you say lindsey graham.nk appropriately talking about the role that tax loopholes play in our tax code and how much it costs average taxpayers. we're going to have a pretty big debate about tax reform in the next coming months. and we have to know what's in people's tax returns and what they are getting the benefit for. >> but mitt romney didn't make the loopholes. and no one is saying he did anything wrong. >> well, we don't know that, candy. >> you know that -- let's go back to the question first. do you think that harry reid -- >> we do know the one tax return he put out, we found out he had a swiss bank account that wasn't on his financial disclosure ---ing? so we do know that he has used not releasing his tax returns to hide where his money is. but let's be honest. >> but it wasn't illegal. he wasn't hiding it. he put it out, right? >> again, after the tax return came out, he updated his financial disclosure to let the world know he had a bank account in switzerland. >> you know where i'm going with thi

a conversation with republican senator lindsey graham. >>> then the democrats' offensive against mitt romney with obama campaign senior adviser robert gibbs. >>> plus, adding up a muddled july jobs report. >> we've now created 4.5 million new jobs over the last 29 months. >> it's another hammer blow to the struggling middle-class families of america. >> what the numbers say about business with b.e.t. founder bob johnson and former hewlett-packard ceo carly fiorina. i'm candy crowley, and this is "state of the union." >>> first today, mitt romney. cnn's gloria borger caught up with the republican presidential nominee yesterday in indiana, and he hit back on president obama's proposal to raise tax rates for people making over $250,000 a year. >> i think it would be an enormous mistake for us to raise taxes on anyone right now with the economy and the trouble it's in. i also hope people understand that when they talk about raising taxes on the wealthy as the president does, he's also talking about the same tax rate that applies to small business. >> more of that romney interview in just

so many people think he's made that stuff up and here is senator lindsey graham of south carolina yesterday calling harry dirty harry, a liar. >> i've been around this town for a while. i actually like harry, but what he did on the floor of the senate is so out of bounds. i think he's lying about his statement knowing something about romney. this is what's wrong -- >> that's pretty stiff. >> i think a leader of the -- i really do. i think he's created an issue here, i think he's making things up and a time when the country is just about to fall apart. >> steve: that's where we are. making stuff up. >> brian: what do you think? >> first of all, i think he paid taxes and i think that he shouldn't probably at this point give his returns because they'll look at one return for five years ago, see a little statement and they'll make a big deal out of it. i have said it examine i've said it a lot, that if obama opened up his records, maybe mitt should give his returns. that would be a great trade. i guarantee you it would be a really wonderful trade. >> brian: what do you mean records? >> i'd like

senators john mccain, lindsey graham, and kelly aiache. hit the road this week.o warn voters about defense cuts set for next year to go into effect. and guess who they're blaming for the cuts? >> where's your president, our commander in chief on this issue? >> he should be in there. he should be talking with us. he should be leading. and he's m.i.a. >> when in doubt, blame the president. but these aren't the president's cuts. they were laid out in last year's budget. 174 republicans voted for it. and so did 28 senate republicans. including john mccain. so john mccain took a road trip to attack something he voted for. lindsey graham even admits his party had a role in the cuts. >> by the way, my party has their fingerprints all over it. >> senator, if the gop's prints are all over this, talk to senator mccain about it. he voted for it. and you have lots of time together on the road. but as the new york times writes today blaming the president is not a solution. did you think i wouldn't see the hypocrisy just because it's out on the road? let's put the brakes on th

lindsey graham is also calling him a liar. so we have a fight here about mitt romney's tax returns that's escalated to a nasty scene. all about one issue. is the man hiding something? maybe a lot of things. and it's only begun. let's hear from the game changers and what they think about it. mark halperin writes for time. both are seasoned analysts for msnbc. mark, i want to show you right now. let's begin where we left off friday night. harry reid used a source who told him mitt romney didn't pay taxes for ten years. if reid's goal was to keep the issue alive, he succeeded big time. first, romney told reid to quote, put up or shut up. then yesterday rnc chairman reince priebus came out swinging in romney's defense. let's listen. >> as far as harry reid is concerned, listen. i know you might want to go down that road. i'm not going to respond to a dirty liar who hasn't filed a single page of tax returns himself. complains about people with money but lives in the ritz carlton here down the street. if that's on the agenda, i'm no

we'll also talk to lindsey graham. a >> all right, candy. we'll be watching.ks. >>> and keep it here for state of the union with candy crowley starting in about 15 minutes at 9:00 a.m. eastern, 6:00 a.m. pacific, right here on cnn. >>> there have been 47 vice presidents to serve the u.s. since 1789. three won the nobel peace prize. and i'll tell you why one former vp says the job isn't, quote, worth a pitcher of warm spit. don't go anywhere. k. mermaid. honey!? driftwood. come on, you gotta help us out here a little. [ male announcer ] febreze eliminates odors and leaves carpets fresh. ♪ [ male announcer ] febreze. eliminates odors and leaves carpets fresh. ♪ i have a great fit with my dentures. i love kiwis. i've always had that issue with the seeds getting under my denture. super poligrip free -- it creates a seal of the dentures in my mouth. even well-fitting dentures let in food particles. super poligrip is zinc free. with just a few dabs, it's clinically proven to seal out more food particles so you're more comfortable and confident while you eat. super p

be clear what lindsey graham is saying about their this white house. the legal reasoning and department of labor advisory opinion makes no sense. unless the law is changed you're required to issue the warrant act notices. the january is the drop-dead date. they're saying this may change. it is possible that it might change. therefore you don't have to issue the notices. that's crazy. any company that doesn't follow the law --. bill: what would be the strategy for such advice? why would they -- >> there is only one conclusion. they don't want the layoff notices to hit right before the election. they don't want this administration to be held responsible for 1.1 million americans in the defense industrial complex losing their job because the congress and the white house jointly have created the dumbest idea in the history of a congress known for dumb ideas. they don't want to put the public on notice. you should be doing a show, i'm not, if roger ailes is listening, how about doing an hour show on sequestration? tell the public what happens to the finest

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laughter ] now, these charges were made without evidence and denounced by republicans john boehner, lindsey graham and john mccain who took to the floor of senate and called her accusations specious and degrading but former speaker and current not going to be president newt gingrich defending bachmann on the cnn. >> to start raising the issues of mccartyism. >> first of all there were real spies. >> a lot of innocent people who suffered. >> and a lot of guilty people who would have never been uncovered if people didn't have the courage to take them on. >> stephen: yes, it takes a brave noon accuse someone of something without evidence and demand they refute the evidence you don't v. tonight i'm accusing newt gingrich of being a baby eating werewolf. [cheers and applause] there it is. it's out there now. do i have evidence, no but someone has to stand up to him. [ laughter ] where do i find the courage? [ laughter ] sadly bachmann's biggest critic is fellow minnesotaan keith ellisson who -- surprise surprise is the nation's first muslim congressman. who kind of people would elect someone like that

that's actually south carolina senator lindsey graham. (laughter) lindsay's a boy's name? no. no, that's a lesbian! okay. anyway, last week graham posted his picture on facebook saying "as a long time chick-fil-a fanatic i stand with chick-fil-a. we had it for breakfast today but my usual order is the number one ord we are law is and a coke zero. " coke zero! doesn't he know that is the gayest coke! (laughter) even diet caffeine free coke is like "give it a rest, coke zero." (laughter) but did you know that social media can be a double-edged sword? >> i'm waiting in line, next in line, pretty excited about my free water. >> you know why i'm getting a free water, right? >> i do not. >> because chick-fil-a is a hateful corporation. >> i disagree, i wouldn't... we don't treat any of our customers differently. >> jon: that gentleman is a supporter of same-sex marriage and he's apparently confusing this well-mannered hourly shift worker for mrs. chick-fil-a. (laughter) i mean, everyone knows chick-fil-a company policy is set by the guy working the waffle fries. (laughter) look, man

lindsey graham as i said also attacked reid on cnn yesterday morning. let's watch him in action. >> i actually like harry, but what he did on the floor of the senate is out of bounds. i think he's lying about his statement knowing something about romney. so this is what's wrong -- >> that's pretty stiff. you think the leader of the senate is lying? >> i really do. i think he's created an issue here. i think he's making things up. at a time when the country is just about to fall apart. >> the country's just about to fall apart. there's a news announcement. i didn't know that was coming. in response to priebus and graham, reid staff told politico last night they're a bunch of cowards and they're avoiding the issue. they're a bunch of henchmen for romney and reading off the same talking points. they couldn't hold a candle to harry reid. what harry reid said was the fact of what he was told. to turn it around, all these childish rants this weekend about calling him a liar and all that, it just shows you how scared they are that harry reid was telling the tr

plan was favored by wall street bankers and leading republicans including jeb bush and senator lindsey grahamt support it? congressman paul ryaryan. >> i appreciate the sincerity and the bipartisanship nature of this but i just don't think the substance of this bill is right. i think it's going to worsen our fiscal situation. >> not only didn't he support bowles/simpson, when he was on the deficit reduction committee, ryan was the key vote in blocking it from taking effect. when it comes to issues wall street supports the limited government ryan may not be the same best present wall street has in romney. joining us now, cnbc "squawk box" co-host, "the new york times" columnist, author of too big to fail, father of twins, the highly unproductive andrew ross sorkin. you had a great piece the other day talking about paul ryan and wall street and where he stands on key concerns among wall streeters. we've been talking a lot about bowles/simpson. he has a position that differs -- >> there's a couple points. first in terms of business writ large, the business community constantly talks about simpso

a conversation with republican senator lindsey graham. >>> then the democrats' offensive against mitt campaign senior adviser robert gibbs. >>> plus, adding up a muddled july jobs report. >> we've now created 4.5 million new jobs over the last 29 months. >> it's another hammer blow to the struggling middle-class families of america. >> what the numbers say about business with b.e.t. founder bob johnson and former hewlett-packard ceo carly fiorina. i'm candy crowley, and this is "state of the union." >>> first today, mitt romney. cnn's gloria borger caught up with the republican presidential nominee yesterday in indiana, and he hit back on president obama's proposal to raise tax rates for people making over $250,000 a year. >> i think it would be an enormous mistake for us to raise taxes on anyone right now with the economy and the trouble it's in. i also hope people understand that when they talk about raising taxes on the wealthy as the president does, he's also talking about the same tax rate that applies to small business. >> more of that romney interview in just a few minutes, but

bill: lindsey graham from yesterday.rowley, radio talk show host, doug schoen former advisor to president clinton. both are fox news contributors. good morning to both of you. >> morning. >> good morning. bill: we backed ourselves in a corner here, didn't we, monica. >> we did. bill: graham voted against the whole budget control act. he did not think it was a very good idea. if you heard before the commercial break he said both sides are to blame. where are you on this? >> good nor senator graham and pointing out the truth and being intellectually honest about his own party. good for him voting against this hot mess of a budget deal. both sides decided they would kick the can down the road and institute in the future, the future is now but institute some cuts that were ostensibly supposed to be painful to both sides, right? domestic cuts and defense cuts. however we now know that those domestic cuts are never going to come to pass because the democrats are not going to allow them to come to pass. so now the republican le

lindsey graham told a breakfast here " we're getting killed on the personality race ".why ann romney had such an important speech. she wowed the convention with a speech aimed at women voters that gave a human side to ronnie. it is too soon to know the impact on this convention hall and mitt romney still needs to close the deal when he speaks to the convention tomorrow night. i have never been one to offer advice but thinking back on the response that ann romney gave last night. mitt romney might want to think about going what works, when he goes out on that stage to set a nomination he might bring her out there with him. maybe asked her to say a few words? it couldn't hurt. >> that is the cbs evening news for us tonight. we will be back at 7:00 with live coverage from the republican national convention. from all buss at cbs news, all- around world, i am scott pelly in tampa florida. >> good evening. palin to pressure from parents, the san fransisco school district has kicked a teacher out of class kamikazes permanently. phil matier joins us with details on what happene

lindsey graham, reince priebus, they're a bunch of henchmen for romney and they're all reading off the same talking points. they can't hold a candy to harry reid." while the obama campaign says it is not connected to the comments, adviser robert gibbs did offer some advice to mitt romney. >> we could put all this stuff to rest tomorrow. mitt romney can go to kinko's, he can photocopy his tax returns. there are several hundred pages. he could hand them out to people like cnn. he could hand them out to reporters all over the country, and you know what, we wouldn't talk about this tomorrow. we wouldn't say is he paying taxes, what's he paying? the whole world would know exactly what loopholes he's taking advantage of. >> so, if you see mitt romney at kinko's, snap a picture with your cell phone with his tax return. meanwhile, both campaigns are looki looking to the jobs report last week which saw twice as many jobs added as last month and more than 100,000 than analysts expected. however, there are still signs of weakness as the unemployment rate remains stubbornly high. >> we've had 42 s

republican senator lindsey graham told a breakfast here "we're getting killed on the personality race why i think ann romney's speech here last night was so important. she wowed this convention with a speech aimed directly at women voters. it gave a whole new human side to romney. it's too soon to know the impact beyond this convention hall and romney still has to close the deal when he speaks to the convention tomorrow night. now, i've never been one to offered a vice, but thinking back on the response ann romney got last night, romney might just want to think about going with what works. when he goes out on that that stage to accept the nomination, he might bring her out there with him, maybe ask her to say a few words. couldn't hurt. >> pelley: bob, thank you very much. that's the "cbs evening news" for tonight. bob and i will be back at 10:00 eastern time with our live coverage of the republican national convention. for now, for all of us at cbs news all around the world, i'm scott pelley in tampa, see you again soon. captioning sponsored by cb >>> this is 9 news now. >>> it has b

republican senator lindsey graham called on fellow republicans to revisit their views on taxes... talked jobs... and democrats stood strong on a claim that the g-o-p presidential candidate hasn't paid his taxes. 3 politicians talked two key topics sunday -- taxes and jobs. republican senator lindsey graham addressed senate majority leader harry reid's accusations that mitt romney has not paid taxes in 10 years -- saying the democratic leader is "lying". i've been around this town for a while. i actually like harry. but what he did on the floor of the senate is so out of bounds. i think he's lying about his statement of knowing something about romney. senior obama campaign adviser robert gibbs countered that opinion. harry reid isn'' the one who's made this debate. mitt romney has brought this to the fore.it's a claim the g-o-p presidential candidate strongly denies. coming off of last week's july jobs report -- with more jobs, but a slightly higher unemployment rate -- romney says he'll add 12 million jobs in his first four years.that's what happens in a normal process. when you c

. >> lindsey graham. >> says the town has to be different. >> lindsey graham, who said roughly we don'thite men. >> bush was -- when he was asked is the romney campaign doing a good enough job reaching out to hispanics, he said they were just doing ok. do you think they are doing better than ok? >> i think the message that we want to mix legal immigration is the one that needs to resonate more. i sponsored a bill in the house that passed. it's one of the first times we've ever passed something that's languishing over in the senate. but republicans i think can grab that memo because in large part the democrats have failed to deliver when they had the leverage to do so. >> but do you agree with bush that the campaign isn't doing a great job of reaching out to the hispanics? >> i thought this convention was a great example of showing we are reaching out. we have one of the most dynamic governors in the governor of new mexico. she is a wonderful spokesman for the party. she got a primetime spot as she should, and we need to continue in that effort. >>> did you know there was another event i

no appetite on capitol hill with the exception of john mccain, lindsey graham and senator lieberman.t. what you hear from people who are advocates of this we need to get involved beyond simply offering assistance, you know, that existing we have been to the rebels. but has anybody suggested we absolutely mount a multinational force which is libya? or insert american troops? i never heard such a word. >> charles? >> can we get all we want about the intervention. under this administration it won't happen. hearing the secretary of state speak with all due respect, what is she talking about? who cares what she says about our expectations of the absence of sectarian warfare afterwards. u.s. is not a player in this. players are iran and russia on one side. turkey, saudi arabia, and qatar on the other side. these are the people who matter. not what the secretary of state is saying. what is happening now is battle of olepo in the north. assad is prepared to destroy it entirely in order it not fall. if it does, it becomes what libbial. if it goes and the rebels control it they will be on the

lindsey graham is also calling him a liar.itt romney's tax returns that's escalated to a nasty scene. all about one issue. is the man hiding something? maybe a lot of things. and it's only begun. let's hear from the game changers and what they think about it. mark halperin writes for time. both are seasoned analysts for msnbc. mark, i want to show you right now. let's begin where we left off friday night. harry reid used a source who told him mitt romney didn't pay taxes for ten years. if reid's goal was to keep the issue alive, he succeeded big time. first, romney told reid to quote, put up or shut up. then yesterday rnc chairman reince priebus came out swinging in romney's defense. let's listen. >> as far as harry reid is concerned, listen. i know you might

in fact senator lindsey graham suggests that harry reid is lying.floor of the senate is so owndz i think he is lying about his statement knowing something about romney. >> now, of course, there is one way for mitt romney to prove that harry reid is lying. and that's to show his tax returns for several years and show, in fact, that he did pay taxes, shep. >> shepard: but the white house is apparently not asking senator reid to stop this accusation. >> neither is the obama campaign. in chicago, david axelrod was on "fox news sunday" saying i don't know where harry reid heard this but the line is that mitt romney should turn over some more tax returns and then today jay carney asked whether or not they were going to denounce this. have harry reid call off the dogs basically said. >> no i'm not aware of the white house speaking to senator reid about this issue. i would simply say that y'all probably know senator reid well and, you know, he speaks for himself. >> when you talk to top democrats privately, there is a clear reason why the white house doesn'

so did other conservatives, include congresswoman michele bachmann and lindsey graham. sarah palin even went last week, then again wednesday. but dominic alvarado, who is gay, feels the tide may turn against the chain. >> you think this will hurt the chain in the long run? >> i think so. more people today are more accepting of gay rights and just rights for everybody. >> reporter: supporters of same- sex marriage plan to counter. they say they will hold a national kiss-in campaign at chick-fil-a restaurants on friday. for cbs, i'm manuel in dallas. >> reporter: more than 11,000 people have already signed up to attend national same-sex kiss-in day on facebook. >>> not a great day on wall street. concerns about the job numbers dragged the markets down. the dow was down 92. s&p and the nasdaq are also both down. let's go to new york where alexis christoforous has tonight's cbs money watch update. >> reporter: stocks sold off after the european central bank failed to announce new plans to help the region's financial crisis. investors had been hoping for some concrete action

not by mccain or lindsey graham or people like that.ut taken seriously by people like newt gingrich, limbaugh and those people. they get the big noise out there. >> well, there is this idea that you get a lot of noise from people who are out there pushing a particular agenda or a particular idea. what i argued as chairman of the rnc is, that's great, that's part of who we are and how we have grown as a party, how we've managed to be successful. following the reagan legacy of embracing the diversity of the country and -- >> you're talking about embracing crazy talk. >> no. >> when you go out and target couple ma aum adeny who works for hillary clinton and say, let's make her a muslim brotherhood suspect, is that what you want? >> this is the point you're making and i agree with it. those extreme conversations where you sound ridiculous, look ridiculous and are ridiculous, delegitimize the efforts of, you know, everyday republicans who are trying to stick to some core principles about government and taxes and freedom and want that express

interestingly, republican senator lindsey graham offered this truth. the democrats race we're losing badly. we're not generating enough angry white guys to stay in business for the long-term. >> that's the bottom line. >> and generating older white voters. there aren't enough. they have to get such a super majority of that demographic now that it's really frankly impossible. moving forward. so, you know, smarter strategists and the path, even people like karl rove, said they need to tap into the latino vote. otherwise, texas is going to be out of republican reach in a cade or less. that leaves no track for a republican presidential candidate in future elections. t they have to come back. >> i was just going to say, could this be the last hue ra for this type of conservative politics? they're giving it their all. mitt romney has said sure, guys, i'll give you the keys to the car, be in the passenger seat waving to the voters and this is their last shot at pulling off this sort of conservative rebellion, which they succeeded in '94, had victories nth pai