william pitt, they don't have that kind of connection to the past. the brits don't have that kind of connection. so i have a lot of sympathy for the tea party people. i know they distort the past, but i understand the emotional need because i think it's there for everyone in some sense. because there's no other basis for our americanism. except these ideals that they created. >> and one of the points you make in your book is that this sense of our ideals was very early on accompanied by a sense that we were an example to the world because of those ideals. luis mentioned that the show here right now is on the american and the haitian and the french revolutions which happened in a contained time span. shall we talk about how we reacted to those revolutions? >> yeah. >> well, i think we started with the notion. this is the little colonial rebellion. this is forming in people. by 1790. what did it matter? and yet, they thought that this little colonial rebellion had world-shattering importance. that it was the most important event in the history of the w

brad pitt, newt gingrich, george clooney, rick santorum and romney and michelle williams.hat if politics had an academy award. that would be some red carpet though ron paul might need a different suit. >> i'm very proud of myself. >> reporter: best makeup, whoever does donald trump's hair. >> it is my hair. >> reporter: best foreign language film. [ speaking a foreign language ] >> reporter: jon huntsman speaking chinese. best costume, ron paul's slightly too big suit. romney's blue tie, newt's red tie? the winner is -- >> rick santorum's sweater vest. ♪ come on >> reporter: best song, maybe the year's toughest category. is it president obama's "sweet home chicago." ♪ come on baby don't you wanna go ♪ >> reporter: mitt romney singing "america the beautiful." ♪ for amber waves of grain >> reporter: how about the ultimate category, that picture. >> i need more money. >> reporter: what if fund-raising what like "moneyball." rick santorum with the low budget oakland a's. what if debate were like "the artist"? and the winner is -- meryl streep. >> shall we join the ladies? >> r

brad pitt, newt gingrich, george clooney, rick santorum, anne romney, michelle williams.ome red carpet. though ron paul might need a different suit. >> i'm very proud of myself. >> reporter: best makeup? whoever does donald trump's hair. >> it is my hair. see, i can go like that. >> reporter: best foreign language film -- >> [ speaking foreign language ]. >> reporter: jon huntsman's debate in chinese. but other races much tighter. best costume. is it ron paul's slightly too big suit? romney's blue tie. perry's red tie. newt's red tie. the winner is -- rick santorum's sweater vest. best song. maybe the year's toughest category. is it president obama's "sweet home chicago"? ♪ come on ♪ baby, don't you wanna go mitt romney singing "america the beautiful"? ♪ for amber waves of grain the winner is -- ♪ i was born free -- kid rock with "born free." one of mitt romney's campaign theme songs. ♪ like an untamed stallion because who is an untamed stallion if not mitt romney? how about the ultimate category, best picture? >> i need more money. >> reporter: what if fund-raising were