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i have had grits before. >> and knock each other out. >> i would like everyone to drop out. >> will all four candidates still be standing after three new contests in alabama, mississippi, and hawaii? it's america's choice. mitt romney is the clear leader in the delegate race, but he's still a long way from claiming the nomination. >> we're counting up the delegates for the convention, it looks good. and we're counting down the days november, and that looks even better. >> rick santorum is giving romney a run for his money after cutting into his super tuesday win. >> we have won in th...

The rituals or oaths or anything else that is common today. in 1799 it began to change. washington was dead then. 1813 -- >> glenn: wait, wait, wait. i have seen a painting of george washington laying cornerstone, wearing the apron and everything else. >> you bet. >> glenn: what do you mean -- the painting was done in 1976. >> glenn: what? >> the one in the capital of washington laying cornerstone, now there were some in 1840s and '50s. >> i believe i've seen his apron in mount vernon. >> he had an apron but wouldn't allow him to be painted as apron. a guy tried to paint him -- >> but he had t...

It doesn't have the rituals or oaths or anything common today. by 1799 it began to change. washington was dead then. 1813 -- >> glenn: wait, wait, wait. i have seen a painting of george washington laying in the cornerstone. he was wearing the apron and everything else. what do you mean there -- >> done in 1976. the painting, the one in the capital of washington laying the cornerstone. there were some in 1840s and '50s. >> glenn: i believe i have seen his apron in mount vernon. >> he has an apron but he would not allow stuff painted as a mason. a guy tried to paint him and he said no way. >> gl...

The cornerstone. he was wearing the apron and everything else. what do you mean there -- >> done in 1976. the painting, the one in the capital of washington laying the cornerstone. there were some in 1840s and '50s. >> glenn: i believe i have seen his apron in mount vernon. >> he has an apron but he would not allow stuff painted as a mason. a guy tried to paint him and he said no way. >> glenn: but he had the rituals -- >> no. because the rituals didn't come in until later. 1825 is when the rituals appeared. so there were three simple degrees, no oaths, no rituals, whatever. that came in 1813 ...

>> glenn: we were just challenging each other, i said do you have an answer to something and he said yeah, and erin, our floor manager says he has an answer to everything. really? oh, we're going to find out. i'm going to have him back and we'll challenge him! let me go to -- it's steven, right? steven. your question? >> did the free masons influence george washington and do they still have an influence to this day? >> free masons had an influence on george washington but not what we think of today. there is a big difference between the two. free masonry today is not what it was at the time of...