Real estate mogul says "people are tired of political correctness." Donald Trump: "I do have respect for Governor Perry. We have spoken on numerous occasions, that's right. He'll be coming to New York soon." Neil Cavuto, FNC: "Alright, but, apparently a lot within the last couple of days. Is that true, with Governor Perry?" Trump: "

FOX News reveals several items in the book that will surprise the political observer. Wendell Goler reports.

NASA astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) have seen the tropical storm, which began in the Atlantic Ocean, moving toward the U.S. East Coast . This video footage shows the view of Hurricane Irene from space.

President Obama gives an audio statement about Hurricane Irene. Urging Americans to take the storm seriously, Obama says it is "likely to be an extremely dangerous and costly storm." "Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst," he warns. Obama advises Americans to visit the website www.ready.gov to get information if you are in the pat

Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ) implored residents in affected areas to get out of town tonight. "Get the hell off the beaches in Asbury Park,'' Christie said. "It's 4:30 p.m. You've maximized your tan. Get off the beaches and get into your cars.'' "Do not waste anymore time working on your tan."

Mike Barnicle, of MSNBC's "Morning Joe": We don't have much time left here but is there potentially a rather dark, downside to the storm and that after the storm passed, after it's over there might be employment in reconstruction and things like that? Gov. Beverly Perdue (D-NC): "I hadn't thought of that but obviously there will be some employm

Texas Gov. Rick Perry on "The Laura Ingraham Show": "I think Mitt is finally recognizing that the Massachusetts health care plan that he passed is a huge problem for him. And, yeah, it was not almost perfect. I truly believe that you have to have the free market in play with health care. I think ObamaCare, which was modeled after the Massachusetts

JON HUNTSMAN, candidate for the GOP presidential nomination: Well, I would say that there's going to have to be a shared sacrifice in this country. And I think that people at all levels are going to have to step up, whether it's recognizing that Medicare is going to be done a little differently; Social Security is going to be done a little differen

Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin talks about the importance of being prepared before a hurricane strikes. Nagin was mayor "People have very short memories. And I remember during Katrina I had to basically, not threaten people, basically say 'look if you are going to decide to stay, you better have an axe with you so that you can go up to your

RON REAGAN: "You see, Clarence, he never backs off of that sort of thing. I guess, we don't expect him to. But the fact of the matter is, and people know my feelings about this pretty surely, he's a war criminal. Torture is a crime and this is a guy who can't travel to Europe anymore for fear of being- ending up in the Hague. Does he deal with that

"The Washington Monument is a symbol of America's power, it has been the symbol of our great nation, we look at that monument and say this is one nation under God. Now there's a crack in it. There's a crack in it, and it's closed up. Is that a sign from the Lord? Is that something that has significance, or is it just result of an earthquake? You ju

"There's another thing the press seems to not get. A lot of African-Americans that I've talked to, most of them say that they 'feel this President has been treated unfairly.' They believe he has done every single thing in his power to try to create jobs, to try to make sure this economy moves forward. He's gone against just fierce opposition. I th

Countdown: Keith and Karl Frisch, Democratic Strategist and Syndicated Columnist, discuss House Majority Leader Eric Cantor's absurd reiteration after Tuesday's earthquake in his own congressional district, that he would hold up federal relief funds unless it was paid for by budget cuts elsewhere. This isn't Cantor's first Scrooge-like reaction

Bill O'Reilly talks about why Warren Buffett is trying to get President Obama re-elected, and asks "why is Mr. Buffett so emotionally invested in Mr. Obama?"

Ed Schultz, Mike Papantonio and Lizz Winstead talk about Dick Cheney's new book. They joke about Cheney shooting his hunting companion in the face and Winstead says "he wanted to blow up Syria, seriously?"

Rachel Maddow talks to Harvard professor Robert Putnam about the roots of the Tea Party. Putnam studied religion's role in politics and released a book last October, a paperback edition is forthcoming.

The panel discusses the state of the GOP race including Jon Huntsman's popularity with the media despite trailing in the polls, and the differences between Rick Perry and Mitt Romney.