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choice words for the gop hopefuls. and he's sharing them with me. and who are blah people. >> i don't want to make people's lives better by making them -- by giving them someone else's money. he says he didn't say what you just heard and he's not alone. it really is time for our no talking points segment. that and more right here, right now on cnn. hello, everyone. i'm don lemon. thank you for joining us. the congresswoman who took a bullet to the brain exactly one year ago standing tall and leading her community in our country's sacred pledge. >> i pledge allegiance to the flag ...

Well, that's his explanation. bob shrum, let's not be sadistic here. this guy's got problems. he's probably not going to be a nominee for either party. i guess the question is, does he hurt the other party candidates by sticking around, as you suggested, michael steele, for a couple of months up on that debate platform? >> if he sticks around, he's going to help romney some. if you look at the favorables, unfavorables among his voters, his voters overwhelmingly move ç towards gingrich and it would amplify the momentum that gingrich has. in a new poll today, he has a 21-point lead. but i think...

Early january and see where he is. >> herman cain told "the newspaper newspaper union leader" this afternoon, news here, that his wife didn't know about his friendship with ginger white, the woman who accused him of having the affair. he said, "my wife did not know about it and that was the revelation. my wife found out about it when she went public with it. my wife and i have talked about it and i have explained it to her. soft-hearted, giving person." by the way, cain added, she's comfortable with the explanation that i gave her. well, that's his explanation. bob shrum, let's not be sadistic...

That you don't need to have a lot of cash toç stay in this thing, you don't need to have a lot of that momentum because of the ebb and flow. so i think he can wade through early january and see where he is. >> herman cain told the the new hampshire union leader this afternoon, news here, that his wife didn't know about his friendship with ginger white, the woman who accused him of having the affair. he said, "my wife did not know about it and that was the revelation. my wife found out about it when she went public with it. my wife and i have talked about it and i have explained it to her. my...

That he wants to keep down expectations, you know. well, his expectations may get really bad if he doesn't get a little more serious about it. i know romney is putting his focus in in new hampshire. if he gets clobbered here and comes in not in the top three, but say fourth or fifth, i think that really damages his campaign on the national basis. >> you know what, david, you've been in this business a long time. it seems to me romney only looks good on a wide field, on a platform. he seems to come alive with the seven or eight guys and women around him debating in a very formal setting. when y...