new york >> we'll go down to tampa florida with bret hume living large with a big expense account.t about the hearts and mines theor i developed; is that right? >> basically . i think you are right in believing that what the obama team is trying to do is touch every single element. democratic base and make sure it is all in the fold for him in the fall. but to the extent that the republicans are moderating or modulating the conservatism, i am not sure. i think the selection of paul ryan and he will be a major speaker here is not a move to the left or to the center. paul ryan is a true blue conservative. he is not a extremist. obama's teams accusation not with standing. it is it a conservative party and conservative convention. i think the calculation bill that conservatism and 40 percent of the americans give or take say they are conservative 20 percent said they are liberal. that is not bad to identify yourself. >> it is not conservatives or far right. no evangelical presence or nobody. sarah palin, not offered a prime time slot. >> but she's out of politics. >> oh, come on, come

bret hume will refond and berny goldberg on a stunning admission by the guy who keeping an eye on theew york times. we're coming right back. >> announcer: this is the day. the day that we say to the world of identity thieves "enough." we're lifelock, and we believe you have the right to live free from the fear of identity theft. our pledge to you? as long as there are identity thieves, we'll be there. we're lifelock. and we offer the most comprehensive identity theft protection ever created. lifelock: relentlessly protecting your identity. call 1-800-lifelock or go to lifelock.com today. >> we'll go down to tampa florida with bret hume living large with a big expense account. what about the hearts and mines theor i developed; is that right? >> basically . i think you are right in believing that what the obama team is trying to do is touch every single element. democratic base and make sure it is all in the fold for him in the fall. but to the extent that the republicans are moderating or modulating the conservatism, i am not sure. i think the selection of paul ryan and he will be a ma

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♪ >> bret: paul ryan talks to brit hume about saving medicare. repealing obamacare. l while trying to draw a line between his budget and mitt romney's plan. this is "special report." note ♪ ♪ ♪ >> bret: good evening. i'm brit hum bret baier. brit hume observation escollusive interview with ryan later. but first, romney slammed obama for what he called the administration war on coal. the president is am paining in iowa. center of wind energy production in the u.s. he favors extending tax break for the industry. romney opposes that. suicide attacks in afghanistan killed at least 38 people today in what is the deadliest day of the year there for civilians. officials say 14 bombers struck in a province in the south. motorcycle bomb targeted a crowded bazaar. u.s. officials tell fox news nearly 50 iranian men captured in syria are not on a religious pilgrimage as they claim but are in fact, active duty members of the iranian revolutionary guard. defense secretary leon panetta talked about it today, saying it's part of a largeer plan. >> iran is playing a larger role in syr

>> bret: we can. brit hume from maine. ank you very much as always. >> you bet. >> bret: we'll hear from a special expanded edition of the fox all stars back in washington in a few minutes. up next, from budget reformer to family man to workout warrior, the real paul ryan. >> i don't think it ever really mattered or mattered who you're running mate is. at the end of the day, you're actually after the front runner. it's not going to change my vote. i'm still republican. as long as we can win, it's good ♪ i want to win [ breathes deeply ] ♪ this is where the dream begins ♪ ♪ i want to grow ♪ i want to try ♪ i can almost touch the sky [ male announcer ] even the planet has an olympic dream. dow is proud to support that dream by helping provide greener, more sustainable solutions from the olympic village to the stadium. solutionism. the new optimism.™ ♪ this dream for their "destination wedding." double miles you can "actually" use. but with those single mile travel cards... [ bridesmaid ] blacked out... but i'm a bridesmaid. o

bret? >> carl cameron live in new orleans tonight. thank you. >>> let's get some thoughts from senior political analyst brit hume. good evening. >> good evening. >> made the travel from tampa to here. what about that speech? a lot of talk has been about the style and how it was delivered, but for the folks like carl who cover mitt romney every day, many of them say it really was the best speech he's delivered. >> i thought the speech was not poetic but in all lik likelihood effective. you look at mitt romney up there on the stage. can you picture him as president? most people look at him and say yes, they can picture him as president. you hear the details of the work he did at bain capital, hear about it, other speaker speakers reinforced it. it was important for him to do and probably helped him. when you hear about his personal life and you you get a sense of his family, that's important, and you know, i sense that peek look at him and if they're in the mood to make a change, and that's the question in the election. are people going to decide yes, i want to make a change, then the second question is, can we acc

bret. see you later. >> congressman ryan. we'll air more clips from him. you heard what he had to say in that part. get reaction from senior political analyst brit hume.ening. you sat down with congressman ryan in colorado. your thoughts? >> wonderful example of what is the ryan effect. look at the things that you an congressman ryan were discussing. you were in details of the tax plan, you were in detail of the medicare. and details of all the issues. substantive issues. point-by-point rebut to bam become attacks. he is what paul ryan brought to this race. my own discussions with him are similar. i thought your interview by the way was better. both you and he were better. but it's an interesting effect. this young man is potent political being in the sense that you sense his earnestness. you sense his knowledge. when he says that he is not in this just to win and he is not worried about the next election, next generation, i think voters may be more inclined to believe that from him than they would have many another politician. >> bret: do you sense he is comfortable in his skin as the vice presidential candidate and he is ready for the podium behind

bret baier the washington. the big story here is g.o.p. vice presidential candidate paul ryan first one-on-one interview since getting the job. tonight on "special report," brit hume'sresident obama of raiding medicare to fund obamacare. he also tries to differentiate between his house budget and mitt romney's plan. romney campaigned today in coal country looking for key electoral votes in ohio. he accused the president of waging a war on coal. president obama meantime in iowa today. the center of the country's wind power industry. he is pushing for extended tax cut for wind energy. something that governor romney opposes. the president is also talking up his auto bail-out. tonight, you may be surprised to learn how much more you are paying for the bail-out than you were first promised. grapevine, another huge government spending scandal. could it be another gsa? "special report" from washington starts at 6:00 eastern now. back to "the five." apparently on a seven-second delay. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> kimberly: i love it. most people think of disney land they think of mickey mouse and goofy but a woman who used to work there isn't happy with the magic kingdom. she filed a discrim

bret: a lot of fun. download the you decide 2012man application from the app store, ipad. guys will be back in a couple of weeks. tune in tomorrow. brit humehave our first interview with republican vice presidential candidate paul ryan. tuesday. 6:00 p.m. on the east. on "special report." you don't want to miss that. up next, take the top cop to court over operation fast and furious. [ male announcer ] this is anna, her long day teaching the perfect swing begins with back pain and a choice. take advil, and maybe have to take up to four in a day. or take aleve, which can relieve pain all day with just two pills. good eye. which can relieve pain all day with just two pills. we believe small things can make a big difference.e, like how a little oil from here can be such a big thing in an old friend's life. we discovered that by blending enhanced botanical oils into our food, we can help brighten an old dog's mind so he's up to his old tricks. it's just one way purina one is making the world a better place... one pet at a time. discover vibrant maturity and more at purinaone.com. [ engine revs, tires squeal ] [ male announcer ] more power. mor

bret. see you later. >> congressman ryan. we'll air more clips from him. you heard what he had to say in that part. get reaction from senior political analyst brit hume.ening. you sat down with congressman ryan in colorado. your thoughts? >> wonderful example of what is the ryan effect. look at the things that you an congressman ryan were discussing. you were in details of the tax plan, you were in detail of the medicare. and details of all the issues. substantive issues. point-by-point rebut to bam become attacks. he is what paul ryan brought to this race. my own discussions with him are similar. i thought your interview by the way was better. both you and he were better. but it's an interesting effect. this young man is potent political being in the sense that you sense his earnestness. you sense his knowledge. when he says that he is not in this just to win and he is not worried about the next election, next generation, i think voters may be more inclined to believe that from him than they would have many another politician. >> bret: do you sense he is comfortable in his skin as the vice presidential candidate and he is ready for the podium behind

hume. you can watch that tonight on "special report" 6:00 pm eastern, that special report with bret baier.uld be a good one. we are awaiting president obama at his next campaign stop in the swing state of iowa. carl cameron traveling wited henry traveling with the president. the president has added new attack lines, tell us about it. >> reporter: gregg you're right. the president now obviously feels that paul ryan is his favorite target. you have the ryan budget plan, it is ripe to be picke picked apart. the president yesterday came here with some goodies, the pour of incumbency. there was a really rough crowd here the worst in 50 years. the president announcing executive action in order to have the federal government speed up spending on federal nutrition programs, buying up more chicken and pork, help some of these farmers out. then he prodded congress and named congressman ryan as a them pwer of th member of the house republican congress and said they are stalling and need to get working. >> i've got even to know congressman ryan he's a good man, a family man, a very articulate spokespe

hume, thank you. >> reporter: thank you, any began. megyn: you can watch more of brit's interview later tonight. 6:00 p.m. with our own bret baier.nd you can catch the rest of today's interview along with the latest top headlines. president obama also on the campaign trail on day two of his bus tour through the state of iowa. green energy failures have cost the taxpayers millions of dollars. governor romney and congressman ryan will also be talking energy today suggesting the president's policies are taking america in the wrong direction. ed henry is live in oskaloosa, iowa. >> reporter: one of the differences is energy. you mentioned governor romney blasting the president saying his energy policies have been disastrous to coal country. the president saying wind energy is very important and governor romney opposes a wind energy tax credit that a lot of popular republic chance in this state support because it involved 7,000 jobs here in the state of iowa. the president just went after governor romney by talking about a comment where governor romney recently said and mocked alternative energy saying you can't drive a car with a win