Topic: Trans Texas Corridor

The hosts examine Rick Perry's entry into the 2012 presidential race, noting his history as a Democrat and his role as Al Gore's Texas campaign chairman in 1988. They criticize his record on the Trans-Texas Corridor and forced Gardasil vaccinations. Donna Brazile's comments on Perry are used to illustrate how the media is framing his candidacy.

Australian investment firm Macquarie Bank purchased 40 local newspapers in Texas and Oklahoma for $80 million. The move is seen as an attempt to silence local opposition to the Trans-Texas Corridor and foreign-owned toll roads, which involve controversial eminent domain seizures of private farmland.