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>> i won't ask you to weigh in on the presidential candidates. you have bigger things on your plate i know. how is vermont doing in recovering from hurricane irene? vermont was hit very hard. >> we were hit harder than any state of the country. remarkable pain. people lost their homes, possessions literally. businesses washed down stream. we lost five in the storm. making a remarkable recovery. my message is vermont is open for business. we have beautiful fall foliage. we're opening bridges and roads left and right. we made more progress in 3 1/2 weeks than i thought possible. vermonters reach...

smashing. feed you up a bit, anderson. you're looking a bit lightweight. >> i'll leave it there. >> we'll return to this another night. thanks anyway. that's more like it. kind of respect i deserve. tonight the congressman who has been called the intellectual godfather of the tea party, a man who came in second but just barely to michele bachmann in the ames straw poll this weekend. joining me now is republican ron paul. ron paul, you're the most untalked about contender today after this weekend i can ever remember. you should be getting as many headlines as michele bachmann. you nea...

tonight the congressman has been called the intellectual godfather of the tea party. just barely to bachmann in the ames straw poll this weekend. joining me is ron paul. you are the most untalked about contender today after this weekend i can ever remember. you should be getting as many headlines as michele bachmann. you nearly beat her but the media seemed obsessed with her and not you. why is that? >> i should be asking you. you are part of the media. it is the media that picks and chooses. >> i've got you on. i'm making my statement. i've got you on my show. >> i'm looking for an ...

tonight the congressman has been called the intellectual godfather of the tea party. just barely to bachmann in the ames straw poll this weekend. joining me is ron paul. you are the most untalked about contender today after this weekend i can ever remember. you should be getting as many headlines as michele bachmann. you nearly beat her but the media seemed obsessed with her and not you. why is that? >> i should be asking you. you are part of the media. it is the media that picks and chooses. >> i've got you on. i'm making my statement. i've got you on my show. >> i'm looking for an ...

>> reporter: yeah, there's police from all over the state. we've seen the national guard, like you said. and the national guard also has an arrangement with foreign neighboring states so they can come in. a very fluid situation. they're still seeing what they need. we're also seeing heavy equipment just here in the hospital. they're using a backhoe and a bulldozer to remove cars to build -- to be able to get a better entrance way. it's not just police and paramedics, but even just these big construction vehicles that are taking part in trying to make sense this disaster. >> jim, is it possible...