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board. >> mike allen, thank you for that, and enjoy your weekend and thanks to all of you for getting up "way too early" with us on this friday morning. "morning joe" starts now. let me say that i not like one of those booster rockets that has fulfilled its function and i will now be gently reentering the atmosphere and splashing down invisibly in some remote and obscure corner of the pacific. and i am returning to my plan, and i will be offering this government nothing but the most fervent support. >> like cincinatus. >> that was boris johnson giving his farewell speech but he's n...

Number of days after the president decided -- i feel it. let's do a press conference today. i'm going to the deal with these issues. and when he did, everything went away for a while. and he was good at that. personally, it's not my business anymore. but if i were him, if i was advising him, i would say do more media. because i think he's really good at it. >> more media? more tweets or less tweets? >> you know, look, i've been on both sides of this issue with the tweets and initially -- i'm a straight-laced guys. >> you and you are both mid-westerners. paul ryan. rob porter. >> don't tweet th...

around the world. i'm wolf blitzer and you are in "the situation room." >> per in this special hour, we are taking a close look at the man mitt romney asked to join him on the republican presidential ticket, congressman paul ryan of wisconsin. romney made the big announcement in front of the battleship, the uss wiscons. ryan was chairman of the house budget committee made a name for himself here in washington by battling deficits and fighting for cuts and spending. listen to highway mitt romney broke the news. >> it's an honor toannounce my running mate and the next vice president of...

The most conservative wing of the party? >> i think governor palin is still probably the most, would draw the largest audience wherever she appeared, still a powerful spokesperson. i think there's a little bit of edge off of her as a potential candidate and i think that a lot of republicans out there are coming to the conclusion that she's not likely to be a candidate for president in 2012, but i would not diminish her role as a spokesperson in this party now incredibly powerful and popular she would pop larry she would be on the road appearing pore someone or giving a speech. >> all right. i ...

Idea, who are not happy with this president. now, you look at the people lobbying, fighting with the picket lines, mostly white people, mid westerners, not east coast liberals or elite. look at these people. these are the people you would think would be one of those 14% that don't like obama. yet they're there on the political activist side of this fight. how does it work? >> i think, chris, it's because they're under attack and if your basic way of life are under attack, you will step forward regardless of what your political leanings are. i think the governor went too far. let me just say th...