>> thank you. >> you're welcome. >> and please hop on twitter and send us tweets using the hash tag pain at the pump. thanks for watching everybody. . thanks for trusting us your news and information. opinion and analysis starts now. >> the "o'reilly factor" is on. tonight -- >> it's an economic message i'm hearing and it's frustration about government spending too much and not balancing budgets. >> are the spouses of political candidates fair game for criticism? ann romney was hammered by a democratic pundit and president obama doesn't like it. >> we don't need to be directing comments at them. >> why not? we will have a special report. >> for 30 years, the richest people in this country paid a minimum of 70%. and yet, the economy grew faster in that 30-year period than it has grown since. >> is that true? or more far left propaganda. charles krauthammer has the facts of taxing the rich.

>> what's so smart about it? >> it's small. >> does an electric car get any girls? >> i think it's pretty hot. >> jesse watters looking into your future on the road! >> very james bond. >> at the new york city car show. >> do you drive a stick? >> i do. >> i don't! does that make me less of a man? >> caution, you are about to enter the no spin zone. "the factor" begins right now. >> hi, i'm bill o'reilly. thanks for watching us tonight. mitt romney on the rise. that's the subject of this evening's talking points memo as predicted here a few days ago, mitt romney is getting a bounce in the polls. rasmussen has the governor up 48-44 over the president among likely voters and a brand new fox news poll has romney defeating obama 46-44. that's really a tie with a margin of error that's considered.

also in the fox poll, a whopping 67% of americans say they're unhappy about the direction of the country. just 32% are satisfied. finally, mr. obama's job performance has fallen five points in a month. 42% of americans now approve. 51% disapprove according to the poll. these numbers are obviously bad news for the president and it's pretty much impossible for an incumbent to be re-elected with more than 2/3 of the nation believes the country is on the wrong track. as harry truman once said, the buck stops here in the oval office. however, 2012 is different than most other presidential election years and that's because class warfare is now on the table. democrats believe voters who want government benefits will make the difference for mr. obama no matter what the performance. the election will come down a philosophy, the nanny state vs. self-reliance. traditionally, the u.s.a. has been built by private enterprise and has embraced what the president calls social

darwinism. the strong prosper. but in the past 20 years, america has undergone a great change. we now have millions of citizens who are not very well educated, not very motivated to work all that hard and have a strong sense of entitlement. their philosophy seems to be, where's mine? i want stuff! and i'll vote for whoever gives it to me. but, of course, somebody has to pay for that. in greece, they're bankrupt because of entitlement spending and in spain, pretty much the same thing and here in the good old u.s.a., we're heading in that direction. president obama's solution is not to call for spending discipline or personal discipline or shared sacrifice. no! the president is primarily blaming wealthy americans for what the democrats call income inequality. mr. obama saying the system is rigged. that the wealthy get all the breaks and everybody else gets hosed. and millions of americans believe that. there are actually entire television networks, cable networks that embrace that point of view. most american newspapers believe that.

and certainly hollywood continues to be thrilled with mr. obama's overall philosophy. so this election is going to be very intense. right now, mitt romney is in pretty good shape according to the polls. but talking points said yesterday, he better bring his a game when he goes up against president obama. and that's the memo. for the top story tonight, what about 67% of americans believing the country is in bad shape? joining us from boston, narian marsh and chris hahn from long island, new york. mr. hahn, what say you? >> you know, it depends on who the american people believe -- blame for the direction of this country. are they going to blame president obama who inherited one of the worst economies since the great depression? or are they going to blame the republicans who created this mess under bush? >> i believe they're going to blame president obama because he's running four points behind mitt romney who is not exactly lighting it up, is he? >> well, cnn poll last month said -- >> no, this is a poll today.

this is today. let's stay -- >> right. the reality where we are. i mean, if you're theorizing the question, who are they going to blame? best available evidence says they're going to blame the chief executive officer. that's best available evidence. >> you know, that is always the case in presidential elections. they blame the president for the economy. but i don't think they blame president roosevelt in 1936 for the great depression. and i don't think they're going to blame president obama for this great recession. he did not cause it. >> if roosevelt had not improved things, they would have thrown him out of there. >> 67% of the country says we're going in the wrong direction, all right? that's after 3 1/2 years of president obama trying to turn things around. as best he could. so he hasn't succeeded in the eyes of the folks. how do you overcome that, mary anne? >> well, there are a couple of factors. no question president obama has had a tough few weeks when you look at some of the economic news. gas prices, and romney closed

out the republican nomination for all intensive purposes so he gets a little bounce out of that. i'd still rather be barack obama than mitt romney for the following reasons. number one, more people still like and trust barack obama more than mitt romney. do not underestimate the value of that number especially in a close election. number two -- >> don't you think that number will change as governor romney gets more exposure because he's fairly new to the american people. don't you think that would change? could go either way. it depends on romney's performance but certainly as more people see him, particularly interacting with the president during the debates, they don't know if he's going to change, president obama can't rely on that number staying where it is. >> well, as you said in the talking points, romney has to bring his a game. we have yet to see that and he is upside down badly in that number. so he has to work very hard to do that. that's a tough hill to climb. number 2, the other thing in the fox news poll is that romney is ahead of president obama by seven points on handling the economy. that is romney's strongest card.

yet, it's only seven points. and i'm surprised by that because that should be double digits for him. so he has to improve his likeability and convince people even more that he can do better on the economy. i don't see mitt romney doing that after watching him for a very, very long time. >> it seems to me looking at this -- these numbers that the campaign is going to have to be negative on both sides, mr. hahn. because the president can't run on his record. his record is dismal. you can blame whoever you want. but when you're in last place, you're in last place, all right? you can blame the previous manager, a bad farm system, the fans don't show up. whatever you want to blame, you're in last place. i'm not saying that president obama is in last place. i'm saying that the performance on the economy is not good and everybody knows it so he has to go negative and romney will have to go negative as well as mary anne pointed out to gain credibility that he's the smarter, better guy in the economy. so we're looking at negative campaign across the board, mr. hahn, are we not? >> i think so. but i disagree. i think the president's record

on the economy is not stellar but i do think the economy is improving. and i think all of the indicators show that. the stock market, jobs creation. lower job losses that he was inheriting. this is a tough hold to -- >> you would actually advise president obama to run on the good economy, is that what you would do? >> you can't run on the good economy. we don't have a good economy. >> run on the mediocre economy? >> not -- >> what do you run on? >> you run on the fact that this economy was bleeding 6 million jobs when he took office. >> you run on 2008 so we'll get back in the time machine. mary anne, same question to you. mr. hahn, i -- you know. same question to you, ok? got to be a negative campaign on both sides. has to be. >> you have to do both. you can't just do a negative campaign. >> what does president obama say in a positive way? what does he say? >> well, if gas prices and unemployment continue to go down, he needs to make the case that he's the best guy to finish the job. >> finish what job? getting the gas prices higher?

oh, you say continue to go down. >> getting the economy back on track. >> and here's what romney has to do. romney has to build up his positives but the super pacs are going to do his dirty job and negative campaigning against obama. that's his only shot. >> all right. and the media will do president obama's dirty job. it's a tradeoff. super pac has romney. media in the tank, they'll do the hatchet work for the president. >> we'll see. >> thank you very much. we appreciate you guys. next on the rundown, should the wives and husbands of political candidates be fair game for criticism if they campaign? later, jesse watters looking into the future. your future. in your car. what will it look like? we're co the next revolution in music is happening here. pandora rocks the big board.

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i'm hearing. it's a frustration about the government spending too much and not balancing budgets. >> so here's the question -- if the spouses of political candidates are campaigning, shouldn't they be fair game for criticism? joining us now from los angeles, leslie marshall and from ft. worth, texas, jeanine turner. what say you, jeanine? >> i think it's fair game! i think it's absolutely fair game. she knows -- ann romney is a very smart, very capable woman. she knew exactly what she was walking into as does governor romney. they know what to expect. i love seeing her out there and standing tall and speaking out for women and she can take it. she can take it. >> she's strong. >> you didn't have any problem with miss rosen saying she isn't qualified to comment on the economy because she's a stay-at-home mom, you didn't have any problem with that? >> i think the comment was ridiculous. you know, only certain genres of women can have a political thought. i don't understand her comment at all. it's sort of like being in a

courtroom. let me throw something out and even if it's stricken from the record, it's now in people's minds trying to divide. >> you thought the comment was dopey but the target was legitimate, is that correct? >> i think it's fair game but i thought the comment was dopey, yes. >> how about you, leslie? >> i cannot believe that jeanine and i have the opinions we have. we're completely opposite of where most people think we'd be. i honestly don't think that any spouse or child of anybody running for president, governor, congress, should be fair game unless they themselves are running. for example, hillary rodham clinton when she was first lady, hands off. but when she was running for senator, certainly when she was running for president, then i think it's fair game. i agree with the president. they may not have signed up for this. this is the spouse or parent running. >> ann romney is out there on cnn talking about the economy. telling people they should vote for her husband. she's in the arena. so you give her a total pass and same thing with michelle obama? if michelle obama hits the campaign trail and says, you know, my husband is the right

person for the country, please re-elect him. these women are off-limits for any criticism? they can say whatever they want to say without anybody questioning it? that's what you're saying, leslie? >> well, certainly, bill, people have a first amendment right to say what they want. >> no, you, don't. >> for me to judge that woman, mrs. romney, mrs. obama, mrs. clinton, etc., when they're not running for office, that's ridiculous. this is not a do over. >> what i would do if i were running for president, then, i would take ann romney or michelle obama if i were running and i wouldn't say anything, i would bring them out and say whatever -- here, say this. because -- >> that's not going to work either. >> nobody can comment and say anything back to you. you have boom, boom, boom. that's what you're saying, leslie, they can campaign. they can go on national television. they can say whatever they want and no one can criticize it because you, leslie marshall said they shouldn't be touchable. they should be untouchable. doesn't make sense. >> i think that we have to keep

in mind, you know, mrs. romney is not running for president. this is not a package deal. with any couple that is out there. >> no, she's out there in the arena. she's out there giving her opinion that her husband is more qualified than the other dunderhead. >> and that's what any wife or spouse is going to say, as they said. >> i'm not going to shake you out of there. now, on advancing the story you're going to have a negative campaign as we established in the a block, janine. i don't believe, by the way, that mitt romney is going to criticize michelle obama and i know president obama is not going to criticize ann romney no matter what they do because women are sensitive about being criticized by men. correct? i mean, there's that gender thing going on as well even though in this case it's a woman, hillary rosen against ann romney, say it were a man saying that, oh, my god, now would be setting themselves on fire. it would be unbelievable. right? >> well, i suppose so. i don't know. maybe i have a tough skin. i've been in the public eye for a long time and people are going to say things.

if you're running for president and your husband is running for president and you're supporting him, you're going to hear all types of different things. there's a plaque that i have in my bathroom that says to avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, be nothing. and i think that any woman that's going to stand by her husband, you know, she doesn't need to be the war room or anything, but if she's standing by her husband on the campaign trail, criticism is going to occur. >> all right. we all remember what happened to hillary rodham clinton when she stood by her man in the lewinsky thing, she did get pounded pretty hard. let's give leslie the right word and hope it's cogent and entertaining. go. >> ok. the bottom line is if i say to you, bill, how do i look today? it's always you look great. unlike janine, i will get in my car and cry if it's negative. when it comes to us women, our feelings get hurt. >> there are women contributors and we have more than any other cable news program on the air. we have more women contributors here. i'll give you a little jab, josh you a little because i do that to everybody but it's always in

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>> bill: president obama continues to demand that affluent americans pay more in taxes. however, "wall street journal" editorial this week says that raising taxes on the wealthy would not bring much cash to the feds and could very well damage the overall economy. pundit robert reich disagrees. >> but if we went back to before the 1981 tax cut of

ronald reagan, for 30 years, the richest people in this country paid a minimum of 70%. and yet, the economy grew faster in that 30-year period than it has grown since. >> joining us from washington, fox news political analyst charles krauthammer. where is reich going wrong? i'm assuming you disagee with him. >> well, first of all, he's mixing apples and oranges to quote herman cain. number one, he's talking about income taxes and what the tax that we're talking about here, the buffet tax. that is a disguise of the capital gains tax and the reason that john kennedy, not just ronald reagan but john kennedy asked for and got a reduction of the capital gains tax is it spurs economic expansion and increases the revenues that the treasury gets. it's a perverse effect and when candidate barack obama was asked about this in 2008 if raising the capital gains tax which is

what he wants to do were to reduce the amount of money going into the treasury, would you do it nonetheless? and his answer was yes but for the sake of fairness. >> he said that to me. he said he raised it to 20. what reich is talking about is the top marginal tax rate that barack obama wants to raise back to the clinton levels by nearly 40%. but rice says flat out, no equivocation, when americans, wealthy americans are paying 70%, that the economy was booming and rolling along and didn't have any negativity. >> what he's doing is a bit of a sleight of hand. the fact that we had a booming economy from world war ii until the mid 1970's was in spite of the ridiculously high income tax rates which were retarding growth. it was the fact that japan was assuming --

>> after the second world war, we had zero competition for 2, 2 1/2 decades as the observers were sent to world war. the only major industrial country that was not attacked and that's why we had unprecedented expansion so it's completely a red herring to talk about that period of growth since it was in spite of it. and it was because of the historic one that will never happen again. >> bill: anyway in that category, there were hundreds, not thousands at the top level and the top level was really about 50%. now, "the wall street journal" says if you do institute the buffet rule whereby no matter how you got the income, if you had over a million dollars in

that sense or in money coming in, it would only raise $4 to $5 billion a year. if you raised the margin of tax rate on high income, that would raise more money. isn't that worthy to get the debt down? >> it is ridiculous. it's a rounding error of a rounding error. i did the math on it. the committee of taxation said y yes. it's a triviality. it will do nothing about nothing. >> it's misdirection! it's working. >> look over here at the -- it is working. demagoguery often works. >> bill: in the latest gallup poll, they asked would you favor congress passing a new law that would require households earning $1 million a year to pay 30% of their income in taxes. 60% say yes. 37% say no. among independents, 63% yes and

33% no. the folks, they're buying the fair share argument the president is putting out. they're buying that. >> why do you think the president proposed it in the first place? >> bill: because he's a class warfare guy. >> exactly. they did the polling and they found if you do this and you -- and you rail against the big oil companies and you want increase a tax on the oil companies that do nothing about the deficit but looks good, then you can distract from the real issue which is that for three years, this president has done zero on tax reform and entitlement reform which are the only way we will ever going to approach attacking the debt. instead, we got $5 trillion of debt and pretend he's the guy that wants to cut that because he wants to institute a buffet tax which will do essentially nothing. it's a distraction. >> i only got 30 seconds. do you believe that would you

raise the capital gains up 30% for millionaires and 22% for everybody else? >> it will reduce the amount of money that the treasury takes in. and it will in the end on the economy because we will have not only the highest corporate tax rate in the world. we will have the fourth highest capital gains tax rate in the world. and if you're a owner of capital, where would you invest in in the u.s.? no, not with those rates. >> thank you very much, as always. jesse watters looking into the future. what will your car be like in a few years? you may be amazed. and it's illegal on a proposed arizona law that would jail people who "annoy other people" on the internet. prisons will be full. we hope you stay tuned for those we hope you stay tuned for those reports. this is an rc robotic cw.

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>> bill: technology changing very rapidly and soon, your car will be a place you will not

even recognize. so we sent jesse watters out to the car show here in new york city for a look at the future. >> are you a car fanatic? >> i love cars. that's why i'm at the auto show. >> would you buy a dodge viper? >> no trust in american cars. >> you buy american because you're a patriot? >> absolutely. >> what kind of car is this? >> mercedes sls. >> how much does it cost? >> 200 plus. >> $398,000. >> yeah, i'm going to pay you $100. >> you watch "the factor"? what are you looking for in the new technology? >> i love the gadget in the cars. >> voice activated text messaging. >> it has an umbrella. >> very james bond. >> bond, james bond. >> if i wanted it to shoot guns or missiles out of the head lights, could i do that? it looks like back to the future. it's very futuristic.

>> you're telling me you built a time machine out of a delorean? >> the smart car, what's smart about it? >> it's small! >> ok, whats the joke? >> easier to get around, to drive. >> plus as opposed to a porsche, you don't have to worry about getting it scratched. >> you don't have to worry about it getting stolen either. >> that just happened! >> does it get good gas mileage? >> gas mileage is about 18 miles per gallon. >> we have full cars that do 40 miles to the gallon. >> that's amazing. >> gas and electric and it's got a solar powered roof booster. >> yes. >> pretend you're george jetson, car of the future, what is it? >> it's all electric so our reliance on foreign oil is absolutely slashed. >> some day, you're going to thank me for this. >> it's 100% electric. a little slat pops up and you plug it in. >> you go to work, they'll have a station and you'll plug it in. >> does an electric car get you girls or not? >> i think it's pretty hot.

>> i'm going to get sick. >> oh, gosh! >> if a politician was to drive this car, who do you see driving a car like this? >> this car could go both ways. >> it's bipartisan. president obama, what do you see him in? >> please don't ask. i have no respect for the man. >> what are you talking about? >> i think it's amazing to me that we're spending money on solyndra and not getting an ounce of energy. >> what kind of politician do you see in a car like this? >> not a smart one. >> i'm not a smart one. >> bill o'reilly, would he like a car like this? >> yeah. >> you know how to drive a stick? >> i don't. does that make me less of a man? >> we won't hold it against you. >> i'm not a baby, i'm a man! >> they don't make crown vics anymore. maybe a caddie. >> would o'reilly drive a leaf? >> i wouldn't see why not? he can do top speeds up to 90 miles an hour. >> that's not legal. >> you know how fast you were going? >> 65? >> 63. >> o'reilly would probably own

a k car to go from a to b. he's a basque guy. >> i see him in a jeep. it's rugged, it's tough. it can take a hit like he can. >> what kind of person drives the lotus? >> bill o'reilly would be in a lotus. i'm sure he'd find a way to get it to the right price. my way or the highway. >> all right. here is jesse watters. what was the thing that impressed you the most inside the car that an option that we'll have in the next few years. >> the alert system in the honda. if you're out to the dinner and you have the babysitter there watching the kids at home and she takes your car and takes it beyond the prescribed range and she goes to her boyfriend's house and you get an alert saying she's going out of range and she's busted. >> you have the car on your property and if somebody else drives it, you know where they're going. >> yeah, teenage son, babysitter. >> what was this thing about texting verbally?

they'll build it into the dashboard. >> it's like kit. everybody crashes when they try to text and drive. >> they die. >> right, they die. you can say xoxo, lol and it automatically ends is to someone's phone. >> bill: right, you'll have the ability to text and e-mail verbally in the car? >> yeah, exactly. >> bill: that's going to be big. >> it's going to be amazing. the new technology, i think we're going to see is these electric cars, 100% electric. we're going to have wireless charging so instead of plugging it in in a few years, you'll be able to drive it in your garage and it's going to have a pad at the bottom and you're going to hover it over the pad and charge it. >> then charge it. >> bill: i'm for that. >> you are? >> bill: it's all $300,000 they want for this stuff. they have to get it down for the regular folks. all right, watters. i appreciate it. thank you, as always. we come right back, is it legal on a bride who faked having cancer? wait until you hear this story and dumbest things of the week. in lubbock, texas, the maid may

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>> bill: thanks for staying with us. i'm bill o'reilly and here's the legal segment tonight. we begin with the trial of john edwards charged with misusing campaign funds. you may remember mr. edwards had an affair. his mistress gave her a baby girl and all the while his wife was fighting cancer. the feds believe that edwards diverted campaign money to cover that situation up. however, some pundits believe the case is weak. here now, attorney and fox news analyst and the author of the big new thriller "eyes of justice." very frightening. good mother's day gift. and whatever. all right. weak case or strong? >> weak case, very weak case. they have to go inside of edwards' mind and say he intended, he knew that these funds, these illegal funds were

going, $900,000 of them were going to cover this affair up. >> he's running for vice president. that's the money coming in, right? he's with kerry. he's running for vice president. big job. second biggest job in the land and doing this awful stuff. that alone is really frightening. ok, but wait -- >> right. >> bill: he gets his money coming in. all right? and he's got people working for him that supposedly are in charge of the money. one of them says that edwards knew and ordered the money be given to his mistress to cover everything up. that's pretty strong. >> that it was specifically at his direction which is the exact nexus you need to put in there to prove the case. if you're in front of a jury, somebody gets up and takes the stand and says john edwards told me to give this money to support her to pay for her and to cover it up. >> bill: the problem is, well, this guy is a weasel and he's a liar. he's a weasel and a liar. i mean, it's not like mother teresa coming in and saying it.

>> putting himself at considerable risk. >> bill: he had to. if he didn't, he could have gone to jail. >> he lied about it from the beginning. >> bill: is there any backup to this weasel? >> no, the two donors. >> bill: i don't believe that. the feds have to have a paper trail. >> the two patrons, one is dead and one is 101. she's not going to testify. >> bill: why not? drag her in there. >> substantial democratic political contributor financially. >> bill: i believe the feds have the paper trail. >> of course they do. they wouldn't bring this case and the money was spent and it was gift contributions. in other words, the taxpayers who gave this -- these patrons, they said it was a gift and they paid -- >> bill: that's not going to work. if they can show that this campaign money went to this rielle woman, he's gone. >> they have the eyewitness. they have the paperwork. that's it. >> bill: prediction? conviction or no? >> conviction. >> no conviction. >> bill: arizona on the cutting

edge of laws that create pandemonium, right? and the latest law is if you annoy someone on the internet and we all mean annoy, we mean if you bully someone, if you threaten someone, if you're making their life uncomfortable in arizona, they haven't passed it yet but they want to pass a law that would hold you criminally responsible and you say? >> well, critics of it say it will stifle free speech and the law is overriding. it goes too far because it creates a scenario where somebody could be making a comment on facebook or twitter and maybe they're not using appropriate language. >> bill: nobody would prosecute on that. they'd have to have 20 or 30 examples. >> annoy or offend. i mean, come on. >> bill: so everybody, everybody believes that the statute will be rewritten. but the intent of the law is to protect kids and adults from people who are trying to destroy them. >> great idea, by the way. >> bill: the intent is good, right? >> i absolutely believe that, they are heading in the right direction on this.

we have to do something because this is the number one weapon against people that are trying to harm others out there, children, etc. sending these messages back and forth that are in some instances resulting in -- >> bill: you have remedies but they're pretty hard to do. >> cyber bullying. >> stalking. but this is annoy or offend. i mean, this is -- >> bill: we already said it but we'll do it again just for you, it has to be rewritten but the intent of the law is if someone is a target of the internet all the time, i want these laws. >> me, too! >> bill: i want these laws. >> make it so it's not laughable. >> bill: we'll send you down to phoenix and you help out. >> hang out on my page for a while. >> bill: there's a woman in new york who said she was dying of cancer and her wish, above all, was to have a wedding. all right? pick it up. >> yeah, 2010, she said i'm dying of leukemia and i only have a few more months. i want to marry this guy. so talk about internet. this went viral. everybody was, you know, these restaurants are giving money and boutiques are giving money for dresses. wine was coming in, all of these things. thousands of dollars.

they had a trip to aruba for their honeymoon. wonderful, wonderful honeymoon, wonderful wedding, all of that. it was all a lie! she forged a doctor's letter, doctor's note saying she'd have this -- >> bill: she didn't have leukemia. >> did the guy know? the guy found out. >> the guy began to suspect, one of the letters she formed from the doctor about her medical condition he suspected was a forgery or fraud. >> bill: she was living with this guy and had a kid by him. wouldn't you assume the guy might go to the doctor with you. maybe i want to go and talk it over? >> it's not very believable. >> bill: oh! >> now -- >> bill: you really are a regular inspector clusoe. wheel thinks there's more going on here. >> well! >> bill: wow! >> they're living together again. they had another child. maybe that's a clue. >> bill: maybe she can think of another disease. anyway, she's charged, right? >> right. >> bill: with fraud. >> with fraud. she could get up to --

>> i think she should max out. this is reprehensible. >> bill: how long would you send her to jail? >> i would give her the max. 24 years. let her out with good behavior. >> no! >> that's a little rough. >> bill: do you believe in reincarnation? i believe you were at the salem witch trials. all right, let's go! who's got the match. >> next! >> bill: thanks very much. dumbest things of the week on deck. jessica simpson naked maids and action figures. there they are. how dumb is that? how dumb is that? find out next. i'm gonna take allison jenkins to the senior prom in this. one day, i'll park this in a spot reserved for me. it's got 26,0 miles on it now, but i'm gonna take it to a thousand million. [ male announcer ] when you own a certified pre-owned mercedes-benz, chances are they'll own it one da too. which is why it undergoes such a rigorous inspection

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>> bill: back in the book segment tonight. dumbest things of the week starring fox news correspondent arthelle neville and greg

butfeld. i saw him in the middle of the night. it was "red eye" or something like that. arthel's is on jessica simpson who has been criticizing for gaining weight during her pregnancy. >> remember the time that jessica simpson was criticized because she didn't know the difference between chicken and tuna. that kind of thing is more fun to criticize than the fact that the girl is fat. >> she's just smart now. >> most women who are pregnant are not supposed to really comban more than 25 pounds. and she looks like she gained a lot more than that. >> bill: what do you say? >> she gained 40 pounds. all right? >> bill: is that a lot? >> that's five pounds over the 25 to 35 but it's dumb to criticize any woman who is pregnant. period. i don't care if you're a celebrity. i don't care if you pose nude for -- or show your pregnant belly on a magazine. >> bill: that's what she did. on some cover. >> on "vanity fair". and she copied demi moore. it's dumb. that's all i have to say about that.

>> bill: when is she giving birth? >> i don't think ever. >> bill: this will be ongoing publicity campaign. she does -- >> bill, don't say a word! >> bill: i will not say a word. i thought it was kirstie ali when she walked out. >> jessica simpson is fat because she's pregnant. what is joy behar's excuse? >> you come get him. i didn't say it. >> if you're going to be mean, if you're going to be mean, if you're going to dish it out, you have to take it. >> bill: kirstie alley has lost all the weight. i apologize to her. there's a woman who has a maid service and wants to get business increased. go. >> says she started the fantasy maid service after struggling to make ends meet. the maids' outfits will make your jaw drop and if a client doesn't want them in lingerie, their business web site reads the girls will clean nude or topless. this business is not a joke. they really do clean and on their web site, they say they do

not exchange sexual services for money. >> is there anything illegal going on here? >> absolutely nothing illegal. we have a very strict no touching policy. >> bill: i would pay to have that woman not clean my house and i'm sorry. the tattoos all over. i just -- >> this is an american story about innovation. it's fantastic. >> bill: it's fantastic? >> it is fantastic. they're taking something that exists, maid service, and they're combining it with nudity creating a whole new industry. i would say you have to be careful against cleaning with a vacuum while naked. i speak from experience. it can be a problem. >> bill: arthel, you say? >> he's a lunatic i say and this story is dumb. >> bill: the authorities are following these people around. >> they get a discount. >> bill: there's an undercover agent involved. my dumbest thing of the week is here they are. action figures from hero builders and they actually talk.

>> yeah. in the back there. >> i'm definitely not buying it. >> bill: all right, so this is a connecticut outfit. i don't know how much these costs but whatever they cost, it's too much! it's you. that's you and me. that's you and me. >> this is what i mean about gutfeld's, look at the arms. >> are you kidding me? never have biceps like that. >> you are calling me a wimp? >> colin: this is -->> bill: this is gutfeld on steroids. >> i stopped doing those years ago. >> bill: it really helped your hair. >> my hair? my hair? >> don't get into that! >> bill: who has better hair on the action figure? >> excuse me. excuse me. those are not action figures. those are dolls. you're two men talking about dolls. they're dolls. it's a doll. it's dumb. >> bill: the nose on me is way out of line. very dumb. all right. all right. pinheads & patriots i love that my daughter's part fish.

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