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>> but what about newt's nonfrench speaking credentials? are they i'm -- impeccable or peckable? he lived in france for two years as a teenager when his father was posted there as a soldier. and according to a bio of newt he, quote, had enough french to survive. when he would go off exploring the city on his own, as the french say, dios-mio. meanwhile, he is in south carolina biding his time. >> that wasn't newt. michelle, newt is trying to connect mitt with john kerry. it really confused everyone who now think mitt is john kerry. could this happen? >> no. honestly gingrich's behavior the past...

Conservatives. last night, he went on fox, his former employer, to apologize. >> when i make a mistake, and i'm going to on occasion, i want to stand up and share with the american people that was a mistake because that way we can have an honest conversation. >> the washington post's dan balls joins us now for more on newt's botched campaign rollout. let's have an honest conversation. what was he thinking? clearly to me this was no accident. he came on "meet the press," no gotcha questions, he was asked straightforward questions by david gregory and clearly seemed to be wanting to move himself...

The newt gingrich that many people wonder about his discipline. he used language that was inflammatory when there was no particular reason to do so. there were many other ways to answer that question and convey the same thing that he wanted to convey, which i think was we have to be careful about trying to go too fast and too large and we need to make sure we bring the american people along and we have to have a conversation about it. but instead, he declared it right wing social engineering and immediately enflamed the whole right side of his party. >> when you have rush limbaugh, charles cro...