newt gingrich said he was for it. and even as recently as a year ago before the latinos in the united states. he came out with the policy that said he stands for amnesty for illegal aliens. >> bachmann pointed out no mention of the 25 years and law-abiding and the other qualifiers that newt gingrich is putting on it now. what about that? >> first thing, i think you have to acknowledge that speaker newt gingrich is the only presidential candidate in all of the years that i have followed politicings who will affirm that the united states has a sovereign right to define and protect its border. you never hear anybody else talk about that. and the other thing you hear speaker newt gingrich talk about. yen 20 13. he will have provided operational controls of the u.s.-mexico border. currently, you have the secretary and department of homeland security say we have 40 percent control. i am sorry, that is a failing grade . speaker newt gingrich is talking about operational control in one year's time. if you have operational con

and that's what newt gingrich's contention is. how can you be the party that's pro family and dividing the family? but the iowa governor, branstad, came out and tweeted this. newt did himself considerable harm in that caucus state. >> you know what? he did himself considerable harm maybe. and maybe he didn't. but i will tell you, with the overall electorate, he did himself considerable good. >> right. and overall, he probably did himself wonders with the hispanic community if he's looking to get them. >> i think so that's right. with a very strong conservative group of people, he did himself harm. with the overall electorate, he did himself a lot of good. of course, he has to get there first. >> let's talk a little bit about a third party, a third wave for voters out there. this topic continues to come up and i know that you have been very profound in saying that look, if you do not like who the republicans nominee is, you will consider a third party run as well. let's take a look at this latest poll or history that shows what hap

you and i have known for newt gingrich for over 20 years. you walk around with newt gingrich, and he always has a live hand grenade in his pocket. you never know when it's going explode. >> you want that in a president, steve? do you want a president with a live hand grenade in his pocket? >> i'm not so for sure, but for the last couple months it's not det take it. he's looked good. i've gone through his economic program, and i think it's excellent. he sounds very much like a modern-day jack kemp. it's an appealing message. >> a pro-growth message with substantial tax cutting as part of it. is that what you like? >> tax cuts, personal accounts for social security. one of the things i love, he wants to get rid of the congressional budget office, the bane of existence. he has innovative ideas, very attractive to conservative republican voters. >> joe, do you share this enthusiasm? >> no, i don't think so. i think gingrich has his schtick. >> schtick? >> real fundamental change, paul, dramatic change. this is the most important election since 1

voters and newt gingrich. 21%, 14% to newt gingrich. >> clayton: 41%. so newt gingrich and ron paul tied for second place that that poll. >> dave: that's a lot of distance. newt gingrich is the 6th person to lead the polls if you include donald trump going all the way back and seems a little reactionary. i can't imagine mitt romney isn't just furious this morning over how hard he's worked in that state. >> clayton: possibly, but isn't it like lobbying to get class cuty. >> alisyn: which i did. >> clayton: but you did. who is going to make the decision on school council. would you mind-- a they sat down with candidates and discussed things with them. and they may have agreed to news gingrich's position. and herman cain in the wake of everything with milwaukee, sitting down that with that editorial board. he close to cancel the meeting with the union ap canceled it and back on again. no more editorial boards for a little while until i figure out what's going on with libya. >> alisyn: speaking who is praising gingrich's strengths. strange politics makes st

newt gingrich's timing is quite good. this is when john mccain started to make his move four years ago, around thanksgiving. this is a big deal. newt gingrich is a threat to mitt romney which, has got to be concerning the romney camp especially this is the second time romney has been snubbed by this newspaper. bill: besides that what does it mean for mid romney conversely? >> i think romney will have to --, he doesn't panic. when rick perry got in the race and his numbers went up they didn't panic. they're going very steady. they contend whether herman cain or rick perry orbach bach they have been steady. if you look at early numbers in various states romney is still well-positioned. bill: his whole idea do well in iowa and win new hampshire and go on from there. what do you make of the statement, the one who tells us what we want to hear? >> yeah, that's a real biting shot at romney and that's what democratic national committee has been going after on romney as far as being genuine and they make the case, listen, we don'

newt gingrich has actually done that. and in this race, he offers the best shot of doing it again n. new hampshire, gingrich is far behind. in a recent poll, 18%, compared to mitt romney's 36.8%. gingrich's team is hopeful, saying 80% of the voters don't focus on the race until christmastime. the former house speaker has been surging to at or near the top in many national polls of g.o.p. voters. the campaign spokesman says that the man chester union leader was among the first to champion ronald reagan. newt gingrich has solidified his hold as the conservative frontrunner in the 2012 race. another g.o.p. candidate, explained gingrich's sudden popularity this way. >> it proves, chris, how fluid and unpredictable new hampshire is. people are just beginning to pay attention and coalesce around the candidates. >> reporter: gingrich has come under fire for an immigration policy. candidate herman cain has a very different approach on that. >> the way i would deal with those who are already here, which has been my stated position

newt gingrich holds the lead in several polls. mitt romney within striking distance, despite spending relatively little tomb in the state. tomorrow, conservative leaders will be there to discuss who will be the anti-romney candidate. why is there so much resistance to romney? joining me is the publisher of safey review dot-com. and justin, doug, welcome. doug, the perception has been that eventually romney will get it. but, you know, he has a lot of baggage, it seems. there is the anti-romney movement just refuses to go away. why? >> well, because romney's not a social conservative, eric. he has flip-floppedflopped on an and on climate change. he is somebody who, as the union leader endorsement put it, is somebody who tells you what want you want to hear, rather than what you believe. with 62% of iowa being social conservatives, mitt romney is in a much weaker position today than he was last night. and i think it's likely with this endorsement that the anti-romney sentiment will begin to galvanize around gingrich if only because h

newt gingrich picks that up. you see, whenever a conservative candidate gets into a little bit of trouble and does poorly. then a little portion of their support goes to another conservative candidate. we have been seeing that since the rise of michele bachmann last summer. tonight, greta van susteren has an interview with mrs. cain. and i'm looking forward to seeing that. who is going to stick up for her husband and going to say, listen, this is all politics and there is nothing to it. not the man i know. that kind of a thing. if herman cain with ride out the next week without these people harpooning him in a way that matters. they can't keep saying the same stuff over and over. they have to advance the story. he can come back. does that impact on newt gingrich? mitt romney stays the same in all polls. >> i disagree. mitt romney has moved ahead slightly. newt gingrich has moved up some. in fact, i think it was nbc "wall street journal" each of them had moved up a points. i do think this about mr. cain if can rid

>> i think newt gingrich survived through persistence. the only thing not known about newt gingrich is they balloted the budget cut taxes and reformed the major entitlement program. i think he solidified himself as a nonromney candidate. i think in large part because of what kelly said. he was inok rated fr -- inocula from the candidates listed pawlenty fox and perry and cain. >> would you go back to work for him? >> i am not going to rule anything out but i am not going to announce anything. people who follow politics feel we can lose perspective. he h we had an avalanche fall on the campaign. i took the short view and thought terp dead. newt took the long view and started to sis descend the mountain again. >> i have 30 seconds left because of this terror bust i am short on time. do you think he can sustain the momentum with the press ma'amering about him every day about the divorces the hypocrisy about making the money from freddie mac? >> it may em bold enhim a bit. the candidate that the grass-roots feel is being put upon unfairly the

>> i hope so for newt gingrich. but a lot of things happened back then that maybe they would want him -- >> we also had welfare reform and a balanced budget. >> and he also proved that he understand votes are in the middle. he's to the left. >> and the immigration comment? >> and also healthcare. he's for the individual man date. >> the end of the day i think more conservatives will hold their nose and vote for romney than independents will hold their nose and vote for newt in a general election >> let's go to the ad on former governor palin that came out today. >> we need sudden and row relentless reform and that will return power to we the people. we need people with a proven record of reeeerrrrr i served in public office in state that had core bankruptcy problem. i fought that. i took on a lot of corrupt and compromised middle class. the challenge is not to replace obama in 20 is it 11, the real challenge is who is what will we replace him with? >> i think she's made her decision. we all know that. will her endor

i think newt gingrich has been consistent. i think ultimately he was out earlier and he said some very nice things about rick perry who is one of the losers. we can say from the debate. >> laura: why do you think rick per i can't was a loser in last night's debate. >> newt gingrich said it could have been me and everybody has those moments and it's true. people have those moments. the difference is gingrich is consistently good. this is his forte. this his venue. this is the thing he likes to do. perry not so much. he doesn't want to debate. when he has a bad night it just reminds people he doesn't like to debate. he has a hard time eking out a statement and saying what he believes coherently. voters are responding to it and that's why he keeps sinking in the polls. >> laura: people are going to think i'm nuts here but i think perry had a good night until the gaffe. one of his better performances, people say is he not a good debater. probably right. he didn't want to do many more debates but changed their position on that a co

>> i hope so for newt gingrich. but a lot of things happened back then that maybe they would want him -- >> we also had welfare reform and a balanced budget. >> and he also proved that he understand votes are in the middle. he's to the left. >> and the immigration comment? >> and also healthcare. he's for the individual man date. >> the end of the day i think more conservatives will hold their nose and vote for romney than independents will hold their nose and vote for newt in a general election >> let's go to the ad on former governor palin that came out today. >> we need sudden and row relentless reform and that will return power to we the people. we need people with a proven record of reform. i served in public office in state that had core bankruptcy problem. i fought that. i took on a lot of corrupt and compromised middle class. the challenge is not to replace obama in 20 is it 11, the real challenge is who is what will we replace him with? >> i think she's made her decision. we all know that. will her endorsem

it's good for newt gingrich, but it's not going to deliver him the nomination. he has to be in iowa, and south carolina and meeting voters. >> already michele bachmann is attacking gingrich over what she calls his schilling for freddie mac collecting $1.6 million in the process. would you expect the attacks to begin to escalate now that the former speaker has vaulted from the top of the pack? >> i would be surprised if it didn't escalate. you should see a pile on both mitt romney because that is consistent over the last debates. he is still the front-runner, then you would see a lot of candidates to pile on newt gingrich. the other candidates have a lot to work with. you mentioned the freddie mac thing, there are a lot of other things in gingrich's past on flip-flopping. the other candidates have a lot to work with. >> gregg: let's jump into one of them. gingrich's think tank has paid $37 million by the health care industry. according to gingrich, here is what they got in return. we'll put it up on the screen. they got to visit with a really important guy who re

some decided they prefer newt gingrich. talking to him personally. they have said coming through out they don't know who they are going to vote for. there will be more debates. they will extend the attacks ads against romney but he will be able to make his case. there are legitimate criticisms of gingrich. the thought that he is going to attack him from the right and conservative i think that will not be credible. >> we should point out one of debates phil was talking about is the fox debate. it look the last before the iowa caucuses january 3rdrd. when we come back a super failure as legislative gridlock rules the day in washington. [ morgan ] the super bowl. the most epic day in america. and the end of a journey that began here... ...when the swipe of a visa card... ...gave one man the chance to bring happiness to ten friends, including the knuckleheads at the car wash. those are super bowl tickets? yes dude! you're going to the super bowl! [ morgan ] use your visa card for a chance to win. to see more of the story, visit our facebook page. i wish

and will those two groups resolve to mitt romney or look to someone else like newt gingrich. time is running short, less than two months to iowa. >> paul: dorothy you wrote this week, you think that newt gingrich could be the number one challenger and maybe the nomination. >> i believe not only because of romney's weaknesses which are considerable because he has not lost that sense of, wanting the presidency so much, and to put it blandly, that he would say anything. we have on the one hand a bunch of people who would not run for this office, on the other hand-- >> about whom you're very fond, i know. >> on the other hand we have mr. romney who has this record which he keeps repeating. what he did in ohio after everything, after all of the talk about his waffling, to have backed out on that union business was very-- >> that's a vulnerability for ram any. why gingrich? if he was ruled out three months ago? >> i've had enough male on this, telling me anybody who is exposed to gingrich on the campaign trail, who listens to him, he has an extraordinary flow of substance, ringing

why did newt gingrich get your endorsement? >> we said it's not going to be enough to replace the current occupants of the white house. we don't need more government. we need a wholesale sale change of government. gingrich has a track record that he has done that and can do it. >> gregg: are their specific positions that speaker is advocating or is it his record as a conservative or both? >> i think it's both. there has been a lot of talk lately about his position on immigration. you folks have correctly reported that it's no change for him. i've seen in the media that gingrich is walking back his position which is somebody has been in the community for a long time, you don't throw them out. that makes sense. that is the ronald reagan position. it's a lot better than what we have now. >> gregg: here is what you wrote. newt gingrich is by no means the perfect candidate but republican primary voters too often make the mistake of preferring an unobtainable ideal to the best candidate who is actually running. in this incredibly imp

so no problem with newt gingrich. good man. but a very different person i am based on our life experiences. >> if speaker gingrich became the republican nominee, do you think he could beat president obama in november 2012? >> i think i stand by far the best shot of replacing president obama among the republicans in the field. that doesn't mean that others wouldn't have a good shot at it as well, but i wouldn't be in this race if i didn't think i had unique background and vision for america, and the capacity to actually replace president obama. i think to get president obama out of office, you're going to have to bring something to the race that's different than what he brings. he's a life-long politician. i think you have to have the credibility of understanding how the economy works. and i do. that's one reason i'm in this race. >> like the "union-leader," your critics charge that you make decisions based on political expediency and not core conviction. you have been on both sides of issues, and there's videotape going back ye

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of course, newt gingrich did not say anything like that. about the immigration hawks tonight. he talked about being humane to what would presumably be a small subset of people who came here illegally who have been here quite a long time, with ties to communities, contributing members of society and belong to churches and who have families. that was, it seems to me, that might limit any damage that would be done to him by an argument that might have sounded to some like an argument near a certain kind of amnesty. >> one of the them, jon huntsman, whose argument in recent weeks for staying in this race where he is very low in the polls, is that he will be a surprise performer in new hampshire. clearly, this was in his bailiwick. and it seemed that he was trying to flex the muscle of that several times, in terms of showing the depth of am he has in pakistan and china. how do you think he did? >> i think -- well, he had a lot to say. he can't complain he didn't get his ups tonight. his positions are out of the mainstream for a lot of republicans. i am not sure that jon huntsman's

it may turn out to be newt and not newt. >> today, perry passed gingrich and romney as insider. and promised strong criticism before the primary but perry called at it caucus. awkward flubb in new hampshire where voters are proud of holding the first primary for the last century. >> bret: any other indicators that herman cain is staying in the race? >> a few moments ago we got word from the iowa campaign officials he will put out a new ad. putting up an ad. bioadd that talks about the job and economic message he is touting. no mention of 9-9-9 but it does suggest he is staying in the race. >> evangelist billy graham is in a north carolina hospital tonight. reverend graham was admitted to mission hospital inaville for evaluation and treatment of his lungs. pulmonologist says he may have pneumonia. don't forget, tonight's "special report" online show begins at the top of the hour. log on now and join the chat. coming up, britain fights back after tuesday's attack on the embassy in iran. applicatio smany great pioneers before me, guided only by a dream. i'm embarking on a journey o

, for making illegal immigrants citizens. >> i thought it was newt gingrich's finest hour frankly. it may hurt him in the short-term, but the reality is the next president is not going to order the deportation of 12 million people. >> even one million. >> american people won't stand for it. a or draconian laws that force people to leave. and newt gingrich should have credit for wanting an adult discussion for this and not an applause line. >> and a candidate looking beyond the primaries to a general election where the republicans will need some hispanic support in order to defeat barack obama and if newt gingrich seems to be the only one who realizes, dan. >> and that can be said about the national security issues as well. obama has not been horrible on 0 national security. he had bob gates as defense secretary and leon panetta as ceo and replaced him with david petraeus and continued the drone wars and i think what romney is doing is positioning, as well as gingrich, positioning themselves at this point. first of all, it looks like they're going to be the two candidates and they'r

newt gingrich has been taking heat for immigration comments. last night o'reilly asked him about the border. take a listen. >> would you put a border from brownsville to san diego if you were president? >> yes. >> okay. >> absolutely. >> but you support a registration of illegal aliens? >> yes, i would support a universal registration of those who are here illegally. >> sanctuary cities, what do you to them? >> we'll propose a bill to cut off funding to any sanctuary city or sanctuary state. they get no money of any kind from the federal government, period, as of that moment. >> what do you think, greg? >> he's got his opinions. >> i'm for a border fence, but to keep the attractive immigrants in, based on my immigration policy of good-looking people. the thing is the problem with newt he's so full of himself he needs two heads. he carries one around in a duffel bag when this one is full. no matter what he says, people get like more newt. >> he has an answer for everything. the question about the fence is a good one. a lot of these immigrations

we'll have to see where newt gingrich stands two weeks from now for instance. and does that help romney? is he able to gain momentum? >> shepard: karen, thanks. the iranian-backed terror group, hezbollah has reportedly dealt a major blow to our cia. we'll talk to a former cia official about what may be a breach. >> plus, one worker at a major retailer says the company's black friday plans could ruin thanksgiving. now nearly 200,000 people say they agree. the black friday backlash is coming up. >> shepard: this is studio b bottom of the hour. new details about the trouble at that now bankrupt brokerage firm mf global the one time new jersey governor and senator jon corzine ran it until it went bankrupt last month. the trustee overseeing the firm's bankruptcy says a lot more money is missing from customers' accounts than originally reported. 1.2 billion dollars. that's double what firm officials first told the government. investigators say they are looking into whether mf global took money from investors to cover trading losses. fbi is also investigating whether

that's right behind, though, newt gingrich who's at 23%. herman cain next with 18%, then you have rick perry, ron paul and michele bachmann rounding out the top six. jon: and the candidates all tackling foreign policy and national security issues in their debate last night with gingrich and romney looking like the ones to beat. joe trippi, the former campaign manager for howard dean and a fox news contributor. what about this john thune endorsement? he is considered, as we said, a rising star. he was thought to be a possible presidential contender himself. >> yes, jon. it's significant because romney, romney's sort of a weak front runner who kind of needs to get back, i mean, he needs these kinds of endorsements to keep momentum, particularly in iowa, where he's started to really look like he's going to play there, and i think the thune endorsement will help because of his strength with conservatives and, also, the proximity to iowa in defeating daschle next door. it's important, i think there are a lot of iowans that pay attention. jon: i

gregg: here's what newt gingrich said the other night at the debate. take a listen to this. >> i think it's a good idea, i mean, i think replacing the regime before they get a nuclear weapon without a war beats replacing the regime with a war which means allowing them to have a nuclear weapon. gregg: he went on to say if we were serious, we could break the iranian regime within a year by cutting off the oil supply and sabotaging the only refinery they have. would that do it? >> well, they have more than one refinery, number one. and number two, the chinese have been constructing additional refining capabilities for the iranians. but, you know, you need somebody who's prepared to use military force whether it's against the refinery or against the nuclear program itself. that isn't going to come from the obama administration. gregg: right. >> so the spotlight really is on israel. i think iran is very close to achievement anding its -- achieving its objective of getting nuclear weapons. i'm not sure there's much time left. gregg: you told me february 8th

these what they have on newt gingrich. they have to go after him personally and his personal history. megyn: let me stop you. is it not relevant? if he's married three times and left the first two wives after cheating is that not relevant to this race? >> sure it's relative in politics if you have a history like that. he'll have to do some explaining, i don't doubt that. whether it's conservatives supporting mitt romney or newt gingrich i think gingrich will be in good stead. if he squares off against president obama he'll do very, very well. he'll outclass him on every level. newt gingrich is a very, very capable man and politician. he has a very powerful intellect. he has nine books, they are not all about himself unlike the president of the united states and i think he'll square off very, very well. here is a guy who worked across the aisle when he was speaker of the house with president clinton in balancing the bulge jet. those are two characteristics that will go a very long day. megyn: do you think the gop voters or

>> that's newt gingrich's great advantage. he's been dealing with these issues for quarter of a century or more, he's been the speaker of the house, he has thought a lot about these issues, he's got a lot of ideas. you heard him flesh them out tonight. he was even mentioning places to go to look for ideas that he had already read. he's impressive in this kind of a setting. if newt gingrich is to get into trouble, it won't be the kind of trouble herman cain got into exactly with bad debate answers or rick perry, although he did pretty well tonight. it's likely to be things outside the realm of debate which is the former speaker's strong suit and you saw that again tonight. he talks very well. >> it is interesting the person seen as the front runner and who has had a challenge most recently by newt gingrich, mit romney is who we come to next of a talking about all the others who seem to be in some ways more animated characters on the stage. but there's mit romney. how did he do tonight? >> mit romney did fine. mit romney always

plus, newt gingrich's frontrunner standing takes a hit. we'll ask our sunday panel if a possible misstep on illegal immigration could cost gingrich in iowa. and our power player of the week offers a pay patriotic idea for christmas shopping. all right now. on fox news sunday. >> chris: hello again from fox news sunday in washington. well, we areifiabley entering the home stretch in the run up to real people, casting real votes in the republican presidential race. continuing our one-on-one series of interviews, we are joined by former utah governor, jon huntsman, comes to us from whitefield, new hampshire, a state where he has been spending a lot of time. welcome to fox news sunday. >> chris, it's an honor to be with you. welcome from new hampshire. >> chris: there you go. let's start, if we can, looking at a poll. you are at 2% in last place, but in new hampshire, you are in fourth place at 9%, though you are still, according to this poll at least, far behind mitt romney. you say that defeat is not an option in new hampshire. you have held

plus, newt gingrich's frontrunner standing takes a hit. we will ask our sunday panel if a possible missed step on illegal immigration could cost gingrich in iowa. and our power player of the week offers a patriotic idea for christmas shopping all right now on "fox news sunday." >> chris: and hello again from fox news in washington. well, we are finally entering the home stretch in the runup to real people casting real votes in the republican presidential race. continuing our 2012 one on one series of interviews, we are joined now by former utah governor jon huntsman who comes to us from whitesman, new hampshire, a state where he has been spending a lot of time. governor, welcome to "fox news sunday." >> welcome from new hampshire. >> chris: there you go. let's start with the polls. looking first nationally you are still trailing the field all the way back as you can see there at 2% in last place but in new hampshire you are starting to make gains in fourth place at 9% though you are still according to this poll at least far behind mitt rom

does newt gingrich have staying power? >> the republicans have had between 5-7 frontrunners just in this calendar year. why would gingrich last any longer than the others center in his supporters would say it's because i's a great debater and he's brilliant an has had long experience in politics. but his detractors would point out he's not very good at organization. he doesn't have as much money. he doesn't have as much focus as other candidates, man the end he has a lot of baggage and a lot of enemies. over time that tend to grind a candidate down. i'm convinced as we get into the new year with the could be test starting, republicans are going to get as serious as a heart attack. they are going to realize something that some of them don't seem to get. some of them think anybody is going to beat president obama. and they could not be more wrong. it's so difficult to defeat an incumbent president. martha: that's something we are hearing seep into the consciousness of relationship dance that this will be a tough race for the

. >> newt gingrich continues to roll along. the speaker will be here. >> i do not choose to run for congress in 2012. >> and our old pal barney frank quitting the house of representatives. we'll tell you why. >> there are some changes here. >> bill: caution, you're about to enter the no spin zone. the factor begins right now. hi, i'm bill o'reilly. thanks for watching us tonight. newt gingrich in just a moment. first, disrespecting michelle bachmann. a week ago on the jimmy fallon program played a disrespectful song in introducing congress woman michelle bachmann. that kind of thing is not unusual anymore that. is why they lied about this program on the air, we asked headline to apology. it would not. nbc apologized privately. >> of course i accept apology but my dad says it would have been the president of nbc apologizing not the senior vice president of programming. when someone smg is done to a conservative, it's passed off and forgoten. >> bill: important point is that media standards have collapsed. that is dangerous, amer

newt gingrich has done so well on so many debates. we have double digits left, surging in the polls. look at the first poll, he's in second place. >> this is an amazing result. the g.o.p. presidential race, romney 24%. he's down from 26%. gingrich up from 8% to 22%. cain has slipped now from in the 20's to 14% and then rick perry on a bit of a surge. >> take a look at this poll. to back up newt's rise. newt in the public policy poll, 28% for newt. herman cain, 25% hanging in there. mitt romney down to 18%. again, romney not really breaking that 30% threshold. >> the first caucus, january 3rdrd. iowa, how are they doing? herman cain has to feel pretty good about this despite all the controversy surrounding his campaign and his lack of an answer on libya. that was done after that. herman cain on top with 19. just one percentage point ahe had had -- ahead of ron paul. i love what newt said about himself. in all honesty, i don't think anybody else with the range of experiences, with the range of backgrounds and the willingness to take a b

. >> republican candidate newt gingrich keeps his cool at the presidential debates. is that why he's near the frontrunners? at the top, is he the latest media target? >> okay, libya. >> herman cain gets creamed by the press following his lengthy pause on libya. is the media giving the former pizza purveyor a fair shake? the solyndra scandal heats up as congress searches for someone to blame. >> we've been lazy over the last couple of decades. >> our president thinks we're lazy. >> we're not out there hungry, selling america. >> did the media hear that? our president thinks we're lazy. >> what do you think republicans will be sipping and saying? >> cnn's man at white house appears to have a soft spot for mr. obama. is that why he tosses softball questions to the leader of the free world? and reg says, see you later. >> thanks, everybody. >> on the panel this week, writer and fox news contributor, judy miller. jim pinkerton, contributing divert of american conservative magazine and kirsten powers. i'm john scott. fo"fox news watch" is on right now. >> here's the key th

and newt gingrich has a lot of flaws. remember, mitt romney -- his campaign is basically being run by someone who made his living in opposition research. i am sure they have a book a mile wide on newt gingrich. >> dee dee, he is saying that he thinks republicans will take out newt before obama gets close to him. >> any one of the three of them are way better than barack obama. and i think that barack obama will have the same problem as george bush 41, it's the economy stupid. it doesn't matter if barack obama deserve its or not, he's going to lose. >> chris? >> it matters if have you mitt romney or newt gingrich who the american people don't trust. mitt romney, they don't know when one they are going to get i. i would rather have a flip-flopper than a total flop. >> a little bit? >> obama is a total flop. the economy is a total disaster. he is going to lose -- there is no way he can win. >> chris, chris, go ahead? >> you know, dee dee, i mean, mitt romney makes jimmy buffett looks like he's wearing shoes -- he's flipping

newt gingrich right behind him at 41%. herman cain not far behind 38%. >> reporter: the fascinating thing now is that newt gingrich has said he is not going to directly attack romney. the others who have had their moment in the sun and faded, whether it's michelle bachmann, rick perry, herman cain fading a little bit, certainly, they went after romney. newt is saying, listen i'm not going to go after hip, i'm going to go after president obama. he's won a lot of applause in the debate on that point. scolding republicans foray tac republicans for attacking each other. other. jon: it will be interesting to watch. thanks for being with us. >> reporter: thanks. jenna: new information now on a powerful weapon aeu participate lee just added to our military arsenal. it's 30,000 pounds, the biggest bunker bustin busting bombs in the world. steve centanni is live with more on this. >> reporter: we knew the bomb was being developed. now for the first time the pentagon is confirming it has been delivered and they are talking openly ab

which shows that newt gingrich 28, herman cain 25. mitt romney 18. >> dana: i'm surprised at the rick perry number. i still think he could claw his way back a little bit. >> eric: you do? >> dana: i do not maybe not to the top spot but maybe -- >> bob: there are three chairs flet iowa. mitt romney, newt gingrich and somebody. either herman cain or rick perry. perry spent a lot of money -- i agree but rick perry spent money in the last week-and-a-half and he hasn't moved in the polls. >> eric: there is another poll that he is up to 12%. >> brian: the question that you need to know. will bob serve in the perry administration? >> andrea: he would never leave us. >> bob: president of the insane asylum. president obama goes to harlem to get election advice from a surprising source. we tell you who it is next on "the five." stick around. ♪ ♪ >>> i'm bret baier in washington. the big story here today is the approaching deadline for the deficit reduction committee. tonight on "special report," we'll tell you about the prospects for a deal

mitt romney and newt gingrich. plus or minus 4, that's a tie across the board. gingrich, surging in most pol polls. steve you spent time with the speaker. your take? >> interesting to listen to him talk about his personal baggage. i interviewed three dozen people in south carolina. i was stunned how many people are willing to look past that and say what he has done, he has done. he said he asked for forgiveness. he has moved on and we shall, too. in the course of talking to the people in south carolina, i would say 90% of them said in the first sentence, he is intelligent. maybe the smartest person in the field. excellent debater. he is using it in the stump speech extensively. >> the herman cain campaign trying to get past the sexual harassment allegations. he had another bit of a hiccup we showed you last night about answering a question in an editorial board about libya. he talked about that today. >> the pause was to gather my thoughts. people want to make a big deal about it. if you were asked seven or eight questions, somebody switches to libya and they ar

michele bachmann then rick perry and then cain and now newt gingrich. the early voters are not comfortable with mitt romney. and it primarily goes back to the record as governor which is inconsistent with the conservative issues that he embraced. of all candidates, he needs to be speaking to the conency and try to convince them he is conservative. >> you think the impact will be profound in the upcoming election? >> i think it is in the primaries. they vote to their numbers. iowa is a good example of that. i think it is going to be interesting to see what happen in the caucus in iowa in the first of january. rick san torum is working that state hard and quietly and it is it a state that repond toz conservative candidates and fiscally and socially conservative that work the state and spend time in the state . by skipping over the state and pinning his hopes on new hampshire and he's having to fight with gingrich making gains. i don't know there are is a clear path for mitt romney to secure the nomination. >> stakes are remaining high . we'll watch on how