german made audi a6. not good if mr. american manufacturing. i wonder what 2012 presidential candidate santorum would say about that? >> elite snobs. >> elite snobs? joining me now is msnbc contributor e.j. dionne, senior fellow at the brookings institution and columnist for "the washington post" and may i also say a professor and i've been in your classroom at georgetown and i know you care about education so i'm just going to throw this out to you, e.j. what would america be like if we cut all funding on a federal and state level to public education? >> first of all, let me say this chevy malibu driver is happy to be with you. >> good for you. i've got a silverado at home. >> when your booking producer called me and read me that quote, i couldn't believe it was what he said.