former apple geo steve jobs has died. he of the statement was released. steve's brilliance, passion and brilliance were the source of countless innovation that is improve all of your lives. world is immeasurably better because ever steve. his health was in fact deteriorating and our thoughts and prayers be with his family tonight. on breaking political news, sarah palin is not running for president in 2012, the former alaskan governor announced she'll not be a candidate for the presidency in 2012. in a letter she noted she thinks she can best use her talents by helping others get elected. so it was her decision not to run just one day after chris christie said he would not run in 2012. now we are getting a better picture what the race will look

like. here is part of the interview as the news broke. >> we have million of fans and supporters across this country, many of whom are in my family, by the way. is there something you want to tell them how you weighed this? because you touch on it in your statement and i know how much you adore your fans and supporters. >> well, i am very thankful that included in a list of supporters in my life are my family members. they do support this decision. they came first, the consideration of what candidacy does to or for a family. that weighed heavily. but these supporters who have encouraged me to run for officer so appreciated and have really kept me going and encouraged me in the midst of it all in these last three years. especially those within the tea party, americans who are

independent and patriotic and know that our republic is worth defending and has been so supportive of the message that i have been privileged to share. i thank them for their support. we need to remember, mark, that through this all it's not about me, it's about all of us who are trying to wake up america, let them know what's going on in our country, remind them that our republic is worth defending, so where can we all fit in in roles on this team to defend our country? the consideration was given to what role can i play best to help pursue this mission and succeed in this mission of defending a republic. >> now, one group that will undoubtedly play a crucial role in nominating the next presidential candidate is the tea party. joining me now for reaction to all of this is one of the movement's leaders on capitol hill,sen nor jim. >> what due make ever the

announcement of sarah palin today, are you surprised? >> i'm not surprised. she's done as much to change the landscape in america since ronald reagan. she's done a lot to help elect conservatives in the house and senate. and we need to continue to do that. >> on a personal note, she's been beaten up so badly all the time, it's probably a good decision for her family. but i said last night on this program, whether she runs or not, she is going to have a major impact on not only this race, but on many races around the country because i have no doubt she's going to be out and about and campaigning and helping a lot of candidates all of whom will be seeking her support. >> sean, more than anyone else in the country today she helped convince americans that they could make a difference and if they got involved and active that they could take back their

country. so what happened in 2010 had a lot to do with sarah palin. and if she continues to do that, i think we are going to have an even bigger victory in 2012. >> what did you think of chris christie's announcement? >> probably best for the field. i liked his boldness and courage in taking on the teachers' unions. but now i think our field is packed with good candidates. i think we have a lot of strengths there and i'm just going to wait for the next two or three months to see how this plays out before i consider getting involved with it myself. >> look, i've never believed the media narrative that this is a weak field. i don't believe that at all. a report out today, 47-41, generic republican beats obamas. president's approval rating now in the 30s. no president this late this his term except harry truman has

been able to overcome those poll numbers. the economy is getting worse, it's not getting be/!)%ey as you look at the candidates, a lot of people speculating there might be an intramural battle, i think a healthy one between more, quote, establishment people and tea party candidates. do you agree with that narrative? >> no, i don't think you are going to have establishment versus tea party. i think most of the candidates that are running now, not just for president but the house and the president, realize that the political power in america for republicans and independents and even some democrats is coming from that grass roots level. and they are running on those basic themes of limited government, balanced budget. so i don't think you are going to have that tug of war you saw in the last elections. i'm seeing it in my work with the senate conservatives fund. most of the republicans running for office in primaries carry that same message that we've heard from the tea party and it's a basic republican message of limited government.

>> and the problem, it seems that the president has is that when he says people are not better off, he said it this week, than they were four years ago, and joe bidesen saying i don't blame people for being mad, we're in charge. that's not the promise they were making back in 2008. but all of the candidates, they want to repeal obama care, all of them want lower taxes, all of them want more energy dependence, all of them want less regulation, so it seems while there are distinctions it seems that they are on the right conservative path. do you agree with that? do you fear anything would change? >> i do. because i think they are reflecting what the mood of america is. america is focused on fiscal issues, they are focused on developing our economy by opening up energy supplies and rolling back regulations. so there's not a fine -- a lot of distinctions on positions. and that's good because republicans have been looking for that big tent, and i'm very happy that that big tent is on

the conservative side and that's really where a lots of americans are going right now. >> let me ask you this. , does it matter to you or how much does it impact you, for example, governor romney has to answer romneycare, governor perry has to answer his immigration policy and tuition breaks for illegal immigrants. herman cain has to answer, well, he never held political office, newt gingrich has to answer for everything that happened when he was speaker. should that be the deciding issue, what happened in the past or what they are saying now? >> i think we need to look at their principals, their character, we need to look at the level of courage they have in articulating a position and ideas for the future. sure, we need to look at what they have demon the past. i'm not concerned if someone has changed their position. i led the effort to kill earmarks. we have to convince a lot of people in washington to change their positions because we've got to change the direction of the country. so i'm looking for what the

candidates say about what their vision is for america. i want to hear what they say about what the super committee comes up with, what our spending levels are here in congress. i want to know that they have the courage to weigh in and present bold ideas for the future. so i'm not -- i don't have a lit muss test. >> will you support every candidates in this current field? >> yes, i will. >> or a combination? >> yes, i will. >> senator demint, good to have you with us. >> thank you. >> senator pail is not running in 2012 and make sure you tune into gretta. she will be speaking with the governor at 10:00 p.m. in an interview you don't want to miss. and it's finally here, the hannity audience live show from atlanta centennial park. it's open to the public and it's all at 9:00 p.m. in northern of the 15th anniversary of the fox news channel. we have an incredible array of guest. we will be joined by jeff fox worthy and kneel and newt gingrich and bob beckel and

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>> this is a fox news alert. former alaskan governor sarah palin announced a short time ago that she will not be a candidate for the presidency in 2012. she made the announcement in a letter to supporters noting that she thought serious by about

running but concluded she could be most effective next year to help elect others into office. fox news contributor, monica crowley, from the fox news knelt knelt -- network and nicole is here. it's a national disgrace on one hand what's gone on with governor pail spend how she's been treated. on that level i really understands it. but on the other level it's sad that that was allowed to go on without any condemnation from anybody from the left. i understand the decision, it had to have been a factor. she will still be a huge influence on the election. >> i found it very interesting that in the very first sentence she said she prayed on the decision and it was a family decision. i think you are touching on something very important. in 2008 she was put through the gauntlant. nobody asked obama about list background or did background

checks, but they knew her dress side, they knew what she red. and as a female conservative she presented a threat to liberalism because she's pro gun, pro life and i don't know what went into her decision. i think she's a dynamite conservative. i can't wait to see her next chapter in what she's going to are write. but i think her family probably thought do we want to go through this again. >> they have gone after her work and family and they have psycho stalkers moving in next door to their house. in that sense it probably was a factor and maybe not. because she's rolled with the punches. she can take a punch. >> she can take a punch and she's taken a lot. >> and also give a punch too. >> this is what we talk about when you are trying to run as president of the united states. this is why people don't necessarily want to step up to this job because you are raked over the coals over and over again. she was overexposed.

what if she came out later? maybe she would have had more of other chance. this is like christie, probably another person that maybe just doesn't want to be raked over the coals either. >> i noticed with barack obama, he can't take a verbal punch. >> oh, he can't. i agree. >> and some get tapped and they cry like little girls. it's unbelievable. >> he's always on the defensive. i agree. but sarah palin is tough as nails. she's a smart cookie i can't wait to see what her next chapter is going to be. she did say in her statement she's going to commit herself to defeating barack obama next year, and to getting republican control of the senate and maintaining the house. and she's going to have an unbelievable influence in rallying the conservative base, rallying the tea party, keeping the momentum going which is essential for next year. >> we did lose an incredible,

bright human being. steve jobs passed away. i kind of sensed when he stepped down works all his health problems, i kind of sensed something wasn't right. >> you don't step down from something that you love and that's in your bones and blood and sweat and tears unless you are really ill. >> do you have an ipad. >> we have one, yes. >> ipad, i-phone. >> i love them. >> and my husband has more of these things. but i do play on them and such. they are great stuff. my kids have the touch, the ipod touch. we have them all. >> back to the presidential issue here, christie is out, palin is not going to run, so now the question is it looks like the field is set. we've had topsy-turvy from michele bachman and topsy-turvy with herman cain and with rick perry. it seems romney is constant at

the top of the field. what do you make of how this keeps going up and down? >> i think at this moment it's mitt romney's race to lose. i don't discount either herman cain or rick perry. so anything can happen in this race. this is a very interesting year where anything could go on. i think if rick perry delivers a great debate performance next week that he can rebound. >> he can recover? >> yeah, and you can have a two-man or a three-way race in a protracted way going through next june. >> and marco rubio today, which i thought was the natural choice for anybody to be vice president," and i think he will be president some day, he said no, he's not running if he's asked. >> and he said no, he's out? >>ive to say i was very excited today, more so than up to this point for the election because now we are getting a little morrow clarity. you are knowing who is in, who is out and at the same time while we are getting the polls about president obama's administration and he's really falling in the polls.

he's becoming more of the underdog that he acknowledges. you still have unemployment above 9%, you have the policies that aren't working and you have frustrated americans. now it's becoming more -- like today was my first day. now i know exactly who is really in and out, it's becoming even more interesting. >> this shows what a pathetic loser i am. i am excited, as soon as obama won i was excited about defeating him in 2012. >> you have been excited for four years? >> listen, i wish i was wrong. i wish he was a much better president than i had expected, for the country's sake. with that said, other he is failed, it's time to move on for the country. >> if you taxed all the millionaires, the way he wants them taxed, it's dividing the country, it's very un-american, and even if you taxed them at 100% it wouldn't get rid of the deficit. come on. >> it's good to see you. coming up next, is the crumbling european economy going to help

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>> he has been warning us for years about where we could be in just a decade if america follows in europe's socialistic footsteps. >> bankrupt. and with your credit gone. where we are now, in fact. >> i have been 11 years in the european parliament so i have seen it firsthand, the kind of model towards which your current administration is taking you. european healthcare, european daycare, european social security, european -- >> everything. >> and believe me you are not going to like it. the bits of europe failing, the welfare system, the high unemployment, that's what you are coping. >> it's left the european economy in shambles with a number of nearly bankrupt governments and unemployed at

almost 10% and painfully slow growth. is america next or is there still time to learn from europe's mistakes? joining me now with reaction is the european parliament, author of the book, a great book now available in paperwork, "the new road to sertdof] danielle hanaan. >> i'm looking to what has happened to spain, portugal, ireland, the continent of europe, to france, how bad is it from your perspective? you are there. >> this is a slow to make head but sure to hold. when i wrote that book which you very kindly plugged and i was saying the catastrophe is coming to europe. you look at the last 24 hours, italy is having its rating downgraded again. there's a big bank in belgium

that's found to be in solvent. the greek budget deficit figures are worse than has been predicted. the calamity is upon us just in time for the paper back edition. but there is still time for you guys to turn back. >> if all these countries, you know, follow in the path of grease, they can't even adopt the as osterity measures that ae basic at this point. what is the worst-case scenario you see in europe? what's going to happen? >> there are lots of ways in theory you could get out of this mess by spending less and bringing your borrowing out of control. in practice the state in europe has now reached a size that makes that kind of behavior politically impossible. so we have a debt crisis in europe and the response has been more debt, pushing more loans on countries that couldn't meet their existing obligations. the problem is excessive

economic integration, jamming all the countries into the simon simon -- the same monetary. >> if someone had trillion of euros around, wouldn't you think they would have found it by now? they are really borrowing from the children. we've reached the point now the money has run out and you can't carry on forever evading the consequences of the reality. >> when probable cause balm was running for president, he said it was unpatriotic, un-american of george bush to accumulate $4 trillion of debt in 8 years. he met that distinction in two and a half years. and on top of it he is implementing a nationalized healthcare system. so how long is it do you predict, based on your model,

how long until what is happening in europe will come to america? how long will it take? >> well, it depends what you do about it in subsequent elections. the thing you could most do to help, when i was last in washington d.c. i think i appeared on your program, and the german chancellor was in town, and barack obama said we are going to help you with giving our own share of the loan through the imf and so on. the way you could really help would be to get your own debt under control and to start living within your means. the world relies more than anybody likes to admit on the competitive necessary and pros sparety of the u.s. economy. if you really wanted to help, you know, sort out that problem at home. bring down borrowing, bring down spending and debt levels and all of us will reap the benefits. >> it's one of those what we call choice elections. there are two very distinct, visions for the country. i assume you are following some of what is happening in the american political scene, but i

imagine if the economy remains in the current condition, in spite of the promises by the president to overcome these problems, that he will be a one-term president, and i think we will have austerity measures, we will see these things happen. but even at this point with america 14-plus trillion dollars in debt, i figure that problem is enormous in and of itself. i don't know how we get out of that. >> right. and it's not going to be something that you can fix with tinkering around the edges, cutting one or two programs here or there. there has got to be a fundamental rethink aimed at bringing the budget back into balance within a couple of years, not within the next 40 years or whatever the republicans in congress are talking about. we don't have that length of time to play with, i'm afray. the magnitude of our situation is worse than most of us alive have known before. yeah, it's even worse in some parts of the world like western europe. that's not going to help you very much.

>> the interesting thing to me is you are open-minded, and i'm not rubbing -- i'm not doing this to embarrass you, but you supported barack obama. you thought this was a good thing. what did you think you missed when you were watching him campaign and giving his speeches? what was missed? >> well, you know, part of that, to be honest, that i was incredibly underwhelmed by the republican party by 2008. they had become a party of big spending, big deficits, bailouts, nationalization so i thought how much worse can it get? well, i had no idea how much worse it could get. nobody had any idea at the 2008 election that the federal government would now be 30% bigger than it was four years ago. if i remember correctly, as a candidate, barack obama campaigned on the promise of tax cuts. well to put it as neutrally as possible, that hasn't worked out. >> generally speaking, all the

people you meet in europe, is their perception of barack obama favorable or not so favorable? >> i think they have actually got other things to worry about at the moment. he has kind of loomed out of their immediate consciousness. they are much more concerned in greece or france or italy of protecting their jobs. if the germany or netherlands or finland they are much more concerned about having these permanent welfare to bail out governments less profitable than their own. >> thank you for being with us. >> coming up, new evidence that shows eric holder in fact new about the atf-botched "fast and furious" operation a lot longer than he admitted. and michelle malkin is hear to talk about that corruption and plus our great, great american

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the. >> when did you first know about the program officially called, i believe, "fast and furious"? to the best of your knowledge, what date? >> i'm not sure of the exact date but i probably heard about "fast and furious" the first time over the last few weeks. >> republican congress is calling out eric holder he is not being honest in his testimony regarding testimony concerning "fast and furious." holder was informed about the controversial program as far back as july of 2010 according to e-mails. they they are calling for a special council to be pointed to determine if he lied under oath. the department of justice is defending his testimony. the statement reads "the attorney general's testimony to both the house and the senate was truly full. he said in march and may of this

year that he became aware of the questionable tactics employed in the "fast and furious" operation in early 2011 when atf agents first raised them publicly, and at that time he asked the inspector general's office. >> and before that, sarah palin is out. we want to get your reaction. >> i'm deeply disappointed. i think it would have been great to have another choice for grass roots conservatives in the race. but she gave her reasons for doing so, and i think there's no question that she will remain one of the most effective voices for grass roots conservetism in this country and there will be many, many candidates who will benefit as a result of the work she will do in the future. and i think all you have to do is look at all of the work that she's done over the last couple of years, not just for the tea party movement, but tea party candidates and other of her fellow republicans. so i say more power to you, more power to you, governor palin,

and thank you for all of the service that she has provided. >> oh, she's going to play a pivotal role, as we've been saying. one of the last interviews i did with you, you said immigration is pivotal to you and that was before governor perry's remarks. and it all came out about his immigration policy, in-state tuition breaks for illegal immigrants, and if you don't agree with him you don't have a heart. is that a deal killer for you? >> it almost is. i think that it's going to take more than just lip service from governor perry about increased interior enforcement, increased border enforcement. and i'll tell you who you really need to listen to is to gra roots activists in texas. the texas tea party activists who have been calling perry to the carpet for his neglect on many key issues. and it's clear to them, as it should be to the rest of us who care about this issue, that there is a lot of transparent

exploitation of that issue now going on. he's trying to shore up his immigration enforcement credentials and i think the question that tea party people have to ask, is this too little to late? is there a better choice in this race? all you have to do is look at a lot of the immigration enforcement report cards. there are better choices out there. herman cain has a great record and michele bachman does, for that matter. >> let me move on to operation "fast and furious." it was may, 2011 and eric holder said i probable heard about it in the last few we. the new documents show he was sent briefings on the fast and furious as far back as july of 2010, which directly contradicts his statement to congress. reaction? >> it certainly does. and i think that that soundbite, that clip needs to be plate over and over again. and seared into the public memory and into the public consciousness. you have these punks out in new

york city now trying to occupy wall street. what we really need to have in this country to fight corruption, we need to have an occupied justice movement. and the people who should be leading it or grass roots folks that care about national security, who care about the integrity and rule of law that's being warmed and perverted by this stonewalling justice department. the other thing that's very key now as these developments move fast and four russly, fast and feloniously, for that matter, it's not just the justice department. this is an administration-wide scandal. you have the state department that has yet to answer for its role in this, the dea, the drug enforcement agency, the department of homeland security and all of these agencies were named in some of those documents that point to the date as early as july and november, 2010. there's another revelation that just came down today from the project on oversight in

government, pogo, that says there are actually memos that were addressed to eric holdner early march, 2010 from the then deputy director, as well. >> so it's really, does all this evidence coming out now, so it's clear that the attorney general gave false statements on numerous occasions. now, you know, if you gave a false statement as a conservative and you had a libera prosecutor, why do i think you will be brought up on perjury charges? so i think the real question now is going to become what did holder know, when did he know it, why is he contradicting himself, and frankly, what did the president know about this? >> yes. and i think that a lot of people are going to be going back to his interview from earlier this spring when he said he didn't authorize the program that's correct holder didn't know about it. >> he bragged about it once. >> of course, of course. and i think another concrete question to ask is, is

appointing a special prosecutor the right thing to do here? i mean, everybody should be skeptical of anything that allows the foxes of justice to guard the hen house. i think what really needs to happen is a populous movement against this corrupt justi department, and look at all of the literal blood that's on the hands of this administration. >> i don't know if you read the book yet by j. christian adams, but it is a bombshell book. you just got to read it. i started at pages 105 and 106. >> i have. absolutely. christian adams is a hero. >> and michelle malkin, good to see you. >> thank you. >> tune in this friday night,ed:00 p.m. eastern for a special edition of hannity. we will examine with all the new details the botched operation on cozy fast. we examine who knew what and when. that's all coming up. but let not your heart be troubled. troubled. the gre [ junior ] i played professional basketball for 12 years.

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>> tonight on our great, great american panel, he's a columnist for pajamas media, roger kimball, and noelle nikpour, he's a country music superstar. he's going to be appearing on an episode of "day jobs" this sunday. i love this channel, by the way, great american country and the network. just take a look at this. >> craig morgan. today my job is being a soldier. my buddy is jeff jackson. we were at the station together. i know he has my back. >> if you would ask me to do this again, don't you call my number. i'm going to tell you, i'm going to disconnect. you are trying to kill me. >> these are people who are really making huge sacrifices for the

>> craig morgan, and ed hardy is a friend of mine. >> in man. >> what a great idea. some country stars are going back to washing dishes and bartending, all that? >> i love the concept. it's a lot of fun. >> all right. the big announcement? you were thinking gov. palin might get in? >> no, i was thinking governor christie might. i had two big disappointments. i wasn't surprised that sarah palin did that. with that said that she's out, we have five people that are going to make a difference in the 2012 races and that's going to be -- this is going to be the year of endorsements. palin's endorsement, christie's endorsement, rubio, and demint and trump, these five people are going to be key to really is going to be the frontrunner. >> it's interesting because it's been a resolving door at donald trump 's place at trump plaza

and starting tonight it will begin with the courting of both pail spin rubio who is saying he's not going to run for vp. >> right, he's saying he will not run for vp. or he wouldn't accept the nomination. >> and think about who would be vp players who could make a good match-up. in the long run i think be mitt romney the frontrunner but i think some sort after match-up, i mean maybe he needs to cozy up to herman cain. >> a romney-cain ticket. >> you like that? >> yeah. >> it's amazing the volatility in these polls. you are following it closely, is there any one person you like now? >> i watched the debate the other day, and herman cain truly impressed me so, i'm not an internet guy but i went on and did a little research and i was extremely impressed with all of his -- i'll tell you, first andfer most, his priorities. look at his website. he puts the security of this nation first and then the

financial stability of this nation second and his morales and values dictate everything else. >> his background is fascinating. worked at coke, burger king, pillsbury, and then godfather's pizza. most of those situations were turnarounds. >> and he's never been a senator or anything. >> that's the turn-on. he's not a politician. >> all the time we have career politicians. >> absolutely. >> but he's a serious candidate. his staff is disintegrating apparently. >> i've known herman for a long time. he was a radio host in atlanta and philly. we will be in atlanta tomorrow night and it's open to the public. but, no, but the interesting thing is his dad had three jobs. he was a chauffeur and what else did he do? i forget off the top of my head. his mom was a maid. he struggled. he was born in the segregated south. >> people can identify with herman cain.

there's a lot of people that identify with this businessman. and i think it's ringing true with the 9-9-9 plan. >> but the tax plan makes sense what i've not seen from any of these other candidates, i have heard them all talk about this plan, they all had these plans but nobody has really spelled it out the way herman cain has spelled it out. >> but, for example, mit romney has a book this thick, i read it, and newt is coming up with the polls and romney is staying solid in the polls. so it comes down to -- and i believe that perry can recover. do you think perry can recover at all? >> i think he's toast. >> you think he's toast? >> well, i think he is going to make a little bit after recovery but i'll still you right now, being out on the field and raising national money, right now people right and left, after christie announced i'm totally out, he had some of the biggest players in the money game that were going to back him. they are all following suit and going to romney.

they are all going to romney. and this is a billion dollars race. this is up to the bundlers and super bundler, the souper pack. >> and you have done this for yields. >> i'm in the field. i'm not just a strategist talking what i think. i'm in the field and seeing it done. >> you put on your shoulder pads. >> yeah. >> at the end of the day we want is someone who can win. >> so you are supporting romney? >> as of now. >> as of now, all right. we will take a quick break. maybe i should go on ed hardy's show on great american country. my first job was washing dishes. >> that's what you need to do. >> wash dishes on the show? >> i was a waiter and busboy and bartender, and i laid tile and i hung paper. [ male announcer ] drinking a smoothie with no vegetable nutrition? ♪

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>> we continue with the great, great american panel. last night we have j christian adams on. he was talking about the new black panther case and eric holder dismisses it. in the book he has this picture. this is in 2007. then candidate, barack obama, in selma, alabama.

if we can put the picture up. look who is behind him. look closely, that's malik shabaz, well-known for ansimantic statements. what does that say? >> well, i think they are covering for barack obama all along. >>ed media is pretty much left wing, that's the norm and this is their baby. this was their brand. barack obama was nothing more than a brand. we made them -- the left wing made him popular, just like bmw cars, gucci purses and they made