he took a knife and he went after a friend and he lunged, he lunged that knife into the stomach of his friend. but lo and behold, it hit the belt! it hit the belt! and the knife broke. give me a break. if you try and hit the mother over the head with a hammer, your poll numbers go up. i never saw anything like it. this is the only election in history where you're better off if you stab somebody. what are we coming to. >> showmanship matters. >> joining me right now, a "washington post" callum, msnbc political analyst, eugene robinson. i read your columns. and former senior strategist to rick santorum's presidential campaign, john brabender. let's talk about this, first of all, secretary of state really matters. let's talk about that. >> it does. >> i sometimes think he's auditioning for looks, appearances, who's going to look