question? >> well, largely because of what donna's saying, this is about him. we're all trying to make this about sarah palin, but he's the one running. >> erick, do you think it was wise of todd palin to send that e-mail? >> you know, i'm not going to speak for todd palin -- >> no, i'm asking you, though. >> i wouldn't have sent it, but he and joe miller are good friends. they've got a long relationship. >> why didn't he call him, erick, and just say, we need to have a man to man conversation. >> this is the ridiculousness of -- why don't we call as opposed to sending e-mails. >> i think that may be a lesson learned. in the age of twitter and facebook, if you have a message you don't want some campaign staffer to leak on you, use the phone. but sharron angle just found out, some conversations are recorded whether you know it or not. a quick time-out on this one. coming up, we shift to hillary clinton. what does a national football league trade have to do with secretary clinton's political future? [ male announcer ] sometimes after surgery straining should be avoided.