was ann romney right to blame the media. >> ann romney takes a shot at the media for coverage of hertt. the media takes more shots at her. which side is right? answers next on news watch. >> all right. what about the media? >> the media. >> do you think the media was in the tank for barack obama? (laughter) i think that if anytime you're running for office you always think that you're being portrayed unfairly and you know, we -- of course on our side believe there's more bias in favor of the other side. i think that's a pretty universal -- universally felt opinion. >> jon: ann romney, along with her husband speaking in an exclusive interview with chris wallace last weekend. this week, the media reacted, as you might have expected, "the washington post's" eric wimple, there is a mountain of contradiction on one hand ann romney her frustration that the campaign kept too tight a lid on the candidate. on the other hand she says that he wasn't portrayed completely in the media. i suppose it's the complaint na every losing campaign is going to have. >> it is and i think that some people wh

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today our exclusive interview with mitt and ann romney. speaking out for the first time since the campaign. we asked them to describe the drama of election day. >> when did you know you had lost the presidency? >> we find out how they are adjusting to a loss they say was a surprise. >> mrs. romney, as we sit here right now, have you gotten over the defeat or is that going to take more time? >> and we talk with the governor about the mess in washington. and what he would do differently. >> how do you think the president has handled the sequester, the $85 billion in automatic spending cuts. mit and ann romney. a "fox news sunday" exclusive. then, the sequester kicks in. now, what happens? the we will ask our sunday panel has the white house hyped the impact of the cuts or are we on a slow motion slide to real pain? all right now on "fox news sunday." >> chris: hello again from fox news in washington. they were in the spot light for years speaking to big crowds and tracked by reporters. but since their defeat four month ago mitt and ann romne

direction, and obama was favored to win that election pretty much all along. >> let's listen to more of ann romney complaining about everything except the actual governing positions that were proposed by mitt romney in the campaign. >> the thing that was frustrated to me is that people didn't really get to know mitt for who he was. >> i'm going to pick up on that, there were reports that you and your oldest son tag were frustrated with the romney campaign, that they didn't let mitt be mitt. they didn't let him show his more open, compassionate side. true? >> of course, it was partly true, but it was not just the campaign's fault, i believe it was the media's fault as well. is that he was not being given a fair shake. people weren't allowed to see him for who he really was. >> david letterman invited mitt to come on the show and be mitt. and he was just refusing all sorts of opportunities like that. >> even now, he still can't sort of be comfortable, be introspective and let people in anyway. if ann romney wants to blame the media at all. she should be looking at conservative media. conservative me

the first part was the governor and ann romney looking back at what happened. i got bored with that. looking forward was i thought a little bit more interesting but at the same time romney suspect the head of the party anymore so i don't know how relevant it was to the future. there's a history of losing presidential candidates, doing the postmortem on the cam plains. >> he's not the head of the party but init haved to cpac when the guy referred to as the boss on "time" magazine chris christie is waiting on the invitation. jonathan, maybe some members of the party believe romney is part of the puzzle for the future. >> he will have interesting things to say about the campaign and what went wrong and we saw just in about every way the obama campaign was more robust than the romney campaign and a lot to the debate -- >> give me a specific here. let me -- before you answer that, let me play what governor romney regardi ining minorities how the minority vote factored in to the loss. >> i lost and so i'm not telling the republican party come listen to me. the guy who

. >>> mitt romney and his wife ann in their first interview since the november election. mr. romney on the race, his loss, and his and the nation's future. only we have it this morning on this sunday morning right here in the fox newschannel. republican nominee also weighs on the budget mess in washington that he is calling a rare opportunity to solve financial problems. and good morning, everyone, and welcome to america's news headquarters on this sunday morning. i'm eric shawn. >> great to see you, eric. good morning to all of you. i'm jamie colby. mitt romney opening up about settling into his new quiet life after a whirl wind presidential campaign. peter doocy live from our washington bureau with a bit of a preview. what's he been up to, peter? >> reporter: we heard mitt romney say in his heart thought he was going to win. in the time between the presidential election and this week's interview at his house in san diego. he's reviewed all the good and the bad from his campaign and when he talks about his role in the future and wanting to have influence still over republican

and for the first time since the election, mitt romney and his wife ann open up. ter the break, i will ask cruis stirewald what role romney should play. >> focus on getting america through a difficult time and on the track to roman the most powerful and strong nation. to remain the most powerful and strong nation. for fast relief. cue up alka-seltzer. it stops heartburn fast. ♪ oh what a relief it is! cue up alka-seltzer. it stops heartburn fast. some people will do anything to help eliminatlitter box odor. ♪ discover tidy cats pure nature. clping litter with natural cedar, pine, and corn. and these come together, one thing you can depend on is that these will come together. delicious and wholesome. some combinations were just meant to be. tomato soup from campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. >>> i believe i could have made a difference for the people of this country and you think gosh, i haven't been able to get the job done and it was very hard. >> shannon: four months after losing h his bid for the white house mitt romney and his wife are speaking out for

less static year-round. >>> mitt romney with his wife, ann, breaking their post-election silence with an interview on fox news sunday and host chris wallace asked him among other things about that post-election conference call, which leaked, of course. in which romney talked about how president obama won the election by giving gifts to various constituencies. let's take a look. >> fairly or not, you know a lot of republican leaders roasted you for those remarks. did that hurt? did in a sense did you feel you were being pushed out of the party? >> i'm not going to second guess what people had to say. i don't look back, i look forward. >> you never like it. and i'm like a she-lion when it comes to defending mitt. >> from what you saw wallace asked the questions on why romney lost the elections and a lot of people think fox is soft. >> i thought the first part of the interview was definitely too soft and might have been, really, because the she-lion was sitting there. the second half of the interview ann wasn't there. it was one-on-one and wallace was more cutting in his questions. even

and it really hurt ann romney. >> i'm like a she lion when it comes to protecting mitt romney. [ lion ] [ laughter ] >> jamal: that's awesome. you know it is hard on the family. but ann romney should just get back to the horses. >> yeah. >> jamal: you think about michelle obama on jimmy kimmel doing the mom dance. can you imagine ann romney trying to do the mom dance. >> dancing with the stars invited her to be on this season, and she turned them down. >> never in a trillion years could i picture that. >> yeah, and i think she said she actually considered it for a hot second and then turned them down. >> jamal: yeah megan mccain did it, didn't she -- no one of the palin daughters. >> bristol. >> jamal: bristol palin. >> and tucker carlson. >> jamal: i just want to make sure they impress on sasha and malia that going on "dancing with the stars" is not the way to spend your post white house years. all right. this is our first bit thank you for having us here this morning. i am jamal simmons, call us at 866-55-press 866-557-7377. we will be right back after these messages. >> announcer:

but if you think this is easy -- >> ann romney: stop it. >> stephanie: this is hard.udy rafalca birthday cake for ann? >> nothing says happy birthday congratulations like beheading a make horse. >> stephanie: right. and we think rafalca is currently glue. >> isn't it honey that we haven't heard much about her. >> that's right. here she is. >> good morning, the senate judiciary committee has just passed the universal background check bill. we know it is popular among the american people. polls show nine out of ten americans support tightening background check laws, but some lawmakers want to carve our exceptions for private transfers between family members and close friends. it's tough to talk about paul ryan's budget with any realism because it is so unrealistic in what it's proposing but he is talk about it now. in addition to once again pushing for a medicare voucher plan, he is calling for a repeal of the affordable care act, all of it except for the $716 billion in savings that he wants to reallocate. it calls for a less than 1% growth in government operating expe

ann romney also part of that interview. really seems she is really not over it. shannon. >> that's right. she's not. she basically says she mourns the fact that her husband isn't in the white house. she has admitted she has cried at the loss a few times and casting a little bit of blame on the campaign itself, but also at us, john. take a listen. >> it was not just the campaign's fault. i believe it was the media's fault as well, is that he was not being given a fair shake. people weren't allowed to really see him for who he was. >> that's not an unusual line of attack, republicans saying the media is to blame for a lot of their electoral problems. ann romney also said that she considered going on "dancing with the stars," but she decided against it because she is turning 64 and just is not flexible enough. >> that would have been something to see. >>> big story this morning. a potential blockbuster medical break through. scientists say a mississippi toddler born with hiv has been cured. this unidentified girl is now 2 1/2 y

today, our exclusive interview with mitt romney and ann romney.aking out, for the first time since the campaign. ♪ >> chris: we asked them to describe the drama of election day. >> chris: when did you know you had lost the presidency. >> chris: we find out how they are adjusting to a loss they say was a surprise. >> chris: mrs. romney as we sit here, right now have you gotten over the defeat or will it take more time. >> chris: and we talk with the governor about the mess in washington and what he'd do differently. >> chris: how do you think the president has handled the sequester? the $85 billion in automatic spending cuts? >> chris: mitt and ann romney, a fox news sunday exclusive. >>> then, the sequester kicks in. now, what happens? we'll ask our sunday panel, has the white house hyped the impact of the cuts or are we on a slowing-motion slide to real pain? all, right now, on fox news sunday. ♪ >> chris: and hello, again, from fox news in washington. they were in the spotlight for years, speaking to big crowds an tracked by reporters. but, sinc

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. >> mitt an ann romney went public for the first time since election night.eat that was a surprise to them. >> my heart and my whole soul was we are going to win. we were there. >> when did you know you lost the presidency? be by 8:00 or 9:00 it was clear we were not going to win. >> what was that moment like? >> it's hard. it's emotional. there was such passion in people helping us. >> is it true you began to cry? >> i did. yeah. very disappointed. >> cry for what? >> it's not sorrow for oh, my gosh. our life or this dream. the dream was to make a difference. the dream was to serve. >> in the four month since then, romney went dark. random pictures of him pumping gas and them hugging in their kitchen. >> as we sit here right now, have you gotten over the te feet? or is that going to take more time? >> i'm mostly over it. not completely. you have moments where you go back and feel the sorrow of the loss. >> mitt romney has been watching the mess in washington. thinking he could do a better job. >> it kills me not to be there or in the white house doing what n

i mean, we saw the interview with mitt romney and ann romney over the weekend where ann romney was quick to blame the media. well, i think blame the conservative media. they fed this perception among the republicans that a toaster oven could beat the president. that he was hated in the country. they created this caricature of him that doesn't have a resemblance to the pragmatic person he is. and you can't run against a caricature and win. you have to run against the real person and engage with the real person most of the country knows. >> when you talk about the practical side, krystal, let me show you, james, senator lindsey graham. what he said today about president obama and how the president is still reaching out and we know all of the things graham has said. listen to this. >> he just called me. >> he did? >> yeah. i'm very encouraged about what i see from the president in terms of substance and tone. he's calling people. this is how you solve hard problems. maybe because of sequestration and frustration with the public, the time is right to act. he wants to do the big deal. >> so t

. >> well, i think ann romney is just, by most accounts, by the accounts of a lot of people who saw thishe's being delusional. you look at fox news, the most partisan media of all. they were totally in the tank for mitt romney. you had republican pundits claimed that mitt romney was going to win by a landslide and there is nothing more you can do to get people at the polls than to portray him as the winner. they claim it's the media's fault. if the media had-nicer that he wouldn't have been nicer. it shows our out of touch they are when it comes to the american landscape. it's not about the media. it's not about other people. it's about them and their policies that were soundly rejected. >> michael: god bless them, i think it will make everyone happy to have that be the case. whether you're biased or not probably feels that the 47% issue was a big problem for mitt romney no matter what. here's the former governor, former candidate talking about that. >> it was a very unfortunate statement that i made. it's not what i meant. i didn't express myself as i wished i would have. you know, when

this is the first introo view it mitt and ann romney have given since the election. nt to san diego and interviewed them. they still feel the sting of the defeat but both romney and mrs. romney feel he would have been uniquely qualified to avoid the mess that we're in right now, and they feel the frustration. >> shepard: what does he say about people in his party throwing him under the bus now? they haven't been that kind to him. i guess that's part of politics, too. >> yeah. he knows it, and he says i understand it and people are going to say whatever they want to say. he said look, i lost. i'm not the guy that most people are going to want to take advice from because i lost an election a lot of them think i should have won, but he said on the other hand, i care too much about this country. i know some people will ignore me. i will say what i think. people will take it for what it's worth. >> shepard: mitt and ann romney on "fox news sunday". >>> back to the sink hole story. seems we have our technical issues worked out. as we reported, cops in tampa say a man is lik

. >> the reason i bring that up is because one of the comments that ann romney made is that she blamed the media, and she blamed the media for not allowing the real narrative of mitt romney to come out, and i blame the romneys and the campaign because i called it on the road in the course of the convention, convention and political malpractice the way that those tremendous testimonials from mormons were not shown in prime time and instead it was clint eastwood and the chair. but respond, joy, to that whole issue of it's the media's fault. >> you're obviously right. i was at the convention when they played this video. i thought if this is getting on tv, this will really help him because it shows him as a human being. when you're the challenger in a campaign, it's on you to try to define who you are because, of course, the incumbent is spending money defining you the way they want to to the voters. the romney campaign never created a narrative that was this is the real mitt romney because they didn't want to talk about mormonism, they were afraid of alienating the religious right, and th

. >> the wife, ann romney. i don't mean to refer to her as the wife. that sounds disrespectful.to be brutal for her. >> i'm going to do this not from the female perspective. the spouse, the spouse always takes it harder than principle does. my exhibit a for this is bill clinton when hillary clinton lost the primaries to barack obama. he took it harder. if you're the principle, you can suck it up and go on and pick yourself up, as hard as it is. if you're the spouse, you're feeling the wound for your husband or wife and you're holding the grudge. i think you see a little bit of a glimpse of that from ann romney in this interview. >> it will give us an additional reason to pay attention to cpac. should it be a good gathering in just a couple of weeks. >> yeah, this is in some ways like i said this is like the base of the republican party is at cpac, but it's not the base of the sort of republican party of the future necessarily. >> correct. thank you both for being here. appreciate it. appreciate ken vogel and ruth marcus. when we return, let me finish with my argument for cameras

. >>> the wife, ann romney, i don't mean to refer to her as the wife, that sounds disrespectful.to be brutal. >> absolutely. i'm going to give this from the female perspective. the spouse. spouse always takes it harder than the principle does. my exhibit a is bill clinton. if you're the principle, you can suck it up and go on and pick yourself up as hard as it is. if you're the spouse, you're filling the wound for your husband or wife and you're holding the grudge. you see a little bit of a glimpse of that from ann romney in this interview. >> it will give us a little bit of attention with cpac. >> yes, in some ways, this is like the base of the republican party is at cpac. but it's not the base of the sort of republican party of the future, necessary. >> correct. thank you both for being here. >>> when we return, let me finish with my argument for cameras in the supreme court. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. [ male announcer ] i've seen incredible things. otherworldly things. but there are some things i've never seen before. this ge jet engine can understand

ann romney talked about same thing.t out on malibu or wherever -- >> stephanie: la jolla. >> with their car elevators that they can't sleep at night. he was never that person. he never had that burning desire. you know, you don't nominate someone to run for president who's worth a quarter of a billion dollars. there's just not that incentive. you have to have this insatiable appetite. listening to him now, it is so clear it wasn't there. >> stephanie: you're like it kills me really. i need to have a wave machine in addition to the ocean to sleep. >> like he's reading it off a cue card. it kills me to not be in the white house. >> i'm devastated as you can tell or i wouldn't grin. >> stephanie: eric boehlert, great stuff as usual from media matters. see you next week, honey. >> okay, bye-bye. [ applause ] >> stephanie: la jolla. >> you pulled an eric boehlert this morning. >> stephanie: when i was hanging up on someone? >> you already had your phone in the purse. >> stephanie: i want to be the one to leave first. >> i wi

the exclusive mitt romney and ann romney interview. what he is doing today and what he says about politics in washington with chris wallace. martha: this one continues to get a lot of hub bub. a veteran journalist taking serious heat from the white house. now he is defending himself. what does it say about the press right now and the white house? >> this is exactly the way the white house works. they're trying to control and they don't want to be challenged or crossed. bill: for the first time since the election in november governor mitt romney is speaking publicly. he and his wife ann sitting down for an exclusive interview you will only see on "fox news sunday" with anchor chris wallace. i talked to chris a few moments ago about it. chris wallace with me now. sir, good morning to you. >> good morning to you, bill. bill: there are so many topics out of washington. even just today i want to start there with the news of the day. how did he say or how did he rate the beginning of obama's second term? >> well you know, it's interesting. t

jon: former republican presidential nominee mitt romney's wife ann, said the media never gave him a fairke leading up to the election. the couple sitting down with fox news for their first post-election interview. are the media to blame for the romney loss? our "news watch" panel weighs in. >>> our personal bank account could be under attack in a major hacking campaign on u.s. financial institutions. the warning most americans need to hear. >> there's planned mass fraud campaign. so there will be a uptick in fraudulent transactions against every american. [ loud party sounds ] hi, i'm ensure clear... clear, huh? i'm not juice or fancy water. i've gotine grams of protein. that's three times more than me! [ female announcer ] ensure clear. nine grams protein. zero fat. in blueberry/pomegranate and peach. jenna: america's banks and all that use them, which is us, bracing for an onslaught of cyber attacks. mcafee labs outlined the threat from project blitzkrieg months ago. it is working hard to try to minimize the impact. what exactly are we in for? we heard the story before but the specific

. >>> mitt and ann romney are speaking out together for the first time since last year's presidential election. romney and his wife have given an interview to fox news. and they talked about life since the end of the campaign. >> we were on a rollercoaster. exciting and thrilling. ups and downs. but the ride ends. and then, you get off. >> in our church, we're used to serving. and you can be in a very high position. but you recognize you're serving. and you're released and you're nobody. and we're used to that. >> reporter: the romneys have spent most of their time since november in southern california. he addresses a big conservative conference in washington two weeks from today. >>> a touching moment at the west point burial of general norman schwarzkopf. the commander graduated in 1956, going on to an outstanding career. he was buried there near his father. >>> turning to the weather, now, time for a look at what it's doing across the nation. snow in several regions. but none have significant accumulations in their way. showers in the pacific northwest. and some clouds in the sunsh

. >> chris: after our interview with mitt and ann romney first since the election, we got a lot of comments from you and the vast majority were positive. like his interview with you, he would be president today. he should have dumped his campaign manager. lucas was not as impressed if romney is blaming obamacare for his defeat. >> chris: we heard from chris, this country needs the mature leadership of them. it's so disappointing that america missed the chance... >> chris: we appreciated hearing from all of you. is that it for today. have a great week and we'll see you next fox news sunday. >> this week on the journal editorial report. the president's plans revealed. "the washington post" confirms it's all about 2014 and a return of a pelosi congress. is that strategy starting to back fire? and plus stocks soaring to new highs, but the economy has a long way to go. has ben bernanke helped create a bubble and will it go bust? also form d.e.a. chiefs putting pressure on the obama administration to block washington and colorado's new laws legalizing pot. weigh in on other state measures, why th

when you get your butt kicked in an election you really thought -- ann romney is probably an okay person. she thought she was going to win. they really thought, i didn't know who was going to win. i didn't know who was going to win. it was that close. the democrats had a better ground game, obviously. a better social network event. it was close enough to grab. like a football. the receiver is that close. it's in his hands or right there. he should have caught it. it's not the quarterback's fault if that case. here's the question. if they blew it, is their tendency to go hard right with this guy, rand paul, go to paleoconservatism, no more wars. >> that has never won. even when they've gone conservative, when they went to ronald reagan after ford lost, he was not a libertarian. he was sort of a movement, traditional movement conservative who had been less conservative as a governor no -- a governor in california. >> that's true. >> and had a lot of crossover appeal just in terms of his nature. so going to the straight tea party libertarian and risking this tremendous work, we haven't seen

. >> chris: after our interview with mitt and ann romney first since the election, we got a lot of comments from you and the vast majority were positive. like his interview with you, he would be president today. he should have dumped his campaign manager. lucas was not as impressed if romney is blaming obamacare for his defeat. >> chris: we heard from chris, this country needs the mature leadership of them. it's so disappointing that america missed the chance... >> chris: we appreciated hearing from all of you. is that it for today. have a great week and we'll see you next fox news sunday. huckabee starpts in three seconds. have a greatt -- start in three seconds. have a great night. >> that is it cancel my future meetings with republicans, they are getting on my nerve. >> mr. president. >> they have nerve to say i have to pay for nigh golf tournament than pay for tours for the white house. i have to go to the men's room. it is past 5:00. >> i have to finish cleaning. >> the government can't pay over time. >> i still. i was only paking $6 and that is going to put a huge dent. >> no, no. the

sneak peak at fox news sunday exclusive interview with mitt and ann romney. it is the first interview since his unsuccessful bid for presidency. chris wallace asked them about just that. here's how they describe life since the election. >> in a flash it was all gone. secret service, the crowds, the intensity, the minute by minute schedule and suddenly nothing. how tough is that? >> it's an adjustment, it is an adjustment. it's one that i think we did well. it's interesting in our church we are used to serving, and you can be in a very high position but you recognize you are serving then all of a sudden you are released you are nobody. we came and stepped forward to serve. and the other part of it was an amazing thing and it was really quite a lot of energy and a lot of passion and a lot of people around us and all of a sudden there was nothing. but the good news is fortunately we like each other. >> it's different but it's like riding on a roller-coaster. we were on a roller-coaster, exciting thrilling, ups and downs but the ride ends and you get off. it's li

and i think ann romney -- mitt romney's the candidate, but she got -- i think she was so poorly -- >>'s still angry. it takes years to get over -- i mean, i think al gore is still getting over his loss. i mean, it takes years to get over losing a presidential campaign. and it's hard -- i mean, i think it's still pretty raw for them. lots of discussions were had around this table in realtime on what went wrong. what we're rehashing now. it is hard to watch, you know, especially the family. especially ann romney. >> you know, the bushes were obviously very good at it. george w. bush continues to show remarkable, remarkable restraint and grace just like his father. >> yeah. >> let's go on to the news. >> as the dow hovers near record highs, there is a troubling question, why isn't unemployment dropping more quickly? "the new york times" reporting major corporations often engines of job growth have seen soaring profits but haven't been adding to their work force. in the third quarter of 2012, corporate profits accounted for over 14% of the national income. its largest share in more than 6

people couldn't see him for who he was. >> ann romney has gotten over most of it. she revealed she thought about going on "dancing with the stars," but at 64, she is not flexible enough. >> who really is? she is far more upset in the aftermath and one can understand that. aing about booster for her husband. and she feels twice as deeply. >> clearly. >> a big championship. thanks, shannon. bottom hour, reaction from new york congressman peter king to talk about the governor romney regrets. latest on the sequestration standoff between demes and republicans and harsh words he has to say about a certain senator fundraising in new york after not voting for aid after hurricane sandy. lots to talk to with peter king, straight ahead. first, john berman with other stories making news. >> catholics may have a new pope in less than two weeks if everything goes quickly. the successor may be in place by march 15th. 100 cardinals meeting this afternoon. one of the maun things, they may set a date for the conclave. and keith o'brien who abruptly resigned and will not attend the c

and mitt and ann romney are back to remind you that the media covered whether president obama was even born here was in the tank for president obama. and today is the 100th anniversary of the u.s. department of labor. happyhappy birthday. and it's the birthday of chaz bono, everybody loves chaz bono, and rick perry. this is "viewpoint." [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> john: good evening, i'm john fugelsang, and this is "viewpoint." while most of the political world indulged in its latest spectator sport, blaming each other over the the sequester president obama named three nominees to the cap innocent post. energy, office of management and budget. leaving the blame game to the white house press secretary jay carney. >> it is unfortunate, again it's a wholly unnecessary decision made by republicans to allow this to happen. >> john: of course if you listened to speaker of the house john boehner you would know that the $85 billion that the sequester's removed from the economy this year is all the democrats' fault especially, mr. obamas. >> we've known about this for 16 months. and yet even today t

mitt and ann romney know and they're speak being it for the first time.clusive interview and the most important clip coming your way. >> steve: plus, cats and dogs living together. no. just dogs. how about if you have a stressful life, how about stopping for a little doggy break at work? the latest craze sending the studio to the dogs. that dog right now looking at senator john mccain. you don't know this, but that is absolutely true. >> brian: really? >> steve: yep. "fox & friends" hour two for friday starts right now. ♪ everyone. >> steve: you see anna kooiman playing with a dog screen left and another dog, screen right, catatonic. can you imagine bringing your gigantic burmese mountain dog to work, because this is all about bringing your dog to work, u.s. good for you. >> brian: i think we would see the overall weight limit for an organization if my dog came in. but when you see your dog, you feel better, you feel more at home and you can be more productive. that's the theory that anna is bringing out. don't be surprised if original ayles decides every

mitt romney compared running for president as being on a roller coaster. anndited her mormonism to help transition back into norm alive. the prerelease comes across a bit condescending. going from somebody's to nobody's now that they are not in the spotlight anymore. we'll have to hear the context bout of context, it sounds a bit strange. we're back with more show after the break. sway with us. ♪ ♪ billy zane stars in barabbas. coming in march to reelz. to find reelz in your area, go to reelz.com the bar harbor bake is really worth trying. [ male announcer ] get more during red lobster's lobsterfest. with the year's largest selection of mouth-watering lobster entrees. like our delicious lobster lover's dream, featuring two kinds of succulent lobster tails. or our savory, new grilled maine lobster and lobster tacos. it's back, but not for long. [ woman ] our guests go crazy for lobsterfest. my favorite entree is the lobster lover's dream. what's yours? come celebrate lobsterfest and sea food differently. [♪ theme music ♪] >> announcer: ladies and gentlemen, it'

stop it. >> stephanie: you think stop it. >> yeah, you think she makes barbara bush look warm. >> ann romneywe did. that's the real guy. >> and if you don't want to be talked about quit doing interviews. where is bes truman? >> stephanie: i wanted to hear more from her. >> yeah it's not fair to talk about the wives. then be quiet. >> not like that show i will whore eleanor roosevelt. >> exactly. >> stephanie: on that note, i think we have reached maximum rudeness. love you rude pundit. >> good night. >> on crooks and liars when do we stop playing on the republican side of the field. >> stephanie: thank you. and a republican inflicted wound from time magazine. forty-five minutes after the hour. kathleen madigan live in studio. >> announcer: the only place in america where descent is still allowed. it's the "stephanie miller show." ♪ joy behar: your mistake was writing a check jerry springer: she never cashed it (vo) the day's events. four very unique points of view. tonight starting break the ice with breath-freshening cooling crystals. ice breakers. irene, drop the itch. we dropped the itch,

. >> you can see the entire interview with mitt and ann romney this weekend on fox news sunday.l, if you think things got nasty over the sequester, you ain't seen nothing yet. clief political correspondent carl cameron reports there is plenty more ans noty ahead. >> after -- animosity ahead. >> after the cuts begin, new series of fights pursue. first, house republicans plan to eliminate across-the-board cuts and allow them to be targeted effectively. >> we have agreement on how to fund the pentagon and military based agency like veterans. we will pass it next week to give us the flexibility to put the cuts in place in a better way. go after waste, fraud and abuse to low-priority spending. >> since the federal work furloughs won't start until march 26, there is time for congress to target the cut for maximum effect. instead of being arbitrary and across the board. >> reprogramming is under this approach. reprogramming is where you would change money from one account to another. you can't do that under a straight c.r. those are the type of things that we are talking about. >> give

women who are in ann romney's income tax bracket. how else can they hope to get female voters?uld keep up the good work they were doing right now. just keep it up. i mean i actually -- i know a lesbian -- >> john: you do? in show business? >> she's not in show business but she was a battered women situation with her partner. it is not something that you actually think of when you think of the lesbian community you know. because lesbians are always such fine upstanding citizens. you never see a lesbian embezzer will or counter fitter. but she was actually being severely physically beaten by her partner. luckily, she had parents that intervened. and also immigrant groups that come from cultures that are so anti-female to begin with. >> john: yes. they come here -- >> they come here and behave like indians burning their wives, you know. >> john: when you think about -- this is illegal immigrants, of course. when you think about it, there is domestic abuse in lesbian relationships. you think some of the republicans will have another chance to put another lesbian in jail. speaking o

so really a lot of implications on this one. >> let's see what the court does. >>> mitt and ann romney year's election defeat in november. romney's latest interview was done with fox news. correspondent chris wallace asked the couple what life has been like since the election. >> we were on a roller coaster, exciting and thrilling, ups and downs. and the ride ends and you get off. >> in our church, we're used to serving. then you're released and you're nobody. and we're used to that. >> the former candidate will address a conservative conference in washington two weeks today. the interview was recorded in southern california where they've spend much of their time since the election. >>> now to the vatican and the catholic church in transition. he arrived south of rome yesterday and he'll remain there for a few months while his living quarters at the vatican have been remodeled. abc's nick schifrin looks back at a day no one had ever seen before and what's ahead. >> reporter: a modest speech, a heartfelt goodbye. pope benedict xvi's unprecedented and historic resignation ended humbly. i

but let me ask you, because ann romney mentioned in the interview with mitt romney the other day, that does blame the media, you were actively involved in that campaign. how bad was the media in terms of covering the campaign? >> well, look, and the republican party started with a horrible mistake. they let -- they let williams and stephanopoulos and david gregory moderate their primary debates. i think that was a huge mistake and a lot of the influence of the media started with the biased questions that came out of that. williams himself had this holier than thou question that he threw at governor perry, did he always-- was he always able to sleep at night because of texas' death penalty situation. talk about a pretentious moderator, but we had that all through the campaign and they aided and abetted obama's distortion of reality, that unemployment wasn't that important, that the country was getting better, that the kind of garbage you got from goolsbee earlier, pretending that obama hasn't increased spending by 20%. goolsbee uses the disingenuous comment that the spending this year v

. >> chris: af >> after our interview last week with mitt and ann romney, the first after the election, we got a lot of comments from you, and the majority were like his interview with you, he would be president today. he should have dumped his campaign manager. lucas was not as impressed if romney is blaming obamacare for his defeat. >> chris: we heard from chris, this country needs the mature leadership of them. it's so disappointing that america missed the chance... >> chris: we appreciated hearing from all of you. is that it for today. have a great week and we'll see you next fox news sunday. >> this is a fox report. tonight, a top lawmaker baffled, saying that people who are supposed to protect us when we travel are putting lives in danger. with the new tsa policy you'll be able to get on a plane with a small knife, a hockey stick, and a couple of golf clubs. plus afghanistan's president levels an incredible charge against america. as chuck haguel makes his first trip to that country as defense secretary. a the u.s. motive ahead of the troop withdrawal. it now has the top commande

. >> ann romney says the campaign is not solely to blame for the loss. her husband was not given a fair shake by the media. >>> now consider this a good warmup for march madness, even though this comes from a high school basketball game, it happened yesterday in the new york state tournament. >> the end of the game, watch what happens. check it out. yeah. there he goes. >> and it's in. now watch the reaction, everyone. everyone goes crazy. did they win? absolutely, they won. they got it in, in time. then there's the huddle. then the other team thinks it won. >> the kid that threw in that three-pointer there, he knows a thing or two about going long. he's a quarterback, he has a good arm. at first he was intercepted essentially, the pass was stolen. they throw up a ball that they think will run out the clock, the guy gets it back in. >> has it in time. >> and not so great for the other team, but everybody was on the court. >> throw the ball up, we won. boom, no. crazy. love it when that happens. basically it never happened. >> i was just going to stay, ha

vanity fair" released an excerpt in which he says ref referring to a comment someone made about ann romneya's the one who never worked a day in his life. never earned a penny that wasn't public money. how many fund-raisers does he attend every week? how often does he play basketball and golf. he's lazy. obama said that the barbara walters. all right, he did. i'm going to get to that in a moment, but are those comments rationally charged or just frank talk? michael and van jones, a cnn criminal intenter. racial? >> very. very. first of all, i swrus want to say i worked with this president. i worked for him. i know his work ethic. i know not only the quantity of his work, but the quality. but you don't have to be in white house to see this guy work. look at his hair. this guy goes in the white house looking like tiger woods, comes out looking like morgan freeman. he is working himself to the bone. why is he being accused of being lazy? of all the things you can accuse him of, why lazy? one of the things that is said about african-american men. it goes back 200 years. we are now saying the pr

they brought in ann romney to tell him to stop it. >> ann romney: stop it. this is hard.ut a catheter you try it. >> i am not one of your fans! >> stephanie: noting paul's theatrical timing. [♪ magic wand ♪] >> stephanie: editorial remarked iffing only his reasoning matched his showmanship. it went on to note the hypothetical about americans sitting at a cafe calm down senator. eric holder was correct when asked about drone strikes on u.s. soil. what it can do under the laws of war is target an enemy combatant at anytime anywhere. the president can designate such a combatant if he belongs to an enemy that has taken up arms against the u.s. this does not include hanoid jane. arguing we need more than political stunts that fire up kids in their college dorms. [ applause ] >> stephanie: fight! fight! fight! this just in by the way -- [♪ "world news tonight" theme ♪] >> stephanie: this actually puts the republicans once again on the side of -- >> right. >> stephanie: regardless of what our concerns are, despite controversy, a new poll shows majority of americans on both sides

ann romney, with all respect for the wife of a defeated politician is saying they got sort of run over by the media. the only media that ran them over, ed, was fox, because they lived in a bubble of delusional thinking that they were going to win and this and that. karl rove election night, remind your viewers, he literally walked into the control room to say no, we didn't lose. yeah, you did. >> what do you make them believing that obama care sealed his fate? >> i find it ugly, because it is a kind of rerun of his 47, you know, moochers, takers, and makers. if the power of incumbency is to provide universal health care, which we need to build on, to millions, 30 million americans, if that's patron and corruption and giveaway, then this man should -- particularly romney care, the man who created romney care should understand that this is part of american political life, and it's a reform that this country has fought for. and part of what millions need. but he hasn't given up on the 47%. >> no. no. >> he says he wasn't understood that like i said what i didn't believe? it is so romney,