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Did you see "snl"? pretty good sketch. got the gang back together. all of the republican presidential candidates getting together at a bar for a few pops. >> that was certainly a primary season to remember. >> sure was. >> there was even a time when people were saying i was a front-runner. got to thank you for that, mitt. you were the only candidate who could ever make me look exciting. >> you're the only candidate who could make me look gay friendly. >> nah. >> there you go. >> great, thank you. and i have placed your tip in this envelope. make sure you give it to your husband when you get ho...

The whole point of the buffett rule is it's about people whose income is a million or more. so they would draw that line. but of course -- >> two years ago, they did, chuck. >> on the book royalties. their tax rate is still lower than the -- than what they are advocating and lower for the wealthiest. and so, you know, it is a punch line that he uses in his own speeches when he says, hey, i should be paying a little more in taxes. when he says that. so i don't know if it undercuts per se, but it certainly exemplifies. >> do you expect the president to continue this populist line of attack becau...

That you made a mistake, and you made that reference, right? >> some just did again, so -- >> and you apologized. no, no, and my point was, we all say things in the heat of battle. and we get called out on it, and we apologize. >> sometimes we drop an f-bomb by mistake. >> i would never do that. and sometimes people don't push the button on the seven-second delay. >> you can blame it on someone else. >> the difference is, we don't get the seven-second delay. >> you need one. >> they're awesome. >> yeah. >> it's a good thing in life. >> for some in life, right. >> so do you think the buffett ru...

There's a crucial period where romney gets that second chance to make a first impression, and obama is going to try and spoil it. >> mike, it's meacham. are you -- how much of this secrecy argument do you think is linked to romney's religion? is this code for the secrecy of the mormon church? >> well, it's a question, mr. meacham, that sort of answers itself. as the obama campaign makes the case that romney is somehow weird, different, some supporters of romney will say that that is a dog whistle, that is a way to come near the religion issue. the obama campaign will tell you they're not going...

The rush limbaugh blowup. >> right. >> but here notice, willie, how quickly they jumped out and distanced themselves, which tells me that they're really seeing in the polls that this does matter. and i was very -- even this week, i'm saying, god, can you believe we talked this much about it? well, you guys are saying it really is a big deal. and it is important for people at home who look at politics sometimes as too much about policy instead of symbolism. do you remember the george hw bush got killed when he looked down at a scanner and people -- the big story was that he didn't understand wh...