you were saying so i was reading your lips. actually they are normal lips compared to paul. they were easy. thank you rebecca, bill schulz, that does it for me. i'm greg gutfeld. mr. for bill. >> the o'reilly factor is on. tonight. >> white voters are still much more republic than any other group in the electorate. >> bill: npr cokie roberts says the primary reason mitt romney went to poland was to get the white vote. wow. crowley and colmes on that. >> wonder why everybody is taking pictures that's all. >> i think it might be intimidating that you have a stick in your hand. >> bill: another potential scandal for the obama administration. the justice department drops the case against the black panthers who may have broken the law at a polling place. now a federal judge says politics not justice may have given the panthers a pass.

>> what have you been doing alf, what have you been doing, man. >> i have been waiting for the right thing to come along. obviously this isn't it. >> bill: strangest moments in factor history continues tonight. some of our guests are not even human. >> you might have snuck across the border. i might have to make a citizen's arrest. [ laughter ] >> no. >> bill: caution, you where to enter the no spin zone. the factor begins right now. >> hi, i'm bill o'reilly. thanks for watching us tonight. another possible scandal at the justice department and that is the subject of this evening's talking points memo. as you may know, the fast and furious gun scandal has embarrassed the obama administration and put attorney general eric holder's job in jeopardy. mr. obama invoked executive privilege from com finding out whether or not mr. holder and

his assistance were involved now we he have another potential scandal that most media outlets will not report to you on election day 2008. two black panthers stood outside polling place acting in intimidating matter. >> wonder why taking pictures, that's all. >> i think it might be a little bit intimidating that you have a stick in your hand. that's why. >> who are you to -- >> -- i mean, that's a weapon. that's why a little worried. >> who are you to decide? >> i mean i am a concerned citizen. i was worried. >> that's why we are here. >> okay. but you have a nightstick in your hand. i mean. >> you have a camera phone. >> i have a camera phone which is not a weapon. >> bill: based on that video the bush administration filed a civil complaint against the new black panther party for allegedly violating the voter right's act of 1965. the did not show up for the court hearing and one was found guilty of a civil

violation but not punished in any significant way. the obama justice department refused to pursue criminal charges against the black panthers although there was strong evidence that they did violate the law. attorney general holder saying there simply was not enough evidence to charge the men in federal criminal court. but some believe that's not true. and politics allowed the panthers to get away with it. >> was there any political leadership involved in the decision not to pursue this particular case any further than it was? >> the decisions were made bylor let that king in consultation with steve rosenbaum who is the acting deputy assistant attorney general. >> bill: assistant attorney general perez who you just saw there is now in big trouble for making that statement. that's because the watchdog organization judicial watch filed a freedom of information foia and they received documents they obtained evidence that federal judge

reggie walton says indicates political pressure was in play. judge walton writing, quote: the documents reveal that political appointees within doj were conferring about the status and resolution of the new black panther party case in the days breeding the doj's dismissal of claims in that case. which would appear to contradict assistant attorney general perez' testimony that political leadership was not involved. in that decision, unquote. because of judge walton's ruling mr. perez may be investigated for perjury. but no matter what happens, this is another political embarrassment for the obama administration and attorney general holder. it is widely believed that mr. holder blends justice with politics at times we say that without any agenda. praised the justice department for charging andrew goodman with federal crimes, circumventing a new york

judge's insane two year prison sentence which would have put the monster back on the street within weeks. we'll have more on that in is it legal coming up. so we are not anti-justice department people here. however, this black panther thing should have been prosecuted no doubt people were intruding on apology place. video proves it now we find out the decision not to prosecute had political implications. very bad news for attorney general holder and his friend the president of united states. that's the memo. now for the top story tonight. let's bring in the president of judicial watch tom fenton, the author of the new book the corruption chronicles, obama's big corruption and big government. he joins us from washington. so what do you think exactly happened here. you know, the bush administration didn't charge the panthers criminally they could have. they charged him civilly. panthers gave the finger to the system.

didn't even show up. the system didn't do anything to them. then president obama takes over. the thing is still percolating the obama justice department does absolutely nothing. what happened inside all of that? >> filed civil case at the end of the bush administration. the obama people came in and dropped the civil case. so, in addition to not pursuing criminal charges civil charges dropped by the obama people and documents we obtain show a top official named sam herb seemingly orchestrated the effort to drop the charges. there was philosophical objections on the part of leftist generally there has been testimony about where they don't like these civil rights laws being applied against black people. they are designed to be applied against white people. that's the argument of the justice department. >> there was a hearing in federal civil court where one

of the two panthers that you saw in that tape was sanctioned, said you can't go within 100 yards of a polling place or whatever. it was nothing. that happened under the obama administration. but it was a joke because nothing really happened. they just ignored everything. they have you had been held in contempt because they didn't show up. now, sam hirsch. who is sam hirsch? who is that? >> he is a top official at the justice department. he was a deputy to the number three official. he is a former obama donor, democratic lawyer, active in litigating on behalf of the democratic party interest. now is he in the justice department making decisions like this. and he. >> bill: why we have that kind of clout though. you shaw perez. perez goes in and says no, no, no. politics had nothing to do with it. we just didn't think there was enough evidence. come on. but why would hirsch have that kind of power? >> because he was the boss of all the folks who were making the decision as to what to do

against the black panthers. not only that he was informing and collaborating and conferring with his bosses, including tom pirelli, again, another close obama guy, raises a boat load of money for obama. >> bill: these guys aren't fbi guys. these are appointees that get jobs in the department of justice. but you have got it think that holder, the attorney general because of the profile of this case because it was done on the fox news channel and some other news agencies, he had to be following this case. so, i mean what everybody wants to know is the president of the united states and the attorney general of the united states tell the justifiable department we don't want to do this. we don't want to go after these guys. is that possible? >> well, i don't think they need to. holder was certainly briefed on the case. there is two documents showing he was briefed at least twice. between pirelli and hirsch, the political side is covered. per refusally is an old obama buddy back in his days in the

harvard law review back at harvard. and he is the top obama guy in terms of helping him with the transition at the time. between the bush presidency and the obama presidency and obviously was appointed number three at the department of justice. in fact, emails show that pirelli was very active talking about these, this case in the days before it was dropped. i don't know -- perez came in after the fact. pretended none of these political people were involved and perez himself is another democratic activist. he ran for public office in maryland. >> bill: but perez is in trouble now i don't think under this justice department he would be but he could be charged with perjury because he testified under oath in front of the civil rights commission and said no, none of that. >> this -- his false testimony it. i think it's false testimony. it's been out there for some time. the justice department has refused to act on it. and this latest piece of litigation they are still defending what perez said despite all those emails that

we are talking about showing all these politicals being involved in the decision-making to drop this case of outright and really in your face voter intimidation. >> bill: you think it's just because they don't want to make even militant african-americans like the black panthers look bad? do you think that's the bottom line on this? >> leftist civil rights activists object to voting protection given extended to white people they think the law only is designed to protect minorities. there is testimony from jay christian adams and chris coats to that effect and they were officials at the justice department, too. lit lit all right, mr. fitton, thanks very much. we will continue to follow the case. next on the run down cokie roberts npr says mitt romney went to poland to get white people to vote for him back here. it's all about winston churchill, we're coming right back. [ male announcer ] if you had a dollar for every dollar

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really what romney has in mind here. it's more for the folks at home, the descendants of the people that he will be peeking to in poland. >> bill: with us now to react monica crowley author of the big new book "what the bleep just happened" asking about cokie and always incisive alan colmes. don't blame me for that. so let straight. cokie roberts believes that romney went to poland to get the white vote back here. does that kind of ring true to you. >> no, it doesn't ring true to me. do you think all liberals think that way? >> are you going to throw cokie under the bus. >> i never heard anybody else say that. >> well because it is so beyond stupid. >> t doesn't make any sense. >> this is generally how the left thinks. >> no it's not. >> all identity politics all the time. slice and dies american group into racial differences. gender differences and target

those particular groups. they don't see americans as individuals they see them as -- >> bill: polish americans comprise 3% of the voting population. 3%. if you wanted white votes he would have went to germany, would have gone to germany, pardon my grammar. because that is the biggest ethnic group german americans or ireland here is the problem when cokie roberts does something crazy. this is the way liberals think. this is the way left is emblematic. >> how many times have we done a segment like this different left wing nuts? how many times. >> talk about right wing nuts? there are no right wing nuts. >> there are right wing nuts but i haven't heard any of them, all right inject race into this presidential election campaign. emblematic of the left. >> every time we turn around there is other liberals saying you criticized obama because you don't like black people. >> we go down this road again about obama has been that.

muslim, american, african-american not part of the american culture come on same thing. >> what we are overlooking here is the fact that governor romney went to poland, the real reason he went to poland current comearnted and chief who actually chose the 70th anniversary of the invasion of poland to cancel the mission defense shield which would have -- >> bill: that's why he went. >> i'm not going to gut their missile program or anything like that. >> that was the actual and also to extend a hand of friendship on behalf of the american people to the polls. >> bill: go over there, right? >> wanted to show strong on israel. strong on eastern europe. >> bill: versus the labor guy is he a union guy. >> is he a republic. he has campaigned for republicans in this country. he is in sync. >> he didn't go there because he wanted to get white votes. i mean, that's insane. that's why we did the segment. >> bill: big hot senate race up in massachusetts.

elizabeth warren is running give me his name again. >> scott brown. >> bill: the reason i can't remember scott brown's name i because he won't come on this program. i kind of blank it out because i'm insulted. neck and neck. big money. warren comes out with this stand go. >> why aren't rerebuilding america? our competitors are putting people to work. china invests 9% of g.d.p. in infrastructure. america we are just at 2.4%. we can do better. >> bill: all right, so china now is supposed to be our economic model according to the. >> according to this blaze where this video appeared. she wants to be a communist. she a communist. she wants america to be communist. >> bill: i didn't say she was a communist what are you ranting about? >> so what is beck running the program? >> let me tell you something, romney is in israel praises healthcare program which is a socialist national healthcare program and says this is a better program than we have in the united states. does that make romney a

socialist? >> i don't know what you are talking about. all of a sudden we are in romney and israel when we are supposed to be in massachusetts. >> talking about crazy other countries. >> bill: this is what you always do. you deflect into other areas because you don't want to deal with warren. >> let's deal with what she actually said. she was complaining that the united states doesn't pour enough money into infrastructure. >> bill: more government spending to stimulate the economy remember when the additional stimulus trillion dollars sold by and large to improve infrastructure in america. do you know the percentage of that nearly trillion-dollars that actually went to infrastructure? 6%. >> bill: 6%? >> now while she is complaining about and putting up the chinese model this also very clear, the chinese owned so much of our debt, bill, that actually in the interest we pay to china for financing and floating. we are paying for their infrastructure. >> bill: you just said you agree with him. >> i want to say why my comment was relevant. mitt romney goes to israel and

praises their healthcare system with more of their government money goes to their healthcare system in israel and more taxpayer dollars in israel goes to their healthcare. so. >> that's what. >> bill: you are hysterical. i'm going to have to hose you down. >> there is a double standard. >> bill: you are so crazy. just stay on warren and china. all right. now, warren wants more government spending as she just pointed out, ms. monica, all right? it didn't work the first time and it was only 6% of it went. now, do you know what per capita income is in china? do you know? >> i know that. >> bill: do you know what per capita is. >> i don't have the exact number. >> bill: it's 5500 bucks a year. >> fine. >> bill: it's a lot easier to hire them to build the great wall a little higher. 5500. they pay them nothing. here, you have got to pay the unions. you have got to pay everything. and we're broke, colmes. has nothing to do with israel. >> yes, it does. >> bill: nothing to do with romney, all right? it's just warn doesn't know

what she is talking about. >> she is talking about the fact that we have infrastructure. when we built infrastructure we get out of the depression with fdr doing it. >> bill: fdr now? now we are back to fdr. >> gets us out of economic recession. it's putting money into infrastructure and investing domestically in this country. that's what actually helps the economy. >> bill: get out of the recession more government spending on that didn't happen the first time. can you wrap it up. >> that's what gets us out of depression or recession sun leashing the private sector. on your point we are break yes that's correct we are break because we blew nearly a trillion dollars just on transfer payments. this is what the stimulus is about transfer payments to states and local governments to keep their government payrolls going. that's why the nearly trillion didn't go into infrastructure. that's why we can't improve it. >> bill: easier to build infrastructure with people making 35 cents an hour, ms. warren.

brown, you have got to get on this show, brown. you have got to wise up. >> come on senator, do the factor. >> bill: some libertarians don't care if iran gets a nuclear weapon. john stossel has some thoughts. is it legal? company sued for enabling child prostitution up coming.

>> bill: stossel matter segment tonight, ron paul a lot of libertarian believes as you know, including this one on the iranian nuclear controversy. >> how are we going to persuade them not to pursue a nuclear weapon? >> maybe offering friendship. the iranians can't even make enough gasoline for themselves. for them to be a threat to us or to anybody in the region, i think it's just blown out of proportion. >> all right. with us now fox business anchor john stossel. is that how you see the

iranian nuclear threat blown out of proportion? they are really a bunch of hapless guys. they really couldn't do anything even if they did a nuke? is that how you see it. >> no. that was a cheap line about let's make friends with them. >> no it wasn't. he said it on more than one occasion. he wants to be nice to them. >> we should be friendly with everybody. but the cut out the part where he said during the 60's it was dangerous but we didn't think we had to attack the soviets. >> bill: what does that have to do with it. he wants to be friendly to iran that's what he wants. >> the alternative is being beaten is attack iran. he is saying no. >> bill: i don't think it has to be one or the other. i think you can stern with them and punish them economically don't march in tomorrow. he is not concerned if they get the nuke and you are not either, i don't think. >> yes, libertarians are concerned if they get a nuke. but most of us, it's not universal. some libertarians say we should prevent that from

happening. but most say it's not a crisis. but a chinese, the russians, we talk to them, we deter, we have know would be self-destructive. >> bill: here is why it is different. the chinese and russians are secular society. atheist i can. based on domination. these people are fanatical islamists. they want to kill you if you are jewish just because you are jewish. not because it has anything to do with we did owe politics. ifgeo politics. if you are jewish, you are dead. you say it's not that big of crisis if they start to develop nuclear technology where they can weaponize make smaller weapons. suitcase bombs something like that. i'm saying to myself you guys are grossly underestimating the danger that this nation presents. >> this nation presents a grave danger. but we only have two choices.

to talk or to fight. >> how long have we been talking to these pinheads. >> we have been talking forever. you want to fight? >> are they going to cower in the corner? >> see if you would agree with this. and obama, the obama administration is doing this silently. they don't want you, john stossel to know about it they are movie the navy into the persian gulf, they are moving them, in all right? they are basically saying, listen, if we have to, we're going to starve you out. we will will blockade you as key did as john kennedy did to cuba. it's almost a parallel situation by the way. we're going to starve you out. >> much harder to do with this country. >> no it isn't. the golf is so narrow. >> trade routes. >> no they don't only through russia. that is a long slog. they are pinned, all right? so we can starve those people out. that's what i would basically do. blockade them nothing in, nothing out. >> then what? overthrow them.

>> new regime will be better. can't be worse. >> can't be worse. >> bill: how? >> they ended their war, their war voluntarily with iraq. their 8-year war. >> bill: they ended it because it was a stalemate. lost millions of people. >> they are not being totally rational. to attack be totally anile united stated. >> i think they want that nuke and use it if they got it, all right? but you, say you know, i would love to have a time machine to take ron paul back to the 30's. you had a lot of politicians in america, hitler, contained, not going to cause a problem. same thing. every incursion. iraq. >> this is very similar. wipe the jews out if they could. said that. >> afghanistan has more people than afghanistan and iraq combined. >> that's a problem. >> what are we going to do about them. >> bill: don't be colmes, that's another segment.

all right. stossel. don't forget his book "no they can't why government fails and individuals succeed" everybody is reading it at the beach. strangest moments in factor history continues. don't miss it tonight alf and i shoot it out. i slapped that puppet. is it legal on a possible serial killer of wives going on trial today. also awful child rapist case in new york city. hope you stay tuned

>> shepard: personal story segment tonight. we continue our stories on the strangest mommy's in factory history. as you know the air almost 16 years. in that time many bizarre things have happened. one of them involve mr. t the a team actor who did a commercial that some say demean the gay people. >>

>> i pity you, fool. you are a disgrace to the man race. it's time to run like a real man. take that speed walker. >> i don't think anybody thinks that you had anything to do with this snickers thing other than driving the thing and shooting the machine gun at the guy and eating the snicker's par but why do you think that mars, the parent company pulled it? i mean, if what you say is true, it's just a speed walker mocking that. has no gay implication. why did they pull is it? >> i don't know. maybe they worry about the pressure or something like that. you know. it's a controversy, you know. >> bill: sure. >> myself, i'm a fighter, you know. if i did something wrong i would admit it. there was nothing wrong. >> bill: was there ever when you saw it or doing it anybody say you know, this might be misinterpreted as a mocking of gays? did that ever happen? >> no. because, you know, there was never no certain thing like that. you know.

>> bill: i would like to wear a bandanna like that but i think it would cause some trouble. but if you would like to see me just email me. second selection involves rock star gene simmons kiss. rock star about his family that is kind of different. >> i think all women quite honestly would prefer marriage by and large to different kind of -- >> bill: but she hates you? >> no, she actually worships me. you know me. [ laughter ] >> bill: i don't know about that hair. something going on up there. >> you can check it out. >> bill: gene, i'm not going to check it out, i'm going to sit here and interview you not check your hair out. >> bill: that was a wise decision. maybe he can wear that ban danna. some guests on the factor are not even human. >> when we last left you in 1990, you were arrested by the u.s. military. >> were you tortured by the military. >> no, no. it was a tv show, man. get a grip on reality. >> bill: what have you been doing alf? >> i have been waiting for the

right thing to come along. obviously this isn't it. [ laughter ] >> so what i have got to say to everyone from every political persuasion in the nation is this. scram. get out of here! >> bill: you were a little aggressive there. >> what do you mean? >> bill: you are in people's faces. >> are you saying i'm in your face right now? >> are you saying i'm right in your face? >> bill: what country are you from? you have a funny accent. >> i'm in america. are you telling me foreign people don't have the same rights? >> bill: i was told you might have snuck across the border. i might have to make a citizen's arrest. [ laughter ] no! >> bill: now, tomorrow we will present some serious moments with convicted terrorist sammy l. or i don't know and a black panther guy. whenwhen we come right back is s it legal lawsuit against a media company involving child prostitutes and update on awful child rapist case here in new york city. legal is next.

>> bill: thanks for staying with us. in the is t legal segment tonight, beginning with the trial of 58-year-old drew peterson in illinois. mr. peterson charged with murdering his third wife kathleen savio. also suspected in the disappearance of his fourth wife stacy peterson. here now attorneys and fox news analyst kimberly guilfoyle and lis wiehl. it took more than three years. >> um-huh. >> to get this trial underway

in illinois. three years. >> longer than that i mean this happened. >> bill: he was charged. >> in 2009. >> bill: right. and it's 12 now. so why did it take so long? >> may i back up just for a second? wasn't charged until 2009 because it was ruled an accidental death. until 2007 when the fourth wife went missing. stacy peterson. then they reopened. then they charge him in 2009. is it still took a couple years to get enough evidence according to the prosecutors. they charged him in 2009. then the legal wrong blinks started with all the idea bring on. can you bring in hearsay statements? when somebody is available to take the stand and, you know, they should be the one testifying. if if you have murdered somebody than here say gets thrown out because obviously the person is una.b. available. >> bill: took three years to decide what evidence could be introduced. >> yes, appeal court after appeal court. >> bill: never heard of that you have heard of that. >> no justice excuse for this. >> bill: just incompetence by the illinois state court? >> i don't want to cast

dispersions on them but you said it honestly this shouldn't taken this long. how do you drown in a dry bathtub? why don't you start with that and then he responds to the scene? >> bill: constitution says you are entitled to a speedy trial. peterson didn't want it. >> exactly. >> bill: but, still, that should be the theme. all right, now, what are the odds of this guy getting convicted of murder? >> i don't think they are all that great. >> bill: really? you think he might walk, huh? >> here is why. we live in a society that we love csi. >> bill: they all want the slam dunk. >> they want the slam dunk. they want the forensics there are not very many forensics here. >> it doesn't matter. how about common sense? look at the evidence. this guy responds because is he so tied in with everybody. his buddy was on the grand jury at the time that investigated the case that failed to proceed forward with the indictment. >> the prosecution is going to be very skilled in telling the jury look, don't have a witness here. you don't have any videotape here but do they have any d.n.a. evidence? do they have any evidence linking him to this crime. >> they have the blunt injury. but they can't link that

necessarily to him. they have got all the circumstantial stuff. >> motive. >> and he has -- can they intrus the stabbance of his fourth wife? can they. >> no. >> bill: they can't. >> they have to say she is unavailable. >> unavailable? >> the body hasn't been found. >> flash a big picture of a headline of a newspaper. >> drew peterson the picture right there of the fourth wife. >> bill: this guy might beat the wrap rap he might walk. >> we have a statement a voice from the grave. basically the statements were ruled to be admissible. >> bill: you had that from nicole brown simpson. remember, had you it from nicole brown simpson. >> i think this guy is going to be convicted i do. i don't think they are going to let him walk. >> i think is he guilty but i don't think he will be convicted. >> all right. now, martin murphy new york state judge gives the child rapist two years. everybody is outraged. i asked ms. guilfoyle to go back and find out how the prosecutors in brooklyn new york.

how did he feel about the sentence. >> the factor spoke to the prosecutors in this case and they were astounding and outraged about this case. you had in this case two victims that were willing to prosecute. willing to cooperate. >> prosecution did not sign off on any deals with the judge? >> absolutely not. they filed objections with the court objecting to the intended sentence. >> this is wrong, we don't want it. >> yes. and they had state of new york the judge can override all of that and impose -- this guy could have gotten life, right? >> he pled guilty to all counts. >> bill: 48. >> open plea to the courts. there was nothing left for the prosecutors to work with to proceed on those separate charges. >> bill: still, 48 felonies of child rape sends you away for life in a decent society. >> it's absolutely outrageous. this hand should not be on the bench. this is a miscarriage of justice committing crimes against children. >> you are making the case for mandatory minimums here especially for these kind of

cases. >> jessica's law and we are all going to deal with governor cuomo about that by the way. tomorrow we will have some good news about the state of new jersey. we want everybody to tune in on that. cuomo still stonewalling. all right. so, both of you agree. >> yes. >> that the prosecution in brooklyn new york. >> they did everything they could. >> they did everything they could? >> absolutely. this judge not only gave them the finger but gave the victims the finger. the victim's family and the whole state of new york. >> they wanted to be there in and testify. they wanted to go to trial. >> there is also victim impact statement. >> state of new york. if the feds aren't intervened this guy would have been out in september walking around the streets of new york. >> right. but now it is going to be a federal case -- >> bill: real quick. village voice awful, disgusting. always has been. they have ads and now they're on the internet. they are being sued over, what real quick. >> two 13-year-old girls and 15-year-old girl in the seattle area, washington saying look, you put our pictures out there sexually explicit pictures you enabled

seal exploitation, you are responsible. the pimps are now in jail one of them at least. >> bill: did these girls actually work in that industry. >> yes they did. they were run away girls. >> one has been a prosecutor for 20 years. >> bill: classified ads led men to them and they are suing the newspaper? >> exploitation of children. >> bill: we hope they win. >> washington trying to pass a law to change this. i hope they get that through. >> bill: all right, ladies, charles krauthammer on deck. some on on the left hammering him over winston churchill dealing with president obama. charles after these short messages aas the factor continues all across the u.s.a. and all around the world.

>> bill: back of the book segment tent, a recent column

charles krauthammer said that president obama returned a bust of winston churchill to the british embassy of washington. well, obama administration lashed out saying that wasn't true the bust remains in the white house. there is an interesting twist to this story. joining us from washington is charles krauthammer. this is the tale of two busts. this could be ago that ago that christie here, correct? >> well what happened to bolster their charge that i was spreading a false rumor what i said was 100% false they showed a picture of obama showing david cammeron two years ago a bust of churchill in the white house residence. so that was to back up the story that it wasn't sent back to the british embassy. it was actually just moved in the white house. we found out by asking the british embassy as soon as the white house unleashed this attack on me and the embassy said no, the bust is in. the residents of the british

ambassador and has been since the beginning of the obama administration. as the british press reported at the time what happened after 9/11. britain had loaned to bush a bust of churchill as a show of solidarity for one term as the term expired they extended the for a second term. when obama won the presidency. the british government offered to extend the loan to obama but the obama administration said no. and it was returned to the british embassy. what you saw in that deceptive picture was another churchill sculpture that had been given to the united states in the johnson administration had been there for 50 years. >> bill: wasn't the one that you were talking about? not at all. been there for 50 years and kept in the collection and kept in the residence. >> bill: here is the back story, some people believe that some people don't like british churchill because of

british clone yawlism in particularly kenya. so that he didn't want old winnie looking at him because he didn't like him. he sent it back because of that. that's what's been around. now, your point on even bringing it up, the bust deal was, what? >> my point was i don't read into people's minds. if i wanted to, i would have remained in psychiatry. all i know is the that british reaction to the return of the bust was extremely negative and it felt like it was an insult that this was a gift after 9/11 to show solidarity. the british had soldiers serving with us at the time in iraq and afghanistan. really standing shoulder to shoulder and this was a slight that's how they saw it. >> bill: why bring it up now three years after it happened? >> that was very buzz ling. this has dozens of places, in news week, cbs, abc, so why now? why me? and the reason i think is because these other outlets

that had written this with no protest from the white house are not exactly unfriendly to obama but here was a chance to bring home the scalp of the persist credited particular of the white house. >> bill: why did you bring it up. >> i was writing about the romney trip and his choice of venues, britain, poland and israel were three countries that felt slighted by obama policy. >> bill: i see. had you a reason to do it? >> i was giving examples of the perceived. >> bill: slight. >> perceived slight, exactly. right. >> bill: so you won. you were right and this guy pfeiffer, dan pfeiffer he actually sent you an email that said i take your criticism -- dear charles i take your criticism seriously and you are correct right clearly internal confusion, no

intention to deceive blah blah blah, they basically said they were sorry you were right and they were wrong, correct? >> i accept the apology i must admit i was utterly surprised i had got it. i wrote in my column that the nationals would win the world series before apology and there it was. >> they are going to win the world series. now i know where to put my money on. >> now, as far as romney's trip to europe is concerned, now he has got his guys cursing at reporters. i don't know, i mean, is that a good strategy cursing at reporters? is that good? wasn't exactly a curse. if i can say it on the air one of his people said shove it to persistent questioner. i would remind readers or listeners, viewers, that 8 years ago, almost to the day. theresa heinz was being pestered with questions from a reporter from pittsburgh she said shove it and was asked

about it and said i don't regret having said it hillary clinton was asked about it the next morning on television and her response was let me see if i got this right. good for you girl, go girl. it isn't exactly something that's unheard of in american politics. >> bill: johnny paycheck doesn't apologize for take this job and shove it? >> exactly 1977 the one hit wonder. >> i think that mitt romney has got to be a little bit more open with the press. i know they are out to get him. he knows they are out to get him. but wouldn't you advise the governor to be a little might more accessible? i think that would be better going forward for him. am i wrong? >> i agree with you. we showed on "special report" the questions that they were hurling at him say solemn site in poland. >> bill: it's ridiculous. >> how about the gaffes, governor? what kind of a question is a respectable reporter how about the gaffes? >> bill: right. we all know what the press is and what they are trying to do. but romney. >> i know it especially.

look, they are trying to use it against him and he stumbled, i think on the british stuff. i don't believe he made a ms. stakes when he spoke about the palestinians. >> bill: i know your opinion on that. i don't think he made the gaffes either. i think he did a pretty good job over there. >> and the polish leg was a triumph, i thought. >> bill: all right. charlsz thanks very much. we appreciate it factor tip of the day. good books for you to read on vacation, perhaps. the tip 60 seconds away.

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