that's michele bachmann.nd by the way also he went even further than bachmann when he voted for a law that would allow hospitals to refuse to administer an emergency abortion even if the women's life was in danger the so-called let women die bill. on education, paul ryan would slash pell grants. he also would allow interest rates on pell grants to double. of course michele bachmann agrees. on gay rights he opposed the repeal of don't ask, don't tell. he also opposes adoption rights for same-sex couples, just like michele bachmann. more on guns. he is against the 72-hour background check. his pro gun policies earned him an a grade from the nra just like michele bachmann. on immigration he voted against the dream act, just like michele bachmann. on the safety net he would privatize medicare, and he has introduced a bill to proi voo tiez social security as well and bachmann backs his plans on both of those measures. in fact vote view ranked ryan and bachmann almost dead even in their conservative voting records.

that hasn't stopped bachmann. she has now written telling americans she's protecting them from islamic extremists. i'm on the case because someone has to question obama administration's indulgence. it is my duty as a member of congress to ask why the obama administration has repeatedly undermined america's national security and vows to political correctness related to radical islam. the safety and security of every person in my district as well as all americans is preeminent concern to me. wow. let's turn to mark simone and marcia dyson. let me ask you, mark, how big of a problem is this islam phobia for the republican party? is this as extreme as michele bachmann has made it out to be? >> let me be honest first. i'm not the biggest michele bachmann fan. i don't know what she's up to. it's like harry reid shooting off his mouth yesterday. it's a problem all through our politics. sometimes there's a legitimate concern but you get this hyperbole and it clouds the issue with nonsense. and huma abedin seems like a fin

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that's what senator bachmann did.go, when the tea party movement was really, really gaining steam, she start what had she called the tea party caucus here in congress. i'm not really sure if they met even once, maybe a couple of times. but she became the chairwoman of the tea party caucus. she was the go-to person for this movement, which was incredibly popular, particularly two years ago. that is how she really became such a superstar. and she became a darling of the movement, there's no question about it. but, you know, it has changed a little bit, particularly because of this controversy. i was just talking to a top republican leadership aide this week, who gave me a quote that i just thought i had to pass on. who said, "loving her is no longer a litmus test for your conservative credentials." and that really, i think, does sum up the way things may have changed for her because of this controversy. one other thing i just want to add, you were talking about her position on the intelligence committee. my understandin

view of michele bachmann changed over the years by constituents?are you hearing? >> ed, no question about it. she is out of touch. the people in the district are fed up with her antics. she's wearing thin. and we're hearing it up and down the streets of the district. people want a change. they want a business person. they want somebody who can actually represent them in congress and being there for the people. she's not. she's out and about on her own agenda and people are sick of it. >> she says that -- she called obama care socialized medicine. she says that will kill the country. will you run on the health care bill? would you go to constituents, people you want to have their support and say this is a good bill and we need to make it better? >> well, you know, ed, it's a good bill in many ways and we can make it better and it's a good start. and by gosh, heretofore, we knew it wasn't working. we have to move forward, bend the health care costs, but by gosh, we're moving forward and doing something. she doesn't want to do anything. she wants to g

for weeks, we reported on michele bachmann and others making unfounded allegations about infiltrating of the government. the standard shouldn't be different for democrats, independents, libertarians or anyone. extraordinary allegations require proof. michele bachmann and company don't have ordinary proof, neither so far does senator harry reid. this began earlier when he told the huffington post what he says a bain capital investor told him. he said he didn't pay taxes for ten years. he went on. do i know that's true? well, i'm not certain. that was harry reid saying i am not certain. you would think not being certain about the truth of an explosive allegation, you would kind of keep it to yourself, right? instead, harry reid went further with local reporters saying he had a quote number of people tell me

michele bachmann and company don't have any proof, and neither does harry reid. this began earlier in the week when mr. reid told the "huffington post," he didn't pay any taxes for ten years. he went on, do i know that is ue? well, i'm not certain. that is harry reid saying i'm not certain. so you would think that not being certain about the truth of an explosive allegation you would keep it to yourself? well, instead, harry reid went further with local reporters say saying he had a quote number of people tell me that, unquote. so it went from one person telling him to now a number of

that why i admire minnesota congresswoman and amateur hip know tift michele bachmann for her brave attempt to root out muslim extremists from our government. this past june, she and along with fellow republicans, a group often referred to as the mensa of congress -- [ laughter ] -- sent a letter to the executive branch alleging that recent executive governmental decision appeared to be a result of influence operations conducted by individuals associated with the muslim brotherhood. in other words: muslims have infiltrating our government. did you know that the cafeteria serves crescent rolls? that is nothing more than warm buttery jihad. [ laughter ] now, folks, these accusations caused a firestorm because one of the suspected infiltrators is wife of former underwear model anthony wiener, top aide to hillary clinton and admitted muslim. [ laughter ] now, these charges were made without evidence and denounced by republicans john boehner, lindsey graham and john mccain who took to the floor of senate and called her accusations specious and degrading but former speaker and current not going t

hear for yourself whether it is mccarthyism or michele bachmannism. he declined to come on the program. dana bash has been trying to get answer from senator reid all day. what can you tell us? >> we have a couple of responses, anderson. the first one, senator reid stands by his comments. governor romney's continued refusal to release his tax returns raises questions about what he is hiding and whether he paid any taxes at all. governor romney can end this by releasing tax returns. as you were coming on air, anderson, got a follow-up like the statement which also stands by what they call his credible source that romney has not paid taxes for ten years, and says romney playing many tricks at his disposal for avoiding taxes. not backing down at all. covering harry reid a lot of years. there are times he says things off the cuff that make aides wince, like smelly tourists in the capitol. this is not that. he is doing it for purpose for political reasons, he wants romney taxes talked about on programs like yours, wants it to be headlines in newspapers and

so what bachmann can do is raise a lot of money and give it to other republicans.0 to other republican law makers which currys favor. she can appear at their fund raisers and all this helps her insulate herself. she doesn't really have any foreign policy experience to speak of. >> she's using some of the money she raises to give to other people, other members of congress, for whatever reason? >> that's right, yeah. it's very common. almost every member of congress has what's called a leadership pack and they use that to collect their own money and redistribute it to other members. so this can build ties, build relationships. and it's really interesting that in 2011, after the republicans came in, bachmann asked to be put on the foreign intelligence committee, she has no experience and speaker boehner granted that request. >> it seems that she did become a congressional jugger naught in a short time. and how did that happen? >> it was quite brilliant politically. a couple of years ago when the tea party movement was gaining steam, she started what she called the tea

we will introduce you to michele bachmann's mentor, allen quist. share your thoughts on twitter and on facebook using the hash tag ed show. we're coming right back. >>> welcome back to "the ed show." for the last couple nights here on "the ed show," we have been debunking mitt romney's latest lie about medicare. i mean, this is their campaign. today, it looks like the romney campaign is really struggling to keep the lie going. they have launched a slick new campaign ad to deliver the same old misleading message. >> when you need it, obama has cut $716 billion from medicare. >> republicans spent the day repeating that lie about the $716 billion. and they run into trouble when they're confronted with the truth. remember president obama's affordable care act saved $716 billion by cutting overpayments to insurance industry experts and costs? ryan's plan cuts $716 billion from medicare all together. he repeals the affordable care act but does not replace it. the cost will shift to seniors, you can count on it. mitt romney really needs to pick a plan, do

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michele bachmann and company don't have any proof, and neither does harry reid. this began earlier in the week when mr. reid told the "huffington post," he didn't pay any taxes for ten years. he went on, do i know that is ue? well, i'm not certain. that is harry reid saying i'm not certain. so you would think that not being certain about the truth of an explosive allegation you would keep it to yourself? well, instead, harry reid went further with local reporters say saying he had a quote number of people tell me that, unquote. so it went from one person telling him to now a number of people and then today, he went even further. >> so, the word is out that he has not paid any taxes for ten years. let him prove that he has paid taxes, because he has not. >> and now on the floor of the senate he says the word is out, and the word is out because senator reid put it out. not anything that anybody can check, such as the name of the source, but this is what john mccain told us today. harry reid said on the floor of the senate reiterated this idea that mitt romney has n

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>> well, i just want to go on record i'm for michelle bachmann for vice president.yone to be clear about that. >> the ladies of the press believe they're acting on principle expect that the principle is driven by envy. and envy of a woman who managed to do exactly what they are mothers told them, although they would never admit it. marry a good preferably rich man. raise your children full time, and dress like a lady. >> the rnc let go some of the names who will be speaking. do you think that you at the rnc at the end of the month, do you think you're going to have a role there in some way shape or form? >> i know they want me to. [ ♪ music ♪ ] >> this is our protest of general mills abdicating same section marriages. we're going to torch some cereals. ♪ all you need ♪ is love ♪ all you need ♪ is love ♪ all you need is ♪ love, love ♪ love is all you need ♪ >> eliot: toasted cheerios could be the next product from general mills. it had to happen, libor scandal coming for the big banks one by one. that's next. >>it's the place where democracy is supposed to be the gre

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bachmann and friends drew a slew of backlash suggests that some in the u.s.ernment have ties to the muslim brotherhood. the list included huma abedin. wrote in part representative bachmann's advocacy of these conspiracy theories is particularly damaging to the u.s. interests because of her prominence. despite considerable criticism these members of congress have refused to disavow their reactions so we urge you to replace them. might not play so well to the rest of the world. you think? >>> well moving on, the white house debated steve king's bill to make english our official language and require new potential citizens to be fluent in english. michigan democrat don conyers got his chance at the microphone during the hearing. see if you can figure whether he's in favor or not. [ speaking spanish ] >> so he's not in sport of the english only bill. congress said it was one that the country would look back on with shame and regret if it were passed. >>> finally over to players and spectators getting ejected from baseball games. right? well, how about a pa system

bachmann leaves behind a wife and two children. edward lawrence, cbs news. >> the college is 90 miles northwest of houston. >>> the attorney for murder defendant george zimmerman filed a motion asking for a new judge in the case. zimmerman is the neighborhood watch volunteer charged with murdering an unarmed teenager, tray john martin -- trayvon martin during an incident last february. the judge is the one that concluded zimmerman lied about his fanses to october out of jail on a lower bond. >>> investigators tonight trying to figure out how a man was able to breeze past a multimillion security system at new york's j.f.k. airport. according to the new york post, he got stranded on his personal jet ski craft in jamaica bay, so he swam three miles, scaled an 8 foot barbed wire fence and walked across the runway past security cameras and motion detectors. he was arrested and charged with criminal trespass. >>> gorgeous out there today, but tomorrow, yellow alert. topper is joining us now from the terrace. what about that morning commu

michele bachmann knows that very well.ady, or the woman the republicans want to be the first lady and joins me now. talk about a rockstar, michele bachmann. >>guest: good to see you and a thrill to be here. i was sorry you didn't get up and dance with me. >>neil: no, you do not want to do that. >>guest: we could sell tickets. >>neil: but it would be a youtube event. what do you make of the issue ann romney has to show the warm likable side of her husband. that is a cliche but it is what it is. that's the pressure she is un. does she have to do that tonight? >>guest: she will automatically. i know ann romney because during the course of the 20 presidential debates you get to know the family. he is a very decent guy, a family man, first and foremost reflected in her because she has been his wife if years and she is the mother of his wife children. they are have tight family, a very functional family. we will see a lovely woman. what i like about her, she authentic and does not put anything on, she is sincere. what you see is