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Sympathizer, a muslim, even though there is nothing wrong with them if that is their religion and to make him other than american. and this are all kind of implications on that, joan. >> they have been saying that all along, reverend al. and david is right. normally a man or a woman -- hopefully some day a woman -- comes out of the primary season and attacks to the center, whether they are a republican or democrat, they want to talk to the swing voters. but this year they don't see a course for them in doing that. every once in a while romney will say something like, oh, i like parts of obama ...

Lies, and b, they're trafficking in the oldest republican stereotype out there. there's no doubt about it. and he's also got the problem that, you know, all hell could break loose next week around akin with mike huckabee saying he's a martyr, we're going to support him. he's got -- every once in a while he locks the base down and then things get uneasy. >> pursuing a base strategy. what james and joan are saying. he has decided by picking paul ryan he's not going to move to the center and try to do what a lot of people expected, including the obama folks and drove for independence. he's doubli...

It's becoming -- feels more like a base on base strategy and i think that's where romney is heading. with akin and these other things on the platform, that's becoming more deeply imbedded in his campaign. >> chuck, do we think medicare is going to be a game changer in this presidential campaign with ryan on the ticket? >> you know, they have to -- the romney people frankly have to hope they fight it to a draw. it starts out in a bad place for republicans. they knew that going in. they knew that when they picked ryan. but they have to spend a lot of time having to argue it to a draw if they eve...

They are being kind of critiqued kind of harshly. what happens when they get out of the primary process and has a party that, at best is demoralized? >> well, you know, i think the republican party in 2009 in electing michael steele to head the rnc was trying to have a more big tent philosophy in terms of their party. diversify the ranks in terms of adding blacks and attracting latinos to the party. i think that's where they'll have to go back to. and even george bush. he was able to get something like 44% of the latino vote. meaning he was able to win by about 3 million. he had a base strateg...

you may not be surprised to hear who's behind it, peta, people for the ethical treatment of animals. it blows the whistle on unethical treatment of animals anytime it can. they are denied freedom, peta, claims and everything else that is natural and important to them while kept in small, concrete tanks and reduced to performing stupid tricks. the 13th amendment prohibits slavery and these orcas are, by definition, slaves. seaworld, of course, couldn't disagree more. i want to reed you its statement to cnn. this effort to extend the 13th amendment's solemn protections beyond human bei...