gingrich, i guarantee you, is taking a hit tomorrow morning when the polls come out. >> newt gingrich played its mark as far as immigration is concerned. >> not for the right. >> he's going to have to get the latino vote. there will have to be some kind of a play from the republicans for the latino vote. when he talked about family and said that people that have been here, you cannot up rig them when they have roots in the community and are contributing to society. jim moore, i find this to be very interesting because net romney did say that opening. we are talking about amnesty. he says i am not going down that road. would there be a political upside for not being pressed on this? >> and there is in the general election because it will help him with hispanic voters. here in texas people have been beating each other up in the republican party and on the right about immigration for years and years. to treat people humanely. i think it is presumptuous{ on the part of new to toss this out this early because it presumes that he is going to do well and is likely a nominee. >> he was kind o

gingrich, i guarantee you, is taking a hit tomorrow morning when the polls come out. >> newt gingrich played its mark as far as immigration is concerned. >> not for the right. >> he's going to have to get the latino vote. there will have to be some kind of a play from the republicans for the latino vote. when he talked about family and said that people that have been here, you cannot up rig them when they have roots in the community and are contributing to society. jim moore, i find this to be very interesting because net romney did say that opening. we are talking about amnesty. he says i am not going down that road. would there be a political upside for not being pressed on this? >> and there is in the general election because it will help him with hispanic voters. here in texas people have been beating each other up in the republican party and on the right about immigration for years and years. to treat people humanely. i think it is presumptuousç on the part of new to toss this out this early because it presumes that he is going to do well and is likely a nominee. >> he was kind

there's no question that newt gingrich benefitses from this. because he's been straightforward about his own peccadillos and downfalls, he accrues a kind of moral authority in inverse proportion because he's not trying to diss anybody but at the same time his own funkiness is out there. >> he's saying i've been there, done that, i know not to comment on. michael eric diszen, sam stein, good to have you on. >>> answer tonight's question at the bottom of the screen and share your thoughts on twitter with #edshow. we'll be featuring your tweets throughout the show tonight. got a lot of response on that last night. >>> coming up, newt gingrich could be the new republican front-runner, so republicans, well, they're going to have to forgive him for things like global warming. that ad he did with speaker nancy pelosi. who's going to forget that? not me. >>> later, republicans are hedging on a tax cut that would put $1,500 in the pockets of middle class americans because the richest 2% of this country is really what the republicans are protecting. ohio

you know newt gingrich. was he speaking from the heart last night, or was this just a political ploy to get the latino vote? what do you think? >> normally it would be a political ploy, but no rational person thinks we could or should deport 12 million people, particularly if they raise their kids and grandkids here. many have volunteered for the military and so on. romney's position is a nonstarter. it's just fascinating how the level to which he'll prostitute himself in order to pander to the tea party republicans. newt is a fascinating case. i wouldn't want him, ed, ever teaching history to my kids, but he has made history. when you think back, he's the one that got rid of speaker jim wright back in the '80s, largely because wright was upset about the reagan administration's funding, the right wing death squads in central america. he got rid of them largely for the same reasons that he was fined $300,000 when newt became speaker. then, of course, he's the one that ushered in this republican resistance to

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bill, is it possible that newt gingrich could really win this marathon? >> well, first off, ed, i have to say there's a connection between this conversation and the last story you did, right? because i think it's pretty clear one of the reasons fox viewers were so badly misinformed is for the last five years newt gingrich has been a commentator on fox, right? so they've been listening to this. ed, i thing you're absolutely right. this is the most morally challenged candidate out there. the most ethically challenged candidate out there. the biggest flip-flopper of them all. and these republicans, they put all of that aside because, number one, they can't stand mitt romney, and number two, they'll take anybody, the biggest sinner in the world, rather than barack obama. it's pretty sick. >> joe madison, what's it say? where's the christian right going to stand on all this? aren't they concerned about personal moral character? >> as a matter of fact, they are. i've been interviewing them and watching interviews of him, and he is not one of their favorites and

newt gingrich as president will be like george w. bush but with more ex-wives. >>> coming up, congressman joe walsh is screaming again, hollering about the 99% movement and calling veterans socialist. "psycho talk" is next. >>> later, three time groom newt gingrich tries to convince america he's a morally upstanding guy. i think he's got some work to do. >>> and in "psycho talk" tonight, congressman and deadbeat dad joe walsh is screaming at his constituents again. he just won't let up. on saturday at a town hall meeting in gurney, illinois, the tea party mouthpiece went after the 99% movement, again. >> one of walsh's constituents took offense the congressman's ugly smear of the 99% and reminded him some of the anti-american protesters were veterans. >> i don't know how many veterans are part of the occupy protests. i can't imagine it's many. but anyone who would advocate socialists solutions to certain problems in this country, they don't understand this country. >> joe walsh's world, soldiers who sacrifice for america are socialis

former speaker of the house newt gingrich joins us. good evening, mr. speaker. >> with me now, republican presidential candidate, former massachusetts governor, mitt romney. >> joining us now from columbia, south carolina, governor perry. >> here to comment on presidential -- michele bachmann. >> he's the fifth person we've had on our program today. >> joining me now, the former pennsylvania senator, fox news contribute eric santorum. >> we're joined by the texas congressman and 2012 presidential candidate ron paul. >> governor huntsman with me now. good to see you again. >> thank you, neil. live free or die. >> thanks for doing this. >> good to be with you again. >> we got lucky because congresswoman michele bachmann decided to standby. >> joining us from washington with reaction, newt gingrich. >> they interview a lot of righti righties, don't they? fox news is the trains ground for republican presidential candidates especially for newt gingrich who was on roger ailes' payroll. newt's surge at the poll puts him at or near the top of the pack. he's onl

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is newt gingrich, is he working every county? is he going to be able to -- who's got the best ground game in iowa, to your knowledge? >> he's doing better. romney theoretically has something that can be activated. because remember, he got 25% last time. he has a network there that he's worked very diligently, very under the radar as we've all been chasing other candidates. gingrich has staffed up. but the thing about iowa is that the person who spent the most time there is rick santorum. he's visited 99 counties. people who bought the most ads there are michele bachmann, ron paul, rick perry, rick perry super pac. it's -- this is not showing up in the polls. i think what a lot of us are waiting to see is if the people who've really put the time in there like santorum are going to do better. now -- or if romney has a support base that's not showing up in all the flash of these candidates who rise for two months, then collapse. >> yeah. well, we haven't mentioned rick perry. he's down at 7%. he's got a lot of money. and we should p

life to be rewarded by newt gingrich being the republican nominee. >> i'll ask congressman dennis kucinich what frank's departure means for america. >>> breaking news for herman cain. >> we're bracing, we're getting ready, and you put it in your words, for what? >> another accusation that i had an affair with someone. another woman. >> "salon's" joan walsh on how herman's latest bombshell affects romney and gingrich. >>> tonight, an "ed show" exclusive. we'll have the latest petition count for the walker recall in wisconsin. the number of signatures is shocking, and you'll hear it here first on "the ed show." >>> good to have you with us tonight, folks. hope you had a nice thanksgiving. good to be back with you. in less than five weeks' time, unemployment benefits will expire for more than 6,000 americans. that's a big number. in less than one week, congress may raise taxes on more than 120 million families. republicans, well, looks to me like they're about ready to let both of them happen. the debt reduction supercommittee failed because republicans

could this really kill the candidacy of newt gingrich? >> it seems like it will because it gets to the very heart of the issues that he was talking about, this kind of duplicity. he was trying to push it off on senator dodd and barney frank, but in actuality, it sounds eerily similar to the folks on wall street. we kind of knew what was going on, we were telling people not to do it, oh, by the way we'll take the millions dollars on the other side. the american people are going to reject that. >> here's michele bachmann today saying gingrich was a shrill for freddie mac. >> whether former speaker gingrich made $300,000 or whether he made $2 million, the point is is that he took money to also influence senior republicans to be favorable toward fannie and freddie. >> what do you make of this? >> well, i'm, as a democrat, i'm enjoying watching. you know, it's nice to watch these guys. i think this is part of the republican primary. no one can agree with the tea party 100%. so they all get caught up in one way or another, whether it's on a pos

is newt gingrich, is he working every county? is he going to be able to -- who's got the best ground game in iowa, to your knowledge? >> he's doing better. romney theoretically has something that can be activated. remember, he got 25% last time and has a network there he worked very diligently, very under the radar as we've been chasing other candidates. going riff has staffed up, but the thing about iowa is the person who spent the most time there is rick santorum. he visited 99 counties. people who bought the most ads there are michele bachmann, ron paul, rick perry, rick perry super pac. this is not shows up in the polls. a lot of us are waiting to see if the people who put the time in there, like santorum, are going to do better or if romney has a support base that's not shows up in all the flash of these candidates who rise for two months then collapse. >> yeah. well, we haven't mentioned rick perry. he's down at 7%. he's got a lot of money. and we should point out that the evangelical christian vote in rural iowa is going t

could this really kill the candidacy of newt gingrich? >> it seems like it will because it gets to the very heart of the issues that he was talking about, this kind of duplicity. he was trying to push it off on senator dodd and barney frank, but in actuality, it sounds eerily similar to the folks on wall street. we kind of knew what was going on, we were telling people not to do it, oh, by the way we'll take the millions dollars on the other side. the american people are going to reject that. >> here's michele bachmann today saying gingrich was a shil for freddie mac. >> whether former speaker gingrich made $300,000 or whether he made $2 million, the point is is that he took money to also influence senior republicans to be favorable toward fannie and freddie. >> what do you make of this? >> well, i'm, as a democrat, i'm enjoying watching. you know, it's nice to watch these guys. i think this is part of the republican primary. no one can agree with the tea party 100%.ç so they all get caught up in one way or another, whether it's on a po

. >>> newt gingrich's leading nationally and in a four-way tie in iowa. we'll see if hannity can drag him over the finish line. >> and you gave advice to freddie mac and they did not take it? >> that's correct. >>> and herman cain explains his oops moment, with a three-word response. we'll bring it to you. >>> good to have you with us tonight, folks. occupy wall street protesters have returned to lower manhattan this evening. it's been an eventful 24 hours. an early-morning raid on the encampment flushed the occupiers out of zuccotti park and the crackdown may have been part of a national effort. to end the protestto end the protests. to end the protests. the unexpected raid was accompanied by a media blackout. nobody allowed in. nobody allowed in. hundreds of uniform police in riot gear physically removed the occupants of zuccotti park and stopped reporters from getting close to the scene. news helicopters, normally flying over the city were prevented from flying over the air space in the park. this is one of the few shots showing the evacuation as it ha

life to be rewarded by newt gingrich being the republican nominee. >> i will ask congressman dennis kucinich what frank's departure means for america. >>> breaking news for herman cain. >> we are bracing and getting ready and i will put it in your words for what? >> another accusation that i had an affair with someone. salon's joe walsh on how herman cain's latest bombshell affects romney and gingrich. and tonight an ed show exclusive. we will have the latest petition count for the walker recall in wisconsin. the number of signatures is shocking and you'll hear it here first on "the ed show." good to have you with us. hope you had a nice thanksgiving. good to be back with you. in less than five weeks time unemployment benefits will expire for more than 6,000 americans. that's a big number. in less than one week, congress may raise taxes on 120 million families. republicans, well, looks to me like they are ready to let both of them happen. the debt reduction super committee happened because they want to protect the wealthiest americans from any tax in

a fresh poll today shows newt gingrich sitting at the front at 28%. how did that happen? since october, gingrich has surged 13 points while cain is down five points. romney has dropped four. perry is down 8%. it's been a long, very strange trip for newt and the gop. the former speaker announced he was running for president back on may 11th of this year. a few days later, newt was on "meet the press" and referred to congressman paul ryan's plan to privatize medicare as right wing social engineering. charles krauthammer called it a capital offense and declared gingrich's candidacy over. less than a month in to his campaign, gingrich blew off a faith and freedom conference to take his third wife on a luxury cruise which prompted his staff to quit. aechb and go running to rick perry. since then republicans have been trying other presidential candidates as well only to decide newt's the best they have got. newt gingrich is all about more money for millionaires and he's a cheap labor conservative. but he is red meat to the tea party and has enough political moxie to work his wa

newt gingrich is surging. one new poll has him tied at second place with mitt romney, three points behind herman cain. another one puts him ahead of the pizza man and four points behind romney. it's a close lizz winstead, co-creator of the "daily show." do they dislike mitt romney so much they'll accept newt gingrich? >> you know, this is -- it's what's crazy. i mean, i don't know who likes mitt romney. that's why he has such a big family i think, ed. he has to have people related to him that like him. even when it's clearly ease city to diss mitt, poor rick perry can't even spit it out. clearly they prepped him during the debate where he's like, are you the mitt romney who had that thing with the people, with the planned parent -- or that other -- i don't know -- i can't -- he couldn't figure. i watched the debate. and as i watched rick perry say, you know, struggle for the third department he wanted to cut, you know that herman cain was just in there going please say epoc. please say it. then he didn't. >> t

newt gingrich is surging. one new poll has him tied at second place with mitt romney, three points behind herman cain. another one puts him ahead of the pizza man and four points behind romney. it's a close one. with me, lizz winstead, co-creator of the "daily show." do they dislike mitt romney so much they'll accept newt gingrich? >> you know, this is -- it's what's crazy. i mean, i don't know who likes mitt romney. that's why he has such a big family i think, ed. he has to have people related to him that like him. even when it's clearly ease city to diss mitt, poor rick perry can't even spit it out. clearly they prepped him during the debate where he's like, are you the mitt romney who had that thing with the people, with the planned parent -- or that other -- i don't know -- i can't -- he couldn't figure. i watched the debate. and as i watched rick perry say, you know, struggle for the third department he wanted to cut, you know that herman cain was just in there going please say epoc. please say it. then h

a fresh poll today shows newt gingrich sitting at the front at 28%. how did that happen? since october, gingrich has surged 13 points while cain is down five points. romney has dropped four. perry is down 8%. it's been a long, very strange trip for newt and the gop. the former speaker announced he was running for president back on may 11th of this year. a few days later, newt was on "meet the press" and referred to congressman paul ryan's plan to privatize medicare as right wing social engineering. charles krauthammer called it a capital offense and declared gingrich's candidacy over. gingrich had a faith and freedom conference to take his third wife on a luxury cruise which prompted his staff to qu ququi quit. only to decide newt's the best they've got. newt gingrich is all about more money for millionaires and he's a cheap labor conservative. but he is red meat to the tea party and has enough political moxie to work his way through a debate without shooting himself in the foot. joining me now are e.j. dionne, senior fellow of the brookings institute and columnist for th