faith because he s very effective when he does it. i don t know what the reverend graham was trying to say, but what he said explicitly was trouble enough. when he said islam has gotten a free pass under president obama, tell that to al qaeda or the taliban, when he seems more concerned about the muslims of the world than christians being slaughtered, i agree with him, we should worry about the perce percent kugs, to say that about president obama that is not sending a signal or dog whistle. that is a really serious charge and it s not true. thank you for joining us tonight. great to be with you, ed. answer the question, share your thoughts on twitter. controversial ultrasound bill is once again delayed in the state of virginia. democratic lawmaker charniele herring calls it state-spon tored rape.
governor mcdonnell talked about in circles as a vice presidential candidate does this play in into it at all? there is a concern, virginians are speaking out and loudly. there has been a wake-up call, i m glad women and men who respect the right to privacy and freedom are speaking out. i think it will affect the governor, will affect the republican that is running for the senate, george allen, because they both not where is george allen on this? i know that george allen has supports the personhood bill which actually affects contraception. it actually may impede women s ability to get contraception in virginia. do you think this issue is big enough where it could politically swing the state? it would have an impact that this issue could have an impact as to who gets elected and who doesn t? i think it can have an
ultrasound and the abortion. the ultrasound image would be offered to the woman although she would not be required to view it. but a print out of the image would be placed in the woman s medical record. critics of the bill say the requirement would also be costly for women because insurance companies are unlikely to cover a medically unnecessary procedure. let s turn to charniele herring, minority whip of the virginia house of delegates and chair of the state s reproductive rights caucus. charniele, thank you for joining us tonight. i understand you have referred to this as state sponsored rape. is that correct? if so, why? yes, that is absolutely correct. i call it state-sponsored rape because there is no medical reason to have a trans-vaginal probe. i think it s an overreach of the government, and violates women s privacy. why the delay?
the big finish we re one week away from michigan and arizona primaries, tomorrow night the republican candidates will gather for one last debate before voters head to the polls in those states. mitt romney has been fighting hard to avoid a loss in his home state of michigan. his efforts seem to be paying off. last week a public survey showed santorum ahead by 15 points. this lead by 4 points. in arizona mitt romney is ahead by 4 points, 36 to 32%. since the beginning of february, santorum doubled his support in arizona. while he s throwing out red meat, mitt romney shoots himself in the foot with comments like
welcome back to politics nation. willard mitt romney is at the crossroads tonight. a brand new nbc news poll shows he s feeling the heat in his home state of michigan. where he s leading rick santorum by just two points. the stakes couldn t be higher. and santorum s ready to pounce, which is why they have been swiping at each other on the campaign trail. here s a guy that s there s a guy that s from outside of washington who was not a senator or congressman. not because he didn t try or want, but he never got elected. senator santorum hasn t been as carefully viewed by the american public. i think a tea party would find it interesting that rick