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British feel more positively about the monarchy than they have. it's always been around 18% in terms of public polling. i don't see that changing in any way. >> martin, obviously you're absolutely right about all the history. the queen has been an exemplary ruler. william and kate in this generation and diana seem to have also continued that line. but there was years of some behavior that wasn't quite royal or dignified, various stories that might have embarrassed the throne. apparently you're saying that has no long-term impact. >> well, i think you're drawing on the distinction between willi...

>> and voting rights decision was 4-1 against a decision and doma decision was 3-1. the bias here is pretty thick and not only intuitive but documented with facts and figures. >> jon: speaking of facts and figures. >> it seemed like 5-1 rare hoe oe stories were positive in terms of favoring gay marriage. there a lot of momentum but if you look at public polling, cnn did a poll, 53% of the country favors gay marriage, not 5-1.compared g difference there. >> jon: you said you think the coverage was appropriate? >> i thought the coverage was appropriate on gay marriage. america is shifting by age...

Now or has it been that it's gone so far that people have forgotten it? >> god forbid if we forgot. the vicissitudes of public polling we could put any number on the screen and the point that deneen made about the president trying to exploit the tragedy. >> he is exploiting and-- >> no one has-- >> do you think as parenting-- >> we have a president sadly who is-- >> the parents of the boys and girls massacred were also there. were they also exploiting their kids' death? >> the president of the united states is trying to get more control over our individual freedom. the people who committed the...

This is a very interesting surge for ron paul in the state of iowa. this new public polling has him winning iowa right now with 23%. what do you make of it? >> yeah, ron paul could definitely win. it's almost likely. this is a smaller group. iowa is a completely different animal than the other states. and it's so targeted and the ron paul people are so enthusiastic and organized. yeah, he could very well win. i mean, but it doesn't necessarily mean that he has a chance winning and really he doesn't to win the presidency but yeah, iowa, he is going to do very well and he'll be one, two or three...

Votes she needs to get it passed. >> jamie: it is interesting that you say that he'll twist arms. because, if this overhaul plan is so beneficial to the american people, then i would imagine the elected representatives of those people wouldn't need arm-twisting. wouldn't they want to do what was right for their constituents, so they can get reelected during midterms? >> well, you make a good point, and, in noting that health care reform legislation as it has come together over the past year is rather unpopular, at least for a majority of likely voters, coming this november. and, that is the ke...