. ♪ >>> and now, john stossel. pplause] john: i could never run for political office because i don't keep my mouth shut. i offend people all the time and what i mean to say does not come out right. during a mock presidential debate, i said "college is stupid for some people." it is. producers turnedded that into an attack it'd. >> he says college is stupid, stossel, bad for our kids. john: what do candidates say when things are spun badly? my colleague, andrea tantaros, has answers. she used to be press secretary for the republican leadership in the house so you worked for boehner and company, and you then lied to us in the press about stuff? >> i never lied. it was actually hasser and company and tom delay. the goal of press secretary is to be as honest as possible, but you can never lie to the media. it's a cardinal rule. john: i assumed you always lied to the media. >> you have to have a careful way of phrasing things. it's verbal gymnastics. for example, i worked on a senate campaign, and i knew the candidate wa

john stossel will have proof coming up. the associated press and other national media should be concentrating on is the battle between capalismndas althakla that's the real story in this election. but the a.p. and others are now so invested, so investedin reelecting president obama that fair, responsible a insightful reportg ha neayand. bettgm t 's memo. next on the run down, crowly and ems could on the cap shot against mitt romney. is it legal on a supreme court decision that could take away our right to sell our own property! wegotoie i >>l:ontinuing with our lead story. the cheap shot taken by the associated press against mitt romney. colmes, who should be fired at the a.p.? >> nobody should be fired. you want to fire the guy who hi ohe b cki t ilou k you're much smarter than i am. you're comparing the biden picture with the biker chick on his lap and the michael dukakis picture where he put himself in the tank? are you comparing those two pictures? >>, sg avifenghe pictures. >> bill: wait, wait. now, here is how that is

john stossel is next. election since our country's early history. >> are you prepared to see you're dwellings in flames? female chastity violated? children riding a bike? i am john adams and i approve this message because jefferson is the son of factory indian squaw ratings on hotcakes. you see us, at the start of the day. on the company phone list that's a few names longer. you see us bank on busier highways. on once empty fields. everyday you see all the ways all of us at us bank are helping grow our economy. lending more so companies and communities can expand, grow stronger and t back to work. everyday you see all of us serving you, around the country, around the corner. us bank. stuart: stocks up this thursday morning. dow jones industrial average as a 70 point gain. two numbers on housing, pending home sales up slightly and freddie mac mortgage rate rising ever so slightly, near a historic low of 3.41%. jobless claims 369,000 in the latest and we have some clarification on the weird jobless numbers f

john stossel will have proof coming up. the associated press and other national media should be concentrating on is the battle between capitalism and kasay socialism that's taking place between the two presidential candidates. that's the real story in this election. but the a.p. and others are now so invested, so invested in reelecting president obama that fair, responsible and insightful reporting has nearly vanished. of course, mr. obama is benefitting from that. that's a memo. next on the run down, crowly and ems could on the cheap shot against mitt romney. is it legal on a supreme court decision that could take away our right to sell our own property! not going to believe it. we >> bill: continuing with our lead story. the cheap shot taken by the associated press against mitt romney. colmes, who should be fired at the a.p.? >> nobody should be fired. you want to fire the guy who took the dukakis picture in the tank. what about the biker chick on his lap? >> bill: you know, you're much smarter than i am. you're comparing

stuart: that is a direct except for john stossel who is the host of stossel. orning. you say greed is good. john: it can be grows and unseemly but this elite child talking about president obama made life better because he had the government take over the student loan business and take out the middleman but greedy banks were lending money to students they might say no to the kid doing a leisure studies course and yes to the engineer, the person going to nursing school and they get their own money at stake and they are greedy and wants to make it back, they would scare the kids better and we wouldn't be so much in debt. stuart: greed is good. is a good motivator that motivates towards the efficiency. john: if you don't have crony capitalism and give people favors and don't cheat then competition keeps you from hurting others. if you get too greedy somebody else cleans -- offers the product for less. stuart: is there such a thing is too 3d? going after too much money? is enough every enough? is there an enough about your personal income? john: if you don't cheat m

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our pal john stossel has been investigating the situation. here he is. what did you find out? >> that they don't need the money. i'm rich. i can live on my own. i don't need taxpayer money. >> bill: they are awash in money, right? >> sesame workshop has assets of $400 million. they license these things. >> bill: they sell the dopey duck you have got there, big bird. >> it's not a duck. it's something else. >> bill: they sell them in the stores in toys r us and all those places, right? >> yeah. >> bill: the kids buy them and everything they sell goes right to the sesame workshop. >> right. >> bill: yet, they want our taxpayer dollars. >> your point about bill moyer is strong one. because we should have separation of news and state that moneys taken from us to subsidize ideas we disagree with or npr, all things considered, i have to pay for that lefty propaganda? that's wrong. >> bill: okay. and not only that, but moyers, and this is the biggest con in the world, moyers and other people in the world who have programs on pbs television, they get to sell the dvds of those programs

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i'm john stossel. good night.e talked into it.d night.e talked into >> alisyn: thanks, mike. >> clayton: fox and friends for the after the show show. >> unemployment rate falling, but job creation still falling. one in five employers saying the outcome of the presidential election will impact their hiring plans for next year. and someone here says, this is why. >> you know the phrase you always use, obama and biden want to raise taxes by a trillion dollars, guess what? yes, we do in one regard. we want to let that trillion dollar tax cut expire so the middle class doesn't have to bear the burden of all of that money going to the super wealthy. >> so, are promises of massive tax hikes, taxing the jobs market? hi, everyone, i'm brenda buttner, this is bulls and bears, here they are, bulls and bears this week, gary b smith, tobin smith, jonas max ferris, along with julian epstein and larry, talk about future tax hikes, holding back a jobs recovery? >> that's right, that's right, brenda. well, you know, ce

it will be john stossel. who's with me?, not surprised that liberals watch that. >> what difference does that make? >> it tells you things like if you want to reach an independent swing woman voter, buy the house and garden channel. if you want to reach a republican-leaning but less likely to vote independent swing man, go buy the golf channel. >> rove did research on blacks who might vote for bush and found many are christians who watch these tv preachers. >> now in the name of jesus, i command this debt out of my life. >> so rove placed advertisements there. >> in ohio, in 2000, bush got 2% of the african american vote. in 2004, he got 16%. we were able to identify a group of african american voters who, though, their history was overwhelming democrat, we had clues that gave us a sense they might be reachable. >> this year consultants want to reach not just swing voters, but swing voters in these 10 states. >> you take a map of the united states, and you just cross out states. just cross them out. say we can't win here. >

john: from the university of north carolina at chapel hill, a john stossel. >> not just the and on campushreatened somewhere by somebody in authority. steve works for a medical equipment company but on the side you tried to block about nutrition? >> you given vice and what happened? >> was told by the state i should stop giving nutritional advice. john: they even printed with the red lines. this is why because you give the advice and may not without a license. >> wide why have to tell people to be to meats and vegetables and tell all diabetics to reduce carbohydrates? john: so you contacted the institute for justice. paul sherman you are a lawyer? >> we litigate across the country one area is the first amendment. we were excited because this raises the most important and answer questions when happens when they regulate occupation complex with free-speech? john: more and more all the time. >> it would have cost him thousands of dollars and taken years of his life for dietitian license. 50 years ago on a 5% a the license from the government now it is 30% and continues to increase. john: you

john stossel is here before they throw grandma off the cliff.u make america's favorite recipes? just begin with america's favorite soups. bring out chicken broccoli alfredo. or best-ever meatloaf. go to campbellskitchen.com for recipes, plus a valuable coupon. campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. >>. >>> it's politics she is talking about. do they really lie? or is it spin? >> and there is not a politics telling the truth. >> truth is good. >> i inhaled frequently. >> i like to fire people that provide services to me. >> this goes beyond truth. i'm serious about confronting political propaganda. >> some campaigns will do anything to get your vote especially right now, but what about the political propaganda is just wrong and not true. how do the candidates and voters get past the spin. >> gretchen: john stossel is here with the untold secret of politician. what did you find out? >> there is all kinds of deceit. i get so annoyed to hear these guys say it over and over again. there is a reason. because when they try to get real they get take

i am john stossel. thanks for watching. [ cheers and applause ] >>> hello everybody. thank you. great to see the folks here. welcome to huckabee from the fox news studios in new york city. last week on this show, i told you that your government had lied to you about the attacks in egypt and libya when they claimed they were acts of a spontaneous mob in reaction to a youtube video. i said then and i repeat now, i normally would not have used such strong language and made such a bold declaration but the continuing revelations confirm that my statement was not an exaggeration. our government has lied to us. they did it knowingly. our ambassador to libya isn't dead because of some film. he is dead because we failed to heed the warnings that an attack was imminent. it took the administration two weeks to acknowledge that this was a carefully planned terrorist attack. egyptian president new it and white house knew it but ours wasn't honest with it and tried to continue the official story about it that this was all about a film that insulted moe78d. real question why would the administ

i am john stossel. thanks fof watching. huckabee. >> if you will vote for me i will fight hard in the second term. >> and the undecide voters in the first debate. will attack ads on mitt romney do any better? >> you put 90 billion dollars, like 50 years worth of breaks in solyndra and i have a friend who said you don't just pick the winners and losers, you pick the losers. can the cand date keep the president on the ropes in the next debates? front ask and center in the midterm election . where is the tea party in this year's race. ladies and gentlemen, governor mike huckabee. thank you, thank you very much. what a great audience we have in the studio and welcome to huckabee for the fox news studios in new york city . biggest story in policings . first presidential debate held in denver. the universe view even amongst the staunchest obama supportirs was that mitt romney won the debate. and tingle up his leg hearing obama speak he was in such a melt down he it is tangled run the leg because he wet his pants. some of the excu

that's our show i am john stossel. good night. >> they want jobs. america is under attack. >> never tolerate efforts to harm our efforts. >> what to do about energy and the environment. >> you put $90 billion into green jobs. >> who has the solution? voters must decide is the president on the right track. fox news reporting breaks it down behind the green agenda. denver colorado here is bret baier. >> colorado epitomizing american mountains a state blessed with magnificent beauty, rich natural resources and enterprising people. few places straddle the great divide over environment protection the way docolorado does. like america as a whole folks here don't always agree on how to balance our duty on the one hand to be good stewards of the earth and on the other to ensure this generation can enjoy all of the benefits progress can offer. fox news has been crisscrossing the country to bring you a better understanding of what is really driving the green debate. first up gregg jarrett investigates the rise and fall of a high ranking obama employeemployee

i'm john stossel. good night. >> a reminder that this country has come too far to turn back now. >> the reason it has come down this year is primarily due to the fact that more and more people have just stopped looking for work. ♪ gerri: both president obama and candidate mitt romney using today's jobs report to bolster their campaigns. the truth behind those numbers and a $5 gas, already happening in one state. could it happen in yours? welcome to "the willis report." ♪ hello, everybody. i'm gerri willis. do you believe the jobs numbers released today? a huge drop in unemployment rates to 7.8%. a look at that. nearly 1 million people entering the workforce in just one month. today, some of the business community calling those numbers completely fake, deliberately distorted to make president obama look good before the election. the obama administration firing back calling such charges ludicrous. what is the real story? joining me now, former white house chief economist and labor department commissioner

very quickly, bob beckel, over the weekend, john stossel and i ran in to allen west this morning whoo beckel every day of my life. >> really? >> yeah. >> bob, i know we haven't had the best relationship but i hope you will come to south florida and we could mend it. honor if i could take you to dinner and show you a lighter side of allen west. god bless you. >> he has huge guns, beckel. be careful. >> bob: invited me on a date. >> eric: extending the olive branch. >> bob: queens teacher suing the city. what is the big news about that? the reason is john webster is a 220-pound gym teacher. 27 years old and claimed he was beat up by rodrigo, four years old, 50-pound first grader who broke his ankle and his knees and psychologically had to go through stress and suing the city. give up the gym job if i were you. >> eric: we have to move on. you're up. >> dana: caught my eye today. sweden, europeans, so to rabbit. ikea, they have a catalog, standard catalog. check out the picture there. in the saudi version they air brush out the woman. okay? so this is because they don't want to offend a

it will be john stossel. who's with me?> yeah, not surprised that liberals watch that. >> what difference does that make? >> it tells you things like if you want to reach an independent swing woman voter, buy the house and garden channel. if you want to reach a republican-leaning but less likely to vote independent swing man, go buy the golf channel. >> rove did research on blacks who might vote for bush and found many are christians who watch these tv preachers. >> now in the name of jesus, i command this debt out of my life. >> so rove placed advertisements there. >> in ohio, in 2000, bush got 2% of the african american vote. in 2004, he got 16%. we were able to identify a group of african american voters who, though, their history was overwhelming democrat, we had clues that gave us a sense they might be reachable. >> this year consultants want to reach not just swing voters, but swing voters in these 10 states. >> you take a map of the united states, and you just cross out states. just cross them out. say we can't win h

it will be john stossel. who's with me?> yeah, not surprised that liberals watch that. >> what difference does that make? >> it tells you things like if you want to reach an independent swing woman voter, buy the house and garden channel. if you want to reach a republic-leaning but less likely to vote independent swing man, go buy the golf channel. >> rove did research on blacks who might vote for bush and found many a christians who watch these tv preachers. >> now in the name of jesus, i command this debt out of my life. >> so rove placed advertisements there. >> in ohio, in 2000, bush got 2% of the african american vote. in 2004, he got 16%. we were able to identify a group of african american voters who, though, their history was overwhelming democrat, we had clues that gave us a sense they might be reachable. >> this year consultants want to reach not just swing voters, but swing voters in these 10 states. >> you take a map of the united states, and you just cross out states. just cross them out. say we can't win here.

it will be john stossel. who's with me?yeah, not surprised that liberals watch that. >> what difference does that make? >> it tes you things like if you want to reach an independent swing woman voter, buy theouse and rden channel. if you wan to reach a republican-leaning but less kely to vote independent swing man, go buy the golf channel. >> rove did resrch on blacks who might vote for bush and found many are christians who watch these tv prehers. >> now in the name of jesus, i command this debt out of m life. >> so rove placed advertisements ther >> in ohio, in 2000, bushot 2% of the african american vote. in 2004, he got6%. we were ae to identify a group of africanmerican vots who, though, their history was overwhelming democrat, we had clues that gave us a sense they might be reachable. >> this year consultants want to reach not just swing voters, but swing voters in these0 states. >> you take a map of the united states, an you just cross out states. just cross them out. say we can't win he. >> the rest of us, most of u

. >> and now, john stossel. >> america is a rich country. it seems wrong when there's so much wealth around some americans are still so poor. can't government do something about that? yes we can said lyndon johnson. it called for taking more money from rich people and putting it into welfare and job training. i believed. i was in college then as these students are today. my professors told me that the experts in washington had found the solution to poverty. i believed but then i became a reporter and i watched the war on poverty work or not work. i watched as it created a poverty industry lots of victims and bureaucrats who specialized in sucking money out of washington, d.c. over the years most poor people stayed poor. they are still poor. how can that be when we spent so much on poverty programs. >> this year we will spend $1 trillion and over the next decade welfare spending will top $10 trillion. >> that video was made by the republican study committee a group of congressmen worried about governments sending the committee chairman is con

>>neil: john stossel is not buying any of this. why not, john? as far as i can see. in 2008 he said i'm cutting more than i'm spending. i will go through the budget line by line and kill programs that don't work. there are programs that don't work. he increased spending. he barely killed anything. now the numbers actually add up, he says, but i don't believe it. i want to believe romney. he says the right things but then he says i won't cut education. we will start a trade war with china. he is preserving the drug war. he wants an extra $2 million for -- $2 trillion for the military. >>neil: i am reading the president's pamphlet. >>guest: i can't wait to get my >>neil: one of the things he talks about is, we double our future efficiency standards for cars, trucks and this is putting thousands of americans back to work? how is that putting thousands of americans back to work? >>guest: doubling the fuel standards means cars cost more so you have to work longtory buy a -- longer to buy a car? >>neil: you hit a brilliant point. a pamphlet is in the e

this earnings john stossel goes back to college and the results are bizarre, i must say. stossel will explain. then is it legal? update on a woman convicted of welfare fraud after winning a million dollars lottery, she's dead. we hope you stay tuned for those >> bill: john traveled to the university of north carolina where some incredibly dumb things are happening. for example, if you are a freshman student at unc, you can not call yourself a freshman because it's sexist. the freshman first year thing that we been talking about a little bit, you framed it as a free speech issue, which there is no policy as a free speech issue. >> political correctness issue. >> my view on it is even if, you know, helps one incoming first year feel less alienated on campus, it's a harmless change. you refer to it as disgain. i don't know, why the negative feeling towards a university policy of the official title of -- >> because enough is enough. i can't believe a woman would feel -- [ applause ] disrespected by being called a freshman. and i agree, we've had a sexist country when my daugh