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See that everybody is like 75% out of the 1500 people that were there were wearing no shirts as well. it was a polar plunge. the four or five people around me happened to have shirts on, but no big deal and a wonderful charity for special olympics, and i would do it again tomorrow because it was invigorating and made you know you were alive to go in the water that was 42 degrees and a bunch of people trying to make a difference. it was great. >> youre nuts because it was cold and, b, i would nev...

Can win an away state? a lot of folks in new hampshire who love the boston red sox but they dont want some guy from boston running for the senate. its crazy. >> i have been talking to some politicos in the area, we share sports team, but not our politicians. theyre very particular about their politicians and while he has a home in new hampshire, he is considered to be a massachusetts guy. >> not only that, john, as you know, the republican primary politics in new hampshire is cut throat and very...

S to john kerry have qualifications to be the next secretary of defense. howie carr, nice to see you this morning. >> good to see you. >> there is boston guy and a massachusetts guy. is he qualified? certainly a lot of years in the military certainly a lot of years in the senate. is he he qualified. >> i suppose he is. all the old stories. the testimony from 1971 when he he said that some of his fellow soldiers were vietnam from war criminals. i really dont think that he really wants to be secre...

>> i dont think the popular vote tally is the will of the people. as long as we have the electorate unnecessarily. >> you are putting the system on trial. >> i am. >> the voter registration system introduces the element. give us a historical ground about why do we have the electorate college and the original rationals. >> not really for the reasons you were taught in third grade. its an advantage for the small states. not really. we have had three small state presidents in history. bill clinton,...

Think thats important. i think the stimulus was a good thing by and large. i think it was absolutely necessary. i think it saved us from getting deep noor recession. but im not here to give you obama talking points. >> bill: no, no. were interested in you and what you think. last question, if the president loses to mitt romney because youre a massachusetts guy, he was the governor of the state. >> indeed. >> bill: are -- >> i know mitt romney. i met him. very nice guy. >> bill: youre not going t...

Think thats important. i think the stimulus was a good thing by and large. i think it was absolutely necessary. i think it saved us from getting deep noor recession. but im not here to give you obama talking points. >> bill: no, no. were interested in you and what you think. last question, if the president loses to mitt romney because youre a massachusetts guy, he was the governor of the state. >> indeed. >> bill: are -- >> i know mitt romney. i met him. very nice guy. >> bill: youre not going t...

Think thats important. i think the stimulus was a good thing by and large. i think it was absolutely necessary. i think it saved us from getting deep noor recession. but im not here to give you obama talking points. >> bill: no, no. were interested in you and what you think. last question, if the president loses to mitt romney because youre a massachusetts guy, he was the governor of the state. >> indeed. >> bill: are -- >> i know mitt romney. i met him. very nice guy. >> bill: youre not going t...

Analysis. ive said on it this network for the last eight or nine months, barring that we look at a replay of 2004 with obama with a trend line similar it to george w. bush. the american people like him, but theyre open to somebody better. mitt romney is now the next massachusetts guy who maybe was a flip-flopper in the past like john kerry. can he close the sale with the american people? this is a referendum on mitt romney all aalong. we already had a referendum on obama. it was the 2010 midterm...

Than them. the bigger men, the ones that say theres a political plus here, get together on the same stage and get juiced by the fact they dont care why theyre getting the crowds theyre suddenly in front of 10,000 people, 15,000 people. romney i think is sucking up some of the energy. >> and sarah palin -- >> did that. >> same thing for mccain. >> tell us about the stand-ins chosen for debate prep. live this. >> we now know, we knew before that when president obama practices debate, the stand-in ...

Theres a risk there. >> can i ask joe a quick question and then you mika, the demographics where romney is hurting, women, hispanic voters, pluck one of the big midwest states your analysis of chris christie where does he shore up romney? >> have you met chris christies wife? shes fantastic. >> pawlenty has a great wife. >> first of all, chris christie -- >> im not saying he cant do these things. >> shes the perfect counter to ann romney. >> this is a pick that would be more like bill clintons p...