mitt romney. and i think he said exactly what believes, that, you know, publicly he would pay lip service to peace in the middle east but in reality he would just kick the can down field. >> what is he supposed to do if he's elected and he meets mahmoud abbas of the palestinian authority, what does he say to him? >> that's exactly right. we have tried hard, i mean, american presidents of both parties have tried hard to be a broker for peace in the middle east. it's in everyone's interest. it's really in the interest of israel, which is our staunchest ally. but you can't be any type of broker if you've declared the whole thing over before it starts. and you've said that there's one side that's not willing to do anything. i mean -- >> in another gobsmacking clip from the $50,000 a plate fund-rais fund-raiser, mitt romney imagines himself as iranian ayatollah. listen to this. >> if i rn iran -- if i were