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Away your stuff to show it and at the same time you're giving it away, you're also exhibiting it in the nicest possible framework, so -- and maybe raising some money for charity. it's all fair game. >> one of the weirdest things about these suites, peter, that i've always -- when i've seen them -- but the odd thing about them is everyone in them getting this stuff for free can afford to buy all of that stuff without even blinking an eye including by the way sarah palin and does she realize -- she's new to this. does she realize that the irs has gotten very interested in these gifts? some of th...

Tie-dyed jeggings, just defined for me by the crack "countdown" research staff as a combination of jeans and leggings. no sighting yet of mr. and mrs. mitt romney hustling free stuff from the hollywood gifting suites. joining me now is hollywood veteran peter bart, vice president, editorial director, and columnist at "variety." peter, just when you thought you had seen it all in hollywood, in your long career, along comes sarah palin to take over the oscar week gifting suites. could you explain to the underprivileged viewers out there who have never been in an oscar gifting suite exactly how t...

>> did you get any hint from mark burnett whether the family would be involved in the show? >> i got the feeling that they would not be. that this is really sarah. you know, it's funny. by doing this sarah palin becomes the flip side of ronald reagan who after all, you know, was a media figure who then involved himself brilliantly in politics. so she is now of course a political figure who clearly is enamored of the media world. she is no longer the victim of the big media but is going to be part of the main stream. >> she certainly has gone from going rogue to going hollywood. i mean, how muc...

And columnist at "variety." peter, just when you thought you had seen it all in hollywood, in your long career, along comes sarah palin to take over the oscar week gifting suites. could you explain to the underprivileged viewers out there who have never been an oscar gifting suite exactly how these things work and why they are there at all? >> well, hollywood becomes swag city during academy awards season and the reason is all of the major brands want to show their wares in the context of glitz and glamour. so therefore with celebrities cruising the town this is a great time basically to give ...

spinning. >> i was told that's typically -- typical what people think about our donors or think about donors generally but that is not the case for our donors. >> reactions from richard wolffe and former dnc chairman howard dean. health care reform, speaker pelosi still confident she has the votes in the house, but -- >> assume nothing. assume nothing in terms of where you were before and where people may be now. >> meanwhile, the stupak 12 are ready and willing to take the whole bill down over the senate's abortion language. >> yes we're prepared to take responsibility. the karl...