>> this is the patriotism excuse for adultery. it's essentially, i loved my country so much, i had to share it with a woman who's not my wife. that's essentially what his argument is around that. i think one of the things why this in some ways works for him. again, it's that conversion narrative that he's floating there, that very much resonates with christians. this whole idea of redemption, of, you know, once being a center, and now being foregiven. so i think in some ways it works for him. folks out in iowa, folks in south carolina who are in the christian tradition, good catholics who are used to confessions, a good catholic like you, chris, understands this sort of language. >> i don't understand blaming it on patriotism. >> but you understand the confession. >> i think it's bs. it's bs. this is one that newt had to say about the president. by the way, anybody who defends this has a problem with this country. here's what he said with the national review last year. not a million years ago. "what if obama is so outside our comprehension that only if you understand kenyan, anti-colonial