no matter what you want to think about them, they re not dummies. they know when someone flip-flops to court their vote. it doesn t accomplish the thing you re trying to accomplish it. people see through it. now to see romney running more or less, what he kind of wanted he should have run as in 2008, it increased the problem of the phoniness thing for grassroots conservatives. they look at him and say, we don t believe a word that comes out of his mouth. i don t know about the not dummies thing. they voted more michele bachmann and herman cain. that s your opinion. you re always consistent on that point. john heilman of new york magazine. thanks for joining me tonight. coming up, the president s question time with lady gaga. that isn t the only run maxine waters thought the president got carried away. there was a terrible weapon in use during the wall street protests this weekend, one that the police considers so dangerous they have to pepper spray and arrest the users of
they know when someone flip-flops to court their vote. it doesn t accomplish the thing you re trying to accomplish it. people see through it. now to see romney running more or less, what he kind of wanted he should have run as in 2008, it increased the problem of the phoniness thing for grassroots conservatives. they look at him and say, we don t believe a word that comes out of his mouth. i don t know about the not dummies thing. they voted more michele bachmann and herman cain. that s your opinion. you re always consistent on that point. john heilman of new york magazine. thanks for joining me tonight. coming up, the president s question time with lady gaga. that isn t the only run maxine waters thought the president got carried away. there was a terrible weapon in use during the wall street protests this weekend, one that the police considers so dangerous they have to pepper spray and arrest the users of that weapon.
let s look at what red state founder erick erickson wrote today about romney s vulnerability. romney remains without a natural constituency. outside of the beltway crowd and the republican base holds him in almost as much contempt as they do president obama. so that s a problem going into a general election, too. well, it is. i mean, look, the bottom line is that mitt romney committed a cardinal sin back in 2008 which was he tried to run away from his record. he tried to pander to conservatives and conservatives, no matter what you want to think about them, they re not dummies. they know when someone flip-flops to court their vote. it doesn t accomplish the thing you re trying to accomplish it. people see through it. now to see romney running more or less, what he kind of wanted he should have run as in 2008, it increased the problem of the phoniness thing for grassroots conservatives. they look at him and say, we don t believe a word that comes out of his mouth. i don t know
a quick handshake, good luck, as you would say, be strong. it s a very important night, a consequential night for the country. let s show you that live picture inside the haul. eight republicans for president engaging in this debate. in recent days, a crackling debate about the 2012 presidential campaign. not only, and you ll hear it all night long, taking aim at president obama and his agenda, but we have playing out a fierce and an increasingly intense battle for the leadership, the heart and soul, the policy agenda and the philosophical approach of the republican party. watch these eight candidates tonight. we know the texas governor rick perry has emerged quickly as the front-runner. the massachusetts governor, the former governor of massachusetts, mitt romney, his lead challenger, number two. and then there s a break between the other candidates. if there is one other candidate who perhaps has the most to prove tonight, it is the minnesota congresswoman, michele bachmann
days. last night they found him. gentleman vars crittendon is accused of killing a mother of four in atlanta. the fbi arrested crittendon before he boarded a red-eye flight from orange county, california to atlanta. he was in the news about two years ago when he played for the washington wizards. he and a teammate pulled guns on each other in the locker room. the power is still out for about five million customers courtesy of irene. today a white house team will visit some of the hardest-hit areas, including the state of vermont. floodwaters were still cresting there late last night. waters have damaged more than 200,000 in their communities. intense flooding wrecked the town of pratsville in the new york skill mountains. it took crews four trips and a helicopter to get a man out. a reporter told cnn that she can t get out of prattsville now. we ll give you an idea of the flooding so you understand why we were trapped here. if you can follow me over here. can you see wher