family values and the economy. he doesn t always delve into issues of religion for reasons that were very obvious yesterday, with a controversy with this pastor. wee seal what he says. an interesting take from ron paul who spoke this morning. something you don t normally hear from a libertarian candidate. talking about economic, his anti-war values actually tie back to the bible and spoke at length about scripture. that s something we re going to see again today as well. carrie jann, many thanks. don t forget to stay current on the latest with the campaign trail. stunning new twists in the case of a missing baby in missouri. fbi has joined kansas city police in a search of a landfill not far from the home before the baby was last seen. this is the second time investigators combed that area looking for any possible clues. baby lisa s parents reported the 10-month-old missing tuesday morning, but on thursday night, police said the couple stopped cooperating with detectives, a
welcome back to weekends with alex witt. it s a big day for conservative presidential candidates. this morning, ron paul addresseded values voter conference. mitt romney will address that conference shortly, and hopes to sidestep the controversy that caught up with rick perry surrounding the man who introduced him yesterday. do we want a candidate who is a good, moral person? or do we want a candidate who is a born again follower of the lord jesus christ? rick perry is a prudent leader. he is a true conservative, and he is a genuine follower of jesus christ. nbc campaign carrie jann joins us. you spoke with the pastor when he used the word cult to describe mormonism. will the pastor s statement dog perry through the campaign and into the next debate? reporter: well, good morning. what happened yesterday, as you
rick perry, that that was at the request of organizers and they did not organize this endorsement and the pastor s comments before rick perry spoke yesterday. didn t the rick perry campaign staffers suggested the pastor to be the one to introduce him? i mean, granted the other people may have booked him, but they had to sign off on him. didn t they? reporter: according to those runninged event, the perry campaign signed off on the introduction, before rick perry spoke, people from the pastor s church came around and handed out fliers that indicated he was going to endorse rick perry at this event but not on perry s stationary. they were from the church and the campaign says while they did sign off on this production int they did not arrange it. carrie, 20 minutes or so from now rick perry will take the podium. what do we expect to hear from the former massachusetts governor? reporter: this is going to be an interesting speech for mitt romney. sometimes he talks a lot about
sparked controversy with comments he made about mormonism. rick perry the a christian. evangelical christian a follower of jesus christ. mitt romney s a good, moral person but not a christian. mormonism is not christianity. it has always been considered a cult by the mainstream of christianity. it s the difference between a christian and a non-christian. perry the campaign released a statement saying the governor does not believe mormonism is a cult. after a campaign event in iowa, perry was asked about his view of mormonism. governor, mormonism is it a cult? no. you really don t think so? i don t want to answer that attempting to distance himself, they did not choose him to give perry the introduction. they suggested the pastor. perry s campaign signed off on him. more on all this in a moment. perry did not discuss romney s religion during his speech at the values voters summit but weighed in social issues and took a veiled shot at romney s stance on abor
a new life. what s amanda knox been up to in the days since returning from italy? new details this morning. and welcome to weekends with alex witt. we re at 9:00 on the east coast. 6:00 a.m. out west. fiery words from a pastor attacking mitt romney s religious faith. the reverend introduced rick perry at the values voter summit sparked controversy with comments he made about mormonism. rick perry the a christian. evangelical christian a follower of jesus christ. mitt romney s a good, moral person but not a christian. mormonism is not christianity. it has always been considered a cult by the mainstream of christianity. it s the difference between a christian and a non-christian. perry the campaign released a statement saying the governor does not believe mormonism is a cult. after a campaign event in iowa, perry was asked about his view of mormonism. governor, mormonism is it a cult? no. you really don t think so? i don t want to answer that attempting to