. >> the vince lombardi stop? >> you know the vince lombardi stop.opeye's fan, it's amazing. how do you know -- >> i've been there. >> let's go today for lunch. >> that was the strangest endorsement of new jersey we've ever had. there's a popeye's on the turnpike and the people are great. >> i love that he knew that was a vince lombardi stop. >> i'm excited about this piece, willie. >> let's go to our good friend kasie hunt, this week's morning joe state of play series sends kasie to arkansas. one of the most vulnerable democrats in the country has one of the strongest last names in the state. >> good morning. mark pryor is one of the last democrats standing in the deep south. he says he's one of the only voices of reason left in washington but congressman tom cotton wants to end up that, and he just might. this is tom cotton's family farm. his parents still raise cattle on 200 acres in arkansas but cotton, a republican, traded trucks and tractors for the rancor of washington. and now he wants to trade his seat in the house for one in the senate. >>

he was held aloft like vince lombardi and had a grand old time as it became a kind of fantasy camp forne small and very lucky guy. >>> when we come back, a great american athlete now going after it even more. >>> you may remember here last fall we introduced you to a remarkable young athlete, tatiana mcfadden had just won the new york city marathon after winning boston, london and chicago. and if that wasn't enough, she is now where we were, in sochi in russia for the paralympics opening tomorrow. but not as a wheelchair racer. instead, she is in a sport she just decided to learn. as we hear from our national correspondent kate snow, it is a journey that has personal meaning. >> reporter: mcfadden doesn't like to do anything half way. she was the first person ever to win four marathons in a year, wheelchair or not. in the four months since her new york city victory, she took her finals, graduated from college and delivered the commencement address. >> to live the life that is worth remembering. thank you. >> reporter: oh, and started training in an entirely different winter sport. how

like vince lombardi said, success comes before work is only in the dictionary. i hope that you are seen some of the changes we're making at the rnc come to fruition today. since you mentioned her, the me ask you about republicans and women. you singled this out as a key demographic. the 36 pointma had victory over mitt romney in a single women. 59% of women said the republican party does not understand that women in terms of winning -- women running for office. is the progress slow? i don't think it's low. ourre taking steps to unite party and sister committees around recruiting women candidates and training women across the country. , i don't know if you have met her, she spends full-time across the country recruiting and training women everywhere. we have a program that we have put together with other committees. we are training women and recruiting candidates and operatives across the country. our job at the committee level is to put together the best field operation that we can. that means recruiting and identifying young women to become campaign operatives

time to bring in the vince lombardi of viral video debunking. captain disillusion. >> greetings children, captain disillusion here. i would be willing to stake my reputation as captain disillusion on the fact that these nfl fantasy videos are not real. >> here's a highlight from the captain. >> gentleman, i give you nfl fantasy files. chris cooley positions himself behind the wall, but the pass serves as a transition to a shot of cooley behind the wall where a hole has already been pre-cut. cooley thrusts his hand through the hole and an animation of dust and debris does the rest. the football is placed in cooley's hand, and cooley emerges victorious. >> pull! >> and what about joe flacco at the shooting range? >> they filmed every element that makes this happen separately. joe flacco throwing the ball, and the ball flying through the sky and the clay pigeon exploding. >> all interesting theories. but until we hear otherwise from the source, that's just what they are, theory. we may never have a clear winner in the bogus versus bona fide rivalry

like vince lombardi said, the only place that success comes before work is in the dictionary.i believe that. i believe you are seeing some of the changes we have made up the rnc come to fruition. >> i will do one or a two and then we will go around the table. >> let me ask you about republicans and women. singled out as a key demographic in your growth and opportunity program. president obama had a 36-point victory over romney among single women. today inst points out an article, 59% of women surveyed in a recent cnn poll said the republican party does not understand women. in terms of women running for office, in 2012 there were 108 and this year only 74. why is the progress slow? is it slow, if so why? >> as a national committee, we are taking steps to unite the district committees in training women across the country. share and date, our cochair, i'm not sure if many of you have met her but she goes full time around the country in recruiting and training women everywhere. we have a program that we has put together with other committees, the senatorial committee, the congres