but you've got a congress full of louie gohmerts. that are going to vote for that at this point. >> i no he some democrats are beginning to take president obama to task for not going after -- >> stephanie: i would love to talk -- we'll see if we can get mayor bloomberg on today or tomorrow. i thought but that's the thing on both sides. if we have the same debate every time. if everyone gets into their position, we'll never solve this. immediately, the right wing blames hollywood. we blame guns. roger ebert had an interesting take. didn't he? he said i'm not -- he wrote an op-ed in "the new york times." i'm not there is an easy link between movies and gun violence. i think the link is between the violence and the publicity. i don't know in james holmes cared deeply about batman. i suspect he cared deeply about seeing himself on the news. someone like holmes who was able to acquire guns, ammunition and criticized the gun lobby while calling on washington to address gun control in a meaningful way. the endless debate will begin and the

one of the four other congressmen is louie gohmert from texas. this is not the first time that congressman gohmert has spoken about dangerous conspiracies without providing concrete evidence. he was sounding alarm -- excuse me, 2010, he was sounding alarm over what we termed terror babies. making this explosive claim that pregnant foreigners were coming to america to give birth to future terrorists. babies with u.s. citizenship under the 14th amendment who would then be taken back to the middle east, raised for about 20 years, trained overseas as terrorists, and then be able to come back to the united states because they had u.s. passports. insidious, right? the in a speech on the house floor, congressman gohmert presented all this as fact. say a former fbi agent told him the fbi had been looking into this problem. he cited a second source. a hamas-loving grandmother on a plane in the middle east. naturally, i had a lot of questions for the congressman. did you bring it to the attention of the fbi -- >> -- on the -- she brought it to my attention

i mean, gohmert has made charges before about terror babies. terrorists bringing them here so they're born american citizens. and then bringing them back to, you know, countries in the middle east where they're raised up as terrorists for 20 years and then come back to the united states to attack us 20 years from now. even though there's no evidence of this. the fbi says they never heard of this. even though congressman gohmert says he has fbi contacts who says this is happening. is this just playing to the base? >> yes, this is very much playing to the base. there's no question about it. in fact, when i was doing my reporting on this today, i talked to senior republican lawmaker who just said point blank to me, anderson who said that in some circles, focusing on the story in the mainstream media, cnn by you, anderson cooper, is a great gift to these lawmakers in particular, because it really riles up the circle of supporters that they have. it's a small circle. but it is important to them. that really thinks they're doing the right thing here.

gohmert: thank you, mr. speaker. i can verify that there are people who have already lost their insurance because of obamacare. . it is not true that if you like your insurance, you can keep it. people have lost doctors who were assured if you like your doctor you can keep them. that is not true. we were told there would be no tax. and that's not true. in fact, in the bill itself, one of the most devastating things, if you are a single individual and making 133% of the poverty level, you are making $14,000 and can't afford $12,000 insurance policy, you are going to be fined at 2 1/2%. it is a tax. it will devastate. you make $40,000, a family of four, five, six, $1,000 fine because you can't afford a $12,000 policy, that on top of the government running everything, that's why we got to repeal it for the good of the people. mr. conyers: i yield myself 15 seconds. to tell judge gohmert that there isn't one american in this country that has lost their insurance because of obamacare, not one. and now i turn to the gentle

. >> cenk: representative louie gohmert from texas is probably the dumbest politician in america, and a title to earn. he was talking about the tragedy today. he said since we're not allowing god in the classroom we took away his protective long island in colorado. does that mean he wanted those people shot and killed? is that what you're saying that hethatis what he wanted? you despicable human being. then he said if only they had concealed carrying in colorado. then the radio host said, they do have concealed carrying in colorado you moron. then he said this. >> it does make me wonder if there was nobody who could stop this guy more quickly? in tyler, texas, in my hometown. we had a shooter come in over a domestic matter and start shooting people. it was a guy with a concealed carry. he got killed, but his shooting at this guy caused him to run and no doubt saved a lot of lives. he was a real hero. >> cenk: so in essence he's blaming the victim saying, well, why don't you shoot the guy in that dark heater theater with all the smoke around. then you wouldn't have had a problem. if on

congressman louie gohmert of texas, congressman trent franks, lynn westmoreland of florida and congressman tom rooney of florida have taken a very courageous step calling for formal investigations on the basis of our course. for the inspectors general of five departments to look into these people and the role they have playing inside the wire and the extent to which is having a subversive effect on policy. they have been asked to report back by the middle of september. i hope they will, and if they don't, we better be holding them accountable and hoping that there will be congressional inquiries made in these areas as well. next slide. [ applause ] i feel constrained to tell you very quickly that this problem is not unique to the obama administration. next slide, please. the penetration began before it came to office. it has enabled it to be as dangerous as it is though. next slide, please. started in a serious way in the clinton administration. you know the two guys on the ends. the guy in the middle, you may not know, though he's actually a resident at the moment of this fair state. yes,

gohmert, for 30 minutes. mr. gohmert: thank you, mr. speaker. we have had a number of people ask, why would we have a vote today to repeal obamacare when it's been done before. there had not been a vote taken since the united states supreme court said that the administration misrepresented what was really in this bill. it was a tax. we know there have been misrepresentations about different things, but this bill creates a massive tax for the people who can least afford it. so running numbers, if you make $14,856 or more and you are a single individual, then the chances are you're probably not going to be able to pay for a $12,000 health insurance policy, which is the estimated cost of the insurance policy that is being mandated by the obamacare law. if you cannot -- if you make more $14,856, say $20,000, you can't afford $12,000 for the insurance policy, you will have an extra annual tax of $371 when the extra income tax kicks in. and if you only make $14,856, and that's before taxes, take away a hunk of that for income tax, medicare tax, social

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gohmert. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. gohmert: with due deference to my friend from new york and my friend from utah, and i do mean that literally, i rise in opposition to this bill. what we've seen over the last year and a half is a presidency that had the most disdain for congress and the confirmation process of any president i'm aware of and i'm quite familiar with our history of the united states. not only as this president -- has this president made recess appointment when there was no recess, not only has this president appointed czars that were beyond the reach of congress, although we could have made it within our reach, we could have just cut off every dime for anything that did not come before congressional approval, but with this latest tactic of having a recess appointment when there wasn't a recess, all the talk across the country about the appointing of czars with no accountability to the senate, i realy did expect some of my conservative friends in the senate at some point to move a bill on this subject, i

gohmert: i move that we do now hereby adjourn. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the motion to adjourn. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the motion is adopted. accordingly the house stands adjourned until 10:00 a governor chris christie discusses his effort to balance the new jersey budget. after that, we hear from house minority whip steny hoyer on the democratic agenda. later, the nissan ceo talks about the economy in the european debt crisis. on monday, president obama urged congress to pass a one-year extension of tax cuts for middle-class families, making under to hundred $50,000 a year. the president said it is time for tax cuts to the wealthiest americans to expire. house republicans are expected to push for an extension of all bush-era tax cut. >> ladies and gentleman, the president of united states. [applause] >> thank you. thank you very much. everybody have a seat. good afternoon, everybody. i am glad things have cooled off a little bit. i know folks were hot. we are here today to t

attacking michele bachmann and three other house republicans and louie gohmert who called for an investigationcal islamic infiltration potentially in the obama administration. and they're starting to look like modern-day paul reveres in one sense based on the evidence we're getting. >> i warn you, if you do not take the muslim brotherhood seriously and help people like michele bachmann stand in this battle, they will pick them off one at a time. >> now, e.j., hannity's getting ticked off. an you got a warning from glenn beck. if you're a republican member of congress, that's serious. >> notice how insidious this is. the link to the muslim brotherhood is assumed. there is no link to the muslim brotherhood. >> at all. >> it's not paul revere. it's mccarthy. and going back to the joe mccarthy period, it is worth remembering that there were -- >> joe mccarthy. >> not paul and not gene. joe. and when mccarthy was making wild charges about this or that person being a communist when they weren't, a lot of honorable republicans stood up. i think mccain and boehner are in that tradition. again, it's ha

even though congressman gohmert says he has fbi contacts who says this is happening. is this just playing to the base? >> yes, this is very much playing to the base. there's no question about it. in fact, when i was doing my reporting on this today, i talked to senior republican lawmaker who just said point blank to me, anderson who said focusing on the story, in the mainstream media, cnn, by you, anderson cooper is a great gift to these lawmakers in particular, because it really riles up the circle of supporters that they have. it's a small circle. but it is important to them. that really think, they's they'g the right thing here. who said just on the substance of what they're trying to do, they actually think they're sort of like canaries in the coal mine. that these five are trying to raise an issue that may be four, five, ten years from now, is going to be an aha moment. these folks legitimately believe they're like winston churchill talking about a threat that no one else sees. >> appreciate it. professor johns esposito, appreciate it as well. >>> up next, raw po

so far, it's newt, michelle, and four republican house members, trent franks, louie gohmert, and lynnoreland against the speaker of the house of representatives, john boehner, the house intelligence committee chairman, mike rogers, and senators john mccain, lindsey graham, marco rubio, and a number of other republican lawmakers. here's senator mccain speaking for the establishment republicans. republicans. >> to say that the accusations made in both documents are not substantiated by the evidence they offer is to be overly polite and diplomatic about it. it is far better and more accurate to talk straight. these allegations about huma abedin and the report from which they are drawn are nothing less than an unwarranted and unfounded attack on an honorable citizen, a dedicated american, and a loyal public servant. >> joining me now, karen finney, former dnc communications director and msnbc political analyst, and sam stein, political editor and white house correspondent for the "huffington post." karen, this is the time when the republican party comes together, where they hold hands and

gohmert: thank you, mr. speaker. nothing like being villeified to -- vullified to get your senses acutely atuned. but we had a hearing in judiciary last week, july 19, actually, in which the secretary of homeland security, janet napolitano, appeared. during the exchange that i had with secretary napolitano, i said these words, it's from the transcript. and this administration seems to have a hard time recognizing members of terrorist groups who are allowed into the white house. you're aware of that happening, aren't you, secretary napolitano? absolutely not. well, this week, apparently somebody brought her back in the loop and she testified before pete king's committee. and a couple of articles about it. rather interesting. one from "the hill", jordy yager, apparently posted july 26, says homeland security secretary janet napolitano told lawmakers on wednesday, which would be yesterday, that a member of an egyptian militant group labeled by the united states as a terrorist organization was vetted by three u.s. agenci

how does somebody like louie gohmert say something this foolish? >> i don't speak to that.were saying before, you know, i think part of the reason democratic politicians are kind of cowering on this issue and they just don't want to touch it is there are these misperceptions in the public as dennis said. you know, there are lots of people who think president obama has passed gun control or has an agenda in his second term to confiscate guns. you know, he's done nothing on guns and there's no sign he really wants to do anything on gun control. i think the rumors run rampant. and even back in 1994 when clinton passed the assault rifle law that he pushed through, he was constantly saying, look, i'm not coming after your hunting rifle. i love deer season as much as anyone. i don't want to stop you from hunting. i think fighting misperceptions is very hard. >> dennis, i put matt in a tough position there as a reporter. he wouldn't want to venture an opinion as i did there. but you're not a reporter. you can go ahead and weigh in on this. what louie said was frankly stupid. anyon

one of your colleagues, congressman gohmert from texas, saying on friday the following. it makes me wonder with all these people in the theater was there nobody that was carrying? meaning carrying a gun. that could have stopped this guy more quickly. so he's on the opposite spectrum of where you're coming from which is to limit access to firearms. >> but david, that argument goes back even to 1993 when the nra basically said that someone else had been on the train, so many people wouldn't have been killed. believe me, i've talked to an awful lot of police officers, commissioners of police, they say it's the worst scenario you can possibly think of. can you imagine in that theater, smoke, it's dark and everybody starts shooting? i think the massacre would have been a lot worse. >> but secretary chertoff, the governor made an interesting point. this is a democrat, former democratic mayor of denver. he, like colleagues like mayor bloomberg may believe in greater gun control laws, but he also references the fact that everything was purchased legally here and we live in an ag

one of your colleagues, congressman gohmert from texas, saying on friday the following. it makes me wonder with all these people in the theater was there nobody that was carrying? meaning carrying a gun. that could have stopped this guy more quickly. so he's on the opposite spectrum of where you're coming from which is to limit access to firearms. >> but david, that argument goes back even to 1993 when the nra basically said that someone else had been on the train, so many people wouldn't have been killed. believe me, i've talked to an awful lot of police officers, commissioners of police, they say it's the worst scenario you can possibly think of. can you imagine in that theater, smoke, it's dark and everybody starts shooting? i think the massacre would have been a lot worse. >> but secretary chertoff, the governor made an interesting point. this is a democrat, former democratic mayor of denver. he, like colleagues like mayor bloomberg may believe in greater gun control laws, but he also references the fact that everything was purchased legally here and we live in an ag

gohmert, for 30 minutes. mr. gohmert: thank you, mr. speaker. it has been a great deal of wailing and gnashing of teeth that five of us signed to five inspectors general, five departments of the u.s. government. we sent separate letters that were quite factual, set out things that were footnoted, documented as true and simply asking inspector general -- inspectors general of the different departments if they would investigate about potential muslim brotherhood effects within those departments. i have been amazed, out of five letters to five different departments, each one of them different, each one of them dealing with facts that were in each particular department, we have been met with this frenzy from some quarters, including some of the mainstream media to demonize people that are just simply asking questions that actually used to have a mainstream media that were asking questions. and when you look at the fact that in 1995, the prosecution of defendants charged with involvement in the 1993 first world trade center bombing were tried. and as

gohmert: i move that we do now adjourn. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the motion to adjourn. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the motion is adopted. accordingly, the house stands adjourned until 10:00 a.m. tomorrow. minority leader pelosi was joined by chris van hollen of maryland, and following this 25-minute briefing we'll show you house speaker john boehner's weekly briefing. >> good morning. as you know yesterday once again for the 30th -- i don't know, 30-something time, the republicans tried to take away protections for patients in our country. a little baby born with a birth defect, a child with a disability or asthma, cancer, diabetes, there's a senior who's getting prescription drugs, much less expensive because of the affordable care act or free wellness examinations once a year, whether it's women who are getting services and those will increase in august, whether it's this very, very powerful protection for patients and that is removing life-time limits on the coverage t

joining us, louis gohmert, a republican from texas.ss woman lee but she canceled. congress woman jackson lee is among those ki criticizing thew and they say it is those groups that will be impacted. older people, poor people and minorities. how do you you counter that criticism of this kind of law? >> well, first of all, shannon, i have been in iraq, i have been in other countries where when they got to vote they were so excited they didn't mind risking their lives standing in line for hours to vote, putting their finger in blue dye to be identified in the face of 8 and a half by 11 flyers around the country that said you vote you die. and yet people are saying gee, it is too inconvenient to get a photo i.d. you have to have it if you want to make an appointment with the attorney general you have to have that photo i.d. or you are not getting in the justice department. i tried. and as we know, you look at the facts, georgia created a requirement for a photo i.d. and in the two elections since they haven't disenfranchised minorities. th

when the dynamic duo of republican [ bleep ] representative michele bachmann and louie gohmert work togetherwas one of the people what signed on to this ridiculous muslim brotherhood -- [ whatever! ] >> exactly. she's just always -- you know, we go back to 2008 with the let's see -- the media should look at congress and come up with a list of pro and anti-american list of congress. going back to 2005 when she was a state representative and -- in minnesota and she wanted to get the dade horowitz's academic bill of rights passed as law in minnesota where it prevented college professors from bringing their political views into the classroom. because you know, evil liberal professors were obviously turning everybody in her district liberal. >> stephanie: yes of course. by the way, you were talking about the romney campaign strategy. i love one of your lines. in 2008, apparently you weren't wisely rejecting the policies that romney advocates. the marks of a socialist con artist. vote for romney because he thinks you're stupid. you've got it wrong with this black guy. >> exactly. that's the thing.

gohmert. >> thank you, mr. chairman. and we appreciate the witnesses being here. we certainly do. but this department of justice policy, to get approval from the ag himself, professor, you have said the ag policy protects not only the reporter but also the government, and i keep coming back here, so who is protecting the people? i mean, the people are the ones that are supposed to be protected. how about who's protecting the soldiers? okay, we have the doj policy that protects the ag. we have one, it also protects the report. who's protecting the navy seals? who's protecting the one that gave us the information that got bin laden? i mean, who is protecting those who are helping us? and i'm not getting the impression that we have anybody doing that right now. i know that at this very table we had the attorney general of the united states testified before the full committee, in his words, though our political dimensions to justice. that goes against everything, every law professor i've ever heard told me and taught me. it goes against everything every democratic party member teacher

louie gohmert should not be in congress. he is a hypocrite and has committed borderline treason. host: what did you disagree with him on? caller: he wants to be whole thing be peeled and practically called president obama a traitor -- repealed and practically called president obama a traitor. also, congressman allen west out of florida. that man is dangerous. host: bob is on the republican line. good morning. caller: the way i look at it is, like any major bill, you bring in so many republicans and democrats. if one side runs ram shot, we end up with what we got. -- ramshod, end up with what we got. i think the people lost out. the democrats could have at least pulled in five or 8 republicans. that is all i have to say. host: we will be talking about this issue later in the show with congressman michael burgess, a republican on this issue. from the campaign trail, a few headlines for you. there is chatter farther down the line to the rest of around the's cabinet. romney is -- the rest of romney 's cabinet. the story goes on to note if you of those folks who are being shafted -- c

we now have with the media project and a number of media sources used now from kantar is to to go gohmert spat with election results and public opinion surveys. >> okay. jeff if you can get the microphone over to him. >> a quick comment. >> can you speak into the microphone? >> a quick comment and then a question. all the data presented so far has to do with presidential campaigns, but the title from today's event is new ways of evaluating campaign ads and this implication -- >> the question? >> implications that your findings are relevant to the other 499,000 elections that go on in campaigns in the united states. clearly there are significant differences like logical negative advertising early, completely different for presidential versus a local campaign but my question has to do primarily directed to ken to insider access to political ad lies so this valuable competitive intelligence to know what the plan is. i don't see this in presidential campaigns but it's a big problem in local campaigns were lead we the local tv station, the sales guy we have advanced knowledge and it's often pa