information, but there was -- of course the residual feeling that he was the enemy. it was 43 years ago. war's been over for a while. >> few for all you've done for the country and a great story. >> thanks for having me on the program. . side bar now. we'll begin with a big day in the big easy for republican presidential candidates. party faithful in new orleans cast ballots today in a straw poll at the annual republican leadership conference. mitt romney skipped that event. john huntsman cancelled at the last minute. newt gingrich showed up and he used his speech to attack president obama. >> this is the core of my argument with barack obama. he is a natural secular european socialist. he believes in big government. he believes in centralized power. he believes he as a politician knows more than we do. and we should let him and his bureaucrats liberal force. >> now joe ask scarborough says gingrich just doesn't get it.