killed on 9/11. that is not just crazy, that is deeply offensive to suggest we brought that attack on ourselves. you had especially john topper, the lead singer of blues traveler who performed at the rally yesterday say on fox and friends i m with him on all this stuff but he not with me on the foreign policy. bret: if we can bring blues traveler in the panel that is a good hook. really quickly, mara he spoke out in support of julian assange and bradley manning. ron paul is problematic. he has young people who the republican party batly needs. he has tremendous amount of loyalty and energy. but the guy is out of the main stream. but he is way out on the fringe. he is truly extreme. to the extent that the republican party wants to get his supporters without adopting the views or being associated with his views or having any of that rub off on them, it will be tricky. bret: we will be right back after this. more with the panel from the
everybody agrees. seven states all of which he won, usa today, gasolineup will poll this week, they said look at this. president obama is leading in the swing states 47/44. however, they fail to put context in it. obama won the states by 55/45. he is suffering in the battleground states he needs to win. bret: joe? look, i think, i don t disagree that there is ways to get there. but if ohio goes, i mean first of all, obama is ahead in virginia, too. it s closer but he has been holding that one. the two states are critical. it s critical to the three, two, one. obama has shown advantages there. this is going to be tough even if nevada and the other states come to play. the one thing i would like to do is get rid of texas. a great state. no, no, no. listen, texas. karl has pull and we get a poll down there so we could put it in the solid romney. bret: keep texas. here is the deal. he is right. i failed to get the poll run.
libertarian party nominee, former new mexico governor gary johnson is reportedly polling under 10% in colorado. meaning he and like-minded candidates could siphon off crucial swing state votes. some attending the ron paul event in tampa appeared huppingry for such alternatives. i will not vote for evil men. lesser of two evils if 90% is bad, they re still evil. others say they plan to return to the local republican county organizations and work from within to promote ron paul s ideas. one man told us, we re not going away. bret? bret: james, thank you. two more american troops were killed today by an afghan colleague. an afghan spokesman says one of the country s soldiers fell and accidentally discharged his weapon. but the pentagon says there are indications it was intentionm. 12 american seasonals killed by the afghan partners this month alone. syrian helicopter went down in a ball of flames today in damascus. this is unauthenticated video.
who had my life mapped out. i love the study of economicsism thought that is what i d do for my life. when i decided to run for office at 28. i was fortunate enough to get elected. people in southern wisconsin have been very good to me. it tried to live up to their trust. to be standing here on the hill, i take my kids sledding in the bowl i played soccer an ran track talking to you act the issues at this moment in our country is very profound for me. it s a very moving moment. you know, in wisconsin, as a kid, go to catholic school and public schools to be in this position, only in america. bret: your dad died as we talked about at an early age. you were in your teens. you think back about him, as you are getting ready for the journey down here to tampa and this moment? i thought about him every day. it was one of those moments in a life where you basically have to make a decision whether you sink or swim. when something like that happens to you, it s a real
to tell reporters they are going ahead with the abbreviated schedule as is. no additional plans, changes and plans. and that they have begun talks to solicit charitable donations and volunteer relief efforts to help in isaac s aftermath. bret? bret: sounds like minnesota four years ago. carl cameron live in boston. thank you. back here in tampa, one group whose presence is felt more this year than perhaps ever before libertarians. chief washington correspondent james rosen on their impact and their future. i give to you the guy that is my hero, my father, ron paul. reporter: the 7,000 libertarians who pack the university of south florida sun dome to ron paul may have witnessed the swan song for the congressman who turned 77 last week and is not seeking re-election in the house. is there anything left for me to say? reporter: indeed there was, as the scourge of the