mack cal up ties! >> bill: thank you foch watching the special. i'm bill o'reilly. remember the spin stops right here.re definitely looking out for you. >> sean: welcomes to a special edition of hannity. the book that everybody is still talking about. i sat down with peter sweitser of the dirtiest lawmakers name names, using under handed way in making money. the book is called "throw them all out." when we spoke last week. you gave us all the details about it's legal for insider

trading. ipo opportunities exist. land deals exist. you spent a lot of time, the public is now conscious of the bungalars that buy access to president obama and they get millions and billions of dollars in taxpayer money. how bad is that side of this investigation of yours? >> it's huge because the numbers are startling. the stimulus bill gave them an opportunity to pass out all kinds of money of guaranteed loans and grantsd. what happened after the 2008 victory they put in the shop at the department of energy two fund-raisers that were campaign fund-raisers who were raising money from wealthy individuals. they put them in senior positions to run these programs and guess what? the people that donated to the obama campaign ended up getting a lot of these loan guarantees. >> sean: $535 million taxpayer

dollars poured down the drain. a loan guarantee and they adjusted the loan for the taxpayers would be last so we would totally get nothing. we discovered last week that solyndra, the department spentd sent an e-mail, please don't fire people until after the election. >> it's terrible. even though solyndra has gone bankrupt, investors have made a huge amount of money. there is a company called a.m. rouse technologies, john thor and al gore put $16 million a couple years ago. then a little bit later, senator dianne feinstein and her pus put a million in. after she made her investment the department of energy announced they were getting a $25 million grant tax free, not

a loan but a grant, $25 million and tax free. couple months after that, they issue a stock ipo because of the halo effect of this grant. $16 million becomes worth $89 million. we don't quite know how the feinsteins did because they haven't cashed out. >> sean: did gore cash out? so he got all his money back and $30 million. >> a huge amount of money. this is the pattern they look to get taxpayer money, have an ipo and cash out. this was the plan at solyndra but the bankruptcy came too soon. >> sean: one thing, first of all they all have insider information. they all know the money is coming or the likelihood is going to get there. so they sneak in their

investments. it's like you pick the horse laugh. >> a guaranteed bet. the numbers are staggering, they doled out $20 billion. you can tie obama to about $17 billion of that amount. at least ten members of his national campaign finance committee and at least a dozen bungalars. >> sean: if i made $30 million give it obama and get four more years of the gravy train. >> we looked at how much money they donated and how much they got in return. what we found is the return on investment is more than $10,000 to one. so if you gave one dollar to obama, you are getting back $10,000. it's a great investment. >> sean: how does this happen. if anybody uses any information or passes out to a friend on wall street, they would handcuff him. they would make a big deal in

the newspapers and go off to jail. how does al gore, mr. environmentalist, mr. doom and gloom that flies around in his private gulf stream, how does he get away with this? when he is making millions off this scam? >> it's remarkable. the way the fcc looks at this or sec looks at this, fact is people are becoming rich or richer through this. in the case of john thor and al gore there are 27 gre tech companies, 16 of them got government money. now in this program less than 10% of the people that applied got money, but in the case of connected people like john thor and al gore that was over 50%. >> sean: so al gore, if i can say this, is that stealing?

>> it's what they call wall street, pump and dump. we're going to get the stock pumped up and make our profits. a.m. rouse technology is still losing money. >> sean: have you traced the selling point? >> yes. the ones we have been able to track, they do. >> sean: so they get the halo effect and then after the price goes through the roof, it's an opportunity to sell? >> opportunity to sell and make a fortune and move on. some of the numbers are huge, solar companies, has roberts, robert kennedy, jr. >> they got $1.4 billion. what is shock becoming this. if you look at bright source the company they are the largest investor. when they were looking to file

an ipo they had to disclose the risks. they said this is a incredibly risky investment and we may not be in business in a couple of years. but the federal government gave them $1.4 billion in loan guarantees. >> sean: how much did kennedy make on it? >> we don't know. because of the equity. >> sean: you are basically saying we have most corrupt morally bankrupt governments in the world. you are describing a situation where cronyism, at the expense of the taxpayer is running rampant. we are losing billions of dollars at that time when americans are losing their homes and don't have jobs. am i right? >> you're right. presidents before the stimulus package and presidents had money to toss around but nothing like this. this is billions of dollars. and there is really no supervision. you would want to think the

green energy prices. >> sean: this have they broken laws that could expose this. your book is the investigative blueprint. can this be used to find.... >> i hope it's the first step toward that. i'm not an attorney but i hope attorneys look at this. they look how the loan packages and grants are put together and this i hope they investigate. i know there will be investigations on capitol hill and hopefully we can get to the bottom of this. >> sean: it's a great book, frightening but very aggravating. >> still ahead on special edition, inside look at the top secret joint operation responsible for the death. world's most wanted terrorist osama bin laden. plus, one of my favorite panelists poses for playboy. i have a hint. it is not beckel. it is not beckel. theurney across america,

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>> sean: welcome back to this special edition of hannity and we're taking you inside the secret mission to hunt more for the world's most wanted man, osama bin laden. john widen offers a window into operation neptune spear and reveal untold details of what really happened on that historic day. now, i sat down with the seven

best selling author to get a sneak peek at his book, kill bin laden. >> sean: you approach this as a journalistic under taking? >> i saw it as a docu drama. everything i read it was 60 minutes was fun. the new yorker piece was fun. the daily coverage was fun. sometimes deadlines, but it was fun. seal book was fun. >> sean: why do you say that? >> because every one of those articles, books concentrated on one element only. the seals. the white house involvement or the c.i.a.'s involvement.

i said you got to step back. it's much more interesting to look at the last ten months in time. meaning, to try to put together a real picture of the ebb and flow of the arguments, to go or not to go. >> sean: that is a big part of the decision. it really was ten years in the making when you think, okay, war on terror, tora bora, renditions fights, gitmo, and all these battles over this. but without the intelligence that we gather and connecting the dots we don't get to that moment where the seals get to fire the shot? >> absolutely. and within the last two to three years they were able to connect the dots. even so there was not sured ty.

they lost him to ra bora. there was a c.i.a. on your i have in the early 90s. we should have gotten rid of him then. it was 1992 and nobody wanted to do it. >> sean: one of the things i wrote in b in my first book, we were offered bin laden multiple times. clinton turned him down. in a speech, but we need legal justification. but we knew he was up to. we knew he was evil. we knew he was part of a terror organization. in that sense we ignored a lot of opportunities to get him. >> we did. and i think the change, change came with leon panetta. he took an interest in this. i was sourced pretty well on this for a novelist.

i was told that panetta set all bin laden group, not near east or south central asia bureau but it was its own group for the first two months. they met at night so that nobody knew. they kept their phone extensions and kept their day jobs. he wanted to be briefed every day. i think from that there was a decision made that wehould get aggressive. i mean. >> sean: and are you suggesting bush was not aggressive? >> i spent a lot of time talking to bush and cheney. there was main goal and panetta was the only administration official that told the truth which is we didn't have this opportunity, this call without the intelligence but obama himself would never have allowed. so in that sense i give him

credit for taking the call but i give bush making the call on obama wasn't wise to support. >> that is because of c.i.a. directors. >> sean: did he hold on to george tenet too long? >> i think he did. i think panetta came in, they thought another powell. the last powell they had, how can i put it gently? was a disaster. >> sean: i'll give panetta the credit but here is what is missing. i don't see obama changing rendition, gitmo, enhanced interrogation. i think he is rigid. he really doesn't want to change his mind. he has found obstacles in his way that he didn't anticipate. >> i think that is correct. i wonder, for example, with

panetta gone to defense, should this thing happen again, should another opportunity arise where we will be. one of the things i did kbl was look at why did obama okay the mission. i think his political people were not for it. i think they were concerned with reelection. my private opinion, there is no way to substantiate it, which is why i did this as a novel, is that he polled. if the poll had come back they would not given him the go ahead. >> sean: i just don't think the president fundamentally understands the nature of terrorism. >> one of the things i discovered in researching this, and i can't speak to the terrorism thing, but i did discover he is tone deaf about the merely.

that is a problem they are facing with their, with the military. and intelligence committee. one of the reasons that panetta was well-received, the first crisis which was the justice department going after c.i.a. case offices, panetta stood in the door and said you will not come through. >> sean: appreciate you being with us. thank you very much. coming up a new book examines the spirituality of oprah winfrey. later she is a frequent guest on our great american panel and is now a playboy cover girl. i'm going to ask what she was thinking and why she mentioned a little old me in the playboy

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>> sean: theta machbs field is examining the spiritual influence of oprah winfrey friday. >> i find oprah a pretty interesting figure. i found this book interesting. why don't we start from the

introduction. you talk to her about after 9/11. she was also like all the other talk show hosts. you say up until then and then she changed. you talk about her adopted ago new age spirituality. now that you have done the research. what do you think did change after 9/11? >> i think by 9/11 she had become sorted of a religious figure to americans. back in 1994, the time she turned 40, she didn't want to be the slime queen of daytime television which she had been called by a lot of the people. so she begin to bring the spirituality on to the show and maryanne williamson and ekhart tolle and new age spirituality on her show. by the time 9/11 rolled around she was seen something of a

religious figure. that was one of the reasons she hosted that event, the prayer service in new york and she had the reputation that she did. >> sean: is that good or bad? what is your conclusion. nobody has to watch this show, although we want everybody to watch. nobody has to watch but they chose to watch of her in big numbers. is that good thing, bad thing? >> well, if you are representative or devoted to traditional religion, christianity or islam, her kind of spirituality was a surprise but it's counter what you believe. oprah, when she brought it on the air, it was surprising. she basically rejected the christianity of her youth, said so publicly. she begin to say to people, i want to talk about spirituality, not religion.

so be roman catholic on sunday morning or buddhist history. i'm going to talk about immediate takes and car ma and chanting and that kind of thing. she took an audience that was largely a church going audience and begin to lead them into alternative spirited ultimate. i think she is going to continue in this thing. they announced her she is going to do a leaked show called oprah's next chapter which is interviewing religious leaders around the world. >> sean: here is my take on it. she had a traumatic childhood. she is a very honest with it. she had a very public struggle with her weight. we all remember she pulled out the wagon. she has been open and honest. look i'm not a fan of depak.

i've met you will him, i think he is phony. but also she had people the road less traveled. hates lot of good information in it. delay gratification, life is hard. i'm christian. i'll read through the prism of being a christian and take out things i believe and things i disagree witness. i read tolle's books, new earth and first book, the power of now. there is interesting things in me. people are lost in their head. repetitive thinking. we don't live in the moment. if you say the lord's prayer, it brings you back to the moment. i apply my christian beliefs to it. i don't worry about it because i'm grounded in my faith. don't you think people similarly that have faith can maybe take good points that people make and i don't them and build their faith in another way? >> absolutely. i compliment oprah in the book.

i have a whole section with oprah. i think she has done a marvelous thing. but she goes on the air that jesus can't be the only way to god and gives alternatives. one of her famous quotes, the gurus come not to teach us about the divine but to teach us that we are divine. and in terms of value, de-stressing, this is countered not just to my own christianity but traditional religions that most people believe. >> sean: christian faith says, yeef being evil knows how to give gifts to the kids. it talks about salvation and repentance, you know what. i can listen to that.

i dismiss it. it doesn't impress me. it doesn't validate my faith but other things, like i think a lot of people are lost in their head all day. same thoughts. what am i going to say and so and so. that is good advice to be more conscious of who you are. what you are thinking. how you treat people. that doesn't counter my belief in christians. >> you've been well-trained. you are solid and secure in your christian faith. my point was not to criticize, my point was to say that oprah winfrey has to be looked at as things continue to unfold as one of the most influential religious figures in history zbleegs i think with all the trauma she has gone through, her public struggles. i sense in her somebody that is searching. you know for a lot of people, some people it happens instantaneously.

like for example i will never confess what i did up to 23rd birthday because i did everything wrong and i found jesus and my life changed. if you asked me if i did something wrong when i was 23, i'm not answering your question. i sense she is genuinely searching. i sense sincerity? >> i think she is sincere. and i have the same story about finding life in christ. the issue is she is so influential whale she airs this search, she doing it publicly and not just searching but she is drawing conclusions, she said on the air, jesus christ cannot be the only way to god. that is drawing final conclusions, let's ponder her religious influence. when she mentions cupcake or kind of underwear on the air she

creates whole industries. >> sean: has she mentioned the kind of underwear she likes? >> she has but i refuse it on the air. >> sean: it would be sexual harassment charges. steven mansfield. you have done terrific books on president bush and the pope. we appreciate your work there. >> it's always good to be with you. >> sean: coming up she is a regular on the panel. tonight i sit one on one with television personality leanne tweden, why did she mention me in the real article. you name it. i've tried it. but nothing's helped me beat my back pain. then i tried this. it's salonpas. this is the relief i've been looking for. salonpas has 2 powerful pain fighting ingredients that work for up to 12 hours.

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>> sean: we all know leanne tweden from her appearances on the great american panel, but

what may surprise you she is the cover girl on playboy magazine. i sat down to talk to her. >> a friend of mine tells me hannity you are in playboy. the girl on the program, leanne tweden is in playboy. i said no. then he says, she quotes you in playboy. [ laughter ] >> sean: i read it. one person she talks about sean hannity, quote, i don't know if he'll look at my differently now that i am sitting next to him talking politics. >> the guy who interviewed me for the issue, we talked about you a lot over lunch. i think probably your guests usually -- you know, they wanted to get something out of me. you know, i didn't tell you

until the last time i was here a few weeks ago. >> sean: what did i say. what did your husband say to that? i love your husband. i would have thought he might have gotten mad? >> actually it was a year process. we talked about it. he wasn't happy with the idea and finally came down to the point, i'm going to support. if this is something you want to do. we definitely made the decision together. i'm sure if he had his way i would wouldn't have done it. >> sean: they say they read it for the articles. this is it. eight pages, this is it. this is in large print. >> it wouldn't be for your article. unless they got a picture of me in the tub. >> that was all the print. >> sean: so you said, i didn't

know you were socially liberal? >> remember the conversation we had the conversation about the billboards and asking americans about abortion rates and -- oh, my gosh, think we're going to differ on something. >> sean: you are very conservative on politics? >> no. >> economic issues? >> fiscally conservative, yes. for a lot of things, how i feel about playboy, you know its decision my husband and i made. if you don't like it, don't look at it. >> sean: how will you feel 20 years from now and kids look at it? >> you can't tell me you didn't look at playboy ever. it's an iconic magazine. i'm not calling about what i did wrong until i was 23. i did everything wrong. no matter what i did it was wrong.

everything. >> i'm proud of it and 20 years i'm looking back and i'm 40 and i looked that good. >> sean: the crew says you have a lot tattoos? >> i have no tattoos. what is up with that. >> i wanted you to know. >> sean: this is such, everything is days any done. it was shot by a woman. they did it on purpose. it's an amazing photographer. she is fashion photographer and i wanted a woman's perspective. >> sean: what would the difference be? >> you feel more comfortable around a woman. she has your best interests at heart. sometimes guys, that is great. my body doesn't look that that great. women are very attention to detail. >> sean: i hope you get paid a lot of money? >> i'm not going to commented on that. that was part of it. in the end.

actually my second cover of playboy. i was on the cover when i was 22 but i won't nude. when i was on espn and they wanted a fitness cover, i think i look better now than 15 years ago. >> sean: i think i look better than 5 years, too. i used to be fat. [ laughter ] >> you asked for it. leanne, thanks for being with us. >> coming up, brad paisley is back and one thing that changed ♪ our machines help identify early stages of cancer, and it's something that we're extremely proud of. you see someone who is saved because of this technology, you know that the things that you do in your life matter. if i did have an opportunity to meet a cancer survivor,

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is the cma reigning entertainer of the year. how many times? >> just once. >> sean: i've known you a long time. so i start reading the book. i'm reading it, he is going to talk about jesus because you talk about this changed my life and born again. then you are talking about your grandfather who gave you -- i know your dad and he is a good man. he gives you this guitar and it changed your life. >> it does. it meant to be. i didn't know what it was to be. a friend of mine wrote a letter to rolling stones but compose add lot of things, he said you should rite write a book. all these stories you have told me about guitar and experiences where it's taken you.

people need to hear these things inspiring things that changes life. i thought that was a good idea. i didn't know when we started how hard it would be. you know. and then the other thing that really think about what it was going to be about. >> sean: it was like the creative process when writing a song it was unfolding as you were doing it? >> yeah, it started one way and then it starts with christmas at eight years old. i wanted a star wars toy. >> sean: but then there is this guitar, you said would be worth less than $500 and weird looking. you had sparkles. >> it was kind of cool. it wasn't the best guitar to start with. it took me a while.

i it wasn't a natural by any means. >> sean: you sell out big stadiums. you didn't start that way? >> no, of course not. >> sean: people asked me how do you get into media. work for free and you work for little or no money. i lived at radio stations, i moved to a lot of different states. there was never any real guarantee that i would be successful in any way ever. that the same in the music world. >> it's the same thing. the point i try to make in the book, it goes back to being happy and instrument giving you happiness, getting used to tough times. song writing, it's like therapy. you may not get where you want to go quickly but if you love playing i think about my band. the guys that work for me, best

friends i have in the world. we have all came together. we were playing county fairs and having just as much fun as we are now. in that sense there is so much to learn. >> sean: it has to be a little more fun when the crowd is bigger? >> in that sense it is. as far as the joy of the moment of playing. >> sean: he said there is nothing more rewarding as a performer to see people mouthing back the words, your song and you are singing it. how many people have you seen people cry during your show? >> a lot. >> sean: you are making these poor girls cry. [ laughter ] >> you see mouthing words and you realize they are right. one of them you are going mess

them up. i was in the middle of, i'm going miss her, and i said, i got you. >> sean: do they laugh? >> i usually put it up on youtube. >> i totally missed a verse and charlie is laughing and i blew it. >> if i had back in my next life i would rather be you or charlie or garth brooks, but i can't sing. [ laughter ] >> i've heard you, you are all right. >> sean: i stink. the book is fantastic. you know what. these are the thingsness life that matter. that is why i love country music because good times, bad times, fun times, crazy times. the women you love, the women that you hate and women that you

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>> sean: michael w. smith has 16 gold records and grammies and countless awards, he is one of accomplished artists today. he is doing a cruise of july 2012 and that is me, i'll be going with him. his instrumental album, it's called glory, you are the other "w". we're going to be december 3rd, 2nd, 3rd and 18th. we sold out shows and i think we got a couple in may. we're calling it the hannity, concert to honor the troops. you have been -- you love the military. how did you develop this passion for the military?

>> you know what, sean. i don't know if it was vietnam or what it was as a kid. >> sean: you are 38 years old? >> i appreciate that. even as a young child, seeing somebody in a uniform, i would cry. i still do. men and women get off a plane, i wanted to shake their hands. >> sean: they are amazing, aren't they? have you been to walter reed. >> with president bush. >> isn't it embarrassing when you walk out? you think we have problems in life. i'm like, this guy lost two legs and i think i have problems. you are kind of embarrassed you think in your life is problematic. >> it all fades away. you you walk away going wow!

and they would all go back. >> sean: i find that amazing. one guy i met. he was fighting to save his leg. i mean it's open wounds and metal rods and screws. he eventually lost his leg. but he was in traction he was telling me he wants to go back. i'm thinking that is bravery, courage, sacrifice, i just don't understand. they are really special people. >> they are. i keep saying album. >> sean: this eight track that just came out. >> it's called "glory," and it's a follow up. and you have two songs in there military. how did they come about? >> i just new when i wrote them, i was inspired by the military. one is called patriots.

the other one is called heroes. i just knew when i wrote them, i know where this came from. i know what inspired this. every night we do patriot and amy grant, i just acknowledge the men and women who fought or have fought, the veterans, stand up. it's overwhelming. we play the patriot. >> sean: i can't wait. i wish we could have gotten tickets for pittsburgh and d.c. there were very few left, but you are going to play all the songs. john has an incredible song about freedom, as well. he has a video, too? >> i'll check it out. >> sean: he also, he has a great program he works for the troops. so you do a cruise once a year.

and you said, hannity, why don't you come for the cruise. i'm going to come for a portion of it. it's next summer. i told you i get sea sick. [ laughter ] >> i thought you would say no. >> sean: how could i say no to you. i'm excited. this is your cruise but i'm honored to be part of it. am i going to do something? >> yeah, you need to talk a little bit. >> sean: do you want me to sing with you? >> yeah. people can come to that. yeah it's awesome. 1400 people, we usually sell it out. and it's in july. we're going to cruise up through eastern canada, quebec, it will be nice.

>> sean: halifax all the way down to boston. one of the other things you do for the military, for the red cross. >> i'm on the council and i was asked to be a part of for being the front guy to inspire america to write our military greeting cards. everybody is going to write a christmas card. we have a lot of troops that are not going to be home for christmas. it would be awesome to get a christmas card. >> sean: how many people? >> 3.5 million christmas cards. hopefully we can do that many this year. if you are going to write a christmas card, write another one for the troops. let them know how much we appreciate it. >> sean: i'm going with you december 3rd and 18th.