarah palinth sides. mark is going to be back in the next hour to talk more about palin's political future, and we are going to sort of dissect palin's appeal to the masses, both good and bad, so stay tuned both good and bad, so stay tuned for that. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> as americans mark memorial day, president obama is marking changes in military leadership. as you may have seen live here on cnn, the commander in chief today introduced his picks for the chairman and vice chairman of the chief of staffs, and the chief of staff of the army. the man to the right is martin dempsey who he wants to replace retiring joint chiefs mike marlin. it is just last month that demp si became chief of staff, so he was not considered a favorite for the top job. and all of the nominations require senate confirmation, and the president hopes they happen as swiftly as possible. >>> from the rose garden, the president traveled across the potomac river to the arlington national cemetery where he p

is a potential problem for sarah palin.ne with tony perkins, a very powerful organization said one of the problems for sarah palin is that michele bachmann, the minnesota congresswoman, she is starting to take up a lot of that oxygen that sarah palin once owned. michele bachmann is a very conservative, she's very good in social conservative issues, and that could be potentially a problem for sarah palin, should she run for the republican nomination. >> mark preston, interesting stuff. look forward to your analysis piece on this. next update from the best political team on television is an hour away. >>> we want to start this hour with the high-profile murder trial of casey anthony out of florida. new details are riveting, and there were tense and heated moments as the defense questioned a key witness, casey anthony's father. the 25-year-old florida mom accused of killing her 2-year-old daughter caylee nearly three years ago. straight to what's happening in court now. legal analysts sunny hostin of "in session" is watching t

." >> and then darlene says, "after all these years of men in the office, we can only pray that sarah palin with win. go sarah. we love you." she's got a very fierce following of supporters. and then people like, nope. be sure to catch jo"john king, usa" tonight at 7:00 p.m.. >> and on monday, june 13th, cnn will host the new hampshire presidential the debate as republican hopefuls gather to go for their party's nomination. hard to believe it's coming up, but that is monday night, june 13th, only on cnn. >> and we will be there. >>> coming up, word that germany will shut down all its nuclear reactors. what prompted the government's decision to get rid of nuclear power, completely. >> that's right. and get ready to fork out extra cash for this week's memorial day barbecue. but how much more? we'll tell you. it's 17 minutes after the hour. building up our wireless network all across america. we're adding new cell sites... increasing network capacity, and investing billions of dollars to improve your wireless network experience. from a single phone call to the most advanced data download, we'r

all of the attention is going to sarah palin over the last several days. what impact do you think it has on the other candidates? >> well, right now, harry, they are getting asked about palin at every stop, especially michele bachmann. she was asked over and over today in new hampshire what she thought about palin. and bachmann repeatedly said palin will have no impact on whether she gets in the race or not. at one stop she said today "look i like sarah palin, she's made important contributions to the country but she's just not comparing herself to palin. bachmann said the person she should be compared to is barack obama and she said she thought she compared favorably. >> smith: jan crawford in washington this evening, thank you very much. the drug violence in mexico has touched nearly every part of that country, even the schools. on friday, a teacher in monterrey got her kindergarten students on the floor and recorded what happened when five people were gunned down at a taxi stand right outside the school. she kept the children calm with a song even as gun

there is no public schedule, but sarah palin's bus tour seems to be headed for philadelphia today. now palin visited historic ft. mchenry in baltimore on monday, and repeatedly she insisted she's not running for anything. a palin associate quoted by "the los angeles times" speculates the bus tour is a dry run to see if she and her family are up to the rigors of a republican presidential bid. >> i don't know. i honestly don't know. it's still, you know, a matter of looking at the field and considering much. there truly is a lot to consider before you throw yourself out there in the name of service to the public buzz it's so all-consuming. >>> economists thought that home prices hit bottom in 2009. the kay schiller survey says they slid another 4% in the first quarter. so what does it mean? it means that prices in 20 major markets have now fallen below what was considered the bottom two years ago. i'm going to break down those numbers in about 20 minutes. >>> afghanistan's leader calls it his last warning to nato and the united states, who says, do not attack afghan homes, even if mil

my comparison ultimately is to barack obama. >> and that brings us to sarah palin, now riding cross country bus tour. there are times when she sounds like a presidential candidate, but she refuses to call her tour anything but a campaign for america's constitution. palin and her family visited some historical landmarks around washington, d.c., and then the bus continued on to pennsylvania. of course, there's some confusion about where her bus is heading at times because she won't tell the so-called mainstream media where exactly the bus is headed. jim acosta is in gettysburg. have you found the bus? >> reporter: from what we understand, carol, the bus has left gettysburg. we've done everything but put a low jack on the one nation bus, and it is difficult to keep tabs on the former alaska governor. a lot of that is by design. her staff is releasing details about her movements at the very last second, only giving brief details as to what she is doing at any given moment. she was out here at gettysburg. just a few moments ago, we had a chance to catch up with her and ask her about whether or n

, a movie about sarah palin. the plan is to debut this movie in iowa next month. getting back to the fact that she is a very unconventional candidate, this would be the launch to show it in iowa. >> tell us what the movie is about. that is priceless. >> it is about her, her life. not a whole lot is known about the movie. it is going to examine one of her big beefs, the way the media has covered her. she has a big problem with some of the interviews that were done during the 2008 campaign when she was the vice presidential candidate for john mccain. it is supposed to delve into that a little bit. we have made contacts to that filmmaker. not a whole lot is known. just so you know, there is a new gallop poll out showing that palin doesn't do too badly. she is at 15% in this national gallop poll among republicans who they would like to see run for president. she is still poised and positioned if she wants to make a go, to enter the waters and do so. not out of the realm of possibilities at all. >> jim acosta reportin

people listen to sarah palin, and she has important things to contribute. draw huge crowds, and most people think she's not going to be elected president, either. michele bachmann, i'm not, you know, saying she's going to be but she is a serious person. she was a federal tax lawyer. she's got a record of accomplishment. so, you know, don't write her off when we're all looking at sarah palin. >> there will be plenty more time to discuss this. that's the good news, because it's just the beginning of the run-up, scott conroy, jan crawford, thank you both this morning. >> thanks for having me. >> just ahead, more disturbing testimony in casey anthony's murder trial as friends and coworkers take the stand against her. vo: this is julie. she won't shop for a new pc because... julie: ... i don't feel there's something out there better than what i've got now. vo: so to show her what she's missing, we built a pc store in her house. julie: (gasp) employee: thanks for dropping in! julie: you've got to be kidding me! this isn't my house anymore! employee: have a little

greta van susteren did an interview with sarah palin. not going to run or there's a double standard. >> we'll have more from you at 7:00 eastern time "john king usa." thanks. >>> we want to bring in our david gergen. david, what is this about? >> well, she's not a great candidate, but she sure is great theater. this woman has a knack, almost a genius for starting up the press, getting the press to rise, as a mainstream press to follow her around, get this publicity. candy, i don't think she's going to run. she might, but i don't think so. i do think she was in danger because all signs pointed for her not to be running. she was beginning to fade a little bit. michele bachmann was the new darling, you know, of the conservatives. and, you know, she's stirring up a lot of excitement, as almost a second sarah coming. and i think by thisesq escapade this bus escapade, which was a lot of fun, sarah palin has imagined to put herself back in the spotlight and it will increase her speeches, it will increase her book sales, and it keeps her relevan

sarah do? we'll ask the sunday panel what palin's decision means for the republican race. an our power player of the week honors our nation's fallen military in 24 musical notes. all right now on "fox news sunday." hello again from fox news in washington. as we observe this memorial day weekend, we promise some 4th of july fireworks as we discuss some of the nation's most pressing problems with two of the newer voices on capitol hill. republican allen west of florida, a tea party favorite. and democrat donna edwards of maryland, member of the progressive caucus. we welcome both of you to "fox news sunday." >> good morning. thank you for having us. >> good morning. >> chris: let's start with medicare. paul ryan's plan to turn it from a fee-for-service plan into a voucher system. congressman west, even though this wouldn't start until 2022, you've got some push-back at one of your town hall meetings recently. let's watch. [ chanting >> chris: congressman west, as we saw in the special election up in new york state this week where the democrat beat the republican and medicare

sarah palin's one-nation bus tour is headed up the east coast. n't telling supporters or anyone else for that matter what her schedule is. as far as a run for the white house, palin said she's, quote, still kind of contemplating one. and hamid karzai says nato air strikes on private afghan homes are no longer allowed because they caused too many civilian casualties. >>> in health news, scientists wrap up an international summit meeting in france on brain cancer and cell phones. cell phones have been wide spread use for ten years but cancers can take up to 30 years to develop. experts of 14 countries are trying to make sense of conflicting studies on the risks of cell phones. their conclusions might be used in safety regulations. >>> a health warning for parents about energy drinks and sports drinks. one contains too much caffeine and the other could lead to childhood obesity. kenneth gibson reports. >>> twins emma and conner are very active 10-year-olds so their mom lets them have a sports drink after a tough practice or game. >> my daughter train

, whether she will run, i don't know. >> certainly the white house is celebrating the idea that sarah palin may get in this race and stir it up. >> as the tour rolls on, no one knows if she will join the race or not. and palin is filming a documentary about herself this week in iowa. maybe she is not running but she sure is trying to gain a lot of attention as presidential candidates do. >> alan: back home, hundreds of marines and sailors met today for the annual uss san francisco ceremony. ♪ >> alan: this event honors the 100 sailors sailors and seven na rebounds killed at the battle of guadalcanal during world war ii. the uss san francisco was built at the -- navy yard and took part in the battle. the first offensive against japan. a state senator attended the service. >>> up next, the government is throwing out the food pyramid. and carnival san francisco style. the parade, the danielsing, the food, next. >>> and almost june and we still can't get a break from the cool weather. meteorologist leigh glaser says change is on the way. >> mike: can you imagine being 100 yards from winning the

reactions about her presence. >> this right here is about unity, and i don't hear that coming from sarah palin. >> i'd love to vote for her if she'd run for president. >> reporter: palin's tour of historical sites now moves to a bus, ending in the critically important primary state of new hampshire. >> she is testing the waters. she's out delivering her message, and seeing what kind of a reception she gets. >> reporter: palin could shake up a race that's still very uncertain. she gave no indication yesterday she's going to run. and she's yet to build a campaign organization. unlike other republican contenders. mitt romney's expected to make a formal announcement he'll run thursday. former pennsylvania senator rick santorum will launch his campaign next month. and former minnesota governor tim pawlenty is working to build name recognition after entering the race. >> only about 50% of the republicans nationally even know my name. >> reporter: and then there are the possible contenders. michele bachmann, rick perry, and rudy giuliani. there's so much uncertainty, big republican donors are waiting

look where sarah palin is, pretty much tied at the top there. if you counter in the sampling error. a gallup poll came out the day before that has palin right near the top, as well. it's a wide-open field. take a look at this next number. it seems republicans and independents are not so satisfied. look at this number. not so satisfy would the field. only 16% say they're really enthusiastic and look at that 4 in 10 not satisfied and maybe there is a hunger for somebody else out there who is not running, joe. >> i was really picking that up this week, joe. as i asked around washington, d.c., about the possibility of a sarah palin run, top two conservative activist. let's listen to a little bit of what he said and i'll come back and catch him on the other side. >> conservatives, quite frankly, i don't know conservatives that know her. she's a stranger to us. she's, you know, almost a blank slate. we know who she doesn't like, but most conservatives would tell her, i'm just concerned because i don't know what her views on this are and who does she look to for guidance and leadership and

she has a problem as someone -- sarah palin part 2 or a sarah palin -- whatever, you want to call it.ut i think she's beating back the impression that she and palin are offering pretty much the same thing. they've been pretty close politically. they held rallies together. michele bachmann has allied herself with sarah palin and you can see where people get this impression. >> host: we'll go to phone calls. sheli from virginia. 2012 politics is our subject. go ahead. >> caller: hello? >> host: good morning. >> caller: thank you for taking my call. sarah palin is not running for president. and the reason is she would have been a fox contributor a long ago. and i wouldn't photo for her anyway. thank you. >> host: all right. melissa, a republican in buffalo, new york. go ahead. >> caller: hi, thank you for taking my call. first of all, i wouldn't -- i'm a republican and i would never vote for sarah palin because if she couldn't hack it as governor and she resigned after two years in office, then there's no way in the world that she would handle being president. i really don't buy the stor

and everybody said, he was talking about sarah palin. this is not a silly gaffe.is a health care system for tens of millions of americans. the republicans, in the words of "the wall street journal," want to essentially end medicare and put insurance companies in charge, which will cost seniors more. this is the most important domestic i think issue and budgetary issue in front of the country. >> and it was the issue that the shut down fight was over, looking for a way to reduce the growth of medicare expenditures. >> so rich, can gingrich recover from this? >> sure, he is. four years ago i was one of the geniuses that kept saying the mccain campaign was over and he was over when he accepted the nomination. but yeah, he can come back to this. but it fed into the, as we like to say now, narrative of gingrich in whether or not he can -- he can be on message and hold himself in check so that what comes into his head does not automatically come out of his mouth. for most people what they are looking for in a president is somebody who can actually sit behind that desk,

this is not sarah palin coming out of nowhere, she can run very well in iowa. imagine a scenario where she actually gets the republican nomination. but that's a long way down the line. will she get in? i think the answer is yes. will she do wel in the early going? again, i think the answer is yes. she has what the football coaches call breakaway potential -- that is, if she gets in the open field, look out, because this woman is very articulate, she's experienced, smart. i'm not her campaign manager, but going after that republican -- chris: that would be a break-away if you took that job. >> that would be a break-away. but with the roughly 1/3 of people who supported either trump or huckabee -- i'm surprised huckabee didn't get in. but with those people, michele bachmann can be dynamite. >> i think it's a mistake to view huckabee as the hardest of the hard right. he combined being a social conservative with being an economic populist more than any other candidate. chris: i think i read that column. >> exactly. i asked huckabee people, where are you going to go

what was going on in sarah palin's life then? her style of leadership was absolutely chaotic. you've got to understand that because i vested so much, when she got tapped for vp, i was absolutely overjoyed and on one sense absolutely terrified. what if this person actually did become vice president or president? she is not an organizer, i will say politely. >> i want to ask about todd because there's been so many questions about the role that he played, her husband, the father, giving the family slack. what role did he play? take me behind the curtain. >> you know, todd pushed the palin brand a lot. he would tip us off to her mood and what ideas we should spring for the day. he would send e-mails. i found myself -- the book talks about how often todd would push me to do one thing, sarah would be denying that i was doing it. certainly something that i got embroiled in in 2008 was full of those moments. >> you talk a lot about how todd is saying don't tell sarah and sarah is saying, don't tell todd. >> that's right. >> what was it l

sarah palin is reportedly buying a new house in arizona.ential campaign? just one of several new clues about her plans for 2012. pants. and anyone, anywhere who would hide our precious coins. we're coming for what's ours. maybe you didn't hear. but dimes, nickels, even pennies have power now. because the volt charges for about a buck fifty a day. making most commutes gas-free for just a handful of change. so we're taking it back. all of it. we have some driving to do. the 2011 chevrolet volt. it's more car than electric. >>> sarah palin has been written up by some republicans insiders. but sarah palin is showing signs of gearing up for a run for the white house in 2012. she is quietly laying groundwork for cross-country tour beginning this weekend right here in washington, d.c. cnn's joe johns has been piecing together the clues. joe, do they all add up? if they do to what? >> don't know quite yet, wolf. this has been an obsession ever since the last presidential race. will palin make a run important the white house? now there is actually n

she will run or not, i don't know. >> reporter: sure the white house is celebrating the idea that sarah palin may get in the race and stir this up. >> as the tour rolls on, no one knows whether she will throw her hat in or not. in addition to the new hampshire trip, palin is debuting a documentary about herself this week in iowa. maybe she is not running but she sure is trying to gain a lot of attention, just as presidential candidates do. tehman bradley, abc news, washington. >> so what is it about the harley? because john huntsman, potential presidential candidate, was also seen riding a harley. >> i think sarah palin is enjoying some of the speculation about all this and has her own set of rules with everything. you never know what will happen. >> she looked really rock 'n' roll. >> she wears that well. >> yeah. >>> here is your memorial day forecast. the heat is on in the northeast. temperatures feeling like 100 degrees from d.c. to philadelphia. violent storms in southwest minnesota, the dakotas and nebraska. strong storms from kansas city to texas. up to a foot of mountain snow in the r

sarah palin is expected to bring her bus tour.y bus tour because we don't have all the details. >> we're now going to take a listen to president obama. >> thank you. thank you so much. please be seated. thank you serbgts gates. and thank you for your extraordinary service to our nation. i think that bob gates will go down as one of our finest secretaries of defense in our history. and it's been an honor to serve with him. i also want to say -- >> [ applause ]. >> i also want to say a word about admiral mullen. on a day when we are announcing his successor as chairman of the joint chiefs of staff and as he looks forward to a well-deserved retirement later this year, admiral mullen, on behalf of all americans, thank you for your four decades of service to this great country. we want to thank deborah mullen as well for her extraordinary service. to major general carl horst, commanding general of our military district of washington, mrs. nancy horst, patrick hallonin as well as his lovely wife doreen and chaplain steve barry. thank yo

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this could be her own way of rolling out a campaign. >> if anyone can delay and still get in, it's sarah palin. >> she freezes the race. by the way, if she gets in, mitt romney should be happy because it freezes the race. and it makes it a two-person race between romney and palin. >> we'll watch. gloria, thank you. >>> it's the deadliest tornado season in more than half a century. here's a question, why? chad meyers is standing by. plus, the horror of the disaster as it happened. we'll hear one woman's desperate voice mail. what's so special about web browsing on the new blackberry playbook? ♪lash! ah ahh... that's right, it runs flash. so unlike some tablets we could mention, you get the best of the internet, not just part of it. ♪ flash! ah ahh... ♪ with your host, betty white. featuring lifetime aarp member, betty white. and betty white. i'm sorry, betty isn't here. [ male announcer ] with outstanding performances by the bettys. if you're 50 or over but hesitant to join aarp because you think it makes you old, i have a very important message: [ all ] get over it! [ male announcer ] joining

i'm john mccain. >> and, you know, i'm just sarah palin.erybody, i'm going rogue right now, so keep your voices down. available now, we've got a bunch of these t-shirts -- >> you look at this republican field. you know, you look at some of the polling, and there's not a lot of excitement -- >> no. >> -- about the republicans who are going to challenge president obama. does that worry you? >> no. it's excellent so far. this field is excellent for us. >> why is that? >> this is a really good fieldl and i already can't wait for the first republican debate. i know they have to get enough to actually hold a debate, but i think it will be really good for us. >> do you lay awake night after praying that you're topical and relevant that donald trump is a candidate? >> i would love it. if donald ran for president, it would be the greatest thing for us. it would not be good for anyone else, but it would be excellent for us and i'd be selfishly willing to take that. >> seth me [ male announcer ] myron needed an mba to turn his technology into a busine

pretty good throughout you getting out speaking of sarah palin she was at the white house correspondents dinner of the weekend where everybody got hammered right before the actual report of the fact that with her been killed they were still recovering and well she's had this type of once before where she was asked a question and couldn't answer but it was this time. these. things are. not. just because it's not ok. who's the most interesting point to a journalist i don't know i've got an entire dinner table of journalism the light house correspondent dinner she goes on fox she's a paid contributor to fox news she couldn't even say like bill o'reilly or somebody that she speaks to every single day listen to grab and just like i mean yeah totally put in her defense i don't know who the most influential journalist as of today you know i only want her to and i think what's so and i think what's so interesting too i mean looking beyond sarah palin the people that answered so many of the mention commentators and opinion makers and rachel maddow jon stewart as they're the most influential journ