the liberal-- they saw him being soft on immigration, soft on gun control and this is an ideal. they want the conflict and who have they got now, romney and perry? >> republicans are like a bunch of daters on one night stands and go back to romney the guy they're going to marry eventually. the fact is it's not the media, these are republican donors who wanted christy, the need didn't didn't do it. >> he's not running, he said it over and over again. >> judy. >> i'll quote joe scarboro, who is not a big donor, he's a member of the media and he he he says that watching chris christie reduced him to the status of a 14-year-old at a beatles concert. now, that is reminiscent of chris mathews, sigh over barack obama. >> what about this washington post piece on rick perry, the governor of texas? jim, a lot of the readers described it as a hit piece. was it? >> well, i mean, the facts are