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I could ask you that. the question. let me ask you the question this way. in spring training this year, do you want the boston red sox playing softball, or do you want the boston red sox to play hardball? >> hardball. >> the answer to that question is you want them to play hardball. and right now youve got these debates that have cheering sections that youre not going to have in the general election. we want our candidate whoever that candidate is going to be to be able to prevail in the type of...

Romney now when he says he will stand up for conservative principles. >> this discussion sosuperficial. i think we should deal with the issues as well. i dont see how we can do well against obama if we have any candidate that endorsed, you know, single payer systems and t.a.r.p. payouts, and injections of bailing out their friends, i dont see how we can have anybody compete with obama that doesnt challenge this huge empire we have oversees in the overseas spending. this is how nations come down....

Motivation is important, and history is important but i consider that in the debate format to be less signature than what we really believe in. >> you read my mind, dr. paul, and we will get to some of the tough choices on policy. and is governor romney unelectable in your judgment, mr. perry? >> you have to ask the question, who is it that can beat obama and who can invigorate the tea party and who can take the message of smaller outside government that is truly going to change that place, as i...

History is important but i consider that in the debate format to be less signature than what we really believe in. >> you read my mind, dr. paul, and we will get to some of the tough choices on policy. and is governor romney unelectable in your judgment, mr. perry? >> you have to ask the question, who is it that can beat obama and who can invigorate the tea party and who can take the message of smaller outside government that is truly going to change that place, as i look from here down to rick ...

Overseas spending. this is how nations come down. you extend them too far overseas, and thats how the soviets came down. we have to talk about real cuts and we have got gotten around to this yet. if we want to change things, this is what we have to talk about. character is important and motivation is important, and history is important but i consider that in the debate format to be less signature than what we really believe in. >> you read my mind, dr. paul, and we will get to some of the tough ...

This is what we have to talk about. character is important and motivation is important, our history is important. but i really consider that in the debate format to be less significant than what we really believe in. >> you read my mind, dr. paul. and were going to get to some of the tough choices not just on politics but on policy. first, governor perry, i do want to ask you flat out, your stake in your campaign going down to south carolina, is governor romney unelectable in your judgment? >> w...

Down. we really have to talk about real cuts. and we havent gotten around to this yet. so if we want to change things, this is what we have to talk about. character is important and motivation is important, our history is important. but i really consider that in the debate format to be less significant than what we really believe in. >> you read my mind, dr. paul. and were going to get to some of the tough choices not just on politics but on policy. first, governor perry, i do want to ask you fl...

Overseas spending. this is how nations come down. you extend them too far overseas, and thats how the soviets came down. we have to talk about real cuts and we have got gotten around to this yet. if we want to change things, this is what we have to talk about. character is important and motivation is important, and history is important but i consider that in the debate format to be less signature than what we really believe in. >> you read my mind, dr. paul, and we will get to some of the tough ...

oh, my god. you all right? theres a madman -- >> and hollywood rampage caught on tape. a crazed gunman firing into cars. well talk about what set him off on this "american morning." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com and good morning, everyone. its monday, december 12th. wow. december 12th where has the year gone? carol is off. im christine romans. >> and im ali velshi. good to see you again. havent been here a while but come back into much news. >> tell me your abu dhabi -- >> in...

a new week and new shake-up for the battle for the presidential nomination. newt gingrich is now the solid front runner in the state of iowa. but today his focus was on new york. and a meeting with donald trump. lets go to new york. theres jim acosta following this for us. whats the latest with newt gingrich the front-runner and donald trump? >> well, he is in the big apple and you can say he is singing new york, new york, start spreading the newts. he his message he is can win the rep...