validation php error with falidation fails

[eluser]allibubba[/eluser]
here's what i get from the dump;

Code:

string(4) "form" string(4) "FORM" string(7) "contact" object(CI_DB_mysql_result)#15 (7) { ["conn_id"]=>  resource(28) of type (mysql link persistent) ["result_id"]=>  resource(36) of type (mysql result) ["result_array"]=>  array(0) { } ["result_object"]=>  array(0) { } ["current_row"]=>  int(0) ["num_rows"]=>  int(1) ["row_data"]=>  NULL }

i've posted my entire contact controller (should actually be registration, but change that later)

contact controller

view source of page to see formatted php.

again, thanks for any help or ideas