we ll see how that message works for her. bill: a key endorsement for ron paul. senator michael dot tee backing paul. the debt is too big, the deficit is growing, the spending doesn t quit. they talk about cutting spending, they are not talking about that. do you believe them when they say they are going to cut somebody. bill: he currently ranks third in national polls on the republican side. we want to know from you today, our question of the day, what is the most important issue for you in the battle for 2012. right more noun 70% online say the economy. you can still go online, vote, you seat categories right there and tell us what you think at america s newsroom. martha: all right. for this story we mentioned a moment ago, former l word star leisha hailey now accusing southwest airlines of discrimination. the actress says she and her girlfriend were escorted off of
right about being only given special consideration. meyer reportedly declined that opportunity. we ll follow up on the story and brotherhood with one of those bravest firefighters in new york. we ll see what happens. bill: meantime the trial of michael jackson s doctor starts this morning. dr. conrad murray is charged with involuntary manslaughter. adam housley live in l.a. on this. adam, good morning to you. lay out the case there in l.a.. reporter: bill, this all begins in about an hour and 20 minutes from now when dr. murray will face the jury and face the family of michael jackson inside the courtroom. a lot of questions are outlined here. will dr. murray actually testify? we re told by defense sources only testify in the case if it looks like he needs to testify. at the same time the kids of michael jackson might testify for the prosecution that is it one report out there. we re also hearing that they will not testify for the prosecution. so as you might imagine, at this hour,
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proowe follow was ad propofol was administered as well. the defense says there is no such truth to that. that will where it plays out. so many different stories coming out. there are two sides to every story. everyone is real interested to see how it will play out this courtroom. one more note to get it back to you. the defense attorney for dr. murray is known for being expert knowing all about medical malpractice. bill: cameras in the courtroom, yes or no, adam? reporter: absolutely cameras in the courtroom. you see the jackson family walk through the front door behind me. dr. murray goes through in an underground parking lot. quite a scene out here today, bill, at least for sure. bill: thank you, adam housley watching that. day one starts today in los angeles. martha: well, bill, she is the star of a very popular tv show and she is steaming mad today. she got kicked off of a plane for kissing. the rest of that tale is coming up. bill: i hope there is another part of that tale, ri
he said so just this last week. being in favor of the obama race to the top, that is not conservative. did governor perry say something that wasn t true? i m not sure exactly what he was saying, i don t support any particular program that he s describing. race to the top which encourages schools to have more choice, more testing of kids, more evaluation of teachers, those are things are i i think make sense. bill: romney s camp says that ad does not tell the whole story. byron york, washington examiner, fox news contributor, welcome to you. good morning bill. bill: lay out the issue. does perry have a point? well, it s a very effective ad, portraying romney as a flipflopper, and this was not a good moment at the debate for romney. it made him look kind of weaselly when in fact he could have defended what he said. as far as the romney people are concerned, they re saying look, that doesn t tell the whole story, and it is a fact that after romney said those are some things th