but let me warn you, will be an unconventional endorsement. underscore the word unconventional.is why. my priority is solving or helping to solve america's problems. putting solutions on the table, and that gets back to where we are. >> next thursday, mr. cain, you're making the endorsement. i invite you cordially to make that endorsement on "now" with alex wagner on msnbc. >> alex, you're missing something. i said unconventional. >> that would mean an unconventional place to make the endorsement. >> thursday at a conference i will give a keynote speech and i will give my endorsement. look, alex, i have been the unconventional candidate who put bold ideas on the table that resonate with the people. 9-9-9 is the example. and later i will have an energy plan to put on the table for energy independent. my focus is on solutions. because i happen it believe that solutions and focusing on solutions will raise the hope, expectations of the american people, that it is not just all of the political banter. >> mr. cain, saying the word unconventional over and over again would seem to be n

he promised to make an unconvention allen doors -- unconventional endorsement. and herman cain delivered. he's here to explain. >> modern liberals are just, i think, frankly, totally off the deep end. >> and we have the highlights from a morning show after newt gingrich is accused of playing the race card in south carolina. our count down to election day continues. hannity starts right here right now. >> and there was some real bombshell, revelations on the campaign trail, including texas governor's rick perry's decision to drop out of the ways for the nomination. this morning a very emotional governor perry delivered that major news as he announced his endorsement for an ole rival. watch thanks i have come to the conclusion there is no viable path forward for me in this 2012 campaign. therefore, today i am suspending my campaign and endorsing newt gingrich for president of the united states. >> now that endorsement is likely to dramatically shift the dynamic of this primary contest less than 48 hours voters head to the policy in south carolina. a new poll shows

remember, i'm that unconventional candidate, and this will be an unconventional approach to bringing change. >> okay. well, this sounds typically unconventional. i look forward to it. after the break, herman, let's talk about the republican race that's still going. which candidates you prefer. whether you're ready to give an endorsement, and if so, will you give it to me, please? great guest experience. that makes my day. and during the four course feast, there's so much to choose from. [ male announcer ] the four course seafood feast is back at red lobster. still just $15. get soup, salad, unlimited cheddar bay biscuits, dessert, and your choice of 7 entrées, like new honey bbq shrimp skewers or shrimp and scallops alfredo. all four courses, just $15. [ jody ] it's really good value. all my guests love it. i'm jody gonzalez, red lobster general manager. and i sea food differently. >>> back now with my guest, herman cain. you know them all personally. you can see the way the polls and the mood is going. where is your endorsement? >> my endorsement is going to come later, and it's goi

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it was unconventional.merican people to help inspiring them. >> the american people would be helped the most by which of these four remaining republican candidates. >> whoever gets the nomination. >> so you're not going to endorse anyone. >> i didn't say that. i still may endorse an individual. >> when? >> don't know yet. but here's the thing, coming out of new hampshire, the voting was 24,000 less than it was the last presidential election. that speaking to the fact that some of the conservatives, the republicans may be losing too much of their enthusiasm. i want to be one of the people to keep that enthusiasm up. it doesn't matter who the contain is -- >> but you like all four of these? >> you like three of the four. >> not ron paul. >> i like three of the four. >> tell me who you like. >> you make me sound like a broken record. let's sigh i have a preference for three of the fourth. >> can i assume -- >> no, don't make the assumption. >> do you like ron paul. >> he's a very respectable man. >> but you do

all right, so what is the unconventional announcement that you're going it break news here on hannity charleston i want to put my unconventional endorsement in a bigger contest and it's not as simple as picking a person and saying i like them because sean, my mission, even though many' not a candidate, is still to defeat barack obama. and get the nominee elected. if i were to endorse an individual in a conventional way, i could disappoint some of my supporters and i don't want to do that. look what happened in new hampshire i found out about this morning. there are 24,000 people, republicans, didn't vote versus 2008. we are already losing some enthusiasm and that's not good for the republican party. and, but what i want to do is to be a voice to help keep people inspired and if i do a conventional endorsement i think it will hurt. >> sean: but it's an endorsement. it's not-- you're going to endorse, it's got to be a person. >> it's an unconventional endorsement, what i drive home. >> sean: are you endorsing a team? are you endorsing somebody outside-- >> sean, you're going to go, wow,

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now, please underscore unconventional because i've been an unconventional candidate, i've had bold ideasendorsement thursday before the primary. the media's going to say, that's not how you're supposed to do it. the voters are going to go, what a creative idea. >> why wait? >> the reason i want to wait is because if i go too early in the midst of a flux coming out of iowa, the flux that's going to come out, what are we going to learn coming out of new hampshire? how close they got to romney? and i don't want to discourage my base and supporters. i want to try to keep them together, informed and inspired. >> this unconventional endorsement, where will you do it? >> i'm going to do it in south carolina at the southern republican leadership conference where i will be a keynote speaker. i want to make this unconventional endorsement part of a bigger message. many people have endorsed various candidates, but i question whether or not they've been that effective. i want to make my unconventional endorsement part of a bigger message. >> nikki hailey, i assume you like nikki hailey. >> i met her

that is when herman cain says he will make an unconventional endorsement. >> everything he does is unconventional. remember, we are your election station. we will be heading to new hampshire tomorrow. >> coming next worried about getting stuck the next time we have a big storm? there is an app for that and we will tell you about it. >> we have a look at the forecast after the break. >> the wizards are hoping to win their first game of the season tonight against the knicks. this is a man who knows ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] combine a pnc cashbuilder visa credit card with a pnc performance select checking account and get up to 1.75% cash back for just about every purchase. learn more and apply today at pnc.com/cashbuilder. pnc bank. for the achiever in you. >> former presidential candidate john edwards wants to delay his upcoming criminal trial again. his lawyers cited medical reasons. they say he has a medical condition making him unable to attend but they would not provide details. the trial was set to begin january 30th. it has already been postponed once. now from seven on your side tonight, as

>>> artists often use very unconventional ways to create their art.ell this girl, her artist name is red and she used many different mediums. >> what do you want me to do with this? >> paint. >> paint with a basketball? >> yes. >> okay. >> and you're thinking, what could she possibly create with a basketball? a painting of what? >> like dribble it around, do some ball handling drills. >> she's going to appropriately create a portrait of, none other than yao ming. >> what? with a -- huh? >> uh-huh. >> like a textured brush, but instead of a brush it's a basketball. >> very unconventional. you asked if she was going to dribble. >> to make looks like some shading. >> look at her dribble. >> she's quick too. >> handle that. >> she can handle the rock. >> i'm sitting here thinking, hope she doesn't get her nice long jacket full of red paint. >> she's an artist. if she does it's just a sign of her art. >> she's confident in her abilities. >> she's not gointo get messed up >> knows wh she's doing. > s's fly. is painting now a basketball using a basketball. >

if you are unconventional in life in one sphere are you going to be unconventional in another sphere? >> is it a phenomenon that can be observed? >> the powerful people, male and female have strong labidos that provide, i probably contribute to the overall composite, personality, energy. does that make any difference? is there any excuse for this? >> well -- >> this man was really bitterness. >> i would preface that by saying i'm not a psychologist. >> but you're a doctor. >> of history. >> you wrote a lot about historical figures. >> certainly there are other great scientists and other great artists who supplement their sexuality in other fashion. >> so supplementation. >> no, he was not given. >> is there anything you detected in any of his writings that would indicate that he felt anything unusual operating in the world of his moral view or his ethics that would come to bear on this? i think this is an important issue because his genius is such that it demands an extraordinary level of admiration and wonder and is it undercut by the type of behavior we have been talking about? and

iraq style quagmires in favor of a power sift to asia with extra emphasis on air domination and unconventional warfare. iran is calling the e.u. proposed oil embargo an economic war the strong reaction is the latest in a series of intensifying military and diplomatic responses vice hebron made growing pressure from western powers over its nuclear projects. well more on all those stories in fifteen minutes before that entrance here with the sports. hello there thanks for watching and these are the headlines scarred take me out rightly to make a child after beating rivals to atlanta in a seven goal thriller. plus olympic countdown russian president dmitry medvedev visits before next month's test events for the twenty fourteen winter games. and the top seeds charge into the semifinals in cats hours rafael nadal i will pass russian. but will start with some other ice hockey news because russia have failed to retain their world junior crown the under twenty squad losing in the final to sweden by a single goal in overtime in calgary forward mika's abang is getting a vital go in the extra period that

my unconventional endorsement is when the people.e the people of this nation are still in charge. >> as opposed to? more on cain with stephen colbert later in the show. >>> next, in last night's debate tom decried newt gingrich as another washington politician and offered himself up as a regular american alternative. let's watch. >> what you've listened to in my view and the speaker's rendition of history going back to 1978 is a perfect example of why we need to send to washington someone who's not lived to washington but someone who's lived in the real streets of america, working in the private sector, who's led a business, who started a business, who help lead the olympics, who helped lead a state. >> who's lived in the real streets of america. romney's the son of the ceo of american motors. the son of a three-time governor and presidential candidate. romney himself attended boarding school, went to both harvard law and harvard business school. is worth some say $250 million. and we're supposed to believe he's lived this life on th

my unconventional endorsement is the people. we the people of this nation are still in charge. that's who i'm endorsing. >> cain invited supporters to sign up for his army and support his 9-9-9 tax legislation. >>> president obama is back in washington this morning afa tending four fundraisers here in new york. the president stopped off at the apollo theater in harlem and a $35,000 per ticket fundraiser at the home of spike lee. earlier he talked about jobs at disney world in florida. >>> today a super pac supporting the president is running a newspaper ad in south carolina. it's aimed at mitt romney calling him pro life, pro choice and pro profit. it quotes romney before he changed his position on abortion. the ad also says romney profited from investments in a medical waste company that disposes of "aborted children and the instruments used to kill them." >>> a protest against super pacs at new york's federal courthouse has been nixed by a judge. the judge said the courthouse could not be a public forum. occupy the courts protests are planned nationwide today. it's the second

influence in asia next domination and unconventional warfare plus. iran is calling the proposed go on economic war the strong reaction is the latest in a series of intensifying military and diplomatic responses by growing pressure from western powers over its nuclear projects. so that brings up today for a moment i'll be back with more on those stories in about fifteen minutes from now but before that andrew is here with the latest in the world of sport. hello there thanks for watching and these are the headlines scar take the eye right lead to make a child after beating rivals atlanta in a seven goal thriller. plus olympic can dam russian president dmitry medvedev visit before next month's test events for the twenty four team wins again. and the top seeds charge into the semifinals in kat's hours rafael nadal i will pass russian me tell you. but we'll start with some other ice hockey news because russia have failed to retain their world junior crown the under twenty squad losing in the finals to sweden by a single goal in overtime in calgary forward

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i'm the unconventional candidate with the unconventional approach. get people focused on real solutions to problems. this is what's missing from most of the debate dialogue and a lot of stuff coming out of the media. the american people are hungry for how we're going to fix things, not just what's wrong. >> i know. you set it up as an endorsement. and you said it before a couple of weeks ago you were ready to endorse somebody. i think that's why it was using that lingo of endorsement. >> gretchen, i also warned everybody that many people in the media won't like it because -- because it's not conventional. >> sure. >> but i said the american people will like it. i have received comments from people saying thank you for reminding me that i'm still in charge of this country. washington is broken. we are broke and the american people need to stay engaged and inspired. so it was unconventional and i didn't do it the way they did it because that's the way i am. >> it is and you got us talking about it this morning. last night, the big debate. what did you

. >> unconventional endorsement. you know what a conventional endorsement is, they raise their hands and support this person for all these reasons. i want my endorsement to be part of a bigger message. i will make it on the 19th in a key speech i make. it will be unconventional. many people in the media may not like it. i happen to believe the people will love it. >> herman cain, good to see you. thank you for coming in. >>> jim moran says he was refused recognition when he wanted to speak on the house floor yesterday. why? we'll ask him in a few minutes. >>> he served as rnc chairman now hailey barber out of office one day for granting a large number of pardons including five convicted murders. details, next. that's good morning, veggie style. hmmm. for half the calories plus veggie nutrition. could've had a v8. the calcium they take because they don't take it with food. switch to citracal maximum plus d. it's the only calcium supplement that can be taken with or without food. that's why my doctor recommends citraca

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that their policies are ineffective and we see this the fact that you have to go more and more unconventional you're not even sure how it's going to work shows you that you have issues on the policy side but in addition and critically laurin they are the only policy makers in play right now in the united states to treasuries asleep the housing agencies asleep the infrastructure agencies asleep we're not doing very much on the employment front so there's two issues one is the fed is the only game in town when it comes to policies and in addition the fed does not have good enough policy measures so as we've seen since the global financial crisis they can deliver market outcomes for a while but they cannot deliver an economic outcome in terms of employment. without the help of others and if they can't deliver economic under what scenario if any could you actually see that reflating the bubble and this leading to a real recovery this time around. very unlikely so you can see them trying to with markets you can see them push commodity prices higher but fundamentally people who have healthy balance

my unconvention allen toal, end is the people. newt gingrich for president of the united states. yes i could be very comfortable with mitt romney. >> that was the evolution of herman cain's endorsement. he joins us now, mr. cain, welcome to the set. >> thank you, happy to be here. >> thank you for joining us, you have been on the road a bit. mr. cain, i want to start with the national press, the washington post, richard cosentencohen said that endorsement was a blip on a scope. he said of of your endorsement, one clown endorsed another. what role do you think you have played in this contention that the gop race? >> name calling is not necessary. name calling does not help the american people. i think that is an irresponsible way to talk about what is going on in this race. there were a lot of people still on the fence as late as this weekend. we know that. and i simply had gone through a process where i arrived at the decision that i wanted to endorse speaker gingrich for several reasons. i have nine reasons but i'm going to give

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and you talked about unconventional. we met eight years ago when she was three weeks pregnant and she said to me, well, i'm pregnant, because i sensed something was wrong. and my first reaction was, wow, that was quick. and she looked at me and she said, not with you, stupid. and i thought about it. and i had about a seven-second pause. and i thought about it, she must think the world of me to even be here with me. to which i replied after the initial shock, you know, it doesn't really change anything for me, it doesn't change the way i'm feel right now, i feel on top of the world. and then of course we had what we like to refer to the united nations in children. we have a beautiful blond haired blue eyed 7-year-old and she pretty much owns my heart. and we have this 6-year-old son who looks like i spat him out, he looks so much like me, as much as i try not to admit that. and we have this little boy who's a kind of mixture of both of us. and then we have this beautiful 2-year-old called lou. we had everything. >> let me

but unconventional warfare against unconventional fauxes. the big question is whether congress will be able to come up with budget cuts in a bigger sense. the budget cuts you might recall the super committee was supposed to come up with and failed to do so before the holidays. if they cannot do that. $500 billion additional in cuts also kicks in. they say all bets are off. >> i guess wooil find out if they're going to force them to be enough inspiration to get something done. thank you very much. >> the obama administration will announce plans to create a number of jobs for kids this summer. help with the private sector has commitments for 180,000 kmooyou employment opportunities for the summer. most of the summer jobs will be temporary. >>> presidential candidates shifted their focus from iowa to new hampshire where primaries are five days away. analysts not predicts a repeat of the close race in iowa. mitt romney picked up an endorsement from john mccain yesterday. he's already polling more than 20 points ahead of the competition in new ha