and alex sullivan who was celebrating his 27th birthday and who we are told planned to mark his first wedding anniversary this weekend. his father's agony yesterday captured in this image that has been seen around the world. also, gordon cowden who is the federal government targeting donors? what happened to one donor singled out by the reelection campaign?

>> governor romney, his -- the reason he says he can fix the economy is because of his business reverence. it turns out that his business records was starting a company, that has been investing in what was called pioneers. >> welcome to the "journal editorial report" that. is president obama on the now famous comment going after mitt romney for his time in private business repeating a claim that bain capitol sent jobs overseas. the line of attacks is becoming the central fight of the presidential campaign. whether government or private industry is best suited to create jobs who. is winning that argument so far?

we'll ask jason riley. and james froom onand kim straussel. so jason, candidates don't typically keep repeating an argument inless it's working. this s.this one working for barack obama? the closeness of the race might suggest it's not working but this is goinging to be in a handful of swing states. the white house believes in the south, ohio, pennsylvania among working-class voters, among people without a college degree, plant, factory workers that those tacks can be effective and that is why they're doubling down on them. some democratic believers don't like them. it's working with some voters obama is trying to reach. >> still even in polls. and what is striking is that mitt

romney suffered, it hasn't heched the president. >> no. is it's a big drag, the fact the economy sempks. it's a problem and the concern is that boy, the economy is so bad. the stimulus didn't work. health care plan is unpopular. why doesn't romney have a big lead? the obama campaign is spending money on ads suggests to people maybe it's working. >> do you think it's work something. >> i think they're working and the you didn't build that issue allowed romney to go on the offensive. and the initially at least this romney campaign wanted to focus on the economy and the failings there. and is that a mistake? >> absolutely this, week they rolled on the contract you

pointed ou. difference between obama's view, government-centric view of the world and they're free market vut of the world z they've done an he fekive job of seizing on this you didn't build it. they have been more wary to make that contrast. saying yeah, we believe in a free market but won't embrace bain or talk about off shoring i think there is a belief of fear maybe arguments about class warfare, top 1%, occupy wall street might resonate. they haven't done that. and they just keep getting hit on it. they're going to have to. >> what more can they say? >> the romney campaign? >> yes. >> you notice the president said i founld the company. they did outsourcing. bain invested in 350 companies and 80% grew revenues. and look on the investment side, analysis says romney was

delivering gains of over 50% per year this, is one of the great performances in business history. mr. obama's friend warren buffet probably never had a run that good. and -- . >> let's take a look at one of the ads romney is running to fight back. >> where did the obama stimulus money go? friends, donors, campaign supporters? special interest groups? where did the obama money go? solyndra. $500 million taxpayer dollars, bankrupt. windmills from china electric cars from finland. 79% of the stimulus grants awarded went to overseas company. >> and i'm mitt romney, a prove this message. >> the message says obama is an outsourcer, too. is that an effective response?

>> i think it is. i think romney is getting that message across in these swing states, florida, virginia, colorado polls show voters trust them more explaining why romney only wants to talk about the economy and why obama would rather talk about anything but the economy. a agree with kim. it's incredible he could have been caught on this issue. there is when he knew they're going to come from the obama campaign. he should have started what you just saw in that ad. >> and what about tax return issue? romney campaign released one year. and they say they're going to replace 2011 when those are done that. is an issue in primaries too. and democrats on pounding on that.

is that a mistake? >> he's go would going to be perfect great to get it out there. this is raising questions and democrats are suggesting there is something shadier. it's hard to believe that. and there is this guy running for president for years. >> why isn't he releasing them? >> i think that goes back to what is said before. which is that there is a great reluctance in the romney campaign to talk about anything that has to do with his wealth or time at bain. there is a fear the message is resonating. they just don't want to have that discussion. but they're just going to keep getting hit on it, again and again. >> you guys any difference on the tax returns? should he get rid of them? >> and i'm not one to think 12 years is the right number. and he says look at the companies i've built. >> that is right. >> and should have gotten them

out last year. when we come back, as mitt romney closes in our panel handicaps front runners for the job. and is it too soon to make his choice public? [ male announcer ] what if you had thermal night-vision goggles, like in a specialps mission? you'd spot movement, gather intelligence with minimal collateral damage. but rather than neutralizing enemies in their sleep, you'd be targeting stocks to trade. well, that's what trade architect's heat maps do. they make you a trading assassin. trade architect. td ameritrade's empowering web-based trading platform. trade commission-free for 60 days, and we'll throw in up to $600 when you open an account.

>> speculation about mitt romney's vp rick reporting the short list had gotten shorter and that an announcement was imminent. how soon is too soon to announce? we're back with jason riley, james freem onand kim straussel. and so, kim, quickly about this issue of when to announce the pick.

is it safe to do it now? or wait for the convention? >> they're looking back at 2008 and the mccain decision to choose someone relatively unknown put them out of the convention, sara palin became sort of the subject of the media frenzy. and they're going to get news out. so they can have two guys focused on. >> so you think it's a good idea to get it out early? >> i think so. romney has wanted to make this about the economy. he doesn't want to throw someone out there and have the news media focused on this. >> and there is john mccain picking sara palin took a risk. you can decide whether that worked out. but now, mitt romney, mccain hoping for ron paul. and what does romney need to do? take a right after this snk.

>> this is never going to happen again. and there is people were worried about... >> this should -- shu romney take the risk? or go with a safe pick? >> go with a safe pick no. question about it someone has been veted. >> yes. he is never going anyway to go do this other thing. it's impossible. he doesn't have none like that. and he's going to have a safe pick. it's his nature to have a safe pick. >> it's going to be a close race. and only have an upside. and i think someone like marco rubio did do that. >> and might help you with the demographic group like out west. >> he's -- that is going to help with latinos in western states? >> it could. it can't hurt. >> and is this -- he's young

and untested. someone who is a safer pick, solid and experienced? >> probably thinking of tim pawlenty. former minnesota governor. he can go into the mid west and win over some voters. >> is working class roots? >> yes. whether he can move into vice president nominee, i'm not sure. but solid states he'll probably be your guy. >> there is a wonderful moment when, one minute after he lost the straw poll in iowa. overnight decided he's not up for this, he may have an excessive pessimism overnight. or may just take that advice. but... >> that is a judgment as a candidate. >> and this is -- i would say

something about a guy put out there is rob portman of ohio. i'm not sure how safe of a pick that would be. i think there is a down side to portman. and there is a down side with condy rice that. is afillation with the bush administration n portman's case he not only gives an opening to say romney wants to take the country back in terms of policies but personnel. and also is bush's budget director, people porg forget the tea party sentiment started under bush. i'm not sure he's as safe a pick as people present. >> i agree they should steer clear of a bush association. let me ask you about another scene. going with this young reform generation either in states or congress. someone like paul ryan versus

establishment. which way do you think it should turn on that question? >> there is a choice is that everyone saying can the vice president win a state? region? and that is the question facing come knee now is this is boing to split republican party since getting tossed out of congress in 2006. the old guys versus new, young generation dealing with the deficit, reform the tax cut, attacking entitlement problem. it's going to give them shine and reassure voters you've got big ideas and plans. those are guys like marco rubio or paul ryan, for instance. he needs some of that to rub off on him. >> dorjo think, paul ryan is a favorite among an awful a lot of people. he has a medicare proposal some people think is too risky. >> yes. on the bush side and there is he's willing to touch

the third rail. on the other hand he's a rather younger version of romney. he's business like, he's in many ways strong and admirable. and youth may appeal. >> he can make the argument of substance. much better than mitt romney can. >> yes. yes. >> and that is where i think the romney campaign, if you're thinking just win, baby and i think you might want someone that can help make arguments. >> when we come back, a wealthy businessman targeted for donating to mitt romney. first singled out in the obama campaign web site then divorce records. but it doesn't end there. the update is next.

does president obama have an emmies list? in april a column suggesting that he does, targeting private citizens that donated to mitt romney can w.claims they have quote less than reputable records. kim noted they had been digging into divorce records of frank van dersloot. what is the latest? >> the latest is that mr. vandersloot. the president calls him out by name.

we have this private investigator now, it turns out he's being audited not just by one agency, but two. they're being audited by irs for two years of tax returns and a couple weeks after gegt a letter informing of that, the department of labor saying he was also being audited there for some workers he hired from a ranch in idaho coming in on temporary visas from mexico they're looking into that aspect of his life as well. >> so i guess the question is mere coincidence they decided to investigate him at the same time? was someone giving orders? or just looking at the public records. do we know? >> no. we don't know. you don't go after private citizens for politics because what happens is that the president goes out and names him, as you said, then on, the

public is full of doubt. is mr. vandersloot being targeted because he deserves to have taxes audited or because the president doesn't like him? or someone working in the administration decided to do the president a favor? or the president named the name to someone in the irs feels obligated to look into it? none are good ones. >> some of us have been audited and unpleasant experience, and when it comes to the labor department, you reported this week that there is only three employee who's might have to be investigated on his rampbl. >> that makes it feel fishy is that every year, tens of thousands of my grant workers come into the united states. he employs three. they worked on his ranch five years, two are brothers and so

to shouldly put attention on this is unusual. >> why did the campaign signa signal -- single out these people? >> they're feeling a lot of heat right now. most of the people gave money to a romney supporting super pack. >> this is big donations but the obama campaign had a great deal of trouble raising sim already amounts of money. they know they're outmatched. so there is a goal to smear those donating to the romney super pack and embarrass it and make it look like it's ill legitimate. >> what does this tell you about the move through disclosure? this is huge to make these people a target. raises questions in my mind. >> this is frightening buzz

because you wonder what democrats have been doing is going after organizations or individuals and everyone has to rethink disclosure. >> ve to take one more break. hits and misses of the week. [ male announcer ] if you had a dollar for every dollar

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from maine to maui, thousands of high school students across the country are getting in on the action by volunteering in their communities. chris young: action teams of high school students are joining volunteers of america and major league baseball players to help train and inspire the next generation of volunteers. carlos peña: it's easy to start an action team at your schoo so you, too, can get in on the action. get in on the action at actionteam.org. time now for hit and misses of the week, kim, firks you. >> there is a miss of the great green fleet this, week began flying on bio fuel, chicken fat and algae. it turns out the cost of the bio fuels are $26 a gallon, six times of cost of regular fuel. the defense department facing

crippling cuts and the idea the president is doing this, wasting tens of millions to make the navy a poster child for green ambitions is crazy. >> okay. >> this is a hit for gary johnson, libertarian party candidate for president. aernor of new mexico. and akofrding to polls he's helping close the gap in new mexico. obama had a 14 point lead, now down to owe about five points and pollsters say because he's winning support from democratic leaning independents. >> and the tragedy at penn state we're learning a big part of the story is the president and university administration resisted had an oversight by the board this, is unfortunately a problem nationwide. it's amiss that is pushing for

stronger boards for years. >> thank you so much that. is it for this week's edition of the journal editorial report. thanks for watching. we hope to. >> see you right here next week. on fox news watch. >> if you have a business, you've got it. >> president's words causing business owners to take issue with what he said. did the media take issue? or ignore the issue? >> it's kind of music releasing two years of records. >> the president threatening mitt romney to show what he made pushing for the g.o.p. contender to make tax returns public. and is it time for the political press to refocus? >> i can't guess to what

motives are. >> george zimmerman giving fox news the exclusive and asking the rest of the press for an apology. a political reporter for "new york times" reveals a dirty little secret about how to get quotes from politicians. you tube. famous for off the wall videos now becoming a trusted source for news. and there is a trip back in time to the happiest place in earth. on the panel this week judy miller, and syndicated columnist al thomas and bill pinkerton ask ellen, bureau chief. and fox news watch is on right now. >> if you're successful,

someone along the lines gave you some help. there is a great teacher somewhere in your life. someone helped to create this unbelievable american system we have that allows you to thrive. someone invested roads and bridges. if you've got a business you didn't build that. someone else made that happen. >> and mr. obama words getting attention of job makers and critics. and there is a campaign with one of the call ins where journalists are able to call and listen to what they want to present. on this call there is four small business people including an african american woman that said she was outraged at the suggestion she needed the government's help. the first question from the first journalist able to ask

is release your tax returns so they don't get off this line like a dog grabbing your ankle. they won't let go. >> we'll talk about the tax returns in just a moment. and there is conserve tiff media watch dog group. >> counting number of hours for the newscast. mentioned and talking about the comments that the president made. >> and then, it took another 24 hours to talk about this. is that biased? it's actually biased. i do believe america is made not just of individual innovations but together working together. and there is looking for conservatives and there is some liberals reacting on blogs did but main stream media did ignore the story. >> and there is mitt romney

saying corps raigs are people. media pounces on that. there is a lag time. and once they did start to talk about it, they talk about it too much. >> i think what they did is took their last part of the president's remarks which is that you didn't do this alobe. therefore, it led some people to conclude that obama was a socialist which of course is ridiculous. and it's pointed out the conflation of what he said, editing made it seem like something he hasn't said. i don't see what extraordinary about it. hillary clinton said it takes a village. most people understand. >> she got in a lot of trouble for that. >> that is a democratic position. this call as tension to a basic divide between republicans and democrats in this election. i think it's fair. >> and this is calling afengs

whether he wanted to or not, merit based system, is back to 1815 describing the system of industrial development for america is a phrase you can look up, it's a school of thought. i'm in the sure the president thought about talking about it correctly. and if this internet, for example. because the white house didn't see knit that context, critics didn't either. and there is if it went viral and so on, and there are days before nbc news and the obama administration realized there is a virus or a lit under them. >> the tax issue. people are clamoring. the media after mitt romney. we want to see more of your taxes. is this a media driven story? >> i think it's media driven story and there is some

appetite for it. there is a problem for conservatives is where was the effort on behalf of the media to get the college records of president obama and tell bus his background? media latches on to democratic talking points and this is not an issue going to go away if he releases them. ann romney said this week if we release other taxes all media are going to do and democrats is how rich we are. we know that. >> and what matters is i do think the media is taking that up. >> and nancy pelosi talks about this on thursday and when i'm running for president i'll release it and this isn't important. that was not picked up. >> it didn't matter about the

college records which are early 80s, why does it matter to the main stream media about mitt rom niece high school from mid 60s? >> this is media talking about it for weeks. >> and there is a lot of conservatives have come out and told mitt romney he should just release it absolutely. national youth saying it was unsustainable. i feel outrage is on the part of conservatives saying look. we know he's rich but what worries sus unwillingness for him to cooperate and release records and is this the way he's going to govern? >> quickly. >> and economy is what matters most. there is every time have you three months of planning you have a recession and might explain why this poll has romney up by a point. coming up next, george zimmerman.

>> soon, overwhelming majority of media. >> george zimmerman gives an interview to fox news and wants an apology in this case. will he get one. >> how about this? say that about me. >> and a look back at the smart of something really big. all next on news watch. sure, you could say it's an unusual hobby.

and yeah, i've had people laugh at me, but i don't care. i just love collecting air. people can make fun of me all they want, but i choose to see the glass half-full. of air. think it's weird to collect air? you wouldn't think so if you saw what your lungs collect every time you breathe. protect your health with the free "state of the air" app from the american lung association. george there is media, special interests and there is people want to make about this case you can read articles it's a white guy killed an unarmed black youth holding exitels and what do you say to that?

>> and again... i appreciate you not rushing to judgment. people assume i was white because of my last name. my father is caucasian, my mother is hispanic which is my second language. my grandmother and mother raised me. my dad was in the army. i consider myself american, and a hispanic american. i don't think it's fair they rush to judgment to assume that. >> and do you feel the media rush to judgment? >> this interview accused killer george zimmerman talks about details of the day he shot trayvon martin in florida and major props to shaen sean for getting the interview and where you surprised his lawyer

allowed him to answer those questions? >> you bet. i think it's a dangerous thing to do and sean hannity brought him out and serious questions about wlrpt he regretted anything about that night. the death being part of god's plan. this is in terms of public relations this will not play well for mr. zimmerman. >> had is a story that didn't get a lot after tension. and it went viral and immediately there is a plan against george zimmerman. people coming down negatively. has that changed at all? >> i think that first you're right. when the news hit as it were, and this became a story. there is obviously billed a white racist and probably a tea partier z since then, when

the more details have come out about trayvon martin. the suggestion skimmerman was badly banged up. and the media, i think i disagree. i think zimmerman had no choice but to get out there f its legally risky he's got to get unconvicted. >> that interview has been admitted as evidence in this trial. and what one of the things he said is that he had no regrets. >> he talks about god's plan. i have to say both abc news and fox did a balanced view of what he said and what the martin family said. it was very balanced. i was impressed with the news organizations forgiving a balanced connection to that interview. >> zimmerman wants an apology from a lot of people in the media who have already

convicted him of murder. including al sharpton. mentioned spike lee. and is he right to want allege aupon? he anded media means never having to say you're sorry. no. he's never going to get an apology. but this is risky. in these cases you go on to try to solidify your position in the minds of the phone shall jurors and public. he did this. and it's a dangerous thing, it's a high wire act. we'll only know after the trial. >> there are legal experts saying the case against him not real thing there. is a good possibility he's going to be acquitted. in that trial. what happens? what kind of a media treatment should he expect? >> i think you'll see that this is dweshed scholar says

the prosecution is ridiculous if there is news there that will get more coverage. and i think zimmerman should -- i don't thinked immediatar helping at all to continue. >> if he is acquitted are we looking at violence on the streets of florida fla? because of the way he's been for trayed?. >> yes. i think there is a possibility. that is why i think people like al sharpton should be careful about what they say. there is an ayupgs people are innocent until proven guilty. this didn't happen in this case. i am interested in the aftermath. >> if you see something you

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on monday the "new york times" publishing a story about how politicians and their advisors are approving their quotes before they can be published. mr. meet peters writes quote approval is a standard practice for the obama

campaign and viewed by many strategists and in the white house almost anyone other than spokesman paid to be quoted and sometimes it applies to them. also common place throughout washington and on the campaign trail. go goes on its difficult to find a news outlet and organizations like bloomberg, the washington post, "vanity fair" and "new york times" consented to interviews under such terms, judy, used to work at north "new york times", have you ever heard of a policy on giving an official a chance to edit their quotes? >> what i have heard of is reading back a quote to someone to see if it's accurate. and this is... when this is out and it wrong, it ricochets around the world. if it's wrong it's hard to walk back. so... it's very hard to have a

general rule applying to everybody and everything. i haven't heard of this. this is a new policy. i to think we need to ask what happens? >> and what changed between judy and the "new york times"? in 2007 and today? oh. president obama got elected. okay. okay. >> i don't think that has anything, i mean, it's being done by both sides. let's be honest here, what i think a lot of the news organizations are now is that ap will not allow that to happen and has been one of the news organization that's suggests we don't play that game. >> and peter says manipulation is gone from the kinds of questions and we discussed this sometime ago with hillary clinton as first lady going on the today show. turned out her people said, okay, she's going to come on but don't ask this, this,

this. and there is a way around this. and there is so, you have the quotes and know what it is. reporter going to be accurate. >> this is a statement don't read the paper. >> i don't think the obama administration owes any reporter anything in terms of an interview. however, if you need it proof there is a footsy being played between big major media outlets, then they, too. this is it this, is proof they're playing a game. >> did you go to you tube for your news? there is a survey out saying you tube is a big source of news for people all over the world because you can trust it. >> i don't know if it's a trusted source. people like unrefined and unfiltered news and you tube

does provide that in terms of a full interview. and there is -- come on. it's not the news. >> it's not the news but a picture of what's happening at the time. >> romney had his piece i went and i counted myself to the boos. that is a resource. not the whole story. it's a raw footage. it's -- going to be become more popular? >> as people distrust the media and another survey major networks are trusted less people want to get information that isn't filtered. this is one of a balanced time. >> and a start of something big. we asked over 3,000 doctors to review 5-hour energy

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