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>> i don't think there is any shortage of race baiters in society. they keep you and me in business because they are outrageous. there is something deeper going on here. i think it's that you have race as a major issue. especially as the presidential campaign is approaching. and i think people are playing on it for better worse. >> laura: you think he is doing this for publicity or what? >> no, no. i think that's generally who he is i think he has been playing to race. he has a lot of anger over racists. this guy down in florida the guy who wanted to burn the koran in weekend in the midst of t...

Of members of congress who were mormon. we have had a lot of prominent people in this country and we had a governor of massachusetts who was mormon. is there any real evidence that their mormonism has affected their conduct of their life in public policy in any pick way? i would say no. so, where is the evidence that mormonism is some kind of men november lent force that will drive these politicians to do the exotic things that critics of that faith accuse them. >> laura: things said last week on msnbc by this particular host were incredibly vicious and interesting because harry reid, of cours...

I also think that harsh criticism of people's religion goes over badly with most americans, whether they share that faith or whether they are deeply skeptical of it my guess is that you know, you get the kind of attacks heard last week that congressman labrador was talking about. they are not going to hurt mitt romney. if anything, they are going to help him. >> laura: you had this situation for mitt romney new polls coming out about women and romney, right? the gender gap still seems to be there. and so now they are embarking on this campaign to kind of soften his image. ann romney is taking ...

Times" poll that just came out. it shows that women favor religious exemption for religiously affiliated groups like schools and hospitals when they have a religious objection to this mandate. twoom a 3% of women favor exemption for religious groups. if you look at the other number is 46% favor versus 44% that oppose an exemption for any employer. not even a religious employer. but any employer that has a religious exemption to this mandate. so, clearly women are speaking on this issue of religious liberty and the polls show that they support exemption from this mandate. >> laura: what i'm see...

Factors that go into this gas prices issue. speculators, they effect about 15% of the uptick or the down particular, sometimes, in gas prices. nevertheless, i think there is a concern that the administration is doing a the lo of this stuff like the sandra fluke calls and they are doing let's move and they are doing cool campaign stops with celebrities. when it comes to an oil and gas policy that makes sense for people, i don't think that's working with the voters. i'm trying to look at this not as a conservative but as, you know, person out there who is trying to fill up his tank or her tank e...