because most of the time, they don't fumble. thank you, cynthia tucker, being hopeful for the christmas period. and peter boyer being a good record. great piece on the cover. how the photographer got him to pose in that arrogant way, maybe that's part of the thing we're looking for here. look at this guy! arms akimbo, that's called. coming up, newt gingrich lass raced out to a big lead because, as we said, he's a bomb thrower. we've got newt's five biggest stink bombs, his wildest, most incendiary statements. you should remember these for friday nights when you're sitting next to somebody perhaps at a saloon and you want to remind them about who this guy really is. you're watching "hardball," only on msnbc. they came to see us in florida... make that alabama... make that mississippi. the best part of the gulf is wherever you choose... and now is a great time to discover it. this year millions of people did. we set all kinds of records. next year we're out to do even better. so come on down to louisiana... florida... alabama... mississippi. we can't wait to see you.