it's interesting and very exciting to live in this age and see a presidential election now, because websites and social media and all that stuff, it's so giant. but first, we've got to get past secretary clinton. > i would enjoy that race very, very much. > jimmy: it's fascinating how he keeps getting - when you're running for president, do you focus more on beating donald trump right now or are you focusing on beating hillary clinton? > well, i look forward to beating donald trump. > jimmy: pro, waking up and finding the elf in a different spot every morning. build a wall." > steve: it's a tiny wall. con, there's an anti-immigrant version called the trump on the stump. > jimmy: pro, there's a a popular jewish version called the mensch on the bench. con, finding him the next day with a note that says, "kathy's cheating on you, bro." > steve: that's a con. > jimmy: pro, the elf watches over your house all day long. my grandparents - > steve: i remember my first elf on the shelf. con, that dates all the way back to 2005. pro, it's a self-proclaimed holiday tradition. pro, parents call him santa's little helper. > jimmy: sounds like harmless fun, but it has caused its fair so let's take a look at the pros and cons of the elf on the shelf. it's a popular christmas toy that hides in your house, watches your kids, then tells santa if they're good or bad. pros and cons and pros and cons and pros > jimmy: tonight, we'll be taking a look at the pros and cons of the elf on the shelf. "blue neighborhood." > jimmy: hey, guys, it's time to take a look at the stories making headlines today and weigh the good with the bad. and we have great music from youtube sensation, troye sivan, everybody. you heard me, i'm a dirty black rock shoved into an oversized > donald trump is hillary clinton's christmas gift wrapped up under a tree. and she even used a christmas metaphor to sum up the race right now. ridiculous." and carly fiorina was talking about donald trump and hillary clinton today. "why is the lizard selling insurance? he can't even drive. we'll be back with more "morning joe." > jimmy: then donald trump spent the next ten minutes arguing with an ad for geico. all i'm doing is giving you the facts, and you don't want to hear the facts. all muslins - > no, no, joe, i'm not just talking.
did you look at - > you got to let us ask questions. > i want to get our hands around a very difficult situation. > jimmy: donald trump actually called into msnbc this morning to discuss his latest controversial comments, and host joe scarborough got pretty fed up that trump wouldn't stop talking and listen to his questions. > steve: really? > jimmy: that's what - the report said that. apparently, abraham lincoln never insulted rosie o'donnell. you want a heart? i got one." speaking of trump, the "new york times" analyzed the 95,000 words that he used in speeches last week, and found patterns that aren't common in most presidents' speeches. you know it's bad when dick cheney steps in to say, "come on, have a heart. and even dick cheney said he's gone too far. When he released a statement yesterday that called for a ban on muslims entering the united states. > jimmy: guys, the big story right now, of course, is donald trump, who is in some really hot water right now. > steve: no, i don't think he went to high school with dinosaurs. > jimmy: we shouldn't do stuff like that. > steve: really? > jimmy: that seemed wrong. bernie really wants to cut down on fossil fuels, especially because they're made from his high school friends. how did i not win that?" speaking of bernie sanders, he just unveiled the new climate change plan, and he promised to cut back on fossil fuels.
or as he put it, "but not sexiest man alive? this is an outrage. and i just saw that he just won "time magazine's" readers poll for person of the year. Candidate, bernie sanders on the show tonight.