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Most famous politician in the country not named bill clinton. a "time" poll, december of 1996, said a whopping 9% of americans wanted him to be president. 9%. the time at which he was most known by the american people was not only a time at which he was greatly disliked. he was also the stuff of nightmares, almost literally. in the same "time" magazine poll which i said was 1996, it was actually 1995, sorry. the same "time" magazine poll, 1995, 49% of americans chose the adjective scary to descr...

People in washington is to say, this guy just is not someone you want to be president. >> is romney campaigning better because of gingrichs surge in the polls? >> im not sure hes campaigning better, but hes campaigning more intensely. >> harder. >> he is finally going on "meet the press." my reading of the romney side, they never expected it to be them and newt. i think some of them, the smart ones i know are concerned because it is getting very, very close. romney seems very reluctant to go aft...

And the other sex scandal guy is raising money for the ethics scandal guy who is running for president. who says you cant survive scandal in this town? and do rather well with it. joining us now is "washington post" columnist e.j. dionne, also a senior fellow at the brookings institution and msnbc contributor. e.j., good to see you. thank you for being here. >> good to see you. im still drawing the lines among all the people. >> livingston, like gingrich goes. livingston steps in. livingston has...

Attack words against other people and then get involved in stuff where you are under the microscope, people are less forgiving toward you than if youd been a little more restrained in those other attacks. i think those attacks still live with a lot of people in this town. >> there is this sense that his -- that he operates with a lot of centripetal force. that can make him an exciting person to watch. an interesting person out of power. i wonder what you think about the sort of emerging evidence...

And, but, you know, i think whats really interesting about newt is i got to know newt back in 1986. and newt when hes not in power, when he doesnt have a lot of power, is a really interesting guy. youd love to talk to him. i talked to somebody who was quite close to him once. he said when newt gets power, somebody gives his head a helium injection and he starts attacking people. another republican i talked to said, you know, he had a file cabinet in his office. four files were newts ideas. one f...

What youre going to see romney do probably through a lot of people in washington is to say, this guy just is not someone you want to be president. >> is romney campaigning better because of gingrichs surge in the polls? >> im not sure hes campaigning better, but hes campaigning more intensely. >> harder. >> he is finally going on "meet the press." my reading of the romney side, they never expected it to be them and newt. i think some of them, the smart ones i know are concerned because it is get...

Here. there are a lot of people with personal relations. i know livingstons friendly with people i like. so, therefore, you get to know him in another context and say, that was so long ago. and, but, you know, i think whats really interesting about newt is i got to know newt back in 1986. and newt when hes not in power, when he doesnt have a lot of power, is a really interesting guy. youd love to talk to him. i talked to somebody who was quite close to him once. he said when newt gets power, som...

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All the conservatives who couldnt get to romney, said, all right, hes the movement conservative. what youre going to see romney do probably through a lot of people in washington is to say, this guy just is not someone you want to be president. >> is romney campaigning better because of gingrichs surge in the polls? >> im not sure hes campaigning better, but hes campaigning more intensely. >> harder. >> he is finally going on "meet the press." my reading of the romney side, they never expected it...

Wanted him to be president. 9%. the time at which he was most known by the american people was not only a time at which he was greatly disliked. he was also the stuff of nightmares, almost literally. in the same "time" magazine poll which i said was 1996, it was actually 1995, sorry. the same "time" magazine poll, 1995, 49% of americans chose the adjective scary to describe their feelings about newt gingrich. that actual word, scary. but now hes back. tomorrow night there is a $1,000 a head fund...