you even have howie kurtz of fox news calling it a colossal disaster. >> yeah.l, i would not, certainly, ever argue with howie kurtz on the dimensions and the size of disaster. i would, however, if i may, try to put into context what occurred. there was similarity of language, without question. but ironically -- and people are not focusing on this -- melania's similarity of language to that of michelle obama ignores michelle obama's similarity of language to that of saul olin sky from his rules for radicals. it is, language is a very difficult thing to take ownership of. in point of fact, these similarities occur. joe biden has said, come on, let it go, everybody does this. he should know, he did it. [laughter] he did it quite often. liz: it's very, very common, we know that. >> i think what we're watching here is also an attempt on the part of some people to ignore the fact that there are writers involved here. neither barack obama, nor michelle obama -- liz: sorry, but does it speak, does it speak to the management -- >> -- or melania trump, none of them wrote

howie kurtz is here. ♪ amazing sleep stays with you all day and all night.leep number beds with sleepiq technology give you the knowledge to adjust for the best sleep ever. don't miss the lowest prices of the season sale, with the c2 queen mattress now only $699.99. plus 36 month financing. know better sleep. only at a sleep number store. trish: democratic members of the federal election commission voting to punish fox news over allegations the network broke the law adding under card stage for their first republican debate back in august. the commission vote split 3-3 and therefore did not pass. however this raises some concerns. does the government have any right to basically censor the news which is exactly what they were trying to do? what happened to freedom of the press? what happened to candidates being able to express their views to the american public? joining me with his thoughts on this, fox news media buzz host howie kurtz. good to. >> good to see you, trish. trish: what do you think? >> this reeks of partisanship, this was split 3-3 between democ

the host of "fox news media buzz" howie kurtz joins us with reaction. t to see you, with the clip they gave us is stuff normally happens on "60 minutes" or unfair badgering? >> every four years when a running mate is picked they try to find some daylight. you voted for the iraq war, mike pence, donald trump criticizing it, lots of other issues, you criticized the temporary ban on muslim immigrants. how pence handles that because he's not well-known nationally, but known to us in the media community will tell us how well a running mate he'll be. >> i found it unexpected but "the washington post" says this, trump had a problem with women voters and now it's worse. mike pence could make it worse. "new york times" says mike pence a conservative proudly out of sync with his times. just an example of what gaeg on out there. "the washington post" doesn't like trump at all, he thinks so anyway. tuning it's unfair criticism? >> well, news flash, mike pence is a very, very conservative guy. that's why donald trump picked him, so it's fine for the media to go throu

joining me, host of "media buzz" on the fox news channel, howie kurtz.it usually is by any definition. there's a lot riding. give us a sense of what yo think the moment will hold for us. >> you know, every four years, lou, we talk about a candidate's got to give the speech of his life, and all the pressure's on. but here you have donald trump, bombastic billionaire, or outsider candidate, most in the media and political world dismissed him x. giving a prepared speech, that's not his wheelhouse. he likes to go off the cuff. he feeds be off the energy of the crowd. so he's got to master that. he's got to connect with the audience at home, and also he has to pass the commander in chief threshold. people watching tonight in all the colorfulness of the new york street fighter donald trump is, can he persuade those who might be interested in him but not quite sure that they can imagine him in that oval office? lou: so he's going to be trying to bring in the undecideds, the independents, as well as rally the base of the party -- >> fire up the core -- lou: and

here is howie kurtz. howie? >> fox news chairman roger ailes. try to clear up what we can. 21st century fox the parent of this network says in a statement that ailes remains on the job in the wake of a sexual harassment lawsuit with allegations vehemently denied by ailes filed by gretchen carlson after her contract as a daytime fox anchor was not renewed. you can move that prompter a little faster, please. the company has launched an internal review of the matter. new york magazine citing unnamed sources reported today that fox anchor megyn kelly told the outside lawmaker conducting the review that ailes had sexually harassed her when she was a fox reporter about a decade ago. kelly has not addressed the matter publicly at all. ailes' lawyer susan estrich has responded with this statement. ailes has never harassed megyn kelly he has spent much of the last decade helping and promoting her for the stardom she has heard which she was repeatedly and publicly thanked him. that's where the developments stand in this story. >> and would he want to do b

the host of media buzz, howie kurtz. kind of a shame because there was a lot of big stuff but the milania trump story has the legs today. >> it is a shame because she is not accustomed to public speaking, she did a great job, nobody thinks she wrote the speech, there doesn't need to be a special prosecutor, it is not that big a deal but forget about firing the speechwriter, for campaign officials to say this didn't happen, there are no similarities, just a coincidence is to deny reality and to encourage every reporter to play the video side-by-side again and again and again. and every bit of oxygen means they are playing defense from last night instead of carrying a message for the convention. trish: where is the coming from? is donald trump saying get out there and stick by her and say this wasn't plagiarism or is that paul trying to cover his own you know what and save himself from being in hot water? >> i don't know the answer. paul manafort try to blame it on hillary clinton, she feels threatened by milania trump, no

howie kurtz will weigh in on that. colonel ralph peters weighs in on the threat hillary clinton email server to national security. have the justice department put politics over our nation's safety. >> we assess it is possible that hostile actors gained access to secretary clinton's personal email account. >> saddam hussein was a bad guy, right, really bad guy. you know what he did well? he killed terrorists. he did that so good. you know they took the star down. i said too bad. you should have left it up. i would rather defend it, just leave it up, say, that is not star of david. that is star. oh, there was mosquito. i don't want mosquitoes around me. i don't like mosquitoes! i don't like those mosquitoes. i never did. cheryl: ai. >> we him on that. one. worst weeks for hillary clinton's campaign. donald trump making his own headlines with controversial comments about saddam hussein, red stars on his tweets, even mosquitoes as you saw, why is he not focusing on clinton and lies she has been caught in over her private e

howie kurtz standing by. good morning to you. >> i can practically see you.have media questions. h has the coverage been negative? we'll look at the narrative and the veeps stake coverage. is it pence or christie? and also how the media are treating the choice of mike pence, and former congressman and indiana governor at the top of hour. >> we'll see you in 20 minutes. the terrorist attack in nice, france. the former assistant director of the fbi will join us. back in a moment. my business was built with passion... but i keep it growing by making every dollar count. that's why i have the spark cash card from capital one. with it, i earn unlimited 2% cash back on all of my purchasing. and that unlimited 2% cash back from spark means thousands of dollars each year going back into my business... which adds fuel to my bottom line. what's in your wallet? ♪ [ tires screech ] flo: [ ghost voice ] oooo! [ laughs ] jaaaaamie, the name your price tool can show you coverage options to fit your budget. tell me something i don't know -- oh-- ohhh! ahh! this is probably mo

joining me next, howie kurtz, "mediabuzz" on fox news channel. wie, what was she thinking, really?! >> took ruth bader ginsburg days she really crossed an ethical line. what is fascinating "new york times" didn't realize explosive nature what it had put story on front page. story says, well she is making no secret of what she thinks of a certain presidential candidate. ginsburg quoting can't imagine what country would be like with donald trump president. review of court's team. "washington post" said, wait a minute, this may be way over the line. upper west side of manhattan agrees with this, so didn't seem that startling. trish: eventually they came around, saying donald trump is right about ruth bader ginsburg. >> editorial page, editorial page to its credit came around to blast ginsburg. but the news section didn't really treat this as any kind of explosive big deal even though it became so huge, ginsburg had no choice. she was getting slammed from the left and right, i guess a sitting supreme court justice should say these things. trish: what

howie kurtz standing by. good morning to you. >> i can practically see you.uestions. h has the coverage been negative? we'll look at the narrative and the veeps stake coverage. is it pence or christie? and also how the media are treating the choice of mike pence, and former congressman and indiana governor at the top of hour. >> we'll see you in 20 minutes. the terrorist attack in nice, france. the former assistant director of the fbi will join us. back in a moment. see me. see me. don't stare at me. see me. see me. see me to know that psoriasis is just something that i have. i'm not contagious. see me to know that... ...i won't stop until i find what works. discover cosentyx, a different kind of medicine for moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. proven to help the majority of people find clear or almost clear skin. 8 out of 10 people saw 75% skin clearance at 3 months. while the majority saw 90% clearance. do not use if you are allergic to cosentyx. before starting, you should be tested for tuberculosis. an increased risk of infections and lowered ability to

i know that howie kurtz in a moment is going to discuss that making him into a celebrity.bly powerful and it caused undecided voters to pause and consider what he was saying. >> athen tiuthentic. >> this is where the democrats made mistake. it's real people that the american people want to hear from, not their elected officials. >> i totally understand. great to see you, frank. >>> hillary clinton and donald trump turning their attention to the general election now. will their conventions set new tones in their campaigns? our political panel weighs in next. we're looking ahead right now, "sunday morning futures" continues. this just got interesting. why pause to take a pill? or stop to find a bathroom? cialis for daily use is approved to treat both erectile dysfunction and the urinary symptoms of bph, like needing to go frequently, day or night. tell your doctor about all your medical conditions and medicines, and ask if your heart is healthy enough for sex do not take cialis if you take nitrates for chest pain, or adempas for pulmonary hypertension, as it may cause an uns

i know that howie kurtz in a moment is going to discuss that making him into a celebrity.ntation was incredibly powerful and it caused undecided voters to pause and consider what he was saying. >> athen tiuthentic. >> this is where the democrats made mistake. it's real people that the american people want to hear from, not their elected officials. >> i totally understand. great to see you, frank. >>> hillary clinton and donald trump turning their attention to the general election now. will their conventions set new tones in their campaigns? our political panel weighs in next. we're looking ahead right now, "sunday morning futures" continues. ♪ with this level of intelligence... ...it's a supercomputer. with this grade of protection... it's a fortress. and with this standard of luxury... it's an oasis. introducing the completely redesigned e-class. it's everything you need it to be... and more. see your authorized dealer for exceptional offers through mercedes-benz financial services. mercedes-benz. the best or nothing. on a perfect car, then smash it into a tree. your insu

. >>> top of the hour on "media buzz" howie kurtz is here.morning to you. >> nice to be here in philadelphia. we'll look at the modest coverage of the hacked dnc e-mails and impact on the democratic cop vention, the positive choice of tim kaine as a running mate, compared that with the conferenceage of donald trump picking mike pence, the republican convention drawing mixed and negative coverage, all that and more coming up. >> and with what rude i-said in terms of the gifts that tim kaine, i haven't heard a lot about that. >> $160,000 in 50s that should be an issue but it's been left out of the stories, at the bottom of stories. we have bill henner, tucker carlson coming up. we have bill hemmer, tucker carlson coming up. >>> wikileaks, why they could mean big trouble for the democratic convention this week. big week for the democratic national convention in philly. i'm in vests and as a vested investor in vests, i invest with e*trade, where investors can investigate and invest in vests... or not in vests. sign up at etrade.com and get up to

howie kurtz is with me. how do you think he did? >> he did everything but bite his lower lip.tter job of telling the story of hillary clinton. she has problems telling stories. she tends to speak in position papers. she can come off as evasive, brittle, remote and offensive. with the girl he fell in love with and he couldn't quite get her to marry him at first. he made a narrative that she has trouble doing on her own behalf. martha: he left out a few years as we all know. started in the 70s. went through the 80s. and they took chelsea to college. i don't think anybody expected he would address all that, and we all know what that is in detail, but should he have given a nod to something people are talking about? >> he was talking about the health insurance program. the next year was monica lewinsky and paula jones and "i did not have sex with that woman." but here is the tricky part. bill clinton in this speech couldn't make it about himself. couldn't overshadow his wife and position her as a continuation of his third term because politics in the democratic party have shifted

joining us is howie kurtz, most of "media buzz" later today. howie, it's great to see you.r he nor any other on-air person at cnn or cbs or nbc or abc is voting for trump. you can see why people might read into a tape like that a motive. >> licook, it's a great piece o video. he was mugging for the cameras. he was standing there. cnn took the shot. he took a drink and started kind of swaying around. i don't think he was celebrating hillary clinton's nomination. i do think there is a lot of anti-trump sentiment in the mainstream media but i'm not accusing blitzer of that. >> by the way, i'm not either. but do you think it's a problem when the press make it so clear where their sympathies lie? we've known for generations all reporters basically are pretty liberal but they tried, most of them, to keep that under wraps. they don't seem like they're trying very much. there are implications of that, aren't are there? >> this is a bizarre election because you don't have the classic left/right match-up. a lot fof the press corps doesnt particularly light hillary clinton. she hasn't

howie kurtz joins us now. she's kind of a famous person. she was a hillary super delegate.was it? >> not even close. i've actually done research for you on this, tucker. here's yesterday's "washington post." it's an item on an inside page in the digest column, the indictment against this florida congresswoman. there is no story about her indictment in this allegedly fraudulent scheme, but the paper had room for a whole piece about a state lawmaker, former speaker of the alabama house getting sentenced to prison. whole staff written piece. this guy happens to be a republican. >> that's unbelievable. i know you worked at the post for decades. i'm dropping my subscription. what about chaka fattah. kind of a good guy, actually, but a liberal democrat. his son's in jail. he's pled guilty now to corruption. another big story i haven't seen anywhere. >> he's a little bit better known than congresswoman brown. there's one mitigating factor here, the insane craziness of the presidential campaign has slunk shrunk a lot of news stories, and then the horror of the ambush in dallas. the

. >> this wikileaks thing is pretty darn big and howie kurtz was just talking about how he's surprisedut and it's made clear that they were out to help hillary. here's one top official who tried to smear bernie sanders' religion. >> his name is brad marshall and he wrote, does he believe in god? he has skated on saying he has a jewish heritage. i think i read he is an atheist. >> so what do you think about using religion against bernie sanders, dr. carson? >> i think using it against anybody is a huge mistake. we have freedom of religion. people fought and died so that we could have that. there are all kinds of religions, including atheism is a religion. we need to protect all of our citizens. that's really the key. when we talk about liberty and justice for all, and these kinds of things as has been revealed through wikileaks about what's going on with the dnc and with the collusion, with the media, all of these things, i don't understand how people can just stick their head in the sand and say, eh, that's nothing. >> it's the outsider candidate like you were and like donald trump is.

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. >> howard kurtz, host of "media buzz" and a fox media analyst is with us in philly. how you doing, howie? >> great, bill. >> i think i saw a tweet yesterday from trump who called him corrupt kaine. with the selection of kaine, what does it do for democrats on the far left? his position on trade, on abortion, the death penalty, while he was governor in virginia. >> in a word, nothing. the selection of tim kaine does nothing to assuage the feelings of the bernie wing of the party, the far left democrats, who don't like his position on the banking industry, for example. but this was the safe choice. not in terms of reaching out to the sanders voters, because the calculations are, where else do they have to go, but picking somebody who is not going to do any arm, an experienced ex-governor, as well as a member of the senate foreign relations committee, and is low key, and not likely to be a distraction. but that clip you just played of them coming out together was 24 hours ago. i think the kaine story ended with this coup of debbie wasserman schultz being deposed at her own convention is goi