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For the next award, the "politics nation" academy couldnt determine whether the nominee belonged in the animation category, so we went out on a limb. the award for the best presidential performance by a human being, we think, goes to mitt romney. >> i love this state. it seems right here. the trees are the right height. i love cars. >> i should also tell my story. im also unemployed. >> see if i can get my arms around everybody here. much closer. much closer. oh! who let the dogs out? who? who? ...

decision on a political panel hosted in washington, d.c. >> i didnt think it was proper to mandate invasive ultra sounds. >> did you not -- >> it wasnt my procedure. you have to realize this wasnt my bill. there were 2,000 bills. >> i understand. >> but you learned that this might mandate an invasive procedure? >> during the course of the discussion after talking to lawyers and doctors on my own after we started to hear some concerns raised in the legislature. i personally looked at it...

hosted in washington, d.c. >> i didnt think it was proper to mandate invasive ultra sounds. >> did you not -- >> it wasnt my procedure. you have to realize this wasnt my bill. there were 2,000 bills. >> i understand. >> but you learned that this might mandate an invasive procedure? >> during the course of the discussion after talking to lawyers and doctors on my own after we started to hear some concerns raised in the legislature. i personally looked at it. normally a governor would re...

t momentary muting of newt gingrich. >> the idea that im anti-immigrant is repulsive. having differences of opinions does not justify labeling people. >> all i want to do is allow the grandmother to be here legally with some rights to have residency but not citizenship so that he or she can finish their life with dignity within the law. >> our problem is not 11 million grandmothers. our problem is [ applause ] >> big, big applause line for romney there. you know gingrich must have ques...

t momentary muting of newt gingrich. >> the idea that im anti-immigrant is repulsive. having differences of opinions does not justify labeling people. >> all i want to do is allow the grandmother to be here legally with some rights to have residency but not citizenship so that he or she can finish their life with dignity within the law. >> our problem is not 11 million grandmothers. our problem is [ applause ] >> big, big applause line for romney there. you know gingrich must have ques...

welcome home. welcome home. >> welcome to "politics nation." im al sharpton. the party of the 1% keeps kissing up to the 1%. today, willard mitt romney came to new york and mr. monopoly man managed to hit all of the big banks hot spots. his first stop, breakfast at an exclusive chipriani restaurant. it was attended by none other than ron paulson, a man who personally made $3.7 million betting on the mortgage crisis. willards next stop, a lunch at the wall dor if astoria, hosted by a jp...

>> welcome home. welcome home. welcome home. >> welcome to "politics nation." im al sharpton. the party of the 1% keeps kissing up to the 1%. today, willard mitt romney came to new york and mr. monopoly man managed to hit all of the big banks hot spots. his first stop, breakfast at an exclusive chipriani restaurant. it was attended by none other than ron paulson, a man who personally made $3.7 million betting on the mortgage crisis. willards next stop, a lunch at the wall dor if astori...

In my case i set out front openly ive made mistakes at times and went to god for forgiveness and seek reconciliation. im a 68-year-old grandfather and people have to measure who i am now and whether im a person they can trust. >> calista and newts affair beginning during his time as speaker and married to his second wife. his original staff not fond of her influence on newt. could her prominence hurt her husband down the road or is she paying off as a secret weapon? >> it depends, i think, on ho...

people were in enough trouble in a country than having someone who is determined to be positive is a better outcome than someone who runs negative ads. >> mark mckinnon is the founder of no labels and a contributor to "the daily beast." good morning. these numbers dont seem to be weakening for the former speaker. is there anything other than the candidate that can do to stop his momentum? is there anything that newt gingrich is basically the only person to stop him right now because th...

in a country than having someone who is determined to be positive is a better outcome than someone who runs negative ads. >> mark mckinnon is the founder of no labels and a contributor to "the daily beast." good morning. these numbers dont seem to be weakening for the former speaker. is there anything other than the candidate that can do to stop his momentum? is there anything that newt gingrich is basically the only person to stop him right now because the other candidates arent makin...