>> they're taking trips on-- >> they're public. >> we're talking about the web. >> and rafting trips are fun for everyone. >> and the department of homeland security's own website we talked about a couple of weeks ago, and they, too, have the right to monitor, because remember, they put journalists on there. they shouldn't be monitoring journalists, these are the people they should be monitoring. >> and monitoring everyone, i want to be safe, bob. >> you want to give up your constitutional rights to these guys, go ahead. and the fbi on a rafting trip upstate-- >> they're not randomly digging into my files, no, they're not. they're going on credible threats or evidence that say, hey, there's a reason to be-- >> on that. >> it's the internet and i think that it's hard for us to remember what it was like to be a teen and to get obsessed with something. >> oh, i do. >> like something on the internet. >> of course greg does. >> on the internet, i don't

know how you can, i don't know how-- i don't think i would be radicalized, but i can't say that some 14-year-old man or woman, young man or woman want going to be radicalized on the internet. >> i have no problem with n.y.p.d. looking into the internet and anybody can look into the internet, regrettably too many kids do for too much stuff, but the fact of the matter is, when you take a policeman out of this city and take them to upstate new york and the guys joining a muslim student association and going on a rafting trip with them you're stepping on their constitutional right and i think you're breaking the law. >> and why is it okay for n.y.p.d. to look into the internet and they can't go look at a-- >> because it's universal. and where do you know-- >> they're beyond their jurisdiction. >> and now they're-- >> and newark, which is miles away. >> nobody knows about the internet why you can't find places, if you go looking for porn sites you don't know where they come from. but the fact is this is not-- the internet is an entirely

different world than undercover police operations outside of your jurisdiction. >> and now overlap. >> the irony of this, if the police aren't successful and there were actual problems we wouldn't have these and nit-picking. >> can you come up quickly what the bbc said how they treat the christianity differently. >> he admitted something, if any conservative had said this they would have been mocked, that christians are treating with less sensibility or sensitivities than muslims because muslims in effect react more violently than christians would if their feelings are hurt. if you were to point this out and say, on a talk show like "the five," the left would laugh at you, but this is the left. bbc which stands for british broadcasting cowards would always cow tow to every-- >> i happen to be the left, too, and let me join them saying exactly right. people are worried about

getting-- >> a-ha. >> and i'm telling you, christianity is under attack from every direction and muslims are given a break here. and our churches are burned and we had to take the heat because worried about a jihad. >> so the bbc is making the new york police department's point and coming out and saying we're intimidated by radical muslims, so we're going to do that to all through our reporting. think about that, that you alters their reporting and alters, arguably public policy and sources-- >> and alters the district lines though, doesn't it? >> and it's publicly funded by the taxpayers in britain. so-- >> coming up, some of president obama's critics call him the food stamp president. most people don't think it's a compliment, but jesse jackson is calling it an honor and you're going to it hear him explain that next on "the five." ♪

>> i'm bret baier in america's election headquarters in new york. the big story today. voting in arizona and michigan, the primaries. tonight on special report we'll have reports from both primary states. carl cameron is in novi, michigan and mike tobin is in grand rapids, and plus john roberts explains the issues in arizona and martha maccallum has the first what voters are telling us from exit polls and shannon bream in georgia where newt gingrich is ahead of the super tuesday a week from today. and leaders from israel tell they will not warn the u.s. before taking military action against iran's nuclear program and u.s. officials are reacting to that.

ed henry has the story and james rosen, president obama's contraception mandate. and now back to my colleagues with "the five." ♪ >> back. oh, okay. and now, some republican presidential candidates have been fondly calling the president the food stamp president. of course, they're wrong and they are he' telling lies. nonetheless, jesse jackson, my friend and i'm sure the friend of everyone around this table, had something to say about the food stamp president and why it's something to be proud of, as do i? >> it's an honor to be a food

stamp president. food stamps feed the hungry. food stamps save the children. whenever you attack feeding the hungry, you're the mind, the moral authority of our faith. give president obama a big hand, show your love, show your appreciation. >> there you go, mr. president. and let me also point out that the gao, government accounting office said that less than 4% of food stamps have any kind of fraud involved with them and newt gingrich in one of his louder mouthed moments said people use food stamps to go to hawaii, prove, give your name, you made it up. right wing-- >> you just called jesse jackson the president. >> no, i said the president-- >> and was jesse jackson at a campaign event for obama?

>> what does he do for a living and who signs his checks and when we raise our taxes does he get a raise? >> get a raise? >> when our taxes go up? i don't know, what does jesse jackson do for a living? >> he's a minister. >> and so was jerry falwell and pat robertson. >> can i jump in, please, your 4% number, what percent of 4%-- please, probably closer to 40. >> i cited a source. >> name that source. >> let's move on. >> a source-- >> and let me tell you yesterday i saw the story and i was going to bring it to "the five" and maybe i better not because newt's called president obama the food stamp president, and a lot of attack for being racist to say it pt now the reverend jesse jackson says he is the food stamp president so let's have the discussion. what discussion? president obama is the food stamp president, food stamp

usage has gone from 40 to 46 million americans to 60 to 85 billion under president obama. not only the food stamp president the redistribution president. >> and proudly he so. if you once would cite a source to say 4%, give 40%. >> usda.gov and see it in plain numbers. >> can i point out that jesse jackson is right to be happy about this, if religion is your government, then food stamps is your sacrament. it makes sense. he should be proud. >> what is wrong with food stamps feeding people? >> that's a question that does not even deserve being answered. >> it's terrible, i want everybody to starve, bob. i want to take food from babies and old people, and-- >> i think that's a bad charge against republicans, but generally, what is wrong with people who don't have jobs getting food stamps? >> i actually think that it's a different -- it's a question that's effective if you don't have the ability to answer in this way, which is what i want is for people to have enough

money in their pockets and in their checking account every month so they can buy food for their family, to provide for them without having to rely on the government. that's the kind of policy i want to see. >> and there's a lot of-- 4%. >> this administration uses food stamps as a form of economic stimulus. they glorify it. they don't paint the picture that it's a crutch. make it seem like a long-term thing. and politically want it to be the long-term thing. and if you're getting food stamp you think he's the food stamp president. and there are people out there genuinely looking for work who need food stamps. >> and i'll wager you this. go out and see if you can get on food stamps and fraudulently get on food stamps. >> there's no way to test the system third rail. to dana's point the longer berths are allowed the longer people stay on unemployment. it's a plain fact that people

stayed on unemployment for 19 weeks, here we are years later. 40 weeks. >> and now what increases food prices? gas prices. >> it does, and all the reasons we wish they were off of it, but people don't go on this, 96% don't go on it because they want to, because they have to. >> yes. >> and we have a responsibility as a nation to feed those people. >> it's not system latiff and stop talking about it like it is. >> i've never talked about it as stimulative. >> you say they say that. it's like saying everybody on the left is attacking republicans. i don't attack republicans, i don't believe that republicans want anybody to starve. i think we've got a different philosophy. and i'd like as dana says, people go to work and pay for it. they can't. you can make that argument and let's not suggest there's not a necessity for food stamps. >> dependency is a bottomless pit with spikes at the bottom. >> ouch. >> and spike this on you. >> coming up, greg's favorite state hawaii has a peculiar

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♪ >> welcome back to "the five." according to a new poll hawaii is the most popular state among americans. a surprise to most people. had no idea the strange little island is part of the union. california home of earthquakes and ryan seacrest. and hawaii is seen as a supermodel. they enjoy it never been there. that's the thing about fantasy, you don't see the flaws because you don't know that. and as someone who dated supermodels, i hate how they sob when i leave and at the front door when the car is pulled up in the driveway. hawaii is like. flaws that remain hidden.

like domestic bliss, sure we're married to a fly over state we met 20 years ago and think we'd love to run off with hawaii sweet young thinking working in accounts payable. it's folly never trust it, because the secrets are the dreary comfort meaning a drug habit or a birthmark resembling the head of wilfred brimley. if you've seen the bready bunch special on this i wouldn't need to tell you. >> of all the ones you've done that may have been the most brilliant. i mean, seriously, that was terrific and by the way, and there's not many flaws in hawaii. >> i've never been to hawaii. >> never been? why are you dumping on them? >> because every time i go on a website like expedia to pick a place to go to hawaii and start reading the letters and never decide anything, something is great. >> and i found bed bugs. >> these people are rude and i end up going to miami.

>> they said we have a minute and go around and say our favorite and worst. >> okay, dana. >> the tie between wyoming and colorado my home and i think the lead favorite is vermont. i just don't see the point. >> i just don't see the point, wow. >> home of ben and jerry's, am i right. >> yes, and somebody had an arrest warrant for president bush there, it was ridiculous. >> and favorite state? anticipation, and least favorite, union. >> and florida, and texas, favorite. and least favorite probably illinois just because i come from chicago and it's like the most crooked state in the union. >> and my favorite state and place i used to own a place wyoming the most beautiful state in american. . the tetons are the most beautiful. >> did you say the tetons or something. >> oh, are something. >> dana, i'm trying to get straight about the tetons, but

they're actually mountains, i know what you think they are-- >> and my worst state is new jersey and that's just because-- >> i knew you were going to say that. >> nice people there, like eric, for example, case in point, but as soon as you get through the tunnels out of a hahnemann hant and a lot of smells and chemicals and jersey shore and a lot of-- >> and now what it sounds like. >> and i've been to the jersey shore and there's the-- >> sounds like your apartment. >> and what is a-- >> sounds like your apartment. >> favorite state? i would say, home state of pennsylvania and i'm not taking the bait on my least favorite state and i don't want to alienate viewers and my luck i'd be broken down on the road and you said on "the five" you didn't like my state. >> i love pennsylvania, i would tie california where i'm from from pennsylvania. pennsylvania is a beautiful place and eastern

pennsylvania, fantastic. >> everybody is it nice. >> lehigh valley. >> least favorite? you're going to pick. >> i'm with you on vermont, not a fan. >> oh, sure. >> ben and jerry's has killed more people than-- >> and all right, one more thing. >> and all right, one more thing, and it's up next. >> yes. >> if you leave now i'm renouncing my citizenship and moving to hawaii. ♪ if there was a pill

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♪ >> great music choice, you nice. time for one more thing. dana, want it to kick it off. >> our friend from waters, who has o'reilly factor. >> bill o'reilly want to know how you think the country is doing now. >> a long discussion for the red carpet. >> are you an occupy wall street find of guy. >> an interesting message. >> somewhere in the middle. >> i occupied wall street before there was occupy wall street. >> and is bill o'reilly fair and balanced? >> mentally or physically? >> both. >> the president is doing a great job, go, obama, go. >> i thought sandra bullock and angela jolie had the best answers. >> a good assignment. >> and i'll read from my

horoscope, if a loved one is acting strangely, it could be you've become detached. and also, greg, confess to killing that drifter in 1987. >> they just did. >> and remember last week, we were talking about ho-ho-and ding-dongs and i said crimpet. there's no such thing as a crimpet. >> a-ha. >> crimpet. >> nice job, i've never seen those. >> yes. >> and can i have one? (laughter) >> i love how you-- >> and she says she'll go hungry the whole show. >> and almost ate your cough drop. >> one more thing. >> yeah, i have one more thing, on a serious note, a fellow celebrating his 30th anniversary of sobriety tonight, his name is tom, c, anonymous as per our

alcoholics anonymous and tom helped me get sober and helped hundreds of people and i tell you, man i wanted you to watch, you deserve everything, and do you it anonymously with your heart and soul and thank you. >> to tom c with our tea. >> coffee. >> mine's got rum in it. >> coke. >> one last thing, sarah palin's ex-aide, frank bailey, a full screen. he's writing a book, a tell-all book using e-mails and told not to use the e-mails, they were state e-mails while he was working for the governor and he wrote the book anyway ands' fined and-- >> did you think we wouldn't tell the difference between frank and sarah palin? >> i wanted to make sure. >> because there's only two people in the picture. >> you went through the whole thing to do that? >> i did. >> i did. >> that's kind of cute i have to say. >> i'll leave it there, guys. >> how are the