commentator who has written many books including the bestseller, it would be so nice if you weren t here. joining us now is charles grodin, author of humorous observations on life in america. good morning to you. thank you. i d like to make an opening statement. i didn t realize when i came in that this is the army s birthday. and it reminded me of a story years ago. this is a true story. i was on larry king and he asked if i had been in the military. and i deliberately ducked the question. then he asked me a second time. again i evaded the question. he asked me a third time. and i said i was in the navy. he said why were you being so evasive? i said i wasn t on our side. luckily people knew that was a joke. wasn t on our snide you ve got to be careful wasn t on our side? you ve got to be careful with jokes. steve: your new book is great. you ve got a great eye for the small detail.
all the sides. charles grodin has a new book humorous observations on life in america. if you re looking for a book for the beach, this is it. straight ahead, he is the super bowl winner who respectfully decided not to go to the white house. now he s being attacked. you ll hear from him at the top of the hour. an action-filled week at fox & friends. if you missed it, don t worry. we ve got the highlights coming up. rate? no one misses them. the citi simplicity card is the only card that never has late fees, a penalty rate, or an annual fee. ever. go to citi.com/simplicity to apply.