he means it in the homonym sense. make him write it down. this is what it's been for him. here's the relevant context for understanding the presidential candidacy of newt gingrich. newt gingrich is getting taken seriously as a presidential candidate. he's having his moment. a poll out in new hampshire shows newt gingrich in a statistical tie with mitt romney in new hampshire. new hampshire is supposed to be the one place mitt romney has absolutely locked up. this poll may be an outlier, but in this poll, newt gingrich gained 21 points just in the last month. so if you're a candidate, how do you deal with something like that, a surge like that? how is newt gingrich marking this huge development in his presidential campaign prospects? he is in the northeast tonight, but he's not in new hampshire. he's at harvard university tonight screening his new dvd, "a city upon a hill." to be followed immediately afterwards by a newt gingrich book signing. step right up, folks. step right up. ca-ching. joining us now, david corn, washington bureau chief for mother jones and msnbc political analyst. mr. corn, thank you for being here. >> thank you, rachel. i don't know what i can say