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Entertainment at this point. >> weve seen the movie before, ed. the way gingrich operates, the first thing he does is attack the press. anybody whos made any accusation. then he dismisses and says, i didnt do anything, theres no way i did that. then he starts to tell a tale as he rewrites history. and thats exactly what he did here. he said, i was not a lobbyist, youre wrong, you guys are attacking me. i was simply a historian there. i was sitting around with them, telling them what was happenin...

>> everybodys lawyered up, ed. theyre going to see these stories change just like were seeing right here. lawyers advising him, build the best case you can right now. truth is, theres no way a grand jury meets as long as they do, takes testimony and that part of the testimony is simply left out. we would see those e-mails being mentioned in the grand jury t t testimo testimony. so its a problem. you know what, hes getting advised to do that and trying to build the best case he can and make himse...

>> everybodys lawyered up, ed. theyre going to see these stories change just like were seeing right here. lawyers advising him, build the best case you can right now. but truth is, theres no way a grand jury meets as long as they do, takes testimony and that part of the testimony is simply left out. we would see those e-mails being mentioned in the grand jury testimony. so its a problem. but you know what? hes getting advised to do that. hes trying to build the best case he can. hes trying to ma...

And writer john feinstein. john, good to have you with us tonight. also the author of the upcoming book "one-on-one: behind the scenes with the greats in the game." what do you make of sanduskys denial so early in all this? >> i dont look at it from a legal standpoint, ed, the way mike does. i think hes 100% right that he is obviously going to try to spin as much as he can, because what has he got to lose at this point? in the minds of the public, hes guilty. theres a complete difference between...

Interview. >> intent comes up when theres a questionable issue, when theres a close call. theres to close call when you have eyewitnesss saying there was oral sex taking place or he was fondling the child. that intent issue comes up with theres a close call with evidence thats not clear. again, like costas focused on, this grand jury statement of facts is compelling. its almost difficult to read, ed. its so compelling. because of the fact -- >> is jerry sandusky trying to win over the crowd, so ...

There are three around the state in chippewa falls, wausau and racine that held seats that were democratic until 2010. all three are union towns. the calculous is going after republicans who voted against collective bargaining in union towns is a pretty good bet. but look, everything thats going on in wisconsin now is really blazed new territory, ed. we have not ever had a recall of a governor. we havent had all that many recalls of state senators until this year. so its -- theyre blazing a lot ...

The prosecutors told us those facts. the prosecutors went through everything. they did what they were supposed to do. they fought for the right thing. that is to put him in jail, $500,000, certainly secured and at the very least put a gps monitor on the man. >> should there be bail guidelines as there are often sentencing guidelines? >> they could have a uniform act, ed, that protects children. the uniform act says that under no circumstances can you let a guy like this out. the federal governme...

When he was in iowa. >> what you just did to paul ryan is unforgivable. >> i didnt do anything to paul ryan. >> you undercut him and his allies in the house. youre an embarrassment to our party. >> im sorry you feel that way. >> get out before you make a bigger fool of yourself. >> joan walsh, how did that turnaround take place? look where newt is today. what do you make of it? >> i think the republican primary is wonderful. its kind of like a childrens t-ball game where everybody gets a chance ...

In chip wau falls, wausau and racine. all three are union towns and the calculuses that going after republicans that voted against collectsive bargaining in un towns is a good bet. everything thats going on in wisconsin now is really blazing new territory, ed. we have not had a recall of the governor or that many recalls of state senators until this year. so its -- theres blazing a lot of new turf. whats fascinating is across wisconsin tonight at midnight, thousands and thousands of wisconsinite...

That mike does, but i think he is 100% right that he is obviously going to try to spin as much as he can. what does he have to lose at this point? in the minds of the public, hes guilty. it has nothing -- theres a difference between innocent until proven guilty in a court and innocent until proven guilty in a court of public opinion. in the court of public opinion he is already guilty. so he might as well go on with bob costas and say i was just horsing around. anyone who buys that story, honest...