bush, sarah palin, and now, michelle bachmann are very much trying to tap into the governing from the gut motif rather than governing from the mind motif and one of the things that i admire about you, mr. tyrrell and about mr. buckley, is that -- and george will is another name that comes to mind is there is an active engagement of the life of the mind that does not alienate the intelligentsia and please comments on the tea party movement with the focus from governing from the gut is in danger of moving conservatism away from the life of the the mind, to more of an instinct tiive reaction to current events. >> that is thoughtful, and, putting me in company withbuckl is very kind of you and it is difficult to say what the tea party movement is, aside from fervor and it is fervor on hoof behalf of the constitution, we are starting a column in "the american spectator" by a tea party person, ned ryan and we will be covering the movement, we will be covering the intelligent people in the movement, and, the less intelligent also, i suppose. but, i think there is reason to be optimistic abou

someone to then appear to have credibility when we do support the candidates that have a shot michele bachmann she's being criticized now by many republicans many certainly didn't like the fact that she went off and did her own tea party response to the state of the union sarah pail and by all measures doesn't even have a chance of being the nominee so i think republicans want to position themselves as saying we want to support anybody so we're going to rule out some people we're going to call some people out. but i'm you know i'm a little carious as to why we don't see this more often i mean honestly the only times that i think we've ever seen a lot of uproar a lot of backlash to things that glenn beck is sad as way one when he called barack obama a racist then you obviously had a lot of voices coming out and saying i completely disagree with him he's completely out of line and that you know about a month ago or so he did a whole thing about george soros and how the jews are taking over and obviously there is a little bit of a prayer about that but those are only two examples and now we have

. >> sarah palin, michele bachmann and rush limbaugh all criticized michelle obama's antiobesity campaign as a nanny state run amuck. you say they are all wrong and in fact we should be thanking the first lady. >> i didn't say they are all wrong let's be clear because it sounds like i'm in a war with sarah palin and michele bachmann and rush limbaugh. michelle obama has proposed that we recognize that we have a serious obesity crisis which we do. 75% of the military eligible kids can't call qualify for the physical because they are overweight or obese. this is no longer a health issue an economic issue, it is becoming an issue of national security. >> less than two minutes less. >> chris: two issues that you face if you get back into the process. all the got yous that you say you dread. if you do run for president. conservative fiscal groups said you you were a big tax and spender as governor of arkansas. taxes went up a net of $500 million during your years as governor including an increase in the sales tax. increase in the cigarette tax and a 3% income tax surcharge. >> the surcharge i

while he was doing that, michele bachmann delivered her own rebuttal on behalf of the tea party.ay what you want about michele bachmann, she is a natural on camera. >> i want to thank the tea party express and tea party hd for inviting me to speak this evening. i'm here at their request and not to compete with the official republican remarks. the tea party is a dynamic force for good in our national conversation. >> jimmy: oh, really? then why won't you look directly at us? [ laughter ] either her cue cards are in the wrong place or she's keeping an eye out for immigrants, i'm not sure. why does everyone in the tea party talk like a kindergarten teacher? it's crazy, right. by the way, whoever does her e eyebrows, give me a call. the president is an excellent speaker but it's a tough crowd to impress. even though they're on camera, you know, every news channel in the world is covering this, many people in the audience had trouble staying awake. it's like we tuned in for the state of the union and "inception" broke out. [ laughter ] many people sleeping in the crowd. some were slee

and potential candidate michele bachmann had quite a few eloquent things to say about u.s. foreign policy particularly china with all the money that we owe china i think we might rightly say who is your daddy but in this interview when discussing foreign policy bachmann it wasn't joking this is the time where we need to be on red hot alert five alarm alert and instead of throwing back and taking our weapons off the table we need to go and another presidential hopeful has been gearing up for years now especially when it comes to dealing with iran and ahmadinejad he gets to wipe out tel aviv maybe this really is use nuclear weapons to iran he would accept that in a minute. because he believes everybody into iran goes to heaven and everybody in tel aviv does and now he's really angry at the u.s. president the obama administration is wrong on terrorism wrong on iran wrong in the muslim brotherhood wrong on hezbollah but hating obama is where the agreement seems to end because this year here is the compromise that conservatives also will have to make we will have to look long an

now before we go tonight we have our tweet of the day one that michele bachmann is a little upset that the first lady suggested that all new moms should breastfeed because those kids have a lower tendency to be obese later on in life and bachmann called that comment a move to a total nanny state so tonight we think that maybe the first lady should tweet back to maybe she should say no you see a nanny state is not letting a woman have the right to choose or a gay couple get married because you don't approve. of me so full of inconsistency and that's it for tonight's show thanks for tuning in. don't make him come back tomorrow nathan hodge from the wall street journal of be on the program to discuss his new book armed humanitarians now in the meantime don't forget become a fan of a lot of show on facebook kind of follow us on twitter and if you missed any of the night's program or any other night you can always catch dolly you tube dot com slash the on the show where we post the interviews as well as the show in its entirety coming up next in the news of the latest headlines from the u.s

guest: michele bachmann is leading the tea party in and the house. they will have their first meeting after this upcoming recess. they are expected to have a lot of new members among the freshmen. they had 50 before the election. how do you see the republican study committee and the tea party caucus differing on policy? guest: i don't. what michelle is doing is great. though i have not compared membership lists, i would venture to guess that every member of the tea party is a member of the rsc. the tea party is the energy in politics now. data provided a great service to this country and highlighting the fiscal sinner -- they have provided a great service to this country in highlighting the fiscal seriousness in this country. i appreciate tremendously what they are doing. they have made a difference. chris christie, bob mcdonnell, scott brown. they will continue to play a bigger role prepar. guest: how d.c. both caucuses working together? -- how do you see both caucuses working together? guest: michelle bachus has been to rsc meetings. she's talked a

her name is michele bachmann. she's exploring a run for president. we'll get her take on the revolution in the arab world. and her take on michelle obama, encouraging mothers to breast-feed. >>> we begin in bahrain. a key ally in the middle east. we see the turmoil there. protesters criticizing the royal family, calling on them to step down. tens of thousands of protesters were driven from the streets by tear gas and rubber bullets overnight. at least two were killed and hundreds wounded. and miguel marquez is right in the middle of it and joins us this morning. miguel? >> reporter: george, 2 people at least five people were killed here and 100 people injured in a surprise crackdown that shocked everybody here last night. the streets of manama are very quiet today. the military is in charge. what began as a peaceful demonstration, in an instant, became a violent melee. hundreds of heavily-armed police swept through pearl square in the heart of manama bahrain's capital city. men, women and children were camping out after a day of protests here. it bega

well before we go tonight it's time for our tweeted today tea party wing that michele bachmann has announced her opposition to those t.s.a. full body scanners at airports she says that she's worried that naked pictures of herself could somehow show up on the internet so we think we know what the t.s.a. would tweet thanks but no thanks michelle i want to see that make it for tonight's show thanks for tuning in to make sure you come back tomorrow we'll be speaking to david house friend of p.f.c. bradley manning has been visiting manning over the past few months and just saw him over the past weekend so we'll get the latest on manning's treatment and his condition and the meantime don't forget to become a fan of the lower show on facebook and follow us on twitter if you missed any of tonight's show or any other night you can always catch it all you tube dot com slash the lower show post the interviews as well as the show in its entirety coming up next is the news with the latest headlines from the u.s. and around the world. this is not a theatrical set. this is a real correctional facility. is

protests now we already know what the tea party is going to be tweeting pretty soon breaking news michele bachmann to give tea party response to mubarak's speech her last speech last week the gift that just keeps on giving you know it's it for tonight's show thanks for tuning in to make sure you come back tomorrow now the mubarak is officially soon to be out of egypt what does the future there hope the u.s. politics will discuss it tomorrow but in the meantime don't think you get to become a fan of the a lot of show on facebook and follow us on twitter and if you missed any of the night's show or any other nights you can always catch it all the you tube dot com slash see a lot of show but we post the interviews as well as the fill in it's entirety coming up next is the news with the latest headlines from the u.s. and around the world. observe nature and discover its beauty. comes. communicate with the wild and. test yourself and become free. and see what nature can give you see. the more people we killed to have officers worry about it's got to be like a game like to see who could kill the most pe

it is not even now being led by me or mike or west or michele bachmann. we are not telling the tea party what to do. they are still telling us what to do. we can be part of the solution. but we are still asking what the tea party once, and i am glad to be a part of it -- what the tea party wants. thank you. [applause] >> thank you, senator. i guess we will go straight down the line. the latest member of the tea party caucus in the house of representatives, congressman west. [cheers and applause] and senator mike lee from utah. he is new on the hill, another great conservative friend. so do you want to come up here? >> i will stay right here. this one works. that way, i can use both hands. it makes it easier for me. i am still getting used to this tethered-microphone situation. i am glad to be here tonight and with some of my colleagues that are here from both houses of congress. this is an important movement. this is a moment that is not a passing fad. interestingly enough, there was a profile piece done on the in "the washington post" over the weekend, a

c p s going to be the keynote speaker at their next conference or see michelle bachmann receiving a call from gerber's asking her to be the next most woman for their free about breast pump get away from ocean. jamie oh i'm not a mind reader i can't i can't say. i said none of the above none of. it was going to be i think it's going to be noted above but i think it's going to be getting her dream call to join dancing with the stars oh interesting. well i think it could be i think the people really get the people who are all working for george soros and are going to be out there protesting for morrow in fact i think around the country if you want out organising operation i thought it was a grassroots organization just you were talking about all billionaires the left is the clear are you going to put your own house first or anyone actually i think the answer is and it's going to be john boehner who was recently prank called by his tanning salon take a look. here hello speaker boehner i'm calling from capitol hill to insulate you know unfortunately with this continuing military for continue

c p s can you be the keynote speaker at their next conference or see michelle bachmann receiving a call from gerber's as her to be the next spokeswoman for their free press pound people a promotion. chain oh i'm not a mind reader i can't i can't say. i said none of the above none of it was going to be i think it's going to be noted above but i think of. getting her dream paula to join dancing with the stars interesting for a couple but i think it would be i think that people really get down to the people who are all working for george soros and are going to be out there protesting tomorrow in fact i think around the country if you find out organising operation i thought it was a grassroots organization just you were talking about rule billionaires the left it's clear clean up its own house first lady well actually i think the answer is and it's going to be john boehner who's recently prank called by his tanning salon takeover. you hello speaker boehner on call from capitol hill tends to let you know the unfortunately with this continuing on very frequent candidates come from. jamie wein

oh wait a minute someone told me i needed to find the right cam so let me see congresswoman michele bachmann kicks off the conservative movement's biggest party of the year. yes so much to be grateful for and one person conservatives are certainly grateful for no party would be complete without a name for the favors what do we have here. ronald reagan. next on the agenda ronald reagan. oh look. ronald reagan again but it was more than just the party favors that attracted so many students they made up about half of the ten thousand attendees i've been conservative since i was born i know very well to be seeing our next president here today but the question of who will be the next president remains unanswered that's why this is where all the lobbying takes place all of these groups representing different organizations sponsoring the event trying to get you to join their side now one particular sponsor that caused quite a controversy this year was go throughout this is a group of gay and lesbian republicans that were fined me included in c. pac this year causing a rift within the republican par

michelle bachmann gets up on the stage and says don't let anybody tell you that there is under 1 million people here. don't let anybody tell you. closing your years and screaming. excuse me reality is offer here. that is to the tea party fix and that is to see and then chose to broadcast without interference or sense of obligation to correct the lives where the statements that are made all the time. when you think from the perspective of the united states has a complicated agenda, it is hard to pass health care in this country because we have to write a bill hundreds and hundreds of pages and it is easy to manipulate and it is really, really hard to do with the problems of global warming because there are so many economic trade-offs and financial regulation is incredible. with the pri is some at the time the distortion and manipulation to be blown up buy this operation with the irresponsible movement and the political party that is dedicated to undermine the president it comes near impossible to pull the thing off. and is a collapse of standards who, from the desperation coming from the

michele bachmann is part of that core.se] she male felt the existence of those seductive forces around her, but she has never, ever given it to them. and with people like michelle, you can bet that the new people coming to town for joining with people who are here to meet the changes she needs. it is my great honor to present to you our keynote speaker and someone many of you know and all of you admire, michele bachmann of minnesota. [cheers and applause] ♪ [applause] >> good morning, cpac. how is everyone doing? you are looking great this morning. thank you for the invitation. someone told me i needed to find the right camera. so let me see. okay, i'll usm l. fans, i know where it is. i think were good to go. good morning, cpac and thank you for inviting me to be here with you. does that feel great? if a new day in washington d.c. [applause] we have so much to be grateful for it i want to commend you. david, i understand this is the most astounding attendant keypad. 11,000 strong and growing over the weekend. our movement

. >> congressman king, you'll be happy to know that your colleague, congress will michele bachmann, has got your back to repealed dog frank. do -- dd-frank. -- dodd-frank. you have been there, from the very beginning. my question for you, would you agree that one of the reasons that the tea party has generated so much excitement and been so effective is because they represent the conscience of america? >> the answer to that question. we had a conversation at one of the rallies, and it was so descriptive of what i think has emerged here, i have taken but upper, and i believe that tea party is are the conscience -- tepee -- tea parties. the conscience is here, speaking to us. we are hearing it now. this is our faith, our american traditions. the things that made america great are going to make america even greater again, if we can stick together, if we can build this movement, and this is why we will have the state of consciousness of america, and i appreciate that. >> thank you, tom. standing together than apart, that is for sure. >> i have a question that has come up a few times. the qu

it is not even now being led by me or mike or west or michele bachmann. we are not telling the tea party what to do. they are still telling us what to do. we can be part of the solution. but we are still asking what the tea party once, and i am glad to be a part of it -- what the tea party wants. thank you. [applause] >> thank you, senator. i guess we will go straight down the line. the latest member of the tea party caucus in the house of representatives, congressman west. [cheers and applause] and senator mike lee from utah. he is new on the hill, another great conservative friend. so do you want to come up here? >> i will stay right here. this one works. that way, i can use both hands. it makes it easier for me. i am still getting used to this tethered-microphone situation. i am glad to be here tonight and with some of my colleagues that are here from both houses of congress. this is an important movement. this is a moment that is not a passing fad. interestingly enough, there was a profile piece done on the in "the washington post" over the weekend, a

( applause ) >> woodruff: and minnesota congresswoman michele bachmann called repealing the president's health care overhaul "the driving motivation" of her life. >> we have seen president obama usher in socialism under his watch over the last two years. and "obamacare" is quite clearly the crowned jewel of socialism. >> woodruff: others, meanwhile, looked to introduce themselves to the crowd, with a recent poll showing name recognition to be a most helpful factor at this stage of the race. former minnesota governor tim pawlenty spoke of his blue- collar upbringing. >> so at a young age, i saw up close the face of loss, the face of hardship, the face of losing a job, and i saw in the mirror something else-- the face of a very uncertain future. i know many americans are feeling that way today. i know that feeling; i've lived it. >> woodruff: and while two of the most talked about 2012 possibilities-- sarah palin and mike huckabee-- skipped the event, there was one surprise appearance. billionaire real estate developer and television personality donald trump said he, too, was thinking of