else, msnbc their host lawrence o'donnell who a lot of people say went too far taking shots at ann romneythe wife of governor romney, how she goes on horseback rides for ms. >> and the breathe takingly sport of dressage as a therapeutic option for ann romney's multiple sclerosis, her getting back on the horse after she was diagnosed with ms, was able, she's convinced to help her regenerate her strength and renew that vigor. >> now, this is not an any way to make light of ann romney's difficulty with ms. it's obviously a very difficult thing to bear and there are a lot of things to try to do to deal with ms, but come on, dressage does not appear in any of the more traditional courses of treatment. >> fox's neil cavuto who also happens to suffer from ms, had this to say. >> it just seems odd to me that a network with the very letters ms in its name wouldn't resist making fun of making fun of someone who has to live with ms every day. ann romney doesn't need their pity, just their accuracy, she has a lot of money, but clearly has not bout her a pass from a lot of hell. take it from me i'm no

watch the news brand deteriorate with the attack on ann romney. >> mitt romney always told the store arery of the family entry into the breathtakingly expen e expensive sport of dressage as therapy for ann romney's multiple scan low issues. this is not to make light of the ms, it is a difficult thing to bear and there are a lot of things you can do to try to deal with ms but come on. dressage does not appear in any of the more traditional courses of treatment. >> sean: what? >> how low can you go? >> there is two words that you can use to describe msnbc's actions today and this is low rent. attacking a first lady or a first lady -- the wife of a candidate should be off limits. and also he looks so pathetic. he is trying to make this point and it is not working for him. >> sean: he is pathetic. puting that aside. that coupled with the edit, this is -- this is the biggest campaign donation to the obama reelection effort. i'im. >> i'm surprised at how in lock step the establishment media is with president obama. nobody has really broken ranks among the establishment media. as you said,

watch the news brand deteriorate with the attack on ann romney. >> mitt romney always told the store of the family entry into the breathtakingly expen e expensive sport of dressage as therapy for ann romney's multiple scan low issues. this is not to make light of the ms, it is a difficult thing to bear and there are a lot of things you can do to try to deal with ms but come on. dressage does not appear in any of the more traditional courses of treatment. >> sean: what? >> how low can you go? >> there is two words that you can use to describe msnbc's actions today and this is low rent. attacking a first lady or a first lady -- the wife of a candidate should be off limits. and also he looks so pathetic. he is trying to make this point and it is not working for him. >> sean: he is pathetic. puting that aside. that coupled with the edit, this is -- this is the biggest campaign donation to the obama reelection effort. i'im. >> i'm surprised at how in lock step the establishment media is with president obama. nobody has really broken ranks among the establishment media. as you said, $5 tri

sean's lie is that i attacked ann romney, and here is sean's proof. >> this attack on ann romney. >>he story of the family's entry into the breathtakingly expensive so-called sport of dressage as a therapeutic option for ann romney's multiple sclerosis. this is not in any way to make light of ann romney's difficulty with ms. it's obviously a very difficult thing to bear. and there are a lot of things you can do to try to deal with ms. but, come on, dressage does not appear in any of the more traditional courses of treatment. >> look, he's -- >> what? how low can you go? >> wow! is that guy rude! asking sean hannity how low he can go? not surprisingly, sean hannity refused to answer the question of how low he can go, but here's one example of how low he can go. not allowing his viewers to hear the very next sentence i said. >> but, come on, dressage does not appear in any of the more traditional courses of treatment. and if it's true that dressage is how wildly rich people deal with this very difficult personal health problem, then why, why does the horse appear on mitt romney's tax r

ann romney, she does not know who she is.he goes along with her husband who wants to take medicaid and things like that from children. you cannot be a mother and not think about other children. host: thank you. one more comment on twitter. actual or potential for sleighs don't get candidates elected, but they can sure turn people against them. ill., foro chicago, the independent line. mike is waiting to talk about the role of first ladies or political spouses on the campaign trail. what do you think the role is? is it to talk policy? or to be more likable? caller: to be likable. i think michelle obama is likable. just like laura bush was the biggest asset for bush in the end. i do not know if i will vote democrat. [unintelligible] i tried to get my pension and retirement. we get half as much. it seems like this is the way to go. money goes to the banks and helps the city out. ron emanuel has a new trust fund. we do not get new pensions. they put less money. i think the democrats have a lot to do with my pension. host: thank y

we're all going to love her just as much as ann romney does. >> i joke that i'm going to have to sendtty ford for addiction to horses. [ laughter ] >> stephen: ha, ha, ha ha. good one. i'm right there with ya on the addiction. i wish there was a way to shoot horse right into my veins! [ laughter ] some nights i just want to ride the white pony. [ laughter ] so we're all in agreement. the colbert nation is going to do for olympic dressage what we did for olympic speed skating. i won't rest until all the horses are properly equipped. imagine how much more gracefully they'll dance on skates! sad news, after this photo was taken, that horse had to be put down. [ laughter ] somehow it broke all four of its legs. not sure what happened. [ laughter ] not entirely sure what happened. ann romney, i'm responding to your response-- and inviting you to respond on my show and teach me dressage. i've already got my velvet hat, my riding crop, and thighs that were born for jodhpurs. [ laughter ] we'll be right back. [cheers and applause] [cheers and applause] >> stephen: welcome back. thank you so m

joe, ann romney was asked in a radio interview about the romney policy on vacations., joe. >> this next question is going to sound like one of those flippant questions but i'm really serious about it. if you become first lady, are you going to go on all these vacations like the current inhabitants of the white house are? >> i doubt that. you know, our vacations and our happiness comes from being with our children and the grandchildren. >> what exactly was she trying to suggest? >> she is not going to be going on any of those high faluting italian vacations to all these exotic places regular folk like her and her husband who happen to sit on a couple hundred million dollars don't cotton to. she is trying to project a regular gal image that they are just people like you and me who happen to have millions at their disposal. >> joe, mitt romney told us less than a few weeks ago that he had great memories of walking down t there with his beautiful wife. what is she talking about? >> that was then. >> oh. >> that was before he was running for president for pete's sake. now

a horse ann romney co-owned earned a spot on the equestrian team today. is dressage, fancy high stepping with fancy wear as well. ann romney's horse now advances to this summer's olympic games in london. >> thank you. >> it's a seafood catch that looks more like art. imagine a fisherman's surprise when he found this. we'll show you how this lobster got its color. if you have to go out today just a reminder you can continue watching cnn today from your mobile phone and also live from your desk top. go to cnn.com/tv.so start your b, protect your family, launch your dreams. at legalzoom.com, we put the law on your side. in here, great food demands a great presentation. so at&t showed corporate caterers how to better collaborate by using a mobile solution, in a whole new way. using real-time photo sharing abilities, they can create and maintain high standards, from kitchen to table. this technology allows us to collaborate with our drivers to make a better experience for our customers. [ male announcer ] it's a network of possibilities -- helping you do what

ann romney's dressage horse.your taxes for your dressage horse. >> let's see. not even a dress let alone a dressage horse. no. not a thing. nope. >> bill: don't you think this is sort of the new definition of elitism? having your own dressage horse? >> well, you know, i'll tell you. i am kind of a horse person so i really -- i really like horses. making a business out of it is a whole other matter. >> bill: how many people who are into horses are into dressage? >> probably not a lot. you know. i think that they have very skilled people who work on all kinds of tax deductions and are looking for every angle. so it is not just a sport. but obviously they set up a corporation and it is a business. >> bill: it is another tax loophole. another way of cheating on your taxes. congresswoman, always good to talk to you. we want you to come in studio with us one of these days. so they can see you on television. >> i'll do it. thank you. bye. >> bill: congresswoman jan schakowsky representing illinois's ninth congressional

the "new york times" got up close and personal with ann romney for a 2300 word profile. of the rare instances when team romney gave the mainstream media a glimpse beneath the veil, if you will. how do you think it played out for both the candidate -- well, for the candidate? >> i think that a profile is an inherently friendly forum and if you do it well, you show the person, so there should be more openness to this sort of thing. i'm being serious, it really is. i think ann romney is a very attractive person and this was a smart move for the campaign and they really should do more. what i'm not sure that we really learned that much, you know, for people who have been following ann romney but there are interesting things. the thing that always comes out about ann romney are these kind of faux pas, you see something she has in common with her husband, you know, saying things like i don't even consider myself that wealthy, you know. that's interesting, but i don't like it when we play so much to the they're not like us, because the truth is, people in politics are not like u

ann romney doesn't need the criticism.ot of money but it hasn't helped her avert the disease. take this from the multiple sclerosis society, european neurological society, the m.s. research center, the child neurolog society. so many others who devote so much to an illness that is so bad and chronicle the real benefit of horseback riding they all report has proven history of doing some good. working with horses, whatever you want to call it. you don't have to lean forward to appreciate it. just check your facts before you joke about it. because right about now, you condescending, sanctimonious twit who are allegedly healthy you have proven you do not know the benefit of horseback riding one bit. but you sure are good at piling on the lies and shoveling what amounts to unadulterated horse -- well, stuff. i had to say that. i don't want your sympathy but remember what i said about 8:00 p.m. fbn. sorry, i had to say. that sometimes you know you repeat lies often enough, some impressionable good people they are fooled. you can

af horse, and it's going to be fighting for gold in london. >> reporter: but ann romney's expensive hobbyrt that can easily cost participants in the six figures. the saddle alone can cost more than $1,000. >> the horses very ary. you can buy a $60,000 horse and train it. or you can buy the $250,000 horse or 250,000 euro horse. >> comedian stephen colbert had some fun with it. >> whoo! whoo! number one! >> mitt romney in an interview on "face the nation" says the horse has been therapeutic for ann romney, who has been diagnosed with multiple sler w scleroisis. >> her getting back on a horse has reinvigorated her. she cares very deeply about this support and about horses. i joke that i'm going to have to send her to beth fi ford for addiction to horses. it's not the first time a candidate has had an optics problem. republicans used images of john kerry wind surfing in political ads. could the horse end up not only in the olympics, but in a campaign ad? yeses, says brian monroe. >> it's a well-to-do sport. you have to have money to own the horses, to train them, to get the horse to europe. b

people like ann romney and they're reporting what they need to do to appeal to the women voters. n post" talks about what the problem obama is having with women voters. is mitt romney doing something right or barack obama is doing something wrong? >> first i all i want to point out, this poll, i don't know how much weight we can give to it because it was taken over the holiday weekend, a time that pollsters try to avoid. and it's an anomaly to have this type of jump in this type of a statistic. women are growing weary on the war on women and obama has been hammering the same points home about lily ledbetter and healthcare while romney is saying i know what women care about, it's the economy. we had a negative report and the it has to do with the fact that they trust him more than barack obama on the economy. >> michael: if it's about jobs and the economy president obama has a record of effectiveness on women's issues. lily ledbetter if i was the president i would talk about it every day as i'm sure he is doing in front of women. what beyond that. mitt romney can say that women don

appeared that they had a good chemistry and rob portman who spent time here with his wife and ann romney and governor romney and seeing paul ryan, scott walker. and we have seen ron johnson, the senator of this state, as well, spending some time with governor romney, too. thomas? >> certainly star power in wisconsin this morning. we'll check in later. peter alexander, thanks so much. >>> want to bring in our political power panel. we have april ryan and white house correspondent for american urban radio. david goodfriend, a democratic strategist and former staffer to president clinton. david, scott walker has said that romney should pick paul ryan as a running mate. interesting there, though, as peter was pointing out that the governor did the introductions there. do you think, though, that he is going to be potentially in a run now? i mean, walker considered potentially this rising star. do you think he should be somebody in the romney camp's contention for vp? >> i think a lot of people vying for that position. but you know, i grew up and went to school a few miles from where mr. romne

ann romney threw her own event near bw i airport hosted by former governor bob urlik. >> we need the values of america to be brought back. >> the changing thing didn't work for 4 years. we suffered tremendously. >> the obama campaign can be wrapped up into one word, failure. >> the president fired back. >> my question is, why are you running with the same bad ideas that brought our economy to the brink of disaster. >> reporter: it's estimated the presidentbrought in over -- president brought in over $2 million. >> remember are wjz -- remember, wjz pledges complete coverage on air and at wjz.com. >>> police have arrested george zimmerman's wife, shelly. she's accused of lying under oath to a judge during george zimmerman's bond hearing. >>> it was an emotional day at the trial of former penn state assistant coach jerry sandusky. two key prosecution witnesses took the stand. >> prosecutors tried for a one-two punch in the child molestation trial of jerry sandusky. on the witness stand, one of the men at the center of the penn state scandal, former grad student mike mcquery. he testifie

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michelle obama and ann romney were on the campaign trail this week. tonight 8:00 eastern, c-span2 will show campaign stops by both. ann romney in miami on cuban-americans. and talking also about her horse riding hobby. that's coming up tonight at 8:00, c-span2. [ indistinct conversations ] >> a bit longer wait than we expected. president obama coming out shortly into the white house briefing room to talk, we expect, mainly about the economy. he could get other questions, however. it's reported he will take a couple of questions. meanwhile, secretary of state hillary clinton is meeting today with the former head of the u.n., former secretary general kofi annan who is holding talks at the state department. they're exploring ways to further pressure the syrian government to comply with the plan or find a way to stop the killing there. we will have those for you later. we have a camera covering that this morning. [ indistinct conversations ] >> as you just saw, we got a two minute warning until the president comes out. we hope that's accurate. live covera

michelle obama in dale city, virginia on women's health and ann romney in miami on cuban americans. tonight is the 68th annual radio and television congressional correspondents dinner. c-span will have live coverage. house speaker john boehner is the keynote speaker with entertainment by wayne brady. live coverage begins at 9:00 p.m. eastern. >>> this is c-span 3 with politics and public affairs programming throughout the week and every weekend 48 hours of people and events telling the american story on american history tv. get our schedules and see past programs at our websites. and you can join in the conversation on social media sites. >>> the comptroller of the currency says jpmorgan's $2 bill plus trading loss was due to an inadequate risk management issue within the bank's chief investment office. thomas curry's comments came during a hearing on implementation of the dod frank regulatory law. jpmorgan's president jamie dimon is expected to testify before the same committee next wednesday on june 13th. this hearing is about two hours and 15 minutes. >>> this hearing is called t

host: your thoughts on ann romney? caller: that woman is a lady. host: all right. you for calling. in richmond, virginia, deborah is waiting on the independent line. caller: good morning. how are you doing? host: i am not good. thank you for calling in. caller: if we had already had women's presence, " if we had women in charge of the country, there would be no war. but, of course, the women had to know who they were. and as far as the lady who called that said she was from idaho and knew how to spell >> we are going live to the pentagon, for a briefing on military operations in afghanistan. >> he last joined us in person of february of this year. this is his third briefing with us. it will probably be his last. as you also know, they will be changing command tomorrow, when he hands it over to lieutenant general perry. this is his second tour in afghanistan. he did a similar in july in afghanistan. he joins us today from the headquarters to provide a final operational update before completing his turnover. we will allow him to make a few opening comments, then we w

they do something on ann romney's horses. >> it was not front page. was like a big investigative project. >> and the subtext. the subtext was the romneys are rich, but not as rich as the kerries. the kerry s probably would not let him live there because they are richer. you know how much they recent the kerry s for being rich? i have been to their place and when i was there and looked around, i said boy, i wish i had this place. i looked up to it. i love wealth. i wish i had it. it will come to me. >> i don't know why he moved here in the first place given his political. living next door to him. >> he is someone that yells at me on twitter when i say i love the beatles. you can't like music! you were against everything that john lennon stood for. i thought he stood for great music. i didn't know he to be a leftist to love the greatest band in the world and to like sunshine in la jolla. your favorite quote also i think, alex? go ahead. >> one woman is talking about the security measures. if this were obama, i would probably be final. >> this is the news

michelle obama in dale city, virginia, and ann romney in. tonight c-span will have live coverage of the radio and division keercorrespondents din. live coverage begins at 9:00 p.m. eastern. >>> two days of live coverage from the "chicago tribune's" printer's row lit fest. gary krist and joe al when on the making of present day chicago. rich cohen on the banana man in latin america. that's at 1:00. and at 5:00, r. dwayne betts was convicted as an adult at age 16. his memoir. and sunday at noon, gail collins' on texas' role on american politics. and at 2:00, thomas mallon has a story to tell in water gate, a novel. also this weekend on afterwards, madeline albright on growing up in nazi occupikaccupiedoccupied. >>> michelle obama gave commencement speeches at three college in may. one was at north carolina agricultural and technical state university in greensboro. her comments are 25 minutes. >>> good morning, everyone. y'all rest yourselves. first of all, let me thank chancellor martin for that very kind introduction. i also want to thank dav

. >>> on our road to the white house coverage, first lady michelle obama and ann romney wife of mitt romney were on the campaign trail this week. tonight at 8:00 eastern, c-span2 will show campaign stops by both. michelle obama in dale city, virginia, on women's health and ann romney in miami on cuban americans. tonight is the 68th annual radio and television congressional correspondents dinner. john boehner is the keynote speaker with interment by wayne brady. live coverage begins at 9:00 p.m. eastern. two days of live coverage from the chicago tri bun's partners lit fest this weekend on book tv. gary crist and joe allen on the make of president day chicago. rich cohen on the banana man and latin america. that's at 1:00. at 5:00, r. duane bets was convicted as an adult at age 16. his memoir finds him coming of age in prison. sunday at noon, gail collins on texas's role in american politics. lind sea hillsum goes inside the end of gadhafi's libya at 1:00. at 2:00, thomas mallon has a story to tell in watergate a novel. this weekend on afterwards, madeleine albright on growing up in n

ann romney attended an event at the bwi marriott. the president focused on the next four years to fix the economy. >> not now, not with so much at stake, baltimore. we have come too far to abandon the change that we fought for these past four years. >> i did not like the way the values in the country has gone. >> to read more about the visits to baltimore, you can visit our website, wbaltv.com. baltimore's star-spangled sailabration sets sail later today. later this morning, a parade of more than 40 tall ships will sail into the inner harbor. ava marie will be live with the blue angels to kickoff our coverage. we'll have a special coverage of the star-spangled sailabration. bill starts tonight at 7:00 p.m. right here on tv 11. >> she gets all the cool assignments. >> 69 degrees on tv hill. >> los angeles banks into a makeshift garbage dump. they tried to dump the bags inside the building. >> this is the beltway at 295. >> welcome back. 5:09. 73 degrees downtown. it is muggy and the humidity will go down. let's look at the current tem

our road to the white house coverage continues this evening with first lady michelle obama and ann romney, the wife of republican presidential candidate mitt romney. they were on the campaign trail this week. tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span2, we'll show you campaign stops by both michelle obama in dale city, virginia, on women's health ann romney in miami talking about cuban-americans. that's tonight at 8:00 p.m. >>> tonight it's the 16th annual radio and television's correspondent dinner. c-span will have live coverage. house speaker john baner is the keynote speak we are entertainment by wayne brady. live coverage begins at 9:00 eastern. >>> mr. gorbachev, tear down this wall. >> is sunday night at 9:00 eastern and pacific on american history tv, mark the 25th anniversary of president ronald reagan's 1987 speech from the brandenburg gate in west germany. also this weekend on c-span3, our series "the contenders." 14 key political figures who ran for president and lost but changed political history. this sunday at 7:30 p.m., 1884 republican candidate james blaine, american history tv, t

ann romney's horse. >> mitt romney talking about the fact that ann romney's horse is actually qualified she along with two other people purchased a horse and have trained it up and it's done so well that the trainer and that horse are going on to represent the united states in the olympics. just the sport of dressage. not many people are familiar with it but something for which she has a passion. i joke i'll have to send her to betty ford for addiction to horses. >> of course on the serious side that horse and all of her horsemanship came out of her diagnosis of multiple sclerosis. >> that's right. >> it proved to be very good therapy for everything she -- we also noticed that she had a foam finger and all of her colleagues there when they won in the competition. take that, colbert. >> you know, the -- >> the working guy's sport. >> mitt romney rightly points out it's not a sport a lot of people are familiar with. dressage is not, you know, the sport of the average person on the street in america but i would say i think any time ann romney is put forward is a good thing for mitt romney.

ann romney is sometimes in the same bind that her husband's in. e doesn't want to say anything that's going to alienate that audience. >> remember michelle romney -- michelle obama was talking earlier this week about a trip she and her husband took to kenya and how they had no money and it was great because they were roughing it out there together. that's a lot different than going to london to watch dressage. >> indeed or even the olympics. thanks to steve kornacki and karen finney. much more ahead. >> don't you know i just met a classmate of mine from high school. you know that? out there in the audience. >> how fun was that? >> it was great. >> okay. see it's going to make it. >> you heard about our cherry pies. [ male announcer ] this was how my day began. a little bird told me about a band... ♪ an old man shared some fish stories... ♪ oooh, my turn. ♪ she was in paris, but we talked for hours... everyone else buzzed about the band. there's a wireless mind inside all of us. so, where to next? ♪ perfect golden color. rich in fiber. my dad taught