ryan himself who is generating some presidential top of the ticket buzz. iowa holds the fist caulk nuts nation in the next presidential election. 2016. in an interview ryan showed ankle. after next year's mid-term election he will be more forthcoming. in the meantime, the 43 year congressman has been fully engaged chairing the powerful house budget committee, hammering out a budget with senate ranking democrat patty murray. fiscal minded conservatives have not forgotten how paul ryan has played a prominent role in drafting the house's budget plan. iowa's republican governor with five nonconsecutive terms was interviewed by the washington times, where he saluted chairman ryan, quote, he is one of the very few people in washington who is really trying to do something significant to get the country back on track financially. you cannot spend a trillion dollars more than you are taking in year after year without destroying this country and washington just tends to play politics and kick the can down the road. he at least has put together a thoughtful plan to do som

remember, two years from the iowa caucuses, three years from the general election. s still plenty of time for voters to get to know these candidates and if they are really serious they will be spending a lot of time in iowa over the next two years getting ready for the iowa caucuses. so it's -- and the real fight probably will begin sometime in the coming year, 2014, 2015 because the iowa caucuses will take place early in 2016. >> so i wonder how many republican governors have been scheduled for iowa for chris christie to get that name recognition as high as it needs to be. i don't want you to answer that question because i want to move on to the democrats, if i can. let me put up a list of how the favorability ratings came in for the democrats. hillary clinton up at 89%. joe biden following in behind at 71%. martin o'malley, 18% and brian schweitzer, 16%. people certainly know hillary clinton and joe biden. do these numbers surprise you in any way, wolf? >> they all like them and -- excuse me. these are self-identified democrats in the poll and they clearly all know

of course, on the front you see the iowa state seal. but the back side, of course, is what is really remarkable. because here we see george washington, the father of our country, on horseback. and look at the shading on the horse. this particular piece is a one-of-a-kind made for his mom, but if one like that were to have survived and is out there somewhere, what would you say that would be worth? you know, speaking theoretically, um, $50,000 and up. maybe $100,000. who knows? none has ever appeared. and if there was one out there like it, i'd love to know about it. it is amazing to see this beautiful art. and when you look at these pieces in particular and realize that not only is the detail amazing, but he did the entire thing upside down, capped it and then turned it right side up, it's just amazing. thanks for sharing them with us. well, i'm fascinated with the guy, and i'm glad you enjoyed it. man: this has been in my house ever since i've been a young kid. it's affectionately called "the thing." my mother said that it was put toget

brett, many people would argue that the sanctions are working and you are right in a point with the iowa rannian regime that came to the table and crying uncle. why does it make sense for the administration to cut a deal? what is the thinking behind that? >> secretary kerry explained it that this is a time to negotiate the bigger deal. that they have explained it. that this enables iran to have breathing room to negotiate the bigger deal and prove to the world that they can come forward with a nuclear program and disclose all they have and then in the end of the line, come up with a big picture plan or deal. critics of this, say you are right, bill, it was working, and this is why they are at the table, they were feeling the heat and economic sanctions and why if you have the boot on the throat of a regime, why lift it up to, to cut a deal that you don't know what the end game is going to be? that is what we will hear on capitol hill in a now minutes. >> brett, you pointed out the democrats are displeased with the deal because they don't want iowa ran to have the ability to continue to e

>> all right. >> never too early for those guys to get out in the iowa. teresting what the iowans say. >> and the compromise budget deal that will sailed through the house, clearing a major hurdle in the senate is today moves a step closer to you to final approval. earlier today, the senate voted 67-33 on a procedural vote to move that bill forward. 12 republicans joined all 583 democrats and two independents in the vote to break the republican filibuster. >> now the bill just needs a simple majority to win final passage. all right. while thousands of protesters have been demanding the resignation of ukraine's president for pulling away from europe or not moving towards europe, he heads to moscow to strengthenen ties with russia economically. >> we're going to tell you why this east versus west power play could be a problem. [ female announcer ] thanks for financing my first car. thanks for giving me your smile. thanks for inspiring me. thanks for showing me my potential. for teaching me not to take life so seriously. thanks for loving me and being my best

i don't know if it's the right fit for the kind of candidate we've seen iowa republicans go for in the recent past. >> i have to vote for new jersey because just my producers are from new jersey. >> right. if not you're not going to get over the bridge. >> i have to cross the bridge. >> that's right. >> amy, thank you. chris cillizza. >> thank you. >> on a serious note, after more than a week of mourning his death and celebrating his life south africa laid to rest its greatest son nelson mandela. buried in his childhood home qunu after a private ceremony with 4500 guests. the eulogy touched on his legacy but also remembered madiba for his love of children and mischievous sense of humor, reconciliation day, holiday commemorating virtues mandela preached after his release from prison in 1990. the president was on hand in pretoria to unveil the 30 foot bronze statue depicting mandela with his armed outstretched symbolizing unity. david rivera. rivera, david. [ male announcer ] fedex one rate. simple, flat rate shipping with the reliability of fedex. the physical damage was pretty bad. the

hell that would have happened. >> reporter: seeking damages and lost, pay melissa took her cause to the iowat 2010 and filed a gender discrimination suit against dr. james knight. but the judge dismissed the case before trial. >> i was hurt. i think more than anything i was hurt. >> reporter: dr. knight declined our repeated requests for an interview. but his attorney told abc news, "she was not terminated because of her gender, but to preserve the best interest of his marriage." >> we had admission after admission after admission from the defendant himself that her sex played a part in his decision. >> reporter: so last december melissa appealed to the iowa supreme court. >> we are not allowed to discriminate against someone by what god made them. having breasts is pretty closely connected to being a woman. >> reporter: but the seven justices ruled that although the one month's severance was rather ungenerous, terminating an employee is okay, "simply because the boss views the employee as an irresistible attraction." especially since the wife felt her marriage was threatened so you're respo

the presiding officer: the senator from iowa. mr. grassley: i ask that the calling of the quorum be suspended. officer without objection. under the previous order, the senate will proceed to executive session to resume consideration of the following name nation, which the clerk will report. the clerk: nomination, the judiciary. patricia ann millett of virginia to be united states circuit judge for the district of columbia circuit. the presiding officer: there will be 30 minutes of debate equally divided and controlled in the usual form. the senator from iowa. mr. grassley: mr. president, i know we aren't voting on this nomination today. i think it'll be tomorrow, but i don't think there will be time to make remarks tomorrow, so i am expressing not only my opposition to the nominee being confirmed but also the bigger issuer of whether or not there should be any additional judges put on the d.c. circuit. approximately six months ago, june 4, 2013, the president simultaneously nominated three people for the d.c. circuit. everyone knew th

he has worked closely at my side of the iowa senator shuman who has been involved in this. >> wouldn't likely be a resolution? --people start talking started talking about it a day or two ago. a real problem for the united states for many years. them get a nuclear weapon. israel is our friend. israel is my friend. i will do everything i can to protect negotiations and also take into consideration that legislation is never bad. if we can do -- come up with something that satisfies my people -- menendez and schumer and it is bipartisan -- >> and satisfy john kerry, too. if kerry says this could impede negotiations, wouldn't that be a concern? >> of course it is a concern. that is why before thanksgiving, the major there wasn't anything on that. is could go on forever. we are taking consideration. the presidentto on this. i have spoken to john kerry on many occasions. democrats.ost aarlie cook says there is 50/50 chance where republicans could win back the senate. do you think it will cost you the senate? >> maybe cook will be right for once, but i doubt it. >> you think you will take con

what was the reception when he sort of worked a couple rooms in iowa, what was the reception? e who they received? did they like what they were hearing? >> democrats in iowa like brian sweitzer. think they that he is entertaining. they like listens to him. but people here are very reserved about saying that they would support anyone for president beside hillary clinton. they are definitely waiting to hear what she will do. brian skwooits sweitzer may not wait to hear what she is going to do. most of the democrats you talk to a think she is going to run and b, you know, are inclined to support her if she does come. that does not mean, however, that an insurgent candidate, somebody who wants to be the anti-hillary won't find an audience in high what. the history shows that someone like that can and has a good chance of really gaining a place on the national stage by coming to iowa. >> that's rightt you mentioned that history. there was right up to the end of 2004, howard dean on the anti-war message looked leak he was going to like iwest virginia he wasn't going to do so. if 2008

on the democratic side, iowa's ready for hillary. nine out of ten democrats view her favorably. shows who's leading the pack there. we'll be right back. e mail man . i don't leave the shop anymore. [ male announcer ] get a 4 week trial plus $100 in extras including postage and a digital scale. go to stamps.com/tv and never go to the post office again. >>> welcome back to "hardball." the march to madness. after taking it on the chin in the polls during the government shutdown, republicans, some of them at least, are finally giving up the kamikaze tactic to destroy the government. some of them. last week the house passed a two-year budget agreement which paves the way for a shutdown truce. and the senate's expected to give the legislation the go-ahead later this week. perhaps tomorrow. though just barely. with the threat of a government shutdown likely off the table this year, the far right is lining up a bigger hostage. and it's a familiar one. the american economy. speaking with fox news' chris wallace, paul ryan the architect of this budget deal for this christmastime made one

when the candidates make the trips to iowa, you know, this is just -- it's not for show. it's real work that is going on there. one of the things we argue about romney was it was clear it was not, you know, an overwhelming amount of enthusiasm for him in the republican party. but no other candidate came close to getting the support that he was able to get from other party leaders. and when kids like santorum and grinch made a run. they reacted with deafening silence or outright on the record criticism of the candidates. from the perspective of christie or ted cruz or scott walker, the work you're doing now is laying important groundwork for you'll be able to do the night of the iowa caucus and beyond. >> professor from george washington university. the coauthor of the "gamble: choice and chance." [applause] >>> thank you. thank you for coming out. whenever i hear my introduction it reminds me of what my mother used to say about me. if you are so smart, how come you're not rich? i'm trying to figure it out. let tell me you what intrigued me about the case the arrest and tri

about the role intent and congress notices they will take credit for imposing tough sanctions on the iowaans and this administration pushed back on the sanctions in the past. it is a dirty little secret to the degrees they have. and the congress and senate know that the iranians are at theitably because of those sanctions. why not impose tougher sanctions if it doesn't work here? it makes sense. >> we have the bot on the throat and cope it there. >> and what would iran do if congress goes forward with sanctions? >> if you accept the iranians at face value and obviously congress does not and they do. and phase one. and pause the program and freeze it. and phase two, dismantle it. if that is truly their intent why do they care about the increased sanctions. they will be removed if they go to phase two which is dismantle the program. i don't think there is a phase two which is dismandeling the program and therefore the sanctions are a hardship to them. i think if this resolution was imposed. they would balk. >> fox polling. how do the american people feel about president obama on iowa ran. n

perspective of chris christie or ted cruz, the work now is important ground work for how well you do in the iowa caucus and beyond. >> the coauthor of "the gamble: choice and chance in the 2012 presidential election". >> in things that matter, charles presents writings on various social and political issues including limited government, feminism, and the death penalty. he spoke about his book at the george w. bush library and museum in texas. this is just under an hour. [pause in captioning to change captioners] >> good evening, everyone. [applause] and happy birthday mrs. bush. [applause] it was a great personal pleasure for me because we've known each other now for 32 years. i was briefly charles' employer. charles krauthammer has written a fantastic book, come pielation of the columns and, plus, a marvelous introduction. i know one thing is that compilations never sell. charles' book is number one on amazon and will debut as no. 2 in nonfiction on the "new york times" best seller list this sunday. [applause] he's ahead of john grishman and bill o'reilly and rush, you name it, charles. charles

toer tuesday appears closer the iowa caucuses in 2008 than it did in 2012. reforms wereblican successful in lengthening the process because mccain secured the nomination on march 4, 2000 eight in mitt romney became the de facto nominee in 2012 on it rolled you 11.11. -- march 4, 2008. in other words, the 2012 nomination was competitive for 38 days more than the 2008 nomination. so it did link than the process. when we look closer at the goals of the number of states and voters allowed to participate in the process am a we see a different story. days thein those 61 race was competitive, ready seven states have the opportunity to hold the contest, compared to the 30 states that held the contest in the 99 days that the race was competitive in 2012. see fewer voters participated in the republican 2012 race with 16.15 participating, compared to a little over 17.5% participating in two thousand eight. additionally, the participation rate in both years were substantially lower within the participation rates in the democratic 2008 contest. so we see the temporary del

strongly enforced and the ilo rules the human rules are not and the rules political decision trump the iowa standards if i for instance were writing the rules i would have the ilo standards as if lower of decency any company that wanted to put it good into international trade would have to meet those basic terms and i would also have a global living wage it would be a different amount in different countries based on what it would take as you described to live a decent life so it wouldn't be the same as the us minimum wage but you wouldn't have sweat labor as the condition that basically is a race to the bottom that no worker benefits from running so it is there and i you know i i recall actually when nancy pelosi was speaker of the house she passed out of the house of representatives correct me if i'm wrong a piece of legislation that would have gone a long way toward doing away with the incentives that companies have for dismantling american factories moving manufacturing overseas the republicans filibuster that the son of my recollection is correct is this a partisan issue or is this a bi

recently he was very happy to enroll again that time as the iowa court and pool and into deeper into this thing. and now i am and making due to his second big city in the management and the quincy was there with the help of the astor center for entrepreneurship. he started the east jerusalem is camp. a unique series of business classes for palestinian women designed to help them get the skills and encouragement to start their own small businesses and we take it down and they don't want that. they nodded and had visited him and they didn't have been a vision or if your child because they didn't have towards women who've taken his course of open home based businesses such as beauty salons or home cooked food services. one woman opened fire on optician business that works closely with allies clinics. i'm not from an all out in. but now we have businesses in betty a beak and a six foot one. but it was two hundred and nine but man batsman. thus he certainly knows from his own experience how business is rooted in the community can succeed helping all in soft and believe me if some and times

well in states with high populations of christian conservatives just as it did in 2008 when he won the iowacuses. we'll be right back. >>> welcome back to "hardball." republicans are out there reviving an old favorite these days, the welfare queen. whether the issue is extending unemployment benefits, increasing the minimum wage, expanding medicaid or funding food stamps, setting up makers versus takers conflict appears to be a political strategy the gop's banking on. here's texas congressman louie gohmert, an old birther sharing what he says is his constituents' frustration with food stamp recipients. >> they talk about standing in line -- i've heard this story so many times. standing if line at a grocery store behind people with a food stamp card and they look in their basket, as one individual said, i love crab legs. you know, the big king crab legs. i love those. but we haven't been able to have them in our house in who knows when. but i'm standing behind a guy who has those in his basket and i'm looking longingly like, when can i ever make enough again where our family can have somethi

biden's poll numbers here in iowa not great, even among democrats, wolf. >> peter hamby on the scene in iowa. early to be in iowa but never to be in iowa for those of us who love politics. >>> next, the olympic controversy in russia. vladimir putin takes aim at his social enemies. i'll talk about it with christiane amanpour. you'll hear what billie jean king told christiane about representing the united states at the sochi winter olympic games. ♪ how do you explain the feeling of this place? of driving into beautiful. running hard down roads of your own making. and declaring, "i...am...alive." you don't explain it. you just experience it. los cabos. live it to believe it. the deep sweep power brush by oral-b for the first time. wow. it's "wow," you know? wow. wow. that feels "wow." [ male announcer ] oral-b deep sweep, featuring 3 cleaning zones with dynamic power bristles that reach deep between teeth to remove up to 100% more plaque than a regular manual brush. it seems like it gets more to areas of your mouth that you can't reach with a regular toothbrush. [ male announcer ] guaran

nationally, not iowa. the point is that she was sky high, nobody could even dream that barack obama would come up and get her. and knowing the people around her and just sort of understanding how she operates, she's well aware of that. she's seen this movie before and wants to make sure she doesn't get too comfortable this early, even though her approval is so high. >> also, this makes her a target. not that she wouldn't be a target anyway because hillary clinton is always going to be a target. but when she's that high in the polls, the republican candidates are going to be shooting at her and trying to knock her down and say they'll be talking about benghazi, so she is already this person they're aiming for out there because they believe she's also the presumptive nominee, as you say we have been there before. >> there's a set of issues on the democratic left that are sort of bubbling up that will be interesting to see how she responds to. there's the populist economic argument that people like de blasio in n

city resident josh keppel is a center lineman with the iowa hawkeyes.o taking body blows. but not like the one he's about to get on his moped. >> i've been riding a moped for like six years, probably. it was definitely my primary mode of transportation. >> on august 30th, 2010, josh is on his way to work out, lift some weights. >> it was like a nice sunny morning. i was just wearing shorts. it was a little chilly so i actually threw a sweatshirt on which i think was good. >> what he's not wearing is a helmet and in iowa, it's not required. >> it's just nice to get out and let your hair blow in the wind. >> today at the intersection of burlington and gilbert, there's a truck headed straight toward him, and josh thinks nothing of it at first. >> we both had green lights. i was probably going 25 or 30 miles an hour. just going through the intersection. >> what josh doesn't know is that an approaching police car is recording the whole thing. >> officer eric lippold was proceeding towards us or southbound on gilbert street. the pickup turned directly in fron

strongly enforced and the ilo rules the human rules are not and the rules political decision trump the iowa standards if i for instance were writing the rules i would have the ilo standards as if lower of decency any company that wanted to put it good into international trade would have to meet those basic terms and i would also have a global living wage it would be a different amount in different countries based on what it would take as you described to live a decent life so it wouldn't be the same as the us minimum wage but you wouldn't have sweat labor as the condition that basically is a race to the bottom that no worker benefits from running so it is there and i you know i i recall actually when nancy pelosi was speaker of the house she passed out of the house of representatives correct me if i'm wrong a piece of legislation that would have gone a long way toward doing away with the incentives that companies have for dismantling american factories moving manufacturing overseas the republicans filibuster that the son of my recollection is correct is this a partisan issue or is this a bi

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supposedly they say this is the worst penitentiary in iowa. >> but as we learned later, fickling's newto be wary of him. >> the reason i'm mainly in lockup is because i got in a fight. that was my original thing while i was in ft. dodge. i assaulted an officer with urine and feces. >> i don't want to sound ignorant. how do you use your bodily fluids and throw it on somebody? >> i mean -- i used a cup. i mean, there's crazier inmates. they'll put [ bleep ] in their hand and throw it at you. i mean, you got inmates that will smear it on the walls and write graffiti. it just depends on what your mind frame is. that's not me. you know. i don't do that kind of thing, because, i mean, that shows like a little kid, you know, a little kid playing in the toilet or something. it's not a grown man thing, you know? but obviously i couldn't get to him, and he kept disrespecting me on the range. so i just dumped in my toilet. there was some pissy water in there and i winged it on him. water, whatever was in my toilet at the time that i done it. >> as we concluded our interview, cell house 220 was fi

the iowa station holds a contest every christmas to grant wishes. as very different. it was from a woman who died two years ago from cancer. >> of the thousands of christmas wishes the station has received over two decades, they've never received one like this. >> when you are in receipt of this letter, i will have already lost my battle to ovarian cancer. >> she wrote the letter over two years ago. shortly before she died. >> brenda's wish was she wanted david to find somebody to love him and take care of their boys and help raise them. and that when that had happened and he had moved on, that it was okay for this letter to be sent to us for her wish to be granted. >> yesterday, david heard the letter for the first time. >> my reason for writing this, i have a wish. i have a wish for david, the boys and the woman and her family, if she has kids, also. i want them to know i love them very much. i was hoping that one small act you all can do for me could change and help their lives forever. and i they know i am when them always. first, for david's new

remember the iowa caucuses are just a year. it opens seats on both sides. see the leading contenders campaign heavily in 2014. chris christie will be heavily involved in trying to gain pickups. and hillary clinton will -- but that race will be the day after the mid terms are done. >> you might see the christies campaigning hard in certain states like iowa or new hampshire just by coincidence. >> yeah. but they happen to be swing states as well. >> thank you for joining us. thanks and happy new year to you and yours. >> thanks. >> the markets are set to close out 2013 with a bang. here is a look at the big board right now. the dow jones is up 52 points today. over 16,550. not bad. the s&p and dow have both hit all-time highs this year. they're on track as the best gains in a year since 1997. >>> more trouble for target. this time with gift cards. they say some gift cards are not activated probably meaning they might not work at checkout. but target says it will honor the cards and it affects less than 1% of gift cards sold. >>> is this you're looking at right

a reminder of just how strong evangelicals are in the state of iowa. there is room for an evangelical christian in the republican primary. huckabee may be that guy. he won the caucuses in '08 and has already started meeting with potential donors and supporters. he'll have to deal with an old adversary. conservative for -- conservative club for growth which opposed him in '08. boy, within hours of huckabee saying he was interested in running again they put out their old talking points about huckabee's economic record as arkansas governor. he had raised a few taxes when he was governor of arkansas. rick santorum, rick perry and rand paul rounded out the top five. scoring in the 50s in terms of favorability. meanwhile, new jersey governor chris christie checked in with a 51% favorable rating. not wrong with that. ranks well among iowa voters overall. he's got home grown controversy to deal with these days. what started with a local story about lane closures a t the george washington bridge could end up having national implications. two of christie's repres

the antics of ted cruz. and a special section devoted entirely to u.s. congressman steve king of iowa. ining me is our panel of "hardball" all stars. howard fineman of the huffing ton post, david corn of mother jones, jonathan capehart of "washington post" and joan walsh of salon. now let's look at the hatred of president obama. number three goes to blake farenthold when he openly discussed impeaching the president. farenthold is in support of a ted cruz 2016 campaign for president. this is a clip from his appearance on "hardball" in september. it's remarkable. >> obama's president. ted cruz can be president. >> what do you mean? explain. this is serious business, congressman. you're chuckling about this. you've been touting the guy. he said he could run for president. explain. is he eligible. you brought it up. >> i think he's eligible. i'm giving a yes answer. >> if obama was born overseas to an american mother even if that crazy theory of trump is true, he'd still be president by that standard. >> listen, we're talking about ted cruz -- >> can't you give an inch mentally? >> i'm tell

that's his second of the day. but, iowae back and mountaineers did their best to tie things up at 38 a piece. this game needed not one, not two, but three overtimes. for the game winner. iowa state beats west virginia 52-44 the final. and the game of the day, you saw right here on wusa, the iron bowl, the first time -- game tied. field goal just short, but sitting right there waiting for it. never looked back. auburn, a team of destiny this season, knocks off top ranked alabama, headed to the sec championship game as we now know we'll play missouri. up a level, the weeks are flying by quickly, we are now in week 13 of the nfl and the washington redskins have yet another prime time game. their fifth and final one of the season. so far, the redskins are 0 for 4 on the national stage. and tomorrow night, they welcome the new york giants for the first time this season. now it's obvious the frustration is building in ashburn, but despite being out of the playoff picture, there's still pride on the line to play for. >> right now,

we're two years from the iowa caucuses. they did have a couple of shocks and sort of of shocks and sort of insights over the past couple of months. one was the shutdown. i think they realized there are limits as to what one wing of the party can do in terms of taking over the strategy. but they are getting new life with the collapse of the obama care and the president's approval problems. here in colorado, christy is eight points ahead of hillary clinton. obama is hurting the ticket so i think the party is getting the idea they could win. not only in pos 14 for the senate -- in '14 for the senate but also in '16. >> going into the election, it looks okay, but the fact of the matter is this party since has been able to claim and drag o out -- defeat from the clear jaws of victory and who is to say they won't screw up again and what could risk that. >> you are right. and there are a lot of things that could happen between now and 2014. but it was the nominees they came up in several senate seats that really hurt them. >> right

in the fall of one thousand nine hundred seventy nine based on the struggles of iowa farmers peg. the film depicts their fight to obtain information about their son's tragic death in a foxhole in vietnam as a result of shrapnel from a us. friendly fire raise public awareness about the lack of information provided the families of the fallen and likely was the driving force behind the subsequent changes in policy instituted by the department of defense within five years of the film's release the pentagon established casualty reporting regulations that specifically addressed. for the first time regulations dictated that the families of the inflicting force and stipulated that reports should include circumstantial evidence as long as it's made clear where facts and supposition. was now mandated to notify families of situations where friendly fire was even suspected. the integrity of this new policy would be tested in gulf war one. i know c.n.n. m s n b c news have taken some not slightly but the fact is i admire their commitment to cover all sides of the story just in case one of them

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the commission the colts to a couple, but in iowa and south carolina. od. i was ahead in both of those states, and i think it was an honest and legitimate poll. yeah least keep your mind open to it. but as you just mentioned, with the new website cing up and other things that i have gone already with the fox news channel, television show eve weekend, still doing three times a day radio commentaries, y know, i'm not looking for something to do, but im not closing the door. i will keep an open mind, and we will see where things lead. lou: you and i talked a lot of your decisions both to run and when you withdrew in 2008. does it ever -- does it ever occur to you to say dobbs was right in that you should have stayed their enchains history? [laughter] >> you know, even my wife ultimately agreed that 2012 would have been a tough slog and that it was probably unlikely that i would have gone through the republican primary because of the vicious way that it was conducted. and i'm not sure anybody was goingo be barack obama in 2012 because of the machinery that h

let's start with governor chris christie looking stronger against hillary clinton in the state of iowad you are doing pretty well too out there. the "des moines register" had even second place after paul ryan, head of rick santorum and chris christie. a lot of talk about mike huckabee in 2016. are you thinking out it now? >> well, i'm open to it. i'm not sitting around plotting my comeback or anything like that. and there are people who want me to jump off the brooklyn bridge as well. that doesn't mean i'm going to do it. but i ddn't know if anybody can make up their mid. the numbers were startlingly good. i think there was an honest and legitimate polling. and so you at least keep your mind open to it. but if you just mentioned, you know, with a new website coming up in other things that i have had going on with my fox news television show, radio commentaries and what have you, i'm not looking for something to do, but i'm not closing the door and i will keep an open mind. lou: you and i talked a lot about your decisions to run and also when he withdrew in 2008. does it ever occur to y

. >> it's the day before halloween, october 30th, 2012, in the small town of maynard, iowa. pulation 513. it's business as usual at the 118-year-old maynard savings bank. inside the bank are five employees. two managers and their offices, one teller at the front counter, two tellers at their desks. there was also one customer and his young son standing next to him. assistant cashier cheryl melchar grandmother of five who worked at the bank 26 years is helping the customers at the counter. she is the first to see a green sedan arrive outside. >> i looked out the window. i saw the corner of my eye. i saw this green car pull up. i said to the customer, look at these guys and the customer turned and looked at him and the next words that were out of my mouth were i hope it's not. >> the men shout profanities at the employees and customer. they carry what appear to be ak-47 assault rifles. their faces are covered with bizarre masks. they purchased them at a costume store about two dozen miles away. >> it was kind of like a grim reaper face with then like a jester hat with like a be

my mother's family was involved in the creation of the republican iowa party. anyways, i'm bragging. thank you very much. >> all right. thank you very much. lots of personal connection. the hoover's took a personal approach to the stories. how did they respond to the stories and pleas for help? >> they were always getting letters for help. whether it was asking a first lady to send money or have influenced to employment of spouses to postmaster or put in a good word with the president. so, when she started getting letters and asking for requests for help, she had to determine how many of these were traditional letters and how many of these were legitimate. she had this network of women friends across the entire country and if she got a letter that she thought was legitimate, she would pass it onto a friend. she would ask a friend to find out whether or not this is actually legitimate and who this person is. whether or not they would benefit from assistance. and if she got the word back from her friends that this was somebody who would benefit, she would anonymou

the question is, once this race gets engaged, she's the best known person in this field, does iowa looke it does today? >> i remember when i was working as a speechwriter, and teddy kennedy was unbeatable. the minute he announced he disappeared. hillary announces. they'll hit her with the benghazi, benghazi, benghazi. whatever it means, it means something to them. that ramming of her day after day after day. >> they're going to collapse. she has a 75% approval rating, it's all going go back. >> we're doing christie. >> that one hearing where she says what difference does it make, we know what her real point was, just come on. we need to figure out what happened. >> but they're going to make like it sounded like she didn't care. >> hillary seems like she gets past these things somehow. i don't know how to explain it exactly. but i think the woman factor is significant for her. >> people who are our age who are women think it's our turn. can somebody run against her without attacking her? and if you do attack her, don't you lose? >> is this personal or policy? >> i think on policy you can

just as jan napoleon said that but you led the catholic immigration programs in the country iowa why is this important to you? >> it is. >> good afternoon, everyone it's a great week to be here i'm fortunate to be here. i have to commit a moment ago we were gathered in the conference room and as i listen to the president reiterate that our system is a broken but we need to more than immigration system and as i listen to you abnormalities i realize your voice will carry and we'll create the needs like entrepreneurs like you and we'll drive home the point that immigration is a driving force for us didn't economy. i wish i could bottle up your voices and take it to white house. and how you're going to take that voice and a messages and clear and concise and a informative manner you did with me to the house because we're confident that this b will roll over the the house. today support the mayor's reform? >> absolutely. i started my career with the trial attorney position. i've been a business owner and have had a private practice and representing clients and representing businesses and

and new hampshire and look at the latest iowa poll. >> we have to run. nt to thank you both because we are going to be following this. it's just getting started. plenty more ahead as the factor moves along this evening. a stunning twist in the outbreak knockout game assault. a white man charged with a federal hate crime after he his alleged attack on african-american. why aren't black assailants being charged with the same thing? and we get ready to say goodbye to 2013 with the very best of miller time so buckle up. all of that just moments away. >>> in the factor follow-up segment tonight, an unexpected twist to the wave of knockout game assaults taking place around the country. >> 27-year-old conrad barrett hasn't been in a whole lot of trouble with the law. now he is charged with a federal hate crime. according to federal court documents, on november 24th, barrett approached a couple at a restaurant and asked if they had heard of the knockout game. the knockout game is an attack like this one. in which the attacker tries to knockout and unsuspect ising

i have got a soft spot in my heart for chuck grassley the iowa senator. 80 years old god bless him. it shows on twitter. he tweeted the letter u. it's prompt add whole range of options to complete that phrase. what's great about senator grassley i interviewed him about his tweets a couple of months ago, he doesn't care about the pockets. his staff cares. he doesn't care because this is what he he does and says. he has clumsy fingers and let's it all out there. people have a lot of fun if the twitter verse with that whether it's embarrassing, good fodder for f and rest of us to keep our keyboard locked. one tweet away franklin county fired. >> indeed. >> susan, let me ask you, you had a good one, i liked this one. well, the valerie jarrett tweet came out on october 28th where she declared obamacare does not force anybody off their insurance plan and no change is required for under the new law. and,, this is at the end of october where thousands and thousands of people have already received cancellation notices. again, the problem with twitter and politicia

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the start. they had this to say about iowa. the mass exodus of republicans fleeing john boehner's house is putting more and more districts into play every day. they said this on virginia. with more irresponsible brinksmanship, no wonder they are choosing to leave congress rather than defend the party's record of failing on jobs. you see the extreme messaging by both on this one. these retirements will have ripple effects, especially in iowa where there is a crowded b list field of senate republican primary candidates. there is no a-list recruit. they struck out there. it does mean that some of the senate candidates might dropout and run for the house seat instead. they live in the lathe am district that includes des moines. it's oddly drawn for iowa. it goes from des moines to the southwest corner of the state. for boehner watcher, it's highly unlikely to speaker boehner gets choiced out of his job. he has a tighter grip over the speakership. now two of boehner's closest personal friends in congress, lathe am and senator chandle

and new hampshire and look at the latest iowa poll. >> we have to run. nt to thank you both because we are going to be following this. it's just getting started. plenty more ahead as the factor moves along this evening. a stunning twist in the outbreak knockout game assault. a white man charged with a federal hate crime after he his alleged attack on african-american. why aren't black assailants being charged with the same thing? and we get ready to say goodbye to 2013 with the very best of miller time so buckle up. all of that just moments away. i'm overhe hill. my body doesn't work the way it used to. past my prime? i'm a victim of a slowin? i don't think so. great grains protein blend. protein from natural ingredients like seeds and nuts. it helps support a healthy metabolism. great grains protein blend. ♪ fare thee well ♪ farewell ♪ mr. gloom be on your way ♪ ♪ though you haven't any money you can still be bright and sunny ♪ ♪ sing polly wolly doodle all the day ♪ ♪ hah >>> in the factor follow-up segment tonight, an unexpected twist to the wave of kn

>> in both cases, there's a chance the democrats could pick up the seats in iowa and virginia. rement signal is that folks that have been in congress now for, you know, more than ten years, risen through the ranks don't really see incentive to stick around anymore. latham and wolf used to work for the house appropriations committee. it's not controlled by a bunch of tea party guys that don't put a lot of value in seniority. >> turning to the senate where the report is to pass the budgets, senator mccain called republicans who plan to vote no on the bill lacking intellectual integri integrity. where is there such a disconnect now? >> the one big concern among those republicans opposed to this is the fact that military retirees, folks who put in a considerable amount of time in the service and retiring maybe in their mid 40s are going to see a slight decline in the cost of living adjustments until they hit their 60s again. they argue these are people who shouldn't necessary sli to suffer but that the negotiators turn around and say for years we've been asking federal employees to