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governor? some media dilemmas to ponder. hank williams jr.s offensive comments about president obama. should monday night football have given the singer the boot? those wall street protests now spreading across the country. has the press been too slow to recognize their importance? plus, the passing of steve jobs. the visionary who was so brilliant at manipulating a news business that served as his cheering section. im howard kurtz, and this is reliable sources. ♪ back in may, ...

president obama stumps for his jobs plan in pittsburgh on tuesday. hell address international brotherhood of electrical workers at their training center. and governor rick perry will also be in pittsburgh next week. he will deliver a policy address on friday, focusing on energy and job creation. and mitt romney will have town halls across new hampshire on monday. you can see him in new hampshire. and well get another financial litmus test for those running for the white house next week...

>> dont you want a president comfortable in their shoes? talking about the issues? i have never put social issues and value issues on the back burner. >> reporter: house speaker newt gingrich and herman cain rounded out the afternoon speakers. >> we have a severe deficiency of leadership crisis in this country. >> reporter: romney was also attacked today for bag mormon. it came from a texas pastor robert jeffers who has both endorsed perry and introduced him speaking today. back in 2008, the pas...

>> hello, im aarerin brurn et. 200,000 people signed a petition ruling against bank of america for the new debit card fee. $5. weve been saying all weeks that the fees banks are putting on people are showing how tone deaf they are at a very bad time. the person who led the petition is 22-year-old molly catchpole. she out front tonight. she is in washington and came to talk us to. we really appreciate you coming in. >> i appreciate it. >> so you and i were talking before. you said you s...

she out front tonight. she is in washington and came to talk us to. we really appreciate you coming in. >> i appreciate it. >> so you and i were talking before. you said you set up this petition just a week ago. >> one week ago. >> and what made you decide to do it? what made you say ive had enough? >> well, im 22 years old. im working two part time jobs and i dont have an extra $60 a year to give to bank of america. and i knew that thousands of other americans would feel the same way....

Conservative. >> dont you want a president comfortable in their shoes? talking about the issues? i have never put social issues and value issues on the back burner. >> reporter: house speaker newt gingrich and herman cain rounded out the afternoon speakers. >> we have a severe deficiency of leadership crisis in this country. >> reporter: romney was also attacked today for bag mormon. it came from a texas pastor robert jeffers who has both endorsed perry and introduced him speaking today. back in...

Any, but any one of those four could catch fire out in iowa, or maybe theyll split up all the vote and romney could make a strategic play and actually play in iowa and exceed expectations in iowa himself. but theres a lot of energy out there that has yet to be captured, and somebodys going to do it. >> what good is voting -- i want to get back to you about this. what good is it voting for herman cain if you know hes not going to be the nominee. you need somebody on the right to beat romney. you ...

>> having been a one-term massachusetts governor he doesnt have the international experience that perhaps governor perry can claim, having been governor of texas for three years -- three terms, excuse me, and done a lot of overseas travel. romney is talking about foreign policy in order to build his portfolio where he hopes to undermine perry in south carolina with conservatives. shep? >> shepard: carl, get ready for new years in des moines. iowa republicans saying looks like caucuses will be th...

jeffers to make that introduction. we ask if governor perry would repudiate that statement or call on dr. jeff to apologize. the only response from the campaign, the governor does not believe mormonism is a couple. dr. jeffs are will join us live. you see him here with governor perry. in his introduction he did not use the word cult or specifically attack romney by name but there was no doubt he had the former massachusetts governor in mind when he drew there is contrast. >> do we want...

you see him here with governor perry. in his introduction he did not use the word cult or specifically attack romney by name but there was no doubt he had the former massachusetts governor in mind when he drew there is contrast. >> do we want a candidate who is skilled in rhetoric or one skilled in leadership? do we want a candidate who is a conservative out of convenience or one who is a conservative out of deep conviction? do we want a candidate who is a good, moral person or do we w...