therefore -- >> charlie rangel. >> new discussion. >> no. you have completely combined conversations to create a frankenstein's monster. >> you think you're the only one allowed to confuse the discussion? >> liberals are racists and my evidence of that is how liberals are going after charlie rangel but not chris dodd the way they go after governor paterson, and the way they treated roland burris. >> they should go after karl rove. they should go after cheney for what he did. >> they did not make donna brazile the head of the dnc. howard dean will take the wasp by the green pants. donna brazile was one of the smartest members of the democratic party and i don't think most democrats are smart. she has just run gore's campaign. she's not made head of the dnc? >> when we come back i want to talk about george bush then we'll see who's smart. back with ann coulter in just a second. @@@@@@@@@@@@@

therefore -- >> charlie rangel. >> new discussion. >> no. you have completely combined conversations to create a frankenstein's monster. >> you think you're the only one allowed to confusion the discussion? >> liberals are racists and my evidence of that is how liberals are going after charlie rangel but not chris dodd the way they go after governor paterson, and roland burris. >> they would have to go after karl rove. valeri plame. cheney. >> did not make donna brazil the head of the dnc. howard dean will take the wasp by the green pants. donna brazile was one of the smartest members of the democratic party and i don't think most democrats are smart. she's not made head of the dnc. >> when we come back i want to talk about george bush then we'll see who's smart. back with ann coulter in just a second. >>> i'm back with one of the very few blond conservative women i know. i heard president bush is about to get a new gig as a motivational speaker. let's look at some of the material. >> oh, boy. >> our enemies are innovative and resourceful. a

and should charlie rangel step down?nd house democrats once again voted to protect charlie rangel. but for the first time two rank and file democrats broke ranks and voted with us. i think this is a clear sign that democrat leaders efforts to sweep this under the rug is starting to crack. >> why is it that you don't think it is appropriate considering that you are being investigated for tax issues to resign from the post that dictates tax policy in this country? >> because the allegations have been made by newspapers reporters and i asked the ethics committee to review it and report back to the congress. >> geraldo: ambushing my old friend charlie rangel in the halls of congress. the chairman of the house ways and means committee. in a heap of trouble mostly about unpaid tax violations and other ethics violations. he says he should maintain his chairmanship unless and until he is found guilty of wrong doing by a court of law or an ethics probe. >> there is no reason why federal prosecutors should not be in the middle of

because i think it is outrage oust way the new york times is going after charlie rangele.t republican governor roland did and tom delay this but in both of those cases it was nothing. the new york times putting this on its cover day after day after day. most of the allegations are what he didn't report as income to congress. it is an ethics violation. very, it as violation. the amount in taxes he allegedly didn't pay and he think he has admitted to is only $10,000. that is something but it is not -- >> it proves to me. >> yes, reverend al. >> he is in a broke class. >> geraldo: okay. okay. we have to stop the presses. ann says lay off charlie rangel. >> i would be remiss if i didn't get the panel's take on the governor of new jersey's weight debate. did you see that commercial? >> you drove the wrong way down a one way street. would you get away without a ticket, chris christy did? chris christy did. in both cases, christy threw his weight around as u.s. attorney and got off easy. >> where is the weight shot and the belly shot. they threw out the pair. there is a big belly

steve: we told you how charlie rangel forgot to pay his taxes for years and disclosed a couple of million. we wanted to know where did he get all that money? a closer look at charlie coming up. brian: news by the numbers now. they sound something like this. first $25 million. that's how much the new flick some buy land took in over the weekend to lead the box office. $5.5 million how much michael moore's new documentary capitalism a love. story. $1.5 million is the price tag for simon cowell's 50th birthday party. outside london. included 400 guests. entertainment by earth, wind, and fire giant image on the front of his home. none of us on the couch were invited. gretchen: a woman who has worked in the health care industry for 20 years has seen red flags in the health care reform plan. she decided to take those concerns to the american people. oakley ryan joins us live from chicago with her story. good morning, oakley. >> good morning, gretchen. gretchen: i find this a fascinating story we heard throughout the summer when we were watching all these town halls happen on health care reform,

the ethics committee finishes its work is actually personal to them because they say today it's charlie rangel, tomorrow it could be them accused of something they think is perhaps unfair or wrong from their perspective. >> rangel admits he failed to disclose or pay taxes on rental property and did not report more than $250,000 in assets but he deny as "new york times" report that he helped protect a tax break for a company whose boss pledged $1 million to one of his projects. rangel says he's the victim of a smear campaign. >>> all right. at least 41 people killed when a bomb exploded in a bustling market. this happened in pakistan less than a mile from a government building where lawmakers were meeting at the time. the nearby hospital quickly filled up with at least 100 more people hurt in the blast. it was so crowded some patients even had to share some gurneys. doctors got a little bit suspicious when a man walked into a hospital claiming he had accidentally shot his hand. now his wounds did not match the story. so when police went to his house, they couldn't believe what they found. >> we

including charlie rangel. i don't know what they'll start focusing on. they have a real problem. the approval of congress is down to 21%. it fell ten points over the last month. either they're going to stand up for the change for which they were supposedly elected. or they're going to be a part of the problem. >> there were two big ethic issues. up this week. charlie rangel facing a series of questions about where whether he reported income he received for rental properties. whether he had the right disclosure of other assets. the ethics committee announced they were expanding an investigation after the house are jekted a resolution criticizing for him. senator john ensign of nevada whether he helped a husband of another former staffer get a job, lobbying contracts to cover up an affair. here's how they responded. >> what is normally the members wait until the ethics committee completes its investigation and report. that's what i'm hoping happens with the republicans. >> we absolutely did nothing except for comply exactly with what the ethic rules and the laws of the senate state

and charlie rangel is trying to buy his way out of his troubles?uld be for sale in the u.s. congress, and i think those people on the ethics committee that got contributions from mr. rangel should give them back. in fact i think everybody ought to question the contribution they received, from mr. rangel in light of this pretty scandalous situation, we are facing. >> gregg: here's a guy who is demanding pretty much that all of america pay higher taxes, or sxiez taxes, or penalty -- excise taxes or penalty taxes for health care and health care reform and yet it would appear from our list we put up on the screen at the beginning of the interview that he has been skating on his taxes and how do you describe a guy like that? is he a hypocrite. >> i think there are a lot of hypocrisy on what is going on now and i think he should resign from the house ways & means committee, and, because it gives the appearance of impropriety and it causes the whole world to look at the house, and question the sincerity of our dedication to our jobs. and, he owes it to th

. >>> then, congressman charlie rangel writes our tax codes, but apparently has forgotten how to pay his own. sorry, charlie, but maybe it's time for you to go. >>> and joining me in the studio, the man who never curbs his enthusiasm for laughter, comedy maven, larry david. all this and much more, tonight. >>> well, folks, racism is alive and well. don't believe me? watch this ridiculous black face skit, the jackson jives. ♪ ♪ look around, the whole world's coming together now ♪ everybody, sing with me. >> that was not the friar's club or even the u.s., it was australia, where apparently they still think this stuff is funny. joining me to see if americans still think it's funny are arianna huffington, editor and cofounder of the huffington post, chuck nice, and joe watkins, the best-looking republican i've seen in years, pastor and former white house aide for george bush senior. okay, chuck, this is australia. >> yes. >> can we chalk it up to cultural differences or is it race? what do you think? >> i'm going to say that it's both. what's funny there is the fact that they actually thi

therefore -- >> charlie rangel. >> new discussion. >> no.e completely combined conversations to create a frankenstein's monster. >> you think you're the only one allowed to confuse the discussion. >> liberals are racists and my evidence of that is how liberals are going after charlie rangel but not chris dodd the way they go after patterson and roland burris. >> they would have to go after karl rove. valeri plame. cheney. >> did not make donna brazil the head of the dnc. howard dean will take the wasp by the green pants. donna is one of the smart est of the democratic party. she's not made head of the dnc. >> because when we come back, i want to talk about george bush and see who's smart. back with ann coulter in just a second. >>> i'm back with one of the very few blond conservative women i know. i heard president bush is getting a new gig as a motivational speaker. look at some of this material. >> oh, boy. >> our enemies are innovative and resourceful. and so are we. they never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our peop

>> charlie rangel is on the way out.re after him. >> jumping on his case but leaving chris dodd alone? they give the head of the dnc -- >> you act is if the republicans don't attack their own -- don't go after their -- after 100 years. they go after them in -- >> if you're comparing -- >> the democrats are going against their own the same as the republicans. >> putting them in the same universe -- >> liberal and charlie rangel as the same category with timothy mcveigh? >> no. no terrorists are liberals. therefore -- >> charlie rangel. >> new discussion. >> no. you have completely combined conversations to create a frankenstein's monster. >> you think you're the only one allowed to confusion the discussion. >> liberals are racists and my evidence of that is how liberals are going after charlie rangel but not chris dodd the way they go after patterson and roland burris. >> they would have to go after karl rove. valeri plame. cheney. >> did not make donna brazil the head of the dnc. howard dean will take the wasp by the gre

catch charlie rangel in the hallway these days shuttling between health care meetings, and he casually deflects ethics questions. >> it's the allegations that have been made by newspapers reporters and i asked the ethics committee to review it. >> reporter: ask how speaker nancy pelosi why she blocked republicans from removing rangel from the chairman of the tax committee while he's being investigated for tax allegations, and hear this. >> he's one of the most experienced, knowledgeable people in the congress about health care. even if they weren't, if the process here is that the ethics committee reviews the situation and then -- >> reporter: rangel's fellow democrats are backing him now. but congressional experts say it may not last long. >> the longer it drags out, the bigger problem it becomes for democrats. >> reporter: the reason -- next year's elections. a gallup poll raised a giant red flag for democrats. americans are evenly split on whether they would vote for a democrat or republican for congress. rangel's ethics issues caused particular problems for democrats because when t

straight ahead, charlie rangel of new york accused of cheating on his taxes. writes. he is still the head of the ways and means committee. are his name's numbered -- are his days numbered? trace atkins will be with us. he is playing his latest single. ñÑú#÷@ç [captioning made possible by fox news channel] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- gretchen: we hope that you are having a great tuesday so far. october 6, 2009, tuesday. this picture gives a new meaning to the word doctors. steve: meanwhile, charlie rangel is under more pressure to step down from the house ways and means committee. is the congressman listening? brian: traci atkins is here to perform his latest single. it is all about putting your family first. our e-mail this morning comes from south carolina. it "to other morning shows are stuck in a rut -- "other morning shows are stuck in a route because "fox & friends" is kicking their but." gretchen: we are going to kick off this hour with trays adkins, but headlines are first. general david petraeus has been diagnosed

. >>> so the house is expanding its ethics investigation of congressman charlie rangel. rangel has already admitted serious mistakes on financial disclosure and tax forms. now investigators say they need to find out if he has more unreported assets. republicans have tried to remove rangel as chairman of the house, ways and means committee. last night dana bash explains why democrats will not go along with this. >> i've talked to some democratic congressmen in the past 24 to 48 hours, and they say the reason they're willing to wait until the ethics committee finishes its work is actually personal to them, because they say today is charlie rangel, tomorrow it could be them which they may think from their perspective is wrong. >> he runs the irs on the tax code and admits he didn't pay as well more than $250,000 in assets. but he denies in a report that he helped effect a tax break to a company whose boss. >>> it's the deadliest suicide attack ever in peshawar, pakistan. the hospital quickly filled up with 100 people hurt in the blast. it was so crowded, some patients even

the ethics committee finishes its work is actually personal to them because they say today it's charlie rangel. tomorrow it could be them acc e accused of something they think is perhaps from their perspective unfair or wrong. >> rangel fully admits he failed to disclose or even pay taxes on rental income and did not report more than $250,000 he had in assets. but here is the deal, he denies this "new york times" report that he had helped protect a tax break for a company whose boss had pledged $1 million to one of his projects. congressman rangel says he is the victim of some kind of smear campaign. >>> coming from florida here, some news from police there in ft. lauderdale. they're looking at possible criminal charges against a former nurse. they think she might have exposed more than 1,800 patients to hiv and hepatitis. a hospital official is saying that the nurse refused iv tubing and other supplies. the hospital says that the risk is low, but it's asking all the patients involved here to get tested. the nurse has resigned. >>> talking weather. make sure you bring an umbrella, rain boots i

we can already hear the defense of the next deadbeat brought into court, if charlie rangel doesn't havexes, why do i? whereas an article in "the "post" stated, rangel is thed of the ways and means committee and a man of immense power in washington, nevertheless, he's been busy of late revising and amended the record, backing and filling using buckets of white out heas discovers or remembers property he owns in new york, the yabe an and god knows where else. he also discovered accounts no one, including him, knew he had. he somehow neglected to mention these accounts on his congressional disclosure form, which means if you can believe it, that he signed the forms and didn't notice that maybe $1 million was missing. somebody ought to check the lighting in his office. the house is not in order. whereas the same article in "the washington post" stated, there's something wrong with charlie rangel. either he did not notice he was worth about twice as much as he said he was which is down right worrisome in a congressional leader, or he thinks he's above he law which is down right worrisome in

charlie charlie rangel. he's been under a senate investigation for not paying taxes and not reporting some taxes. democrats could face a backlash in next year's elections if they don't handle the allegations carefully. republicans tried to remove rangel as the house wanes and means committee but democrats blocked that. >>> president obama will speak to the largest gay rights group in the country tonight. his speech comes the night before the march in washington that's expected to draw thousands of gay and lesbian activists. members of the community have criticized the president for not acting quickly enough for the military's don't ask, don't tell policy. and while now the federal housing authority could be next. the fha commission would not need to be rescued but the new york times reports that 20% of the fha loans last year are in trouble. even facing foreclosure and as much as $675 billion. >>> the rapper known as soldier boy was arrested. the 19-year-old, better known by his stage name, shoulder boy, was

. >>> then, congressman charlie rangel writes our tax codes, but apparently has forgotten how to pay own. sorry, charlie, but maybe it's time for you to go. >>> and joining me in the studio, the man who never curbs his enthusiasm for laughter, comedy maven, larry david. all this and much more, tonight. >>> well, folks, racism is alive and well. don't believe me? watch this ridiculous black face skit, the jackson jives. ♪ ♪ look around, the whole world's coming together now ♪ everybody, sing with me. >> that was not the friar's club or even the u.s., it was australia, where apparently they still think this stuff is funny. joining me to see if americans still think it's funny are arianna huffington, editor and cofounder of the huffington post, chuck nice, and joe watkins, the best-looking republican i've seen in years, pastor and former white house aide for george bush senior. okay, chuck, this is australia. >> yes. >> can we chalk it up to cultural differences or is it race? what do you think? >> i'm going to say that it's both. what's funny there is the fact that they actually think t

maybe we should follow every person to the bathroom or charlie rangel's issues when it comes to taxes, maybe we should investigate everyone who doesn't have a tax issue. you know, evidence and corruption becomes apparent and acorn has got a lot of work to do. the fact of the matter is, vigilance, when it comes to media is key. government has always been responsible only when the media is looking. bill: that was good, tammy. look, leslie, rangel has tax issues, what do you do audit all the house of representatives? tammy made some good points. what do you say to them? >> well, i don't think we can compare watergate to this. certainly one involves the president and i haven't seen any involvement by president barack obama when it comes to acorn. let's be honest, before president barack obama the first african-american president was elected by an overwhelming majority of white people although more african-americans, more minorities came out to vote for him than ever before. we didn't know acorn anything other than little nuts that fell off the trees that squirrels ate. 10% of funding come

that's what some political analysts are saying about representative charlie rangel. he's been under an ethics investigation for not paying taxes and not reporting some assets. many those analysts say he could face backlash if they don't handle this carefully. >>> it was a breakthrough night in the bronx last night. rodriguez finally had a clutch in the playoffs and the yankees finally had a crowd exceeding 50,000, which they hadn't done all season in that brand-new ballpark in those expensive seats. how about a-rod, bottom of the ninth inning known as mr. july because he failed to come through in october, but bottom of the ninth, he set up heroics in the bottom of the 11th. >>> red sox nation, down 0-2 in the best of their five series. what a game for angels. that was jerry weaver paying tribute to his fallen teammate. in the seventh inning, eric ibar. >>> maybe the wildest story you'll hear all year. you may recall them celebrating the world series ripgz. somehow he ended up in an office inside the stadium filling out a job application of all things, and he apparent

and my question is there's a gentleman who just called and asked a question about charlie rangel andconyers. and there's a lot of listeners who do not know what they're being investigated for. can you talk a little bit about that? and also, about chris dodd. actually the senator from connecticut. can you talk a little bit about his mortgage situation, getting behind the scenes deal with the mortgage company that you've been investigated. can you just talk a little bit about that. guest: thanks for your call and i'm sorry i will disappoint you, but i'm going to have to take a pass on that. my focus is fairly limited in washington as to looking at the issues important to our readers back home. not that those are not important because they are nchings and i readily admit that but that's not my area of expertise there are a lot of other reporters that are doing a lot of important work on those stories and i feel like i would be out of my element in what i know to give you an insider's look at those. so i'm sorry, i won't be able to talk about those. host: there is a story, however, on mr

information here, house ethics committee is expanding its investigation of new york democrat charlie rangelw this investigation is going to include looking at revisions of his financial statements that revealed assets and income that he had not reported before. the panel has also authorized nearly 150 subpoenas in this investigation. they have also interviewed dozens of witnesses. this is getting pretty large as far as investigations go. rangel admitted he did not pay taxes on 75,000 in income from a rental property he owns in the dominican republic. he's saying he's the victim of a smear campaign. >>> clause ttrophobics might wa to look away. a helmet mounted video camera documents the entire horrifying experience including the remarkable rescue. >>> president obama is holding court at the white house, basketball court. four cabinet members, 11 congressmen as well. going to play some hoops. so who all is going to be there? the interior secretary ken salazar, treasury secretary tim geithner, representative baron hill as well of north carolina, just some of the people. although the teams wil

. >>> congressional republicans calling for new york congressman charlie rangel to step down as chairman of the house ways and means committee. he's under investigation that he failed to report his assets including a home in the dominican republic for tax purposes. he's also accused of using a rent controlled apartment as a campaign office. the republican resolution on rangel is not expected to pass the democratically controlled house. >>> tom delay is hanging up his dancing shoes. he's leaving "dancing with the stars" because doctors say he has stress fractures in both feet. he got them from dancing too much on monday delay ignored his doctor's advice and performed with his partner. >>> joy behar's guest last night will not miss delay's dancing. here's comedian louis black. >> i can't watch the show "dancing with the stars" let alone tom delay. i would rather watch tom delay running with cars. so you put him into new york traffic you drop him in and he has to run and not get hit. >> don't miss joy behar weeknights like tonight at 9:00 eastern. >>> an oklahoma woman foiled a burglary in

the data can be analyzed. >>> the house is expanding its ethics investigation of congressman charlie rangel, getting big now. the democrat admitted serious mistakes on financial disclosures and tax forms. investigators need to figure out if he has more unreported assets. rangel admits he did not disclose or pay taxes on rental income and didn't report $250,000 in assets. he denies a "the new york times" report he helped protect a tax break for a company whose boss pledged $1 million to one of his projects. rangel says he's a victim of a smear campaign. >>> american dad stuck in a japanese jail for trying to snatch his kids away from his ex-wife will spend ten more days in jail. japanese officials need time to decide whether to charge christopher savoy from franklin, tennessee. he was arrested last month after traveling 7,000 miles to see his kids. he was granted custody in the u.s., but that ruling doesn't apply in japan. in custody disputes in japan, only one parent is allowed to be the custodian and almost always the mother. >>> a virus linked to prostate cancer may be connected to chroni

charlie wrangel with a resolution, say he isn't fit to chair the ways and means committee while under investigation for ethics violations. carter says he will plan to introduce a resolution. to allow mr. rangele as chairman is the same as allowing a confessed bank robber to serve as chairman of the banking committee during the trial. nia, wasn't larry summer the treasury secretary when they passed all the banking legislation that led to all this? >> yes. that's exactly right. i think this push to censure or pass a resolution for rangel has been around for a while. we've known about the improprieties that he has been accused of for a while. it doesn't seem like rangel has been able to be a flash point for the righteous yet, but certainly are trying to elevate him to that point with this meaningless resolution. >> we love to fight with words and a couple of pieces of resolutions, but nobody actually seems to want to do much of anything. karen, to put a ribbon on this one and make it a little more way to pastime on msnbc, for those of us out there, myself included -- and there are so many that are watching all of this -- i would like to deliver a message to washington that we would like them to