imagine their feelings when they hear governor barbour act like that's just some pooh-pooh issue that he can sidetrack. >> reverend, always a pleasure, good to have you with us today speak out again. >> thank you. all righty. >> now get some rapid fire response from our panel on these stories. i will get their take on governor barbour's comments about citizens councils in the south. the palin media machine planned a big book signing event in anchorage and i guess could you say it was a total bomb. i want to know if sarah palin's overexposed or the people she quit on just tired of her and does it affect her presidential ambitions? and a blow for blue states. the new census data shows a shifting population, which means a lot of northern states will lose u.s. house seats in 2012, while the south and west stand to gain. with us tonight, karen hunter, a journalist and publisher, and also tony blankly, syndicated columnist. great to have both of you with