for the others to not place in the top three. herman contaain, for example, s if he doesn't get a top spot, it might be the road forbit. for him, rick santorum if they don't register at this point, it confirms what a lot of people suspect, it's not his year. >> there's always the perry factor to contend with. alex burns, thank you so much. >> thank you. >> you can catch all the excitement in iowa this saturday at 7:00 a.m. msnbc will be live all day covering the ames straw poll with a special edition of "the daily rundown" with chuck today from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. with the results. and the picture that people can't stop talking about, but "newsweek's" queen of rage isn't the first cover to create controversy. controversy. our flip side is next.