dinner. not shockingly, he issued an apology. it took a little while. he did the nonapology apology first and then came around to the real apology. here s what he said. i might have tacos when i go home, i m not quite sure yet. i am going to guess he did not have the tacos. apparently, he did not have the tacos and then apologized. the question this morning is, is that apology enough? we ll dig into what has been happening in that city of east haven, connecticut. concussion controversy in the nfl. we have been talking about concussions and then you heard the new york giants players saying they target opposing team players if they have a history of concussions to try to take them out. back tracking on that. we ll examine what really happens on the field. starting point begins right now. that would be, thank you for teeing that up for me. that s right. will cain likes that. that is not my music. baby i m a star. thank you, all about this today. baby, i m a
in nashville. and a woman today up today and said president obama is a muslim. how did the candidate respond? senator santorum joins us tonight. tonight the spotlight s on florida and the pressure is on the republican presidential candidates and it isable. the more intense the pressure, the more personal the attacks. just a week ago mitt romney held a comfortable lead. today, florida a dead heat. it s not just florida that has team romney more than a little nervous. a new tracking poll shows govern romney speaker gingrich in a virtual tie among republicans. just a week ago, romney was more than 20 points ahead. romney today warranted voters, take another look. as you look at the speaker s record over time, it s been highly erratic. and in the case of the speaker, he s got some records which could represent an october surprise. we could see an october surprise a day from newt gingrich. there s a blistering new campaign ad targeting gingrich. sanctioned for ethics violati
the reality is that employers will hire, if they ve got the right incentives. but the incentives have to outweigh the costs. as an example, businesses aren t going to hire someone because the government s going to give them a $4,000 tax credit. if the government mandates that are imposed on them cost a lot more than that, temporary credit. in recent years these mandates have been overwhelming. private sector job creators of all sizes have been pummeled by decisions being made right here in washington. they ve been slammed by uncertainty from the constant threat of new taxes out of control spending and unnecessary regulations from a government that s always micromanaging, meddling and manipulating. they ve been hurt by government ideas that offer short-term gimmicks rather than fundamental reforms that will encourage long-term economic growth. they ve been hampered by a government that offers confusion to entrepreneurs and job creators when there needs to be clarity. they ve b
longer the elephant in the room, governor rick perry announces he s joining the republican party for president. he may be the republican front-runner but he was not feeling the love at the iowa state fair. he got heckled and laughed at over three words he said, words he may come to regret on this american morning. captions by vitac www.vitac.com ing. oh, thank got it s friday. wait a minute. i ve got to move my stuff. good morning. happy friday to you. it s august 12th. welcome to american morning. up first, texas governor rick perry, the elephant in the room, is about to go on for 2012. perry says he s ready to toss his 10 gallon hat into the ring. we re going to have an announcement at 1:00 eastern time over in south carolina and then hop in an aircraft, come straight to new hampshire, and i hope you ll be watching your television set and listen to however you re picking it up on the internet or whatever. we ll have our announcement to give our intention