perhaps exaggerated was largely true. so it's hard to fight back against that. the second thing he didn't have any money. if you want to get into -- if you are campaigning on the airwaves and you don't have the money to buy ads, normally what you do is you either do an ad or series of ads that defends you against the charges that are made which leaves you on the defensive or fight back by attacking the person who is attacking you. the problem with that kind of campaigning is -- newt gingrich is known as a scorch earth politician. he needed a different image for this campaign. the image that worked for him was the image uncle newt. the appear fellow. he would have to fight back in kind he didn't and the result is what you have seen. >> bill: brit hume. thanks very much. next on the run down laura ingraham, bernie goldberg, charisma unlimited up ahead.