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Record as a massachusetts moderate. they sent an e-mail pointing out that romney was eager to show he is a moderate independent and no ideologue, and that romney indicated that he would side with the moderate wing. they ask can we trust a massachusetts moderate to enact a conservative agenda? newt's doing all he can to respond to recent attacks on his character. >> it's a character problem. >> he doesn't have the discipline that you want in a president. >> newt has a ton of baggage. he was fined $300,000 for ethics violations. >> he's also trying to defuse the attacks on his record. >> everyth...

To him that they did a week ago. >> do you think there's a character issue here, meaning, like, does it say he's a good guy or a bad guy as opposed to, he certainly did something that caused people to bring these0 allegations. would you say you're sure? is there an undercurrent of a story that reporters haven't reported yet that suggests a real character problem? >> well, a number of republicans i've spoken to in the last day have said that whatever may have happened back in the 1990s that resulted in those settlements at the national restaurant association, what raises questions for them now ...

With big steel when they tried to inflate prices and he was willing to fight. he was a great president. he made the american people feel great. he was a leader. he wasn't some guy out there all alone as they say out for number one in showbiz. he was leading us. he was saying, we ask not what your country can do for you. what do you know to your country. he was bringing us in. bringing us in to leading our country. it was the wonderful thing about him that separates him from all the other leaders. a we, not a he. >> when you compare his perform yanls as president, albeit brief. is there really ...

Y, and maine's susan collins said in part, "it's wrong to mock anyone who had to make hard choices to overcome tough obstacles. his story is no different than millions of americans who are doing everything they can to make ends meet." so cute. you know, i used to run a birthday concession at holy cross. this isn't about how you made money in college. this is about whether he's frat boy and does he show a certain character problem by taking a shot at somebody about their physical appearance? >> well, he did. and more importantly, afterwards, his campaign manager said, this is just an indication...

What's going on here? can karl rove speak anymore or in the republican party, must you obey the tea party now? >> well, let's try to break down what his objection and some other -- a lot of other prominent republicans were worried about if she became the nominee. they're not saying her views are too extreme. karl made clear in that first interview. he thinks that her views are fine. they're worried about two things. they're worried about the personal baggage she has and what they believe the character problem will make her unelectable. they don't want as a matter of real polit eke too lose the...