left ward swing of the pen due lum -- pendulum poised to rocket to the right. >> those are some words. >> they are. it doesn't make up for the headline "is perry dumb"? >> you have to give him points for trying. or you don't. obama's uncle arrested. tom, you said why don't we know about these people. really? you didn't even know obama had an uncle. yes, he has uncles like the rest of us. >> we don't see them. i think they should be in the tabloids all the time. it would be fun. >> obama mentioned him in his book. but i will -- i thought uncle omar was a character from "the wire." >> nice. >> other than that, lauren, i'm with you. as a scandal, this is lame. >> right? >> right? >> it is an interesting story. it is not a scandal. >> i agree. >> nobody said it was a scandal. i like the idea of how do you